country bumpkin

Kong Xiufang has been working steadily at the garment factory in the city for several days now, and no rumors have surfaced.

Knowing that she had caused her older brother's imprisonment, Deng Yiyao temporarily toned down her behavior. She was afraid that if her connection to the factory was discovered, she would be fired, and she was also afraid that she would end up in jail herself.

Only a few people who were working overtime knew about this. Director Xu had warned them not to talk about it. Anyone who disobeyed would be fired if they damaged the garment factory's reputation.

Life is mundane, and people are busy every day.

It's that time of year again when the seasons change. The factory needs to come up with new designs. All the team leaders and designers stayed behind for a meeting to discuss the progress.

Inside the meeting room, everyone was enthusiastically discussing the design direction of the new clothing. Kong Xiufang put forward some very novel ideas, which were recognized by many people, making Deng Yiyao, who was standing to the side, feel quite uneasy.

After the meeting, Deng Yiyao sneaked into the fabric warehouse when no one was looking, where precious fabrics that would be used to make the new designs were stored.

Knowing that Kong Xiufang was in charge of the initial quality inspection of this batch of fabrics, she hid a sharp stone under one of the rolls of fabric, thinking that if Kong Xiufang accidentally cut her hand or scratched the fabric, she could cause her trouble.

The next day, Kong Xiufang went to the warehouse to check the fabric as usual. When she picked up the roll of fabric, she sensed something was wrong and found the stone after searching carefully.

She instantly realized that someone wanted to harm her, but she didn't make a sound. Instead, she quietly put the stone away, secretly becoming wary of Deng Yiyao.

She knew that beneath the calm surface of this garment factory, undercurrents were surging, and she had to be careful to deal with every potential danger.

Kong Xiufang knew that Deng Yiyao was about to get restless and was about to start targeting her again, so she had to be extra careful no matter what job she took on.

Another day passed, and the garment factory passed the quality inspection report without any problems.

Deng Yiyao was puzzled. What happened? She had placed the stone herself, so how could it be gone?

She was thinking to herself, even if you're lucky this time and manage to avoid it, will you be so lucky next time?

Unwilling to give up, she began to plot her next scheme to harm Kong Xiufang.

Once the fabric meets the quality standards, it will be assigned to the cutting department. The designers' sample drawings are then taken there, and the team leader and supervisor collaborate to cut the fabric.

With the cutting done, the next step was to sew the seams together. Director Xu decided to personally operate the sewing machine to sew the seams.

Deng Yiyao's eyes lit up, and she came up with an idea.

During everyone's lunch break, she secretly sneaked into the sewing workshop and slipped a flawed design drawing into a conspicuous spot on Director Xu's workbench.

She thought to herself that if she sewed according to this pattern, the final product would definitely be wrong, and Kong Xiufang, as the person who came up with the idea, would inevitably be implicated.

The next day, when Director Xu saw the blueprints, he did not have any doubts and began sewing according to them.

However, when Kong Xiufang came to the workshop to check the progress that day, she immediately noticed that something was wrong with the drawing.

She quickly went to Director Xu, "Director, this drawing isn't the final one we've decided on; there's a problem."

Director Xu was shocked.

Kong Xiufang continued, "I suspect someone deliberately changed the blueprints to cause us trouble."

Director Xu immediately understood the implications.

After this incident, the factory began investigating who was behind it.

Deng Yiyao sensed something was wrong and began to panic. But to her surprise, Kong Xiufang didn't directly point it out; instead, she hinted to the factory leaders to strengthen management and guard against backstabbing.

Deng Yiyao felt a little guilty and temporarily restrained her thoughts, not daring to do anything bad again, while Kong Xiufang was able to focus on her work.

After two failed attempts to frame her, Deng Yiyao was furious.

She felt it would be too much trouble to harm Kong Xiufang inside the garment factory, and she might even get herself involved. It would be easier to do it to her outside the factory.

But she had no one she could rely on anymore; her older brother and Cao Renjie were both in jail. Who else could she turn to for help?

After racking her brains, she finally remembered someone: her best friend Su Qing's younger brother.

Su Qing has an older brother, Su Qiang, an older sister, Su Yu, and a younger brother, Su Ze.

My older siblings are all married and have their own families. My younger brother is only 18 years old and has just come of age; he is the most beloved child in the whole family.

He lived a life of comfort and ease, unaware of the hardships and difficulties of life.

He's known for his arrogant and domineering personality, and people generally avoid him for fear he'll try to extort money from them.

At home, he's completely dependent on others for everything. He can't do anything. The only thing he enjoys doing is wandering around aimlessly.

His father, Su Yazhou, was a capable man who served as the head of the hygiene team in the marketing department of a state-owned department store.

He used his connections to find his youngest son a job that was both easy and suitable for him: a patrol team at a shopping mall.

All you need to do is patrol the mall once in the morning and once in the evening. The pay is good too; it's a great job, and you can't get one without connections.

Deng Yiyao often went to Su Qing's house to play, and she knew all of Su Qing's family members. She was also very familiar with this younger brother.

Deng Yiyao decided to go to Su Ze's house this Sunday to lure him into meeting Kong Xiufang, and then...

Deng Yiyao would stop at nothing to ruin Kong Xiufang.

Finally, the weekend arrived, and Deng Yiyao went to her best friend's house to chat with Su Ze. She casually mentioned that a beautiful woman had joined their factory; she was pretty and earned a lot of money, and many men wanted to pursue her, but none could.

The more he talked, the more outrageous it became, until he exclaimed in exaggerated praise, "You have no idea, this girl is like a fairy descended from heaven. When you see her, you know you won't find another girl in the world as beautiful as her."

This question successfully piqued Su Ze's interest. He teased, "Sister Yiyao, are there any girls prettier than you?"

Deng Yiyao nodded seriously, "You'll know once you go and see for yourself."

Su Ze was almost convinced and planned to sneak a peek at the factory on Monday. Just how many beautiful women were there in the world?

On Monday, all the employees gradually entered the factory. Deng Yiyao and Su Ze waited for Kong Xiufang to come to work behind the big tree at the factory gate.

After waiting for a while, I saw Kong Xiufang gracefully approaching.

She quickly hid behind a big tree, pointed at Kong Xiufang and said, "Look, isn't that the woman in the blue blouse exceptionally beautiful?"

Su Ze peeked out and saw that Kong Xiufang had a graceful figure and a beautiful face; she was indeed a rare beauty. Su Ze's eyes lit up immediately.

Just then, Kong Xiufang seemed to sense something and looked over in their direction.

Deng Yiyao quickly pulled Su Ze down to squat down and whispered, "Let's not get discovered yet."

Su Ze's heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat; he desperately wanted to see it one more time.

After Kong Xiufang entered the factory, Su Ze stood up, dusted himself off, and smiled enigmatically: "Sister Yiyao, you weren't lying to me, this girl is really nice. But how come such a beautiful girl hasn't been pursued by anyone? Is there something wrong with her?"

Deng Yiyao was secretly delighted, but said aloud, "What's wrong with you? You just have high standards. But I think you might be able to do it."

Su Ze raised an eyebrow, his eyes radiating confidence: "Hmph, there's no woman I, Su Ze, can't handle."

After saying that, he strode towards the factory, with Deng Yiyao following behind, a triumphant smile on her face.