Refusing to marry a widower, I went on a crazy spree of sending my children to the army.

Qiao Manman nodded: "Although she's a bit slow, her perception is fine. Qiao Zhenzhen is definitely a ghost, you have a good eye!"

Everyone: "......"

"Uncle Captain, since Chen Dashan admits he's slandering us, let's send him to the police station!"

Silence remained.

Wang Defa grabbed his hair and asked, "Man'er, since he knows he was wrong, why don't we let him off the hook?"

Qiao Manman's eyes immediately reddened, and she said aggrievedly, "Uncle Captain, it's not that I don't want to give you face. It's just that if I let Chen Dashan go today, there will be Zhang Dashan, Li Dashan, and Wang Dashan tomorrow. What if they use even more despicable methods against me?"

"Those who do wrong must bear the consequences. Since Chen Dashan dared to come looking for trouble, he must accept legal punishment."

"No, no, Captain! I was wrong, I'll never do it again!" Chen Dashan cried out in fear.

Qiao Manman knew that as the captain, Wang Defa had to consider both the victims' losses and the interests of the Qingshan Brigade.

Fearing the brigade leader would let the matter slide, she said in a low voice, "I was writing to my cousin, telling her how excited my uncles and aunts were after seeing the newspaper. And then..."

"Alright, alright, send him to the police station. This trend can't be allowed to continue, otherwise what will happen if all those old bachelors who can't find wives start copying him?"

The onlookers rolled their eyes at the captain, thinking to themselves, "He really changed the subject quickly."

The captain, however, showed no remorse and glared at her, saying, "What, do you want your own daughters to be swindled like this too?"

Everyone shook their heads, but some questioned, "What about our advanced brigade title? Will it be revoked?"

Qiao Manman said, "By putting aside family ties for the greater good, Uncle Team Leader can brag to the commune leaders that our production team knows and abides by the law. We might even set an example for other production teams to learn from."

"By the way, Captain, I think this is excellent material, and I've decided to write an article and submit it to the provincial newspaper!"

Wang Defa's eyes lit up as he listened, and he hurriedly asked someone to call Qin Shuanzhu to bring the ox over, as he wanted to personally take Chen Dashan to the Public Security Bureau.

Not long after, Qin Shuanzhu arrived. Wang Defa left him in the car, called two quick-witted men to accompany him, and then they went into the city.

Seeing that there was no more fun to be had, the others went to work together.

They talked about the thunder earlier, and about Qiao Manman taking Chen Dashan to the police station. They ultimately came to the conclusion that all people with the surname Qiao are ruthless.

Fine, it can be considered an undeserved disaster.

Qiao Manman blocked the audio signals from the members, took out the letter paper, and began to carefully consider the wording.

He said he would write an article, and he really did.

Although the words weren't particularly sharp, they did hit a nerve with some production brigades who, for the sake of honor, shielded "criminals."

She understands, but doesn't agree. She feels that this viewpoint can be changed.

Finally, it was pointed out that "the law cannot yield to illegality, and justice cannot bow to evil!"

Handing over criminals to the public security authorities is a selfless and righteous act by our members, worthy of our encouragement and praise!

After writing, I check for typos and make sure there are no problems before folding it up and storing it in the system space.

Oh right, she hadn't read the letter from the provincial newspaper yet. Qiao Manman took out the envelope, opened it, and saw that it was an invitation from the provincial newspaper editor.

"Comrade Qiao Manman, we greatly admire your writing style and hope to receive your submissions."

Also, there's the explanation of the article in version two.

"Because this article caused a great sensation in the industry, the editors there suggested that we polish the article before publishing it."

After careful consideration, the editor-in-chief invited Hai Feiyang, an engineer from Kyoto Machinery Factory, to provide an analysis, resulting in an easy-to-understand article to boost public morale, inspire mechanical engineers, and enhance national cohesion.

There was also a money order in the envelope. Qiao Manman took it out and found that there was ten yuan in it.

Good heavens, isn't this a bit too much? Her article wasn't even a thousand words long!

Hey, I'm so happy! The bad mood brought on by Chen Dashan vanished in that instant.

Qiao Manman smiled and shared the good news with Qiao Runming and He Nian. The two were relieved to see that their daughter had not been affected by the butcher.

He kept praising Qiao Manman for being so successful.

Miao Shoujun, the factory director of a machinery factory in the county town, had just finished inspecting the production workshop and returned to his office, casually picking up today's newspaper.

The seven large characters on page two, "The Machinery Factory in My Eyes," caught his attention.

Miao Shoujun took a sip of tea and began to read intently. The more he read, the more familiar it seemed.

Miao Shoujun had a bad feeling and asked someone to summon Yan Chengke and Guo Youfeng.

"Take a look at this article, is there anything special about it?"

Yan Chengke and Guo Youfeng had been paying attention to Qiao Manman while proctoring the exam, so after reading just two paragraphs, they exclaimed in surprise, "Factory Director, this is the essay written by the top scorer in our recruitment exam!"

Fearing the other party wouldn't believe him, Yan Chengke even pulled out a previous test paper: "Factory Director, look, this is the article!"

Miao Shoujun compared them one by one and found that the quoted part was indeed exactly the same, word for word.

Guo Youfeng then searched through the Industrial Newspaper and finally found the issue at the bottom of the file box: "The original is here!"

Miao Shoujun glanced at it, his mind filled with complex emotions.

The other two also stood silently in place.

Oh my god, what incredible fortune! They almost got a tiny bit of it.

Imagine how glorious it would be to have the words "Yangxian Machinery Factory" appear in the provincial newspaper and the industry newspaper!

All three of them felt regretful and somewhat aggrieved.

"Um, why weren't they hired back then?"

Miao Shoujun recalled that saying this was just a way to save face.

Yan Chengke quickly chimed in: "Her cousin is spreading rumors that she's mentally ill!"

"Such a talented girl, does she seem to be sick? You yourself said it was a rumor, so why didn't you remind me to hire her?"

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault! Boss, we had a vacancy during the last recruitment. Now that the matter has been investigated and cleared up, shouldn't we hire Comrade Qiao Manman?"

Miao Shoujun coughed lightly: "Now that you know, why aren't you doing it?"

Yan Chengke wrote down the address on the test paper and left, preparing to go to Qingshan Brigade the next day to invite Qiao Manman to work at the machinery factory.

Guo Youfeng said with a smile, "I can finally rest easy. Such a good girl should definitely be assigned to our union."

Yan Chengke rolled his eyes at her: "What are you dreaming about? Such an outstanding comrade should of course come to our office!"

Guo Youfeng was unconvinced and tried to argue with him, but Yan Chengke remained unmoved.

The two walked in unison to the logistics department, intending to apply for a dormitory for Qiao Manman so that she could focus on her work.

"Oh, Director Yan, you've come at just the right time! I'll reserve the last bed for you!"

Yan Chengke thanked him with a smile and then asked, "Do you have any work clothes? The new comrade's family isn't well-off, so please prepare summer and winter clothes for him."

Logistics Director Liang Qiurong asked curiously, "Who is this new colleague that you're so interested in?"