Deliberately Approaching
Chapter 39 Starting with Piecework

Chapter 39: Chapter 39 Starting with Piecework

With the level of academic knowledge that William had today, he was not much inferior to Mr. Song who Su Luoyi often spoke of.

He agreed to her taking the materials for a visit, simply thinking that having one more method to pursue was always a good thing; finding out the cause of the illness sooner was always beneficial.

...

Master bedroom on the second floor.

[Are you awake yet? Feeling any better? Did you have lunch?]

Reading the three consecutive questions from Li Zihan, Tang Xiaowan still felt quite warmth in her heart.

Starting from lunch, with Nanny Chen and Uncle Cai, Li Shiqi and Master Wang who tended to the plants, and even Bai Long who usually didn’t like to socialize, and Chen Xin who liked to act deep, everyone reached out to her through their own means, both directly and indirectly.

She didn’t know what had happened during the ten-plus hours she had been unconscious, but one thing was certain: the people of Li Garden were all very considerate.

This feeling was very good, like that of family.

Tang Xiaowan had originally typed up a long message to express her gratitude, but in the end, she deleted it.

[I’m fine, thank you!]

[Don’t worry about your studies, the teachers are going slow at the start of the term. If worse comes to worst, my brother can tutor you, his English is excellent.]

[Alright, got it. You focus on your classes.]

Li Zihan didn’t reply after receiving the message; he just sent Tang Xiaowan a red packet.

It was still 200 yuan.

Tang Xiaowan was overjoyed and bounded out the door.

She wanted to take advantage of Li Zishen’s absence from Li Garden to have a good look at his study and his private library again.

This time, she wasn’t looking for evidence.

...

Yishen Pharmaceutical Factory.

Li Zishen was holding a meeting with the research and development staff.

The pharmaceutical factory was located in the Southern Suburb of Golden City, which was very close to Nanjiang Villa; it was only a 10-minute drive away.

Aside from the pharmaceutical processing plant, there was also a drug research and development base, and they had even built dormitory buildings for the workers, as well as small apartments for the medical experts.

Lin Ping, who had been missing for many days, was right here at this moment.

To return to Yishen Group, she had put a lot of effort into mobilizing numerous connections to plead on her behalf, including Chen Xin, Fang Yun, and even her former R&D colleagues, and even Madam Lai who had long resided in Bie Yuan.

Eventually, Li Zishen agreed to Lin Ping’s request.

However, her identity was no longer that of the aloof R&D personnel, but the most common piece-rate worker.

In a situation where it feels like everyone turns against you when you’re down, Lin Ping not only had to do the tough and thankless tasks but also endure the alienation from others.

"Lin Ping, haven’t you finished packing those boxes yet?"

A young coworker about 20 shouted at Lin Ping, with a hint of disdain in their eyes.

"I’m almost there, just..." Lin Ping looked at the endless conveyor belt and sighed softly; she was still short by 150, "Just give me another hour and a half, and I’ll be done. It’ll be quick."

"You better hurry up, don’t hold up my clocking out."

"I’m sorry, I’ll try to speed up. Or, after I’m done packing... I’ll help you load your car."

Hearing this, a smug expression flashed across the coworker’s face: "You said it, so better hurry up. Once you’re done, call me in the duty room."

"Sure sure sure, go ahead."

The coworker walked away with their water bottle.

Despite Lin Ping’s best efforts, she was not as skilled as others due to being new, and sometimes even needed to redo her work.

At 5:30 pm, she finally finished the work.

Lin Ping was so exhausted that she didn’t even have the energy to get water.

She leaned against the shipping container, looking at her coarse hands, lost in her thoughts.

They had once been soft and delicate.

Yet in just a few days, they had become unrecognizable.

At that moment, a familiar voice called out.

"Little Linzi."

"Nanny Wu, what brings you over here?"

In that very moment, the grievances she had been holding back all day burst forth with her tears.

"The dust here is too much; you shouldn’t have come in."

Saying this, she helped Nanny Wu out.

The two stood at the doorway of the workshop, hand in hand, just like mother and daughter.

At this time, the fellow worker who had gone to the duty room to drink water came back.

She didn’t recognize Nanny Wu and thought she was just an ordinary old lady, so she urged Lin Ping to speak quickly if she had something to say, as they were about to load up the truck soon.

After all, this was actually her own job to do.

But since she had already spoken her mind earlier, Lin Ping bid farewell to Nanny Wu and headed inside.

"Lin Ping, isn’t this bullying you? Although I’ve never done this work, I know that jobs like this assembly-line work are supposed to be divided up."

"Nanny Wu, it’s my fault; I always hold everyone else back. It’s not other people’s fault."

"How can this be okay, come, let’s go to Nanjiang Villa."

"I’m fine, you should head back."

"Madam Lai is worried you’re not used to it here, so she sent me to check on you."

"Please thank Madam Lai for me, I’m doing quite well."

"Don’t be stubborn, if you can’t handle it, just go to Nanjiang Villa."

"It’s okay, thank you."

Nanny Wu shook her head and left.

She understood very well what Lin Ping was thinking and it wasn’t right to persuade her further, but she couldn’t help feeling a little regret.

Back then, Li Zhenshan had adopted three children.

Chen Xin was honest and reliable but a bit obtuse.

Bai Long was quite emotionally intelligent but unfortunately, he was a loner.

Only Lin Ping was the warmest, often going to Nanjiang Villa to keep Madam Lai company, chatting about interesting things from Li Garden and bits of Li Zishen’s life.

As she grew older, she even chose to study medical science specifically to help Madam Lai with her insomnia.

Although there was a full-time family doctor in Nanjiang Villa with a wealth of experience, Lin Ping’s filial piety deeply touched Madam Lai.

Over time, whether it was the people of Li Garden or those at Nanjiang Villa, they all mistakenly thought Lin Ping would someday become the young mistress of the Lai Family and were particularly polite to her.

Nanny Wu had always lived with Madam Lai in Nanjiang Villa and had witnessed Lin Ping’s journey to this day, so she was naturally a bit moved.

...

Nanjiang Villa.

When Nanny Wu returned, Madam Lai had already finished dinner.

On the desk, various calligraphy exercise books were neatly placed.

There were regular script, running script, and artistic fonts.

Ever since her husband, Li Zhenshan, had passed away, she had developed this hobby.

"Did you see Little Linzi?"

"Yes, I did. That child is having a hard time in the factory, with no friends to speak of, and has to consider other people’s faces in what she does."

"It’s already lenient of Zishen to agree to let her return."

"You’re right, Madam, but I just feel that the mistake Little Linzi made didn’t cause much harm, and Lady Tang... didn’t get hurt either!"

"It might be true that no harm was done, but with such a large estate, how can things run smoothly if no one follows the rules?"

Seeing a teardrop in the corner of Nanny Wu’s eye, Madam Lai paused, then continued, "However, Zishen too, Little Linzi, after all, is a returned doctoral student. To use someone of her caliber for such menial tasks is indeed a waste of her talents."

"Yes! She’s doing the work of two people by herself, ah, her hands have gotten so rough they’ve lost their shape, and it’s only been a few days. It’s really pitiful!"

Hearing this, Madam Lai’s eyebrows lightly furrowed.

She remembered herself when she first came to the Leng Family, enduring humiliation and disdain. Compared to that, Lin Ping’s bit of suffering was nothing.

"Patience calms the waves."

Madam Lai then continued practicing her calligraphy.

The pen tip made a rustling sound against the paper, and Nanny Wu stood behind Madam Lai, suddenly feeling a sense of desolation and loneliness.

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