Sun Linglong became an overnight sensation in the village. Everyone who saw Sun Dawei couldn't help but offer their congratulations, which thrilled him to no end.
Only Auntie Liu stewed in sullen resentment, unable to fathom how such a slip of a girl could be so lucky. She hacked viciously at the weeds in the fields, whispering curses and wishing that the weeds were Sun Linglong herself.
She wasn't the only one in Taohua Village who couldn't stand the sight of Sun Linglong. When Ji Wenrou heard the news, the sickle in her hand dropped to the ground, nearly slicing into her own foot. She felt a deep sense of injustice. Why should a mere village girl become a worker at the Machinery Factory, while she—who was pretty and an educated youth—had to slave away in the fields?
Chapter 73