80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy - Chapter 548

80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy 
Chapter 548 – Gu Ye’s jealousy (1) 

Translator : Moon Lee
Editor : Tea
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The next day at work, Gu Ye headed to the workshop first. 

He needed to inquire about Zhang Suqin and her husband. 

There was no reason for it, even if Zhang Suqin was a nutcase, she wouldn’t have gone after his wife without cause. 

Someone must be pulling the strings behind the scenes, and he was determined to drag that troublemaker out into the open.

Back when he was in the Security Section, Gu Ye had already built a solid rapport with the workshop masters and got along extremely well with them. 

He first made his way to the assembly workshop, where the finished machine tools were stationed. 

Several electricians were busy working, routing wires, making connections, and running tests on the machinery.

“Hi, Master Wang!” 

Gu Ye called out loudly. 

“Master Zhu, Master Xuan, long time no see!”

Several masters gathered around, accepting the cigarettes Gu Ye offered. 

Gu Ye always kept a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes in his pocket. 

He rarely smoked them himself, as he usually offered them to others.

“Section Chief Gu, you’ve been riding on the crest of success lately, selling ten machine tools must have earned you a pretty commission.” 

The masters said, with their tone full of envy. 

A few other mechanical installation masters came over, and Gu Ye offered them cigarettes as well. 

The atmosphere instantly became lively.

“I’ve worn through several pairs of shoe soles, begging everyone like a grandson, trying to persuade everyone until my mouth went dry. After a whole month of hard work, I only managed to sell this few. As for the commission, I had to give away at least two-thirds of it. Otherwise, why would anyone buy my machine tools?” 

Gu Ye spoke with a mix of truth and exaggeration. 

The masters nodded one after another, their jealousy immediately dissipating by more than half.

Giving away two-thirds meant he only kept a third. 

While that was still more than their wages, they had it comfortable working in the factory, no need to go out and deal with people’s attitudes or put up with that kind of bullshit. 

It was actually a pretty good deal.

You get what you pay for effort. 

They would rather earn a bit less and stay home than go out and suffer that kind of indignation. 

Someone with a weak heart might grind themselves to death, earning money but leaving no time to spend it.

“Hey, don’t put it that way. You could sell these too if you just stopped worrying about saving face, it’s just that you’re just not as thick-skinned as I am! Haha, here, have a cigarette!”

Gu Ye cracked a few jokes and offered cigarettes to the technicians, warming up the atmosphere. 

After some more banter, he finally brought up yesterday’s incident. 

“I was out yesterday, and my wife was home alone. A woman named Zhang Suqin came to my place to cause a scene. Do any of you know what happened?”

The technicians were puffing away on their cigarettes. 

They usually couldn’t afford Zhonghua cigarettes, so they were enjoying today’s treat. 

Feeling relaxed, they were more than happy to share the gossip.

“It’s about having children. Zhang Suqin had a daughter, and according to policy, they can’t have a second child. But Zhang Suqin still wants a son, and Engineer Zheng is opposed because he is terrified of losing his career. They quarrel about it all the time. Since you and your wife aren’t having children, the family planning director used you as an example during their ‘ideological work’ session. Zhang Suqin snapped.”

“Is she out of her mind? Whether my wife and I have children is none of her damn business. She had the nerve to accuse my wife of having an affair with her man. I’ve been working my ass off for the factory, and out of nowhere, this accusation of me being cheated on falls from the sky.”

“My wife is so furious she wants to go back to her parents’ house. She doesn’t even know who Zhang Suqin’s husband is. My wife is extremely shy and said that she feels too ashamed to show her face. If I hadn’t managed to calm her down last night, she would definitely have returned to her parents’ house.”

Gu Ye spoke indignantly, playing the part of a deeply wronged man. 

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