"What Iron Lady? Don't call me that. How could I possibly count as an Iron Lady?"
Li Ye's remark about the Iron Lady made Jiang Xiaoyan blush scarlet, so she hurriedly denied it.
But Han Xia cried out noisily, "Xiaoyan, how are you not an Iron Lady? We're all friends here—who doesn't know who? Back then, not only did you test your way out of Qingshui County, you even brought Eldest Aunt with you to the capital.
"Now Eldest Aunt's food business has become a chain, and you've become a deputy factory director yourself. You haven't stopped for a single moment all these years. Aside from work, it's still work. If you aren't an Iron Lady, then who is?"
"Exactly! You were always so slow to catch on all these years. We thought you were going to devote your entire life to the country! Now that we've heard your good news, we can finally rest easy."
"..."
Among their little group of eight, Li Ye's story was undoubtedly the most legendary. He had gone from a universally known fool to suddenly coming to his senses and becoming a Wenqu Star descended to earth.
But if they had to name the most inspiring person among the eight, it had to be Jiang Xiaoyan.
Back in Qingshui County, Li Ye could barely be considered one of the second generation. No matter how much he messed around, someone was always there to cover for him. Jiang Xiaoyan, meanwhile, had been such a poor child that she could not even afford the fee to repeat a year.
Being born at the bottom was not frightening. What was frightening was having relatives and friends around her constantly trying to stop her from reaching shore against the current.
If Jiang Xiaoyan's old mother, Chen Jinhua, had