Study Hard and Keep Improving

Does your father drive?

After listening to the girl's words, Lin Qi asked a question.

It would be best if Catherine's father could drive. Cars, trucks, and small vehicles are all essentially the same, except for minor differences. Once you can drive one type, you can quickly master the driving skills of other vehicles.

The Bayer Federation is not a country with a small territory; it has vast lands, and the factories are far from urban areas. Therefore, factory owners often make more demands when acquiring land.

Most factories have a large area, and it is almost impossible to move materials within the factory by manual handling. Most factories will use dump trucks or forklifts to assist in transportation.

Therefore, many workers have the opportunity to come into contact with these things and learn how to drive them, which factory owners are happy to see.

After all, hiring a separate driver would cost extra money, and if the workers could drive themselves, they could save an extra wage.

Unfortunately, Catherine's father couldn't drive any vehicles; he was just a simple factory worker, the kind of ordinary person who didn't want to care about or worry about things beyond his own capabilities.

"Is there any physical work?" Catherine took another sip of her wine. "We can arrange a physical job for him; that's what he's best at."

When talking about this kind of work, Catherine didn't put on any pretense or mean anything else. For these two young people, for a long time, manual labor was the most normal kind of work in their minds. Even now, in Catherine's world, it's fine for ordinary people to do manual labor.

Lin Qi scratched his eyebrows, which suddenly felt itchy. He pursed his lips and thought for a moment, "Then I'll work in the warehouse, dealing with all sorts of things every day."

"Great, this is it!"

A sudden silence fell between them. Neither of them spoke first, and the atmosphere became somewhat strange, yet also heavy.

After several drinks, the girl finished the last drink in her glass, carefully placed it on the coffee table without making a loud clatter, and then looked at Lin Qi, Lin Qi was also looking at her.

Their eyes met briefly before the girl shrugged and looked away. Her hands clasped together awkwardly, then loosened with the movement of her shoulders, drifting to the sides.

"So what about me? How should I arrange my life?" She looked at the big house. She and Lin Qi used to dream that if they could make money in the future, they would buy a big house.

This way, the whole family won't have to squeeze into a small space. They will give each child a large room with a bed, a desk, a bookcase, and a wardrobe.

They will have a completely separate large kitchen and a separate large dining room with a large TV so they can watch TV while they eat.

They will have many rooms, each with its own bathroom, so the family won't have to keep getting angry over a fool who sits on the toilet and refuses to get up.

It would be even better if there were a swimming pool in front of the house. When the weather gets hot, you can take the kids swimming. Swimming can make people happy and also give some swimsuits that you bought a long time ago but never used a chance to come in handy.

Now that dream has come true, the girl is no longer in the dream, and she is feeling a little down.

However, she was a strong girl and quickly adjusted her mindset. "Let me make this clear first, you can let me be your maid, but I won't wear those clothes..." she said with a sly smile. "You know that."

Lin Qi was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but burst into laughter. This was the first time he had laughed so freely since he transmigrated to this world, simply because of some kind of pure emotion.

Before they separated, the two had bought some magazines that were only for adults. One of them was called "《Master and Maid》." At the time, "Lin Qi" couldn't resist buying the outfit for Catherine to try on, but he stopped because of the price.

The memories that suddenly surfaced from the depths of their minds gave them a longing tinged with nostalgia and a certain fear. The two people's laughter mingled together, but soon subsided.

Lin Qi pinched the bottom of the cup with two or three fingers and spun it around, playing with it for about ten seconds before saying, "Do you remember our original idea?"

Catherine nodded. There are always things that people can't forget, and this period of time wasn't actually that long for the two young people.

They had agreed after leaving school that if someone could find a stable job and save some money, perhaps the other person could continue their studies.

They actually have excellent academic performance, but they lack some essential qualifications.

Lin Qi's words made Catherine vaguely realize something, and she began to have some expectations.

The girl who met Lin Qi's gaze for the third time did not look away this time; she stared straight at Lin Qi.

Lin Qi chuckled and said, "Go to school and chase your dreams!"

The suggestion struck a chord with the girl, and she agreed without hesitation.

Perhaps it was because she had drunk some alcohol, or perhaps it was because she had achieved a result that she was at least somewhat satisfied with, but the girl, whose tension had eased, felt a little tired.

She wanted to go back, but Lin Qi refused, saying with a hint of joking, "You can choose a room, or my bed can fit two people."

Catherine didn't refuse to stay the night, but she refused to lie down with Lin Qi. "You forgot, we broke up. If you want to do something, you can pursue me. If I had that thought, I might pursue you again..."

Lin Qi shook his wrist. "Dream on!"

Over the next few hours, Lin Qi led the girl to another master bedroom and settled her in. He also taught her how to use everything in the room, including the various gadgets in the bathroom.

Afterwards, Lin Qi left very proactively. Actually, he could have stayed, as the girl wouldn't have refused him, but he needed to show her some respect.

Incidentally, he also called Mr. Fox and asked him to send over some women's clothes.

Having lived together for so long, he knew what size clothes Catherine needed.

Later that night, the two lay in their respective beds, but neither fell asleep immediately. They were both thinking about things, without any clear inclination or purpose; it was a very scattered kind of thinking.

It wasn't until late at night that they gradually drifted into their dreams.

The next day, the ex-boyfriend and girlfriend met in the restaurant on the first floor. The maid had already prepared breakfast for them: some vegetables, several bread rolls, bacon, smoked ham, butter, and some milk.

However, Lin Qi's milk was hot, while Catherine's milk was slightly cold.

"I thought I would have to do it myself," Catherine, sitting at the dining table and watching the busy maid. "How much do you pay her a month?"

"Four hundred and twenty yuan," Lin Qi replied casually while reading the newspaper and eating breakfast.

The price isn't actually high, but it's not low either. A good maid can sometimes do things that a housekeeper would normally do, and their work ability is also excellent, making them much more efficient than hiring two incompetent people.

Catherine shook her head. "I suddenly regret it. Maybe becoming a maid was a good decision?"

Lin Qi looked up at her, then put down his newspaper. "From a purely financial perspective, starting work earlier does indeed lead to earlier gains, but sometimes the situation is different."

"When you start at a higher level, you can quickly earn back the time and money you 'lost' during your studies, and there will be a continuous upward trend."

"Focus on preparing for your studies. You don't owe me anything. If you feel you do, just work for me after you graduate, won't that solve the problem?"

Lin Qi picked up the newspaper again, his gaze returning to it. "I'll make you feel the exploitation and oppression from capitalists!"

Catherine didn't say anything more and began to enjoy the hearty breakfast, while Lin Qi continued reading the newspaper.

The domestic situation has encountered some problems, or rather, it is about to reach a turning point.

The state newspaper mentioned that some funds that had flowed into the Federal to escape the war were beginning to withdraw, which had a certain impact on local economic development. It then talked about the egregious illegal activities of some foreign businessmen in the Bayer Federation. From the state newspaper to the local newspaper, everyone was spreading rumors.

They also directly linked exploitation and oppression to foreign businessmen. Before this, both mainstream and low-brow newspapers tried to avoid naming names and vilifying such behavior, let alone discussing the issue of exploitation.

This is a rather complex and obscure topic that is likely to cause social discussion, and it can easily lead to big trouble if one is not careful.

But now they seem to be unafraid, condemning the exploitation and oppression of workers in the Bayer Federation by certain foreign businessmen, as well as the crimes they have committed in their own country, but remaining silent about the even more egregious practices of their own businessmen.

The wind is becoming increasingly clear; it seems that some people's negotiations have not yielded a result that satisfies both sides.

The 《Transaction Newspaper》 didn't have much alarming content; it only mentioned the latest Embargo List from the Federal Free Trade of Bayer Federation in a very inconspicuous corner of the international section.

Some of the Federal's well-known industrial goods have been included in the Embargo List in recent years, prohibiting their export overseas.

"What a bunch of lunatics!" Lin Qi was a very gentlemanly, elegant, and well-mannered man, but he still couldn't help but greet the President of the Bayer Federation and all the members of the Presidential Cabinet and their families.

In his view, the Bayer Federation could easily get out of its current predicament, but it is clear that the Conservative Party has a different idea. They are unwilling to actively participate in international affairs, which has led to the increasingly serious domestic crisis.

These idiots!