FIMA Ch107: The Yellow Bird

Whether Gu Siyuan had a special fetish in this regard still needed to be determined.

However, after dinner, it was true that student Xie Yiyang still needed to act as a teacher as usual.

He took out a notebook and started teaching Gu Siyuan.

It contained various high school questions and answers.

According to the original plan, Gu Siyuan wanted to collect high school textbooks to bring back for Xie Yiyang to study.

But the past few years had been too chaotic, and those books were either sold off as junk or burned as firewood.

He searched the places that bought scrap in the county for a long time but only managed to collect a few books, mostly just math and Chinese, with no trace of an English book.

So, Gu Siyuan had to write it himself.

He wrote down key knowledge points and example problems from his high school textbooks in a notebook, even memorizing a dozen English reading passages.

He then pretended to give it to Xie Yiyang, claiming he heard it was a high school student’s notes and wasn’t sure if it would be helpful.

However, Gu Siyuan’s understanding was a bit off.

The high school questions from his time were much harder than those from this period.

As a result, when Xie Yiyang received the precious notebook, he, who had always been confident in his learning ability, was confused for a long time.

It seemed he had been out of school for too long; his brain wasn’t working as well.

But seeing his husband’s expectant and eager eyes, Xie Yiyang could only say dryly, “This high school knowledge is also new to me. I need to organize it before I can teach you.”

Gu Siyuan nodded, trusting him completely, “Okay!”

“…” Xie Yiyang.

Feeling very guilty.

It felt like he was deceiving a child of the nation.

Xie Yiyang bit his lip and vowed to himself that he must quickly master these knowledge points. He couldn’t disappoint Gu Siyuan and couldn’t delay this future talent of the country.

Seeing his wife fully immersed in studying, Gu Siyuan also started working on his own tasks.

He had been planning something recently. In this era, he needed to do something, whether for the people of this land or for a better life for himself and Xie Yiyang.

Major industries, technology, and economy—only technology mastered by oneself could be truly reliable.

The room was quiet, and the candlelight flickered.

About half an hour later, Xie Yiyang finally mastered the first two pages and turned around excitedly to teach his husband.

He saw Gu Siyuan intently drawing something on a piece of paper.

Curious, Xie Yiyang craned his neck to look, and what he saw shocked him.

If he hadn’t just seen his husband drawing, he would have thought it was printed out directly; the lines and shapes were too standard and beautiful.

He opened his mouth and then slowly spoke, “Is this an engine? Why are you drawing this?”

Gu Siyuan looked up and casually said, “To get promoted and make money.”

Xie Yiyang pouted, dissatisfied, “Why speak so vulgarly?”

“…” Gu Siyuan.

You seem to have forgotten your own excitement when you received your salary earlier.

Xie Yiyang noticed his gaze and coughed lightly in embarrassment, then turned and hugged him, acting coy, “We’re going to be university students in the future. We should learn to be civilized and reserved.”

Gu Siyuan looked at him, “Alright.”

“But… will this really make a lot of money?” Xie Yiyang stole another glance at him, his eyes sparkling as he looked at the blueprint.

“…” Gu Siyuan.

Yes, this was his real wife.

Very pragmatic.

In the following period, whether at work or at home, Gu Siyuan focused all his energy on this engine.

However, his primary job didn’t suffer in the slightest; in fact, his efficiency increased.

Fang Jie was quite helpless about this outcome and even took the initiative to mention it to Section Chief Lu, saying that he really couldn’t teach Gu Siyuan anything.

If things continued this way, it would just be a waste of Gu Siyuan’s talent.

Section Chief Lu had already been paying attention to Gu Siyuan. After hearing this report, he decided to conduct another test for Gu Siyuan.

The result, of course, was as expected.

Gu Siyuan immediately graduated from his apprenticeship and officially became a technician. He could now independently handle maintenance-related tasks, and his salary would increase a bit next month as well.

The result left both his peers and seniors somewhat helpless.

They were all human, yet while they had to spend two to three years as apprentices after joining the factory, Gu Siyuan hadn’t even been there for two months and had already graduated.

Initially, many veteran technicians were not convinced and wanted to test his abilities, but without exception, they were all proven wrong.

As a result, everyone was thoroughly convinced by Gu Siyuan’s maintenance skills, and many even sought his help when they encountered problems.

The saying “the waves of the Yangtze River push forward the waves ahead” couldn’t be more true.

That morning, Fang Jie rushed into the office excitedly, “Do you know? The leaders from the city’s machinery factory are coming the day after tomorrow to inspect the work, and I heard they intend to give our agricultural repair factory a few spots to go and learn from the experts in the city.”

“Oh, nice.” Gu Siyuan lifted his head from his nearly finished blueprint and responded slowly.

Fang Jie glanced at him, feeling that his own enthusiasm had been instantly extinguished, leaving him with no sense of accomplishment.

He simply turned his head to talk to Ling Zhi, who was equally excited.

Ling Zhi looked at him and asked excitedly, “The city’s machinery factory? That’s incredible. Did they say how the spots will be allocated?”

Fang Jie’s smile froze for a moment, and he awkwardly shook his head, “No, but it’s likely to go to the researchers and senior technicians.”

The agricultural repair factory was a large facility with nearly two hundred people and various departments.

Their engine department alone had thirty people. Although they were technicians, there were researchers who had better treatment above them.

Those researchers weren’t hired through recruitment but were assigned directly after graduating from technical schools or worker-peasant-soldier universities. Opportunities for learning and exchange usually went to them, and if not, it would go to the more experienced senior technicians.

Thinking of this, Fang Jie suddenly had a bright idea. He looked at Gu Siyuan with joy, “Maybe Comrade Siyuan has a chance to participate. Comrade Siyuan has become an official maintenance worker in just over a month since joining the agricultural machinery factory. His learning ability is the best in the factory. If he can go and learn from the experts for a while, he will surely learn a lot of knowledge and skills.”

Ling Zhi immediately nodded excitedly, “Yes, absolutely. Many of those old technicians aren’t as good as Brother Siyuan. If Brother Siyuan goes to learn and exchange, he will definitely gain a lot. We should go and fight for it with the section chief.”

After speaking, both of them stared at Gu Siyuan with wide eyes, full of anticipation.

Gu Siyuan looked up at them and was about to say something.

At this moment, a very unfriendly voice came from the office door, “Hmph, a newcomer who thinks too highly of himself, daring to dream about the exchange spots?”

The three of them simultaneously looked up.

Seeing the person at the door, Fang Jie was the first to change his expression, “Ma Jun, it’s fine if you have a problem with me, but what does Comrade Siyuan have to do with you? Why are you looking for trouble? Are you full and bored?”

Ma Jun held an enamel cup and looked at Fang Jie disdainfully, “You useless person, clinging to a newcomer to get a promotion. Now, do you want to continue forming cliques?”

Fang Jie’s face changed.

Forming cliques was a serious accusation during this time.

Gu Siyuan’s eyes lifted slightly, his indifferent gaze sweeping towards Ma Jun, and he said faintly, “Did you come here and say so much because you’re eyeing the exchange spots?”

Fang Jie’s eyes widened suddenly, remembering that Ma Jun had joined the agricultural repair factory a year earlier than him and had some family background. The factory intended to train him as a senior technician.

If there were enough spots this time, Ma Jun might indeed have a chance.

Sure enough, the next moment.

Ma Jun sneered at Gu Siyuan, looking smug, “Not eyeing, it’s mine. The engine department has two spots, one for the researchers and one for the young technician, which is me.”

Fang Jie’s face turned extremely unpleasant.

“Young technician…” Gu Siyuan’s thin lips moved as he enunciated each word.

Then, he looked deeply at Ma Jun, his voice extremely calm, “Alright, from now on, this spot is mine.”

His tone and words were very calm, making them seem all the more serious and certain.

Fang Jie and Ling Zhi turned their heads in unison, looking at him in shock.

In their understanding, although Gu Siyuan was always exceptionally strong and aloof, he was not arrogant. He was always polite and patient with their and other colleagues’ requests, almost to the point of being humble and patient. He was not the type to provoke or speak harshly.

Ma Jun was also stunned by these sudden words, momentarily speechless.

After Ma Jun processed what was said, his gaze turned icy. “An ignorant fool who’s only been in the agricultural repair factory for two months. Just because you have some talent, you think you can defy everything?”

Gu Siyuan remained calm, staring at Ma Jun with a faint smile. “Then from now on, keep your eyes wide open.”

After saying this, he nonchalantly averted his gaze, picked up the pen placed aside, and continued focusing intently on his drawing.

Only a bit more to go. Once this is done, joining the city’s machinery factory wouldn’t be a problem, let alone participating in an exchange program.

Ma Jun looked deeply at Gu Siyuan.

For some reason, facing this person’s stern and steady demeanor, an inexplicable sense of unease welled up inside him.

“What are you still doing here? Get lost!” Fang Jie shouted unceremoniously.

Ma Jun snorted coldly, turned around with his enamel cup, and walked towards the workshop. As he passed by the window to Gu Siyuan’s right, he subconsciously glanced inside.

Then, his pupils contracted slightly.

Although he couldn’t fully understand it at the moment, it was clearly an engine model on the paper, and it seemed to be a new type. Could it be that Gu Siyuan drew this?

Is this what he was relying on when he made that statement?

Ma Jun’s walking speed slowed down…

At that moment, Ling Zhi’s voice came from the office, “Brother, that annoying guy is gone. Why are you drawing that thing again? It’s lunchtime already.”

“Is it? Let’s go, then.” Gu Siyuan looked up at him, placed the blueprint aside with a book to hold it down, and stood up to go for lunch with them.

The three of them left the office together, holding their lunch boxes as they walked towards the cafeteria.

Ma Jun stopped in his tracks, watching the three of them disappear around the corner, squinting his eyes involuntarily.

…

The food in the agricultural repair factory’s cafeteria was still pretty good today, with braised pork and large steamed buns.

As usual, Gu Siyuan set aside half in his lunch box, planning to bring it home in the evening for his little wife to enjoy.

Seeing this, Ling Zhi joked foolishly, “Beauty Xie is lucky to have married a man like Brother Siyuan. If I were a ger or a girl, I’d also want to marry someone like Brother Siyuan.”

Fang Jie almost dropped the bun he was eating, looking at Ling Zhi with a mix of shock and amusement.

Gu Siyuan’s expression remained unchanged. He glanced at Ling Zhi’s broad-shouldered, burly appearance and said coldly, “You’re not beautiful, but you sure think beautifully.”

Ling Zhi: “…”

He, a man who only loved young ladies, just made a joke and had to be hit like this.

After lunch, the three returned to the office to rest for a while.

Gu Siyuan set down his lunch box and prepared to take out the blueprint to finish it. Only a few final lines were left before he could show it to Section Chief Lu.

However, after a while…

Fang Jie and Ling Zhi, who were chatting nearby, saw that Gu Siyuan seemed to be turning the office upside down.

“Brother, what are you doing?” Ling Zhi asked curiously, leaning his chin on the back of his chair.

Fang Jie also asked, “Did you lose something?”

Gu Siyuan nodded slightly, his gaze cold, “The blueprints I’ve been drawing are gone.”

Fang Jie stood up from his chair, “You mean the engine ones?”

“Yes.” Gu Siyuan nodded.

“We’ll help you look.”

In the agricultural repair factory, Fang Jie and Ling Zhi were almost always with him, so they knew how much effort Gu Siyuan had put into those blueprints.

For the past month, Gu Siyuan had been either drawing or dismantling various engines in the workshop. It was said that dismantling engines was also for drawing those blueprints.

A month’s worth of effort gone just like that; anyone would find it hard to accept.

However, after a while, the three of them searched thoroughly but found no trace.

Fang Jie and Ling Zhi both looked a bit dejected.

Gu Siyuan remained calm, comforting them, “If we can’t find them, it’s fine. The blueprints are already in my head. I’ll just redraw them. The time-consuming part was the initial experiments.”

They could only nod in agreement.

Ling Zhi scratched his head, “How could they just disappear? They were just a few sheets of paper, not some valuable items.”

Fang Jie also found it strange, “We’ve never lost anything before. Could it be that the window wasn’t closed, and the wind blew them away?”

Gu Siyuan narrowed his eyes and said lightly, “Maybe.”

Before leaving, he had specifically used two books to hold the papers down. The books were still there, but the papers were gone?

Heh…

Since that’s the case, don’t blame him for being rude.

…

It was already June, and the weather was getting hotter.

A tractor from the nearby Nanhe Commune had been sent to the agricultural repair factory for maintenance previously. That evening after work, Gu Siyuan happened to drive it back, as it was on his way.

After delivering the tractor to the Nanhe Commune, Gu Siyuan took his bicycle from it and continued riding towards Yunxi Village.

Although he took a slightly longer route, he still arrived at the village entrance twenty minutes earlier than usual today.

Out of habit, he looked towards the big tree. Typically, his little one should be curled up there waiting for him.

However, the next moment…

Gu Siyuan’s gaze turned icy. He pushed his bicycle aside and sprinted towards the two figures arguing nearby.

“Get away from me!” Xie Yiyang looked at the sleazy man in front of him and warned coldly, “When my husband comes back, he’ll beat you to death.”

The person in front of him was the most notorious in Yunxi Village, not only refusing to work but also stealing and bullying children.

The brigade had educated him several times before, but this man was shameless and incorrigible.

The rascal, seeing his angry expression, smiled even more broadly, “Your husband is in the county every day. Don’t you feel lonely being home alone? What’s wrong with having a brother to keep you company?”

“Ugh…” Xie Yiyang couldn’t help but feel nauseous.

The rascal’s expression suddenly changed. “You bitch, you won’t drink the toast? Then you’ll have to drink the punishment!”

As he reached out to grab Xie Yiyang’s shoulder, suddenly, a strong arm swiftly extended from behind.

The next moment, “Ah…”

A scream reminiscent of a pig being slaughtered echoed.

The rascal felt as if his wrist was being crushed to pieces.

“Husband!” Xie Yiyang’s eyes lit up, excitedly turning around.

Gu Siyuan nodded slightly, his tone gentle. “Good.”

Then, his expression abruptly changed. He exerted some force with his hand, tossing the rascal to the side. Next, he aimed a kick at the rascal’s waist and abdomen area, fiercely sending him sprawling.

The rascal rolled on the ground several times, clutching his stomach, unable to get up.

But it wasn’t over yet. Gu Siyuan narrowed his eyes, stepped forward, and delivered several consecutive forceful kicks to the rascal’s back, legs, and other areas.

The rascal, who usually only bullied others and had some strength, couldn’t withstand such a beating. He lay on the ground groaning in pain.

“Ah, stop… stop… Why did you come back so early today?” 

Hearing this, Gu Siyuan delivered another heavy kick, coldly saying, “Who gave you the guts to come here looking for trouble?”

“No… I was wrong, I won’t dare again!” The rascal wheezed in pain, repeatedly apologizing. “I was just joking, I won’t dare anymore.”

“Joking!” Gu Siyuan’s expression grew colder. He stepped on the rascal’s fingers. “Whose joke were you making?”

The rascal almost burst into tears, “I won’t dare again, never again! No more jokes, I deserve to die, I’m so unlucky…”

Watching his disgusting appearance lying on the ground, Xie Yiyang squinted his eyes, took a few steps forward, and lifted his foot to kick him hard in a certain spot.

“Ah!” A scream that seemed to pierce the sky rang out.

The rascal curled up like a shrimp, writhing on the ground. The pain from that spot seemed unbearable.

Xie Yiyang still felt unsatisfied. Glaring fiercely at him, he said, “Joke? I’ll let you joke again, joke… making fun of me?”

The scoundrel was almost passing out from the pain, utterly unable to respond.

Xie Yiyang pursed his lips, feeling somewhat disinterested.

Lifting his head slightly, he happened to meet her husband’s playful gaze.

“…” Xie Yiyang.

Was his image intact?

After a while, Xie Yiyang blinked vigorously, then curled his lips, his eyes instantly becoming watery. He dashed towards Gu Siyuan, threw himself into his arms, and started sobbing and whimpering in a fake cry, “Husband, I was so scared just now, it was so terrifying, I thought I was going to die. Thank goodness you were there to protect me… Waaah…”

“…” Gu Siyuan.

Considering the stance you just took, it seems like you didn’t really need my protection.

However, listening to this cute act of clinginess and watching this exaggerated performance, Gu Siyuan raised his hand and gently kissed the top of his head.

What to do with a wife who loves drama so much?

Of course, spoil him.

After the two of them hugged and separated, they found that the rascal, who had been writhing in pain on the ground, had taken advantage of the opportunity and escaped.

Xie Yiyang pouted, “He got away this time.”

Gu Siyuan caressed her cheek and said in a low voice, “Don’t worry.”

Even if the man had escaped, the matter wouldn’t end like this.

Looking up at him, Xie Yiyang blinked his eyes.

However, Gu Siyuan had already turned to push the bicycle. He steadied the handlebars and said calmly, “Come here, I’ll take you back.”

Xie Yiyang immediately rushed over excitedly, completely forgetting about the recent incident.

Gu Siyuan pedaled lightly, moving slowly along the village road.

Xie Yiyang sat back-to-back on the rear seat, leaning against Gu Siyuan’s back, relaxed, and casually asked, “Husband, why did you come back so much earlier than usual today? Did you speed up the bike?”

Gu Siyuan casually replied, “I was driving the tractor back.”

Xie Yiyang nodded, then asked again, “Oh, what did you do at work today? Anything interesting?”

Gu Siyuan answered, “One thing.”

The two of them chatted about trivial topics as they rode from the village entrance to the Gu family’s house, a journey that took only two or three minutes.

As they entered the courtyard, they came face to face with Gu Lili sitting in the yard.

Gu Lili looked at the two of them, pupils contracting for a moment, “You… why are you back so early?”

Gu Siyuan squinted, his gaze cold, “What, are you surprised?”

Under his gaze, Gu Lili felt a chill in both body and mind.

After a moment, he awkwardly stammered, “Third brother, I just find it strange that you’re back earlier than usual. What’s so surprising about that?”

After saying that, he quickly stood up and walked briskly towards the courtyard.

Xie Yiyang turned slowly, watching Gu Lili disappear around the corner of the courtyard, pursed his lips, and whispered softly, “Husband, Gu Lili is acting really strange today!”

Gu Siyuan rubbed his head and said calmly, “Ignore him, he’s irrelevant.”

“Okay!” Xie Yiyang nodded obediently.

Gu Siyuan glanced outside the courtyard and suddenly said, “By the way, the engine design sketches I drew at home earlier, are you still keeping them?”

Xie Yiyang blinked, “Yes, they’re in the drawer on the table.”

Gu Siyuan nodded, continuing, “That’s good. This time, there’s a position open for promotion to the city’s mechanical factory in our department. Besides me, there’s a guy named Ma Jun competing for it. But with these engine design blueprints, my chances are better. However, this afternoon, the blueprints suddenly went missing, and I suspect Ma Jun might have stolen them.”

“What?” Xie Yiyang was shocked, “Husband, your blueprints were stolen? How could they be stolen?”

Gu Siyuan, however, showed no sadness at all. He casually rubbed his wrist and said indifferently, “It’s okay. If he dares to steal, he will face the consequences. If I can draw it once, I can draw it a second time. Moreover, we have so many design drafts at home as evidence. If he dares to present my drawings, I will use the drafts to ruin his reputation.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Yiyang immediately puffed out his cheeks and nodded gleefully, saying, “Exactly, that’s how it should be. Let him face the consequences, hehe…”

At the corner outside the yard, Gu Lili was quietly peeking over the wall, his eyes deep but his lips curling into a strange smile.

He thought to himself: Gu Siyuan, you still want a promotion, still want to go to the city machinery factory? Dream on!

Gu Lili straightened up and walked towards Feng Keng’s place.

Feng Keng had better ideas, so it was better to discuss the plan with him in detail.

In the Gu family’s yard.

Xie Yiyang waved his hand in front of Gu Siyuan, puffing out his cheeks and said, “Husband, what are you daydreaming about?”

Gu Siyuan withdrew his gaze, grabbed his slender white fingers, gently squeezed them, and said flatly, “Looking at a stupid mantis.”

“Mantis?” Xie Yiyang widened his eyes, “A mantis came into the house?”

“It’s been in the house all along,” Gu Siyuan replied casually, leading him to the kitchen, “It’s time to make dinner.”

“Oh…” Xie Yiyang puffed out his cheeks.