At the military's group wedding, my best friend and I swapped husbands.

Chapter 121 I'd be even happier if I got a kiss!

As Lin Weiwei left the hospital, the afternoon wind from the Gobi Desert blew in, carrying a slightly earthy smell, but she found it exceptionally refreshing.

She grabbed Su Wanwan's arm, grinning from ear to ear: "Wanwan! It's done! Director Zhao agreed! I can still go to the publicity department!"

Su Wanwan was also happy for her: "That's good, Wang Xiuying and the others have worked for nothing."

"Let's go home!" Lin Weiwei said lightly. "Let's celebrate properly tonight! Let's take a good look at the materials Director Zhao gave us and figure out how to handle them!"

When the two returned home, Lin Weiwei couldn't wait to take out the papers and spread them out on the table.

The paper contained some key points handwritten by Director Zhao, his handwriting neat and strong.

The main points are that women should pay attention to hygiene during menstruation, change their clothes frequently, avoid fatigue and getting cold, and prevent gynecological diseases.

It also lists several methods for making sanitary belts using locally available materials.

Lin Weiwei looked at it, and her mind began to conceive how to turn it into an illustration.

Su Wanwan was also watching from the side, pointing to one of the tips: "During menstruation, you can fold a clean old cloth, put dried soft grass or clean wood ash inside, and change it frequently. You can draw a breakdown diagram, showing how to fold and put it in step by step."

"Yes!" Lin Weiwei took out a pencil and notebook and began to sketch. "Keep it simple, so it's easy to understand. Add a few sentences next to it explaining why it needs to be changed frequently."

The two of them studied it head to head, and before they knew it, it was getting dark.

When Bai Rongbei and Bai Si'an returned home, they saw the two of them hunched over the table, writing and drawing, with paper and pens spread out on the table.

"What are you busy with?" Bai Si'an walked over and glanced at the sketch in the notebook.

Lin Weiwei looked up, her eyes sparkling: "Director Zhao agreed to help us promote sanitary napkins! He even asked us to help make promotional materials! Look, this is the sketch I drew!"

Bai Si'an looked at it and nodded: "It's drawn clearly."

Bai Rongbei also walked over, picked up the key points written by Director Zhao on the table, glanced at them, and his eyes showed approval.

"And there's more good news!" Lin Weiwei said cheerfully, "Director Zhao said he'll talk to the publicity department, so I can start work tomorrow!"

Bai Si'an pushed up his glasses: "I knew it, my wife is the best. Come on, let's celebrate with two kisses."

"Bai Si'an, you really know how to get something out of this! What are we having for dinner tonight? I'm starving!"

Dinner was cooked by Bai Rongbei: cabbage stew with vermicelli and a pot of steamed multigrain buns.

The four of them sat around the table eating. Lin Weiwei chattered on about her meeting with Director Zhao that day, while Su Wanwan occasionally added a few words.

Bai Si listened quietly and served food to Lin Weiwei.

Bai Rongbei would occasionally put a piece of food on Su Wanwan's plate with his chopsticks.

After finishing her meal, Lin Weiwei insisted on washing the dishes, humming an off-key tune.

Before going to bed that night, she found the clothes she would wear the next day, carefully ironed them, washed her hair, braided it into two pigtails, and looked at herself in the mirror again and again.

Su Wanwan laughed at her, "So nervous?"

"Of course I'm nervous!" Lin Weiwei said. "It's my first official day at work. And... Gu Lin is in the publicity department too. I can't let her look down on me."

"You got in on your own merit, why are you afraid of her?" Su Wanwan patted her hand.

The next morning, Lin Weiwei arrived at the publicity department office on time.

The door was open, and there were already people inside.

Besides the section chief and Officer Wu, there were two other young officers, a man and a woman, who were writing something with their heads down.

Gu Lin was also there.

She sat at a table by the window, with her newly issued notebook and pen in front of her. She was wearing a brand-new Lenin suit, and her hair was neatly combed.

Seeing Lin Weiwei enter, Gu Lin raised her eyelids to glance at her, but didn't say anything before lowering her head again.

The section chief came out of the inner office, saw Lin Weiwei, and nodded: "You're here? Perfect timing, let's introduce ourselves to everyone."

He pointed to the people in the room: "This is Xiao Zhang, this is Xiao Wang, both are staff members in our department. That's Comrade Gu Lin, she's new here. This is Comrade Lin Weiwei, she'll also be a staff member in our department from now on."

Xiao Zhang was a round-faced young man with a slightly憨厚 (honest and simple) smile: "Hello, Comrade Lin! I've seen the bulletin board you drew, it's really good!"

Xiao Wang, a short-haired girl, looked quite capable: "Welcome, Comrade Lin."

Lin Weiwei quickly said, "Hello, please take care of me in the future."

The section chief then gave a few more instructions on the work arrangements, mainly the upcoming issues of bulletin boards and newsletters. He asked Lin Weiwei to first familiarize herself with Xiao Zhang, and Gu Lin to follow Xiao Wang.

After saying that, the section chief went back to the inner room.

Lin Weiwei sat down at the empty table next to Xiao Zhang. Xiao Zhang leaned closer and whispered, "Comrade Lin, the section chief thinks highly of you. He told us yesterday that your paintings are vivid and the masses like them."

Lin Wei smiled slightly: "I was just drawing randomly."

"That's not just random scribbling," Xiao Zhang said. "Many soldiers said the bulletin board at the camp gate was beautiful, and they even stopped to look at it."

As the two were talking, a slight cough came from Gu Lin's side.

Xiao Wang glanced at Gu Lin and said to Lin Weiwei and Xiao Zhang, "Let's get to work. We have a lot of tasks to do today."

In the morning, Lin Weiwei helped Xiao Zhang organize materials to prepare for the next briefing.

Xiao Zhang was very enthusiastic and spoke his mind. Soon, Lin Weiwei had a general understanding of the work in the department.

At lunchtime, Xiao Zhang invited Lin Weiwei to go to the cafeteria together.

Xiao Wang hesitated for a moment, then followed.

Gu Lin didn't move, saying she had some things to do and would go later.

On the way to the cafeteria, Xiao Zhang was very talkative, and before he knew it, he was talking about Gu Lin.

"You know that Comrade Gu Lin is the deputy division commander's daughter, right?" Xiao Zhang lowered his voice.

Lin Weiwei nodded: "I've heard about it."

Xiao Wang chimed in, "Originally, only one person was to be recruited this time. The section chief had decided on Comrade Lin, but the deputy division commander made some inquiries and managed to squeeze in another one."

Xiao Zhang pouted: "Exactly. Our department already has enough people, now it's even more crowded. And Comrade Gu Lin..."

She's not very sociable; when she arrived yesterday, she acted like a leader, bossing everyone around. The section chief frowned when he read the propaganda draft she wrote, saying it was too formal and ordinary people wouldn't understand it.

Lin Weiwei didn't reply, but she understood.

No wonder Wang Xiuying was so smug yesterday; it turns out there was this connection.

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, they got their food and the three of them found a table to sit down.

They had only taken a few bites when Gu Lin arrived. She got her food, glanced at their table, but didn't come over. Instead, she found an empty table and sat down.

Xiao Zhang glanced over there and whispered to Lin Weiwei, "See, that's it. But Comrade Lin, don't worry, the section chief likes people who work diligently. Just do your job well, and you'll definitely be fine."

Lin Wei smiled slightly: "Yes, I know."

I continued working in the afternoon.

Lin Weiwei was tasked with drawing an illustration to accompany the spring plowing publicity. She drew it carefully, first sketching it with a pencil and then coloring it.

Xiao Zhang watched from the side, occasionally offering a few words of praise.

As for Gu Lin, Xiao Wang assigned her the task of writing a short news article.

Gu Lin held the pen, writing a few lines and then stopping, her brow furrowed.

Near the end of the workday, the section chief came out from the inner room and checked on everyone's work progress.

He walked over to Lin Weiwei's desk, looked at her sketch, and nodded: "Not bad, continue."

He walked up to Gu Lin's desk, picked up her manuscript and glanced at it, then frowned again: "Comrade Gu Lin, your writing is too literary."

"Actively respond to the call and get involved in production labor. Who among the common people says that? Let's all go to the fields together and plant the crops well, understand?"

Gu Lin blushed slightly and took the manuscript: "Yes, Section Chief, I'll revise it."