Young Captain

It was taboo to bad-mouth the flight attendants in the cockpit. One day, the first officer complained, “How does our airline hire its flight attendants? Do they not care about looks or figure, and only hire women with bad tempers?” The flight safety officer beside him said awkwardly, “Actually, my wife is a flight attendant.” The first officer scratched his head sheepishly, trying to break the awkward silence. “I heard the new fleet manager is a she-devil, with not a trace of femininity.” The young captain, who had been silent all along, slowly turned his head. “The fleet manager is my wife.” First officer: … Flight safety officer: … A deathly silence fell over the cockpit. Sheng Jinch u was a tiny fish caught in the financial tsunami. Exhausted, she envied the birds soaring freely across the vast sky. Song Chu reached out to her at just the right moment. “As long as you’re willing, you’ll always have a chance to take off with me.”