Chapter 79 Reporting for Work
In the early morning, Gu Yihan opened her eyes slightly. Sunlight shone through the window onto her. She picked up her watch from the bedside table and saw that it was 7:30.
After getting dressed and leaving the bedroom, Gu Yihan saw a note on the dining table. She picked it up and read the strong, bold handwriting: "Breakfast is keeping warm in the pot in the kitchen."
After finishing the breakfast that Lu Huailin had prepared, Gu Yihan rode her bicycle out of the family compound and headed straight to the textile factory to report for duty.
The military dependents who got up early to go to their private plots in the family compound looked at Gu Yihan riding a women's bicycle and said, "Commander Lu's wife's bicycle is really beautiful."
"How could it not be beautiful? It's the only one of its kind in our family compound." A military wife, who was working with her head down, didn't even look up and said sarcastically.
As soon as Sister-in-law Li arrived at the private storage area, she heard the sarcastic remarks of Battalion Commander Wen's wife, Wang Erya.
She mocked, "Wang Erya, I heard that your Battalion Commander Wen has gone to stay in the dormitory again."
Although Wang Erya deliberately clung to Battalion Commander Wen to get married, she wasn't stupid: "Sister-in-law Li, I can't compare to you. You were a child bride, and you have feelings for Commissar Li's family."
"What do you mean, a child bride? Can't you speak properly?"
Sister-in-law Li pointed her finger at Wang Erya's nose and yelled, "We're both from the countryside, but you're far worse off than Commander Lu's wife. Look at how much money her husband is willing to spend, what about you?"
"Your husband, Battalion Commander Wen, would rather sleep in the dormitory than go home. If you're so capable, make your husband buy a bicycle too."
Wang Erya pushed away Li's hand and sneered, "Others may be afraid of you, but I'm not. You're just jealous and can't stand seeing men treat their wives well."
"You've been a stay-at-home mom your whole life, and you can't see anyone else having an easy time."
"You get jealous when you see a nice young wife. If you're so capable, why don't you get your Political Commissar Li to pamper you, so you won't get jealous?"
When Li's secret was exposed, her face flushed red and then turned pale.
Textile factory
Gu Yihan rode for 25 minutes to the entrance of the textile factory, then pushed her bicycle to a parking spot.
Gu Yihan found the security guard at the gate, a middle-aged man around 40 years old, and asked, "Comrade, how do I get to the personnel department?"
The man from the security department looked at Gu Yihan with suspicion: "You're not from our factory, are you? What do you want with the personnel department?"
Gu Yihan took out her employment form from her handbag and handed it to the middle-aged man in the security department, saying, "I'm here to report for duty."
The middle-aged man took the employment form from Gu Yihan, glanced at it, and said with a smile, "Our factory isn't big. Just walk straight from here, and you'll see a row of buildings with a sign that says 'Personnel Department' on the door."
Following the directions given, Gu Yihan quickly found the personnel department.
Gu Yihan raised her hand and knocked on the door: "Knock, knock, knock."
"Crunch"
Inside the house, Liang Qing heard a knock on the door, stood up and opened it. Seeing Gu Yihan standing there, she asked, "Who are you?"
When Gu Yihan saw that the person who opened the door was a woman in her thirties, she handed her the employment form and said, "Comrade, I'm here to report for duty."
Liang Qing took the employment form, carefully looked at the information, and looked up at Gu Yihan, saying, "It's Accountant Gu. I heard from the leaders earlier that the accounting department was going to have a military spouse."
After saying that, Liang Qing invited Gu Yihan into the house. While registering her, she said, "You can just call me Sister Liang. Our textile factory may not be big, but it still has everything you need."
After registering Gu Yihan's information, Liang Qing smiled and said to her, "I'll take you to the accounting department. Our factory only has three accountants, including you."
After saying that, she led Gu Yihan and pushed open the door of the accounting department. "Sister Min, the people from your department have come to join the company."
Sister Min stood up and smiled gently at Gu Yihan, saying, "We informed them a long time ago that a military wife was coming here, but I didn't expect her to be so beautiful."
Gu Yihan said shyly, "Sister Min is just as beautiful and gentle."
Liang Qing smiled and said to Accountant Min, "Sister Min, I've delivered the person. I'll head back now."
After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for a response.
Accountant Min pointed to the desk by the window and said to Gu Yihan, "You can sit in that seat. There are few people in our department and not much work. We get paid on the 2nd of every month."
"Thank you, Sister Min." Gu Yihan said her thanks and went straight to the desk by the window to sit down.
Accountant Min took out some ledgers and documents from the filing cabinet and handed them to Gu Yihan: "Take a look at the raw material costs of our textile factory first, and you will be responsible for cost accounting in the future."
"We also have a colleague named Su Yonghong in our department. Her child is going to the countryside today, so she took the day off. You'll be able to see her tomorrow."
"Okay, Sister Min." Gu Yihan took the raw material cost from Accountant Min and looked at it. Most of the raw materials were cotton.
It was lunchtime soon, and when Accountant Min saw that Gu Yihan was still looking at the price list, she said, "Xiaohan, you've just arrived, come with me to the cafeteria first and get familiar with the way."
"Okay, Sister Min." Gu Yihan closed the ledger and walked side by side with Accountant Min.
"Xiao Han, how old are you?" Accountant Min asked as they walked.
Gu Yihan knew that Accountant Min was trying to ease her awkwardness and said with a smile, "Sister Min. I just turned eighteen this year."
"You got married quite early. My eldest daughter is fourteen, and she doesn't look as outstanding as you." Sister Min said, her eyes filled with undisguised doting affection when she talked about her daughter.
Gu Yihan said enviously, "I think it would be even happier than being Sister Min's daughter."
She was an orphan in her previous life and has no parents in this one. She truly envies families who pamper their daughters like princesses.
Gu Yihan and the other person walked and talked, and soon arrived at the cafeteria. They lined up, got their food, and found a pretty seat to sit down.
"Although our factory isn't big, the food is pretty good. We get meat once a week," Accountant Min said to Gu Yihan with a smile.
Gu Yihan was about to reply when she was interrupted by a strong smell of green tea.
"Xiaohan? What are you doing here?" Qiao Shuhui covered her mouth and looked at Gu Yihan in surprise.
Accountant Min recognized Qiao Shuhui and said with a smile, "Officer Qiao, Xiaohan is from our department. Don't let her young age fool you, she's already been working here for three years."
Qiao Shuhui deliberately widened her eyes, feigning innocence: "I didn't expect Xiaohan to be so amazing, finding a job at such a young age."
Gu Yihan looked at Qiao Shuhui with a half-smile and said, "There's nothing I can do, it's what the school assigned me. Who told me to start school early and get into a vocational school with excellent grades?"
Accountant Min: "..."
Accountant Min could also see that the relationship between the two was not as close as that of Officer Qiao.
Qiao Shuhui almost lost her composure and could only stiffly say, "Xiao Han is really amazing. Commander Lu really made the right choice marrying you."
"Xiaohan, Minjie, you two take your time eating. I'm going back to the publicity department now."
The moment she turned away after speaking, her face turned icy cold. How lucky she was! In history, Gu Yihan was pampered by Lin Yifei her whole life and lived a life of glory.
Without Lin Yifei in this life, she wanted to see how glamorous Gu Yihan would be if she followed that unknown Commander Lu.
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