The family members of the four sales clerks all worked in the factory, and they immediately became nervous upon hearing this.
"I wonder if my son Dazhuang will be selected."
"My daughter Xiaoju is very capable."
Baogen's mother disagreed: "What kind of shop manager is a little girl? Of course, we should choose my Baogen, or Dazhuang if that doesn't work."
Da Zhuang's mother didn't have that kind of nerve: "I don't think my Da Zhuang has any hope."
He knows his own son well; his son Dazhuang is a bit simple-minded and clumsy, how could he be a store manager?
Actually, she didn't dare to say it. She felt that Baogen was no good either, that the child was even dumber than Dazhuang.
But Baogen's mother was a shrew, so Dazhuang's mother didn't dare to speak.
Xiaoju's mother retorted, "Bullshit! My Xiaoju is much more capable than Baogen. If we're choosing a store manager, of course we'll choose Xiaoju."
Baogen's mother scoffed, "What kind of shop manager does she think she is, a woman?"
Xiao Fang's mother couldn't stand her looking down on girls like that: "Our factory director, Lin, is a woman. Do you think she's not qualified to be the factory director?"
Baogen's mother's expression changed. Noticing the strange looks from those around her, she quickly said:
"I didn't say that, don't talk nonsense."
Xiao Fang's mother: "Isn't that what you meant?"
Baogen's mother put her hands on her hips and said, "Do you think everyone is Director Lin? He's from Haicheng, of course he's more capable than a country woman."
"Xiao Fang and Xiao Ju, you still want to be factory managers? Keep dreaming."
Baogen's mother said, "I don't believe that my Baogen, a boy, can be inferior to a girl."
If you ask her what she's most proud of, it's that she gave birth to a boy, Baogen, in the first year of her marriage.
It made her mother-in-law so happy.
She is a great contributor.
Baogen's mother firmly believed that her son was the chosen one and would never be inferior to the two girls, Xiaofang and Xiaoju.
If Dazhuang becomes the leader, there's still a chance.
After all, he's a boy, so he can do anything.
There are many people like Baogen's mother who think like this. At this time, the concept of valuing sons over daughters is deeply rooted and very difficult to change.
Even with women like Lin Yu and Li Lanhua leading the way, people still have more faith in men.
Especially when there are promotion opportunities, men are given priority.
Even Xiaoju and Xiaofang's mother, though she wouldn't admit it, wasn't entirely sure herself.
Being a store manager? That's a small leadership position. They couldn't even imagine that their own daughter could lead others.
In addition, people in the food factory are also paying attention to this matter.
They were also eager to know who would ultimately become the store manager.
Lin Yu once said that she would not only open one specialty store, but would open more in the future.
Then their children will also have opportunities.
Therefore, everyone often discussed in private who would ultimately become the store manager.
An objective and fair person said, "I think it should be Xiaoju or Xiaofang. Girls are capable, while Dazhuang and Baogen are too honest."
The families of the two girls said, "My daughters will definitely not lose to the boys."
Baogen's mother and others who shared the same views often mocked them for overestimating their abilities: "How can this girl compare to the boy? She wants to be the shop manager? Don't even dream about it."
Lin Yu had also heard about these arguments, and Grandma Lin asked her if she should stop them.
Lin Yu shook her head: "They can discuss it freely, it won't affect the final result anyway."
Lin Yu also found the debate quite interesting, as everyone had their own perspective.
They have different ideas and opinions.
This is all normal.
Ideas can't be changed overnight; if they discuss them more, they might gain some insights.
Lin Yu was also looking forward to seeing how they would react when they found out the final result.
Song Meili went to the provincial capital and called back a few days later to tell Lin Yu that everything was settled.
Lin Yu then convened a meeting, summoning everyone to the threshing ground to make the announcement.
“I know everyone is concerned about the selection of a store manager for our specialty store. As everyone knows, Song Zhiqing has already gone to the provincial capital.”
"Now I announce that the first official store manager of our food factory, located at No. 103 Beigu Street in the provincial capital, is Comrade Lin Xiaoju."
The audience was completely silent; no one knew how to react.
Lin Yu raised an eyebrow: "Everyone, give a round of applause."
The people below then came to their senses and burst into enthusiastic applause.
"Okay, Xiaoju is great." This is Xiaoju's good friend.
"My Xiaoju is so capable, it's wonderful, it's wonderful!" Xiaoju's mother cried tears of joy.
Although Xiaofang's mother was a little jealous, she had to admit that Xiaoju was more capable than Xiaofang.
After all, being a few years older makes a difference.
If she had known this would happen, she would have had the baby sooner.
If only I had given birth to Xiao Fang when I had Xiao Fang's brother.
Giving birth to a boy didn't bring her much glory, while Xiao Fang, at such a young age, was able to work in the provincial capital.
Xiao Fang's brother was grinning foolishly when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He turned around and saw his mother's eyes.
He quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at her.
I don't know what I did wrong again to upset her. I'd better keep a low profile and behave myself.
The enthusiastic applause stopped, and suddenly a sharp voice rang out:
"Why choose Xiaoju? What about our Baogen?"
Baogen's mother angrily ran to the front of the stage: "Director Lin, you can't be biased! Xiaoju has a good relationship with your family, so you should choose her."
She felt that her statement was based on evidence.
Lin Xiaoju's surname is Lin, and Baogen's surname is Li. Given their different degrees of kinship, it's easy to imagine that Lin Yu would naturally choose the Lin family.
Lin Yuan said angrily, "Bao Gen's mother, don't talk nonsense. My sister would not show favoritism."
Although Xiaoju also has the surname Lin, their two families are not very close and do not usually interact much.
Lin Yu has never had any concept of clan, so how could she possibly choose Xiao Ju just because of a surname?
Baogen's mother, still defiant, retorted, "Then why did she choose Xiaoju instead of our Baogen? Dazhuang would have been fine too."
Lin Yuan scoffed: "If that's the case, Xiaoyu should choose Dazhuang, since he also has the surname Lin."
Moreover, Lin Zhuang's family and their family were even closer.
Baogen's mother then realized this as well, "That means you're biased towards the girls."
Yes, that's right. It must be because Lin Yu became the factory manager himself, so he wanted to choose the girl to be the store manager.
Baogen's mother couldn't accept this: "Why didn't you choose a boy? Is it because you favor girls over boys? Director Lin, let me tell you, this is wrong."
She had an expression that said, "I'm the one who knows more, and you should learn from me," which made Lin Yu laugh.
"Tell me, what did I do wrong?"
Baogen's mother felt that she could educate Xiaolin and was very happy: "This girl is not as good as the boy, I know. You are a woman yourself, and now that you have become the factory director, you want to choose a woman to be the store manager."
Lin Yuan frowned as he listened, and was about to speak when Lin Yu stopped him.
She urged Baogen's mother to continue.
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