Seeing that Lin Yu did not refute, Bao Gen's mother assumed that she agreed, so she continued speaking with even greater enthusiasm.
"But you're different from us. In our countryside, it's better to have a boy. What if a girl becomes the shop manager and then gets married and lives with someone else?"
She thought she was a genius, that she was absolutely right.
"So, you should switch places. Let Baogen be the store manager. As for Xiaoju, two girls can just do some cleaning in the store. Why would she be the store manager?"
Lin Yu laughed and said, "You've even arranged what the two girls will do?"
Baogen's mother nodded confidently: "That's right. What can we women do? We just clean and cook. The important things are done by men."
Her words made all the women present feel uncomfortable.
Ou Manqing also said, "Auntie, Chairman Mao also said 'Women hold up half the sky,' how can your thinking be so backward?"
When Aunt Lin heard her daughter-in-law speak, she chimed in, "That's right, Baogen's mother, it's been so many years, you need to change your mindset."
“We women are no less capable than men. Don’t you work in the fields all the time? And when you come home, you still have to do laundry and cook.”
Baogen's mother waved her hand: "Hey, those are all small things. Men should be doing big things."
Aunt Lin laughed and said, "What important thing has your old man done? Tell me about it."
Baogen's mother was stunned and speechless.
She wondered if her husband had done anything significant. It seemed not.
She usually went to the fields to earn work points, and she would go herself. She was strong, and she earned just as many work points as the old man.
When it comes to fighting, she's always the one charging ahead.
While she was silent, Lin Yu looked at the people below the stage with their various expressions and said:
"I know that some of you are not satisfied with our election of Comrade Lin Xiaoju."
In fact, it wasn't just Baogen's mother who had this idea; Lin Yu knew that many people were unconvinced.
None of these four children were particularly outstanding when they were in the brigade.
The elders were busy working to earn money, and no one paid attention to them.
Since they are unfamiliar with the subject, they will judge it based on common sense.
Apart from the women's director, all the cadres in the brigade were men.
Naturally, everyone assumed that the store manager was either Bao Gen or Lin Zhuang.
But now that Lin Yu has chosen Xiao Ju, everyone is starting to have doubts.
They either guessed that Lin Yu favored people with the surname Lin, or they thought she favored people of the same gender as them.
The members had all sorts of thoughts, and their gazes toward Lin Yu became even more complicated.
Grandma Lin was worried that she couldn't handle the pressure, and even thought about going up to help her scold people.
But Lin Yu shook her head at her, indicating that she could.
Lin Yu calmly took out a document: "I'll tell you now why Song Zhiqing and I chose Xiaoju."
“We set standards as early as when the store opened, and the first one was the level of hygiene.”
The workers in the food factory understand this, after all, they are making food, and hygiene is the most important thing.
They work in the factory, and there are hygiene standards.
The four sales clerks understood this principle and had good hygiene habits, so all four of them passed this section with full marks.
Baogen's mother nodded; her Baogen was indeed that capable.
Lin Yu continued, "The second item is performance, which is based on who receives the most customers and the amount of money transacted."
This is the most objective point: the results will tell everyone who did the best.
"In the past month, Xiaofang had the best performance, followed by Xiaoju. The difference between them was only five yuan."
"Baogen and Lin Zhuang..." These two are at the bottom of the performance rankings, quite a bit behind Xiaoju and Xiaofang.
Baogen's mother fell silent. This couldn't be faked; it was either true or it wasn't.
Lin Zhuangniang felt only one thing in her heart: "Just as I thought."
Her son, Dazhuang, is honest but not good with words. How could he possibly sell things?
It's fine to let him bury himself in work.
In fact, Baogen was the same, but unfortunately, Baogen's mother didn't realize it.
Now that's great, after hearing this performance comparison, she only felt ashamed.
He was just praising his son for doing great things, but now he's been proven wrong.
With sales figures like this, what big things do you expect to achieve?
Lin Yu didn't want to embarrass her, saying, "Baogen and Lin Zhuang also have their merits. They are very diligent and strong. With them around, there are people to load and move goods."
"And only then can the safety of the store be guaranteed."
They were both tall and strong, the country men were robust and powerful, and when they stood there, no one dared to go in and bully the girls.
They also need to work hard to move and carry goods.
Lin Yu gave an objective and fair evaluation: "The four of them each have their own strengths. Xiao Ju is excellent in all aspects, which is why we chose her."
When selecting a store manager, it's not simply a matter of choosing the best performer or the most hardworking person.
Rather, it's the one who is flexible, mature, and steady in handling matters.
She can handle emergencies well, manage the store's work effectively, and lead her employees to perform even better.
In just one month, Xiaoju has shown signs of becoming a leader.
This is why Lin Yu and Song Meili chose her to be the store manager.
These words left the audience speechless.
They didn't expect that the criteria for selecting store managers had been set so early on.
Lin Yu and Song Meili had probably been observing the four children for a long time, and they knew exactly what each of them had done.
The current outcome is objective and fair, so what else can they say?
I just feel a little uneasy.
Lin Yu's eyes turned serious: "Why don't you want a woman to be the store manager? It's because of gender discrimination!"
“You want to trample women under your feet and are unwilling to let women rise to higher positions.”
“But I’m different, not just because of my gender, but because I’ve always valued ability over gender.”
"If you want a man to be the store manager, then work hard. As long as you can compete, you can get the job."
"Don't resort to underhanded tactics and become a laughingstock."
"And to my fellow women, do you really think you can't do anything big and can only stay at home cleaning and cooking?"
"But according to my calculations, last year, in our brigade, the income of most families was higher for women than for men."
She also produced a calculation table, indicating that it was precisely calculated.
Da Zhuang's mother thought to herself, "That's right. Last year, the income of my family, my daughter-in-law, and my daughter was more than that of his father."
As for this year, Dazhuang went to work in the provincial capital, and with his father's salary, it might exceed that of the women.
After hearing what Da Zhuang's mother said, she felt unconvinced again: "No, we can't lose this year."
She will go back and encourage her daughter-in-law and daughter to find more ways to earn money, because she can't let the man win.
When the members heard that Lin Yu had also calculated this, they immediately became excited.
Everyone started to wonder who earned more in the family.
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