"Thank you, Uncle Zhao, for inviting me, but I have to report to the Commerce Bureau on the 1st and start work. The 10th is supposed to be a Thursday. I wonder if I can make it in time at noon?"
Ning Xi didn't say anything final.
Zhao Zhengrong: "The Commerce Bureau? Isn't that very close to here? Our house is just behind, so it's very quick to get there and back. Xiaoyu doesn't have many friends, so he would definitely be happy if you could come."
Zhao Huaiyan listened silently without refutation of his father's words.
"Okay, if time permits I will definitely come. I haven't thanked Aunt Guan properly for picking me up yet."
Now that things have come to this, refusing now would undoubtedly be a slap in Zhao Huaiyan's face, so Ning Xi agreed generously.
"Comrade Ning, please continue shopping. We'll go back first." Zhao Zhengrong saw Ning Xi looking around and guessed that she might have come with friends.
"Okay, goodbye Uncle Zhao, goodbye Huaiyan~"
It was the first time that Ning Xi and Zhao Zhengrong met each other seriously. They were not familiar with each other and there was nothing much to talk about, so they quickly took the opportunity to get out of the situation.
And she saw Zhu Mei already waiting for her in front.
"Have you finished talking? I didn't go over because I saw you talking to someone else just now." Zhu Mei happily took Ning Xi's arm.
"Yeah, a friend." Ning Xi felt a little more favorable towards Zhu Mei.
Who doesn’t like friends with a sense of boundaries?
It was still early, and the two girls walked around the second floor hand in hand. Ning Xi bought an army green shoulder bag and used the milk powder coupons to buy a can of Yellow River milk powder.
The milk powder coupons were found in Lin Yongjun’s iron box, and no one knows where he got them from.
"See you later~"
After buying things, Ning Xi went back home again. The two said goodbye outside the department store and rode their bicycles back to their respective homes.
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Red Star Food Factory, Purchasing Department Office.
"Section Chief Zhou, someone is looking for you."
Zhou Zhongliang's heart skipped a beat, and he sighed that what was supposed to happen had finally happened. He had been tormented these past few days and couldn't sleep at night.
"Um, is that you?" When I came out, I saw that it was the female comrade I met at the vegetable store that day. The girl seemed to be in better spirits after not seeing her for a few days.
His expression was somewhat intriguing, and he stroked the back of his neck with his right hand, not knowing how to start.
Ning Xi knew something was up and immediately gave him a sympathetic smile: "Uncle Zhou, I'm not here to ask you for a job. My family found me a new job, and I wanted to tell you about it."
Zhou Zhongliang felt relieved, put down his hand awkwardly, and smiled: "That's good, that's good. I was just thinking about how to explain this to you!"
Originally, he had a vacant position under his command. That day, he took a liking to the eloquent Ning Xi at first sight, and thought that such a girl would be suitable to work in their purchasing department.
But he didn't expect his mother-in-law to come to his house.
It turned out that his brother-in-law was scolded by his leader at the factory, and he quit his job without caring about anything. Now he is unemployed at home!
The key point is that he quit his job in a fit of anger, which made his wife so angry that she almost hit him.
I've been really spoiled. I can't stand any grievance. I have to endure it no matter what, even if I have to sell my job.
He has been extremely nervous these days, fearing that he won't be able to give the job to someone who comes to him asking for it. But the words have been spoken, and a man's word is as good as gold. It is simply despicable for him to go back on his word.
"It's okay, Uncle Zhou, I'll be leaving first." Ning Xi stood up and said goodbye.
"Hey, young comrade, wait a minute." Zhou Zhongliang stopped the man and turned back to his office, taking out a few packages of things wrapped in oil paper and tied with paper ropes.
"This is the brown sugar we got from our brother unit. Comrade Xiao Ning, please accept it."
He took out a few more dim sum coupons from his pocket and handed them to Ning Xi, "Here are a few more dim sum coupons, a little gift from me."
"I'm sorry about the job. To be honest, I gave the job I was supposed to give you to my brother-in-law a few days ago."
As soon as Ning Xi arrived, she made it clear that she had found a job, which made Zhou Zhongliang think more highly of her.
With her keen eyesight, she could definitely tell at a glance that there was a change in her job, but the other party did not use this to blame him or ask for other compensation. Instead, she honestly said that she already had a job.
I came here specifically to tell him this, which also shows my respect for him.
Zhou Zhongliang was filled with regret that he did not hire a person who was smart, had his own bottom line and was sincere, but instead hired his brother-in-law, who had a pig's brain.
But what can he do? On one side are his wife and his Yue family, and on the other side are strangers. It goes without saying who he should choose.
"Brown sugar?" This is a good thing nowadays, and it is harder to buy than ordinary candy or white sugar.
Ning Xi was embarrassed to take it. She didn't owe her anything. She shook her head and said, "This thing is too precious. I can't take it."
Zhou Zhongliang forcefully stuffed it into her hand and said, "Take it! Uncle Zhou, you've lost face if you don't keep your word. If you don't take it, I won't be able to greet you when I see you next time."
This was the first time in all these years that his own words were ignored, and Zhou Zhongliang felt very sorry.
If Comrade Xiao Ning can't find a job, isn't he just playing tricks on people? How can he be a leader if he can't even take responsibility for his own words?
Moreover, although brown sugar is precious, it is not difficult for them, because the Red Star Food Factory not only produces snacks such as pastries, moon cakes, and biscuits, but also produces various fruit candies.
The raw materials for the candies are ordered from the sugar factory. The two companies are sister units and they exchange some unqualified "defective products" every month as benefits for the factory employees.
For fear that the things would fall to the ground, Ning Xi had to hold them with both hands.
If the other party was a little thick-skinned, they could easily send her away even if she came to ask for a job. After all, there was no formal exam, no written documents, and not even a witness.
"Then I'd like to thank Uncle Zhou. I'm in for a treat today." Ning Xi put the things into her bag, thanked Zhong Liang and left the food factory.
It was not off work yet, so she went to the district government compound to look for Zhu Yue.
I don’t know if she has finished get off work?
"Xiaoxi? Why are you here?" Zhu Yue was really at home.
Ning Xi joked about herself: "Some time ago, I was too famous to walk around freely."
"Huh?" Zhu Yue was stunned for a moment, then reacted instantly. "It's indeed quite well-known. A daughter sued her biological mother and stepfather, and unexpectedly found two murderers. Haha."
Ning Xi had become quite famous in the east part of the city a while ago. The neighbors around, regardless of gender, age or status, would discuss the gossip about the Lin family after dinner.
Even her father, the chief of a police station, talked about it a few times at home!
Zhu Yue originally thought that Ning Xi ignored her because she had new friends in the west of the city. Now she thought that she must be troubled by public opinion, so she didn't dare to come to play with her for fear of implicating her.
I didn't expect that I would be criticized like this, and I still have to think about others. Xiaoxi is such a good girl, unlike her...
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