"Wow, Sister Qiqi, you're amazing! You can even think of this!"
Hearing their praise, Shen Qiqi felt a sense of relief in her heart.
It seems that there are still people who understand and support her.
However, the good times did not last long. Early the next morning, Widow Zhang's sarcastic voice was heard in the village.
"Hey, have you heard? That Shen Qiqi, who isn't content to stay home and take care of the kids, actually wants to go to the construction site and steal the men's jobs! How shameless!"
Rumors spread quickly like weeds, and the villagers began to point fingers at Shen Qiqi and talk about her.
"This Shen Qiqi is too outrageous. A woman should be at home taking care of her husband and children. Why is she joining in the fun at the construction site?"
"That's right, I think she just wants to seduce men! Maybe she's already been with some random guy..."
Shen Qiqi was so angry that she trembled all over when she heard these rumors.
She took a deep breath and decided to take the initiative and go to the villagers' homes to do ideological work.
"I want to see who dares to gossip behind my back!" She walked out of the house angrily.
She came to a villager's door and knocked. "Excuse me, is anyone home?"
A middle-aged woman opened the door and saw Shen Qiqi, and an unhappy expression immediately appeared on her face.
"What are you doing here?"
"Auntie, I want to talk to you about water conservancy projects..."
The woman interrupted her before she could finish.
"What's there to talk about? What do we women know about engineering? You should just go home and take care of the kids!"
Shen Qiqi was not discouraged. She patiently explained, "Auntie, although I am a woman, I am also a member of the village. The water conservancy project is related to the interests of everyone, and I want to contribute my own strength..."
The woman remained unmoved and snorted coldly, "Stop using sweet words here! You just want to steal the men's jobs so that they won't have anything to eat!"
Shen Qiqi took a deep breath and said firmly: "Auntie, you misunderstood me! I..."
With a "bang", the door slammed shut in front of her.
Shen Qiqi stood at the door, clenching her fists.
She knew that changing the villagers' mindsets would not be easy, but she would not give up.
She turned and walked towards the next house.
"Knock knock knock..." The knock on the door sounded again.
Shen Qiqi took a deep breath and knocked on the door again.
This time, it was an old lady who opened the door. She squinted her eyes, looked Shen Qiqi up and down, and said in a fairly kind tone: "Miss, who are you looking for?"
"Hello, grandma. I'm Shen Qiqi, the third daughter-in-law of the Lu family. I want to talk to you about water conservancy projects." Shen Qiqi smiled and tried her best to look harmless.
The old lady hesitated for a moment, but still invited Shen Qiqi into the house.
Shen Qiqi brought out a small stool, sat down, and explained calmly, "Grandma, I know everyone has some misunderstandings about my participation in the project, thinking that women should stay at home to take care of children. But I want to say that times have changed, and men and women are equal and can contribute to the village. Besides, I really understand some engineering technology, and I'm not going to the construction site to cause trouble."
As the old lady listened, her brows relaxed.
She had lived for most of her life and had seen a lot of things, so she understood that what the little girl said made sense.
She sighed and said, "Well, that's true. It's time to change your old ideas. But... there are some old stubborn people in the village. I'm afraid they won't accept you so easily."
Seeing that the old lady was wavering, Shen Qiqi struck while the iron was hot: "Don't worry, grandma, I will use my actions to prove to everyone that I, Shen Qiqi, am not a vase, but a real go-getter!" She also shared some of her own engineering ideas, and the old lady nodded in praise after listening.
In the next few days, Shen Qiqi was like a little bee, doing ideological work from door to door.
She patiently explained, using both logical and emotional means, and occasionally threw in some modern jokes to make everyone laugh.
Gradually, more and more villagers began to understand and support her, and the sour words that gossiped about her behind her back gradually disappeared.
Seeing that her efforts were not in vain, Shen Qiqi felt full of energy. Just do it!
However, just when Shen Qiqi thought things were turning around, she accidentally discovered that Technician Zhao had been secretly looking through his notebook recently.
She became alert and secretly followed Technician Zhao for a few days, and discovered that he had actually copied down her engineering ideas. This was really a case of "the pot comes from the sky while you are sitting at home". Could he really use the copied inspiration?
Anger instantly burned in Shen Qiqi's chest. This Technician Zhao was simply a modern version of a "thief"!
He stole the fruits of her labor and wanted to take credit for it?
Uncle can tolerate it, but aunt can’t!
No, she must find something to hold against him and make him pay the price!
Shen Qiqi decided to hold back and collect evidence first.
She returned home, hid the notebook, and began to silently observe Technician Zhao's every move.
She wants to make this guy who stole her wisdom pay the price for his actions!
The next day, Shen Qiqi came to the construction site and saw Captain Wang surrounding Technician Zhao, talking about something.
She walked a few steps closer and heard Technician Zhao talking. What he said sounded familiar.
Shen Qiqi frowned, she listened carefully, and suddenly her pupils trembled - wasn't this the improvement plan she had shared with several young villagers before?
!
She clenched her fists tightly in anger.
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