"Alright, alright, everyone in the weaving group, hurry back to work and don't delay things." No one has been announced as the group leader yet, so there's only one deputy group leader left, which means Cheng Xiuyun has the final say.
The crowd that had gathered around the brigade headquarters had mostly dispersed.
When they arrived at the weaving group, Cheng Xiuyun immediately became serious. "No matter what, you have to be serious about your work and obey the leader's arrangements. Anyone who doesn't listen will be dismissed."
Cheng Xiuyun glanced at Song Yan. "Song, you've taken such a long leave, you should be back to work now. I'm giving you the deadline to produce a new sample by tomorrow."
To be honest, Cheng Xiuyun was quite arrogant.
"What do you mean? If I can't come up with new samples, you're telling me to get out of here too?" Song Yan asked.
Not only Cheng Xiuyun, but also Widow Wang and the others really wanted to say, "Get out of here!" But they didn't dare. Cheng Xiuyun was determined to carry out her uncle's orders. Widow Wang and the others listened to Cheng Xiuyun. So after Song Yan finished speaking, they all remained silent.
Song Yan's voice wasn't quiet; Secretary Cheng outside the door heard it clearly. He suppressed his anger repeatedly. He told himself to be patient. Even if he wanted to oust Song Yan, he had to do it gracefully. Otherwise, when Wei Aiguo returned, he wouldn't be able to get away with it.
"Secretary Cheng!" Cheng Xiuyun saw the old man who opened the door and felt like she had seen a savior. Moreover, she knew when to call him "Grandpa" and when to call him "Secretary" to please Cheng Qianjin.
Secretary Cheng: "What's going on? Even though Team Leader Li has quit and isn't standing with you anymore, shouldn't everyone continue their work?"
Look at that official tone, as if Li Yuanzhao doesn't care about anyone.
"Secretary, Song, the educated youth, is too insubordinate. I asked her to produce new samples, was that wrong? But she just won't!" Cheng Xiuyun was furious, but she had no choice but to suppress her anger.
"Is that so? Song Zhiqing, that's not right. Your main responsibility is producing samples and handling the technical aspects. It's not wrong for the deputy team leader to have you produce samples, is it?" Secretary Cheng asked.
Song Yan: "The deputy team leader doesn't know anything and just gives orders blindly. I really can't listen to her. I'd be exhausted if I listened to her."
"You're just here to produce samples, and you're getting work points but you don't want to do any work? How can you say I'm giving you bad orders?" Cheng Xiuyun really wanted to slap Song Yan across the face, but she didn't dare.
Cheng Qianjin's thoughts weren't on Cheng Xiuyun. "You mean the deputy team leader did something wrong? Come on, tell me what she did wrong? I'll be your judge."
Cheng Qianjin maintained a fair and impartial attitude.
Song Yan: "Our goods are delivered to the supply and marketing cooperative, so the first thing we need is the satisfaction of the cooperative director. Therefore, I have to ask the director what he needs before I can make samples based on his requirements. If she asks me to make samples right away, it's like her shoes are worn out and I'm making her pants. Even if I make 100 pairs of pants, she'll still be wearing a pair of worn-out shoes. Is that what she needs?"
That's not actually the case at all.
"You're the one who's wearing slut shoes! How dare you insult me in public!" Cheng Xiuyun was furious, but she didn't dare to lay a hand on him.
Some of the women in the knitting group couldn't help but laugh.
Song Yan: "You said it yourself, 'wearing worn-out shoes,' I didn't say that. I was just using a metaphor. Secretary Cheng, do you think Cheng Xiuyun's actions were reasonable?"
Neither Secretary Cheng nor Cheng Xiuyun understood the procedures involved. "This isn't a big deal. Team Leader Cheng doesn't know either. Can you discuss it? You're a cultured intellectual; don't make a fuss." Secretary Cheng finished speaking and gave Cheng Xiuyun a meaningful look.
Cheng Xiuyun was incredibly frustrated, but she still lowered her stance. "You should have said so earlier, Song Zhiqing. We could have discussed it together. How could I possibly disrespect you?"
Look at Cheng Xiuyun's aggrieved expression, as if she's giving face and everyone else has to accept it.
Song Yan: "Cheng Xiuyun, that's not what you said just now. You first said that we must obey the leader's arrangements, and anyone who doesn't obey will have to leave. Then you gave me a deadline of tomorrow to produce a new sample. Secretary Cheng, she didn't intend to discuss this with me."
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After further mediation, Secretary Cheng left. All the prestige Cheng Xiuyun had built up over the past two days was completely swept away…
As Song Yan left, he left with a parting remark: "Give me the money for the bus fare and meals to the county tomorrow. I don't have any money on me and can't cover it."
Cheng Xiuyun asked her sister-in-law to give Song Yan ten yuan.
"What color did you dye this? Is this how you work? What excuses do you have? If you can't do a good job, get out!" Cheng Xiuyun vented her anger on Huang Guoqing and his men.
Huang Guoqing pulled Pan Bo back from his tantrum. "I'm a man, and you're telling me to get out of here? We definitely can't stay here. But we can't just give up halfway through the work. We'll finish today's work, and you still have to give us the work points. We won't come back tomorrow."
Huang Guoqing pulled Pan Bo along and carefully mixed the dye.
The fuel colors aren't all available. Many colors need to be mixed on the spot. Today we need to dye it a dark green. Only after the yellow was completely dissolved was some cyan added, and the resulting color still doesn't meet our needs.
Cheng Xiuyun started making a fuss as soon as she saw it.
Today, Cheng Xiuyun finally encountered something pleasant. Having gotten rid of the two people, she could finally let her man come…
Song Yan now uses the knitting group as a place to vent her anger. After venting her frustrations there, she quickly goes home because she just saw Cheng Youfu return. Cheng Youfu even thoughtfully brought his medicine pot…
Song Yan carefully used water from the second spring to brew medicine for the two children. She made the medicine as small as possible, afraid that if she made too much, they wouldn't be able to drink it.
When the piping hot medicine was delivered to the Cheng family, the temperature was just right. The medicine was divided into two portions. Each of the two children received a small half-bowl. They first took a small sip, and then slowly drank the medicine down, sip by sip.
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