Chapter 89, Section 89: Xiuying is in a meeting, feeling depressed…
Cheng Xiuying was in a meeting when Yu Jiajia peered out the window for a while. Her mother really had a commanding presence; she didn't look like someone to mess with!
Cheng Xiuying quickly spotted the little head perched by the window. Her eyes crinkled slightly, but the smile that had just appeared on her lips was quickly suppressed, almost like an illusion.
Yu Jiajia quickly held up two fingers, mimicking a little person walking, indicating that she would leave first. Cheng Xiuying didn't let her go; instead, she paused her recollection and let everyone discuss first before stepping forward.
Cheng Xiuying led Yu Jiajia by the hand to the edge of the corridor. After making sure that the people in the office wouldn't hear them talking, she said, "Sweetie, why did you change your clothes? Are they dirty?" She reached out to help Yu Jiajia tidy her clothes and hair.
Yu Jiajia briefly recounted what she had witnessed at noon: Xu Mei being abused by her husband. "Her husband is a terrible person. He beat Xu Mei so badly that she had a big gash on her forehead and bled a lot."
Cheng Xiuying sneered: "That kind of coward only dares to show off in front of his wife. I can beat him into submission with one punch."
Yu Jiajia: "That's right! My mom is the best, she can take on several people at once! I just saw you having a meeting inside, you had such a powerful presence! I've never seen anyone more powerful than my mom!" Then she added: "Sister Xu Mei is currently recovering in the hospital. With Brother Chen Zhou around, the neighborhood committee and the oil mill will probably be begging Xu Mei to get a divorce as soon as possible."
Unless Xu Mei herself is unwilling to get a divorce, the divorce is inevitable.
Cheng Xiuying asked again, "Did Director Lu come to see you because of things in the city? The factory manager said something happened in the city, and Director Fang was arrested!" She lowered her voice and asked, "Are Director Fang and the others finished?"
That's what she mainly asked.
Yu Jiajia nodded, "We're doomed!"
Cheng Xiuying had a better idea of what was going on, and then asked, "What did you and Director Lu have for lunch?"
Yu Jiajia: "There were still a lot of pig's trotters and crabs left, so I packed them up and took them home. They were so delicious! It's amazing that a state-run restaurant even raises crabs and shrimp."
Cheng Xiuying smiled and said, "It's nothing. If you like to eat them, I'll take you to the mountain to catch small crabs next week."
Crabs in the mountains are smaller and don't have much meat. They're hard to catch and hard to eat, so only children know how to catch them.
Yu Jiajia: "Okay, okay."
After the mother and daughter talked for a while, Yu Jiajia went to the Great Hall of the People.
The Great Hall was bustling with activity as preparations were underway for the evening's model opera performance. Banners were being put up, streamers were being hung, tables and chairs were being moved and arranged, and thermos flasks and water cups were being prepared. Every nook and cranny had to be wiped spotless.
The actors have already started getting their makeup done. They'll have one more rehearsal later, and then they'll be ready for the official performance tonight.
Tian Lili had changed into a light pink dress, styled her hair in two braids, and put on stage makeup, making her even more radiant and beautiful. Yu Jiajia praised her, "Lili, you are so beautiful."
Tian Lili smiled and said, "You are very beautiful too. You look beautiful in any color dress."
Yu Jiajia whispered what had happened in the city to Tian Lili. Tian Lili was stunned for a moment, her eyes reddening. She reached out and hugged Yu Jiajia, saying, "It's so good to have met you."
Under Director Fang's leadership, none of the members of the municipal cultural troupe fared well. Though they were the troupe's pillars, they were no different from the top courtesans of a brothel. When they were no longer useful, they either hastily married off or couldn't even save their lives.
She's so lucky; she'll never have to be controlled by anyone again.
Yu Jiajia didn't delay the troupe's makeup; she wandered around, helping out wherever she could.
[Seafood Platter *1, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Related Blueprints *1 (8/20)];
[Pajamas *2, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Related Blueprints *1 (9/20)];
Yu Jiajia's mouth watered as she looked at the seafood platter in her spatial backpack. She wanted to eat it! But she really couldn't take it out. She didn't even have a chance to eat it secretly. Fortunately, time was eternal in the spatial backpack, so it wouldn't spoil even if it was left there forever.
The pajamas are all made of pure cotton. One set is a dress, and the other is a long-sleeved shirt and pants. They perfectly match the aesthetics of this era and are ready to be worn.
Around 4:30, everyone went to eat together. Yu Jiajia also started to get busy. She went to the entrance of the Great Hall to greet people and help with directions.
The steel mill workers arrived exceptionally early to secure good spots, often bringing their entire families. Since there were only so many seats, those who arrived late had to stand or bring their own stools.
Yu Jiamin and Xia Jing arrived quite early, accompanied by Yu Jiamin's best friend Qin Zhaozhao, who was wearing a light blue dress, had thin bangs, and styled her hair in two small buns, looking exceptionally gentle and reserved.
Upon seeing Qin Zhaozhao, Yu Jiajia's eyes lit up. She stepped forward and warmly grasped Qin Zhaozhao's hands, her smile as radiant as a little sun: "Sister Zhaozhao, I'm so glad to see you! I'm Jiajia. You really are just as my sister described, both beautiful and adorable!"
Qin Zhaozhao was a little flustered. Her younger sister was too enthusiastic, and she didn't know how to deal with it. She took out some snacks from her pocket and stuffed them into Yu Jiajia's hand.
Yu Jiajia also took out candy and melon seeds from her pocket and stuffed them into Qin Zhaozhao's hands.
Yu Jiamin laughed heartily, pulled Qin Zhaozhao's hand and sat her down, "We'll get to know each other after we have a meal together another day, Jiajia, you go ahead and get busy."
Yu Jiajia took out some candy from her pocket and gave it to Yu Jiamin and Xia Jing. She winked at Xia Jing and then prepared to continue her work.
An aunt saw Yu Jiajia giving out candy and asked Yu Jiajia for some too, saying, "Why don't you give me candy?"
Yu Jiajia smiled sweetly: "That's my sister and my best friend."
Aunt: "Then give my grandson a piece of candy to sweeten his mouth, my grandson wants to eat candy."
The little boy, about three or four years old, quickly said, "Sister, I don't want candy." Then he said to the aunt, "Grandma, you can't ask people for candy, it's impolite."
Another, slightly taller girl said, "Grandma, if you keep doing this, we won't take you out to play anymore."
They have such cute, childlike voices.
The woman next to her quickly leaned over and said somewhat apologetically to Yu Jiajia, "Comrade Jiajia, you should go back to your work."
If someone insists on giving it to her, Yu Jiajia will of course refuse, but the child is just too adorable.
Yu Jiajia took out four more fruit candies from her pocket and asked the two children, "There are four candies in total, how are we going to divide them?"
The little boy said, "One for me, one for Zhuzhu, one for Mom, and one for Grandma."
The little girl said, "No, no, they all belong to my sister. We can't share them."
Yu Jiajia thought the little girl was adorable. She touched the little girl's little pigtails and said with a smile, "Two pearls." Then she looked at the little boy, who quickly said, "My name is Dunzi."
Yu Jiajia added, "Two stools too."
She gave two candies to two children, but their mothers stopped her from giving them any. Yu Jiajia then gave a candy to the woman as well.
The little girl hugged Yu Jiajia's neck and gave her a big kiss on the cheek, saying, "Thank you, sister."
Her mother couldn't stop her.
The little girl was wearing a pink dress, and she was very clean and tidy. She smelled nice and was soft and cute. Yu Jiajia touched the little girl's cheek and said, "So good."
The little boy also wanted to kiss Yu Jiajia, but his mother quickly grabbed him and carried him away.
Yu Jiajia pinched the little boy's cheek and said, "So cute." Then she quickly ran away. The little boy's face was covered in drool, and she couldn't even kiss his cheek.
After walking a few steps, I could still hear the woman scolding her mother, saying that she shouldn't ask people for candy next time, and that she could buy whatever she wanted to eat, and that she shouldn't try to take advantage of others, since everyone's money didn't grow on trees.
The auditorium was getting more and more crowded, and the security department was keeping things organized. Despite the large number of people, things were not chaotic.
The factory leaders from various factories in Qingshan County usually arrive around 5 a.m., so they need a guide to lead them to their designated seats.
Everyone was generally very polite and courteous, but the people at the oil press were different. A young man in a white shirt insisted on asking Yu Jiajia her name and where she lived, and even asked her to sit next to him and talk to him for a while, introducing the steel rolling mill.
Yu Jiajia ignored him and turned to leave.
Seeing Yu Jiajia about to leave, the young man reached out and grabbed her arm, saying, "Hey, where are you going? Did I say you could leave?"
Yu Jiajia slapped his hand, "This is a steel rolling mill, do you think this is your home?"
Hearing the commotion, Liu Weidong quickly pushed the young man aside. "Comrade, what are you talking about? I'd like to talk to you. What's your name? What do you do for a living?"
The young man pushed Liu Weidong aside and then tried to pull Yu Jiajia away.
Liu Weidong immediately pressed the young man into a seat, saying, "Comrade, sit down quickly, don't block the view behind you."
The minor conflict caught the attention of the leader next to the young man. The leader glared at the young man, then smiled and said to Liu Weidong, "You guys go ahead and get busy."
The young man finally sat down properly. Yu Jiajia rolled her eyes at him and said, "Go ahead and cause trouble if you dare. If you keep causing trouble, I'll kick you out."
The young man was stunned and sat up straight.
Yu Jiajia was slightly disappointed.
Lu Chenzhou arrived at 5:40. Director Li personally greeted him and seated him in the middle of the first row.
Other factory leaders also sat up and went over to greet them.
At 6 p.m. sharp, the lights in the Great Hall of the People came on.
The host, Lu Lingyi, dressed in a crisp military green uniform, stepped forward steadily, microphone in hand. Her clear voice announced the official start of the event, which was immediately met with enthusiastic applause from the audience.
First, the factory director gave a speech, followed by a speech by Director Lu. After that, music started, and the long-awaited model opera finally began.
Yu Jiajia had seen it many times before, but this time, she watched it very attentively, laughing, crying, and feeling excited along with the audience. Finally, the performance ended amidst thunderous applause.
The security personnel organized an orderly exit. Yu Jiajia didn't even have time to see her third sister and the others off. She was surrounded by the young ladies from the performing arts troupe, who thanked her one by one and even prepared gifts for her.
A white dress and a black leather notebook.
Yu Jiajia was flattered; there was even a gift?
The skirt is puffy and looks very innocent. The workmanship is quite intricate, with two layers and an additional layer of lace along the edges, making it particularly delicate.
"Where did you buy it? It must have been quite expensive!"
Tian Lili: "Do you like it?"
Yu Jiajia didn't stand on ceremony: "I love it so much, thank you all."
The notebook may seem simple, but it is actually more precious. Everyone left a message, and some even drew pictures. Yu Jiajia was so moved that she almost cried.
Of course, she also prepared gifts, taking out envelopes from her bag, one for each person.
The envelopes weren't letters; they were filled with snacks: dried meat, candy, hair clips, and so on. In Tian Lili's envelope, which she liked the most, there was a fountain pen, because Tian Lili loved writing poems. She put pastry coupons in Tian Xiaoxi's envelope, because Tian Xiaoxi liked pastries. Su Yu's envelope contained a pound of meat coupons; she loved meat.
In any case, we tried our best to take everyone's preferences into account.
After talking for a while, Yu Jiajia finally left. As soon as she stepped out of the Great Hall of the People, she was stopped by a young man. He had one hand in his pocket and his head was slightly lowered: "Comrade Jiajia, I've finally waited for you."
Yu Jiajia took one look and realized that this was the young man from the oil press factory.
The young man slightly raised his chin: "I'm Yu Hao, a staff member of the union at the oil mill. My father is the deputy section chief of the union, and my mother is the workshop director. May I have the honor of inviting you to a meal?"
Under the light, his nostrils appeared large and round.
Yu Jiajia: "Your mom's surname isn't Zhang, is it?"
Yu Hao's face lit up with joy, and he said, thinking he looked very cool, "How did you know? Did you ask me about me? I knew you were interested in me, otherwise you wouldn't have been flirting with me."
Yu Jiajia was shocked: "!!! Don't talk nonsense! With your greasy appearance, I'd be crazy to flirt with you. Get out of the way, or I'll call for help."
Unexpectedly, it was the young man's mother who was preventing Xu Mei from getting a divorce.
Seeing Yu Jiajia about to leave, Yu Hao reached out to grab her, saying, "How can you turn your back on me like that? You were flirting with me like that in the Great Hall of the People, weren't you telling me to wait for you after this? I have some money with me, let's go eat mutton hot pot."
"That's clearly rolling your eyes." Yu Jiajia was speechless. She tried to avoid his hand, but couldn't get away, so she had no choice but to call for help: "You're being a pervert."
Just then, Lu Chenzhou and several factory directors came out together. Hearing Yu Jiajia's voice, Lu Chenzhou walked over in a few steps. Yu Jiajia complained, "Yu Hao from the oil press factory's union, whose father is the vice president of the union and whose mother is the workshop director, insisted on taking me out to dinner. He wouldn't let me leave if I didn't agree."
Factory Director Li was furious: "How dare he! He's acting like a hooligan in the steel rolling mill? Security Department, arrest him and send him back to the oil pressing factory! What kind of scoundrel is he?"
Yu Hao retorted indignantly, "You dressed like that, weren't you just trying to seduce me? You even gave me the eye, and I waited for you to eat, and now you're turning the tables on me. Have you climbed the social ladder? You..." The male comrade from the security department quickly pulled out a handkerchief and stuffed it into Yu Hao's mouth to shut him up.
Yu Hao could only sob uncontrollably, unable to speak.
Lu Chenzhou: "Send it to the Revolutionary Committee."
This is something that needs to be dealt with.
The security team dragged Yu Hao away.
Yu Hao angrily kicked his legs, trying to resist, but he couldn't resist at all. He looked at Yu Jiajia and thought, how could this woman be so heartless? She really had climbed the social ladder and gotten involved with the director of the Revolutionary Committee.
Although Yu Jiajia really wanted to roll her eyes, she held back. Yu Hao didn't deserve it, ptooey!
Lu Chenzhou glanced at Yu Jiajia, "Jiajia, I'll take you home."
Yu Jiajia followed Lu Chenzhou and continued to complain, "His mother's surname is Zhang, I guess she's the Director Zhang who wouldn't let Sister Xu Mei get a divorce."
Lu Chenzhou chuckled and nodded. "Okay."
Factory Director Li felt he was being a bit redundant, but he definitely had to see Director Lu to the car. After Director Lu and Yu Jiajia got in the car, Yu Jiajia said, "Factory Director Li, could you please tell my mom that I'll go home after I see Sister Xu Mei?"
Factory Director Li didn't know who Xu Mei was, but that didn't stop him from agreeing, "Okay, I'll pass on the message for you later. Go have fun."
After the car drove away, Director Li stood there in a daze for a while. "Director Lu really has a good relationship with the Yu family! What incredible luck did the Yu family have?! Such incredible good fortune!"
Even if he didn't understand politics, he knew that Lu Chenzhou had a limitless future.
It wasn't convenient for Lu Chenzhou and Yu Jiajia to travel by car; it was only a short distance, just a few steps, and there were many pedestrians on the road. So, not far from the steel mill, Lu Chenzhou told the driver to go ahead, and he and Yu Jiajia walked. When they got out of the car, he took a net bag from it.
Yu Jiajia discovered that the mesh bag contained a bag of biscuits and a packet of brown sugar, perfect for visiting a patient.
Yu Jiajia: "Were you originally planning to see Sister Xu Mei?"
Lu Chenzhou: "I always keep one in the car, in case of an emergency."
Yu Jiajia understood, "You've thought of everything." Actually, her spatial backpack also had everything she needed, but she couldn't take it out. She took out two White Rabbit milk candies from her pocket, handed one to Lu Chenzhou, and then unwrapped the other and put it in her mouth. White Rabbit milk candies were still the best.
Lu Chenzhou: "The model operas are very outstanding. Maybe they can really be performed in Beijing. You're really amazing. Have you ever thought about switching to screenwriting? There's a vacancy for the head of the cultural troupe."
Yu Jiajia has little experience, but she has made many contributions and is capable of doing things.
Yu Jiajia looked intently at Lu Chenzhou: "I don't want to. I like the steel rolling mill, and I work at the steel rolling mill. Can I be the deputy section chief?"
She likes older girls, but she doesn't like running around everywhere.
She'll probably be quite busy for the next six months with the performing arts troupe; she's a lazy bum, and all she wants to do is lazily lie around everywhere.
Lu Chenzhou chuckled, "You should be soon, right?" He unwrapped a candy and ate one of the White Rabbit milk candies himself; it was really sweet.
Yu Jiajia was very happy; she actually quite liked being called Deputy Section Chief Yu, hahaha.
The deputy section chief is just right; Section Chief Chen is too busy, he's in meetings every day.
She needs a lot of time to do good deeds!
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