Chapter 12.012: None of it worked (Bug Fix)
This get-together included not only workers and their families from Five Star Automobile Factory and Zhuoyue Garment Factory, but also employees from the Second Daily Chemical Factory. So, it's not surprising that Lin Yuzhen was there.
Lin Yuzhen took over her sister-in-law Lin Yufeng's job four years ago and is now a worker at the Second Daily Chemical Plant.
Lin Yuzhen was two years older than her and used to visit the Guan family often. After she started working, she hardly ever came anymore.
Not only did she almost not recognize Lin Yuzhen, but Lin Yuzhen also almost didn't recognize her.
Girls change a lot as they grow up, and people with jobs are always more energetic. The days when I was skinny like a bean sprout, with a sallow complexion and dry hair seem like a distant memory.
She and Lin Yuzhen actually had no conflict; they just weren't close. They were just ordinary relatives; they would greet each other when they met.
Lin Yuzhen clearly thought the same thing, and politely asked, "Yuehe, you're here too?" before saying that she had made an appointment with a friend and went to the other side.
A little while later, Xie Dongxue came to ask her to help set up the venue. The people who had signed up for the social gathering also arrived one after another.
This wasn't Guan Yuehe's first time attending a social gathering. When she was younger, she often mingled with Lin Sitian and the other two at the car factory's social events, hiding in a corner to watch the older boys and girls chat and make friends.
Back in the 1950s, these weren't social gatherings, but rather dance parties, and everyone was incredibly bold. By the 1960s, the passionate and unrestrained dance parties were replaced by the more reserved and subtle social gatherings.
Currently, the two main ways to meet new friends, besides introductions from relatives and friends, are to attend social events organized by the labor union.
The event was hosted by the women's director of the automobile factory. At the beginning, she divided the participants into several groups and had them play games in their groups.
Two groups of people are older, have been married, or are divorced or widowed for various reasons, and are now thinking about finding someone to settle down with.
Guan Yuehe felt embarrassed for them just watching them play games, and couldn't help but dig her toes into the ground.
She thought to herself that she would never attend any social gatherings organized by the factory again.
But it's quite interesting to watch others attend social gatherings. Especially since some of her friends are there.
Lin Sitian and Xu Chengcai were assigned to different groups. Their popularity was worlds apart.
Contrary to her initial expectations, Lin Sitian didn't get many people to chat her up, while Xu Chengcai was surrounded by a group of women!
Xu Chengcai's face turned bright red, and he was so embarrassed that he almost buried his face in the ground.
Guan Yuehe, who was watching from the side, kept covering her mouth and giggling.
Although the social gathering started off a bit reserved, it gradually loosened up, and many people exchanged contact information and even made plans to go to the movies together next time.
"Comrade Xiao Guan didn't sign up, does that mean you have a boyfriend?" the women's director of the automobile factory asked.
"No, there's no rush to find one. Let's talk about it in a couple of years."
The women's director nodded and smiled, "Your garment factory workers are highly sought after now. Look, everyone's lining up to work for you."
That's normal. After all, the housing policy of Zhuoyue Garment Factory is really too attractive. Who wouldn't want to have their own house after getting married?
No wonder Xu Cheng is so popular.
After the social gathering ended, Xie Dongxue and the other members of the union stayed behind for an experience-sharing meeting. So, Guan Yuehe, Lin Sitian, and Xu Cheng took the bus back.
As soon as she stepped out of the auditorium, Lin Sitian shook her head in disappointment. "I thought I could make a friend or two, but these men are so scheming. The first thing they asked was, 'Comrade, which factory are you from?' As soon as they heard I wasn't from a clothing factory, their attitude cooled down considerably."
"Speaking of which, your garment factory has already formed several couples, why bother participating in this social event? Just settle it internally within the factory."
Lin Sitian sighed again. This was her first time signing up for a social gathering, and it turned out like this—how boring! She used to find social gatherings incredibly fun when she was a child, and she'd even dressed up specially for today.
Guan Yuehe shrugged, "I didn't expect it to be like this either!"
So why change the venue? It would be better to just hold it at their garment factory. Maybe even more people would come.
The two men turned to look at Xu Cheng, who was silent but blushing. "Xu Cheng, which woman did you go to the movies with?"
Xu Chengcai sighed, "No appointment!"
"I was so busy answering how long I'd been working at the factory and when I'd be allocated housing that I didn't even have a chance to ask any questions. As soon as they heard I'd only been working there for a year and didn't know when I'd be allocated housing, they turned away after asking. Oh, they all went to Gu Mannian's place."
Guan Yuehe and Lin Sitian: "..."
The three looked at each other for a few seconds, then suddenly burst into laughter.
A gust of wind blew by, and the three of them tacitly shut their mouths, hunched their necks, buried their faces in their collars or scarves, and walked towards the bus stop outside the factory, facing the wind.
At this social gathering, many single employees from the garment factory found partners, and they all started inquiring about their eligibility for the next housing allocation.
Some female colleagues came to see Xu Chengcai, but Xu Chengcai said frankly that he didn't want to date for the time being, and then went back to the workshop and diligently started operating the sewing machine.
To Guan Yuehe's surprise, Gu Mannian hadn't found a partner either.
When Sister Zhu from the factory office heard that Gu Mannian had gone to the social gathering, she approached him after he returned, saying she wanted to introduce him to her niece, but Gu Mannian politely declined.
"Since they're attending the social gathering, doesn't that mean they want to find a partner? My niece isn't bad either. I really don't know what this Xiao Gu is thinking!"
No sooner had the words been spoken than a notice came over the loudspeaker saying that the garment factory and the furniture factory were cooperating to help the workers purchase furniture collectively at a more favorable price than if they bought it individually.
Regardless of whether they were allocated housing or not, many people needed to buy or replace furniture. After work, they flocked to the purchasing department to inquire about the situation.
Anyone who pre-orders and pays before June 1st can enjoy this purchase discount. Everyone says they need to go home and discuss what to buy.
The purchasing staff were showered with praise.
Guan Yuehe counted the days on her fingers. The factory dormitory was already under construction, and the first batch of houses was expected to be completed before June. According to the order of the housing allocation list, she would definitely be allocated a house in the first batch.
Once she got the house, she could start tidying up the left wing of the second courtyard!
Seeing that Guan Yuehe was about to sneak away again, Gu Mannian snorted in dissatisfaction.
Does the fact that he can't be her brother-in-law mean they can't be friends anymore?
He followed, his face cold, and asked, "Do you want some defective fabric? I can help you get some replaced."
"Oh? That's great!" Guan Yuehe immediately said, "Exchange as much as you can! I'll get the money for you tomorrow."
"Just get a different one." Gu Mannian was still angry. She glanced at her and complained, "I asked you to help me arrange for your sister to come out, but you didn't. Look at you, do you think you'll ever find a brother-in-law as good as me?"
Guan Yuehe stopped laughing, rolled up her sleeves, and said, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat you up!"
Gu Mannian felt embarrassed and wisely kept quiet.
When he and Guan Yuehe first joined the factory, they were both workers in the production workshop. Guan Yuehe was small and didn't like to talk to people, so he treated her like she was invisible. Who knew that just a year later, Guan Yuehe suddenly grew taller and her hands and feet became stronger. Once, when he was robbed outside the factory, she fought off three people all by herself.
The two robbers, along with him, made up a total of three people. She beat them all up before sending them to the police station.
He was so angry that he yelled at the police station, asking her if she was taking this opportunity to retaliate because he hadn't replaced her sewing machine in time.
To everyone's surprise, Guan Yuehe said, "Oh, no wonder you look familiar. We're from the same factory."
When asked why she even hit him, she said she saw the child next to her crying so pitifully that she thought the three older children were bullying the younger one.
As the saying goes, "no fight, no friendship," Gu Mannian witnessed Guan Yuehe's great strength, and Guan Yuehe remembered him. Although Gu Mannian was later transferred to the purchasing department and she was transferred to the factory office, their relationship was actually quite good.
Gu Mannian hadn't seen Guan Yuehe swing her fist in the past two years, but he didn't want to "test" whether her fist was more powerful.
How can sisters be so different?!
Actually, Guan Yuehe felt a sense of relief. If Gu Mannian had avoided her because she hadn't reached an agreement with her sister, she wouldn't have been able to mooch off their purchasing department anymore!
"You should thank me!" With his cowardly appearance, he's even afraid of her punches, how could he possibly withstand her sister's fiery temper and lightning-fast kicks?!
Gu Mannian was completely bewildered, and only refrained from refuting her because he was afraid of her fist.
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It was another Thursday. At lunchtime, Xu Cheng walked through half of the cafeteria before finding Guan Yuehe and reminded her, "Try not to go home lately."
"Why? Is someone trying to set me up with someone again, or do they just don't want me to move?"
"The car factory's recruitment list is out, and not many people passed the exam. The two from the Ding family didn't pass either. Aunt Ding keeps asking me when our factory will start recruiting. People come to your house every day, all asking when you're going back."
Just hearing about it was enough to give anyone a headache, so Guan Yuehe quickly said, "Then tell my mom that I'm not going back this month."
Xu Cheng looked around and asked in a low voice, "Is the factory planning to recruit workers?"
Guan Yuehe didn't deny it and told him to eat quickly.
Are there many conditions?
Guan Yuehe knew what he wanted to ask, and whispered, "If I have the chance, I will definitely contact Brother Xuewen immediately. Don't ask anymore. If other people ask you, just say you don't know."
"Alright." It seems this recruitment drive is different from previous ones.
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After getting off work in the afternoon, Xu Cheng had just reached the entrance of the alley when he was pulled into courtyard number one.
"Chengcai, the auntie used to bring you food. Tell her, is your factory still hiring?"
"Yes! Didn't they say the garment factory has a lot of orders and needs to build several dormitory buildings? They'll need to hire at least a hundred or two people, right?"
"Did you ask Yuehe? Yuehe works in the factory office, she should know more information, right?"
Xu Chengcai repeated what he had said yesterday, assuring everyone that he had no news. Yuehe had been sent on a business trip recently and was not at the factory during the day, so she was unaware of the situation there.
After finally getting back to Courtyard No. 3, I didn't even have time to drink water before running to the backyard to tell Jiang Guiying that Guan Yuehe had gone on a business trip with her boss.
Jiang Guiying confirmed with delight: "The leader even took her on a business trip?"
Wow! Her Yuehe has really made something of herself!
Seeing how happy she was, Xu Cheng was too embarrassed to say that all the idle people in the factory office had been taken to work.
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