Chapter 26 Two and a Half

Lin Xiang remembered hearing many people mention that Food Factory No. 2 was on the verge of bankruptcy and was completely incomparable to Factory No. 1.

Today the army relies mainly on government funding, but the 1970s was still a difficult period of development. Although it was better than the 1950s and 1960s, it was difficult to see much improvement overall.

The army also tried its best to increase resources and reduce expenditure. In order to feed the soldiers and provide jobs for the military families, it negotiated with the Phnom Penh Municipal Government to take over the shaky old food factory with decades of history. The army used the militarized management style to revive the food factory. At the same time, it also promoted the food factory's secret recipe for canned food, utilized the product characteristics of the island, and increased production efficiency. It not only increased the army's funds and improved the soldiers' food benefits, but also stabilized the military families. It can be said that it killed two birds with one stone.

But later, the factory area was rushed to develop, and when the second factory was built, it made the same mistake as the previous national step. Since then, it has never developed. The second factory area has shrunk again and again. Now the second factory is just an empty shell. There are rumors outside that it will not last much longer. When the second factory is closed, the employees there may not get any good jobs after being merged into the first factory, and they may even lose their jobs.

Therefore, whenever there is a recruitment, the military dependents who are assigned to the Second Factory feel uncomfortable.

Lin Xiang had never thought that she would be assigned to Factory 2. Her educational level was top-notch among the military dependents who registered. She and Shen Chunli were probably the only ones with a high school diploma. And considering her performance in the written test and the interview...it was certain that she would not fail to get a position in Factory 1.

Just as Lin Xiang was staring at her name on the notice board for admission to Factory 2 with a frown on her face, Zhou Yuezhu also glanced over and almost cried out in surprise.

"How is this possible! This..." Zhou Yuezhu felt that it was unfair. How could Sister Lin Xiang be assigned to Factory 2? Isn't this a waste of talent?

Lin Xiang took Zhou Yuezhu's hand and walked into the food factory: "Let's go in and ask."

She always has to ask clearly.

Today is the day when the recruitment results are announced. The food factory is very busy. The factory office staff who are in charge of the entire recruitment process are checking the admitted employees and notifying everyone that they can sign up within three days.

Zhou Yuezhu comforted Lin Xiang all the way: "Sister Xiangxiang, there must be something wrong. How could you go to the second factory?"

Lin Xiang had a bad feeling in her heart: "I'm afraid something really went wrong."

And it was intentional.

The food factory occupies a large area of ​​1,300 square meters, with Factory 1 occupying the majority. Factory 2 was originally located there, but was later gradually shelved and its area has been shrinking again and again. Now it is only separated from Factory 1 by a wall and is only one-tenth the size of Factory 1.

The process of checking the workers was carried out in the open space at the entrance of the factory office. Four long tables were lined up, and the factory office staff were comparing the admission list with the household registration pages of the people who came. After Lin Xiang and Zhou Yuezhu entered the factory, they saw the comrade who collected their application forms that day.

This is the only familiar face she has.

Just as Lin Xiang was about to go over to ask about the situation, Shen Chunli suddenly appeared out of nowhere and said, "Comrade Lin Xiang, you also passed the exam? What position were you assigned to?"

Shen Chunli had already got the job of publicity officer in the factory office, which was the most popular position in this year's recruitment. She was in a good mood. Seeing Lin Xiang coming in, she immediately decided to ignore the fact that she lied about her true appearance for the time being, after all, they would still be colleagues in the future.

Lin Xiang was busy asking about the situation at the moment, and only said vaguely: "There are still some questions, I have to consult first."

Shen Chunli looked at Lin Xiang leaving in a hurry and curled her lips, thinking that this person was not enthusiastic about future colleagues at all!

He Fen was checking information with the new worker. When she looked up, she saw Lin Xiang approaching her.

She raised her hand to tuck her short hair tightly around her ears and said with a smile, "Comrade, what can I do for you?"

"Hello, comrade. My name is Lin Xiang. I have some questions about the assignment of this recruitment..."

He Fen was prepared. After hearing Lin Xiang's objection, she calmly took out Lin Xiang's application form and pointed to the Food Factory No. 2 written in the application column and said, "You filled in Factory No. 2 when you applied, and we respect your wishes."

Lin Xiang took a closer look and realized that she had clearly written "Food Factory 1" on the registration form, but now the number 1 on the registration form had become 2.

Further down, the checked position was also crossed out, from propaganda officer to workshop worker.

"He Fen, have you finished the check over there? I'm going to the toilet, can you help me check here as well?" The employee at another long table got up and left in a hurry.

"Okay." He Fen nodded in agreement.

"This is not..." Lin Xiang was about to blurt out that she didn't change it, but she saw Comrade He in front of her looking at her with a smile, and then she remembered that the man just called her He Fen.

He Fen?

This name always sounds familiar to me.

Lin Xiang thought as if she had heard it somewhere before. After a moment, she suddenly remembered that the person who was sent to the police station for drugging was called He Fang!

He Fen, He Fang, are they relatives?

As she thought about this, she lowered her head and looked at her tampered registration form. Suddenly, she felt that the smile on He Fen's face was not so polite and kind, but rather had a hint of anticipation for a good show.

In a flash, Lin Xiang had a guess.

There were many people here, including military dependents who came to verify their information. In addition, in this era, no duplicate copies were kept. Even if she got mad on the spot and pointed out that someone had tampered with her application form, she would not be able to produce any evidence. Instead, she might be considered to have regretted going to the second factory and wanted to come back to grab the job because she felt unbalanced.

Especially since all the positions have been decided, if she could win back the position in Factory 1 from Factory 2, someone who had just been hired in Factory 1 would inevitably lose his position, which might make her a public enemy of other military personnel.

She calmed down, and did not make a fuss in public, nor did she continue to communicate with He Fen. Instead, while He Fen went to help next door, she took the registration form to find the factory director.

Zhou Yuezhu was squeezed outside the crowd. Later, when she heard Lin Xiang mention that someone had tampered with her registration form, she became even more angry. Especially since that person was very likely a relative of the person who drugged her, Zhou Yuezhu felt a surge of apology in her heart.

"I'll go and find out what her relationship is with the person who drugged her!"

Zhou Yuezhu acted quickly. When the incident happened, people actually did not investigate He Fang's sister and brother-in-law at all. They always thought that everyone should be held responsible for their own actions and should not be implicated together.

Therefore, Zhou Yuezhu and Lin Xiang did not know the names of He Fang's sister and brother-in-law.

After a while, Zhou Yuezhu came back with the answer: "Sister Xiangxiang, He Fen is really He Fang's biological sister! I finally understand, she is deliberately taking revenge on you! That's not right, what did you do? You saved me, and I haven't even met her sister, how could she do this to you?"

Seeing Zhou Yuezhu getting angrier and angrier, Lin Xiang calmed down. As expected, "Her husband is the regiment commander. He must know how to judge the situation. In this case, it was your cousin who investigated and sent He Fang to the Public Security Bureau to confess. Later, your father used his connections to inform the Public Security Bureau and asked them to punish her severely. I guess He Fen and her husband wanted to use their connections but failed, so they were unhappy. However, your cousin and your father are the regiment commanders of the same level as her husband, and the brigade commander of a higher level, respectively. No one can afford to offend them. After all, I am the only ordinary comrade who is easy to deal with, not to mention that I went to participate in the recruitment and just ran into her gun."

"That's too much!" Zhou Yuezhu didn't want Sister Lin Xiang to lose her job for nothing just because she saved her once. "No, I have to go find my parents."

She couldn't let Sister Xiangxiang suffer this loss.

Lin Xiang thought about whether this matter was easy or difficult to handle, so she decided to report the situation to her higher-ups first. Considering that she and Yuezhu were both young girls and might not have a say in front of the factory director, the two of them went to find Feng Li.

Feng Li has lived in the family compound for many years. She is a kind person, and her husband is a brigade commander, so everyone has to give her face.

When she heard about Lin Xiang's application form being tampered with, her face froze and she became a little angry: "That Li Jun's lover is really out of his mind!"

Tian Guiju, director of the food factory, did not go to the recruitment site. She was working at home at the moment.

When he heard that Brigade Commander Zhou's wife Feng Li was coming, he put down what he was doing and went out to greet her.

Feng Li and Tian Guiju had some personal connections, so after a few pleasantries, she got straight to the point: "Sister Tian, ​​I brought two young men here today to report the situation."

She briefly recounted the incident and finally said, "It's really too much of an insult. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come here."

At the same time, Lin Xiang handed over the application form and pointed at the horizontal stroke above the word "No. 2" in Factory 2 and said, "Director Tian, ​​I handed the application form to Comrade He Fen that day. It originally said "Food Factory 1" on the form, with the horizontal stroke in the middle. If I had written "Factory 2" at the beginning, it would have been too awkward. The horizontal stroke below was written by me, and it has a different stroke from the horizontal stroke that was abruptly added above. In fact, I can still clearly detect the difference. Someone changed my registration information."

The factory office headed by Tian Guiju was in charge of recruiting workers. Although she didn't pay attention to every detail, nothing serious had gone wrong. Suddenly, someone came to her and said that the application form had been tampered with. She frowned, observed carefully, and indeed found something unusual.

However, she would not admit anything easily. After all, this matter concerned the reputation of the factory. If it were to get out, she would lose credibility in the eyes of the military families.

"Director Tian, ​​we came to you to report this privately, without making a scene outside, just to see if there was any misunderstanding?" Lin Xiang saw Tian Guiju's embarrassment, and was also worried that she wanted to smooth things over and was unwilling to pursue the matter, so she took the initiative to show her sincerity. If it could be changed back directly, it would naturally be a good thing.

Since Director Tian was worried about being humiliated, she would give him a way out. After all, her ultimate goal was just work.

"I understand the situation. I have to investigate this matter." With Feng Li around, Tian Guiju had to give her some face, which was equivalent to having a witness. "I will inform you when there is a result. Before that, it is best not to spread all kinds of speculations."

Leaders always care about the reputation and interests of the entire group.

Feng Li agreed on behalf of Lin Xiang: "I've already told Xiangxiang that Director Tian is the most fair among the military families and will definitely make the decision for her! Xiangxiang, you are about the same age as Yuezhu, so don't call her Director Tian all the time. It's so formal. Why don't you thank Aunt Tian quickly."

Lin Xiang thought to herself that Aunt Feng was also amazing. She praised Tian Guiju in just a few words and reminded her that she had to be fair. Lin Xiang naturally appreciated it and hurriedly followed Yue Zhu to call for help: "Thank you, Aunt Tian."

Tian Guiju sent those people away, and her face immediately fell. Lin Xiang and the others were still good people and saved face for the factory office by not making a big deal out of the matter of tampering with the registration form. But Tian Guiju was still unhappy, and she didn't know who in the factory office was doing something behind her back!

This matter was actually easy to investigate. Tian Guiju called a meeting of several people from the factory office in the evening of that day. She asked them about the collection of application forms and then took out Lin Xiang's application form. She observed everyone's expressions and He Fen's face suddenly changed.

Combined with the fact that Lin Xiang specifically pointed out that the registration form was given to He Fen, Tian Guiju knew what was going on.

However, He Fen refused to admit it at this time. It was Lin Xiang who changed her mind and said nonsense that she had changed her application to Factory 2.

At least now, who can produce evidence to prove that He Fen is responsible?

He Fen originally wanted to change Lin Xiang's application form. Even if she found out later and questioned her, she would have something to say back. There was only one application form, so who could prove what she had filled in?

Besides, all the recruitment positions have been allocated. If Lin Xiang wants to make trouble and wants a quota for the first factory, who will be willing to give it to her? As long as she incites a few words, the spit of the military wives around her will drown her. After all, no one is willing to give up the first factory position that has already been obtained.

She had calculated correctly that Lin Xiang would have to suffer this loss.

Who asked her to make trouble and harm her own sister? Ah Fang is a young girl who was confused for a moment and didn't do anything big. It is obvious that she only needs to be criticized and educated. There is no need to send her to the police station!

Thinking of this, He Fen's guilty conscience towards Director Tian gradually eased.

Besides, her man had fought bravely on the battlefield to get here, so she just couldn't believe that anyone would really make things difficult for her just for an ordinary relative of the He family!

"Comrade He Fen, this application form has clearly been altered by someone. Tell me, did you alter it yourself, or did someone secretly alter it while you were managing the application form?"

He Fen stiffened her neck and said, "Director Tian, ​​even if it was really changed, why couldn't it be Lin Xiang who changed it herself? After all, no one saw it. Especially now that all the recruitment positions have been decided, are we really going to make hundreds of military wives panic just for Lin Xiang and reallocate the positions?"

He Fen really understood Tian Guiju's worries. This matter is really difficult to deal with!

......

After leaving the factory office, He Fen returned home with her bag. Her husband Li Jun had just returned from the army.

As soon as he entered the house, Li Jun saw his wife's face full of sorrow and tears in her eyes. He was startled and hurried forward to comfort her: "Afen, what's wrong with you?"

Ever since his wife's sister came to visit, a series of incidents followed, and Li Jun was in a state of panic. He pleaded for mercy to no avail, and neither did he use his connections. He knew his wife was upset, but he really had no other choice.

He Hongyuan is impartial and selfless, and Brigade Commander Zhou is of a higher rank. What can he do?

"Brother Jun, I changed Lin Xiang's application form for the job recruitment. Now she has found out and is looking for Director Tian to hold me accountable."

Li Jun was confused for a moment: "Who is Lin Xiang?"

"It was that little bitch who harmed Ah Fang!" He Fen's face gradually became fierce, and she gritted her teeth and said, "If she hadn't instigated it, would Ah Fang have been sent to the police station?"

"Is she the female comrade who discovered the situation with He Hongyuan?" Li Jun had a vague impression at this point.

However, he was also clear about this matter. The mess done by his sister-in-law was subsequently exposed by He Hongyuan based on the evidence he collected. Later, it was Brigade Commander Zhou who took the initiative to use his connections to investigate.

However, the lover was very upset and had to let it out. He couldn't afford to offend He Hongyuan and Zhou Shenghuai, but Lin Xiang was easy to control.

"Brother Jun, if this matter is exposed, I might have to lose face and be severely punished by Director Tian. I don't want to drag you down. When we get divorced, you can find someone else." He Fen looked as if her face was dead.

"What are you talking about!" Li Jun didn't agree with what his lover did, but he was in the same boat, so how could he just sit there and watch? "Now that things have come to this, don't say anything angry. You are just a relative of He Hongyuan's family. The higher-ups won't do anything to you for such a little girl. You are the captain's lover after all. As your man, I have to give you some face!"

He Fen was beaming as she watched her husband finally smile. "Really? That's what I was thinking. We are a couple. What does Lin Xiang mean to me? If she really dares to make a big fuss, He Hongyuan might find it embarrassing and just throw this relative back home."

Li Jun nodded: "He Hongyuan doesn't like to meddle in other people's business. He probably doesn't like to be bothered by these relatives from his hometown. Zhou Yuezhu is also because he has a special relationship with the Zhou family. Don't worry, I will talk to the brigade commander about this matter."

He Hongyuan and Li Jun belonged to the same Second Brigade. He Hongyuan was the head of the Fifth Regiment, while Li Jun was the head of the First Regiment. Li Jun was older than He Hongyuan, eight years older, and always acted like an old veteran, always liking to give advice to the young.

The husband of Tian Guiju, director of the food factory office, is Yang, the brigade commander of the Second Brigade. It would be safest to discuss this matter with the brigade commander!

......

The next day, Tian Guiju talked to He Fen again. Who would have thought that He Fen would readily admit it this time, saying that she had mistakenly changed Lin Xiang's application form due to carelessness. This made Director Tian very angry.

As a leader, it is somewhat embarrassing to see such chaos in the team you lead.

There was only one day left before the three-day recruitment deadline after the recruitment results were announced. She severely criticized He Fen and went home to think about how to deal with the matter better. He Fen must be punished, whether it was internal criticism and education or writing a self-criticism. How should she give Lin Xiang a reasonable explanation? Then her husband Yang Dingxin came back.

The couple usually don't talk about business at home, but today, Yang Lu actually took the initiative to ask about his lover He Fen and Lin Xiang.

"How did you know that?" Tian Guiju immediately thought of something, "Could it be that Li Jun came to you to ask for mercy?"

"I shouldn't have interfered with your factory's affairs." Yang Lu took off his military coat and hung it on the clothesline, saying in a deep voice, "But Li Jun came to me and said that his wife was so worried about his sister's small mistake that she accidentally misplaced the registration form of He Hongyuan's distant relative. Because of this, he didn't sleep well for several days."

Tian Guiju knew it all. How could she be careless? Who would believe that she didn't change the application form on purpose? But she said, "We have to criticize and educate them. Comrade Lin Xiang's situation also needs to be dealt with. Why did Li Jun come to you?"

She has never liked anyone interfering in her work, even her lover.

"He Fen is clamoring to divorce Li Jun, saying that she is worried about the bad influence and implicate him, and she is also worried about embarrassing him if the clamor gets out of hand." Yang Lu was also impatient to deal with these matters. In theory, the ideological work on the problems of soldiers and their families should be done by the political commissar, but maintaining the stability of soldiers' families is also a serious matter. "Li Jun has been with me for many years. He almost lost his life several times when he joined the army and fought in the war. This is the first time he has come to me for help. This matter is not a big deal, but if it really affects the stability and unity of the soldiers' families, it will be more harm than good."

Tian Guiju understood the hidden meaning of her husband's words and asked bluntly, "So what do you want?"

"Let's just make a big deal out of a small one, or a small matter out of nothing." Brigade Commander Yang knew how to weigh the pros and cons, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to take the position of brigade commander. "One is the regiment commander's lover, and the other is a distant relative of the regiment commander. We still have to distinguish which is more important. We can't let down the military dependents who are doing logistical support work for the military. Besides, isn't the Second Factory a place for people to stay? The various rumors among the military dependents are biased. It's hard to find a job now, and working in the Second Factory is what many people want. It's not like you're treating Comrade Lin Xiang unfairly. If it really doesn't work, you can think about giving her a bonus as compensation in the future."

Yang Dingxin's words defined the matter and also made Tian Guiju feel discouraged.

If we think rationally, we can say so, but...

Alas, forget it. Raise them high and put them down gently, which is also the way to employ people.

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Lin Xiang met Director Tian and He Fen again at Zhou's house. The two characterized the incident as the person who collected the application forms accidentally altered the application forms.

It sounds full of loopholes, but since the leader said it, no one can raise any objections.

Lin Xiang had worked in the workplace for many years in her previous life, and had been hated before. It was not uncommon for leaders to call a horse a zebra and appoint people based on personal connections, and it was not uncommon for ordinary employees to have no choice but to endure such things.

I just didn't expect that in this era, I would encounter something like this before I even started working officially.

She could probably foresee that He Fen was the lover of the leader after all, and she...

"Comrade Lin Xiang, I know this is hard for you to accept." Tian Guiju held her hand and said, "But no one is sincere. After all, so many people participated in the recruitment, and the factory office had to work hard. It is inevitable that mistakes will occur. I hope you can understand the difficulties of the organization. Besides, all the positions have been decided now, and it is not convenient to transfer them. Otherwise, the military families will definitely have opinions. Our Food Factory No. 2 is not as terrible as the outside world says. It is also in the development stage. We need young comrades like you who are educated and knowledgeable to give full play to our spare time and build and develop! This is also the trust of the organization in you! Don't worry, we will give you an extra subsidy every month and will not treat you unfairly."

After all, Tian Guiju has been in the position of factory director for many years, and she is quite good at saying different things to different people. She pointed out that the mistake on the business trip was not intentional, and secretly put pressure on Lin Xiang in the hope that she would understand the difficulties of the organization. She then flattered Lin Xiang a few times and asked her to build the second factory. Finally, she gave her dates and said she would give her subsidies.

After all these words, it can't be said that they are not harmonious.

Lin Xiang secretly admired Director Tian in her heart. He was a capable man.

However, before she could express her opinion, the young and hot-tempered Zhou Yuezhu spoke up: "Auntie Tian, ​​how could there be any accident that could turn one into two? This is clearly intentional!"

Adults will more or less care about their face. Tian Guiju didn't expect that the daughter of Brigade Commander Zhou would jump out and complain. Well, such a little girl is ignorant of the ways of the world and only cares about her own pleasure when speaking.

Her face froze, and she was about to say a few words of advice when she heard He Fen beside her speak.

He Fen seemed to be in a state of panic: "Comrade Xiao Zhou, I definitely didn't do it on purpose. Lin Xiang and I have no grudges against each other, so why would I harm her?"

"That's because..."

——"Yuezhu!" Lin Xiang hurriedly called her.

——"Yuezhu, don't interrupt the adults when they are talking. Go out and take a walk by yourself." Feng Li also stopped the girl.

Another reason why He Fen acted so recklessly was that she knew that Lin Xiang cared about Zhou Yuezhu's reputation. If she really dug deeper into the matter, and the news that Zhou Yuezhu had been drugged and had stayed in the same room with a gay man who had also been drugged spread, what would happen in the future?

Rumors are scary. Even if nothing has happened, the crowd's ability to associate ideas is rich and unreasonable.

Therefore, Lin Xiang and Feng Li both spoke up to stop Zhou Yuezhu from speaking.

Zhou Yuezhu was holding her breath, and realized that this road was a dead end. It seemed that Sister Lin Xiang was really going to have to swallow this humiliation, so she ran away angrily and went straight outside.

Feng Li caught a glimpse of the lady's back, turned to Tian Guiju and said, "The child is so careless in what he says."

Tian Guiju smiled and said, "Yuezhu has a simple mind and it's normal for her to say whatever she wants. How open-minded she is."

Feng Li fought with her master: "Young people are open-minded, but they are easily wronged and bullied. Xiaolin came from another place and is unfamiliar with the place, so she is more likely to be bullied."

Tian Guiju and He Fen both stopped smiling when they heard what Feng Li said.

Lin Xiang is a pragmatic person. She was also good at making quick judgments at work in her previous life. Now that things have developed to this point, she will seize this mistake and gain more benefits for herself.

"Director Tian, ​​I heard that all the workers recruited are temporary workers. Although they will not lose their jobs easily, they will have to pass various assessments before they can be regular employees. As for the number of regular employees, there are not many quotas each year, and most of them are concentrated in Factory 1. Factory 2 can't get any. If I go to Factory 2, then..."

Tian Guiju had not expected that this young girl was quite smart. She was not satisfied with the monthly increase in subsidies, but instead she was thinking about getting a regular job.

It is not easy to transfer temporary workers correctly. The number of vacancies is limited and there is fierce competition every year. It is even more difficult to get a vacancies in a place like Factory 2.

Lin Xiang looked so weak and frail, yet he actually found the biggest problem right away.

However, in the final analysis, the factory office is still responsible for the loss. According to Tian Guiju's personality, she has to set things right and give Lin Xiang justice.

But Old Yang said that it was Li Bing who came to him to plead for mercy and even used the soldiers' merits to suppress him, so she could only turn a blind eye.

With the intention of compensating Lin Xiang, and also because she was a little annoyed by He Fen letting her man get involved in this matter, Tian Guiju said on the spot: "Then let's do this, we will just give you a formal position. You got the highest score in both rounds of the recruitment examination. The organization arranged you to go to the second factory because they value you. It's not too much to give you a formal position."

"Director Tian!" He Fen was originally smiling with a hint of smugness at Lin Xiang's loss. Even if she harmed her, so what? Could it be that the organization would really embarrass her, the lover of the group leader, for the sake of a distant relative of the group leader?

There is a difference between close and distant relatives, there must be an order.

But, what is the formal employment certificate for Lin Xiang?

Regular employee positions are precious, and some people even give gifts and use connections to get a permanent job. It takes an annual assessment to move from temporary workers to regular employees. Once you are regularized, your salary, bonuses and allowances will all double.

Then what's the point of going to so much trouble to get Lin Xiang to go to the second factory?

"Director Tian, ​​how can you give Lin Xiang the formal job directly? This... this is against the rules, right?" He Fen's anxiety and dissatisfaction were written all over her face.

Lin Xiang didn't know exactly what happened, but she had been to many negotiation tables with her boss before, so she was very good at observing people's expressions.

She was keenly aware of the undercurrents between Director Tian and He Fen.

"Comrade He Fen, from what you said, I thought you were the director of the factory office."

He Fen glared at Lin Xiang angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Tian Guiju was already dissatisfied, and after hearing Lin Xiang's words, she became even angrier. Even though she knew that this girl said it on purpose, it touched her heart. No one likes to be interfered with at work.

It’s so frustrating!

"Comrade He Fen, is it okay to change the registration form?" Director Tian's words killed He Fen.

After many twists and turns, He Fen was finally speechless. When she left with Director Tian, ​​she couldn't tell whether she had harmed Lin Xiang or helped Lin Xiang.

Originally, temporary workers newly recruited into the factory had to work for at least three to five years and perform well at work before they could be converted to regular employees. But now, how come Lin Xiang was inexplicably allowed to become a regular employee directly?

Her head hurts and her heart hurts!

——

Lin Xiang was generally satisfied with this result. She had no power here, so how much trouble could she stir up? Now that she could take this opportunity to get a formal job quota, it could be said that it was a small profit.

She has never been a pessimist. Could the Second Food Factory really be a waste of people? During the two days, she had already made some inquiries privately. The Second Food Factory seemed to be a mess, just waiting to die. It sounded quite bad.

No matter what, it never hurts to get a formal job first!

Feng Li felt somewhat guilty towards Lin Xiang. She wanted to negotiate with Tian Guiju again, but she gave up after receiving Lin Xiang's look. Instead, Lin Xiang comforted her: "Aunt Feng, you and Yuezhu have helped me a lot in this matter, and Director Tian also gave you face. Now I am a formal employee, which is good. If you continue to argue, it will not be good for you to have a bad relationship with Director Tian because of me."

Besides, even though Director Tian seemed to have saved He Fen, he could no longer hide his dissatisfaction with her.

Lin Xiang didn't think He Fen had won much.

"You are a very open-minded kid." Feng Li really felt that Lin Xiang was bold and careful. She dared to make requests and even managed to get Director Tian to agree. She was very brave and must not be an unknown girl in the second factory. "If Yuezhu had half of your ability, I would be so happy that I couldn't sleep."

"Yuezhu is simple-minded, which is also good." Different environments create different personalities. Lin Xiang has been relying on herself since she was a child. It is right to find a balanced way out in every difficult situation.

"I just don't know where she went."

They both looked out the door.

Zhou Yuezhu left home angrily. Thinking about what Director Tian and He Fen said, she became angry and felt depressed. She immediately used her favorite trick - complaining.

"Cousin." She knocked on He Hongyuan's office door and said anxiously, "Someone is bullying Sister Xiangxiang! This is too much!"