Chapter 63 There's an old man outside. Make arrangements for Yang Wei...
After settling Yang Weihong in, Mingxi breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the auditorium with Director Shen.
Fortunately, the rest of the dance went smoothly without any further incidents.
After the dance ended, the gay men and women who were interested in each other left side by side.
Today's social gathering is just an opportunity for single men and women to meet. If you really want to date, you'll need to get to know each other better.
However, as Mingxi watched these young men and women leaving side by side and hand in hand, she thought to herself, no matter what, maybe this time she could help to match up a few couples?
The event concluded successfully. Mingxi finished get off work and, carrying her small bag, happily walked out of the Cultural Palace. Just as she reached the entrance of the Cultural Palace, she saw Guan Lixin and Hou Wu.
These two are each holding an old-fashioned popsicle and slurping it down happily.
"Xiao Ming!"
Guan Lixin saw Mingxi raise her hand and wave at her.
Mingxi ran over: "What brings you two here today?"
Guan Lixin: "To make money!"
This social event was so big, with so many young men and women participating. These young people have jobs, no partners, and money in their pockets; they're all willing to spend it.
Guan Lixin had his eye on these people's wallets, so he brought Skinny Monkey to set up a stall.
Don't be surprised, business is really easy today.
Young people are decisive when buying things. They ask about the items, don't even haggle, and just pay upfront. The goods he and Skinny Monkey brought were all sold out in less than an hour.
Upon hearing his words, Mingxi blinked curiously and asked, "A lot of leaders are here today, aren't you afraid of getting arrested?"
Guan Lixin: "When I saw someone coming to arrest me, I just ran away. What's the big deal? There are so many people here. I don't believe I can't escape."
Mingxichong Guan Lixin gave a thumbs up.
That's why Guan Lixin is so good at making money; he's daring and willing to risk his life for it.
Guan Lixin: "Moreover, I've noticed that the speculation and profiteering office isn't like it used to be, arresting people on sight. It seems that starting this month, they don't really care about street vendors anymore."
At this point, he looked up and glanced around, saying, "I reckon there might be a policy change."
Mingxi raised her eyebrows in surprise. She hadn't expected Guan Lixin to be so perceptive.
If she remembers correctly, the central government should issue a notice supporting the development of the individual business economy within the next two months.
Guan Lixin noticed Mingxi's surprised look and pouted, saying, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Mingxi said honestly, "I didn't expect you to be so smart."
Guan Lixin: "Hey, why are you talking like that!"
Mingxi remained silent.
Don't be fooled by Guan Lixin's shrewdness in business; he's only shrewd at this time. Mingxi really doesn't think he could deduce the potential policy changes from the actions of the Speculation and Profiteering Office.
Guan Lixin pursed his lips, but still honestly said, "It was He Li from my family who told me that the policy might change. She said that the national economy is better, everyone has money in their hands, and the market will definitely become more open step by step. It's only a matter of time before the business licenses for individual businesses are released."
Mingxi said it herself, Guan Lixin doesn't seem like a very smart person.
Sure enough, it was He Li who helped him analyze it.
"I made some money today, I'll treat you to dinner, are you coming?" Guan Lixin said generously.
Mingxi waved her hand: "I have to go home in a bit."
Guan Lixin: "Hey, what's the big deal? Go home and call Aunt Zhao, let's go out to eat together, and Skinny Monkey and my parents too, let's all go together."
Mingxi: "Never mind, I'm too tired after a busy day. Maybe next time."
She was completely exhausted both physically and mentally today.
Guan Lixin saw that Mingxi really didn't want to go, so he let it go.
"Let's do it next time then. This time it'll just be me and Skinny Monkey, the two of us brothers will go eat."
"We're leaving now, take care on your way back!" Guan Lixin waved to Mingxi, put his arm around the skinny monkey's shoulder, and prepared to leave.
Mingxi's gaze fell on the skinny monkey, and she suddenly thought of Ning Manqing. She remembered how Ning Manqing had chatted happily with Shen Mo at the ball, and she quickly called out, "Hey, wait a minute."
Guan Lixin: "What's wrong? Is there something else?"
He looked at Mingxi and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. We're not strangers, so why are you embarrassed to say it?"
Mingxi organized her thoughts: "Skinny Monkey, I saw Ning Manqing at the ball just now."
The skinny monkey was taken aback.
He certainly knew what today's social gathering was for.
I didn't expect Ning Manqing to attend this social gathering.
He pursed his lips, feeling sad inside, but still managed a smile.
Although he likes Ning Manqing, Ning Manqing doesn't know it. He can't just prevent her from finding a partner simply because he likes her unilaterally.
Mingxi: "She seemed to be having a good chat with a guy at the dance, but he's not a good person. He was married when he was working in the countryside, and his wife from the countryside paid for all his expenses during his four years of university. But after graduating and getting a job, he looked down on his wife and broke off all contact with her. His wife came to see us today, so we know about this, but word hasn't spread yet. You'd better remind Ning Manqing not to get too close to that man."
Hou Wu was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded and said, "Oh, okay, I will definitely tell Ning Manqing."
After explaining this, Mingxi left with peace of mind.
She returned to the compound, and as soon as she entered, Aunt He grabbed her: "Hey, Xiaoming, how did your matchmaking event go today? Did anyone make a match? How many couples did?"
Mingxi: "Hey, Aunt He, how would I know if you ask me like that? Even if they like each other, they can't just start dating on the spot, and they won't tell me either."
Aunt He: "Didn't you notice?"
She curled her lip and said, "Tsk tsk, you young people are really hopeless. If I were to help, I could tell at a glance who's interested in whom."
Mingxi: "..."
Whether she was going to help or just watch the show, she knew perfectly well what was going on.
Speaking of which, quite a few people were curious about how the social gathering went today. As soon as Mingxi got home, Zhao Sulan asked, "Xibao, how did your social gathering go today? Did it go smoothly?"
Mingxi put down her bag and lazily nestled into the sofa: "Oh, Mom, don't even mention it, today's social gathering was such a hassle for me."
Zhao Sulan put down her work, got up and walked to the sofa: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Mingxi: "Someone caused trouble at the meeting today. Because a female colleague didn't accept a dance invitation, a man almost got into a fight with another man. Then the man started swearing and spreading rumors about the female colleague. In the end, I took him to the security office. After I came out of the security office, I ran into another female colleague..."
She recounted her encounter with Yang Weihong and the subsequent confrontation between Yang Weihong and Shen Mo.
Zhao Sulan also looked down on men like Shen Mo. She curled her lip and said, "What kind of scum is this guy! He's just like Chen Shimei!"
He used Yang Weihong's place to go to university, and kept asking her for money while he was in college. But after he graduated and got a job, he didn't even send her a message and just got a divorce.
It's all thanks to Yang Weihong coming to find us; otherwise, wouldn't Shen Mo have benefited from her?
Mingxi: "That's right!"
"When he was first called over, he vehemently denied knowing Yang Weihong. He lied so blatantly that he didn't even blink!"
Zhao Sulan: "This is truly shameless to the extreme!"
“Exactly!” Mingxi echoed.
Zhao Sulan: "Has your director said how to treat him?"
Mingxi: "I told you, Director Shen said that after he gives the money to Yang Weihong, she will notify the leaders of the steel rolling mill and have them publicly punish him."
Shen Mo is shameless, isn't he? Then let the entire steel rolling mill see just how shameless he is.
The reason for waiting until after giving the money to Yang Weihong before notifying the leaders of the steel rolling mill was that they were afraid that if they notified the steel rolling mill now and punished Shen Mo, he would resort to desperate measures and refuse to give Yang Weihong the money.
In that case, Yang Weihong will be the one who suffers.
Zhao Sulan: "Your director's thinking is quite comprehensive."
Mingxi: "That's not true!"
"Oh, right, Mom, I got praised by my boss today." Mingxi tilted her little head, beaming with pride. "Not just our unit's boss, but the big boss!"
She whispered a leader's name, and Zhao Sulan's eyes widened. She slapped her thigh excitedly, "Great job, Xi Bao!"
Mingxi's lips curled up: "Actually, it was Director Shen who gave me the opportunity to show my face."
She recounted in detail how she received the high-ranking leader before the social gathering began.
After listening, Zhao Sulan exclaimed, "Your Director Shen is such a nice person. If we have the chance, we should treat her to a meal."
Mingxi nodded: "If there's a chance, we should invite her. But our Director Shen doesn't like these kinds of social niceties, so I'll ask her properly when the opportunity arises..."
Mingxi and her daughter Zhao Sulan were talking when they heard a knock on the door. Mingxi got up to open it.
When the door opened, Ma Meixia was standing outside.
Mingxi: "Hey, what brings you here?"
Ma Meixia: "I wanted to chat with you. What, you don't want to see me?"
Mingxi quickly waved her hand: "No, no, that's not true."
She led Ma Meixia into the house and sat her down. Ma Meixia asked, "How was it? I remember you said the social gathering was going to be held today? How did it go?"
Mingxi: "It's alright."
To be honest, aside from the two minor incidents caused by Wang Lei and Yang Weihong, the social gathering went very smoothly and was very successful. The atmosphere was really good, and the number of men and women who left side by side at the end was also the largest.
Ma Meixia glanced at Mingxi and said, "Don't be modest. I heard from my husband, Lao Wei, that your social gathering today was quite successful. Didn't you even get praised by the leaders?"
Mingxi thought for a moment. Today, Wei Yong'an also came to the social gathering with the leaders. However, Wei Yong'an was with the big leader. He came for a while, made an appearance, and then left with the big leader without even saying a word to Mingxi.
Mingxi waved her hand modestly: "No use, no use. How can I compare to your Lao Wei? He's right behind the big boss. Speaking of which, is your Lao Wei getting a promotion?"
Logically speaking, Wei Yong'an, the head of the publicity department of a textile factory, should be with the factory's leaders. The fact that he came with a high-ranking leader today suggests he's being transferred to work in the city.
Yes, that's true.
Ma Meixia treated Mingxi like family and said directly, "It's all settled. My husband, Lao Wei, will be transferred to the propaganda department in the city soon."
Mingxi: "Great! That's wonderful!"
Ma Meixia fidgeted with her fingers boredly: "What's so good about it? Ever since the news spread that Lao Wei was going to be transferred to the city, people have been coming to my Lao Wei's door every day to give him gifts and ask him for favors. They all treat him like a god."
“I get a headache whenever I see people coming to deliver gifts. I can’t accept them, otherwise people will say that my husband, Lao Wei, is taking bribes. But if I don’t accept them, they won’t be happy either. I have to explain to them politely and not be rude, otherwise people will say that Lao Wei looks down on people after getting promoted.”
"It's relatively easy to refuse outsiders who come to ask for favors. What gives me the biggest headache are relatives."
Ma Meixia pouted, her anger rising as she spoke: "Once word got out that Lao Wei was going to get promoted, his two younger siblings, whom he hadn't contacted in ages, all suddenly appeared, coming to our house every few days, saying they wanted to see their mother. Anyone with eyes could see that they wanted Lao Wei to do them a favor, but there was nothing I could do. They said they wanted to see their mother, and I couldn't stop them."
Mingxi raised an eyebrow: "Hey, your mother-in-law is back?"
She remembered that when Ma Meixia came over last time, she said that Bai Shuzhen couldn't stand the neighbors' gossip and went to live with her own son.
"Tch!" Ma Meixia pouted. "She's back already. She didn't even stay at her own son's house for two days before coming back with her luggage."
Despite how much Bai Shuzhen dotes on her son, they actually don't live together.
Bai Shuzhen's son is unmarried. He's a grown man in his twenties who lives a very casual life. He usually eats at work and just goes to sleep when he gets home.
Bai Shuzhen moved in hoping her son would cook and serve her?
That's impossible.
Bai Shuzhen had to do it herself.
Bai Shuzhen had to do all the housework herself, from grocery shopping to cooking.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
In the past, when Old Man Wei was still alive, it was nothing unusual for Bai Shuzhen to do these things; she was used to doing them.
But ever since Old Man Wei passed away, Bai Shuzhen moved in with Wei Yong'an. She hasn't done any of these chores in all these years. When Wei Yong'an's ex-wife was still alive, she did it. After the divorce, Wei Yong'an did it. Anyway, she hasn't touched it again and just waited for others to serve her.
So Bai Shuzhen went to stay with her son for two days, but she couldn't stand it and immediately packed her bags and returned to the Wei family.
Mingxi exclaimed from the bottom of her heart, "Your mother-in-law is really something else!"
To say that Bai Shuzhen didn't love her own son? That's not entirely true.
Why did she cause so much trouble in front of Wei Yong'an? Wasn't it all just to control him and get money to support her own son?
But how much does Bai Shuzhen love her biological son? Mingxi doesn't seem to care much.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have run back to the Wei family because he didn't want to work.
If we really have to say something, then we can only say that Bai Shuzhen loved her biological son, but not much, not as much as she loved herself.
Ma Meixia curled her lip indifferently: "What's so interesting about that? Bai Shuzhen is just selfish."
Mingxi shrugged: "There's nothing wrong with being selfish, at least you can live a good life."
She disliked Bai Shuzhen, but she felt that Bai Shuzhen's selfishness was something she could learn from.
Ma Meixia thought for a moment and said, "You're right."
She said, "There used to be a neighbor in our building who was incredibly kind to everyone, always helping anyone in need. She was a well-known good Samaritan in our building, and everyone praised her for being selfless and virtuous. They held her in high esteem. Every month when she received her salary, she would lend it to others instead of buying things for herself. Then one time, her daughter developed a high fever and was hospitalized. She had no money and asked others for it, but no one would pay her back. In the end, because her daughter couldn't pay the medical bills and her treatment was delayed, she developed mental disabilities from the fever."
"After this incident, everyone said that my neighbor was either stupid or selfish, only thinking about establishing a reputation for selflessness, which resulted in delaying her daughter's treatment."
Ma Meixia: "If she had been a little more selfish back then, wouldn't her daughter have turned out differently?"
Mingxi shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
She admitted that selfless people are great, but she was not a great person, just an ordinary citizen, so she decided to be a little selfish and live her own little life well.
After some reflection, Ma Meixia decided to learn from Bai Shuzhen's selfishness.
After all, the only way to deal with someone like that is to be even more selfish than her.
Ma Meixia: "Speaking of Bai Shuzhen, I feel like she's been acting a bit strange lately."
"Hmm? Something's not right?"
Ma Meixia: "I suspect she's having an affair."
"What?!"
Mingxi's eyes widened like saucers: "What's going on? What old man? Is she dating someone, or planning to remarry, or what? Where did you see her?"
Ma Meixia waved her hand: "No, I didn't see anyone."
She said, "Recently, I've noticed that Bai Shuzhen isn't home much. I don't see her after breakfast every morning, and she doesn't come back until dinner time in the evening."
Mingxi scratched her head: "This isn't a big deal, is it?"
After all, Bai Shuzhen and Ma Meixia didn't get along. She was rarely home during the day, perhaps simply because she didn't want to be with Ma Meixia.
Ma Meixia waved her hand: "No, I haven't finished yet!"
If it were just because of this, she wouldn't have thought that Bai Shuzhen had an old man outside.
Ma Meixia: "Also, my mother-in-law has been dressing up even more lately!"
Bai Shuzhen usually lives a very refined life, spending half an hour every morning and evening doing her skincare routine in front of the mirror.
But recently she has become noticeably more meticulous, getting up early every day to draw her eyebrows and do her makeup before going out.
Although she wore light makeup, Ma Meixia didn't notice anything amiss at first, but after a while she realized something was wrong.
Ma Meixia: "Most importantly, I found a love letter on her door yesterday!"
She didn't mean to peek; she just found a piece of paper on the floor while cleaning the room. When she picked it up, she realized it was a love letter, written in a particularly mushy way.
It's likely that Bai Shuzhen didn't put it away properly, and the letter floated out, which is why she picked it up.
Mingxi's eyes widened again: "A love letter?! What's in it?"
Well, she wasn't just curious; she just wanted to know how to be sure it was a love letter.
What if it's just a regular letter?
Ma Meixia: "Don't even mention it, you have no idea how cheesy that letter was. It started with, 'My dearest Shuzhen, after so long apart, my love for you remains as strong as ever. We've missed so much time together, and every single moment now is precious to me...'"
As she spoke, she rubbed her arms.
The letter was so cloyingly sweet that it gave her goosebumps whenever she thought about it.
Mingxi clicked her tongue: "Tsk tsk, I didn't expect it. It's an old acquaintance who has been separated for a long time. It's quite romantic."
Ma Meixia: "That's right."
Mingxi looked at her curiously: "So what do you think?"
Regardless of the circumstances, Bai Shuzhen was still nominally Wei Yong'an's stepmother and Ma Meixia's mother-in-law.
Ma Meixia: "Then I'm so happy!"
She slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "I can't wait for Bai Shuzhen to get married!"
Even if Bai Shuzhen didn't have an old man outside, she still wanted to introduce her to someone and marry her off, so that she wouldn't cause trouble at home all day.
Mingxi: "..."
Yes, she remembered that Ma Meixia had said before that she wanted to marry Bai Shuzhen off.
Ma Meixia: "I still don't know who Bai Shuzhen's other man is, or whether they plan to get married!"
She clenched her fists, thinking to herself that even if Bai Shuzhen didn't plan to remarry, she would do everything in her power to bring Bai Shuzhen and the old man outside back together.
Mingxi: "Look, didn't you say she goes out every day? Then keep an eye on her next time she goes out and see where she's going."
Ma Meixia: "Okay, I'll keep an eye on things next time!"
After seeing Ma Meixia off, Mingxi was still thinking about Bai Shuzhen.
It has to be said that Bai Shuzhen's life has been quite smooth. Although she married the divorced old man Wei when she was young, she had him firmly under her control and never suffered a single hardship over the years. After old man Wei died, she continued to use him to firmly control Wei Yong'an.
If there's anything that's not going well for her, it's that she was criticized as a wicked mother-in-law after her divorce from Wei Yong'an.
But to be honest, what others say doesn't affect her much. She's still living the life of an old lady at home, starting a second spring in her life.
Sure enough, selfish people always seem to thrive.
Mingxi's heartfelt sentiment.
After sighing, he looked up and saw Zhao Sulan. Mingxi went up to her and hugged her arm: "Mom, have you ever thought about finding another old man?"
Zhao Sulan's face turned green: "What nonsense are you talking about? What old man am I looking for? You've already introduced people to potential partners, now you want to introduce one to your own mother too?"
Mingxi clung to Zhao Sulan's arm and said coquettishly, "Oh, Mom, no."
She puffed out her cheeks and said, "I just feel that you're working too hard all by yourself. Since Dad passed away, you've been both a father and a mother to us, working outside to earn money to support the family, and then coming home to take care of me. It's so hard for you. Mom, if you want to date and marry someone else, I'll support you. I support you in pursuing your freedom!"
"Freedom my ass! Freedom!"
Zhao Sulan raised her hand and flicked Mingxi on the forehead: "How old am I? Still talking about dating and marriage? Can you stop making decisions on a whim?"
Mingxi pouted, looking aggrieved: "Mom!"
She said earnestly, "Mom, everyone has the right to pursue happiness, no matter how old they are. You're only in your forties, not even fifty yet, and you have a long life ahead of you. If you really have someone you like, I support you in bravely pursuing your freedom!"
Zhao Sulan pursed her lips, looking speechless.
To be fair, Ming Xixin meant well.
But the problem is, she has no intention of remarrying!
Zhao Sulan thought for a moment and said seriously, "I understand that you mean well, but your mother has no such thoughts. Over the years, many people have advised me to remarry, but I have never had that idea. The only person I have ever loved in my life is your father, and I can't feel feelings for anyone else."
In her younger years, Mingxi was still quite young, and life was really tough for her family. Zhao Sulan struggled alone and had considered remarrying. She thought that if a man could accept Mingxi, then living together wouldn't be a bad idea.
But when I met other people later, I always felt awkward.
She simply couldn't imagine herself living as a married couple with someone else.
Back then, life was so difficult that Zhao Sulan couldn't accept living with others, let alone now that life is better, she has even less of an idea.
Seeing that Zhao Sulan didn't seem reluctant, Mingxi gave up the idea of arranging a marriage between her and her mother.
Whether or not she finds a partner, she supports her mother's idea.
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I went to work the next day.
The highly anticipated social gathering has just concluded successfully, and everyone in the Women's Federation has relaxed, looking quite energetic.
At this moment, Director Shen walked in from outside and patted the table: "Everyone, come to the conference room, I'm here to start a meeting."
Director Shen's expression was serious: "Yesterday's social gathering went very smoothly, didn't it? But what you don't know is that a serious incident almost happened yesterday! A married man pretended to be single to attend the gathering, and his wife almost stormed in and caused trouble. Luckily, Mingxi stopped her!"
The matter hadn't escalated, and many members of the Women's Federation were still unaware of it. Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes widened in surprise.
Director Shen: "This matter was properly resolved last night, so I won't go into it here. What I want to say is that I discovered a very serious problem from yesterday's events. That is, many people are not clear about the legal provisions concerning marriage. Take the significance of a marriage certificate, for example. After I went back yesterday, I asked the people around me for a survey, and I found that even the people around me are not very clear about what rights a marriage certificate can protect. They still think that it doesn't matter whether they have a marriage certificate or not!"
When Director Shen said this, everyone in the audience stared at her wide-eyed, wondering what she was trying to achieve by bringing it up.
Director Shen: "So today I contacted colleagues from the subdistrict office, the civil affairs department, and the municipal court to prepare for a popular science lecture on marriage law in the city."
"Now I'll explain my arrangements. Xiao Yu, you... Xiao Ming, you... Xiao Liu, you..."
Director Shen issued tasks one by one, and everyone in the office looked worried.
They thought they could relax for a while after the social event ended, but they didn't expect to have new tasks and get busy again so soon.
Mingxi, however, was fine; she felt that the lecture program was quite meaningful.
If Yang Weihong had known the importance of getting a marriage certificate earlier, the situation last night wouldn't have happened.
Thinking of this, she raised her hand: "Director Shen, I have a small suggestion."
Director Shen nodded: "Go on."
Mingxi: "Could the scope of these legal knowledge lectures not be limited to the city, but should also extend to the surrounding rural areas?"
Compared to urban areas, people in rural areas have a greater lack of legal knowledge related to marriage.
In many places, people still believe that after marriage, the wife belongs to her husband's family, and even if the man is abusive, it's okay to beat her to death.
Director Shen nodded: "Okay, your suggestion is excellent. However, we still need to discuss the specific format further."
There are quite a few issues to consider when conducting legal lectures in rural areas, the first being distance. In the closer counties where public transportation is available, things are manageable, but in more remote mountainous areas, let alone public transport, the roads are often just dirt tracks, making it difficult for staff to get there.
There are also safety concerns. Most of the staff working in the Women's Federation are women, so sending these women to rural areas requires serious consideration regarding their safety.
In addition to these, there are also issues such as time constraints, accommodation, and meals that must be considered when going to the countryside...
These all need to be reconsidered.
Mingxi also thought of these issues. She raised her hand and said, "If that really doesn't work, we can hold a general meeting for the women's federation directors of each village and team, and ask them to go back and relay the message to the villagers."
Director Shen: "This is also a solution. Let's put this issue on hold for now and discuss it with colleagues from other departments."
However, the effect of relaying information is certainly not as good as that of legal education personnel going to the village to explain it in person.
Director Shen needs to consider this further.
Director Shen: "Okay, everyone else can leave the meeting now. Mingxi, you can stay behind."
Mingxi blinked her eyes. "Eh?"
After everyone else left the meeting room, Director Shen spoke up: "Yesterday, the leader said that you are a promising talent and it's a waste to keep you as a temporary worker. Here's what we'll do: go to the personnel department in a bit. I've already spoken to them, so you can go directly there to complete the formalities for becoming a permanent employee."
Mingxi: !!!
Her eyes widened, and she seemed a little dazed.
Needless to say, this is definitely because the big boss praised her yesterday.
She just didn't expect that with just one sentence from the top leader, she could be promoted from a temporary worker to a permanent employee.
Director Shen smiled and said, "Alright, stop daydreaming. Hurry up and go to the personnel department to complete the formalities. After you're done, get back to work. Don't get arrogant just because you've been officially hired and neglect your work. If you do, I won't let you off the hook."
Mingxi stood with her legs straight, head held high, and chest out, saying sternly, "Don't worry, leader, I will definitely work hard and live up to your and the big leader's trust."
Director Shen patted her on the back: "Okay, go ahead!"
At this moment, Mingxi finally calmed down from her excitement and bowed deeply to Director Shen: "Thank you, Director Shen!"
Not to mention that Director Shen recruited her to work at the Women's Federation, she should be very grateful to him for making her a permanent employee.
If it weren't for Director Shen's generosity in helping her gain exposure in front of the top leader, the top leader wouldn't have praised her, and there wouldn't have been any chance of her being promoted to a permanent position.
After thanking Director Shen repeatedly, Mingxi left the meeting room and went to the personnel department to complete his official employment procedures. There, he received another piece of good news.
After she becomes a full-time employee, she will be able to enjoy the benefits of a regular employee this month!
In fact, Mingxi's salary has been the same as that of regular employees since she started working, the only difference is in the subsidies.
Now that she's officially employed, she immediately received this month's grain subsidy, price subsidy, meal subsidy, and non-staple food subsidy.
Adding them together, it came to ten yuan, plus three jin of non-staple food coupons.
Ten yuan is quite a lot.
Mingxi's monthly salary was only eighteen yuan, and this is more than half a month's salary for her!
Mingxi happily stuffed the money and food coupons into her pocket, thinking that she would go to the department store after get off work tonight to see if there was anything she could buy.
She walked briskly back to the office, where everyone was busy. Although they were a little irritable because they were going to be busy again, they were still working quite seriously.
This event was more meaningful, and everyone's enthusiasm for work was high.
Only Liu Wenhong was in a bad mood.
She felt that Mingxi had deliberately raised her hand to show off in front of the leaders and steal the limelight!
It's a shame she was a step too late and didn't speak before Mingxi.
In addition, she was also dissatisfied with Mingxi's suggestions. Preparing the lecture was troublesome enough, but Mingxi also suggested taking the lecture to the countryside.
Isn't this insane?!
Giving lectures in the city is a respectable job, at least you can show your face in front of leaders of other units. But if you go to the countryside, who are you showing your face to?
The boss doesn't see it, and you still have to endure hardship and toil. What kind of job is this? Who would want to do it?
I don't know what others think, but Liu Wenhong is definitely not willing.
She absolutely refused to go to the countryside.
Liu Wenhong cursed inwardly, thinking that Mingxi was just stirring up trouble.
At this moment, Mingxi returned from outside, and Yu Xiaomin asked curiously, "Xiaoming, why did Director Shen talk to you just now?"
Mingxi: "Hehe, good news! Director Shen just told me that I've been promoted to a permanent position!"
The office suddenly fell silent. Mingxi hadn't even been working at the Women's Federation for a month, and she'd already been promoted to a permanent position?
Yu Xiaomin: "!!! That's great news! Congratulations!"
Everyone realized what was happening and looked at Mingxi to offer their congratulations.
Whether Mingxi gets a permanent position or not has nothing to do with the people in the office. After all, everyone there is a permanent employee, and there is no competition between them.
However, seeing Mingxi get promoted so quickly, everyone still felt a little envious.
Mingxi got promoted so quickly; she really has Director Shen's favor. If things continue like this, she might even climb above them in the future.
The most sour one here is definitely Liu Wenhong.
She had just been thinking that Mingxi was really clueless, always showing off and acting like she was the only one who knew how to perform. Director Shen was sure he would reprimand her for keeping her behind.
She was waiting for Mingxi to come back with a long face.
Unexpectedly, Director Shen kept her on, not to criticize her, but to tell her about her promotion to a permanent position.
Damn it!
Could it be that the boss falls for her act?
Mingxi knew that apart from Yu Xiaomin, not many people genuinely congratulated her, but she didn't care.
After all, getting promoted to a permanent position in less than a month of work is too eye-catching, and it's only natural for others to be jealous.
It's impossible for her to please everyone.
Mingxi smiled nonchalantly, took out a bag of loose fruit candies from her desk drawer, and distributed them to everyone in the office: "Thank you, thank you all. I was able to get promoted so quickly because of your care and guidance. I still have a lot to learn. You are all my seniors, and I hope you will continue to teach me in the future. I don't have anything else to thank you for, so I can only share some candies to sweeten your mouths."
She was very generous; she walked around the office and gave everyone a handful of fruit candies, regardless of whether they were on good terms with her or not.
This stuff isn't worth much, only one yuan per kilogram. Everyone in the office gets a handful, so at most one kilogram will be distributed.
After the sugar was consumed, everyone in the office looked much more sincere.
Regardless of whether Xifen's things are valuable or not, just listening to what she says makes me feel comfortable.
After circling around, Mingxi returned to her desk. Yu Xiaomin leaned closer and whispered, "Did you see that? When Liu Wenhong heard that you were promoted, her face was contorted with anger."
Yu Xiaomin is simple-minded. Although she and Mingxi are both newcomers in the office, she felt no jealousy at all when she saw Mingxi get promoted.
In her opinion, Mingxi is so capable, it's only right that she gets promoted!
Yu Xiaomin was happy to see Mingxi become a regular employee, and even happier to see Liu Wenhong angry!
Mingxi looked in the direction she was referring to and indeed saw Liu Wenhong's face contorted with anger.
Mingxi really couldn't understand what Liu Wenhong had to be angry about.
She and Liu Wenhong weren't competing for a permanent position, so how could the other party get so angry? How much can't they stand to see others doing well?
She pursed her lips, thinking Liu Wenhong was really petty.
Mingxi turned back and said, "Let her be angry, I'm happy."
Her good mood wouldn't be affected by Liu Wenhong's anger.
She tossed her hair and said, "By the way, Xiaomin, how about I treat you to lunch today? Consider it a celebration of my promotion."
As the person in the office who had the best relationship with Mingxi and was the one who helped her get familiar with the work, it was only right for Mingxi to treat her to a meal.
Yu Xiaomin quickly waved her hand: "Oh, you're treating me to dinner? No need, no need, that's too much of a waste."
Mingxi chuckled twice and said, "Don't worry about me spending money. When I went to the personnel department to complete my official employment procedures, they gave me my entire month's allowance all at once. I have money on hand!"
Yu Xiaomin was still embarrassed, but finally nodded in agreement after Mingxi insisted.
At noon, Mingxi didn't treat Yu Xiaomin to anything expensive; she just ordered an extra stir-fry at the cafeteria, and the two of them still enjoyed their meal.
As Liu Wenhong passed by the two, watching them celebrate with laughter, her eyes reddened with jealousy.
She instinctively wanted to say something sarcastic, but when she thought about Mingxi's strength—enough to knock down a grown man with a single punch—she obediently shut her mouth.
She was delicate and frail, and couldn't withstand a slap from Mingxi.
Liu Wenhong, holding her breath, slunk away from behind Mingxi. And what about Mingxi?
She didn't notice Liu Wenhong at all.
Mingxi was in a great mood all afternoon. When it was time to get off work, the first thing she did was to carry her bag and head to the department store.
She was humming a little tune and feeling pretty when she suddenly saw a familiar figure in front of her. She looked closer and realized it was Bai Shuzhen!
At this time, Bai Shuzhen was accompanied by a middle-aged man in his fifties.
Mingxi's eyes lit up instantly.
Is this the legendary old man Bai Shuzhen was seeing outside?
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