Everyone said that Qiao Baozhu was lucky to marry Shen Xiao by accident, which is why she is able to live such a good life now.
But Chen Xiaozhen felt that Qiao Baozhu had some abilities. There are so many family members in the compound, why did Qiao Baozhu stand out?
She wanted to separate from the family as soon as possible as she could no longer rely on her husband, and Qiao Baozhu was her only way out.
Qiao Baozhu, who was regarded as a life-saving straw by Chen Xiaozhen, had just entered the city on a farm truck.
The truck was loaded with the farm's first batch of handicrafts. The farm leaders attached great importance to it and asked Zhang Cuilian and Qiao Baozhu to deliver the goods together.
Usually when a community delivers goods for the first time, there will be a lot of losses due to lack of business experience. Colleagues in the civil affairs department were used to this kind of situation and asked Zhang Cuilian to write a handwritten explanation without making any additional claims.
The civil affairs department did not make any accusations or demands for compensation, which made Zhang Cuilian and Qiao Baozhu feel relieved.
"It's great that I didn't have to pay any money."
Zhang Cuilian excitedly pulled Qiao Baozhu's hand, unable to suppress the smile on her lips.
"After get off work last night, Daman secretly slipped me twenty yuan, saying that if the Civil Affairs Bureau fined her, she would pay for it herself."
Gao Liman made a big mistake on her first day at work. She allowed many villagers to take away the handicraft materials simply because they looked familiar to her and knew her.
When I was keeping accounts at night, Gao Liman couldn't remember the names of many people.
After realizing that she had made a mistake at work, Gao Liman went door to door to confirm the situation.
The final result is predictable. The villagers knew that Gao Liman did not keep accounts, so the pile of handicraft materials in their home were taken for free. He lied about the actual number and took 100 cardboard boxes, telling Gao Liman that he took 50 of them. Some were even more shameless, mistaking the cardboard boxes for newspapers and setting them on fire.
Fortunately, Gao Liman stopped the loss in time and did not give anyone any backdoor access, so the direct losses she caused were not too great.
When delivering goods today, Gao Liman knew that the volume of goods in the mutual aid social network was relatively low, and she was worried that she would be blamed by her superiors and lose her job.
After discussing with her parents' family, it was decided that she would be responsible for the loss herself. It’s not a loss to buy a stable job for only 20 yuan.
The key point is that these 20 yuan can also buy a favor from Zhang Cuilian. After all, she is the direct leader of the mutual aid society. If there is any problem with the mutual aid society, she will lose face.
Liu Meilan's move may seem cowardly, but it is actually very sophisticated.
Zhang Cuilian was so happy when she learned the truth from Qiao Baozhu.
"Daman'er is just too honest. Hey, if the people don't deliver enough goods, what does it have to do with her? The comrades from the Civil Affairs Bureau have said that it is normal to not deliver enough in the first few times. It's not just our farm that is like this, don't you think, Lao Cui?"
Zhang Cuilian turned her head and looked at the truck driver Lao Cui who was helping unload the goods with a smile.
Lao Cui followed Zhang Cuilian and Qiao Baozhu throughout the whole process and heard with his own ears what the comrades from the Civil Affairs Bureau said.
"Director Zhang is right. That's what the comrades from the Civil Affairs Bureau said. I heard it sincerely."
Old Cui looked at Zhang Cuilian and laughed: "But then again, it's all thanks to Director Zhang who has trained well and brought up young people with loyalty and righteousness."
Zhang Cuilian laughed out loud at the praise and patted her wallet happily. She wanted to treat Qiao Baozhu and Lao Cui to dinner at the state-owned restaurant.
In the family compound, Qiao Baozhu is the family member of the battalion commander, and Zhang Cuilian is the family member of the instructor, and their husbands have the same rank.
But at work, Zhang Cuilian holds a higher position than Qiao Baozhu and has more prestige.
The leader said he would treat me to a meal, and as a subordinate I just had to cooperate honestly. But the place where the leader invited guests was a big hotel, so subordinates had to think carefully about whether what the leader said was true or not.
Zhang Cuilian is a level 4 worker and her salary is 48.5 yuan. Her salary was high at Qingyanshan Farm, but it was far from enough to allow her to eat at state-owned restaurants every now and then.
Qiao Baozhu knew that Zhang Cuilian really wanted to invite her to dinner, but she was just going to the state-owned restaurant just to save face.
Glancing at Old Cui who was eager to try, Qiao Baozhu looked at Zhang Cuilian with embarrassment: "We have to queue up at the state-owned restaurant at this time. I'm also in a hurry to deliver goods to the shoe store, and I don't know if I can make it in time."
Zhang Cuilian was overjoyed. She felt that Qiao Baozhu was indeed her favorite person in the entire compound.
Smart, tactful, and especially good at reading people's expressions.
The driver, Lao Cui, didn't understand any of this. He thought Zhang Cuilian really wanted to treat everyone to a meal at a state-owned restaurant.
It’s a state-owned restaurant. Even if he just eats a bowl of noodles there, it’s enough for him to brag about it for a while when he goes back home.
Hearing Qiao Baozhu say that she still had things to do, Lao Cui's face looked a little unhappy: "You go to the shoe store to deliver the goods first, and then we will go to the state-owned restaurant. After lunch, there will probably not be many people queuing there. I don't have anything to do this afternoon, so I'll wait for you for a while."
Zhang Cuilian pretended to be sorry and said, "If it doesn't work, let's change the hotel. I have to go back early in the afternoon and can't delay work."
Qiao Baozhu nodded and pointed across the street: "There is a restaurant across the street. Although it is not a state-owned restaurant, it is also quite famous."
Since both female comrades said so, Lao Cui didn't know what to say.
Now that things have come to this, what else is there for him to not understand?
"Damn it, you bitch is both face-conscious and stingy. You thought I was really going to treat you to a meal at a state-owned restaurant, but it was all just a lie. You're just forcing me to open my big asshole when there's no shit, tut..."
Lao Cui cursed Zhang Cuilian silently in his heart and walked into the restaurant with a sullen face.
"There aren't many people here, and the room is quite warm."
"Baozhu, I think there's a hot noodle soup sticker on the door. Shall we eat that?"
Qiao Baozhu put down the bag in her hand, smiled and nodded: "Hot soup noodles? That's great. It's so cold, eating noodles will warm you up."
A bowl of shredded pork noodles costs 1.2 cents, while vegetarian noodles only cost 8 cents.
Just now Zhang Cuilian boasted that she would go to a state-owned restaurant, but now she can't eat vegetarian noodles in a small restaurant.
She generously took out six taels of food coupons and thirty-six cents, slapped them on the table, and shouted, "Waiter, three bowls of shredded pork noodles!"
The shredded pork noodles were soon served on the table. After a few sips of the hot soup, I felt relaxed all over.
Old Cui, who had been silent and had a gloomy face, finally relaxed his brow and took the initiative to thank Zhang Cuilian.
Zhang Cuilian blamed Lao Cui for being ungrateful and just hummed indifferently.
Being ignored, Lao Cui remained expressionless but was very annoyed in his heart.
Qiao Baozhu held the bowl of noodles and drank the soup in small sips, pretending not to see the undercurrent between Zhang Cuilian and Lao Cui.
"Director Zhang, Brother Cui, I won't be going back to the farm with the car today. You can drop me off at the door of the shoe store later and then go about your own business. You don't have to wait for me."
When Zhang Cuilian heard that Qiao Baozhu was not going back with the car, her face suddenly turned ugly.
"Aren't you going back with the car?"
It's dozens of kilometers from the city to the farm, and she and Lao Cui are the only ones in the car?
Zhang Cuilian felt a little annoyed and regretful. She should have known not to argue with the driver.
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