The most difficult problem of the evening party was solved. Everyone in the department walked with confidence these two days, and Lin Yanbai also went from being ignored to being the "little darling" of the publicity department.
At any time, you could hear voices asking for help from any corner of the department: "Yan Bai, come and take a look at this!" "Yan Bai, help me get some information!" and so on.
Comrade Lin Yanbai, who was in great demand, lived a "happy" life of being ordered around. It seemed as if he could see the position of a regular worker in the Propaganda Department beckoning to him.
Because Lin Yanbai has been very busy recently, she almost falls asleep as soon as she gets home at night, so the Lin family has been generally peaceful during this period.
However, this outwardly calm state still cannot conceal the turbulent waves and contradictions within.
Soon, the National Day Gala organized by the Propaganda Department came to a successful conclusion. In the end, the mysterious grand prize went to the Spinning Department. Comrade Li Cuilan won the mysterious grand prize awarded by the factory director himself - a Hero brand fountain pen and a bottle of ink.
Li Cuilan's eyes turned red with excitement after receiving the prize from Director Zhong. For her, receiving the reward from the director was a great honor for her family!
In the end, they even took a photo of Li Cuilan and the factory director. Lin Yanbai swore that she could see the gnashing of teeth of jealousy on the faces of the other department directors. It seemed that at least next year's party was a sure thing.
After the party, Director Zhang was called to see the factory director. When he came back, he was smiling from ear to ear, and it was obvious that he had been commended.
Of course, he also didn't forget Lin Yanbai, the main contributor to the entire event. So through his intentional or unintentional disclosure, Lin Yanbai learned that he should be able to get a bonus of ten yuan this time.
Don't underestimate it. It was only a dozen yuan. This was the 1970s, and her monthly salary was only 22 yuan. But it seemed like her salary would be paid soon, right? Lin Yanbai thought happily that after she got her salary, she would go to the state-owned restaurant for a meal.
Oh, by the way, I have to treat her to a meal with Brother Gu, so that I can ask him for help next time!
However, at this time, Lin Yanbai did not expect that the phrase "walls have ears" would one day be used on her. What she and Director Zhang said had already been heard by Zeng Yue.
Since she was a child, Zeng Yue has been the child of other people's families in the eyes of her classmates, an excellent student in the eyes of her teachers, and a capable person in the department at work. The biggest Waterloo she encountered in her life was at Lin Yanbai.
Ever since Lin Yanbai arrived, the people in the Propaganda Department no longer cared about Zeng Yue. She was determined to teach her a lesson.
The entire textile factory is so small that Zeng Yue knew about Lin Yanbai's situation without even asking. There are many elderly people in the family, and her parents are both veteran employees of the factory. Both parents favor the twins, a boy and a girl.
Hearing that she and her sister Lin Wan were in constant conflict, Zeng Yue suddenly thought and had an idea.
She asked her cousin who was in the same school as Lin Wan for help, and asked her to quietly reveal to Lin Wan the fact that Lin Yanbai had won the prize.
Coincidentally, a girl in Lin Wan's class recently bought a new Plum brand watch and soon replaced Lin Wan to become the most popular girl in the class.
Normally after class, the classmates would gather around Lin Wan, but now they were all crowding around that girl to look at her new watch, while no one was interested in her. The sense of disparity was difficult for Lin Wan to accept.
Tsk, it's just a watch, what's the big deal! Let her show off, just wait and see! Lin Wan will get one too!
Just when Lin Wan was worrying about how to get Liu Mei to agree to buy her a watch, things took a turn for the better.
After class, Lin Wan accidentally heard two girls whispering in the toilet. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly heard a familiar name from their mouths - Lin Yanbai.
She slowed down her pace and heard the two girls chattering, "Really? Your cousin and the others are amazing. They actually received such a large bonus!"
"What my cousin received was relatively little. The Lin Yanbai I just mentioned must have received more, probably at least this amount!" As she spoke, she made a mysterious "yeah" gesture.
As they talked, the two gradually walked away, and the bathroom returned to silence. It was so quiet that Lin Wan seemed to be able to hear her own heartbeat.
If... if what those two people said just now was true, Lin Yanbai could get a bonus of 20 yuan, plus her salary this month, then wouldn't her watch be in her hands?
Thinking about this, Lin Wan's mind was no longer on school. She finished the last two classes in a daze. When she heard the bell ring, she rushed out of the classroom like a fly, not even waiting for Lin Chen.
"Mom, Mom--" As soon as Liu Mei returned home, she heard the soul-calling voice of her eldest daughter.
The next second, Lin Wan rushed out at the speed of an 800-meter sprint. She saw that only Liu Mei was in the yard and breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's wrong? Where's the soul caller? Why are you back so early today? Where's your brother?"
"My brother hasn't come back yet! Mom, come here, I want to tell you something!" As she said that, she pulled Liu Mei into the house.
"What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't even parked my car yet!"
Liu Mei was passively pulled into the house by the impatient Lin Wan.
Lin Wan took a deep breath and said, "Mom, my brother and I were late for school again today. I think we should buy a watch!"
Liu Mei stopped what she was doing and said, "A watch? You're so audacious! A watch would cost at least 100 yuan. Your dad and I don't make money!"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Lin Wan's expression, and then wondered if her rejection was too hurtful, so she quickly tried to make amends: "Besides, Wanwan, your father and I are planning to buy you two jobs with the little money we've saved. That way, you two won't have to go to the countryside. You absolutely cannot touch this money!"
Lin Wan had guessed the expected answer a long time ago, but that was not what she had in mind. As Liu Mei said, the money was for her to buy a job, and she would not touch it!
But Lin Wan pretended to be very sad, lowered her head and whispered, "But many people in my class bought it, and they even showed it off to me!"
Seeing the guilt she wanted on Liu Mei's face, she finally revealed her true purpose step by step: "Mom, how much money do you think Yan Bai can make in a month?"
"Yan Bai, she is still receiving salary from the workshop. I remember it is 22 yuan a month! Why are you asking this?" Liu Mei was a little puzzled.
"I heard from my classmates that their publicity department recently had a bonus, and Yan Bai seemed to have received more than 20 yuan!"
"It seems so! I heard that there are quite a few - wait, Wanwan, you don't want to borrow from her, do you?" Liu Mei asked doubtfully. After all, Lin Wan has always disliked Lin Yanbai.
"Oh, Mom, what are you thinking? If I say that, won't I become a laughing stock to Lin Yanbai? I mean, she's not married yet. If she comes back to live here every day, shouldn't she hand over her salary?"
"This... isn't good!"
"What's wrong with that? You and Dad aren't after her money. Instead of letting her spend it, why don't you and Dad help her save it?"
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