Chapter 113 Helping
On the other side, Lin Yuanshu and Deputy Factory Director Mao strolled through the park and chatted.
Deputy Factory Director Mao smiled and said, "I remember your birthday is in two months. Factory Director Qian and I will give you a big gift then."
Lin Yuanshu paused for a moment, then declined, saying, "I don't need any grand gifts. Just come over for a meal. You and Director Qian have already helped me a lot. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to work at the research institute."
It must be said that both Deputy Factory Director Mao and Factory Director Qian were good leaders. Despite her lack of work experience, they were willing to let her take charge of the renovation of the sulfadiazine production workshop.
Although she was the one who proposed the plan, she couldn't handle it if they assigned a colleague with extensive work experience to work with her.
Deputy Factory Director Mao smiled and said, "As the saying goes, if you borrow and repay, it's easy to borrow again. You've helped me and Factory Director Qian. If we don't show our appreciation, we'll feel embarrassed to ask you for help again next time."
Lin Yuanshu touched his nose and said softly, "You're being too formal."
Deputy Factory Director Mao didn't continue the conversation, since a generous gift was a must, even if Lin Yuanshu didn't want it.
"I think your dad's job position could be promoted in a while. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuanshu's expression immediately turned serious. "If it's for my sake, then there's no need for that. One should only take on responsibilities commensurate with one's abilities. Mismatches between ability and position are not helping him, but harming him."
Deputy Factory Director Mao raised an eyebrow. She hadn't expected Lin Yuanshu to have no intention of seeking personal gain for his family. She tentatively said, "In that case, your father might only be able to be a minor maintenance team leader for the rest of his life."
“Being able to be a maintenance team leader is already quite good; some people can’t even be a maintenance team leader,” Lin Yuanshu said decisively.
She didn't want Chow Tai Fook to misuse her name. If Chow Tai Fook was promoted based on his own abilities, she wouldn't say anything. But if it was because of her, then forget it. Being a team leader for life was fine too.
Seeing Lin Yuanshu's resolute attitude, Deputy Factory Director Mao did not continue to persuade him, after all, Zhou Dafu's work ability was really just so-so. "Since you have said so, then I will not interfere in your father's affairs anymore, let nature take its course."
Lin Yuanshu nodded in agreement. If something went wrong with Zhou Dafu's work, she would be the one to solve it. It was better to maintain the status quo. Whether or not Zhou Dafu could get promoted depended entirely on his abilities.
After they finished talking, the two returned to the Zhou family home.
When Zhou Dafu and his elder brother saw Deputy Factory Director Mao return, their eyes lit up and they immediately went to greet him.
Zhou Dafu pointed to the table with a big smile and said, "Deputy Factory Director Mao, I've prepared some fruit. Please come and try it and see if it's sweet!"
The older brother immediately replied, "We heard you like oranges, so we bought them for you specially."
Looking at the two obsequious men, Deputy Factory Director Mao politely declined, saying, "I won't try the oranges. Comrade Lin Yuanshu and I have other things to do, so we won't stay here any longer."
"Dad, enjoy these oranges! Deputy Factory Director Mao and I will be leaving now." Lin Yuanshu said as he picked up the military green satchel from the sofa.
Zhou Dafu couldn't help but frown and gently tried to persuade them to stay, saying, "You can finish eating the oranges before you leave. It won't take up much time."
Lin Yuanshu thought for a moment, then took three oranges and said with a smile, "We can eat them as we walk."
Chow Tai Fook: "..."
The point isn't about eating oranges!
Aunt Zhou wanted to tell Lin Yuanshu to put down the oranges and not leave, but looking at Deputy Factory Director Mao next to Lin Yuanshu, she was too embarrassed to speak up. She couldn't lose face in front of Zhou Dafu's leaders and affect Zhou Dafu's work.
She glared at Lin Yuanshu fiercely, gritting her teeth as she said, "Second wife, are you leaving already?"
Lin Yuanshu gave an innocent smile and said confidently, "Mom, the timing is really inconvenient today. Deputy Factory Director Mao and I have work to do. I'll come home another day and have a good chat with you."
Aunt Zhou took a deep breath. "Alright, take care and don't forget what you said today."
Lin Yuanshu stroked his chin with a serious expression. What did she say again? He'd forgotten!
When Lin Yuanshu left, she didn't forget to take Zhou Xiangyang with her. After getting downstairs, she parted ways with Deputy Factory Director Mao. She was just looking for an excuse to leave the Zhou family, not because she really had anything to do with Deputy Factory Director Mao. After all, she didn't like working during her rest time.
Zhou Ma sat on the sofa with a grim expression. She felt extremely aggrieved. She had originally planned to give Lin Yuanshu a good talking-to today, but she hadn't even been able to say a few words to him.
Lin Yuanshu acted like a big shot, eating his meal and then leaving without a word of thanks, while she had worked so hard for him but hadn't received a single kind word from him.
Seeing that Zhou Ma was in a bad mood, Sister-in-law Xue and her elder brother quickly returned to their room, not wanting to be blamed for their anger.
Seeing that everyone had left the living room, Zhou Ma became even more unhappy, because no one seemed to care about her feelings.
Meanwhile, in the Minister of Health's office, the minister was inquiring about the progress of the temporary task force.
The administrative coordinator said confidently, "Everything is progressing smoothly. Comrade Lin Yuanshu wrote the plan quickly and well. The new factory building for the pharmaceutical plant will be completed in a while. I have to admit, Comrade Lin Yuanshu's work efficiency is really high..."
The other members nodded in agreement.
The minister raised an eyebrow, looking quite intrigued: "You all admire Comrade Lin Yuanshu that much?"
The administrative coordinator said frankly, "Although Comrade Lin Yuanshu looks quite young, his work efficiency is the highest I have ever seen. He is very efficient and decisive in his work. Most importantly, he is very capable and saves us a lot of trouble."
"That's right! He always tries to find solutions to problems instead of getting angry with us. He's extremely experienced. It would be great if Comrade Lin Yuanshu were an employee of the Ministry of Health. It's a pity we can't compete with research institutes for him, since researchers are even more valuable," the quality control staff member remarked.
Working with Lin Yuanshu is truly easy; she genuinely steps up when needed, instead of trying to find ways to shirk responsibility.
When the minister saw how highly they regarded Lin Yuanshu, he instantly felt that his efforts had not been in vain, and that Lin Yuanshu was capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility.
He smiled broadly and said, "As long as things go smoothly, that's fine. If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, just tell me. Losing face is a small matter; delaying the promotion work is a big one."
The members all said in unison, "We understand."
The next day, Lin Yuanshu invited Grandpa Wei to his temporary office.
Grandpa Wei was completely baffled. He hadn't seen Lin Yuanshu for a long time and couldn't figure out why Lin Yuanshu wanted to see him. Was it because he had been talking badly about Zhou Dafu behind his back?
"What brings you here?" Grandpa Wei asked directly, without beating around the bush.
Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Congratulations on joining the project to build an acetaminophen production workshop. We will be cooperating again."
Grandpa Wei was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed and said, "This...this is wonderful! Thank you for the opportunity. I will definitely live up to the organization's trust. I believe I am capable of doing this job."
Being humble despite having ability is true skill; being humble despite having only average ability only makes others look down on you.
Lin Yuanshu smiled and praised, "Keep up the good work. The head of the maintenance department thinks highly of your abilities. By the way, I have a small favor to ask your wife."
Grandpa Wei patted his chest and assured him, "Just tell me directly, there's no need to be so polite with me. It's an honor for my wife to be able to help you, and I won't refuse as long as she can do it."
Lin Yuanshu looked at Grandpa Wei and said vaguely, "My mother has been a bit too idle lately. I hope your wife can find a way to divert her attention so that she doesn't focus her thoughts on me."
She felt that besides Zhou Dafu, only Aunt Wei could deal with Zhou Ma, since the two argued frequently. She hoped Aunt Wei could help keep Zhou Ma occupied.
Grandpa Wei didn't even consider whether his wife could do it, and agreed without hesitation, "No problem, it's a piece of cake, leave it to us!"
Lin Yuanshu said softly, "Okay, then I'll trouble you."
After Mr. Wei got home from get off work, he told Mrs. Wei about it.
Aunt Wei wasn't embarrassed at all; on the contrary, she was incredibly excited. "I've been dissatisfied with the neighbor for a long time. If it weren't for Comrade Lin Yuanshu's sake, how could I have been so polite to her? Now that Comrade Lin Yuanshu has taken a dislike to her, with his words, I can go all out..."
From that day on, Aunt Wei started finding fault with Aunt Zhou, complaining that Aunt Zhou was making too much noise and disturbing her grandson, and that Aunt Zhou was taking up public space to hang clothes to dry...
The two used to argue every few days, but now they argue every day.
Zhou Ma was furious. She couldn't win an argument with Wei Da Ma, nor could she beat Wei Da Ma in a fight, so she could only complain to Sister Ahua every day.
Aunt Wen kindly advised, "Don't be so petty with Old Zhou's wife. A close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. You should help each other. You've known Old Zhou's wife for so many years, you should understand her personality. She may have a sharp tongue, but she's not a bad person at heart!"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Wei couldn't help but roll her eyes and said irritably, "If she's not a bad person, then there's no such thing as a bad person in this world."
Aunt Wen lowered her voice and said, "Even if you don't care about the monk, you can still give face to Comrade Lin Yuanshu!"
Aunt Wei revealed a smug smile, "You're all overthinking it. No matter how you look at it, this is just a minor squabble between neighbors. If Comrade Lin Yuanshu were really unhappy about this, he would have warned me long ago. She didn't, which means she knows I'm not at fault. As for Old Zhou's wife's attitude towards Comrade Lin Yuanshu, if I scold Old Zhou's wife a couple of times, it's like I'm venting my anger for Comrade Lin Yuanshu. Comrade Lin Yuanshu will be happy about it, so why would he make things difficult for me!"
Aunt Wen and others had a better relationship with Lin Yuanshu, but Lin Yuanshu didn't ask them for help. This shows that Lin Yuanshu approved of her behavior. With such a wicked mother-in-law, how could Lin Yuanshu possibly be filial?
Aunt Wen and her group were too hesitant, which is why they missed such an opportunity to curry favor with Lin Yuanshu.
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Author's note: The rest is about continuing my work.
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