Chapter 77 Temporary Transfer
Although it's still too early to take off our cotton-padded coats in March in Beijing, the wild vegetables that people love have already started to grow wildly, and the aunties in the tenement buildings get together every day to pick wild vegetables on the mountain.
After the training course ended, Lin Yuanshu thought that Director Qian would let her continue to stay in the naphthalene intermediate production workshop. Unexpectedly, the deputy director of the Industrial Bureau would borrow her from Director Qian and let her go with those cadres to other provinces to promote the use of solvent sulfonation process technology for producing naphthalene intermediates.
I heard that some cadres have had a lot of trouble promoting the program in other provinces. One reason is that the factory leaders don't trust them, and the other is that the equipment is too old and difficult to upgrade.
The Chemical Industry Bureau couldn't spare any extra manpower to help, so they had to ask Lin Yuanshu for assistance.
Lin Yuanshu had no right to say "no," nor did she want to. Rather than staying in the factory and overseeing the workers' production tasks, she preferred to be seconded by the deputy director to continue participating in promoting the process technology for producing naphthalene intermediates.
When Zhou Ma learned that Lin Yuanshu was going on a "business trip," she was overjoyed and couldn't wait for him to leave Beijing. This was the second piece of good news she had heard recently; the first piece of good news was, of course, the news that Sister Hua was getting married.
Although Zhou Xiangyang was reluctant to see Lin Yuanshu leave, he knew clearly that this was Lin Yuanshu's job, and he had no choice but to support him.
After Lin Yuanshu left Beijing, Aunt Zhou returned to her previous absolute authority and became independent again. Without Lin Yuanshu's intervention, no one dared to contradict her.
However, she is not thinking about home right now, but is worrying about Li Xiaohua's wedding.
The first place Lin Yuanshu visited was a dye chemical plant in the neighboring province.
As soon as she got off the train, a female colleague took her to the chemical plant's guesthouse. She rested for a while, tidied her clothes, and then rushed to the dye chemical plant's workshop.
The deputy factory director stood at the gate and frowned when he saw Lin Yuanshu walking towards him in the distance. He muttered to himself, "The experts in Beijing are all so young! I hope they're not just sending some random woman to fob me off!"
An official from the Chemical Industry Bureau explained, "She was the first person to use solvent sulfonation technology to produce naphthalene intermediates. She was in charge of building the first new workshop in Beijing for producing naphthalene intermediates. If she can't do it, then we really can't."
Upon hearing this, the deputy factory director's attitude immediately changed: "Then wouldn't she be your teacher?"
The official from the Chemical Industry Bureau nodded and said with a smile, "You could say that."
The deputy factory director walked up to Lin Yuanshu with a smile, shook hands politely and said, "Expert Lin, it's been a long time since I've heard of you. We've been waiting for you for a long time. It's great that you're willing to come. You must be tired from your journey. Let me take you to rest."
Lin Yuanshu smiled and declined, saying, "It's more important to do business now. I'd like to go and take a look at your naphthalene intermediate production workshop first. Could you please organize your factory's engineers, technicians, and maintenance personnel to come and meet with me? I will try my best to help you build the new naphthalene intermediate production workshop as quickly as possible."
The deputy factory director didn't know how capable Lin Yuanshu was, but he knew that she had a very good work attitude and was not arrogant at all. He liked this kind of comrade who got things done.
"Okay, I'll organize it right away. Thank you for your hard work," the deputy factory director said with a smile.
"It's not hard work, it's what I should do," Lin Yuanshu replied.
After the deputy factory director left, the chemical bureau cadre took Lin Yuanshu to the production workshop. The chemical bureau cadre was a little embarrassed in front of Lin Yuanshu, feeling that he was too incompetent. He had clearly learned well, but he was unable to put it into practice and had to trouble Lin Yuanshu to come all the way to help him clean up the mess.
Lin Yuanshu had no idea what the officials from the Chemical Industry Bureau were thinking. She began to inquire about the relevant matters in the production workshop to find out exactly where the problem lay.
When she heard the officials from the Chemical Industry Bureau say that the engineers each had their own ideas, she knew that the officials couldn't control these engineers, but it wasn't surprising.
After all, this batch of chemical bureau cadres were all trained by her in an emergency. They only knew about the equipment for producing naphthalene intermediates using solvent sulfonation technology, and had only a superficial understanding of other equipment.
After inspecting the production workshop, Lin Yuanshu immediately went to meet with the engineers and others from the chemical plant.
Although the engineers looked down on the knowledge of the chemical bureau officials, they still respected Lin Yuanshu to some extent, since it was Lin Yuanshu who proposed the process of producing naphthalene intermediates using solvent sulfonation technology.
Judging from the renovation of the production workshop, Lin Yuanshu knew that they were taking the process seriously and were not just going through the motions. So he didn't play the "art of words" with them, but directly pointed out the problems with the equipment renovation.
The engineers paused for a moment, then offered their ideas for renovating the workshop.
Lin Yuanshu offered her insights on each of the engineers' ideas. In order to better prepare for class, she had been asking Zhao Hong questions about equipment modification and repair every day. So, although she had not systematically studied mechanical equipment, she now had a thorough understanding of the relevant knowledge about these devices.
The chemical bureau officials looked at Lin Yuanshu with admiration. As expected, the rumors were true. Comrade Lin Yuanshu could indeed do the work of two people. It was a pity that he did not perform well this time and they still needed to ask for outside help.
Things had already developed to this point, and he was powerless to change it. He could only follow Lin Yuanshu, learn from him, and strive to improve himself.
The deputy factory director was delighted to see this. "Good discussion! Discussion leads to progress!"
After listening to Lin Yuanshu's eloquent speech, the engineers knew what to do next. As expected, experts are different. It's not that they look down on the cadres of the Chemical Industry Bureau, but that the cadres of the Chemical Industry Bureau only know how to read from the book, which makes it very difficult for them to get things done.
Lin Yuanshu stayed at the guesthouse for almost half a month until she helped the dye chemical plant set up a new naphthalene intermediate production workshop before leaving.
Of course, she didn't return to Beijing, but went to other provinces to continue helping the chemical industry bureau officials deal with these unsolvable problems.
Fortunately, her business trip included food and accommodation; otherwise, she would have had to pay out of pocket, since national grain coupons are more expensive than regular grain coupons.
Before he knew it, it was May. Lin Yuanshu had changed his cotton-padded coat into a white shirt, and he could finally return to Beijing.
It's not that the promotion task has been completed, but rather that the Chemical Industry Bureau now has extra manpower to handle this matter, so they no longer need her help.
Lin Yuanshu breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she was still thinking about the opportunity to transform the chemical plant into a pharmaceutical factory. If she stayed in another place, the plan would fail before it even started. So she kept asking the deputy director of the chemical bureau to transfer her back. Now she finally got her wish.
The officials from the Chemical Industry Bureau and the leaders of the chemical plants here were quite reluctant to part with Lin Yuanshu, and they had also seen the help he had given them.
So when Lin Yuanshu was about to leave, they held a farewell party. Lin Yuanshu didn't want to disappoint everyone, so he naturally attended the farewell party.
To be honest, although Lin Yuanshu was eager to end this mission, he was somewhat reluctant to leave when it actually ended. This job allowed him to meet new friends and see different scenery.
The following evening, Lin Yuanshu got off the train with his bags and stepped back onto the soil of Beijing.
Zhou Xiangyang and the others were waiting for Lin Yuanshu at the train station entrance. The moment they saw Lin Yuanshu, they were all excited and happily walked over.
Zhou Dafu spoke first, saying, "You've worked hard. The leaders of the Chemical Industry Bureau praised you for your work during a meeting, but it's a pity you weren't here and couldn't be praised in person. I've been looking forward to your return."
Zhou Xiangyang took the luggage from Lin Yuanshu, kept half of it for himself, and handed the other half to his older brother.
The older brother glanced at Chow Tai Fook and reluctantly took the luggage. To be honest, if his father hadn't called him, he wouldn't have wanted to come to the train station to pick up Lin Yuanshu at all.
Lin Yuanshu had no luggage and felt relaxed. She smiled and said, "I've always wanted to come back, but I couldn't leave there. Now that I'm back, I won't be going out again for the time being."
Zhou Dafu nodded thoughtfully and said, "It's better not to go out. It's not as safe outside as Beijing."
Zhou's mother added, "Your father is right. It's better for women not to run around, especially since you're so pretty."
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow. She couldn't let her words reach her superiors' ears, otherwise they wouldn't be willing to assign her business trips in the future. She argued confidently, "I'm doing this for the country, and I believe the country will protect my safety."
After saying that, she changed the subject, not wanting Zhou Dafu and his mother to discuss the matter further. "How's everything at home lately? Did your sister-in-law give birth?"
For the past few months, she has been communicating with Zhou Xiangyang by writing letters and occasionally making a phone call. However, phone calls are expensive and troublesome, and you have to wait in line to get through, so Lin Yuanshu prefers writing letters.
Zhou's mother replied excitedly, "Since you left, things at home couldn't be better. Your sister-in-law's due date is next month, and in just one more month, I'll be able to see my big, healthy grandson. Sister Ahua also got married to your distant cousin. It's a pity you couldn't attend the wedding banquet, but it was a very lively affair. Your parents both came, since they are relatives on your cousin's side..."
Lin Yuanshu listened as he walked forward.
Not long after, Lin Yuanshu and the others reached the main road. Zhou Dafu tied Lin Yuanshu's luggage to the bicycle, and then rode the bicycle to take Lin Yuanshu's luggage back first.
Lin Yuanshu and the others took the bus home.
As soon as Lin Yuanshu arrived at the tenement building, the neighboring aunties greeted her warmly. They felt they hadn't seen her in a long time, and they held her hands and chatted, asking her how she was doing.
Lin Yuanshu was left downstairs, while Zhou Ma and the others went home first. After all, these neighbor aunties were ignoring them, and they didn't want to be snubbed.
Zhou Xiangyang hadn't seen Lin Yuanshu for a long time and was really reluctant to leave Lin Yuanshu's side, even if it meant staying in such a noisy environment.
He really missed Lin Yuanshu. Ever since Lin Yuanshu left, he felt so bored staying at home, and life had lost its joy. He had so much to say to Lin Yuanshu.
As Zhou Ma went upstairs, she glanced at Lin Yuanshu, who was surrounded by the older women, and sighed, "The second daughter-in-law is still the most popular!"
The eldest brother agreed wholeheartedly, saying, "Although the second sister-in-law is the boss in front of us, she's quite good at putting on an act in front of those older women."
Zhou Ma stroked her chin and thought for a moment. If Lin Yuanshu were not her daughter-in-law, but her neighbor, she would also be happy to get along well with Lin Yuanshu.
After all, Lin Yuanshu is capable at work, generous, calm in the face of problems, and can help solve them. There is really no reason to be hostile to him.
Her daughter-in-law wouldn't be as likable.
Lin Yuanshu knew that these middle-aged women wanted to hear her talk about the outside world, not her work report, so she focused on talking about the dietary habits, environment, history, and other aspects of those provinces.
Not only did the older women listen attentively, but Zhou Xiangyang was also completely absorbed, as these were things he had never seen or heard of before.
After dealing with the older women, Lin Yuanshu took Zhou Xiangyang home.
Zhou Xiangyang said with a sad expression, "I wish I could go and see these places too."
Lin Yuanshu said seriously, "Once the policy is relaxed in the future, we can go together to see the local specialties and try them..."
After listening to Lin Yuanshu's words, Zhou Xiangyang was really looking forward to this day, but when he thought about reality, he felt very down. He wished that day could come sooner.
"Oh, right, I have some good news I haven't told you yet. My article has been selected by a magazine. Although it's only one piece, it's still a good start," Zhou Xiangyang said, his eyes shining.
He preferred writing to being a chef. He didn't become a chef because he liked it, but because after graduating from high school, he didn't know what to do and didn't want to go to the countryside to do farm work. So he took out the money he had saved since childhood and found a master chef to be his apprentice.
The old master craftsman only had one daughter, who had long since married and moved to another city. So after the old master craftsman retired, he took over the job, while the old master craftsman himself was taken to another city by his daughter.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuanshu was overjoyed and said, "You're really amazing. If it were me, I wouldn't have been able to come up with a single word. Most importantly, you persevered and kept writing, which is how you finally got your manuscript submitted. You'll definitely get better and better in the future."
Zhou Xiangyang scratched the back of his head sheepishly and said with a smile, "If it weren't for your constant encouragement, I wouldn't have been able to persevere."
Lin Yuanshu blinked and teased, "What's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours. We don't need to be so polite between us."
Zhou Xiangyang nodded thoughtfully and said softly, "You're right. I'll give you my royalties later. I also helped organize a wedding banquet for someone else recently and saved up a lot of meat coupons. Didn't you want to eat barbecue? The two of us can go eat barbecue..."
Lin Yuanshu looked at Zhou Xiangyang, who was talking non-stop, and sighed that the old saying was indeed true: absence makes the heart grow fonder. Zhou Xiangyang was talking much more than before.
The two talked as they walked, and soon they arrived at their doorstep.
Before they could even get home, they ran into Malone heading out.
Lin Yuanshu was taken aback when he saw Ma Long, and asked in surprise, "Uncle, didn't you marry Aunt Li? Why are you still living here?"
Before Ma Long could explain, Zhou Ma shouted, "What are you saying, child? Your uncle and aunt are married, what's wrong with them living in your aunt's house? Although your uncle has a job now, he still doesn't have a house. Do you think houses in the city are like cabbages, something you can just have whenever you want!"
She couldn't bear to see Sister Ahua leave. Without Sister Ahua, there would be no one to pick wild vegetables with her, chat with her, or scold her daughter-in-law.
Therefore, she did not want to see Sister Hua leave with Ma Long. In order to keep Sister Hua from leaving for the time being, she went to great lengths to persuade her to stay.
Lin Yuanshu rubbed his nose. Had Zhu Huilan's plan come to nothing? Although it succeeded, it was practically a failure.
Zhu Huilan, who was inside the room, seemed to hear Lin Yuanshu's voice. She quickly opened the door and saw Lin Yuanshu in the corridor. She excitedly called out, "Comrade Lin Yuanshu, it's been a long time!"
Looking at Zhu Huilan's rosy complexion and smiling face, Lin Yuanshu could tell at a glance that she was not living a stifled life.
Lin Yuanshu greeted Zhu Huilan, who then pulled him into her room.
Zhou Xiangyang watched Lin Yuanshu's departing figure with reluctance. It wasn't good that his wife was too popular. In such a short distance, she was pulled away by so many people, chatting with this one and that one. He couldn't enjoy any happy time with her.
Lin Yuanshu sat by Zhu Huilan's bedside and asked with a puzzled look, "According to my mother-in-law, didn't you find a house for Comrade Ma Long to live in with your mother-in-law?"
Zhu Huilan plopped down next to Lin Yuanshu and said emphatically, "How could I do something so short-sighted? I've already arranged everything for Ma Long. It's just that my husband doesn't want his mother to move out now. He insists that Ma Long stay at my house for a year so he can supervise him and see if he will take good care of his mother."
Anyway, there's no one else in her family besides her and Lin Yuanshu, so she can speak freely.
Lin Yuanshu's expression was extremely complicated. This mama's boy was terrifying. "Then you can just endure it for another year."
Zhu Huilan didn't care at all. She waved her hand with a smile and said excitedly, "My mother-in-law has no time to care about my affairs right now. My husband and Ma Long don't get along. They have a small argument every three days and a big argument every five days. My mother-in-law is busy and overwhelmed, constantly trying to appease the two of them. I get to see a good show every day. I guess my mother-in-law wants my husband to move out of this house even more than I do. It's a way for my husband to experience my difficulties."
Upon hearing Zhu Huilan's words, Lin Yuanshu chuckled and said, "So it seems your plan didn't fail after all."
Zhu Huilan nodded and said confidently, "Ma Long is working for my father now. He wouldn't dare to act recklessly, much less reveal our plan. After all, he wouldn't get anything out of it. I don't need him to do anything for me. I just need him to keep my mother-in-law from bothering me."
Lin Yuanshu thought for a moment and then said no more. After all, Zhu Huilan's parents had even more connections than she did, so there shouldn't be any major problems.
Before leaving, Zhu Huilan said with a smile, "My grandfather has always wanted to meet you. He admires your ability to learn. He finally found the time, but you left Beijing. We'll find a suitable opportunity to let you meet my grandfather later. I'm too embarrassed to say how amazing my grandfather is, but if you encounter anything you don't understand, you can ask him."
Lin Yuanshu was overjoyed and said, "Okay, anytime is fine with me, it mainly depends on how much time your grandfather has!"
She was quite interested in the pharmaceutical research institute of that era, but unfortunately, she didn't have the qualifications to get in. However, being able to receive guidance from a senior researcher there was an experience that was quite respectable to talk about.
Helping Zhu Huilan did have its benefits. If it weren't for her sake, her grandfather wouldn't have wanted to meet an unknown outsider who wasn't even in the same field.
After leaving Zhu Huilan's house, Lin Yuanshu returned to his room, packed his luggage with Zhou Xiangyang, and then the two lay down on the bed to rest.
Zhou Ma busied herself preparing dinner without asking anyone for help. Now that Sister-in-law Xue's belly is getting bigger and bigger, most of the housework has fallen on Zhou Ma's shoulders for the safety of her grandson.
After eating in the cafeteria for so long, Lin Yuanshu was eating Zhou Ma's cooking again. Cabbage stir-fried with meat, but there was no meat or oil in it, which gave him a strange feeling of home.
After dinner, the eldest brother conscientiously cleaned up the dishes and prepared to wash them. If he didn't do it, Lin Yuanshu would definitely make him do it. Rather than making him do it, it was better for him to do it on his own initiative. At least he didn't feel like he was being urged to do work by a boss.
Zhou Ma felt a mix of emotions. When Lin Yuanshu wasn't home, her eldest son wouldn't do anything unless she called on him. But as soon as Lin Yuanshu came back, he would still do things even without her calling on him. It seemed that her eldest son listened to Lin Yuanshu more, and she, as his mother, didn't feel as authoritative.
It made Lin Yuanshu seem like the mother-in-law of the family.
However, since Lin Yuanshu now has something on her, she can only turn a blind eye. She doesn't want her mother-in-law to find out that she poisoned her whole family.
Because they hadn't seen each other for so long, Zhou Xiangyang clung to Lin Yuanshu, chatting with him and showing him his manuscripts...
Even though the weather got hot, he didn't suggest sleeping on the floor; instead, he continued to sleep next to Lin Yuanshu.
Lin Yuanshu didn't kick Zhou Xiangyang off the bed. After spending some time together, she was quite satisfied with Zhou Xiangyang. Although he was a bit timid, at least he was clear-headed and wouldn't help outsiders suppress her.
If you were to ask her if she likes Zhou Xiangyang, the answer would be, of course, yes, just like she likes power.
The sun rises from the horizon, and people begin their busy work.
The first thing Lin Yuanshu did upon returning to the chemical plant was to go to Director Qian and ask him to assign her new work tasks. After all, she was different from the other team leaders; she didn't have any team members to manage, so naturally, she didn't have any monthly production targets to meet like the other team leaders.
When Director Qian saw Lin Yuanshu again, he smiled and said, "Welcome back to the chemical plant. I thought you would be busy out of town for several more months before you could come back."
Lin Yuanshu explained, "I was seconded there because the Chemical Industry Bureau was short-staffed, not because the Chemical Industry Bureau cadres were incompetent. Some cadres completed the task of transforming the production workshop ahead of schedule, so they were assigned to replace me. It's good that I can come back. There's no place like home. It's more comfortable to be back at the chemical plant."
Factory Director Qian nodded thoughtfully. "It's good that you're back safe and sound. By the way, what are your work arrangements for the future? Which workshop would you prefer to go to, or would you like to stay where you are?"
Lin Yuanshu answered truthfully, "I will follow the organization's arrangements. I am just a brick; I will go wherever the organization needs me!"
Factory Director Qian stroked his chin and asked, "Which of these three workshop directors do you think is more suitable to be the deputy factory director?"
Lin Yuanshu paused for a moment. Faced with this question, she chose to be a master of impartiality. "I have no bias. I think the three workshop directors each have their own strengths. Regardless of who is chosen, it would be a pity if anyone wasn't selected. It's like the saying, 'Why did fate create both Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang?'"
Factory Director Qian gave a helpless look and said softly, "You're so young, don't be so tactful. Speak your mind boldly."
Lin Yuanshu said confidently, "This is my idea."
She genuinely felt it didn't matter who was the workshop director, since it wasn't her who was going to be the director, and besides, she hadn't offended any of the three workshop directors.
Factory Director Qian tapped the table with his fingertips and said with determination, "Since you've been working in the naphthalene intermediates production workshop from the beginning, and you've become famous in Beijing because of it, then you can continue to work in the naphthalene intermediates production workshop! The team leader you used to be on good terms with is pregnant and needs to rest recently. You will assist Director Xia in her work and temporarily take on some of the team leader's responsibilities. I was originally planning to recruit new workers and assign them to your team, but the current situation is unclear, so I can't make any rash moves. I'll just arrange things like this for now."
Lin Yuanshu asked worriedly, "What happened?"
After thinking for a moment, Director Qian decided not to hide it from Lin Yuanshu any longer. After all, it couldn't be kept secret forever; most of the factory leaders had heard the news. He lowered his voice and said, "We've had a bit of a conflict with our big brother, and now they've suspended bilateral trade, causing a shortage of the imported raw materials we need. In addition, national export orders have decreased, so the higher-ups have lowered production targets. All chemical plants in Beijing need to reduce production."
Lin Yuanshu's expression was very complicated. This was something she had known would happen, but when the day finally came, her heart was still incredibly heavy. The wheels of history never spare anyone.
Director Qian knew the topic was too heavy, so he smiled and said, "Fortunately, we had previously upgraded the naphthalene intermediate production workshop, which allows us to produce more naphthalene intermediates with less raw materials, so we wouldn't be unable to start production due to a lack of raw materials. This is one of the reasons why the deputy director continues to promote this technology."
Lin Yuanshu said earnestly, "Everything will be alright."
Upon hearing Lin Yuanshu's words, Director Qian laughed heartily and said, "These are not things you need to worry about. Even if the sky falls, we tall guys will hold it up. You just need to focus on your work. I'll give you two days off. You've worked hard traveling around, so take a good rest before coming back to work."
Lin Yuanshu gave a slight smile. "Thank you, Factory Director."
In fact, her plan had already been prepared long ago; all she lacked now was an opportunity.
She needs someone who is just as eager to implement this plan as she is. Although Director Qian might support her plan, he may not have the courage to go all in and risk everything.
Moreover, Director Qian has a deep affection for the dye chemical plant. As long as there is even a glimmer of hope, he would never have the heart to give it up!
After leaving the factory director's office, Lin Yuanshu did not go home to rest, but went to the production workshop to find the team leader. In the office, he told the team leader about Director Qian's arrangements and congratulated her on her pregnancy.
The team leader touched her belly with a happy expression and said shyly, "I miscarried before I was three months pregnant. This is the first time I've been pregnant for three months. I have a feeling that I will be able to give birth to this baby successfully. I have to thank you for this. If you hadn't asked me to check on my husband's condition, I would still be foolishly thinking that it was my own problem."
Lin Yuanshu thought of her sister-in-law's pregnancy and thanked her for her help. She joked with a smile, "Maybe I was a goddess who grants children in my past life, which is why the people around me keep getting pregnant again and again."
The team leader thought about it carefully and said confidently, "The possibility is quite high. If you spread this news, a lot of female comrades will come to worship you."
Lin Yuanshu: "..."
The team leader patted Lin Yuanshu on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You came just in time. I was worried about being transferred to an easier position because of my pregnancy and lack of energy. With your help, I feel much better. When I come back from maternity leave, I'm not afraid of losing my original position because I know you won't take my job. Now I can work with peace of mind."
Lin Yuanshu said earnestly, "You only need to worry about the children now. Leave the work to me! I won't let anyone take your job away from you."
When the team leader heard Lin Yuanshu say that, he gave a bright smile.
Lin Yuanshu chatted with the team leader for about ten minutes before leaving, not wanting to delay the team leader's work.
"Okay, we'll talk about everything after you start work," the team leader readily agreed.
Afterwards, Lin Yuanshu originally planned to go home, but he ran into Director Xia's subordinates at the door.
"Director Xia wants you to go to his office," Director Xia's subordinate relayed.
"I understand," Lin Yuanshu said softly, then turned and walked towards Director Xia's office.
In Director Xia's office, Lin Yuanshu had just sat down when Director Xia spoke up, "I heard that Factory Director Qian assigned you to assist me in my work?"
Unfortunately, Director Qian's secretary was too stubborn. He was willing to tell the whole story of Director Qian's conversation with Lin Yuanshu, but he was only willing to reveal a little bit of information. However, that little bit was enough.
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "This news spreads really fast. I hope Director Xia will take good care of me in the future."
She knew things would turn out this way. Now was a crucial moment for selecting the deputy factory director, and the three workshop directors would definitely send people to keep an eye on Director Qian's every move.
Therefore, she chose to remain impartial and not offend either side.
She believed that with her work ability, whoever became the deputy factory director would not refuse her help. While it would be nice to offer help in times of need, she chose the safer option of adding to someone's already good fortune.
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