Chapter 14: Quotas for Participation in the Recruitment Examination
After the two entered the room, Director Tang brought Lin Yuanshu a wooden stool.
Lin Yuanshu quickly took the wooden stool and said with a smile, "You're too kind, I can do it."
She placed the wooden stool next to Director Tang's desk and sat down without any hesitation. There were many miscellaneous documents on the desk, which Lin Yuanshu did not dare to look at closely.
Director Tang sat down opposite Lin Yuanshu and said with a serious expression, "I heard that you were the one who suggested that Tang Rong go to the countryside to experience life first and see if she can adapt to rural life?"
“Yes.” Lin Yuanshu admitted without hesitation.
Director Tang gave a playful look and said softly, "That's a good idea. If you can make Tang Rong understand the hardships of life and choose to return to the city, I will reward you handsomely."
Lin Yuanshu paused for a moment, then said righteously, "I'm sorry, I can't do that."
"Why can't she do it? She went to your family's production team. Making Tang Rong suffer is an easy thing, isn't it?" Director Tang retorted.
Lin Yuanshu knew that Director Tang was testing her, so she said sincerely, "I really agree with Comrade Tang Rong's ideas, I believe that there is great potential in the countryside, and I firmly believe that Comrade Tang Rong can change my family's production team."
Director Tang looked at Lin Yuanshu with a complicated expression. Could it be that she had really overthought the matter? Perhaps Lin Yuanshu was a fool, just like Tang Rong.
However, this shouldn't be the case! Tang Rong has never lived in the countryside, so she imagines it to be a wonderful place. Lin Yuanshu, on the other hand, has lived in the countryside since childhood and shouldn't have such naive ideas.
"How could you have such an idea?" Director Tang asked in confusion.
Lin Yuanshu took a deep breath and slowly said, "The biggest difference between Comrade Tang Rong and others who go to the countryside is that Comrade Tang Rong has you. You will always be Comrade Tang Rong's support. What does the production team lack? Knowledge and connections. And these are easy for you to handle."
Director Tang's expression was a mixture of emotions, not because she had overthought things, but because she had underestimated them.
Lin Yuanshu continued, "It's difficult for ordinary people to achieve success in the production team, but it's very easy for Tang Rong with your help. She can work with the commune and production brigade to establish farm implement factories, fertilizer factories, pesticide factories, starch factories, and so on. You can provide technical support. With achievements, getting a recommendation for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University will be a piece of cake! It's much easier than getting a recommendation for a chemical plant. When she graduates from university, Comrade Tang Rong will be assigned to a factory as a cadre, starting from a much better position than female workers..."
After listening to Lin Yuanshu's words, Director Tang stood up excitedly and paced back and forth in the room. Lin Yuanshu's words had completely opened her mind. She had always seen the hardships of rural life, but she hadn't realized that it was precisely because of these hardships that she was able to achieve so much.
She only has one daughter, so naturally she hopes her daughter can live a stable and happy life. Therefore, she can't help her. If it's really possible to go to the worker-peasant-soldier university by becoming an educated youth, then becoming an educated youth is not a bad idea.
"What kind of factory do you think is suitable for your production team?" Director Tang asked excitedly.
Lin Yuanshu pretended to be very troubled, "I don't really know either. If I could understand these things, I wouldn't have married into the city, but would be working hard in the production team. I can only offer some advice."
She only wanted to offer an idea; she wouldn't interfere with the specific implementation, since there was no benefit in getting involved and she would just be doing work for someone else for nothing.
Director Tang thought for a moment. Lin Yuanshu was indeed too young and might lack experience in this area. It was better to leave professional matters to professionals. She praised him generously, "You're very good. You've helped me a lot. What do you want?"
She didn't believe that anyone would be selfless. Lin Yuanshu must have something in mind, which was why he put so much effort into helping her come up with this idea. She was very satisfied with the idea, and she didn't mind giving him something within her means.
Lin Yuanshu didn't play hard to get and went straight to the point: "I heard that the chemical plant is looking to hire female workers in a few days, and I'd like to take the exam."
In her past life, she worked as a pharmaceutical researcher, and she wanted to work in a pharmaceutical factory in this life too! Unfortunately, there were only four pharmaceutical factories in Beijing, and they didn't recruit outsiders or insiders. So she had to settle for a chemical plant, which was also quite good, at least it was related to pharmaceuticals.
"Given how much you've helped me, you could easily ask for a job, why don't you?" Director Tang joked.
Lin Yuanshu said with righteous indignation, "I believe that I can pass the interview and get a job with my own abilities. If I can't even do this much, I am not qualified to stand in front of you today."
Although Lin Yuanshu said this, what she was really thinking was that if she asked for it, Director Tang would be unhappy. Everything she said and did was to comply with Director Tang's wishes. Who wouldn't want to be relaxed and carefree?
Director Tang nodded in satisfaction. As expected of the woman she admired, she was principled and insightful. If Lin Yuanshu had actually asked her for a job, her impression of him would have been greatly diminished.
"I have a Chemical Industry Dictionary here. You can take it home and take a look. Memorize the main points, and you should have no problem passing the factory's written test and interview," Director Tang said with a smile.
Lin Yuanshu said with a face full of gratitude, "Thank you for informing me."
Books weren't easy to borrow in those days. She didn't have a proper job, so she couldn't even get into the library. Nowadays, the libraries in Beijing were mainly for institutions, factories, and government agencies. Public libraries were reduced to less than one in ten thanks to the efforts of the Revolutionary Committee.
Having said what needed to be said, Lin Yuanshu did not linger. She took the "Chemical Industry Dictionary" and left Director Tang's room.
When Tang Rong saw the two of them come out, she quickly asked Director Tang, "Mom, can I go and live in Comrade Lin's production team for a while? I want to show you my determination."
Director Tang shook his head.
Tang Rong's heart suddenly turned ice-cold; she didn't know how to continue persuading her mother.
“I’ll sign you up for tomorrow to be an educated youth in the production team where Comrade Lin is. You don’t need to go through the trial period. I support you becoming an educated youth. Waiting for the street office to send you off is too slow. You can go directly to Comrade Lin’s house and become an educated youth ahead of time,” Director Tang said without hesitation.
Actually, she had considered whether to go to other production teams, but she thought that at least there were acquaintances in the production team where Comrade Lin was located, who could protect Tang Rong and make it less likely for her to make a mistake. Moreover, it was not far from Beijing, so it was under her watchful eye.
As long as Comrade Lin wants to work at the chemical plant, he will help Tang Rong unconditionally. Unlike other production teams, Tang Rong is unfamiliar with the place and people and has to start all over again.
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