Chapter 50 Inspection and Guidance from the Chemical Industry Bureau
“You two did a great job. This is half of your hard work. I’ll personally bring you the other half when you board the train,” Ah Chun said, as she stuffed money into their hands.
She couldn't wait to rush back and tell Comrade Lin Yuanshu that she had successfully completed her mission.
While the two were talking, she kept staring at the Women's Director. She could clearly see that the Women's Director was interested. Although she didn't know what Comrade Lin Yuanshu's purpose was in holding the lecture, she felt that Comrade Lin Yuanshu would definitely succeed.
Both women, beaming with smiles and clutching the money, said in unison, "Next time there's something like this, remember to call us. We promise to keep it a secret and not reveal a single word."
"If there's a chance, I'll definitely call you," Ah Chun said dismissively.
On the other side, after Lin Yuanshu helped the last female comrade of the day calculate her ovulation period, he smiled and saw her off.
Zhou's mother walked into the living room and asked, puzzled, "Why are you doing all this thankless work? You don't even accept gifts from others, and you just foolishly help them without expecting anything in return. Do you think your job is too easy? So you want to create some trouble for yourself? If you have time to do these things, you might as well help me with some housework. At least you'll get a compliment from me."
Lin Yuanshu said seriously, "Mom, suffering a loss is a blessing. Don't worry about it so much. Helping others is also helping yourself. As the saying goes, 'Give a rose and your hand will retain its fragrance.'"
Aunt Zhou sneered and retorted with a sneer, "Heh, since you know that suffering a loss is a blessing, why don't you suffer more losses here?"
Lin Yuanshu awkwardly touched his nose. "Mom, if I suffer even a little loss at your hands, I'll suffer endless losses. This blessing is too great for me to bear."
Zhou's mother immediately widened her eyes and raised her voice, "You're just talking nonsense, how could I be that kind of person?"
Lin Yuanshu shook his head helplessly, his tone tinged with disappointment, "Mom, your self-awareness is still too weak."
Zhou Ma: "..."
I really don't know how her superiors can tolerate Lin Yuanshu's extremely harsh words!
No sooner had Aunt Zhou left than Ah Chun walked in.
Seeing this, Lin Yuanshu led Ah Chun into her room.
Ah Chun didn't look around Lin Yuanshu's room. Instead, she found a chair, sat down, and got down to business. "I've already had those two female comrades put on a show in front of the Women's Director. The Women's Director looked a little tempted, but also a little hesitant."
Lin Yuanshu nodded thoughtfully, then said confidently, "If she continues to hesitate, we can just give her a push."
Ah Chun looked at Lin Yuanshu with an expression of admiration.
Lin Yuanshu took a red envelope out of his pocket and stuffed it into A Chun's hand. She smiled and said, "This is your reward."
Ah Chun paused for a moment, then returned the red envelope to Lin Yuanshu. She said emphatically, "I helped you because I genuinely wanted to help you, not for the reward."
Lin Yuanshu did not accept the red envelope, but explained earnestly, "I know what you're thinking, so the reward in the red envelope isn't much. You helped me to thank me, and I'm giving you this reward to express my gratitude as well. This reward may not make your life better or better, but it can make a small change in your life. Money may not be everything, but it can give you confidence."
She wanted to give more money, but she didn't have much money at her disposal. She only received a little over twenty yuan in wages this month, and six yuan went to Ah Chun and the two female comrades, two yuan each.
Fortunately, she will receive forty yuan next month as a team leader's salary, not a worker's salary. If she can find a way to avoid handing it over, she will have some financial relief.
Ah Chun clutched the red envelope tightly, her eyes slightly reddening, her gaze revealing gratitude, her voice trembling slightly: "Thank you, Sister Yuanshu, for thinking of me. I will not let you down. I will definitely help you more diligently in the future."
Lin Yuanshu patted Ah Chun's head and said with a smile, "You're already working very hard for me, so you don't need to be any more serious. This is just right."
Ah Chun excitedly threw herself into Lin Yuanshu's arms. Sister Yuanshu was the strongest and gentlest person she had ever met, and she wanted to become like her in the future.
When Lin Yuanshu learned that the women's director was inquiring about her, he gave up the idea of adding fuel to the fire, after all, too much of a good thing can be bad.
She's not bragging, but her reputation is almost frighteningly good now. Ever since she started helping women calculate their ovulation periods for free, she's received nothing but praise, both in public and in private. Perhaps because people are afraid of being overheard by her saying bad things, she stopped calculating ovulation periods for those who did, which is why her reputation is so exceptionally good.
But whatever the reason, at least now when you inquire about her, you won't hear any bad things about her.
The mother-in-law stopped badmouthing her in front of outsiders and complaining about her hardships. Ever since Sister-in-law Xue had a child, the mother-in-law devoted herself entirely to her, thinking every day about how to make the baby in Sister-in-law Xue's belly grow stronger.
Lin Yuanshu temporarily put aside her duties as the women's director and focused all her attention on the workshop. Every day before and after get off work, she would check the equipment with Zhou Moli and the team leader to prevent production from being disrupted due to equipment problems.
While Lin Yuanshu was changing clothes in the changing room, the team leader suddenly spoke up: "Comrade Lin Yuanshu, I didn't expect you to be right. My wife's sperm motility is poor. Over the years, I have never doubted that he is incapable. I have taken so many Chinese medicines and Western medicines and prayed to gods and Buddhas. I never thought that the one who is incapable is my wife. If I had known it was him, maybe we would have been cured long ago and have a lovely child."
Lin Yuanshu smiled and comforted him, "It's not too late now. You're still young, not even forty yet. There's still time for everything."
The team leader said sincerely, "Thank you. If you hadn't said those words to me, I would have thought I was incapable and kept pushing myself too hard."
Since the test results came out, she has been able to stand tall at home. Before, out of guilt, she had never dared to disagree with her mother-in-law and had been very obedient to her. She would give her mother-in-law money if she wanted it, and let her do whatever she wanted! She dared not raise the slightest objection.
She also gained a reputation for being a filial elder, becoming famous for her filial piety within a ten-mile radius. If she had a choice, she would not want this reputation.
Now things are different. She can do whatever she wants, and her mother-in-law has to appease her, afraid that she will be unhappy and spread the news that her son is no good.
"I wish you a successful pregnancy," Lin Yuanshu said earnestly.
The team leader warmly invited, "Come to my house for dinner tonight. My husband has already prepared the food and is just waiting for you. I'll be unhappy if you don't come. Also, please invite your wife along so I can meet her in person."
Lin Yuanshu thought for a moment and readily agreed, "Okay."
The main thing is that the team leader is a good person to work with, quick-witted, clear-headed, and not the kind of person who is ungrateful.
After saying that, she added, "Why don't we invite Comrade Zhou Moli along too?"
The team leader replied with a smile, "Sure, it's the same whether you're eating alone or in a group."
The two chatted for a while longer before parting ways. The team leader had to rush back to help his wife cook, while Lin Yuanshu went to call Zhou Moli and Zhou Xiangyang.
Fortunately, Zhou Moli walked slowly and did not leave the chemical plant. After calling out to Zhou Moli, she went to call Zhou Xiangyang.
"Go if you want, or don't if you don't," Lin Yuanshu said in a low voice.
Zhou Xiangyang thought for a moment, then said firmly, "I want to go."
He was going to protect his wife; if she encountered any danger, he could act as a human shield.
When the three arrived at the team leader's home, the team leader and her husband had already prepared a table full of dishes, all of them hearty dishes, especially the braised pig's head placed in the middle, which emitted an enticing aroma.
Lin Yuanshu handed the fruit to the team leader.
The team leader refused the fruit and said unhappily, "I invited you over for dinner, why are you being so polite and bringing fruit!"
Lin Yuanshu chuckled and teased, "We weren't being polite. Knowing you would prepare a big meal to welcome us, we specially went to buy fruit. It's perfect to have some fruit after the feast to cleanse our palates."
Upon hearing this, the team leader took the fruit from Lin Yuanshu's hand and said warmly, "That's how it should be done. Don't be shy with me. When you come to my house, make yourself at home and do whatever you want."
After Lin Yuanshu and the others sat down at the table, the team leader brought out the last soup and then invited everyone to eat.
Although Lao Hu was a talkative person, he had heard from his wife that Comrade Lin Yuanshu's wife was not good at talking and preferred to be alone. So he did not chat with Comrade Lin Yuanshu's wife incessantly, but instead focused on eating, just like Comrade Lin Yuanshu's wife.
Lin Yuanshu and the other two chatted enthusiastically. Although Zhou Moli had some interaction with the team leader at work, the two of them didn't really know each other well, since they had only talked about work-related matters before.
After chatting today, we found that we had a lot in common and that some of our ideas were surprisingly similar.
Zhou Moli originally had no requirements for her future partner, but after seeing Lin Yuanshu's partner, she had requirements. Putting aside everything else, he had to be good-looking. She had already lost to Lin Yuanshu in terms of work ability, and she couldn't afford to lose to him in terms of partners.
Before we knew it, it was time for the weekly inspection and guidance from the Chemical Industry Bureau officials to come to the workshop.
Lin Yuanshu had already prepared a summary for the week, which recorded the production process, output, product qualification rate, safety production status, and other information.
She felt that writing this summary was more difficult than managing the workshop.
Since the person who came to inspect was just an ordinary cadre, there was no need for Director Qian and others to personally receive him. Therefore, she greeted the cadre at the entrance of the chemical plant.
Lin Yuanshu waited at the door for more than half an hour before he saw a man riding a bicycle over. The man was wearing a dark blue Zhongshan suit, and his skin was a bit dark, which was obviously due to his frequent travels. He looked to be around thirty years old.
After parking his bicycle, Leng Guoqing walked apologetically to Lin Yuanshu. "I'm sorry, I only remembered that I had a report to submit when I was about to leave, so I was a little late."
What could Lin Yuanshu do but smile and forgive him?
"It's alright, business is more important," Lin Yuanshu said understandingly.
Leng Guoqing chuckled and teased, "You look really young. Did your team leader send you to pick me up?"
Lin Yuanshu explained, "I am the person in charge of the workshop participating in the competition."
Leng Guoqing was taken aback and couldn't help but say, "Didn't they say that Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant was preparing to make a name for itself in this competition? How could they entrust such an important matter to a young man?"
The main reason was that the woman in front of him looked too young, and he found it hard to believe in her work ability. The only reason he could think of was that she was a relative of Director Qian, but Director Qian was known for being impartial.
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and said softly, "I don't think age can be used as a standard to measure a person's work ability. Otherwise, there wouldn't be people who work their whole lives and still achieve nothing. What do you think?"
Leng Guoqing had initially thought the woman in front of him was too young, but after hearing this, he knew she was quite capable.
"My name is Leng Guoqing, it's a pleasure to meet you," Leng Guoqing said, extending his hand.
"My name is Lin Yuanshu. Welcome, Comrade Leng Guoqing, to Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant for inspection and guidance." Lin Yuanshu shook hands with Leng Guoqing.
Lin Yuanshu led Leng Guoqing into the workshop, introduced him to the renovation of their chemical plant's naphthalene intermediate production workshop, and taught him the summary report he had prepared in advance.
While inspecting the workshop, Leng Guoqing flipped through the summary report. When he saw the production efficiency and product qualification rate, he couldn't help but frown. These figures were too high! They looked obviously fake.
He had never heard of any naphthalene intermediate production workshop in Beijing having such a high product qualification rate and production efficiency.
“Your data doesn’t look real! I understand that you young people want to achieve results quickly, but you also need to be realistic and steady. You can’t falsify data. Do you know that’s illegal? I’ll turn a blind eye today because you’re still young. You can rewrite the summary and hand it in to me. If it were someone else, this wouldn’t be so easy to resolve.” Leng Guoqing said with a serious face.
Lin Yuanshu paused for a moment, then explained seriously, "First of all, I did not falsify data. Secondly, I know that falsifying data is illegal. This week, the production efficiency and product qualification rate of the workshop I was in charge of were exactly as the data in the report showed. I did not falsify anything."
She paused for a moment and continued to explain, “Our workshop is different from other naphthalene intermediate production workshops. We use solvent sulfonation to produce naphthalene intermediates instead of excessive sulfuric acid sulfonation. This is a brand new method. Using this method can improve production efficiency and product qualification rate, and it will not waste waste acid. If you still don’t believe it, you can follow me for the next two days and witness the data with your own eyes.”
Leng Guoqing stared at Lin Yuanshu without moving and questioned, "Are you sure you're not lying to me?"
Lin Yuanshu said confidently, "Every word I have said is the truth, and I can also submit a report on the completion of the task of establishing this workshop."
Leng Guoqing thought for a moment and said seriously, "I will supervise the work of the entire workshop for the next two days. After confirming that there are no problems, you can submit the task completion report. This report is not for me to see, but for the leaders above. This is also to avoid you being questioned by others again."
If Lin Yuanshu's data is not fabricated, then there is no need for this competition; the first place will definitely go to Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant.
His production efficiency and product qualification rate far exceeded those of other factories. It would be quite difficult for other factories to catch up. His performance was even higher than the first place winner in the labor production competition held by the Chemical Bureau in the past.
"No problem." Lin Yuanshu replied without hesitation. True gold fears no fire, and she had not falsified any data. No matter what kind of test she faced, she could face it calmly.
Leng Guoqing spent the entire day in the workshop, closely monitoring every step of the process for producing naphthalene intermediates. The workers indeed showed no unusual behavior and appeared completely unrepentant.
Lin Yuanshu paid no attention to his inspection and did not send anyone to monitor him, allowing him to move around freely.
When Leng Guoqing returned to the Chemical Industry Bureau, most of his colleagues had already left work.
The colleague who stayed behind to work overtime asked with a smile, "I remember you went out to inspect and guide the workshop today, why are you back so late? Did that workshop encounter some difficult problems that made you stay there all day?"
Leng Guoqing couldn't help but sigh, "It's a bit tricky, I have to go there again tomorrow."
After all, he wouldn't feel at ease until he was absolutely certain! If Lin Yuanshu really did falsify the data and he hadn't discovered the problem, he would be in deep trouble, so he had to be extra careful.
"Then you can't submit a summary report?" the colleague asked in surprise.
Because during competitions, it is rare for a summary report to be submitted on time.
Leng Guoqing nodded, unable to resist revealing a bit of his own thoughts, "Young people these days are really more thoughtful than we were. They can remain calm and composed when faced with criticism, and they always seem to feel like they're getting old."
My colleague laughed and said, "Young people like this are rare. Most of them are greenhorns who can't handle anything. If it weren't for us keeping things in check, things would have been in complete chaos long ago. You're so young and already look old. What about the comrades who are older than you...?"
Although his colleague didn't finish speaking, Leng Guoqing knew what he wanted to say.
“You’re right, I just had a sudden thought. I’m going to find the deputy director. You can continue with your work.” Leng Guoqing finished tidying up the documents on his workstation and then left.
My colleague said nonchalantly, "Go ahead!"
Leng Guoqing explained to the deputy director the need to verify the data in the Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant workshop.
Without looking up, the deputy director replied, "I only want to see the results. As for the rest, you can handle it yourself."
"Understood," Leng Guoqing replied.
Leng Guoqing spent two days in the workshop of Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant and confirmed that Lin Yuanshu had not falsified the summary report.
He personally witnessed the extraction of naphthalene intermediates, and the pass rate of these products was even higher than the data in Lin Yuanshu's report.
He had a sense of absurdity and began to sympathize with the other factories participating in the competition. There was no need to compete anymore; given Lin Yuanshu's current production speed, by the time Lin Yuanshu finished his production task, the other factories would still have half of their production tasks unfinished.
Leng Guoqing submitted the weekly summary report of Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant as soon as possible. After that, it was no longer his concern. To prevent cadres from being bribed, the cadre sent to the factory for inspection and guidance each week was not the same person.
After the deputy director's secretary and other cadres submitted all the factories' summary reports, they reviewed them one by one and selected the top five for the deputy director's review.
He couldn't help but look at the summary report of the Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant again and again. It looked so unrealistic, but since the cadres dared to submit it, it meant that there was no problem with the data. If they really wanted to falsify the data, they wouldn't have made it so outrageous that it would make people suspect it was fake at first glance.
After finishing his work for the day, the deputy factory manager originally wanted to take a break, but when he saw the weekly summary report of the participating factories on his left, he picked it up and flipped through it.
He had thought the first place would be the chemical plant managed by Director Guan, but it turned out to be Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant, which he had some recollection of.
I heard that Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant made full preparations for this competition, hoping to make a name for itself. I didn't expect it to be true; their production efficiency and product qualification rate far exceeded those of other factories.
As he looked around, he suddenly realized something was wrong: Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant's production efficiency and product qualification rate were much higher than the second place!
If it were only a little bit higher, he certainly wouldn't care, but it's so much higher, it looks too abnormal.
"Secretary Tian," the deputy director called out loudly.
Upon hearing the deputy director's voice, Secretary Tian quickly entered the office and asked, "Is there anything you need?"
The deputy director said earnestly, "Hand over the comrade who went to Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant for inspection and guidance. I have something I want to ask him."
“Okay,” Secretary Tian replied. He could guess that the deputy director wanted to ask about the data in the summary report without the deputy director even having to speak.
Leng Guoqing was not surprised at all that he was called to the deputy director's office. He knew that the deputy director would be curious once he saw the data from the Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant.
Fortunately, he hadn't been idle these past two days at the Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant. He had a thorough understanding of the method for extracting naphthalene intermediates by solvent sulfonation, so he wasn't afraid of the deputy director's questions at all.
After seeing Leng Guoqing, the deputy director began to inquire about matters related to the Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant workshop and whether the data was accurate.
Leng Guoqing then recounted his experience of verifying data at the Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant, and explained why the plant's production efficiency and product qualification rate were so high. He also mentioned that the workshop's task completion report was on the last page of the summary report, which proved that he was not lying.
The deputy director nodded in satisfaction and said admiringly, "I didn't expect you to be so well-prepared. That's how you should do things—leaving no room for error."
Leng Guoqing suppressed a laugh and said firmly, "This is my job, so naturally I have to take it seriously. I can't afford to make any mistakes."
The deputy director carefully reviewed the workshop's task completion report, which contained various experimental records on the preparation of naphthalene intermediates by solvent sulfonation. The pass rate had been increasing with the improvement of the equipment, until it became what it is today.
After reviewing the task completion report, the deputy director placed it on the table, turned to Secretary Tian, and asked, "Have the comrades been selected for the inspection and guidance trip to Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant next week?"
Secretary Tian replied, "The selection process hasn't started yet."
The deputy director nodded thoughtfully and said with a smile, "Add my name. I also want to see this new method for producing naphthalene intermediates by solvent sulfonation. If the data is correct, this new method is very likely to rewrite the future development pattern of dye chemical plants. I need to learn more about it."
“Okay,” Secretary Tian replied seriously.
"By the way, while you're at it, also gather some information about how dye chemical plants produce naphthalene-based intermediates. I can't just go there without knowing anything; I'd make a fool of myself," the deputy director teased with a smile.
More than anyone else, he hoped the data was accurate, and that using solvent sulfonation to prepare naphthalene intermediates could indeed improve production efficiency and product qualification rate.
This way, he could promote the use of solvent sulfonation to produce naphthalene intermediates in dye chemical plants in Beijing.
This is practically a golden opportunity for him to achieve something. If he can successfully promote it, he'll have no problem securing his position as deputy director.
In contrast, he is not so focused on the competition now. While the competition is important, the new naphthalene intermediate extraction method has a more profound impact on the Sijiucheng Dye Chemical Plant.
It was just an ordinary labor production competition, but something so surprising happened.
Secretary Tian nodded with a serious expression.
Leng Guoqing pursed his lips. For the deputy director to attach so much importance to this, it seems that Comrade Lin Yuanshu's good days are about to begin.
Because the deputy director did not try to hide his itinerary, the plant managers of the Sijiucheng Chemical Plant all learned that the deputy director would be going to Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant next week for inspection and guidance.
Upon learning the news, they immediately inquired about the deputy director's reasons for doing so, only to discover that Hongguang Dye Chemical Plant's workshop production efficiency and product qualification rate were much higher than their chemical plant's.
Factory Director Nan laughed heartily, "This old Qian is no joke. He's really well-prepared this time. It looks like he can bring down Factory Director Guan. Well, Factory Director Guan has been in that position for too long. He's gotten too arrogant. Factory Director Qian is helping Factory Director Guan!"
For him, it didn't matter who came in first place, since it wasn't him anyway. It wasn't that he didn't want to work hard, but that it was too late.
Seeing her factory manager's seemingly trouble-prone demeanor, the secretary could only smile and agree.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in Director Guan's office was not so relaxed.
Factory Director Guan said to the workshop director, "I don't care what methods you use, you must improve the workshop's production efficiency and product qualification rate. I don't want to lose face in front of the deputy director. If we don't get first place this time, our factory will become a laughing stock."
The workshop director was quite troubled: "Before the competition started, I had already made renovations to the workshop. For the time being, I couldn't come up with a good technical innovation plan that could simultaneously improve the workshop's production efficiency and product qualification rate."
Factory Director Guan tapped the table lightly with his fingers. The sound seemed to strike the workshop director's heart, making the director extremely nervous and almost unable to breathe.
"That's your problem. If you can't be a good workshop director, I don't mind replacing you," Director Guan said softly.
The workshop foreman swallowed hard and said, forcing a smile, "I'll try my best to find a solution."
Factory Director Guan shook his head and said softly, "I don't want to work hard, I want affirmation."
The workshop foreman took a deep breath and replied, "I'm sure I can figure something out."
Factory Director Guan nodded in satisfaction.
The workshop director returned to his office looking dejected. He sat in his chair and thought for a long time, but couldn't come up with anything. How could he possibly improve the workshop's production efficiency and product qualification rate in such a short time?
The workshop foreman's mistress slipped into his office when no one was looking. Seeing the foreman's furrowed brows, she asked with concern, "What happened? You look so worried. You must have encountered something difficult!"
Upon hearing this, the workshop director couldn't help but sigh, saying helplessly, "Factory Director Guan told me to find a way to improve the workshop's production efficiency and product qualification rate. If I can't do it, I'll lose my position as workshop director. If I can't be the workshop director anymore, will you still love me?"
The young lover smiled and winked, sitting in the workshop foreman's lap, and said confidently, "Of course, even if you were just an ordinary worker, I would still love you."
She said that, but she didn't take it seriously at all. If it weren't for the fact that he was the workshop foreman, she would never have been interested in this man who already had a wife and children.
The workshop director held his young lover's hands and said, moved, "You're so good to me."
The young lover gave a fake smile, then her eyes lit up as she came up with a brilliant idea. "There's no legitimate way to improve the workshop's production efficiency and product qualification rate, but I do have a crooked idea."
"What are your thoughts?" the workshop director asked excitedly.
The young lover smiled slightly, pushed the workshop director aside with her right hand, sat on the desk, and said softly, "The so-called production efficiency and product qualification rate are just a string of data! You can write whatever you want. As long as you pay enough, the officials who come to inspect and guide will be very happy to turn a blind eye. I guess Director Guan must have someone in the Chemical Industry Bureau. Just arrange for that official to come over. That way, we can be sure of everything."
The workshop foreman was very excited, but hesitated and said, "You're so smart, but what if someone becomes suspicious?"
The young lover raised an eyebrow and said innocently, "In this world, the bold always get rich and the timid starve. Don't promote him too much at once. Just promote him symbolically. That way, you can complete Director Guan's task without arousing suspicion."
The workshop director pulled his mistress to his side, kissed her hard on the lips, and smiled, saying, "Your method is brilliant. I'll get on it right now, and I'll reward you properly after the competition."
After leaving the workshop director's office, the mistress wiped her mouth with obvious disgust; a man's saliva was truly repulsive.
When Director Qian learned about this, his first reaction was that he was worried that the deputy director's inspection and guidance visit to the chemical plant would make Lin Yuanshu nervous. In order not to affect Lin Yuanshu's work performance, he planned to tell Lin Yuanshu the day before the deputy director's inspection and guidance visit, so that she would not keep thinking about it.
The other factory managers all had the idea of giving up, since no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't catch up, so they might as well let nature take its course.
After learning about Lin Yuanshu, the women's director had mixed feelings. She hadn't expected that Lin Yuanshu worked in the same factory as her, and she was even more surprised that Lin Yuanshu was the same woman who had received an award at the commendation meeting.
She remembered Lin Yuanshu's face, but her impression of his name was vague, so when she first heard "Lin Yuanshu", she did not immediately connect the name with the person.
She couldn't help but ask her high school son, "What do you think it means when someone never has a bad word to say about them?"
The son casually replied, "It means that this person knows how to get along with people and is very good at dealing with others."
The women's director smiled and said, "You're right, seeing is believing."
Instead of staying at home overthinking, why not openly meet Lin Yuanshu and see how much he knows about conception and what his thoughts are on the free knowledge lecture?
She had just stepped out the door when she ran into her neighbor, an older woman, who was also heading out, accompanied by her newlywed daughter-in-law. She asked, "Where are you two going?"
The neighbor lady said mysteriously, "We're going to see Comrade Lin Yuanshu to ask her to help calculate the best time to conceive. You know, my family has only had one son for nine generations, and my husband is almost obsessed with having a grandson."
The women's director deliberately questioned, "What's the best time to conceive? I've never heard of such a thing. Have you been scammed?"
The neighbor, an older woman, retorted confidently, "How could Comrade Lin Yuanshu possibly lie? She doesn't charge us anything, and she doesn't want our things. What could she possibly lie about? Her sister-in-law hasn't been able to conceive for five years, but she got pregnant just by doing things according to the timing she calculated. Besides, this optimal time for conception has a scientific basis; it's not feudal superstition. It's called the ovulation period..."
The women's director suddenly realized, "Oh, it's the ovulation period! Now that you mention ovulation, I understand. I happen to be free right now, so I can go with you."
The neighbor, an older woman, looked shocked and said, "Do you want to have another child?"
The women's director looked helpless and explained, "No, I'm worried you'll be scammed. With me watching over you, you'll feel more at ease."
The neighbor lady said apologetically, "I was overthinking it."
Cadres are different; they're always so warm-hearted.
Meanwhile, Lin Yuanshu was doing her daily good deed, gently explaining simple knowledge about conception to the women and calculating their ovulation periods one by one.
When Sister-in-law Xue was getting water, she passed through the living room and saw Lin Yuanshu surrounded by a group of women. She was filled with admiration. She had initially suspected that Lin Yuanshu's help to the women was motivated by ulterior motives, that he wanted to use them for some nefarious purpose.
However, more than half a month has passed, and Lin Yuanshu has not gained any benefit and has wasted a lot of time. She is still willing to help the women calculate their ovulation period for free and patiently explain the knowledge of conception to them.
She began to doubt herself, wondering if she was overthinking things. Perhaps Lin Yuanshu had a change of heart and wanted to help others, and that she had been thinking too badly of him.
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