Zhou Hongfang defended herself, "My family has been separated for many years. Each family is its own. How can we talk about it together?"
The team leader spread his hands, looking helpless, "There are so many brigades in a commune, and there are only twenty vacancies in total. It's good enough to have one or two in each team.
The commune has reserved a few spots. Why am I saying this? Keep this to yourself. Don't tell anyone about it, okay?
Li Qingfeng handed the team leader a cigarette and said, "Captain, in our entire team, there are only a few of them who have studied in junior high school. Some people in other teams did not finish primary school and could also be recommended. If there is no such policy, we will not talk about it. If there is such a policy, please speak up for them..."
The captain took the cigarette from Li Qingfeng, lit it, and took a puff. "It's strong enough."
Li Qingfeng hurriedly stuffed the unopened bag over to her, "Put it on. This is a gift from my niece when she came back last time."
The captain narrowed his eyes, carefully savoring the cigarettes, which only city dwellers could afford. "Alright, take the form and have them fill it out. I'll report them first. As for how the commune decides, that's beyond my power to interfere."
Li Qingfeng looked so grateful that he ordered his wife to get some tea leaves. "Go in quickly and give the captain the tea leaves that Dashu brought last time.
I'm used to being rough, so I can't drink that stuff, so I can drink fennel tea..."
The captain also acted like a good brother, "Dashu? You're the third child in the Qingmei family, right? Qingmei raised all her children to be successful..."
After the inspection, the commune will continue to submit a list. This list must be carefully considered. Whether it emphasizes academic qualifications or special skills, it must be clearly written. For those who emphasize academic qualifications, a unified examination will be conducted, and for those who emphasize special skills, a dedicated person will be responsible for inspection.
Even if I wanted to keep a backup plan, I couldn't pass the final level.
As usual, in order to avoid suspicion, Qiu Yuling did not participate in setting the questions and never returned to her hometown. Before the recruitment ended, she lived and ate in the factory.
Several cousins from my grandmother's side were included in the final list, but they were recruited based on their academic qualifications. In order to be as fair as possible, there was still an exam waiting for them.
Finally, the results came out. Both students from my eldest uncle’s family were on the list of those who passed the exam, but Li Yingchao from my second uncle’s family was eliminated.
As soon as the news got back, Song Pingping started yelling and kicking, "They said nice things, not to look for my cousin, but they're so lucky, both of them got in. Who knows what's going on here, huh."
Wang Xiaomai only had one son and one daughter in her life. She didn't live with her mother-in-law, and her husband wasn't a loser, so her life was quite smooth and she didn't know how to get angry with others at all.
Now his daughter-in-law was throwing a tantrum, and he got so angry that he fell ill.
When Li Yingtao found out, she hurriedly asked for leave and came back. As soon as she entered the house, she went straight to her mother's room and asked, "Mom, why are you sick for no reason?"
Wang Xiaomai couldn't stop crying when she saw her daughter. "I should have listened to your aunt-in-law and not agreed to this. In the end, I followed your brother's wishes and married a troublemaker. No wonder the old saying goes, 'If you don't suffer from above, you will suffer from below...'"
As soon as Li Yingtao heard it, she knew it was because her brother was not on the recruitment list this time, and her sister-in-law was acting arrogantly in the house.
She helped Wang Xiaomai sit down and said, "Mom, you are the mother-in-law. When it's time to take charge, you should be more forceful. How can you let your brother and sister-in-law do whatever they want?"
After serving some water to her mother, she found out that her mother had gone to bed and her sister-in-law had gone back to her parents' home. It turned out that it was her father who cooked the meal.
"Where's my brother? Did he go back to my parents' home too?"
Wang Xiaomai drooped her eyelids. "He's not in a good mood either."
Li Yingtao was so angry that she couldn't help saying, "Mom, just spoil him. You are sick, and he can't wait on you all the time, but he can at least cook a meal for you, right?
They all studied the same way and took the same job exam. His cousins all passed, but he was rejected. Instead of thinking about his own reasons, he got angry.
Even if we take a step back, we can just pretend that nothing happened and continue living our lives as before. What is he doing?
Do you really want to do what my sister-in-law said? Ask my father to find Yuling to open the backdoor?
Don't blame me for not reminding her, she definitely won't do that, so there's no need to ask my dad to lose face."
Wang Xiaomai was anxious, "Just give it a try. After all, we are relatives. I won't let your brother be left alone."
Li Yingtao pulled out her hand and said, "I'll tell my dad that you'd better not do this. If it really works, when I took the exam, you needed two teachers. Why didn't you keep me and my cousin?"
Is it because my uncle doesn't have enough face?"
Wang Xiaomai lay back on the pillow, crying silently, "One point's difference, one is as good as heaven, the other is as bad as hell. If I become a worker, I won't have to live like this anymore..."
"Mom, don't cry. Lie down for a while. I'll go cook first." Avoiding her mother's hesitant tone, Li Yingtao rushed into the kitchen.
She might have had this illusion earlier, thinking that since they were all relatives, there was nothing wrong with giving a helping hand.
But the longer she stayed close to her, the more she understood her cousin. She only supported capable people. If you are capable, she would look up to you. If you are not capable, she would never get herself involved in any trouble.
But why would someone with ability ask for help from others?
The meal was ready. Li Yingtao called everyone in the room one by one. The family of four sat at the dining table. She put the eggs on the plate into their bowls, one for each person, with a chopstick.
"Let's eat first. Eating is the most important thing in the world. Try this tofu. I bought it from the county."
Li Qingchuan slammed his chopsticks and said, "Who are you showing off your gloomy face to? Just eat your meal properly."
One family is happy while another is sad, but it is the complete opposite on Uncle Li's side.
Kong Feng gambled on an old laying hen in the backyard. Although several people tried to dissuade her again and again, she still didn't let go of the "hero of the chicken butt". "What's the big deal? There are still three. I can catch two more little ones and feed them well. Then they will lay eggs again next year."
Besides, we’ll all be workers later, and it’ll just be my parents and me at home, so three eggs will be enough for us to eat.”
Zhou Hongfang was very happy and agreed with her daughter-in-law, "It's okay, just eat it, it's its destiny.
You two brothers, when you go there, you must do your job well, don't get involved, focus on your own business, and avoid forming cliques, okay?"
Li Yingjun laughed, "Mom knows a lot, she even knows about gangs and factions."
Zhou Hongfang rolled her eyes at her son and couldn't help laughing, "What's there to understand? Working in the factory is just about earning a salary. What's the difference between working in this team and other places?
Wherever there are people, there are bound to be disputes. As long as you two do your own things well, no one will bully you. After all, you still have your cousin.
But if you two don't know what's going on and let others use you as a pawn, it won't just be you who will be in trouble, but Yuling will be implicated as well.
Putting aside other things, when your grandma comes back, I will first remove your two dog legs!"
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