Okay, why not? But she said, "Section Chief, please make the arrangements. I have no objection to this."
Jiang Mingzhe didn't say much. They all came from the same trench and knew each other. If he didn't say anything today, believe it or not, Xie Chunrong would come to him every day to report on his work.
Qiu Yuling was still anxiously waiting for her master to get off work.
Seeing the man from a distance, he trotted over and said, "Master, next time you go out to work, take me with you. Look, without anyone to serve you tea and water, your face has become smaller."
Xie Chunrong loved her cheeky attitude. "Come home with me later. I have some good stuff for you today."
Qiu Yuling held the other's arm affectionately and said, "Okay, I've been looking forward to your return. When you're not around, I'm like the saxaul flowers hanging on the branches. Everyone who passes by wants to pinch them."
Xie Chunrong stopped and asked, "Why, is there something I don't know?"
"Hey, these are all trivial matters. If I'm not envied, I'm a mediocre person. For an outstanding talent like me, it's normal to have one or two jealous people. Don't worry, I can still suffer any loss."
Xie Chunrong insisted that she had to know what had happened before she could feel at ease.
"Well, they said I could squeeze in just by using an abacus. Our department hasn't hired anyone in a while. Recently, there are so many people who don't go to school outside, almost becoming migrant workers. Who doesn't have a few relatives or friends waiting for a job? And now I have to pick this peach."
Qiu Yuling looked around, acting like a thief, before leaning over to her master and whispering, "Some people have already paid. I heard someone in the personnel department paid two bicycle tickets, but the job opening they promised to fill is gone. Don't you think they're pissed?"
Xie Chunrong was angry. "Job placement plans have always been based on the overall plan. How can they be used as a way to make money for one person? That's too reckless."
Qiu Yuling changed the subject, no longer talking about work, and instead asked about the gossip in the bureau. "Master, they say Aunt Hu, who washes vegetables in the kitchen, is Director Wang's family member. Is that true?"
Xie Chunrong nodded, "It's his lover."
"Ah? No wonder."
Xie Chunrong didn't know what strange words the little girl had heard, so he just asked her casually to kill time on the way.
"Well, it's better not to pollute your ears with this kind of hearsay." Qiu Yuling laid so much groundwork just for the gossip that followed. Only after Xie Chunrong's repeated questioning did she stammer and confess everything.
"What did you say?" Xie Chunrong almost broke his voice.
"Master, keep your voice down. If people find out, they'll think we were the ones in charge." Humph, if he dares to have ideas about me, I'll make sure he spends the rest of his life in jail.
It took her a lot of effort to finally find out his family's family background. "Maybe I saw it wrong. Maybe it was just the back. I didn't dare to get close to take a look at it at the time. I'm probably mistaken."
As for the rest, Qiu Yuling refused to say more no matter what. Her master and Wang Chengji were both competing for the position of head of the personnel department, so she stopped there.
Xie Chunrong has no children and is a career-oriented woman herself. She is also concerned about her husband's career. When she heard this, she discussed it with her young apprentice without any expression on her face, but in her heart she had already made vague arrangements for the future deployment.
After Qiu Yuling finished her meal at her master's house, she received a bag of apples and then left leisurely.
"Oh, Zhuzhu, the adult world is so tiring." Lying on her back on the bed, Qiu Yuling felt that she was not as relaxed as when she was a child, when she was busy eating.
"Is Xiao Qiu here? I'm from the Ma family next door to you."
Qiu Yuling paused while changing her clothes. As soon as she arrived, the neighbor came to her house. Was he staking out her?
"Are you here, Aunt Ma? What do you want to talk to me about?" Her stove didn't extend under anyone else's eaves. The wall also separated her second brother and his wife, so there shouldn't be any disputes.
"Hey, Xiao Qiu, um, have you eaten yet? If not, come to my house and have something to eat."
Qiu Yuling was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered. "I've eaten. Thank you, Aunt Ma. I usually eat in the cafeteria before returning. It's so snowy and windy. Thank you for your concern. You should go back and rest."
"Hey, wait a minute, Xiao Qiu." Ma Hui held the small wooden door that was half a person's height and squeezed into the yard.
"Xiao Qiu, the coal company has been unable to deliver coal recently. There is only a small amount of supply. Even if I go to get the coal purchase permit, I still can't get it. I can only get coal at a high price.
You are the only one in your family, and there is still so much charcoal. Can you give some to my aunt’s family first? I will buy more and return it to you later…”
Qiu Yuling understood and said that they were at odds with each other in the past. They were just friends who nodded to each other when they met, and they had never even called each other by name. Why did he come to her house today to ask if she had eaten? It seemed that he was thinking about her things.
Ma Hui wanted to go into the house, but Qiu Yuling calmly stopped her with her body and stood in the yard and said, "Aunt Ma, you mean that there is still a premium coal for sale now, but you want to get a bargain, so borrow some from my family first.
When the weather gets hotter and no one buys coal, you can pay me back, okay?"
Qiu Yuling didn't deliberately lower her voice, neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the neighbors to hear, "Don't you know that the reason I stocked up more coal is because
A few days ago, my brother and sister-in-law were concerned about me being away from home, so they bought up all the shares on the coal purchase certificate and also bought some extra coal at a premium price..."
Ma Hui looked through the half-man-high wall and wooden fence and saw many neighbors opening their doors and coming out. She tugged at Qiu Yuling's sleeve in panic and said, "Xiao Qiu, keep your voice down. That's not what I meant."
It's been freezing these past two days, so I'd like to borrow some first. After these two days, your uncle will have to buy it back, even if it costs a lot. I can't let anyone suffer."
Qiu Yuling really laughed, "Aunt Ma, the weather is getting colder day by day. The coal supply has a certain pattern. It becomes harder to buy as the year draws to a close.
Don't tease me about being immature. Hurry up and go to the coal station with my uncle to buy some. This is enough for me to get through the winter. Forget about borrowing and paying it back. Even if you offer a high price on the spot, I can't agree to it."
In the dark night, someone laughed, and then immediately after the laugh, they started to expose Ma Hui, "Can she spend that kind of money?
It's because you look young that she comes here to coax you in the middle of the night. She has to scrape salt from the salt jar in the cafeteria at 1.5 cents per pound.
If you can't take advantage, you'll suffer the consequences. You're still asking her to buy premium coal. She'd rather tremble than..."
Ma Hui instantly flew into a rage, and stopped pulling at Qiu Yuling's sleeve. She ran over there, shouting, "Fan Cai Ye Zi, why are you everywhere? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart."
Fan Caiye rolled up her sleeves and said, "You are a useless idiot. I can't stand you bullying others. Come over here and try. I will let everyone listen to your shallow story."
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