Chapter 66
Ji Xiaotian took the letter from Jiang Guo from the postman with excitement.
The days he lived in Fenglin Village were the happiest times of his life in these years.
In addition to reconciling with his mother, there is another crucial point, that is, he found his childhood good friend again.
His childhood friend brought back memories of his childhood, and when they occasionally played in the mountains, he felt as if he had become carefree again.
But for some reason, Jiang Guo suddenly ignored him.
Could it be because, that day by the stream, he nodded and acknowledged her stupidity?
But that was the fact...
After moving out with Zhang Xiaochun, Ji Xiaotian's life was very peaceful. At this time, Jiang Guo's letter was like a pebble floating on the calm lake, stirring up some ripples in his heart.
He returned to his room, sat at his desk, and opened the letter nervously and solemnly.
But after opening the letter, the corners of his mouth twitched.
"This country girl doesn't want to play with you anymore."
Looking at the content of the letter, one can already guess how indifferent Jiang Guo was when he casually wrote these words.
Ji Xiaotian read it over and over again, and finally lowered his head helplessly and put the letter down.
Just at this moment, Zhang Xiaochun walked in. She glanced at the contents of the letter and then sat next to Ji Xiaotian: "Did Guoguo hear what your father said last time?"
Ji Xiaotian was stunned for a moment.
That day, his father came to Fenglin Village and had a long conversation. He was extremely disgusted with Jiang Guo and said that she was an uneducated wild girl.
Could it be that Jiang Guo came to play with him specially at that time and heard what his father said?
"Although Guoguo appears to be carefree and doesn't seem to take anything to heart, she is actually more thoughtful than we thought. She cares about the people she values, such as her brothers and sisters, and her mother. When it came to her stepmother, she knew she was wrong, and although she tried her best to make amends, I think she felt bad."
Zhang Xiaochun was not familiar with Jiang Guo, but she had seen this child taking good care of her younger siblings several times. A teenager should not have gotten along well with her younger siblings, but she saw the joy in Jiang Guo's eyes, which was obviously not fake.
This child may not be as sensible as her sister, but she is also a good child.
"Then what my father said must have made her feel uncomfortable." Ji Xiaotian asked.
"That's for sure. Guoguo regards you as her best friend, so she often comes to play with you. But your father's words were too harsh and hurt her self-esteem."
Ji Xiaotian hesitated for a while: "Jiang Guo was in a bad mood at that time, maybe this is the reason."
Looking at his son's anxious look, Zhang Xiaochun smiled.
In the past, Ji Xiaotian was just a little baby in arms, but now, he has grown up. After the new year, the sixteen-year-old boy has reached the age of falling in love.
Perhaps even he himself does not understand this.
Zhang Xiaochun saw it, but she didn't say it, so she just patted Ji Xiaotian on the shoulder and said, "Real friends won't lose contact because of a small misunderstanding."
Ji Xiaotian nodded, thoughtfully.
…
The final exam is coming soon.
Youyou was not worried at all about this exam because she had already learned all the contents in the textbook.
The teacher stood on the stage and distributed the test papers.
The children took a test paper and passed it back to the students behind them.
As soon as the bell rang, the exam officially began. Youyou held the pencil in her chubby little hands and answered the questions seriously.
The content of the test paper was not difficult, Youyou finished it early, put down her pencil, and fell asleep on the desk.
The soundly sleeping Youyou attracted the attention of other children, and everyone looked at her curiously.
After I handed in the paper, a classmate came over.
"Youyou, why didn't you study hard for the exam? Don't you know how to do it?"
Youyou's little face was left with marks from her sleeves. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and said softly, "I've finished writing."
When several classmates heard this, they all laughed.
"Don't brag, even the student who always gets first place in our class hasn't finished it, how could you have finished it?"
"My mother said that rural children will not be able to adapt to the learning environment in the city after coming here. This is because the teachers in rural primary schools are all farmers. How can farmers have knowledge and how can they teach skills?"
"Yes, my father also said that rural children are different from us."
Youyou glared at them unhappily and waved her little fist: "Did your parents tell you that rural children are the best at hitting people?"
Looking at Youyou's fierce expression, the naughty kids subconsciously shrank back.
This fist looks soft, but when it hits someone, will it be hard?
Seeing that they were silent, Youyou put her little fist back into her little pocket.
It's too cold.
If these people weren't so annoying, she wouldn't bother using her fists to scare them.
The next few days were calm.
It’s finally time to distribute the report cards. Once they are issued, I can go home for the winter vacation!
Little Dumpling sat in his seat and waited patiently.
Classmates say that rural primary schools are different from urban primary schools, but Youyou think they are similar.
But at this moment, the teacher, just like in the past in the commune primary school, put the report cards of the top three students in the class at the end and let the students go up one by one to get them.
As Youyou expected, she got the first place in the class.
When her name was called, the little girl walked onto the stage smiling, with a pair of dimples at the corners of her mouth, looking extremely adorable.
"Meng Youyou has just joined our class and has already achieved such excellent results. This is inseparable from her daily hard work and progress."
“I hope that in the future, students in our class can learn from Youyou!”
After hearing this compliment, Youyou's smile became even brighter.
It turns out that getting first place in an exam feels so good. In the future, she will study harder and strive to get more first places!
On the stage, Teacher Jin clapped his hands and asked everyone to stand up.
The students' seats were disrupted, and the seats were rearranged based on the children's height, grades and other factors.
"Students whose academic performance has declined this time will be arranged to sit together with students with excellent academic performance, so that everyone can learn from each other and make progress together."
"If there are students sitting in the backstage who can't see the blackboard clearly, they can also tell me about it."
Chen Qiqi and her desk mate stood up and lined up on the side.
My deskmate muttered, "Qiqi, Meng Youyou's grades are really good this time. She even surpassed you!"
"I don't like Meng Youyou at all. It's good that she did well in the exam. Why does she hold her chin so high? Like my mother said, country girls have never seen the world." She added.
But no matter what she said, Chen Qiqi ignored her.
Chen Qiqi's gaze fell on Teacher Jin.
"Youyou, sit in the third row of the second group." Teacher Jin pointed to a seat and asked Youyou to sit there.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, Chen Qiqi raised her hand.
"Teacher Jin, I want to sit with Youyou!"
Chen Qiqi's deskmate was stunned. She tugged at Chen Qiqi's hand in disbelief and said with red eyes: "Qiqi, don't you want to be my best friend anymore?"
But Chen Qiqi had already shaken off her hand, and after Teacher Jin nodded in agreement, she happily ran over and sat down next to Youyou.
But after sitting down, she wrinkled her nose coquettishly again: "Meng Youyou, didn't you say that we are good friends? Why don't you come and play with me?"
Youyou tilted her head: "You didn't ask me to play with you either."
No friendship without fighting. Since that day, Chen Qiqi has been particularly fond of Youyou.
Even after returning home, she pulled her grandparents and father together to criticize her mother harshly. Her father said that her mother was looking down on others. Chen Qiqi remembered this word and agreed with it deeply.
Later, when she returned to the classroom, she and Youyou were sitting very far apart. She thought Youyou would come to find her on her own initiative, but who would have thought that it was as if she had never known her!
Now Chen Qiqi couldn't hold back any longer.
She said seriously, "Will you play with me in the future?"
"Yes." Youyou said softly.
The two little ones discussed for a while, and when they saw Teacher Jin's eyes on them, they lowered their heads and kept silent.
However, Youyou was also happy to meet an interesting friend in the new class.
As the novelty came to her, she took out her homework book and wrote a line of words on it with her little hand.
"Let's play in the sand pile after school!"
When Chen Qiqi saw it, her eyes lit up immediately and she wrote excitedly: "Great!"
The two children were passing notes around, their little faces already smiling as if they were flowers, but they had to pretend to be secretive, and their movements were gentle and slow.
Teacher Jin couldn't help laughing.
Do these two kids who just learned how to pass notes know that their own handwriting can be as big and neat as pancakes?
When she stood on the podium and looked at the audience, she could see their little movements clearly!
Youyou and Chen Qiqi became good friends.
Also, because Chen Qiqi has so many dolls at home, all the children like to play with her, so Youyou quickly became friends with everyone.
Of course, there are some children who always express contempt for rural children in their words and deeds, but Youyou doesn’t care at all.
My mother said that only people with narrow vision would look down on others.
Youyou will not try to change their minds, but will just slowly move away from them.
Children with different mindsets cannot be good friends.
…
The semester is over.
Winter vacation has finally arrived, and little Youyou is so happy.
She took her report card and ran to Shanshan's classroom door, waiting to go home with her brother.
However, Shanshan was called to talk to the teacher.
"Meng Shan, this test was relatively easy. The teacher noticed that you finished it in a very short time. Moreover, compared with students in other classes in the same grade, your test paper was neater. You answered every question very well and got full marks in all subjects."
"You have already laid a good foundation. The next step is to advance. Therefore, the teacher has submitted an application for you to take the advanced level exam."
Youyou blinked her eyes and listened carefully to what the teacher said.
Her younger brother is really awesome!
At this moment, Youyou discovered that when she pricked up her ears to listen to the teacher in Shanshan's class, there was an adult next to her who also stretched his neck and paid attention to the movement inside.
Little Dumpling turned his head curiously and found that the person standing next to him was the security guard in the guard room.
Xu Xudong met her gaze and asked with a smile, "Your name is Youyou, right? Youyou, do you still recognize me?"
Youyou nodded, her brows unconsciously frowned. She didn't like talking to this uncle.
Because of the look in his eyes, he looks sneaky.
"You and your brother are really amazing. Uncle has been paying attention to you two for a long time. One of you ranked first in the class, and the other was arranged by the teacher to skip a grade. How promising!"
Seeing that his eyes were narrowed into slits with his smile, Youyou frowned even deeper.
She took a step back and asked warily, "What else do you know?"
Xu Xudong said cheerfully, "I also know that you two have two older brothers and sisters. Your mother is really not easy. As a woman, she was able to work in Chunyu Garment Factory with her own ability and raised her children to be so outstanding!"
"Your mother is also an excellent lesbian!"
Xu Xudong became more and more excited as he spoke. He kept walking forward, the smile on his lips growing deeper and deeper. His eyes made it seem as if he and Youyou had known each other for a long time.
As for Youyou, she rarely gets so disgusted with someone.
At this time, she took several steps back and finally shouted: "Stop!"
Xu Xudong froze.
At this moment, he realized his mistake and scratched his head: "Youyou, don't get me wrong. I care about your family so much because I want to do good for you. Your mother is a lesbian and it's not easy to live. I, I..."
However, before he could finish his words, Youyou put her hands around her mouth and shouted loudly into the classroom: "Shanshan! Come out quickly!"
At this moment, Shanshan had already talked to the teacher.
When the little guy saw Youyou’s serious expression, he immediately ran out in a serious manner.
Xu Xudong stepped forward anxiously: "Listen to me, both of you. I——"
But the two children didn't listen at all. They walked very fast with their four short legs and rushed into the teacher's office panting.
When seeing Youyou and Shanshan, Teacher Jin was stunned for a moment.
When she came to her senses again, she caught a glimpse of a figure outside the classroom door.
That figure was clearly Xu Xudong.
Teacher Jin's face immediately darkened. She stepped forward, protected the two little guys behind her, and then shouted, "Xu Xudong, come out!"
Xu Xudong tugged at the corner of his clothes shyly and walked in front of Teacher Jin.
He explained that he did not intend to scare the two children, he was just talking to Youyou, who knew she would react so strongly.
"Teacher Jin, this is a bad guy!" Youyou interrupted him and shouted, "He secretly inquired about our family situation. I will tell my mother and report it to the police!"
If it were an ordinary day, Teacher Jin would definitely think that the children were ignorant and misunderstood the adults.
But this Xu Xudong is different.
At this time, she said to him with a sullen face, "Last time you asked me to match you with Youyou's mother, I seriously rejected you, but I didn't expect that you still wouldn't give up! Xu Xudong, have you forgotten what you did before?"
"Since you joined the company, how many female comrades have you been obsessed with? That time you delivered a letter to a young female teacher who had just joined the school. The content of the letter was extremely obscene. She was young and shy, so she was too embarrassed to take the letter to report it!"
The reason why Teacher Jin knew about this was because her office was next to that of the female teacher.
The young female teacher had just joined the unit and was not on the formal staff. She was usually timid and always spoke in a soft voice. As a result, she was soon noticed by Xu Xudong.
Xu Xudong said he wanted to date her, but she rejected him.
So he wrote letters one after another, took them to her office, and stuffed them into her drawer.
Teacher Jin and another teacher asked her to call the police, but she was thin-skinned and afraid of being embarrassed, so she endured it.
During that period, Xu Xudong pestered her in every way, but fortunately she withstood the pressure and was admitted to university.
After she was admitted to university, she resigned. However, Teacher Jin and another teacher believed that Xu Xudong should not be tolerated and proposed to report the matter to the leadership.
But later, they softened their hearts.
Because Xu Xudong knelt in front of them and cried bitterly, begging them to give him another chance.
Unexpectedly, just a few months later, he found a new target.
"Teacher Jin, this matter is not that serious." Xu Xudong broke out in a cold sweat. "I didn't do anything. Even if you report it to the police, they won't accept it."
But Youyou didn't care what he said.
Little Tuanzi stood in front of Teacher Jin and said solemnly and firmly: "Teacher Jin, he scared Youyou. Youyou should report to the police."
At first, Xu Xudong didn’t take what Youyou said to heart at all.
Even when Meng Jinyu came later, he still felt that it was no big deal.
But who would have thought that in the end, he would actually be taken to the police station.
Meng Jinyu didn't expect that her little girl had solved a potential problem for her, and she was stunned for a long time.
A few days later, Meng Jinyu was called to the police station.
The police officer came forward and said to her, "Teacher Jin and Teacher Lu from Jiangcheng Primary School gave us all the letters he had written to a female comrade in the unit. After investigation, we also found that his ex-wife died in an unclear manner. At that time, his ex-wife died on the spot after a severe head impact at home, but because his ex-wife's family did not report to the police, he evaded the matter. This time, we sent someone to investigate, and his neighbors said that he and his ex-wife had a bad relationship, and the two often fought because of Xu Xudong's promiscuous relationships with men and women."
Meng Jinyu was a little surprised.
According to Teacher Jin, Xu Xudong had just started to target her and was supposed to pester her in every way and become a big trouble for her.
But I didn't expect that this matter could be resolved so easily.
Apart from the fact that Youyou was relentless and insisted on reporting to the police, Meng Jinyu always felt that there was something else going on.
It was as if there was an invisible force helping her clear all obstacles.
…
Xu Xudong was dismissed from the school.
Xu's mother contacted Liu Anqin, who worked in the same unit.
"Didn't you let my son get close to Meng Jinyu? Now that he's in trouble, why don't you help me rescue my son?" Xu's mother demanded an explanation.
Liu Anqin quickly glanced around and saw her colleagues looking at her, then stood up in a panic and pulled Xu's mother outside.
"You'd better be responsible for what you say and don't throw dirty water on me!" she said.
Ever since Meng Jinyu moved to the city with her children, Liu Anqin has been paying attention to their family.
She always felt that the reason Meng Jinyu had this day was all because of Gu Zhimin's help behind the scenes, so she was extremely jealous.
She couldn't do anything to Meng Jinyu, but there would always be someone who could control this person.
Liu Anqin thought about it at home for a few days, and happened to meet Xu Xudong who came to the unit to visit his mother that day.
After learning that Xu Xudong was the security guard of Jiangcheng Primary School, Liu Anqin immediately made up her mind to let him get close to Meng Jinyu.
It is better for Meng Jinyu to be with Xu Xudong than for her to be with Gu Zhimin.
Liu Anqin informed Meng Jinyu of all the situations and then waited at home with peace of mind.
"You were the one who said that a virtuous woman is afraid of a clinging man, and asked my son to get close to her children, and asked him to go directly to Chunyu Garment Factory to propose to her, so that she would have no way to refuse. But now, before either of us has had time to prepare for the proposal, my son has been arrested by the police! I do cleaning work in the unit and have no connections, but you are different. You can help me save my son, right?"
Liu Anqin rubbed her temples irritably.
She originally wanted Xu Xudong and his mother to report the matter directly to Chunyu Garment Factory so that Meng Jinyu would have no way to refuse. Even if she really refused, she would report her for improper work style. In short, no matter what, Meng Jinyu would not end up well.
But who would have thought that Xu Xudong was arrested by the police just as he began to take action.
It was that Meng Youyou who did it again.
Liu Anqin was so angry that she almost gnashed her teeth and cursed, "What does it have to do with me? How would I know that your son's background is so dirty?"
Liu's mother was shocked. "It was just a report from a child. How could the police investigate it so carefully?"
Liu Anqin frowned and her eyes darkened.
Yes, it’s just a report from a child, why should we take it so seriously?
Unless someone is secretly helping them.
Thinking of this, Liu Anqin felt panicked.
She immediately took a step back and said to Xu's mother, "I can't control this matter. Don't come to me again in the future. Otherwise, if you lose your job, when your son is released, both you and your son will have nothing to eat!"
Liu Anqin was restless all day.
She returned home in a restless mood, and as soon as she entered the house, she heard a "pop" sound.
Along with the sound of the slap was the angry voice of her mother-in-law.
"Why did you go looking for trouble with that female comrade from Fenglin Village? You knew you couldn't afford to offend her, but you still went to cause trouble. Don't you think our family is shameful enough?"
Liu Anqin was pregnant with a big belly and was slapped hard by her mother-in-law. She almost couldn't stand.
"When the police from the police station came to give me a verbal warning today, I almost didn't react! I really can't understand, even if a rural woman is living a good life now, does it bother you?"
Liu Anqin's heart skipped a beat.
The police station's public security comrades found out that she had done all this secretly...
What else did they find? What else did you say?
Could it be Gu Zhimin?
Even though he went to the distant capital, he still secretly asked people to help Meng Jinyu's family.
Is he really doing this because Meng Jinyu's daughter is Gu Qi's best friend?
"No, I--" She covered her burning cheeks and shook her head subconsciously to defend herself.
But who knew that when he looked up again, he would meet Zhou Xin's sarcastic gaze.
He knew it, he knew it all.
Will he file for divorce?
Liu Anqin's legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground.
This time, she really ended up losing more than she gained.
…
In the New Year of 1978, Youyou's family happily reunited.
Meng Jinyu and her brothers and sisters made dumplings together. When the hot dumplings came out of the pot, the children rushed forward to get their own spoons to scoop them up.
However, after scooping up the dumplings, they did not put them into their own mouths. Some fed them to their younger siblings, while others fed them to their mothers.
After dinner, Meng Jinyu gave the children New Year’s money.
This year's New Year's money is more than last year.
The children carefully collected the money, thinking about what good things they would buy with it.
"It's not easy to make money, we can't waste it, do you know?" said Meng Jinyu.
Youyou nodded obediently and said with her head tilted: "When Youyou grows up, I will also give my mother New Year's money."
These words seemed to remind the children all of a sudden.
"I want to give my mother some New Year's money, too."
"Give me three dollars!"
"Three dollars is too little, give me five dollars!"
Listening to the children's tender voices and looking at their innocent eyes, Meng Jinyu felt as if a warm current was flowing through her heart.
By the evening, the children were tired and ready to rest.
The weather was too cold, and they needed to set up two iron beds and lay out a lot of quilts. Therefore, Meng Jinyu asked Jiang Guo and Youyou to sleep in her room, while Jiang Cheng and Shanshan slept together in the small room.
The children haven't slept together for a long time, so the house is very lively with everyone talking and laughing.
After a long while, they finally fell asleep.
It was late at night and Meng Jinyu couldn't sleep, so she pulled the quilts over the children.
Looking at their sleeping faces, the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised.
This home is small, but very warm.
At this time, the Jiang family in Fenglin Village was not warm at all.
Ever since Jiang Huanming lost his job, his two sisters-in-law have been feeling unhappy.
Although he is now willing to go to the fields to earn work points, this man has never suffered from hardship since he was a child and cannot do much physical work. Sometimes, the work points he earned in a day were not even as much as Zhu Dali earned alone.
Zhu Dali was unhappy, but she didn't know what to say because her brother-in-law now looked as good as dead.
He went out sadly every day and came back sadly, lying on the kang in a lifeless state, unwilling to say a word.
Sometimes, Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo couldn't stand it anymore and would advise him to cheer up or ask him to help them with their homework.
However, who would have known that after tutoring his homework, Jiang Huanming lay down again quietly.
The atmosphere in this house is so depressing now that even on New Year's Eve, no one is in the mood.
Except for Mrs. Jiang’s precious little granddaughter.
If it weren't for the clown doll making "babbling" sounds and making the old lady laugh, I'm afraid this house would be even quieter.
Wang Xiaofen sighed: "Why are you so happy? I think our mom is just trying to have fun despite the hardship."
Zhu Dali's eyes were filled with sadness: "Do you still remember the days we lived together? When Jin Yu was still at home, our family was so prosperous..."
Jiang Huanming, who was lying in the room, buried his head in the quilt after hearing these words.
…
Not long after the New Year, Ruan Jinguo and Su Jingjing sent wedding cakes. They are going to get married next month.
When the children learned that their uncle and sister Jingjing were going to hold their wedding banquet in a state-owned restaurant, they were overjoyed.
"What will the bride wear? It must be very beautiful." Youyou said with anticipation, her eyes sparkling.
Su Jingjing blushed: "When the time comes, Youyou and Shanshan should come earlier."
The two little guys nodded rapidly, took the candies, and went to the courtyard to share them, their little faces beaming with joy.
When passing by the Bao family’s door, Youyou poked her head in and said, “It’s time to eat candy!”
Bao Xiaoyan came out, took the candy she handed over with a smile, and said to Meng Jinyu, "Sister Jinyu, I have to work overtime at the company. I'll go first."
Meng Jinyu walked out following the sound and was stopped by Bao's mother.
"You say this child, I don't know what's wrong with her, she has to work overtime every day." Bao's mother said, and then said unhappily, "I heard that after the New Year, someone in your garment group will be promoted to deputy team leader, right? I know that you have a good relationship with that team leader Shen, so you must be promoted. My daughter is just stupid, burying her head in work, and it's thankless."
"After you get promoted, your salary will increase, right?" Bao's mother said, "It will probably be a considerable amount. Our Xiaoyan is not as lucky as you."
After spending some time together, Meng Jinyu and the Bao family became much more familiar with each other.
At the beginning, when she saw Bao Xiaoyan being wronged at home, she would give her some appropriate advice, but later she found that the Bao family and Bao Xiaoyan were just willing to fight and be beaten.
Bao Xiaoyan is happy about it, but as an outsider, what can she say?
It's none of her business.
Bao's mother nagged in front of Meng Jinyu for a long time, but seeing that she was too lazy to pay attention to her, she curled her lips and went back to the house to cook for her son.
After Ruan Jinguo and Su Jingjing left, Meng Jinyu looked at the time and prepared to go to Shen Yuqing's house.
Recently, movie posters have been posted at the entrance of cinemas. Soon, that popular romance film will be released.
In the pictorial, the handsome actor is wearing a floral shirt on the upper body and a pair of fashionable and exaggerated pants on the lower body, looking particularly cool.
The actress next to him was as beautiful as a painting. She leaned against him with a smile on her face. The plaid skirt made her look gentle and charming, with a bit of bookish air.
Looking at the poster, Shen Yuqing's eyes widened.
"Where did this come from?" she said. "The ticket sellers at the cinema are so arrogant. Will they give you this poster?"
Youyou smiled and said, "The ticket seller really likes you, so she gave the poster to you."
Shen Yuqing laughed.
This little girl is loved by everyone. No matter where she goes, there are people willing to treat her well.
"Yuqing, the trousers that the actor in the poster is wearing are bell-bottoms. I think that after the movie is officially released, these bell-bottoms may become a trend. If we can prepare a certain amount of bell-bottoms, there will definitely be a market for them."
Chen Yuqing looked at the style of the bell-bottom pants carefully: "It is indeed very fashionable. When I get to work tomorrow, I will present your idea to my leader."
The two of them discussed bell-bottom pants and various combinations, and time passed in a flash.
Youyou was listening with great interest, as if she understood it.
"Jin Yu, I went to a meeting at work a few days ago. Director Zhang asked me if there was a suitable candidate for deputy team leader. I have already submitted your name."
Meng Jinyu was pleasantly surprised.
It feels so good to move forward steadily.
…
Because she was still thinking about her bell-bottom pants, Meng Jinyu went to work early as soon as the holiday was over.
A notice was broadcast on the company radio, asking all employees to attend a staff meeting.
Several female comrades from the garment group held hands and talked with smiles about what happened during the Chinese New Year.
"Xiaoyan, your black leather shoes are so beautiful. Did you buy them at the department store?" someone asked.
Bao Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, her face reddening. She wanted people to see her shoes, but she also didn't want people to see them, and she felt very embarrassed.
"Well, I bought this at the department store," she said softly.
"The shoes in the department store must be very expensive. They cost more than ten yuan. Where do you get so much money?"
Bao Xiaoyan bit her lip and said, "My mother bought it for me."
When everyone heard this, they were all surprised, and some even asked in unison: "Did your mother change her gender?"
Seeing this scene, Meng Jinyu slowed down her pace as she followed them.
The soundproofing at home is not good. A few days ago, she heard Bao's mother cursing and asking Bao Xiaoyan where the shoes came from.
At that time, Bao Xiaoyan said that it was a cheap item distributed by the company.
"Comrade Bao!" a voice came.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the factory director's wife walking over.
The factory director’s wife is Bai Junjie. She used to work in the unit’s finance department. She was in poor health in recent years and applied for medical retirement, but she still comes to the unit often and is kind and friendly.
When they learned that she had health problems, many female colleagues shed tears.
Her spirits have been getting better and better over time, and everyone is happy for her.
"Sister Bai." Bao Xiaoyan turned around and looked at Bai Junjie, and asked softly, "Is there something wrong?"
Bai Junjie smiled and patted her shoulder: "This time, the position of deputy team leader of your garment group is vacant. After discussing with Lao Mo, we both think that you are the most suitable candidate."
When these words came out, Shen Yuqing was stunned.
Two days ago, she clearly handed in Meng Jinyu's information. How come now, the factory director and his wife chose Bao Xiaoyan?
If it was any other position, it would be fine, but the work in the garment group values aesthetic taste and sensitivity to clothing the most, and Bao Xiaoyan is simply not qualified.
After hearing this, the others looked at Bao Xiaoyan in shock.
Bao Xiaoyan blushed and said, "Thank you, Sister Bai."
"Work hard, we can all see your efforts," said Bai Junjie.
Hearing this news, Meng Jinyu's eyes dimmed.
I thought it was my position, but someone else got it first. It's impossible not to be disappointed.
Bao Xiaoyan pursed her lips, turned her head, and happened to meet Meng Jinyu's eyes.
She avoided his gaze nervously, thought for a moment, and looked back again.
This time, her eyes were firm and a little unwilling.
Who says she can't? She just wants to show her strength to everyone.
Shen Yuqing was proud and had her own ideas. She didn't want her leader to interfere in the work of the garment group. Just as she was about to step forward, she was stopped by Meng Jinyu.
Meng Jinyu pulled Shen Yuqing back a few steps and shook her head gently.
Then, she lowered her voice and said, "Don't ask the leader for advice on the bell-bottom pants. We can do it ourselves privately."
After she finished speaking, Meng Jinyu's gaze fell on Bao Xiaoyan's black leather shoes again.
I'm afraid this matter is not that simple.
But this was not what she was considering for the moment.
What she needs to consider now is that the target group of bell-bottom pants is so large that the profit it brings to her is no longer as small as making a few dollars or tens of dollars as before.
This time, she wants to make a big fortune with Shen Yuqing.
After that, I will slowly deal with the problems in the factory and think carefully about my own future.
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