"According to the skills assessment at the factory office, Zhou Qun's level is now barely level seven." The one who came to tip off was Wang Erlaizi from the Security Department. It seemed that on this day, everyone had turned into Sherlock Holmes, staring at every clue over there.
As soon as the result came out, Wang Erlaizi rushed out to gossip with everyone.
Zhuang Zhixi was surprised: "He is only at level seven?"
"Of course not. No one believed you when you said there was no trick in his exam. I heard from Lao Tian from Workshop 2. Lao Tian is the representative of Workshop 2 and he was on site this time. I heard him say that with Zhou Qun's level, if he met a strict person, he would definitely not pass. But generally speaking, everyone would give him a pass. It is considered to be on the verge of passing, but also in between. However, because retaking the exam may make him more nervous and perform Poor, everyone still thinks that Zhou Qun will have no problem passing Level 7. Zhou Qun explained that it was because he was in poor physical and mental condition recently, which affected his performance."
"What about the factory? How will the factory decide to deal with it?"
"I heard that the leaders decided to let him go, firstly because his current level is enough for level seven, and secondly because it is not easy for the factory to train a master craftsman. As for those rumors, there is no evidence after all. The factory does not believe them."
In fact, everyone in the factory believed it, and they all knew that it must be true.
However, the factory also had to save face, and Zhou Qun was just good enough, so the factory kept him.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Bai Fendou complained directly: "He has been taking the exam for two years. He hasn't made any progress in these two years? He is now at this barely passing level. He definitely wasn't at this level two years ago."
Wang Erlaizi: "People say that in recent years, because I don't have children, I have been thinking about children all day long, which has delayed my study of my job. So I haven't made any progress."
Zhou Qun is really good at making excuses for himself.
He also threw some dirty water on Jiang Lu.
However, this excuse is more or less reasonable. After all, they have been married for more than ten years without having a child, and everyone can see how anxious they are.
Bai Fendou: "Bah, really, what else can his family do besides feeding their daughter-in-law black dog blood!"
Aunt Zhou and her daughter-in-law thought they were doing it secretly, but in fact, it was impossible to hide it from their neighbors who were so close.
Wang Erlaizi and Zhang Saner immediately became excited: "Black dog blood? Can you tell me about it?"
They don't have any knowledge of this kind of gossip.
Bai Fendou: "Okay, I'll tell you about it."
Lao Huang: "Xiao Zhuang, hand me the red chalk."
"good!"
Bai Fendou: "Let's go, we'll talk while we patrol."
The three security officers left together. Zhuang Zhixi shrugged and laughed, muttering, "Really..."
Old Huang glanced at Zhuang Zhixi and said, "Do you think it's unfair not to deal with Zhou Qun?"
Zhuang Zhixi shook his head and said, "I knew from the beginning that I couldn't deal with Zhou Qun. As long as Zhou Qun didn't go too far, he could have passed the factory. It's just that his reputation has been ruined."
Old Huang became interested and asked, "Why do you think he can get through? You seem to have a lot of confidence in your neighbor."
Zhuang Zhixi: "I don't have confidence in him, I have confidence in the factory leaders. They don't want this exam to become a scandal, so they must count Zhou Qun as having passed. And the excuse Zhou Qun gave is also acceptable, right?"
Old Huang pursed his lips.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Besides, Zhou Qun's teacher is very sincere to him and has never kept his skills secret. Zhou Qun started from a higher point than others and has learned more. Even if his level may not be perfect, he is still better than his peers. After all, other masters will hide their skills to some extent. It's different for him. He has a good foundation. He is also young and capable. For the sake of work, the factory leaders will not be too harsh on him. But I think it will be very difficult for Zhou Qun to upgrade in the future."
Lao Huang: “Your analysis makes sense.”
They were discussing Zhou Qun here, and other places were also discussing Zhou Qun. Zhou Qun seemed to have become a hot topic in the factory, and for a while he was "the talk of the town". Unfortunately, Zhou Qun himself didn't really want this fame. He returned to the office with a gloomy face, and the office was empty.
In the past, some people in their electrician group still flattered Zhou Qun. He was young and promising, and his family had some background. They knew that he had a promising future, so they were naturally happy to make friends with him. But now it's different. No one dared to get close to him. Who knows if he would hook up with their wives?
Anyway, just stay away from it. After all, no one likes green hats.
However, because of his incident, the apprentices and students in the factory have benefited from it. In the past, the master would always use his apprentices to some extent. Whether it was a lot or a little, there were always such situations, but now it has completely disappeared.
Masters strictly forbid their apprentices to visit them.
After all, who knows if he will be like Zhou Qun, who doesn't care about raw or cold food, even when he is old.
Another thing is that because everyone knows the recent situation, they dare not do anything small in teaching apprentices, for fear of being caught as an example. You are a good-tempered leader. The leader is for the face of the factory, which does not mean that he is not angry. It is precisely because of various reasons that new employees in the factory who are apprentices are taking advantage.
It can be said that Zhou Qun's reputation was sacrificed to benefit the majority of people.
The male comrades like Zhuang Zhixi were talking about it, and the female comrades were the same. There were relatively few female comrades in their machinery factory, but there were some in each workshop. In the past, Wang Xiangxiu did not have much contact with the female comrades because everyone couldn't stand her flirting.
But recently, he often comes over. Because there are so many things going on in their compound.
Especially Zhou Qun, he is a very famous person.
I get first-hand gossip from her.
Of course, there are other channels for gossip, but that doesn't stop us from talking about this.
"Xiu'er, hey, tell me, Zhou Qun and his wife haven't had any children for so many years. Is it because he really isn't interested in young women?"
As soon as this question was asked, everyone pricked up their ears.
Wang Xiangxiu: "Who knows? Anyway, the people involved now are all older, and he really doesn't have any children." It would be strange if he liked older people. He has already seduced me, which clearly shows that he is not good enough.
However, Wang Xiangxiu didn't show any sign of it.
She had to say that Zhou Qun liked older men, otherwise she would not be able to get away with it. She said, "But it's hard to say. He still stares at my mother-in-law, which makes my mother-in-law and others feel uneasy now."
"People of this age should be more careful."
“That’s right.”
"That's not easy for your mother-in-law."
"He couldn't get your mother-in-law, so he falsely accused you for revenge."
Wang Xiangxiu: “…” You guys really dare to think so.
She hesitated: "Who knows?"
Everyone was discussing enthusiastically, and Zhou Qun was always the center of the topic.
Even Chef Li and his son-in-law temporarily put aside their old grudge with Bai Fendou and were able to gossip about Zhou Qun together.
The factory suppressed this trend twice, but it was useless. It could not stop people from talking. Zhou Qun was like a rat crossing the street day by day. In Zhou Qun's dire situation, Labor Day came quickly.
Labor Day is a holiday for workers and also the most important holiday for the working group.
Labor is the most glorious! On the morning of Labor Day, Zhuang Zhixi changed into a short-sleeved half-sleeved Dacron shirt early in the morning, looking very energetic.
Zhuang Zhixi wanted to go there early to check the venue, and said, "I'm leaving first. You must go and see it later."
He emphasized his wife: "Come earlier, so you don't get squeezed in the back and can't see your man's handsome figure."
Mingmei smiled and said, "Stop bragging and go away."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled and left quickly. He knew that this was serious business and could not be delayed.
Mingmei's eating speed also increased. Seeing her like this, Zhao Guihua said, "You don't have to rush."
Mingmei was also very honest and said, "I want to go to the front and see it earlier."
Zhao Guihua thought about it and nodded: "There are indeed many people today. After all, we haven't done this for several years."
There isn't much entertainment for everyone, so since there's a party, there will definitely be a lot of people.
Hu Tou: "Grandma, I want to go too. Hu Tou wants to go too."
Little Swallow echoed softly: "Little Swallow wants to go too."
"I'll take you all, I'll take you all, don't worry."
The two children were immediately happy.
Zhuang Zhiyuan has returned from a business trip these days. He said, "There are too many people here. Don't let the children step on them. I'll hold Tiger Head. Wife, you hold Little Swallow. All of us will go."
It's a rare occasion for his younger brother to be the host, so Zhuang Zhiyuan of course has to support him.
Liang Chunyu had no objection to this. She said, "I don't know how many people there will be."
"Of course I need to say that. We are a factory with 10,000 employees, and there are many family members like us. There will definitely be a huge crowd."
Zhao Guihua remembered that this was exactly what happened. There were so many people that it was frightening.
In her previous life, even her shoes were stepped on and fell off, so she lost one of them.
"Osmanthus, Lao Zhao!"
Zhao Guihua put down her chopsticks and went out: "Auntie Wang? What are you doing?"
Aunt Wang: "I just counted and found that everyone in our yard is going to the factory to watch the excitement, so I plan to lock the gate. So I came over to tell you. If I come back late, you all wait at the door for a while, don't rush to climb over the wall, it's not safe."
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, this is a good thing, and it's much safer."
Since everyone in this house is not at home, it's very easy for someone to break into the house.
Zhao Guihua: "Then when are you leaving? We can go together."
Aunt Wang: "You guys go first. I will definitely be the last one to leave. I still have to lock the door."
"That's fine."
She didn't say that she arrived early and reserved a spot or anything. That was impossible. She couldn't say whether she would be able to find anyone by then.
Aunt Wang: "Okay, I'll go talk to someone else."
She notified every household and came to Lan Sihai's house. Lan Sihai and his wife were ready to go out. Aunt Wang sighed when she saw them. This person still needs to dress up. When she first met Luo Xiaohe, her hair was gray. Although her clothes were clean, you could tell at a glance that she had worn them for many years and they were all washed white. But she had only been married for a short time, and now her hair was dyed black and her clothes were newly made. She looked at least ten years younger.
It is true that clothes make the man and saddles make the horse.
She repeated the matter of locking the door. Lan Sihai nodded and said, "I understand. We won't be back for lunch. It won't have any impact."
Aunt Wang knew that Uncle Lan was going to eat out, and she sighed that Uncle Lan was really an awesome person. Throughout their lives, whether they were elders or younger generations, they always put their children first.
For example, in their family, with two grandchildren, they have to save money for their grandchildren to marry in the future. If her daughter has another child, she will have to save even more. But this is the first time I have seen an old man like Lan Sihai. There is only one such old man in the area.
He is a man who only cares about his own happiness.
Everyone in their courtyard saw that Mingmei's mother, the daughter of old man Lan, came to bring food to her father and clean up the house. At that time, Lan Sihai had not yet gone on a blind date with Luo Xiaohe.
Lan Sihai directly told his daughter not to come here again and not to affect his carefree life. Look, is this human language? Everyone in their courtyard knows that this old man is a selfish person.
However, while Aunt Wang was complaining, she also felt a little bit of envy. How should I put it? I believe other people are the same. Everyone says that he is a selfish person, but who doesn't also want to live such a life?
She came to her senses and said, "Okay, you guys go now, it's early enough."
Lan Sihai smiled and said, "Pick a good place. You all have sharp eyes and can see even if you are standing far away. But we can't do that, no matter how far we are!"
Aunt Wang: “…”
This talk is still as annoying as ever.
But she was used to it, and besides... she acted as a matchmaker for them and got a large piece of pig's head. It was a large piece, and they ate it for three meals as a snack. Just for this reason, she thought Uncle Lan was a good man.
She smiled and said, "Let's find a safe place, otherwise there will be too many people and we won't be squeezed."
Uncle Lan raised his chin and said, "I'll go there earlier and hang out with the leaders. Maybe I can get a seat. After all, I'm old. Haha, haha."
Aunt Wang waved her hands: "You are great, we can't compare to you."
Lan Sihai: "I won't waste your time."
Luo Xiaohe also greeted him and followed Lan Sihai.
Aunt Wang sighed: "Luo Xiaohe is a lucky person."
Although Luo Xiaohe met the wrong man when she was a girl and suffered for decades, now she can be said to have finally reaped the rewards of her hard work. Although Lan Sihai is a little older, if a 20-year-old is looking for a 40-year-old, everyone will definitely talk about it. But if a 50-year-old is looking for a 70-year-old, it actually doesn't seem very obvious.
Because they are obviously an old man and an old lady, people don't pay too much attention to it, and they won't be too harsh. So now Luo Xiaohe and Old Man Lan are together on a blind date, which is quite suitable.
Aunt Wang walked to the backyard with a smile, looking a little envious, and continued to make announcements.
Lan Sihai walked with Luo Xiaohe and asked, "Have you ever seen a performance like this before?"
Luo Xiaohe shook her head: "No, in the first few years after my father passed away, I was the only one working. My mother had no job and could only do some paper box pasting work. My younger brothers and sisters all had to go to school, and the family was in a particularly difficult situation. Whenever I had time, even if I didn't work, I would go to the suburbs to dig wild vegetables, or help my mother paste paper boxes. Later, my younger brothers and sisters grew up. My sister's wife was very good and helped my family a lot, but my mother believed that a daughter who is married is like water spilled out. My family was already burdened, and she didn't want my brother-in-law to dislike my sister, so she didn't accept much help. Later, something happened, and my sister came back to live with her two children, although she had a job. But the family burden was heavy again. Fortunately, my brother also joined the workforce at that time. You see, my family has been so busy, where is the time to come out and see these things."
She said this not to complain, but simply to explain her situation.
Lan Sihai: "Then you are really amazing. Wasn't it you who supported your family in the early days?"
Luo Xiaohe raised her head proudly and said, "Yes, actually, as a temporary worker, I don't earn much, but God won't let anyone starve to death. My younger brother and sister-in-law helped to paste paper boxes when they were young."
It is precisely because his family is a whole family, and has been working together to make money since childhood, that she cannot understand her neighbors, the Su family. They only have one worker and life is tight, so how can they still spoil their children?
And spoiling children is never good.
Her brothers and sisters are all good kids who know how to be grateful, because of the education they received since childhood. If it's like the kids from Jinlai... She guessed that if his mother was pretending to be crazy, she would have to be really crazy.
Lan Sihai: "Your family members are all very strong-willed."
Luo Xiaohe: "That's right. When my father died, my mother was afraid that our family would be bullied, so she made a quick decision to sacrifice her own reputation to protect us."
It's really hard to say about her. Her mother was afraid that others would see that their family was composed of only women and children, and that they had bad intentions, so she pretended to be a madman who would chop people to protect them. However, she didn't like her and wished she could suck her for the rest of her life.
As a child, her mother felt that her younger brothers and sisters would have their own families, and she could not burden her two children, but she felt that the eldest daughter could be left behind. Since they were not married, she wished that her eldest daughter would burn her life and dedicate herself to this family.
Who made her unable to get married back then? Who made her old? Who made her have no future?
Lan Sihai: "What's wrong with you?"
Luo Xiaohe shook her head vigorously and said, "I thought of something unpleasant, so I don't want to think about it anymore."
Lan Sihai smiled and said, "In fact, even parents may not be able to be fair-minded. It is normal to be partial and look down on the least capable children. It is also normal to hold on to the most selfless ones. I have seen many such things. You don't have to take it to heart. A distant one is fragrant, while a nearby one is smelly. Maybe after you are gone, your mother will become normal. Besides, even if she is not normal, what can it matter? People live their whole lives, and they should always think more about themselves."
Luo Xiaohe said sincerely: "You are quite free and easy."
Lan Sihai smiled: "Since my eldest son passed away, I know that we should cherish every day and live happily. Whether you are sad and unhappy for a day or happy for a day, why bother?"
“That makes sense.”
"Of course not."
Both of them laughed. It seemed like they got along quite well.
Although Lan Sihai had not read many books, he was well-informed and experienced. Although he did not know a lot, he had a lot of common sense. Luo Xiaohe was too old to appreciate appearance, but she was impressed by Lan Sihai's knowledge.
The two of them entered the factory together. As expected, they arrived more than an hour early. Even this was not considered early, as the place was already crowded with people.
"Master Lan, Master Lan, this way." Director Li from the office came over early to instigate the matter. He was very sharp-eyed and quickly greeted Lan Sihai when he saw him, saying, "Master Lan, there's a seat reserved for you."
This old technical expert is very respected.
Especially for someone like Master Lan who can handle gold, he is a very rare talent and is almost treated as a treasure in the factory.
As the saying goes, a leader is a leader. When he saw Old Man Lan leading a female comrade, he immediately said, "This must be Master Lan's wife, come here, come together. You two look like a couple. I'll give you a handful of sunflower seeds."
Obviously, this old man's fifth marriage is a very strange thing, but he just didn't show it at all, and was so natural.
Although it was a grand performance, there were seats in the front rows, which were basically reserved for factory leaders, senior technicians, and senior technicians. As for ordinary people, they basically stood at the back and watched.
But everyone is used to it and doesn't take it too seriously.
There won’t be enough space even if we put chairs all over the venue.
When Mingmei and her family came over, the place was already crowded. Mingmei: “Wow.”
Hutou and Xiaoyanzi both imitated Mingmei's tone and said "wow".
Mingmei: "Are we pushing forward?"
She looked at the crowd and swallowed her saliva. She thought that if she squeezed through, she would lose at least 3 kilograms. There were too many people. She sighed, "The whole factory must be here."
Zhao Guihua: "Of course not. The factory hasn't had a performance in three or four years. It's normal for everyone to join in the fun."
"But I can't see this either."
Liang Meifen is not tall, just like an ordinary female comrade. If a few men stand in front of her, she will be blocked. Although some comrades also brought stools, which clearly showed that they were going to climb high to see far.
But this makes people feel scared and they always feel it is not safe.
There are so many people together that if someone falls down while stepping on a stool, what should I do?
Liang Meifen looked at Zhao Guihua eagerly.
Zhao Guihua stood on tiptoe to look for a while, but felt that she could not see clearly. Besides, standing on tiptoe like this was tiring.
Mingmei had already started shaking her arms and rubbing her fists. She said, "Let's go ahead, Wang, and squeeze in. I'll lead the way, and you follow guys closely behind me."
Liang Meifen seemed to see a blazing fire on the head of her brother-in-law. She swallowed and nodded: "I'll listen to you."
Zhao Guihua: "Why are you pushing so hard? Just follow me."
"ah?"
Several people looked at her.
Zhao Guihua: "I'll take you to a good place."
Zhuang Laonian: “???”
Is there something that even he, an employee of the factory, doesn't know, but his wife knows?
Zhuang Zhiyuan was even more confused as he was not familiar with this place.
Zhao Guihua: "Let's find a high place to watch."
Zhuang Laonian looked back and saw people lying on the windows of the office building. He quickly said, "We are not from the factory office, so they won't let us go up there."
Zhao Guihua: "Who said I was going there?"
Mingmei and Liang Meifen immediately followed. In their family, lesbians were indeed more capable of handling things than gay men.
Zhuang Laonian and Zhuang Zhiyuan hurried to catch up. As soon as they squeezed out, they saw Aunt Wang and Wang Fang leading Li Junjun and Li Weiwei, who were struggling. Aunt Wang: "Why are there so many people?"
Zhao Guihua nodded: "I was afraid that someone would step on me. You didn't see that there were people stepping on me with stools. I was afraid that someone would fall down in the crowd."
"What then? You don't want to watch it anymore?"
When Aunt Wang saw that they were trying to squeeze out, she naturally asked quickly.
Zhao Guihua: "Come with me."
Aunt Wang: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
"Where are your chef Li and your son-in-law?"
"Oh, don't mention it. They have a treat at noon today, so they have been busy in the kitchen since early morning. I guess it would be great if I could take the opportunity to come over and take a look at them."
Zhao Guihua sighed: "They are not lucky enough to see this."
"Who said it wasn't? I heard that Bai Fendou and the others were also at work today as usual."
Zhuang Laonian: "I heard about this. The security department is responsible for maintaining order at the scene."
With so many people, the factory certainly can't let everyone do whatever they want. They will have to control them to some extent, otherwise if something goes wrong, it will be over.
"Mom, where are we going?" asked Priscilla Leung curiously.
Zhao Guihua: "Why are you talking so much? Just follow me."
Zhao Guihua led a few people around a corner and soon came to an empty warehouse. She said, "Let's go climb the mountain. We are up here, and we can just see the venue from the roof."
"ah?"
Everyone was shocked.
Zhao Guihua glared: "What? Don't you believe it?"
Mingmei: “I believe it.”
Others also believed that Zhao Guihua was not the kind of person who talked nonsense. However, this warehouse looked to be at least five meters high and it was really difficult to climb, considering the old and young of them.
Aunt Wang: "Osmanthus, I believe it, but you see I can't climb up here."
Mingmei stroked her chin and said, "I can go up, but I can't just ignore you guys."
She is a good person.
Zhao Guihua: “…”
She felt that these people were really impossible to lead and they didn't use their brains when doing anything.
She said, "We can't get up there. Can't we borrow a ladder? There's one in the cafeteria, right?"
Aunt Wang clapped her head and said, "Yes, yes, yes, they have a ladder in the cafeteria."
The canteen uses a ladder in the cellar where winter vegetables are stored.
Zhuang Laonian said: "I'll go find Chef Li."
Aunt Wang: "I'll go, you guys help me look after Weiwei."
Sure enough, after a while, Aunt Wang came over carrying a ladder. Zhuang Zhiyuan said, "I'll hold the ladder from below, you guys go up first, Dad, you go up there and hold the kids."
"become."
In fact, it was nothing for a few adults to climb a ladder. Nowadays, even the most relaxed people have to stock up on vegetables, push coal briquettes, and climb up and down, so these were nothing, but there were still four children.
The children are not very big, especially Xiaoyanzi, who has not even gone to primary school. She is so tiny.
Mingmei: "How about this, I'll stand in the middle of the ladder, you pass the child to me, and then I'll pass it up."
"No, five meters is too high."
Mingmei: "Then I'll buffer the situation in the middle and hold the child."
"OK."
Several people climbed up quickly one after another. The first to go up were the two old ladies and Zhuang Laonian, followed by Liang Meifen. Mingmei acted as a buffer in the middle and helped the children climb up one by one. The children were trembling with nervousness, but they stepped very steadily.
When a few children went up, the adults breathed a sigh of relief. Mingmei went up quickly, and the one at the bottom followed. When they came up, everyone exclaimed that Zhao Guihua had chosen a great place.
From their position, they can just see the stage. Although it is not very close, it is not far away either. They can see clearly at this distance. If they really squeeze in below, they will never be able to get to a similar position no matter how hard they try.
Mingmei discovered that this location was really amazing. Most people would not have thought that one could see the stage from here.
Next to them is an office building, and many people are leaning against the windows to look in. This place doesn't stand out at all.
No wonder others didn't realize that this was a good location, because everyone assumed that this was an office building and wouldn't let them come.
The location here is quite high, and everyone doesn't even need to stand up. Just sitting and watching is a bit of a low view. Zhao Guihua reminded: "You little ones should sit in your parents' arms obediently. If you run around and fall down, you may die. Be careful, okay?"
Several children said crisply: "Got it."
Zhao Guihua squinted her eyes: "Don't be fooled by your nice words, none of you are obedient. Not only today, but also in the future. If I find out that you are climbing up and down, I will beat you with a cane."
Aunt Wang echoed, "You're right, Li Junjun and Li Weiwei, the same goes for you two. If I find out you're fooling around, I'll beat you with a belt."
The four children were threatened, and all of them looked unhappy. Only Xiaoyanzi said obediently, "I'm not like that. I'm the best."
Several little boys glared at her, and Xiaoyanzi said softly: "I don't like climbing up and down anyway."
Several little boys: "..."
Mingmei looked at the children's lively expressions and laughed, saying, "It's about to start."
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of music was heard, and Zhuang Zhixi came out alone with a microphone. At this time, they didn't pay much attention to the matching of men and women, and the work was not tiring.
Zhuang Zhixi came to the stage alone. The place had already quieted down. He looked at the dense crowd below the stage, the leaders in the front row and the people in the back. His heart beat faster, but he immediately calmed himself down, held his head high and said formally: "Celebrating May Day and welcoming Labor Day, Qianjin Machinery Factory has ushered in..."
There are quite a lot of words in this passage.
Mingmei sat on the roof, looking at Zhuang Zhixi, holding her cheek and saying, "My brother Zhixi is really amazing. He can remember such a long word."
Zhao Guihua: "Why else do you think he, an outsider, was chosen as the sponsor? It's because there are too many words, and they also have to deal with emergencies, so the people in the publicity department kept pushing it, and no one wanted to do it."
This is obvious without even having to think about it. If it is really a particularly good and respectable opportunity to show up, how could others not digest it internally?
It's obvious that everyone thinks it's not worth it.
Maybe it is beneficial to individuals, but not very beneficial.
So everyone didn't want to waste time. At this time, the opening remarks were over. Zhuang Zhixi quickly went downstairs. Then, men and women in white shirts and black pants came on stage together. The music started... We workers have power...
Although they listen to this song every day, it is the song that best represents them, so it is a must-have.
"Hey, your third child is in the second row, did you see him?" Aunt Wang noticed Zhuang Zhixi's position and asked, "Is he still participating in the performance?"
Zhao Guihua: "I heard that it can't affect production, so the people in the workshop must not be used. Isn't this a lack of manpower? Each of them does the work of eight people. Fortunately, they don't have to change clothes, otherwise they will definitely be too busy."
"Your third child is really good. If it were my two male comrades, they would definitely be embarrassed to take the stage."
Li Fang nodded in approval.
Zhuang Zhiyuan said, "Isn't this strange? Have you forgotten that when I was a kid, I would stick out my belly and perform for everyone in the yard? Other kids were embarrassed, but he was showing off."
"Yes, yes, he was an extrovert when he was young."
Aunt Wang smiled and said, "In the past, we would let these children perform during the New Year's party, but now they don't perform anymore. I think this good custom should be picked up again."
The four children, Li Junjun, Li Weiwei, Hutou and Xiaoyanzi, looked at each other and shrank their necks. They didn't want to perform.
Aunt Wang: "Look at how useless you are."
Zhao Guihua laughed and said, "Some children don't like this."
Mingmei didn't join in their conversation. Instead, she watched the chorus on the stage and clapped along.
After the chorus ended, Zhuang Zhixi did not leave the stage. Instead, he directly announced that the next program was: Xiao Erhei's blind date.
Soon, two people came up pushing a big board, and everyone looked at it and said, "Wow, this is really good."
The background is a golden rural scene with wheat ears and abundant fruits. In the corner, there is a tractor painted on it.
The factory leaders nodded one after another: "You have put in a lot of effort."
"This is obviously Lao Huang's craftsmanship, it's really good."
If Lan Sihai is sarcastic and sarcastic, then Lao Huang is a person who can't get anything out of you even if you hit him with three sticks. No matter what you say, he will respond with one word. It's very uncomfortable. He has high standards for doing things, so his popularity in the department is really average.
But don't be fooled by his average popularity. Both Director Song from the Propaganda Department and the leaders in the factory are very polite to him. Why? Because he is talented.
Don't think that we should not take this seriously at this time. It is precisely at this time that people like him stand out more.
Because many of them were demoted, people like him who had a clean background, could work and had some skills were very popular.
After all, someone has to do the work.
"This background is really well painted. It's obvious that there's a great harvest."
"Workers are working people, and farmers are also working people..."
While everyone was discussing, the actors came on stage.
There is no Zhuang Zhixi in this sketch. Mingmei said: "Did you see the background? That was drawn by Zhixi in cooperation with the master. Zhixi said he learned a lot. I thought it was just an ordinary background board, but I didn't expect it to be so good."
Zhao Guihua: "I, as a mother, can't praise him as much as you can."
Mingmei laughed: "It's really good. If he didn't do well, I would also say he is a loser."
Zhao Guihua: "You are quite good at describing it."
Mingmei chuckled, and Li Fang sighed, "You two have such a good relationship."
Mingmei: "Of course, we are newlyweds. If we can't get along well as newlyweds, then we will definitely be in trouble in the future."
At this time, Li Fang more or less understood why Mingmei and Zhuang Zhixi were so attracted to each other. It was these two people, at first glance, you would feel that they were really a couple.
"young married woman!"
Li Fang was startled. She stood up in surprise and looked back down: "Why are you here?"
Yang Lixin: "The leader over there will be a while, I can't help much, so I just came over to watch the fun."
He climbed up the ladder and exclaimed, "Who found this place? It's really nice."
Zhao Guihua: “Me!”
She said proudly: "Your Aunt Zhao will always be your Aunt!"
Yang Lixin smiled and said, "You are amazing. I have been in the factory for so long and I didn't know that this rooftop location is perfect for watching performances."
You know, this is the location where movies are usually shown, but no one noticed it.
But after thinking about it, there weren't that many people watching a movie, and this seat was overlooking a bit. It was fine for watching a show, but it would be more comfortable to sit down and watch a movie. He came to Li Fang, took the child, and said, "Which one is it?"
"Xiao Erhei just finished his performance. This is the third bel canto solo."
Yang Lixin: "Not too late, not too late, huh?"
"What's wrong?"
Everyone looked at him, and Yang Lixin said, "Look over there, is that the leader coming over?"
Mingmei: "Where is it?"
Zhao Guihua thought to herself, this is just like my previous life.
She looked out for a while and saw several leaders who had not yet squeezed in, pointing at the background and nodding from afar. This was the background of Xiao Erhei's show just now, and it was not removed because the song was on the field of hope.
It's perfect for this.
Although the leaders did not squeeze in, the security department came over immediately. Soon, accompanied by Chief Liu and Comrade Jie from the security department, several leaders came to the front. The common people did not know these people, but as a reborn party.
Zhao Guihua saw them again on TV about ten years later. They had become big names in the news.
Information is not well developed now, so no one knows. However, ordinary employees don't know, but the leaders know. The factory director and deputy factory director came up to shake hands one by one, and soon, Director Song ran to the backstage.
After the bel canto solo, Zhuang Zhixi came on stage and introduced with a smile: "Today, the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department and...several leaders are here. Welcome everyone. Please invite the leaders to the stage."
Mingmei: "Is this person a high-ranking official?"
Zhao Guihua: “The latter one is awesome.” All the names are 404.
Mingmei: “???”
"That's huge," she exclaimed.
Yang Lixin also lamented: "Everyone said that the leaders would come down to express their condolences, but I didn't expect that they would even give a speech."
They thought they would just take a look and leave, after all, there were so many units in the district. It would take a lot of time for the leaders to visit all of them.
"Hello, fellow workers. I am... I am very happy to meet you all on this day. We, the workers, are the most solid foundation of society, and are..."
Everyone listened very carefully to the leader's speech, which was basically encouraging everyone to work hard and move forward to continue creating more value for society.
Mingmei sighed: "A leader is a leader, that's a very good point."
Zhao Guihua did not respond. She stared at the stage, wondering if it would be the same as last time. Sure enough, just as the leader was stepping down from the stage, he suddenly stumbled and bumped into the table that was placed at the edge of the stage and was about to be lifted up. The water in the kettle on the table spilled all over him.
Zhao Guihua couldn't see from this angle, but she saw someone quickly go up immediately.
The faces of several people who were about to change props turned pale with fear, but the leader was not unhappy. Instead, he smiled and said, "You guys want me to watch one more show."
Logically, he should have left after finishing his speech, but he considered that if he left right now, the factory would definitely think too much and might even blame the masters who moved the props, so he smiled and simply said, "Then let's just watch another show."
Factory leader: “!!!”
How can it be a blessing in disguise? Is there such a good thing? The leaders have been in their factory for a long time, which means they are valued.
Zhuang Zhixi quickly came on stage and remained calm: "Next show, White-Haired Girl."
He stepped off the stage again, and the prop board on the stage was replaced with another background of the snowy scenery outside the window. The leader nodded and said, "You did a very detailed and good job."
Director Song smiled and puffed out his chest, feeling deeply proud.
But what he didn't know was that something went wrong backstage again.
Old Man Bai was playing the role of Yang Bailao, but at this time his legs were too weak to go on stage. This was his first time performing and he had been doing well in rehearsal, but when he saw the crowded crowds of people in the audience during the official performance, he felt uneasy.
The incident just now frightened him even more. He suddenly collapsed on the ground, unable to move.
"I can't do it. I can't do it. My legs are weak and I can't get on stage."
The old man had a sad face.
"Fuck, it's about to start, what are you doing, hurry up..."
"I can't, I really can't..." The white old man: "Even if you lift me up, I can't get up..."
He was so scared that he almost peed his pants.
He had a sad face and said sincerely: "I can't go up."
Everyone was stunned.
Oh shit, what should I do?
Everyone looked at each other, and as they saw some discussion below, Director Song came over and asked, "What's going on?"
The old man cried, "I can't do it. My legs are weak. How about you drag me up so I can apologize to everyone."
This... How is it possible?
The leader is down there, so we have to perform.
Otherwise, their factory leaders would eat him.
Director Song was so furious that he was shaking with anger: "You, you, you, you, you already said you couldn't do it, where can I find someone now? Do you know who is down there? I..."
"Director, let's see who will take over. We have already moved all the props up there, so we can't change the show!"
"We have to change people now, otherwise this old white man won't work!"
Everyone looked at the old white man with murderous eyes.
You are such a drag! You can't do it, why didn't you say so earlier?
"Right, right, right. Who can play the role? Let's change someone else. Is there anyone who is familiar with the plot?"
No one dared to speak, fearing that they would be pointed at. At this time, a good performance would only save the situation, but a bad performance would be a big deal, so no one dared to rush forward. Besides, no one dared to say that they could remember Yang Bailao's role.
Director Song: "You raise an army for a thousand days but only deploy it for a moment. You always say how great you are, and I believed you. But why are you all silent now? Everyone has seen The White-Haired Girl more than once, and Yang Bailao doesn't have many lines in his play. So there can't be a substitute? Hurry up! Who of you can go on? If you don't perform well, I'll take the blame! I won't let you bear the responsibility!" As a leader, he does have some courage.
But no one dares.
I was already nervous, and became even more nervous after this little incident. If they were allowed to go on stage, the result would not be better than that of the old white guy.
At this time, Zhuang Zhixi said: "How about I do it!"
(End of this chapter)
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