Old Mrs. Xia laughed at herself. That's right, how could she pin her hopes on a gay man?
She changed into her work clothes and went into the workshop.
"Old Xia, Old Xia, did you know that Director Yuan is divorced?" When she came in, the workshop exploded with activity. Everyone chattered about Director Yuan and told her about it. They looked at her with shining eyes, as if they all hoped to hear from her that Director Yuan's divorce was related to her.
Old Mrs. Xia really didn't know about this. The last time Director Yuan came to see her, he just talked about the unhappiness at home. Although she could feel her anger, Old Mrs. Xia didn't think about divorce.
As a result, as expected of the factory director, he was so decisive in doing things. He said divorce and divorced without giving himself any chance to waste time.
The ability to cut losses in time was fully demonstrated in her. Compared to her, Old Mrs. Xia felt that she had thought too much during the period from her rebirth to her divorce.
As a result, not only did I almost get angry to death, but I also failed to teach any of my children well.
The whole morning, Old Lady Xia was lost in thought. She thought about her first half of life, then about her sister, then about Jiang Wenhua's stepsister who had been beaten and had a miscarriage, then about Director Yuan and his expectations of her.
She was in a state of restlessness until lunchtime. She walked out of the door in a daze and saw Director Yuan and...Qiao Yi and Fang Yingdi waiting outside.
"Why are you here?" Old Mrs. Xia walked over quickly.
Director Yuan took the lead and took her hand. "I have something to tell you. Go to the director's office."
Old Lady Xia pulled her hand back and joked, "Don't pull me. If that happens, everyone will say you divorced me because of me, and I won't be able to explain myself even if I grow eight mouths."
Director Yuan: "If you put it that way, it seems possible."
Old Lady Xia: "What is it that requires you to come and ask me in person?"
Director Yuan: "It must be a huge deal for you."
Qiao Yi was puzzled: "Master, you and Director Yuan seem to have a good relationship..."
Old Lady Xia knew Director Yuan might have something very important to tell her, so she didn't answer. Instead, she said, "What do you two want to talk to me about? If it's not urgent, why not wait until after get off work?"
Qiao Yi had no choice but to agree. She didn't have anything to say. She just came to tell Old Lady Xia about Director Yuan's divorce. She didn't expect that she already knew about it. So, it was okay.
The two of them walked towards the factory director's office together. When someone they knew saw them walking together, they immediately started whispering to each other, but they didn't dare let them hear. After all, neither of them was easy to mess with.
The factory director was waiting for them in the office. In addition to the factory director, several other factory leaders were sitting in the office. When they saw them come in, they even reserved two seats for them.
This is like a general meeting, why is it so serious?
This informal meeting was the key to determining whether Old Lady Xia could join the factory union. It was an opportunity that Director Yuan had fought for with great effort, so Old Lady Xia was very nervous.
But as soon as the meeting started, the factory director made it clear that after discussion among them, they believed that although Mrs. Xia had a lot of experience, her work experience was not suitable for the work of the factory union, so let alone being qualified for the position of director of women's affairs, she was even rejected from joining the factory union.
Director Yuan didn't understand: "What qualifications are required to join the factory union? Which of those comrades currently working in the factory union had any factory union qualifications when they joined?"
The factory director said, "But Comrade Xia is old now. He has worked in the workshop for so many years and is almost retired. Wouldn't it be a waste of time to go to the factory union?"
Director Yuan: "What do you mean by wasting time? Whose time are you wasting? Comrade Xia's time, or the factory union's time in training talent?"
The factory manager said in a muffled voice: "It's all a waste."
Director Yuan: "Director, what I said to you before is in vain. The factory union has had no personnel changes for so many years. Those comrades have been in the same position for so many years. What good have they done? What good comrades have they trained? Do they have the ability to cultivate positive and motivated workers? What are they wasting their time on?"
Factory Director: "Comrade Xia's time is precious."
Director Yuan: "Comrade Xia's time is precious. You should use her last one or two years at the factory. She clearly has the ability to bring about some changes to the stagnant factory union."
Factory Manager: “Then you are just guessing.”
Director Yuan: "If you continue to manage the factory union in the same way as before, they will always be like this."
This remark made the leaders of the factory union dissatisfied, and several people started arguing in the office.
This was the first time that Old Lady Xia had attended such a leadership meeting. She found that they were just cursing at each other, except that they spoke more politely, so she felt a little relieved.
Seeing Director Yuan arguing for herself, compared to the cold words coming out of that dead boy Jiang Wenhua's mouth, Old Lady Xia felt warm in her heart.
She felt that she couldn't let Director Yuan fight alone, and she had to fight for herself.
So she stood up and said, "Director, I want to be the director of women's affairs."
Director Yuan, who was arguing with someone else, looked at her with his mouth open. No, you just said that?
The factory director curled his lips and said, "Comrade Xia, please stop making trouble."
Old Lady Xia: "I'm not making a fuss. I want to be the director of women's affairs."
Seeing her serious expression, the factory director had no choice but to explain: "The position of Women's Director is recommended by the higher-level trade union or women's federation, and is also decided by several leaders in our factory. But you really don't meet the requirements. The position of Women's Director must be someone with experience and ability in women's work."
Old Lady Xia: "Don't I qualify? During this period of time, I have solved so many problems for the female comrades in our factory."
One of the hot-tempered deputy factory managers suddenly slammed the table and said, "You call that solving a problem? You're just watching the fun. You're giving people advice, and fights are starting in their families. Some of them just started dating gay men, and because of your words, they broke up immediately. Others have abandoned their children, stopped having sons, and stopped serving their parents-in-law. Do you call that solving a problem?"
When Old Lady Xia heard this, she also became angry. She stood up and slammed the table in front of the factory director, even louder than the deputy factory director. "Why don't you call it solving the problem? As the director of women's affairs, I solve the problems of female comrades.
The one who got into the fight at home, her parents made her work like a slave for her brother, almost exhausted her body. If she didn't resist, her body would not be able to bear it. The one she's dating, the man she's dating always talks about how virtuous women should be. The things in his head are enough to send him to labor camp for a hundred years. The one who doesn't have a son and doesn't take care of her parents-in-law, she works hard to serve her parents-in-law, but she is beaten and scolded by them. Her family is really shameless. Since they are so rude, just let them fend for themselves... and..."
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