Chapter 38: Lowering Your Status and Getting Close



The next day, Ji Nanfeng went to work.

Before leaving, Ji Nanfeng woke Ruan Tang up and asked her to come to the factory early so that they could choose a house together.

On the way back to the city, Ji Nanfeng met Xu Erjie.

Ji Nanfeng nodded slightly at Xu Erjie as a greeting, but Xu Erjie snorted coldly, raised her head proudly, and rode away on her bicycle.

She disliked Ruan Tang, and now she disliked Ji Nanfeng as well. He picked up a second-hand item that her brother didn't want. What kind of future could a man like that have?

Second Sister Xu was riding her bicycle back to her parents' home. As soon as she reached the village entrance, she met some villagers who were going to work.

Second Sister Xu said mysteriously, "Aunt, you guys have been asking me to keep an eye on whether our factory is hiring. This time, our factory is going to recruit a lot. Do you want me to help you sign up?..."

In the past, she would have received a lot of gifts just by saying this. The villagers dreamed of having a worker in their family, so when they heard that Xu Erjie had connections, they were naturally willing to give her anything.

But this time, Xu Erjie felt that the villagers looked at her in a strange way, and seemed to have a bit of ridicule.

Xu's father hurried over and hurriedly pulled Xu Erjie back home. "Don't embarrass yourself. Our team knew a few days ago that the machinery factory was hiring, and they all went to sign up today."

Seeing that Xu Erjie didn't believe it, Xu's father told her that Director Yang had come to Qingyun Brigade in person to help.

Second Sister Xu was usually busy in the kitchen. She had only heard that a section chief named Ji had come to the machinery factory, but she didn't expect it to be Ji Nanfeng.

After discussing the situation with her father, Second Sister Xu came to the conclusion that she should humble herself and get along with the Ji family members. This way, her husband's promotion would be guaranteed, and maybe she could even get him an office job.

"I also got a registration form for the third son's wife. I originally wanted to let her try her luck. Now that we have Ji Nanfeng as the section chief, it's as easy as getting someone in."

Du Xueqing held her belly and listened to the Xu father and daughter's calculations. She refused directly: "I'm a woman, I don't want to repair cars. Dad promised me that as long as I get pregnant, he would let me go to college."

Xu Li was afraid that Du Xueqing would take out her anger on him, so he hurriedly coaxed her back to the house to rest.

Second Sister Xu curled her lips and said, "Dad, you're not really going to let the third son's wife go to college, are you? Aren't you afraid that she won't come back after she goes?"

Xu's father had his own plans. "If she wants to go to college, she has to give birth to a grandson for my Xu family first. If she kills the child after she goes to college, then I'll be throwing meat buns at a dog, and there will be no return."

After having breakfast at her parents' home, Second Sister Xu went to the Ji family next door with a basket of vegetables. When she saw Ruan Tang, she told her purpose directly and asked Ji Nanfeng, the manager of the machinery factory, to help her man speak.

After saying that, without waiting for Ruan Tang's consent, he stuffed the basket of vegetables into Ruan Tang's arms.

Ruan Tang was caught off guard and took a full embrace.

Looking down, I saw that half of the leaves on a large Chinese cabbage that I hadn't finished eating last winter were already rotten.

"If you accept my gifts, do your best to make them. As long as Nan Feng helps my husband get a promotion, I'll give him an extra piece of meat when he comes to the cafeteria to eat."

Ruan Tang sneered and threw the basket of vegetables directly back at Xu Erjie. She closed the door and left Xu Erjie outside to jump in anger.

Ruan Tang was too lazy to even scold Xu Erjie, who was so confused.

He still thought of her as the Ruan Tang who, in order to have a happy ending with Xu Yan, tried her best to cater to the Xu family's wishes.

Xu Erjie was covered in dirt by the big cabbage. She was just seen by passers-by and they all laughed at her for wanting to take advantage but not willing to pay the price. How could there be such cruelty in the world?

Xu's father despised Xu Erjie for being embarrassing and urged her to return to the city.

After Ruan Tang cleaned up her house, she went to class on time in the afternoon.

On the day of the mechanical factory examination, He Kun drove a jeep to pick up Ruan Tang. The factory specially invited Ruan Tang, a master mechanic, to interview the mechanics and select the best candidates.

This time, we will recruit 30 people for the maintenance department alone, and nearly 80 people will be recruited for the production workshop and other departments.

When Qu Wenli, the interviewer at the machinery factory, saw Ruan Tang, she couldn't contain the joy on her face and laughed out loud with her hands covering her mouth.

Ruan Tang pointed at Qu Wenli's registration form and passed it to the person in charge of the next production workshop.

As the person in charge of recruitment for the maintenance department, she does not intend to recruit young girls.

First of all, it's inappropriate. The workshop is full of men, and in the summer when they repair cars, the men are shirtless. If there is a married young woman doing this, it would be somewhat inappropriate.

The maintenance department is a labor-intensive department, and an outstanding young lady can choose to work in the office.

The interviews lasted for two days, and Ruan Tang selected twenty-eight men, two of whom were married women.

The admission list was posted at the factory gate that day.

Qingyun Brigade recruited four people at the same time. Ruan Tang asked for Yang Hui and Hu Dazhi, Ji Rong went to the production workshop, and Hu Jianshe went to the quality inspection workshop.

These four people had helped Ruan Tang repair tractors before, so they had already become familiar with the apprentices in the maintenance department.

When they heard that Ruan Tang wanted Yang Hui and Hu Dazhi, they asked someone to transfer Ji Rong and Hu Jianshe to another workshop.

Those who could become apprentices for skilled workers usually had connections in their families. When they heard that they were trying to find a master craftsman, they just sent two people there for convenience.

Furthermore, these four people had their names recorded by Director Yang and the leaders, who took special care of them.

In addition to these four people, Yu Chengmao also joined the factory office of the machinery factory.

When Ruan Tang returned to the village, Qu Wenli stopped her crying.

Qu Wenli first cried out how difficult her life was. "Why couldn't you give me a hand? You got Yang Hui and the other four into the machinery factory, so why couldn't you help me? We're still educated youth from the same educated youth institute!"

Ruan Tang handed Qu Wenli a handkerchief, but Qu Wenli waved it away.

"You've never even touched a tractor, what are you doing in the maintenance department? If we hire 30 people, at least they can drive a tractor."

Qu Wenli, however, refused to listen. "I can't drive, but I can learn! You're the one who made it big, yet you won't give me a way out. If I ever have an accident, it'll all be your fault. It's because you won't help me."

Qu Wenli ran away crying.

Ruan Tang stood there for a long time before picking up the handkerchief.

Let out a long breath.

"Believe it or not, whenever I received an application form from our village, I didn't eliminate them directly. I always passed it on to the next department..."

Ruan Tang was a little unhappy because of Qu Wenli's disturbance.

When Ji Xiaodi returned home, he saw Ruan Tang looking uninterested, so he put down his schoolbag and rushed out of the house.

As soon as he inquired at the village head, he found out what had happened. The villagers who were not selected blamed Ruan Tang for not helping, so they chose the four families who were closer, and who knew what they had done.

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