One day, she visited her older sister and brother-in-law and overheard something from her brother-in-law: a nurse named Song Lan had been transferred to the factory's staff hospital. She was a graduate of a medical college and had been one of the best in her field while working at the main factory staff hospital in Beijing.
But for some reason, when the person came to their branch factory's employee hospital to report for duty, the hospital director actually transferred the person to the factory's security department.
Her brother-in-law was quite puzzled by this, so he couldn't help but mutter a few words about it at home.
As luck would have it, she happened to be visiting and overheard the conversation.
Here I should mention that the nurse's brother-in-law, surnamed Li, was in charge of internal personnel transfers at the staff hospital. On the day Song Lan went to the staff hospital to report for duty, it was this man who handled her onboarding procedures and told her to go to the security department to start her job.
"...Oh? Yes, I need to talk to her about something."
After a moment of surprise, Zheng Laidi came to her senses and quickly nodded, telling a lie.
"Comrade Song Lan is currently working in the Security Section."
The nurse who spoke to Zheng Laidi was named Du Mei. She didn't think much of what Zheng Laidi said and replied casually.
"What did you say? She doesn't work at the hospital?"
Zheng Laidi suddenly raised her voice: "What are you doing? I clearly heard people say that Song Lan is a nurse, and that she was transferred from the main factory's staff hospital. Why isn't she working at the hospital? What is she doing in the security department?"
"What is your relationship to Comrade Song Lan?"
Du Mei frowned slightly and stared at Zheng Laidi: "The job arrangements for hospital staff are the responsibility of the leaders. No matter what your relationship with Comrade Song Lan is, you have no right to interfere."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Laidi felt a little timid, but she still expressed her dissatisfaction: "Did I say something wrong? Song Lan should be working in the hospital, but you transferred her to the factory security department. This is obviously wrong of you. So what? You dare to do it, why can't I say it?"
She was afraid that her son, Siya, wouldn't be able to handle the job in the security department. She had heard her husband say that working in the security department was both boring and tedious. Well, at first she didn't understand what that meant, but later her husband said it was just that it was meaningless, and most importantly, there was a certain degree of danger involved.
Just like during a shift, especially a night shift, if you are unlucky enough to encounter a bad incident, you are very likely to get injured, and in serious cases, you could even lose your life.
If... if her fourth daughter gets a job in the security department, wouldn't her life be in danger?
Zheng Laidi didn't even say thank you. She carried her shopping basket, pondering what to do next, as she walked out of the outpatient hall.
Actually, at first glance, this so-called outpatient hall doesn't seem particularly special.
First, the space is not spacious enough.
Secondly, there's practically no decoration to speak of.
It's simple; the walls are painted green from the ground up a meter or so, giving it a vintage feel.
After returning home and pondering for a whole afternoon, Zheng Laidi did not tell Cui Xingwang about her plan. After Cui Xingwang left home for work in the afternoon, she locked the door and headed to the security department.
She had already decided that once she succeeded in making a scene, she would get the head of the security department to put her daughter, Siya, in the office.
Although Siya has never been to school, it doesn't mean she's illiterate. Besides, Siya is hardworking; she can do chores like wiping tables, sweeping floors, and serving tea and water to the boss in the office.
Security Department.
There was still about fifteen minutes before the official start of work, so the security staff gathered in the office chatting and laughing. Song Lan was sitting in a chair next to Wang Qiuping's desk. Instead of chatting with the group of men, Wang Qiuping was talking about the gossip she had heard, while Song Lan just listened quietly.
Suddenly, Wang Qiuping thought of something. Her expression turned serious, and she lowered her voice, saying, "Xiao Song, there's something I don't know whether I should tell you or not, but to avoid anyone taking advantage of the situation to cause you trouble, I've thought it's better to tell you after much consideration."
"What?"
Song Lan was puzzled, her brows furrowing slightly: "What does this have to do with me?" Ever since she came to this branch factory, she has kept a low profile and has never argued with anyone.
"Um."
Wang Qiuping nodded, then said, "Yesterday after get off work, as soon as I entered the residential area, I heard someone mention your name. At the time, I thought it was just someone with the same name as you, so I didn't pay much attention. But then I heard something about someone coming from the Beijing General Factory Hospital."
So I stopped and listened carefully to the conversation of three women about my age not far away. Unexpectedly, what they were saying was really unpleasant to hear…
After listening to Wang Qiuping finish her rambling, Song Lan's expression changed almost imperceptibly. She pursed her lips, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Half of what you said is true."
"Xiao Song, you..."
Wang Qiuping felt a pang of regret. She realized that although she had meant well, she had inadvertently reopened Song Lan's wounds. Thinking this, her eyes filled with annoyance and self-reproach.
"It's alright, Sister Wang, you don't need to feel bad. Actually, I was just about to get into trouble, but my husband happened to be passing by and he came to my rescue in time. So, I wasn't actually hurt."
Hearing Song Lan say this, Wang Qiuping frowned: "If that's how it is, why are people spreading rumors, and why do they seem to know so much about what happened to you in the capital? Also, this person is clearly malicious. Do you know who she is?"
"Know."
Song Lan nodded slightly and said, "If I'm not mistaken, she should be my adoptive parents' youngest daughter. She was a sent-down youth, working in a village ten kilometers away from our factory."
Wang Qiuping asked, "Aren't you your parents' biological daughter?"
"It's a long story. I was born in our county hospital. Due to a mistake by the medical staff on duty that day, my adoptive parents' daughter and I were switched at birth. It wasn't until more than ten years later that my adoptive parents' daughter appeared before them."
Because she looked almost exactly like my adoptive mother when she was young, my adoptive parents quickly found out the truth... Perhaps because they felt that I had been using her identity to live in the city for more than ten years, she didn't treat me very well.
What almost caused me trouble stemmed from a conversation I had with someone who asked me to go to the movies after get off work. When I arrived at the agreed-upon location, she wasn't there. She didn't show up even after dark, and I figured she was probably held up by something.
So I gave up on going to the movie theater and rode my bike straight home... After that unexpected incident, I thought about it carefully later, and I always felt that things happened too coincidentally, so I distanced myself from my adoptive parents' youngest daughter.
At the same time, I maintain only a kinship relationship with my adoptive parents' family, while acknowledging my biological parents. In short, I don't want the conflict to escalate, so I simply distance myself from my adoptive parents' family. But judging from what you just said, Sister Wang, it seems that my adoptive parents' youngest daughter is determined to scheme against me.
"That's outrageous!"
Wang Qiuping said coldly, "Listen to me, you can't let your adoptive parents' youngest daughter keep targeting you. Otherwise, she'll never stop and will think you're easy to bully."
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