"Oh right, where are Junzi and Qiaoyun?"
"They went back this morning, and forgot to take the medicine you prescribed when they came over."
"No wonder, I was wondering why I didn't see Yueyue's car in the parking lot."
"You forget everything as soon as you hear that your little rascal can call you grandpa."
"Who said that? I haven't forgotten my wife." Li Chu said, while tightening his grip on Ding Qiunan, who was nestled in his arms.
"Oh right, there's something I almost forgot. Lao Gao Jin, the hospital recommended you to pick up Lao Qin, and Lao Qin also recommended you to headquarters."
!!
These words shocked Ding Qiunan so much that she sat up abruptly.
"Really?"
"Old Gao told me this at lunch today. I don't think he would try to fool me with this."
"But...but..."
The child will be sleeping with Wang Yueyue tonight, so it doesn't matter if they talk a little loudly in the room.
"What, are you afraid you won't do a good job, or do you find it a bit unbelievable?"
Ding Qiunan thought for a moment and said, "I guess so. I'm really a little apprehensive about being given such a big task, and I don't understand why they recommended me."
"Hehe, you've been working in logistics for several years now, I believe you can definitely do a good job. As for why I'm recommending you, there are many reasons."
However, you must believe in your own abilities. Their recommendation of you isn't entirely because of me. If you didn't have the talent, no one would risk a negative reputation by pushing you up there.
After hearing her husband's words, Ding Qiunan nodded first, then shook her head and said, "I still find it a bit unbelievable. That day, Sister Chen from the finance department and the others were counting on their fingers, and they all thought it couldn't be me."
"Aren't you angry that they look down on you like that?"
"Why should I be angry? Compared to the other deputy directors, I am indeed lacking in qualifications. Besides, I am a woman. I only got to the position of deputy director because of you. I have that much self-awareness." Ding Qiunan said nonchalantly, as if she wasn't talking about herself.
"You're really wrong this time. The country is now strongly advocating for younger cadres. The other deputy directors are all too old to be promoted. Besides, you really do have an advantage because of your gender."
Don't overthink it. I won't pull strings this time. If it gets approved from above, it means your superiors recognize your work ability. Admittedly, there might be some influence on me, but you've done a really good job over the years. Don't be too self-deprecating.
Remember, you are you, not my appendage. No matter what, a superior would never assign someone with no ability to such an important position.
Li Chu's words gradually calmed Ding Qiunan's initial fear. She nodded and said, "Yes, please don't speak up for me this time. If I gain it, I'm lucky; if I lose it, it's my fate."
"I know. I was thinking of discussing it with you to see if you could also transfer to a different job and be assigned to a less demanding one. But let's forget about it now."
"Hehe..." Ding Qiunan chuckled and lay back down in her husband's arms.
"I never imagined that I would one day rise to a leadership position in a department."
"There are many unexpected things in life, that's life, isn't it? You can never guess what will happen tomorrow."
Li Chu raised his hand to stroke his wife's hair and said with some emotion.
"Yes, just like when I went to the city for further studies in 1960, all I thought was that after I returned from the studies, I could get a raise of nearly ten yuan, so that my family could buy a few more pounds of meat during the Spring Festival. I never imagined that I would end up working with my mentor."
Ding Qiunan raised her head and stared intently at her husband.
"Li Chu, it's been 26 years. Thank you for all these years. You've never let me experience the hardships of life and have always protected me and the children. Marrying you was the best decision I ever made in the first half of my life."
Li Chu smiled slightly, leaned over and kissed his wife's forehead.
"Don't think too much about it. We have a long life ahead of us. I haven't yet fulfilled my promise to you to take you to see the beautiful landscapes of our country."
"In my heart, the most beautiful picture is that you can always be by my side, I don't care about anything else."
"By the way, I've only been on vacation for a few days, and you've already made such a big fuss in the hospital?"
"Huh? What? What did I do?" Li Chu's mind was a complete mess, and he had no idea what his wife was referring to.
“Surgery? I remember you told me before that you wouldn’t do manual surgery.”
"Oh, you mean this? Well, this was a special case. Old Chang was in critical condition, and none of the Western doctors dared to take action, so I was the only one who could help."
"Who are you talking about? Old Master Chang?"
"Otherwise, if it weren't for Elder Chang, I wouldn't have risked taking action myself."
"So how is it now?"
"The surgery was quite successful, and the recovery has been pretty good these past few days. As for how many years they can survive after the surgery, it's hard to say. You know these old comrades, they were in poor health when they were young because of the war, they suffered too much, so we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate."
"Still in the hospital?"
"I'm here. Go check it out after you start work on Monday."
"Hmm, I noticed that Uncle Wang seems to have gotten thinner and thinner this time. Is there something wrong with his health?"
"Don't worry about that. I've been taking care of Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang's health for so many years, I know it very well."
The couple weren't sleepy, so they lay on the bed, embracing each other and chatting.
Do you know about Yueyue's situation?
"What's wrong, Yueyue? Are you going to the foreign affairs department? Didn't she already explicitly refuse?"
“It’s not just that. Last night she told me that one of her classmates approached her, wanting to hire her to teach English to people who want to go abroad, promising to give her twenty yuan a day.”
Holy crap!
Li Chu almost swore!
This is the nascent stage of the education and training industry. Are people already eyeing this industry now?
"What did you tell her?"
"I just advised her to think it over carefully. And most importantly, what does the school think about this? After all, you're getting a salary and you're still going out to earn money. If the school doesn't allow it, it won't be good for her future professional title evaluation."
“You’re right. Our family is already conspicuous enough. If Yueyue were to continue earning money outside, people with ulterior motives would definitely try to sabotage her.”
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