Regularization

Half a month later, Ye Min took Qian Xiaoyun's pulse again and confirmed that she was pregnant.

After getting a definite answer, Qian Xiaoyun breathed a sigh of relief. His heart, which had been hanging for half a month, finally relaxed. But he soon remembered something and frowned slightly.

Ye Min saw it and asked, "What's wrong?"

Qian Xiaoyun said: "Director Xu from the Military Family Placement Office came to see me this morning."

The Military Family Resettlement Office and the Women's Federation are similar organizations, targeting women and children in the military compound, but there are some differences between the two.

The Women's Federation is a mass organization that unites people to fight for women's liberation. Local organizations at all levels are established according to administrative divisions. Director Li's superior is the director of the commune Women's Federation, and above him is the chairman of the county Women's Federation. The Military Dependents Resettlement Office is a department established by the army to resettle military dependents, and its direct superior is the military organization department.

There are also differences in the responsibilities of the two. The main functions of the Women's Federation are to educate and guide women, promote the growth of women talents, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of women and children...

To put it simply, if a military wife in the compound quarrels with her husband and feels bullied, she can go to the Women's Federation to resolve the issue. In addition, the Women's Federation regularly organizes lectures and training, as well as various activities, such as the table tennis competition held earlier.

The work of the Military Dependents Resettlement Office overlaps slightly with that of the Women's Federation. For example, they also mediate when couples quarrel in the compound, and they also arrange people to assist in table tennis matches. The non-overlapping part is that they are responsible for the transfer of the military wives' household registration and work arrangements.

Qian Xiaoyun got married in October last year and her household registration was moved here a long time ago. Director Xu definitely didn't come to her for this matter. She and Ding Yang have a harmonious relationship and have never quarreled. They have also moved into this house and lived there for more than half a year. Director Xu couldn't have come to her for these things.

After going through all the possible options in his mind, Ye Min asked happily, "Have you arranged your work?"

Because the location where the troops were stationed was too remote, there was no large state-owned factory in the entire Donghe County, let alone the commune, and the largest unit had only more than 2,000 employees.

The scale is small, the number is small, the locals can't arrange for their own people, and there are not many positions to be allocated to the wives of soldiers. Therefore, it is considered fast for the wives of soldiers to find a job within a year after joining the army.

Although Qian Xiaoyun has an advantage - she has a high level of education, but jobs that require a certain level of education are generally clerical jobs, with easy work and stable working hours, which are considered top-notch jobs in the compound.

Everyone wants a good job, and once they get it, they will not leave unless their husband changes careers or is transferred. So this kind of job is like a pitfall, and it is very difficult to wait.

The reason why Ye Min was able to get a job arrangement within two months of joining the army was entirely because of the special nature of her job. In that era, medical resources were scarce and medical care was always sought after.

Compared with Ye Min, Qian Xiaoyun's previous job was not so scarce, but she was lucky enough to catch up with the army's expansion of the military hospital.

A hospital is not like a clinic. In a clinic, 20 to 30 medical staff are considered a lot, but the number of logistics posts can be counted on one hand.

The hospital built by the army will not only serve the army soldiers, but also the people from the surrounding brigades, and even the communes or counties. Two or three hundred medical staff are not too many, and the logistics and finance department alone will hire three people.

The health center only has one treasurer, so there are two positions that need to be recruited from outside.

The army tends to arrange these two posts for military wives. After all, the army is expanding the hospital this time, not only to provide better medical conditions for the stationed soldiers, but also to increase posts and solve the work arrangement problems of military dependents as much as possible.

Medical staff need professionals, so positions cannot be arranged, but other positions such as logistics, window registration, and fee collection will be given priority to military wives.

There are many job openings this time, so the Military Dependents Placement Office did not give priority to arranging jobs based on years of military service as it usually does.

In addition, the finance position also involves a certain degree of professionalism. It is not required that all three people come from a finance background. Two people who can do the job right away are required, and the remaining one can be a military dependent who can read and has a quick mind.

Among the military wives who are currently unemployed, only Qian Xiaoyun was a finance officer before joining the army. The people in the Military Family Placement Office will certainly not skip her and make arrangements for others.

So, Director Xu came to see her this morning.

Qian Xiaoyun was of course happy to have a job. Although Ding Yang was a good man and the money she had was enough to last her for several years, she always felt empty without a job.

But this job came at an inopportune time, as she had just found out she was pregnant, so Qian Xiaoyun felt a little embarrassed.

Ye Min thought for a moment and said, "It depends on what your problem is. Are you worried that going to work will affect your pregnancy, or are you worried that pregnancy will affect your work?"

Qian Xiaoyun is actually not that worried about these two aspects.

When she was working in the steel factory, she met many women around her who became pregnant after work. Not only those working in offices, but even many female comrades working in the front-line workshops insisted on working despite being pregnant.

Moreover, when Ye Minhuai was An'an, she also worked in the health center. Although she was in the pharmacy at that time, she often went to the clinic to help out, so her work was not so idle.

If they can do it, Qian Xiaoyun believes that he can do it too.

Qian Xiaoyun said: "I was mainly thinking, I got pregnant right after the job was arranged, would it be bad?"

[This matter... is indeed a bit troublesome! ]

[I have a colleague who has been married for four years and has a child. Before I started working, she said she didn’t want a second child, but she got pregnant after the trial period. Now she takes leave every other day and leaves all the work to me. It’s terrible! ]

【But that era was different from today, right? Now, if you can work in a job for five years, it is considered a long time. In the past, people often worked in a company for their entire lives, and they would definitely get married and have children during that time. It is not easy to use today's values ​​to judge the past, right?】

…

Because of Qian Xiaoyun's words, everyone expressed their own opinions on the barrage. Many of the situations mentioned were things Ye Min had never seen before and didn't quite understand, so she blocked out the information and concentrated on thinking about her friend's problems.

After a while, Ye Min said, "I don't think you need to worry too much. You and Ding Yang have been married for only half a year, you don't have any children, and you live in the same yard. It's impossible for Director Xu to be unaware of your situation. Since she came to see you, it means that she doesn't care about this matter in her heart."

After comforting Qian Xiaoyun, Ye Min proposed a solution, "If you are really worried, you can go to Director Xu and have a frank talk. If after the talk, she still decides to arrange for you to join the company, explain that this matter will not affect your work. Otherwise, you can focus on taking care of the baby first, and then look for a job after the baby is born. You have a high level of education, so there will always be opportunities in the future."

"I've also thought about whether or not to tell Director Xu about this. I wanted to tell him this morning, but I was afraid I wasn't sure, so I didn't open my mouth." Qian Xiaoyun thought about it carefully after he finished speaking, "I'll go see Director Xu this afternoon."

"OK."

…

After waking up from a nap, Qian Xiaoyun took An An out and went to the Military Family Resettlement Office to find Director Xu.

Although Director Xu didn't interact much with the gossipy military wives in the compound, he was well-informed. When he saw An An, he smiled and asked, "Is this Doctor Xiao Ye's daughter?"

"Yes, her name is An An." Qian Xiaoyun nodded and asked An An to call her auntie.

The little girl was not afraid of strangers, but her vocabulary was very limited. She sometimes found it troublesome and would just say reduplicated words. This time, she did the same thing, calling out in a baby voice, "Auntie."

"An An is so good." Director Xu took out a piece of candy from his pocket and asked, "Can I eat it?"

Qian Xiaoyun took the candy and said, "You can only let her lick it."

After the pleasantries, Director Xu asked Qian Xiaoyun to sit down at his desk and asked straight to the point, "Why are you here to see me?"

Qian Xiaoyun said, "Regarding work, didn't you say this morning that after the hospital is built, you would let me work in the finance office?"

Director Xu nodded, thought for a moment and asked, "Do you have any new ideas?"

"No, it's just..." Qian Xiaoyun paused and said, "Actually, half a month after Qian's pregnancy, An An's mother checked my pulse and said I might be pregnant, but it was too short a time and I wasn't sure, so I didn't tell anyone. It wasn't until noon when An An's mother came to eat and checked my pulse again that I was sure that I was really pregnant."

"Pregnancy is a happy event!" Director Xu said with a smile, "But you came to me not just to tell me this, right?"

Qian Xiaoyun nodded: "I don't know if this will have any impact on the work you arranged for me. When you talked to me about work this morning, I wanted to tell you about this, but I was afraid that the pregnancy would be a false alarm, so I didn't say it. Minmin took my pulse at noon, and after confirming that I was pregnant, I came to see you."

"I thought so." Director Xu suddenly realized and saw Qian Xiaoyun's anxious expression, and said, "Don't worry, I have all the personal situations of the wives of soldiers in the compound. We have considered your situation before, but the organization's opinion is to do whatever we have to do."

Qian Xiaoyun quickly understood what Director Xu meant and asked in surprise, "Do you mean that I can start work normally?"

"Of course, when we select people, we value personal ability, and nothing else." Director Xu said in a gentle tone, "There are many military wives like you in the army who gave up good jobs and prospects in their hometowns to join the army. The fundamental reason for this situation is that there are too few jobs in the army. If there were more opportunities and you could move around, why would you need to worry about a job?"

Director Xu looked directly into Qian Xiaoyun's eyes and said in a strong voice: "You trust the army and are willing to leave your hometown and come here. The army naturally cannot let you down, don't you think so?"

Director Xu's voice was not loud, but it was very contagious. Qian Xiaoyun's eyes slightly reddened as he listened to it. He said, "I don't regret coming here."

Director Xu smiled and said affirmatively: "You are a good comrade."

After playing the emotional card, Director Xu did not forget to remind Qian Xiaoyun: "Having a child is a good thing, but you have to work hard after you get off work. Don't slack off because of this, understand?"

Qian Xiaoyun immediately said: "Don't worry, Director Xu, I will do my best!"

Seeing her sincerity, Director Xu didn't say anything more. He gave her a few more instructions and let her go.

Because the job was confirmed, Qian Xiaoyun was in a good mood the whole afternoon. In the evening, Ye Min and his family of three came to pick up An An, and she immediately told them the good news.

Ye Min was not surprised by this result, but she was still happy for Qian Xiaoyun: "Then we will be colleagues from now on."

"That's right, we will be colleagues when the hospital opens." Qian Xiaoyun finally realized what was going on and couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that after all these twists and turns, we have gone from classmates to colleagues."

"It's fate. Otherwise, how could we become friends?"

…

Because the newly built military hospital was about to open, people transferred here to provide support arrived one after another, so after entering June, the garrison became increasingly lively.

After these people arrived at the station, most of them were arranged to live in a single dormitory built by the Vocational College next door, and a small number of them lived in the two-story building behind the Women's Federation.

Since only a few people came, it would just be enough to accommodate them.

After these people arrived, they went directly to work in the new hospital. However, except for the orthopedics department, the other departments working in the health center will not move for the time being and will only move in on the day the hospital officially opens.

The orthopedics department was moved there earlier because the new hospital has more advanced equipment, and there aren't always patients in the orthopedics department, so it's been quite quiet recently and it's easier to move there.

Other departments will not move for the time being, firstly to facilitate medical treatment, and secondly because if they do not move, it will not affect the layout of the clinic in the new hospital. In this way, when the hospital officially opens, they can just take their things and move there without any delay.

Although I haven't officially moved there, I have met a lot of my new colleague Ye Min.

Most of the people she met were invited by Yao Lin to work at the health center, and during the process he also introduced people from both sides to each other.

Yao Lin was not introduced to everyone. He only introduced the names and resumes of the first few new colleagues. In the health institute, apart from a few experienced senior doctors in the orthopedics department, only Mr. Dong was introduced. The names of the others were only mentioned in passing.

Then Ye Min realized that all those who were highlighted were big shots.

Yao Lin specially brought people to visit the health center, not only to let them understand the previous working environment, but also to warn both parties.

He wants to remind the seniors in the clinic not to look down on the new colleagues, to work hard and not be left behind. He also wants to tell the new doctors who come to support that although the clinic is small, there are many talents, so don't be too proud.

Only when people on both sides are encouraged can the goal of mutual restraint and balance be achieved.

Of course, these things are not something that small people like Ye Min need to consider, especially the young nurses in the health center, whose focus is all on the overly handsome young man among their new colleagues.

The young man's name is Zhai Mingqiu. He is not only handsome but also very tall, at least 1.8 meters tall.

But more importantly, although he looked to be only in his twenties, he was one of the few new colleagues whose resume was introduced by Yao Lin.

His resume can be described in one word: excellent!

There are no secrets in the compound. Ye Min had just seen Zhai Mingqiu at the health center with the troops in the morning. When he got home in the evening, Liang Juan stopped him at the door and asked, "I heard that there is a new doctor in your institute, and he looks really good?"

Hearing this, Ye Min hadn't reacted yet. Meng Cheng, who had already entered the yard, stopped and looked at the two of them.

Ye Min coughed and said, "I don't look particularly good."

Liang Juan was not surprised and joked, "That's right, your Meng Cheng is standing here, who can you think is good-looking?"

Meng Cheng smiled and said, "You guys take your time chatting, I'm going to cook." After that, he told Meng Zheng to take his sister out to play, and he pushed the door into the kitchen.

Liang Juan looked at his back and said with a sigh: "Look at your Meng Cheng, he can make money when he goes out, and he can cook when he comes back. He is tall and handsome. There is really no other man as good as him in the whole compound."

Ye Min did not follow her words, but waved his hand in front of her and said, "Hey, the person has already entered the kitchen, you can stop flattering for a while."

"What are you talking about? I really think your Meng Cheng is the best!" Liang Juan clapped her hands and said unhappily, but that was all she said. The next second she turned the conversation to another man, "Do you know how old Comrade Zhai Mingqiu is? Is he dating?"

Ye Min looked puzzled: "I haven't even spoken to him, how can I know all this? Why are you asking this?"

"Why? Introduce him a date!" Liang Juan asked herself, "I heard that Comrade Zhai is not only good-looking, but also very knowledgeable. Well, although we don't care about this now, it certainly won't hurt to read more. Besides, he makes a living with his skills, and he's here, so he won't be affected much."

They are all the stinking ninth class. There is a difference between those who study liberal arts and those who study science. Those who study liberal arts may be directly demoted, but those who study science will generally be transferred to remote places as long as they have good skills.

For example, although Mr. Dong is not a scholar and was also demoted, he was able to get someone out of the farm because of his good medical skills. Now no one in the compound dares to look down on him.

Who can guarantee that they will never get sick in their lifetime and will not need to ask for help from Mr. Dong?

What's more, there is nothing wrong with Zhai Mingqiu's background. A man like him would be a rich son-in-law no matter where he lives. Of course, the premise is that he has no partner.

So Ye Min was not surprised that Liang Juan targeted Zhai Mingqiu so quickly, but she really couldn't help with this matter. She said, "I met him once when Director Yao brought them to visit the institute, but we never talked and I don't know anything. I don't think I can help with this matter."

Liang Juan asked: "Did anyone in your office ever grumble?"

That was true, but Ye Min was in the same clinic as Mr. Dong, and she wasn't a gossipy person. She didn't go over to listen, so naturally she didn't know anything. So she threw up her hands and said, "I'm not sure."

"Okay." Liang Juan seemed to be thinking about something. "There are hundreds of medical staff coming to support us this time. I heard that many of them are unmarried. When the hospital opens, should the Women's Federation arrange a social gathering for your hospital and military officers?"

It has always been difficult for military officers to get married. Ye Min was not surprised that Liang Juan had such an idea and said, "Sure, have you discussed it with Director Li?"

"Not yet, but Director Li probably won't object." Liang Juan thought, "I've been trying to find out more about Comrade Zhai's personal situation these days. If he's not married, he must be present at the social gathering. Maybe that will attract a few more unmarried girls to attend."

Ye Min joked, "I thought you really wanted to introduce someone to someone, but it turns out you have other intentions!"

"Hehe, that's fine. If he wants, I'll definitely find him a date that day." Liang Juan said without any guilt, and then pretended to sigh, "It's a pity that your Meng Cheng is already married, otherwise I wouldn't have to worry about not having lesbians to attend the social gathering."

Ye Min deliberately turned her face away: "Alright, alright, go back quickly, or I will get angry if you keep saying anything."

"Okay, okay, I'm going back. When you get to work, help me find out about Comrade Zhai's situation. Although his conditions mean that the boss must be too picky to marry, there are quite a few female nurses coming to support this time, including the ones from your office. They all have good conditions, so maybe it can work out."

Ye Min thought that she and Zhai Mingqiu didn't work in the same place, so where could she go to ask? However, she thought of someone else before she said, "If you really want to know about his personal situation, go find Xiaoyun. She works in the hospital logistics department and probably knows more."

Liang Juan's eyes lit up: "Yes, how could I forget the small change? OK, I'll go talk to her after dinner."

Back in the kitchen, Meng Cheng had just finished cooking and had washed the vegetables but hadn't had time to cut them, when Ye Min walked in and said, "Let me cut them, you just stir-fry them."

Meng Cheng stepped aside and asked, "Have you finished talking to Sister Liang?"

"Well," Ye Min said while cutting potatoes, "it's not a big deal. Many of the medical staff who came to support the cause are single, so Sister Liang was thinking about organizing a social gathering to solve the long-standing problem of military personnel. Doctor Zhai is good-looking, so she plans to invite him to the social gathering as a signboard."

Meng Cheng understood what she meant and laughed: "Is it useful?"

Ye Min thought about the pink bubbles on the nurse's face after seeing Zhai Mingqiu, and then said, "It should be useful. He is indeed good-looking."

"oh."

Ye Min looked up at Meng Cheng. His eyebrows were slightly lowered, and his expression was calm. He didn't look happy or unhappy. But they were an old married couple, so how could she not understand him? She walked over and bumped his shoulder and said, "Hey, when I was here to hold a social gathering, did I ever ask you to be the signboard?"

"no."

"Really?" Ye Min said in disbelief. "Sister Liang just praised you and said that if you hadn't gotten married earlier, she would have definitely dragged you over."

Meng Cheng said, "Yes, I got married early and didn't catch up."

Upon hearing this, Ye Min became unhappy and stopped cutting vegetables and asked, "You still feel regretful, right?"

Meng Cheng finally smiled and said, "I'm not regretting this, I'm thankful. If I hadn't gotten married early, I wouldn't have the good life I have now with a wife and children."

"That's good enough." Ye Min was satisfied and continued to cut vegetables.

…

The hospital officially opened on June 18th. The barrage said that this day was the mid-year sale, but there are not so many opinions these days. The military leaders chose this day to open the hospital simply because the calendar showed that this day was a good day.

Of course, no one said this explicitly to break feudal superstitions!

On June 18th, Ye Min and Meng Cheng separated and went to the clinic as usual. However, not long after arriving at the unit, they moved their belongings to the new hospital under the organization of logistics.

The new hospital is located between the health center and the family home. In other words, Ye Min’s commuting time can be reduced by at least half.

There are more benefits to moving to the new hospital. The new hospital is very grand. The main building is L-shaped and has four floors. The long side of the L is the emergency department, and the short side is the inpatient department. There is also a three-story building at the back, where the logistics and canteen are located, and there is also a small auditorium that can accommodate two to three hundred people.

There are gardens in front and behind the main building, and pavilions were built mainly to provide convenience for hospitalized patients to go downstairs and relax.

The building is also more spacious than the clinic. The corridors are uniformly painted half green, and the departments are more standardized. The clinic is a bit small, but it has a door in the front and a window in the back, so it is well ventilated.

If there is anything bad about moving to the new hospital, it is probably that Ye Min can no longer work in the same clinic with Dr. Dong.

But what Mr. Dong said made sense. If they kept sharing a clinic, she would habitually rely on Mr. Dong and would never be able to stand on her own.

And even if they didn't share the same clinic, they were both in the internal medicine department, and the clinics were not far away, so it was very convenient to visit each other, so Ye Min didn't feel frustrated for too long.

In addition to these advantages and disadvantages, the relocation to the hospital also has a benefit that is specific to Ye Min, which is that she has been converted to a full-time employee.

It was not easy for newcomers to become full-time employees at that time. An internship of one or two years was considered short. However, Ye Min was not a pure newcomer. She had been working for seven years.

Although the units and positions are different, in this era, no matter how you change work units, your years of service are added together. So even though Ye Min is a newcomer to the position of doctor, you can't really regard her as a newcomer who has just joined the job.

So even though there was a suffix before her position, her salary was calculated as a regular employee, and her internship period was not that long. It was scheduled to be until the new hospital opened, and she would be converted to a regular employee as long as she didn't make any major mistakes.

After becoming a full-time employee, Ye Min resigned from the position of Dong's assistant and also had his own independent clinic.

Although she was well prepared, when Ye Min walked into the clinic, she still couldn't help but tear up.

From an outsider's perspective, her journey may have been smooth, or even lucky, as she was able to receive guidance from Mr. Dong and complete the transition from nurse to doctor in just six months.

But only she herself knew that she had worked hard for this day for a very long time.

Along the way, she felt lost and wanted to give up, but she finally persevered and finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.