Chapter 152
Cheng Shuangmin said: "We do need to recruit new staff members, but they are all ready-made. Once the union chairman is in place, we will notify the new employees to come to work."
"Are they the same group of people who came to apply for the job as Director Shen?" Shi Xiaoyu asked.
"Yes, that batch."
Li Zifang said: "Secretary Shen and Secretary Yao are both very capable people. If we can get a few more of their people, the rest of us will have to work harder."
Ever since Wang Qing was driven to the warehouse, Li Zifang has had a strong sense of crisis and is always worried that he will be eliminated.
Cheng Shuangmin said: "You may have misunderstood. I heard that the person selected this time does not need to be fluent in foreign languages. He only needs to be meticulous and have a cheerful and generous personality. After all, it is a trade union and it is to communicate with all the employees in the factory in a friendly manner. Therefore, communication skills and affinity are the first priority, and other things are not so important."
"That's true. Not everyone in the union needs to be able to speak foreign languages. If you really need to find the factory director, there are translators here." Li Zifang nodded. "When will the union chairman come?"
"They will come over this week to get familiar with the environment and meet everyone in the factory, but they will officially start work next Monday. Our factory office will also hand over a lot of work to them, so when they are busy, we will also be busy." Cheng Shuangmin said with a smile: "From now on, our floor will be lively."
At present, the office on the second floor consists of the factory office, three factory directors and Yan Jianshun. Other departments such as finance and procurement are all downstairs. In the future, the trade union will be on the second floor, and they will be more lively on weekdays.
Especially on Saturdays, when foreigners don't come to work, the atmosphere in the factory will be more relaxed, and they can then visit the next office.
Visiting neighbors is very common in old factories. Xia Qingtang used to stroll around the workshop with her notebook. Although she was going for an interview at that time, she did stroll around. But here, they rarely stroll around the workshop.
Sometimes when I want to chat with staff from other departments, I need to go downstairs. Many people find this troublesome and just give up.
Therefore, everyone in the factory is still looking forward to the establishment of a trade union.
Shi Xiaoyu said, "But there is only one big office next door, and the only small office left is the one next to the toilet. Will the new union chairman be unhappy?"
Now there are some sundries piled up in the big office, and the small office is vacant, because no one likes to work next to the toilet. Even if it is a very clean toilet, it is too close and you can't avoid smelling some odor when you open the window for ventilation in the summer.
"If you don't like small offices, just partition off a room in the big office to make it a small office. It's a very simple thing and not too much trouble." Cheng Shuangmin looked at the time and said, "I'll go find Assistant Yan. When Xiaoshi finishes organizing things, just put them on my desk."
"Okay, I got it." Shi Xiaoyu quickly lowered his head to work.
Xia Qingtang didn't say much the whole time, because she knew that she would definitely be transferred to the union, and there was a high probability that she would get a promotion, so she didn't want to say much to avoid being gossiped about in the future.
After Cheng Shuangmin walked out, Shi Xiaoyu turned around and whispered, "Xiao Xia, the deputy director said that the union chairman will send someone from the municipal union. Will they... send that Secretary Yang?"
Xia Qingtang laughed and whispered, "That's definitely not the case. Secretary Yang is a key training target in the city. It would be a waste of talent to let him be the chairman of the trade union here. His family would not allow it either."
"That's good. It's good that it's not him." Shi Xiaoyu made a face and said in a lower voice: "I still hope to have a better union chairman. After all, he is supposed to represent the interests of the employees, so he must be a good person."
"Don't worry, since the factory has been discussing with the city for so long, this candidate must be agreed upon by several factory directors. He must be a good person." Xia Qingtang said.
However, although she said this, she was still not so sure in her heart.
On Wednesday morning, the rumored union chairman finally showed up. Xia Qingtang saw Yan Jianshun and Chai Qiaoying personally bringing her over, and then walked to the factory office to greet everyone.
This was also a female comrade, probably a few years older than Chai Qiaoying. At first glance, she looked like a very gentle person, with semi-long hair tied into a low ponytail, a round face, and a pair of silver-rimmed glasses. She looked very kind when she smiled, with curved eyebrows and eyes, which was very consistent with the image of the union chairman that Shi Xiaoyu imagined.
Her clothes were also very simple, a half-worn white Dacron shirt, dark grey trousers, a pair of black cloth shoes, and a patched army green crossbody bag. Such simple clothes combined with her amiable temperament made her look not like a female cadre working in an office at all, but more like an elementary school teacher.
Yan Jianshun and his men accompanied her into the large office, and Chai Qiaoying introduced them: "Let me introduce you all. This is the chairman of our factory labor union, Chairman Ma."
Chairman Ma said with a smile: "Hello comrades, my name is Ma Chunhua, I am 45 years old this year, and I have worked in the Municipal Trade Union for more than ten years. I am very experienced in this aspect of trade union work. Now I am honored and delighted to be sent by the city to the Future Electric Appliance Factory to serve as the chairman of the trade union. From now on, I am also a member of the Future Electric Appliance Factory. I hope to work hard with you and make contributions to our factory and our employees!"
Everyone in the office stood up and applauded her. Shi Xiaoyu was extremely excited and felt that she had a very good leader.
Xia Qingtang didn't react much. After all, first impressions are sometimes very important, but work places more emphasis on long-term cooperation, and a good first impression alone is meaningless.
After the applause stopped, Ma Chunhua said: "Thank you comrades for welcoming me. I am sincerely happy to see all of you young faces."
Yan Jianshun said: "Chairman Ma, let's go forward."
"Okay." Ma Chunhua followed them out again.
Everyone in the office sat down. Li Zifang said, "Chairman Ma looks very friendly. He really deserves to be the chairman of the trade union."
"Does the union chairman have to be friendly?" Shen Wen asked curiously.
Li Zifang said: "It's about the same. I have met several union chairmen, and they are basically very friendly. Because if people who work for employees are not friendly, they will easily quarrel with young employees in the factory."
Shen Wen understood a little: "Just like the street staff?"
"Yes, that's what I mean. But the union chairman must be not only friendly but also dignified. After all, the work in the factory is different from that in the streets. Moreover, the union chairman is considered a big leader in the factory. Being friendly is definitely not enough." Li Zifang said, "It's a bit complicated to explain now. You will understand it after you see it more."
Shen Wen nodded: "Thank you, Director Li, I really don't know anything, I can only learn slowly."
"It's normal not to understand. I only understood it because I saw it in the old factory." Li Zifang's attitude towards Shen Wen is getting better and better, because he and Shi Xiaoyu now often ask Shen Wen for help with English problems, and Shen Wen always explains them seriously.
As for Yao Sheng, his foreign language level is also very good, but because he is new, there is still a little gap between him and everyone else. It's just that everyone is usually quite enthusiastic, so the difference is not noticeable.
Shi Xiaoyu suddenly turned around and asked, "Xiaoxia, was the former chairman of the labor union of your cotton mill also a very kind person?"
"Our cotton mill? Chairman Qin is a person who practices both kindness and authority. She is very friendly when she is friendly and very strict when she is strict. She is very good at handling various employee relationships and has her own way of dealing with both superiors and subordinates. She is an extraordinary person." Xia Qingtang said slowly.
Although she does not plan to return to work in the cotton mill, she always respects her former leaders and misses her former colleagues.
Li Zifang said, "Well, that's it. In addition to being kind, they have to be strict and have strong working ability. Anyway, people who sit in this position are all very capable. Even if they are always smiling, they are actually sharp-tongued. So don't underestimate them."
"Wow, that sounds amazing." Shi Xiaoyu said, "I wonder if I can learn these things when I'm older."
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "If you work hard, you might be even better than this when you are middle-aged."
As everyone was chatting, they saw Ma Chunhua and the others coming back and then walking towards them.
Not long after, Chai Qiaoying returned to the office. She called Cheng Shuangmin over and gave him some instructions, asking him to find someone to partition off a small room in the large office next door for Ma Chunhua to use.
Cheng Shuangmin received the task and went to find someone immediately.
This was not a big project, and the new factory had ample funds, so the large office was fully furnished within this week.
There is a small office in the corner. I don’t know what material it is made of, but it is snow-white and looks no different from an ordinary wall. There is a wooden door on the wall. Open the door and walk in. There is a window next to the desk, which provides good lighting. Although the office is not big, it is also very comfortable.
There are four desks in the large office, a tall cabinet in the corner of the open space at the back, and a long table in the remaining space in the front, which is used to store some office items and thermos bottles. The layout is similar to that of the factory office.
"For four desks, the union needs four new people." Shi Xiaoyu said, "Big factories are different. They need so many staff members."
"There's nothing we can do. There's a lot of work when there are too many people. Without so many people, we wouldn't be able to handle it all." Li Zifang said, "But normally, the union also has a deputy."
Yao Sheng said, "Are you talking about the vice chairman of the trade union?"
Hearing everyone talking about deputy positions, Xia Qingtang couldn't help but look up.
Cheng Shuangmin said: "Yes, the trade union must have a vice chairman."
"There are five people in the office over there, but there are two leaders assigned to them?" Shen Wen began to feel confused again.
Cheng Shuangmin smiled and explained, "It's not like that. The chairman of the factory union is actually responsible for all the employees in the factory. It's just that there are five people sitting in the office."
Shen Wen nodded: "So that's how it is. Then is the vice chairman also chosen from the new staff members?"
"I guess it will be the same as our factory. After all the staff members are here and have worked for two months, we will select the most useful person." Shi Xiaoyu said.
Cheng Shuangmin said: "I don't know the details, maybe the higher-ups have their own arrangements."
Xia Qingtang still didn't say much, but she also noticed that the desk at the last seat by the window in the large office was obviously bigger. Obviously, this was the vice chairman's seat, so there was a difference.
According to what Chai Qiaoying had revealed before, this seat should be hers, but the transfer order has not come down yet, so everything is unknown, and Xia Qingtang is a little nervous.
After all, she was too young. No one would believe her if she told others that she was going to take up a deputy position in the factory union at this age.
Xia Qingtang waited until the end of get off work on Saturday, but the transfer order still did not appear. He took the bus back to the compound with a lot of doubts.
Today is the day when Xie Jinxuan and Xie Jinyun are coming back. Their train will arrive in the afternoon, so as soon as Xia Qingtang walked into the small western-style building, Xie Jinxuan hugged her.
"Qingtang! I'm back!" Xie Jinxuan kissed her excitedly.
Xie Jinyun screamed from the other side: "Brother! What are you doing? I'm still here!"
Grandma smiled and said, "Your brother has been out with you for so long, of course he misses your sister-in-law. If you are sensible, you should hide upstairs first and don't disturb your brother and sister-in-law's reunion."
"But I brought a gift for my sister-in-law, and I want to give it to her first." Xie Jinyun felt quite aggrieved.
Xia Qingtang got out of Xie Jinxuan's arms, reached out and patted the back of his hand, and whispered, "Let's go back and be intimate later. There are too many people here now."
Xie Jinxuan looked at her with bright and fiery eyes. If this were at home, they would have rushed into the bedroom by now.
But being in a big family, you just have to be patient a little.
Xie Jinxuan took her hand, led her to the sofa and sat down, then said softly: "This time, Xiaoyun and I have had enough fun. We not only traveled all over Shanghai, but also went to surrounding cities. By the way, I also did some research."
"You're out having fun and still doing research?" Xia Qingtang chuckled, "How come you can't forget to study?"
"Yes, yes, sister-in-law, you have to talk to my brother. He said he came to accompany me to play, but I think he clearly wanted to do some research!" Xie Jinyun said angrily.
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy this time?" Xia Qingtang asked.
"I'm still happy..." Xie Jinyun said, "After all, we've been playing for so long. By the way, sister-in-law, I bought you a gift, I'll give it to you!"
After saying that, Xie Jinyun picked up a brown paper bag from the low cabinet beside him and handed it to Xia Qingtang with a proud look on his face.
"Thank you, Xiaoyun. Did you buy this for me with your pocket money?" Xia Qingtang took the gift happily.
"Yes, it was the New Year's money that I saved, and I spent it all on this outing. But I can continue to save money, and this kind of happiness is eternal. It's not a pity at all to spend the money! I will remember this summer vacation for the rest of my life!" Xie Jinyun narrowed her eyes, still savoring the joy of the journey.
Xia Qingtang said: "Can I open it and take a look now?"
"Look at it, see if you like it! I picked it myself!" Xie Jinyun said loudly.
Seeing his expectant face, Xia Qingtang gently opened the paper bag and found a very beautiful large silk scarf inside. The scarf was one meter square, made of real silk, and felt very smooth. The color was green with white jasmine, which looked classic and elegant.
Xia Qingtang's eyes widened immediately: "Wow, it's so beautiful! Did Xiaoyun pick this out herself? That's amazing! I like this scarf very much, thank you!"
Perhaps it was because her expression was so exaggerated that Xie Jinyun felt extremely satisfied. He immediately jumped up and said, "Grandma, you see, I said my sister-in-law would like it! My brother said before that my sister-in-law doesn't usually use this thing! I don't think so. This kind of big scarf will definitely be liked by female comrades!"
Grandma smiled and said, "Your brother is ignorant, but you are more understanding. How could anyone not like such a beautiful scarf?"
Xia Qingtang said: "Yes, such a beautiful scarf can be matched with skirts and shirts in autumn."
Xie Jinxuan said: "I didn't say you don't like scarves, I just think the color is too eye-catching, you definitely won't use it at work. So, I bought you some practical gifts."
"You bought me a present too?"
"Of course, we bought a lot of things this time, and everyone has a share. You can take your share home and look at it later." Xie Jinxuan said, "But you are off work now, how about we go home and look at the gifts now?"
Seeing his fiery eyes, Xia Qingtang knew that he couldn't wait to get close to her, so she said, "Okay, let's go back now. My things are upstairs. I'll go upstairs and pack them."
Xie Jinxuan said: "I have packed everything and put it in the luggage bag. I can carry it and go."
It can be seen that Xie Jinxuan is really impatient and won't wait even for a second.
Xie Jinyun said: "Brother, you are going home now? Then you won't have dinner? Aunt Liu made loach for us to welcome us home!"
Aunt Liu knows a friend who can always get small fish and loaches to eat in seasons like this. She is also a good cook, and the loaches she cooks are especially fragrant, and everyone likes to eat them.
"Let's go back and take a look at the gifts first, then pack my luggage and come over after dinner time. Anyway, my parents won't be off work until very late." Xie Jinxuan said confidently.
Grandma looked at him knowingly and just smiled.
Xie Jinxuan did not feel embarrassed, but naturally picked up her own luggage bag and Xia Qingtang's luggage bag, and took her out.
As they walked out of the door, Xie Jinxuan whispered, "I miss you so much. Next time, I don't want to go out."
"I miss you too." Xia Qingtang said, "We are rarely apart for such a long time."
They are together almost every day, but never feel bored. Now that they have been apart for a while, they miss each other very much. Xia Qingtang even started dreaming about Xie Jinxuan since the day before yesterday.
The two hurried back to the small courtyard. Xia Qingtang walked in and found that the house had been cleaned. There was no dust at all. He was surprised and asked, "Who cleaned our house?"
The house had not been occupied for over a week, so she thought the first thing she would do when she returned would be to clean the house, but she didn't expect the house to be already very clean.
Xie Jinxuan said: "Sixth Aunt said she would come to clean in the morning, so we don't have to work hard when we come back in the evening."
"Sixth Aunt is so nice." Xia Qingtang put down her messenger bag and jumped onto Xie Jinxuan's body. "Xie Jinxuan, welcome back!"
Xie Jinxuan didn't even have time to say anything, he just carried her into the bedroom.
It was not yet six o'clock when the two of them entered the door, but by the time they walked out of the bedroom and went to the bathroom to take a shower, it was almost nine o'clock.
Of course, they had missed dinner a long time ago, but Xie Jinxuan said, "They must have left some food for us. You sit in the corridor and enjoy the cool air. I'll go over there."
As he said that, he bent down and kissed Xia Qingtang on the forehead, then went out.
Even after taking a shower, Xia Qingtang still hadn't recovered. She just felt her legs and feet were sore and weak. She slowly dragged a chair to the corridor, and then sat there, enjoying the cool breeze and looking at the stars.
As she watched, her stomach began to growl. She covered her stomach and couldn't help laughing.
It was really absurd when I thought about it. I didn't care about anything else and just ran to the bedroom.
I don’t know if Aunt Six and the others’ expressions will be interesting when Xie Jinxuan goes over to serve the meal.
Fortunately, Xia Qingtang didn't have to face those expressions himself. As for Xie Jinxuan, he didn't care about them at all, so it didn't matter.
From next door came the sounds of children playing and their parents scolding. Hearing these sounds, Xia Qingtang fanned herself with a large palm-leaf fan, feeling a sense of peace in her heart.
Xie Jinxuan is back, and they are back to living in their own little courtyard. It’s great.
After more than ten minutes, Xie Jinxuan came back with a big pot. Xia Qingtang went down to help him open the courtyard door and asked, "Have grandma and the others gone to bed?"
"Grandma has gone to bed, Grandpa is still at work, and Xiaoyun just came home. He went to his classmate's house to show off. I guess he will be too excited to sleep tonight."
"That's great! I wish I could have such a long vacation someday. I want to go out and have some fun too." Xia Qingtang said, "When you are in your last year of college, let's find some time to travel around. After all, you won't have this kind of time after you graduate."
"Are you willing to take a leave and go out with me?" Xie Jinxuan was a little surprised.
"What? Why wouldn't I want to take a leave and go out and play with you?" Xia Qingtang didn't understand why he was so surprised.
"Because you are usually very serious about work. From the past to now, unless you are too sick to get up, you have never been late or left early."
"I am really serious about my work. After all, I have worked so hard until now. If I suddenly give up, I will feel it is a pity. But this is one thing, and going out to play is another. I really want to create more different memories with you when we have time." Xia Qingtang said slowly: "I am not a workaholic. I always emphasize doing my job well and then relaxing when I need to."
Xie Jinxuan laughed: "Okay, then let's make a deal. When I'm in my last year of college, you'll take half a month off and we'll go out and play."
Xia Qingtang said, "Okay, it's settled! But let's eat quickly now. I'm really about to faint from hunger. Let me see what delicious food Aunt Six has left for us."
"They ate all the loaches, but Aunt Six made us a pot of egg fried rice. I'll make you some seaweed and shrimp soup, and then we can eat." Xie Jinxuan said apologetically, "I couldn't help myself today and made you tired."
"It's good that you know, but I forgive you." Xia Qingtang yawned, "Don't make soup, just drink water. I'm really going to faint if I don't eat."
Normally she would have gone to bed at this time, but today she hadn't eaten yet and had also done some very strenuous exercise, so she was really hungry.
So the two of them went back to the house to eat. When they lifted the lid of the pot, they saw a pot full of fragrant egg fried rice with a lot of vegetables, diced potatoes and some diced pickles. This is Aunt Liu's specialty egg fried rice. Because it is very filling, she doesn't make this on ordinary days.
Xie Jinxuan filled Xia Qingtang's bowl with egg fried rice, then made her a cup of malted milk, and the two began to eat.
Xia Qingtang didn't say anything. He finished a large bowl of egg fried rice in one breath. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's delicious. I feel so happy after eating it."
Xie Jinxuan said: "There's still some in the pot, eat some more."
"No, it's too late. If I eat too much, I won't be able to digest it. You can eat the rest." Xia Qingtang said, "Tomorrow is Sunday. Let's not go anywhere. Let's just stay at home."
Xie Jinxuan said: "Why? You don't want to leave me at all?"
"Yes, so would you give me a favor?" Xia Qingtang glanced at him.
"It's more than just a favor. Even if you force me with a knife, I won't leave you tomorrow. I've been away for so long, and I really miss you." Xie Jinxuan held her hand and gently stroked it for a while.
"Okay, eat quickly, brush your teeth and go to sleep after eating." Xia Qingtang said, "I'll go see the gift you bought for me."
As she spoke, she walked to the sofa, picked up the cloth bag on the coffee table and opened it.
Xie Jinxuan bought her the most fashionable dresses there, two in total, and a pair of beautiful white and black leather shoes. The style was so stylish that it was hard to imagine that they were products of this era.
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "You bought so many things for me?"
"Not many, I just picked a few at random, the rest are food, put in the bag over there." Xie Jinxuan said: "I chose a long-sleeved dress, because you have quite a few summer dresses, but not many autumn ones."
"Thank you!" Xia Qingtang ran back to the dining table and kissed him hard, "I like it very much. You have good taste!"
After saying that, she hung the dress in the closet, then ran to brush her teeth humming a song.
After the two of them had finished packing and lay back on the mat, Xia Qingtang was no longer sleepy. She began talking to Xie Jinxuan about the factory union.
"In my opinion, you will be transferred there on Monday, and then you may have to work until the end of the year before you can be promoted to vice chairman. Although you have already qualified in terms of ability, your union chairman was transferred from the municipal union, and it is not clear whether she is on the side of the municipal union or the factory. If you give her the position of vice chairman right away, she will definitely be suspicious. Therefore, even if you are the candidate chosen by the factory, it will take some time for you to be promoted."
After listening to Xie Jinxuan's words, Xia Qingtang finally came to terms with her original confusion.
"You are right. The factory is also waiting and watching the new chairman. After that, all the new employees will be new. I am the only old employee in the factory. The situation will be very complicated." Xia Qingtang let out a long sigh. "After thinking about it, I might as well continue to work in the factory."
"You're still so afraid of trouble." Xie Jinxuan smiled and rubbed her face.
Xia Qingtang said: "Only smart people like you are not afraid of trouble. We ordinary people want to avoid trouble when we see it. After all, you can guarantee that you can solve the trouble smoothly, but we can't say for sure. We might be dragged down by the trouble. But fortunately, I don't want to stay in the factory forever, so it doesn't matter. They can arrange it however they want. I just need to make sure I don't make mistakes in my job."
Speaking of Xia Qingtang's original ambition, Xie Jinxuan said, "Come to think of it, when we went to Shanghai this time, there were many more small businesses there than here."
"Really? What are they like? Tell me."
"Just talking about the breakfast vendors, there are a lot of them. You can just set up a few small tables near residential areas and do business. Neighbors are willing to buy from them. Almost no one eats breakfast in state-owned restaurants."
“Is there no one in charge?”
“No one cares.”
Xia Qingtang pondered for a moment and said, "Then it's probably going to be the same here. Well, let's not talk about these serious things. Tell me where you went to play and what interesting things you encountered. I want to hear that."
"Okay, then I'll tell you."
As Xie Jinxuan spoke in a gentle voice, Xia Qingtang slowly fell asleep.
When she woke up the next day, Xie Jinxuan was still lying in bed with her, which was rare.
Xia Qingtang was a little confused: "Why haven't you gotten up yet?"
This man would get up before dawn to go for a long run even in the dead of winter. I didn't expect him to still be in bed at this time. Although he was leaning against the head of the bed reading a book, it was indeed not in line with his usual life habits.
Xie Jinxuan smiled and said, "Didn't we agree that we won't separate today?"
"Ah...but I have to go to the bathroom, so there's no need to stick them together." Xia Qingtang climbed up from the bed.
Xie Jinxuan was amused by her and said, "If you want me to accompany you, it's not impossible."
"Forget it, we still need to maintain some mystery." Xia Qingtang said, "Thank you for your kindness."
Then, she went to the bathroom amid Xie Jinxuan's laughter.
When she had packed up and walked out, she saw Xie Jinxuan had prepared breakfast and was waiting for her to enjoy it.
Throughout the whole day, except for going to the toilet, the two of them were inseparable. They had endless things to talk about. Xie Jinxuan talked about what she saw and heard when she went out, and Xia Qingtang talked about the little things that happened in the factory. They were still chatting until before going to bed at night.
Xia Qingtang got into his arms and suddenly said, "Sometimes when I think about it, it's quite magical."
"What?"
"It's just... many people say that after being married for a long time, there is nothing to talk about. So you have to have children, because with children, you can continue to talk through them. But I think that the two of us may have something to talk about for the rest of our lives."
Xie Jinxuan said: "Where did you hear this opinion? Why haven't I heard anyone say this?"
"Because the elders in your family always have something to say no matter how old they are, so I think your family is amazing and really different from other people."
"It's not that magical. It's the result of mutual efforts. When I'm with you, I never worry about having nothing to talk about, because you always have a lot of wonderful ideas and new ideas. On the contrary, I have to keep learning to keep up with your new thinking." Xie Jinxuan bent down and kissed her.
"It's just temporary..." Xia Qingtang didn't continue.
Her so-called new ideas are just things she has seen in the past. If the 1990s really come, she might become mediocre.
After that, she gradually fell asleep.
She had a dream. She dreamed that more than ten years later, Xie Jinxuan became full of vigor and vitality, while she suddenly became stupid. She could not understand what the other party said to her, and could not answer. She could only stare at him stupidly. Xie Jinxuan turned around to leave, and Xia Qingtang reached out to pull him: "Don't go!"
"Qingtang?" Xie Jinxuan's voice sounded from another place.
Xia Qingtang opened his eyes drowsily, then realized that he was dreaming.
Xie Jinxuan whispered, "Why did you wake up so early today?"
"I... was dreaming..."
"Then continue sleeping. I'm going out to exercise now. I'll call you when I come back." Xie Jinxuan touched her forehead and turned to go out.
Xia Qingtang fell asleep afterwards, but because she didn't sleep well, she was in a bad mood.
She didn't say a word as we took the bus to the office.
Shi Xiaoyu asked her: "Xiao Xia, are you okay? Why haven't you said a word today?"
"I didn't sleep well." Xia Qingtang yawned.
"Then you should take a nap at noon to refresh yourself." Shi Xiaoyu said, "There will be many new colleagues coming to the office next door today. I feel excited just thinking about it."
"Yeah, I wonder who it could be." Xia Qingtang said without much interest.
After a while, voices were heard from the office next door. Shi Xiaoyu was very curious and wanted to go over to take a look but she held back.
Soon, Chai Qiaoying came out of the small office and said, "Everyone is here. I have something to announce."
Everyone sat up straight and looked at her. She continued, "The factory has made a decision to transfer Director Xia to work in the factory union."
As soon as the words fell, everyone in the office was stunned.
Xia Qingtang didn't sleep well last night, so he looked dazed and surprised, as if he knew it for the first time.
"Xiao Xia, what's your opinion?" Chai Qiaoying said, "Assistant Yan and I have considered this. You were originally an officer of the cotton mill labor union and you are very familiar with the various tasks of the labor union. Transferring you to the labor union can help Chairman Ma get into work faster. Of course, Assistant Yan said that this matter is still voluntary. If you don't want to go, you don't have to go. But we still hope that you can go there to help Chairman Ma. After all, if you don't go, there will be only new employees there. Insufficient work experience will make it very difficult for Chairman Ma."
Everyone looked at Xia Qingtang, and Shi Xiaoyu even looked like she wanted to cry. It was obvious that she was reluctant to let Xia Qingtang leave.
Although Xia Qingtang had known about this for a long time, she still pretended to think about it for a while, and then she said, "I am willing to obey the factory's arrangements."
Chai Qiaoying laughed and said, "I knew you would understand this decision. I will take you there first and introduce it to everyone. As for moving there, you don't have to be so anxious. You can just move slowly today. I know this decision was a bit hasty, but Chairman Ma is indeed short of capable people, so I can only rely on you."
Xia Qingtang said: "Although I am still learning, I will do my best to do my job well."
"Okay, I'm very optimistic about you. Although you are the youngest clerk in the factory office, you have always been the most capable." Chai Qiaoying said with a smile: "Let's go first."
Shi Xiaoyu looked at her with tears in her eyes. Xia Qingtang whispered, "Don't be sad. Even if I go over, there's only a wall between us."
Shi Xiaoyu pursed her lips and said nothing, obviously still unable to accept this.
Xia Qingtang patted her on the shoulder and followed Chai Qiaoying to the next office.
Ma Chunhua was already standing inside. There were two young people in the office, a man and a woman, both looked to be around 30 years old.
"Chairman Ma, I brought Xiao Xia here." Chai Qiaoying said with a smile, "She is the most capable person in our factory office. I am very reluctant to transfer her to you now."
"I've heard from Assistant Yan before. He said that although Xiao Xia is young, she is very capable. Not only is she familiar with the work of the union, but she can also speak foreign languages. When there was no one else, she did the translation work for a long time. It's a waste of talent for such a person to come to our side. But, Director Chai, don't worry. I will take good care of Xiao Xia now that she's here. The others here are all newcomers, and they all need Xiao Xia to lead them."
Xia Qingtang didn't say anything, just stood there listening to Chai Qiaoying and Ma Chunhua's greetings.
After the greetings, Chai Qiaoying went out.
Ma Chunhua said, "Let me introduce you. This is Xia Qingtang, the director of the factory office. She is very capable and the factory employees know that she is very capable. She is very familiar with the work of the Future Electric Factory and the trade union. For a period of time, you will mainly work behind her."
The two of them all nodded and said, "Chairman Ma, we understand."
"Xiao Xia, I'll depend on you from now on." Ma Chunhua said with a smile.
Xia Qingtang said quickly: "Chairman Ma, my two colleagues, I am young and have little work experience. I still have many shortcomings. When we work together, I will work very hard. I also want to follow Chairman Ma and work hard to complete the establishment of the union as soon as possible."
Ma Chunhua smiled and said, "I feel relieved when you say that. I just need a capable assistant. By the way, without further ado, you should move over from the office next door. That big table is yours. You should move it over first, and then we can have a small meeting together to get familiar with each other."
Xia Qingtang nodded, turned around and went back to the factory office to pack up.
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