Chapter 154
Xia Qingtang smiled very frankly, and she said softly: "I am not as good as everyone says, I just hope to do my best and do my job well."
Ma Chunhua nodded, took back the two pieces of paper, and then said, "You are very good, and you are indeed worthy of the factory's high hopes for you. Then I will leave these handover tasks to you. I have other work to do here. I feel more at ease with you watching over me."
"Please rest assured, Chairman Ma, I will try my best." Xia Qingtang still smiled brightly and frankly.
Ma Chunhua looked at the other two and said, "Look at how focused and diligent Secretary Xia is at work. Although you two are much older than her, you should all learn from her."
The two of them didn't think there was anything wrong and quickly said "I understand".
Ma Chunhua then walked into the small office and closed the door gently.
Xia Qingtang didn't think there was anything wrong before, but now after carefully thinking about Ma Chunhua's attitude, he can still sense that something is wrong.
For example, just now, she deliberately brought up the issue of age. If it were someone with a narrow mind, it would definitely cause resentment.
But at a glance, Liu Dandan and Wu Lei didn't seem to take it to heart. They both walked up to Xia Qingtang and started talking to her enthusiastically.
"Secretary Xia, didn't you say you were going to sleep? Then when did you copy the things you just handed to Chairman Ma?" Liu Dandan asked curiously.
Xia Qingtang said: "I usually take a nap for only half an hour. My sleep quality is relatively good. I can fall asleep as soon as I lie down, and wake up in half an hour. After that, I go back to the office to copy."
Xia Qingtang's sleep quality at night is also very good. He can sleep until the alarm rings as soon as he lies down. So even if the work during the day is hard and brain-intensive, a half-hour rest at noon is enough.
"Secretary Xia is truly amazing." Liu Dandan said with admiration.
Wu Lei also said: "It is clearly lunch time, but Secretary Xia is still working, which is really amazing. I have relatives who are secretary, and they all go home to rest at noon, cook, eat, take a nap and take care of the children. They will not enter the office until the afternoon working time, not to mention still working after work, which is impossible."
"All the old factories are like this. Not to mention that people don't work after get off work, even during working hours, there are many people drinking tea and reading newspapers. They can spend the whole day just reading a few newspapers. But we got familiar with the environment in the factory at noon, and I feel that the difference between the new factory and the old one is still very big." Liu Dandan whispered, "I'm afraid it's impossible to just get by here."
Wu Lei smiled: "Fortunately, I have never thought of just idling away my time. I finally got a formal position, and I am thinking about how to make great achievements. Xiao Liu and I heard the story of Deputy Director Cheng at noon, which was very inspiring to me. I want to learn from him. I am only in my thirties, which is the right age to start a career."
Xia Qingtang was very happy to see that both of them were enthusiastic about achieving something, because with such colleagues around, even if they usually like to covet some credit, they don't need to be urged by others at work, and they are much easier to cooperate with than those who are passive and slack.
As he was talking, he saw Cheng Shuangmin knocking on the door again with a big notebook in his arms: "Comrades, I'm here again."
"Deputy Director Cheng, please come in." Xia Qingtang smiled and stretched out his hand, and the afternoon work continued.
After a busy whole day, when it was time to get off work, Xia Qingtang really breathed a sigh of relief. He could finally go home and have a good rest.
Cheng Shuangmin was actually quite tired today. In order to do these handover tasks, he was unable to do any factory work.
But there was nothing he could do about it, so he stretched and said, "I have some other things to take care of tomorrow morning, so I probably won't be here until after 9:30."
"Okay, we'll wait for you." Xia Qingtang took a sip of water and said, "We don't need to move so fast. We can't delay your other work."
"Okay, let's continue tomorrow." Cheng Shuangmin nodded, "I'll go over there."
After he left, Shi Xiaoyu came over lively: "Xiao Xia, Xiao Xia, are you off work?"
"It's time to get off work. Wait for me. I still need to go to the bathroom." Xia Qingtang put everything on the table into the drawer and locked it. Then he took out his messenger bag and put the things he wanted to take away into it. Then he said, "Secretary Liu, Secretary Wu, aren't you leaving?"
Wu Lei said: "Chairman Ma is still in the office. Should we wait for her to come out?"
"Then I'll go ask." Xia Qingtang walked to the door of the small office and raised his hand to knock on the door.
"Come in."
Xia Qingtang opened the door and walked in: "Chairman Ma, it's time to get off work. The shuttle bus here will only wait for ten more minutes. If you miss the bus, it will be difficult to go back."
Ma Chunhua then looked at her watch and said, "I see. Then you guys go back first. I'll be here for a while. I heard that if it's late, you can apply for a car to take you home."
"Yes, you can use the factory car when you work overtime. I'll tell them and we'll go back first." Xia Qingtang said.
"Okay, let's get off work first."
Xia Qingtang walked out and closed the door.
"What did Chairman Ma say?" Liu Dandan asked.
"She said she would be busy for a while and asked us to go home first." Xia Qingtang put on her cross-body bag and walked straight to the door.
But the two people in the room didn't move. She looked back and said, "Aren't you going to get off work?"
"We just arrived... We are embarrassed to leave until the leader leaves..." Liu Dandan whispered, "Or else, Secretary Xia, you should leave first."
Xia Qingtang's principle is to work hard when working and leave work actively when leaving get off work, so he didn't say much, just nodded and went out with Shi Xiaoyu.
After they came out of the toilet and walked out of the office building, Shi Xiaoyu whispered, "Your two new colleagues are really weird. Why don't they go home after get off work? Director Chai and Deputy Director Cheng often work overtime, but we can go home normally. It's only their first day here. Do they have any work to complete?"
"Them? There's no work to be done, but they can stay and look up some information and get familiar with the job content first." Xia Qingtang said as he took out a chocolate, broke it in half and handed it over.
"I think...they are the kind of people who can please the boss. They wait for the boss to get off work together. Just think about it, they are very good at being human." Shi Xiaoyu said, and took a bite of chocolate. "Ah, so sweet."
Xia Qingtang also took a bite of the chocolate, and then took a sip. A sweet taste immediately spread in her mouth. She squinted her eyes happily, and then said, "In any place, being willing to please the leaders is also a skill. They have been in the countryside for so many years, and they can be highly praised by the commune leaders. Think about it, they are not ordinary people."
Shi Xiaoyu blinked and suddenly said, "But... Secretary Shen in our office is not like this, and neither is Deputy Director Cheng. Although we haven't been together for a long time, our new colleague Secretary Yao is not the kind of person who would curry favor with the leader. How come everyone in your office is like this? As for recruitment... they are all selected by Assistant Yan, how could this be?"
Xia Qingtang actually discovered this, but she didn't say it out loud.
The candidates Yan Jianshun selected for the factory office were all people with relatively simple personalities but strong abilities. For example, Cheng Shuangmin, who had a strong character, was quiet and down-to-earth, and had outstanding talents. He was able to be promoted to deputy director of the office all at once because his abilities in all aspects far surpassed others.
For example, Shen Wen, although he is very unfamiliar with interpersonal relationships and the office environment, his foreign language skills are really good and he is smart, and now he can handle other work in the office normally.
As for Yao Sheng, he has good abilities and a good personality, but he will not deliberately try to please Chai Qiaoying.
On the other hand, on the union side, although Xia Qingtang is still unclear about the work abilities of Wu Lei and Liu Dandan, as of now, their abilities are more reflected in interpersonal communication. They are the kind of people that ordinary people say are very good at dealing with people. Their abilities are another matter, but they have an excellent reputation among their superiors, subordinates and colleagues.
People in the trade union have to deal with the majority of employees, so it is naturally important to know how to deal with people, but if an office is full of such people, it doesn't seem to be a good thing...
Can selecting such people and sending them to the union really help the work go smoothly? Or are the higher-ups deliberately selecting these people to cause trouble?
Xia Qingtang did not dare to think too deeply about it, for fear that he was judging Yan Jianshun by his own standards and had misjudged Yan Jianshun's true intentions.
Seeing Xia Qingtang lowering his head in deep thought, Shi Xiaoyu quickly said, "I was just talking nonsense. I don't understand these things. Besides, today is only the first day of work. I can't see anything. Don't worry, your colleagues in the office will definitely work hard."
Xia Qingtang raised her head and smiled at her: "Why? Are you so worried that I will be wronged over there?"
"Of course, we are friends. I am definitely worried about you. You are a very serious and responsible person at work. If the people in the union like to be lazy, who will do the work? You are the only one who will do it? Why?"
"Don't worry, I'm not a fool. If they don't work, then I won't work either." Xia Qingtang said softly, "But they shouldn't be like this. After all... they have finally got their official jobs. If they don't work hard, aren't they afraid of losing their jobs?"
With such a hurdle here, I believe Liu Dandan and Wu Lei will be able to balance work and interpersonal relationships.
They are all in their thirties, so it must not be difficult for them to do both.
As for Zheng Kaiyu who will come tomorrow, he certainly won't dare not work. After all, he is a relative brought by Ma Chunhua, and he has been eyeing the deputy position. If he doesn't work, it would be tantamount to announcing that he has given up the competition for the deputy position, which is impossible.
When they arrived at the shuttle bus, Xia Qingtang separated from Shi Xiaoyu and got on the bus of their own route. Then they found a window seat in the last row and sat down, closing their eyes to rest.
Sometimes when she was too tired from work, she would sit in this position with her eyes closed, so that no one would come to talk to her, and she could rest until she reached the center road, when the driver would stop the car and shout to her from the front.
Today, as the car was swaying, Xia Qingtang fell asleep, which was rare. She was awakened by the sound of shouting "Secretary Xia" throughout the car.
"Secretary Xia! We're here!"
Xia Qingtang then opened his eyes: "Oh, sorry, I fell asleep again."
She quickly rubbed her eyes, then slowly stood up and got out of the car unsteadily.
Her legs had been motionless since she fell asleep, and now when she suddenly got off the car, her numb legs suddenly felt like being pricked by needles. She patted her forehead and stood there waiting for her legs to return to normal.
"Comrade Xia, what are you doing standing here? Is your leg injured?" Leng Feng suddenly came over on a bicycle, then frowned as he looked at Xia Qingtang's somewhat awkward posture.
Xia Qingtang raised his head and said softly, "I'm not injured, my legs are just numb, so I'm standing here for a while."
Leng Feng said: "I just happened to be going back, do you want me to take you back with me on my bike?"
"No, no, how can I do that?" Xia Qingtang quickly refused. "Comrade Leng, you are busy with your work. Don't worry about me. Go back quickly. I'll just stand here for a few minutes, really."
Are you kidding? How dare she let Leng Feng come and take her back? She can't afford to owe him this favor.
Leng Feng's expression was still as cold and indifferent as before. He said, "What you said casually before, we used again in our case. It's really the same as you said."
Of course it has to be the same, after all, Xia Qingtang has read the newspaper news! According to the news report, can it be wrong?
Xia Qingtang immediately widened his eyes and made a very surprised expression: "Really? How could it be such a coincidence? I was really just talking casually. Oh, look, how come I have such a talent? It's said that being smart is good, hahahahahaha..."
Leng Feng saw her exaggerated tone and praised him so much that his face turned a little ugly. He said, "Anyway, this matter was resolved so quickly because of your reminder. I think I owe you another favor. If there is anything you want, you can tell me. It will be my repayment of this favor to you."
Xia Qingtang said, "I can't think of anything I need right now, so why don't you just leave it there first, and I'll let Jinxuan tell you when I need it."
"Okay, I'll go first." Leng Feng turned around and rode away on his bike.
After Leng Feng left, Xia Qingtang couldn't help but stick out her tongue and make a face.
What a coincidence, Leng Feng was riding his bike, but he turned back and saw Xia Qingtang making faces at his back.
Xia Qingtang didn't have time to retract his grimace. Fortunately, Leng Feng immediately turned his head and left without saying anything.
Xia Qingtang snorted and whispered, "If my new colleagues are all likable people, then Leng Feng is the most unlikable person in the world. Thinking about it this way, new colleagues are better. Although you can't tell a person's true heart from his appearance, as long as we maintain a friendly attitude on the surface, it will be fine."
She stood there for a while, until her legs and feet were no longer numb, then slowly walked back home.
Xie Jinxuan had already cooked peanut and red bean porridge on the stove and had also washed a handful of water spinach and put it in a small basket, just waiting for her to come back and stir-fry it so they could start eating.
Xia Qingtang put down his bag, washed his hands, and went into the kitchen. He quickly stir-fried the water spinach and announced that dinner was ready.
Xie Jinxuan served her a large bowl of porridge, and then said: "There is a mark on your left cheek..."
"Ah... I fell asleep in the car and was woken up when we arrived." Xia Qingtang said, "I'll be fine in a while."
Xie Jinxuan knew her personality and habits, so she asked, "Are you tired from work today?"
"I am quite tired, and I have some worries." Xia Qingtang repeated what Cheng Shuangmin said, and also said that Ma Chunhua seems to be kind and gentle, but in fact she is quite scheming.
Xie Jinxuan said, "Your factory asked you to go to the union to check and balance Ma Chunhua. She was sent by the city, and she might have some other purpose. In addition, she got her relatives to be her confidants, so it must be very difficult for you to be in the union. If you really don't want to do it, you can actually go directly to Yan Jianshun, tell him clearly, and then go back to the factory office."
"I've thought about it, but if I do it, it seems pretty cowardly. Although I don't have much ability, I would be so sorry for myself if I ran away without doing anything." Xia Qingtang ate water spinach and then slowly said, "Actually, I have nothing to be afraid of. They have their own problems, and I just need to make sure I do my job well."
"What if they set a trap for you from behind?"
"If I'm really framed, the worst that can happen is that I can talk to Yan Jianshun and then go back to the factory office. Even if I can't go back to the factory office, I can work in other departments. After another two years, I will just take a leave of absence and go out to work on my own. For me, there is really no loss." Xia Qingtang said.
"But wouldn't it be too tiring? Of course I know you are not afraid of challenges, but the intrigue in an office is much more tiring than normal work." Xie Jinxuan looked worried.
Xia Qingtang said, "I know. I guessed this, but now that I've been sent to the union, I can only take it one step at a time. Anyway, I'm still young. If I really can't make it in the future electrical appliance factory, I'll wait for you to graduate from college and work hard to support me. Or, you don't want to support me?"
Xie Jinxuan laughed: "You know, if you really want to rest at home, I would be willing to support you for ten lifetimes."
"With your words, I'll be fine." Xia Qingtang said, "Don't worry, in the end... we don't know who will win. Anyway... I won't lose."
She has lived two lifetimes. Even if she is not very smart, her abilities have improved little by little. She also has her own way of looking at people and things. It is impossible for her to lose miserably.
Seeing Xia Qingtang's calm expression and determined eyes, Xie Jinxuan knew that she was fully prepared mentally, so she felt relieved.
The next morning, Xia Qingtang ate fried dough sticks and fresh soy milk, and happily went to work at the factory with a bag of candied fruits that her grandmother had sent her yesterday.
As soon as she walked in, she saw a young man in his twenties standing in the union office. He had a neat short haircut, regular facial features, a tall and slender figure, decent clothing, a pair of new leather sandals, and a glowing face. He seemed to be the kind of person who cared about skin care even in summer.
Seeing Xia Qingtang come in, the young man took the lead to say hello: "Hello, my name is Zheng Kaiyu, I just came back from another place yesterday, and I just reported to the union today."
"Oh, it's Secretary Zheng, hello." Xia Qingtang said enthusiastically: "I'm Xia Qingtang, I used to work in the factory office, and now I've been transferred to the union."
"So you are Secretary Xia. I've heard Chairman Ma say before that you are the most capable secretary in this factory." Zheng Kaiyu said with a smile, "Please give me more guidance in the future."
Xia Qingtang said: "I don't deserve it. How can I be called the most capable clerk? There are so many people who are better than me in the whole factory. I am just doing my job well."
"You are too modest." Zheng Kaiyu said, and then he saw two more people walking in from outside.
"This is Director Zheng, right?" Wu Lei walked over and shook hands with him. "You look so young, about 25 or 26 years old?"
Zheng Kaiyu has fair skin and delicate facial features, so he does look a few years younger than his actual age.
"No, I'm already 28, but my face is still young. My family always tells me that I should grow a beard so that I can look more mature." Zheng Kaiyu laughed.
"You are only 28? I am already in my 30s. Time really waits for no one. However, Director Zheng, you are so young. You should not have been recruited by Assistant Yan, right?" Wu Lei asked.
Zheng Kaiyu did not shy away from the question and said directly, "Yes, I was not recruited by Assistant Yan, I was recommended by someone. I am the only son in the family, so I am lucky enough not to have to join the production team. I have been working in the union of the shoe factory since I was 18 years old. I have been working there for ten years and I am quite experienced, so they asked me to come here. Because I heard that the new staff here are all college graduates but have no work experience, so they still need old employees like me to come and support the team."
After they had exchanged greetings, Ma Chunhua also walked in.
Seeing that everyone was present, she said, "Now all the members of our union are here. From now on, we are all comrades on the same front. I hope all comrades can work hard and help each other. We will strive to become the best factory union in the entire city."
Zheng Kaiyu took the lead in applauding, and Xia Qingtang followed him.
Ma Chunhua added, "Because our union has just been established, there is still a lot of preparation work to do. Secretary Xia is currently handing over various tasks to the factory office, which may take a few days. Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu should follow Xiao Xia to complete the handover work. This is the foundation of our union, so don't make any mistakes. As for Xiao Zheng, you can follow me. I have to have a meeting with the factory director and Assistant Yan in the next few days. You can follow me and get to know the leaders better."
Wu Lei's eyes flickered immediately, but he said nothing and continued to smile.
Although he had no inside information, just from this sentence he could see how much Ma Chunhua valued Zheng Kaiyu.
Zheng Kaiyu quickly said: "Yes, I understand."
"Last night, I was working overtime. Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu also worked overtime with me. You can tell at a glance that they are both very hardworking. Xiao Xia, as a veteran employee, you can't be outdone by them," said Ma Chunhua.
Xia Qingtang knew that she was coming for her, and if she said a few perfunctory words, it would be fine, but she didn't want that, and she didn't want Ma Chunhua to think that she was a soft persimmon and that everything would come to her in the future, so she said: "Chairman Ma, before I got off work yesterday, I had already completed all my work, so there was no need for me to work overtime. Moreover, I have already worked overtime during my lunch break. Although I don't work for a long time, I also know a truth, that is, whether you are diligent at work is not determined by who stays in the office the longest, but by work efficiency. If a job that can normally be completed in an hour takes four hours to complete due to limited ability, then this is not called diligence, and this is not in line with the requirements of the job. Moreover, the habit of our future electrical appliance factory is that if overtime is really needed, it is best to work overtime during the lunch break. Because our situation is special, the shuttle bus will not wait for anyone. If you work overtime, you will waste public oil tickets and ask the driver to work overtime. Therefore, everyone will try to avoid working overtime at night. Of course, I am young after all, this is my understanding of diligence, and I don't know if it is right. Please evaluate it, Chairman Ma."
Wu Lei and Liu Dandan didn't have any work to complete after work yesterday. They stayed here deliberately just to accompany their leader. They dared to speak out loudly to suppress Xia Qingtang despite such behavior. I don't know if Ma Chunhua thought she was a fool.
Why didn't she say anything about working overtime in the middle of the day? She wasted the public's gas tickets and the driver's time, and she still had the nerve to ask her not to be outdone.
Even if Xia Qingtang is really a fool, fools also have tempers!
Ma Chunhua was still smiling, but there was no smile in her eyes. She said, "You are right. Indeed, hard work and slacking off are two different things. You are not wrong. I also think that finishing work tasks during working hours is diligence. Well, now it's time to work, so you should hurry up and work. Xiao Zheng, come with me."
Zheng Kaiyu followed Ma Chunhua to the small office. Xia Qingtang walked to her desk with a normal expression, put down her cross-body bag first, and then put the things she brought into the drawer one by one.
Liu Dandan looked back at her and whispered, "Secretary Xia, what should we do now?"
"Deputy Director Cheng said yesterday that he can only come after 9:30 to continue the handover work. Before that, you can go and ask Chairman Ma if she needs you to do anything." Xia Qingtang said as he opened the cabinet behind him, took out a stack of file bags and started to work.
No matter what Ma Chunhua was thinking, Xia Qingtang chose to believe in his own work ability and Yan Jianshun's coordination.
After working here for so long, everyone knows that, apart from those foreigners, the most powerful person in the entire factory is Yan Jianshun. If Ma Chunhua wants to cause trouble here, she has to see whether Yan Jianshun agrees.
Liu Dandan did not go to find Ma Chunhua. She moved her chair next to Xia Qingtang's desk and watched how she worked.
She had worked as a temporary worker before and had more work experience than Wu Lei. Wu Lei was the one who had no experience at all. Seeing this, Wu Lei also sat over and watched how Xia Qingtang worked.
Although they both know how to flatter, they have already seen their current living conditions through Zheng Kaiyu. Zheng Kaiyu is the person valued by the leader. Whether these two people who were recruited normally can stay and work for a long time depends on their real abilities.
Of course, if you have real ability, you can tolerate some flattery, but if your work ability is terrible, no matter how good you are at flattery, you will be eliminated.
The two people who had experienced cruel times chose tacitly to follow Xia Qingtang to learn how to work, because they could see that this Secretary Xia was not careless at work at all, and learning things from her would definitely be much faster than learning from Ma Chunhua.
Xia Qingtang had nothing to be shy about when it came to work. She did her job conscientiously and would occasionally explain things quietly so that the two of them would understand what she was doing.
Half an hour later, the door of the small office opened, and Ma Chunhua and Zheng Kaiyu walked out together. They were stunned when they saw three people gathered together outside.
"What are you doing?" Ma Chunhua asked.
Xia Qingtang said, "Didn't Chairman Ma ask me to take Officers Liu and Wu to complete the handover? We are sorting out the work that has been handed over, and the factory office should keep a copy, so these materials can only be lent to us for a period of time for us to copy. I thought that we can transcribe various materials while sorting them out, and then we will have our own database."
Ma Chunhua looked at Xia Qingtang with complicated eyes. On the one hand, she didn't like this confidant of the Future Factory sent by Yan Jianshun. On the other hand, she had to admit that having such a person in her office would be of great help to her work.
After a while, Ma Chunhua said, "Your idea is very good, just do it according to your idea. In short, the content of the handover is all handed over to you three. I don't care what you do, as long as you give me a good result in the end."
"Okay, we will definitely complete the task seriously." Xia Qingtang said.
"Then I'll take Secretary Zheng to the meeting." Ma Chunhua took Zheng Kaiyu out.
Zheng Kaiyu looked back at Xia Qingtang as he walked. After he walked out, he whispered, "Chairman Ma, is that Secretary Xia the spy planted by Yan Jianshun?"
"It's her."
"But she's too young, isn't she? How can someone in her early twenties have such great abilities? And she has a face like that. To be honest, she and that Yan Jianshun... can't be that kind of relationship? Besides, I don't think she has a very smooth personality. She just contradicted you in person."
"It's people with this kind of personality who are good at being informants. You can scold them if you want and say whatever you want. The key is that they have strong working abilities and you can't find any mistakes in their work, so you can only bear with it." Ma Chunhua said.
Zheng Kaiyu was happy. Before entering Yan Jianshun's office, he whispered in Ma Chunhua's ear: "Chairman Ma, don't worry, I will take care of this person."
"Then you give it a try." Ma Chunhua straightened her clothes and knocked on Yan Jianshun's office door.
Xia Qingtang didn't know that the other party was already thinking of ways to deal with her, but even if she knew, it would not affect her daily work at all. She would still just do her own thing.
On this day, Zheng Kaiyu followed Ma Chunhua around and made his presence felt in front of all the leaders and departments in the factory.
Xia Qingtang took Liu Dandan and Wu Lei to do a day of trivial work. When it was time to get off work in the afternoon, Liu Dandan whispered, "I feel a little uncomfortable in my waist after sitting for a long time."
Xia Qingtang knew that they had done farm work in the countryside for many years and actually had some hidden diseases. In addition, they were already in their thirties and their bodies were not as strong as those of young people. So he said, "It was my negligence. From now on, we should take a break in the morning and afternoon to do gymnastics and exercise our bodies."
Liu Dandan smiled and said, "Secretary Xia, will this delay your work?"
"No matter what, it can't affect your health." Xia Qingtang said: "Originally, the factory rules stated that there was rest time during work. We didn't take a break at noon, it wasn't that stressful."
As he was talking, he saw Ma Chunhua bringing Zheng Kaiyu back. Ma Chunhua's face still showed some fatigue, but Zheng Kaiyu looked very happy, probably because something good happened to him.
"Oh, it's time to get off work. I still have some things to finish here, so I'm afraid I can't leave. How is your work going?" Ma Chunhua asked.
Xia Qingtang said seriously: "Chairman Ma, today's work has been completed. According to the progress, we will be able to complete the preliminary handover with the factory office in two days. After that, we will start the sorting work of our department, which is also a big project. Secretary Liu, Secretary Wu and I didn't rest much at noon. We have been working all the time, hoping to complete the task as soon as possible."
She emphasized that there was no lunch break, so Ma Chunhua smiled and said, "Since today's work has been completed, you can all go home. You can't help me with my work, and it's a waste of time to stay here."
"Okay, then we'll go home first. Chairman Ma has worked so hard." Xia Qingtang said.
Ma Chunhua smiled and said, "It's not hard, it's serving the people."
Having said that, she went back to the small office.
Xia Qingtang started to pack her things, and Zheng Kaiyu said, "Which direction do you all live in? Let's see if we're going the same way."
After everyone had said it, Zheng Kaiyu said in surprise: "Secretary Xia, you actually live on Zhongxin Road? That's the city center."
Xia Qingtang took a sip of water, then said while carrying her messenger bag, "Yes, it's the city center. Ladies and gentlemen, my friend is waiting for me, I'll go first."
After saying that, she walked out and took Shi Xiaoyu's arm.
"Let's go to the toilet first." Shi Xiaoyu said with a smile: "I'm going out to eat at a state-owned restaurant today."
"Really? Is today a good day?"
"It wasn't a good day, but my father-in-law gave us a meat ticket, and since we had a lot of money, we made an appointment to have a meal together."
They came out of the toilet and walked hand in hand to where they were waiting for the bus.
Shi Xiaoyu asked her about the situation in her office again, and Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "I've been busy all day anyway, so I don't know if there's anything going on in the office."
"I heard from Li Zifang that the officer Zheng who just came to your office today seems to be a relative of Chairman Ma. With him around, the rest of you have to stand aside."
Xia Qingtang said: "Isn't that just perfect? I just like to stand aside, and it would be best if I could be assigned less work."
When she got on the bus to work, Xia Qingtang realized that Zheng Kaiyu was going the same way as her.
He deliberately walked over to sit next to her and started chatting with her.
Xia Qingtang spoke in a disjointed manner and basically did not reveal any of his personal information, but he did hear a lot about Zheng Kaiyu.
For example, his father-in-law is a leader of moderate importance, and his uncle and aunt also have some reputation. As for Ma Chunhua, she is his aunt, so she treats him very well.
When they arrived at Central Road, Xia Qingtang got off the car first. As soon as she reached the gate of the compound, she saw Xia Qinghai standing there and smiling at her.
"Why are you here?" Xia Qingtang was a little surprised.
Xia Qinghai said, "I have something important to tell you, so I came to see you. You know, if it wasn't something important, I wouldn't have come to bother you. How could I not know that you don't like seeing us?"
Xia Qingtang smiled: "Not really. I don't hate you that much now. So, what's the big deal?"
"Let's talk on the side. There are so many people coming and going here, it's not easy to talk." Xia Qinghai whispered.
"Why don't you go to my house and talk? Why stand on the side of the road?"
Xia Qinghai was obviously very happy, so he said, "Okay, let's go to your house and talk."
The two of them walked in together and returned to the small courtyard. They saw Xie Jinxuan processing a bunch of long beans. When he saw Xia Qinghai coming over, he immediately stood up and asked, "Brother is here?"
"Yes, something happened at home, so I came to Qingtang to discuss it." Xia Qinghai said: "Brother-in-law, summer vacation is about to end, right?"
"Yes, school will start soon." Xie Jinxuan let him into the house, "Brother, please sit down. What would you like to drink?"
"You have good tea at home. Give me a cup to try." Xia Qinghai said with a smile.
Xie Jinxuan made tea for him. Xia Qingtang washed his hands and sat over. He took two sips of water from his large cup and said, "What's the big deal? Is your mother in trouble again?"
"No, my mother is very obedient now. She is afraid of me. With me in charge, she won't cause any trouble."
"What on earth is that?"
"It's something about my uncle's family."
"What does that have to do with me?"
Xia Qinghai smiled and said, "Just listen to me first."
Xia Qingtang took out a handful of fried peanuts: "Then you tell me."
"My uncle's eldest son has not found a formal job since he came back from the countryside. He was rejected when he went to your Future Electric Appliance Factory to recruit workers. My uncle found me and I asked Jinfeng's mother to find him a job as a handyman. It was a temporary job, which at least allowed him to have enough food every month. But after working for a while, he didn't want to do it anymore. He said he wanted a proper job, otherwise, grown men would always be looked down upon."
Of course Xia Qingtang knew that both of Zhao Zhiqiang's sons were incompetent. In his previous life, after the eldest son of the Zhao family returned to the city, it took him two or three years to become a front-line worker in the factory. Later, because Zhao Zhiqiang and his wife were good at trying to please Kong Liangchao, they asked the Kong family to send both of his sons to work in the factory security department.
Later, they caught up with good times. Through personal connections and gifts, both sons finally joined the joint defense team. A few years later, they were transferred from the joint defense team to the police station. In the 1990s, they were living a very happy life. Zhao Zhiqiang also learned to look down on people and even looked down on Xia Qingtang for being a nanny for his cousin.
So, when she heard that her cousin didn't want to be a temporary worker, she was not surprised at all. She just felt strange. What did the matter between Zhao Zhiqiang and her cousin have to do with her?
"Then what?" Xia Qingtang frowned.
Xia Qinghai said: "Of course I rejected him. After all, even if Jinfeng's parents have connections, it is impossible to find a stable job for an outsider in another city. So, my uncle wants to find you and ask you to repay him a favor. I don't want my uncle to find you directly, so I want to tell you first."
Xia Qingtang was stunned: "When did I ever owe him a favor? What are you talking about?"
Xia Qinghai said: "When you were a child, you did owe him a favor. You may have forgotten it, but I am older than you, so I still remember it."
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