Chapter 156
Xia Qingtang turned his head and saw Zheng Kaiyu releasing his masculine charm again, and he couldn't help but sneer.
Hu Yanhui beside her whispered, "That Director Zheng has been asking many people in the factory about you these days. You should be careful with this person. I see that he doesn't have good intentions..."
"Thank you, Brother Hui. I will be careful with this person. He asked everyone, what did everyone say?"
Hu Yanhui said: "What they said were just polite words. The main reason is that we are not familiar with you, the staff members, and not many people know your family situation. So after asking you, we can only talk about your performance in the factory. When it comes to you, they say you are beautiful, can speak English, are likable, and have strong work ability. There is nothing else."
"Indeed, there are some advantages to coming to the new factory. Except for my colleagues in the office, no one knows what the situation is at my home. That's why Zheng Kaiyu targeted me like that." Xia Qingtang smiled slightly.
If someone like Zheng Kaiyu knew that Xia Qingtang was Xie Qiming's granddaughter-in-law, he would kneel down and apologize to her immediately. He would probably have to live in fear for the rest of his life.
Thinking about it this way, Yan Jianshun did put a lot of thought into sending her to the trade union. It was obvious that he knew Xia Qingtang was a tough guy that the bad guys couldn't afford to deal with.
The car started moving, and Zheng Kaiyu started chatting with the female employee. He had a smile on his face, and made the female employee laugh with just a few words.
Hu Yanhui whispered, "You are working with this kind of people now. I'm afraid you are not very happy. This week, you didn't go to the usual place to rest at noon. I heard from the division secretary that you were working overtime at noon."
"Yes, if we don't work overtime at noon, we won't be able to finish the work. It's a bit tiring, but we record the overtime time at noon, and it can be counted as overtime pay at the end of the month." Xia Qingtang said with a smile: "How are you, Brother Hui? Is your work going well?"
Hu Yanhui usually lives in the staff dormitory in the factory. If they don't meet during lunch break, it will be difficult for them to meet, so she is not very clear about Hu Yanhui's recent situation.
"I'm still the same as always. My work is going smoothly. I follow the routine every day and go home to see my family on Saturday night." Hu Yanhui paused and continued, "However, recently there have been many matchmakers coming to my house, trying to match me up."
Xia Qingtang's eyes lit up: "This is a good thing. Brother Hui, you are such a good person. Now you have a formal job, you will definitely be able to find a good partner."
Hu Yanhui's ears turned slightly red. He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him. Then he whispered, "I...actually, I made a friend in the factory..."
"Ah! Brother Hui, do you have a partner?" Xia Qingtang was very surprised.
"No, no, we're not dating yet, just friends... good friends... She was the one who started talking to me, and I think she's a nice guy... We're still just friends for now, and we need to get to know each other more before we can decide if we can be dating..." Hu Yanhui's ears turned even redder.
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Brother Hui is really cautious about this kind of thing."
"You have to be careful. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event. If you don't be careful about this kind of thing, you will only regret it later. Besides, I think she is a very good girl, and I don't want to let her down, so I am considering it carefully."
"Which female employee in the factory is it? Do I know her?" Xia Qingtang asked curiously.
Many of the first batch of female comrades recruited by the Future Electrical Appliance Factory have good qualifications. They have all attended high school and have basic cultural literacy. The fact that they can pass the exam also shows that their minds and bodies are at a certain level. Therefore, the female comrades here are very popular. Many matchmakers in the city have their eyes on the new electrical appliance factory and have been matchmaking for everyone for a long time.
Hu Yanhui whispered, "You should know her. She's Fang Shuhui from the sixth group of our workshop. You two talked to her before."
"Ah, it's her. I recognize her. She's quite tall, fair-skinned, pretty, and quiet. She likes to lower her head when she laughs. I didn't expect it to be her..."
"Why is it her?"
"Because she looks very quiet. I didn't expect that she would take the initiative to be friends with you." Xia Qingtang said with a smile: "I thought quiet people would be timid and cautious."
"She is a man of few words, but she is not a coward."
"That's true. When Yang Dachuan was still in our factory, he flirted with all the beautiful female employees in the factory. Only a few rejected him in person. I remember Fang Shuhui was one of them. From this incident, we can see that Comrade Fang is definitely a courageous person." Xia Qingtang said seriously: "I hope you can have good news."
"Hey, there's no rush for this. Let's just take it slowly at the normal pace. By the way, I haven't told my family about this yet. If you meet Yanni, please keep it a secret for me." Hu Yanhui said.
"Brother Hui, do you plan to confirm your relationship before telling others?"
"I plan to date first, and when both parties feel ready to meet my parents... I will introduce them to each other. Before that, I don't want to say too much. If it doesn't work out, it will only make my family worry about me, which would be meaningless."
Xia Qingtang couldn't help but smile. The brother and sister had the same idea. Hu Yanni was the same. She didn't want to introduce her boyfriend to her family before she was sure she could meet his parents.
"It's good for you to think so, but if a matchmaker comes to your house, how can you refuse?"
"I've told my parents that I have a crush on someone in the factory, but we haven't made any plans yet, so we have to wait a while. But I hope they won't interfere in this matter, and don't ask a matchmaker to introduce me to someone. I hope to find my own partner."
The Hu family's parents are very open-minded. Since Hu Yanhui said so, Hu's father and mother will definitely agree.
Xia Qingtang said: "You and Yanni are so lucky to have parents like uncle and aunt."
"Yes, my parents are willing to listen to me, but the salary at our future electrical appliance factory is high, so even if my parents reject the matchmaker, the matchmaker will still come to my house and bring photos to me, insisting on showing me those photos." Hu Yanhui said: "If I have to say the only worry now, this is it."
"If you tell others about your troubles, I wonder how many people will envy you."
This is not a joke; it is indeed true, because not everyone has such good looks and tall stature as Hu Yanhui, so he naturally has no problems with matchmakers coming to his door. But some people, like Wang Qing before, are not very likable, and their looks are average and they are not very tall, so matchmakers are not very optimistic about him. He has not been very successful in finding a partner in the factory, and now that he has been assigned to the warehouse, even fewer female employees are willing to pay attention to him.
Therefore, Hu Yanhui's worry can be regarded as a luxury worry.
They chatted all the way and soon arrived at Central Road. Xia Qingtang said goodbye to Hu Yanhui and got out of the car with a smile.
Xie Jinxuan was standing on the side of the road, waving and smiling at her. Xia Qingtang cheered, rushed towards Xie Jinxuan, and then gently put his arms around his neck.
Zheng Kaiyu saw this scene while sitting in the car, and his eyes widened immediately. He also asked the female employee next to him to look: "Look, is that Secretary Xia's lover?"
"I'm not sure either. I only know that Secretary Xia was married, and I've never seen her lover. But it should be her lover, otherwise why would she rush up to hug him?" The female employee said, "You are very interested in Secretary Xia's affairs, asking so many irrelevant questions. Secretary Zheng, you are not attracted to Secretary Xia, are you? I tell you, this is not okay. Secretary Xia is already married, you can't destroy her family. Although it seems very fashionable to do this now, it is wrong."
Times are different now. Before, almost no one would get divorced, but now some people would go astray in order to return to the city and get a job, so the female employees' reactions are so intense.
Zheng Kaiyu couldn't help but twitch his face. "How could I possibly like Secretary Xia? We are just ordinary colleagues. I asked her because our Chairman Ma wanted to know more about the colleagues. Secretary Xia is someone Chairman Ma likes, so I helped her to find out. You know, I'm new here too, so of course I can only ask you old employees."
The female worker laughed and said, "Secretary Xia is really capable. She was favored by all the leaders before. Now there is a new Chairman Ma, and he really likes Secretary Xia. The female workers in our factory often talk about Secretary Xia. Everyone envies her. She is so beautiful and has such great abilities. I wish I were her."
Zheng Kaiyu's face continued to twitch, and then he perfunctorily answered the female employee's question, "You are also very capable. Who can enter the Future Electric Factory without any ability?"
This made the female employee very happy, so the topic returned to her.
Tomorrow is the last Sunday in August. Classes will officially start on September 1st. Xie Jinxuan will report to the provincial university tomorrow morning, and Xu Zhenhua will also be busy with the start of school, so Xia Qingtang's classes tomorrow will be suspended.
This summer, Xie Jinxuan did a lot of things. He first taught himself English, then accompanied his brother to Shanghai and surrounding cities. He also wrote several articles, some of which were submitted to magazines and some were academic papers, which he would show to his teacher for review when school starts.
Because school will start later and they will be very busy, Xie Jinxuan and Xia Qingtang made an appointment that they will have dinner out tonight and then take a walk before going home.
Xia Qingtang jumped off Xie Jinxuan's body, then took his arm and walked forward. She said, "What do you want to eat tonight? No matter what you want to eat, it's my treat."
"We haven't had many proper braised dishes recently. How about we go to a nearby state-owned restaurant, order some braised pork or fish, and a dish that we don't often make at home, and have a meal together?" Xie Jinxuan suggested.
This summer, Xia Qingtang rarely cooked or fryed food at night, and Xie Jinxuan's suggestion was exactly what she wanted, so the two of them walked arm in arm towards the nearest state-owned restaurant.
Passing by a store on the way, Xia Qingtang bought a new bottle of ink.
Because of her work, Xia Qingtang always consumes a lot of ink. She will prepare new ink in advance to avoid finding that there is not enough ink when she needs it.
Arriving at the door of the state-owned restaurant, Xia Qingtang looked inside and found that it was almost full.
She whispered, "People say they can't afford it, but the state-owned restaurants are always full."
Xie Jinxuan smiled and said, "The people who say they can't afford it are probably not the same people as those sitting here."
"I know, I was just joking."
How could she not know that at any time, there would always be someone who could live a good life?
Just like her now, she lives a good life relying on Xie Jinxuan and good opportunities.
The two of them walked in, and Xia Qingtang asked Xie Jinxuan to find an empty table in the corner, while Xia Qingtang went to find the waiter to order food.
This state-owned restaurant is located in the city center. It has been an old restaurant for many years. The cooking skills are impeccable, but the attitude of the staff is particularly bad.
But Xia Qingtang always had a smile on her face when she was outside, and she was extremely beautiful, so the waiters were a little better towards her.
"Comrade, do you have braised fish today?" Xia Qingtang asked.
The daily offerings in state-owned restaurants are also different. Dishes like braised fish may not be available every day, so ask in advance.
However, pork is usually available every day. If there is no braised fish, you can eat braised pork with potatoes.
The waiter looked at Xia Qingtang's beautiful light green plaid dress and said, "Yes, we have some. They are all kept in the pool. They are very big. Do you want one?"
"Yes, give me a big braised fish, and some fresh stir-fried dishes. I want one too." Xia Qingtang still smiled.
The waiter said, "The lentils are very fresh today. They are fried with green peppers. They are very fragrant. Would you like one of these?"
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll have another dish of fried lentils with peppers and another eight taels of rice. Thank you, comrade." Xia Qingtang said, and started to pay the bills.
The waiter took her money and bill, then went in to prepare the dishes.
Xia Qingtang walked over to Xie Jinxuan and found two young people he had never seen before sitting next to him, a man and a woman, both of whom were talking to Xie Jinxuan excitedly.
"Jinxuan, I have ordered the dishes." Xia Qingtang said softly.
Xie Jinxuan raised her head with a smile: "Qingtang, sit down first, let me introduce you, this is my former colleague, but we are not from the same department, this is Secretary Liu and Secretary Tan."
The young man and woman both stretched out their hands to Xia Qingtang. The young woman widened her eyes and said, "Hello, hello. We have always heard that Xiao Xie's lover is a great beauty. Today, we saw her and she is indeed as famous as the rumors say!"
"Thank you. My last name is Xia. You can just call me Xiao Xia." Xia Qingtang shook hands with them, then sat down in an empty seat and said, "Are you two here for dinner too?"
"Yes, we just finished ordering and saw Xiao Xie come in. Since he went to school, we rarely see him, so we hurried over to talk to him." The young woman said: "It's really great to be able to go to college. I took the exam before, but I didn't pass."
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "I can't pass it either. It's really too difficult to get into university."
The young man said, "It's already amazing that one of your family members can pass the exam. By the way, don't you live nearby? Why are you eating out?"
"I'm going to report to school tomorrow, and Qingtang said she wanted to treat me to a nice meal, so we came out." Xie Jinxuan explained: "After school starts, I might be very busy, so I won't have much chance to hang out with her anymore."
"You've been married for quite a while, I didn't expect you're still so sweet." The young woman said with some envy, "You're the best. It's not like me and Lao Liu, we haven't even gotten married yet, so it's not interesting."
"Why is it boring? Don't I accompany you to the state-owned restaurant for dinner once a month?" the young man said somewhat unhappily.
The young woman said, "This is what we agreed on before, but my family is not bad, and I didn't come to the state-owned restaurant with you because I needed a meal. What I want is to have a meal with you after work, and then walk and chat together, and spend some time together. This is what a relationship should do..."
The young man quickly said, "I see. After we eat, let's go for a walk and chat nearby. It's getting dark now anyway, so it's safe to take you home later. If you want to walk, just tell me. It's not a difficult thing."
"Alas, you still don't understand what I'm saying." The young woman sighed.
Neither Xia Qingtang nor Xie Jinxuan said anything, but when she looked at the two people opposite her, she also felt that they were not particularly suitable.
But judging from their appearance alone, the two people are still a good match, because they are both good-looking people, and judging from their clothes, it is estimated that their families are not bad either. This is what others call a match made in heaven.
After a few more brief conversations, the young man said, "Our food should be here soon. How about the four of us eat together? It's a rare opportunity to meet someone like that."
The young woman's expression changed slightly, and it was obvious that she didn't want to do this.
Come to think of it, she and the young man were out on a date, and the four of them were having dinner together, so what was that?
In fact, Xia Qingtang didn't want the four of them to have dinner together, because she wanted to spend some time alone with Xie Jinxuan.
Seeing that the young woman didn't know how to refuse, Xia Qingtang said, "No, I'm here with Jinxuan today to spend some time alone. I just want to have dinner with Jinxuan. Although this opportunity is rare, I still have to reject your proposal. Let's have dinner together next time we have a chance. Besides, we don't want to disturb your time together. You two are in a relationship. If we disturb you, wouldn't today be wasted?"
The young man was stunned. He obviously didn't expect that someone would actually reject such a proposal so directly.
After all, in most cases, the other party will definitely just say: "Okay, okay..."
Even if you are reluctant, you will definitely agree.
Seeing this, the young woman couldn't help laughing. She looked at Xia Qingtang and said, "Comrade Xia, you are such a wonderful person. No wonder Xiao Xie, the most outstanding person in our unit, fell in love with you. You are right. You came out today to spend time together. We shouldn't disturb you. Lao Liu, we should sit back and not disturb others' meal."
"Ah... okay, okay." The young man stood up and followed the young woman a little dazedly.
Xie Jinxuan shook hands with both of them and said, "We'll have a chance to eat together some other day. Today, I have to listen to my wife."
The young man then smiled and said, "Of course I should listen to my lover."
With that, the two of them sat back at their original table.
After they left, Xia Qingtang said, "Your colleagues must think I'm a weird person."
"It doesn't matter. He will understand in the future. What you do is the best." Xie Jinxuan said, "Thank you for helping me reject his proposal so directly."
"Why? If I hadn't refused, would you have agreed to him?" Xia Qingtang said, "You're not that kind of person."
How could she not know Xie Jinxuan's character? If it was just his own business, he wouldn't mind no matter how much he was forced to do it, but as long as it involved Xia Qingtang, Xie Jinxuan would become a different person, and his attitude would become very tough.
Xie Jinxuan said: "Of course I would reject him, but if I did, he would probably think too much, so if you reject him, he won't have so many thoughts."
"You people who work in government agencies are troublesome, just as troublesome as that Ma Chunhua." Xia Qingtang curled his lips.
"Did Ma Chunhua cause trouble for you again today?"
"Yes, it caused me a lot of trouble. Fortunately, I refused!" Xia Qingtang repeated the matter about the speech.
Xie Jinxuan whispered, "It seems that Ma Chunhua is really targeting you. She made such an unreasonable request, probably to see where your bottom line is."
"But my bottom line is very high. I will explode if she touches it even a little!" Xia Qingtang snorted.
Xie Jinxuan thought for a while and whispered, "If you don't want to be targeted again, you can actually ask other colleagues to secretly reveal some news about our family... If someone like Ma Chunhua knew that you had such a background, she wouldn't dare to do anything else."
"I know. I've thought about this, but it would be boring if I did it right away. You see, I don't need to use your family's name to embarrass her. There's still a long way to go. If she wants to fight me, then come on. I'm not afraid of her." Xia Qingtang said as he took out a water cup from his bag, unscrewed it and took a sip.
It's like this that people have a way out. She is a capable person, and the new electrical appliance factory will definitely not want her. Even if the new factory doesn't want her, she can still go back to the cotton mill, so she is really not afraid of Ma Chunhua.
As they were talking, the fried lentils with chili they had ordered were served, as well as eight ounces of rice, divided into two large bowls.
Xia Qingtang immediately laughed: "Okay, we can start eating. The lentils are said to be very fresh, you should try them quickly. I also ordered a braised fish, which is said to be a live fish raised in a pond, so it must be delicious too."
The fried lentils with chili are really delicious, and the heat is controlled very well. State-owned restaurants use large stoves with strong fires, so they can cook dishes that are more fragrant than those at home.
After a while, the braised fish was served. It was indeed a big fish. It was fried on both sides until golden brown and then thrown into the pan to be braised. The fish skin was crispy and the fish meat was tender. It was a very delicious braised fish.
Xia Qingtang and Xie Jinxuan finished their meal. The waiter also brought them two bowls of rice soup. After they were full, the two walked out hand in hand. The sun had already set.
However, it was not dark yet, so they held hands and walked around the river twice, and did not return home until after eight o'clock.
The next morning, when Xia Qingtang woke up, Xie Jinxuan was no longer in the room.
She took her time getting dressed and going to the bathroom, then took her time walking to the dining table in the living room, where she saw breakfast left for her and a note.
On the note was Xie Jinxuan's elegant handwriting: Qingtang, I'm going to school and will be back at noon. Aunt Liu will make lunch and we will all go over to eat at noon.
Xia Qingtang put away the note, drank half a glass of water, and then opened the small pot on the dining table.
There was mixed bean porridge in the pot, and the plate next to it contained a large scallion pancake and a boiled egg in the shell. It was a very hearty breakfast.
Xia Qingtang couldn't help laughing, then turned on the radio and slowly ate breakfast while listening to the news.
After breakfast, she tidied the house simply, took out the clothes and socks that needed mending, and slowly mended them.
After doing all this, she read a novel for a while. Seeing that it was almost eleven o'clock, she went to the small Western-style building.
"Qingtang is here?" Grandma grabbed her hand and said with a smile, "It's been several days since you came home to see me."
Xia Qingtang quickly acted like a spoiled child: "Grandma, you don't know, I'm working in the factory union now, I'm very busy every day, I can't even take a lunch break at noon, I have to work all the time, I'm so tired."
"I heard from Jinxuan that the chairman of your factory's labor union is not a good person and he even brought someone with a connection into the union?"
"Yes, she is not a good person, but I am not afraid of her. I think she won't last long in the factory." Xia Qingtang said.
Grandma laughed and said, "It's a pity that our Qingtang is too young, otherwise, that person wouldn't have stayed in office for long, and our Qingtang could have been the union chairman."
Xia Qingtang waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to be the chairman of the union in this lifetime, but I can try to be the vice chairman."
Even though she was young and promising, it would take more than ten years for her to become the union chairman. By that time, even if the electrical appliance factory was still in production, she would have probably left the factory long ago.
She must dig the first pot of gold in the new era. If she misses it this time, she will definitely not let herself go.
Aunt Liu heard the noise and ran out from the kitchen. She said, "Qingtang, you didn't get to eat the loach I made last time. Today I made stir-fried green peppers, white rice and shrimp. You should eat more."
"Sixth Aunt is amazing. She actually managed to get white rice shrimp." Xia Qingtang said, "We can't buy them if we go shopping for vegetables ourselves."
"Of course, it depends on your connections. You young people, how can you know so many people? Fortunately, I am at home. I can buy it and you can eat it." Aunt Liu said with a smile: "There is also a soup stewed with crucian carp and tofu at noon. It is very nourishing. You and Jinxuan should drink two more bowls. You are busy with work, and Jinxuan will start studying soon. It is very brain-intensive."
"Sixth Aunt, let me go and help you." Xia Qingtang looked at the time.
"You don't need to help me. I've almost done it. You've been so tired recently. It's a rare day off. Just take a good rest." Aunt Six also looked at the time and said, "Why hasn't Jinxuan come back yet? He said he should be back around 11 o'clock in the afternoon."
"Maybe it means leaving school at around 11 o'clock." Xia Qingtang said: "What about the others? Are they all eating at home at noon?"
"The old man is working in the study, Xiaoyun is doing homework upstairs. Only your father and mother are not at home at noon. They went to the hospital to visit an old friend and said they will be back in the afternoon." Aunt Liu said and went back to the kitchen.
Xia Qingtang sat next to her grandmother and talked to her slowly. There was a bowl of washed grapes on the coffee table. Xia Qingtang picked one and ate it from time to time. Before she knew it, she had eaten a whole bunch.
When lunch was ready, Xie Jinxuan still hadn't come back.
Xia Qingtang walked into the yard and looked outside. Just when he was thinking about whether to ride his bike to the provincial capital university to look for someone, Xie Jinxuan came back on his bike.
"Why so late?" Xia Qingtang asked.
Xie Jinxuan said, "I'm sorry. I could have come back after the class meeting, but something happened, so I was delayed."
"What happened? Are you okay?" Xia Qingtang quickly looked Xie Jinxuan up and down.
Xie Jinxuan said, "I'm fine. It was another classmate in our class. He just bought a new bicycle during the summer vacation and was not very stable when riding. There happened to be a lot of people at that time, so he bumped into a freshman. It happened that the deputy monitor and I were nearby, so we rushed over to help."
"Was it a bad collision?"
In summer, clothes are light and thin, so even a scratch may cause a big tear.
Xie Jinxuan said: "The collision was not serious, but the new student's leg was cut. My classmates panicked at the time. There was nothing we could do, so the deputy monitor and I had to take the new student to the infirmary for treatment. After the treatment was completed, I saw that the student was fine, so I told the deputy monitor and rode back."
"How big is the cut?" Xia Qingtang asked casually.
"This long." Xie Jinxuan gestured and it seemed to be about ten centimeters. Xia Qingtang couldn't help but frowned when he saw it.
“That must have hurt,” she said.
"It must have hurt. The new students are crying."
"Crying? Are you a male or female student?"
"She was a female student, she looked quite young, about 18 or 19 years old. She came to school alone to register, but she encountered this kind of thing right after she registered. It's quite tragic. In the hot summer, the wound is prone to inflammation. My classmate will definitely pay some compensation later." Xie Jinxuan pulled Xia Qingtang into the house, "Grandma, I'm sorry I'm back late."
"It's okay, it's not too late, and we're not that hungry anyway. We had grapes at home today, and we ate a lot of them." Grandma smiled and said, "Now that you're back, go wash your hands quickly. Qingtang, go call Xiaoyun down to eat."
"Okay." Xia Qingtang ran up to the second floor and knocked on Xie Jinyun's bedroom door. "Xiaoyun, your brother is back. It's time to have lunch."
"I got it, I'll be right there! Wait until I finish solving this problem!" After Xie Jinyun said that, she waited for about three minutes before opening the door and running down.
Xie Jinyun also registered in the morning and would start classes tomorrow, but they were quite fast in high school. They went there at eight in the morning and returned home with a bag of new textbooks at ten o'clock.
He is very positive about learning. Before he even starts wrapping his book covers, he has already started previewing the new content.
The food has been served on the table. There is a big pot of fresh fish soup stewed with crucian carp and tofu. If you can't finish it at noon, you can use the fish soup to cook noodles in the evening.
There are also stir-fried white rice, shrimp, green peppers, and cowpeas and pumpkin. The rice is cooked with potatoes. It's a big pot and you definitely won't be able to finish it at noon.
Aunt Liu first served everyone a bowl of fish soup, then took out the fish meat and shared it with everyone.
Xia Qingtang drank a large bowl of fish soup comfortably, and then ate two bowls of potato rice with the dishes, and then sat there in a daze, contentedly.
Grandma said: "Qingtang must have been too busy recently. Her chin has become thinner and more pointed."
"Really?" Xia Qingtang was stunned and quickly touched his chin.
Xie Jinxuan said: "She has indeed lost a lot of weight recently. Whenever she is busy with work, she will lose weight."
Xia Qingtang said: "I don't have any feelings about it myself. Fortunately, I will only be busy for another month at most, and everything will be back on track after that."
"How are you adapting to your new job?" Grandpa Xie asked with concern.
Xia Qingtang said: "I have adapted well. After all, I was originally a member of the cotton mill union, and I am familiar with the basic work of the union. It's just that it has just been established, so many things are messy. We have to do the handover and back up our own information. In addition, the union chairman urged us a lot, so we can only work overtime and have no rest at noon."
"After all, the union was established so late, so it is reasonable to work overtime now. Your union has a great responsibility, so you must work hard." Grandpa Xie said: "However, you must also take care of your health. After all, work cannot be completed in one day. If you are not feeling well, you must put your health first."
"I will, grandpa, don't worry. If I don't feel well, I won't force myself." Xia Qingtang said with a smile.
As for other things, there is no need to let Grandpa Xie know. He is a really busy man and there is no need for him to listen to such boring things as Ma Chunhua.
Xia Qingtang had a good rest on Sunday. When she arrived at the office the next morning, after everyone was present, she was the first one to ask to read Zheng Kaiyu's masterpiece.
Zheng Kaiyu took out two thin pieces of letter paper, handed them to Ma Chunhua solemnly, and then said, "Please ask Chairman Ma to review them first."
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Secretary Zheng is such a capable person, the speech he writes must be very good."
Ma Chunhua took the letter and couldn't help frowning after reading a few lines.
Zheng Kaiyu was not stupid. Seeing the other party frowning, he quickly said, "Chairman Ma, is there anything wrong with the speech?"
Ma Chunhua read a few more lines of words, and finally couldn't help but fold up the two pieces of paper, and then said softly: "Xiao Xia, come in with me."
"Yes." Xia Qingtang followed Ma Chunhua to the small office.
After closing the door, Ma Chunhua said, "Secretary Xia, Secretary Zheng has little experience in writing speeches. I think his speech is pretty good, but some parts need to be revised. Since you have more experience, why don't you help him revise it and then give it to me for review."
Xia Qingtang said, "This is not good. I am young and my work experience is far less than that of Secretary Zheng. If he knew that a young person like me was going to revise his speech, he would definitely be angry. Chairman Ma, you can't trick me like this. No, no, I dare not revise Secretary Zheng's speech. If you want me to rewrite it, that's fine. Anyway, I dare not revise the work of an old colleague."
She was not a fool. Ma Chunhua closed the door and asked her to revise Zheng Kaiyu's speech. After she revised it to a usable level, she took it and made a speech. Then she told everyone else that it was written by Zheng Kaiyu. There was no problem with that.
After all, the manuscript was originally written by Zheng Kaiyu, and Xia Qingtang was just the editor, not the direct writer.
Ma Chunhua stared at Xia Qingtang's big, sparkling eyes, and the smile on her face slowly faded. She said softly, "Xiao Xia, there may be a misunderstanding between us. I would like to take this opportunity to clear up the misunderstanding with you. I want to develop the union of the future electrical appliance factory. Although you are young, you are really capable and smart. Since you are a smart person, why don't you cooperate with me? In this way, if I do well, you will also do well, right?"
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Chairman Ma, what are you talking about? Haven't I been working hard?"
Seeing that Xia Qingtang didn't follow her instructions, Ma Chunhua wanted to get angry, but when she looked down and saw the nonsense speech in her hand, she could only swallow her anger and said, "Then you really don't want to change this speech?"
"This is Secretary Zheng's masterpiece. I am not qualified to revise it. I can only write a new one myself." Xia Qingtang said, "If Chairman Ma thinks it's okay, I will write a new one. If Chairman Ma doesn't need it, then forget it."
How could Ma Chunhua not need it?
It is very important for a leader to have a good speech draft. Although she dislikes Xia Qingtang very much now, she will not get angry about such things.
"I need a speech, so go out and write a new one for me." Ma Chunhua said gritting her teeth.
"Okay, I understand. I will spend the morning writing my speech." Xia Qingtang said with a smile, "Chairman Ma, is there anything else you want to tell me?"
"No more." Ma Chunhua's voice was almost squeezed out from between her teeth, which showed how angry she was.
"Then I'll go out." Xia Qingtang turned and walked out, then returned to the table and sat down, starting to take out paper and pen.
"Secretary Xia, what does Chairman Ma want you to do in person?" Liu Dandan asked curiously.
Xia Qingtang said, "Oh, Chairman Ma asked me to write a new speech and give it to her, so I have to spend all my time on the speech today. The transcription work over there can only be left to you two to complete."
"Okay, we understand." Liu Dandan nodded, then she looked curiously at Zheng Kaiyu beside her.
Zheng Kaiyu's face turned red and white, and his gaze at Xia Qingtang became even uglier.
Xia Qingtang didn't care about him and continued to draft with a pencil without changing his expression.
During the afternoon working hours, Xia Qingtang handed a long and eloquent speech to Ma Chunhua.
After reading it, Ma Chunhua's expression became even more complicated.
She really doesn't like Xia Qingtang, this difficult young man, but she has to admit that he can come up with real stuff!
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