Chapter 164
Xie Jinxuan said: "Will you be worried?"
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "I'm not too worried."
Xia Qinghai is becoming more and more clever. Not only will he not make Xia Qingtang angry, he will also help her in small ways when she can't see, such as disciplining Zhao Meizhen and deceiving Zhao Zhiqiang and others.
Although he didn't know what Xia Qinghai was thinking and whether he wanted to exchange something from Xia Qingtang, Xia Qingtang didn't care much about these things. Even if Xia Qinghai really had some intentions, there would always be a way to solve it in the future.
She believed that her life would get better and better as long as she could stand firm on her feet, even if her relatives wanted to drag her down, it would not be so easy.
The next day was December 1st, and a group of new workers got on the bus of the Future Electric Appliance Factory and started a new training.
The content of this training was the same as before. It started with a general meeting, followed by training on the factory rules and regulations. Xia Qingtang's union took over this factory rules training, and the main speaker was the union chairman Lin Shuang.
As the most capable employee of the union, Xia Qingtang also participated in the training with Lin Shuang to help her.
Everyone was deeply impressed by this extremely beautiful clerk. She was so young but highly valued by the leaders, so many smart people would deliberately talk to her during breaks and try to get close to her.
As soon as Zhao Youxiu entered the factory for training, he saw that his cousin Xia Qingtang was so successful, and he couldn't help feeling very proud. He especially wanted to show off to other workers that Secretary Xia was his cousin, but he held back because he thought of Xia Qingtang's criticism.
When the union training was over, Xia Qingtang felt relieved to see that Zhao Youxiu could actually resist the urge to mention their relationship.
This shows that Zhao Youxiu is not a stupid person. He knows that it is safest not to show off this kind of relationship casually. Moreover, this will not annoy Xia Qingtang. If he encounters any trouble in the factory in the future, Xia Qingtang will be willing to help.
Soon, the training in the small auditorium was completed, and this group of new workers were assigned to the workshop to start production training.
The new refrigerator production line has been put into production. Some skilled workers in the old workshop went to work on the new production line, and some particularly outstanding workers stayed in the old workshop to train these newcomers. Hu Yanhui was one of them. What was quite a coincidence was that Zhao Youxiu was assigned to his group and learned from him.
When Xia Qingtang went to the workshop to work, he happened to see their grouping, so he took a private opportunity to remind Zhao Youxiu to learn from Hu Yanhui, because Hu Yanhui was very outstanding, and he would most likely become a team leader very quickly in the future, and he had strong abilities, so learning technology from him would definitely lead to great improvement.
Zhao Youxiu was flattered by Xia Qingtang's reminder. He not only studied hard, but also kept his relationship with Xia Qingtang hidden in his heart. When he officially started working, no one knew that he was Xia's cousin.
As the saying goes, one can make a fortune in silence. Zhao Youxiu is very smart now. He follows Xia Qingtang's wishes. If he works for a long time in the future and there are opportunities for promotion, maybe Xia Qingtang can help him.
It was almost the end of the year, and the union work that had entered formal track had begun to get busy. Lin Shuang also had to go to the city for meetings from time to time, and occasionally, she would bring Xia Qingtang with her.
Xia Qingtang met Yang Dachuan again there. This man was still very successful in the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions. When he saw Xia Qingtang, he even pretended to be friendly and shook hands with her and chatted with her. It was hard to tell that he actually harbored great hatred in his heart.
"I think Yang Dachuan has changed a lot. It seems he has really become smarter." Xia Qingtang went home and talked about this with Xie Jinxuan.
Xie Jinxuan said: "Yang Dachuan's family has found a suitable match for him. If they get married, it will be a strong union and will be very beneficial to Yang Dachuan's future development. This period is the time for him to perform well, so he will definitely pretend outside."
Xia Qingtang said, "I thought he looked so upright, like a fake person, totally different from his previous frivolous appearance. I thought he had some conspiracy, but it turned out to be for marriage. A man like him really ruined a good girl."
"His girlfriend's family is not simple, and the whole family is full of shrewd people. Yang Dachuan and his parents may not be able to get a good deal in the future. Also, I heard that his girlfriend is not a good person either. If the two of them don't live well after marriage, it will probably be a dog-eat-dog situation."
"That suits him very well." Xia Qingtang sighed and said, "Although Yang Dachuan has become very normal now, I still hope that Chairman Lin can find someone else to be his assistant. I really don't want to go to the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions to see Yang Dachuan's hypocritical face."
Being a follower to the leader is not tiring, and you can even have a nice lunch for free when you go to the Municipal Trade Union meeting. However, Xia Qingtang still hopes that Lin Shuang can be replaced by someone else as soon as possible.
"What did Yan Jianshun say before? He will definitely give you the deputy position by the end of the year?" Xie Jinxuan asked.
"He didn't say it explicitly, but that's what he meant. You know, how could a person like that give me a clear statement?"
"That doesn't matter. People like Yan Jianshun will definitely promote you before the end of the year, even if they haven't said it explicitly. As long as you become the vice chairman, Lin Shuang will no longer take you out. You should also communicate more with Secretary Liu in your office, and talk to her more about how to be a good assistant to the leader when you have nothing to do. This way, when you are promoted and Lin Shuang is replaced by someone else, you won't feel too uncomfortable." Xie Jinxuan suggested.
Xia Qingtang laughed: "Thank you for your advice. I should really train Secretary Liu. But how do you know that I can be a qualified assistant when I follow the leader out?"
"I guessed. After all, if you were not a qualified assistant, why would the former Chairman Qin and the current Chairman Lin like to take you out?" Xie Jinxuan said, "It must be because you did a great job and made the leaders feel comfortable. That's why it happened."
Xia Qingtang said: "I just opened the car door for the leader, served tea or water when the leader needed it, and remembered every word the leader said over there. There was nothing else I could do."
Xie Jinxuan said: "How can this be just that? This is really amazing. If I get a certain position in the future, and my secretary can do this, then she must be a talent that can be cultivated."
Xia Qingtang laughed so hard that she fell backwards. She patted Xie Jinxuan on the shoulder and said, "I thought you were different from others and wouldn't like such attentive and thoughtful subordinates. I didn't expect that you are no exception."
"It has nothing to do with being vulgar or not. People who know how to read people's expressions and can do this are considered smart people. And as long as smart people control their mouths and their abilities match their positions, they are promising talents."
"That seems to be the case." Xia Qingtang said, "If such a person goes out to do business, he should be able to make money."
"You're thinking about making money again, you money-grubber." Xie Jinxuan pinched Xia Qingtang's ear and said, "A new store is going to open on Zhongxin Road. Did you know?"
"I saw it when I passed by. I heard that it was a restaurant that served local snacks and stir-fried dishes." Xia Qingtang said, "What happened to that restaurant?"
"That restaurant is a private and public contract. Although it looks like a state-owned restaurant, it only needs to pay a portion of its revenue quarterly, and it is still responsible for its own profits and losses."
Xia Qingtang widened his eyes: "Really..."
I didn't expect such a business to appear so soon. It is similar to the land contract responsibility system in some rural areas. However, it is a very courageous decision to get to this point.
Because people at this time are actually not sure whether the situation in five years will return to the same state as it was in the past ten years. Every new change now actually carries a great risk.
Xie Jinxuan said: "It is indeed true. This is one of the test stores. After the Chinese New Year, I guess some people will continue to try it. So, I think if you really want to do business, you can also give it a try."
"I...I don't want to do this kind of business..." Xia Qingtang didn't know what to say.
What she wanted to do most was actually the clothing business. As long as she could find a suitable source of goods from the coast, she felt that she could become one of the major wholesalers in this city.
In addition, she wants to open large stores such as skating rinks and bowling alleys. These places will be very popular among young people in the next few years.
Seeing Xia Qingtang's hesitation, Xie Jinxuan said, "Forget it. Since there is no business you want to do now, don't worry. Your current job is very hard anyway. But if you also want to contract a store and start doing business now, I can find someone to help you."
Xia Qingtang couldn't help laughing. She threw herself into Xie Jinxuan's arms and said softly, "Thank you. You are so kind to me."
The weather was getting colder and colder, and the living room in the small courtyard once again used another coal stove for heating. The internal benefits finally came, and Xia Qingtang spent several hundred dollars to bring home a latest black-and-white TV, and then solemnly took it to the small western-style building.
Xie Jinxuan helped set up the antenna, and then the whole family gathered in the living room to watch TV programs.
The news was being broadcast in the evening. Seeing the announcer on the TV screen broadcasting the news word by word, Xie Jinyun couldn't help but say, "This is not good. There will be a TV series later, and that one is better."
Everyone knows that TV series. It is a TV series imported from abroad. It has been broadcast once and has recently started to be broadcast again.
When it was first broadcast, it caused quite a stir. Almost everyone who had a TV at home said it was great. Even many people who didn't have a TV would go to other people's homes to watch it. Xie Jinyun even went to her classmates' homes to watch it several times.
But he was rather timid and afraid of being scolded by his parents, so he only watched it a few times and was not satisfied.
Xie's mother said, "Xiao Yun, did you see it when you were doing homework at your classmate's house?"
"I've seen a little bit, really only a little bit..." Xie Jinyun looked a little guilty, and he quickly said, "My grades have always been in the top three, you all know that."
This means that even if he went to his classmate's house to secretly watch TV series, it would not affect his grades, so there is no problem.
Xie Chengye said: "It will be better in the future. You can watch it at home without running out to watch it secretly. I also heard that there is a very good TV series. The young people in our unit are discussing it there."
"Then let's start watching it too. Since we have a TV at home anyway, it would be a waste if we don't watch it," said Xie's mother.
Xia Qingtang had not yet watched the imported TV series that was broadcast in the past two years, so he was very interested in it and stayed to watch it with everyone in the evening.
Although we didn't know the plot of the previous part, we watched the show and listened to Xie Jinyun explain some of the character relationships, and gradually we became interested in it.
After watching one episode, the TV program was considered over. Aunt Six turned off the TV and said, "It's really good. This TV series is interesting, just like watching a movie. It's just that the picture is too small. It's a bit difficult to watch. I have to move closer to the front."
"I think it's better than the movie. The movie was finished in one go, but this TV series has to wait until tomorrow. It makes people feel anxious." said Xie's mother.
Grandma said, "This is what we look forward to. It's just like when we were kids and listened to storytellers, we had to wait until tomorrow to hear the rest of the story. So every day we would be itching to hear the rest of the story, and we would run outside when the time came, just to hear the rest of the story."
Grandpa Xie said: "I also liked to listen to storytelling when I was a child, but I had to work when I was young, so I didn't listen much."
Xie Chengye said: "Mom and Dad, this TV series is more exciting than storytelling, right?"
"It's really exciting, but I'm still not used to seeing foreigners' faces." Grandpa Xie said with a smile: "Maybe I'll get used to it after watching it for a few days."
"I knew Dad would like it, too." Xie's mother said with a smile, "Then we'll watch it together in the evenings from now on."
Xie Jinyun looked unsatisfied: "Ah, only one episode a day, it's really not enough."
Xie's mother reminded him: "It's already this late, have you finished your homework?"
"Ah, I'm almost there!" Xie Jinyun raised her foot and ran upstairs, "I won't watch the news tomorrow. I'm not interested in the news. I'll do my homework when the news is on, and I'll come down when the TV series starts!"
The whole family couldn't help laughing. Xie's mother shook her head, sighed and said, "We bought this TV, don't let Xiaoyun delay her studies."
Xie Chengye quickly said, "Xiao Yun's grades are very good, so don't worry about it. Besides, children study very hard, and it's okay for them to watch some TV series every night."
"I know. I'm just a little worried. After all, Xiaoyun isn't as sensible as his brother." Mother Xie looked at Xia Qingtang and said, "How is Jinxuan doing in school this semester? I haven't asked him about it for a long time."
Xie Jinxuan went home to study after watching the news today, so Xie's mother could only talk about this with Xia Qingtang.
Xia Qingtang said: "His academic performance is still very stable, and he is always among the top students. He is also used to the student union's affairs. Their organization department will hold many activities this semester, so it will be busier than before."
Mother Xie nodded and said, "It is necessary to start exercising at school. However, no matter how busy he is, he must go home on time. You have to keep an eye on him in this regard. School is school, and it cannot affect the relationship between you two young couples."
"Don't worry, Mom. Unless there is something particularly important, Xie Jinxuan will always be home on time." Xia Qingtang said.
Xie Jinxuan's obsession with her did not diminish in the slightest. On the contrary, as time passed, Xia Qingtang felt that the feelings between them were growing deeper and deeper.
Because Xie Jinxuan was always in a hurry to get home, some of her close classmates would tease her about this, but Xie Jinxuan herself didn't mind at all. Instead, she would confidently say, "You'll understand when you get married."
During the previous mountain climbing activities, everyone knew that Xie Jinxuan's wife was not only beautiful, but also a capable person who could speak fluent English. In addition, Xie Jinxuan's family-oriented behavior made some female classmates lose interest in him. His popularity had visibly decreased, which was really a good thing for him.
Even Li Xuefei hasn't bothered Xie Jinxuan for a long time. Maybe this person has given up on him.
Xie's mother chatted with Xia Qingtang about Xie Jinxuan for a while, and then asked about Xia Qingtang's work. Xia Qingtang was not vague and said that the union was very busy recently.
"It's the end of the year, and the union is really busy. Everyone says that your electrical appliance factory has good welfare benefits. What are you going to distribute for the New Year this year?" asked Xie's mother.
Xia Qingtang said: "We have already purchased kelp, dried mushrooms, dried fungus, dried vermicelli and other New Year's goods. On the last day before the holiday, in addition to giving out money, each person will also be given a piece of pork. So we have to be busy until the last day."
The whole family was shocked. Grandpa Xie said, "Give out pork? Really?"
"Yes, it's a small piece of pork, but it's pretty good. After all, everyone gets one piece, and we clerks get two. Also, our holiday allowance is much higher than other factories." Xia Qingtang said, "Our factory is indeed a good place."
"It's beyond my expectation that a foreign factory would be so generous." Xie Chengye said: "If things continue like this, when the car factory is completed, I'm afraid many people will leave their original factories and want to participate in the recruitment."
"That's a good thing, after all, there are so many more jobs, and the area will be bustling." Xie's mother said, "When Qingtang was assigned by the city, I was worried, but I didn't expect the new factory to be so good now."
Xia Qingtang said: "Yes, the new employees are the happiest. They haven't worked for long and they are already catching up with the year-end distribution of New Year goods."
"Do they give out the same amount of stuff as everyone else?" Aunt Six asked curiously, "But they've only been working for a month."
"Other New Year goods will be half as much, but everyone will still get a piece of pork," said Xia Qingtang.
"Then your eldest cousin must be very happy this time, with such a good job and so many gifts to bring home for the New Year." Aunt Six said, "It's a good thing that all the relatives in the family are moving up the ladder."
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Indeed, my cousin is very active in his work now. He also told me that he wants to perform well and strive to become a team leader in the future."
After chatting for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Xia Qingtang went back.
When they arrived at the small courtyard, Xie Jinxuan opened the door for her and then went to prepare bath water for her.
Xia Qingtang said: "You really don't want to watch TV series?"
Xie Jinxuan said: "It's not that I don't want to watch it, but I have to finish my homework, so I have no choice."
"Fortunately, I didn't take the college entrance examination. If I had to study for another four years, I would definitely go crazy." Xia Qingtang sighed.
"But you study during the week. You even go to class on Sunday mornings."
"That's different. I only learn a little in a week. I can't compare with you." Xia Qingtang said: "This is my shortcoming. I will never be a good student, but fortunately I still have my own job. I just need to work hard."
After saying that, she drank a cup of hot tea and quickly went to take a shower and go to bed.
December passed quickly and the new year arrived quietly. The atmosphere on the street was better than last year. Many small vendors could set up their stalls in the most conspicuous places without anyone interfering.
Farmers from nearby villages would come over with their poles on their shoulders to sell agricultural products, including their own chickens, ducks, geese, and various types of eggs and duck eggs, all of which could be bought.
The prices of these agricultural products were not cheap, but Xia Qingtang was not short of money, so he would buy some to take home whenever he saw them. He would give half of the chicken and duck eggs to the people in the small western-style building. If he could buy live chickens or ducks, he would take them to his Sixth Aunt and ask her to raise them in the backyard and eat them during the Chinese New Year.
Occasionally you would come across vendors selling coarse grains, which were more expensive, but families with many children would be ecstatic and would definitely use their savings to buy some coarse grains to take home, so that they could have a good New Year without going hungry.
Everything seemed to be thriving. Xia Qingtang recalled his previous life and felt that some things seemed to have started ahead of time.
For example, during this time in a previous life, there weren’t so many vendors who were so bold.
However, because so much time has passed, Xia Qingtang couldn't be sure whether he remembered it wrongly.
After the Laba Festival, the union had finished distributing all the New Year goods, and suddenly an appointment notice came down, appointing Xia Qingtang as the vice chairman of the factory union.
The document was stamped with the factory's big red seal. When Yan Jianshun brought it up at the small meeting, almost all the participants were stunned.
"Xiao Xia, congratulations!" After a moment of silence, Shi Xiaoyu was the first to stand up and applaud to congratulate Xia Qingtang.
The others then stood up and followed her, clapping and congratulating her.
Although Xia Qingtang had been mentally prepared, he still looked very surprised at this moment and said some words of thanks.
Yan Jianshun said: "Although Secretary Xia is young, he is very capable at work. I believe you can be competent for this position and assist Chairman Lin in the future to make the factory union better and better."
"I will definitely work harder and will never let the factory and leaders down." Xia Qingtang made a solemn promise.
After this news spread, the whole factory was in an uproar. No one expected that Xia Qingtang would become a small leader in the factory at this age.
This is not just a small group leader or a big team leader, this is the legitimate vice chairman of the trade union. During the holidays, who knows whether Xia Qingtang will be able to sit in Yan Jianshun's position in his thirties?
Of course, Xia Qingtang herself had no such plan. In fact, she also knew that this promotion was a trade-off and coincidence in the factory, and there would not be another one.
She was an employee who had just joined the new factory when it started operation, and was considered a veteran in the factory. Yan Jianshun wanted to convey a message that the electrical appliance factory did not want to be manipulated by the city in the future. They had very capable candidates who could fully assume the responsibilities of small leaders in the factory.
Therefore, although Xia Qingtang became a deputy at a young age, his next promotion would have to wait until Lin Shuang retired.
But she couldn't even wait until that time, and might have already taken a leave of absence from her job to do her own thing.
But she is still very happy. No matter whether her ambition is to make a lot of money in the future, being able to get promoted and recognized in her job is the best reward and reward for her hard work. She feels that all her efforts over the years have not been in vain.
Whether it was working diligently or seizing the opportunity to learn a foreign language, these were things she had never dared to dream of in her previous life, but now, she had done it through her own efforts, and she was really proud of herself.
As for the staff in the factory, they were convinced of Xia Qingtang's promotion. These staff members of the union came later. Although they were older than her, most of them had less work experience than her. Moreover, they knew that the factory wanted to make use of old employees. Even if they had only worked for a year, they were still veterans.
As for the people in the factory office and other departments, they have all worked with Xia Qingtang until now. In nearly a year, everyone knows how capable Xia Qingtang is. They also know that when the factory was in a difficult time, she forced herself to take on the heavy responsibility and solved the biggest problem in the factory at that time. Just for this great achievement, everyone knows that even if Xia Qingtang is not promoted now, she will definitely be promoted in one or two years.
Therefore, no matter whether they were old colleagues or new colleagues, everyone was convinced, especially Shi Xiaoyu and Shen Wen. They were so happy that Shi Xiaoyu even suggested helping Xia Qingtang celebrate.
Xia Qingtang held her back and whispered, "At my age, sitting in this position is already very conspicuous. I don't think I can celebrate so loudly, lest it have a bad impact later."
Shi Xiaoyu said, "It's worth celebrating just because you've taken this position at your age. If you're worried, why don't we celebrate in the factory? Let's make an appointment and go to a state-owned restaurant outside to celebrate for you. The New Year is coming soon, and everyone has enough money, so it's just right."
Shen Wen agreed. She smiled and said, "Yes, Secretary Xia... No, Vice Chairman Xia, you helped me so much before, but I didn't have a chance to thank you properly. I'd like to take this opportunity to celebrate with you and thank you at the same time."
Seeing that the two of them were very insistent, Xia Qingtang said, "How about this, let's not go to any state-owned restaurant. If you don't mind, come to my house for dinner on the first day of the holiday."
"How can I do that?" Shen Wen said, "It will disturb you."
Shi Xiaoyu was very interested: "Okay, we have such a good relationship, and I haven't been to your house yet! Then it's settled, on the first day of the holiday, we will go to your house as guests. I will buy you a gift. You like to eat fruit, so I will buy you fruit. My mother knows someone who can buy you apples!"
"No need to buy such expensive fruits, just buy some oranges." Xia Qingtang said.
"No, that won't work. We agreed to celebrate, so of course we have to eat something good. Besides, you're treating us to a meal, which will cost money. So it's settled." Shi Xiaoyu said.
Shen Wen said: "Then what should I buy? I need to think about it carefully..."
"It's okay, Secretary Shen. I'm very happy that you are here as a guest. We all have such a good relationship that we don't care about those things." Xia Qingtang said.
Shi Xiaoyu said, "Oh, don't worry about it. Secretary Shen has a good relationship with the farmers here. Maybe he can buy good things. Just wait."
After agreeing on a time, Xia Qingtang also went to ask Cheng Shuangmin. After all, they had a good relationship and he often took care of her, so it was only right to invite him to her home for a meal.
But unfortunately, Cheng Shuangmin had to take a bus to the countryside to visit his family as soon as he had a holiday, so he couldn't go.
As for the colleagues from the trade union office, Xia Qingtang also invited them, but they were too embarrassed to go to the leader's house for dinner. They all said they had something going on at home, so forget it.
After work that day, Xia Qingtang walked out with Shi Xiaoyu. When they got there, every time they met someone, someone would congratulate her.
"Congratulations, Vice Chairman Xia."
"Vice Chairman Xia, you are really young and promising!"
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Zhao Youxiu also came over. He was more excited than anyone else because Xia Qingtang got a promotion, which was the best thing for him as his cousin!
"Vice Chairman Xia, congratulations! You have become vice chairman at such a young age. We are all proud of you!" Zhao Youxiu said in an extremely exaggerated tone.
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Thank you for your compliments. I will do my job wholeheartedly and will not let you down."
Zhao Youxiu led the applause. After a while, the car was about to start and everyone got in. Zhao Youxiu took the opportunity to whisper, "Qingtang, can you tell my parents about this?"
Xia Qingtang said: "Of course I can tell you. There is nothing worth keeping secret about this matter."
This kind of news will spread to other factories sooner or later, so even if Zhao Youxiu doesn't say it, Zhao Zhiqiang and others will know it sooner or later.
Zhao Youxiu laughed: "That's great! If I tell my parents when I get home, they will be so happy! Cousin, you are really our pride! Besides, why don't you say anything? You are doing so well in the factory, yet you are so humble! Cousin, you deserve to be promoted! When you become a bigger leader in the future, don't forget me, your cousin!"
Xia Qingtang didn't say anything, but just smiled and got into the car.
Of course, some people in the car also made some unpleasant comments. Some people did not believe that she could be a good leader at her age, and the other party was a very courageous person, so he deliberately spoke loudly near Xia Qingtang.
Someone nearby pulled him and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Vice Chairman Xia is very capable. Everyone knows that."
"No matter how capable you are, the working hours are here. Xia Qingtang, even if you started working at the age of sixteen, it's only been a few years. You are so young, why should you be the vice chairman of the trade union? This is a trade union! Isn't this nonsense?" The man looked dissatisfied.
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "It was Director Pete and Assistant Yan who decided to let me be the vice chairman of the union. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can go and tell them."
"Don't think I don't dare. I will go to ask them when I go to work tomorrow! This factory is too outrageous. How can they let such a young person be the vice chairman of the labor union? How can you represent our majority of employees? People say that if you are not good at talking, you will not be able to do things well. Now, don't even mention being good at talking. You look even worse than a student!"
"That's enough. That's too much." A female worker said loudly, "The factory director recognizes Comrade Xia's ability. Why don't you recognize it?"
"That's right. If you have any opinions, go and tell the factory director and Assistant Yan! Why are you arguing with Vice Chairman Xia now? Do you know that Vice Chairman Xia has a good temper, so you are so fierce?"
Seeing that many people were beginning to condemn him, the man immediately said, "Okay, I won't say anything now. I'll go to the factory tomorrow and ask Assistant Yan about it! I'm telling you, this can't happen in the factory!"
After saying that, he lowered his head and sat down.
Someone nearby whispered, "Vice Chairman Xia, don't take it personally. That old man is just a scoundrel."
"I won't take it to heart. I trust every decision made by the factory leaders." Xia Qingtang said with a smile.
It is normal to have dissenting voices. It would be terrible if everyone was happy for her.
Besides, even if someone objected, Yan Jianshun would not listen to them, so Xia Qingtang didn't care at all.
After returning home, Xia Qingtang immediately told Xie Jinxuan the news.
Xie Jinxuan immediately picked her up and spun her around: "Congratulations! Qingtang, you are really amazing!"
"Thank you! I thought he would wait until after the Chinese New Year to get the promotion, but I didn't expect he would choose before the Chinese New Year."
"If he doesn't give you a promotion before the New Year, then he is not qualified as a leader." Xie Jinxuan's eyes were bright. "Let's go over there and tell the whole family the good news."
"OK."
So, Xia Qingtang followed Xie Jinxuan to the small western-style building without even putting down her bag.
It was quite a coincidence that although Grandpa Xie was not at home, everyone else came back on time.
When everyone heard that Xia Qingtang had become the vice chairman of the factory union, they were stunned.
Before, because the situation was unclear and Yan Jianshun spoke vaguely, Xia Qingtang did not tell anyone other than Xie Jinxuan, so the family heard about it for the first time.
Seeing that no one was talking, Xie Jinyun was the first to speak: "Isn't this a good thing? Why are you all silent? Still with that expression. Sister-in-law got promoted, aren't you happy?"
Mother Xie patted her youngest son on the head and said, "What do you know? Do you know how old your sister-in-law is?"
"Twenty-three? It's already 1981, so it's twenty-three, right?" Xie Jinyun said, "What's wrong with twenty-three?"
"Twenty-three is too young! I've never heard of anyone being the vice chairman of the trade union at this age. Besides, this is not a small factory, this is the future electrical appliance factory! How could someone get this position at this age?" Mother Xie covered her chest and said, "Qingtang, you are really amazing!"
"So sister-in-law is so powerful?" Xie Jinyun finally understood, and he stood up immediately, "Sister-in-law, how come you can be such an official at such a young age?"
Xie Chengye also said immediately: "Yes, Qingtang, I also want to know the reason. Dad knows that you are excellent and have strong working ability, so you were selected by the city to go to the Future Factory. However, I am still surprised that you have become the vice chairman of the labor union at your age. Not to mention that there is no precedent in our city, there may be no precedent in other places."
Xia Qingtang said: "My situation is a coincidence. Everyone knows the situation in our factory. There was no union at the beginning. Later, we negotiated with the city for a long time and agreed to set up a union. However, the city wanted to send its own people to be the union chairman, which was a kind of surveillance. The big leaders of our factory, such as the factory director and the assistant director, are not simple people, so they had already planned to send me to check and balance the earliest union chairman. You also know what happened later. The union chairman made a big mistake and was taken away along with his relatives. After that, the assistant director selected someone to be the chairman, and that is our current main As for the deputy position, the factory originally wanted to find an old employee. After all, the deputy director of the office was promoted from the first batch of clerks, so the union would be the same. Maybe the factory looked around and found that I was the most suitable. I was originally from the union, and I work very hard, and the senior leaders also recognize my ability, so for all these reasons, this position is a bargain for me. I also know that this is really a coincidence. If any of the conditions are not met, I would not be able to sit in this position at this time. "
After everyone finished listening, Xie Chengye said, "You make it sound so simple, but why do I feel... it's not simple at all?"
Xie Jinxuan said: "It's not easy in the first place. When Qingtang was in the factory office, she was very busy every day and also worked as a translator. She made a lot of efforts just like the deputy director of the office. Since the other one became the deputy director, it is only natural for Qingtang to be the deputy here. Moreover, foreigners don't seem to care much about age or experience. It is normal for young people to be promoted."
"Really... I didn't expect that our Qingtang is so amazing." Xie Chengye said sincerely: "Qingtang, Dad is proud of you."
Grandma had already hugged Xia Qingtang. She smiled and said, "This is a big happy event. We should celebrate for Qingtang."
"That's right. A 23-year-old vice chairman of the trade union is worthy of a few banquets!" Xie's mother said with a smile: "Qingtang, tell me how you want to celebrate, and mom will pay for it for you."
Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "Thank you grandma, thank you mom, thank you dad. If you want to celebrate, let's celebrate at home. I want to eat the food cooked by Aunt Liu."
"Okay, I'll cook a nice meal! Let's celebrate the New Year in advance! Also, open a bottle of good wine!" Aunt Six said immediately, "We have chickens and ducks in the backyard, we can kill one."
Mother Xie said, "What else does Qingtang want to eat? I remember you like braised pork and pork liver. Or, I'll get some lamb leg bones and ask Aunt Six to make soup for you."
"Yes, Qingtang, tell us what you want to eat and we will prepare it for you! Grandma, I am so happy!" Grandma was ecstatic, "I know our Qingtang is excellent, but I didn't expect you to be so outstanding!"
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