Chapter 90
Xie Jinxuan also knew that this was a good friend helping him to divert his attention. He didn't need to study now, and he suddenly had more time. It was easy for him to think of sad things during his free time, and he really needed these things to divert his attention, so he let Luo Xiangqian arrange things for him.
Leng Feng also changed his previous habit of not writing a letter for several months. In just half a month after the college entrance examination, Leng Feng wrote several letters to Xie Jinxuan and sent his latest photos for Xie Jinxuan to comment on.
This was very inconsistent with Leng Feng's normal state, but it did make Xie Jinxuan feel the warmth brought by a good brother, and also made his condition slightly better.
In addition, Xie Jinxuan's aunt also came here to live with her two children. Whenever Xie Jinxuan is free, he is responsible for playing with his aunt and cousins, which gives him a lot more things to do.
However, even though his private life was already fully scheduled, when Xia Qingtang occasionally got up to go to the bathroom at night, he would still see Xie Jinxuan sitting in front of the window in the living room, looking at the bright moon in the sky alone.
Whenever this happened, she always felt helpless.
After the college entrance examination, Xie Xiaoshuang finally moved here from the steel plant. She decorated her small home very nicely. The bedroom was partitioned and the furniture was all old. Although it was simple, she cleaned it very well and it was warm everywhere.
She asked someone to buy her a simple kerosene stove, and Xie Jinxuan asked someone to buy her some kerosene so that she could cook some simple meals for herself.
Living alone, she keeps her cooking simple, so she is living a good life now.
Ever since she moved to the steel plant, her father and mother have never looked for her once.
Xie Xiaoshuang always felt something was wrong. She said, "Qingtang, they didn't look for me. Are they planning something bad?"
"Don't worry about them. Just live your life well. If they really want to do something bad, we can deal with it when the time comes." Xia Qingtang said, "Don't worry in advance. We will get through it."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Xie Xiaoshuang said, "By the way, my sister did come to the food factory to look for me once. I asked her what she was doing, and she said she wanted me to go home. I didn't say anything, and then she ran away."
Xia Qingtang said, "What? Are you soft-hearted? It's normal to be soft-hearted. After all, she is your biological sister. If you want to forgive her and bring her to live here with you, I won't object to you."
"No, I'm not soft-hearted, I just can't figure out what she's thinking. Although she's much younger than me, sometimes I feel that she has more ideas and is smarter than me, and I can't see through her." Xie Xiaoshuang said, "We used to have a good relationship, but since I went back to the city to work, she rarely talks to me, and she doesn't even look at me when I get beaten. I even wonder if she wants me to go back so that I can work? After all, when I was at home, she and I took turns doing housework. Now that I'm not at home, isn't she the only one doing the housework?"
"So, you should live outside. What's going on over there, what your sister thinks, has nothing to do with you." When they reached the fork in the road, Xia Qingtang waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'm going back to eat too. See you later."
She said goodbye to Xie Xiaoshuang and returned to her own small courtyard.
Tonight’s dinner was steamed buns she bought in the cafeteria, which she ate with vegetable soup when she got home. It was quick and convenient.
She and Xie Jinxuan have been busy with work these days. There are too many people at grandma's house, and they don't want to squeeze in to eat, so they basically just hang out in their own little yard.
But even if Xia Qingtang had to eat casually, he had to eat his fill.
She took out the two vegetables that Xie Jinxuan had washed and began to cut them into small pieces quickly.
"Qingtang! The results are out!" Xie Jinxuan suddenly rushed in from outside.
After many days, Xia Qingtang finally saw the sparkling little stars in his eyes again.
Xia Qingtang immediately hugged him: "How did you do in the exam?"
"My score is good enough to apply to the provincial university!" Xie Jinxuan sounded very excited. He said, "Even if I can't be admitted to the provincial university, I can still study in another university in the province. My score is stable."
In this era, students fill in their application forms based on their scores after the scores are released. If they are not accepted into their first choice, they can still accept the assignment. Even if they are not accepted into a university, they can still go to a junior college as long as their scores are high enough.
At this time, the junior college degree is also very valuable. After graduation, you will still be assigned a job, which is a lifelong stable job.
Xia Qingtang hugged Xie Jinxuan and jumped up and down: "I know you can get into the provincial university! Don't worry, you will definitely be admitted to the provincial university, I can guarantee it!"
Xie Jinxuan smiled for a while and said, "Thank you. I am also very confident. My score is relatively high. I will fill in the application form in the next few days. I will receive the admission letter in late August or early September."
They are candidates from this city, and when the time comes they can go to the university to check their admission letters themselves.
However, candidates from other places can only wait for the notification letter to be sent. Some remote areas may take a long time to send. In addition, there is also the admission work of junior colleges, so the freshmen start school at the end of September.
Xia Qingtang immediately said: "Let's go over there quickly and tell grandpa, grandma, dad and mom the good news!"
"Don't be so anxious. You haven't really been accepted yet." Xie Jinxuan said, "I just want to stay at home for a while, to be alone with you for a while... Qingtang, I'm really happy. Let's have dinner first and then go over, okay?"
"Of course." Xia Qingtang smiled sweetly, "I was just about to make vegetable soup. Since your good results are out, I'll add an egg and make vegetable egg soup."
Seeing that Xie Jinxuan had finally recovered her spirit, Xia Qingtang was very happy. She beat two eggs into the soup to celebrate.
After dinner, Xie Jinxuan cleaned up the kitchen before taking Xia Qingtang to the small western-style building and telling the whole family about his good grades.
Everyone was very happy, even Xie's mother, who had been depressed for a while, finally smiled: "That's good, your grandma is down there, she will feel relieved too."
"Jinxuan is really doing well!" Aunt said, "Xiaoyun's grades are also so good. Big brother, how do you educate your children? My two children are completely disobedient and don't want to study even if you tell them to. Look, they have been here for so many days, Xiaoyun is reading, and my two children just go out to play, and don't study at all."
Xie Chengye said: "I have never supervised Jinxuan and Xiaoyun's studies. They just love to study. But don't worry too much. Even if the children don't study well, they can just have a stable job in the future."
"How is that possible? Once you get into university, you are no longer an ordinary person. Haven't you heard? Those who can work as cadres in government agencies in the future must at least graduate from a junior college. If you only graduate from middle school or high school, you can only work in a factory, right?" said my aunt.
After she finished speaking, Xie Jinxuan's younger cousin immediately said, "Mom, what's wrong with the factory? My cousin's wife works in the factory. I think she is doing well and her salary is not less than others."
The aunt slapped her son hard, then looked at Xia Qingtang awkwardly and whispered, "Qingtang, that's not what I meant. I don't think that working in a factory is inferior to others."
In fact, she is such an example. After all, her whole family and even relatives are almost all government officials. She has actually never been very satisfied with Xia Qingtang, but since she is not her daughter-in-law, she cannot be picky.
"I know what my aunt means. Besides, I really can't get into university. With my ability, working in a factory is already good enough. I'm indeed not as fond of studying as Jinxuan, so, studying is a matter of individual choice. If you really don't want to study, there are other ways to choose in the future." Xia Qingtang said.
My aunt said, "What other options are there? Now the educated youth are all returning to the city. They go to the Personnel Bureau and wait for a month or two, but they always say there are no jobs for the time being and they have to wait a little longer. Only by passing the college entrance examination can you get a stable job."
The little cousin showed an innocent smile and said, "Then mom, I won't work anymore. After I graduate from high school, I will just stay at home and play. You and dad can support me."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone started laughing. My aunt instantly lost her temper and simply stopped talking.
That night, Xie Jinxuan had a rare good sleep. He slept for seven hours in one go. Xia Qingtang calculated the time he fell asleep and was even happier than he was.
After getting up in the morning, Xie Jinxuan also felt refreshed and seemed to have more energy than before.
After work that afternoon, Xia Qingtang rode his bike to the steel plant to ask about Hu Yanni's grades.
"I did well in the exam, and I think I should be able to go to a teachers' college. Even if I'm not admitted, I can still go to university, and I am very satisfied with that. Although being a teacher is my dream, if my score is not high enough, I can go to a junior college. My efforts have paid off, and that's all." Hu Yanni's eyes were full of smiles. She really didn't expect that she could get such good grades.
Her parents were even happier than her. They had already told many relatives and friends the good news. They also said that once the admission letters came in, they would set up two tables of wine in the small courtyard of their home and invite everyone to come and drink.
Getting into university is indeed more joyful than getting married. Xia Qingtang also heard another good news: the partner from Hu Yanni's previous life, whom someone wanted to introduce to her last year, is now married and has children.
In this way, Hu Yanni had completely escaped the fate of her previous life. Xia Qingtang held her in his arms, and the two of them sang and danced in the house like two little children.
Mother Hu stood at the door and smiled at the two of them: "You are so old, but you are still like a child. Dinner is ready, Qingtang, do you want to eat here?"
"Okay, okay. Jinxuan is working overtime today, and I'll cook some noodles when I get home, so I won't be polite." Xia Qingtang was very happy. "Thank you, Auntie."
She had a simple but happy dinner at Hu's house, and while it was still early, she quickly rode her bike back to the compound.
When she arrived at the compound, she went to Xie Xiaoshuang's bungalow first. Seeing that her door was closed and the room was dark, she knew that she was still at work, so she took out a pen and paper and left a small note for her, saying that she would see the good news from Hu Yanni when she came back from get off work.
With this double bit of good news, Xia Qingtang's previous depression was relieved a lot, and from that day on, Xie Jinxuan could sleep very soundly every day.
He seemed to be catching up on the sleep he had lost before, and now he could sleep seven or eight hours every night, and his weight was slowly returning to its previous level.
Everyone in the compound knew that Xie Jinxuan had done very well in the college entrance examination, and Xie Chengye’s colleagues all said that he had raised a good son.
Although Xie Chengye's achievements are not as good as Grandpa Xie's, his son has now been admitted to university. He will definitely have a better future and development after graduation. Sooner or later, he will be able to reach Grandpa Xie's position.
Who wouldn’t be envious if a family had such a successor?
Xia Qingtang, a latecomer, is very clear about this point. As long as college students of this generation do not make mistakes, they will basically be people of a certain level by middle age.
Of course, she had never worried about Xie Jinxuan's future. Even if he didn't go to college, he would have a bright future. She always cared about herself.
While she was anxiously waiting for the next era, she was also studying English and writing knowledge seriously.
Although writing knowledge may not necessarily help her in future business, it can help her do her current job better.
Now she doesn't need Xie Jinxuan's guidance to complete good articles that will satisfy and impress Chairman Qin and the factory leaders. In particular, the speech she wrote for Chairman Qin is of higher quality than when she first joined the factory.
Although Xia Qingtang submitted fewer articles in the past few months, he did publish two short articles in the Workers' Newspaper, which were also posted on the union's propaganda column.
Coupled with the influence of the Workers' Voice, almost all workers in the factory now have a tacit understanding that Secretary Xia is a writer with great talent.
Xia Daming was treated in the hospital for such a long time and was finally discharged this month.
However, after being discharged from the hospital, I still need to go back for follow-up visits and exercise on my own. It will take at least until autumn to recover to the point where I can return to work.
Xia Qingtang also visited him once after he was discharged from the hospital. She also bought a big watermelon and a can of milk powder so that Xia Daming could stay at home with peace of mind.
Now that the two children no longer live at home, the two of them cleaned up the two sheds in front of the door and moved all the extra things in the two bungalows into the sheds. In this way, the indoor space became larger and it became more comfortable to live in.
Zhao Meizhen was still bossy when she saw Xia Qingtang, but Xia Qingtang had already trained to the point where he was treated as air, so no matter what she did, it was in vain.
Soon it was late August, and the weather was still hot and the sun was scorching. The union kept issuing cooling benefits, but front-line workers still suffered from heatstroke from time to time.
Because the sun was too strong at noon, Xia Qingtang reduced some English classes this month and only went to class twice a week. Although she was indeed lazy, she also felt a lot more relaxed.
Knowledge is endless, and good health is more important.
"It hasn't rained at all recently. It would be nice if it rained heavily. It would cool down the room. I can't sleep every night because it's too hot. But I don't like sleeping outside. It's really annoying."
Xia Qingtang had just walked into the office with a notebook in her arms when she heard Li Yue's complaints.
She was fanning herself with a folding fan in one hand and drinking water in big gulps. She really looked very hot.
Seeing her blushing cheeks, Xia Qingtang asked, "Did Director Li come back from outside?"
"Yes, I was asked by my boss to run errands just now. I ran three times under the scorching sun. I was so hot." Li Yue stared at Xia Qingtang's white and clean face and said, "You also came back from outside, how come you are not like this at all? And the summer is almost over, and you are not tanned. How could this happen?"
Xia Qingtang's skin is naturally fair, so even if she is exposed to the sun for a whole summer, she won't get particularly dark. Moreover, this summer she wore her little straw hat whenever she went out, so she really didn't get tanned, and her face is still fair and tender.
Xia Qingtang took off his straw hat and hung it on the hook beside the table, and said with a smile: "Secretary Li, you should always wear a hat. Hats are really useful."
"Hey, you're just too particular. Who would remember to wear a hat when running out in a hurry?"
Wu Feng smiled and said, “Xiao Li, if you don’t like wearing a hat, isn’t it normal to get tanned?”
Li Yue said: "Xiao Xia's arms are not wearing a hat, why are they still white?"
Just as Xia Qingtang was about to speak, Chairman Qin came over and called out from outside the door, "Xiao Xia, come to my office."
"Yes!" Xia Qingtang quickly picked up the notebook he had just put down and ran to the small office next door.
"Come here?" Chairman Qin raised his head and said, "There is something I want to ask your opinion on."
"Yes, Chairman Qin, you say."
"As for the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions...recently, several female staff members have gone back home to wait for their babies due to pregnancy, and they are particularly short of manpower. They want to second someone from us to work there for a period of time, not for long, just one month. One of their female staff members will return to work after a month of maternity leave. When she arrives, you can return to the cotton mill. As for the secretary Yang, it was he who conveyed the news to me. I think he wants us to second you there for a month. But I don't know what you think, so I asked you to come over and ask if you are willing to go?"
Xia Qingtang was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect it to be like this.
Seeing that she hesitated to speak, Chairman Qin continued, "I promoted you. You work hard, have strong abilities, and are especially good at writing. I admire you very much. I'll tell you the truth. This is a good opportunity. You know the steel plant, right? I know a person who was seconded from the steel plant to work there for a period of time. Because of his outstanding work and strong abilities, he was later transferred there. Although we are all clerks and sit in offices, you also know that the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions is a higher-level leadership department, and its development prospects are far different from ours. So, if you ask me for my opinion, I would suggest you go there. Even if you can't be transferred to the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions later , but your one-month study and work there will not be in vain. There are many people and things to do there, so you will learn more naturally. Of course, we all know that Secretary Yang must have other thoughts about you. You are a very beautiful lesbian, and it is normal for a gentleman to pursue a beautiful woman. But you are also a very decent person, and I believe that you can handle these trivial matters properly. This is the thing, and my opinion is also said. You can go back and think about it for two days. If you have thought it through, come and tell me next Monday. If you really don’t want to go, I will let Wu Feng go over to help. Secretary Yang will not embarrass us with me here.”
"Thank you, Chairman Qin!" Xia Qingtang bowed deeply to her first, "I will go back and think about it carefully."
She returned to the office with a notebook in her arms and a frown on her face. As soon as she walked in, Li Yue asked, "Xiao Xia, why do you look like that? What does Chairman Qin want to talk to you about?"
"It's just a little work-related matter that's a little difficult to handle." Xia Qingtang forced a smile and said, "Don't worry about me, Director Li. I will take care of it."
Li Yue snorted coldly: "Who would worry about you? You eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, and you look fair and tender. I would worry about no one but you."
This was said so bluntly and a little funny that Xia Qingtang couldn't help laughing.
Li Yue added, "Oh, by the way, I heard that you live in a small western-style building over there, and it's a three-story building. Is it cooler to live in a small western-style building than in our bungalow? I see that you are full of energy every day, and you don't look like you have trouble sleeping."
Xia Qingtang said: "My wife and I have long since stopped living in a small western-style building. We moved out to live separately, also in a bungalow. It's hot, it's just the same, but we have an electric fan, so as long as there's no power outage at night, we can sleep well. But there have been quite a few power outages recently, so we have to endure it. Fortunately, I like to sleep, so even if it's very hot, I can still sleep."
"Electric fan? It's a lot of money, right?" Li Yue said with a sigh, "It's different when you marry into a good family."
Wu Feng said: "The main problem is that electric fans are hard to buy, but the price is not expensive."
The production capacity cannot keep up, so if you want to buy household appliances such as electric fans and washing machines, you have to find someone to get a ticket.
Zhang Ning said, "Xiao Li, if you are really afraid of the heat, ask someone to bring you a bamboo bed and put it outside your house at night. You can support sticks on the four sides of the bed and set up a mosquito net. You can sleep in the mosquito net and it will be very comfortable even if you are outdoors. This is how I sleep this summer. Oh, it's still cold in the second half of the night and I need to cover myself with a thin blanket."
"Our house is so small, where can we put the bamboo bed? We can't just throw it away after the summer, right?" Li Yue sighed, "I'm not destined to enjoy life."
Xia Qingtang didn't say anything else after that. He finished his work seriously and went home on time.
When we arrived at the small courtyard, we saw Luo Xiangqian bringing his colleague over. The three of them were sitting in the corridor, playing chess at a small table.
Xie Jinxuan learned chess and Go from Grandpa Xie. She has very good skills and is very serious about teaching others now.
"Xiao Xia is back?" Luo Xiangqian stood up and said with a smile: "I bought some big meat buns with cowpea filling in the cafeteria today. Can you make some soup? Can we have dinner together tonight?"
"Okay, making a soup is very simple." Xia Qingtang said, "We just happen to have some Chinese cabbage, so let's make some cabbage and egg soup."
Xie Jinxuan said: "Xiang Qian also bought some pastries and steamed buns, which were quite a lot, so we can make less soup in the evening."
"Okay, I'll go in and take a look." Xia Qingtang greeted the colleague and walked into the house.
The steamed buns, flower rolls and pastries that Luo Xiangqian bought were placed in the kitchen, in a pot. She opened the lid and counted them, and found that each person could get two meat buns, two flower rolls and a pastry. The food in the cafeteria was all very large, and they would definitely not be able to finish them tonight.
The weather was too hot, and without a refrigerator, the food couldn't be left overnight, so Xia Qingtang asked through the screen window: "Lao Luo, I see you bought a lot. We probably can't finish all of it. Can I take two to Xiao Shuang?"
Luo Xiangqian now knew that Xie Xiaoshuang was not a relative of the Xie family, but a friend of Xia Qingtang. Hearing this, he said, "Of course you can. I was thinking about sending some to Aunt Six, but there are too many people over there, so forget it. You can give it to your friend, so that food won't be wasted."
Xia Qingtang took two steamed buns, put them in a large bowl and gave it to Xie Xiaoshuang.
Xie Xiaoshuang was on the early shift today. She had just taken a shower and washed her clothes. She was just about to cook some porridge when she saw Xia Qingtang stuffing two big steamed buns into her hands.
"Old Luo took people to learn chess and bought these for dinner. I think there are too many and they will definitely not be able to finish them, so I sent two over to you. You don't have to cook, just make some soup with seaweed and shrimp skin, isn't that good?" Xia Qingtang said with a smile.
The steamed buns made in the cafeteria were big and solid. Xie Xiaoshuang happily took them and said, "Thank you. Since I moved here, I've always eaten your food. I feel embarrassed."
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. You see, neighbors here occasionally send each other vegetables or something. We live in the same compound now, so we can be considered neighbors."
"Okay, then I'll bring you something delicious next time I come across it." Xie Xiaoshuang smiled and put two steamed buns in a large bowl in the house, then washed the empty bowl under the faucet in front of the door and returned it to Xia Qingtang, "Would you like to sit for a while?"
Xia Qingtang said, "There are people at home, so I won't sit down. I have to go back and make the cabbage and egg soup."
After she finished speaking, she took the empty bowl and went back to make soup. She was very good at making egg drop soup. She could use one beaten egg to make a full small pot of egg drop soup, and it tasted good and could be drunk smoothly.
The Chinese cabbage and egg soup was prepared very quickly. Just before serving, Xia Qingtang added a few drops of sesame oil and then called the three people outside to eat.
Xie Jinxuan put away the chess pieces, and they ate at the small table outside.
The soup was not too much, just enough for each person to have a blue-rimmed bowl, which contained the delicious egg soup. Xia Qingtang ate two meat buns, a flower roll and a pastry, and was so happy that he didn't want to move.
Luo Xiangqian has a big appetite, while his colleague eats less. In the end, he had one steamed bun left, which Luo Xiangqian also took and ate.
"Then let's come back next week to learn how to play chess." After dinner, they chatted for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Luo Xiangqian stood up with his colleagues, "Jinxuan, you really taught well. I watched from the side. Now my skills have improved. I can play a few games with the old comrades at work."
Xie Jinxuan said: "You are not bragging, are you? Don't I know your skills?"
The colleague said: "He played two games with the old comrade and lost both games."
Xia Qingtang couldn't help but covered her mouth and laughed. Luo Xiangqian said, "Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? Why are you talking nonsense? I obviously have wins and losses. Okay, hurry up, I'll take you back."
As he spoke, he dragged his colleague out.
After the two of them left, Xia Qingtang said, "Could it be that Xiang Qian was bribed to come and learn chess from you?"
"Probably not. I secretly asked Xiao Zhan, he really wanted to learn how to play chess, and Xiang Qian happened to know about it, and the two of them hit it off, so he brought him here." Xie Jinxuan said: "Xiang Qian was really worried about me."
"He's a very good man. When my aunt and the others go back, I'll cook a big meal at home and invite Lao Luo over for a drink! I'll buy you enough beer!" Xia Qingtang patted his chest.
"Then he must be very happy. He likes the snacks you make the most." Xie Jinxuan said, "You don't have anything to do this Sunday, right?"
"It's okay, what's wrong?"
"Aunt and her family will be going back by train on Monday. On Sunday, grandma wants our whole family to go to Songshu Mountain with Aunt," said Xie Jinxuan.
"Okay, I haven't been to Pine Mountain in a long time, so let's go together."
The two of them cleaned up the table outside, fetched water to take a bath, and then, like their neighbors, sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air and watch the stars.
There was a power outage again today. Fortunately, it became cooler after the sun went down. Xie Jinxuan lit a mosquito coil on the ground and held a large cattail leaf fan in her hand. She fanned Xia Qingtang from time to time to drive away the mosquitoes.
Aunt Six also sent some fresh grapes today. Xia Qingtang ate the grapes while thinking about the secondment from the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions. After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke out.
Xie Jinxuan listened carefully and said, "It is normal for the municipal labor union to second people from the factories below. Sometimes they are short of staff but don't want to add formal positions, so they will borrow people from below. Generally, no one will refuse. After all, it is something to be happy about working in the city, even if it is only for a month or two. But if you want to squeeze into a job at the municipal labor union by relying on this short-term secondment, it is very difficult."
"I think so too. Although Chairman Qin said there was a precedent before, it was a very rare example and not ordinary. I never thought that I could rely on this short-term secondment to transfer to the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions. How talented must that be? I don't have that ability." Xia Qingtang said with a smile: "If I really want to transfer to the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, I might as well ask you for help. I know you must have a way."
Xie Jinxuan smiled and picked up a grape, saying, "If you really want to work for the Municipal Trade Union, I can indeed find a way. It may take a little time, but it will definitely succeed in the end."
"But I don't really want to go. I'm doing well in the cotton mill." Xia Qingtang said, "I don't think about getting promoted. I just want to get rich."
She had watched the rapid economic development after the reform and opening up and had been very envious. In her previous life, she had not been able to keep up with the trend. This time, she must seize the opportunity to become one of the first millionaires in the country.
"Are you going to refuse this secondment?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. Tell me first, if I were seconded there for a month, what kind of work would I do?"
Xie Jinxuan said: "You guys who are here temporarily to help out will definitely not be doing any important work. Generally speaking, you will be arranged to help out in the office, such as helping with statistics, reception, and meeting preparation and reception. In addition, the Organization Department and the Propaganda Department are also very busy, and a lot of work is physical. They have to arrange for people from the factory to come and study, and they also have to go to the factory to look around. This time, it should be more than just you who are seconded, but since you are the person Yang Dachuan asked to go there, you should work with the chairman of the Municipal Trade Union, so it is likely that you will be arranged in the office."
Xia Qingtang listened very carefully. After listening, she pondered for a while and said, "Then I'll give it a try. Although I'm not interested in the path of promotion and my academic qualifications are not enough to support it, I can also go out and see the world and meet more people."
"I support you. If you want to go, just go ahead. Don't worry about Yang Dachuan. He is a man of integrity and won't do anything out of line. With your ability, it's easy for you to keep your distance."
"I'm not worried about Yang Dachuan. This isn't the first time I've run into this kind of person. I've already thought about it. If he says anything too radical, I'll go find his immediate superior and the Women's Federation right away!"
Xie Jinxuan smiled gently: "Indeed, if they really go to the Women's Federation, the Yang family will not be able to lose face, and he will not dare to do anything."
After Xia Qingtang figured this out, he immediately felt relieved. After eating the grapes, he enjoyed the cool air until around nine o'clock, then went back to brush his teeth and go to bed.
The next morning, she went to see Chairman Qin and told him that she was willing to be seconded for a month.
Chairman Qin nodded and said, "I knew you would be willing to go there. This is a good opportunity to exercise. We have fewer people here and less work, while there are more people and more work. For young people like you, this is a brand new challenge. I am also very happy that you are willing to accept such a challenge."
"Thank you, Chairman Qin. I will do my best to work hard and will not bring shame to the cotton mill." Xia Qingtang was also very serious.
Chairman Qin said, "Then I will take you there now. I need to tell everyone first that it is almost the end of the month. You should spend a few days to handle the work on hand. If you can't finish it, hand it over to other colleagues. On September 1st, I will take you to report to the Municipal Trade Union."
"Yes, thank you, Chairman Qin!"
The office was shocked by the news that Xia Qingtang was going to be seconded to help out for a month. Even Zhang Ning said, "Normally, this kind of thing wouldn't happen to our cotton mill, right?"
"Maybe the city is willing to give our small factory a chance." Chairman Qin said, "They specifically wanted Xiao Xia because she has published her works in the Workers' Newspaper many times. They saw it, which is a recognition of her ability."
"Writers are popular wherever they go." Zhang Ning said with a smile: "Chairman Qin, our Xiao Xia will not be left behind after she leaves, right?"
Chairman Qin smiled and said, "If you can really stay, it will be a great joy, and it will also be a recognition of our cotton mill. However, jobs are very scarce now, as you know, if you really want to be transferred to the Municipal Trade Union, it may not be that easy."
After hearing this, everyone nodded, and Li Yue's originally jealous look became much more normal.
After Chairman Qin left, Feng Xinhui said, "Xiao Xia, congratulations, you have such a good opportunity. You must study hard after you go there."
"Thank you, Secretary Feng. I will definitely listen more, watch more, and think more, and study hard." Xia Qingtang said.
Zhang Ning said, "When you get there, don't be too low-key. You're a good writer, so you can write a couple of them to intimidate them, so they won't look down on you all the time."
"Forget it, why bother to intimidate them? Xiao Xia's writing skills are considered top-notch in our factory, but what does it count as in the Municipal Labor Union?" Li Yue said, "Xiao Xia, you should be more humble. If they ask you to help, you should act like a helper. Just do whatever they ask you to do, don't show off."
"That makes sense. Secretary Li is right. I also plan to just study and not talk too much." Xia Qingtang was still smiling, not taking Li Yue's attitude seriously at all.
Her life is so happy and smooth, if no one makes fun of her, doesn't it mean that she is not living well enough?
In accordance with Chairman Qin's arrangement, Xia Qingtang began to hand over some of the work on hand.
Li Yue was also assigned a part, and she immediately became unhappy, but this was Chairman Qin's arrangement. Xia Qingtang said directly: "If Secretary Li doesn't want to do it, you can tell Chairman Qin. I think Chairman Qin can understand your hardship of not being able to sleep at night, and maybe he won't assign you to work?"
Li Yue was furious: "Is it interesting for you to say such things? This is the job assigned by Chairman Qin, how can I say that? You are just seconded there for a month, do you think you are really going to be transferred there?"
Xia Qingtang lowered her voice, whispering in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "To be honest, I don't have any ambitions. I just want to work peacefully in the cotton mill for a few years. I'm familiar with this place and the work is easy, so I don't plan to transfer to a higher position. But who do you think my lover is? If I want to transfer to the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, I will be able to go there sooner or later. You can't even envy me."
Li Yue paused for a moment. Not only was she angry, her eyes almost popped out.
But she really couldn't say anything, because what Xia Qingtang said was true.
If she really wants to be transferred, her husband's family really has the ability to do so.
After that, Li Yue could only sulk but didn't say any more nonsense.
After Xia Qingtang handed over the work, the day passed and everyone was chatting and laughing as they prepared to go off work.
Who would have thought that as it was almost five o'clock, a worker from Workshop 3 suddenly ran over and shouted, "There's a fight, go and fix it!"
Fighting in the workshop was no small matter, so no one could go home from get off work normally. Not only did Chairman Qin go there, but Director Huang from the factory office also went there with his men.
Xia Qingtang didn't have much experience in dealing with such matters, so she followed Feng Xinhui. When she got there, she realized that it was more than just a fight. It turned out that it was four or five people beating up one person. The nature of this was quite different. If they were really sent to the police station, they would be locked up for a long time.
After finally pulling everyone away, Chairman Qin stood on a stool and shouted, "What's going on? Why are so many people playing Xiaoqu?"
The young man who led the beating said with his neck stiffened: "He deserves a beating!"
"Yes, he deserves a beating!"
Others followed suit and Chairman Qin shouted, "Why does he deserve a beating?"
"Didn't he just get into a university? Now he's acting like a big shot every day. He comes to work but doesn't work hard. He occupies the toilet but doesn't do anything. He gets paid a salary and food stamps for nothing. He also laughs at us every day for being incompetent and having to stay in the workshop all our lives! Chairman Qin, do you think this kind of person deserves a beating?"
Chairman Qin was stunned for a moment, and Xia Qingtang then realized that a place like Workshop 3 could actually produce a college student.
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