Two-in-one
Except Zhang Shihong, everyone else was happy. After being ridiculed by Qiao Jie, Zhang Shihong was gloomy for two days. However, misfortunes never come alone. Before she could cause trouble to others, trouble came to her.
She set up a card game at home. It was nothing special. She bet a few cents on the game as a reward. A little gambling is fun. It would be boring if she didn't bet. But that day, there was a newcomer at the table who lost a lot of money. He lost more than ten dollars in a row.
A dozen yuan is not a lot, but it is not a small amount either. Anyone who loses will feel bad. Nowadays, a dozen yuan can buy a bottle of Maotai. Apprentices who have just started working only make a dozen or twenty yuan a month...
The more this person thought about it, the angrier she got. Others all advised her to accept the defeat and say that if she lost this time, she could win it back next time. A dozen dollars was nothing.
It hurts! How can it not be considered a big deal? This is just cutting into her flesh, they are in partnership! They must have conspired to cheat her out of her money!
He tossed and turned all night without sleeping, and early the next morning he went to sue Zhang Shihong, accusing her of secretly gambling and running a casino.
It's the end of the year now, and many people are playing cards in private, and they all want to make some bets. It would be better if this matter was not mentioned. If it is mentioned, it is indeed suspected of gambling. If it is reported, it cannot be ignored, especially since Zhang Shihong is the building manager and taking the lead in doing these things will have a bad influence.
As a result, Zhang Shihong was criticized and his position as building manager was removed. It was said that a new vote would be held to elect a building manager.
"A new building manager? That's really bad luck for Zhang Shihong. It's not like she's the only one playing cards."
"She committed a crime. Other families can organize card games, but she wanted to be an 'advanced' and a 'model'. She should behave herself."
"I think she deserves it. She should have been persuaded after losing a few dollars. But she's not worried after losing more than ten dollars?"
"A dozen dollars is nothing. They are not men. Some of them have not even gotten off the train yet and have lost all their military retirement benefits. A dozen dollars is nothing."
"What's that? Why don't you lose a dozen bucks to me and try?"
…
When Qin Yao learned that Zhang Shihong lost his position as building manager because of this incident, she did not gloat in private. She was happy on the surface and wanted to kill another chicken to celebrate.
Without Zhang Shihong, the formalistic building manager, things are finally peaceful.
"We have to vote again. Who should we vote for this time?"
"We've lived here for so long, and everyone knows what's going on."
…
Chen Xiaoyun went to Qin Yao and asked her, "Who do you think is suitable to be the building manager? I will vote for you. Please let me know. I believe you have a good eye."
Qin Yao: "There aren't many suitable candidates. Xiao Wang on the second floor looks good."
Chen Xiaoyun nodded. She also had a measure in her mind: "This person is very enthusiastic and honest. She has done a lot of good things in private and never takes the initiative to publicize them. When that place was dirty before, she cleaned it up without saying anything."
Qin Yao smiled and said, "I think you're not bad. Last time, the old lady upstairs vomited, and you used your hands to catch it, which made everyone around you dumbfounded. You also helped her clean up the mess. If you asked me to do this, I might not be able to do it."
Whenever someone needed help, Zhang Shihong would always find someone to help “in time”, but she would always give orders from the side and never do anything herself, just standing there shouting nonsense.
Finally, I would like to add her as one of the people I would like to thank.
For other people, like Chen Xiaoyun, when the building manager asks you for help and you don’t go, the other person will press down on you with a “mountain of morality” and tell you how difficult the other person’s family is, and that you should help each other.
"It's nothing, it's an emergency." Chen Xiaoyun waved her hands and didn't take it seriously. She was different from the girls who grew up in the city. She was not afraid of any dirty or tiring work. It's just vomit, right? It's not dirty.
In the past, there were always people in the village who drank pesticides all year round. If someone accidentally ate rat poison, they would have to drink "manure water" to induce vomiting.
Chen Xiaoyun is a person who likes to watch the fun. Not only does she go to watch the fun, she also participates in it herself.
They also lived on the third floor, and Chen Xiaoyun had no job, so Zhang Shihong would ask Chen Xiaoyun to do hard labor whenever he had something to do. If she refused, he would do some ideological work for her.
Chen Xiaoyun is a kind-hearted person. She thinks that since they are all neighbors, it is no big deal to help out a little on a daily basis. In the village, everyone is kind-hearted and is used to helping each other.
Qin Yao: "You go and run for building manager, I'll vote for you."
"Ah? I can't do that. It would be a waste of your vote if you voted for me."
Qin Yao: "It doesn't matter. If I vote for Zhang Shihong again, I will be sick to death."
They personally voted for Zhang Shihong as the building manager. Qin Yao even voted for her, which made her regret it for a whole year.
"That's right." Compared to Qin Yao, Chen Xiaoyun, who had been drafted into the army several times, was more dissatisfied with Zhang Shihong. She did all the dirty work, but Zhang Shihong got the reputation. It was disgusting!
"How about Xiao Qin? I'll vote for you."
Qin Yao: "I'm busy with work and don't have time to be the building manager, so I voted for you."
"Okay, then I'll vote for myself too. Maybe I'll get lucky and become the building manager. Then I'll have to urge Zhang Shihong to serve the masses every day."
Chen Xiaoyun has already learned the essence of Zhang Shihong's methods. She thinks that if she becomes the building manager, she will make Zhang Shihong taste what she felt in the past and make her suffer in silence.
She, Zhang Shihong, can conscript men, and she, Chen Xiaoyun, can also throw out the "mountain of morality" to conscript men.
"Then ask Qiao Jie again, maybe she still wants to be one."
Qin Yao: "She probably isn't interested anymore."
Chen Xiaoyun left, and it was just in time that Qiao Jie came to Qin Yao and asked her who she wanted to vote for as the building manager. "No need to vote for me. I don't want to be the building manager this time."
Qiao Jie has been feeling very happy these past two days. Seeing Zhang Shihong make fun of herself is like letting out a sigh of relief.
Qin Yao said: "Then vote for Chen Xiaoyun."
"We're on the same floor, so why don't you help her canvass for votes?"
There are six people on this floor, Qin Yao, Chen Xiaoyun, Zhang Shihong, Xue Lanzhi, Qiao Jie and the last one is Jiang Meiye. Qiao Jie doesn't want to be the leader anymore, so Xue Lanzhi, Jiang Meiye and Chen Xiaoyun are left on the same floor.
Xue Lanzhi is thin and doesn't talk much. Jiang Meiye is busy taking care of the children, so Chen Xiaoyun is the only one left. It will be more convenient for the future if she is chosen.
After all, the family members on other floors are not too familiar with each other.
"Chen Xiaoyun is a pretty nice person."
Qin Yao: "If you have time, you can help her get votes, but don't let it backfire."
"No, I'm just helping her expand her reputation. Whether she's good or not, everyone can see it on weekdays."
On the day of voting, again in the auditorium, Chen Xiaoyun went up and gave a high-sounding speech in a careless manner. The manuscript was written by Qin Yao, and she memorized it carefully, and it looked quite decent.
"Everyone vote seriously and choose seriously!"
The people below were whispering, but Zhang Shihong had a gloomy face. As the former building manager who had been ousted, she was not eligible to participate in the election.
Seeing Chen Xiaoyun also running for election, Zhang Shihong sneered, "How can such a fool be the building manager? I'll take off my head and let her kick it like a ball."
"Qin Yao, five votes."
"Chen Xiaoyun's 12 votes."
"Qiao Jie three votes."
…
This time the votes were dispersed, and Chen Xiaoyun was elected as the new building manager with twelve votes. Qin Yao didn't expect that she would get five votes, and Qiao Jie didn't expect that she would get three votes.
Someone nearby said, "Qiao Jie speaks so nicely, let her be elected as the building manager and see what she thinks. Why not vote for Qiao Jie?"
This kind of person is someone who likes to watch the fun and is eager to muddy the waters. If Qiao Jie becomes the building manager, it will be fun to watch.
"She is a young lady, so it's not suitable. I'm afraid she will quit after working for a few days."
"Stop joking and get serious."
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When Chen Xiaoyun first heard that she had twelve votes, she didn't take it too seriously. It was only after the reading was finished that she realized that she had the most votes, twelve. She, she, she became the new building manager?
Now that her identities have been reversed with Zhang Shihong, can she live the same life that Zhang Shihong used to live?
She pointed at her nose and asked incredulously, "I'm the building manager?"
"Yes, building manager, why don't you go up to the stage and give a speech."
Most of the family members were very satisfied with the result. Chen Xiaoyun had been conscripted by Zhang Shihong before and had done a lot for the gang. She didn't just talk but did it with her own hands - everyone saw it.
Besides, this guy bought so much chicken feed a few days ago and delivered some to every household. He had to accept the offer, so he had to accept her as his choice.
Chen Xiaoyun was so excited that she spoke incoherently on stage, "If I become the building manager, I will definitely serve you well. I will not be timid, I will not just talk about it, I will not be lazy, I will not be cunning, I will not shirk work just because I am the building manager, and I will not give orders blindly every day."
…
As Chen Xiaoyun said these words, some people in the audience were laughing. Zhang Shihong's ears felt burning and he felt extremely embarrassed.
Humph, let’s see how long she can last as the building manager. If Chen Xiaoyun angers the public, others will know how responsible she is as the building manager.
*
Qin Yao was very happy that Chen Xiaoyun became the building manager, and she gave her a big gift box filled with fresh candies and cakes, including chocolate bars and chocolate balls. Little Shitou was so happy.
Qin Yao and his wife spent New Year's Eve in Guangzhou this time, and only returned to the capital for a few days on the second day of the New Year. They then flew back with their children. When the two children got off the plane, they were dizzy and kept shouting that they wanted to do it again.
"Mom, let's sit back down again. I miss my grandma."
"I want to eat the pigeon cooked by grandpa."
“Can pigeons take a plane?”
"Mom, woo—fly back!"
Qin Yao: “…” I’m afraid my son drank fake wine.
For children, flying on an airplane is like riding a pirate ship in an amusement park. Although the process is a little uncomfortable, it is extremely thrilling. Which boy doesn’t want to fly into the blue sky?
There are many people raising pigeons in the capital. In the past ten years, it was forbidden to do so because people said it was something done by idle and wasteful people in the old society. In the past two years, there has been no control over it, and it has even become more serious. There has been a sudden explosion in the number of people raising pigeons.
There are many people raising pigeons, and the number of meat pigeons has also increased. Those disobedient pigeons that don't stay home will have to be eaten when they come back.
Raising pigeons in the courtyard is very interesting. What they compete in is not anything else but the ability to "kidnap pigeons". Some people specialize in training flocks of pigeons to kidnap good pigeons from other people's homes.
If your own pigeons run away with other pigeons, most people will not ask for them back. This is an unspoken rule because there are many such pigeons that run away with "other pigeons". You can't ask others for pigeons every day, that would be so annoying.
The Qin family has so many pigeons because ever since Fourth Brother Qin studied animal science, he has been regarded as a "veterinarian" by the people in the alley. Whenever someone's chickens, ducks, pigeons, or parrots have problems, they will ask Fourth Brother Qin to treat them.
Fourth Brother Qin explained several times that he was not studying veterinary medicine, but people didn't believe him. In addition, after a while, he became so familiar with various diseases that he really became a veterinarian.
After I cured other people's animals, they would send me one or two pigeons, so my family would have no shortage of pigeons to eat.
The two kids wanted to raise pigeons. Qin Yao thought that raising a bunch of pigeons would make them cooing and noisy, and it would be better to raise cats and dogs. At least cats and dogs would poop in designated places, so it would be clean and hygienic to raise them.
"Mom, hatch the chicks!"
Who would have thought that the two children would stop clamoring to raise pigeons and start clamoring to hatch chicks. Qin Yao let them do as they pleased and built a small chicken coop for them next to the vegetable patch, allowing the two kids to slowly hatch the chicks.
"My brother brought the eggs home."
"I want to hatch the chicks myself."
"Mom! My brother killed a chicken! He sat on the eggs and ruined them!"
Mingming opened his big innocent eyes. Originally, he wanted to choose a hen to hatch the chicks, but when he sat on it, the chicks flew into the sky. It was like making an omelet, not just hatching eggs.
Qin Yao calmly washed her son's eggs and found some light bulbs for them to make a homemade greenhouse for hatching eggs. Gu Cheng asked curiously, "Can this hatch chicks?"
Qin Yao gave him a look, and of course she secretly gave the eggs to another old hen to hatch without telling her son.
When the eggs were about to hatch, they were stolen from the chicken coop and placed in the children's cardboard greenhouse.
The chicks broke out of their shells and crawled out. The two kids were so excited, "Mom! Mom! The chicks are hatched!"
"This is the chicken I hatched. He will be my son in the future."
“This is my son.”
Mingming: "Brother, should my son call you uncle?"
Ruirui: "My son calls you uncle."
Qin Yao: “…” The generations are not messy.
Gu Cheng laughed: "I'm a grandfather now."
"He's only been a father for a few years, and now he's become Grandpa Gu."
Qin Yao couldn't help laughing: "Then remember to take your son to take your grandson for a walk every day. Our family can be considered as three generations living under one roof."
Gu Cheng: “…”
Qin Yao's new "chicken grandchildren" eat the chicken feed given by Chen Xiaoyun. Qin Yao originally wanted to feed the chicks with leftovers, but the two children disagreed, thinking that they could only grow strong by eating chicken feed.
"Auntie said that chicken feed is specially for chickens to eat."
Qin Yao: "Okay, okay, it's up to you, but the chickens raised with feed are not tasty."
"Mom, you want to eat my son! Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs!"
*
After the New Year, Qiao Jie, Jiang Meiye and four others went to work in the editorial department. When they arrived at the editorial department, they were all nervous and excited when they saw the fragrance of paper and ink in the room. There were mahogany tables and chairs, rows of mahogany bookshelves, transparent glass cabinet doors, rows of newspaper racks in the corners of the wall, and the stacked newspapers, like a gray ink waterfall, were the most natural scenery.
Qiao Jie was more generous than the other three: "Where is our office?"
"In the telephone room over there."
Qin Yao pointed casually and said, "These are all expired newspapers. You can read them at will. You can also take these books at will, but you must take good care of them and don't damage them."
Qin Yao and Mao Lina took them to the telephone room. Qiao Jie and Jiang Meiye were responsible for answering readers' calls, while the other two were responsible for sorting readers' letters. The salary for answering the phone was a little higher, but sorting letters was relatively easy.
Answering calls from readers is not a chore, but it is a torture to the body. The ears always hear the voice in the microphone. Even after hanging up the phone, the sounds still linger in the ears, which makes it easy to have auditory hallucinations.
"If they are obviously looking for trouble, don't get angry or upset. Just reply 'OK sir, we have taken note of your opinion. Thank you for your call' and hang up the phone after that."
…
Qin Yao taught them some future "customer service skills", "Write down constructive opinions, and pay attention to the improvement suggestions mentioned by many readers..."
"Qiao Jie, you are my most promising new employee, and you have a great voice. You have to be more responsible and work hard. If you perform well, you will be the team leader."
Qiao Jie nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll do the job. You have to trust your own judgment."
Qin Yao: "I must give readers the gentleness of spring breeze and give them a lifetime of good temper."
Qiao Jie nodded.
Qiao Jie was encouraged and worked very hard. Jiang Meiye, who was standing beside her, was asked by Qin Yao to praise her for her sweet voice. "Comrade Qiao, you speak Mandarin very well and your voice is so sweet. When the person on the other end of the phone heard your voice, they must have guessed that you were a beauty. You can hear their tone become gentle."
"Nothing, I usually talk like this-"
Like most people at that time, Qiao Jie, including Jiang Meiye and others, did not have the opportunity to make phone calls on weekdays. Making phone calls outside required money, which was calculated by the minute. Making phone calls was a great new thing. Therefore, when these people answered the phone, their voices couldn't help but become delicate. In the words of later generations, it was "clamped up", and turned into a clamp sound.
No one can resist answering the phone without pinching it.
"Okay sir, you like our journal so much? Yes, I also think this column is good..."
Qiao Jie likes her current job very much. Although it is a "customer service" type of job, most of the people who call the editorial department are enthusiastic readers who like the magazine. There are very few people who deliberately come to find fault. When they call, they are all praising and liking it, saying that a certain article is well written, and they hope that a certain author will publish more works...
These words are particularly pleasant to hear. Who doesn’t like to hear nice words? Occasionally encountering a few people looking for trouble would not affect the mood of Qiao Jie and Jiang Meiye.
After a whole day, it was hard to leave work, especially Qiao Jie, who couldn't help chatting with the readers who called in, "Yes, I also think that article is well written. Isn't it true that the story in the special volume was written by our manager Qin..."
…
Every time at this time, Jiang Meiye couldn't help but look at Qiao Jie with admiration. Although she came to work in the editorial department, she had not read many journals and didn't know what column it was. Jiang Meiye felt ashamed of herself.
After get off work, she took several magazines and some old newspapers home to read, including many foreign newspapers. Qiao Jie was good at English and said she would help her translate and teach her to recognize English.
"Xiao Qiao, you are really amazing!"
"Nothing, nothing..." Qiao Jie waved her hands, but she couldn't suppress the pride on the corners of her mouth. She was very excited by Jiang Meiye's admiring eyes. In fact, her high school grades were not good. She always scored 30 or 40 points in mathematics, and she could not learn physics and chemistry. The only good thing was her English grades, but it was of no use.
Now showing off in front of Jiang Meiye made her feel happy.
Qiao Jie's eyes softened when she looked at Jiang Meiye. She used to dislike her for being a softie and having many noisy children at home, but now she thought she was "honest", "sincere" and "studious".
"Sister Mei Ye, you are quite smart, but you are held back by your family. But it doesn't matter. Fortunately, you met me. With me guiding you, I will definitely make you a good employee."
…
Qiao Jie and Jiang Meiye went home chatting and laughing. They had been on the phone all day. They were used to speaking in a gentle tone on the phone, and they didn't change it when they got home. When Meng came back first, Qiao Jie subconsciously said, "Hello, you're back?"
Meng Xian was so embarrassed by the sweet voice that he shuddered and swallowed his saliva: "I'm back."
"Come back and sit down. Is there anything you need?"
Meng Xian was in a daze: "..." I need a normal wife.
After a night, Qiao Jie next to me was sleeping soundly after a busy day, while Meng Xian next to me tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep until dawn. Hiss, how can I describe this feeling? It's a bit refreshing, but also a bit wrong. But this class is the right one to take.
How long can this situation last?
It seems that he has to try to please Gu Cheng again, but he must make sure that he persuades Qin Yao not to fire Qiao Jie.
As a husband, Gu Cheng was coaxed into feeling comfortable, and Meng Xian was secretly happy. Only Jiang Meiye's husband was becoming more and more dissatisfied day by day. He was already dissatisfied with Jiang Meiye going out to work and spending money to hire someone to look after the children. Now that Jiang Meiye came home and read newspapers and magazines with the children, he felt even more uncomfortable.
"Why are you looking at those bird calls?"
"These are foreign newspapers!" Jiang Meiye found them very interesting. Reading foreign news was like coming into contact with another world. It turned out that the earth they lived on was so big and there were so many countries.
She read newspapers eagerly every day, foreign newspapers, domestic newspapers, and all kinds of journals and magazines, just like a sponge, quickly absorbing water to fill herself up.
Jiang Meiye had never realized that a day passed so quickly. In the blink of an eye, the day was over. She hadn't finished reading the remaining newspaper in her hand, and it was time to go to bed. She wanted to continue reading with the light on.
The husband dodged the newspaper in her hand and said, "Don't go to work tomorrow. Let others do the work. Don't follow people outside every day and learn bad things. Just stay at home and take care of the children."
Jiang Meiye looked at him steadily and didn't say anything. She didn't want to argue with the man. She waited until the next day to find Qiao Jie and told her everything.
As expected, Qiao Jie got angry, rolled up her sleeves and went to the door to curse, the whole floor could hear her, "Are you still a man? I think you are a coward. You have the worst grades and always have to take extra classes. Other men go home on time after studying and have so much free time in the day. Even if they don't help take care of the children, at least they don't hold them back. You don't even agree to let a woman go out to work..."
"Reading newspapers means you learn bad things? What kind of feudal old antique are you? Do you still want to say that women's virtue lies in their lack of talent?"
…
When his wife came to their house and cursed at him, Meng Xian locked the door and ate melon seeds at home. He felt quite good and wished that Qiao Jie would curse at him a few more times. After Qiao Jie finished cursing, he would go to her house and play the good cop.
He was not the only one who disliked Jiang Meiye's husband. Qiao Jie's scolding could win the favor of many people. If she went to their house to apologize again, he would have nothing to say.
Anyway, that's Qiao Jie's personality. She acted impulsively, so it's not wrong to scold her.
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