Chapter 66

After lunch, Qiao Wei took Yan Xiang home to prepare for a nap.

Those who ate in the cafeteria did not want to go home, so they just lay down and slept in the office.

Those who worked in the office also started work at 2:30 pm, only half an hour earlier than the broadcasters, so they had enough time to sleep. Some people even went home to sleep after eating in the cafeteria like Qiao Wei, because they lived very close.

Qiao Wei, who grew up in a big city and had a one-way commute of 1 to 1.5 hours, had no idea about the leisure of small town life. She could

only sigh.

But taking a nap is really a great life habit.

When I woke up and thought about going to work in the afternoon, I didn’t feel any fatigue or boredom at all. Going to the office felt like visiting a park - just going for a walk.

It turns out that people in the past worked like this.

Qiao Wei finally understood why some elders scolded young people for "complaining about work", which gave people a feeling of powerlessness, as if they were talking without any pain in their backs, but also unable to communicate.

It was because the work of the older generation was not the same as that of the 996 office workers in later generations.

Who could she find to reason with across time and space? After

waking up from a nap, Yan Xiang asked, "Mom, do we still have to go to work?"

Qiao Wei was surprised, "Do you like going to work?"

"Yes."

Qiao Wei couldn't understand it a little.

But after observing it in the afternoon, she vaguely understood it a little.

People in the office do their own things and don't disturb each other. The only thing they have in common is drinking tea.

There wasn't even any smell of cigarettes - in an era when food had to be planned, cigarettes were a bit of a luxury for many men. Even if they smoked, they didn't smoke that much, after all, the economic conditions did not allow it.

So the air in the office was quite fresh. Different flowers were blooming in the flowerpots on the windowsill, and the fragrance of flowers and tea filled the air.

Hu Sui was crocheting wool attentively. Each stitch was regular and repeated.

Stationmaster Lu and Lu Tianming were reading a book and a newspaper respectively, and the sound of paper rubbing against each other was heard.

In addition, when someone picked up a teacup to drink tea, it was as if a switch was activated. Before the teacup was put on the table, the other two teacups were picked up one after another.

The sounds of drinking tea and the sound of teacups falling on the table rang out one after another, and then returned to silence.

- Sense of order.

This office has a strong sense of order.

Qiao Wei glanced at Yan Xiang, who was reading a book at an empty desk. It was obvious that the quiet and dedicated atmosphere of the office blended with him like water.

Qiao Wei rubbed her forehead.

At three o'clock, Lu Manman came on time. She might not be so punctual at ordinary times, and it was normal to be half an hour late.

But isn't this a new colleague, she has to set a good example. Otherwise, the new colleague will learn to be late and leave early before learning anything else, and then she will be the one who suffers.

After all, the station director is her second uncle, and others can care about how the radio station is, but she can't let her second uncle down.

Colleagues are not helpful, sick or pregnant, and she has to take care of them all.

It's so annoying.

Lu Manman is a lively girl. She rushed in and said, "Qiao Wei, let's go to the radio station."

This broke the office's pleasant order and tranquility.

Yan Xiang certainly wouldn't say anything to the adults, but the little girl expressed a little dissatisfaction with her wrinkled eyebrows.

She was like the second-in-command of the office.

Qiao Wei patted Yan Xiang on the head and followed Lu Manman.

After a while, Stationmaster Lu put down the newspaper and drank tea. He looked up at Yan Xiang who was quietly reading a comic book and praised: "Good kid." Lu

Tianming took a sip of tea: "So good."

Hu Sui took a sip of tea: "Why are you so obedient?"

Although the children did not speak, their backs straightened even more.

"There is nothing worth reporting." In the broadcasting studio, Lu Manman complained to Qiao Wei, "It's all trivial matters. What is worth reporting?"

"As soon as the meeting started, Section Chief Xie put pressure on us. Really, they should promote that they write their own manuscripts and we can broadcast them. Now the manuscripts are pushed to us."

"Now we are required to write at least one manuscript a week, and one manuscript can be read for a week."

Qiao Wei smiled: "I'll learn it."

"Here." Lu Manman handed it to her.

Qiao Wei quickly scanned it and found that it was a collection of learning experiences from great people's thoughts.

"Where are the previous ones? I'll learn them all." Qiao Wei said, "I'll get started as soon as possible, so you can also relax."

"I can tell you are a capable person just by looking at you." Lu Manman smiled.

She opened the filing cabinet and took out two folders: "Take a look at these first. The others are all in it. You can take them later. The key is usually hung on the office wall."

Although they are in the same position, the salary increases according to the length of service. When you reach the age of service, the salary will increase naturally.

There is no performance pressure, no KPI.

There is no competition at all.

As for promotion? Grassroots staff can come in to open new positions to fill radishes, but leadership positions are one radish per position.

As long as they don't make big mistakes, in such a small town agency, the personnel stability is outrageous, and most positions have to be adjusted by birth, aging, sickness and death.

Lu Manman and Qiao Wei are not only not competing, but also working together as partners. In fact, the two of them are the real flag bearers of the entire department. If Qiao Wei can get started as soon as possible and do more, Lu Manman will be more relaxed.

So help new colleagues without reservation.

In the office, a leader from another department came over with a teacup in his hand and said, "What are you busy with?"

Stationmaster Lu shook the newspaper, indicating that he was busy reading. Lu Tianming turned a page, indicating that he was busy reading. Hu Sui was so busy crocheting that her mind was empty.

The leader of another department came to Yan Xiang, glanced at him, and praised him: "Little boy, you are reading."

Yan Xiang said politely: "Hello, uncle."

"Hello, hello. So good." He bent down, revealing his big bad wolf tail, "Little friend, who was eating with you at noon, was she your sister?"

Yan Xiang was surprised and was about to answer no, when Stationmaster Lu's newspaper trembled and whistled, "It's mother and son. Go back and tell those bachelors in your department that our new colleague is a military family member, his wife is a regimental cadre, and the child is already this big."

The man came with a mission and was disappointed, "Alas. It was a wasted trip."

"I knew you were not holding back since you came in." Stationmaster Lu laughed and scolded, "My people reported in yesterday, and you have been eyeing them today."

"There are many bachelors. As a leader, I have to serve the masses."

At noon, everyone in the cafeteria saw the pretty girl in a white shirt and green military pants. Their department has the most men, and there are also many young bachelors, and they all have their eyes on her. As a leader, he naturally has no choice but to come and investigate.

Lu Tianming chuckled: "Qiao Wei does look young."

It turned out that the man was a military dependent and brought his son to work.

Come to think of it, if it was a brother and sister, the younger brother would of course be taken care of by the mother, and it would not be the sister's turn.

Several bachelors were so excited that they were blind and couldn't think of anything.

The leader slunk away.

When they returned to their own territory, the bachelors came over and said, "Chief, have you found out what happened?"

The chief took a sip of tea slowly and said, "He is a military dependent and he is bringing his son with him. Don't worry about him. Let's go."

The bachelors were disappointed.

Someone else asked, "Are you sure?"

"Of course we are sure." The section chief said, "Her husband is a regimental-level cadre. How can you compare with his treatment?"

Now not only the bachelors but even the onlookers were surprised: "Is her husband a regimental-level cadre?"

"Then he must get a salary of level 14 or 15, right?"

"Sister Liu, is your husband at the regimental level?"

"No, he's at the battalion level. Regimental-level cadres are older, and my husband is still young."

Now someone grumbled, "She looks about the same age as Lu Manman. Why would she marry someone that old?"

The grapes that can't be eaten are always sour. Immediately, someone sneered and said, "How can others compare with the treatment of regimental-level cadres? If I were a virgin, I would marry a regimental-level cadre, no matter how old he is."

Everyone laughed, and someone said, "The old cadre still knows how to care for people."

There was another round of laughter.

Seeing that the talk was getting more and more outrageous, the section chief got angry and said, "You are bored, right? Have you finished your study report? You, you, and you, bring them to me."

Everyone immediately scattered.

Qiao Wei didn't know at this time that a rumor about "the new woman at the radio station married an old cadre in order to live a good life" had been born.

She took the old manuscript that Lu Manman gave her back to the office to study.

There were many staff members and many empty desks in the office. She and Yan Xiang could each have one.

Lu Manman's voice sounded on the radio.

Stationmaster Lu picked up the teacup and said, "It's still this article."

He took a sip of tea, looked at Qiao Wei studying, and encouraged her, "Qiao, get started early, produce more, and innovate."

"Innovation is a bit difficult." Qiao Wei praised his niece, "Manman's article is serious and rigorous, and very good. I have to learn from her."

Stationmaster Lu was satisfied and said modestly, "Don't praise her. If she hears it, she

will be very proud." Qiao Wei said, "She is young, so she should be energetic."

Hu Sui continued to crochet and empty his mind.

Lu Tianming glanced at Qiao Wei and nodded secretly in his heart.

He saw Yan Xiang next to him. He had given birth to three daughters in a row, and now he didn't know if he could give birth to a son with the fourth child.

Seeing other little boys, he was so happy.

He closed the book and shook it: "Yan Xiang, have you finished reading the comic book? There are also comic books in the library. Do you want to read them? I'll take you there."

"Huh?" Yan Xiang raised his eyes.

In fact, he had read all the books several times, including the agricultural technology manual and pig farming technology manual at home.

Because the books were limited, he could only read them repeatedly.

He turned to look at Qiao Wei: "Mom?"

Qiao Wei was new and not familiar with the environment. She was surprised to hear that there was a library and agreed immediately: "Go ahead, don't run around, follow uncle. If you get lost, remember that we are in the radio studio."

Lu Tianming said: "How can we let him get lost. I'm watching him."

His job is maintenance. He has to wait until there is a malfunction before he can have something to do. He spends his time in the office every day.

Suddenly a little boy came, and he could kill time by playing with the child.

He took Yan Xiang with him.

Qiao Wei asked Station Master Lu: "I don't think I saw anyone else taking care of the child. I'm not the only one, am I?"

"There really aren't many people taking care of the child. Sometimes." Station Master Lu said.

Hu Sui has a say on this topic, and she directly gave the explanation she got after long-term observation: "We have nurseries for military dependents, and the younger ones can be sent to the nurseries. The older ones can go to school and go to school."

"Other people are locals, and there are elderly people at home to take care of the children, so they don't need to bring them to the unit."

It is also common for an elderly person to take care of a group of children. Anyway, the children are raised freely, and walking one person is walking, walking a group is walking. Everyone has food to eat and doesn't get hungry.

This is the advantage of locals.

But military dependents also have nurseries.

"Why didn't Xiangxiang go to the nursery?" Hu Sui asked.

Qiao Wei said, "If all the teachers in the nursery were as clean as you are, and kept everything spotless, I would feel at ease sending her there."

Hu Sui clapped his hands, "Of course I don't like those teachers in the nursery, they are all dirty and filthy. If I were there, I would keep the children clean. You can rest assured to leave Yan Xiang to me!"

Qiao Wei sighed, "What a pity."

Hu Sui felt that he was wasting his talent by staying at the radio station.

Stationmaster Lu picked up the mug and blew the tea leaves.

The new comrade Qiao can get along well with every colleague in the radio station. Yes, very good, very good.