Chapter 27 Reporting
Seeing that Zhou Jiefang didn't believe him, Zhou Xian pushed his bicycle and rode around in the open space in front of the brigade office.
"Well, I didn't lie to you."
Seeing that she really knew how to ride, the captain gave the bicycle to Zhou Xian. He was still a little surprised. Just now he thought his daughter was bragging, but now he felt that she was worthy of being his daughter and was really smart.
When Ge Guifen knew that her daughter could ride a bicycle, she immediately praised her daughter and felt very proud. She thought her daughter was amazing. She could ride a bicycle just by looking at it.
Faced with her mother's praise, Zhou Xian naturally accepted it calmly.
Knowing that she was going to the commune the next day, Ge Guifen helped her prepare some things. When it was dark, she quietly came over and stuffed some money and tickets into Zhou Xian, asking her to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some food.
"Mom, I have it. I haven't used the money from last time."
Ge Guifen stuffed the money into Zhou Xian's hand without giving any explanation. "Take it. It's rare for you to go out. How can you go without some money?"
After giving him the money, Ge Guifen reminded him again, "Go to bed early. You have to get up early to go to the commune tomorrow."
After saying that, she went out and helped Zhou Xian close the door.
Looking at the wrinkled and smoothed banknotes, Zhou Nian felt mixed emotions.
But it’s a good idea to go to the commune now, as I can have a chance to use the things in the novice gift package.
Zhou Xian yawned and climbed into bed to sleep.
The next day, I naturally got up early and went to the commune to push my bicycle. Just after leaving the team and walking for a while, I saw a few people in front of me.
As she rode forward, she could see the faces of those people clearly.
Seeing that it was the male and female protagonists Qiao Donglin and Zhao Siqing, as well as the male protagonist's best friend Qi Zhijie, Zhou Xian instantly withdrew his gaze and rode his bicycle quickly past them.
There were three people who were talking and laughing over there, when they saw a bicycle passing by them.
"That's not Zhou Xian. Where is she going on her bike?" Qi Zhijie said, looking at the person on the bike.
After saying that, he subconsciously looked at the two people beside him and immediately shut his mouth.
Zhao Siqing looked at Qiao Donglin.
"If there's nothing else, let's go." Qiao Donglin didn't care about Zhou Xian. Instead, he reached out and grabbed Zhao Siqing's hand.
Seeing the two of them interlocking their fingers, Qi Zhijie still coughed hard, "Well, even though there are few people here right now, we still have to pay attention to the impact."
If they were caught, they would probably be blamed for their work style.
The two people reluctantly let go and continued to move forward.
Taohua Brigade is not far from Baihua Commune, just over a hill.
Of course, if you just rely on your two legs to walk, it will take some time.
Zhou Xian would definitely be faster on her bicycle, so she parked it directly in front of the commune gate.
The old man in charge of guarding the door saw her coming and kept looking at him with narrowed eyes.
"Hello, uncle. I am Zhou Xian, the director of the Women's Federation of Taohua Brigade. I am here to register at the commune. May I know how to get to the Women's Federation office?"
After Zhou Xian parked the car, he went over and greeted the gatekeeper.
The old man also knew about Zhou Jiefang being reported before. When he heard what she said, he looked her up and down again. After all, Zhou Xian looked too young.
It was this little girl who was able to deal with the evil mother-in-law who was bullying her daughter-in-law, which made the old man curious.
"I know. Your father is Zhou Jiefang, the captain of the Taohua Brigade, right? Come in quickly. Walk straight in and then turn left. The Women's Federation office is in the first room."
The old man knew Zhou Jiefang, and the two of them could get along well, so naturally his attitude towards Zhou Xian was good at this moment.
"Thank you, sir. I'd also like to trouble you to look after my bicycle for me."
The old man smiled and said, "Don't worry, the car is parked outside the gate, it won't get lost."
Zhou Xian thanked him and then walked into the compound. Following the direction the old man pointed, he found the Women's Federation office.
Seeing that the door was ajar, Zhou Xian raised his hand and knocked on it.
"Come in."
After hearing the sound inside, Zhou Xian pushed the door open.
There were only three people in the room. When Zhou Xian came in, they all looked at him.
"Hello everyone, I'm Zhou Xian, the director of the Women's Federation of Taohua Brigade. I'm here to register."
The Women's Federation in the commune can supervise the Women's Federation in the brigade, but they do not interfere in the selection of members of the Women's Federation of the brigade. All members are selected by the brigade itself.
However, the Women's Federation of the commune had to know the situation of the people. It would be impossible for them not to know who to contact in the production team to convey the document when the superiors issued it.
As soon as I finished speaking, a middle-aged woman moved.
Zhou Xian also recognized the person who came. She was the former director of the Women's Federation of their brigade, Director Chen.
Of course, before coming, Zhou Xian also specifically asked her father about it.
It’s because Director Chen was transferred to work at the Women’s Federation, but she is no longer the director of the Women’s Federation. She is now a clerk under the director of the Women’s Federation.
Although he changed from Director Chen to Secretary Chen, his salary has indeed increased a lot.
The director of the Women's Federation in the commune is surnamed Ji, and looks older than Secretary Chen. The other secretary looks younger, and his surname is Li. I heard that he is a relative of Secretary He of the commune.
"Hello Director Ji, Hello Secretary Chen, Hello Secretary Li." Zhou Xian greeted them one by one.
Seeing that she was a capable person, Director Ji also looked at her and turned to Officer Chen and said, "Xiao Chen, Xiao Zhou is from the same team as you. Please register her."
Secretary Chen used to live in the brigade. Her husband was a worker in the commune factory. Before she was transferred here, she moved to the commune with her husband to live in the dormitory.
Officer Li, who was standing by, looked at them for a while before speaking, "I heard that almost everyone in Taohua Brigade has the same surname. Sister Chen, your husband's surname is also Zhou. Is he also a relative of Comrade Xiao Zhou?"
"Yes, according to seniority, Xiao Zhou has to call me aunt." Secretary Chen said with a smile.
Secretary Li immediately laughed. "I heard that the two old ladies that Comrade Xiao Zhou dealt with were both tough. Sister Chen, before you came to the commune, you mediated several times but failed to resolve the issue. As a result, Xiao Zhou resolved it as soon as he took office. Young people are really capable."
When Zhou Xian heard this, he knew that Director Li was trying to sow discord.
She also laughed and said, "I also handled it based on Aunt Chen's experience. I thought that the old lady might be hard-hearted, so I gave it a try and it worked. Besides, wasn't my aunt promoted to the commune because of her good work performance? I learned from my aunt before, and I have to learn more from Director Ji and Secretary Li. You two have experienced many ups and downs, and you must have valuable experience worth learning from now."
Director Ji laughed when he heard what Zhou Xian said.
However, Secretary Li's face turned green after hearing this. She felt that Zhou Xian was mocking her.
Director Ji glanced at Secretary Li and thought to himself that she had no experience at all and that she was only able to work in the Women's Federation because her uncle was the commune secretary.
I've been working for so long but haven't produced anything. I always find various excuses to be lazy. I'm just a freeloader.
"You did a great job on this. Some people only remember to eat and not to be punished. They need to be taught a lesson before they know there are some things they cannot do." Director Ji praised.
Director Ji also knows that the work of the Women's Federation is difficult, especially when there are more than one or two people who have stubborn old ideas, so it is difficult to correct them and they may even form cliques.
The directors of the Women's Federation of some brigades basically tried to smooth things over because they were members of the brigades. Seeing this, those people became even more aggressive. Even if the Women's Federation of their commune went down to visit again, it would be difficult to promote the work.
Now their Women's Federation has been moved to a corner.
However, Zhou Xian's swift and decisive approach this time did allow Director Ji to see some clues.
After Secretary Chen finished the registration, she took Zhou Xian's hand and sat down, carefully asking her about how she handled the situation at that time.
Zhou Xian told what he had done at the time, and of course also praised Secretary Chen for his contribution.
"Report to the police?" Director Ji was really surprised after hearing this.
She originally wanted to follow Zhou Xian's method to deal with those troublemakers, but taking the case to the Public Security Bureau was no small matter.
"I saw my daughter-in-law being beaten so badly, and I was angry at the time, so I said that. But later I thought about it carefully and realized that it would not be good to trouble the public security comrades with such a matter, which led to what happened later."
Director Ji nodded, looked at Zhou Xian and asked, "If you encounter this kind of thing again, how will you deal with it?"
Zhou Xian pretended not to understand what Director Ji meant, and said righteously, "There are precedents for this. Our Women's Federation is responsible for protecting the rights of women and children. If someone knowingly commits a crime, then we should just ask the militia to tie him up, parade him through the streets, and then send him to a labor camp. We will release him when he is done with his labor camp."
Seeing this, Director Ji nodded with satisfaction.
In the past, when female comrades approached them, they mainly tried to mediate, or at most gave verbal warnings.
Those people said they would be well behaved, but once they left, their true colors were revealed, and some even became worse.
And this situation is not the first or second time.
With the precedent of Zhou Xian, Director Ji felt that his previous methods were too mild.
Some people just don't learn their lessons unless they do something serious.
In order to avoid bothering two people with the same matter, Director Ji directly pulled Zhou Xian aside to talk.
The more I talked, the more I felt that this girl was extraordinary. Although she was young, she was very thoughtful, and sometimes I could speak to her heart's content.
This made Director Ji like Zhou Xian more and more, and he even invited her to the cafeteria for lunch at noon.
"Isn't this inappropriate?"
"What's inappropriate? The captain of the brigade below is here for a meeting. Our cafeteria also provides meals. We called you here. We can't let you go hungry."
Having said that, Director Ji took Zhou Xian to the cafeteria.
Officer Li snorted, looked at Officer Chen and said sarcastically, "I think this girl may be able to replace you in a few days."
Secretary Chen glanced at Secretary Li and ignored her.
She is not stupid. Secretary Li is a relative of Secretary He, Director Ji's husband is the leader of the commune factory, and her brother-in-law is a leader in the county. Normally, even if she wanted to curry favor with Director Ji, he would ignore her. It was rare that he took such a liking to Zhou Xian, and she was so happy that she couldn't contain herself.
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