Chapter 187 A Man of Unique Talent, He Leaves Without a Trace, His Merit and Fame Hidden. ...
The list of model worker candidates was recommended by various grassroots units. In the past year, the success achieved by Feiyan Textile Factory, led by Qin Xiangxiang, has been obvious to all and has a broad mass base.
People from several nearby communes spoke highly of the textile factory. The military family resettlement unit, the educated youth office, the foreign affairs office, the provincial cultural department, and the provincial light industry bureau all gave high praise to the factory director, Qin Xiangxiang.
In addition, Feiyan Textile Factory had achieved remarkable export earnings in 1973, and the higher authorities hoped to establish it as a model. They strongly required Feiyan Textile Factory to elect a model worker, and all the factory's employees unanimously agreed to elect Qin Xiangxiang...
“Our factory manager is fearless in the face of danger; she takes matters into her own hands.”
"The factory manager has a lot of ideas when it comes to innovation."
"Our factory manager actively seeks benefits for the employees..."
...
Faced with this situation, Qin Xiangxiang felt her scalp tingle. She thought to herself: Could I really be named a model worker?
Back home, Comrade Qin Xiangxiang lay on the bed without saying a word, her expression extremely solemn. The children were laughing and playing outside, unaware that their mother had been shocked by the terrible news and was paralyzed and unable to get up.
"What's wrong? Do you have a fever?"
Qin Xiangxiang felt very distressed: "Li Jianzhi, it's over. I've been nominated as a model worker candidate, and I still have to write a report on my advanced deeds."
"Model worker? That's great!" Li Jianzhi sat down next to her, thinking that the couple truly deserved to be the leading men and women, having overcome all obstacles and achieved great things.
Having the title of model worker also means having a protective shield, which is a very good honor.
He took his wife's hand and gently stroked his face: "Let's kill a chicken tonight to celebrate."
Without hesitation, she kicked him in the face. Qin Xiangxiang's face was full of sorrow: "You're still celebrating? I'm about to die..."
"You little whiny girl." Li Jianzhi hugged her. After being married for several years, he quite liked her little mood swings, her little drama queen who got the better of him and then acted cute. "There are a lot of troubles, but we'll solve them one by one."
"Being a model worker means doing all sorts of reports, endless reports, sharing 'advanced experiences' with various organizations, and being invited by other organizations to visit and learn from them..."
Qin Xiangxiang immediately covered his mouth, "You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth, and you're the best at adding fuel to the fire."
He pointed out all the things Qin Xiangxiang was worried about.
Being a "model worker" is indeed a good thing, with a halo of glory, but there are also endless reports and sharing of advanced deeds... Aaaaaah, this lazy bum is crying.
Qin Xiangxiang tugged at Li Jianzhi's sleeve, looking pitiful, and said, "I just can't write a report on my deeds now..."
"I'm too shy to write things that praise myself."
Li Jianzhi: "I'm good at writing reports, I'll write them, you just copy them."
"Alright then, you write it."
Qin Xiangxiang tried hard to suppress the upward curve of her lips, thinking to herself, "I'm going to put on this show when I get home, just waiting for you to say that."
She turned around with a smug look on her face, revealing a smile, leaving only her graceful back view for the other person.
Given the current situation, she has a "unique talent" for slacking off and doing nothing.
Li Jianzhi glanced at the woman's back and felt a subtle unease rising within him, as if he had been used.
"Should the model worker think about it?"
Upon hearing the word, the woman on the bed immediately writhed on the sheets like a caterpillar, crying out, "Ahhh, this word is an insult to me!"
"How could someone as lazy as me be qualified to be a model worker?"
Li Jianzhi glanced sideways and said, "Take it easy, or people will think we're being too intense, which will have a bad influence."
Qin Xiangxiang stopped and said, "You write the report on your exemplary deeds later, and I'll cook."
Li Jianzhi: "..."
Well, she really is a good wife to him.
What could he say to his wife with her "obedient" face in front of him? Li Jianzhi closed his eyes and said, "I want to eat the wontons my wife makes."
"Okay, okay, I'll grant your request." Qin Xiangxiang looked at him with an expression that said, "You're really asking for too much."
Seeing her obediently preparing to wrap wontons, Li Jianzhi wondered if he should push his luck a little further.
He stood up, unbuttoned the collar of his military uniform, sat down at his desk and began drafting documents. For more than ten years... now it can be said that he started studying at military academy twenty years ago, he had often been accompanied by documents, so writing these things was naturally a piece of cake for him.
My wife, Qin Xiangxiang, is a very "hard-working" model worker; she had so many solid achievements last year.
Of course, his "wise wife" also played a role in this.
"Having accomplished his task, he left without a trace, concealing his merit and fame."
"The province is selecting model workers this year? Qin Xiangxiang is a candidate for model worker?"
Following the previous incident involving He Xiuxiu's verbal abuse, a joint investigation team entered the Hongxing Textile Factory and discovered that the factory had serious problems, including technological blockade and mismanagement.
The original factory director, Zheng Jianguo, was dismissed and demoted to deputy factory director, and a new factory director was parachuted in to carry out rectification.
When Zheng Jianguo learned that Qin Xiangxiang had become a candidate for provincial model worker, he was devastated.
He Xiuxiu remained at the Hongxing Textile Factory. She and many other workers who were dissatisfied with Zeng Jinfeng and Zheng Jianguo formed a resistance group. The new factory director also supported her to stand up to Zeng Jinfeng, and she actually became more comfortable.
He Xiuxiu planned to stay at Hongxing Textile Factory and she also aspired to become the factory director.
"If Qin Xiangxiang from our residential compound can become a factory director, why can't I?"
At this time, Lin Xiuqin also came to Hongxing Textile Factory and became a textile worker. It was 1974, and there were still three years before the resumption of the college entrance examination. Lin Xiuqin wanted to make a name for herself and become the director of Hongxing Textile Factory.
Lin Xiuqin asked in disbelief, "Qin Xiangxiang... she's a candidate for model worker?"
Lin Xiuqin was determined to become a model worker herself, but after working as a factory worker for a day, she regretted it.
To become a manager or factory director in a textile factory, you need to have experience working in the grassroots workshop. Only by performing well in the grassroots workshop can you have the opportunity to be promoted... However, working three shifts in the workshop is really tiring and hard.
Lin Xiuqin regretted it after just one day of work, thinking that she would rather wait until 1977 when the college entrance examination was reinstated, go to university, and then start her own factory and become her own boss.
Qin Xiangxiang, supporting her lower back, handed in the materials detailing her advanced deeds as a model worker. In her heart, she cursed a certain deadbeat man several times, thinking that this guy was the real model worker.
I helped her write various materials until midnight, and before going to bed, I woke her up from her sleep and jokingly told her to be a workaholic in bed too.
Presumably, he was filled with resentment from writing the report, and as punishment for her laziness, he suddenly stopped when she was about to reach her limit, and looked at her with a smile, remaining motionless.
Qin Xiangxiang really wanted to bite him to death.
Then came an even more violent storm.
"Did you gain or lose by taking a shortcut like this?"
Qin Xiangxiang submitted her application materials, which were reviewed and received high praise from the public during the consultation process. Finally, the application was approved, and she was selected as a model worker.
"Factory director, you've really been selected as a model worker!"
"Our factory manager has been selected as a model worker!"
Qin Xiangxiang received a notice that she was to attend a commendation meeting at the Provincial Workers' Cultural Palace. The title of "Model Worker" was now truly bestowed upon her.
"This can't be real, can it?"
Before going to bed that night, Qin Xiangxiang was still a little incredulous. How did she manage to become a model worker step by step this time?
"It's true. It's a pity I can't go with you to the commendation ceremony. Let Jinling go with you, and Xiaopang and Suisui will go too, to witness our Xiangxiang receiving the model worker honor."
Li Jianzhi: "When we get back, let our little chubby guy write another composition."
"Let Jinling take your picture."
"I want to see my wife's model worker look."
Qin Xiangxiang rolled over and straddled him, saying fiercely, "Li Jianzhi, shut up! You're up to no good, are you making fun of me?"
"No, I sincerely congratulate my wife on being selected as a model worker."
Qin Xiangxiang snuggled into his arms several times, "Ahhh, I don't want to be a model worker, I don't want to be a model worker."
Li Jianzhi: "Think about it, the one wearing the big red flower."
Qin Xiangxiang: "From the very beginning, when I came to the island with the army, I was prepared to just coast along and live like a salted fish!"
Li Jianzhi suppressed a laugh: "It didn't say that a lazy bum can't be a model worker, right?"
"That's bullshit."
Even though she was unwilling, Qin Xiangxiang still went to the provincial capital to attend the commendation meeting. Just as Li Jianzhi had said, she was given a big red flower and received a model worker certificate and medal on the stage.
The rewards included a Phoenix brand bicycle, as well as industrial vouchers and foreign exchange certificates.
When it was her turn to give her acceptance speech, Li Jianzhi had prepared a prepared speech for her beforehand, but she just couldn't get it right, so she improvised and honestly said, "In the past year, I really didn't do anything special. It was all thanks to everyone's hard work, especially the factory workers..."
Qin Xiangxiang shifted all the blame for her achievements and hard work onto others; her acceptance speech was entirely a "blame game," emphasizing that everything was done by others!
However, after she finished shifting the blame, she was met with enthusiastic applause.
Qin Xiangxiang walked off the stage with a bewildered look on her face.
Li Jinling: "Sister-in-law, your acceptance speech was excellent! Everyone says you are 'humble and modest,' and that you are low-key and pragmatic!"
"Before, some people thought you were being opportunistic in becoming a model worker because you were young, but after you gave your acceptance speech, everyone said that you truly deserve the title of model worker!"
Qin Xiangxiang: "...Huh?"
As Qin Xiangxiang walked out of the commendation ceremony, she called her mother, Zhou Aodong, and said, "Mom, I was really selected as a model worker, a provincial model worker."
"Ah!" A series of chaotic cracking sounds came from Zhou Aodong's side, sounding like a scene of war and chaos. Zhou Aodong gasped several times: "The cup hit my foot."
Qin Xiangxiang: "..."
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