Chapter 28 Apple, think about it, and move around.
Qin Xiangxiang returned to the factory for her night shift. Ge Jiajia's mother was waiting for her at the factory and brought her some candy and biscuits to thank her for her "heroic act" the day before.
"Comrade Xiao Qin, you must accept this." Ge Jiajia's mother was a haggard and thin middle-aged woman with half of her hair gray. After her daughter's incident, she hadn't slept for two days and hated that damned mechanic to death.
Fortunately, Qin Xiangxiang saved her daughter from being "bullied." When she thought about what her daughter had cried about, Ge Jiajia's mother felt so angry that she wanted to strangle the man and spit in his face.
Now that worker has been punished, the entire factory leadership held a meeting, repeatedly emphasizing discipline, and all the workers kept quiet, not daring to talk about it. After all, this is a textile factory with thousands of female workers; they are all respectable women, not the lowlifes of the old days who condoned hooligans bullying female workers. If this got out, the whole factory would lose face, and anyone who spoke out would be slapped. Fortunately, my daughter's reputation was preserved.
"This is a great scourge to the factory."
After this incident became public, many female workers felt much better. They used to ignore minor groping incidents, but many others found them offensive. Now that the atmosphere has been rectified, it's refreshing.
Many people think that Qin Xiangxiang was well-educated by her mother, Zhou Aodong. At the very least, she is upright, does good deeds, and is courageous. Even if she is occasionally lazy and pretentious, she doesn't make mistakes when it comes to important matters. Moreover, Zhou Aodong is a woman, and a woman as a factory manager is more likely to consider the needs of other women.
Zhou Aodong's candidacy for factory director assistant has garnered considerable covert support.
Qin Xiangxiang accepted the candy cakes given by Aunt Ge. When she entered the workshop, she suddenly felt that the feng shui of their textile factory was quite good. At least everyone there was grateful. How could she have met so many strange people on the island in her dream?
Of course, it's also possible that she became "smarter" after falling into a trap and learned to protect herself.
"Think about it, you're here?"
"Hey, you look pretty good. Your husband's back, and you're in a better mood. I heard your husband is incredibly handsome."
"Your man is on vacation, right? It's a loss to work the night shift now, but it's okay, we'll have a holiday after three days, and the nightlife is great..." As she spoke, the woman gave an ambiguous smile.
Qin Xiang listened to them talk with a blank face. The difference between women before and after marriage is really big. Before marriage, they would blush when men were mentioned. After having children, they dared to talk about anything when they had private gatherings with their girlfriends, and they even talked about how big and powerful XXX's man was.
Although she was only twenty-three years old and already considered a married woman with children, people did not shy away from discussing these matters with her.
Her man, Li Jianzhi, seemed to be quite intense these past two nights, often making her cry and inexplicably using many strange and unusual techniques, like giving her a massage—it was both painful and pleasurable, with an extreme sense of comfort.
The only thing that bothered her was that this guy seemed to dislike her lying there motionless. She was just letting him do whatever he wanted to her like a salted fish, but this damn man still urged her: "Think about it, move around a bit."
I'm too lazy to move.
If I'm this tired even without moving, what would happen if I had to exert myself to move?
There's an analogy, like a fierce ox and a plow. The ox should be plowing the field itself, not turning it over by itself. This ox is dreaming.
No wonder.
Her man has always been apathetic. He's supposed to be a strong, capable man, but he refuses to put in the effort to till the land. I bet he'll become even lazier in a couple of days and won't want to till the land at all.
What a lazy bull! It's such a big bull, but it's all for nothing. I feel a pang of regret when I think about it.
However, even a lazy bum like her wouldn't look down on Lazy Bull. If this lazy bum could moo less in bed, she would temporarily praise him as a decent bull.
"Think about it, what do you think of your man in that area? I heard he's a soldier, very capable, right?" A sharp-chinned, feisty, and straightforward female factory worker winked.
Xianyu Qin Xiangxiang understood what she meant and said sincerely, "If he said less about that, he would still be a good man."
Female worker: "???"
In that respect? Say less? Do we even need to talk about that? It's dark, what's the point of talking?
Did Qin Xiangxiang not understand what she was saying? Was she pretending not to understand?
"Qin Xiangxiang, I just heard from Xiao Hong on the early shift that Director Li came to the factory today specifically to inquire about your situation..." Zheng, the female worker, deliberately brought up this matter, her tone a mix of teasing and sourness.
After that incident, many people in the factory were secretly talking about whether Qin Xiangxiang was going to divorce her military officer husband. The whispers among the people stirred up a little breeze, but this breeze somehow managed to bring people here.
If this were a cultural figure, he would sing a line from "The Peacock Flies Southeast." Just as one side hears of a divorce, another side is already trying to find out more. People like Li Jiguan are certainly not the only ones.
Xianyu thought for a moment: "Who is Director Li?"
Ms. Zheng got angry, feeling that this guy was showing off. "Li, the one from the government office, right? When he came to the factory the other year, even the security guard at the gate praised him as a handsome young man."
"The one you went on a blind date with five years ago!" a female worker chimed in.
This is the pain of children of textile workers who grew up in factories. Their mothers worked in textile factories, and the uncles and aunts in the factories watched them grow up. They even went through blind dates and dating, and knew everything about them.
Qin Xiangxiang remembered that she had once been on a blind date with a man surnamed Li who worked in a government agency. It was her aunt, Qin Wenxian, who introduced them. She said that although the young man came from the countryside, he was good-looking, knowledgeable, and had a bright future. He was valued by the leaders as soon as he joined the agency.
After meeting this Mr. Li, Qin Xiangxiang was quite satisfied with him. Compared to the other unattractive men, he had a very good appearance. His height was just average, but compared to the older men around him who were 1.65 or 1.68 meters tall, Mr. Li was 1.73 meters tall, a normal height for a man, neither too tall nor too short. He was refined and handsome, worked in a government agency, came from a rural area, and had a good class background, making him a good match for Qin Xiangxiang.
Qin Xiangxiang, this lazy bum, only cares about looks when choosing a partner.
So Qin Xiangxiang agreed to date him. Her aunt, Qin Wenxian, seemed very happy at the time, but later she openly and subtly belittled her, implying that she was not good enough for the promising Li Jiguan and that she should hold on to this man, otherwise she would miss out on such a good opportunity and become an old maid with no man wanting her.
Qin Xiangxiang was only about eighteen years old at the time. After hearing this threat, she genuinely felt that she was being pretentious and affected, and that the other person probably wouldn't even look at her. Moreover, this Li official came from a rather poor family, and his parents were very proud to have such a good son. After hearing Qin Wenxian's disparaging remarks about Qin Xiangxiang, Li official also felt that Qin Xiangxiang was not good enough for him, that Qin Xiangxiang was climbing the social ladder, and even wanted to set rules for Qin Xiangxiang... The pretentious Qin Xiangxiang wouldn't agree to this and said she wouldn't date him anymore.
Not long after, Qin Xiangxiang got married to Li Jianzhi, a naval officer who came for further studies.
Four or five years have passed. Qin Xiangxiang's son is now four years old, while Li Jiguan is thirty and still unmarried. Of course, he is not remaining celibate for Qin Xiangxiang's sake, but rather because he cannot find a suitable partner.
Qin Xiangxiang's parents were factory workers, and she was an only child. Her family was well-off, she was beautiful, and she could play the piano, as well as the accordion and harmonica. At that time, there were very few young women of marriageable age in the entire city of Shanghai with similar qualifications.
The only downside is that he's a bit lazy, quite pretentious, and has a dramatic personality.
After hearing Qin Wenxian's words, Li Jiguan really felt that Qin Xiangxiang's conditions were not good enough for him, who had a "bright future." He felt a surge of superiority, thinking that he worked in the government and was good-looking, so he had plenty of women to choose from.
As a result, his standards rose.
There are plenty of girls with good conditions, but someone as beautiful as Qin Xiangxiang and from a good family is extremely rare. Qin Xiangxiang is even prettier than the dancers in the cultural troupe, and she can also play the piano! As for some leaders' daughters, their appearance is less than satisfactory, which makes Li Jiguan very conflicted. And the daughters of those leaders, knowing his family's conditions, are also somewhat unappealing.
Okay, then I won't look for someone with good conditions, I'll look for someone pretty. But pretty girls don't really care about his conditions, they'd rather find someone whose parents are well-off, without his family's troubles. Or I could find an even more handsome young actor in a drama troupe, good-looking and talented.
He was stuck in a rut, unable to find someone suitable, and finally realized that "Qin Xiangxiang" was the best choice. But her child was already four years old, while he himself was already thirty.
But when Qin Xiangxiang thought that her husband was a military officer, and that he might be back for a "divorce," Li Jiguan's heart immediately stirred with unease.
If Qin Xiangxiang were to divorce her military officer husband, she wouldn't mind becoming a "stepfather" to her child. Therefore, Li Jiguan couldn't wait to inquire about Qin Xiangxiang's situation.
If I can marry Qin Xiangxiang this time, the past few years can be considered my "love story". I have been waiting patiently, just waiting for the beauty to choose another husband. It's not that I couldn't find a suitable partner.
Li, the official, was quite arrogant. He openly came to the factory to inquire, thinking that with his "good conditions," he was willing to marry Qin Xiangxiang, a divorced woman. He thought that if Qin Xiangxiang found out, she would be grateful to him, and the people around her would think that Qin Xiangxiang was marrying above her station.
"Think about it, I heard your husband is back, and the Li family even brought you two apples, Guoguang apples from Shandong Province. See how much the Li family cares about you!" Apples in March and April are quite rare, most of them are dry and wrinkled, but the apples sent by the Li family are very beautiful... Zheng said with a hint of jealousy.
"Director Li said he hopes you can be happy." That's what he said, but everyone knows what he really meant. He probably wanted to use sending apples to test the waters.
Even though Qin Xiangxiang is divorced, there are still people eager to be her stepfather.
"Do you have any apples?" Qin Xiangxiang didn't care about the Li agency or any other agency; she cared more about apples. In this day and age, it was quite difficult to find good apples in March or April.
To curry favor with her in public and to show off, the two apples that Li sent were high-quality Guoguang apples. In this lean season when only wild vegetables are available, they were a respectable gift.
"Then I'll go down to the workshop later. I'll have an apple first." Regardless of the consequences, Qin Xiangxiang believed that she could be guilty of anything, but she couldn't be guilty of the delicious food in front of her.
Let's eat this apple first and talk about it later.
If Director Li is dissatisfied and comes to make a scene, he'll be the one who loses face. Besides, it's just two apples. Apples usually only cost three to five cents a pound, and she has plenty of money! She can eat most of a five-dollar cream cake by herself, let alone a mere few apples.
The little drama queen thought this with a straight face.
Moreover, she wasn't afraid of being misunderstood. For example, if she ate the apple from Director Li and Director Li misunderstood that she was interested in him—hehehe, she's a real drama queen, why would a drama queen be afraid of this? Marrying a drama queen like her would be the worst luck imaginable. Qin Xiangxiang is a womanizer who's lazy, loves to eat, and is greedy and lazy...
She remembered that this Li official's family wasn't well-off, and he must be out of his mind to come looking for her, the drama queen Qin Xiangxiang. If he knew that the little drama queen rewarded herself with a cream cake worth one yuan and two jiao for working a night shift, he would probably turn green with envy.
--whee.
When Ms. Zheng saw Qin Xiangxiang just start eating the apple, she was a little dumbfounded.
Doesn't this woman feel any psychological burden at all?
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