Chapter 73: Donning the Yellow Robe, Qin Xiangxiang felt numb.
Li Yaowei and his wife stayed for dinner. Li Jianzhi cooked himself, and Li Yaowei cooperated in cooking. Qin Xiangxiang, Liu Xiaoyun, and her sister-in-law sat in the small living room chatting.
At dinner that night, Lai Yiu-wai was extremely depressed. He had come to watch the fun, but ended up hoeing the ground, turning over the soil, cleaning the chicken coop, and helping to cook. Was he there to watch the fun or to be a day laborer?
Li Jianzhi's younger sister is here? Hasn't this family caused any trouble? You know, in many families, mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, no matter how good their daughter-in-law's (sister-in-law's) family is or how outstanding she is, all feel that their daughter-in-law (sister-in-law) is not good enough for their son (brother).
When the mother-in-law and sister-in-law come over, there's always bound to be some trouble at home. But when they came to Li Jianzhi's place, the family atmosphere was quite harmonious, and they were having a lively discussion about planting vegetables for the winter.
Before leaving, Lai Yiu-wai quietly called Lai Kam-ling aside and whispered, "Do you think your sister-in-law is not good enough for your older brother?"
Li Jinling was extremely shocked: "How could you think that? Doesn't this mean my older brother is not good enough for my sister-in-law?"
Lai Yiu-wai was shocked. "Your older brother is so young and he's about to become a regimental commander. Isn't he good enough?"
"Even if my older brother becomes the regimental commander, will he still be able to marry a beautiful big-city girl like my sister-in-law?"
Lai Yiu-wai: "..."
Li Jinling: "Moreover, my older brother is not good-looking, and he is not a good match for my sister-in-law in terms of appearance."
Lai Yiu-wai was speechless. He felt a bit like he was having a heart attack. The girl's sister had said that Lai Kin-chi was not good-looking. If Lai Kin-chi was not good-looking, then he must be even more "shabby".
Lai Yiu-wai usually has a high opinion of himself, but now that he has been hit hard, he can't help but start to doubt himself. Is he not good enough for his wife?
If your wife runs away, you really won't find anyone better.
When he arrived, Comrade Li Yaowei was excited and looking forward to seeing the excitement. When he left, he was not only physically exhausted, but also mentally dejected.
Li Jianzhi, Li Jianzhi, regardless of anything else, he is already considered an outstandingly handsome young man, but his sister said he is not good-looking!
"Xiaoyun, am I ugly?"
Liu Xiaoyun didn't know what was wrong with him, and casually said, "You know it yourself."
Lai Yiu-wai has withered like dried-out pickled vegetables.
After the vegetable garden was exposed to the sun for disinfection, it needed to be replanted with autumn and winter vegetables. Qin Xiang thought about cultivating the vegetables on her balcony at home and also planned to grow some chives and scallions at home to avoid having to go to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables.
"Sister-in-law, you leave it, I'll do it." Li Jinling was skilled at this kind of vegetable growing work, and she didn't want her pregnant sister-in-law to do the work.
Qin Xiangxiang was also a little bored, so she sat down and casually crocheted lace flowers, chatting with Li Jinling while watching her wash the vegetable basin and water the plants.
The windows in the corridor were open, and the breeze made people feel sleepy. Life was quite comfortable. It was just a pity that the radio didn't have many programs during the morning and afternoon working hours. It was only interesting at noon and in the evening.
"Qin Xiangxiang, you still don't have a job?" Zhao Yangyang came home early that day and couldn't help but tease Qin Xiangxiang when she saw her sitting at the door.
As the victor in this "job-grabbing" contest, Zhao Yangyang believed that every step she had taken since getting married was correct. Although she had lent out 300 yuan in one go last time and was forced to eat meager meals, she also benefited from the misfortune by getting Zhou Lu to repay the money and even getting a job at the epidemic prevention station.
The work at the epidemic prevention station is not easy, and it can even be a bit disgusting. Because she has to do epidemic prevention publicity, many of the illustrations make her feel nauseous. She also has to carry out various epidemic prevention publicity activities and go door-to-door to distribute disinfectant tablets. It's tiring, but it's not too bad.
Zhou Lu, on the other hand, slunk off to work as the production team's accountant; Qin Xiangxiang, still unemployed; and Huang's sister-in-law, who had such a bad brother, was even more unlucky... Of all the family members in the West Building, Zhao Yangyang was the most respectable.
She and Chen Ruifeng slept in the same bed at night, always calculating these things, feeling that they would be the most respectable couple in the entire West Building.
"Qin Xiangxiang, it's really unfortunate that you're pregnant now. You should have gotten the job first before getting pregnant, otherwise you'll miss your chance." Zhao Yangyang said with a sense of superiority, deliberately trying to intimidate. "I heard that there are fewer and fewer job openings for military dependents now, and there will be even fewer next year. Only hard places like the salt fields are hiring... You'll have to wait several years for a good job."
"It will take several more years..." Qin Xiangxiang laughed when she heard this. Wouldn't that mean she could keep putting off working? Although not working was boring, working was painful both mentally and physically.
She doesn't want to mistreat herself now. She makes some clothes and fake collars every day, or crochet some lace flowers. No one is watching her, she can do whatever she wants, and rest whenever she wants. Life couldn't be more comfortable.
Are you nervous? Are you anxious? Why don't you ask your man to urge him to arrange a job for you?
"Our epidemic prevention station can also help you apply for a menial job."
Qin Xiangxiang squinted and said disdainfully, "I heard a rumor that a textile factory is going to be built on the island. If I get into this textile factory, I'll be a key technical staff member, and I could at least become a leader. I'm not in a hurry."
Anyway, building this textile factory is something that hasn't happened in ages. Qin Xiangxiang knew that Zhao Yangyang and his wife were just showing off on purpose, so she'd show off too, to make them uncomfortable.
If Chen Ruifeng and Zhao Yangyang knew that she might become the factory director in the future, they would probably be so upset that they couldn't sleep at night.
Meanwhile, Qin Xiangxiang ate and slept well, hmph.
Zhao Yangyang was stunned: "Textile factory... technical backbone? Junior leader?"
When Zhao Yangyang went back and told Chen Ruifeng, the couple both thought it was impossible, but the thought of such a possibility still made them feel terrible. Chen Ruifeng kept staring at Li Jianzhi, trying to compete with him in every way.
Especially since he had just been showing off his watch to Li Jianzhi one second ago, and then received a loan from him the next, Chen Ruifeng felt as if he had eaten shit, and was extremely embarrassed. He had to get his revenge.
How could Li Jianzhi's wife possibly be the factory manager?
Chen Ruifeng: "This couple is dreaming."
Zhao Yangyang: "She can just wait, but she might not get a good job even after several years."
However, a few days later, a large group of people came to Qin Xiangxiang's house. There were men and women, including people from the local committee, the military, the textile factory, the textile school, Sister Gao, and the women's committee members from the family compound.
Qin Xiangxiang was stunned: "What's wrong?"
Li Jinling had never seen so many leaders before, and she tried to run away while holding her chubby nephew.
"Comrade Qin, we want to build a textile factory on the island and we want to discuss some things with you. We are also entrusting you with many important tasks."
Qin Xiangxiang: "???"
“We have examined your family background and personal abilities, and the organization believes that you are qualified for the position of temporary factory manager.”
Qin Xiangxiang was dumbfounded. "No, you're really going to build a textile factory?"
If it's already built, why make her the temporary factory manager?
"I can't be the temporary factory manager. I'm not suitable. I don't have the ability."
The women's committee member next to her smiled and said, "Comrade Qin, don't feel too guilty, don't be modest."
"You are the most suitable candidate."
No matter how Qin Xiangxiang tried to shirk responsibility, these people treated her like Zhao Kuangyin, who had donned the imperial robe, and thought she was just pretending to shirk responsibility and being modest.
Qin Xiangxiang felt numb.
However, she is only a temporary factory manager, and currently she is all alone. Because she has multiple attributes, she is from a textile family and is also a military family member. After coordination with various parties, they are all satisfied with her.
"Before the factory is built, you, as the temporary factory manager, will only play a role of advising and supervising, so you will only be paid a temporary salary of thirty-six per month. Comrade Qin, you are responsible for advising, urging and supervising the factory construction process."
Qin Xiangxiang: "Huh?"
By the way, there's no sign of this textile factory yet. Her so-called temporary factory manager is just a title. She's supposed to urge and supervise the construction process, but what's the point of her urging? As long as the factory isn't built, she'll still get thirty-six yuan every month, won't she?
You can get thirty-six yuan just by sitting down? Is there really such a great deal?
In Qin Xiangxiang's memory, it would take several years to build a textile factory, usually two or three years. The process involved project approval, site selection, and land acquisition. Site selection and land acquisition alone could take almost a year, especially land acquisition. If the collective commune did not agree to transfer the land, the negotiations could last for one or two years.
Then Qin Xiangxiang could go along to watch the land grabbing and people arguing and debating.
After the land acquisition is completed, construction of the factory will begin, which will take three to five months until the factory is topped out. Then, the machines will be moved, tested, and installed, which will take another two to three months. After that, workers will be trained and trial production will begin...
After going through this series of procedures, Qin Xiangxiang estimated that before the textile factory was even built and put into trial production, she, as the temporary factory manager, would have been replaced several times like leeks.
It's worth it.
"The project approval has been completed here, and the factory site has been explored from multiple perspectives. The location for the factory has been determined. The current goal is to complete all land acquisition tasks before the end of the year."
"Construction of the factory will begin next spring, and the factory will be topped out in September. Machines will be moved, tested, and installed in advance."
"On the day the factory building is completed, Comrade Qin, your former mentor, Master Li, will be temporarily transferred here for three years to assist in worker training and trial production."
"Thanks to Mr. Li, the project approval process was successfully completed."
"Your appointment as the temporary factory director was strongly recommended by Master Li, and the military also trusts you a lot. This is a joint project between the military and the local government. Comrade Qin, you must work hard and do a good job."
Qin Xiangxiang: "???"
No, what kind of master did her mother find for her?
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