Chapter 376 Zhao Hongying's Excitement
Yu Lin's recent task is to first understand how the shoe-making class operates, and then identify and address any shortcomings in the process.
Yang Xiu'e went on a business trip, and the shoemaking class was temporarily handed over to Zhao Hongying.
Zhao Hongying has been quite busy lately; she is currently inspecting the quality of cloth shoes delivered by various production teams in the backyard of the supply and marketing cooperative.
The shoes sent from each company were separated, which made it easier for her to send the substandard shoes back to the original company to be remade.
Zhao Hongying's colleagues at the kindergarten know that she is very busy every Friday, so they usually let her leave work on time.
Every Friday is the day for each group to hand in their shoes.
In addition to handing over the shoes, they also had to take the substandard shoes back and report the progress of shoe material consumption to the leaders of the shoemaking team.
The company does not have holidays on Saturdays and Sundays, but rather a holiday every ten days, with only three days off per month, which is not conducive to the work of the shoemaking team.
In the past, Zhao Hongying would definitely have gone home to cook for her children first, but now, she is a busy Zhao Hongying with a proper career.
Although she didn't receive any salary other than for making shoes, she believed that everything she did would not be in vain.
After entering the backyard of the supply and marketing cooperative, she opened the door to the warehouse where cloth shoes were kept, and began to record the contents after inspecting them.
Which company handed in how many pairs, and how many pairs needed to be taken back for repair, and then put the pairs that needed repair into a cloth bag sewn with the company's name on it.
The cloth bag must be tied tightly, otherwise rats will get in and gnaw on it.
After finishing these tasks, we still need to process the requirements noted down by the group leaders in their notebooks hanging by the door.
She would write down in her notebook which company was short of fabric, and then try to get the supply and marketing cooperative to deliver it along the way. If it couldn't be delivered in time, she would have to wait for the group leader to come to her again.
Zhao Hongying was a little worried. There was very little fabric left, and she didn't know when Song Lubai and the others would be able to bring it back.
As Zhao Hongying was diligently taking notes, her mind preoccupied with many things, Yu Lin arrived.
Yu Lin was wearing a blue-gray shirt, the hem of which was tucked into his trousers, and he had the air of an official.
Disturbed by him, Zhao Hongying looked up and saw Yu Lin smiling kindly.
Seeing Yu Lin looking at the notebook in front of her, Zhao Hongying covered the contents of the notebook.
Since she didn't know how to write some characters, she used pinyin instead.
She felt a little ashamed if others saw it.
"Comrade, what are you doing in the backyard? Who are you looking for?"
After Yu Lin introduced himself and explained his purpose for coming, Zhao Hongying explained the current situation of the shoemaking class based on his questions.
After learning about it, Yu Lin asked, "What made you decide to start the shoemaking class in the first place?"
Zhao Hongying said, "Comrade Song and I made cotton shoes together in the winter. She said that the shoes I made were better than those sold in the supply and marketing cooperative, so she brought up the idea of setting up a shoe-making class. Comrade Song's aunt, who is also the head of the regiment's sister, used to be from the capital and is a knowledgeable person. She is now the director of the Women's Federation, and she gave us advice..."
Yu Lin spoke very politely, patiently guiding Zhao Hongying to ask the questions he wanted to hear.
"...Comrade Song is a very thoughtful person. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't know that I could be a quality inspector and do so many things. You know, I used to be illiterate, but after I met Xiao Song last year, she suggested that I go to a literacy class. I've been studying for so long, and although there are still some words I don't recognize or can't write, I've made great progress."
Yu Lin looked at her notebook and asked, "I heard that you sell a pair of cloth shoes for one yuan? And the workers are paid ten cents a pair."
Zhao Hongying said warily, "You're not sent by another regiment to steal our business, are you?"
Yu Lin was amused by him: "If you don't believe my identity, go ask your Director Liu."
Zhao Hongying then said, "The one yuan was negotiated by Comrade Song and our squad leader Yang. I don't know the specifics of how they negotiated it. I only heard it from our squad leader Yang. She said that if it weren't for Song Lubai, the shoes wouldn't have sold for one yuan. They initially offered seven mao (0.7 yuan). Squad leader Yang said in front of all the group leaders at the meeting that they would apply to the regiment to give Song Lubai a reward."
Yu Lin said, "Comrade Zhao, it sounds like you have a high opinion of this Comrade Song. So, who do you think is more capable, Comrade Song or your squad leader Yang?"
Zhao Hongying was unaware of the deputy squad leader's situation. She spoke frankly and quietly, "Please don't spread this around, but I think Comrade Song is more capable. She's bold and decisive. She didn't intend to get involved in the shoemaking team's affairs, but she wanted to help the food workshop get off to a good start and was willing to offer advice to our Squad Leader Yang. I'm not saying our Squad Leader Yang is bad; she's very good too, very conscientious and responsible, and always thinking about the shoemaking team..."
After Zhao Hongying finished speaking, Yu Lin thought that this seemingly uncultured Comrade Zhao was actually a master of balancing things.
It sounds like those two women are both quite nice.
"A food workshop? What kind of food do you mainly make?"
Zhao Hongying got excited and said, "Pickled vegetables and sweet potato noodles! I heard that Song Lubai has already successfully made the noodles."
After chatting for a while, Yu Lin stood up and said, "Comrade Zhao, I think you are quite capable and responsible. Would you like to work as a clerk in the business office?"
Zhao Hongying was stunned.
She pointed to her own nose and said, "Me? Is it me?"
Once she joined the government office, she became a clerk.
Although Zhao Hongying felt that her talent would eventually shine, she didn't expect it to happen so soon.
Under Zhao Hongying's incredulous and excited gaze, Yu Lin nodded and said, "The office is still short of clerks. You are very familiar with the affairs of the shoemaking team. If you are willing, I can recommend you for the position."
Zhao Hongying nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, I'm more than willing. I'll definitely do my best in the future."
After Yu Lin left, Zhao Hongying finished handling the matter and returned home under the cover of night, suppressing her excitement.
Liu Zhigao muttered, "Why is it so late today? The food is all cold."
He looked up and saw that Zhao Hongying's eyes were full of tears.
"What's wrong, honey? Who bullied you? I'll go and get revenge for you."
Zhao Hongying was both crying and laughing. She picked up her ten-year-old second daughter and spun her around, but the two of them fell down together.
Liu Zhigao, puzzled, helped the man up and said, "What's wrong with you? What's possessing you? Don't scare me."
Unable to contain her excitement, Zhao Hongying could only whisper, "It's great news! Do you know how great this news is?"
Liu Zhigao shook his head, but anticipation had already risen in his heart.
After Zhao Hongying whispered in his ear, Liu Zhigao jumped up.
"No way! Really?"
Zhao Hongying immediately shushed her and whispered, "It's not done yet, don't go around spreading rumors."
Liu Zhigao spun around excitedly, overwhelmed with emotion.
After wandering around for a while, Liu Zhigao said, "Then give me your kindergarten job, I don't want to work anymore."
Zhao Hongying glared at him. "There are only women in the kindergarten. How dare you be so shameless?"
Liu Zhigao chuckled foolishly.
Why should good jobs be gender-specific? As long as he can easily make money, he's willing to endure being talked about behind his back!
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