Chapter 386 Treatment
“Sister Xiu’e, you told me the truth, and I’ll tell you the truth too. I want to ask Team Leader Yu to set up more deputy team leader positions based on the different projects.”
Yang Xiu'e retorted, "What do you mean?"
Song Lubai explained, "The shoemaking class is the shoemaking class, and the food workshop is the food workshop. I've always wanted to run a food workshop. You're the head of the shoemaking class, so there's no reason for you to become a lowly clerk after entering the business office."
Yang Xiu'e realized what was going on, and her eyes lit up as she said, "This is a good idea, but I'm afraid it won't get approved by the higher-ups."
Song Lubai nodded and said, "I'm a little worried too. This is just my opinion. I'm now a member of the supply and marketing cooperative, so I'm not really qualified to compete with you for the deputy team leader position. If things don't go as we plan, I won't have any objections. Don't worry."
The food workshop is still nowhere in sight, so even if she can't become the deputy team leader now, it won't be a big problem. She can always think of another way in the fall.
Sweet potatoes have a high yield and are not a high-end crop. This year, she is sure she can make sweet potato flour and sell it in the city. The method is in her hands, which is her advantage.
After the two started chatting, Yang Xiu'e felt much more at ease.
When Yang Xiue returned home at noon, she was immediately confronted with her husband's questions. She guiltily admitted that she had told him to tell the truth, and only then did her husband stop nagging.
But the truth will eventually come out. Once it's announced that she's no longer the deputy team leader, her husband will start causing trouble again.
But she can't worry about that now.
The door to the warehouse where the fabric was stored was opened, and Yang Xiu'e found the package of fabric.
"I remember there was some floral fabric in here. It's a shame to use such beautiful fabric for shoes. You can take it back and make a dress to wear."
Making a dress requires quite a bit of fabric, so Song Lubai didn't dare to just take a large piece.
"What did Team Leader Yu say? How much can I get?"
Yang Xiu'e said softly, "It's a pity to use this good cloth for cloth shoes. Team Leader Yu said to send half of it to the supply and marketing cooperative and sell it in batches. The cloth you are rewarded with is three and a half feet long. Three and a half feet long is enough to make a shirt, but not enough for a whole outfit. If you want more, you can buy it at the market price. I can make that decision."
A batch of these goods had already been ordered to be sold at the supply and marketing cooperative to improve the living conditions of the residents of the production and construction corps. Yang Xiu'e's sale to Song Lubai was in accordance with the rules.
For families like theirs, the fear isn't about not having money, but about having money but not being able to buy the goods.
Without a doubt, families like Song Lubai's and Yang Xiue's were considered to have good living conditions in the production and construction corps, yet even so, they couldn't make more than two new sets of clothes a year.
If the residents of the production and construction corps can buy these clothes, then it won't be considered outrageous for them to buy new clothes.
Among the good fabrics, besides floral prints, there were only dark colors like blue-gray and black. She couldn't find any light-colored fabrics, and she didn't like floral prints either, so she cut out a piece of blue-gray fabric that could make two shirts.
This blue-gray fabric is unisex and much brighter than dark blue. She plans to take it to a tailor shop to make two tops, one for her and one for Wei Yang.
As for Wei Zhao's family, she would have to wait until she returned home in the afternoon to tell Wei Zhao so that he could choose for himself.
"Sister Xiu'e, can I buy those flawed fabrics over there?"
Yang Xiu'e said, "We still have good cloth, what do you need it for?"
New clothes should be made with new fabric. It's not something you should use if you only make clothes once a year.
Song Lubai said, "New fabric is limited, so I can't buy it all myself. I can still make a complete garment by piecing together large pieces of flawed fabric."
Yang Xiu'e said, "Team Leader Yu didn't say anything. I'll ask him when he gets back and see what price would be appropriate if it can be sold."
Song Lubai nodded, "Okay, let me know when the time comes."
Song Lubai entered the office, and Yang Xiue began to distribute the information.
The company is out of fabric; we need to send some down quickly.
Yu Lin returned the next day at noon. After taking care of some matters, he went to the supply and marketing cooperative to find Song Lubai.
This was the first time the two had met.
Yu Lin never expected Song Lubai to be such a young and beautiful woman.
He had read Song Lubai's file and knew she was young, but what surprised him was her appearance.
Even though she was wearing a white shirt that was obviously faded and worn, it couldn't hide her dazzling beauty.
"Comrade Song, you really surprised me. You are so young, yet you helped Yang Xiue and the others import a batch of goods from Shicheng. You are truly promising at such a young age."
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Yu Lin got down to business and asked about Song Lubai's experiences after going to Shicheng.
Song Lubai felt that he must have asked Yang Xiu'e and the other two. What did it mean that he knew so much about it?
After Song Lubai finished speaking, Yu Lin stroked his chin and said, "Liu Wei and Xiao Feng have been quite relaxed since they left."
Song Lubai said, "Without them, Sister Xiu'e and I wouldn't have been able to transport so much cargo back. When we were negotiating prices with the leaders of the cotton mill, these two men also spent a lot of time and effort. Team Leader Yu, we are a team, and we only got things done by working together. The credit doesn't belong to one person."
Yu Lin nodded and said, "You're right, I was narrow-minded."
Song Lubai felt that he was testing her character, so she took the initiative and asked, "Team Leader Yu, has the selection of the deputy team leader of the business office been finalized?"
Yu Lin didn't expect her to bring this up first. "Comrade Song, do you have some thoughts on this?"
Song Lubai said, "I do have some ideas. Before we had a business office, I wanted to set up a food workshop like Sister Xiu'e, making pickled vegetables and sweet potato noodles. I know how to make sweet potato noodles, and I can start making them when the new sweet potatoes come out in the fall. But now that we have a business office, I don't know what to do next. I'll have to follow your instructions."
Yu Lin thought Song Lubai was quite shrewd. He felt that Song Lubai knew what to do, but just wanted him to give her an identity.
Not to mention pickled vegetables, it's not easy to find someone who knows how to make sweet potato noodles.
Yu Lin smiled and said, "It's like this, I won't beat around the bush with you. Commander Wei came to see me before and suggested that the deputy team leader be appointed according to the project. Previously, the division headquarters appointed one team leader and one deputy team leader, but Wei Yang proposed one deputy team leader per project. If you are confident, Comrade Song, you can come to our office as the deputy team leader. But let me make it clear from the beginning, the deputy team leader and the clerk will have the same salary and benefits."
The number of deputy group leaders increased, but their salaries decreased, which was a prerequisite for the division headquarters' approval.
The title has changed, but the total number of people in the office has remained the same.
Song Lubai was shocked that Wei Yang and she had the same idea.
He never even told her about this plan!
This is what it means to be in sync.
She came up with this idea precisely because she was wary of Feng Gang.
Unexpectedly, Wei Yang and he had the same idea!
Song Lubai has no problem with her salary. The salary of a junior clerk in the government office is about the same as her salary in the supply and marketing cooperative. But who says she can't become a team leader in the future?
She wasn't aiming for a raise in the first place, and she's very satisfied with the current outcome.
Before getting up, Yu Lin said, "Comrade Song, if you have no objections, come to our office for a meeting this afternoon."
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