Chapter 175 Allocation
Many leaders in the department brought their meals from the canteen as early as four or five o'clock, and many of them were stir-fries cooked in individual pots.
Unlike Song Lubai and her group who ate from the same pot without paying money or ration coupons, the other regular employees in the department could only eat in the canteen each month with food coupons and money.
As long as you have enough receipts, you can order a single-pot stir-fry if you spend a little more money.
Lu Xingye didn't want to eat alone in the dormitory. Back in the army, everyone would eat together during the Spring Festival, and it was especially lively on that day.
Today is Chinese New Year. Lu Xingye is sitting with a group of men he doesn't know very well. He eats slowly and deliberately, which makes the other men who want to eat heartily restrain themselves.
Not only did they not dare to grab the food, they didn't even dare to speak loudly.
While the other tables in the canteen were chatting and laughing in a relaxed atmosphere, Lu Xingye's table stood out from the rest of the canteen.
The others didn't dare to act recklessly, and Lu Xingye found their behavior quite amusing.
He picked up a piece of celery with his chopsticks and said, "Try this celery, it's sour and delicious."
The person who heard this took a bite out of politeness, and after eating it, thought it was indeed good, but felt that it was still quite inferior to the other meat dishes on the table.
Who wants to eat celery during the Lunar New Year?
Song Lubai had eaten at Chunlai Restaurant a few times. The food in the cafeteria was a little worse than that in Chunlai Restaurant, but it was still delicious to her.
Almost no one touched the plate of cold celery salad on the table, but Song Lubai's eyes lit up after taking a bite.
Celery is sour and crunchy, and tastes refreshing, completely eliminating the greasiness of eating meat.
Wang Qun winked and gestured for everyone to look at Section Chief Lu's table.
Seeing that the boys at that table were eating quietly, the rest of the group couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.
"Just eating isn't enough. It's still early before dark. Is there anyone going to put on a show? Let's have some fun together today."
The speaker was Lu Xingye.
Everyone was surprised that this leader, who usually seemed difficult to talk to, would make this suggestion today.
There's a small platform in front of the canteen, and the ministry holds any events there during holidays.
The venue was ready, and the atmosphere was great, but no one dared to stand on the stage and perform in front of about a hundred people.
"Nobody's coming, so I'll take a turn."
Before getting up, Wu Xiulian instructed the people at the table, "Don't finish eating, leave some for me."
"Okay, okay, go up there quickly."
Before Wu Xiulian could even speak after she got on the stage, Lu Xingye said, "All performers will receive a prize. I have a few tickets here; those who finish their performances can draw a prize later."
These words caused an uproar among everyone.
"Section Chief Lu, what kind of tickets do you have?"
Lu Xingye was in a good mood, his one eye filled with anticipation for the excitement. He said, "One of them is a bicycle ticket."
After those words, no one could resist being moved.
There are only a few bicycles in the department, and those who do own bicycles are mostly leaders.
Long-time staff in the commercial department know how rare bicycle tickets are.
Bicycle tickets are issued in very limited quantities; the number of bicycle tickets issued by the department throughout the year is always limited.
Bicycle tickets are so hard to get.
Song Lubai was also tempted, but buying a bicycle was pointless for her at the moment, and she couldn't afford it with her savings. Most importantly, she couldn't think of anything she could perform.
The murmurs below continued, and Lu Xingye, trying to maintain discipline, said, "They've all gone up there, let's give them a round of applause."
Loud applause erupted in the canteen.
Wu Xiulian, who wasn't so nervous before, suddenly became nervous.
With a tight voice, she said, "I'll sing a song from the movie, 'The East Is Red.' Those who know it can sing along."
A few days after Song Lubai and her friends arrived in Shicheng, they went to see the movie "The East Is Red," and Wu Xiulian sang a song from that movie.
At first, her voice was noticeably strained, but she gradually improved after some people joined in. At the end, she bowed to everyone and said, "Thank you everyone, Happy New Year."
A wave of applause erupted. After Wu Xiulian stepped down, Xia Huai took his accordion and went on stage.
"The Song of the Communist Youth League Members is presented to everyone."
While Wu Xiulian was singing, Xia Huai, who was madly in love with the bicycle ticket, went back to his dormitory and brought over his accordion.
After Xia Huai went down, another girl went up to sing.
With limited resources and no one prepared, the largest group of performers were singers.
The people below ate and watched the program, feeling incredibly happy.
After the event, Lu Xingye did as instructed, took out seven tickets, folded them, and placed them on the table for everyone to draw.
The man who won the bicycle ticket jumped for joy, grinning from ear to ear.
Lu Xingye leisurely returned to the dormitory, while the rest of the people cleaned up.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, when the department was at work, Song Lubai went to the disciplinary office early in the morning with the letter written by Miao Yanzi and her homework.
After listening to her story, the clerk in the disciplinary office asked her to call in anyone who knew the situation to understand and confirm the facts.
Then Miao Yanzi was called to the office.
When asked again if she wrote the letter, Miao Yanzi remembered that everyone in Song Lubai's dormitory knew about it, and knowing she couldn't deny it, she could only lower her head and whisper "yes".
The clerks in the disciplinary office had seen this kind of thing many times, so they weren't surprised at all.
"Your actions will be recorded in your file. Alright, go back now."
Miao Yanzi didn't understand what kind of punishment this was.
She breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that it was just recorded in her file and there seemed to be no real punishment.
At that moment, she had no idea that this small record would hinder her path to advancement.
The disciplinary department quickly finished handling the matter and immediately sent someone to the personnel department.
Lu Xingye had just finished a meeting and was about to post the allocation information on the wall when he saw the people from the Discipline Inspection Department arrive. He thought to himself that Song Lubai was quite quick to act.
"Section Chief Lu..."
After the clerk recounted what Miao Yanzi had done, she asked, "Where did you assign her?"
Lu Xingye handed him the assignment form. "Miao Yanzi and Fu Qiang are a couple, and they both requested to be assigned to the same place. Originally, I arranged for them to be assigned to the headquarters of the 14th Regiment under Urumqi, but later it was changed to Mosuowan."
After reading it, the clerk felt sorry for Miao Yanzi's boyfriend, Fu Qiang.
Originally, the two of them were supposed to be assigned to the 14th Regiment headquarters, but because Miao Yanzi stirred things up behind the scenes, they were directly assigned to Mosuo Bay.
Moso Bay is on the edge of the desert. Although it is only about 100 kilometers away from Stone City, the climate is much harsher than here. It is also far from the city. Among the places assigned to this group, it is the worst.
He couldn't understand Miao Yanzi's thought process. Sending others to the production and construction corps wouldn't benefit her at all, so why would she do something that harms others and doesn't benefit herself? She was just being nosy.
The day after Song Lubai found out about Miao Yanzi, she went to the first floor of the dormitory to find Lu Xingye and explained the situation.
This list was revised by Lu Xingye early in the morning; he was too lazy to copy it again, and there are still traces of cross-out and modification on it.
After the list was posted, people who had heard the news immediately crowded around it.
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