Chapter 382 Planning
Yang Xiue remained silent for a long time, and Feng Gang, growing impatient, gave her a push.
“If you don’t do as I say, not only will I embarrass you, but won’t you also embarrass yourself? You were originally the foreman of the shoemaking team, but someone else snatched the deputy foreman position. It’s one thing if you’re not ambitious, but if you’re not…”
Yang Xiue asked, "What if I become a disappointment? What are you going to do? Divorce me?"
Feng Gang laughed and said, "I won't divorce you. I'll fight with everyone who bullied us!"
Yang Xiue had never really cared about things outside the home before. She never thought much of what Feng Gang said when she was at home. She used to think that his ideas followed the mainstream and that he was always right. But since she started working on the shoe-making class, she discovered that many of her husband's ideas were problematic.
He's narrow-minded and holds grudges. He'll always say things that are in his own interest, regardless of whether they're black or white.
Knowing she couldn't win an argument with him, she lay back in bed, eyes open, wondering what to do tomorrow.
She wanted to be the deputy group leader, but that was unfair to Song Lubai.
Her abilities are indeed inferior to Song Lubai's.
Yang Xiu'e didn't sleep well that night, and was woken up by Feng Gang at dawn.
As Feng Gang put on his clothes, he asked, "Besides Xiao Feng, who else went with you this time?"
Yang Xiu'e yawned and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Feng Gang said, "I'll go and say hello to them. Once they see Yu Lin, they'll know how to talk to him."
Yang Xiue said somewhat annoyedly, "If I don't become the deputy group leader, I can't blame anyone but myself for not being capable enough. Don't do anything that makes you look bad."
This was the first time Yang Xiu'e had been so assertive.
Feng Gang was furious: "If we don't fight now, when will we? Do you think your good intentions will earn you gratitude?"
Feng Gang didn't take Yang Xiu'e's words seriously at all. He didn't even plan to eat breakfast and went to the office to intercept Xiao Feng.
Early in the morning, Song Lubai was fast asleep in bed. Wei Yang had gotten up early and gone on a training exercise with the armed forces. When he returned for breakfast, Song Lubai was still asleep.
Wei Zhao knew that Song Lubai needed to rest today and would probably sleep until very late, so he left some food in the pot for her and had no intention of disturbing her at all.
The three children, however, were very excited to hear that their aunt had returned.
Recently, Wei Zhao has been cooking most of the time, and the food is so bad that the three children are turning their noses up at it.
Seeing that Wei Yang was about to leave after finishing his meal, Wei Zhao asked, "What are you planning to do about the deputy team leader position? If you don't get this for Xiao Song, I'll look down on you."
Since becoming the women's director, Wei Zhao has been working in government offices and is quite familiar with Feng Gang's reputation.
She had also met Yang Xiu'e, but Yang Xiu'e wasn't as quick-witted as Zhao Hongying. Wei Zhao felt that, putting aside personal relationships, she honestly thought that Yang Xiu'e wasn't as qualified as Song Lubai to be the deputy group leader.
Wei Yang said calmly, "You don't need to worry about this. I went to see Yu Lin again before."
Wei Zhao nodded and said, "It's good that you know what's going on."
The courtyard was quiet, and no one disturbed Song Lubai. Song Lubai slept until after 12 o'clock before slowly getting up.
A bowl of mixed grain porridge was keeping warm in the pot, along with two small sweet potatoes.
While she was eating, Yu Lin, Yang Xiu'e, and Xiao Feng went to the warehouse to check the goods.
Yang Xiu'e handed over all the receipts and the remaining money in her hand.
"In order to get things done, Xiao Song asked an acquaintance to exchange the receipts and also bought two packs of cigarettes. I originally wanted to give her all the money she spent, but she said that she had to come back, record it, and report it before she could be reimbursed."
Yu Lin nodded and said, "Comrade Song is right. All expenses incurred during official business trips should be recorded on receipts. These serve as evidence and can be used for reimbursement upon return."
On this point, Yu Lin's impression of Song Lubai improved considerably.
"You're finally back. The company has run out of fabric, and the supply and marketing cooperative in the city needs it urgently. After Comrade Zhao inspected it, we sent all the qualified products there."
"Fabric is a rare commodity. Tell me, how did you manage to get things done this time?"
Xiao Feng and Liu Wei exchanged a subtle glance, their eyes flashing with unease and guilt.
Before Xiao Feng even entered the office today, he was called over by Secretary Feng.
What Secretary Feng said made Xiao Feng hesitant to speak rashly.
If they hadn't met Secretary Feng, Xiao Feng and Liu Wei would never have connected Yu Lin's current problems with the deputy team leader.
If you offend Secretary Feng, you'll definitely be in trouble in the future.
But Song Lubai's husband is still the regimental commander.
The two remained silent. After a moment of internal struggle, Yang Xiu'e said, "This trip was no easy feat. If it weren't for Xiao Song, we wouldn't have even been able to see the leaders of the cotton mill..."
Yang Xiue was very nervous when she said these words.
She was nervous about not getting the deputy team leader position; her husband would definitely scold her. But after he said it, she felt a sense of relief.
Compared to being a team leader against her conscience, at least she could have peace of mind.
Yang Xiu'e spoke first, and Xiao Feng and his companion, who were hesitant, added some things they had missed after hearing what she had said.
Yu Lin nodded in agreement, thinking that Song Lubai was quick-witted and had a good ability to think.
According to her file, Song Lubai worked at the supply and marketing department for less than a year, and her official working time was only a few months. However, she accumulated a lot of connections and could even invite her former bosses to dinner parties as accompaniments. This is not something that ordinary people can do.
Having understood everything that needed to be understood, Yu Lin told Xiao Feng and the other person to go back first.
Yu Lin said to Yang Xiu'e, "You previously applied to the troupe for an award for Song Lubai. The troupe is short of funds, so I thought we could use these fabrics as the award."
Yang Xiu'e nodded, "Okay, you can't buy much fabric here with money. Fabric is much more practical than money."
Yu Lin praised, "You're quite an honest person."
What he didn't say to himself was: You're really different from your husband, Feng Gang; you don't seem like a family at all.
Yang Xiue said awkwardly, "That's just how I am. I'm not very capable, and I'm not very quick-witted."
Yu Lin smiled and said, "Don't underestimate yourself. You are a reliable person."
He added, "Our commercial office currently only has one project: the shoe-making team. You've all done a great job with the shoe-making team, and you all deserve praise. I plan to hold a meeting with all the team leaders next time the city's supply and marketing cooperative settles accounts, to settle the accounts for each company, and then give extra rewards to those who have performed exceptionally well..."
After explaining her plan, Yang Xiue nodded vigorously, "That's good. Everyone works very hard, and those who do well should be encouraged."
Seeing her expression, Yu Lin nodded and said, "Secretary Feng told you, right? Our office is short of a deputy team leader."
Yang Xiue felt all her blood rush to her head, and she stammered, "I...I completely obey the organization's decision, so...don't tell me about this."
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