◎Third update◎
Job opportunities in state-owned factories are hard to come by now. Even if Ding Xiaoxia's husband is a factory worker and she is a canteen employee, they cannot find a job for their son.
"Baozhen is here?" Ding Xiaoxia had been saving food for her for more than a year, treating her like a real relative. After all, without Zhou Yun's help, she would have starved to death and would never have had the chance to work in a state-owned factory. "Today we have two delicious dishes, they are so delicious. I scooped some more for you, take them and eat them while they are hot."
"Thank you, Auntie." Liang Baozhen took the lunch box and took a look. The steaming beer duck and scrambled eggs with chives were indeed delicious!
"Auntie Ding, have you eaten? I have something to tell you."
Not many people came at this time, so Ding Xiaoxia said something to the waiter serving food and sat down with Liang Baozhen.
"Auntie, how is your son's work going?"
Ding Xiaoxia gets worried whenever she mentions this. It's hard to find a job! Not to mention that it's hard for people in the city to find a job, but now the educated youth are returning to the city one after another, and the already tight job quota is even less than enough.
"Now I've asked him to go out and hang around various factories, but they're all hiring! I'm thinking if I can ask someone to take him to learn the craft of shoe repair."
As a young woman, she felt bad because she had so much energy but nowhere to use it. She couldn't just stay at home forever without finding a job.
"Auntie, let me tell you something. I've been admitted to university and will be going to school in September. I can let your son take over my job."
Ding Xiaoxia understood immediately and looked at Liang Baozhen excitedly, "Baozhen, you got into college? You're amazing. Can we really let Shuanzi take over this job?"
"Yes! It will still be calculated based on your previous shift." Although everyone had already reached a tacit understanding, Liang Baozhen still had to make it clear, "When Xiaowei or Xiaoya grows up and wants to work, they will have to take it back. What do you think?"
"Great!" Ding Xiaoxia was stunned by the job that came out of nowhere. The Xu family is really nice people! If she hadn't said it, how many people would want to come if she spread the word about this job! Such a good thing actually happened to her family again!
Back then, Ding Xiaoxia had verbally negotiated with Zhou Yun about taking over the job. This time, Liang Baozhen kept up with the times and drew up a document with everything clearly written in black and white, so that it would be easier for everyone in the future.
Ding Xiaoxia naturally had no objection. She had gotten a great deal, so naturally she would not have any objection! She signed and put her fingerprints on the document without hesitation.
After discussing with Ding Xiaoxia, Liang Baozhen went straight to Xue Lijun to tell him that she had been admitted to university.
"Comrade Xiao Liang, that's amazing!" Xue Lijun is very optimistic about motivated young people. If he hadn't already reached this position and was a bit older, he would have wanted to take the college entrance examination to have a try.
And he was admitted to Peking University!
“When does school start?”
"Early September."
Many students from the National Cotton Mill also took the college entrance examination this year, but only two people received acceptance letters. Xue Lijun had heard before that Liang Baozhen also took the exam, but he didn't expect that she actually passed!
The two exchanged pleasantries, and Liang Baozhen explained the future plans and arrangements. The factory office had to start selecting a new announcer and make the handover before Liang Baozhen went to school.
"You still have a month before school starts, so help me pick a broadcaster. But I hope your name can't be too different from mine!"
Xue Lijun was quite satisfied with Liang Baozhen's work as a broadcaster. There was basically no need to modify the scripts she wrote, and she did her broadcasting work conscientiously and responsibly. If she had not been admitted to university, he would definitely not be willing to let her go.
"Okay, Director Xue, don't worry, I promise to complete the task!" This task is neither difficult nor easy.
The factory was recruiting announcers. Compared to working three shifts in the workshop, being an announcer sitting in an office naturally had it easier, and many people wanted to pick this peach.
Liang Baozhen thought about it and decided to just pick three or four people like Huang Cui'e did before and let Director Xue make the final decision. But even if she was allowed to pick, how could she really make the final decision?
But this job is difficult because too many people are targeting it.
The news that Liang Baozhen had been admitted to university and was leaving the National Cotton Mill spread quickly. Everyone in the factory congratulated her, and she generously bought some fruit candies to give to everyone.
She now has a job quota and is also responsible for selecting announcers, which makes her a very popular commodity in the factory.
"Baozhen, do you want some rice candy? My son-in-law sent this to me. He was an educated youth in Shanghai, and he had to wait in line for a long time to buy it."
"Baozhen, let me help you get some food!"
"Baozhen, I have some egg tickets at home. You just had a baby, so you need to make up for it."
Liang Baozhen politely declined all the people who came to her door. How could she accept these things? If she did, she would be criticized.
However, she did examine all the factory employees who signed up to be broadcasters, and finally selected four people for Xue Lijun to choose. After working as a broadcaster for more than a year, she still had some experience, and the people she selected each had their own advantages.
As usual, Xue Lijun asked the four people to read the leader's quotations. Liang Baozhen listened on the side. She only remembered that more than a year ago, she also stood in Xue Lijun's office and read a passage of quotations, and only then was she selected as a broadcaster. That scene is still vivid in her mind.
After the four people finished reading, Xue Lijun decided on He Qingqing, a female worker in the cotton combing workshop.
As for the job quota of the Xu family occupied by Liang Baozhen, Ding Xiaoxia's son was also asked to take over. He, a young man, was arranged to work as a temporary worker in the Qinghua workshop, working in the same workshop as Xu Shengjie.
Ding Xiaoxia saw clearly that her son could at least work in the factory for a few years. When the Xu family took the job back in the future, her son would also have learned some skills. If he was smart and hardworking, he might have a chance.
That's what happened to me. I was working as a shift assistant, but was arranged by the deputy factory director to work in the cafeteria. As long as you have the opportunity to enter a state-owned factory, there are opportunities everywhere!
"Work hard. If you don't understand something, ask more and learn more." Ding Xiaoxia took her son to the Qinghua workshop and gave him a few instructions. She was grateful for her good fortune.
Yesterday, she sent 15 eggs to Xu's house, but Zhou Yun refused to accept them. She dropped the eggs and ran away, and no one caught up with her. Compared with the work, more than 10 eggs were nothing.
"Auntie Ding, don't worry, I'll help you look after him." Xu Shengjie saw that Ding Xiaoxia's son was only about sixteen or seventeen years old, so he felt that he should take care of him.
"Okay, thank you for your help, Xiao Xu! Zhuzi, you should follow my instructions carefully, but you must not cause trouble for your brother Xu."
"I know, Mom. I will definitely do my best." Zhuzi is a simple and honest man. He looks a bit silly when he smiles. He is a sincere person.
Ding Xiaoxia rubbed her hands and looked at the Xu family members who had nothing but gratitude in their eyes. She secretly made up her mind to serve more food to Xu Shengjie in the future!
After finishing her shift work, Liang Baozhen went to the radio station to read her last manuscript. Looking at the familiar radio station, she couldn't help feeling a little reluctant to leave.
Starting tomorrow, she will no longer be an employee of the National Cotton Mill.
"Qingqing, the radio station will be handed over to you from now on." Liang Baozhen taught her how to use all the switch buttons over the past few days and also shared some tips from experience with her.
"If you feel that the microphone is not picking up sound well, adjusting the volume button will not help. Just shake the microphone to the left. I have tried it many times and found that if you shake it a little bit, the sound will really get louder.
Also, I recently found that there are some problems with this radio. Sometimes when the radio is turned on, the sound cannot be transmitted immediately. It swallows a few words every time. It takes about ten or twenty seconds to receive the sound. You should read it later, otherwise the previous sentence will be swallowed by the loudspeaker. "
"Okay, thank you, Baozhen!" He Qingqing looked at the well-organized radio station, her heart full of longing for future work, "I will definitely do a good job!"
After arranging everything, Liang Baozhen picked up her bag and left the radio station. Before leaving, she went to see Master Meng and Wang Xin. Both of them were happy that she had been admitted to university.
"Sister Baozhen, please remember to come back and see us when you have time!"
"Baozhen, study hard!"
"Got it. I'll come back to see you guys when I get the chance. I'm leaving first!" Liang Baozhen left the fine yarn workshop and walked towards the entrance of the National Cotton Mill. She saw Xu Shengjie already waiting for her with his bicycle.
She had walked this road countless times and had looked at the surrounding scenery countless times while sitting on the back seat of Xu Shengjie's bicycle. She had even counted the number of trees on the roadside, but all of them were messed up by the man.
"Starting tomorrow, I won't be able to go to work and get off work with you!" Liang Baozhen didn't feel anything before, but now she feels a little disappointed sitting on the back seat of the bicycle. "This bicycle can't carry me anymore~"
"What?" Xu Shengjie's voice floated from the front, accompanied by a low laugh, "You want me to take you to school?"
"Don't!" Liang Baozhen sighed. How could she do such a thing? "Let's go out together on Sunday."
She didn't say anything else, just held Xu Shengjie's waist tightly with both hands, watching Crescent Alley getting closer and closer...
——
The next day after she was no longer a worker at the national cotton mill, Liang Baozhen took a rare nap. When she woke up, only Shanshan was by her side. The little girl was still awake and was sleeping soundly with her eyes closed.
Shanshan took on Liang Baozhen's looks and had gradually become a beauty. Whenever she was carried outside, the old men and women passing by would compliment her on how pretty she was. At this moment, she closed her eyes, her eyelashes were as thick as a fan, and she looked exactly like Liang Baozhen.
"Xiao Shanshan, are you still sleeping~" Liang Baozhen leaned on the bed with her hands on her chest, looking at the lady, and reached out to touch her eyelashes. She felt that the lady was perfect in every way.
It was a rare occasion for Xu Shengjie to go to work alone, but he felt a little uncomfortable. Today, there was no one on the back seat of his bicycle, and he just felt empty. There was no wife to chat with him along the way, so he felt really lonely.
When he arrived at the workshop, many people asked him about the college entrance examination, but he didn't know much about it and just answered them casually.
Ever since Hong Saner knew that Liang Baozhen was admitted to Peking University, he has been shouting everywhere that his buddy's wife is a Peking University student, and he doesn't care about anything else and just wants to take advantage of it.
But to his brother, he warned him sincerely, "Old Xu, you better be careful."
Xu Shengjie listened to Hong Saner's nonsensical words without responding, and then he was put on the shoulder by him.
"Don't blame me for not reminding you. It's different in college. People with intellectuals are not easy to deal with. If your sister-in-law looks good, isn't that like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?"
"What a mess?" Xu Shengjie frowned and looked at Hong Saner.
"I mean, those blind people, won't you feel bad when they see your beautiful wife coming forward?" Hong Saner patted his shoulder and said his true intention, "When you accompany your wife to report on the day, dress up and look good, and outshine all the men from Peking University!"
Xu Shengjie looked at Hong Saner with disdain and brushed his hand away, "Are you childish?"
The author has something to say:
Xu Shengjie: You don’t think I’m really that naive, do you?
Author: Oh? ⊙▽⊙
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
