◎Second update◎
"That's true." Chen Siming pushed up his glasses and straightened his back. "Some jobs in the factory were replaced by others. If we didn't investigate it thoroughly and let people with unknown backgrounds enter the factory, wouldn't our factory be in chaos?"
Wu Bingnian couldn't help but sneer in his heart as he listened to Chen Siming's words. This man had done some shameless things and now he was slandering the girl.
"I heard that the Xu family's new daughter-in-law is a nice person."
"Uncle Wu, you have never had contact with them, so you might have heard it wrongly." Chen Siming laughed awkwardly.
"People are what they should be. The eldest son of the Xu family is a retired soldier and his character is trustworthy. There was no problem with his job back then, so it's natural that he should be given it back now."
Chen Siming frowned and looked at Wu Bingnian, wondering why he had to interfere in the Xu family's affairs. He was waiting to put aside the issue of the Xu family's job and let Liang Baozhen come to him for help, so that he could take advantage of her. Now that Wu Bingnian was involved, how could anything good happen?
"Uncle Wu, I shouldn't be involved in this matter, but I did hear some things about the Xu family. They are not positive enough in their thinking, and their personal awareness is not profound enough. I think they don't meet the requirements of our factory workers."
"Why aren't your thoughts positive? Why aren't your perceptions profound?"
"Please wait a moment. I'll let Ding Xiaoxia from the fine yarn workshop talk to you." Chen Siming had made preparations early in the morning and asked someone to call Ding Xiaoxia in.
It was the first time that Ding Xiaoxia met the factory director alone. There was also the purchasing director beside her, so she was inevitably a little nervous.
Especially Chen Siming even winked at him.
"Comrade Ding Xiaoxia, tell me, how did Liang Baozhen and the Xu family treat you?" Chen Siming spoke with confidence. He and Ding Xiaoxia had agreed on the words a few days ago.
"I..." Ding Xiaoxia opened her lips but couldn't utter a word.
"Don't be nervous. This is Director Wu. He's the most fair person. If you feel threatened, you can speak up."
Wu Bingnian could naturally understand the hidden meaning of Chen Siming's words. He looked at Ding Xiaoxia with a sharp gaze and said in a deep voice, "Comrade Ding Xiaoxia, just say whatever you want to say. Don't be afraid, as long as you tell the truth."
"Tell me quickly, what did the Xu family do to you?"
"The Xu family..." Ding Xiaoxia looked at the two leaders in front of her, swallowed her saliva, and mustered up the courage to speak, "The Xu family is very good to me."
"What did you say?" Chen Siming almost jumped up from the sofa, causing Wu Bingnian to stare at him.
"Comrade Ding Xiaoxia, did you remember it wrongly? The Xu family wants you to give up your job. This is a formal job at the National Cotton Mill. Is this good for you?"
Ding Xiaoxia raised her head and looked at Chen Siming. She no longer felt nervous. "Director Chen, I, Ding Xiaoxia, can't bear to give up this job. I feel sad when I think about giving it up. I couldn't sleep all night..."
Chen Siming listened to Ding Xiaoxia's words and his expression eased a little. It seemed that this female worker was sensible. He said to Wu Bingnian, "Uncle Wu, listen to what you have done to this woman!"
"Although I have never been to school, I know that I should repay a favor. Auntie Zhou was kindhearted and agreed to let me take over a shift when she saw that I was starving. It was a job in a factory with a salary every month. How great! If I didn't have this job, I would have starved to death more than ten years ago. Now they want to take the job back. It's only natural. No matter how reluctant I am, I can't repay a favor with a grudge."
"Director, Manager, you asked me how the Xu family treated me. I can tell you that they were my great benefactors."
"You!" Chen Siming slammed the table and stood up, glaring at Ding Xiaoxia fiercely. Did he call her over to say such things? And call her a benefactor?!
"Siming, take a look. Did you hear some rumors from somewhere? Otherwise, how can you say that people have negative thoughts? Comrade Ding Xiaoxia's words prove that the Xu family has good hearts. As for Comrade Liang Baozhen, take a look at this newspaper."
Wu Bingnian turned over the Daily News on the table and handed it to him. Chen Siming glanced up and saw a report on the front page titled "Learning from Lei Feng, two aspiring young people rescued a child who fell into the water." The protagonists of the report were Xu Shengjie and Liang Baozhen.
"The factory has read this report and is also preparing to commend you. We need to learn from Lei Feng's excellent spirit and actions. This is called positive thinking and profound awareness, don't you think?"
Chen Siming looked at the black and white newspaper. The words Xu Shengjie and Liang Baozhen on it hurt his eyes. Wu Bingnian was beside him. Chen Siming could only grit his teeth and force a smile. "Yes, we should all learn from comrades like this. Uncle Wu, I'll leave first."
"Okay." Wu Bingnian looked at Chen Siming's back as he left and shouted again, "Then remember to tell Xue Lijun that the work cannot be delayed. If there is no problem, do it as soon as possible."
Chen Siming didn't turn around, but gritted his teeth and said "OK". Before leaving, he glared at Ding Xiaoxia again, and then rushed out of the deputy director's office angrily.
"Comrade Ding Xiaoxia, right?" Wu Bingnian was in a much better mood after teaching Chen Yong's son a lesson, and he turned around to care about this ordinary female worker. "I saw you listless in the workshop this morning. Is it because of this?"
Ding Xiaoxia had already made up her mind and nodded immediately. She was tormented by being chosen as a backup by Chen Siming. On the one hand, she was reluctant to give up her job, but she also felt sorry for the Xu family. On the other hand, she was worried that if she didn't do as Chen Siming said, she would be retaliated against in the future. She gave her job back, but her man was still in the factory.
But just an hour ago, her husband came over to discuss the matter. They both felt that they could not let down the Xu family, otherwise they would have nightmares every day. They would rather suffer a little than carry the debt every day.
"Yes, Director, I will definitely correct myself and do my daily work well before going back to work!" Now that everything was said, Ding Xiaoxia felt relieved. If she lost her job, it was gone. She could stay at home and find some cheap work if she had the chance.
At least my conscience is at peace!
Wu Bingnian thought this female worker was quite courageous, as she was able to go against Chen Siming's wishes at this time. "Our factory needs people like you, who are honest and trustworthy, and do things with integrity. The factory cafeteria is still short of a temporary worker. If you are willing to do it, go to the cafeteria director to arrange for you, and tell him that it was me who said so."
"Really?" Ding Xiaoxia's eyes widened. She didn't expect such a good thing to happen to her. She smiled brightly, "Thank you, Director! Thank you, Director!"
"Go out." Wu Bingnian looked at Ding Xiaoxia's departing back. An ordinary female worker had such courage, braver than himself twelve years ago... He just sighed softly.
The job issue was settled, and the whole Xu family steamed white flour buns to celebrate. This time the job was successfully brought back, and the main thing was that Baozhen's household registration could be transferred to the city. From then on, she would also be a city dweller and could get a monthly quota of food and all kinds of coupons.
"Baozhen, please go back to the village in a few days and ask Xiaojie to take you to the street office to transfer your household registration." Zhou Yun calculated that the family would have an extra 30 kilograms of food in the future, which would at least ease the pressure.
"Okay, it's a good opportunity for me to go back and see my parents." Liang Baozhen was very excited about going back to the village. Last time when she went back to her parents' home, Song Chunhua specifically reminded her not to think about going back to her parents' home for no reason, as her in-laws would be unhappy. After getting married, she would have her own family and could not act like a girl.
Besides, a round trip by bus costs only 40 cents, which can buy half a pound of meat! It's really too expensive.
"Bring something back for my parents when the time comes. We still have a few tickets for shampoo at home. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative later to buy some." Xu Shengjie was thinking about what to bring back for his wife's parents' home.
Zhou Yun was also thinking about this. Her relatives were all nice. She actually wanted to meet them, but she was worried that it would delay their work. "If your parents come to the city, we should have a meal together. We haven't met them yet."
"I'll go back and talk to them. My mother is worried that coming here will disturb your peace."
"That's definitely not enough. I love the hustle and bustle the most!"
Xu Shengjie and Liang Baozhen went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought not only shampoo, but also match tickets and two boxes of matches. These things that required tickets were quite rare for the villagers.
Liu Jian, director of the supply and marketing cooperative, knew that his old comrade Xu Shengjie was married, but when he saw him bringing his wife over, his eyes almost popped out.
"You guys...?" Liu Jian waved his finger back and forth between the two of them. He never expected that these two would get married.
"This is my wife Liang Baozhen." Xu Shengjie rested his hands on the glass counter, tapped the counter lightly with his fingertips, and then looked at Liang Baozhen and said, "Brother Liu, the one you know is also my comrade-in-arms."
"Hello, Director Liu." Liang Baozhen smiled and greeted Liu Jian, who was in shock.
"My goodness, you two are actually married!" Liu Jian put away his surprise and looked at the two people in front of him. Xu Shengjie was handsome and tall, and Liang Baozhen was beautiful and generous. They were indeed a perfect match.
While Liang Baozhen was choosing the flavor of shampoo, Liu Jian quietly asked Xu Shengjie, "Did you fall in love with her when you came to me to get the urea bag?"
Now he thought about it again, something was wrong, it was really wrong! How could Xu Shengjie be so easy to talk to? He must have liked her so much that he was willing to give her a few urea bags!
"Don't talk nonsense. We didn't know each other at that time." Xu Shengjie glanced at his wife who was lowering her head and carefully selecting the smell of shampoo. Her slender white neck was mostly covered by the hanging braid. Her delicate hands held different shampoos to her nose and smelled them again and again. Liang Baozhen was meticulous and finally picked three carefully.
"Tsk tsk, you have come to this day too~"
Liu Jian is an experienced person, and he felt that there was something wrong with the look in Xu Shengjie's eyes just now. Alas, time really makes people grow old. He was like this when he just got married. His eyes were glued to his wife and he couldn't pull them away!
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