Chapter 77 Chapter 77 If Xia Li knew, she would definitely...
Xia Li returned to the factory office and went to her desk.
After a few days of hard work, there have been some changes on her desk.
A small stack of booklets was placed on the table in the front left for her to take easily. There were also office supplies such as pen holders in the same row. Her aunt and Jiang Zai also gave her a small potted plant, which was very small. She thought it looked nice and placed it in a corner of the table.
Although she was the factory director's secretary, she did not have her own telephone. There were two in the office, but they were placed on the tables against the wall.
She shares an office with four other people: Liu Fen, Zhao Weixin, Wang Yiling, and Peng Jinyong. The factory office's workload isn't complex, but rather tedious. Many issues that other departments can't resolve, or that they could but don't want to, ultimately come to the factory office.
However, the factory management held a high position within the factory, and many of the tasks assigned to them were completed by the workers below them. When problems that needed to be solved were brought up, they were truly unresolved, and the workers below them didn't dare to say anything.
So, in such a powerful department, only those with connections and abilities could enter. Xia Li had been admitted to such an office thanks to the factory director's favor, but to be honest, she still felt a little apprehensive.
As the factory director's secretary, part of her job is to pass on information. Currently, she runs around the factory, visiting many nooks and crannies, and getting to know many people.
When everyone heard she was from the factory office, their attitude immediately became very respectful. When they heard she was the factory director's secretary, their eyes changed.
However, in this short period of time, Xia Li has deeply experienced the cruelty of administrative work.
How should I put it? Even in the busiest department, there are bound to be people who don't do their job. These people are either relatives of the leader or relatives of the leader.
Liu Fen and Peng Jinyong, the two elder sisters and brothers, were truly veterans of the factory office. Their contributions aside, in this age of seniority, their seniority commanded respect from the other three younger employees, including Xia Li, so they essentially did all the work.
The two older siblings lived a perfectly happy life. Being late and leaving early wasn't enough; they truly lived a life where they could just spread out their newspapers and spend the day there, though that required a lot of tea.
Xia Li is not envious of this. She is still young and it is the time for her to strive.
There was another point that troubled her.
As the saying goes, where there are many people, there are rivers and lakes. Life is impossible to live peacefully, and work is impossible to be perfect. Xia Li was lucky to meet a good boss, but God did not let her have an easy life and had to give her an annoying colleague in the office.
It’s the eldest sister Liu Fen.
I don’t know what’s wrong with this elder sister that she would deliberately pick on her.
Liu Fen was a veteran with connections, and she was considered the "big sister" in the entire factory office. Xia Li wasn't dissatisfied, but she just didn't understand why this was happening. Xia Li and her had never met before, so how could there be any hatred or resentment?
For example, this morning, when Xia Li saw everyone arriving one by one, greeting each other was inevitable and nothing strange. Saying "Good morning!" or "Have you eaten?" and everyone responding with a nod or a smile was the same thing.
Liu Fen arrived late, and Xia Li and everyone else greeted her. However, Liu Fen's attitude towards others was different from her attitude towards Xia Li. She completely ignored Xia Li, pretending she saw nothing, and just glanced at her and walked away.
When other people in the office saw this, they felt embarrassed for Charlie.
Charlie looked sad, but she didn't care at all.
At least Liu Fen wasn't being sarcastic today.
To be honest, Liu Fen didn't decide whether to let her work or leave, nor did she pay her salary, so why should she care about such a person.
Honestly, what bothered her was that she would have to share an office with Liu Fen for a long time, which meant she would have to endure and deal with her for a long time. If it weren't for her image and her job, Xia Li would never say a word to this person. She would consider it a loss if she could only roll her eyes at her.
To be honest, she sacrificed too much for this salary.
Liu Fen was a bit too stupid, so stupid she looked like a fool. Xia Li felt that she was one of those people who only grows older but not smarter. She didn't even realize that she was targeting a newcomer like her. Even Peng Jinyong, who had worked with her for so long, didn't pay her any attention. Not to mention Zhao Weixin and Wang Yiling, whose labor value she occasionally exploited.
People always have to get along with each other for a long time, so if possible, it's better to maintain a superficial peace. If you want to be indifferent, you can be indifferent. You can ridicule her or ignore her completely. As long as the fig leaf is not removed, it's not a big deal.
Charlie would not argue or fight with her, otherwise she, the newcomer, would definitely lose.
Liu Fen felt that she was still aggrieved. Who else could she blame if not Xia Li?
When Director Wen was short of staff, everyone in the office assumed Wen Ying would transfer her to his office. Liu Fen's thinking at the time was that it was dispensable. Although the position of the director's first secretary was prestigious and everyone would fawn over her, the work was also tiring.
So she wasn't particularly willing at the time, and hadn't yet considered whether she wanted to go. But the people around her were talking so seriously, one after another, as if they were the one who was chosen.
Liu Fen mistakenly took everyone's casual compliments at face value, thinking that the position was already in her pocket and she only had to consider whether or not to go.
However, who knew that Wen Ying had no intention of selecting people from within.
When she finally learned that Wen Ying had reported this position to the human resources department and said that it would be openly recruited from the society, a kind of silent ugliness gradually spread in her heart.
She felt like everyone around her was laughing at her. Wasn't even Wen Ying doing this on purpose? Wasn't it obvious? Weren't the secretaries and assistants around the factory director all selected from within the factory?
Why is it different when it comes to her?
She had been resentful for a long time, and therefore was quite hostile towards Charlie, who eventually took her place.
Especially after meeting Xia Li on the first day, the factory director called her over and talked to her for a long time, and there was even laughter coming from the office.
She became even more annoyed and resented Charlie more and more, thinking that she would be her biggest enemy in the future.
If Charlie knew this, she would definitely sigh at how lucky she is!
Xia Li went downstairs to do some work, and on her way back she ran into Zhao Weixin at the corner of the stairs. He was a young man who had just started working, and Xia Li had a good impression of him. He seemed to be a good person, after all, he had sympathized with her in the office.
Zhao Weixin wasn't completely unconnected at the factory, but perhaps his connections weren't strong, which was why he was so hardworking. Xia Li could tell he was serious about his work, diligently completing tasks assigned to him by his superiors. It was rare for a recent graduate to be so meticulous.
Xia Li guessed that if Wen Ying had not recruited from outside, her current position would most likely not have belonged to anyone else in the office, but to this young man named Zhao Weixin.
She smiled and said hello and was about to go upstairs when Zhao Weixin called her, "Sister Xia Li."
Xia Li paused when she heard his words, then tilted her head in a helpless manner, and then sighed: "You are too polite, Wei Xin, you came here earlier than me, you should just call me by my name. What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong?"
Zhao Weixin scratched his head and didn't respond to Xia Li's words. Instead, he said, "Sister Xia Li, don't worry about Sister Liu's attitude. She's not a bad person. Sister Liu, um, she may have thought that your current position belongs to her. Just wait until she figures it out."
Xia Li was dumbfounded when she heard this and wanted to sneer, but of course not at Zhao Weixin.
She never expected that Liu Fen could be so arrogant and take it for granted that the position she hadn't even confirmed was hers. She really found it a bit unreasonable.
Zhao Weixin saw Xia Li was stunned and silent after hearing what she said. He knew it was bad to tell others about Sister Liu's situation, but he couldn't bear to see Xia Li being bullied all the time. She had just started working there, and she definitely couldn't handle the daily humiliation.
"I see. Thank you, Wei Xin, you're such a good person. I really wasn't wrong about you. Don't worry, I won't mind."
Zhao Weixin nodded, hoping that she would not take it to heart.
Xia Li didn't see it clearly just now, but only now noticed that Zhao Weixin was holding a document.
"Who are you going to give it to? Why do you have to run further?" Xia Li asked casually.
Zhao Weixin said with a bitter face, looking very reluctant, "I'm delivering it to Deputy Director Li. He's in the activity room now!"
Xia Li has only been here for a few days and is still unclear about many things. I don’t know why Zhao Weixin had to go to the activity room specifically to get the leader’s autograph. Couldn’t he have waited for the leader to come back?
Watching Zhao Weixin go downstairs, Xia Li was puzzled and went upstairs.
Back to the third floor, at the door of Wenying's office.
Xia Li knocked on the door and went in, "Director."
Wen Ying stood up and asked Xia Li anxiously, "Well, go find Lao Cao, what did he say?"
"Director Cao said he's still trying to figure it out. This kind of thing can't be rushed."
Wen Ying was very angry after hearing the same thing. How could such a thing not be urgent? The staff's living water supply was a big deal. There were problems in the dormitory every day. There was a power outage before. They said it was a circuit problem. It took two weeks to repair it. It was already very
Affecting the lives of employees.
Now, she heard that the water supply problem in the staff dormitory has been going on for almost three months and has not been resolved.
She had urged Lao Cao twice, and each time he said the same thing, saying that everyone could still live for the time being and the problem would be solved later, and then the matter was left unresolved.
She kept this matter in mind. Today, she asked Xia Li to find out about the progress and then asked Lao Cao. She still got the same answer. How could she not feel angry?
Xia Li also sighed, "I really don't know how everyone gets by. I heard that because there's no water in the staff dorms, everyone gets their water from the public pool downstairs. Every morning or evening, there are people carrying buckets and basins to collect water. Sometimes it's right around rush hour, and the pool is so crowded that it's impossible to get in line."
Water is a major issue in life. To be honest, Xia Li felt that being without electricity was better than being without water.
Without water, how can we wash, do laundry, and clean? Even if the employees want to drink water, there is no water.
When she was eating in the cafeteria, she heard some employees complaining that it was troublesome to boil water to wash their hair, and they had not washed their long hair for many days.
In other words, the factory leaders do not live in the dormitory, otherwise Xia Li doesn't believe that Director Cao can still sit still.
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