Director Huang was very enthusiastic and made no attempt to hide her admiration for Xia Wenhua.
She felt that it would be a great blessing for the food factory if Xia Wenhua, a person with no problems in either work or life, could join them.
Before Xia Wenhua could speak, Yin Ning's eyes immediately lit up.
Director Huang's invitation was truly sincere. The food factory already had good benefits, and the team leader's salary was much higher than that of a regular employee.
Although everyone boasts about taking pride in labor these days, being a minor official is probably still a different story.
The position of team leader in the food factory is a stepping stone to advancement. Given Xia Wenhua's age, if she is promoted to team leader within a year, she will definitely have a place in the leadership of the food factory in the future.
Even though a job in a steel mill is a good job, it's limited to sitting in an office.
The work of the secretariat in a state-owned factory is, frankly speaking, just the work that the senior secretaries above are too busy to handle, and it's just a way to share the burden with them.
If you do a good job, it's the secretaries' credit; if you don't do a good job, you're the one who suffers.
Yin Ning quit after she had a real understanding of the work of the secretariat and realized that she couldn't stand the humiliation. Clearly, the food factory had a better future than the steel factory's secretariat.
Initially, Xia Wenhua was given the choice between working in the military canteen and working in the steel plant's secretariat. There was no doubt that working in the steel plant was better than working in the canteen.
Now there's a new option. If it were Yin Ning, she would definitely head straight for the food factory without hesitation.
She shifted her feet, but ultimately refrained from making a sound, biting her lip and lowering her head.
This is Sister Wenhua's business, Yin Ning silently told herself.
Xia Wenhua is smarter than her, and smart people always make the right decisions. There's no need for her to stand up for Sister Wenhua.
Even though Yin Ning had tried to convince herself for a long time, she still felt a sharp pain in her heart after hearing Xia Wenhua refuse the opportunity.
No one knew what Yin Ning was thinking, while Xia Wenhua always wore a polite smile.
"Thank you for your kindness, Director Huang, but I'm not very good at making pastries, and I really don't dare to compete with the experienced chefs in our pastry workshop."
Of course, if you ever need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. If it's within my ability, I will definitely do my best.
No matter how nicely you say it, a refusal is a refusal.
Director Huang sighed, "Well, you're a good woman in every way, except you're too stubborn. Alright, alright, since you're not interested in this, I won't force you. If you ever want to come back, be sure to look for me."
As long as I'm here, the doors to the pastry workshop will always be open for you, and my promise regarding the team leader will always stand!
This trip to Anshi not only secured Yin Ning's job and achieved the initial goal, but also earned Director Huang's approval, which was an unexpected gain. Xia Wenhua was very satisfied.
She was already in a good mood, and on her way home, seeing Yin Ning hopping around like a rabbit with a look that said "I have something to say," she found it even more amusing.
"What's wrong, Ningning? Just say what you want to say. What's there to hide from your sister?"
As soon as Xia Wenhua spoke, Yin Ning patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister, you've finally changed back. You have no idea how imposing you were just now. You were just as formidable as Director Huang, and I didn't dare to say anything out of line."
Yin Ning's words were absolutely true; Xia Wenhua's aura when she confronted Director Huang was exactly like her father's.
Don't be fooled by how much Old Yin usually dotes on her; once he gets serious, no one in the family dares to truly go against him.
Yin Ning was a carefree and forgetful girl. After silently praising Xia Wenhua for her super imposing presence, she quickly steered the conversation back on track.
"Sis, why didn't you agree to take the job at the food factory from Director Huang? That job is much better than the one at the steel factory. You didn't think it would be easy to refuse Dad, did you?"
If that's what you're thinking, I'll go back and talk to my dad. I definitely won't put you in a difficult position!
What a sincere and naive girl.
Xia Wenhua didn't discourage Yin Ning's good intentions: "If it really is Commander Yin's problem, I certainly won't be polite to you. It's just that I really don't want to come to the food factory. My children are still young, and the food factory is profitable and often requires overtime. I don't have that much time."
She doesn't want to be idle, but she's not a workaholic either.
The youngest team leader in the food factory—just hearing that title tells you that once you accept it, you're bound to face a life-or-death struggle. Why bother?
There's no way around it if you're bound to be rebellious in your past life; after all, you can't have a good life without being rebellious.
Thanks to the original owner's wealth, she was born into a good family and has no worries about savings or food. She has a simple and leisurely job to pass the time, which is enough for her. Let whoever wants to be lazy or demanding can be lazy; it's impossible for her to be lazy or demanding.
Young Yin Ning, lacking the foresight of her future, couldn't help but offer some advice.
"Auntie's health will improve in a while, and the baby will be fine with her looking after him. Sister, I think the food factory is a real opportunity; who knows, you might even become a high-level executive there!"
She outshone all the male colleagues at the food factory and became a powerful woman leading the factory through her own efforts, just like Director Huang—how cool is that?
In Yin Ning's limited life, her biggest dream for the future was to achieve something in her work through her own efforts and be known as the Iron Lady.
The hospital work was too tedious, and she wasn't a meticulous person. Seeing no hope of promotion in the hospital, she decisively transferred to the purchasing position, which had very few female colleagues, all to realize this dream.
Young people's dreams naturally have their charm. Xia Wenhua had no intention of discouraging Yin Ning's persistence; she was simply expressing her own persistence from a different perspective.
"Becoming an Iron Lady is your dream, my dream, and of course, it can be my mother's dream too. The children are my and Songbai's responsibility. I'm happy that you have a good relationship with them, but I can't use that as an excuse to bind you for the rest of your life."
Everyone has the potential to become an iron lady. I can't expect my mother to sacrifice herself to clear away all the worries at home for me, can I?
"Never mind, it's fine as it is."
Xia Wenhua's words puzzled Yin Ning. Her aunt was too old to work, and wasn't it the norm for grandparents to take care of children?
Xia Wenhua was just sharing her life insights. She wasn't the original owner of the body, nor did she truly regard Pei Ying as her mother-in-law. Their relationship was more of a business partnership.
The advanced online media of later generations showed her so many unpleasant experiences for women in marriage, and Pei Ying's plight made her feel very sympathetic. She was willing to use the greatest kindness to protect this great woman who had sacrificed most of her life for her children and family.
At that time, Yin Ning did not have the burdens of family life, nor could she understand the deeper meaning in Xia Wen's words.
Looking at Xia Wenhua's serene expression, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Sister, you look so gentle."
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