Throwing it away for fun? Who would be willing to part with something so good?
Just as Gu An'an was wondering whether she should force the things over, Aunt Xiao came over.
"Just accept what the old lady gives you. She has plenty of good things; she won't miss out on one or two more."
That's what they say, but they don't necessarily have to give it to her.
“You are Aheng’s partner, which means you are a member of the Xiao family. Aheng’s aunt and sister-in-law and I are all married, so you don’t need to feel any pressure. Just consider it a gift from the beginning.”
Gu An'an wasn't one to dwell on things, and seeing that she really wasn't going back, she didn't bring it up again.
If she and Xiao Yuheng get together, she will accept this gift without any guilt.
If all else fails, she'll return it to Xiao Yuheng.
After giving their gifts and enjoying their future granddaughter-in-law's cooking, the elderly couple happily went home.
"My grandson has excellent taste."
After glancing at her son and daughter-in-law, she added, "He has the same good taste as his father, which makes things so much easier for me."
Xiao's mother smiled, her mother-in-law was indeed a master of impartiality for ten years. Before, she imparted favors to her and her sister-in-law, and now she imparted favors to her and her future daughter-in-law.
Regardless of how sincere those words were, she felt extremely comfortable hearing them.
Seeing the smile on her daughter-in-law's face, Grandma Xiao glanced at her husband with a smug look.
Look! This place will fall apart without me.
Xie Yuan never returned after leaving. His luggage was packed by several village officials. It was really just a few clothes, very simple.
Wang Erzhuang looked at the increasingly empty dormitory, shook his head, and went back to work.
Nowadays, the village is short of manpower due to many tasks. He has a lot of strength and is earning more and more work points. With the mountain products he had stockpiled before, his life is much better than before.
Thinking that he could not only make a living this year, but also send some subsidies home, Wang Erzhuang was full of energy. At the same time, he was even more confused about Xie Yuan and Qian Xiaojun's ideas.
Why can't we just do our jobs honestly and practically? Why do we have to resort to all those weird tricks?
Sigh~
However, he just thought about it and realized that some people and things are not as you wish to do them.
It's hard to reason with him; in fact, when you try to persuade him, he thinks you're making a joke of him.
The next morning, Gu An'an followed the village chief to the bamboo products workshop. The simple factory building had already been erected, and many people were working diligently inside. Some of them were familiar to Gu An'an, while many others were unfamiliar faces.
Wang Laonian is now a senior master craftsman in the factory, and of course, he is second to none in terms of both ability and seniority.
"Gu, the educated youth."
The moment Wang Laonian saw Gu An'an, he immediately put down what he was holding and stood up, his eyes shining brightly, which showed just how excited he was.
"Uncle Lao Nian, how have you been lately? Are you tired? Although there are many orders, your health should be our priority. If you can't take it, you must rest. As long as you're healthy, you can always make a comeback."
"We're not tired, we're not tired."
This is nothing to be tired about. Nowadays, as long as they are willing to work, they will reap the rewards, and no one complains about being tired.
"Exactly, can anything be more tiring than working in the fields? Now we're all paid employees, and I don't know how many people envy us."
Those who know this craft are usually older people. In rural areas, it's already good enough for young people to be workers, let alone them.
Now that the work in the fields is finished and the year's work points have been earned, and with fewer and fewer jobs available, the opportunity to work in a factory suddenly arises. Everyone is holding their head high.
Gu An'an really liked their spirit. "Okay, then we'll have to rely on you guys to get the orders. We only have one requirement: the quality must be guaranteed and the details must be done well. If you all complete the task with high quality and quantity, you'll not only get paid, but also receive a corresponding bonus."
This was something she had discussed with several village officials. The profits from the small bamboo bags were quite considerable, so giving away a portion as a reward to everyone was perfectly fine.
As for why Gu An'an was chosen to announce the news, it was obviously to give her the opportunity to be the good guy.
Sure enough, everyone got excited when they heard her say that.
"Gu Zhiqing, are you telling the truth?"
"If Gu Zhiqing said so, then it must be true! Oh my, good things have been happening one after another lately. We really have to thank Gu Zhiqing, the village chief, and the village cadres for giving us such preferential treatment."
"Yes, thank you, Gu Zhiqing, thank you, village chief, and village party secretary."
Although each face bore the marks of time, their smiles remained radiant, evoking a unique feeling in Gu An'an.
At first, I was looking for orders for the village just so I wouldn't have to work in the fields.
But now...
Gu An'an didn't like to show her true emotions, so she lowered her eyes and pretended nothing had happened before carefully checking every detail.
Seeing that Gu An'an always offered constructive opinions, everyone admired her even more.
"No wonder everyone praises Gu Zhiqing, she truly deserves it."
"It would be so great if our village could produce someone like that. What a pity."
"What are you thinking! Of all the educated youth sent to the countryside, how many have you heard of? This one, right? Even if he's not in our village, we'd be lucky if he could get some benefits from him in the next village."
The whispers never stopped, but Gu An'an didn't care. Chatting was fine as long as it didn't interfere with her work.
These people all got in based on their real skills, so why would they want to lose such a good job?
After checking on Wang Laonian and the others, Gu An'an went to Wang Ting and the others' embroidery workshop.
"An'an, you're here."
Gu An'an was satisfied with Wang Ting. Like Wang Laonian, Wang Ting had a mysterious confidence in Gu An'an. Even before the orders arrived, she had already started preparing with the Wang family's female warriors.
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