Chapter 81: The Scene of the Fraud
"Your factory is doing well and is thriving. It is the result of my management. This is more important to me. Therefore, there is no question of who is taking advantage of whom," the president said firmly. "I must resist the temptation of sugar-coated bullets in order to seek more happiness for my members."
"Okay," An Zhixia shrugged. She rarely met someone so upright and stubborn.
The president's expression eased and he whispered, "I know you mean well, but society is different now and I can't let anyone catch me. Only if I hold this position firmly can your position as factory director not be taken away by others."
As the profits of the entire commune increase, the treatment of our cadres will naturally increase as well. No one can say anything about this kind of aboveboard income. "
An Zhixia pursed her lips and nodded heavily, "President, I won't keep you waiting too long."
The portions were generous, including large steamed buns made of erhe flour, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, vermicelli with minced pork and cabbage, and a large bowl of fresh crucian carp soup. The men were starving, and seeing their old friend again, they slurped the rice like they had in the past.
As they ate, everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn red, and they continued to eat more vigorously while choking.
After the meal, they felt much better.
The group went to the president's office, where thirty-seven retired men sat stiffly on a bench, shoulder to shoulder.
"I'll go out for a walk, you guys talk," the president said as he stood up and took his coat after seeing Secretary Xu pour tea for everyone.
The men also stood up.
The president waved his hand at them and said to An Zhixia, "They are all veterans who have experienced the baptism of battle. They have seen all kinds of storms and waves. Just test them. If they are suitable, they can stay. If they are not suitable, they can leave. No one will say anything to you."
An Zhixia smiled and nodded. After everyone left, she asked everyone to continue sitting down and drinking tea and chatting. Seeing them holding their breath nervously, like elementary school students meeting their teachers, she chuckled and said, "Uncles, you don't have to be so nervous. You are old comrades who have received professional training. You are a waste of talent here. I am afraid that I have wronged you."
They just smiled and waved their hands, but they were still very nervous.
"I'm telling the truth. What kind of work can you get in a chicken farm? Now you're eager to stay, but maybe you'll regret it in the future," An Zhixia's eyes turned slightly, taking in everyone's expression, "Uncles, tell me about your situation. Even if we're not suitable, I can give you some suggestions on how to change the status quo. Although I can't guarantee how useful it will be, it will definitely help you get out of the quagmire and take a break for a while."
Everyone looked at each other and started talking from the far left.
They simply talked about what they had done in the army, how they left, and their current situation. These few words revealed countless sadness and embarrassment, but they still gritted their teeth and showed themselves to a junior, just to fight for a promising future for themselves and their families.
An Zhixia took the notebook and took notes carefully. This time, she used a video camera to record everyone in her mind. Occasionally, she would ask a few questions. When they finished chatting, it was already time to get off work.
"I'll go back and study it tonight and give you the answer tomorrow," An Zhixia said as she stood up. Noticing their stagnant expressions, she smiled and said, "Where are you staying? There aren't that many places in our town's guesthouse. Since the school is closed this weekend, I'll ask you to stay in the dormitory for two nights."
They quietly exhaled, smiled gratefully and thanked.
An Zhixia asked Brother Zhang to take them to the dormitory, and found the president smoking in the corridor.
"How is it? Have you met a few satisfactory ones?" the president asked eagerly, "They all had extraordinary abilities in the past, and they should have gone higher and further than me. It's a pity that fate played tricks on them, and they ended up living in such a difficult situation. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the audacity to let them come before you."
An Zhixia sighed slightly, "President, you really gave me a difficult problem." Seeing the president's ugly face, she chuckled, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. The difficult problem I mentioned is because they are really excellent. Just relying on their brute force and superhuman hand and foot skills, I don't want to let them go.
It’s just that my small chicken farm has really wronged them.”
The president couldn't help but point his finger at her, "You gasp for air when you talk!" Then he shook his head and sighed, "Don't feel wronged. Times are like this. If they wait for an opportunity to not feel wronged, I'm afraid their bodies will be exhausted. Besides, you won't let them really do ordinary work, right?"
An Zhixia squinted her eyes and smiled: "The president understands me."
To be honest, she carefully felt these people and found that they were all honest and sincere, not those who harbored evil intentions and were hard to see. It was precisely because they had no calculations and were straightforward that they became stepping stones for others to advance.
If used properly, they will be the sharpest sword.
She was also very excited, but her mind was confused and she had no idea what to do. But that did not stop her from expressing her gratitude and admiration for the president, who was a selfless person serving the public.
An Zhixia was thinking about something, so she rode her bike slowly and leisurely, which made the people who were working in the fields and had not yet returned home very envious, and they kept talking about it to the children around them.
"Did you see that? Studying is very useful. Xiao An is a high school student who has learned a lot of skills. Even when he went to the countryside to support construction, he was hired by the commune as an exception, like shining gold. He is no longer like us, facing the loess and back to the sky all day long..."
"Don't work, Erwazi. Go home and study. Squeeze in time every day to earn two or three more work points. It's better to do more questions. When you become a worker in the future, the work will be easy and the money and tickets will come in!" After the end of the field, there are fewer people. It's a bit cloudy today, with the spring mist and rain, and the shadows are blurred into black dots and can't be seen clearly.
She had just turned the corner and still had to ride for a while before entering the village when suddenly a young man in tattered clothes and with a mouth full of yellow teeth rushed out from the side and blocked her way.
An Zhixia braked suddenly and stopped just a finger's distance away from the person.
But the man cried out loudly, took two steps back exaggeratedly, and fell heavily to the ground, howling miserably: "Ouch, ouch, my leg is broken, it hurts so much!"
Fraud?!
An Zhixia just sneered when she saw a few people approaching from the corner of her eyes.
"Xiong Quanzi, Xiao An Zhixia is such a weak young woman, how much strength can she use? Are you trying to blackmail her because she is pretty?" Cui Tianhao frowned and took a few quick steps, then stood beside An Zhixia and said coldly.
"Yes, Xiao An was riding too aggressively, but she knew her limits and should have braked suddenly. At most, you would have gotten some scratches."
(End of this chapter)
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