Chapter 11: The Abandoned Capitalist Lady in the 1950s
The next day at work, Ning Ning put on her newly knitted sweater. Although she had just learned the skill of knitting sweaters, she had seen many styles in her life.
This is a large sweater with a high collar and bat sleeves. It is not a new thing in later generations, but it is definitely quite fashionable and trendy at the moment.
As soon as I entered the office, I found that Yu Li had already arrived. I called out "Sister Yu Li" as a greeting and then walked towards my office.
Ever since Yu Li became pregnant, she has been coming a little earlier every day.
Her boyfriend is a considerate person. Worried that it would be unsafe for her to go to and from get off work alone, he would drop her off at work every day and then go to work himself. He would only arrive ten minutes earlier, which would not disturb the pregnant woman's rest.
Yu Li was sharp-eyed and was immediately attracted by the sweater on Ning Ning. "Xiao Ning, is this the sweater you knitted earlier?"
Ning Ning subconsciously lowered her head to look, "Yes, that's it."
Yu Li came over and wanted to take a closer look at the stitches. "When you were knitting, Sister Huang and I thought you had made a mistake. I didn't expect it to look so good when you put it on!"
Ning Ning smiled and stroked her sweater. "I didn't expect it to work the first time I learned how to do it from you guys!"
At this time, Sister Huang also arrived. "Xiao Ning, your sweater... although it looks a little strange, it's still pretty good. It's just a little wasteful of yarn."
As he spoke, he tugged at Ning Ning's sleeve and said, "Look here, if it were a little closer to the body, it would save a lot of money."
Yu Li followed up by saying, "I don't think it's a waste. It creates a different effect when worn on the body. I'm planning to knit one like this too, and I'll wear it after I give birth to my baby."
Sister Huang shook her head helplessly and gave the two of them a meaningful look. "I can't do whatever I want like you do. I have elderly parents and young children at home. If I save a little, I can save enough to buy a sweater."
He said as he walked back to his office.
This is the situation these days!
Most people generally care more about whether something is practical, and don't pay much attention to external things like style.
After all, the current supplies are not that abundant, and the choices are very limited. Even if you want to be particular, reality does not allow it!
Everyone knows what is good, but these are concessions that have to be made in order to ensure that everyone has basic things to use.
Looking at myself again, I realized that I couldn't hold it in and became a little arrogant without realizing it.
From now on, we must keep pace with everyone else, never seek special treatment, and never fall behind!
Because only in this way can you avoid unnecessary trouble.
In such an environment, if an individual cannot keep up with the collective rhythm, he or she will easily attract other people's sidelong glances and dissatisfaction, and cause himself or herself a lot of troubles and obstacles.
So, like everyone else, fitting in is a great way to survive and a smart way to stay out of trouble!
After figuring this out, Ning Ning quickly interrupted, "This is my first time knitting a sweater and I have no experience. The sweater gets bigger and bigger, and it looks different from yours. I don't know how to modify it, so I can barely finish it.
"Next time I'll have to trouble Sister Huang and Sister Yu Li to help me out and teach my stupid brain!" As he said this, he patted his forehead exaggeratedly.
Yu Li understood what Ning Ning meant, and also heard the implication behind Sister Huang's words. She didn't dare to ask for special treatment anymore. After all, living in this era, everyone's nerves were as sensitive as a taut string.
She said with a smile: "Don't be too discouraged, Xiao Ning, I was not as good as you the first time, your mistake has its own merits!
It's not a complete waste, at least it can still be worn.
I just looked at your sweater. It should have reached the point where you need to add stitches, but you made a mistake in knitting. As a result, you kept adding stitches, and that's how it turned out.
But it’s just wearable now, and when winter comes, I can just take it apart and re-knit it!”
Sister Huang was indeed giving some intentional advice just now!
How could she not know what clothes look good?
Although beautiful clothes can brighten people's eyes, the troubles they bring are definitely not something these two young people can handle!
In the social environment, being too special often does not bring good things.
These two girls are still young and in the prime of their lives. They don’t have to think too much, so they still have to rely on her, the experienced older sister, to worry about them and give them more advice!
At this time, Chen Jianguo ran in from outside and whispered to a few people in a low voice, "The police are here! Do you want to join in the fun?"
Ning Ning thought to herself that it was probably because of the incident when she was blocked yesterday, and the police came to understand the situation.
She followed the crowd and stood happily in the corridor with a few others.
Sister Huang carefully helped Yu Li up and said, "Don't come too close. You're pregnant. Don't let anyone touch you."
After saying that, he pulled Ning Ning and said, "We can just watch from here."
Ning Ning obediently stood at the door of the Finance Department with a few others.
At this time, the section chief came back and called everyone in their finance department back to the office, "Don't mess around, it's nothing serious. I heard you're here to see Li Jingwei.
It seems he ordered someone to block the female lesbian yesterday, and now the police are here to investigate. If they ask you questions later, just answer honestly."
Sister Huang slapped her thigh and said, "I never thought that Li Jingwei could do such a thing as intercepting women. I wonder if his father, the factory director, knows about it!"
Yu Li curled her lips and said, "What can I do if I don't know? I can't really watch my son being arrested. I will definitely find a way to get him out.
But I don't know who he blocked. What good can come from a few grown men blocking a lesbian? "
Chen Jianguo sat down at his seat. "Don't tell me you're not from our company. You guys came early. Do you know who didn't come to work today?"
Several people talked in unison for a long time. Even the section chief did not return to the small office, but chatted with them outside.
Only Ning Ning remained silent.
Yu Li couldn't help but said, "Xiao Ning, why don't you say anything? Do you know something?"
Sister Huang also said: "Yes, if you know anything, please tell us and we will think about it together."
Ning Ning spoke slowly: "The person they are talking about being blocked is very likely me."
The section chief and the others were stunned. They didn't expect that after analyzing for so long, they found out that the other protagonist of the gossip was right in their office.
After reacting, they all gathered around. Sister Huang anxiously asked Ning Ning, "Kid, why are you still so uncertain? Don't you know whether you have been blocked or not? It's such a big thing, why didn't you say anything? Did they cause you any trouble?"
The section chief quickly followed, "Don't be afraid, Xiaoning. You are from our Finance Department. You must not let outsiders bully you. If there is anything, you should come back and tell us. The department will help you solve it."
Yu Li and Chen Jianguo were about to speak when Ning Ning quickly stopped them. "Thank you for your concern. It's nothing. Please sit down and listen to me."
Seeing that Ning Ning was calm and didn't seem to have any problems, and she wasn't as anxious or flustered as before, they all sat back in their chairs.
After all, Ning Ning is from their finance department. Although she was assigned here only this year, they all get along well with each other. The little girl also has a good relationship with them on a daily basis, and they really don't want anything to happen to her.
The section chief sat down on a chair and took a sip of tea. "Okay, go ahead and tell me."
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