After returning from her hometown, Zhang Weifang went back to work. After a week away, she had a lot of work piled up and several documents needed her signature.
When Zhang Weifang was working seriously, her first-level leader came for a surprise inspection. Because the work in their Civil Affairs Bureau was not very busy, many people's work attitude was rather casual.
The leader's sudden inspection caught everyone off guard. Some were knitting sweaters, some were reading newspapers, and some were chatting with teacups. Although they usually did this when they had nothing to do, this was the first time they were caught red-handed by the leader.
The leader criticized and reported everyone on the spot, and also found out many people who were just filling in the numbers.
Zhang Weifang, who worked hard, became the contrast of everyone else. She was promoted by her leader and became the head of their department.
Zhang Weifang couldn't believe she was so lucky. She never dreamed that she would get a promotion opportunity at the age of retirement.
This sudden surprise made her very happy, but at the same time she also felt a great sense of responsibility.
Excited, Zhang Weifang told her superiors without hesitation: "I will definitely work harder and live up to the trust and expectations of the organization."
She is well aware that this promotion is not only a personal honor, but also represents a heavy responsibility and mission. In the days to come, she will go all out and continue to work hard to repay the leader's promotion with practical actions.
Zhang Weifang is 49 years old this year and will retire in a year. Unexpectedly, her work has reached a new high.
Later, during a meeting, everyone found out that the leaders came to inspect because they had received a letter of complaint saying that many people in their unit were drawing salaries without working.
This kind of thing is very common in enterprises and institutions in this era. Many people have never even heard of his name, but they can see his pay slip every month.
The fact that someone reported it shows that this matter has already had a very bad impact, so the leaders will pay attention to it.
After a long and tense week of in-depth investigation, a prominent notice was finally posted on the previously blank wall of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
This notice is like a silent declaration, announcing to everyone the outcome of an important event. It hangs there quietly, attracting the attention of passers-by and arousing their curiosity and speculation.
Everyone who passes by will unconsciously stop and stare at the words on it, trying to decipher the story hidden behind it.
It listed five people who were drawing salaries without working, three people who were fired, and finally a notice criticizing everyone.
This was the first time in Zhang Weifang's decades of work that she had witnessed a major overhaul within the Civil Affairs Bureau. It was also a wake-up call for everyone, forcing those who wanted to continue to muddle through to get by.
For a moment, the originally relaxed and pleasant office atmosphere suddenly became solemn and heavy, as if shrouded by an invisible pressure.
Everyone's face showed an unprecedented concentration and seriousness. They no longer chatted or laughed and joked as usual, but devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the work at hand.
After the promotion, Zhang Weifang's salary increased to 180 yuan. At that time, the country had basically abolished bills, so he still received a subsidy of 20 yuan per month.
To celebrate her promotion and salary increase, Zhang Weifang took Lu Shi to a newly opened Western restaurant on a whim and treated him to steak and coffee.
This was the first time the two of them had eaten Western food since they got married. The steak was medium-rare, and the texture was half-cooked, which neither of them could get used to. Moreover, the coffee was more bitter than Chinese medicine. Even adding several pieces of sugar could not block the bitter taste in their mouths.
The meal cost 80 yuan, and Zhang Weifang felt distressed for a long time. Lu Shi also joked:
"We're asking for trouble. If we had known this would happen, we would have just eaten a bowl of noodles!"
The next day, Zhang Weifang went to visit Zhang Weiren's home and talked about this matter with Jin Wen. Jin Wen laughed so hard that he fell down:
"Sister, you made the wrong choice. The pasta we had last time was pretty good. Let's go together next time."
Zhang Qiaona is 69 years old this year and will be 70 soon. Since ancient times, it has been rare for people to live to be 70, so Zhang Weiren suggested that they should celebrate his mother's birthday in the future so that she can enjoy her old age.
Zhang Weifang had no objection, and his other brothers and sisters also respected his ideas.
September 29th of the lunar calendar is Zhang Qiaona's birthday. There is a custom in the village that people celebrate their 70th birthday instead of their 9th, so her 70th birthday will be celebrated starting this year.
On that day, all the brothers and sisters of the Zhang family went back home, except Zhang Weicun. It was not popular to eat cake at that time, so Zhang Weibao and his wife Wang Fuzi prepared two tables of stir-fried dishes for everyone.
There are eight dishes on each table, including chicken and fish, which is more lively than the Chinese New Year. The staple foods are steamed buns and fried cakes. The men have one table and the women have another table, which is very lively.
Looking at a bunch of filial sons and grandchildren, Zhang Qiao Na was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. Then she thought about the neighbors around her, who lived as well as her?
Wang Fuzi was a proud and self-deprecating person. In order to entertain the guests, she bought fish and killed chickens, and even made the sauerkraut and shredded pork noodles that everyone loved. After being busy for several hours, she had already passed.
She didn't eat a single bite of food and ended up eating a bowl of plain noodles in the kitchen.
The other brothers and sisters seemed not to notice her difficulties and they all ate with their mouths full of oil.
Zhang Weifang went to help her wash the dishes after dinner, but Wang Fuzi refused with a smile:
"Sister, you are guests, how can I let you do this? I can do this little job."
Zhang Weifang did not argue with her, but secretly gave her a hundred yuan when she left in the afternoon. Zhang Weiren did the same. He was afraid that his brother would suffer a loss, so when he came back he brought home a bag of noodles, some cooked meat, meatballs and the like.
After a tiring day, Wang Fuzi lay down on the kang early. She looked at the child sleeping next to her and asked quietly:
"Did your brother tell you about finding a job for you?"
"Well, maybe in a few days."
In fact, Zhang Weibao was very scheming. When he married Wang Fuzi, he kept promising her a lot, saying that his brother was a high-ranking official and could arrange a job for him in the future. But after six or seven years of marriage, there was not even a shadow of a chance.
Wang Fuzi has now given birth to two children. When she gave birth to her son, she didn't even have a few days of confinement. At that time, her mother-in-law was in the city taking care of Lingling, so she naturally couldn't take care of her, so she now has complaints.
However, for the sake of her children's future, she endured it. She thought that her uncle would definitely help her children find a job in the future.
However, she never thought that who could predict what would happen in more than ten years?
Neither the husband nor the wife is ambitious. Now they just hope others can help them and never think about working hard on their own.
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