Although the factory held a meeting today to finalize what Xu Qingti has done, it will take some time to implement it.

Processes, procedures, etc. cannot be solved at once.

Therefore, the factory did not directly announce the news, and only the management and a few individuals knew about it.

Xu Qing actually knew very well that after all, he was the original candidate for promotion in the factory this year.

If Deputy Director Li hadn't stepped in and tried to push his nephew Li Hu over, making things more complicated, Xu Qing would have been a cadre by now.

It's just that after all this tossing, Xu Qing was finally promoted. Although the process became a bit tortuous, the result did not change.

Of course, it was mainly due to a battle between Xu Qing and Deputy Director Li that the matter was settled.

Otherwise, it might really be Li Hu who took the initiative.

In fact, Xu Qing did not want to win over it through a private meeting between Deputy Factory Director Li and Liu Lan.

But what clearly belongs to him, deputy director Li secretly plotted against Chen Cang and arranged for his nephew Li Hu.

Why should Xu Qing give in?

If the factory planned to inspect Xu Qing for three years from the beginning before promoting him.

Xu Qing will not have any objections.

Because Xu Qing knows that in the next few years, the situation will become complicated and confusing, and even not optimistic, and someone who is a part-time official will be the first to suffer.

On the contrary, if it is an ordinary worker, nothing will happen.

Even if this matter is not published in the newspaper this year, Xu Qing, as a worker with a high school education, might still become a member of the team.

But now, there is no suspense about Xu Qing's decision to work, and the subsequent "work instead of work" will not be considered.

What he has to consider now is that after becoming a member of the club, he cannot make mistakes.

These days, if the club makes a mistake, the consequences will be serious. It would be fine if it was not investigated during the movement. Once it is found out, it will be criticized on the one hand, and reform through labor and reform will be inevitable.

Xu Qing doesn’t want to suffer that crime at all.

This is why, when the factory director talked to him two days ago, Xu Qing had no objection after hearing the factory director say that he would be promoted after three years of inspection.

But then Deputy Director Li mentioned that Li Hu was directly promoted, which was another story.

He, deputy director Li, wants to pave the way for his nephew Li Hu. If Xu Qing doesn't stop him, he can use himself as a stepping stone. That won't work!

Scholars can be killed but not humiliated. No matter how bad Xu Qing is, he does not want others to step on his shoulders and climb up.

What's more, climbing up will do no good to Xu Qing. Who can accept being used for nothing?

It's just that the matter of mentioning the matter has been settled. Xu Qing is sitting in the house eating dinner with his younger brothers and sisters, and doesn't think much about it.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, Shazhu came to Xu Qing's house for a visit.

Silly Zhu was bored in his own room in the middle courtyard, and He Yuyu was living in school. At night, he could only wander around in the courtyard.

Like the third uncle's family in the front yard, the second uncle's family in the backyard, and the Jia family, Shazhu rarely goes there.

Sometimes the whole family is in the house and he feels embarrassed when he goes there alone.

There are only four brothers and sisters in Xu Qing's house, so Silly Zhu always comes.

They are all people whose parents are absent, so subconsciously they help each other.

Silly Zhu saw Xu Fengming squatting on the ground in the front room, playing with stones with the little girl. He found it interesting, so he squatted down, smoked a cigarette, and watched quietly.

Xu Qing handed Sha Zhu a cigarette. Because he wanted to listen to his second brother Xu Aiguo recite the text, he did not chat with Sha Zhu.

Mainly, Silly Zhu has nothing serious to tell Xu Qing.

It wasn't until Xu Aiguo finished reciting that Xu Qing turned around and started chatting with Silly Zhu.

After chatting for a while, it was past nine o'clock in the blink of an eye.

The three little ones had to go to school tomorrow, so they took the initiative to slip off the kang one by one, each took a footbath, filled it with cold water, mixed it with boiling water, and then sat on the bench and washed their feet obediently.

.......

One night passed.

Early in the morning, it started to rain lightly in the courtyard. After Xu Qing got up, he moved some sundries outside the door into the next door cabin.

At the same time, he shouted towards Xu Damao's house:

"Brother Damao, it's raining. Hurry up and find something to block your bicycle."

Xu Damao was lying in the house, sleeping with his arms around the quilt. When he heard Xu Qing's words, he responded, stretched out his hands to rub his eyes, sat up, leaned on the window and glanced outside the house. He saw that the rain was not heavy, and there was not even a bed.

Then he fell down and fell asleep again.

In the front yard, the third uncle heard the rustling sound in the yard outside the house before dawn and when it started to rain. He ran out with his clothes on and covered his bicycle with a poncho.

Xu Damao doesn't take the bicycle seriously, but the third uncle loves it like a treasure.

For the third uncle, the bicycle is something he uses to show his identity, maintain his dignity and face. The slightest bump will make him feel distressed for a long time, how dare he let it get wet in the rain.

If the chain rusted and the oil on it was washed away by rain, he would have to pay someone to re-apply it.

Although it only costs a dime, Yan Bugui doesn’t want to spend that wasted money.

It rained today. Those who had umbrellas in the courtyard held umbrellas, and those without umbrellas wore ponchos and rain boots and went out one after another outside the courtyard.

Xu Qing met Sha Zhu in the alley.

At the entrance of the alley, Xu Qing separated from his younger siblings. The three of them hid their schoolbags and small bodies in their ponchos, and went to school hand in hand.

Xu Qingze and Shazhu walked toward the factory together.

Silly Zhu yawned and looked depressed, as if he hadn't slept well.

As Xu Qing walked, he joked: "Brother Silly Zhu, whose house did you steal cattle from last night?

"Xu Damao's family!"

After Sha Zhu grinned, he laughed, raised his hand to take out the cigarette, held it in the corner of his mouth, and took two puffs to refresh himself.

As soon as Xu Qing entered the factory, Ma Jiefang from the concierge ran out and secretly handed him the note Ma Jinghong wrote last night.

Xu Qing put the note on his body and turned to leave, but Ma Jiefang held him back and said:

"Brother Qingzi, there is something I have to tell you. Please wait for me."

When Sha Zhu saw this, he said hello to Xu Qing and went to the canteen and the kitchen.

Ma Jiefang turned back to the concierge, took an umbrella, ran out, walked with Xu Qing to a less crowded area in the factory, and whispered:

"Brother Qingzi, my dad said last night that the factory has decided to promote you to the post department."

While speaking, Ma Jiefang punched Xu Qing on the shoulder with his right hand.

"Brother Qingzi, I'm so envious of you. You first passed the examination and became a full-time employee this year, and now you've been promoted to a higher position. When will I be as lucky as you?"

Xu Qing smiled and said: "In three or four years, you will have a chance!"

Ma Jiefang shook his head, obviously not believing it.

But what Xu Qing said is true.

Maybe in less than three or four years, maybe within the next two years, Ma Jiefang may enter the ranks of "work instead of work".
Chapter completed!