"Jinbao, do you want your mother to be the women's director?" Bai Lu lowered her head and asked her daughter.
Little Jinbao nodded his head, "Yes, Jinbao is already very big, and he doesn't need his mother to take care of him all the time."
"But, but..." Bai Lu said hesitantly, "I'm worried that my ability is not enough."
Being a female director is a hard job and the work is very trivial.
In addition to being responsible for registering and reporting workers' births, deaths, and serious illness data, and issuing relevant certificates, they are also responsible for handling disputes and conflicts in various households, taking the trouble to listen to women's troubles, and patiently enlightening them.
In short, the job of the women director is to maintain a harmonious relationship between workers and their families.
Thinking of the quarrels between husband and wife, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law over trivial matters, Su Jianmin was so confused just thinking about it, he frowned and said to his wife: "I'd better let Director Zhang find a way to recommend other people.
"
He doesn't want his wife to worry about other people's troubles.
Just when Su Jianmin went out to find Zhang Yuying again, Bai Lu suddenly said: "I want to give it a try."
"Ah?" Su Jianmin thought he heard wrongly and turned to look at his wife, "Didn't you just say you didn't want to do it?"
"Jin Bao asked me to try, I... I actually want to try too..." Halfway through her words, Bai Lu lowered her eyes slightly and pursed her lips, "Of course, if you can't trust me, then go find someone else.
"
"What did you say? How could I not trust you?" Su Jianmin looked confused.
He couldn't understand what his wife was thinking at the moment, so he hurriedly explained, "I'm afraid you'll be tired."
Before he could continue, Jinbao pulled his father aside and said, "Dad, you are so stupid. In fact, my mother also wants to have a job, like Aunt Yang, but she had to take care of my brother and the others before, and now she has to take care of me, so
I never mentioned work."
"Ah?" Su Jianmin lowered his voice, "Did your mother tell you this?"
Jinbao shook his head, "Why would mom tell me this?"
"Then how did you know your mother wanted to work?"
"My mother went to the infirmary to see Aunt Yang. When she saw Aunt Yang working, she had an envious expression on her face. I could tell that the reason why my mother didn't agree to be the women's director immediately was just because she lacked self-confidence."
Jinbao guessed her mother's thoughts clearly, "I think mother actually wanted you to persuade her to become a woman. I didn't expect you to go to Aunt Zhang and choose someone else without saying a word. Mother will definitely think that you
I don’t think she can do a good job.”
"Ah? How could I have thought of so much?" Su Jianmin opened his eyes wide and sighed secretly in his heart. Hey, although he has lived with his wife for most of his life, a woman's heart is like a needle in the sea, with too many twists and turns.
Thinking of this, he smiled and touched Jin Bao's head, "Fortunately I have such a smart baby girl, otherwise I would have made a big mistake today and made your mother unhappy."
Bai Lu saw the father and daughter talking in low voices, and walked forward in confusion, asking: "What are you two secretly saying behind my back? Jinbao, is there anything you can't let mom hear?"
"Hehe," Jinbao ran to his mother with a smile, "Dad just asked me if there would be any problem if my mother had to deal with work matters and was not at home temporarily and I would be alone at home. I answered my father that there would be no problem at all.
"
After saying that, she winked at her father. Her father immediately understood and nodded quickly: "Yes, I am mainly worried about Jin Bao. Since Jin Bao thinks it is okay, then my daughter-in-law will leave the work of women's director to her."
I'll do it for you, and I'll leave it to you from now on."
"Aren't you worried that if I don't do my job well, you, the factory director, will lose face?" Bai Lu asked.
Su Jianmin shook his head without thinking, and replied: "What's the shame? As the director of the factory, I do the most work and deal with the most troublesome things. I have no face at all. You can just go ahead and do it. If you don't do it well, you'll probably quit."
Come on, don’t think so much.”
"Then...then I will work temporarily for a while. If I don't do well, you can find a more suitable person."
Bai Lu spoke modestly, but when she really started working, she worked harder than anyone else.
At night, Su Jianmin yawned and saw his wife still looking through things. He came up to her and said, "It's so late. Go to bed early. Be obedient. Staying up late will break your body. I'll see you tomorrow."
"No, I have to write it all down so I don't get confused."
"What are you remembering?" Su Jianmin rubbed his eyes and leaned closer. When he could see the words in the notebook clearly, he frowned in confusion, "Aren't these the names of our factory workers and their families? You remember these?
What are you doing?"
"I'm the women's director now, so of course I have to write down all the names of everyone in the factory and the building numbers and room numbers where they live."
Su Jianmin said "Ah" in surprise, "No need? There are so many people, how can you remember it?"
"This is the most basic thing that women's directors need to master. If there is any problem with someone's family in the future, I can know where they live, what their relationship is, and how they are."
Bai Lu memorized the names silently and said: "Just memorizing the names is not enough. Tomorrow I have to go to their homes to check the situation. I will know if each family has any difficulties and whether they need help. I will match the names with the people one by one.
.”
Su Jianmin smiled and said: "I didn't know that my wife is such a dedicated and dedicated person."
"You don't know?" Bai Lu joked, "I have been the wife of your old Su family for decades, but I have worked hard and never been idle for a moment. How dedicated and dedicated are you?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Jianmin picked her up and hugged her.
"Oh, what are you doing?" Bai Lu almost screamed. Thinking that it was quiet at night, she was afraid of waking Jin Bao who was sleeping in the next room. Her scream got stuck in her throat, so she pushed her husband hard, "
Put me down quickly."
Su Jianmin smiled and put his daughter-in-law on the bed and covered her with a quilt, "Didn't you say that you love your job and are dedicated to your job? Now your job is not to do any work, just sleep with me."
Just as Bai Lu was about to speak, her husband came closer and bit her lips gently.
He hugged her into his arms and said, "Stop talking. If you talk again, I will eat you."
Seeing that his wife was finally quiet, Su Jianmin raised his hand and pulled the light cord, and the whole room became pitch black.
"I know you want to do a good job, but the work is never finished. You have to do it slowly, you know?"
Su Jianmin kissed Bai Lu on the forehead and said, "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."
Bai Lu felt sweet and warm in her heart, "I know."
Her job as director of women's affairs was going very smoothly, and the New Year was coming soon.
Every household in the factory is beaming with joy, and the children, wearing new clothes sewn by their mothers, gather in the factory store.
With a few cents of New Year's money, they were hesitating whether to buy firecrackers or candies, or the long and thin sweet sugar cane displayed outside the store.
Jinbao was also in the store, but she didn't want to buy anything, so she was forced to go there by Chen Shiyu.
"Jin Bao, do you think this hair tie is more beautiful or this one?"
Chen Shiyu hesitates between red and pink.
"Red is beautiful," Jinbao said. "It is festive to tie a red headband during the New Year."
"Okay, then I'll buy red." Chen Shiyu took the red headband and handed the salesperson two cents.
As soon as they walked out of the store, a "Jin Bao" sound suddenly sounded behind them. Jin Bao turned around and saw a tall and fat boy. If I remember correctly, he seemed to be in the same class as Brother Hua Hua, whom he had met several times before.
"Little Fatty Liao?" Chen Shiyu frowned in confusion and asked, "Why are you calling Jin Bao?"
Liao Xiaopang's face suddenly turned red, and without saying anything, he suddenly took a few steps forward, thrust the two red-headed ropes he had just bought into Jin Bao's hands, and then ran away in a hurry as if he were a thief.