Chapter 17

Gu Yang’s father was a worker at the Red Flag Mechanical Factory, and his mother was a middle school teacher.

He was an only child, and he was a technician himself.

The Gu family’s conditions were definitely among the best in the entire mechanical factory workers’ compound, they were no worse than the Lu family.

It could even be said that the Lu family was not as good as the Gu family.

Yang Fang had always been very optimistic about Gu Yang as her future son-in-law, she had repeatedly reminded her daughter to pay more attention to Gu Yang.

But unexpectedly, an accident completely made them lose their chance.

Lu Zhengguo knew all these things.

He wasn’t the ideal son-in-law for Yang Fang and Shen Xiangshan.

It was working time now, and Gu Yang was still at work.

He could only put this matter aside for now and go home.

Back home.

Lu Mu saw his figure and quickly ran up, “How is it, Zhengguo, did you solve your sister’s job problem?”

Her youngest son was the most promising child in the Lu family.

If he couldn’t even help Hongmei find a job, then Hongmei would really have to go to the countryside.

Lu Zhengguo stopped, “Mom, I got some news, the mechanical factory’s propaganda department is recruiting.”

“They require a high school diploma, they need to be able to draw, write well, and write copy.”

“As long as you meet these conditions, you can apply, I’ve already applied for Hongmei, whether she can pass or not is up to her.”

“The exam is tomorrow, and the results will be announced the afternoon after tomorrow.”

Lu Mu’s eyes lit up first, then dimmed, she said angrily.

“Such a good position, there must be a lot of people who want to try, what hope does she have?”

At this time, Lu Hongmei just came out of the room, she heard about the job.

Her eyes instantly lit up, she quickly ran over.

“Second brother, second brother, did you find a job for me?”

She had just heard, it was a propaganda department clerk, she would earn at least thirty yuan a month, it was much better than that vicious woman, Shen Man, working as a female worker in the workshop.

Lu Zhengguo shook his head, his voice was cold, “I just signed you up, whether you can pass or not depends entirely on you, if you don’t pass, you can only go to the countryside, the exam is tomorrow afternoon, prepare yourself well.”

Now jobs are one for one, good jobs are usually unknown to everyone.

This propaganda officer position was originally reserved for the children and relatives of the mechanical factory leaders, he only knew about it because he had connections.

But as long as you have the skills, you still have a chance to get the position.

Lu Hongmei’s face instantly changed, she quickly grabbed Lu Zhengguo’s arm, “Second brother, this won’t work, I can’t compete with the children of those leaders, these positions are already decided, it’s just a formality.”

Maybe the children of those leaders have already gotten the exam answers in advance, and even the interviewers are already in on it.

Lu Zhengguo’s tone remained unchanged, “As long as you can pass the written exam, I can guarantee that the interview will be fair and just.”

But all this is on the premise that she has the ability to get the first place.

Lu Hongmei stomped her feet, “Brother, what’s going on, it’s no different from not helping at all.”

She has the ability, but how can she compete with those who know the exam questions in advance.

Lu Zhengguo patted her shoulder, “Don’t worry, the exam questions haven’t been leaked, this exam is for all the children and relatives of the mechanical factory leaders, the factory director is personally supervising the exam, it’s absolutely fair and just.”

He got this news after a lot of effort.

As soon as these words came out, Lu Mu became excited, “Hongmei, did you hear that, your brother said this position isn’t decided, with your ability, maybe you can really pass.”

Lu Hongmei was also stunned, if that’s the case, her chances of passing were actually quite high.

After thinking about it carefully, she nodded, “Okay, I’ll definitely go take the exam tomorrow.”

As long as she passes, her job will be much better than Shen Man’s.

Humph, she’ll look down on her with her nose in the air, she’ll definitely make her mad.

…

Shen Man worked in the textile factory workshop.

From the time she started work this morning until lunch at eleven thirty, she basically stayed at her fixed workstation in the workshop.

She was responsible for checking the quality of the fabrics, her eyes couldn’t stop for a moment, her hands couldn’t stop either, the work process was repetitive.

The workshop was stuffy and crowded.

After a morning, Shen Man was exhausted, not only physically tired but also mentally tired.

It wasn’t until lunchtime that she could take a break.

Shen Man pounded her sore arms, she got up and was about to go to eat with the workers.

A young woman from the next workstation walked quickly to her side with a smile.

“Sister-in-law, wait for me, I’ll go with you.”

Noticing Shen Man’s confusion, Liu Xiangcao explained, “I’m Zhang Dong’s wife, my Dongzi and your husband are brothers who grew up together.”

Shen Man remembered.

She smiled and greeted Liu Xiangcao, “Okay, we’ll have company from now on.”

In the book, Liu Xiangcao was not only Zhang Dong’s wife, but she was also one of the few women in the whole book who was kind to the original owner.

Other women were prejudiced against her because of her reputation.

Only Liu Xiangcao, after careful observation, found that the men around the original owner were basically the ones who were actively pursuing her, and some even harassed her often.

Therefore, she believed that the original owner wasn’t like what people said.

She would even argue with those who were prejudiced against the original owner for her sake.

Liu Xiangcao looked at Shen Man and smiled faintly, like a red rose swaying in the wind, charming yet dignified.

She couldn’t help but be lost in thought for a moment.

“Sister-in-law, you’re so beautiful, no wonder those men can’t help but look at you, even I, a woman, like to look at you.”

She naturally stepped forward and put her arm around Shen Man’s, they went to the cafeteria together.

“If I were a man, I would also want to marry a beautiful wife like you.”

Shen Man smiled and joked, “Okay, if you were a man, I would definitely marry you.”

Liu Xiangcao could judge a person’s character after observing them, she was already better than most men in this world.

At least she was much better than Lu Zhengguo.

Liu Xiangcao smiled shyly, she suddenly remembered something tonight, “Right, sister-in-law, did Brother Lu tell you about going to our house for dinner tonight?”

“Dongzi and Brother Lu have been good friends since they were kids, now that Brother Lu is back safe and sound, and today is his birthday, we thought we’d get everyone together to celebrate for him.”

Shen Man was stunned, today was actually Lu Zhengguo’s birthday?

He only said that he would go to Zhang Dong’s house for dinner tonight, he didn’t say anything else.

Liu Xiangcao saw Shen Man’s expression and instantly understood, she reminded her, “Sister-in-law, basically all of Brother Lu’s childhood friends are coming tonight, they all prepared gifts for him.”