Chapter 18

Shen Man nodded, “Thank you for telling me, I know.”

But Lu Zhengguo didn’t tell her about it, and she wasn’t going to prepare any gifts for him.

Besides, she remembered clearly what he said to her this morning.

Since this guy disliked her so much, she wouldn’t be so oblivious as to actively go up to him and annoy him.

Soon, the two of them finished eating at the factory, they rested for a while and went back to work, until it was time to get off work.

Shen Man finally breathed a sigh of relief, she was exhausted after working all day.

She never thought she would one day be working on an assembly line.

In this era, workers were the most promising class, it was already considered a great achievement for a family to have a worker, a dual-income family was even more enviable.

Her current job was bought by her mother for five hundred yuan.

Meat costs seven or eight yuan per pound now, and most families only eat meat during the New Year or festivals.

Five hundred yuan is definitely a huge sum of money.

Although her mother also has a job, she only earns twenty-two yuan a month, she would have to work for almost two years without eating or drinking to earn five hundred yuan.

Shen Man was about to ride her bicycle home.

At this time, Yang Fang, who had been waiting for her at the factory gate, saw her figure and quickly waved to her, “Manman, here, Manman, here.”

Shen Man heard the voice and looked over, she saw it was her mother, her eyes instantly lit up, “Mom, how did you get here?”

She rode her bicycle and stopped in front of Yang Fang.

Yang Fang smiled and took out her handkerchief to wipe her sweat, “I came here because I have good news to tell you, let’s find a quiet place to sit down and talk.”

Shen Man blinked, what good news would make her mother skip work and come directly to the factory gate to wait for her.

Yang Fang took Shen Man to a quiet teahouse, she found a private room and sat down.

“Manman, do you remember that propaganda officer position I mentioned to you last time?”

Shen Man thought back, according to the plot of the book, that position would eventually go to Shen Ping.

She nodded, “I remember.”

Yang Fang smiled, “I signed you up too, the exam is tomorrow afternoon.”

“This job at the textile factory is still a bit tiring, if you can get the propaganda department clerk position, you can sell this job.”

“This propaganda department clerk is a desk job, the monthly salary is thirty-two yuan, and there are all kinds of tickets every month, it’s much better than working in the workshop.”

“The most important thing is that this position isn’t decided, as long as you sign up, it’s absolutely fair and just.”

This was what she had found out after using her years of accumulated connections.

Shen Man listened carefully and couldn’t help but be excited, “Mom, thank you, I’ll definitely study hard tomorrow.”

Who would want to work in a workshop if they could sit in an office.

Moreover, in terms of treatment and other aspects, a regular workshop female worker is much better than a regular workshop female worker.

The book says that Shen Ping got the news about this exam based on her memories of her previous life, and she also knew some of the exam content.

Although the specific exam content wasn’t written in the book.

But both the original owner and she were very serious about their studies.

She might not lose the exam tomorrow afternoon.

Yang Fang smiled contentedly, “Of course it would be better if you could pass, but it’s okay if you don’t, you have a job now anyway.”

Since she married Shen Xiangshan, she has been using his connections to develop and accumulate her own relationships.

Just so that one day, she could help her children live a better life.

She learned about this news by chance from the deputy factory director’s wife.

It’s just that the competition this time is still very fierce.

If Manman had listened to her and chosen Gu Yang.

Then she wouldn’t have to worry about work at all, the Gu family had plenty of connections, they could help their only daughter-in-law find a good job.

She wouldn’t have to compete with so many people for one position like this.

Shen Man shook her head, “No, I’ll do my best to get this position.”

It’s only 1974 now, it’s still a long time before the reform and opening up.

After a day of working in the workshop, she really didn’t want to spend the next few years in the workshop doing the same repetitive work.

Besides, the exam is coming up soon, but the recruitment information for this position hasn’t been announced yet, which means this position is reserved for certain people.

Her mother must have paid a lot to get this news.

Considering that it was Shen Man’s turn to cook.

They didn’t chat for too long.

“Mom, I’ll take you home first, it’s still a distance from here.” Shen Man got on her bicycle.

After Yang Fang got on, she curiously looked at the brand new bicycle, “Did Zhengguo buy it for you?”

She asked this because she knew those people in the Lu family, they all looked down on her daughter, let alone buy her a brand new bicycle to ride to work.

Shen Man nodded, “Hmm, he gave it to me as an apology.”

Yang Fang: “It seems that Zhengguo still cares about you, it’s okay for a man to think of this for his wife.”

At least most men wouldn’t easily spend one or two hundred yuan to buy their wife a brand new bicycle to ride to work.

Shen Man twitched the corners of her mouth, care?

Heh, this guy even warned her this morning, his words were one worse than the next.

Forget this kind of man.

After sending Yang Fang home, Shen Man rode her bicycle back to the Lu family.

As soon as she entered the mechanical factory workers’ compound, many aunts and grandmothers looked at the bicycle Shen Man was riding.

Guohua Shenzi smiled, “Zhengguo’s wife, you’re off work, you just got a job, why did you buy a new bicycle, it’s not cheap, is it?”

Liu Shenzi chimed in, “It’s really not cheap, I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to look at it a few days ago, the same one, this bicycle costs one hundred and forty-eight yuan, and you also need a ticket.”

Others started to discuss, “It’s different when Zhengguo is back, look at her face, it’s even more attractive, she must have been busy last night.”

“I think so too, Zhengguo’s wife does look better than she did a few days ago, she must be well-nourished by a man.”

Shen Man listened to these increasingly explicit words, she was about to retort.

Unexpectedly, Lu Zhengguo walked over at this time.

The aunts and grandmothers’ gossip became even more exaggerated, they winked at each other, and their words were very explicit.

“Zhengguo, come and pick up your wife, you can’t wait even for a few steps.”