stonecrandall Chapter 207 Qin Huairu Talks About Salary Increase
Chapter 207 Qin Huairu Talks About Salary Increase
Although Chen Feng knew that Xu Damao did not tell the truth, he still chose to respond: "That's good. You have to understand that Qin Huairu's family is a bottomless pit. If you get involved with them, you will definitely fall into endless trouble in the future!"
Hearing Chen Feng's words, Xu Damao couldn't help but look embarrassed and laughed, then hurriedly explained: "Chen Feng, how could I possibly like that girl from the countryside? You are totally worrying too much!"
Chen Feng looked at Xu Damao who was still acting stubborn and felt speechless. Why was this guy so stubborn?
But since he was unwilling to admit his mistakes, Chen Feng didn't plan to persuade him anymore. After all, everyone has their own choices, and all he can do is point out the problem.
In fact, if Xu Damao was not close to him, and his wife Lou Xiao'e was not very kind to his son, Chen Feng would not have said a word about this matter. Now that Xu Damao did not listen to his advice, Chen Feng stopped caring about him.
"Okay then! I won't say much. You can handle this matter properly yourself. I'll go accompany my wife first!" After saying this, Chen Feng turned and left, leaving Xu Damao standing there with an embarrassed look on his face.
After saying that, Chen Feng stopped chatting with Xu Damao and turned to walk towards Jin Ling.
After seeing Chen Feng leave, Xu Damao wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and muttered to himself, "Will this kid be able to tell that I'm interested in Qin Jingru?"
He thought Chen Feng had seen through his little thoughts, but luckily it was a false alarm.
After seeing Chen Feng walk away, Xu Damao started fiddling with his projector again, but this time, Xu Damao's eyes kept glancing at Qin Jingru's upper body.
Chen Feng came to Jin Ling, sat down, then took out a handful of melon seeds and peanuts from his school bag and handed them to Jin Ling.
To be honest, Chen Feng has been carrying this schoolbag for several years. He always carries it whenever he goes out.
After Jin Ling took the melon seeds, Chen Feng grabbed two more handfuls and gave them to Lou Xiao'e and Jin Ming respectively.
Lou Xiao'e and Jin Ming both said thank you politely.
Chen Feng responded to them with a smile.
Then everyone ate melon seeds, chatted, and waited leisurely for the leader of the steel mill to arrive. Only when the leader of the steel mill showed up could Xu Damao start showing the movie.
As time went by, night fell and the sky gradually darkened. The leaders of the steel mill had arrived at the scene, and Xu Damao began to play the movie.
After the movie started, everyone was attracted and intoxicated by Ashima's charming appearance and touching love story. However, there was one person who seemed to be an exception, and she was Qin Huairu.
However, Chen Feng was not immersed in the plot of the movie either. The reason was that he was holding two children in his arms at the moment, and the children kept crying, so he couldn't concentrate on watching the movie at all, and he could only do his best to coax them.
Qin Huairu was talking to Secretary Yang and Deputy Director Li.
"Secretary Yang, Director Li! I have been working in the factory for several years, but my salary has not increased at all. Leaders, can you give me a raise?"
Qin Huairu said with a flattering look on her face.
Secretary Yang and Deputy Director Li were watching the movie intently, and were suddenly interrupted by Qin Huairu. They were a little dissatisfied. They frowned and turned to look at Qin Huairu.
However, when they saw Qin Huairu wearing the steel mill work clothes, their original dissatisfaction instantly disappeared.
After all, there are so many employees and their families at the scene. If they get angry at Qin Huairu here and are seen by others, wouldn’t rumors spread that they are out of touch with the masses and bureaucratic?
So the two of them looked at each other, and after a quick exchange of glances, Deputy Director Li asked Qin Huairu seriously.
"Hey, female comrade, you are wearing the same clothes from our factory. I don't remember you. Are you from our factory? Which workshop are you from?"
In fact, Secretary Yang and Deputy Director Li recognized Qin Huairu as soon as she opened her mouth. There was nothing they could do, since Qin Huairu was a famous pretty widow in their steel mill, and they had no choice but to recognize her.
However, Deputy Director Li was also very smart. Now they were all human beings, so he certainly couldn't call out Qin Huairu's name right away. Moreover, Qin Huairu was asking about salary. If he called out her name right away, people who didn't know would think that they, the leaders, were deliberately suppressing the widow.
Qin Huairu looked at Deputy Director Li who was pretending to be so pretentious and knew what was going on, so she cooperated and said, "Leader, I am Qin Huairu from the first workshop of our factory!"
"My husband had an accident in the factory a few years ago, and I came in to take his place! I've been in the factory for several years now, and my salary has not changed."
"I ran into my bosses today while watching a movie! I thought I'd ask them if they could help me adjust my salary."
After hearing Qin Huairu's story, Deputy Director Li already knew what was going on, but he did not respond immediately. Instead, he deliberately paused, as if he was thinking about something.
After a while, he suddenly realized and said, "Oh! That's Jia Dongxu's wife, right?"
Then, he continued to ask Qin Huairu: "You are the one who came to the factory to take over the job! I always thought it was Jia Dongxu's mother who came to the factory! How is it after you came to the factory? Is your work going well? Do you have any difficulties at work?"
Qin Huairu felt helpless when faced with Deputy Director Li's roundabout and irrelevant remarks. However, she did not dare not answer Deputy Director Li's questions.
I could only force a smile and say, "Thank you for your concern, boss. I don't have any difficulties at work, but the salary is too low. It's really hard to make a living!"
After saying this, Qin Huairu couldn't help but sigh, with a hint of bitterness on her face. She knew she had to seize this opportunity to talk to her boss and try to get a raise.
So she plucked up her courage and continued, "So I'd like to take this opportunity to talk to my boss about my salary today."
Deputy Director Li felt annoyed when he saw Qin Huairu talking about wages all the time.
He felt that Qin Huairu was too ignorant of the rules. How could she say it out loud in public? She didn't know how to be tactful at all.
Although he also understood Qin Huairu's situation, after all, it was not easy for a widow to raise a child, but this was not the way to do it, right?
So, he looked at Secretary Yang helplessly. His eyes were full of, this person is from the workshop, your person, you deal with it!
Secretary Yang looked at Deputy Director Li's eyes and knew that he didn't want to respond to Qin Huairu's words. In fact, Secretary Yang himself was not willing to pay attention to it, but he had no choice but to do so because Qin Huairu was a member of their workshop and he was responsible for managing production.
Secretary Yang took a deep breath, then asked Qin Huairu, "You are Qin Huairu, right?"
When Qin Huairu heard Secretary Yang's question, she immediately nodded in affirmation.
After seeing Qin Huairu nod in confirmation, Secretary Yang continued to ask: "Qin Huairu, I want to know, how much is your current salary? And what is your work grade?"
Qin Huairu quickly replied: "My salary is twenty-seven dollars and fifty cents."
However, when she mentioned the work grade, she couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed and said softly: "The work grade is level one..."
Secretary Yang felt helpless when he heard Qin Huairu's words. He thought: Qin Huairu has been in the factory for three or four years, how come she is still a first-level worker?
It is actually not difficult to be promoted from a first-level worker to a third-level worker. As long as you study hard and work hard, even if you are an ordinary person, as long as you are not stupid, you will get the guidance of the master and your own hard work, and you will be able to be upgraded in no time.
Moreover, once promoted to a third-level worker, the monthly salary of thirty or forty yuan would be enough to support five or six people. However, Secretary Yang really couldn't understand why Qin Huairu was still a first-level worker.
Thinking of this, Secretary Yang couldn't help but frowned, sucked his teeth, and then said to Qin Huairu: "Comrade Qin Huairu, regarding your first-level worker's salary increase, Director Li and I cannot agree to it immediately."
"Because this matter needs to be discussed at a leadership meeting before it can be decided. After we have studied it, we will let your workshop director inform you of the result, okay?"
Deputy Factory Director Li also chimed in, "That's right! Qin Huairu, this isn't something we two can decide on the spot! We'll have to hold a meeting to discuss this as well!"
What kind of meeting is this? It's all an excuse. If they really wanted to raise Qin Huairu's salary, they would have a hundred ways to do it. They just don't bother to bother with Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu looked at what Secretary Yang and Deputy Director Li had said and didn't know what to say.
I can only say, "Thank you both for your help. Thank you in advance!"
Secretary Yang and Deputy Director Li saw that Qin Huairu was not going to continue to pester them, so they hurriedly spoke.
"Okay! Okay! This is what we should do!"
"Yes! Solving the life problems of our employees is also our job!"
After Qin Huairu thanked him, she turned around and sat up straight. She knew that this matter was probably hopeless, but there was nothing she could do. The movie continued to play, and the emotions of the audience were driven by the plot.
However, Qin Huairu's mind was no longer on the movie. She sighed to herself, why is it so difficult for her! The New Year is coming soon, what should she do?
At this moment, Qin Huairu caught a glimpse of Chen Feng constantly coaxing the child, while Jin Ling and Lou Xiao'e were watching the movie attentively.
They not only watched the movie, but also put a melon seed or peanut into their mouths from time to time.
Looking at Jin Ling and Lou Xiao'e, Qin Huairu's heart was filled with envy. They were all daughters-in-law from the same compound, so why did Jin Ling and Lou Xiao'e live so comfortably while she herself lived such a hard life!