CHAPTER 71: CHAPTER 71: WANT OR NOT

"Director Hao, you..."

Fan Jianshe wasn’t foolish.

He immediately understood what was going on, no wonder Director Hao had a relative coming over every day for the past few days.

And the way they looked at him was particularly unfriendly.

Everyone was saying that Director Hao’s relative was going through the work procedures.

To put it bluntly, they wanted to transfer from another factory to their supply and marketing cooperative.

Everyone knew the supply and marketing cooperative had its advantages.

Nowadays, anyone wanting to buy something needed connections within the supply and marketing cooperative.

Director Hao probably had bad intentions, wanting him to make room for his relative.

This was deliberately setting a trap for him.

Fan Jianshe’s face turned green.

He turned around and left the yard of the supply and marketing cooperative, and bumped right into Jiang Xiaoxiao.

"Oh, Uncle!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao actually heard everything from start to finish.

She understood that this was aimed at squeezing her uncle.

It seemed Director Hao wasn’t a good person either; if he really became the director, her uncle wouldn’t have any good days ahead.

Seeing it was his niece, Fan Jianshe worked hard to suppress his anger.

He forced himself to smile.

"Xiao Xiao, why are you here?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao pulled Fan Jianshe along, "Come on, Uncle, let’s go find your driver to bring back the green onions together."

Whispering softly.

Fan Jianshe glanced at the people inside.

"You’ve already arranged, is there really 10,000 pounds?"

His heart leapt with joy, after all, who would want to be squeezed out?

Leaving a perfectly good job and being bullied, he, Fan Jianshe, also had a temper.

"Uncle, come on! You’ll see when you get there."

Director Hao came out, "Fan Jianshe, don’t forget what I said, at 3:00 pm the leaders above will come to inspect. If by then the 10,000 pounds of green onions aren’t delivered to the supply and marketing cooperative, don’t blame me for not giving you a heads-up."

He strolled away with his hands behind his back.

Fan Jianshe spat on the ground.

"Really found a bug in the seeds. How can such a petty person succeed? I... Uncle really is cursed."

Xiao Wu and Xiao Wang came out too.

Looking utterly dejected.

Today it was Fan Jianshe, tomorrow it could be them.

Just a matter of sooner or later.

They weren’t blind to it.

"Brother Fan, let it go! Bear with it, they’ll soon be the leader."

What else can they do?

They’re just underlings.

"Your green onions are still manageable, you don’t know, Xiao Wang and I, what about our potatoes and cabbages? We’ve already run around the surrounding villages, but others have already been quicker.

The most we’ve managed to contact so far is no more than 2,000 pounds. We’re still far from the task the director gave us. Tomorrow will be the third day, if we don’t meet our task, we’ll be packing up and leaving!

My wife is about to give birth, and two mouths are waiting to be fed."

Xiao Wu was frustrated too; the task was too urgent.

Especially during this season, everyone was busy shopping, not just their supply and marketing cooperative needing lots of winter vegetables.

Other cooperatives were carrying out this task too.

Everyone was scrambling to beat each other to it.

"Exactly! I don’t even know where my cabbage is? The farmers in the village said even if they were to cut it down, it would take time, they couldn’t make so much in three days. I’ve realized, Director Hao hasn’t even taken his position yet, but he’s already making things difficult for us.

If he really becomes the director, I think we might all be out.

Why did Director Song, such a nice person, get transferred? And how can someone like Director Hao flourish? I’d say even Xiao Fan’s better suited to be the director than him. All day long he just holds a teacup and reads a newspaper.

Just like a rich landowner, only pointing and bossing us around.

If someone like him really becomes the director, it’ll be unlucky."

Xiao Wang was full of rage.

Jiang Xiaoxiao’s heart was moved.

Indeed!

Her uncle could be the director too.

After all, with his qualifications, he’s been in the supply and marketing cooperative for almost ten years.

Though he hasn’t made any significant achievements, he hasn’t done anything out of line either.

Didn’t Director Hao say the leaders would come for inspection in the afternoon?

Then it’s a good chance for her uncle to shine.

"Alright, alright, stop talking, hurry back now, if that director hears us, he’ll definitely say we’re gossiping about him. What good would that bring us? If not going back, go out and hustle, or else those potatoes and cabbages won’t deliver themselves to our cooperative!"

Fan Jianshe hurriedly sent them away.

Took his niece along.

These things weren’t idle chit-chat.

No point in corrupting the kids, if Jiang Xiaoxiao spilled the beans when she got home, her parents were still around.

Worried, surely.

Went out to find the driver, who was puzzled when he heard they were going to load the green onions.

Surprised, blinked quickly, so soon?

Didn’t they say three days?

But as the one in procurement, Fan Jianshe had some authority over them in transportation, as long as it wasn’t private work.

The big truck set off.

Arrived at the Jiang family.

Fan Xiuying had just got home.

Standing in the yard, feeling a bit confused.

This yard full of green onions was almost like a small hill.

She roughly guessed it must be the brother her daughter spoke of, he must have delivered the green onions.

But weren’t they supposed to be sent to the supply and marketing cooperative?

Why were they placed in her yard?

Before she could say anything.

Fan Jianshe and the others arrived.

Fan Jianshe and the driver spent a long time loading the green onions onto the truck, and also noticed the 2,000 pounds of cabbages.

So fresh and juicy.

Clearly just picked from the field not long ago.

Grinning wide.

"Oh, Xiao Xiao! You also got cabbages! My goodness, cabbages are out of season by now, yet you managed to get so many fresh cabbages. Wow, your farmer friend is amazing!

I really need to thank him. Not only did he help me complete the task this time, but exceeded the target.

When I go back in the afternoon, I want to see how Director Hao will react."

Fan Jianshe was excited.

Proudly.

Jiang Xiaoxiao smiled and asked, "Uncle, don’t you have any thoughts about the director position?"

Although no one can predict the future, but today official jobs still held worth.

Jobs like this in the 70s were iron rice bowls.

Until the late 80s, when bankruptcies and reorganizations began.

To say her uncle should quit now would be considered crazy.

But her uncle could do better than the last time around with no issue.

At least the present should be better than the future.

Being a director at the cooperative was more prestigious than being in procurement.

The benefits were a higher salary, and upon retirement, he’d be considered leadership.

Different level.

Jiang Xiaoxiao saw the future differ from now, but she didn’t have the power to change everyone’s destiny instantly.

All she could do was take one step at a time.

When Fan Jianshe heard what she said,

"You! You little girl, what nonsense are you talking about? That’s the director position, how could I handle it? I... I have no such thoughts."

An insincere answer.

Jiang Xiaoxiao glanced at the driver.

Instantly understood.

"Uncle, come here for a moment!"

Pulled him away.