Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

"Old sister, come to think of it, we haven't seen each other for a long time." A kind-looking old lady took Jia Zhang's hand and exchanged greetings. Next to her stood two young staff members, carrying two bags of gifts.

"Who are you?" Jia Zhang narrowed her eyes slightly, as if recalling something, and then suddenly realized: "I remember, Secretary Ji! Oh, my, look at my memory, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years. Speaking of it, I have to thank you for what happened back then. If it weren't for you, I don't know if our family would survive."

"Hey, sister, why do you still say these things? They are all for serving the people. Look, I came to see you again today. Do you think your home is convenient?"

"Oh my, look at my head. Come on, comrade, please come in and sit down."

Secretary Ji's smile twitched slightly.

Following Jia Zhang, he entered the house.

After entering the house, she looked around first, then she was stunned. Wow, there is even a TV in the house.

"Come on, put your things down and have a drink of water." Jia Zhang enthusiastically served water to Secretary Ji and the two young comrades: "Secretary Ji was passing by here today. I remember that there seemed to be no one in need of help in our hospital. Hey, look at my brain, it's been so many years, Secretary Ji should have been promoted, what is he doing now?"

Secretary Ji: …

Sure enough, her feeling was correct, Jia Zhang was still the same Jia Zhang from back then.

Nothing has changed.

Factories of this era had a trade union organization.

The purpose of its existence is to help the families of workers in the factory who need help. For example, if there is an accident and damage, the union will take responsibility for it. For example, the Jia family was the target of assistance many years ago, especially after Jia Dongxu passed away. The union would visit the family every once in a while and bring some gifts to see how the Jia family was doing.

A family with two women supporting it and only one workstation, I was really afraid something might happen.

At that time, Ji Ling was in charge of this matter. She was really a little afraid of Jia Zhangshi. Every time she came to visit and gave her something, she would cry and wail. She would always get something. If you didn't give her anything, she would throw a tantrum and chant slogans like "I shed blood for the factory". She never stopped. She would go to great lengths to get things from her own house.

Jia Zhang also understood very well. She was ruthless in the courtyard, but she would never ask for anything from the people in the courtyard. How many people were there in the courtyard? There were many people who could come from the trade union. A large factory like the steel mill with 10,000 people would be able to feed her family if there was any gap. Therefore, every time someone came from the steel mill, she would work very hard. It should be said that during those years, especially the famine years, the Jia family was able to hold on, and Jia Zhang's contribution was not small.

This kind of commotion left Ji Ling with an extremely serious psychological trauma at the time.

Ji Ling was actually one of the more experienced people in the office at that time. After all, once a family was in trouble, they would throw away their dignity and would never miss any opportunity to take advantage of them. She had seen and dealt with people who complained, threw tantrums, and rolled around. But when it came to the most difficult people to deal with, Jia Zhang was definitely the first.

Let others throw a tantrum, the union just needs to be tougher, say something like "it's for the people" and then confront them head-on, and many people will back down.

But Jia Zhang's throwing a tantrum is different. She has a technical level of throwing a tantrum. If you are soft, she will be tough. If you are tough, she will apologize with a face full of grievance, saying that she is uneducated and does not know so many things. Seeing that the whole family is about to die, she has no choice but to do this. She has deeply grasped the essence of the great man's tactics of "when the enemy is tired, I harass; when the enemy retreats, I advance; when the enemy advances, I retreat."

At that time, this matter was talked about in the office, and many people were slapping their thighs. Damn, this old lady has studied military strategy!

Later, Qin Huairu was successfully promoted to the second-level fitter, and the matter was finally stopped. According to gossip, the union played a big role in Qin Huairu's successful promotion to the second-level fitter. The purpose was to see Jia Zhang less often. Of course, this was gossip, and I don't know whether it was true or not.

So many years have passed, Ji Ling thought that the nightmare had gone away from her, but she didn't expect that today the higher-ups came to her door. The matter was simple and complicated at the same time. It was about Qin Huairu. So, this matter came about and people were sent to the Jia family. But at this time, everyone remembered that there was a Jia Zhang in the Jia family!

Many old people who knew her shrank back, but some newbies didn't care much and were willing to come.

But the boss also said that this matter was not small and could not be left to the newcomers. In the end, there was no choice, and after a lot of back and forth, Ji Ling was picked.

She thought, the old lady is old now, she can't be like before, right?

It is indeed different from before, and the former energy is gone, but Ji Ling knew after a quick glance around the room that this matter is not that simple.

Yes, Jia Zhang has become kind, but this family even has a TV!

She didn't know much about the Jia family's situation. After all, none of the Jia family's children worked in the steel mill. Given the current situation, the Jia family was well off. She didn't know much about the general situation. She just knew that Qin Huairu wanted to resign, and her superiors asked her to come and persuade her.

These days, you can't just resign without any delay. It's not as if you just say "you write a report and I approve it" and be done with it. The procedures are very complicated.

Moreover, if too many people resign, the superiors will come down to hold them accountable.

Why did Qin Huairu dare to resign? The furnishings in this room have already told Ji Ling where her confidence comes from.

This is troublesome.

"Hey, what else can I do? It's nothing more than just seeing whose family is in trouble like before. (Your family was in trouble before, but we helped you, can you give us some face?)"

"Yes." Jia Zhang nodded: "You are really great. To be honest, after my son got into an accident at the factory, if it weren't for you, our family wouldn't have survived (that was at the cost of my son's life, don't talk to me about this)."

"Sister, you are too kind. I can't say I am great. (You are great, I admit it.)" Ji Ling waved her hands repeatedly, then frowned: "Actually, I came here today because I have a problem and I want to ask you for help."

"Difficult problems? Oh, Secretary Ji, you are joking. I am an uneducated and ignorant country woman, how can I understand these things? I just follow X. Wherever X says to go, I go there." (No matter what you say, put on your hat first)

Ji Ling: ...

Damn it! It's even harder to deal with, what should I do?