I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s-Chapter 204: Almost Explicitly Saying It’s Your Maternal Second Sister-in-Law

Guo Xiuxin did not go with Feng Si and others to visit the old cafeteria but stayed behind to discuss some follow-up matters with Shen Meng. If it were really like going to work, they would indeed need to put a lot of effort into establishing some systems!

When Lu Zhenping saw they wanted to talk, he shoved everything Feng Si brought over into the cabinets and grabbed a box of biscuits. Taking a few kids with him, he headed out.

"Xiao Meng, among the first batch of people, there’s Daya’s mother. Didn’t you recommend her for a job in the county? She wouldn’t have time for this!"

"We should give people like her special consideration. She only needs to handle the daytime tasks. The hospital serves dinner early, so she can catch Uncle Guai’s ox cart to return. She can bring the materials home. It’s enough that you know about this, no need to tell others. Just remind her. Oh, and by the way, not just our villagers, when you have time you should also visit the nearby villages. They are all under the same commune. As long as they are trustworthy and of good character, we can bring them over. At present, it’s only the start, but later there will be more variety, and once the quantity increases, we’ll need more workers, especially those skilled in embroidery. Such people are talents; we need to bring in more."

Guo Xiuxin: "....."

It’s almost like saying you’re talking about your own sister-in-law. Su Xiaomei’s embroidery skills are renowned within several villages, but everyone in the countryside works hard to earn more work points, and nobody has the leisure to bother with embroidery.

"Promote the worthy without avoiding relatives. Aunt, if you have such talents in your family, be sure to send them over. I plan to give away some embroidered headbands and flowers for free to the Cooperative Society in the Provincial City, sending two hundred pieces. Of course, the commune will pay for these."

Guo Xiuxin immediately understood Shen Meng’s intentions. Embroidery takes a long time and would certainly be more expensive, but as long as it’s well-liked, the orders would keep coming in.

Shen Meng handed over the previously prepared schedule to Guo Xiuxin.

"The materials still need to be distributed uniformly. When working, have the group leaders inspect carefully. If anyone is found hoarding needles, threads, scraps of cloth, or bands, they must be penalized."

Guo Xiuxin understood what was left unsaid. Although they were recruiting people to make hair accessories to help poor households and suffering women find more support, given the desirability of materials like fabric scraps and defective fabrics, she didn’t believe for a moment that no one would be tempted to secretly take some home.

"Don’t worry, I will keep an eye on it. If women from several villages are together and someone from a village does something dishonest, I will definitely have a serious talk with their village chief and Secretary, along with their entire family."

"Oh yes, I asked someone to prepare some auxiliary materials at a low price. These matters can’t be disclosed. I’ll let you have a look and if they are suitable, Director Guo will have to pay me separately in the end."

Guo Xiuxin: ".....okay."

What else could she say, what more could she add, she had just heard about securing her own benefit, managing this workshop, her monthly salary has gone up by fifteen yuan. Fifteen yuan, what does that mean? Besides, all these designs of hair accessories were created by Shen Meng. Without her auxiliary materials and just ordinary designs, would city dwellers even give them a second glance?

Shen Meng had no other option, having prepared many DIY hair accessory materials to avoid boredom before. Now isn’t it the perfect time to use them?

If more are needed later, they can just order directly from large factories outside. As long as the order quantity is large, the factories are very welcoming, after all, who would complain about having too much money.

After settling this matter, she could finally do what she really wanted to do. After all, the grains in her space were about to overflow; if she didn’t take them out to be used, she would need to build a warehouse.

The renovation of the large cafeteria was progressing quickly, Lv Qinlan and Su Xiaomei ran daily to Lu Family Village to make hair accessories. Not only could they earn some pocket money, but they could see their son every day.

Xiao Long is now also learning carpentry with Lu Jiasheng, bringing along large and small bags of luggage when he arrived, as well as some gifts for the mentor, which Shen Meng did not instruct Lv Qinlan to prepare. But as a mother, she naturally had it in mind.

Shen Shoutian’s family of three came carrying things, Xie Jinghao went to buy a chicken to entertain them, and also called Lu Zhenping to keep company. Shen Meng did not participate in this, she just went to work with her backpack on.

Early in the morning, Shen Meng took Uncle Guai’s cattle cart to the county with Yu Xueli. Wu Xianglan was initially ready to go with them, but Shen Meng did not let her, saying her workday was two days later. Wu Xianglan was just happy to have two more days to spend with her child and didn’t ask about anything else.

Upon reaching the county, Uncle Guai gave Shen Meng and Yu Xueli ten cents each.

"The first day of work is auspicious. Keep this, it’s this old man’s sincere gesture."

Yu Xueli wanted to refuse, but Shen Meng held her hand and happily said to Uncle Guai, "Thank you, Uncle Guai. Then Xueli and I will head back first. We might be a bit late in the afternoon, please wait for us!"

"A simple matter, just go hurry about your business, and when you get there, remember to speak well of others and seek leaders if you have any issues. Don’t get bullied."

"Alright, understood."

Shen Meng waved at Uncle Guai, pulling Yu Xueli as they hurried towards the county hospital. They ran out of breath, finally arriving at the county hospital at 7:30 am, with Cheng Yufen already waiting there.

"Sister Cheng, this is Yu Xueli, who will be working at the hospital’s cafeteria from now on. Please take good care of her!"

"Hello Comrade Yu, I am Cheng Yufen. In a moment, I’ll take you to the cafeteria side. The work isn’t too heavy, don’t worry. If you encounter any trouble, just come find me. Your leader is a straightforward and easy-going person too."

"Hi, Dr. Cheng, I will listen to you, to you."

Shen Meng watched Yu Xueli still appearing a bit nervous, and even though she felt worried, she didn’t say anything else. She had already brought the person to the county, how to proceed next would be up to her.

"That’s it, Sister Cheng, I need to go to work at eight, I also have some other matters at noon, we can have a good chat another time!"

"Alright, alright, just hurry on then. You can rest assured about Comrade Yu in the hospital."

Shen Meng nodded, and just as she was about to remind Yu Xueli of something, the latter grasped Shen Meng’s hand and said, "Don’t worry about me, I am of age, not a child, I will take care of my own affairs. If I really encounter any issues, I’ll seek the leader, if the leader doesn’t care, I’ll find Dr. Cheng, there’s always someone to talk to."

"That’s fine then, I’ll leave first."

Shen Meng took out a small pack of fruit candies from her bag and gave it to Yu Xueli, the intention naturally being for her to build good relationships. These fruit candies were bought from the Cooperative Society, not worth much money, but it was a gesture of goodwill, anyone with a heart would understand what Yu Xueli meant.

After splitting up with the two, Shen Meng quickly found a secluded spot, took out a bicycle from her space, and rode towards the transit company. She showed her documents and work ID, directly entering the office.