Chapter 300

Chapter 300

Bai Xiuxiu glanced at the spot where Director Gao pointed. It was a corner near the window.

Outside the window stood a hibiscus tree, but in winter, only snow-covered bare branches remained.

"Your food ration registration will likely take about a week to process. You'll need to return to the county to take care of it. Today, you'll familiarize yourself with the work, and tomorrow, you can go back to handle that matter." Director Gao promptly arranged everything for Bai Xiuxiu.

As for why it must be tomorrow...

If this girl, Bai Xiuxiu, doesn't perform as well as her records indicate, she will definitely replace her.

Hibiscus Street has always performed well and certainly doesn't need anyone holding us back.

Unlike other streets, she couldn't turn a blind eye.

This is why fewer people meet the standards here compared to other places.

There have also been many staff transfers, which is why they are understaffed.

Bai Xiuxiu found the arrangement acceptable.

She had left with Qinghe in such a hurry.

Returning would give her a chance to take care of some unfinished business.

Noticing that the director was waiting for a response, Bai Xiuxiu nodded in agreement. "Thank you, Director. I’ll complete it as soon as possible and return to my post."

"Alright, go get to work then." Director Gao was quite pleased with Bai Xiuxiu’s eagerness to return to her duties.

She certainly doesn't want someone who isn't enthusiastic about working.

"Xiao Tan, if you have nothing else to do, you might as well go back. Don't let this delay your work," Director Gao almost directly said, "You can leave now."

Qi Yingying felt much better seeing Director Gao's cold attitude.

Serves her right! Someone like Director Gao should teach Bai Xiuxiu a lesson.

It would be best if Director Gao thought Bai Xiuxiu wasn't competent and sent her home.

Then she would lose her job in the county and have no other work here, leaving her with no choice but to stay home and serve her second daughter-in-law.

The next time a good job comes up, she could send her second daughter-in-law instead.

Qi Yingying thought it through and left with Xiao Tan.

Her smile hadn't even faded yet.

Seeing her happy, Xiao Tan couldn't help but tease, "Qi Sister, you look really cheerful today. Is it because your son has returned and you have such a beautiful and capable daughter-in-law?"

Beautiful and capable?

Qi Yingying's smile immediately vanished. What could Bai Xiuxiu possibly do?

All she has is a pretty face, which has fooled her eldest son into behaving like he does!

But Qi Yingying didn't dare say these things to Xiao Tan; if she did, wouldn't she just invite ridicule?

Qi Yingying forced a bitter smile. "Yes, I am quite happy. My eldest son coming back has fulfilled my long-held wish."

"It’s still your good fortune, Sister Qi, that everything is going so smoothly. I heard your second son has also gotten married? As for the other two, He Wei is very attractive, and although He Ming is younger, he’s always been polite whenever I’ve seen him.

Your children won’t have any worries about starting a family. Once all your children are settled, your life will truly be better."

Xiao Tan couldn’t stop herself from thinking about her own family troubles while talking about Qi Yingying’s family.

You really can’t compare with others. Perhaps she should focus on her own family’s issues.

Qi Yingying felt flattered by Xiao Tan’s words. Xiao Tan really knew how to speak in a pleasing way.

It wasn’t wrong. While their children aren’t particularly outstanding, at least those who need to get married are doing so.

Once they settled down in life, she, as their mother, would feel more at ease.

Bai Xiuxiu took her seat at her workstation. The people to her right and in front of her briefly introduced themselves as well.

The woman to her right, around thirty, had her long hair tied in a ponytail and always wore a friendly smile when speaking: "I heard the director call you Xiaobai; is it okay if I call you Xiaobai too? I’m the Xiao Lin the director mentioned, Lin Yan.

This is Lu Fang. If you have any questions, just let us know.

Sister Zhang left due to a transfer, and these are the tasks she left unfinished.

Since you’re new and not familiar with things here, if there are any disputes, feel free to ask us.

As for the regular statistics, you should be able to handle those, right?"

As Lin Yan talked about the work, Bai Xiuxiu began reviewing what was left by her predecessor. The more she looked, the more her brows furrowed.

Although she had moved from the county to the provincial city, the nature of the community office’s work was largely the same.

The work left by her predecessor appeared to have been neglected for two months.

Seeing Bai Xiuxiu frown, Lin Yan became concerned. "Is there something you don’t know how to do?"

"Ah? No." Bai Xiuxiu didn’t say much, planning to first categorize the tasks and then confirm everyone’s work scope.

Only then would she understand why there was such a backlog of work.

Seeing Bai Xiuxiu start working, Lin Yan finally relaxed.

When Sister Zhang was here, she and Lu Fang often let Zhang do a lot of the work. Sister Zhang was an honest person and didn’t dare report to the director.

So, they managed to avoid being exposed for years.

But they didn’t expect Zhang to secretly transfer without warning, leaving all the accumulated work undone.

Moreover, much of this work belonged to her and Lu Fang.

They already had a lot of work, and with the Lunar New Year approaching, they hoped to relax a bit and help out at home.

They were even less willing to do the difficult tasks themselves.

So, they thought they could gloss over things and deceive the newcomer who knew nothing.

Bai Xiuxiu started compiling the mediation work she needed to handle and then checked the area she was responsible for.

The jurisdiction here is quite large, so the mediation tasks are divided.

Much of the work wasn’t part of her responsibilities.

It’s not clear why the former employee took on these tasks.

Bai Xiuxiu continued to sort through the other issues.

Director Gao observed Bai Xiuxiu for the entire morning and found herself quite satisfied.

Bai Xiuxiu didn’t slack off at all and stayed busy the whole morning.

Director Gao also went over to check and found that Bai Xiuxiu was very organized in her work.

She was capable of handling her current job responsibilities.

She was more efficient than Zhang.

It was strange; Director Gao didn’t understand Zhang’s situation. Zhang hadn’t completed her own tasks and instead helped her colleagues with theirs. When asked if she was being bullied, she would deny it and claim she was doing it voluntarily.

As a result, none of the tasks were completed well.

Director Gao had been considering adjusting Zhang’s position, but unexpectedly, Zhang took the initiative to request a transfer.

That turned out to be for the best.

At noon, Bai Xiuxiu put aside the work she had completed in the morning and was about to go eat.

Seeing this, Lu Fang and Lin Yan quickly stopped her, “Xiuxiu, let’s go to the cafeteria together, okay?”

“Xiuxiu, your meal card hasn’t been transferred yet, right?”

“You can use mine for now, and you can pay me back once yours is ready.”

“Xiuxiu, the security guard said your family is here to see you.”

Hearing this, Bai Xiuxiu declined, “Thanks, but I need to meet my family first, so I won’t be able to eat with you today.”

When she reached the main gate, she saw Wang Qinghe and Yu Cheng, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time.