Chapter 250: Mid-Autumn Social Gathering – Daily Gossip in the Courtyard of the Sickly Young Aunt

Chapter 250: Mid-Autumn Festival Matchmaking - The Daily Gossip of the Sickly Little Aunt in the Compound

After dinner, the family of four started chatting again.

"Dad, is your factory doing anything for Mid-Autumn Festival this year?"

"Hey, don't even get me started. I don't know if Lin Shu really convinced the union director, but some young people from our factory are also going to participate in the matchmaking event organized by your factory."

"Oh?" Lin Qing was shocked that she actually pulled it off!

"Dad, does this bother you?"

Father Lin shook his head, "It's no big deal. I’m retiring in a couple of years anyway, so it doesn’t matter. The reason I didn't agree before was that this matter depends on whether you take the initiative or not. If I had reached out to the union director myself, it would’ve caused a stir. But if it’s Lin Shu’s idea, then I’m just along for the ride."

Lin Qing caught on to her father’s meaning right away, "That's good, that's good."

Cen Xi listened quietly, taking it all in. So even the textile factory has its share of drama!

The next day was Mid-Autumn Festival, and also the day the matchmaking event began.

The matchmaking event kicked off in the morning. If any couples hit it off, they could spend the afternoon together.

Lin Shu had gone all out for this matchmaking event. Not only did she pull strings to get the textile factory involved, but she also felt it wasn't enough and went to the deputy mayor who’d helped her before, asking him to help connect with the city government.

The deputy mayor was surprised Lin Shu came to him for something like this, but since it wasn't a big deal, he lent a hand without a second thought.

After Lin Shu brought back the news, she was strutting around the office for days!

Because she had helped connect with the city government, the Women’s Federation director thought their factory alone wouldn’t cut it. So she got the factory director to reach out to the military.

In the end, the event turned out to be a high-profile affair. There were people from the military, the city government, and some other factories. After the military and city government joined, people from other factories also caught wind of it and actively asked to join.

Lin Qing had no idea about any of this at the factory, and she was shocked her mother was so clued in.

She looked at Mother Jiang in astonishment, "Mom, you know all this? That's amazing!"

"Hmph, what's so amazing? These matchmaking shenanigans don’t slip past us neighborhood gossips. Besides, the whole city knows about the matchmaking event your machinery factory is hosting this time."

Lin Qing's jaw dropped in shock. It was truly unbelievable!

A small matchmaking event had become known throughout the entire city. It seemed that the units involved this time really had some influence!

Mother Jiang shot her a look, "You didn't notice? The city government and the military are the gathering places for golden bachelors. With both coming at once, how could it not cause a stir?"

Lin Qing nodded, realizing it was true.

All other workshops and departments in the factory were on holiday, except for the union and Women's Federation comrades who needed to host the matchmaking event the next day. They still had to work for another morning.

On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, Lin Shu left early in the morning, and Mother Jiang started grumbling at the doorstep.

"Old Jiang's wife, hurry up and get to work!"

"Mother-in-law, my stomach is a bit uncomfortable. The baby might be worried that I'll get tired from working." Jiang Da Sao used her pregnancy as an excuse to avoid work.

Mother Jiang’s face flushed with rage, "Fine, all of you." But she could only grumble.

After all, Jiang Da Sao now had the upper hand with her pregnancy and wasn't afraid at all.

If she hadn't been afraid of people finding out she was pregnant earlier, she wouldn't have worked so diligently. Now that she had finally announced her pregnancy, why would she be so foolish as to keep working?

"Oldest son, second son, look at your wives. They're always picking on me, an old lady."

Jiang Hai and Jiang Yang both tuned out their mother's nagging. They thought their wives hadn't done anything wrong; it was their mother who kept complaining.

So they just nodded along without actually doing anything.

Jiang Da Sao smiled, thinking her mother-in-law was being naive.

Jiang Da Ye, watching this, frowned, "Come on, old woman. It's just a bit of work, do you have to keep going on about it?"

Mother Jiang was surprised her husband didn't back her up, and her heart immediately cooled, so she stopped nagging.

The factory's social event was held in the canteen, which was spacious enough to accommodate so many people.

Since Lin Shu had secured the municipal government as a key participant, she had been bustling around the women's federation office, eager to take charge of this event.

She felt she had contributed so much that she deserved a leadership role, not just be a directed staff member.

In short, she was after power.

After the women's federation director finished delegating tasks, Lin Shu always had her own opinions on things, thinking the director's plans were flawed and should be done her way.

While others got to work as the director had instructed, she didn't, instead she started patrolling the venue, on the lookout for faults, pointing out what she thought was wrong, and arguing her case if others didn't agree.

At first, the women's federation director, cautious of her ties to the municipal government, made some minor changes based on Lin Shu's suggestions.

But Lin Shu, who loved to overstep, had no sense of limits, wanting to change everything until the director's face darkened.

To the director, the issues Lin Shu raised were all minor, whether they were changed or not didn't matter much, so Lin Shu was just stirring up trouble for attention.

After a few times, she had no patience for Lin Shu's games and just walked away.

She wasn't as bored as Lin Shu, a small staff member; she had a lot of work to do!

"Director, director, why are you leaving? I still have questions!"

"Tsk~ Who does Lin Shu think she is? Lecturing the director, huh, really doesn't know her place."

"She has connections with the municipal government!"

"So what? The municipal government can't manage our factory."

"Hahaha!" Many people laughed out loud.

Lin Shu also heard the laughter from this corner and ran away in anger.

She thought these people were laughing at her because the director had just left, and indeed, that was the case.

Compared to Lin Shu, who was always bustling around and giving blind orders, Su Shengnan and Jiang Li in the same courtyard were not like her.

Su Shengnan wasn't willing to work, and since most people in the office knew a bit about her background, she directly pushed the work onto others and found a hidden place to rest.

Jiang Li was different from both of them; she had no background and could only work honestly.

She was the kind of person leaders liked the most.

"Jiang Li, work hard!"

"Yes!"