That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1008: Who cares about the old dishes?
The social gathering was very successful. After a brief lull at the beginning, it quickly became very lively.
By the time the dancing session started in the second half, there was almost no room left on the huge dance floor. Some blind date men and women who wanted to get to know each other better couldn't even squeeze in to dance.

But Li Ye was very angry, because at the beginning, the girls from the first branch were too enthusiastic, which caused the leaders of several other friendly units to joke with Li Ye and Lu Zhizhang, saying that the girls from the first branch were very brave and dared to pursue free love.

These were still pleasant words to hear. The union lady from the cotton mill had a bad temper. She started to rant at Li Ye, saying things like "Why bring a girl who already has a boyfriend out for a blind date?"

So the next morning when he got to work, Li Ye called Huang Mengjia to the office and gave her a scolding.

"Huang Mengjia, you must give me an explanation. What's going on with those female comrades in the unit? Are they so anxious? So many people from the association are laughing at me and Director Lu."

Huang Mengjia looked up at Li Ye, then lowered her head and said weakly, "I didn't expect this to happen! When I went to count the number of male colleagues, the female colleagues already knew about it.

They strongly opposed gender inequality, so I came to ask you for your advice, and you agreed. They are usually very quiet in the factory, but who knew they would be so proactive on site."

Huang Mengjia may have sounded aggrieved, but Li Ye's ability to observe details is top-notch.

"Don't play dumb with me. Tell me! Did those girls give you gifts?"

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Huang Mengjia's heart was pounding and she was about to argue, but she met Li Ye's eyes.

Li Ye's eyes were calm, but the pressure was so strong that it suppressed Huang Mengjia's little thoughts in an instant.

Since I can't hide it, I might as well confess it directly.

"Director Li, I did not accept any gifts, nor would I accept any, but I did add some of my own ideas. After I became the deputy director of the Life Management Section, I seriously thought about my job responsibilities.
After an in-depth investigation, I found that the female employees in our unit rely much more on the union than the male employees, so I visited them and asked them what they most wanted to ask for.

"Then most of the female comrades shyly expressed their desire to meet the technicians in the R&D department, but those technicians were not seen all day and it was difficult to approach them."

"In fact, several bold girls have reported to the union, hoping to hold an internal social gathering, but Lai Jiayi rejected them. Then she often introduced some people to potential partners privately."

"As for why those female comrades took the initiative, it may have something to do with me, because I analyzed the advantages of their competitors for them. If they were not proactive enough, the good young men in our unit would be snatched away by others."

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Huang Mengjia talked for a long time without stopping. Li Ye did not interrupt her but just listened with a blank expression. However, he was shocked in his heart.

Because Huang Mengjia was clearly telling Li Ye - aren't you setting up the Life Management Department just to fight for power with Lai Jiayi's union?

There are essential differences between male and female workers. Male workers do not care much about the petty profits of the trade union. They value "loyalty" more and admire Li Ye, the leader who leads everyone to wealth.

The female employees are more conflicted. They admire Li Ye, but they also like the union's "preference" for female employees.

But Lai Jiayi's mistake was that she monopolized high-quality marriage resources. Huang Mengjia is now digging at her foundation and trying to win over those people who support the union the most to her side.

After Huang Mengjia finished speaking, she saw that Li Ye was silent, so she asked hesitantly: "Director Li, do you think I did something wrong?"

Li Ye shook his head slowly and asked, "I remember you were the vice president of the student union when you were in college, right?"

Huang Mengjia nodded blankly, not understanding what Li Ye meant.

[Alas, as expected, the ability to fight among the enemies also needs to be cultivated. ]

Li Ye looked at Huang Mengjia and thought it was a pity that this girl was not old enough and had insufficient qualifications, otherwise he could just send her to the union and replace her with Lai Jiayi.

Unfortunately, Huang Mengjia has only been here for less than a year. If she were to join the union now, she would only be brutally suppressed by Lai Jiayi.

Li Ye thought about it and said, "Before the next external social gathering, you should organize an internal social gathering for us. If you have romantic intentions, don't communicate with the outside world yet."

Huang Mengjia immediately smiled and said, "Okay, I'll tell them the news right away."

Li Ye added: "Also, you should pay attention to everyone's values. Don't just focus on money and chase after whoever makes more money. The guys and girls in our unit are all good."

Huang Mengjia was surprised and said, "Director Li, you are worrying too much. Love is the most sacred thing. It is all about fate. How can it be linked to money and material things?"

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You can draw your sword, Raj! You said that we don’t look at material things, we only look at appearance? Then why do you go after the technical guy in a suit? The guys in the workshop are also very handsome, and most of them have six-pack abs.
To be honest, this is a very contradictory thing and Li Ye can't solve it.

Logically speaking, on the one hand, we should follow traditional morals and praise the love of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, but in his previous life, Li Ye had seen too much of the fickleness of the world and knew that true love only exists before boys and girls enter society.

"Ling ring ring~"

Li Ye's phone suddenly rang. When he picked up the phone, it turned out to be Director Feng from Lianyi Hospital calling.

"Hello, Dean Feng." "Director Li! I have sorted out the results of our social gathering. I will send someone to deliver it to you later. Please take the time to help contact them and try to match up more couples."

"Okay, okay, I've sorted some of them out here, and I'll bring them back to you later. We'll continue next week. What do you want to continue? Which one?"

Li Ye held the phone and suddenly looked at Huang Mengjia.

"Okay, okay. I'll look for it for you and let you know as soon as I get a response."

Li Ye hung up the phone and said to Huang Mengjia: "President Feng praised you, saying that you are very responsible and smart, and he is very satisfied with this social gathering.

Some employees over there have taken a liking to a young man from our factory, and they will send their contact information over later. Don’t stand in the way, as marriage between bad people is a serious crime.”

Although the female comrades from the first branch were very proactive, the doctors from the hospital were also very persistent. If they saw a boy they liked, they would write down the number on the number tag and go through the formal blind date procedure.

"Okay, Director. I will handle it seriously and keep a record of it. Hehe, you see, Director Li, you are too demanding of yourself. We actually helped them a lot this time. Otherwise, where would they find a good family that would have a house as soon as they got married?"

Huang Mengjia agreed seriously and even showed off a little bit of her accomplishments.

Li Ye also understood that it was difficult for the young men in the factory to get married simply because their social circle was too small. If there were any Baihe, Jiayuan, or Yaoyiyao platforms at this time, they would have been too extravagant to continue spending time together.

However, Li Ye looked at Huang Mengjia again and said calmly, "There is one more thing. A deputy director under Dean Feng has taken a fancy to you. If you think it is suitable, I will be a matchmaker for you."

Huang Mengjia said with a smile: "You fancy me? No way? I don't even have a number plate."

Li Ye said helplessly: "They said that if you don't have a number plate, wear a purple windbreaker, black high heels, and a white headband, there's no one else but you."

Huang Mengjia pursed her lips: "No need, Director, please reply for me!"

Li Ye was surprised and asked, "Why did he come back? At least I want to see a photo of him. Maybe he looks like Zhu Shimao, who is 1.8 meters tall?"

Huang Mengjia stood up and walked out: "The deputy director is at least thirty years old, right? Maybe he's still thirty-four or thirty-five. Who cares about an old helper?"

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Li Ye waited until Huang Mengjia left before he smiled helplessly.

[Women's demands are really endless. They want to be young and rich. How can there be so many good things? Do you think everyone is like me?]

Of course, the deputy director now is different from the deputy director decades later. The value of doctors these days has not skyrocketed. If it were a deputy director decades later, a person in his thirties would be a standard young rich man, and those in their forties would not feel old!

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However, women in the 1980s did not ask for as much as they did decades later, and more importantly, their demands were not unilateral.

A few days after the social gathering, Wu Yan came to Li Ye and asked him for help in an embarrassed manner.

"Li Ye, my home has always been incomplete with furniture. Can you help me find some tickets to buy a TV, a refrigerator, and a washing machine?"

Li Ye was surprised and said, "Didn't you refuse the invoice I gave you last time? You also said that you hardly watch TV because you work overtime all day, you don't need a refrigerator when you eat in the cafeteria, and washing clothes by hand is cleaner and saves water than washing machines."

Wu Yan blushed slightly, and said awkwardly: "I did think it was unnecessary at that time, but isn't it what it is now?"

Li Ye suppressed his laughter and said with a droopy face: "What's going on now? What do you mean by what?"

Wu Yan glanced at Li Ye and knew that he was joking. He said unhappily, "I met a girl at a social gathering. She asked me if I needed anything at home. I said I only had a bed and she sent me 3,000 yuan yesterday, asking me to buy some furniture."

"Fuck, I know you're popular, but are you this popular?"

Li Ye, who calls himself a cultured man, cursed so loudly that even several offices next door could hear it. Everyone opened the door and poked their heads out to eavesdrop.

On the contact list sent by Dean Feng, there were three numbers behind Wu Yan's number, which meant that three girls had their eyes on him. But Li Ye really couldn't have imagined that it had only been a week and they had already reached the stage of buying furniture?
Wu Yan was anxious, and pushed Li Ye angrily, saying, "Keep your voice down, it's not public yet! Don't spread it around, or people will think I'm not steady."

"You are indeed not stable enough."

Li Ye said seriously: "Marriage is a major event in life, and we must be cautious. Have you asked anyone about the girl's situation?
What do your parents do? How many brothers do you have? I can tell you! If it's a big pit, I won't give you a letter of introduction. "

"How dare you not give me a letter of introduction?"

Wu Yan became furious on the spot and reached out to grab Li Ye's collar.

Although the two were good friends, Wu Yan was just expressing his dissatisfaction in this way instead of really fighting, but since she dared to fight with someone like Li Ye who had extremely high fighting power, it was obvious that the girl had almost taken Wu Yan down.

(End of this chapter)