That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1293 The Hypocrisy of Adults
On Monday afternoon, before leaving get off work, Li Ye said to Huang Mengjia, "I'm going to a wedding tomorrow, so I won't be coming to work. Remember to mark it as a day off on the attendance sheet!"

"Huh? Personal leave?"

Huang Mengjia looked at Li Ye in surprise, then asked in a low voice, "Factory Manager, are you sure you want to record this as personal leave?"

Li Ye asked in surprise, "What's so uncertain about that?"

However, Li Ye soon realized that Huang Mengjia was reminding him that if he took personal leave, he would lose his perfect attendance bonus for the month.

The attendance bonus at the first factory is very high, especially for office workers like Huang Mengjia, who care a lot about it because they are not like front-line workers who can make a living on piece-rate wages.

Therefore, everyone should try to avoid taking leave whenever possible, and if there is anything to do, they should do it on Sunday.

However, leaders like Li Ye, who are in charge of operations and sales, can go out to "coordinate business" anytime and anywhere, and no one will actually take attendance for him, so the perfect attendance bonus is basically guaranteed every month.

But now Li Ye is asking her to record personal leave on the attendance sheet, which will definitely cost her several tens of yuan, so Huang Mengjia confirmed it with a forced smile.

Li Ye chuckled lightly, then said sternly, "Don't you know these are extraordinary times? If I tell you to take leave, then take leave. Don't cause me any trouble."

Huang Mengjia chuckled and then said, "I understand, Factory Manager. I'll make a note of it for you right away."

After Li Ye left, the other two girls in the same office came over.

"Sister Huang, what does Director Li mean by 'extraordinary times'? I heard that at the meeting the day before yesterday, Director Lu and Director Li embarrassed Lao Niu so badly that he couldn't get out of the way. Is Lao Niu going to retaliate against us?"

"Yes, Sister Huang, I heard that Lao Niu's relative, Niu Fenhua, cried and made a scene in Niu Hongzhang's office yesterday. Lao Niu definitely won't let it go. He might be plotting something!"

"Yes, yes, I heard about it too. That Niu Fenhua, just because she's Old Niu's niece, practically swaggered around the forging workshop. This time, getting rid of her easy piece-rate job and making her do forging is like taking her life."

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"Alright, alright, stop speculating. Even if Old Niu is up to something, he won't target you two small fry. You're not worthy. Besides, when have you ever seen our Factory Director Li suffer a loss?"

Huang Mengjia laughed and scolded a few times, then said, "But on the other hand, we can't let Director Li down. We should all examine ourselves these next few days to see if we've made any mistakes, and if so, we should make amends as soon as possible."

"Don't worry about that, we never do anything shady, we can withstand any investigation."

"Yes, yes, yes, we can withstand the investigation, but Lao Niu might not be so lucky. I've heard that there are hundreds of people at the main factory trying to put a bad word to Lao Niu, and he's too busy to handle them all."

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Some things are prone to escalation. The rumor that Li Ye was "keeping an eye on Niu Hongzhang" spread like wildfire, and many people began to wonder if they should follow suit.

But just as we were leaving get off work, a notice suddenly appeared on the bulletin board of the light vehicle company.

The notice states that a new disciplinary supervision model will be established throughout the unit. Public supervision and reporting must be done through a designated department, and unfounded accusations and baseless accusations are strictly prohibited.

"Why should he? In the past, Lao Niu was in charge of discipline, and he would seize on every little thing and make a big deal out of it. Now that Director Li has given him some advice, why doesn't he humbly accept it? He even issued a notice prohibiting everyone from making unfounded accusations. Is Niu Fenhua's matter also unfounded accusations?"

"Exactly, he should make a self-criticism at the factory-wide meeting and strictly admit his mistakes."

"It's a classic case of 'the magistrate is allowed to set fires, but the common people are forbidden to light lamps.' If they keep their own complaint letters, what's the point of us even bothering to file them?"

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This announcement surprised many people, and they began to defend Li Ye.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that Niu Hongzhang suffered a crushing defeat this time.

If he truly possessed the humility to conduct a self-criticism at the factory-wide meeting, then he would indeed be strict with himself and upright. Unfortunately, over the years he has become accustomed to the privileges of those in positions of power and is no longer able to bring himself to admit his mistakes to his fellow workers.

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August 24, 1991, Tuesday, the 18th day of the seventh lunar month.

Suitable for: weddings, sacrifices, prayers for blessings, seeking offspring, tailoring, coming-of-age ceremonies, construction, welcoming new family members, and visiting relatives and friends.
Taboo activities include: funeral processions, burials, travel, building beams, raising livestock, logging, and bridge construction.

Li Ye took a day off today to attend the wedding of his college classmate, Chen Xiaoling.

Early in the morning, before dawn, Li Ye brought his two children to Chen Xiaoling's residence.

Little Dou'er, still half asleep, was reluctant to come, but when Li Ye told her that she could block the door and "ask for red envelopes" later, she immediately perked up.

As soon as the father and his two children arrived at the scene, they immediately attracted a lot of good-natured teasing.
"Hey, look at this guy who's ruining the chance for young people to have children. When he joined the Party, why didn't we make him sign a guarantee that he would comply with national policies?"

"Hahaha, you're just jealous! Other people's kids are already old enough to run errands, while yours is still breastfeeding."

"Go away, even breastfeeding is better than you. If you're so capable, why don't you ask your workaholic wife to give you one?"

In terms of age, Li Ye was one of the youngest in his class, but he got married right after graduation, making him a typical example of early marriage and childbirth among his classmates, which was indeed inconsistent with the national policy at the time.

But when everyone saw a pair of adorable little babies running around, the envy in their hearts was indescribable.

Several classmates who don't have children yet are particularly fond of Xiaobao'er and Xiaodou'er.

Take Zhen Rongrong for example.

Like Chen Xiaoling, Zhen Rongrong is a year older than Li Ye and is about to turn thirty, but she doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all.

Over the years, Li Ye had tried to set Zhen Rongrong up with someone, but she always refused in a nonchalant manner, to the point that Li Ye almost had the wrong idea.

[Was I out of my mind after going to the lighthouse?]

"Li Ye, hahahaha, I've missed you so much!"

Li Ye was pondering this when suddenly someone walked in from outside, opened their arms wide, and clearly wanted to give Li Ye a warm hug.

Li Ye looked at the other person in surprise, not recognizing him for a moment.

Two seconds later, Li Ye's lips twitched involuntarily.

It turned out to be He Dazhuang.

He Dazhuang is the one who was tripped by Li Ye, and then followed the martial arts club to practice martial arts hard, hoping to get revenge on Li Ye.

He Dazhuang was already quite burly back then, but now he's gained even more weight, especially his big belly, which is very noticeable.

Seeing Li Ye looking a bit dazed, He Dazhuang laughed heartily and walked over, then hugged Li Ye tightly. If you didn't know their past, you'd think they were brothers who had risked their lives for each other!
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Li Ye sighed softly and gave him a gentle hug as a polite response.

Li Ye had a similar experience at a class reunion in his previous life. Those classmates who used to get along very badly became incredibly close when they met again.

Some say this is a middle-aged person apologizing for the immature behavior of their youth, but Li Ye believes it is adult hypocrisy that overshadows the sincerity in everyone's heart.

(End of this chapter)