Chapter 1257: Summer and Autumn Start Work

Thinking about what her sister had just said, Chuxue reflected that if there was a chance, she should still help her brother-in-law find a job; the husband and wife being apart all the time was indeed not a good thing.

No matter how well her brother-in-law treated her sister, she feared that a long separation, with people constantly whispering this and that in his ear, would breed suspicion between the couple, and where would the affection be then?

Considering that in the book her brother-in-law had protected her sister from start to finish, she ought to give him a hand, as if repaying the karma on behalf of the original host.

She hadn't expected this chance to come so quickly.

Chuxue did not enter Xiao Mu's confinement room, only asked a few questions at the door, said a word to Aunt Miao, asking her to keep an eye on Dongdong who was sleeping, and the two sisters left the Xiao family together.

Xia Qiu was very anxious: "Chuxue, what if I can't do it well?"

Chuxue said in all seriousness: "Your grades are among the best in the class—surely you have at least this much confidence?"

Seeing Chuxue's expression, Xia Qiu was instantly filled with guilt: "Don't worry, I definitely won't let down the chance you've given me. I'll work hard and not embarrass you."

A smiling expression returned to Chuxue's face: "That's right—be confident."

From the Xiao house to the textile mill, one bus ride went straight there; after getting off, they headed straight for the mill.

The textile mill was different from the steel rolling mill; here there was only a gatehouse, and the security section personnel wouldn't stand guard at the main gate twenty-four hours a day with real guns.

Chuxue explained the situation, and the gatekeeper made a call to the factory director's office. After getting a positive reply, he said to the sisters: "Go on in. Walk straight ahead, you'll see a three-story office building. Go to the second floor, turn left, and the very last room is the factory director's office."

After thanking him, the sisters walked straight toward the office building.

When they found the office, the door was open. Seeing Chuxue, the factory director stood up: "Comrade Xiao, you've finally come."

Xia Qiu, following behind Chuxue, looked thoroughly embarrassed.

Chuxue said apologetically: "Director, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I had originally planned to bring her over to handle the paperwork as soon as my leave ended, but the higher-ups gave me an assignment, so I brought my sister over the moment I got back. I've really caused you trouble."

Now every job was one person per slot—who knew how many people had their eyes on the factory's positions. Asking them to hold one open for so long was indeed causing trouble for them.

The factory director came out from behind the desk: "Section Chief Li did give me a heads-up, but if you hadn't come soon, there really wouldn't have been any choice left."

After saying that, he looked at Xia Qiu beside Chuxue: "So this is the comrade who's coming to work at the factory?"

Xia Qiu stepped forward: "Hello, Director. I'm Xiao Xiaqiu."

The factory director didn't stand on ceremony with them any longer: "Good thing you came today. There's one propaganda section clerk position and one finance section accountant position—which would you like to choose?"

On the way here, Chuxue had analyzed things with Xia Qiu and explained the pros and cons of the propaganda post and the accountant post. Xia Qiu ultimately chose the accountant post; her exact words were that accountants grew more valuable with age, while the propaganda post was a young person's game, and once you got older you might have to transfer.

Both positions were good right now. Since her sister had chosen the accountant post, given her careful nature, she should be able to get the hang of it quickly—let alone the fact that Director Zhou would surely arrange someone to show her the ropes.

The factory director naturally couldn't take them to handle the paperwork himself, but considering Chuxue's abilities, he naturally wanted to stay on good terms, so he sent his secretary to accompany the sisters through the process. This way, even though Xia Qiu was a newcomer, the people in the office would have to weigh things carefully.