Chapter 659: Another General Meeting of the Academy 3

Chapter 659: Another General Meeting of the Academy 3

At this time, when the crowd in the middle courtyard saw Director Wang of the neighborhood committee and three uncles in charge appear, the originally chaotic discussions gradually stopped, and everyone's eyes involuntarily looked at the four people walking towards the square table.

Director Wang suppressed his unhappiness and did not sit down. Instead, he stood in front of the square table and spoke directly to everyone present: "I am Wang Xiuqin, the director of our Nanluoguxiang Residents Committee. I came here today at the invitation of the three stewards of your No. 95 courtyard to witness your re-election of new stewards. Before the official election begins, on behalf of the Nanluoguxiang Residents Committee, I accept the resignation of the former stewards of No. 95 courtyard, the first uncle He Daqing, the second uncle Fang Dahu, and the third uncle Li Botao, and agree that the three of them will not participate in the election of the new stewards of No. 95 courtyard."

After hearing what Director Wang said, although everyone present had already heard that He Daqing and others were going to resign as managers, they could not help but whisper about it now that it was confirmed by Director Wang. Just now, Da Congming was analyzing that He Daqing and Fang Dahu were just deliberately retreating in order to advance, and their purpose was to not help arrange jobs for those young people of working age in the courtyard.

Director Wang clapped his hands vigorously, and waited until everyone at the scene quieted down before continuing, "This evening, an incredible thing happened in the front yard of your No. 95 courtyard. Six or seven residents of your No. 95 courtyard forced Comrade He Daqing to find jobs for your children. I don’t understand what kind of beautiful things are you thinking? Before, someone from your No. 95 courtyard went to the neighborhood committee and the street office to inquire. I told you in person that this time the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill expanded its recruitment, mainly to accept retired and demobilized soldiers, and the street office did not get a job quota at all. I just want to ask you, when the street office was carrying out the Great Leap Forward, it had already publicly announced that as long as activists who performed well in the Great Leap Forward would be given priority in getting jobs."

At this point, Director Wang suddenly raised his voice: "Speaking of this matter of selecting activists for the Great Steel Production, I feel ashamed for your No. 95 courtyard. Our Jiaodaokou Street Office has a total of 120 social young people participating in the Great Steel Production, and 20 activists were selected from them. Now the honor roll is posted on the walls of the street office and various neighborhood committees, but no one from your No. 95 courtyard was selected on this list. I want to ask you, you didn't actively participate in the Great Steel Production held by the street office, and now you are thinking of taking crooked paths. Don't you feel ashamed?"

After hearing Director Wang's reprimand, many people looked around at the young people who participated in the Great Steel Production Campaign, with undisguised contempt in their eyes. Now was the time to emphasize collective honor, and everyone had not expected that these young people who went to their courtyard to participate in the Great Steel Production Campaign would perform so poorly.

At this time, a worker working at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill said loudly: "Director Wang, this kind of person is simply a disgrace. He even wants to force Director He to ask for a job quota for them. He doesn't even take a piss to look at his own appearance. Living in the same yard with this kind of person is really unlucky."

Someone nearby immediately echoed the sentiment. Everyone had now realized that due to the performance of these guys, Courtyard No. 95 had absolutely no hope of winning the Excellent Courtyard Award from the Street Office this year. Therefore, many people had begun to ridicule them.

Zhou Erniu and others were very disappointed at this time. They did not expect that Director Wang of the neighborhood committee would speak out this matter openly. Now, listening to the discussions of the neighbors around them, they suddenly felt very embarrassed.

Director Wang said loudly: "This afternoon, upon application from Secretary Zhou of Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office, the superior leaders specially allocated 20 job quotas to our Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office and Dongzhimen Subdistrict Office respectively. At the office work meeting held this afternoon, it was unanimously approved to allocate all these 20 job quotas to those who were active in the Great Leap Forward."

Everyone at the scene was in an uproar. They had never expected that the street office would actually fulfill its original promise. At the same time, everyone had different feelings, especially the young people who went to participate in the street office's large-scale steel-making activity. At this moment, they were regretting it so much. He Daqing had repeatedly emphasized at the full meeting that young people who went to participate in the street office's large-scale steel-making activity, as long as they performed well, would have the opportunity to get jobs arranged by the street office in advance.

At that time, these young people who participated in the Great Steel Production Campaign were able to persevere in the first few days, but afterwards they all learned to cheat and play tricks.

In fact, we have to admit that the current residents who can live in Courtyard No. 95 have better conditions than the residents of some other large courtyards. You should know that the original residents of this courtyard were almost all workers and their families working in Lou’s Steel Rolling Mill, most of whom were fitters and blacksmiths. Fitters and blacksmiths are both skilled workers with very good wages and benefits, so the children of each household have not suffered too much.

Although these young people do not have jobs yet and only earn a little money by doing odd jobs, they really don't have to work so hard every day. Moreover, the street office only provides one meal and does not give them a penny of salary. Although the meals are very good every day, they start to complain after a few days and often find excuses not to go to work.

Now that they knew that those who were on the honor roll actually got the opportunity to work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, these young men regretted their decision very much.

Director Wang looked at those dejected young people with sarcasm in her eyes, but sneered in her heart, "You have been sneaky in normal times, and now you regret it." Moreover, there are some things she can't say directly. For backward elements like this, it is simply a daydream to think of getting a job quota from the street office in the future. There is a blacklist inside the Jiaodaokou Street Office. Those who have performed poorly in this steel-making campaign are already on the list. Director Wang of the Street Office secretly said that backward elements like this should not be recommended to various factories, so as to avoid being embarrassed by following them.