I accidentally entered the courtyard and became Qin Huairu

"Hey, did you hear about our factory's deputy propaganda chief, Qin Huairu, who bravely fought against the gangsters when she returned home last night?"

"How could I not have heard of it? Everyone in our factory knows about it now!"

"Hey, what is Qin Huairu doing hanging around outside at night instead of sleeping?"

"Who says it's not true? If she doesn't meet a thief, who else would?"

"I say, you two should stop it, you are trying to catch a thief, but you caught the wrong one!"

"If you ask me, Qin Huairu is a woman, but she doesn't go home at night and is still wandering around outside. Isn't this giving bad guys a chance?"

"I think Qin Huairu must have done this on purpose. Maybe she just wants to attract other people's attention!"

"That's right. Qin Huairu is pretty and has a good figure. She probably wants to take this opportunity to show off!"

"Do you think she wants to seduce men?"

"Haha, that's possible. Maybe she likes this exciting feeling!"

"But then again, she is quite brave to fight the criminals."

"Yes, most women would be so scared that they would not know what to do if they encountered such a situation."

"Humph, so what if she is brave? It's always wrong not to go home at night."

"That's right, a woman should stay at home and take care of her husband and children."

"Hey, stop arguing. It's a good thing for Qin Huairu to catch the thief. We should support her."

"Yes, yes, we can't deny her behavior just because she goes out at night."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore, everyone just go about your own business!"

Qin Huairu's affair was known to everyone in the steel mill and became a hot topic.

Some people praised her for catching the thief.

But there are also many people who are very interested in why Qin Huairu does not go home at night.

Anyway, there are all kinds of opinions!

Qin Huairu pretended not to hear anything.

If someone was polite to her, she would respond in kindly.

If those speak ill of her, she doesn't care and will fight back!

Fortunately, no one bothered her or caused trouble.

In the factory director's office, Director Yang was holding a cup of tea, leaning back in his chair, looking at his secretary, and asked, "Secretary Chen, have you heard about Comrade Qin Huairu's incident?"

Secretary Chen smiled and nodded and replied, "It's all over the factory now!"

"I also know some of the circumstances, but I don't quite understand the process of the incident!"

Director Yang sat up straight, put down the teacup in his hand, and said, "I just got the news too. Comrade Qin Huairu bravely fought against criminals on her way home last night."

"I fought with the criminals with my wits and courage, and finally succeeded in catching the robber!"

"Oh! This is a bit surprising!" Secretary Chen exclaimed.

"Yeah, I didn't expect that either!" Director Yang said, "The situation was very critical at the time, but Comrade Qin Huairu showed no fear and stepped forward to fight the criminals. In the end, the criminals were subdued, which required great courage."

"You know what, Sister Qin usually looks weak, but at the critical moment, she actually dared to rush to the front and bravely fight the criminals. This really gave us a big surprise." Secretary Chen said with emotion.

Director Yang smiled and nodded in agreement: "I also think that Comrade Qin Huairu acted very bravely and decisively. This behavior is worthy of our learning and praise. Therefore, after the police station reports to our factory, our steel rolling mill must have a clear attitude towards this incident!"

"Then Director, how do you plan to deal with this matter?" asked Secretary Chen.

"Hmm..." Director Yang pondered for a moment and said, "It just so happens that the head of the publicity department will be transferred soon, and this position will be vacant."

"What you mean is..." Secretary Chen seemed to understand something.

"You go to the Personnel Department and tell them to send a notice to Comrade Qin Huairu to let her take over the position of the Propaganda Section Chief first." Director Yang said, "If she does a good job, Qin Huairu will be promoted to the position of Chief!"

"This..." Secretary Chen was a little surprised, but soon understood and said, "Okay, Director, I'll do it right away!"

"Well, go ahead!" Director Yang waved his hand, signaling Secretary Chen to leave. He picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and secretly admired Qin Huairu's courage and responsibility.

"Qin Huairu! Qin Huairu, I cannot commend you enough for your work in translating the materials!"

"This is the only way I can give you back in disguise!"

Director Yang muttered to himself, looked out the window, and was actually a little dazed for a moment!

At noon, a notice of personnel transfer was posted on the steel mill's bulletin board.

It’s about Qin Huairu becoming the acting section chief!

By the afternoon, the news had spread throughout the steel mill.

When Qin Huairu found out, she just smiled and didn't take it seriously.

Now she is not really concerned about being a section chief.

Although she didn't take it seriously, three months later, Qin Huairu was officially appointed as the head of the Propaganda Section!

For the next period of time, life was peaceful.

But beneath the calm, an unprecedented natural disaster quietly arrived!

Since 1959, the country has suffered from severe natural disasters. Droughts, floods, typhoons and other extreme weather events have occurred frequently, causing huge losses to agricultural production.

The yield of food crops has dropped significantly, the land has dried up and cracked, and the crops have withered and turned brown. People are facing the threat of food shortages and famine, and their lives have become extremely difficult.

Residents in many places have to rely on relief food to survive, and hunger and malnutrition have become common phenomena.

This natural disaster dealt a heavy blow to the country and the people, and also had a certain impact on economic and social development.

There is a serious shortage of supplies in the capital! Not to mention meat, fish and other side dishes, there are only a few kinds of vegetables, such as cabbage, carrots and white radish.

Some units have taken the lead in reducing food rations to save supplies and reallocate the saved supplies to other areas in urgent need.

As a large factory with tens of thousands of workers, the steel rolling mill did not take the lead in setting an example, responding actively and promoting its own style.

But the factory has too many people! In the case of shortage of materials, it is inevitable that the superiors will reduce the material quota!

This made Director Yang very anxious!

I was anxious and irritated all day long, and the area around my mouth was covered with blisters.

The first thing I do when I go to work every day is to keep calling the Materials Bureau and the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, hoping to get more supplies!

However, the allocated materials are still just a drop in the bucket and cannot solve the fundamental problem.

In the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui would definitely cause some trouble in such a difficult situation.

On this day, Qin Huairu returned home from get off work as usual, and Yi Zhonghai and the other three came to her house.

"Chief Qin, we have something to discuss with you!"

"Oh? Uncle, what's the matter?" Qin Huairu asked curiously.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Liu Haizhong, then at Yan Bugui, and then he said, "It's like this, Chief Qin, you know our current situation. Supplies are in short supply, and no one has enough to eat. So, what we mean is to collect everyone's food, distribute it in fixed quantities every day, and we can all get through this difficult time together. What do you think?"