A whirlwind marriage with a high-ranking official: Lights out, don't force me to take the initi

In the restaurant of the international hotel, three people were having breakfast around a small round table.

On the table were sliced ​​rye bread, three bowls of borscht, and several fried eggs.

Ding Jiahe forked a piece of bread, dipped it in the soup, and slurped it up.

Wang Yingxue poked at the half-cooked fried egg on the plate with her fork. The yolk was runny and soft, and she was a little hesitant to take a bite.

"Did they forget to cook one side of this breakfast?" Wang Yingxue muttered under her breath.

Ding Jiahe opened her mouth wide and stuffed the whole egg into it, her cheeks bulging: "That's how they make it, it's called a soft-boiled fried egg. It's alright, quite delicious, you should try it."

Wang Yingxue stopped being coquettish and directly picked up the plate and shoveled the egg into her mouth.

He chewed a couple of times and nodded: "It's pretty good... but there's no salt in it."

Ye Wenxi put the bowl of borscht on the table and let out a long sigh: "Okay, I'm full. You two take your time eating. I'm going to call Sister Yunxia."

She went to the front desk and dialed the clothing store's number. Sure enough, Zhang Yunxia had arrived early.

"Feed? Sister Yunxia."

"What's up, Moon Hee?"

Ye Wenxi licked her lips lightly and said with a smile, "You didn't tell us secretly, but I know everything."

Zhang Yunxia on the other end of the phone was taken aback, but still tried to play dumb: "Huh? What's up?"

"Yesterday I went to the Women's Federation, and Section Chief Liang from their publicity department told me personally that you nominated us as a candidate for the March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter award."

"Hahaha!" Zhang Yunxia laughed loudly on the phone, "What a coincidence, you guys found out. It's too late, I've already submitted the materials, you can't take them back now!"

Ye Wenxi laughed: "The results of the first round are out, and they said we've been selected for the city level. They're going to organize a special interview for us today, and we'll go to the Women's Federation in a bit."

"Huh? It passed?!" Zhang Yunxia's voice suddenly rose. "Oh, why didn't you say so sooner! Okay, okay, I'll get back to you then, I have something to do..."

She was in a hurry to hang up and call Ji Tinglan back.

"Hey, hey, wait a minute!" Ye Wenxi quickly interrupted her, "I still have something to say!"

"Go on, go on," Zhang Yunxia urged on the other end of the phone.

"I'd like to ask what materials you submitted?" Ye Wenxi lowered her voice. "For the special interview, what we said can't be different from the content of the materials you submitted. I need to go over it with you first."

"Hey, it's all about your past!" Zhang Yunxia began to recount her experiences.

Establishing mutual aid societies, creating Wenxi Garment Company, organizing employment training for military dependents... to help military dependents increase their family income.

They even obtained some supporting data from Director Zhang.

Ye Wenxi listened while taking notes in her notebook, nodding and responding.

"Okay, I understand," she said, closing her notebook. "You can go ahead and get back to work."

"Hey, when are you coming back?"

"It will take at least two or three more days," Ye Wenxi pondered. "We still have to get things done with the physical stores, and while we're at it, we should check if there's any other activity from the Light Industry Bureau."

"Oh, by the way," Zhang Yunxia's voice suddenly brightened, "Could you tell Jiahe for me that my husband, Lao Chen, told me yesterday that the military region allocated them a three-bedroom apartment! It's in the unit right next to yours, very close by!"

"Really?" Ye Wenxi's eyes lit up.

"Really!" Zhang Yunxia said with a grin. "Ding Jiahe is a first-class meritorious combat hero, and he was discharged due to injury. The two of them together received high-level treatment from the military, and they were granted a three-bedroom apartment directly. Old Chen brought the keys back today, so I can organize people to go in and tidy up."

"Great!" Ye Wenxi slapped her thigh excitedly. "Then send a courier to the back warehouse of the department store. Jiahe and I bought a lot of things here, and we've stored them all there. Find someone to take them back and move them directly into the new house!"

"Okay, leave this to me!"

Ye Wenxi hung up the phone. Wang Yingxue and Ding Jiahe had already come out of the restaurant and were waiting for her in the lobby.

Ye Wenxi told her the good news. Ding Jiahe was a little embarrassed, but also overjoyed.

The three quickly discussed it. Ye Wenxi and Ding Jiahe went to the Women's Federation for a special interview, while Wang Yingxue went directly to the Housing Bureau to find the officer who had shown her the house last time to understand the rental process and to schedule a time for an on-site inspection.

After finishing their tasks, Ye Wenxi and Ding Jiahe quickly left the hotel and caught the bus to the Women's Federation.

Wang Yingxue then turned and walked in another direction, toward the Housing and Land Bureau.

When Ye Wenxi and Ding Jiahe arrived at the Women's Federation, the people in the lobby recognized them and led them directly to Section Chief Liang's office on the third floor.

As expected, Section Chief Liang arranged for two editors to bring Ye Wenxi and Ding Jiahe into two separate offices for special interviews.

On Ye Wenxi's side, the clerk was a young woman in her early twenties surnamed Liu. She wore round-framed glasses and held a hardcover notebook in her hand, asking questions and taking notes.

The questions all revolved around the materials submitted by Zhang Yunxia, ​​supplementing and understanding the details that were of particular interest in the materials.

"Comrade Ye, what made you decide to start your own garment company?" Xiao Liu pushed up his glasses. "As far as we know, you were one of the earliest self-employed individuals in Harbin."

Ye Wenxi said, half-truthfully, "Actually, it was just a lucky break. The country had just opened up individual business operations, and I've always been interested in clothing design. I was originally just doing a little work on my own. But when I saw the policy was released, I thought that since the country supports it, we should respond positively."

"Custom-made clothing doesn't require stocking up on materials; it's only made when there's demand, so the risk is low. I thought, why not take a gamble? Even if it doesn't work out, it won't break the bank."

Xiao Liu quickly jotted it down in his notebook, glanced up at her, paused for a moment, and wrote a few words in the margin: "Excellent in both courage and boldness."

She then asked many more questions about the mutual aid society: how did they come up with the idea of ​​organizing employment for military dependents, how the training was conducted, and what their future plans were.

Ye Wenxi answered each question in turn, explaining how, from the initial few military dependents using their own sewing machines to now having dozens of people employed and many families seeing their income double, he spoke clearly and logically, occasionally adding vivid examples.

The two chatted quite happily, and before they knew it, almost the whole morning had passed.

Xiao Liu glanced at his watch, closed his notebook, and said, "Okay, I've almost finished taking notes. Let's end the interview here. Comrade Ye, do you have any other questions?"

"Hey, Xiao Liu," Ye Wenxi changed the subject, "I used to read our internal publication quite often. Does it... also accept individual submissions?"

Xiao Liu pushed her round-framed glasses up and nodded: "Of course we accept submissions. 'Longjiang Women' is a publication open to the whole society; organizations, neighborhoods, and individuals can all contribute."

"The content should focus on the growth, advanced deeds, or documentary stories of women comrades, or related to women's development, all of which are within our scope of submissions."

"Can I vote too?"

"No problem, Comrade Ye, of course you can do it."