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by MarineTLChapter 151: Female Educated Youth 21
The next day, Chen Aiguo limped into work. The first thing he did was send for Ren Xin.
“What happened, Leader? Did you fall into a ditch?”
Chen Aiguo was speechless. Could she not wish him some better luck?
“Comrade Ren Xin, we share a certain revolutionary bond, don’t we?”
Ren Xin waved her hand dismissively. “I share that with the aunties. You’re just our leader; there’s no bond to speak of.”
Chen Aiguo paused, pretending he hadn’t heard that, and continued, “I’m giving everyone a raise and a lot of extra benefits. You haven’t told the others yet, have you?”
Ren Xin nodded with an air of innocent harmlessness. “That’s right. I was planning to tell them today! Once we’re done talking, I’ll go make the announcement.”
Chen Aiguo had a premonition that he was going to get another beating tonight. His mother would surely think her thrashing from the previous night had worked—after all, here he was the very next day, discussing compensation with Ren Xin. The timing was so perfect that no explanation would ever suffice.
“Comrade Ren Xin, if you have any other requirements, please raise them. We will do our best to accommodate you.”
Ren Xin snorted coldly. It would have been better if he’d acted like this from the start. Did he really think he could clear his conscience just by tossing a little money their way? Life wasn’t that simple.
“We don’t have many demands. The money and coupons are a must. Since we’re forming an independent department, I’ll just focus on research with the aunties. We won’t be doing any of the other back-breaking labor; you’ll have to find someone else for that. Also, I need a separate budget for funding. You can inquire about it, but you won’t have decision-making power. Oh, and the vacation time needs to be adjusted accordingly…”
Chen Aiguo stared at her. Why didn’t she just ask for the moon while she was at it?
Ren Xin shrugged. “So, are negotiations breaking down? Fine then. I’ll just go back and tell the aunties. But I should warn you, I have a bit of a flaw—I tend to talk nonsense when I’m relaying messages.”
Chen Aiguo was actually amused. Looking at the young girl’s smug, “villain-in-success” expression, he found her quite entertaining.
In truth, her demands were a bit over the line, but it all depended on how things were handled. Regardless, no one on the leadership committee dared to offend these women. If they did, they really would get beaten when they went home.
Sticking to the facts, Chen Aiguo asked, “Then how often can you guarantee a new invention? Can you generate revenue for the Production Corps1? I need a specific timeline and a commitment so I can persuade the others.”
Ren Xin thought for a moment. “Once a quarter.”
“Isn’t that a bit long?”
Ren Xin snapped back irritably, “This is invention and creation, not taking a dump. It doesn’t happen once a day.”
Chen Aiguo cleared his throat. “Young lady, watch your language.”
Ren Xin rolled her eyes. The aunties absolutely adored her pure, unpretentious attitude.
Chen Aiguo said he needed to hold a meeting with the committee to decide and would notify her then.
As Ren Xin got up to leave, she offered a final piece of advice: “You’d better hurry up, or you’ll get another beating from your mother tonight.”
Chen Aiguo was silent. This girl was definitely doing this on purpose.
The results came in that afternoon. Chen Aiguo sought out Ren Xin again to relay the committee’s decision.
“You’ll have three days off per week. Your pay will be at the level of a Grade 1 Technician2, and you’ll receive double the standard holiday benefits from the farm. Additionally, every time a new idea is approved, you’ll receive corresponding compensation. As for the funding, we can only give you two hundred yuan. The leadership team had to scrape that together from every corner. We only have one request.”
Ren Xin arched an eyebrow. “Please, go on.”
“Try your best to keep our mothers happy. Don’t let them bring their moods home!”
Ren Xin replied graciously, “That’s easy. As long as I’m happy, I guarantee they’ll be happy too.”
Chen Aiguo said nothing. He understood. He would make sure to be “sensible” from now on.
Translator’s Notes
- Production Corps: Likely referring to the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) or similar paramilitary organizations that combined agricultural production with border defense and settlement during this era. ↩
- Grade 1 Technician: In the Chinese industrial ranking system of the time, technical staff were divided into grades. Grade 1 was typically the entry-level or lowest professional rank, though it still commanded higher status and pay than general laborers. ↩
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