Travel back to the 1970s and start as a female textile worker

"Chun'er, have you read the announcement? It's said that the Propaganda Department is recruiting people, but they have to take an exam." Huang Xiuxiu ran over excitedly early in the morning and told Gu Chun.

"I know, I saw it when I came here this morning."

Only a week had passed since Director Liu mentioned this matter to her, and the factory issued an announcement.

She had more time to prepare than others. This was also the preferential treatment given to her by Factory Manager Liu who felt that this exam was a bit unfair to her.

After all, if you recruit internally, as a high school student, she has the highest academic qualifications and generally does not need to pass the exam.

But Deputy Factory Director Wang spoke righteously, and he couldn't refuse if he wanted real materials.

Who doesn't know that Deputy Factory Director Wang originally wanted to put his niece directly into the Propaganda Department, but unfortunately Gu Chun came and made his plan fail, so he could only do this small and painless trick.

"Chun'er, if you want to pass the exam, you have to be prepared. You are the most educated person in our workshop, so you can definitely pass the exam."

Huang Xiuxiu has great confidence in Gu Chunna. As for herself, she doesn't like to study. She doesn't want to continue going to school after finishing junior high school. Her parents are also afraid that they won't be able to find a job for her and they will have to go to the countryside.

So I bought her a job in this textile factory as soon as I got the chance.

"I'm going to take the exam, and I will prepare well. Xiuxiu, do you want to try it too? I still have high school textbooks at home and we can read them together."

"Well, thank you, but I get a headache when I read a book, so forget it."

Since she didn't want to take the exam, Gu Chun didn't force her.

Huang Xiuxiu is a girl who smiles all day long. She is a mama's girl. Her mother asked her to come to work in the textile factory and she came here without knowing what she would do in the future.

However, her family background is relatively good. Her father works in a government agency, her mother is a head nurse in a hospital, and her brother is a police officer. She is the only one in the family who is silly and sweet.

Her future is arranged by her family, so she will live well, and Gu Chun doesn't have to worry about her.

There is only one thing she should worry about now, and that is the Propaganda Department exam. She must pass it.

Not only for a salary increase, but also because she feels that her current job in the workshop is not a long-term solution.

Don't say that workers will be laid off in the future, just say that the noise and intensity of work in today's workshops are very energy-consuming.

Many old employees who have worked for a long time have some physical problems, such as tinnitus, lumbar disc herniation, tenosynovitis, etc.

During this time, in order to study for Gu Chun, the family symposium was also canceled at home in the evening. After dinner every day, the younger siblings would keep quiet after clearing the table, take out their homework and study with Gu Chun on the table.

The atmosphere of family study was so intense that Gu Chun was embarrassed and couldn't think about it.

The exam day soon came. Gu Chun walked into the factory early in the morning and reported to the Propaganda Department. There are many people in the corridor, all applying for the same position.

She also met Wang Xiangxiu, but when he saw her, he immediately hid like a cat seeing a mouse.

There is a written test in the morning, which starts at eight o'clock and lasts for one hour. The recruitment team will announce the results at noon after reviewing the test papers. Those who pass the written test can participate in the afternoon interview.

When the written examination began, Gu Chun sat in a specially vacated office and looked at the working environment that was different from the workshop.

It was clean and hygienic, with lush green plants outside the window, birds singing and the fragrance of flowers, which made me even more determined to get admitted to this position.

The content of the test paper is not much, it is all content from middle and high school textbooks, and is also mixed with some questions and answers about textile technology and finished fabrics.

Gu Chun is studious and has a strong memory.

After these two months of work, I understand 80% to 90% of the knowledge about the work of these textile factories.

After the exam, Gu Chun felt a little relaxed. According to her calculations, she should have basically got the answers correct. There was no exact answer to the question and answer, and it depended on the score given by the examiner.

Sure enough, the results were announced at noon, and her name was on the interview list.

After reading the results, there was a cry of lamentation. Many workers here only have junior high school or even elementary school education, and have little knowledge of that knowledge.

As for professional knowledge, many people know it at hand, but they can't express it. They really can't write down why.

When the interview came in the afternoon, Wang Xiangxiu was not among the people who entered the interview. It seemed that although her uncle proposed this exam, he probably couldn't get involved.

There were a total of 5 people interviewed, and Gu Chun was the third one to go in.

As soon as I entered, I saw three interviewers sitting there, including Factory Director Liu and two unfamiliar leaders.

One of the leaders was a relatively young man. He smiled before he spoke and looked very lively. He looked a bit like a star in later generations. He made the request first:

"Comrade No. 3, please draw a picture of a worker's working scene on the blackboard."

Gu Chun nodded. Drawing is an essential skill for designers. In her previous life, in order to learn painting, she often took courses from other art departments.

She thought for a moment and drew a work scene of a worker in a textile workshop. The prototype of the character was Comrade Huang Xiuxiu. In the painting, she was tying knots on the spindles. The painting was so vivid that one could see the seriousness of the other person's work.

The interviewer nodded after reading and motioned for the next interviewer to ask questions.

The next one was Director Liu, who asked questions such as "Why did you come to take the Propaganda Department exam?" "What will you do after entering the Propaganda Department?"

Gu Chunna has been interviewed countless times. This kind of question is very simple for her. However, in this era, she still needs to add some quotations to express her determination to work hard.

The last three interviewers scored on the paper and announced that her interview was over, and she went back to wait for the results to be announced tomorrow.

After all the interviews were completed, the male celebrity, Fang Cheng, the director of the publicity department, said:

"I prefer No. 3. She is the best at drawing among the five of them. Our propaganda department needs this kind of talent, not some idiots who draw like shit."

This sounds quite resentful. The reason why the Propaganda Department is short of people is because there is a backdoor person who is not very capable and still occupies a position and does not work every day.

After several applications from him, the factory finally agreed to recruit another assistant.

"I also agree with No. 3. To be honest, I have some connections with her." This is Factory Manager Liu.

When Fang Cheng heard this, he knew it was another related household, right?

"They are not related. Her parents were the first people to rush into the fire and rescue the supplies. They have passed away. She took over her mother's job and is currently working in the workshop."

"And she is a high school graduate, which can be said to be the most highly educated among the female workers in our workshop."

After hearing this, Fang Cheng felt even more satisfied with Gu Chun.

"Then just ask her to come to the Propaganda Department. What else is there to take? There are several people in our Propaganda Department who have never gone to high school."

Factory Director Liu gave him a helpless smile: "That's what I thought originally, but Deputy Director Wang said it must be fair and just."

Fang Cheng frowned. Deputy Factory Director Wang had approached him before and wanted his niece to come to the Propaganda Department. At that time, he already hated the relationship households and refused immediately.

Unexpectedly, he would deliberately make small moves to target this little girl, and he was so narrow-minded.

"Okay, I don't care if these are present or not. Director, I want this No. 3, her name is Gu Chun, right? Let her come to the office to work tomorrow."

After Fang Cheng finished speaking, he left angrily.

Factory Director Liu and his colleagues in the recruitment team looked at each other speechlessly before signing Gu Chun's appointment notice.