Dongfang Siyi poured another glass of water for Zhao Ermei, and after Zhao Ermei took a sip of water, she fell into the memories of her past life experiences and emotions.

She calmly recounts everything about her past, as if she were telling the story of another person. Only occasionally I unconsciously took out my handkerchief and wiped the tears in my eyes, and then a mixed taste came up from the bottom of my heart.

Quietly in the circuit court, clerk Xiao Wang sat quietly in front of the computer in the reception room to help Dongfang Siyi proofread several verdicts. Zhao Ermei quietly recalled some old things more than 20 years ago, some old things that were stuffed in her heart.

Zhao Ermei said that the experience of that day is hard for her to forget, it is like a video collected by herself, and she will often take it out and play it back. Of course, it's just to watch it alone and taste it alone. After a long time of playback, her heart slowly became empty.

She smiled again and said, "Actually, those are old things that have passed, where can they have such a big impact?" I just don't know why, sometimes, when I'm lying in bed with my eyes closed, they come back like a marquee. It's just those imaginary phantoms, thinking about it, I feel bored, like watching other people's stories, becoming numb and boring. ”

So, she was alone in numbness, talking to herself, feeling sorry for herself, and then she shook her head alone, smiled bitterly alone, and sighed alone. Sometimes I cry inexplicably, and sometimes I wake up crying in the dead of night. Actually, there is nothing big about it, just some experiences in work and life. There are many things that may not seem trivial today. However, it was those little things that left one pimple after another in her heart. Years have passed, and she has not been able to completely unravel these knots.

According to the lunar calendar, her birthday is the day of the beginning of summer. The trade union in the factory has a rule that if the employee has birthday leave on his birthday, he can take a day off, and he can also receive a birthday card and a bouquet of flowers from the trade union. But that's the kind of treatment that only regular workers can enjoy, and temporary workers like her don't have it, and they don't have birthday leave or birthday gifts. Because the trade union does not accept temporary workers as members, and if they are not members of the trade union, they cannot enjoy the benefits of the trade union, so Zhao Ermei, who is not a member of the trade union, can only go to and from work as usual.

On that day, Zhao Ermei just walked into the workshop, and Li Yan, the squad leader who led the class that day, glanced at her, and then beckoned to her. When she walked over, Li Yan handed her a form: "According to the requirements of the notice in the factory, you should hurry up and fill it out in the morning, and hand it over to the trade union office at noon." ”

Zhao Ermei asked a little puzzled: "Do you have to fill in the form every year?" I've filled it out several times this year, but what kind of form is it this time? Is it because I'm a temporary worker? Do I need to fill it out as long as I am a temporary worker? Are there any other reasons? I don't think I see anyone else filling out the form, huh? ”

Li Yan thought about it, but still reminded her with concern: "The factory has recently stopped an outdated production line that has been eliminated, and is preparing to build a new production line with a higher degree of automation." Because of technical reasons, some people may be laid off first, and a group of new workers will be recruited for training. I'm just guessing, don't be foolish. This form was sent by the office of the trade union in the factory, and the notice said that it was for you to fill it out, but did anyone else fill it in? I don't know. ”

Zhao Ermei also heard that the factory was going to launch a new production line, and now when she heard Li Yan say this, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous and worried. Since the factory has successively carried out technological reform and upgrading of production equipment, a number of temporary workers have been laid off. Li Yan is a regular worker in the factory and the technical backbone of the production workshop, and regular workers like them do not have to worry about being laid off. Only temporary workers like Zhao Ermei may face layoffs anytime and anywhere, and a few people have already left a few days ago.

When Zhao Ermei was on the morning shift a few days ago, she saw a few sisters who were usually doing well walking out of the factory with packages on their backs, and she stepped forward with some surprise and asked, "Where are you going?" In a hurry, you don't say hello to me, are you going out to study? Because Zhao Ermei heard that the factory was going to send a group of workers to study in other places, she thought that these sisters were all sent abroad.

Unexpectedly, the fat girl who used to be in the same class with her said with a wry smile: "Second sister, are you stupid?" Are you still in the dark? Do you think such a good thing can fall on the heads of our temporary workers? You really dare to dream, and you talk in the middle of the day. A few of us went home, the factory didn't want it, said don't want it, I wanted to ask the factory director for an explanation, only to get one sentence: no way, technological innovation? Machines are obsolete, and of course people are laid off. The factory director said helplessly: "Not only you, I don't know how long I can work, maybe one day I will be like you, pack up my backpack and go home." If we talk to the factory director again, he will ignore us. ”

Looking at this matter from the current perspective, it is of course a violation of the labor law to send temporary workers home with a single sentence. However, in the environment at that time, there was no specific provision in the law, and such things often happened. It's not surprising that everyone is used to it, and it's not surprising that everyone is used to it.

Zhao Ermei listened to Li Yan's words and felt that the crisis had quietly come, and she might also be like the fat girls who were laid off a few days ago, after receiving a notice from the factory, they would be laid off.

She worked in the workshop for several hours in a restless state, and when it was noon, she hurried to the cafeteria and simply bought two dishes and a small bowl of rice. In less than ten minutes, I finished my lunch like a fallen leaf, took out the form to be filled out, and looked at it carefully. There is nothing new to fill in on the form except for the time she entered the factory, the nature of her household registration and her technical expertise. She took advantage of the half-hour lunch break to fill out the forms on the dining table in the cafeteria, and trotted all the way to the union office.

Noon is the time for eating and resting, most of the leaders in the factory will go home to rest, and the office building of the factory department is quiet. In the office of the trade union, only the fang officer of the trade union was there, and because the fang officer was too obese, everyone called him Fang fat, and he also called himself a fat brother with self-deprecation. But Zhao Ermei didn't dare to call it like this, every time she saw Fang Fatzi, she politely called him Fang Leader.

Fang Fatzi, who was lying on the sofa squinting and pretending to sleep, saw Zhao Ermei walking in from the gap in his eyes, and suddenly felt a light in front of him, and immediately opened his eyes and climbed up. When he saw the registration form in Zhao Ermei's hand, he knew that Zhao Ermei must have filled out the form and came to him to inquire about the situation.

Fang Fatzi's fat body reclined and sat on the sofa, beckoned with a smile, and said hello: "Second sister, is there something wrong with the fat brother?" Come on, come on, sit here, and tell the fat brother something slowly. ”

In Zhao Ermei's impression, Fang Fatzi is still very amiable, with a chubby face and always a hint of a smile. The smile is often unpredictable, sometimes it is a very happy smile, and the smile on the face is like a flower; Sometimes it's a kind of hidden smile, with a few deep or shallow wrinkles on the face; Sometimes it's an inexplicable smile, with piles of flesh bumps on his face.

Zhao Ermei looked at the familiar smiling face in front of her, looked at the pile of meat bumps on the fat face, and after thinking about it, she felt that she should know more about the situation, otherwise, when the factory notified her of her layoff, it would be too late to think of any way, so she said tentatively: "Leader Fang, I want to ask you something." ”

Fang Fatzi's originally fat body moved, and in a blink of an eye, he moved down from the sofa very flexibly, walked a few steps very quickly, and closed the office door with a quick movement. Only then did he turn around and look at Zhao Ermei, her face was full of smiles, and she said with a smile in every wrinkle: "Come on, come on, sit down and talk slowly, if there is anything to tell the fat brother, as long as it is something that the fat brother can do, whether it is a small matter or a big thing, the fat brother will definitely try to come up with the best way to do it for you." ”

Zhao Ermei was a little grateful when she heard Fang Fatzi's words, and handed the form to Fang Fatzi's hand with both hands, Fang Fatzi's face showed a very clear look, and only glanced at the form that seemed unreasonable to Zhao Ermei, and said a little lightly: "I know, I know, this is a survey of the situation of temporary employees." ”

Seeing Zhao Ermei's puzzled look, Fang Fatzi deliberately lowered his voice, approached Zhao Ermei and said, "Next month, the factory will study a group of laid-off workers, and the main laid-off targets are, of course, temporary workers." However, it doesn't matter, if you can trust the fat brother, I'll figure it out for you. Fat brother can not only let you not be laid off, but also transfer to training, after training, you will become a technical backbone, and your salary can also rise a lot. ”

After Fang Fatzi finished speaking, he found that Zhao Ermei's eyes were full of suspicion, so he narrowed his eyes again and said, "Second sister, do you believe in Fat Brother?" She didn't know what to say, but if she believed it, she didn't think it was that simple. If she doesn't believe it, she also knows that this fat man is indeed somewhat capable, and she also heard that he is the cousin of the factory director's wife.

Zhao Ermei thought about it, if she was really laid off, her efforts in the past few years would be in vain, and she didn't want to go back to the town where she had lived since she was a child, in that case, she would feel very humiliated. This temporary job is not only to make a living, but also supports her hope and ideal for life.

Maybe Fang Fatzi can really help her, if she can transfer to training, it will definitely have a lot of benefits. She thought, since Fang Fatzi could take the initiative to say this, there must be some way. Thinking of this, Zhao Ermei forgot that because she did not have a membership in the trade union, she could neither enjoy her birthday leave nor the unhappiness of a birthday gift, and a rare smile appeared on her face, and she looked at Fang Fatzi earnestly and said, "Leader Fang, if you help me with this, I will definitely thank you." ”

Fang Fatzi nodded with satisfaction, then glanced at the registration form, shook his head and said, "Second sister, you are really honest. After so many years, you are still a temporary worker, don't you know the regulations in the factory? ”

Looking at Zhao Ermei, whose face was full of doubts, Fang Fatzi beckoned again, motioned for her to sit on the sofa, and then approached her and said, "What's the use of you being rated as an advanced individual every year?" The key is to be able to evaluate the model workers in the factory, and if you are rated as a model worker in the factory, you can become a long-term contract worker, and there is basically not much difference between a long-term contract worker and a regular worker. The factory will also recommend the model workers in the factory to participate in the evaluation in the county every year, and if you are rated as a model worker in the county, you can not only transfer your household registration, but also become a regular worker. What a good shortcut, don't you know? ”

Zhao Ermei said sincerely: "I have heard people say that there are such regulations, but after thinking about it carefully, it seems that they cannot meet those prescribed conditions, and no matter how good the regulations are, they are useless for me as a temporary worker." ”

Fang Fat Man smiled "hehe", his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he looked at Zhao Ermei with a somewhat gloomy expression mockingly, and his fingers tapped her chest intentionally or unintentionally and said, "Second sister, it's not that the fat brother said you, you are really a stupid girl." ”

Zhao Ermei's face turned a little red, but Fang Fatzi laughed confidently, took her hand and patted her again, and said, "You should know that the conditions are all set by people, they are all created by people, isn't there a saying that things are done by people?" The matter of evaluating model workers is the business of our trade union, and my fat brother can still speak. Right? As long as I am willing to help you, if you don't have enough conditions, you can have enough conditions, and these things are not a big deal for me. Can you figure it out? Still don't get it? Let me tell you plainly, as long as the fat brother is willing, you will be able to meet those conditions, and with the fat brother helping you, there must be no problem. ”

Zhao Ermei wanted to withdraw her hand very much, but she felt that this would definitely hurt Fang Fatzi's face, so she hesitated for a moment and let Fang Fatzi still hold her hand. Listening to Fang Fatzi's words, she was also moved, this is a clear road, it stands to reason that it can be walked, not to mention that with her years of technical experience and work performance, she is indeed better than others, and it is recognized by the factory.

Seeing that Second Sister Zhao didn't speak, Fang Fatzi knew what she was thinking, so he gently patted her hand again: "Second sister, don't worry, Fat Brother will do what he says." "In the past few years in the factory, no leader has really cared about her, and it is impossible to care about her as a temporary worker for no reason.

Zhao Ermei felt hot in her heart: "Leader Fang cares about me so much, I will definitely thank you." Fang Fatzi smiled again: "It's okay, it's okay, the fat brother can help you, and it can be regarded as the fat brother and you." However, I want to tell you, in the future, you must listen to me and do what I ask. ”

Zhao Ermei thought to herself, anyway, if this road doesn't work, there is no other way to go. Regardless of whether this thing is done or not, she will not lose anything anyway, and she will not lose anything. If Fang Fatzi could help her do this, everything she hoped for would be there.

Zhao Ermei looked at Fang Fatzi, and the smile on her face was a little more: "I will definitely listen to Leader Fang's arrangement." Fang Fatzi smiled with satisfaction: "When there is no one else in the future, don't call our leader, just call Fat Brother, it sounds very kind." Second sister, what do you think? Right? Fang Fatzi said and patted her hand again.

Zhao Ermei looked at the wall clock on the wall, and it was time to go to work: "Then thank you for your concern, fat brother, I'll go to work." Fang Fatzi looked at the wall clock on the wall with some reluctance, and then let go of Zhao Ermei's hand, still with a smile on his face: "Okay, well, remember, what I said to you today can't be told to others, if you encounter any situation in the future, just tell me in private." Don't worry, no matter what happens, I'll find a way for you. ”

(Next Notice: Chapter 24: A Life of Divergence)