0p0 Chapter 169 The Time to Show Off Has Arrived
Chapter 169 The Time to Show Off Has Arrived
Shu Yun's maternity leave ended quickly. Since the baby was still too young and needed constant care, Shu Yun took the baby to work every day.
When Shu Yun brought her child to work, she immediately attracted a lot of attention. "Wow, your baby is so cute and well-behaved."
The baby nestled obediently in his mother's arms. Looking at the strange uncles and aunts surrounding him, he snuggled even closer to his mother. Shu Yun patted his head and laughed, "What's wrong with you? You were throwing a tantrum this morning. Look, your eyes are all red."
"Oh dear, poor thing. Come here, come into Auntie's arms, Auntie will give you a hug." Kang Xianqin leaned forward, startling the baby so much that he buried his head in his mother's arms.
Shu Yun patted Kang Xianqin and said, "Don't scare him."
The baby cried this morning and now looks a bit listless.
Babies can be grumpy when they wake up. They're sleeping comfortably in their blankets when their mothers pull them out, and they start crying for a while. They also refuse to eat the baby food that Shuyun made in the morning, so Shuyun has to put it in a thermos and take it to work.
Seeing that the baby was in good condition, Shu Yun kissed him on the forehead, moved the high chair that Gu Jun had made from the corner to her desk, let the baby sit in it, and took out the complementary food she had made that morning with pumpkin, corn and eggs.
After being fussy all morning, the baby is now hungry and has started eating obediently, which amazes those around him. "He's so little and can already eat by himself?"
Shu Yun: "She stopped needing me to feed her after she started eating solid foods."
“He’s so well-behaved, unlike my son, who needs to be fed and refuses to eat at mealtimes, so I have to chase after him to feed him.”
The baby seemed to understand the adults' praise, puffed out his little chest, and ate even more enthusiastically.
Shu Yun had just returned to work after her vacation and had a lot of things to do. Seeing that the baby was sitting obediently in the little chair eating, she asked Kang Xianqin to watch the baby for a while while she went out to take care of her business.
The baby ate the whole bowl of complementary food one spoonful at a time, but there were still a lot of food residues on his face and hands. The baby wiped them off with his bib and started looking for his mother, turning his little head back and forth.
Seeing this, Kang Xianqin quickly went over and asked, "What does the baby want to do?"
The baby presented his two dirty hands to Kang Xianqin. Kang Xianqin understood and picked up the heavy baby to wash his hands.
The tap was turned on, and his two chubby little hands rubbed together earnestly, his cheeks puffed out, making him incredibly cute. Kang Xianqin couldn't resist giving him a kiss on the cheek.
The baby stayed at Shu Yun's workplace. The colleagues in the office all liked the baby. In addition, the baby was a quiet child. As long as Shu Yun was around, the baby would not cry or make a fuss and it would not affect the work.
However, the child's immune system was weak, and the young couple were not paying attention at night, so the baby caught a cold and developed a high fever the next day, which terrified the couple, and they immediately took the baby to the hospital.
Gu Jun had a mission and couldn't leave, so he took the mother and child to the hospital and left. The child had a high fever and needed to stay in the hospital for a few days, so Shu Yun took leave to take care of the child at the hospital.
That day, the women's director came to the propaganda department. Huang Ju smiled when she saw the person and said, "What brings you here today?"
Zhang Zhanhong chuckled, "Isn't this a propaganda poster that our unit is preparing to publish recently, about the work of the Women's Federation? The leaders specifically instructed us to attach great importance to our women's work, but no one in our unit knows how to do this. That's why I thought of your propaganda department. I heard that Shu Yun has returned from maternity leave. Why don't you lend her to me?"
Huang Ju laughed and said, "You have quite the appetite, trying to borrow one of our most capable men."
Zhang Zhanhong: "I'll just borrow it for a few days, and I'll return it to you as soon as I'm done."
Huang Ju shook her head. "I won't lend it."
Zhang Zhanhong raised an eyebrow. "Hey, we've been friends for so many years. If you won't lend me this, then don't even think about coming to my house for a free meal next time."
Huang Ju laughed and said, "I haven't finished speaking yet, and you're already in a hurry. It's not that I don't want to lend it, it's just that Shu Yun has taken a week off because her son is sick and hospitalized. If you're not in a hurry, I can have her come to you next week when she gets back to work."
Zhang Zhanhong slapped her thigh, "Won't we miss the latest issue if we do that? If all else fails, do you have anyone else? I'll borrow someone else."
Huang Ju said, "You've come at an inopportune time. None of the painters are here. Xiao Kang went back to her parents' home for her funeral, Xiao Chen was borrowed to the dance troupe, and Xiao Xiao went out to collect folk songs with the army."
Zhang Zhanhong sighed heavily, and Huang Ju smiled and said, "How about I do it?"
Zhang Zhanhong shook her head, "How can you do it? I'll go and think of another way."
The women's work committee members discussed it and decided that since the publicity office didn't have anyone, they could try contacting the schools. Didn't the schools have art teachers? They could definitely draw!
Several art teachers' resumes were presented to Zhang Zhanhong. After some selection, she chose Ding Hongmei, who had the highest academic qualifications.
Ding Hongmei was both surprised and delighted, thinking that this was an acknowledgment of her abilities, and immediately agreed.
If she draws it well, she might be in high demand and everyone will want to get her a job in the publicity department. Then we'll see how arrogant Shu Yun can be.
But propaganda posters? She had never drawn them before, but that didn't stump her. She immediately found some published propaganda posters and copied them, working on them day and night for several days, which even delayed her school teaching duties.
According to her, it means: "I have more important political tasks now, and all other work can wait. Or you can help me with some of the tasks, Teacher Zhang/Teacher Wang. After all, this is something the principal entrusted to me, and I have to do it well. If I mess it up and people ask, am I supposed to say that it's because Teacher Zhang/Teacher Wang kept making me do this and that, which made me busy? That's... what do you think?"
Several teachers: ...You still dare to use the principal to intimidate people?
They didn't say anything at the time, but their impression of Ding Hongmei worsened. Privately, they always watched with a cynical eye, saying, "I want to see what she can produce in the end."
"Given her usual level, I really don't know how she was chosen. Doesn't she have eyes?"
"Isn't she a college student? Of course she has an advantage."
"She's a college student? I suspect her degree is fake. She's not even as good as me."
Regardless of what others said, Ding Hongmei was very confident in her work. The day after she finished painting, she went to the Women's Work Office and asked, "Director Zhang, what do you think of my painting?"
Zhang Zhanhong doesn't know much about painting. She glanced at it and thought it was pretty good, so she nodded and said, "It looks alright to me. I'll show it to my boss later."
Ding Hongmei nodded, "If there's anything that needs to be changed, just come to me."
Zhang Zhanhong smiled and said, "Comrade Ding, we owe you a lot this time."
After Ding Hongmei left, Zhang Zhanhong took the sketch and was about to go find the leader, but she ran into Huang Ju on the way.