Grandma Gu pushed her reading glasses up the bridge of her nose. She looked at Richard and said, "Yo! This bird really knows how to talk! "
"Quack! I'm the big bird, he's the little bird! "Richard pointed at Zhang Zian with one wing.
Zhang Zian didn't have time to deal with Richard for the time being. He quickly asked Wang Qian to bring a chair over for Grandma Gu to sit down. What if she lost her balance and fell here?
Grandma Gu was still dressed as usual. She wore a gray wool vest over a thick shirt, a red armband on her arm, and black pants. She had a folder under her armpit. She looked like she was in a hurry.
"Grandma Gu, what brings you here? It's not the New Year. I remember that last month's sanitation fee and management fee have been paid … "When Zhang Zian saw Grandma Gu, he instinctively wondered if she was here to ask for various fees or to collect fines.
"Neither. Today, I'm here to congratulate you." Grandma Gu happily opened the folder, took out a document, and said, "Didn't I nominate you as a candidate for our city's May Day Model Worker a while ago? You're a good child. Recently, you've been appearing on TV for interviews, and you even won the Berlin Film Award with your dog. You've brought glory to the country, so this time you've been selected successfully! Here, the document is here! "
Zhang Zian was stunned for a moment. After a few seconds, he remembered that Grandma Gu had indeed mentioned this before, but he didn't expect that he would really be selected. It was a little unbelievable.
"Grandma Gu, are you sure? Didn't you almost nominate me as a March 8 Red Banner Bearer last time? " He was worried that Grandma Gu was muddle-headed. If he really went on stage to receive the award as a March 8 Red Banner Bearer, then it would be very embarrassing …
"Ahem! You child, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm not muddle-headed! "Grandma Gu complained." If you don't believe me, take a look for yourself. The document is here. "
Zhang Zian took the document and looked at it. After searching for a long time, he found his name on it. There were a lot of people on the list, probably two or three hundred. Fortunately, it was arranged according to the stroke of the last name. Otherwise, it would have been really difficult to find.
"So many model workers?"
Although he was happy that he had been chosen, he was a little disappointed. If these two to three hundred people were all model workers, then model workers weren't that valuable …
Grandma Gu explained, "Zian, you don't understand. The Municipal Model Worker is selected once every three years, not every year. The names you see are the workers, farmers, scientific and educational personnel, managers, government employees, and other people from all walks of life who have made outstanding contributions to the economic and social development and reform of Binhai City in the past three years."
Oh, once every three years, that's more like it …
Zhang Zian finally understood. It turned out that he had been classified as a member of the "other social classes." But it was also true. He was definitely not one of those people.
"After the selection list came out, I wanted to tell you, but this list has to be publicized for a week. If no one raises any objections, it will be officially selected. I was afraid that you would be happy for nothing, so I came to inform you immediately after the end of today's publicity," Grandma Gu added.
"Then … this … what kind of treatment does the City Model Worker have?" Zhang Zian wanted to ask, but was embarrassed to do so.
Grandma Gu slapped her thigh. "You're asking if I have money, right? I'm here to give you the money! "
Zhang Zian's spirit was lifted when he heard this. He was so excited that he felt like he had been injected with chicken blood. Was there anything more blissful than sitting at home and having money fall from the sky?
"Master, you have to treat us to a big meal today!" Wang Qian and Li Kun also joined in the fun and shouted. They thought that they had to have a big meal today, and it couldn't be fast food.
"Don't worry! I'll definitely treat you! "Zhang Zian patted his chest and promised." You choose the place! "
Grandma Gu took out her wallet from her trouser pocket, took out four bills, and handed them to Zhang Zian. One was 50 yuan, and three were 10 yuan. "Here, the subsidy for the City Model Worker. 80 yuan a month. This is for this month."
Zhang Zian was speechless.
He stared at the bills as if he didn't know them.
Grandma Gu waved the bills and motioned for him to take them. "It's not much money, but I didn't embezzle it. The national standard is set like this. The national model worker subsidy is 150 yuan a month, the provincial model worker subsidy is 100 yuan a month, and the municipal model subsidy is 80 yuan. This part of income is tax-free."
That was true. 80 yuan was not enough to meet the tax standard!
Wang Qian and Li Kun stuck out their tongues, thinking that today's big meal could only be Lao Gan Ma with pickled vegetables …
Zhang Zian didn't lack the 80 yuan, but he felt that it was too awkward. It was year 8012, and the subsidy for the model worker should have kept up with the times, right?
What could 80 yuan a month do in this era? Was it enough to buy 4 pounds of raw beef?
Anyone who could become a model worker, even if it was just a city model worker, probably didn't lack the 80 yuan a month. It was better not to give money at all and treat it as a pure honor …
Maybe in the remote areas of the west, 80 yuan was a little useful, but in the coastal cities of the east, thieves might not even want it.
Zhang Zian thought about it and simply did her a favor. He pushed the money back and said, "Grandma Gu, I've decided to donate this money to our neighborhood committee. When the weather is hot, I'll buy a few ice creams for the neighborhood committee staff. When the weather is cold, I'll buy a bag of tea to drink. Consider it a little token of my appreciation."
Grandma Gu stared at him through her reading glasses. "Okay, then grandma thanks you on behalf of all the staff of the neighborhood committee."
As she spoke, she put the 80 yuan back into her wallet.
Not only Zhang Zian, but even the employees who were watching were a little disappointed. It wasn't because of Grandma Gu, but because they felt that some things really needed to be changed.
Zhang Zian thought that Grandma Gu had finished talking, but she didn't seem to want to leave immediately. She calmly took out another document from the folder.
"In fact, being elected as the city model worker is only the first thing. The second thing is actually a bigger good thing." She smiled mysteriously.
Zhang Zian and the employees had no expectations for the so-called "good thing."
He forced a smile and asked politely, "What good thing?"
"Because of your recent series of outstanding performance, after the joint recommendation of the neighborhood committee, the district government, and the municipal public security bureau, the city has decided to add you as a member of the Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference," Grandma Gu stopped smiling and said solemnly.
After hearing this, Zhang Zian and the employees did not react for a while.
Grandma Gu handed the document to him, and he took it mechanically.
"Zian, you've made a name for yourself. Being elected as a member of the Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference means that you have the power and responsibility to participate in politics." Grandma Gu stood up and patted him on the shoulder. "You must seize this opportunity and work for the well-being of the people."
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