Zhang Hongfa and Lu Debang held the first joint workshop meeting in the village office today. The theme of the meeting was about how to efficiently and effectively execute the head flower business plan for Lu Family Village. The attendees included Comrade Guo Xiuxin, the women's director, Ms. Shen Meng, who is leading the business efforts, and many female workers.
A group of women carried their stools over and sat down in rows. Shen Meng sat at the other end, where there was a table. She had a cup of hot tea with two red dates next to her, clearly a notch above the treatment of the female workers sitting below.
Shen Meng held a big enamel jar, lifted the lid, blew on it, coughed twice, and took a sip of water. Her mannerisms were just like a seasoned cadre who had been in the village for many years. Zhang Hongfa and Lu Debang's eyes widened as they looked at her, feeling that she was even more bureaucratic than themselves.
