The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Role Strikes Back

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After chatting for a few more sentences, Grandma Gu was about to leave. Zhou Yu suddenly remembered that she hadn't told Grandma about Uncle Gu yet, so she found an excuse to get Gu Ye out of the way: "Go see if there's any hot water. I'm going to take a shower later."

    Gu Ye knew that his wife did it on purpose. Although he didn't know the reason, he still went out obediently.

    Zhou Yu then pretended to bring it up by accident and began to say, "Grandma, back then, was there an idea in the factory that favored boys over girls?"

    She planned to use Grandma Gu herself as the entry point, because her grandmother had also been an employee in the factory and she could understand how it felt.

    Although Grandma Gu was a little confused as to why Zhou Yu brought this up, she saw that it was not too late, so she opened the conversation:

    "Of course there are. It's better now. Back then, men were favored over women, especially welders like us. As you know, many welders are men. We women have to work harder to meet the minimum requirements. Many of us were even beaten because of physical reasons."

    Grandma Gu lamented when she talked about this. "At that time, I had a good friend who was originally selected like me, but the boss thought she was not tall enough and not strong enough, so he replaced her with a man. My good friend studied diligently for half a year, but the man knew nothing. It shows that it was really not easy for women to gain a foothold in the machinery factory at that time."

    Zhou Yu pondered for a while after hearing this, and then was filled with righteous indignation, "How can this be? Why can't we capable women earn a living with our own hands? Are these things stipulated to be done by men only? We women can only stay at home to take care of children and give birth to them?"

    Grandma Gu looked at Zhou Yu's angry expression and comforted her with a smile: "That was our era, Xiaoyu, don't worry, it's much better now, many factories also recruit women for technical work. Let me tell you, although I was recruited before, I was completely treated like a man. Even if you are pregnant, you have to work until you give birth, without any preferential treatment."

    Grandma Gu’s initiative to bring this up made Zhou Yu feel a little excited.

    She shook her head, looking at Grandma Gu with hesitation, and finally said as if she had made up her mind, "That's not the case, Grandma. Today, when I went to my father's factory to ask him for money, I met their factory director. The director thought I was an employee of their factory and asked me why I didn't quit my job even though I was pregnant and was still working. I was so angry that I argued with him for a few words."

    Grandma Gu looked at Zhou Yu with an aggrieved look on her face, her almond-shaped eyes flickering, as if she was very angry with the factory director.

    She was angry, but also felt sorry for Zhou Yu, so she slapped her thigh and said, "Which factory is this? Let's go report him! We can't have such authoritarianism now. What right does the factory director have to ask a pregnant female employee to resign? We have the Labor Protection Law now! We female employees are protected by the law!"

    "Don't be angry. What the hell is that factory director? I was wondering why you were so depressed this afternoon. It turns out you got bullied outside and came back! Don't worry, Xiaoyu. Grandma will definitely help you out! Whose factory is this from?"

    Grandma Gu has a lot of connections, and her eldest son owns a factory.

    She also felt from the bottom of her heart that such a factory would not last long.