Lu Yichen's personnel relations were currently based at the commune's machinery station, and the tractor also belonged to the commune's machinery station, though this particular one had been allotted to Qingshan Village. The tractor driver, however, was an employee of the commune machinery station.
The tractor was used in the village for spring planting and autumn harvesting, but at other times it was centrally managed by the machinery station, and glove threading was considered a benefit for the station's workers.
When Luo Qiao arrived, Auntie Gao came up to her as soon as she saw her, "I heard Li Xiulan brought you a thank-you gift?"
Luo Qiao said, "Yes."
Auntie Gao said, "What you did today was absolutely right. If you had accepted Li Xiulan's gift today, it would have been like smeared elm bark that couldn't be torn off."
Luo Qiao replied quietly, "Auntie makes a good point."