Chen Zhaodi hadn't really thought about the salary of a fitter if she actually passed the exam. She felt that three yuan was enough for her family to eat for ten days or so, and that it wasn't worth it.

However, after hearing Huang Ermin's explanation, she gritted her teeth and said, "Second brother, then you must study hard and strive to master it as soon as possible!"

Huang Ermin smiled with satisfaction. Although Chen Zhaodi had never been to school and didn't usually think deeply about many things, she had one good quality.

She listens to her family's opinions because she knows she's uneducated and can't see things clearly. Unlike some people, she can't be reasoned with no matter what you say.

Huang Jianguo was also very happy for his second brother. These days, it's hard to find a job, and it's even harder to find someone to teach you a skill.

Becoming a factory worker is like having a secure job, but if you become a skilled worker in the factory, it's not just a secure job, it's a golden job!

Skilled workers are generally among the most respected people in factories, and they usually receive all the benefits they are entitled to.

He saw his family members telling him to study hard, to respect Master Chen, to be attentive to tasks, and to take initiative.

Huang Jianjun didn't find it annoying at all, and nodded in agreement, saying, "Mom and Dad, Big Brother, I know, I will definitely study hard."

Thanks to their daughter, both of their sons now have jobs, and even permanent ones at that. Huang Ermin and Chen Zhaodi are truly happy.

But with only a few months left before the deadline for registering for rural service, Chen Zhaodi looked at Huang Qinqin with worry and asked, "Daughter, what are you planning to do now? Are you going to keep looking for a job or go on blind dates? There are less than four months left, you can't go to the countryside!"

Actually, Huang Qinqin wasn't sure either. These two jobs were just a coincidence. The first one was when the steel factory was planning to recruit two permanent employees and five temporary employees.

The second time was really a stroke of luck. Because the steel mill received a large order at the last minute, the factory was short-staffed, so they held a second recruitment exam.

Moreover, there was only one permanent position available this time. If she hadn't already taken the recruitment exam last time, it's hard to say whether she could have gotten first place and secured the permanent position.

So when Chen Zhaodi asked her what her plans were, she panicked: "Mom, why don't you help me see if there's anyone suitable? Anyway, whether I can find a job or not, I'm going to get married. It's always good to have a backup plan."

“Okay, I was just worried you wouldn’t be willing to go on dates. If you’re willing, Mom will find someone to help me keep an eye out. That’s why daughters are so considerate, unlike some people who treat asking them to go on dates like it’s their life.” Chen Zhaodi said veiledly.

Some people—Huang Jianguo dared not utter a word, anyway, he didn't want to look at it at all, and he was worried about his younger sister not being settled yet.

But more than anything, he felt that women were troublesome. Many of his peers who grew up in the same residential compound were already married, but he saw that their homes were often in chaos after marriage.

Either the wife has a conflict with her parents, or the wife thinks her younger siblings are not good enough; they argue every few days.

The thought that his family might end up like that after he got married made Huang Jianguo even more reluctant to meet his future spouse.

He felt that he should wait at least two or three more years, until he was allocated a house or had saved enough money to buy a small house, before he went to look at potential buyers.

He figured things would be better if he lived separately from his parents. He would then give them more money each month for living expenses, even though he planned to live separately, he knew he would still have to support them.

......

Steel Plant Manager's Office

Wang Guoqiang said to Huang Jianjun, "You must study hard. Master Chen is a level six fitter. The sooner you get started, the sooner you can take the exam."

He then said to Master Chen, "Master Chen, I'll trouble you to teach Jianjun next."

Master Chen is actually the best-tempered senior fitter in the entire steel plant. There are only two level-six fitters and one level-seven fitter in the plant. Wang Guoqiang decided to let Huang Jianguo follow Master Chen after careful consideration.

Master Chen looked Huang Jianjun up and down, and thought that he looked like a cunning and dishonest person, so he nodded: "Don't worry, Factory Director, I will teach him carefully. The sooner he learns, the more people will help me."

For many people today, the master-disciple relationship is second only to the father-son relationship. Now that Huang Jianjun has become his disciple, Huang Jianjun will be required to step in for him in any future matters. As the saying goes, "A teacher for a day is a father for life."

So as long as Huang Jianjun's character is sound, he and Master Chen's children will take care of him in his old age. Of course, as Master Chen's mentor, he will definitely help Huang Jianjun if he needs anything.

......

Huang Qinqin and her family went to work, and as usual, she went to a nearby factory to see if there were any job openings.

However, since the steel mill's open recruitment, she hasn't encountered any factory job openings. As for other sought-after jobs like those in state-run restaurants and supply and marketing cooperatives, that's out of the question.

In these kinds of organizations, everyone is assigned a specific role, so even if someone has something else to do and decides not to work, they will definitely pass the work on to their relatives or friends.

Ordinary people who want to find a job can only target large state-owned factories.

After wandering around all day without finding anyone, Huang Qinqin figured that this time she really needed to go on a blind date and get married.

Actually, she was quite nervous, a little afraid of meeting people who were difficult to get along with, since she was known throughout the compound for being a bit "lazy".

However, Huang Qinqin felt wronged. Although she didn't do much housework, it was because she usually washed her own clothes at home. In addition, her family had their own well, so she didn't have to go out and share water with others by hand. In other people's mouths, it became that she had never washed her own clothes since she was a child.

As for other cleaning or physical labor, her parents and older brothers didn't want her to do it, so she was mainly responsible for cooking.

But from some point onwards, people started saying that Huang Qinqin was lazy, saying they had never seen her do any work. Unlike Chen Ermei, who had been a hardworking person since childhood, taking care of all the housework, big and small.

To be honest, Huang Qinqin couldn't quite understand why one person had to wash all the clothes for the whole family. It would be understandable if it were children or the elderly who couldn't take care of themselves, but neither of them were in the Chen family.

Every time Huang Qinqin saw Chen Ermei washing a huge pile of clothes, she felt that her parents were not like that.

Huang Qinqin had some doubts. When it came to choosing between Chen Damei and Chen Ermei to go to the countryside, everyone in the family compound thought it would be Chen Ermei, because Chen Ermei usually seemed to be less favored.

But unexpectedly, it was Chen Damei who was sent to the countryside. Looking back now, perhaps it was because Chen Ermei had to take care of the housework that she was spared from this ordeal.

Although Chen Ermei kept saying that her parents loved her and wanted her to stay in the city, she probably didn't even believe it herself.