It was a coincidence, but I overheard my second brother mentioning it when he came back and was chatting with my parents, Uncle Gu, and Aunt Zhang. He said that the machinery factory was hiring.

I registered for the exam, and I passed. The results just came out a few days ago, but I'm going to be working in the countryside, right? You see, maybe it's better to do one thing at a time. Does your family need this job?

Since Gu Yunyang was going to sell the job anyway, he might as well ask Zhang Jianjun, who was a trustworthy person.

Zhang Jianjun's father was also a soldier, and he was a trustworthy person.

They know they have money, but they don't flaunt it.

A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.

He's about to go to the countryside, and with a huge sum of money—over a thousand yuan—it's hard to guarantee that no one will try to take advantage of him.

Zhang Jianjun nodded: "Wait for me a moment, I'll go back and talk to my parents. You've really put my family in a difficult position. Where are we going to get so much money all at once?"

Is the Zhang family broke?

Gu Yunyang didn't believe it; given their high positions, the Zhang family's income couldn't be less.

With just a few quick touches, you can make money.

The families in this compound are never short of money.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many fish in this artificial lake.

When people are hungry and there is no meat or vegetables, the people in the courtyard won't be so particular and will all come to catch fish.

"It's alright. If it's not enough, just mail it to me. Okay, that's settled about the university recommendation forms. Six hundred and fifty is enough. You just need to settle the job change issue."

He wasn't greedy, and the matter of the university recommendation form ended there.

He had no intention of taking any more money from the Zhang family.

But he will definitely still get paid for this job.

"It's okay, I'll ask my parents to help out."

Zhang Jianjun's visit this time took quite a while, almost an hour.

Gu Yunyang didn't leave either. He took a few more biscuits and distributed them several times, using them to lure and catch about sixty fish in the artificial lake.

He used all four water buckets that he had previously stored in the bedroom in the base space.

"It seems we need to get a container before going to Beihai Park. We need to build a big box, otherwise we won't have anywhere to put the fish we catch."

As Gu Yunyang thought to himself, he scooped some duckweed out of the four buckets and used his wood-type ability to encourage some to grow.

This is food for the fish, so they won't starve and die.

"We need to make sure to add more oxygen and stir it up. Sigh, hopefully we can hold out until tonight."

Generally speaking, the black market only opens at night.

Who would run a black market in broad daylight?

Wouldn't that mean you could catch them every time?

"Yunyang".

This time, Zhang Jianjun brought a woman with him, his third sister Zhang Zhaodi, who had previously greeted Gu Yunyang at the Zhang family's gate.

"It's almost noon. How about I take you to the state-run restaurant for lunch? Then we can go to the machinery factory at 1:30 this afternoon to hand over the work?"

"Jianjun, we haven't talked about money yet," Zhang Zhaodi whispered a reminder.

This younger brother is very easygoing; he agreed to go to the handover together before even discussing the price.

Zhang Jianjun slapped his forehead and said regretfully, "Look, I forgot. How about this, my family will pay 800 for your job at the machinery factory, okay? This time, we really had to borrow from several people to get the money."

He seemed perfectly normal, but Zhang Zhaodi's expression was rather strange.

Gu Yunyang saw it, but didn't pay attention.

Who would advertise that they have a lot of money?

Isn't this just stupid?

So even if it's just for show, it has to be done.

They both knew it.

"It's alright, I work in the publicity department, just a junior staff member. Eight hundred yuan is fine."