Gu Jianjun thought he wouldn't get used to it, but to his surprise, after working at the food factory for a week, his nose completely adapted to the sweet taste.
The main reason is that they can get some scraps from the production process every day.
After eating it a lot, you gradually get used to the taste and you won't drool over the smell anymore.
Gu Jianjun felt as if this week had been a dream.
He arrived at this brand-new, spacious factory, where his job was to move and unload goods.
Sometimes we would rotate shifts, going to the canning workshop to wash cans and move canned jars.
The food factory paid him 35 yuan a month, and he ate all three meals a day in the canteen. Five yuan would be deducted from his salary.
In other words, he can earn about thirty yuan a month.
How could he possibly believe it was true?
You should know that sometimes he couldn't even earn thirty yuan a year's worth of work points.
But now, working in the factory for a month earns this much money.
To someone like him who was used to farm work, the factory work wasn't hard or tiring at all.
It's not as tiring as farm work, and you earn more.
Gu Jianjun felt like he had been hit by a pie falling from the sky.
Oh, by the way, the food factory also has literacy classes. He sometimes goes to listen to the classes, and now he can even recognize his own name!
On weekends, the nursing home next to the food factory shows movies.
It was Gu Jianjun's first time watching a movie, and he was so excited that he stayed up all night.
He traveled back and forth between Heping Commune and Qingshan Commune every day, and wore out two pairs of shoes in the process.
But he was very excited.
With such a good job, he wouldn't give it up no matter how far away it was.
But he works from dawn till dusk every day, and the round trip takes more than five hours, which makes his family very distressed.
His wife also advised him, "I heard from the neighboring brigade that they all stay at the homes of relatives and friends. Just give them a little money for lodging."
Gu Jianjun waved his hand and said, "We don't have any relatives here. Even if we did, they shouldn't stay, so as not to cause trouble for them."
His wife shook her head: "Do you really have to come home every day?"
She knew her husband was just making excuses. He came home every day because he was worried about the elderly, women, and children.
"Stop talking about that, here are some sunflower seeds."
He pulled a handful of sunflower seeds from his pocket and said, "I went to roast sunflower seeds today, and they gave them to me."
His wife has been being fed all sorts of food by him lately, so she's not surprised.
"The food factory pays really well. Today, the guy next door even came over to ask me if we were hiring..."
Gu Jianjun shook his head and said, "No one went when they signed up, and now they all regret it."
The people of Xishan Brigade gradually realized what was going on, seeing how cheerful Gu Jianjun was every day.
Even if it meant leaving early and returning late, he persisted in making this round trip.
People guessed that the job wasn't as bad as they had imagined.
Later, someone went to other brigades to ask their relatives and found out that other brigades were vying for this spot.
It was a misunderstanding among the members of their team; they were all pushing each other away.
In the end, it was Gu Jianjun who benefited.
How can they maintain their mental balance?
They were too ashamed to question Gu Jianjun, since he hadn't expected things to turn out this way when he went there.
They could only blame the team leader; how could he misunderstand the instructions from above when everyone was in a meeting?
This caused them to miss out on a great opportunity.
It was only then that Captain Gu realized he had been tricked.
When interests are at stake, who wouldn't fight for their own team?
Captain Gu felt very guilty, realizing that he was really getting senile.
He didn't resent the people in the group who blamed him; he just hoped to find an opportunity to make amends.
Therefore, everyone had no choice but to place their hopes on Gu Jianjun, the only one who had gone out, hoping that he could help inquire about the next round of recruitment.
Gu Jianjun knew he couldn't refuse to help, so when they came to him again, he said he would find an opportunity to ask.
Everyone thought he was honest and reliable, and their impression of him improved even more.
Even when his wife goes out to work, someone helps her.
Gu Jianjun reciprocated by asking someone at the food factory about the matter.
The answer was that there were no recruitment plans at the moment, and we would have to wait for the next opportunity.
The people of Xishan Brigade knew about this and could only wait, feeling even more regretful that they shouldn't have followed the crowd in the first place.
Gu Jianjun's days of traveling back and forth were soon coming to an end.
The food factory provided dormitories for workers who lived far away.
The dormitories have both double and single rooms, with single rooms being more expensive than double rooms.
Therefore, most workers choose to share a double room with one other person, so that the cost per month is not much when split between them.
To everyone's surprise, Gu Jianjun, who was known for his frugality, chose a single room.
His coworkers asked him curiously, "Why are you willing to spend more money for a single room this time?"
Gu Jianjun said embarrassedly, "I asked the team leader, and he said that my wife and child could stay here. I thought it would be more suitable for the three of us to stay in a single room."
His coworkers understood; he had a sick wife and children at home, and he couldn't rest easy if they weren't around.
The factory was understanding and even agreed to let him bring his family to live with them.
Actually, it was Grandpa Lin who spoke on Gu Jianjun's behalf.
Grandpa Lin was the old man who brought them to the company back then. He noticed Gu Jianjun's awkward demeanor and paid special attention to him.
Later, after learning about Gu Jianjun's situation through conversation, Grandpa Lin felt even more sympathy for him.
Gu Jianjun himself never needed sympathy. Even when Grandpa Lin offered to find him a place to stay, he refused.
He was worried about the elderly, women, and children at home, and he had to go home every day.
Grandpa Lin himself is a husband and father, so he can better understand his feelings.
Therefore, after learning that dormitories could be allocated, he was advised to apply for a single room and bring his wife and children over.
This way, he won't have to travel around anymore and can focus on his work.
For this reason, Grandpa Lin specifically talked to Lin Yu about it, asking her to be more considerate of the employees and to allow Gu Jianjun's family to move into the dormitory.
The large factory residential compounds outside are also where workers and their families live, so Lin Yu doesn't object.
In any case, a single room costs more, and family members also have to pay for their own meals.
There's no problem as long as they're willing to pay more.
Most of the other workers didn't have the same financial burdens as Gu Jianjun. Their families also needed to earn work points, and their children were looked after by their elderly relatives, so they didn't need to come and stay in the dormitory.
Therefore, very few people apply to bring their family members along, like Gu Jianjun.
Therefore, it did not cause too much inconvenience.
When Gu Jianjun returned home and told his family the news, his parents immediately reacted and said, "Then you should take your wife and children with you."
Gu Jianjun felt extremely guilty. His parents were getting old, but he could only take his wife and children with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Gu smiled and said, "We're not so old that we can't move. You can come back and visit us on the weekend."
Besides, we don't want to leave here; we're going to die here anyway.
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