Chapter 11 If it doesn't work, then divorce
When he saw Lin Xiangxi leaving, Lin Xiangnan also peeled a candy and put it in his mouth.
"It's too difficult. You have to sneak around to get food. If you don't make the source of the food clear, it's impossible to help your family."
So this job is really a must.
Everyone wants to find a job, but without the connections, they will only run into obstacles.
Last year, Liu Hongshan was lucky and bought a job at a scrap recycling station.
The policy has been tightened this year, with higher authorities requiring strict control of the number of employees, and factories are basically not recruiting workers.
Hu Meili and Liu Laohei work in a steel mill, which is a large factory with many workers and temporary workers, but the factory has not hired anyone this year. Hu Meili's two brothers work in a pharmaceutical factory, and she has asked around, but they haven't hired anyone this year either.
This year, not only their family is worried, other families are also worried.
Lin Xiangnan's graduating class was even more gloomy. The students in the class were not talking about studying, but work.
Her deskmate was a girl with round eyes and a round face named Du Aihong. She looked particularly relaxed because she had secured a job.
"My family has almost discussed it. My mother is in poor health and is going to apply for medical retirement and give me the job. What about you, sister Nan? What are your family's plans?"
Lin Xiangnan shook his head. "My mother probably won't give me the job. It's not worth it."
Hu Meili has finally made her salary of 38 yuan after enduring the hard work. However, an apprentice who has just entered the factory only earns 18 yuan a month, which is not enough to cover the family expenses. Hu Meili will not do this business at a loss.
"What will you do after graduation? Go to the countryside?" Du Aihong looked sympathetically.
When the student at the table in front of her heard Du Aihong's tone, he turned around and interrupted, "What's wrong with going to the countryside? Building the countryside is the duty of us young people."
Du Aihong smiled, "Well, you are right, I think so too."
The current atmosphere is sometimes good and sometimes bad. There are some things that people can say at home, but outside, people are very cautious and will never say a word that should not be said.
It's not just the students in the class that are like this, the teachers are like this as well. The treatment of teachers has not been very good in recent years. Now when they talk in class, they are full of words like sacrifice and dedication.
On the surface, everyone said that going to the countryside was a good idea, so those students who had no choice but to go there were not that nervous.
Lin Xiangnan had been to the countryside once and had long lost his illusions about the life of an educated youth. He whispered to Du Aihong, "Is your unit still hiring?"
Du Aihong looked helpless, "No. If she did, there would be no need for my mom to give me the job. If I take over my mom's job, I would have to give all my salary to my family, and I would only get one yuan of pocket money a month."
When each unit recruits, it will give priority to the children of its own employees. China is a society based on personal relationships. When the steel mills and pharmaceutical factories are not recruiting, it is extremely difficult for Lin Xiangnan to find a job in other units.
After all, each unit has to take care of the children who grow up in its own factory first. If China had so many jobs, there would be no such thing as educated youth going to the countryside.
Lin Xiangnan continued to ask, "Do you have any relatives who want to sell their jobs?"
"How could that be possible? Every family has several children. If you don't want to leave the job to your own children, you can sell it to a relative's child. Why would you sell it to someone outside?"
"Okay, I'll think of another way." Lin Xiangnan said in a bad tone, "If it doesn't work, I'll just listen to my mom's arrangement and go on a blind date."
If she doesn't meet a handsome guy she likes on a blind date, she will go back and persuade Hu Meili to get a divorce.
It is not easy to find a good job, but it is easy to find a man. Hu Meili quickly arranged a blind date for Lin Xiangnan.
"This young man works at a power plant. Both his parents work, and he's an only child. He'll definitely have a good life if he gets married." Hu Meili brought this up at the dinner table. "Dress up nicely on your weekend and go meet that young man."
Hearing this, Liu Hongying's face didn't look good. She forced a smile and praised, "This family's conditions sound really good."
Hu Meili smiled proudly, "My Xiaonan has big eyes and a high nose bridge. Not only is he good-looking, but he also graduated from high school. Of course I have to choose the best one."
Lin Xiangnan doesn't care about her family's conditions. No matter how well they live, their living standards can never be as good as hers. She only cares about one issue.
"Is that person good-looking?"
"You look good. Your Aunt Liu said that you are very handsome. Even though he is picky, he still likes good-looking girls." Hu Meili said confidently, "You are so good-looking, I guarantee he will fall in love with you at first sight."
Lin Xiangnan nodded, "Okay, let's see the person first."
Seeing that the mother and daughter were talking about blind dates, Liu Laohei also said to Hu Meili, "Ask around more and see if there is anyone suitable for Hongying. She is old enough and it's time for her to get married. Don't let the elder sister get married before the younger sister, which would make people laugh at you."
Hu Meili rolled her eyes and said unscrupulously: "It's not my fault. I don't know how many people I introduced to her, but she didn't like any of them. She wants to climb up the social ladder, but she should also consider what she is like."
Liu Hongying lowered her head and ate the rice in the bowl, not daring to refute.
Liu Laohei originally wanted to use this opportunity to blackmail her, but he didn't let her go so easily. He directly issued an ultimatum, "Last year, my family bought a job for Hongshan and borrowed a large sum of money. We have been living very tight. If you don't get married this year, I will not care about you anymore."
Hearing her own father say this, Liu Hongying's tears fell into the bowl. The sobbing sound could be heard by everyone at the dinner table.
Liu Honghe looked at her strangely, "Sister, why are you crying? Isn't it just about getting married? My second sister is getting married, why don't you get married?"
Thinking that Lin Xiangnan did not compete with him for the job, Liu Honghe smiled at Lin Xiangnan in a friendly manner and felt that the incident of spraying pepper spray in his eyes was not unforgivable.
Liu Hongying was so angry at her stupid brother that her heart ached. They were both blind dates, but the one Hu Meili introduced to her was nothing like the one she introduced to Lin Xiangnan.
But she had no say at home and could only continue crying in silence.
"Sister, there's no point in just crying. Just tell me what's going on." Liu Honghe seemed a little surprised.
Liu Hongying wiped her tears, glanced at Liu Laohei's expression, and whispered, "Nothing."