Chapter 53: Paying for a Job

Lin Xiangnan cleared his throat guiltily and went to park his bicycle silently.

When Hu Meili was negotiating with the second aunt, Lin Xiangnan didn't say a word. Mainly, she didn't have the chance to speak. Hu Meili discussed the matter with the other party in just a few words.

"Then give me a deposit of 100 tonight. Tomorrow morning, Xiaonan will go with Cuicui to the company to hand over the work, and then I will give you the remaining 500. What do you think?"

"Okay, let's do it. Just have Xiaonan wait in front of the state-owned restaurant in the west district tomorrow morning."

Liu Hongshan's job at the scrap recycling station paid 500 yuan, and the more respectable job at the state-owned restaurant paid 600 yuan, which was also the market price.

It took the family less than a day from the time they announced the sale of the job to the time they actually sold it.

It only took Hu Meili one hour from the time she heard the news to the time she spent money to buy the job.

So buying a job at this time depends on luck.

Lin Xiangnan had been wandering around various factories, looking at their recruitment information and asking people about job opportunities every day, but he still didn't get a single job.

Now that luck has come, the work has been settled immediately.

The deposit had already been paid. When Hu Meili returned, she asked her aunt, "Isn't Wu Cuicui pregnant? Can't she just find someone to take care of the shift? Why did she think of selling the job?"

Just now she was in a hurry to buy a job and didn't ask much. Now she has the mind to gossip here.

If my aunt didn't find out the details about a business worth only a few hundred dollars, she wouldn't dare to help make the connection.

"It's a long story. Let me tell you this. First, Wu Cuicui had a miscarriage two years ago, so this pregnancy was really difficult. Second, her brother-in-law will graduate from junior high school next year and will move to the countryside."

"Oh~ I see. It's just those things." A subtle smile appeared on Hu Meili's face.

The eldest aunt also raised her eyebrows. "It's just what you think. The other party wants Wu Cuicui's job, but they haven't expressed it yet. It would be strange if Wu Cuicui would agree. She is not a sucker."

The job was bought for their daughter by the Wu family, so it was not someone else's turn to take advantage of her. Wu Cuicui was fed up with being forced, so she simply went home and let her parents arrange the job for her.

Wu Cuicui has only one brother. Her brother and sister-in-law both have jobs, and her nephews and nieces are still young. Her job was not needed at home, so the Wu family simply sold it.

They were all relatives, so they said that it was Hu Meili who begged the Wu family for help, and the Wu family helped her out. Wu Cuicui's in-laws didn't dare to make a fuss, and they were in the wrong to try to steal their daughter-in-law's job.

Knowing the reason why Wu Cuicui sold her job, Hu Meili couldn't help but sigh: "Every family has its own problems. In comparison, the Gu family is relatively easy to deal with."

After just a beating, the Gu family was completely quiet.

"Oh~ I heard from people in the pharmaceutical factory these days that Gu Zhenguo has been managed by his wife recently, and he has made great progress. He is not late, does not leave early, and does not take sick leave. It's amazing~"

"Last time, Xu Xiaodong asked her family to help her out. I went to see it in person. She does have a lot of brothers from her family..."

The two of them became so excited chatting that they didn't even go home when they reached their doorstep, and instead gathered together to talk bad about other families.

Lin Xiangnan ignored the two of them and rushed to the kitchen. He took out a few potatoes from the cupboard and prepared to practice his knife skills.

After Hu Meili finished gossiping and walked into the kitchen with satisfaction, she saw a pot of shredded potatoes of different sizes.

"My God, why are you cutting so many potatoes? They will be enough for so many meals. Even capitalists don't waste food like you. Put down the knife immediately."

Lin Xiangnan was speechless, "You're still blaming me! You were just bragging. You didn't even think about how I'm going to explain it to you when the time comes! Aren't you a typical person who only cares about killing and not burying?"

Wu Cuicui's job is a kitchen helper, helping to cut vegetables.

"What are you afraid of? If you can't cut vegetables, ask your boss to assign you other tasks. As long as you have a good attitude, I don't believe your boss will dare to fire you."

Hu Meili confidently added the burden to Lin Xiangnan's shoulders as a future leader.

The time to go out was too tight, and Hu Meili hadn't finished some of her words. Now they were the only two left in the room, so Hu Meili said, "Let's make a deal in advance. I bought your job for 600 yuan. If your eldest brother can really come back to the city, or if your younger brother doesn't have a job, you have to return this job to the family."

"Okay, okay, all up to you." Lin Xiangnan agreed casually.

Hu Meili has a bit of a temper, but she is really nice to her three children.

In order to keep Lin Xiangnan in the city, Hu Meili tried every possible means, even wanting to lend money to Lin Xiangnan to buy a job. In the end, she was willing to divorce him.

If Hu Meili hadn't been there in front, resisting the pressure from the factory and the street, Lin Xiangnan might be picking peanuts in the countryside now.

It is normal for Hu Meili to make plans for her other two children now.

Not to mention the grace of giving birth to this body, Lin Xiangnan still owes Hu Meili a favor for staying in the city.

Even though Lin Xiangnan didn't like going to work, he was willing to listen to her arrangements and take the job first.

But as for Hu Meili, if you take a step back, she will take a step forward.

Seeing that Lin Xiangnan agreed to her request, Hu Meili continued, "Since the work belongs to the family, you have to give me your monthly salary."

"What?" Lin Xiangnan was speechless. "Listen to me, Mom. Is this human language? I work so hard for a month and I give you all my salary? Is that possible? Even Zhou Baopi is not as cruel as you."

Hu Meili compromised, "Then I'll leave you one dollar of pocket money. That's enough."

Lin Xiangnan curled his lips.

"Not enough? Your sister Taohua also makes one dollar a month. If she has enough, you will definitely have enough too. Besides, you not only have your own private money, but you will also have Xiao Gu's salary after you get married... Two dollars at most, no more."

"half."

"What do you mean by half?" Hu Meili was shocked. "You want to keep half of your salary? This is too dark. It's impossible. Absolutely impossible."

"I worked for a month and finally got one dollar. I can't live like this."

With this salary level, even the most honest worker would be discouraged.

Lin Xiangnan asked, "Sister Taohua only left one yuan for pocket money because her family takes care of her food and clothing. Can you take care of my food and clothing?"

Not only did Hu Meili not care about Lin Xiangnan's food and clothing, she also often took advantage of Lin Xiangnan to eat good food and even got two new pieces of clothes.

Speaking of this, Hu Meili felt guilty unconsciously and cursed, "Okay, okay, half is half. I have raised you for nothing. When you are strong enough, you can make conditions to me."

Lin Xiangnan looked up at the sky and pretended not to hear.

In the evening, Lin Xiangnan stewed the potato strips she had cut. The next morning, she went to the state-owned restaurant with a guilty conscience to find Wu Cuicui to take over.