Chapter 120 Be Content
Although the two children are not fat, they are very strong and in good spirits.
But look at them now, they are both tanned, and their arms and legs are as thin as bamboo poles.
Zhang Hongmei would send the two of them some food coupons, meat coupons, canned food and seafood every month for them to work, but it seemed to be of no use as the labor intensity there was too high.
She lovingly put a bowl full of meat and vegetables into her son and daughter's bowls, vowing to fatten them up.
"Eat more. There will be a job exam in a few days. You two must take it seriously. If you pass, you won't have to go back."
Zhao Lei and Zhao Yan ate without raising their heads, nodding vigorously.
After they received the call from home, they spent all their time studying except for work and meals.
They kept their textbooks in their hands every day. Later, they pooled their money and went to the town to buy a flashlight so that they did not waste time at night.
Their companions who went to the countryside with them learned that they could go back to take the job recruitment exam, and if they passed, they could stay in the city and work as workers.
Everyone was so envious. Zhao Peng was a battalion commander in the army, and Zhang Hongmei was the director of the logistics department of the pharmaceutical factory.
Perhaps it was because their family background was not bad, or even their connections were quite strong, so the two of them asked for leave and returned to the city to take the exam.
The leaders of the brigade did not make things difficult for me and even approved a month's leave.
In this era, the supervision of educated youth who went to the countryside was still quite strict, especially the approval of leave to return to the city to visit relatives.
So Zhao Lei and Zhao Yan were still very grateful to the team leaders and gave thank-you gifts to several leaders before leaving.
And this time when they came back, the two of them brought all their luggage with them, leaving no way out for themselves.
They have worked hard day and night for so long, even doing questions in their sleep and dreams, so they are very confident about this exam.
Zhao Lei and Zhao Yan slowed down after finishing a full bowl of rice.
Looking at the three fair and tender little brothers, they were like little adults, clumsily putting food into their bowls.
"Oh, it would be great if Aunt Lin were my godmother." Zhao Yan swallowed the elbow meat in her mouth and said with envy.
Zhao Lei also nodded silently in his heart. Aunt Lin has avant-garde and open-minded thinking, strong personal abilities, and is friendly to others.
And the food was delicious. The three dishes sent by Aunt Lin were almost eaten up, while the few dishes their mother brought back from the cafeteria were still mostly left.
Hearing this, Zhang Hongmei chuckled, looked at her husband and joked.
"Your Aunt Lin is only a few years older than you. Wouldn't it be a mess to recognize her as your godmother?"
Moreover, Lin Yunxi is well maintained and pays great attention to her dressing style. From the outside, she even looks younger than little girls like Zhou Huihui and Zhao Yan.
If she said she was eighteen years old, many people would believe her, which is why Zhang Hongmei smiled.
"Well, it's nice to call me aunt." Zhao Yan sighed and said regretfully.
"Okay, be content. Have a good rest tonight and review some books tomorrow. The test will start the day after tomorrow morning." Zhang Hongmei said.
"Okay." Zhao Yan replied, then she remembered something and asked casually.
"Mom, how are the treatments in your factory now?"
Hearing this question, Zhang Hongmei was so proud that she stood up and counted them one by one with great enthusiasm.
"The basic salary in our factory is 30 yuan, and on top of that there are performance bonuses. The more you work, the more you get. There is no upper limit."
"There are quarterly bonuses every quarter, year-end bonuses at the end of the year, and gifts during the Chinese New Year and other holidays."
"Breakfast, lunch and dinner at the factory are all free, with no limit on quantity."
"I just started working there. After a while, my salary will probably exceed your father's."
Zhang Hongmei said with pride that she used to be just a housewife and had to ask her beloved husband for money every month.
Although the couple has a good relationship and Zhang Hongmei is able to be the head of the family, she always feels psychologically insecure.
The elderly people on her husband's side have all passed away, but her old father and mother are still alive.
Because Zhao Peng has to keep part of his monthly salary for family expenses, pay his son's tuition, and subsidize his two children who work in the countryside.
There is very little that can be saved every month, let alone sending some back to my parents.
After all, as the elderly get older, their health will definitely deteriorate, and their children have to worry more about them.
Although Zhang Hongmei could squeeze out two or three dollars by reducing the household expenses, Zhao Peng would not say anything, but she would feel uncomfortable.
Last month she directly received a salary of over thirty, almost forty dollars.
I went to the post office that day and sent five dollars as a gift to my parents at home, and also sent five dollars to my older brother and sister-in-law who were taking care of my parents, so that they could improve their lives at home.
Of the remaining thirty yuan, Zhang Hongmei took out ten yuan as living expenses for her family, and saved the remaining twenty yuan.
In the future, her salary will get higher and higher, and she will be able to save four or five hundred yuan a year, which was something Zhang Hongmei never dared to think about before.
Although she needs to work and take care of the family at the same time, which makes her much busier than before, Zhang Hongmei is now much more energetic and cheerful than before.
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