The next day, it was my first day back at work after the holiday.
Chen Zhaodi also became lazy. In the morning, Zhou Hongyu and she dawdled as they left the house.
On the way to the factory, Chen Zhaodi generously treated them to breakfast, and the two of them squatted by the roadside to finish their breakfast before going inside.
In short, Chen Zhaodi was definitely half an hour late.
She's even considering taking a paid leave of absence; she's become incredibly stubborn, afraid she won't anger Director He of their workshop to death.
Zhou Hongyu didn't care; everyone in the factory's union office was known for eating all the time and not doing any work.
Zhou Hongyu walked past the office window; at this hour, there was no one around.
That makes sense. With Brother Huang and Xiao Yu transferred away, Zuo Tiantian spends all her time hanging out with Lin Haiyang. Even Sister Sun has things to do. Sister Sun's second daughter, who can't conceive, is a major worry for her.
Zhou Hongyu opened the door, and the previously somewhat crowded office suddenly seemed spacious.
From six people at the beginning to five people now.
When Qi Fenglian was still alive, her desk was the messiest and had the most stuff. After she left, a large area of space was suddenly empty.
At that time, Zuo Tiantian offended Lin Haiyang and left, taking her belongings with her. After Qi Fenglian left, she was brought back in exchange for Zuo Tiantian. Zuo Tiantian returned, but her belongings did not, and her place was now empty.
The two workstations in the corner, occupied by Brother Huang and Xiao Yu, made the office feel eerily empty after being completely emptied, as if it had lost all its vitality.
These days, Zhou Hongyu has been selling clothes at a street stall. People come and go, and it's noisy. Sometimes she even complains that it hurts her ears. Compared to that, it feels too quiet and uncomfortable.
Zhou Hongyu sat down and looked around. Before long, Sister Sun arrived.
"Red Jade!"
"Sister Sun!"
After greeting everyone, Sister Sun started packing her things. She said, "I arrived a little early, but I went to the personnel department first to take care of some business before coming back!"
Personnel Department!
Zhou Hongyu said nervously, "Sister Sun, you've found a place to go? Why didn't you tell me? We're roommates!"
Without you by my side, even the food in the cafeteria doesn't taste good.
It was fine at first, because a highly skilled chef came, but the chef soon took a long leave of absence due to family matters, and the cafeteria returned to its previous level.
Sister Sun laughed and turned to look at her: "It's all thanks to your advice back then. Not long ago, my second daughter found out she was pregnant, and you took leave from work, so I didn't have time to tell you the news!"
"So, Sister Sun, you're going home to take care of her?"
"Yes, it took so much trouble to finally get pregnant. The doctor said the pregnancy wasn't going well and I needed to stay in bed to rest. My in-laws didn't have anyone suitable to take care of me, so I decided to be a good person and take early retirement to take care of her. I was just coasting through my job anyway, so of course the baby is the most important thing right now!"
Zhou Hongyu called out, "Sister Sun, what about your retirement pension...?"
With Sister Sun's qualifications, her future retirement pension will be around ten thousand yuan, or even twenty or thirty thousand yuan. Taking early retirement would be a huge loss!
Sister Sun chuckled: "Everything is getting more expensive these days. With only twenty or so yuan less in retirement pension each month, you can't accomplish anything significant!"
Zhou Hongyu was speechless. She couldn't very well grab Sister Sun by the collar and argue that her future retirement pension would be very, very large!
“Sister Sun, it doesn’t necessarily mean early retirement. You should find a suitable person to take care of her…”
“I’ve already submitted the report to the personnel department, there’s no question about it. Besides, who else can I ask? My in-laws have other grandchildren to take care of, they can’t help. As their mother, I can’t just stand by and watch, I have to do it myself!”
As they spoke, Sister Sun had packed her things up quite well.
Sister Sun looked at Zhou Hongyu, shook her head and sighed: "Back then, when we went to the countryside, there was no other way due to the national policy. She was the only one of the children in the family who went. She suffered a lot, but in the end, she came back safely. She even got into university after the college entrance examination was reinstated."
"My daughter is so stubborn. She chose this mediocre son-in-law over everyone else. Her in-laws are nothing but troublemakers. They were so anxious when she wasn't pregnant, but now that she is, they just ignore her. Children are always a burden. It's so hard. Now that she's pregnant, I, as her mother, will help as much as I can!"
Zhou Hongyu remained silent.
Who can argue with that? Children are always a burden.
Before Chang Pengfei was severely beaten by his father, the Wu family was always finding ways to cause her trouble.
Sister Sun was worried about her daughter; compared to her retirement pension, she chose the former.
After venting her worries, Sister Sun also wondered where Zhou Hongyu would go after the office was closed down.
"You don't need to worry too much about this. I've sounded out Lin Haiyang, and he'll take you with him. You performed exceptionally well at work recently, and you've made a lot of noise and gained a lot of face in front of the leaders. It'll be easy for you to keep your position!"
Zhou Hongyu felt ashamed. The key was that if she had a choice, she wouldn't want to get entangled with a ticking time bomb like Lin Haiyang.
Sister Sun meant well, so Zhou Hongyu listened obediently.
As they were about to part, Zhou Hongyu remembered all the care and concern Sister Sun had shown her, and felt she had to remind Sister Sun of some things.
“Sister Sun, you and your brother-in-law are both long-time employees of the factory. If the factory distributes welfare housing, you two must get one if you have the chance, even if it costs money. All my relatives who went abroad and came back say that the houses will be worth a lot of money in the future!”
Sister Sun nodded earnestly: "Hongyu, I trust your words. You never make empty promises!"
Zhou Hongyu repeated again, "Sister Sun, the house is valuable, you should keep it for yourself!"
Sister Sun kept this matter firmly in mind, which helped her avoid a scheme later on.
After seeing Sister Sun off, I saw Zuo Tiantian walking into the office with cheerful steps.
Thanks to Lin Haiyang, when Sister Sun reported to her superiors, Zuo Tiantian already knew that Sister Sun was leaving and was waiting for this day to show off in front of Zhou Hongyu.
Moreover, she was secretly pleased, as there was another piece of bad news that could be a blow to Zhou Hongyu.
Zuo Tiantian provocatively said, "Zhou, what will happen after that? Without Sister Sun, you'll end up like me. You don't know, do you? After our office is dissolved, it will be merged with several other offices. Then, that position you got through who-knows-how-maneuvering..."
Danger—
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