Chapter 206 Expansion and Collective Resignation
Zhang Hailan and her group emphasized their demands three times: they want to resign.
"Resign?" The man could hardly suppress the smile on his face, and his tone was full of disdain. "Okay, write a certificate, and I'll stamp it for you now. Don't come tomorrow."
Hu Lan took out a notebook and quickly wrote ten resignation letters.
The man was not ambiguous. He took the certificate and stamped it on the lower right corner. After stamping, he crossed his arms and said condescendingly: "Don't come back to beg me in the future."
It was time for dinner, and customers began to come in. Hu Laosan was too lazy to continue arguing with him, so he just rolled his eyes and went back to work.
Zhang Hailan and the others ignored the man and went straight back to their respective posts.
"Yuanyuan, Lele, help us settle the wages later. Remember to get the retention certificate." Hu Lan folded the note and handed it to them. "When you pass by the alley, notify grandma and grandpa and ask them to go to the street office to get the household registration transfer certificate."
Yu Zhile and the other man nodded in agreement.
Hu Lan wanted to say a few more words, but the man kept urging her to go back to the counter, looking more anxious than the regular customers waiting.
The guests didn't like the noisy new manager and when they saw him spitting, they quickly stayed away from him.
"Look at the money and receipts for their orders." Hu Lan almost put the receipt in front of the supervisor, "Don't accuse the girls of not paying for their meals later."
The man actually took it and glanced at it for a few times, then snorted coldly, crossed his arms and went to inspect other windows, loudly reminding Zhang Ping and the others not to be lazy, which earned him a lot of cold stares.
After everyone paid the money and tickets, Yu Zhile and Lan Yuanyuan could go to the window to serve the dishes. During this time, the supervisor stared at the two of them, fearing that they would take advantage of the restaurant.
After lunch, they went home and told the news to the four elderly people in the two families. The elderly people had experienced a lot of things in the world, so they accepted the matter calmly and went out to find someone to issue a certificate.
When they were about to go out to settle their wages, the four elderly people not only took back the certificates, but also visited their old friends' homes and brought back a lot of dry goods and specialties.
"Here, get some sweet water, don't let it get hot." Grandma Lan took out two bottles of cool orange soda from her things.
Yu Zhile and the other person took the soda and drank it slowly, feeling the changes that the town had undergone over the years as they walked.
When they passed by the town cannery, the new door was very eye-catching and attracted their attention. The employees were wearing neat work clothes and their faces were full of vitality.
Lan Yuanyuan still remembered Yu Zhile's previous remarks and said, "Lele, you are really as good as a god. Director Li really led the town cannery to survive."
"She is capable at work." Yu Zhile replied.
The two chatted and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to return the glass bottles. Sure enough, they saw various canned fruits produced by the town's canning factory on the counter.
Next, they went to the finance department responsible for the state-owned hotel employees, found the finance staff, and handed in all their resignation application forms.
The staff member seemed to have expected this and was not surprised when she saw the stack of resignation certificates. She sighed imperceptibly, and then quickly settled the wages and issued the resignation certificates.
After completing all the formalities, the two returned to the state-owned hotel and saw a group of people surrounding Hu Laosan and his friends, asking them all kinds of questions.
"Hand over the work on hand to me carefully. Don't try to hide it, otherwise you will be in trouble." The supervisor crossed his legs and drank tea.
Seeing this group of people who were related to him, Hu Laosan didn't understand why he had been treated so harshly in the past few days. He said unhappily, "We are not as wicked as you. We will keep those who should stay."
In this way, their afternoon rest time was squeezed. After demonstrating the work process to the new employees, they had to start preparing for the evening meal, spending what they thought was the most tiring afternoon since they started working.
After seeing off the last customer, everyone cleaned up and closed the store as usual. A group of people stood at the door for a while before leaving reluctantly.
Lan Yuanyuan will not return to Haiyu Village tonight. She will stand side by side with Hu Lan and watch the ox cart go away.
Zhang Hailan and others in the car did not linger in sadness for too long. Their attention was quickly drawn to the situation of the food factory introduced by Yu Zhi, and they began to imagine their future life.
They returned to the village when it was getting dark, ten minutes later than usual. Zhang Xiaoyun was waiting anxiously at the entrance of the village.
Yu Zhile reminded: "Be sure to pack your luggage tomorrow, because we will leave very early the day after tomorrow morning."
Several people responded in unison and went home.
Yu Zhile ran into Zhou Yuesheng who came to pick her up. She walked over quickly, took his arm with a smile, and asked, "Want to walk around?"
"Aren't you hungry? Do you want to go home and drink some four-fruit soup first?" Zhou Yuesheng raised his hand to help her tidy up the hair around her ears. "Aunt Haiyan just brought it over. It's still cold."
Yu Zhile shook his head and pulled him towards the beach.
The waves surged, the tide constantly washed the beach, and the gentle sea breeze, with a hint of coolness, gently brushed their cheeks.
When talking about their first meeting, Yu Zhile couldn't help but chuckle.
Afterwards, they went to the big tree where Zhou Yuesheng had broken his promise, the path where Yu Zhile had fled when they met again after a long separation, and the riverside where they remembered their proposal.
It was not until the lights in the houses in the village were gradually turned on that the two returned to the Yu family's courtyard, sat on the swing, drank four-fruit soup, and enjoyed the cool evening breeze.
The next day, they went into the city very early. They first went to the public security agency to help Hu Laosan and his group to transfer their household registration, and then went to the armed forces department to meet Ning Tan to reminisce about the past.
"My eldest niece and nephew-in-law, you finally come back to see me, a lonely man?" Ning Tan joked.
Yu Zhile and Zhou Yuesheng rolled their eyes at him in tacit understanding, causing him to laugh heartily.
However, the smile could not hide the fatigue on his face, and even made the dark circles under his eyes look even more horrifying.
Zhou Yuesheng noticed that he was rubbing his broken knee and asked, "Does your knee hurt a lot recently? Why didn't you mention that during the last call?"
"It's been like this for the past two years. It hurts from time to time, but it's fine once you get through it." Ning Tan waved his hands, "They're all small things. I'm used to it."
Yu Zhile turned his palm over, and a tube of recovery liquid appeared in his palm. He said, "When it hurts, drop a drop and drink it with water."
After a few seconds, she added, "It's not something particularly precious, so don't be reluctant to use it."
Ning Tan looked at the turquoise liquid in the round-bottom centrifuge tube. It was hard to believe that this ordinary-looking thing had saved a life and cured two pairs of legs that had been disabled for a long time.
Thinking of this, he opened the bottle, dropped a drop into the cup, and then drank the water in one gulp.
After a while, he found that the pain in his broken leg disappeared, replaced by a tingling sensation. Then, his brain nerves, which had been tense for a long time, finally relaxed, and he felt sleepy for a rare time.
"Take a leave and go back to have a rest. Come to Beijing to see us when you have time." Zhou Yuesheng said.
Ning Tan responded and yawned involuntarily.
The three of them separated at the entrance of the armed forces department. Yu Zhile and the other man walked a distance and caught a glimpse of a familiar face.
"Comrade Yu, I heard that you were back. I didn't expect to meet you today. What a coincidence." Li Ruyi deliberately moved the thermos to her left hand and greeted her loudly.
Yu Zhile greeted with a smile.
When the two were about to pass each other, she suddenly had an idea and reminded him, "Ning Tan has gone home. Turn left at the intersection ahead and enter the alley. You can get to his house faster."
Li Ruyi paused, thanked him softly, and continued walking forward.
Zhou Yuesheng turned his head to look at the figure walking away, then looked at Yu Zhile, and received a raised eyebrow and a slight smile from Yu Zhile.
In the next half day, they visited Secretary Liu and went to Huaxi Village to visit Du Nanzhi.
The next morning, Master Yu drove his ox cart to everyone's door to load luggage. He almost went around the village before stopping in front of Yu's courtyard.
"Goodbye, Brother Zhou and Sister-in-law. I will take good care of the yard." Qi Er said goodbye to them loudly, "Xiaobao, don't fall behind in basic skills. I will test you when I get back!"
Yu Chi raised his hand and waved in response to him in rhythm with the swaying of the ox cart, but Papa barked at him a few times.
"I don't see you anymore when I return to the village. Let me see what you have drawn?" Yu Zhile asked with a smile.
Yu Chi took out his sketchbook as if he was presenting a treasure and turned the pages to show her.
Apart from the footage of the ocean-going fleet's triumphant return, the rest are scenes of Haiyu Village, but the perspective is unusual.
Sensing his sister's confusion, Yu Chi pursed his lips and explained: "Brother Jiang took me there. He taught me to paint when I was a child. After the family split up."
Jiang Shangqing, this name popped up in Yu Zhile's mind. It hadn't appeared in front of her for a long time.
She asked: "He works so hard in the tiger prawn farming group during the day, but he still insists on painting at night?"
Yu Chi nodded and spoke softly, "I draw every day, and I will illustrate Sister Bai Wei's first book in a while."
Yu Zhile smiled and didn't continue the topic.
The ox cart swayed slowly to the town's train station. Waiting for them were not only the Hu and Lan families, but also Du Nanzhi who was carrying a colorful flower basket.
"Have a safe journey. I wish Haiyu Food Factory will prosper." Du Nanzhi smiled and handed over the flower basket.
The petals are covered with dew, making them more beautiful and charming.
Yu Zhile's eyes were full of smiles. He hugged her and whispered, "Someday in the future, our cooperation plan may continue."
Du Nanzhi immediately remembered the agreement they had made and agreed with a smile.
The conductor urged everyone to get on the train with their bags and find their seats.
What they didn't know was that the state-owned restaurant was quite busy at that moment. The newly arrived staff couldn't even handle the morning market, and more than a dozen people were so busy that they didn't get anything done, and were scolded by many customers.
The train blew out steam, left the station, and ran smoothly on the rails. The closer it got to Beijing, the more excited Zhang Hailan and her friends became. They stayed up late at night before falling asleep.
As soon as they opened their eyes, they arrived at the Beijing Railway Station, and their expressions were no different from those of other people entering Beijing for the first time.
"Brother Hu San, I've finally had you here. You have no idea how much I missed your cooking." Zhang Wenxin and Ge Tailai came to pick them up, and they were all smiling as soon as they saw them.
Hu Laosan said with a smile: "After so many years, Wenxin is still so good at talking."
The two of them complimented each other for a few words, and Zhang Wenxin hurriedly helped carry their things and led them out of the station.
Ge Tai first drove the truck to take Xiaobao and the luggage back to the factory, while she and Lan Yuanyuan accompanied others on the bus.
Before leaving, she winked at Yu Zhile and reminded him, "Lele, remember to go back to the factory early tonight. You can bring your family with you."
"I know, I know." Yu Zhile responded repeatedly.
Needless to say, the factory staff must have secretly arranged a welcome ceremony for them. It was not an easy event for her to miss.
After returning to the house in the city, Zhou Yuesheng boiled water for her to take a bath, and then gave her a relaxing massage, which helped her fall asleep quickly after not sleeping well on the train.
At the same time, Zhang Wenxin and his group finally got the bus.
The bus driver, who had already become familiar with everyone at the food factory, greeted Zhang Wenxin and Lan Yuanyuan enthusiastically.
Seeing the unfamiliar faces behind them, he asked curiously, "These people look unfamiliar. Are they visiting relatives from Jiang Province?"
"I came from Haidong Town, but I'm not visiting relatives." Zhang Wenxin continued, "I'm a new colleague transferred from there."
The driver said "oh" and asked tentatively: "Your factory has more and more orders, and it's time to add more staff, but will ten people be enough?"
When touching upon the internal affairs of the food factory, Zhang Wenxin laughed it off and changed the topic to hot events in the city.
Unexpectedly, they ended up talking about the news program that the Broadcasting Bureau had been running for over a month.
"Hey, I remember that male host came from your factory, right?" The driver's attention was immediately diverted. "He's really handsome. Is he dating someone?"
"No, he's so busy that he doesn't have time to talk." Zhang Wenxin never loses face for his own people in public.
The driver became interested when he heard this and said, "He must be 25 or 26, right? Is his family urging him to marry? I have a niece who is a few years younger than him. She works at the Grain and Oil Bureau and is very pretty."
Zhang Wenxin naturally understood the implication in his words, but she didn't respond. She kept talking about this and that, and didn't let the driver speak again until she got off the car.
Zhang Haimei and Zhang Haizhu had been waiting at the door for a long time. As soon as they saw Zhang Hailan, they hugged her excitedly.
The same thing happened to Zhang Xiaoyun’s former friends, who surrounded her and called her Sister Yun.
"Okay, we can reminisce about the past in the afternoon. First, let me take everyone to unpack their luggage and have dinner." Zhang Wenxin said.
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoyun and several other children were dragged away by their friends, who said they would take them to the cultural center and gymnasium to play. "Remember to go to Xiaoyun's house for dinner at a certain time," Zhang Wenxin reminded them loudly.
The children responded with voices one after another.
Afterwards, the adults were taken to the dormitory building, and each of them and their families moved into the clean and tidy two-bedroom apartments that had been prepared for them.
After they had put their luggage away, Zhang Wenxin took them to familiarize themselves with the factory environment, and then went to the cafeteria to eat with them at the appointed time.
We were all old acquaintances, and we basically greeted each other with smiles along the way.
On the other side, Yu Zhile, who had a good sleep, finally woke up. After lunch, he and Zhou Yuesheng set off back to the factory.
To her surprise, the first person she met when she returned to the food factory was Du Sheng, who had been away from the mainland for many years.
As soon as we met, he said, "I want to expand the factory. This is my plan."
As he spoke, he pushed a thick plan in front of Yu Zhile.
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