As the train started, many people ran along with it for a while, not for anything else but to take another look at the children going away.
Only when the train was completely out of sight did the people on the platform leave the station reluctantly.
Machinery factory.
Everyone went to work or school as if nothing had happened in the morning. Only those who personally sent their relatives and children to the countryside knew that everything that happened in the morning was real!
Two days passed in a flash.
The machinery factory returned to its former state.
Du Wanying used these two days to become completely familiar with her colleagues.
Old Liu’s house.
Sister Gu knocked on the door and asked, "Is Lao Liu home?"
"Here I come, here I come."
Two days passed and Lao Liu didn't go out. She still couldn't get over her son's departure.
"Lao Gu, you're here."
"Well, I saw you haven't been out for two days, so I came to see you."
Dong Guiying was very happy that someone came to see her. It was better to have someone to talk to than to sigh alone at home. "Come in quickly."
"It's been two days, how do you feel?"
Dong Guiying sighed, her tone somewhat downcast. "We've lived together for over ten years. How can I possibly get used to one less person at home so quickly? I don't know how my son is doing in the countryside. I'm so worried about him."
Lao Gu can especially understand Dong Guiying's current mood, because her youngest daughter also went to the countryside to support rural construction six years ago.
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Didn't my youngest daughter go to the countryside to support rural development six years ago?"
"Xiaoyu has never suffered hardship since she was a child. Can she get used to going to the countryside?"
"How could she possibly get used to it? But there's nothing we can do about it, right? She can only rely on herself. The most we can do is send her some money or something."
"Have you ever thought about bringing Xiaoyu back to the city?"
“I’ve thought about it, but it’s too difficult.”
There are roughly the following ways for educated youth who went to the countryside to return to the city.
The first one: difficult circumstances, such as having an only child. Few families can meet this requirement in this era.
The second one: sick leave, if you are seriously ill while in the countryside; under this rule, you can only go home if you are really seriously ill or there is someone in your family who can apply for sick leave. Obviously, Xiaoyu does not meet this requirement.
Article 3: Transfer, such as parents taking over after retirement (most of the above directly return to their hometown city). The Gu family has a son, so even if the parents retire, it will be the son who takes over, and it will not be Xiaoyu's turn at all.
Fourth: Job recruitment: leaving the countryside doesn’t guarantee you’ll be able to return to the city. Not to mention that job recruitment is so rare these days! It’s almost impossible to find one, and even if you do find one, you may not be able to return to your hometown.
In this day and age, some recruitment information is only known to insiders, and the number of recruitments that most people know about is terrifyingly small.
The more I understand Dong Guiying's mood, the worse it becomes. She has no way to deal with the above points.
If the factory director hadn't come that day, they could still go to Kong Lian'an to find a solution, but this approach would definitely not work now because the truth had already been revealed.
"What should I do with my son? He has never done any work since he was a child."
"There's no other way. We can only rely on the children to figure it out on their own."
Lao Gu really wanted his daughter to return to the city, but there was really no other way, right? Speaking of which, Zhao Fangling was still lucky.
Lao Gu said enviously, "Fang Ling is really lucky. All four of her children are by her side, and none of them have gone to the countryside."
"Did Fangling give the job to Yingying?"
Everyone knows that Lao Du and Zhao Fangling both have jobs. It would be strange if they were unwilling to take a job so that they could keep their child with them.
"No." Lao Gu lowered his voice and whispered in Dong Guiying's ear, "I heard that Director Xu personally arranged Yingying to work in the R&D department of the machinery factory."
"Director Xu arranged for her to go to the R&D department?"
"Yeah, I just heard about it last night too."
Dong Guiying said with a look of doubt, "That's impossible. Hasn't the R&D department always had only four people? Could someone have resigned?"
"No one has resigned. I heard that a few days ago, Lao Du brought his daughter to see Director Xu. After some discussion, Director Xu arranged for Xiao Du to work in the R&D department.
There are five people in the R&D department now. I heard that Xiao Du is often late and leaves early. Now everyone is curious about what happened between Lao Du, his daughter, and Director Xu.
At this moment, the same discussion could be heard in every corner of the machinery factory. Everyone was curious about what method Du Shuisheng used to get the factory director to personally arrange for Du Wanying to work in the research department.
Passerby A: "Let me tell you, the reason Du Wanying was able to work in the R&D department must have been because of Xu Wenhan's request. Ever since Du Wanying went to the R&D department, Xu Wenhan has been visiting her every other day.
Everyone can see what Xu Wenhan means to Xiao Du."
Passerby B: "Who is Xu Wenhan?"
Passerby A: "You don't even know this. Xu Wenhan is Director Xu's nephew."
Passerby B: "Really? So Xu Wenhan is Director Xu's nephew. I never knew that. If that's the case, then maybe Xu Wenhan really arranged for Du Wanying to work in the R&D department."
"Yes, who could possibly hide Xu Wenhan's little tricks from? The whole factory is talking about it like crazy, saying that the factory director gave Du Wanying a backdoor."
"As expected, being beautiful means you have privileges."
The other side of the machinery factory.
Passerby C: "You think Du Shuisheng wouldn't send his daughter to the factory director's bed? After all, little Du is so pretty, with fair skin, beautiful face, and long legs. What man wouldn't like her?"
Passerby D: "That's impossible? Lao Du doesn't seem like that kind of person."
Passerby C: "Think about it, if Lao Du's daughter goes to the countryside, she won't know when she can return to the city. By then, she'll be getting older and older. If she can't return to the city, she'll probably marry someone from the village.
If that's the case, it would be better to sleep with the factory director. That way, Du Wanying can stay in the city. She's so beautiful, even if she's not perfect, there are still many people who want to marry her."
Passerby D: "I don't think it's likely. Even if his daughter agrees, there's no way Old Du would agree to it. He's not that kind of person." The woman said, "Okay, I'm going to get busy."
Obviously, Passerby D is still very rational. No matter what others say, she doesn't believe it.
Seeing this, Passerby C spat on the ground and said, "Stop pretending."
Similar topics were being played out in every corner of the machinery factory, and the rumors became more and more outrageous.
Some even said that Du Wanying was a slut who seduced the factory director's nephew after sleeping with him.
However, Du Wanying, the Du family, and Director Xu were all unaware of these words.
At this moment, Du Wanying was planning when to find time to go to the city. She wanted to start a business in the future, so she had to accumulate more funds now.
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