Chapter 52: Troublemakers in the 1980s 22 Receiving a call from the provincial capital...
With previous experience, Xiang Yong's team was able to carry out the renovation much faster this time. In addition, all the materials were prepared, so they completed and delivered the project quickly.
The Wang family was very satisfied with the final result of this house. Mr. Wang even came to see the new house as soon as possible and was full of praise for Shen Qian's various clever ideas.
On the day of delivery, Shen Qian and Zhou Shengmo also arrived at the scene. The Wang family was immediately attracted by the electric wheelchair that Zhou Shengmo was sitting in.
"This... is actually automatic? Can it control its direction?"
"How did you do this? Did you modify it yourself?"
“This is amazing and so convenient!”
Mr. Wang took a liking to the electric wheelchair at first sight and immediately said, "Young man, can I try it too?"
Although he likes the various designs of his new home, even if the ground has no obstacles or slopes, he is too old to push his wheelchair around as easily as young people. He has been lying in bed for many years and his health is not very good. He can support himself from the sofa to the wheelchair, but this has already consumed a lot of his physical strength.
Moving around at home is not a big problem, but going out like Zhou Shengmo is really impossible.
Zhou Shengmo immediately moved himself to the sofa and gave him his electric wheelchair.
With the help of his family, Mr. Wang got an electric wheelchair. He only needed a little training to easily master the operation of the electric wheelchair.
Back and forth, left and right, turning left and right, the expression on Mr. Wang's face gradually changed from nervousness to surprise. He exclaimed repeatedly: "This wheelchair is so easy to use!"
Seeing that his father liked it, Wang Qisi quickly went to Chen Qian to ask for details: "Did you modify this wheelchair yourself? Can you modify my dad's wheelchair as well? The material cost and modification fee are negotiable. As long as it can be used for a longer time and has a longer battery life."
He immediately understood that the electric wheelchair could greatly improve the old man's quality of life. With this thing, he could even drive the wheelchair on the street. As long as the distance was not too long, it should not be a big problem.
Mr. Wang drove around his house in a wheelchair for a long time. After he became disabled, he never complained. After joining the army, he was ready to sacrifice for the country at any time.
However, when the inconvenience of physical disability accompanies a long life, the pain it brings is something that ordinary people cannot understand.
Mr. Wang originally thought that this was how his life would be, and that he had no regrets just watching his son get married and have children. He never expected that in his later years, he would have such a barrier-free house tailored for the disabled, and someone would even invent an electric wheelchair to facilitate his travel!
Such a convenient thing must be priced sky-high in his opinion.
I didn't expect that after asking, I found out that the renovation cost was only a few hundred yuan, which was completely affordable for me.
Everyone in the Wang family was almost crying with excitement.
"Chen Qian, I'll leave the matter of modifying the wheelchair to you. You must help our family with this!"
Wang Qisi even regarded Shen Qian and Zhou Shengmo as his benefactors and thanked them again and again.
In addition to the renovation fees and wheelchair modification fees, Wang Qisi also felt that he owed the Zhou family a huge favor, but it was not easy to ask Shen Qian directly, so he invited the eldest son of the Zhou family to his home and asked him carefully.
The machinery factory and the textile factory already had a lot of business dealings. Wang Qisi and Zhou Shengwu were of similar age and grew up together, so they naturally had no concerns about chatting.
"My third son, he has everything he needs now. He spends all day with his wife. But she is really capable and can do everything. My wife praises her every day at home. Even my mother-in-law, who is so picky, is very impressed by Shen Qian."
Wang Qisi realized that it was better to be grateful to Zhou Shengmo than to his wife, because his wife had the final say in his family.
"Then what does your third daughter-in-law need?"
Zhou Shengwu looked troubled: "She has everything she needs. Oh, and she has a brother who is also in Rongcheng."
"Her brother? Does he have a job? Does he need a job? Putting aside other things, he's the head of the personnel department at the Second Textile Factory. His brother can modify wheelchairs, so he shouldn't have any problem coming in as a repairman."
Zhou Shengwu thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll ask for you."
When Shen Qian and Shen Jianguo heard the news from Zhou Shengwu, they were both quite surprised. Who could have thought that after taking such a decoration order and modifying a wheelchair, the other party would be so grateful, not to mention giving him money, but also wanting to introduce him to a job.
Shen Jianguo was still a little tempted. After all, in this era, having a stable job is better than anything else. But he changed his mind. His recent wheelchair modification work gave him more confidence. He felt that he should be able to get work in Rongcheng. Besides, if he could get more orders for the girl's wheelchair modification work, he could continue to do it.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard the girl say, "Instead of introducing a job to my brother, why not give the opportunity to my sister-in-law? She can operate a sewing machine and embroider, and she's very capable. Maybe she'll be a better fit."
Shen Jianguo was delighted. That’s right, why didn’t he think of giving the opportunity to his wife?
"Yes, yes, Brother Zhou, could you please help us ask if my wife can get into the textile factory and if my daughter can transfer to the school for children from the town to attend elementary school?"
After Zhou Shengwu asked, Wang Qisi immediately asked Shen Jianguo to bring his wife to take part in the factory's spring recruitment examination. As long as she could successfully enter the factory, their daughter could enter the elementary school of the children's school as the child of an employee.
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Liu Guilan didn't expect that her husband would return home after only being in the provincial capital for more than a month.
She asked with some concern: "Jianguo, what went wrong this time?"
In her opinion, staying in the provincial capital is not an easy thing. You have to find a place to stay, find a job, and work hard to make money in order to stay in the provincial capital.
My husband left and came back, and I was afraid that he would encounter some problems and could no longer stay in Rongcheng, so he came back so soon.
Shen Jianguo showed a happy expression: "Wife, I came back this time to take you to Rongcheng."
Liu Guilan was frightened: "What? Pick me up? Pick me up...to what?"
Zhao Cuihua was originally in the room, and upon hearing this, she came out as well: "You're asking for trouble. You can't even live well in the provincial capital, so why did you ask your wife to go there? She can still help with some chores at home."
Shen Jianguo was in a good mood and patiently explained to his mother and wife, "This girl is really capable. She took on a renovation job in the provincial capital and did a great job. Didn't that help her get to know people at the textile factory? It was through their help that Liu Guilan got the opportunity to take the factory entrance exam."
Liu Guilan never thought in her life that she would have the opportunity to go to the provincial capital to take the factory entrance examination. She was shy and timid: "Can I really do it? What will the exam include? Can I pass it?"
"Don't worry, let's go to the provincial capital first. I'll ask my sister and brother-in-law to help you find a solution. After all, you won't know if it works until you try."
Thinking that her sister was also in the provincial capital, Liu Guilan was no longer so panicked, but she became a little worried: "What do you think will happen to our daughter after I go to the factory?"
Zhou Cuihua looked unhappy: "You two are going to the provincial capital, leaving us old couple in the countryside. I won't help you take care of the children."
"Mom, don't worry. If Guilan can get a job in the textile factory, she'll definitely earn as much as she does working at home. We can send you money then, and Caixia can go to school with us in the provincial capital."
Zhao Cuihua was still dissatisfied: "You idiot, such a good opportunity, why don't you fight for it yourself?"
Working in a factory is such a good thing, it’s better than being a maintenance worker at the county agricultural machinery station!
Shen Jianguo, this stupid guy, actually gave the opportunity to his wife instead of trying to find a way to get into the factory himself. He is so stupid.
Zhao Cuihua wanted to interrupt, but Shen Jianguo was annoyed and found an excuse to take his wife outside to chat.
"Then we'll see what Dad thinks. If he doesn't like Caixia, then we can just take her with us to the provincial capital. Once you're hired and the paperwork is done, we can let Caixia start first grade at the school for children of the local people."
Liu Guilan had had enough of being bullied at home, so after hearing what her husband said, she simply said, "Then just take our daughter away."
The two of them discussed it, and Zhao Cuihua became more and more angry. She made several noises at home, which made Shen Jianguo more determined to bring his wife and children to the provincial capital to live with him.
When Xiaoxia heard that her mother was also going to the provincial capital, she was so scared that she cried secretly. She thought that her parents were going to the city, just like her grandmother said, and would not want her if they had another brother in the future.
What she didn't expect was that her parents not only didn't abandon her, but also wanted to take her to the provincial capital. This made Shen Caixia very happy.
It’s great that she can finally be with her parents and go to school in the provincial capital!
After the family of three arrived in the provincial capital, their living conditions were very ordinary. Shen Jianguo took odd jobs outside and found a house to share with others. It was okay to live alone, but after his wife and daughter came, the family of three squeezed into a small area of about ten square meters, which was really cramped.
You can only take a shower in a public bathhouse, and go to the toilet in the public toilet at the entrance of the alley.
Zhou Shengmo took the initiative to suggest that since his son Shi'an was still at his grandmother's house and had not been brought back, he could let Chen Qian's elder brother and sister-in-law make do with the children's room that was originally intended for their son.
"There's only one child's bed in there. We just need to buy another bed so we can accommodate them. Xiaoxia can also play with Shiwei."
There was nothing wrong with this arrangement. In addition, Liu Guilan was going to take the entrance examination for Textile Factory No. 2. Shen Jianguo, who had little education, could not be of much help. Shen Qian and Zhou Shengmo could also help with her academic studies, which made Liu Guilan feel much more at ease.
When I was little, I liked Sister Caixia from my hometown very much. I had a great time with Caixia the last time I went back.
Last time, Chen Caixia took Xiaoshiwei for a walk in the village. This time, Xiaoshiwei became the little host and took Caixia to play near home and introduced her playmates to her.
Shen Caixia soon fell in love with life in the provincial capital.
“It’s so nice here!”
Shen Caixia soon discovered that people in the provincial capital were better than those in her hometown.
For example, her aunt and uncle were both very polite in their conversations, especially her uncle. Although it was a bit strange that he was sitting in a wheelchair, he was very nice to her. She couldn't explain why, but her uncle always looked at her with gentle eyes.
Unlike back home, grandma always liked to curse at people in a rough voice, sometimes she cursed her, sometimes she cursed mom. Mom didn’t dare to cry in front of grandma when she was wronged.
After my mother came to the provincial capital, she smiled more often, became more confident, and was in a good mood every day.
After observing for a while, Shen Caixia made a wish in her heart that she didn't want to go back to her hometown. If possible, she hoped that her family of three could live in the provincial capital forever and not go back.
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