Even if Sun Zhengguo was slow to react, he understood what his wife meant.
"Honey, you don't actually think I'm interested in that girl, do you?"
"Otherwise what? You have a criminal record, who knows what you're up to?" Ning Xiaowei said indifferently, as if it were none of her business.
But Sun Zhengguo knew that the more she acted this way, the more his wife cared.
“Wife, you don’t know, I also wanted to recruit He Daqing, but he had been to prison, so that was definitely not an option. So I settled for second best and recruited He Yushui.”
"Then why not recruit from restaurants outside?" Ning Xiaowei wasn't completely convinced and continued to ask.
"Forget it! Who would want to work as a proper chef? The highest rating you can get is level 6, and the salary is ridiculously low. Unless you give him a professional title, but our canteen is too small to have a canteen manager position."
After Sun Zhengguo's explanation, Ning Xiaowei finally understood that she had probably been overthinking things.
But she wouldn't admit it, so she pretended nothing was wrong, "Oh dear! I forgot something. Yu Li was looking for me earlier. I'll go check on her first, just in case something urgent happens."
After saying that, Ning Xiaowei hurriedly walked outside.
Watching his wife's hurried departure, Sun Zhengguo smiled and shook his head, not bothering to expose her.
After a while, Lin Wencui returned from the backyard, reached into the bag, pulled out a large stack of black bills, and handed them to Sun Zhengguo.
“Zhengguo, count this. There’s 300 yuan here. Aunt Chen said the remaining 200 yuan will be paid off within a year.”
Sun Zhengguo didn't stand on ceremony and took it, intending to give it to his wife for safekeeping later.
"Mom, no need to order, I trust Aunt Chen."
"By the way, Zhengguo, Aunt Chen asked me to thank you on her behalf. This spot is reserved for her daughter-in-law. Once she gets into the factory, she'll ask you to help look after her."
The two families in this courtyard have the best relationship, which is why Lin Wencui was willing to say a few good words in her defense.
"Mom, there's no need to explain these things. All ten people will be taken care of once they get a job at the factory. Aren't you doing this for nothing?"
"Right, right! I almost forgot about that," Lin Wencui said with a smile.
These are the so-called "connections" who don't need special care because the people behind them are their biggest backers.
Time flies, and ten days have passed in the blink of an eye. Today is the day I have to report to my workplace.
My cousins from my hometown arrived a day early, and the next morning, the group of us went to the machinery factory to report for duty.
After completing the onboarding procedures, in order not to cause trouble for Sun Zhengguo, the group chose to live in the company's dormitory.
Several of the men were willing to learn a skill, and they all chose to work as machinists. As long as they were willing to learn seriously, they could easily get promoted and receive a raise after a few years.
The remaining women had more options: Wang Aifang went to logistics, Huang Hua went to the warehouse as a storekeeper, and the rest went to quality inspection.
This kind of work is relatively easy, and the salary is decent. For now, I can earn 23 yuan a month, but after a few years, it will definitely be less than what frontline workers earn.
He Yushui also joined the Mechanical Research Institute that day as the head chef in the kitchen, and the institute also assigned her an assistant.
From now on, these two people will be in charge of feeding the twenty or thirty people in the research institute.
During her onboarding assessment, the examiner turned a blind eye and barely let her pass the Level 7 chef exam, which was considered a fair compensation for the 600 yuan her family spent.
When He Daqing found out, he was overjoyed. The money was well spent, absolutely worth it.
It's worth noting that a level 7 chef, with additional subsidies, can earn 42.5 yuan a month.
This salary is higher than Sha Zhu's. With just a little effort, he can pay off this debt in a year or two. How could he not be happy?
The sudden appearance of two more employed people in the courtyard house caught the attention of some observant individuals.
Although Liu Haizhong's family also needs job openings, this guy only knows how to use a sledgehammer. He's cunning, but not very clever, and he doesn't care about these things at all.
Yan Bugui in the front yard was different; he was cunning and knew all about these changes.
Although he didn't know the specifics, the only person in this compound with that ability was Sun Zhengguo.
Yan Bugui also wanted to ask Sun Zhengguo if he could help his son find a job, but he knew that was definitely unrealistic.
Based on his understanding of Sun Zhengguo, he knew there was no need to even open his mouth; that would be wishful thinking.
So Yan Bugui had a sudden inspiration and decided to make Liu Haizhong the one to take the lead.
That day after work, Liu Haizhong, as usual, walked slowly back to the courtyard house with his pigeon-toed gait.
As soon as they reached the door, Yan Bugui stopped them. "Old Liu, let's find a quiet place. I need to talk to you about something."
"All right!"
After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, the two went to a secluded spot nearby.
"Old Yan, just tell me what's wrong. Why are you being so mysterious? I'm exhausted after a long day, and I need to go home for dinner!"
There was no one around, and Liu Haizhong spoke with extreme impatience.
"Old Liu, you're supposed to be the oldest man in the courtyard, and you didn't even know such a big thing happened?"
After Yan Bugui finished speaking, he pretended to be confident and waited for Liu Haizhong to fall into his trap.
Sure enough, the plot unfolded exactly as he had imagined, and Liu Haizhong quickly asked.
"Old Yan, what's this big deal you're talking about? Tell me quickly, I'm at work all day long, I'm definitely not as well-informed as you."
When Liu Haizhong asked, Yan Bugui lowered his voice and said, "Old Liu, Chen's daughter-in-law in the backyard and He Yushui in the middle yard both have formal jobs now. Aren't you curious?"
"Look at what you're saying, Lao Yan. They have formal jobs, what does that have to do with me?"
Damn it, Yan Bugui really wanted to pry open the pig's head in the bangs to see if it was filled with paste.
But in order to guide Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui still pretended to be doing it for his own good and said.
"How can it not be related? Think about it, your second son, Guangtian, is idle at home every day. If they have connections, they can help the people in this courtyard!"
"Give me a break! The Chen family in the backyard and the He family in the middle, what connections do they have? Who can they possibly help?" Liu Haizhong said with a contemptuous laugh.
It's not fair to blame him for underestimating these two families. Everyone in the compound had witnessed how the Chen family in the backyard had fared a few years ago.
If it weren't for the fact that I've climbed up to the Sun family in the last two years and received a lot of care, my life would have been a mess.
As for the He family?
That's utter nonsense. He Daqing has been to prison and his family background isn't good either.
In addition, the harvest has been poor in the past two years. If it weren't for Sha Zhu, it would be uncertain whether they could survive.
What connections do these two families have?
You might as well say that sows can climb trees; that might even make you laugh.
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