"This kid is never satisfied..."
"That's right, Qin Huairu has really had a tough time."
"Fortunately, it was discovered early."
"That's true."
backyard
Just as Wang Shouren was about to go home, his second uncle stopped him.
"Second Uncle, what's wrong?"
I recently heard that my second uncle seems to be busy with something, and he rarely speaks in the yard anymore.
They've even stopped using their favorite bureaucratic jargon.
"Shouren." Uncle Er, with his large belly, reached out to pat Wang Shouren on the shoulder.
Wang Shouren frowned and dodged it.
His hand hovered awkwardly in mid-air, but the second uncle acted as if nothing was wrong: "Oh, is that so? I heard you opened a new workshop and caught the eye of your superiors?"
Wang Shouren was taken aback when he heard this.
Goodness, when did this news come out? Why is this person only reporting it now?
"Second Uncle, it's not that the leaders have taken a liking to me, it's that I've achieved results..."
"Is that so..." Uncle Er interrupted Wang Shouren before he could finish, "I'm thinking of seeing if I could become a deputy director or something in your workshop. Why don't you talk to Director Yang about it? Don't worry, as long as I become a deputy director..."
"Second Uncle, have you passed the cultural test?" Wang Shouren asked with a gentle smile.
"Wh...what do you mean?"
"What I mean is, you can't become a department head with only a primary school education. You should just go back to your job."
"No, what gives you the right... Hey, hey, don't go! Damn it!"
Second Uncle stared hatefully at Wang Shouren's departing figure, then turned around, went back into the house, pulled out his belt, and began to whip his own child.
In the backyard, there was another chaotic scene of chickens and dogs running amok.
The old lady's house.
Sha Zhu helped the old lady sit down.
The old woman stared at Sha Zhu with her cloudy eyes, and after a moment of stunned silence, she finally spoke: "Sha Zhu, can you tell Grandma what you're really thinking? Can't you even tell right from wrong?"
"No...no, Grandma, I just didn't think that much about it."
"You..." The deaf old lady originally intended to explain things to him clearly and thoroughly, but seeing his appearance, all her words turned into "You'd better take care of yourself."
Sometimes, the word "helplessness" really does make people feel helpless.
forecourt
The Third Uncle's house.
"Dad, what's wrong? You're not going to analyze things now that you're back?" Yan Jiecheng was teasing the old man in the house.
"That's strange." The third uncle took out his pipe, lit it, and muttered to himself.
"What's strange?"
"Qin Huairu is very strange."
"Isn't that great?" The third auntie also came over to join in the fun.
"It was handled quite well, but it lacked human touch. How could she be so cruel to her own son?" The third uncle narrowed his eyes slightly, there was another sentence he didn't say, unless she no longer had much affection for her son.
"If you ask me, Qin Huairu did nothing wrong. Petty theft is unacceptable no matter what. If she doesn't scare them off once and for all, they'll be in big trouble next time." The third aunt disagreed: "Besides, she's supporting the family, playing both father and mother, it's really hard for her. You shouldn't keep thinking about her. You should think about Yan Jiecheng's matter instead."
Yan Jiecheng is indeed in trouble.
He went on a blind date and fell in love with a girl, but the girl's family was well-off, and she herself worked in a textile factory.
He's nothing now, just doing odd jobs. If he doesn't get a job, this whole thing will fall through.
"Yes, Dad, stop thinking about Qin Huairu and think about me instead."
"Go away, go away, how come you always twist the words? What do you mean I'm thinking about Qin Huairu?" The Third Uncle said irritably, "I originally wanted to ask Old Yi for help, but now it seems we might be able to follow Wang Shouren's path."
“Wang Shouren, him? Can he do it?” Yan Jiecheng was stunned for a moment.
In his memory, Wang Shouren had become somewhat more capable than the coward he once was. He used to be someone who wanted to take advantage of him. How come he was now able to get jobs in the factory?
The introduction to factories in this era is a completely different concept from the introduction to factories in later generations.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a big shot.
"You! You're supposed to be working in this area, and you don't even know this news?" The third uncle pointed at Yan Jiecheng twice helplessly: "Wang Shouren recently submitted a method that I heard can increase the factory's production capacity. He got promoted ahead of schedule, and I heard he'll get promoted again next year. You didn't even know about this?"
"He's that good?" Now it was Yan Jiecheng's turn to be surprised.
"You really think someone who only studied for half a year and got into a vocational school is simple?" The old man said meaningfully, "Just wait and see, I'll check things out later. Get your money ready."
"No, why do I need to prepare money?"
"Working for free? You really plan to get away with it for nothing? Your dad doesn't have that kind of nerve!"
"I have no money."
"If you don't have money, just owe it, write an IOU, and calculate the interest."
"Hey, you're really my dad."
"What else?"
The next day, Wang Shoure didn't go to the steel rolling mill. Instead, he went directly to the Ministry of Industry from home. The journey was incredibly long, taking more than an hour. Holding his letter of introduction, he asked several people for directions along the way before finally arriving at Li Weiguo's office.
Although Li Weiguo is only a secretary now, he is at the level of a full-fledged division chief, which is the 14th level in the administrative hierarchy.
This might not be very clear, but the salary for level 14 is 138 yuan per month.
The higher-ups are even more formidable. He's currently at level 5, but that's only because he just took over. Once he's more established, reaching level 4 is practically a certainty.
There was another person sitting in Li Weiguo's office. When Wang Shouren came in, he greeted him warmly.
"Shouren is here! Come, come, sit down. You two should be old friends, you must recognize each other."
"Shouren!" Xu Jiaguo greeted Wang Shouren happily.
In fact, he was somewhat uneasy about sitting in this position. After all, anyone in the know understands the prestige of this place—he was transferred here right after graduating from vocational school. When his family heard about it, his father immediately slapped his forehead.
This made him feel anxious all the time. Fortunately, there weren't many demands; he just had to organize some documents and approve some things that came up from below.
They were all related to my major.
Over the years, under Wang Shouren's encouragement, he has worked very hard.
Now that I've seen Wang Shouren, I'm naturally even happier.
"I'm very happy to be able to work together with you."
These are Xu Jiaguo's true feelings.
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