Compensation
Good things tend to come in bunches.
On the third day after Chen Jin's company opened, the compensation for the demolition of Qiaoxi Village arrived. She received a call to collect the money. She also made an appointment with her uncle to go to the bank to transfer the one million yuan she owed to her uncle.
I also asked my second uncle, third uncle, and aunt to open their accounts and transfer the three years' rental compensation to them.
I only received money from my third uncle and my aunt. As for the part from my second uncle, my second uncle specifically said that he wanted to return it to my eldest uncle, so I asked her to just call my eldest uncle together.
The next day after receiving the phone call, Chen Jin drove out to the Rose Garden to pick up his uncle to go to the bank.
"Uncle, don't you have a driver now?"
My uncle said, "I'll see you more often while you're not busy. It will be hard to find you later."
Chen Jin laughed and said, "It's not that exaggerated. I've been leaving early and coming back late these past two days, but isn't it too sunny to go out during that time? Anyway, there's nothing to do at home, and all my friends are busy, so I just stayed at the company. It's not that busy, I just wandered around the company."
Because he had to go to the company frequently, Chen Jin did not live in Hanlinyuan. It was more convenient to go back to the small western-style building every day. At least it was much closer to go from Nancheng District to Dongcheng District than from Xicheng District to Dongcheng District.
Both houses next door are empty. Shen Baichuan returned to Hong Kong temporarily, and Professor Song and Dean Xi went to the ancient villages around Rong City to escape the summer heat. Several retired professors in the community went with Professor Song and his colleagues. The most noisy children were also taken away, and the community became much quieter. She wanted to talk to Professor Kong, but he was not at home.
In late July, we were driving on a road without any shade from trees. Even though the car was fully air-conditioned, we could still feel the scorching heat from the sun outside. So, Chen Jin went out early every day and returned home in the evening when the sun began to set. Whether she leaves early or comes back late has little to do with how busy she is.
"Has the new store been decided?"
"It's settled. We have decided to open two stores first, one on Zhongshan Road in Dongcheng District and one near Wanmin Square in Xicheng District. They are already under renovation. Thank you, uncle, for finding a renovation team for me. I would not feel comfortable letting someone I don't know do the work."
My uncle laughed with satisfaction and said, "You don't have any special designs, so why worry? However, although this decoration team is a small company, the leader is reliable. It's a good idea to find him. You don't have to worry about your future chain stores not being able to have unified decoration."
Chen Jin chuckled, "Since my uncle has said so, it would be unreasonable if we don't open a chain store."
"Then we have to open it. Zhuang Yao's father asked me about you yesterday, and I boasted about you. I said, ahem." The uncle cleared his throat and said seriously, "The third sister said that we should hang the Baiyou sign in every city center in Southern Province."
Chen Jin couldn't help but burst out laughing, "This is too much bragging. When I get back, I'm going to make a banner with my uncle's words and hang it in our company's auditorium."
Infected by her laughter, my uncle also started laughing.
The big orange dog lying on the back seat looked up at them, not knowing what they were laughing at. He turned over and lay with all four paws facing up: It's still comfortable with air conditioning.
After Chen Jin transferred the money out, he had just over 100,000 left. I kept this money for my own use. He had previously spent 200,000 yuan on buying the land, and invested an additional 100,000 yuan in Sifang Travel Agency. 900,000 yuan was transferred to the company account, leaving him with less than 40,000 yuan. Now that another sum of money has finally been moved in, I feel a lot more at ease.
After transferring the money at the counter, Chen Jin called his third uncle and aunt and asked them to go to the bank when they were free to check whether the money had arrived.
Now that he had money, Chen Jin couldn't help but want to do something new. She hasn't been into town for shopping for a long time.
Thinking of this, I began to get restless.
"Uncle, are you going to the company or home later? I want to go shopping."
The uncle looked at her, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Some time ago, he wanted to praise her for finally having the energy to try her hand at business, but as soon as she got the money, her true nature showed and she wanted to go out and have fun.
"Work when you need to work, and relax when you need to relax. There is no conflict." Chen Jin understood the look in his uncle's eyes at a glance. She really hasn't gone shopping for a long time. She needs to find something else to do in her life, right? How can I work every day? That would be boring.
"How about you go out with me? Why don't we combine work and rest..."
"No! You have to take me to the company." My uncle refused.
"Okay." Chen Jin just asked casually and never thought that his uncle would really agree to go shopping together. It would be strange if my uncle nodded in agreement.
After leaving the bank, Chen Jin hummed a song "La La La" and drove his uncle back to the company. It just so happened that she would stop by Wanmin Square and then go back to Dongcheng District...
The uncle turned his head to look at Chen Jin who was nodding happily, and laughed too. After a long while, the uncle finally said, "Tingting is just a little bit out of her mind sometimes. We, as her parents and her brother and sister-in-law, say something to her but she is still stubborn. I think you are the only one in the family who can talk her down. If she comes to you, just scold her more. It will be good if she can wake up her mind."
"You guys should be a little more aggressive and have a tougher attitude. Don't be tough in front of her and then be soft-hearted. She won't be able to be stubborn." Chen Jin snorted twice and said, "She was hurt by my honest words during the meal that day. She will definitely not look for me again."
If she wasn't her cousin, or her uncle or aunt's family, they must have known each other since childhood. Otherwise, why would she pay any attention to Chen Ting? She can watch the fun, but it is impossible for her to comfort others.
My uncle let out a long sigh, saying that being someone's parent is so difficult. I feel so disappointed in him that I want to give up, but I really can't bear to do it.
"Let her be for now. People don't know how to be sensible until they go through some troubles." The uncle said, "To be honest, Xiao Liu is a pretty good person. She knows how to make progress. Her family members are not bad people. There is no such thing as a perfect person. As long as your eldest brother and second brother can hold on, he won't be able to make any waves. Let's find someone who is of equal status and similar conditions. If something really happens, we may not be able to support Tingting."
"Speaking of being well-matched, our family is just starting out. In the eyes of others, Xiao Xiami is just a nouveau riche..."
Chen Jin did not participate in the evaluation of Liu Chengzhi. People are not black and white. What she thinks is bad may not be bad in the eyes of others. Anyway, there are so many men around her, and she has never seen anyone who is perfect. Who doesn't have some flaws?
As long as you can stand on your own, it doesn't matter who you choose.
So, the focus is not on Liu Chengzhi himself? The focus should be on Chen Ting. She can stand on her own, so it doesn't matter who she finds.
Chen Jin sent his uncle to the company gate and said, "You should mind less about young people's affairs. At most, they just can't agree on a date. As long as they haven't gotten married, it doesn't matter."
"You think I'm old-fashioned, don't you?"
Chen Jin hurriedly said, "How dare I! You are the most open-minded person in this family, you should go to work quickly. Oh, by the way, let's go for a check-up some other day... Speaking of going to the hospital, you run fast, hum."
Turn the car around and head straight for Wanmin Square. I haven't been here for a long time, and it actually feels a little strange. Several of her favorite stores are no longer available. She doesn’t know whether they moved to new locations or went bankrupt. But it doesn’t matter. If one house is gone, there are still other ones to look at.
I seemed to see someone familiar in the mall, but I couldn’t remember who he was. I didn't force myself to think too much. Those I couldn't recognize must be people I didn't know well.
In fact, they didn't stay there for long. What's the difference between her taking a cat weighing almost ten kilograms out shopping and carrying a child? It's all very tiring.
When people saw her holding the cat, some stores refused to let her in.
Chen Jin didn't care. Sometimes cats and dogs really couldn't be controlled when they were naughty, and it would be bad if they broke other people's things. "If you don't want to go in, then don't go in. Let's go to another store."
I went out for a walk, but because I had a fat cat with me, I couldn't walk around much. When she went downstairs, she seemed to hear someone calling her name, but it seemed like no one was calling her name. Chen Jin looked back and didn't see anyone familiar. She thought it was an illusion.
I got back to the company just in time for noon and we went to have lunch together.
Now with four more clerks in two more stores, there are no more than ten people usually in the company. Geng Xin often takes people from the market out to discuss processing plants.
There are few people in the company, so there is no need to set up a cafeteria inside the company, otherwise we will have to hire extra people, and purchasing here will be another expense. In addition to the basic salary and commission bonus every month, the company also provides a meal allowance. As for whether everyone can go to Master Zhang's restaurant not far away to eat, or go home to eat or bring food to eat, it is all up to you.
Chen Jin drove back and just in time, two people from the design department were going to have dinner at Master Zhang's restaurant not far away, so Chen Jin brought his cat along and joined them to eat at the table.
When she was in the company, the place she went to most often was the design department. She didn't understand their professional operations, but she still had her own aesthetic sense and often put forward ideas from the perspective of consumers. She doesn't interfere whether the designer adopts the design or not. Anyway, Geng Xin, whose aesthetic taste is similar to hers, will do the final review.
These two designers were poached by Geng Xin from other state-owned garment factories. One of them was her junior, named Fang Mei. There is another person named Wei Shuangshuang who used to work at Baiyou but was later squeezed out by the new leader.
Geng Xin planned to recruit more people, but the company is currently limited in size and it is not possible to do it all at once.
"We all thought you and Director Geng knew each other before."
Chen Jin was happy. She heard several people in the company say this. She said, "It shows that Baiyou and I have some kind of fate." Every time she came to eat, she would ask Chef Zhang for some food for her big orange. The big orange cat is not picky about food and is easy to raise. This point is indeed consistent with what the cat seller said.
After dinner, Chen Jin took out the things from the trunk of her car, which were all small ornaments, dolls and cups. She put them in her office, which finally attracted some attention.
As for the office desks, chairs and sofas that don’t quite suit her aesthetic, let’s just leave them that way for now. When the company makes money, we will replace all the offices with better ones.
I closed the office door, drew the curtains in front and behind, put the pillow I brought from home on the sofa, lay down, and waited for the floor fan to shake its head to blow away the heat before I slowly closed my eyes to see Zhou Gong.
The big orange dog lay on the chair next to the sofa, and the fan blew on it. From time to time, it turned its head to look at Chen Jin and licked its paws.
As soon as the alarm rang, Chen Jin sat up, waited for his reason to return to his mind, and yawned loudly. I tidied up, then drew the curtains, opened the door, turned on the faucet in the sink in front of the cafeteria to wash my face, and I felt completely awake.
Inside the company, except for the production area at the back, there are many trees in the office and exercise area at the front, which can provide shade, but the cicadas are very noisy in the summer.
Next to her office is Geng Xin's office, and beyond that are the offices of other departments, each with its door closed. The office building was opposite the company's gate. She stood at the office door and saw Uncle Wang sitting outside the guard room, waving a large palm-leaf fan in one hand and patting the head of the puppy he had just brought home.
As she watched, her big orange dog ran towards the gate and walked around the new puppy.
It wouldn't think that the yellow-haired puppy is the same as itself, right?
In the afternoon, I read a book in the office, went to the design department, and then took a walk under the shade of trees in the company. Soon it was past five in the afternoon.
The people in the company get off work at 5:30. After they leave, Uncle Wang also has to hand over the work to another security guard. The guards on night watch are relatively sturdy and look fierce, and they can keep the situation under control.
Chen Jin also gets off work at this time. He drives to the gate and repeatedly urges the orange boy who is playing with the puppy, "Are you going to leave or not? If you don't, you can stay here and play. I'll come back tomorrow anyway."
It’s leaving, but it actually wants to take Dahuang with it? !
"It's either you or him, or it's either you or him, you make the choice." Chen Jin was troubled. Dahuang was brought in to guard the company, not to be a playmate for Chen Jin!
Finally, Chen Jin and the security guard looked at each other and each took one away. When she drove away, she saw Daju lying listlessly on the back seat, and he didn't even come to the passenger seat.
Are you angry with her?
Suddenly I kind of understood what my uncle said about how difficult it is to be a parent. Sometimes I really want to give him a beating, but I can’t bear to do it.
It was throwing a tantrum, but Chen Jin said nothing. When the car stopped at the traffic light, Daju silently jumped from the back seat to the passenger seat, although he still looked like he didn't want to pay attention to her.
Chen Jin snorted.
We stood in a stalemate with it at the door for a while, and then we drove onto the Nanjiang Bridge at around six o'clock. The best place to enjoy the sunset in the evening is here, but it’s a pity that you can’t stop and watch it for a while longer.
In the evening, I cook for myself at home and then go out for a walk. When I pass by the tutoring institution run by Chen Lu and her colleagues, there are quite a few students coming to class in the evening. There were also many people in the opposite institution, and the two institutions were like a competition.
Then I go home to wash up, watch TV, or go to the study to read a book. At the latest, I go back to my room to sleep around 11 o'clock in the evening.
For several days in a row, Chen Jin's days were almost the same.
There are also some differences. Chen Jia is now the most idle person in the family. Since they live in Dongcheng District and live close to each other, he will occasionally take the bus to the company to find her. She said she came to see her, but actually she went to the design department in the back to watch people making clothes. She could watch there for the whole day.
"Third sister, you need to renovate this office. It doesn't match the style of the company at all."
"I don't have money, so I can't change it for now. Just make do with it." Chen Jin said honestly. She has the money to enjoy herself, but there is no need for her to come here for such a special enjoyment.
"When the company makes money, I can even put gold on the door."
"When are you leaving?" Chen Jin brought her a bottle of mineral water. There were not enough cups in the office, so she simply brought back two boxes of mineral water.
"It's still early, August 17th, and I'll be leaving with other schoolmates." Chen Jia said, "So, I'll have to hide here often during this period. When I meet a neighbor in the staff quarters, he will stop me and ask me how much it costs, whether I'll stay there after the end... I'm just on exchange for a while, and I'll definitely come back. They also said how good it is outside, and told me not to come back after I leave... Alas, I can handle it once or twice, but I can't handle it after hearing it too much. No matter how good it is abroad, can it be better than home? Anyway, I'm going to come back in the future."
Chen Jin agreed with her, but said, "You'd better not say so much. If you feel that life abroad is good again in the future, you may not want to come back."
Chen Jia shook his head violently. "That's impossible. My parents are here. They definitely don't like foreign countries. Oh, my dad said that he and my uncle will buy a piece of land near the suburbs to build a building, and grow some vegetables and fruits at home."
"Isn't this great? If one day I don't want to bother with this anymore, I can buy a piece of land next to theirs and build a building to grow vegetables." To be honest, if she hadn't been caught up in the demolition, she had actually thought about going home to collect rent and grow an orchard.
The company has just been established, and Chen Jin is already considering retiring early.
"Oh, by the way, Third Sister, how are you and Teacher Shen doing now?"
Chen Jin looked up at her and chuckled, "You came around here just to ask me this question, right?"
Chen Jia couldn't stand her gaze, chuckled awkwardly, and told the truth, "Yesterday I ran into Yongan handing out flyers on the street, and we made a bet. Whoever wins gets to treat us to a meal at the newly opened western restaurant on Tai'an Road..."
"You guys are so boring. We haven't talked and haven't contacted each other for several days. Who is the winner? It doesn't matter who wins. You have to call them when we have dinner..."
As he was speaking, the phone rang.
"Oh, speak of the devil, and here he comes."
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