National Day
Poor Chen Jin temporarily put aside all her thoughts about the factory opposite. She didn't know when the former director of the Nan'an State-owned Sofa Factory, Director Gao, would call her back. Last time, she couldn't find him anywhere, and after a lot of phone calls, she finally got in touch with him. Director Gao said he was very busy recently and had no time.
I couldn't find out what he was busy with. No one is in Rong City anymore.
Come to think of it, I was taking it for granted. If I could get a Director Geng, could I also get a Director Gao? It's difficult.
Fortunately, Baiyou’s turnover is on the rise. Especially on the first day of the National Day holiday, there was a huge boom, which was much better than when it opened.
On National Day, everywhere is bustling. The second phase of my uncle's company's Xicheng Home project was launched. There was no opening ceremony this time. I heard that the presence of people from Qiaoxi Village was enough to boost popularity.
The second phase did not sell as fast as the first phase, but most of it was still sold. My uncle said that the rest would be sold slowly.
Now that old houses are being renovated everywhere, those who want to buy commercial housing will naturally go and buy it, and those who don’t want to buy are still waiting for the houses provided by their companies.
Chen Jin didn't want to go to the city center and squeeze with the crowd, so he went to the company.
Her office has undergone a major transformation. She has been given a new desk, bookshelf, and sofa. The curtains have been changed to warm colors, and there are many more potted plants in the office. The most important thing is that the painting on the wall that reads "Cultivate Your Morality" has finally been taken down, and replaced with four words: "Century Brand"...
Chen Jin read these four words again and laughed, "You all are really bold in thinking this. I have never dared to think this way."
After a while, he started to laugh again, "But this is a good goal."
The bookshelf is empty, with only some photo frames, all of which are photos of the company's opening and the store's opening. Speaking of which, it is indeed quite meaningful.
The factory history materials in the reading room need to be sorted out, and then some old photos will be selected and displayed. In this way, adding the previous 33 years of history of Baiyou, there are only 67 years away from the centenary goal. Seeing this, when she saw the four big words "Century Brand" on the wall, the pressure on her shoulders instantly eased a lot.
She was wondering whether to put more books on the bookshelf, whether to buy new books or bring them from home, as she already had quite a few books at home.
I immediately thought of my uncle's office...
The phone suddenly rang, startling her. My thoughts were also interrupted.
"Uncle? Oh, I'm at the company. Today? Then I'll call and ask. OK, I'll go back."
After answering the call from her third uncle, Chen Jin called Shen Baichuan. As soon as she heard the voice, she knew that he was in the company because she heard the sound of "dong dong duang duang". The floor above his company was being renovated and it was very noisy.
"My third uncle asked us to have dinner at his place, and the others will go there in the evening." Chen Jin flipped through the notebook on the table, looked at what he had to do in the next few days, and said, "I'm in the company now, nothing to do, I'll be there soon."
Shen Baichuan on the other end of the phone also said: "I came to the company to get some information and I'm ready to leave. Then I'll go directly to the Rose Garden."
"Okay!" After confirming the departure time, Chen Jin went out to find Daju and invited it to have lunch at his third uncle's house.
When passing by the guard room, she saw a young man coming to chat with Uncle Wang. She seemed to have seen him before. He was from the staff quarters of the garment factory. When the company opened last time, this man came to watch and spoke well of the company.
Seeing Chen Jin driving out, Uncle Wang and the young man greeted her. Chen Jin didn't think of asking more questions, but Uncle Wang had already spoken, saying that the man was a former worker of Baiyou, and had heard that Baiyou might engage in franchising, so he came to inquire about the situation.
Chen Jin said that it has not been finalized yet, and once it is finalized, anyone who meets the requirements can join.
Chen Jin parked his car in front of the factory gate and chatted with the visitor for a long time. He learned that the visitor was planning to open a shop in the county town under Rong City. "We still need to discuss the franchise. Leave your phone number to Uncle Wang, and let him call you when there is a result. You are all old acquaintances of Baiyou. If the conditions are right, we will definitely consider you first."
"I have something else to do, so I have to go first."
After Chen Jin's car drove out, Uncle Wang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Just wait a little longer."
Seeing the young man frowning in worry, thinking of what they had just said alone, he said, "Don't think too much. Our boss never tells lies. If she says she will give you a bonus, she will give you a bonus. She is unambiguous. If she says she is not sure, then she is definitely not sure. You just have to wait patiently."
"OK."
Chen Jin drove out, but did not rush to Xicheng District. Instead, he went to Aunt Ke'an's cosmetics store first and bought a batch of makeup supplies for Xin. She comes once or twice a year, and each time she buys enough for a period of time, which saves her a lot of trouble.
I passed by the store in Dongcheng District to see what was going on, but found that the store was full of people. I didn't want to go over to join in the fun, so I just drove away. When I arrived in Xicheng District, I turned a corner to check out the storefronts here and found that there were just as many people there, so I felt relieved.
As soon as her car entered the rose garden, she saw the car in front of her and recognized it as Shen Baichuan’s car at a glance. It’s not a good idea to honk your horn for no reason in the community, or you’ll get scolded.
He had no choice but to follow Shen Baichuan's car forward. Seeing him stop, Chen Jin drove over, rolled down the window and asked him to drive forward a little further and stop downstairs of his third uncle's house.
The trees in the community are tied with small red flags, and there are banners celebrating National Day, etc.
When Chen Jin got off the car, he saw the village chief, the old party secretary and others playing chess under a tree nearby. I didn't bother to open the trunk to get the things, so I went over to say hello to the village chief and the old party secretary.
"Third sister, come to your third uncle's house for dinner. I haven't seen you for a while. I heard that you have a boyfriend or girlfriend? Bring him or her over for dinner someday to meet him or her." The guy that the third sister is dating must be one of the friends she invited when she opened her business. No matter who he or she is, he or she is worth getting to know.
The old branch secretary was smiling and looked very kind. But Chen Jin just didn't like this person very much, and still felt that the village chief was a better person.
Seeing Shen Baichuan's car following him, Chen Jin got out of the car, beckoned him over, and said to the village chief with a smile: "No need to change the day, it's just right to come to my house for dinner today. My partner is Shen Baichuan. This is the village chief and old party secretary of our village."
"Oh, okay, okay." The village chief looked at it again and again with satisfaction. He saw the third sister and this young man walking close to each other when the business opened last time. At that time, he just thought that this young man looked good, and now they are indeed walking together.
"Next time, bring your partner to my house for dinner and meet him."
After chatting for a while downstairs, Chen Jincai and Shen Baichuan went upstairs to get the things from the trunk.
She sighed and said, "Fortunately this is not in the village. Otherwise, as soon as you step into the village, people will stop you and ask you about your situation wherever you go."
The gossiping abilities of the village aunties are no joke, they will ask about everything. What if you don't go out? It would be scary if someone came to your door and asked you questions!
Not only my third uncle and aunt were at home, but my aunt and Miaomiao were also there.
The last time the family had dinner together, Miaomiao didn't go with them, so she and Shen Baichuan had just met.
Daju came to his third uncle's house and ran around him as if he was back home. Its little brain isn't particularly smart, but it knows who is nice to it. Seeing my third uncle was like seeing my own uncle. I was very happy.
"Brother Chuan, you're here!" They had been there for a while before Chen Yongan came out of the house. Needless to say, he was definitely playing games in the house just now.
Miaomiao was not familiar with Shen Baichuan. She sat on the single sofa next to Chen Jin, staring at Chen Jin from time to time, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself. Chen Jin gave the order and asked Shen Baichuan and Chen Yongan to go over and help pick the vegetables, and then he pulled Miaomiao to sit on the sofa to talk.
As soon as Shen Baichuan left, Miao Miao relaxed visibly, and whispered to Chen Jin, "Third sister, I didn't dare to speak when Teacher Shen was here just now."
Miaomiao didn't dare to speak in front of Gu Minmin. In fact, she was a little afraid of being a teacher.
Even if Miaomiao didn't come to find her, she would still go to find Miaomiao. After listening to Miaomiao’s talk about her current rental situation and small supermarket, Chen Jin asked her if she wanted to rent a storefront and open her own small supermarket.
"Ah? I drive it myself?" Miaomiao was confused.
She had never thought of this possibility because she didn't have much money. The money she had was all saved since she went to Qiaodong Village to look after the convenience store for Chen Jin. Except for a short period of time when I went to work in a supermarket, I spent the rest of the time helping Chen Jin with work, which saved a lot of money on food and accommodation, so I saved a lot.
Her biological parents and stepmother knew that she came to help Chen Jin look after the supermarket. She also said that she was paid the salary of an ordinary cashier and had to worry about her own food and accommodation. They thought she didn't have much money, so even if they asked her for money during the New Year or other holidays as long as it was only a hundred yuan, they would not be suspicious.
I work as a manager of a small supermarket and also help rent out houses and collect rent. Only by earning two salaries can I save some money. But she planned to use the money to buy a small house. Even if her second aunt agreed to give her the original price and buy a one-bedroom house in Xiuli Community, she would still have to save up for a few more years.
But opening your own supermarket and being the boss? Honestly, who wouldn’t want to? ! She thought about opening a small shop and working there every day. But the capital is not enough! The initial payment for goods cost tens of thousands of yuan, so the store rent was a small matter.
"Just open it if you want to." Chen Jin could also guess Miao Miao's concerns and said, "Please think about it for a few days. If you want to open it, I will lend you the things in the store. You just need to pay me the rent for the storefront every month, just like my cousin's next door. You can pay me back the money for the goods in the store slowly."
"Okay, don't reject me so quickly. If you're unsure, talk to my uncle and aunt. You know I've opened a company now and I'm very busy. I don't have time to manage a small supermarket. After thinking about it, you help manage the rental of houses in Jinxiu Community, so it's just right to rent that storefront to you. It's not bad to open a supermarket. You already have experience."
Tian Miaomiao's eyes were moistened. She looked down at Chen Jin's hand on the back of her hand and said in a muffled voice, "You don't have to take care of this small supermarket..."
She was not stupid and knew that Chen Jin was planning to rent the storefront to her to open a supermarket. The payment for the goods was not much for Chen Jin, but for her, it was the capital that she would have to save for many years.
"I'm not giving it to you for free. You have to write me an IOU and pay me back within three years." Judging from the profits of the small supermarket, there will be no problem paying it back in three years.
Chen Jin joked: "Well, just think of me as a fool with lots of money."
Tian Miaomiao burst out laughing, "How can you say that about yourself?"
"Anyway, I know a lot of people have said this to me." Chen Jin didn't mind at all, which showed that she had a lot of money. However, she can make fun of herself, but she cannot let others say things about her to her face.
"Think about it carefully. I'll go over to help you."
After saying that, with the sound of slippers clacking, Chen Jin came to Shen Baichuan, picked up half a corn, and began to shell the kernels.
I heard Chen Yongan say that this year China Telecom opened Internet access nodes in Beijing and Shanghai. She seemed to have heard Shen Baichuan talk about this matter, and from his tone, she felt that this was a major turning point in the development of the Internet. Later, out of boredom, she looked for related news reports, but did not find any major news.
She thought at the time that perhaps if she didn't work in a related industry, she wouldn't understand the significance of this "big turning point", so she didn't get the attention of the whole nation. I didn't take it seriously.
At this moment, Chen Yongan was talking with great excitement, and Shen Baichuan beside him supplemented him with some relevant industry information from time to time. She was confused by what she heard, but that didn't stop her from finding it interesting.
Seeing that she was listening attentively, Chen Yongan asked in surprise: "Third sister, you know this too?"
"Know what?" Chen Jin shrugged. "I don't know, and I don't understand, so I'm listening to you."
Chen Yongan: "...Looking at your expression, I thought you understood everything." He also wanted to ask if the third sister had changed her night school schedule to computer science? It seems he was overthinking it.
Chen Jin advised him, "Since you are not interested in animal husbandry, why not take advantage of your time in college to learn computer science? After graduation, you can find a computer-related job. If you do a job that interests you, you won't feel tired."
It would be a bit difficult to change majors. With Chen Yongan's grades, his application for changing majors would definitely be rejected. It's a blessing from his ancestors that he can graduate normally.
Chen Yongan sighed, looked at her helplessly and said, "Third sister, do you have any misunderstandings about me? Do you think I can find time to learn another major?"
He should just make sure he can graduate successfully. Optics alone is already enough to make him collapse, so how could he learn another one? Forget it, don’t make things difficult for yourself.
Coincidentally, the third cousin who had just returned from the travel agency heard Chen Yongan's words as soon as he entered the door, and said: "You don't even believe that you can do it, and you say discouraging words before you even start. Of course you can't learn it!"
"Look at me, my second brother, and your third sister. Which of us doesn't have work during the day? Don't we have to go to night school to study at night? Your starting point is much higher than mine and my second brother's. We didn't get into college."
When Chen Yongan saw his brother, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. He pouted and disagreed with what his brother said, but he didn't dare to refute. He could only say "oh".
Chen Jin laughed at him: "You still have to, your tone is so mean."
Chen Yongan stopped talking. If he wanted to speak in a mean tone, who could compare to his third sister? Fortunately, my third sister only behaves like this with outsiders.
The three elders were busy in the kitchen. After his brother came in, he greeted Shen Baichuan and went into the house to change clothes. Chen Yongan didn't dare to talk about computers anymore, fearing that the whole family would besiege him. He changed the subject and said mysteriously: "Third sister, there are a few new neighbors in our community recently."
Chen Jin thought quickly and guessed where those neighbors came from. Anyway, it’s impossible for the Liu family to come here to buy a house. As for the other people, most of them must be those who are being relocated and want money, and she isn’t very familiar with them. Not interested in this.
Chen Yongan added: "Aunt Zhou bought a shop outside the Xicheng Garden Community, and the fifth Xiangxiang Fruit Store has already opened there."
Speaking of this, she became interested. "That place should be called Xiangxiang Fruit Shop-Qiaoxi Village Branch."
Chen Yongan thought about it, his eyes lit up, and he laughed, "Third sister, you are really good at naming. Now we have branches in Qiaoxi Village, Qiaodong Village, and Mutang Village!"
Shen Baichuan was confused.
Chen Jin explained to him, "There are mostly people from Qiaoxi Village in Xicheng Garden, and there are more people from Mutang Village in Jinxiu Garden. There is also Xiuli Garden, where many people from our village rent out their houses. In fact, the base camp of our village should be the Rose Garden District."
"Oh, by the way, we're staying at Hanlin Garden tonight. After dinner, we're going to visit Aunt Zhou's house. Hey, Aunt Zhou called me the day before yesterday and asked me to go to her house to eat fruit."
"I don't know what's new in the village now. I really miss Aunt Zhou. Shen Baichuan, do you want to eat fruit with me in the evening?"
Shen Baichuan was also looking forward to it, “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
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