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Chen Jin went back to school and found that Professor Jiang did not find any major problems with her thesis, which meant that her thesis should be able to allow her to graduate successfully and get her diploma. So she happily continued to go to get off work and come home on time every day.
Get to the parking lot at 7:55, grab your bag and get out of the car.
As soon as I got downstairs, I unfortunately ran into Jiang Pingyang from the Finance Department. We were both waiting for the next elevator. If their office building wasn't on the tenth floor, she would have wanted to climb the stairs.
"Chen Jin, I brought an extra breakfast. Let me share one with you." Unlike Chen Jin who wanted to run away, Jiang Pingyang's eyes lit up when he saw her and he quickly took out the bread and milk he had bought from the bakery from his bag. He has seen Chen Jin buy bread from this shop for breakfast several times, so he has been preparing a portion in his bag recently, in case Chen Jin doesn’t have time to buy breakfast one day?
Although this breakfast costs a lot of money, it also makes him more convinced that Chen Jin's family is wealthy. Chen Jin himself is still a student at Nanyang University. He has academic qualifications and family background, making him his ideal partner!
Chen Jin refused repeatedly, "I've already eaten at home. Manager Jiang, please ask others who hasn't had breakfast yet."
"Me! I haven't eaten yet!" A hand reached out and took the bread from Jiang Pingyang's hand. The person laughed and said, "Manager Jiang, thank you! I won't be polite then."
Jiang Pingyang: "...You're welcome."
Chen Jin pursed his lips and almost laughed out loud. I am so annoyed by those who pretend to be nice. It turns out that only an honest person can control them.
She met eyes with Sister Ming from the same department and they blinked at each other. After getting out of the elevator and arriving at their administration department, Sister Ming pulled her aside and started gossiping, "That was the new project manager I mentioned just now. I don't know how he offended Jiang Pingyang, and his financial applications were rejected several times. I dare to block my lunch chicken leg. He definitely did it on purpose just now!"
Chen Jin looked around and then asked quietly, "Last time, they said that the vice president's wife had a fight at the company. What happened next? Is there any new progress in the few days I was away?"
Sister Ming had an expression that said, "I knew you were going to ask me." Just as she was about to continue gossiping, she saw the administrative manager coming out of the elevator. She quickly tugged at her clothes and whispered, "The manager is here. Let's talk about it after lunch."
oh oh! Chen Jin understood it very well. When he turned around, there was no longer a gleam of desire for gossip in his eyes, and he greeted the manager with a smile.
Manager Yao walked a few steps over and turned back to call her, "Chen Jin, come to my office."
Chen Jin responded, ignoring everyone's gossiping looks, and followed Manager Yao into the office.
"You haven't decided on your graduation assignment yet, right? Are you considering staying in the company?" Manager Yao is always straightforward. "Based on your education, you can get a salary two levels higher than ordinary employees. If you want to apply to other departments, you can. The new person in charge of the project department said that you helped organize the materials very well, and they want to transfer you to work on the new project."
The person in charge of the new project is a workaholic. He has a wife and children, and he is very decent when talking about work with female colleagues. Since he said he wanted to transfer her over to work on the project, it means he really thinks she is doing a good job.
Chen Jin was only proud for a few seconds, but quickly refused, saying that he had already arranged a job.
If you can't be a counselor in the college, then look for other jobs. As long as it is in the city, a small unit is also good. You can ask my second uncle which unit is the best for drinking tea and reading newspapers.
It is impossible for her to work hard. Now that she has money, she wants to live a relaxed life, but she doesn't want to stay at home all day, so finding a leisurely unit would be the most suitable.
Manager Yao was not surprised, and only asked tentatively, "Are you going back to work at your company?"
Chen Jin had no choice but to explain again and again, "My family really doesn't have a company, and we're not a wealthy family."
Chen Jin scratched his face and said, "My family doesn't have a coal mine or anything."
"Is it true?" Manager Yao had a complicated expression. What Chen Jin said sounded so real that it made him doubt his previous understanding.
In the first two months, when Chen Jin first came, she didn't wear anything that stood out. She went to work and left work every day, did the tasks assigned to her seriously, and looked around when she had nothing to do.
Until one day at work, a young man from the administrative department went to the parking lot to deliver some information to the vice president who was going on a business trip. He happened to meet Chen Jin who was driving to work. The vice president took a closer look and asked if it was a relative of the boss who came to work in the company.
The result is predictable. Later, everyone started gossiping about Chen Jin's family background.
After two months of gossip, nothing was discovered. The most valuable thing about Chen Jin was his car.
Chen Jin made it clear that he was not considering staying in the company for a permanent position. An Lan found out about this in the afternoon and jokingly said to her after get off work, "Don't forget Sister Lan if you have a good opportunity in the future, such as if the company is short of people or something."
Chen Jin was helpless, her family really didn’t have a company!
After getting off work, Chen Jin received a call from her third uncle, asking her to have dinner at Junhao Hotel in the old city at noon this Sunday. The guest was her uncle-in-law's family, who had received a huge amount of demolition compensation.
Compared to the more than 8 million that Chen Jin got, other people got more than 20 million, which is really a huge amount! After getting the money, my uncle's father, Old Man Zhang, waved his hand and bought four houses in Hanlinyuan, one for each of his three sons and one for him and Mrs. Zhang. It’s in the building next to Chen Jin’s house.
I heard that there was a lot of noise in their home, but my aunt never got involved. I got a new cell phone today and two big gold bracelets tomorrow. The principle I follow is: I don’t ask for it actively, but if other sisters-in-law have it, I can’t be less.
In my aunt's words, she has to save money for herself so that she can live in a nursing home in the future.
For the first time, my uncle praised my aunt for being very smart.
"My aunt's father-in-law is inviting me to dinner. Is he inviting my eldest uncle, second uncle, aunt and me as well?" He should only invite my third uncle, right?
The third uncle said, "Yes, Zhang Leye has delivered all the invitations. Yours is with me. Let's meet at the hotel entrance at 11:30. Do you have anything to do on Sunday?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Chen Jinduo asked, "Have all the relatives from my uncle's family been invited?"
"I heard from your aunt that the families of her two sisters-in-law are also going."
"Oh, then let's go too." It's such a grand occasion, we must go and see it. It was a rare phone call, so Chen Jin asked his third uncle how the store was going.
"Not bad, it's being renovated. I'll tell you when it's open." The third uncle laughed, "We bought two shops here, and Zhou Xiangxiang's family bought one. Your third aunt said there are acquaintances nearby and we can chat later. Oh, Zhou Xiangxiang's family bought a house in Xiuli Community, and they moved there. There are really not many people living in the turnover housing..."
Chen Jin asked a few more questions and learned that his third uncle and his family bought a shop outside the Xiuli community. They couldn't afford the shops in the center of the Xicheng District business district, but the Xiuli community was much cheaper and not too far away. They bought a lot of houses here at that time, and they didn't need to ask their eldest uncle to use favors. They contacted the manager who originally sold the house, and he gave them a big discount. So they bought two shops so that they could share them among their third cousin and younger cousin. One room is prepared to open a small supermarket, one is prepared to open a breakfast shop for my aunt, and Aunt Zhou's family chose to open a fruit shop.
Hearing that Aunt Zhou was also buying a shop there, Chen Jin was tempted to join in the fun.
But the thought only came to her mind a little bit, and she quickly put it out.
The people in Qiaodong Village may have some telepathy. Even though they didn’t make any special arrangements when buying houses, they could always go together.
That's good too. Chen Jin really can't bear to leave these noisy neighbors. Now that he's close to them, it won't be difficult for him to know the various follow-up situations.
She had just hung up the phone with her third uncle when she received a call from her second uncle, who asked her what her plans were for the next semester. If she had no plans, he asked her to go to the city library for an internship for a while.
Chen Jin was just sprawled on the sofa, but he sat up immediately after hearing this. "Second Uncle, when are we going next semester? I'm free. I've almost finished writing my thesis."
If the school library was not difficult to enter, Chen Jin would definitely choose a position in the library. However, most school libraries have special requirements, and are mostly used to accommodate the families of special talents. So, she doesn't have to think about it.
But libraries everywhere should be similar, and this is a city library.
"As long as you have time, the next semester will start in March, and I will take you there then." The second uncle asked again whether Chen Jia had come to her place recently, and told her to take Chen Jia to Junhao Hotel on the weekend.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Jin was so happy that he wanted to put his hands on his hips again.
It turned out to be her second uncle! Even though he has been drinking tea and reading newspapers at the Meteorological Bureau for many years, he can still find a way.
"There is a Justice Bao in Kaifeng..." Chen Jin hummed along with the people on TV when he was happy.
Sometimes Professor Song would come over specifically to watch TV with her, saying that President Xi didn't like watching TV, but when he saw her watching it, he would have to make some comments. Professor Song found him annoying, so she came over to find her little friend.
Well, here it comes, right at the start of the opening song.
Chen Jin trotted out to open the door, took the fruit she brought, and then sat on the big sofa, the old and the young, each sitting at one end, and began to watch "Justice Bao" with relish.
Since December, Rong City has entered winter, and now in January, the temperature is basically in single digits. Chen Jin placed a small heater in front of the sofa. When his hands and feet were cold, he would warm them up. Then he would continue to curl up under the blanket with his head sticking out to watch TV.
Professor Song came three times, and then she came over with her own blanket.
When President Xi came to look for someone, he saw the two of them and found them funny.
President Xi had to urge Professor Song repeatedly every time before he could call her back home. He felt helpless, but also happy. It's a rare occasion that a noisy little girl moved into the small western-style building next door, and even Professor Song's mentality has become younger.
"Xiao Chen, young people should also rest early."
Chen Jin touched his nose and nodded seriously. After sending them away, he closed the courtyard gate and the main gate, then turned down the volume and continued watching TV. It was impossible for her to rest early, she had to finish watching this episode.
So, I am still very happy and free not living with my elders!
On Sunday morning, Chen Jin stayed at home until ten o'clock before getting up. Chen Jia also came over with some hot buns.
Chen Jia went upstairs to call for help. When she heard the sound of water splashing in the master bedroom, she knew that her third sister had just gotten up. Fortunately, she brought some buns when she passed by the breakfast shop.
Chen Jin washed up quickly, put on a down jacket and went downstairs. He brought the buns to the coffee table in the living room and turned on the TV. "did you eat?"
"I've eaten." Chen Jia came over to the guest bedroom to find her cosmetics to put on makeup, and asked Chen Jin if she wanted to put on some too. Chen Jin couldn't accept her colorful makeup techniques and refused again and again.
But Chen Jin thought of the last time she saw Aunt Ke Xin in Xiu Li Community. Although her makeup was very heavy, it looked very harmonious. She planned to wait until this month's internship was over, then she would go to Aunt Ke Xin to ask her where she learned makeup and get her hair done at the same time. Well, you can’t do it in a high-profile way, but at this time, perming your hair or something like that is already a very common thing.
Aunt Ke Xin also has good taste in clothes, so she wants to learn from her.
After all, she is a grown-up girl now. She should have been more low-key when she was a student, but now she is about to graduate and start working, so of course she has to dress up and look the best.
"Third sister, when are you going to have your holiday? Sister Ting said she wants to treat us to a meal. Can we choose the French restaurant in Wanmin Square? My classmates said it's delicious."
"Sure. Is it expensive? If it's not expensive, we won't go." Anyway, she had to make Chen Ting bleed. Oh, and what about my third cousin? Last time he said he would treat her to a buffet that cost 300 yuan per person, but she hasn’t had the meal yet. I heard that after he got a car, his boss started to give him small troubles at will, and his business became extremely busy.
"It shouldn't be cheap." Chen Jia laughed so hard that her hands shook and she almost drew her eyebrows crookedly. Her third sister was a down-to-earth person, so she would definitely choose the expensive ones.
When going out, Chen Jin had already changed into a camel-colored woolen coat, tight jeans, a half-high collar sweater, and black leather shoes on his feet.
I learned all of this from the female stars in Hong Kong movies, except for the curly hair!
"Well, not bad, all that's missing is some makeup. Third sister, try a redder lipstick."
When she drove to the Junhao Hotel to meet up with her third uncle and his family, her eldest aunt came over to take a look and praised her with satisfaction: "Third sister has learned how to dress up after working for a few months. She looks better now. Turn around and let me see the back. This coat has a good cut."
My aunt said that she was planning to open another store. The previous store would still sell affordable clothes, and the new store would target young people with high incomes. She asked Chen Jin to go to her store to choose clothes in the future.
As soon as Chen Ting came over, she heard her mother praising Chen Jin again. She pouted, but she didn't get angry with Chen Jin. Instead, she asked her when the internship would end. "What's the good of working in a company? It's unstable, and you can't do this job forever. It's best to find a company, I tell you..."
You tell me, I don't want to hear it. Chen Jin avoided her directly and turned to find his uncle to ask about the progress of the house construction in Qiaoxi Village.
"The foundation is for an eight-story building. We'll build seven stories first, and the basement level will be used as shops. We'll also have to build a parking shed in the fenced-off open space." My uncle added, "We don't have to worry about renting out our house. All the houses for rent in Qiaoxi Village are one-story with shared kitchens and bathrooms. When industrial parks and science and technology parks are built in the future, some people with high incomes won't want to live in poor quality houses. Ours will be just right."
"We'll need to hire someone to help watch the door, so I thought I'd ask Meng Chong to come and help. I'll vacate a room on the first floor for him to live in, and let him take care of the buildings. We'll pay him a salary every month."
Meng Chong is the grandson of my grandmother's sister. His father and her mother are cousins, so she also calls him cousin. Cousin Mengchong has been a simple and honest person since he was young. A few years ago, when he was working in a machinery factory, he accidentally had half of his right hand broken by a machine. Later, the machinery factory was acquired by a private individual, and he lost his job.
If you want someone to collect rent from your house, you have to find someone you can trust. When the eldest uncle suggested letting cousin Meng Chong come, the second uncle and the third uncle had no objection, and Chen Jin would have even less objection.
So the matter was settled. My uncle said that after the building was completed, he would let my cousin Meng Chong go over to supervise the decoration.
Chen Jin imitated her second uncle and nodded seriously. He noticed it and patted her head with a smile.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether she nods or not. She is just a hands-off boss. With three uncles supporting her, she doesn't have to worry about anything.
A gust of cold wind blew over, and everyone shrank their necks at the same time.
The uncle stamped his feet and said, "What's wrong with Chen Yun? I've been waiting for more than ten minutes and she still hasn't come? I'll give her a call."
After a while, my uncle replied with a grim expression, "It's up to you," and hung up the phone. He snorted angrily, "He said he had something urgent to do and won't come. Let's go."
Everyone could see that my uncle was unhappy, so they all changed the subject and talked about happy things.
Chen Jin fell behind a few steps, walking side by side with Chen Jia and the others. Her cousin Chen Yongan came over and whispered to her, "Did your aunt have a conflict with your uncle?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yongan was hit on the head by his brother, who warned him, "Don't talk nonsense about the elders."
Chen Jin pursed his lips and said nothing.
It was later, when she was gossiping with her third cousin, that she found out that her aunt originally wanted to share the demolition compensation for the old house left by her grandparents. The elders had never mentioned it to her before, so she didn't know that her aunt had this idea.
She could guess what happened next without her third cousin saying anything more. It must be that my aunt was feeling unbalanced, and there was a rift in her relationship with my eldest and second uncles. No wonder my aunt’s family was nowhere to be seen at their several dinner parties.
Although the eldest aunt was a powerful person and didn't think much of her mother and third uncle in the past, her mother often mentioned when she was alive that the eldest aunt often brought her clothes.
She felt it was a pity. Her eldest uncle had tried very hard to maintain the relationships among the several families. For example, the relationship between her eldest uncle and his second uncle, third uncle, and aunt was very good. Her aunts didn't meet often but had a good relationship. Her brothers and sisters had some minor conflicts but their relationship was not bad. When her eldest uncle's generation got old, the brothers and sisters of their generation would still keep in touch. This big family would grow into a big tree, and everyone would support each other in the future, so it wouldn't be too difficult.
However, she is also open-minded and believes that some people are just not suitable to be relatives. For example, she and the Liu family were really inappropriate.
Tsk, people really can’t stand being nagged.
They went to the left hall on the second floor to eat. There was a wedding banquet going on in the right hall at that time, and Liu Shisheng's family of four arrived right after them.
Ever since Qiaodong Village was demolished but Qiaoxi Village was not, Liu Shisheng had mixed feelings every time he saw Chen Jin. He wanted to get a piece of the pie but he knew he was in the wrong, and his current status and position did not allow him to do anything out of line. But when he saw Chen Jin walking triumphantly in front of him, he felt uncomfortable, especially when he and Jiang Zijun were discussing whether to buy a bigger house for their family or save the money for their son to study abroad. The two had quarreled over money many times recently.
After graduating from the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, they were assigned to work in the Education Bureau. After the college entrance examination was resumed, they studied for a master's degree and then successfully stayed at the Normal University as teachers. At that time, their work was already the best.
But who would have thought that after more than a decade of reform and opening up, everyone began to focus on money.
He has only been promoted to associate professor for a few years, and the money he has is becoming less and less valuable. If he had known this would happen, he would have bought a larger apartment in his company.
He was thinking about this and that, but Chen Jin just glanced at them and turned away.
The Zhang family is different now that they have become multi-millionaires. They booked the hall on the left and invited not only the Zhang family’s own relatives, but also the relatives of their daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law, and there were more than fifty tables.
Chen Jin and his friends sat at two separate tables. After a while, two old acquaintances came - Chen Wensong and Chen Wenzhen.
They were not invited because they were relatives of the Zhang family, but because the eldest son of the Zhang family had been close to them recently and also wanted to buy a piece of land to build a building, so they were invited.
Chen Jin saw that Chen Wenzhen came alone, while Chen Wensong came with his new wife, a girl who looked still very young. When she entered the warm hall and took off her coat, her bulging belly was very conspicuous. When the three of them saw that there were still empty seats at my uncle's table, they came over and joined them.
As soon as Chen Wensong sat down, she asked her uncle, "You need to transfer my third sister's household registration to buy land in Qiaoxi Village? Can we buy it without transferring the household registration?"
My uncle laughed and said, "I don't know about that. Ask a lawyer."
When it comes to finding a lawyer, Chen Wensong feels unlucky. The last time he found a lawyer was when he got divorced, and he was given a building!
"How much is the land per square meter in Qiaoxi Village? Qiaoxi Village has been saying that there is no more residential land. Is this a lie?" Chen Wensong asked his uncle again, "We have been brothers for decades. Tell me the truth. Is Qiaoxi Village going to make a big move?"
Uncle: "Then wait a minute."
Chen Wensong's eyes were stern, "What are you waiting for?"
"Wait until Qingming Festival to pay respect to the ancestors. I will burn a few sticks of incense and ask the ancestors if they have any news to tell me."
Chen Wensong: “…”
Chen Jin laughed out loud. She had learned what she wanted to say. Next time someone asked her this question, she would know how to respond.
Chen Wensong was embarrassed, but his uncle said it as a joke, so he couldn't get angry. After waiting for a while, Old Man Zhang came up to the stage and took the microphone to speak.
Chen Yongan was so hungry that he bent over and whispered, "If you don't serve me food, I'll starve to death."
Tian Miao and Chen Jia were in no mood to listen to what the people above said. They poured themselves another drink and gulped down the drink to fill their stomachs.
Chen Ting sighed impatiently, "I don't know what my dad was thinking. He had to invite us along. We're not familiar with the Zhang family. I finally have a day off, and I was thinking about going shopping with my friends."
Yes, they were not familiar with the Zhang family, and it was not like they could not afford to eat at Junhao Hotel, so there was no need to be greedy for this meal. But they came in such a large crowd not for the meal, but for my aunt.
My aunt can't have her own children, and my uncle's two children have grown up and can start their own families. They didn't like my aunt before, and now that they have money, they may look down on her even more.
But, they are not the only ones who have money. My uncle and his family made this trip just to tell the Zhang family that my aunt also has her family as a supporter.
"Today, my Zhang family is visiting. I would like to invite all my relatives and friends to come out and have a gathering. Let's bond and keep in touch... Let's eat and drink well!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a waiter came up with the dishes.
Chen Jin didn't really listen to what Old Man Zhang said just now. He was just busy looking at the table at his uncle's house. His aunt's two sisters-in-law were all dressed very luxuriously, with all kinds of gold jewelry. My aunt only wore a gold bracelet and did not whisper to her two sisters-in-law.
The compensation is tens of millions. I guess all the relatives of the Zhang family are going crazy.
Only a few people in Mutang Village were able to receive such compensation. Chen Jin heard from his aunt that many families only received their houses and hundreds of thousands of yuan in compensation. In the past, a few hundred thousand and several houses were already a lot. But who can compare with the Zhang family? Many villagers are jealous.
When Old Man Zhang brought his three sons to his eldest uncle's table to toast, he was obviously more enthusiastic than when he went to other tables. He also said that the two families were relatives and they should visit each other more often in the future.
"Chen Kui said she wanted to open a shop with her third brother to do some small business. We are very supportive. I have already said that we will buy a shop in a few days and register it under Chen Kui's name. She has taken care of the old and the young for so many years. She has worked hard."
Regardless of his purpose, Old Man Zhang was willing to make friends and give benefits to Chen Kui. My uncle and his friends were also happy to talk to him. So when Old Man Zhang said he wanted to know about buying land in the suburbs of Xicheng District, my uncle smiled and said, "Let's make an appointment to have dinner and talk about it in detail some other day. What do you think?"
"That's fine. We've moved to Hanlin Garden now, so it's very convenient for Chen Kui to go to her third brother's house. We live close to each other and can visit each other often."
Chen Jin was peeling shrimps for herself while watching the social interactions of her elders. Chen Yongan next to her snorted a few times, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, he patted Chen Jin on the shoulder and asked her to go see her uncle-in-law Zhang Leye.
"What's so good about it?" Does it mean that he is no longer the same person after changing into an expensive suit?
Chen Yongan felt uncomfortable, "I used to think my uncle-in-law was honest and simple, but now he has changed a lot." Looking at the expression on his uncle-in-law's face when he was talking to his father just now, he no longer had the honest look he used to have, and he even looked down on his father vaguely.
Tsk, I don't know what he is showing off now. The compensation his father received was not as much as his family, but it is not certain how much he can get. He got excited even before he had anything in his hands.
Chen Jin peeled three large shrimps for himself and put them in the bowl. He took a tissue to wipe his hands and said while watching the people at the next table toasting each other, "How do you know that he has changed? Maybe he was like this before, but he didn't have money and couldn't support himself. It's different now. He has become a multi-millionaire."
Like the biased Chen Sangong and Chen Sanpo, the cheating Chen Wensong, and Chen Yongqiang who lost millions in gambling, have they become like this only now?
Of course not.
In the past, Mr. and Mrs. Chen San relied on their eldest son and daughter-in-law to make a living, Chen Wenzhen relied on Jiang Keyin's family for help, and Chen Yongqiang didn't have the capital and didn't dare to gamble big. These were all prerequisites, but once they had the opportunity to choose, their true nature was exposed.
It's not that they have changed a lot, but that they are essentially like this, and enough money gives them the confidence to expose their true nature.
Chen Jin was calm and composed, like a master who had seen through the world.
The next second, the waiter brought a dessert. Chen Jin immediately sat up straight, waiting for the dessert to be passed to her. Pick up one of the desserts and a small spoon, scoop out a big spoonful and put it into your mouth, it’s delicious!
"Don't worry about it, just eat this meal first."
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