"Hello, I've been here for two or three hours." The first interviewer was a simple-minded man. He looked at Chen Feng with great excitement, finally feeling that his long wait hadn't been in vain.
"How old are you?" Chen Feng asked.
"Thirty-four years old, thirty-five years old in the traditional Chinese age reckoning."
Which village are you from?
“From Xiaoqiao Village.”
"Let me see your ID card."
Chen Feng took the ID card, verified his identity, left his phone number and WeChat, added him to a group, and that was it.
"Okay, go home and wait for my message. I'll contact you again when we start work." Chen Feng nodded.
"Have I passed the test?" the man couldn't help but ask.
"You've passed, but whether you can continue doing this job depends on your work attitude. As long as you work hard, there won't be any problems," Chen Feng replied.
"Okay, okay, don't worry, I'll definitely do my best." The man was overjoyed to hear this and made repeated promises before leaving the group.
The next interviewee was an older woman. Chen Feng looked at her and sighed.
“Auntie, you can’t do it. It’s heavy physical labor, and we don’t hire women.”
"I'm capable. I do all the farming at home. I do just as much as the men. I'm very strong."
The older woman retorted, but Chen Feng felt that her plump figure didn't quite match what she was saying.
This is why Chen Feng insisted on conducting interviews. Many people see the high salary and want to come and make money easily, hoping to earn a month's salary and then deal with the consequences later.
You can tell at a glance that some people can't do this job.
"Auntie, please come for an interview when there are other cafeteria jobs available in the future. I'm sorry to say I can't come this time," Chen Feng said, declining the offer.
He also told Lin Nian that the women in the queue could all go home, as they were simply not capable of doing the work.
In fact, they were not unaware that there were no women working in the mines, because there were abandoned mines around their village. How could they not know that?
They just wanted to try their luck and see if they could squeeze in by pleading and begging.
"We do not accept women for this job opening. Thank you for your support. Women may leave now."
"We'll open applications again when we're hiring cafeteria staff next time. Thank you for your cooperation."
Lin Nian clapped his hands to drive the crowd away, and some people, hearing this, turned away with displeasure.
“Grandpa, you can’t do this job. Go home, next one,” Chen Feng said, looking at the old man with white hair in front of him.
Although the old man wasn't using a cane, he looked to be over sixty. How could he possibly want that?
“I can do it. I’m very strong. You can watch and see. I can lift this up directly.”
To prove his ability, the old man started to lift Chen Feng's table.
"Hey hey hey!"
Chen Feng reacted quickly, grabbing his own table and pressing down on it to prevent him from lifting it.
There are paper and pens on the table, as well as my phone. If I were to pick it up, it would smash all over the floor.
"My God, sir, hurry up and get on to the next one!" Chen Feng was speechless. What kind of people were these?
Even if you cure him, he'll still drool. Would you dare mess with him?
Zheng Ping came over, persuaded the old man to leave, and then moved on to the next person.
After careful selection, Chen Feng chose fifty people, who became his first batch of employees.
"We've filled all the positions for today, everyone can go home now. I'll let you know if there are any more recruitment plans in the future, so come back next time!" Chen Feng stood up and shouted to the group.
Upon hearing this, everyone sighed. After queuing for so long, they hadn't even gotten a job. How could they not sigh?
But there's nothing you can do but sigh and wait for the next recruitment round.
The line gradually dispersed, marking the end of the recruitment process.
"My goodness, these people don't listen to me at all. You're all lining up in front, and they're about to start fighting in the back," Huang Fei said, wiping the sweat from his brow.
"Do you think things were easy up ahead? That old lady dragged her out for ages before I finally managed to get her to leave," Zheng Ping said, shaking his head.
"Let's have lunch here. I haven't eaten anything this morning; I've been working on job applications right here," Chen Feng said, putting away his notebook and sounding a little hungry.
The night passed uneventfully, but the next morning, a major event took place in the village.
Chen Jianguo is back!
Moreover, he didn't return in a sorry state; instead, he drove back in a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, openly and legitimately.
When very few families in the village owned cars, Chen Jianguo drove a 400,000 yuan car back to the village, and you can imagine the sensation it caused.
"Holy crap, did you guys know? Chen Feng's dad's back!"
"When did this happen? You're really back?!"
"He's really back, and he's driving a Land Cruiser Prado. Holy crap, he's made it big overseas."
"No wonder the village chief went down there. It turns out it wasn't just about the gold mine, but also about the grudges of the older generation. Now I understand."
"The Chen family is really powerful now."
As Chen Jianguo drove his car into the yard, he got out and looked at his son and wife whom he hadn't seen in a long time, his eyes instantly reddening.
"Come in, come in quickly." Liu Ping was also a little excited and waved for him to come in first.
To be honest, Chen Feng felt very conflicted because he hadn't really met his father much, which made him feel somewhat awkward.
The family sat down at the table. Chen Feng and Chen Jianguo exchanged a glance, then subconsciously looked away.
"You two can get to know each other better, there's no need to be so reserved," Liu Ping said, trying to lighten the mood, knowing why they were acting this way.
"Um, son." Chen Jianguo took out the car keys and handed them to Chen Feng.
“Over the years, I have been neglecting you and your daughter. I originally wanted to save money to build you a big house, but I didn’t expect that your house was already finished.”
"Just before I came back, I used the money to buy you a car, so you won't have to drive that little van anymore."
Chen Feng looked at the car keys, blinked, and then looked at his mother, who didn't know how to speak for a moment.
This is clearly because Liu Ping forgot to tell Chen Jianguo that Chen Feng already has a nice car, and Chen Jianguo is a bit out of touch with the information.
"Um, thank you, Dad." Chen Feng took the car keys, after all, it was a token of his appreciation, and he decided not to bring it up for the time being.
Seeing Chen Feng take the keys, Chen Jianguo couldn't help but smile. He knew that no man could resist a Land Cruiser Prado.
He bought the car for two reasons: first, to give it to Chen Feng, and second, to show off in the village.
He used this car to tell everyone that Chen Jianguo is now powerful and has returned home in glory.
The family gathered together for a meal. After spending the day together, Chen Feng and Chen Jianguo became much more at ease. That night, Chen Jianguo naturally slept with Liu Ping.
"Hehe, has our son ever driven such a nice car before? I'm a pretty good dad, aren't I?" Chen Jianguo couldn't help but say proudly to Liu Ping.
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