Chapter 211 The Secret Bun
In the morning, Zhu Xiuyu cooked porridge and went to the street corner to buy fried dough cakes. Then she called Zhuang Chaoying and the children to get up.
Everyone had breakfast together, and some went to school, and some went to work.
Usually, Zhu Xiuyu would go out with Zhuang Chaoying, but today Zhu Xiuyu was a little hesitant.
Zhuang Chaoying urged, "Hurry up, or you'll be late."
Zhu Xiuyu turned around and said to him, "I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach. Chaoying, you go first! Don't be late."
Zhuang Chaoying didn't care and went to work first.
After Zhu Xiu Yu confirmed that they had all left, she entered Hong Bin's room.
She rolled up Hongbin's mattress, moved the bed board closest to the wall, reached in and took out a locked iron box.
She opened the box and found some odds and ends inside. She took out a passbook from the box and put it in her pocket. After remaking Hongbin's bed, she left the house.
The money in this passbook is all her savings before she and Zhuang Chaoying got married.
When they got married, she exchanged Hongbin's job for a house, and Zhuang Chaoying never thought of asking her for money.
It was she who took the initiative to tell Zhuang Chaoying that she had no savings, and Zhuang Chaoying did not doubt it.
Because she was a temporary worker with a salary of only a dozen yuan at the beginning, and it increased a little in recent years, but it was still less than 30 yuan. She also had a son, so it was normal for her to have no savings.
Not many, but there are some.
Zhu Xiu Yu first went to the savings bank to withdraw some money and kept it close to her before going to work.
Zhu Xiu Yu was extremely nervous the whole morning.
In the afternoon, Yu Xuegong, the canteen's personnel team leader, was stopped by Zhu Xiuyu after the meeting.
"Team Leader Yu."
"What's the matter?" Yu Xuegong glanced at Zhu Xiuyu with an unfriendly tone.
"I'm Zhu Xiu Yu, a temporary worker in the cafeteria." Zhu Xiu Yu introduced quickly.
Yu Xuegong knew her, and he knew that she stopped him because the logistics department was going to lay off some temporary workers, so he immediately said:
"I can't make the decision on this matter."
"Please say a few good words for him." Zhu Xiu Yu took out a bag from her pocket and handed it to Yu Xuegong.
The bag was open, and Yu Xuegong frowned when he saw four big buns inside.
"You must take it. You must take it." Zhu Xiu Yu said emphatically.
Yu Xuegong seemed to understand the hidden secrets of the bun, so he took it:
"I told them last time that your buns are the best, and I wanted my wife to learn how to make them from you."
"Try it when you get back." Zhu Xiu Yu continued to suggest.
"Okay, let's talk about that. There's no conclusion yet."
"I know, I know," Zhu Xiuyu replied softly, "Just help me with a bite. Whether it succeeds or not is up to me. If Sister-in-law thinks it's delicious, tell me when you get your meal and I'll make some more for you."
"Okay, I'll take it back and let her try it." Yu Xuegong nodded, turned around and left.
When I left, I looked around and there was no one around.
Both of them were relieved.
On that day, Zhu Xiu Yu gave away three bags of vegetarian buns.
She had to give it a try no matter what. She was an old lady with skills, so she always had to wait in line behind others.
The most important thing is that she has not saved enough money to open a small restaurant. Even if she works for one more year, she can save a little more money. Without money, she can't move forward.
Zhuang Chaoying still has half a year to help the banker pay off his debts, and he doesn't have any extra money.
More importantly, she tried several times, but Zhuang Chaoying was extremely disgusted with the idea of opening a store. He only hoped that Zhu Xiuyu could be a temporary worker and earn a stable salary.
Zhu Xiu Yu didn't dare to think about how Zhuang Chaoying would react if she lost her job.
After get off work in the afternoon, Zhu Xiu Yu left a little early and returned home before Zhuang Chaoying and the children, and put away the passbook first.
While I was tidying up the quilt, the children came back first.
Hong Bin saw Zhu Xiuyu adjusting the quilt and said:
"Mom, don't change our quilt yet."
"Why?" Zhu Xiuyu asked.
"Aunt, the weather forecast says it will be rainy this week. I'm worried that it won't dry after washing. Let's keep it there for another week and change it next week." Pengfei took over.
"Is that so? Okay, then let's not change it for now. You guys listen to the weather forecast. I'll wash it together when it's sunny." Zhu Xiu Yu tidied up the quilt.
Hongbin observed Zhu Xiuyu and found that nothing seemed to be wrong as it was last night, so he felt relieved.
Yu Xuegong returned home and put the bag given by Zhu Xiuyu on the table.
His wife opened the bag and saw a few buns inside, but she was not very interested.
Yu Xuegong closed the door and said in a low voice, "Open it and see."
His wife seemed to understand something and immediately pulled up the curtains. The couple walked over to the buns and opened the four buns one by one.
There is a big unity note inside each bun, totaling forty yuan.
His wife's interest immediately faded, and she curled her lips: "That's all, and you still want to keep your job! This is the most stingy thing you've done recently."
Yu Xuegong took the money out of the bun and wiped it clean with a rag:
"As long as it's money, it's fine! She doesn't even know if I'm speaking up for her or not. This money is basically free money. I think it's better than those people giving away canned food or cigarettes."
His wife nodded: "Yes, the money can be spent on other things."
She ate the bun and said, "This guy is smart, much smarter than those who deliver things directly to your door. If you send something directly to your door, you will accept it, but you are afraid that he will be seen carrying it all the way. If you say no, you will feel like you are losing out."
"That's right, just this bun. You show it to people, and they don't even know about it. It's really reassuring."
"But these buns are inedible!" Yu Xuegong's wife said again.
"You spendthrift woman! You can't just take out the filling and eat the skin! The skin isn't dirty!"
"Okay, okay! You're the only one who knows how to make a living. You know what? This guy even knows how to use vegetarian fillings. Hahaha!"
“It’s not stupid.”
Yu Xuegong hoped that everyone would be as smart as Zhu Xiuyu, so that he could make a fortune by taking advantage of this opportunity.
Those who didn't want to leave and those who wanted to come in had to go through his hands, but in fact, he could not play any role. Whether they stayed or went was still determined by the arrangements of the factory and logistics leaders.
Huang Ling soon found out about this.
When I went to the factory to deliver winter clothes to Director Lan that day, I heard the union members discussing this matter.
No one treated her as an outsider. They continued talking while looking at the winter clothes she had prepared for Director Lan's family.
She just listened to it.
With more regular workers being recruited, there is naturally no need for temporary workers. Therefore, not only the canteen, but all other departments are preparing to do so.
The unions are really facing a great threat now.
In fact, she thought about it. When she entered the factory just now, she heard the policy of unpaid leave being repeated on the radio. The purpose was to make everyone more proactive.
Huang Ling smiled and said that she could still hold on for now, but she would really cry when everyone was laid off in a few years.
Unexpectedly, she received a call from Dongzhe in the evening.
Dongzhe said nervously, "Auntie, come quickly! Something happened to my mom!"
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