Chapter 138 Choosing a Job
Zuo Jianming swore he had never eaten such a delicious breakfast in his life.
Firstly, because Yu Shan's cooking skills were indeed excellent, and secondly, because after the apocalypse, their community had lost water, electricity, and gas, and they usually ate meal replacement biscuits.
This thing sounds impressive, but it's actually made by crushing and mixing together mutated insects that have been killed.
Meal replacement biscuits are manufactured in a standardized factory to save energy.
After all, coal mines and oil fields have stopped production, and the only energy source available is the mutated trees cut down from the wild.
Nowadays, ordinary people eat meal replacement biscuits, while some fire-type ability users can control their supernatural fire to heat up the stove so they can cook their own meals.
Of course, the place where Yu Shan lived was equipped with water, electricity, and heating, so high-end talents could enjoy high-end treatment.
After eating meal replacement biscuits for two months, Zuo Jianming is now enjoying a hot breakfast made by his daughter, whose cooking skills are so good. Of course, he thinks it tastes delicious.
But eating plain rice like this for one or two meals is fine, but it definitely won't work in the long run.
Zuo Jianming then discussed with his daughter: "Daughter, your dad has only just turned forty-seven this year, so I have to go to work."
But the residential community where you live, although the conditions are excellent, is too far away from where your mother and I work.
"How about we move back home for a while?"
Du Qiuping quickly added, "Yes, yes, your dad is right. Jobs are hard to find these days. If we lose our jobs so easily, are we going to rely on you to support us in the future?"
Yu Shan wanted to say that she could support them, but she knew that her parents were not the kind of people who could comfortably rely on their children.
"How about I ask Commander Jiang if there are any suitable jobs for you near Anju Community?" Yu Shan suggested.
"Oh? Wouldn't that be inappropriate? After all, you've only just joined the superpower group, and you're already asking your parents to find jobs? People will gossip about it," Du Qiuping said.
Seeing that her daughter was living in a good environment, she was genuinely happy for her daughter.
But she didn't want to be a burden to her daughter at all.
"Mom and Dad, don't worry. What you consider a big deal is probably a trivial matter in Commander Jiang's eyes," Yu Shan said.
She immediately took out the satellite phone she had received the day before and dialed Jiang Tao's number.
The new phone has six numbers stored on it: Jiang Tao's, the four guards', and a logistics officer who is specifically responsible for handling related matters.
Jiang Tao received a call from Yu Shan early in the morning, thinking she was dissatisfied with the new house and the benefits she received, but it turned out she was helping her parents inquire about job opportunities.
"Comrade Xiao Zuo, don't worry, I'll hand this over to Staff Officer Fang. I'll have him contact your parents later and arrange suitable work based on their needs." Jiang Tao said with a friendly smile and a good attitude.
Turning to Staff Officer Fang, he immediately frowned: "Staff Officer Fang, why didn't you arrange this?"
"Commander, the main issue is that Comrade Zuo's family just moved in last night. I was thinking of letting them adjust to their new environment before discussing this matter again in a few days," Staff Officer Fang hurriedly said.
In fact, he hadn't even considered it.
In his view, this newcomer, Zuo Shan, had made no contribution whatsoever, so why did he get to live in the best house in the entire Anju community right away?
Moreover, even if she deserves special attention, the fact that the troupe leader allowed her parents to move in with him is already an exceptional favor.
There's no reason for us to take care of everything for their family, is there?
However, seeing that Commander Jiang was unhappy, he upgraded his assessment of Zuo Shan's level.
Could it be that Commander Jiang is planning to have an affair with a younger woman? If that's the case, then this Comrade Zuo Shan might become the commander's wife in the future.
Then her parents became the regimental commander's father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on his back.
Fortunately, he hasn't said anything derogatory yet, so it's not too late to curry favor.
Yu Shan had just finished having breakfast with her parents when Staff Officer Fang came to visit in person.
He deliberately asked with a smile in front of Yu Shan, "Uncle Zuo, Aunt Du, what kind of work are you interested in? You might as well tell me."
That way I can arrange suitable work according to your needs.
Zuo Jianming and his wife were stunned; they had only managed to get this cleanup job after much difficulty.
For this, they paid the price—five packs of instant noodles.
In today's context of scarce resources, instant noodles are considered a very precious commodity.
This was all thanks to Du Qiuping, who suddenly became obsessed with listening to novels a few months before the apocalypse, and Zuo Jianming listened to them with her a few times.
Then he felt that his wife always liked to listen to those palace intrigue and family feud stories, which was really annoying, so he chose two categories of novels: post-apocalyptic and fantasy novels, which are suitable for men to listen to.
When novels mention the apocalypse, the first thing they mention is the frenzied hoarding of supplies.
Although he wasn't entirely convinced that the apocalypse would come, he figured it was always a good idea to stock up on some food.
Just like when there's a typhoon or continuous rain, making it inconvenient to go to the supermarket, that's when you can use convenient food to stave off hunger.
His family didn't have much spare money, so in the end he bought two boxes of five-pound compressed biscuits, plus ten 20-liter bottles of purified water.
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He used his own savings because he was afraid his wife would be angry and scold him for being wasteful.
Later, he happened to catch a big online promotion for Baixiang instant noodles, which offered a free electric cooker and ten sausages with every purchase, so he bought two boxes, a total of sixty packs.
Because of these supplies, in the early days of the apocalypse, the couple and their youngest son stayed at home, avoiding going out to collect supplies, getting infected, or being scratched by zombies.
Why go outside to your death when there's food available?
Now, the chief of staff of the army is actually coming to their door in person to let them choose a suitable job. Isn't that too good a treatment?
Zuo Jianming now fully understands that his daughter's special ability, which cannot be revealed to outsiders, is indeed very precious.
The leaders value her so much, so as her parents, we shouldn't tarnish her reputation.
Zuo Jianming then smiled and said, "Officer Fang, you're too kind. When it comes to jobs, it's not up to us to choose; it's more appropriate for the employers to choose us."
"Uncle Zuo, Aunt Du, I'm really not being polite. Only by resolving the concerns of the cadres in the regiment can they better shine in their work."
As a family member of Comrade Xiao Zuo, our logistics department has a responsibility to resolve your work issues.” Staff Officer Fang’s attitude was sincere and firm.
Zuo Jianming finally understood that he had to quit his job today, otherwise Staff Officer Fang would not be able to explain himself to his superiors.
So he mustered his courage and began to choose from the types of work that Staff Officer Fang had given him.
He said he was choosing, but in reality he didn't dare to look closely, since it would take up too much of other people's time.
In the end, he chose a job that involved cleaning and sorting crystal nuclei.
First of all, the work address is located within Anju Community, making commuting to and from get off work quite convenient;
Secondly, he had heard that crystal cores were a good thing that could help superhumans level up.
Although he didn't dare steal the crystal core for his daughter and son, by personally handling it, he could at least find out some information about it.
In case their daughter needs something in the future, at least they can get some firsthand information.
If you're lucky, as an employee, you might even get a discount on internal prices.
When he saw that he had chosen this job, Staff Officer Fang felt a little embarrassed.
He originally thought that Comrade Xiao Zuo's parents would definitely ask for an exorbitant amount and choose an easy and respectable job.
Unexpectedly, they chose to clean and sort the crystal nuclei. This job was tiring and didn't pay much, so it wasn't a good job at all.
"You've made up your mind? You won't regret it?" Staff Officer Fang asked.
"Yes, I don't regret it." Zuo Jianming nodded vigorously.
"Aunt Zuo, are you also choosing this job?" Staff Officer Fang looked at Du Qiuping again. This woman could be the future mother-in-law of the regimental commander, and he was determined not to miss the opportunity to curry favor with her.
Du Qiuping had no objection to her husband's choice. Ever since their daughter was born, her husband had decided to go to the city to work.
Later, after saving some money, she had him take out a loan to buy a house.
Three years later, housing prices began to soar. If they hadn't acted decisively, they wouldn't have been able to afford their own house after the prices rose.
As it turned out, her husband's decision was very wise.
Now, Du Qiuping nodded in agreement, convinced that her husband's choice of this job was definitely the right one.
They could never have imagined the surprises their decision today would bring them in the future.
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