"Hello, is this the Landao Garment Factory? I'm looking for Hanmei!"
As soon as the call connected, Lin Xue said something into the microphone.
At this moment, Han's parents, elder brother, and sister-in-law were all standing behind her, waiting for a reply on the phone.
"Comrade Hanmei is working in the workshop right now. Please call back in 5 minutes, and I'll go get her for you!"
A man's voice came through the phone, and then the call was quickly disconnected.
"What did you say? Why did you hang up the phone?"
Standing behind Lin Xue, Han's mother asked with some concern.
"This is their factory office's phone number. Hanmei is at work right now. He told me to call him back in 5 minutes so he can go and get Hanmei out!"
Lin Xue thought 629 was quite reliable, as the whole process was very clear and straightforward.
About five minutes later, Lin Xue dialed the phone back again.
I picked up the phone and held it to my ear. A familiar voice came from the other end.
"Hello, this is Hanmei!"
The voice on the other end of the phone was a very clear and pleasant female voice, which put the Han family members who had pressed their ears close to the phone at ease.
Although the person speaking into the microphone was speaking Mandarin, there was an unmistakable regional accent.
And that sound was definitely their local dialect.
Secondly, there's Hanmei's voice. You can tell from her voice that she has a cheerful personality. People with this kind of personality are usually decisive and efficient, not petty or indecisive.
"Hey, Hanmei! This is Han Xiaoxue!"
"I'm calling to ask if your factory is still hiring."
Lin Xue moved the microphone away from her ear a little so that the people around her could hear it more clearly.
"Yes, we're hiring! Our factory is really busy right now and we're short-staffed, but the busy period will only last for about a month. If you want to come, you'd better hurry!"
"Once this busy season is over, it won't be easy to get in. At that point, it won't be you choosing the factories, but the factories choosing you!"
"Xiaoxue, do you want to come over? I'm the group leader in our factory now, and I have a recommendation spot. If you come, I can get you in right away!"
Upon hearing that Hanmei was the group leader in the factory, the Han family members behind them felt a little relieved.
Since the other party has available spots, my daughter will definitely be able to get a job at the factory, so I'm not worried about her making a wasted trip.
“I’m going there, but I want to ask first, I’m now divorced from Zhang Haisheng and I have a 6-year-old daughter with me.”
"If I bring my child with me, will the factory still hire me?"
Lin Xue raised her question again, a question that was also raised by the Han family.
Originally, Han's mother wanted Lin Xue to leave Daya in the countryside for her to take care of, and then Daya would go to the city to study with Lin Xue when she reached school age.
But Lin Xue did not agree.
“Mom, it’s precisely because Da Ya isn’t in school yet that we want to take her to the city to broaden her horizons. Otherwise, if we wait until she starts school, Da Ya will have all the habits of people from our village, and she definitely won’t get along with city people. I’m worried that Da Ya will be ostracized!”
Lin Xue's reason left Han's mother speechless. However, she also said that it would be best if Daya could be taken with her, but if that wasn't possible, Daya would be left in the village for her to take care of.
Whether or not to take the child out is not a decision that Lin Xue and the Han family can make; it mainly depends on how the factory arranges it.
"Is your daughter 6 years old? If she is, you can send her to kindergarten. There is a factory-run kindergarten here. It's very convenient to drop your child off in the morning and pick her up in the evening!"
"This is how mothers here with children do it. Otherwise, how could they manage to take care of both their children and their factory work?"
This was something Lin Xue and 629 had agreed on long ago: they would raise their own child themselves, and she couldn't possibly abandon her child to go to the city to enjoy a life of luxury.
After all, Lin Xue wasn't really going to work. Everyone says that it's better to be your own boss than to work for someone else, so she planned to open a shop first as a temporary measure.
Once things stabilize over there, we'll pick one of the four Han brothers and bring him over to work for her.
Then she can do something else and gradually build up her family business.
Of course, Lin Xue won't start a family business. When she has enough power, she will find a way out for the Han family so that they can earn money and spend it as they please.
It is said that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.
Lin Xue firmly believes that even if brothers and sisters lend a hand, it is unacceptable to help without limits.
From the very first mission world, she understood a principle: in this world, endless giving will never bring the deserved reward; instead, it will only increase others' appetites.
When the other party's appetite grows to a certain extent, it will only open its abyssal maw and swallow you whole.
As they left the post office, the Han family's feelings shifted from trepidation to reluctance.
"Daughter, the village chief and the others are already waiting for us at the household registration office. The village chief will take you to register your household registration as a woman later. We won't go with you. There are too many people there, and the staff will get annoyed if we go too much!"
When they arrived at the household registration office, Han's mother took Lin Xue's hand and had Han's father lead her inside.
"Little Xue, I've already spoken with Comrade Xiao Lei about this. Just give me your name and your daughter's name, and I'll have them register you here."
As soon as she entered, Village Chief Han pulled Lin Xue to the opposite side of a desk.
"Speak up, give me your names, and I'll process your residency registration!"
Xiao Lei is a very young man. Judging from his relationship with Village Chief Han, the two should be quite familiar with each other.
"Homeowner's name?"
"Han Xiaoxue!"
What's your child's name?
"My daughter's name is Han Xuan!"
Before coming here, Lin Xue had already given her daughter a new name. Calling her "Da Ya" all the time was really awful, and it wasn't even her formal name. It was fine as a nickname, but if she went to school with that name, people would laugh their heads off!
"Alright, wait here for a moment, I'll go print out the household registration books for you!"
The process was beyond Lin Xue's expectations; she didn't expect it to be so simple to get her household registration settled.
They didn't ask or say anything, just gave me my name, and they registered me in no time and that was it.
After receiving the fresh household registration book, Lin Xue returned to Hanjia Village surrounded by the Han family.
That evening, I treated the old village chief and his family to a simple meal to express my gratitude.
The next day, Lin Xue, carrying the luggage prepared by Han's mother, led Daya onto the bus bound for Lan Island.
Originally, Han's mother wanted Lin Xue to take all the 200 yuan that the Zhang family had compensated her with, but Lin Xue refused.
"Mother, I'll only take half the money with me this time. We don't know what's going on over there, we have to go and see for ourselves!"
"Please keep this 100 yuan for me. If things don't work out with Landao, we'll have a backup plan!"
Lin Xue always managed to find a reason to shut Han's mother up. Even after the bus slowly drove away, Han's mother and the Han family were still standing by the roadside, gazing into the distance at the direction the bus had gone.
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