"Okay, report for duty at six o'clock tomorrow morning. It's a three-day probationary period; if you pass, you'll be hired."
The man with glasses handed him a form.
"Fill this out."
Su Mingqiang breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed he hadn't been recognized.
He took the form and was about to fill it out when the office door was suddenly pushed open.
"Old Zhang, let me see the list of these newly recruited people."
A familiar voice sounded from behind.
Su Mingqiang's body froze instantly.
That was the voice of my father, Su Jianguo!
The man with glasses quickly stood up.
"Mr. Su, why did you come in person? The list is here; we hired twenty people today."
Su Jianguo walked to the table, picked up the list, and glanced at it.
Su Mingqiang kept his head down, his heart pounding, afraid of being recognized.
"Hmm, not bad."
Su Jianguo put down the list, his gaze swept over the applicants in the office, lingering on Su Mingqiang for a moment, his brows furrowing slightly.
Su Mingqiang felt that his back was soaked with sweat.
Did his father recognize him?
"you..."
Su Jianguo suddenly spoke.
Su Mingqiang's heart was in his throat.
"You dropped your pen."
Su Jianguo bent down, picked up the pen from the ground, and handed it to him.
Su Mingqiang took the pen with trembling hands, not daring to look up.
"Th...thank you."
Su Jianguo glanced at him again, then turned to the man with glasses and said.
"Take good care of this group of people; they urgently need manpower at the greenhouse."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Su, don't worry."
Su Jianguo nodded and left the office.
Su Mingqiang finally breathed a sigh of relief, his palms covered in cold sweat.
After filling out the form, Su Mingqiang fled the recruitment office as if he were escaping.
As he walked to the village entrance, he was suddenly stopped by someone.
"Big brother?"
Su Mingqiang trembled all over.
Turning around, he saw his younger brother, Su Mingfu, standing not far away, looking shocked.
"It really is you!"
Su Mingfu walked over quickly.
"What are you doing here? Dad said he saw someone familiar at the job posting office, but I thought he was mistaken..."
"Third brother..."
Su Mingqiang's throat was dry, and he didn't know what to say.
Su Mingfu looked him up and down, his gaze complex.
"You're here for the job?"
Su Mingqiang nodded in shame.
"Your sister-in-law gave birth, and the family... needs money."
"Come on, let's go home and talk."
Su Mingfu pulled him away.
"no!"
Su Mingqiang broke free from his brother's hand.
"I can't let Dad know..."
Upon hearing this, Su Mingfu sighed helplessly.
"I have to go back."
Su Mingqiang came up with an excuse.
"Jinhua and the children are still waiting for me at home."
"Big brother!"
Su Mingfu took two steps after him.
Are you coming to work tomorrow?
Su Mingqiang stopped walking, without turning around or answering.
...
It was evening.
Su Jianguo and his family returned to Beijing.
Wang Xiulan served the last plate of braised pork, wiped her hands, and greeted the plate.
"Stop what you're doing, let's eat!"
Su Jianguo put down the ledger in his hand and went to the dining table.
"Dad, the greenhouse harvested another 300 jin of cucumbers today, and they'll be delivered first thing tomorrow morning."
Su Mingfu reported while serving the rice.
Su Jianguo nodded and picked up his chopsticks.
"Hmm, how are the newly hired workers doing?"
"It's alright, but there are a few beginners who need to be taught slowly."
Su Mingfu picked up a piece of green vegetable with his chopsticks, then suddenly seemed to remember something and said...
"Oh, right, Dad, I saw my older brother when I went to the job fair today."
Everyone around fell silent.
Only Su Jianguo remained calm and slowly took a sip of soup.
“Go on.”
Su Mingfu swallowed hard.
"My older brother changed his name to Su Qiang, saying he was from the eastern district. Accountant Zhang didn't recognize him, so... she hired him."
Everyone turned their attention to Su Jianguo.
As Su Jianguo's career grew, so did his personal power and influence.
Nowadays, even the most mischievous Su Yuzhen's legs tremble involuntarily when she sees Su Jianguo.
“I saw it.”
Su Jianguo suddenly spoke, his voice eerily calm.
"I recognized him immediately when he was in the office."
Wang Xiulan looked puzzled.
"Honey, you...you recognized Mingqiang? Then how come..."
Why didn't I expose him on the spot?
Su Jianguo sneered.
"He's just here to make money, why should I embarrass him?"
Su Mingfu asked cautiously.
"Dad, if my older brother comes to work tomorrow..."
"Follow the standards for ordinary workers."
Su Jianguo said firmly.
"120 a month, two meals provided. Good performance gets you a job, bad performance gets you fired."
Silence fell again at the dinner table.
Wang Xiulan hesitated for a moment, then finally just sighed.
Su Yuzhen shrank back, not daring to even pick up any more food.
"Have a meal."
Su Jianguo gave a brief order, ending the topic.
...
On the other side.
The next day, before dawn, Su Mingqiang got up.
He dressed quietly, careful not to wake Li Jinhua and the child who were still fast asleep.
He didn't sleep a wink last night, his mind filled with the humiliation of having to work at his father's company today.
"So early?"
Li Jinhua was still awakened, her voice still sleepy.
"Yes, I need to be at my new job by 8 a.m., and I need to take a bus there."
Su Mingqiang tied his shoelaces, not daring to look into his wife's eyes.
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