The old Party Secretary glanced at Qian Sheng and noticed that he showed no emotional fluctuation, indicating that he knew about it.
Li Dafa glanced at Qian Sheng and asked, "Where do you go to school? Will you be able to return to the mayor's side as a secretary in the future?"
Qian Mao shook his head and said, "Mayor Lu already has a new secretary. Besides, I need to study for four years in college, and then I need to pursue a master's or doctoral degree. That will probably take ten years. The mayor can't possibly wait for me!"
Li Dafa sighed. How could this lousy university have ruined such a promising future?
The old Party Secretary looked at Qian Mao and asked, "Where did you go to university?"
Qian Mao said, "In Haishi."
Li Dafa's eyes lit up: "Hai City? Is that the city that's even bigger than Harbin?"
Qian Mao said, "Hai City is quite prosperous, and its economy is much better than that of Heilongjiang Province. There are also many factories there, and many workers live there."
Li Dafa's eyes sparkled. More factories meant more workers. More workers were great! They had money and ration coupons, could buy whatever they wanted, and even get government-supplied food!
He asked, "Third brother, do you think it's possible for my son to go to Haishi with you and work in a factory? Even a temporary job would be fine!"
Qian Mao said, "I don't know the factory owner, and besides, they won't hire someone with a low level of education!"
Li Dafa was taken aback: "What? What's your educational background?"
Qian Mao: "Education refers to how long you have been in school and whether you have a graduation certificate. For example, if you only graduated from primary school but didn't attend junior high school, you won't be hired. Or if you attended junior high school but didn't graduate, you won't be hired either. Even if you have completed junior high school, you won't be hired if you don't have a junior high school graduation certificate."
Some villagers nearby asked, "Why is there so much?"
Qian Mao said, "Even the educated youth who returned to the city don't have jobs, how could it be your turn, an outsider?"
The others remained silent. There were very few educated youth left in their village; they had all married into the village, and their families couldn't afford to send them back to the city.
People like Feng Niaoniao and Liu Yuan are extremely rare.
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