After her mother-in-law left, Zhou Xiang continued to tell her mother, "Sister Guo will stay, and Xu Tong and his wife will go with us. The blind lady is used to living here, so let her bring An Wen to live here.
After Senior Jiang finishes his work with me, A-Lian will also go back to their warehouse building to live. Here, clean up a bit so that people from the Xiao family won't see that the house is in a mess.
These people were all recruited by me, and I will make good arrangements for them."
Mother Zhou sighed, "Why do you suddenly feel that marrying a daughter-in-law is not a good thing? Your mother-in-law is relieved."
"Mom, don't say that anymore. Think about how miserable my third brother is, living alone until old age."
Mother Zhou nodded. "Yes! I just feel that this time, a tree has many branches, and I can't imagine gathering all of you around me."
As the mother and daughter were talking, Aunt Wang came back. "Oh my! Zhou Xiang, your Uncle Wang is at a big loss. He's retiring next year, and he only got one year and three months of seniority pay. I paid him 2,333 yuan in compensation."
"Auntie Wang, you are wrong to think so. You should feel that Uncle Wang has not retired yet. Otherwise, you would not even be eligible to subscribe.
Also, didn't the more than 1,000 yuan that was finally distributed also include Uncle Wang? It's like getting more than a year's worth of living expenses. Think about the Yang family too."
Aunt Wang laughed out loud, "Hahaha, Yang Cheng's father retired at the end of last year, so he's not eligible. Oh no! Thinking of this, I feel relieved. Yang Cheng is arguing with Manager Zhang!"
Manager Zhang said there wasn't enough land and he wouldn't sell it off individually. Luckily, we bought it out this year. If we had waited until next year when the old street was renovated to buy it, Uncle Wang probably wouldn't have been eligible.
"That's right, didn't you feel like you had suffered a huge loss just now?" Zhou's mother teased her.
"That was just now. Now I've found someone who's worse off than us. By comparing them, I feel balanced."
The quick-talking Aunt Wang exposed the worst and most selfish side of human nature.
Yang Cheng, who hadn't bought the land, shamelessly approached Zhou Xiang, "Miss Zhou, could you please say something for me? My dad has made some contributions to the food station. We only need the subscription qualification and will purchase the land in full, without a single cent owed."
Zhou Xiang sneered, "What contribution has your father made to the food station? Was he corrupt?"
Yang Cheng kept smiling, "When Uncle Zhou was transferred to the food station in Xuzhen, it was my dad who took him in."
"Did my dad give me any money?"
Yang Cheng shook his head, "I don't know about this."
"Then why are you threatening me?"
"No," Yang Cheng waved his hand. "I'm definitely not threatening you. I'm just mentioning this, the only emotional card I can use, and trying it out. I have absolutely no other intentions. If it doesn't work, then just pretend I never came."
"I can't help you. You should ask your father to figure it out yourself! Maybe he has some hidden tricks you don't know about!"
After Yang Cheng left, when the Zhou family was having lunch, Manager Zhang came to the Zhou family to eat.
"Oh! It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. It's just in time for dinner. I won't be polite."
As he spoke, he pulled over a stool and sat down. Zhou wanted to signal Guo Jia to get the bowls and chopsticks.
At noon, most people who work don't come back to eat, so the table is not crowded. However, Manager Zhang did not sit at the men's table, but squeezed in and sat next to Zhou Xiang. "Zhou Xiang, why are you giving Yang Cheng advice?"
Zhou Xiang shook his head, "You wronged me, I didn't give any advice to Yang Cheng."
"Then how did he know to lift his father and throw him in front of me?"
"He asked me for help, and I told him I couldn't help him and told him to go back to his father. Is this how he took advantage of his father? And you agreed to it?"
Manager Zhang was a little embarrassed and whispered, "Old Yang, you can still remember some things about the previous company manager? The previous manager has gone to the provincial company. How can I get involved in this mess? I was forced to agree to sell a piece of land to the Yang family."
None of those who have served as officials are completely clean. "Then you better be careful and hide your tail well. You don't know if anyone will cover up for you in the future."
Manager Zhang paused for a moment while holding his chopsticks, then continued to pick up the food. "Don't worry! I'm very clean."
I don't believe you. Zhou Xiang didn't say anything more and just told him to eat more vegetables. "Eat more. It's tiring to deal with these people."
"Yes! It's like a scholar meeting a soldier. Even if I have a point, I can't explain it clearly. If I don't use the law and my superiors to put pressure on them, it will be difficult to carry out my work."
"Haha, you feel overwhelmed after just one day. Stationmaster Xie has been dealing with them for years."
"Are you speaking up for your cousin?"
"You could think of it this way: your cousin worked so hard to support these people, but in the end, he got nothing. What good would the title of stationmaster do? His salary hasn't increased, and there's no bonus at all. And your salary is higher than that of an ordinary employee, right? And when these people are bought out, he'll still be wearing the stationmaster hat, still having to worry about trivial matters. Don't you see his gray hair?"
Manager Zhang smiled. "Isn't that white hair from those ten months you were missing?"
Zhou Xiang shook his head. "Impossible. He was worried at best about my disappearance, but what he was most worried about was the basic living expenses of these employees. If I hadn't come back, his hair would have turned completely white."
"Okay, okay, okay. You can see that I have income here. Can I give him a bonus?"
"If it's less than three thousand, don't open your mouth. It's embarrassing."
Manager Zhang choked, "Okay! Three thousand is three thousand. I've never seen anyone as good at stealing money as you, and you're doing it for others."
"How can he be someone else? He's my cousin, and he's the director of my park."
Manager Zhang said as he put food into his bowl, "I have to eat more. This meal is too expensive. I'll feel bad if I don't eat enough."
Zhou Xiang picked up the serving chopsticks to help him pick up the food. "Okay, okay, eat more. I'll bring you some souvenirs later to make your heart less painful."
Manager Zhang laughed heartily this time, "Okay, okay, you have good stuff here, you definitely won't give me something I can't show you, it would be embarrassing."
This is learning and applying it at the same time!
"That's right! I can't do anything that's cheap. I'll definitely bring you something good."
Manager Zhang has a very good appetite, which made Zhou Kai pat his chest. This old man can really eat a lot, and his appetite is almost catching up with his own.
Lü Jing and Lü Ying were so engrossed in their food that Zhou wanted to serve them some food. "You need to eat more. Even if Manager Zhang is a big eater, how much can she really eat?"
Manager Zhang, who was eating happily, raised his head and looked at the two big and strong, uh, girls beside Zhou Xiang, then turned back to look at Zhou Xiang.
"Miss Zhou, are you doing this on purpose? You have to ask me to eat this free meal so that I don't feel comfortable, right?"
"No, I'm a person who likes to tell the truth, so don't mind me. Being able to eat is a blessing. At your age, you still have such a good appetite. You are really blessed."
Manager Zhang nodded. "That's right. Being able to eat is a blessing."
After saying that, he continued to eat with his head down.
But drops of water were dripping into Lu Ying's bowl.
Zhou wanted to pat Lü Jing beside him, wanting to ask what was going on with Lü Ying and why she suddenly started crying. Lü Jing turned around, her eyes also red.
Zhou Xiang was very worried, "What happened to you?"
Lu Jing shook her head and said, "It's okay, it's okay." Then she buried her head in her food.
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