Chapter 215 Seeing the Buddha Off to the West
Jiang Jianni was shocked: "You don't want to work here anymore? You want to find another job? Is the salary our family is paying too low?"
Ms. Zhang was startled and waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, I just wanted to ask if it's easier to find a job now that you can type. I'm asking for my daughter."
Jiang Jianni: "Your daughter? Isn't she still in school?"
She knows the family situations of the three nannies in her household.
As for Aunt Liu, she's practically a relative, so her family situation is naturally transparent.
The two women we hired later, Sister Zhang and Sister Li, came from ordinary families.
Like Sister Li, her husband is her only son, and her in-laws aren't anything unusual.
But my father-in-law passed away more than ten years ago. My mother-in-law has bound feet and has never worked outside the home. The only job she ever did was pasting matchboxes at home.
Now that I'm older, my eyesight is failing, and I can't even glue matchboxes anymore, so I stay home taking care of my family.
There are four more children currently in school.
Sister Li used to have a job, and the two of them, who were both employed, could barely support their family of seven. However, two years ago, the factory where Sister Li worked went bankrupt and was restructured, and Sister Li became one of the laid-off workers.
But unlike others, she wasn't bold enough to do anything, and she didn't dare to set up a stall on the street. Instead, she worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant.
But washing dishes isn't a good job. She washed dishes for a year, and her hands were all damaged from being soaked in the water. She didn't earn much money, and her family's finances became increasingly strained.
If it weren't for a friend's introduction, I'd still be washing dishes right now.
Now, just taking care of the children earns her a monthly salary of over 100 yuan, which Sister Li is already very satisfied with.
Zhang's family situation is a bit more complicated than Li's family situation.
They are the typical example of a large family living together in this era.
The two-bedroom house was already quite cramped with the eight members of the eldest and second eldest families, plus the elderly couple. But a few years ago, the third son returned from working in the countryside, bringing his wife and two children with him.
Even if a family has only two children, three families would have six children.
Six children and eight adults were crammed into a two-bedroom apartment, making the most of every available space.
The only good thing is that, although there are always various minor frictions and conflicts, everyone is still focused on making the most of their lives and there isn't much backstabbing or infighting.
Zhang Jie's biggest wish now is for her daughter and son to find good jobs and be allocated housing.
As for her son's wedding, she didn't even dare to think about it.
Given these conditions, the girl would probably rather marry a beggar than marry into their family.
Since her son is still young, she and her husband plan to settle their eldest daughter's affairs first.
The problem is that the eldest daughter's situation isn't so easy to resolve either.
I enrolled my daughter in a vocational high school because I thought it would lead to job placement and shorter study periods. But now that she should be getting a job, we still haven't been able to find one.
A few years ago, during what was clearly the last semester, the students already had jobs.
But now, with the last semester almost over, the child is still at school.
Forget about bringing home a salary; there's not even a trace of work to be found.
The children are anxious, but the parents are even more anxious.
Sister Zhang had already been considering whether to have her daughter take over as a nanny—at least the money earned as a nanny is much higher than working in a factory, and the Lu family is a very good family.
But today, she overheard Jiang Jiani and those two people talking.
They said that as long as you can type, you can easily find a job, and that it's the same overseas and in Hong Kong.
She couldn't help but ask.
When she mentioned that her daughter refused to eat because she couldn't find a job, and the whole family was worried, Lu's mother was shocked:
"You don't necessarily have to look for a factory job, right? There are plenty of places outside that are hiring."
Many people are now taking unpaid leave to start their own businesses, so why is the Zhang family still fixated on factory jobs?
Sister Zhang smiled bitterly: "But, but my daughter is just an ordinary person. Apart from what she learns in school, she hasn't learned anything else. What else can she do if she doesn't go to the factory?"
People's views are at a very delicate stage in this era.
On the one hand, they envy and are jealous that individual business owners can make a lot of money, thinking that they can do the same. On the other hand, because of their long-held belief in a secure job, they are proud of their status and look down on individual business owners.
Of course, most people just follow the crowd and live without thinking too much, nor do they have the insight or ability to think too much.
The Zhang family belongs to the latter category.
They envy others for making money, yet they are reluctant to give up their secure jobs, while simultaneously believing that they lack the ability to earn that kind of money.
The education of the next generation is also about finding a stable job and having a secure livelihood for life.
But the next generation of the Zhang family is about to grow up, and even if they don't want to think about this issue, reality is forcing them to start thinking about it.
Especially when the eldest child can't find a job, and the adults' jobs are also in jeopardy.
Lu's mother: "..."
Your daughter at least went to a vocational school, but my Sitian only went to elementary school before going home to farm.
They're running a shop while studying, and after a year of hard work, they not only bought a house but also brought their father and younger brother out of the mountains. The whole family has gone from country bumpkins to city dwellers.
If Lu Sitian, a girl from the countryside, can do it, why can't you, a girl from the city who has received an education, do it?
But then I thought, oh well, everyone has their own ambitions.
All she wants is for her daughter to find a stable job, so what's the point of her saying all this?
But when you compare them, your own child is definitely cuter.
Jiang Jianni breathed a huge sigh of relief and said frankly, "Really, I'm not lying to you."
"If you can type and use a computer, you definitely have an advantage at this time."
"If you don't believe me, you can ask around. Many companies are now requiring the use of computers for office work."
"I've heard that all young people are required to at least learn how to type."
"Your daughter is going to work, right? Then she should learn to type properly."
"If I'm lucky and can type, I might be able to get a good job."
In another ten years or so, typing will only be considered an essential skill, and even proficiency in office software will only be a basic requirement.
Unlike now, if you can type, people will look up to you and think you're a computer expert.
It can only be said that different times have completely different requirements for talent.
Zhang Jie's eyes lit up with a dazzling light: "Really?"
Jiang Jianni: "Of course it's true, I'm not lying to you."
She thought for a moment and decided to go all the way: "It's not easy to learn to type these days."
"Okay, I'll draw the keyboard on a piece of paper for you to take back and let your daughter practice typing with it."
"She should still remember the pinyin, right?"
"Just let her learn to type using Pinyin."
"Once she learns the skills, even if the school doesn't assign her a job, it will be easier for her to find one on her own."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
