Chapter 51 Chapter 51 That’s really a gamble.
Some neighbors who loved to join in the fun heard what Wang Haiyan said and were eager to join in the fun.
Zhao Ruyue pretended to be uninterested and said disdainfully, "A bunch of men are noisy and there are many smokers. They get together to smoke. It's hard to breathe in that room. Whoever wants to go can go. Anyway, I don't want to go."
The neighbor who wanted to ask her to go with him hesitated and teased her, "Are you afraid of the smell of cigarettes? Doesn't your third son Ning smoke too?"
"He found a job that didn't allow smoking, so he quit. I'm afraid he'll start smoking again when he comes back. It's really stinky."
Zhao Ruyue really doesn't like the smell of cigarettes. She has taught her two children to hate the smell of cigarettes, and her son also doesn't smoke when he grew up.
The neighbor said teasingly, "You married him even though he stinks? Now that you're married, do you feel disgusted when they kiss?"
"Bah! You mischievous bastard! I don't care about other people, but he is not allowed to smoke in the room or in front of me!"
The neighbor joked and gave up the idea of going to watch the fun.
After all, most women don’t like the smell of smoke, but they can’t change men, so they are used to enduring it.
Zhao Ruyue was like this before. When Ning Shaoming started smoking again, she just told him not to smoke at home and told him to go to the yard if he wanted to smoke.
No matter how cold it is, you have to smoke in the yard before going into the house, otherwise you just have to endure it.
This time she planned to curb this habit before he relapsed into smoking.
Just when Zhao Ruyue was thinking of a solution, someone had already handed Ning Shaoming a cigarette at his friend's house in Shanjiaowan.
He has worked in the kitchen for a long time. Even though he has returned to his hometown, when someone offers him a cigarette, his first subconscious reaction is to still wave his hand and politely refuse: "No, no, I quit smoking. Such a good cigarette, it would be better for you to keep it for yourself."
The person who handed him the cigarette said in an exaggerated tone, "Hey, what's wrong with you? You actually gave up such a good thing!"
It's not nice to refuse someone's cigarette, Ning Shaoming explained rather embarrassedly: "Isn't this to make money to pay off debts? My job is in the kitchen, and they have a rule that smoking is not allowed in the kitchen. I find it troublesome to go out to smoke, so I just quit."
The man who handed Ning Shaoming the cigarette wanted to make a few more jokes, but was pushed away by several people.
The people who pushed him aside were very interested in Ning Shaoming's work.
When he mentioned the job, I immediately took the opportunity to ask, "Since you were able to quit smoking, the salary must be high, right? I heard that you also worked in a factory at first, but then you found a job on your own. How did you find it?"
When they go out to work, the jobs introduced by their fellow villagers are usually to work on assembly lines in factories, otherwise they cannot bring so many fellow villagers to other places.
If given the chance, they would certainly want to go to a place where they can receive better treatment.
There is nothing to hide about this, so Ning Shaoming said truthfully: "The salary is OK, mainly because it is not as tiring as working in a factory, and you don't have to work three shifts or night shifts, which is not so exhausting, and you can also learn a skill, but the requirements are quite strict."
Thinking about it now, he was very glad that he had the courage to ask: "My wife and I were on a break that day, so I went shopping with her. We passed by a hotel and saw a job posting for kitchen helpers. I was quite interested in kitchen work and the pay was good, so I went to try it out. I didn't expect to be hired."
When Ning Shaoming talks about it in front of his friends now, he acts very nonchalant and relaxed.
But only he and his wife know how much mental preparation he had made before he dared to take that step.
Now he is really grateful to himself at that time.
Others listened to it as if it were a story, and those who didn't think much about it sighed after listening: "You are so lucky!"
Someone else joked: "What does this mean? It means I have to go shopping with my wife more often in the future!"
"That's right, other people's wives bring good luck to their husbands, but your wife is a spendthrift. If you go shopping a few more times, your wallet will be empty enough to run a horse!"
Someone who wants to find a job said, "That's right! Going shopping with your wife may not help you find a good job. Ask Shaoming and you may find one!"
Another thoughtful person agreed, "That's right. I'm thick-skinned, so I'll ask first! Brother Ning San, is the hotel you work at still hiring? I know you won't be going out after the Chinese New Year, but I wonder if you can help contact your workplace and introduce it to me?"
As soon as he asked this question, many people's eyes were focused on this table.
Ning Shaoming was able to pay off his debts after one year away and even had money to build a house. He was several times better off than many people who had been away for two or three years.
There are many couples in the town who work together. If they want to pay off a debt similar to theirs within a year, they have to live a very frugal life.
At the same time, we must avoid major events such as an elderly person in the family falling ill. All family expenses must be controlled within one person's salary, and the other person's salary must be saved in full without touching a single cent.
Not many people are that lucky.
And even if someone can meet these conditions, they can only pay off their debts. It is impossible to save money to build a house within a year.
It is true that part of Ning Shaoming's money was earned by him and his wife from selling goods, but Ning Shaoming's mother and his elder brother had already told others that he had to share the profits with others after selling all the goods.
After deducting the money he earned from selling goods, the remaining part was the money he saved from working for a year. If you do the math, it's quite a lot.
Not to mention that after building the house, he still has the capital to open a shop.
On the day Ning Shaoming just came back, many people came to talk to him, but that day they all asked questions related to the goods, wanting to know about his good fortune, and almost no one asked about his work.
Later, when they realized that he couldn't even replicate the business of selling goods, some more pragmatic people turned their attention to his work.
Ning Shaoming did not put on airs or hide anything. They were all friends he had known since childhood, and he also hoped that his friends could earn more and live a better life.
However, Ning Shaoming said the ugly words first: "I have to tell you clearly about its bad points. The hotel has very strict requirements for employees in all aspects. Those who want to go there had better be mentally prepared. Don't let them get tired of being controlled and come back to accuse me of cheating you."
"That certainly won't happen. You've been a great help by introducing me to a job. I can't thank you enough!" said one person, and others echoed him.
Although he heard a lot of good things, Ning Shaoming did not get carried away and make promises that he would definitely be able to introduce them successfully.
He just said, "I'll ask the manager later when I call him to wish him a happy new year. I'll tell you when I get the answer. Before I resigned, I heard that the hotel was going to open a branch and would definitely hire a lot of people. If the manager confirms that I can give you a trial job, I can ask Wenfa to take you there after the new year."
In fact, Ning Shaoming did not hear about the hotel's plan to open a branch, but was told by the manager himself.
What the manager meant was that his superiors thought he was doing a good job and wanted him to receive some training for a period of time before transferring him to the branch.
Let him manage a few people, which will be considered a promotion, and his salary will also be increased.
That is to say, because the hotel was expanding rapidly and there was a shortage of staff, only a master like him with less experience could get this opportunity.
Unfortunately, he chose to return to his hometown and take another path.
Liang Guobing listened to these people discussing about going out to work in the future and felt that they were a group of losers.
How much money can you earn by working?
Being controlled by others and having no freedom at all, only people with no ability would go to work!
He exhaled a puff of smoke, shuffled the cards with his hands, and stacked the tiles carelessly.
After playing two games, he winked at the person sitting opposite him without saying anything.
The man understood and pretended to be annoyed. He pushed the cards he was shuffling and sighed, "Oh, it's so boring to play for only 50 cents a piece!"
Another person immediately followed up: "Why are you bored? It's so exciting to have everyone get together at the end of the year, and you still feel bored? Tell me, what's fun to do?"
The man pulled out a deck of cards and raised an eyebrow.
The person who was deliberately contradicting him immediately sneered: "Playing poker? Don't make me laugh. Can poker be as exciting as mahjong?"
"It depends on how you play it. Isn't playing San Gong more interesting than playing Mahjong for 50 cents a piece? I'm afraid you don't dare to play it!"
"You look down on me, don't you? I hate to hear people say I don't dare! But how can we play with just two of us? It's boring with just two people. For the San Gong game to be interesting, there must be at least three people playing, right?"
Liang Guobing also took the opportunity to push the mahjong in front of him and said, "Everyone come to my house to play, I can barely be considered the host. If you don't enjoy the game, it will be my fault. Count me in, there are exactly three of us, I will be the banker."
Ning Shaoming was confused. Aren’t they playing mahjong?
When I went to call him, he said there were three and one short. But after a few rounds, there were three and one more.
Playing mahjong can be considered as something that everyone does when they get together during the New Year, and it can barely be considered gambling, but playing San Gong is really gambling.
Liang Guobing looked at Ning Shaoming: "Shaoming, do you want to play? You can be a family by yourself or with others."
Ning Shaoming hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, I can play mahjong, but I'm not very good at this."
He stood up and gave up his seat: "Whoever wants to play can come and sit here. I'll just stand by and watch."
Liang Guobing's invitation was rejected, but he didn't seem to care. He took the poker cards and started dealing them.
The three of them were making a lot of noise and shouting when they were playing. When they won, they cheered loudly, and when they lost, they slammed the table and slapped their thighs in frustration.
Such a loud noise quickly attracted people who could only watch others play cards because there were not enough tables.
The more people gathered around, the more people cheered or sighed as they won or lost.
The scene soon heated up, and the onlookers gradually became dissatisfied with just watching, and began to try their hand at the game. Some even opened their own casinos and gambled with the cards themselves.
Some people feel that they have bad luck and dare not touch the cards themselves, but they also gather around to see who has good luck and then follow that person to place a bet.
Ning Shaoming would be advised from time to time by people around him: "Since you are here, why not have some fun? Not playing with big money, but joining in the fun and playing with small amounts, it's also quite fun."
"It's just five or ten yuan, it's nothing, just relax during the New Year!"
"You're not afraid of being scolded by your wife when you get home, are you? You're just playing for a few bucks, and your wife won't find out."
Ning Shaoming was persuaded that if he didn't play he was afraid of his wife, and if he didn't play he was not giving face to everyone and didn't treat everyone as brothers.
Just as he was thinking that he only had more than thirty or forty yuan in his pocket, he had nothing to lose if he had more, so he might as well just follow a few times and leave with the excuse of having no money after losing.
My thigh was suddenly hugged by someone, and a furry little head popped out from beside my leg: "Dad, Mommy is looking for you everywhere!"
Liang Guobing saw that Ning Shaoming had been persuaded to put his hand into his pocket and was about to take out the money.
Who knew that a little Cheng Yaojin would appear halfway.
He suppressed his inner irritation and impatience, and said with a joking smile: "Xiao Xia, before your dad came out to play, he asked someone to tell your mom that he was here. Children should not lie. If you lie, you will be eaten by the wolf grandmother."
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