Chapter 464: The whole family shared the dividends, and the medical staff were stunned (Part 1)
Time flies.
In a blink of an eye, the annual Spring Festival travel rush is about to begin.
Now that reform and opening up have been going on for 16 or 17 years, the number of people going south to Guangdong to work has reached tens of millions.
For these migrant workers, the only time they can go back to their hometown to reunite with their parents and relatives is during the Spring Festival. It is impossible to go home at other times. Unless they quit their jobs, they do not have holidays to go home.
With so many people concentrated on returning home within ten days or half a month, the transportation would not be easy even in later generations, let alone in the 1990s.
After all, my country's Spring Festival travel rush is known as the greatest human migration of all time. Against this backdrop, it is really not an easy thing to buy a ticket home or to get on a train home.
(On January 11, 1995, a long queue formed in front of Guangzhou Railway Station)
(On January 19, 1995, at the ticket gate of Guangzhou Railway Station, a young female passenger was squeezed by the crowd and cried)
From queuing up to buy tickets to squeezing onto the train, people who have not experienced this journey really cannot imagine the bitterness, exhaustion and helplessness. Especially for those who suffer from trypophobia, they really want to die.
At this time, at Guangzhou Railway Station, Peng Qiulan was standing exhausted in a long queue, preparing to buy a train ticket back to Nanning.
After graduating from junior high school, she followed the older brothers and sisters in the village to Guangzhou to work, and it has been several years now.
Although her junior high school education was not high, it was still considered impressive among many female workers. Therefore, after working diligently in the factory for two years, she was promoted to squad leader. After working as squad leader for another three years, she was promoted to group leader.
Nowadays, her monthly salary is four or five hundred yuan, which is very good.
If we ignore other things and just look at the salary, it was indeed a high income in that era, but Peng Qiulan was still tired of life in the factory.
The factory she worked in was a capitalist factory, not the state-owned factory of the past. Working ten hours a day was the basic routine, working eleven or twelve hours was commonplace, and even when the factory was rushing to meet orders, working thirteen or fourteen hours a day was normal.
Working hours are so long, and then subtract the time for sleeping, eating, bathing, washing clothes and taking care of personal hygiene, there is basically no free time.
This kind of life day after day is really not what Peng Qiulan wants. The reason why she has been able to work in the factory for so many years is simply because the salary paid by the factory is quite good. She plans to save some capital to start her own business. This way, no matter how much or how little she earns, at least she will have much more freedom than now.
After waiting in line for several hours, Peng Qiulan was overjoyed and finally bought the ticket back to Nanning.
While waiting for her ticket to be checked and boarded the train, Peng Qiulan was almost squeezed to tears. The whole process is really hard to describe in words.
After successfully squeezing onto the bus, Peng Qiulan was already half dead.
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Passengers like Peng Qiulan are already very lucky. There are many passengers who spend more than ten hours queuing and still cannot buy tickets to go home. There are even more unfortunate passengers who buy tickets but cannot get on until the train starts.
Of course, the most unlucky ones were a father and son. The son took advantage of his small size to squeeze in with great difficulty, but his father couldn't. Then when the car was about to start, the father and son were unable to get in and the other couldn't get off.
After the train left, the father burst into tears and asked the railway police for help.
In short, it is not easy for anyone who chooses to go home for the New Year during the Spring Festival travel rush. They all have to overcome numerous difficulties, just like going through 81 trials and tribulations before they can return to their hometown to reunite with their parents and relatives.
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Five Mountains Square.
Yongjia Supermarket.
As the first and largest supermarket in Nanning, Yongjia Supermarket has been doing good business since the day it opened.
Especially at the end of each year, as customers prepare for the New Year, the supermarket's business will be several times better than usual, with a large number of customers coming every day to make large purchases, and this year is no exception.
Among today’s group of customers is Peng Qiulan, who just rushed back from Guangzhou yesterday. She came out with her mother to buy New Year’s goods.
In Nanning, Yongjia Supermarket is of course the place to buy New Year's goods.
When checking out, the female cashier asked, "Hello, do you have a membership card?"
Peng's mother asked in bewilderment, "What is this membership card?"
The female cashier smiled and said, "This membership card is a new membership service launched by our supermarket. As long as you open our supermarket membership card, you can get corresponding points every time you consume. These points are valid for one year, and then every month you can use them to exchange for peanut oil, rice, toothpaste, washing powder, etc.
These are just the basic functions of our supermarket membership card. In the future, our supermarket will launch more preferential functions. Do you need to apply for a membership card?"
Peng's mother was moved and asked, "Does it cost money to apply for this membership card?"
The female cashier smiled and said, "It's free to apply for a membership card in our supermarket."
Upon hearing this, Peng's mother smiled and said, "Then get one for us!"
The female cashier smiled and said, "Okay, please go to the cashier counter to apply for your membership card before you come to check out. This way, I can deposit the points you earn from this shopping into your membership card."
Peng's mother thanked her and then went to the cashier counter with her daughter to apply for a membership card.
Among the people checking out, those who had not yet applied for membership cards followed suit and applied for them.
It's free stuff anyway, so don't miss it.
Soon, Peng's mother and others applied for membership cards. The points on the membership card are 1 point for every 1 yuan spent in the supermarket. The supermarket will redeem points at the end of each month, and then the supermarket will take out various commodities for customers to redeem for free.
As long as you have enough points, you can redeem them for valuable items for free.
All in all, this is an extra bonus and is naturally a good thing for customers.
When checking out, the female cashier smiled and said to Peng's mother, "You spent a total of 86 yuan this time. I have deposited these 86 points into your membership card. Please pay attention to the points redemption activities held at the end of each month in our supermarket."
"OK, thanks!"
Peng's mother responded, and then she and her daughter carried the New Year's goods and walked out of the supermarket happily.
"Peng Qiulan?"
As soon as she walked out of the supermarket with her mother, she heard someone calling her name. Peng Qiulan couldn't help but look in the direction of the voice and saw a bright and beautiful figure. The familiar face made her blurt out: "Fan Yuemei!"
"It really is you!"
Fan Yuemei said with emotion: "I haven't seen you for a few years. You have changed a lot. I almost didn't recognize you."
"You've changed even more. If you hadn't called me first, I wouldn't have recognized you. You're getting more and more beautiful now."
Peng Qiulan's eyes were filled with amazement, and then she introduced: "Mom, let me introduce you, this is my junior high school classmate Fan Yuemei, who was also my deskmate. Back then, she and I had the best relationship in the class."
Fan Yuemei was the first to greet: "Hello, Auntie!"
Peng's mother also smiled and greeted, "Hello, classmate Fan. I've heard my Qiulan mention you many times before. She said that you are not only beautiful, but also the best in the class in academic performance. I always asked my Qiulan to learn from you."
Fan Yuemei smiled and said, "Auntie, you are too kind. This is not the place to talk. How about having a cup of tea in my office upstairs?"
Peng Qiulan was surprised and asked, "Yuemei, you work upstairs?"
Fan Yuemei nodded and said, "Well, I work at Ahua Appliance City on the third floor. We haven't seen each other for several years. It's rare for us to meet here. If you have nothing to do, let's go upstairs and have a cup of tea and chat!"
"OK!"
"Auntie, you come too!"
Mother Peng shook her head and smiled, "Student Fan, you and Qiulan go upstairs. I won't go up. Come visit me when you have time."
Fan Yuemei didn't force it and said with a smile, "Okay, Auntie."
Peng's mother said, "Qiulan, I'll go back first. You and your classmates haven't seen each other for several years. It's a rare opportunity to meet, so you should have a good chat."
Peng Qiulan said: "Well, then you should go back first!"
Peng's mother responded, said hello to Fan Yuemei, and then went back alone with the New Year's goods.
Fan Yuemei then took Peng Qiulan to the third floor and entered one of the offices that was decorated very luxuriously.
Before Peng Qiulan and her old classmate entered the office, she had already seen the words "General Manager's Office" written on the sign above the door. She couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "Yuemei, are you the general manager of this Ahua Home Appliance City?"
“I guess so!”
Fan Yuemei boiled water to make tea and said with a smile: "Don't talk about me first, tell me about your development in the past few years. I have asked some classmates in the past two years, and they said that you seem to have stopped studying after graduating from junior high school?"
Peng Qiulan sat down, sighed with some regret, and said, "Yes, I didn't work hard when I was studying. My grades in the high school entrance examination were very poor, so I didn't want to continue studying, so I followed others to work in Guangzhou.
In a flash, several years have passed. "
"So you entered society so early."
"Yes, if I knew it would be so difficult to enter society, I should have studied hard. Even if I couldn't get into college, I should at least graduate from high school."
People are like this. When they are in school, few know how to cherish opportunities. Only after they leave school and face the beatings of society do they understand the importance of studying. Unfortunately, by this time, it is too late to regret.
Peng Qiulan is no exception. It was only after she started working in the factory that she realized the importance of academic qualifications. If she had a high school diploma, she would probably have been promoted to team leader two years earlier and even had the opportunity to take on a higher position.
After briefly recounting her experiences after graduating from junior high school, Peng Qiulan asked, "Yuemei, you had such good grades back then, you should have been admitted to university, right?"
Fan Yuemei smiled and said, "I was admitted to Wuhan University."
Although Peng Qiulan was not very clear about the value of each university, as long as they were college students, they were unattainable to her. She said with envy, "Calculating the time, you will graduate from college this year, right?"
Fan Yuemei nodded and said, "Yes, I graduated this year."
Peng Qiulan asked curiously, "Yuemei, you just graduated from college this year, so how come you became the general manager of Ahua Home Appliance City?"
At this time, the water had boiled. Fan Yuemei answered while making tea: "Qiulan, I got married after graduating from university. This electric city is the property of my husband's family. Now it is handed over to me to manage, so I can become the general manager."
Peng Qiulan couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard this. This answer was really beyond her expectations. She couldn't help but exclaimed, "Oh my God, you got married right after graduation. The speed is really fast. Did you have a date while you were studying?"
Fan Yuemei smiled and said, "I guess so. I met my husband by chance during the summer vacation of my junior year. We got married when I graduated from college."
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Peng Qiulan said with envy: "Yuemei, you are really a winner in life. Not only did you successfully enter the university, but you also married so well. It's really enviable."
Fan Yuemei poured her a cup of tea and said with a smile, "I also feel that I am quite lucky."
After chatting about their current situations, the two people who had not seen each other for a long time drank tea and recalled some interesting things that happened in school.
This chat lasted for more than an hour. Fan Yuemei asked, "Qiulan, going to Guangzhou to work is not a long-term solution. What are your plans for the future?"
Peng Qiulan said: "In fact, I had already quit my job when I came back for the New Year. Working in a factory is too restrictive. All I do is work all day long. I don't have much free time at all. If I continue like this, my youth will be ruined in this factory.
I have worked in the factory for so many years and have saved a little money. I plan to invest in a small business. I haven’t decided what to do yet, but no matter what I do, it will be better than working in a factory. At least I will have freedom.”
Fan Yuemei nodded and said, "Being your own boss is definitely better than working for someone else. Do you plan to do business in Nanning or in Guangzhou?"
Peng Qiulan said: "There are many people in Guangzhou, so it's easy to make money by doing business. Unfortunately, I'm unfamiliar with the place. The social security is not good these days. It's too dangerous for a girl like me to do business there.
So after thinking it over again, I decided to return to Nanning to do business.
Although Nanning is less developed than Guangzhou, it is our home after all, and we have many acquaintances here, which is much safer than Guangzhou.”
Fan Yuemei agreed: "Safety issues do need to be taken seriously. It is very dangerous for a girl to do business in Guangzhou. It is different from working in a factory. I feel relieved that you can think of this."
Peng Qiulan said, "It's mainly because I've heard a lot about all kinds of illegal and criminal activities in the past few years in Guangzhou. Even the factory leaders often warn the employees not to go too far away from the factory even after get off work, so as to avoid any accidents."
The two chatted about this and that for a long time. Fan Yuemei saw that it was almost noon, so she stood up and said, "Qiulan, it's rare for us to meet again. Let's go downstairs. I'll treat you to hot pot."
Knowing that her old classmate had married into a wealthy family, Peng Qiulan did not argue with her and agreed with a smile.
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This year's Naye Village is more lively than any other year.
The main reason, of course, is that a new Naye Hospital was added to the village this year.
In this Naye Hospital, there are more than a thousand medical staff and their families alone, plus patients who need hospitalization and their families, and patients who do not need hospitalization, the number of people is at least 1,500 more. It is hard for the entire Naye Village not to be bustling.
Although it is already the end of the year, the number of medical staff and patients remaining in Naye Hospital has not decreased.
After all, diseases can come at any time, regardless of whether it is Chinese New Year or not, and medical staff are one of the few professions that work year-round.
Of course, it is basic practice for medical staff to take turns to rest during the Spring Festival. As long as there are no special accidents, it is fine to take a few days off.
There are still a few days before the Spring Festival. Doctors in various departments are busier than usual, especially the surgeons. They all plan to complete the operations before the New Year so that the departments can arrange shifts and rest.
At this time, in the expert's villa, Mrs. Liu asked, "Old Liu, are we really not going back to our hometown to celebrate the New Year this year?"
Liu Jianzhong nodded and said, "Well, I won't go back for the New Year this year."
Madam Liu said, "Old Liu, there aren't that many patients in the hospital right now, and you have people working for you. There's no need for you, a director, to stay and stick to your post!"
Liu Jianzhong said, "What do you know as a woman? During the Spring Festival, all the important people in the Deng family will come back to celebrate the New Year. It's a rare opportunity to meet them, so of course I have to stay here to celebrate the New Year!"
Madam Liu said, as if she understood something, "Okay, then we'll stay here for the New Year."
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Not only Director Liu Jianzhong thought so, but the directors of other departments and the leaders of the hospital also had similar ideas.
They have also been working in Naye Hospital for a while and have gained a certain understanding of the strength of Naye Deng's family. This year, they all want to stay in Naye Village to celebrate the New Year. On the one hand, they want to see how the richest village in Guangxi and even the whole country celebrates the New Year. On the other hand, they also want to take the opportunity to make friends with those respected and prominent people in the village.
As for those ordinary medical staff, they didn't think too much about it. Anyway, it would be a good thing for them to be able to take a turn to go back to their hometown to celebrate the New Year, but it didn't matter if it wasn't their turn. It seemed quite interesting to stay in Naye Village to celebrate the New Year.
As the New Year draws closer, except for those members who cannot leave their jobs, other members of the Naye Deng clan also rush back to celebrate the New Year.
Among them is Deng Changyong’s family, who have not returned to their hometown for the New Year for more than ten years.
After all, Deng Changyong was a high-ranking leader. He brought his whole family back to celebrate the New Year, which caused quite a stir in the clan.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Deng family of Naye held a grand dividend distribution meeting at the gate of the ancestral hall.
Of the hundreds of married aunts and sisters of the Naye Deng family, all were present, except for a few who lived far away or were unable to make time.
This dividend distribution meeting, attended by more than 3,000 people from the entire family, was a very grand event. Naturally, all the medical staff and patients at Naye Hospital also received the news.
Therefore, except for the medical staff who were at work and could not leave, the rest of the medical staff and their families came to the gate of the Naye Deng Family Ancestral Hall out of curiosity to watch this clan dividend distribution meeting that they had never seen before.
Even many patients and their families came to join in the fun.
In addition, members of the Guan clan who lived nearby heard the news and rushed over to join in the fun.
The number of people directly reached five or six thousand, and the whole scene was as lively as it could be.
Deng Changyong's family was also at the scene at this time.
Deng Changyong felt very pleased to see the prosperity of his clan, and he admired the clan leader who led the clan to become rich. If it were not for the clan leader's broad-mindedness, disregard for personal gains and losses, and dedication to leading the clan to become rich, how could their Naye Deng family be so prosperous today!
Moreover, when he came back this time, Deng Changyong also heard his fifth uncle talk about how the clan leader severely punished drug addicts. After hearing this, he applauded loudly. It was a great fortune for the entire Deng family to have such a clan leader.
When the time came to convene the clan meeting, Deng Shirong took the stage and said, "Dear clan members, dear sisters, it is the annual day for the clan to distribute dividends. However, before the dividends are distributed, we must first provide scholarships.
In the past few years, many outstanding students have emerged from our Naye Deng family, and the number of people admitted to high schools, technical secondary schools, junior colleges and universities is increasing. Looking at the entire Bobai County, no other surname can compare with our Naye Deng family in this regard.
The clan established the scholarship program with the aim of encouraging students in the clan to study hard. Now it seems to be quite effective. I hope that all students can continue to work hard and study hard to get into their ideal universities and become pillars of the country.
Next, those whose names are read, please come up to the stage to receive your awards."
After hearing what Deng Shirong said, the Deng and Guan clansmen had already been accustomed to it, but the medical staff, patients and their families were hearing about the scholarship awards for the first time, and they all stared with wide eyes.
It was also the first time that Deng Changyong's family heard about the clan's scholarship awards, and they all craned their necks to look.
Then, the students from the clan school whose names were called went on stage one by one to receive their awards. The rewards varied according to their ranking.
However, even the worst reward is not a small amount.
The best reward was for the student who ranked first in the grade. Only three members of the tribe received this reward, and Xiao Dong'er was naturally one of them. Even though she went to the best junior high school in the city, she still dominated the school as she did in elementary school.
As the first in the whole grade, he was directly rewarded with 2,000 yuan, which stunned the medical staff, patients and their families.
"Oh my god, for getting first place in the grade, I actually got a 2,000 yuan reward. The Deng family is really rich!"
"What a great Naye Deng clan! The whole clan values education so much, no wonder it is so prosperous."
"This is really amazing! I can't even make 2,000 yuan a year, but students from the Ye Deng Group can get a 2,000 yuan reward as long as they rank first in their grade. I can't help but accept it!"
“That’s really awesome…”
“…”
Everyone who saw the Ye Deng Scholarship Society for the first time was shocked! …
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(End of this chapter)