The Zheng family moved, and Wu Hongxia bought some snacks and tofu to warm the stove.
Old Mrs. Zheng won a down vest and was envied by the factory employees. She also bought a pound of pork and a fish and went to her son's new home with Old Mr. Zheng.
The workers were moving shelves into the store. Chen Lifang saw three people coming and hurried to welcome them in.
"The store is not in order yet, it's a bit messy, come with me and sit in the backyard."
The backyard had been cleaned up, and Mr. Zheng asked, "Where did Youlin go? Why are you the only one working in the store?"
"Youlin and Baozhu went to the seafood wholesale market to buy supplies."
When guests came, Chen Lifang started cooking.
There was the sound of a car stopping outside.
Chen Lifang said: "They should be back."
When everyone went out to take a look, it was indeed the case.
The truck was loaded with goods. Dong Mei's husband Zhang Chong, who was not far away, saw it and came over to help unload the goods.
The loading driver is Xiao Zhao from the textile factory.
Looking at everyone busying around, Mr. Zheng felt that his son might really be able to take a different path, so he decided not to disturb them and prepared to leave with Wu Hongxia.
Chen Lifang had already prepared the meal and refused to let them leave no matter what.
After the goods were unloaded, Zheng Youlin also invited Xiao Zhao and Zhang Chong to stay for dinner.
Chen Lifang gave the men some wine, and Zheng Baozhu gave Zhang Chong a bottle of soda.
Zheng Youlin said: "Drinking soda is not fun, men have to drink alcohol."
Zheng Baozhu said: "Master Zhao wants to drive, and he should not drink while driving."
Xiao Zhao smiled and said, "Baozhu is really considerate. I have something else to do in the afternoon, so I really can't drink."
Mrs. Zheng asked, "When will the store open? I'll notify the factory employees to come and get ready then."
Zheng Youlin waved his hand and said, "Dad, we can just set off a string of firecrackers on the opening day without notifying the factory employees. Baozhu said that this is called making a fortune in silence."
Mrs. Zheng disagreed: "The purpose of opening a business is to create a lively atmosphere. More people can increase popularity and attract more customers to come and shop."
Zheng Baozhu said: "We will have discounts on the opening day, and there will be a lot of customers. If relatives and friends come, we won't have time to entertain them."
Mr. Zheng nodded: "Baozhu is right. There are so many people. If we don't buy anything, it will only cause trouble. Do you need me to come and help on the opening day?"
Zheng Youlin said: "We will try to open the store for a few days to see how it goes. If the store is not busy, Baozhu and Lifang can just look after it. If the business is good, we will hire a clerk."
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Back at the textile factory, although Mr. Zheng did not specifically advertise it, a worker came to ask about Zheng Youlin's situation, and Mr. Zheng also said that the store sold seafood.
Zheng Yousen saw that his younger brother's family had just resigned and opened a shop. He heard that the shop wanted to hire another employee, so he became a small boss.
Zheng Baoyi, who had secretly returned to her mother's house, heard this and asked Mr. Zheng, "How much salary are they offering when they recruit employees?"
Mr. Zheng said he didn't ask.
Zheng Baoyi didn't want to stay at home and cook all the time, but she was pregnant and it was difficult to arrange a job for her. Her father-in-law said that he would arrange a job for her in the workshop after she gave birth to the child.
The female workers in the workshop have very hard work and have to cook for their families after get off work. Zheng Baoyi doesn't want to work too hard.
She particularly envied the sales clerks working in the supply and marketing cooperatives, whose jobs were easy and decent and whose salaries were not bad.
The competition for good jobs is naturally fierce. Zheng Baoyi applied for the job three times before she got married, but was not accepted each time.
Her second uncle's family opened a shop, and if she worked as a salesperson in the shop, the nature of the job would be the same.
In a private shop, he can get off work later, so he doesn't have to cook when he gets home, and maybe he can even eat at his second uncle's house before going back.
Zheng Baoyi felt that this job was tailor-made for her, and immediately said to Mr. Zheng: "Grandpa, tell my second uncle not to hire any more clerks. I'll go."
Zheng Youlin quit his job and opened a shop because Zheng Baoyi had snatched his daughter's marriage away and Zheng Youlin didn't want to see her every day. Of course, Mr. Zheng didn't agree with his granddaughter being so tactless and trying to get close to them.
"Your second uncle didn't say to hire now. We'll make a decision based on how the store's business is doing."
Zheng Baoyi said dissatisfiedly: "Second uncle is already a boss, can't he be a small family?"
Mr. Zheng's face turned cold: "I'm talking to you nicely, why can't you understand what I'm saying?
Why did your uncle and aunt quit their jobs? Don't you have any idea?
She is still not quiet even though she is pregnant. Who would hire a pregnant woman when recruiting employees? Are they hiring employees or ancestors? "
After being scolded by Mr. Zheng, Zheng Baoyi felt very aggrieved: "I just don't want to be an idler at home, I want to go out and earn some money."
"Does the Jiang family need you to eat or wear? Do they need you, a pregnant woman, to go out and make money? If people knew about this, they would think that the Jiang family was mistreating you."
"If I'm not going, can Shuyao go to work?"
"Don't worry about it. Her father is the factory director. Do you need to arrange a job for her?"
Zheng Baoyi muttered quietly: "She doesn't like working in a textile factory."
Mr. Zheng said unhappily: "She wants to go to heaven, find her a ladder!"
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Zheng Baoyi did not get what she wanted, and when she came back she wanted to take credit in front of her sister-in-law, so she said that she wanted to apply for a salesperson job for Jiang Shuyao in her second uncle's house, but Zheng Baozhu disagreed.
Jiang Shuyao not only did not appreciate her feelings, but mocked her: "My brother broke off the engagement with her and married you. Who would hire a rival's sister-in-law to work at home?
I'm a little regretful now. If my brother had married Zheng Baozhu, this job would have been mine for sure."
Director Jiang and his wife Zhou Sulan came home from get off work and heard their daughter talking about work.
Zhou Sulan said: "If you want to work, go to the factory workshop."
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