Chapter 101 Chapter 101 Xu Zhining was sitting opposite as if...
Xu Zhining sat opposite him like a transparent person. He watched Xia Li quickly become familiar with him. The two of them seemed to have endless things to talk about, from work to hobbies, from where to have fun to where to eat, talking about men and women, completely ignoring his existence.
Huang Mengru was originally a little embarrassed about Xu Zhining who was sitting opposite her, but she and Xia Li soon had a very happy chat and soon they were almost completely relaxed. When they left, they exchanged pager numbers and made an appointment to meet next time.
Huang Mengru was reluctant to leave, and Xia Li waved goodbye to her while promising, "Don't worry, I'll definitely call you!"
After seeing the person off, Xia Li still had a smile on her face. She turned around and saw Xu Zhining behind her. He gave her a thumbs up with a look of admiration.
"Your communication skills are so strong. You should come to work in our Public Security Bureau. It's a good fit for you." His words were sincere. Whether it was internal or external communication, he believed that Xia Li could handle it with her speaking skills.
Xia Li was very proud, "That won't do. I really like my current job. I also have a very capable boss. I won't leave even if someone tries to poach me." Just kidding, she was doing just fine in her current job.
Xu Zhining asked curiously, "I heard you chatting with your colleague earlier. Is this a new job?"
Xia Li nodded. "Yes, I changed jobs a while ago. My previous job was terrible. You must have heard that my colleague changed jobs too. He went straight to Hong Kong. He's such a rich and well-connected person!"
"Yes, many people fled to Hong Kong. Just a few months ago, there were a lot of people illegally crossing into Hong Kong, and some of our colleagues were under a lot of pressure. But recently, with the end of the year, things have gotten better."
Xia Li nodded in agreement, then asked him, "From the way you speak, I guess you're not from here, are you going home for the New Year?"
Xu Zhining gave a wry smile and said, "How can I go back? I haven't been home for the New Year in as many years as I've been working."
"Ah? What should I do then?"
"What else can we do? We can just take turns taking a break and then go back! That's the nature of this job. When others rest, we work. When others work, we still work."
Charlie was silent after hearing this. After a few seconds, she asked again, "The salary should be quite good, right?"
Xu Zhining fell silent. He raised his head, slowly gazed toward the sky, and sighed, "It's okay. We're not starving to death. Those colleagues who can't make it have already gone into business."
After the two of them talked, Xia Li decided to shut up for the time being.
The weather was growing colder, but Xia Li could clearly sense the workers' excitement growing. They had no other desire than to have a holiday because the Lunar New Year was approaching. For those who came from other places to work in Guangcheng, the Lunar New Year was their only chance to return home.
Therefore, everyone is looking forward to it.
At this time, most factories do not actually announce the Spring Festival holiday dates early, so many people are anxious but dare not buy tickets.
Wanle Electric Factory used to do the same thing. The end of the year is a special time, with factories receiving a large volume of orders, so they usually wait until almost the end of the year to announce specific holiday schedules. Wenying wanted everyone to go home earlier this year so that train tickets would be easier to buy, but in the end, they only moved it up a few days. This is the best possible outcome.
Zhao Qingqing knew the day of the holiday, so she decided to discuss it with everyone. The first time she bought train tickets was when she came to Guangcheng. At that time, Haiyan's father asked the villagers to use a tractor to take them to the county train station and instructed them to buy tickets.
This time it’s different, they have to rely on themselves.
Everyone saw each other almost every week. The others were mainly in the electronics factory, and Zhao Qingqing was the only one working here, so it was usually Zhao Qingqing who went to see them. They were all from the same place, so they had common topics to talk about, especially now that they worked outside together, so their bond was extraordinary.
It happened to be a day off, so Zhao Qingqing planned to go and talk to them about going home today.
She had been there several times and was quite familiar with the route. She could take bus No. 13 from the factory gate, which took about 20 minutes, and then walk a few steps to the destination.
On the way, Zhao Qingqing was still wondering if Haiyan and the others had rested. If they didn't rest, it would be a disaster. Before, the rest days were pretty fixed, but now it's the end of the year and nothing can be guaranteed.
Those who have come out must all miss home very much during the Chinese New Year. They are all girls and boys under 20 years old or in their twenties. They have been out for such a long time. You may say that sometimes their parents may not like them at home and think they are annoying, but why do they all want to go home so much now?
She also had some money on her, just in case she went out again today and looked for something to bring home. There were many different styles of clothes here, and the prices were much cheaper than back home. She could bring one for each of her parents. She also had little nephews and nieces at home, so she didn't need to bring clothes for them. She would just buy some food and not bother with anyone else.
Although she made a lot of money here, she wasn't the kind of person who would spend it all on others. She would give a little to her parents during the Chinese New Year and not give the rest of the money she earned.
While having dinner with Sister Xia Li, she'd heard her tell of a former female worker who'd worked so hard to earn all her money, then gave it all to her family. Then, when she fell ill, she refused to spend a cent on herself. She'd felt so bad, feeling sorry for the woman and her family so despicable. How could they be so foolish as to hand over all their earnings to someone else?
At that time, Xia Li wanted to remind Zhao Qingqing, but in view of the previous experience and lessons, she did not want to interfere with others. She thought that some things only needed a hint, and whether the others understood or not was up to her. Therefore, she just mentioned this matter casually as a chat, and did not say anything else.
Although Xia Li thinks Zhao Qingqing is a good person now, she might become confused when encountering other people's problems or seeing her parents' pity, and her kind advice might cause her trouble instead.
Zhao Qingqing certainly didn't let Xia Li get it wrong; she truly listened to and understood many of the words. After all, from previous events, it was clear that she was a very opinionated woman, steady and practical. She never lost heart when faced with difficulties, which made her very appealing.
She felt like the big sister of the group, and later, like Sister Xia Li, she started telling everyone about this incident. She even brought the story up to her colleagues at the factory, telling them as if they had actually witnessed it, and everyone was moved. However, it's unclear what she actually thought about it afterwards.
Arriving at the electronics factory, Zhao Qingqing didn't dare ask the security guard to alert them. The man at the gate looked particularly menacing. She'd mustered up the courage to approach him once before, but his stern expression had intimidated her. Although he'd helped her get someone out later, Zhao Qingqing never bothered him again.
The way she later found someone was to stop a good-tempered person at the door and ask him to help call someone inside.
Zhao Qingqing first stopped the first person outside the door, but the person waved his hands and said that it was not possible at the moment because he had something else to do. He also pointed at the security guard at the door and told Zhao Qingqing to go over and ask him.
Zhao Qingqing took a look, shrank her neck, laughed twice, then said thank you, and the person left.
At the door, Uncle Wu, who had been sitting for a long time, came out and walked around. I don’t know if he heard someone talking about him, but he glanced in this direction. Zhao Qingqing was so scared that she quickly pretended nothing happened and refused to look in that direction again.
Uncle Wu was also very bored at the moment. He sat and walked around every day. Suddenly, he thought of that girl Xia Li. It would be very boring in this factory without her. There was no one to talk to him.
The second time, Zhao Qingqing was lucky and stopped someone again. The other person agreed without saying a word.
"Zhao Haiyan from the second workshop, right? Wait a moment." After saying that, he turned around and went back to the factory.
Wang Wei was stopped by someone as soon as he left the factory gate today. He was wondering what was going on, but it turned out they wanted him to help call for help. It was a trivial matter, so he agreed without thinking.
The second workshop is not far away, so he can just run a few steps there.
Wang Wei was a young man who ran fast, and soon he arrived at the door of Workshop 2. He didn't go in, but looked around at the door for a while, then called a female worker near the door and asked her to talk to the leader, saying that someone at the door was looking for Zhao Haiyan.
Zhao Haiyan was concentrating on her work, but a few days ago, her boss, Chen Ting, suddenly quit and didn't show up the next day. This shocked everyone. It was said that if she hadn't resigned, the factory boss would have promoted her. A promotion, such a good thing, but she didn't seem to care about it and really didn't show up.
These days, many people have been joking about whether the factory is going out of business, as they're constantly leaving. They talk about Xia Li, who left earlier, and Chen Ting, who's now quitting. Both were small-time bosses at the factory, young and beautiful, with good jobs and high salaries. With both quitting, some say they've found rich husbands, while others say they've landed even better jobs.
In short, there were all kinds of things said. When Zhao Haiyan heard such things in the dormitory, she would just roll her eyes and ignore them.
However, Chen Ting was gone, so her supervisor was replaced. Many people thought that a position would be vacated this time and that a new employee would be selected from the workers, just as the factory had done several times before. However, they soon learned that the new supervisor was also new and had connections, which instantly disappointed many people.
Zhao Haiyan didn't care at all. After all, she had only been working for a short time, so even if someone else was chosen as team leader, it would not be her turn. She just did her job with peace of mind, just hoping that her salary would be paid on time every month. If the current team leader could continue to do so, she would be thankful.
Now that Team Leader Chen is gone, the people under them are relieved. It's really hard to deal with a young lady with such a bad temper!
After having such an exclamation, she cherished her current working status even more. She was holding a clamp to clamp small parts when she heard someone calling her name.
"Is Zhao Haiyan here? Someone's looking for her."
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