Chapter 051 Just be stubborn!
No wonder Meng Chengan was able to save me last time, it turns out his house is really nearby.
This kind of corner location is usually inhabited by people who are unwelcome and have status issues, just like his background.
However, because it is remote and no one chose it, there are few neighbors around the yard, so it can be expanded privately into an independent small courtyard with its own door and house, which is much more comfortable than living in a large courtyard.
When she arrived at the place, Tian Xiang took out a flashlight, confirmed the house number, and then knocked on the door.
As soon as she made some movement, the sound of dogs barking was heard in the yard.
OK, confirmed, here it is.
Soon, someone inside trained the dog, and then asked her, "Who is it?"
The voice was old, sounding like he was in his sixties or seventies.
Tian Xiang: "Uncle, hello, this is Meng Chengan's house, I'm looking for Meng Chengan."
Find Cheng An!
Under the eaves, Mr. Meng, who was wearing a patched old military uniform and had gray hair, turned his head to look at his grandson in the kitchen. Just as he was about to speak, Meng Chengan whispered, "Just say I'm not here."
Mr. Meng frowned, "The girl came all the way to see you, and you're pretending not to be there? Can you be more polite?"
Meng Cheng'an didn't listen and started to roll out the noodles.
The hot water vapor blurred his face, adding an otherworldly air to his handsome appearance.
Although he is handsome, his temper is still as stubborn as ever.
The grandson didn't nod, so Mr. Meng didn't dare to invite him in. He could only say to the outside: "Looking for Cheng'an, he went to his friend's place and hasn't come back yet."
Going to a friend's place?
Does he have any friends?
Tian Xiang frowned and put her ear close to the door. When she heard nothing, she knocked on the door again and said, "Uncle, I'm also a member of the factory union. I just wanted to come and see him. Since he's not here, forget it. Tell him that today's incident will pass and it's not a big deal."
Tian Xiang knew that Meng Chengan was at home, but he just didn't want to see her.
"Master, I'm leaving now."
Tian Xiang got on her bike and went back.
In the courtyard, Grandpa Meng looked at his grandson with dissatisfaction, "Look at them, they are worried about you. But you don't even want to see them. It's just a job, if you lose it, grandpa will find you another one. What's there to be ashamed of? You don't have any manliness."
Meng Cheng'an said nothing and added some cold water to the pot.
Mr. Meng added, "She's the one you had dinner with last night, right? Look how righteous that girl is. She's not afraid of the dark and still comes here at this hour. Our corner is not safe."
The old man shook his head and pursed his lips as he spoke. Meng Cheng'an tightened his grip on the ladle, then rushed out, picked up the flashlight on the windowsill, and chased after Heizi.
Old Master Meng laughed, "This brat, he clearly wants to see me, but he has to pretend. What a sultry and stuffy personality, I don't know who he learned this from..."
Outside, Tian Xiang rode fast and was a little afraid of this area. She was not afraid of those thugs, but of rats.
When she was at home, she rarely went out after dark to avoid seeing mice.
She rode too fast, and Meng Cheng'an only saw her receding figure when he caught up with her on the road outside.
Well, we still haven’t met.
Blame him, who told him to pretend.
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It was already a little late when Tian Xiang returned home.
When Hu Honglian heard that her daughter had not eaten, she quickly made some noodles for her.
"What's up? Are you so busy at work?"
Tian Xiang didn't say anything, she really didn't want to talk.
Hu Honglian made egg noodles for her daughter. After she had eaten, she asked her in a low voice whether she had encountered any difficulties at work. She could see that her daughter was not very happy.
Tian Xiang shook her head. "It's okay. It's just a trial period. The pressure is a little bit high. Nothing else. Mom, it's okay."
Tian Xiang couldn't tell her family about Meng Chengan's affairs.
Hu Honglian smiled and comforted her daughter, saying that it was just a job, not a big deal, and if it didn’t work out, she could find another one.
The next day.
Tian Xiang rode her bike to work. When she arrived at the factory gate, she subconsciously looked around. Unfortunately, there was no sign of Meng Chengan.
Oh, forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore.
Since Zeng Qingwen has promised, she will not go back on her word.
Even if Deputy Director Zeng wanted to help with that matter, he would have to wait until the results of the investigation came out, which would probably take several days.
On the fourth day of the probationary period, no one took Chen Yong and Tian Xiang out anymore.
The two divided the work. Chen Yong went to the family compound to deal with the divorce of an elderly couple, while Tian Xiang continued to run her family handicraft group.
She wanted to ask all the factories, big and small, in the district, cast a wide net, and make good connections. She didn't believe that she wouldn't be able to find a job.
Tian Xiang didn't even go back to the factory for lunch. She ate a bite outside. She was busy for almost the entire day, visited more than a dozen factories, but got nothing.
Tian Xiang was extremely depressed and her face was black when she went back.
Chen Yong was the only one in the office. He advised Tian Xiang not to run around aimlessly, saying that this matter did not depend on physical strength but on connections.
Speaking of relationships, Tian Xiang was a little puzzled, "We are the largest factory in the city, don't we have any work to assign?"
There are four handicraft groups in the community family compound, one that makes matchboxes, one that makes and mends clothes, and another that weaves baskets and has an insignificant construction team. They have nothing to do with their machinery factory.
Chen Yong: “Yes, that’s true.”
"What?"
"Repair the work gloves."
Work gloves!
This is a good thing. It is available every month and the quantity is large enough. You can keep the ones that are too rotten to be used and collect them to knit scarves and sweaters.
Sanlixiang used to have a group that repaired work gloves, and the aunties and sisters loved it.
It’s a pity that this job was snatched away by someone from Liuer Street next door.
Tian Xiang: "Why didn't we send the things from our own factory to the family compound, but gave them to others instead?"
This is a bit complicated to explain.
Chen Yong explained it in detail, there are roughly two points.
First of all, their family compound is not near the river, so they cannot take the clothes to the river for washing. Using tap water is expensive, and the factory has lowered the price.
Besides, this job is a bit hard, and not many people in the family compound here are willing to do it.
The machinery factory has good benefits, and the overall wages of employees are higher than those of other factories, but not everyone is willing to do all kinds of work.
After comprehensive consideration, let someone else do this.
Chen Yong: "We use a lot of labor protection gloves in our factory. Every month, tens of thousands of pairs need to be repaired or replaced."
Tens of thousands of pairs! If we take over all of them, this would probably be the largest family handicraft group in the entire district.
Tian Xiang couldn't wait any longer and immediately went to the second floor to find Chairman Jiang.
When Jiang Qin heard that she was going to take on the work of making labor protection gloves, she smiled and shook her head, "I've tried this several times before, but it never worked out."
If possible, it is best to keep the things in your own factory for your own people.
Tian Xiang: "Chairman Jiang, I've accepted this job. I don't plan to organize people from the family compound to do it. I'm just using it as a bargaining chip to trade with other communities and get some clean and easy work for everyone to do."
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