When Fang Qiao and Xiao Jing returned to their residential compound from the supply and marketing cooperative, they were surprised to find that the small door that used to connect the two sides had suddenly been covered by a wall, separating the two sides.
"It's blocked?" Fang Qiao asked in confusion. "I feel like there wasn't this wall when we left."
Xiao Jing nodded: "There really wasn't any just now."
Jiang Ling said, "There might be some reason."
However, they couldn't guess what their workplace's decision was, so they chatted for a bit and then went back.
That evening, Fang Qiao told Cheng Baidong about her desire to go out and work.
Cheng Baidong respected her decision and said, "The company is being restructured and there's a shortage of people everywhere. Since you want to work, I'll ask the logistics department another day if there are any vacant positions you can fill."
"Thank you." Fang Qiao hugged his neck and kissed him on the chin. "Then I'll leave the work to you."
"Is that all?" Cheng Baidong was not satisfied with the kiss.
It's too shallow.
Fang Qiao blushed and leaned in again, kissing his lips and giving him a deep suck.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly: "Is this alright?"
"Not enough." Cheng Bodong rolled over and pinned her down, eliciting a soft cry, before his lips were sealed with hers.
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Perhaps because the first day was too intense, Fang Qiao didn't want to move at all when she woke up the next morning; she just wanted to stay in bed.
However, since the children had all gotten up one after another, she, as the elder, couldn't just stay in bed and not get up; that would be too embarrassing for others.
After breakfast, Cheng Baidong went to work, and Xiao Jing took Tian Tian to her preschool class. When she came back, she told Fang Qiao, "With the pharmaceutical factory workers gone, the number of students in Tian Tian's class has decreased by a third. There were more than fifty students before, but now there are only about thirty left."
The preschool class that Tian Tian attends is jointly run by the pharmaceutical factory and the ironworks. The ironworks is a large factory with tens of thousands of employees, so even if the pharmaceutical factory moves away, the number of students in the preschool class will not decrease much.
“Thirty or so students in a class is not a small number,” Fang Qiao said. “It’s only because there are many people in the factory area. If we moved to a residential area, a preschool class would only have a dozen or twenty students.”
When she was in school, many children didn't attend the preschool program, saving the money for two years of preschool education so they could go directly to primary school when they reached the appropriate age.
Two days later, Fang Qiao received confirmation regarding her job.
“The company offered four positions to choose from, but they were all in the logistics department,” Cheng Baidong said. “Don’t complain about the jobs. It’s just that the company is quite special and has strict requirements on education. Researchers must have at least a high school diploma. You only have a junior high school diploma, which puts you at a disadvantage.”
There were plenty of high school graduates outside, all waiting to be assigned jobs. However, there were far more applicants than available jobs, and only a small number of them were actually assigned work. Most high school graduates had to go to the countryside as educated youth sent to the countryside.
She only has a junior high school education, and the fact that she was able to get a job is already thanks to being Cheng Baidong's family member.
Fang Qiao quickly said, "It's okay, you tell me first."
Cheng Baidong said, "One position is a clerk in the family compound office. The daily work is to organize documents, copy and write, run errands and do odd jobs. It's not too tiring, but this job is temporary and the monthly salary is only sixteen yuan."
"Both positions are in the cafeteria: one is a cook, and the other is a server. I don't need to elaborate on the cook's job; it's a two-shift system. The cafeteria opens for breakfast at 6:00 AM, and the early shift starts before dawn and continues until 2:30 PM. The late shift starts at 1:30 PM and lasts until after 10:00 PM. It's very tiring, but the pay is higher, at 33 yuan. The server's working hours are the same as the cook's, also two-shift systems. In addition to serving food at the window, they also have to wash dishes, mop the floor, and wipe tables. Their pay is 5 yuan less than the cook's."
"There's another one, which is a childcare worker. To address the concerns of dual-income families, the factory plans to open a childcare center to accommodate children aged six months to four years old. The salary is the highest of the three jobs, at thirty-six yuan, but you need to obtain a childcare worker certificate."
"Of these four jobs, only the two in the cafeteria require rotating shifts; the other two are single days off on Sundays."
Each of the four jobs has its own advantages and disadvantages.
The disadvantages of being a clerk are obvious. You'll be doing odd jobs from the start, not only will you have a lot of work to do, but you'll also have to put up with bad attitudes. Plus, you'll be a temporary worker, and who knows when you'll be able to become a permanent employee.
The two jobs in the canteen are incredibly demanding. They start serving breakfast at 6 AM and you have to be on duty by 5 AM at the latest, before dawn. Dinner starts at 8 PM, and after the staff have eaten, you still have to wash, scrub, and clean, so you definitely won't be off work until 10 PM. The working hours are also extremely short; you have to go to work before the children are even awake in the morning, and by the time you finish get off work, the children might already be asleep, meaning you barely see them all day.
The job of a childcare worker isn't too bad. You only need a junior high school education to pass the basic childcare worker exam, and the certificate isn't hard to get. The salary is high, and it's a permanent position. The main problem is that babies are difficult to care for; a six-month-old baby is still breastfeeding. And anyone who has looked after a child knows that caring for a child is incredibly demanding and not an easy job.
Fang Qiao thought it over and over but couldn't make up her mind: "I need to think about it."
“Hmm, you can think about it carefully,” Cheng Bodong said. “The clerk and canteen jobs can be started at any time, but the nursery is still under construction and will take at least another half month.”
Fang Qiao asked, "Where is the daycare located?"
"It's a single-story building right behind here. The main structure of the building remains the same, so the renovation can be done quickly."
Fang Qiao nodded, then hesitated for a moment before turning to ask Cheng Baidong for his opinion.
"The two cafeteria jobs have long hours and long hours, which are not only physically demanding but also involve extreme working hours. I won't see my child all day, so I'm not considering them. Clerk or childcare worker, which job do you think I should choose?"
"If you ask for my opinion, I recommend you choose to be a childcare worker."
Cheng Baidong immediately ruled out the clerk: "The clerk's salary is too low, and he is a temporary worker. Not only is the work hard, but he is also bossed around, and it is difficult to get him a permanent position."
"As long as you get the certificate, you'll be a permanent employee. You can even bring your child to work with you, keeping them under your watchful eye so you can work with peace of mind."
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