Qi Mengmeng knew that the matter was almost settled and she couldn't stay in the food factory for too long, so she said a few polite words to Xie Hongdou and went back.
She came out late, and there were no longer any people who had taken the exam outside the food factory. She looked at her watch. It was 11:10. It was obviously too late to go back and cook.
Qi Mengmeng went to the state-owned restaurant, packed up two stir-fried dishes and some steamed buns, and hurried home.
Gu Guizhi had just cooked the rice porridge when he saw Qi Mengmeng coming back, and his face was full of joy.
"Now that you're back, I've cooked some porridge. It's too late to cook any vegetables. I'll go to the cafeteria and get two dishes."
"No need," Qi Mengmeng stopped Gu Guizhi and took the lunch box off the handlebars of the bicycle.
Gu Guizhi went to the kitchen to check on the porridge. When the porridge was cooked and served on the table, Qi Mengmeng had already arranged the chopsticks and other things.
"What did you buy in the city today that makes you look so happy?" Gu Guizhi could tell at a glance that Qi Mengmeng was happy from the inside out.
"I found a job." Qi Mengmeng revealed the truth in a second and handed the household registration booklet and registration card to Gu Guizhi.
"Found a job?" Gu Guizhi was stunned for a moment and took the household registration booklet and registration certificate from Qi Mengmeng.
He was really surprised. It was very difficult to find a job nowadays, and there were so many military wives in the army who had not found jobs. He didn't expect Qi Mengmeng to find a job on her own.
Or the food factory, the kind of job that everyone is scrambling to get.
Nowadays, every household relies on food rations for food. Although people in the family compounds can definitely eat enough, working in the food factory allows them to eat extra food, which is an invisible benefit.
"When I went to the bookstore a few days ago, I accidentally heard people talking about a food factory recruiting people. I went to try today, and unexpectedly I was admitted." Qi Mengmeng talked about meeting two girls in the bookstore a few days ago who were discussing job hunting.
"Mengmeng, you are so lucky. Of course, you are also good at studying."
Gu Guizhi really admires Qi Mengmeng. Nowadays, if anyone knows where there are job openings, they will definitely keep it secret, and few people are willing to tell others.
It was so rare for Qi Mengmeng to unexpectedly get the recruitment news and be admitted in one go.
"I'm going to work in a jewelry factory from now on, so I won't be able to come back to cook at noon." Qi Mengmeng said this in advance.
"What's the big deal? I'll just go to the cafeteria to eat at noon. I used to eat there all the time. If everyone knew that my wife got admitted to the food factory, they would be so jealous of me."
Gu Guizhi does not have the machismo of men of this era, and he always considers Qi Mengmeng.
"You have to go to work, and you will definitely not be back early at night. Do you want to rent a house in the city? Otherwise it will not be safe to come back at night." Gu Guizhi considered Qi Mengmeng first.
"When I start working, I will ask if there are dormitories in the factory. If it gets dark at night, I will stay in the dormitories. It's hard to find housing in the city now."
The main reason is that the policy does not allow it, otherwise Qi Mengmeng would like to buy a house even more.
Gu Guizhi thought about it and felt that it would be more convenient to live in the company dormitory. They had no acquaintances in the city, and they didn’t know where to rent a house for the time being.
"What do you want to eat tonight? Let's celebrate tonight." Gu Guizhi was very happy and felt that this event must be celebrated. "I'll tell Dad later and let him be happy too."
Qi Mengmeng was also infected by his joy and said with a smile: "Okay, we have a chicken at home, add some mushrooms, and make mushroom stewed chicken in the evening. Then stew the sauerkraut with big bones, stir-fry some cabbage, and make fried eggs with green onions."
"Do you still have spare ribs at home?" Gu Guizhi asked in confusion, "When did you buy them?"
Qi Mengmeng: "On the second day of the Chinese New Year, I went to the department store to buy it, but there were only big bones left. It has been frozen outside for so many days, and I didn't have time to stew it."
Gu Guizhi hadn't cooked for a few days, so he thought the child was freezing outside. He nodded when he heard this. These four dishes, except the cabbage, were all hard dishes, which were considered very good.
"I'll tell my dad later. He'll be very happy." Gu Guizhi felt very proud. Qi Mengmeng had only been here for such a short time, but she had already found a job for herself, working in a food factory.
If the wives of soldiers in the family compounds can find jobs on their own, the workload of the political commissar in the army can be reduced by more than half.
Gu Guizhi went to work in the afternoon and went to Qi Zhijun to tell him about it. Qi Zhijun was even happier than Gu Guizhi. He laughed twice and said, "She is worthy of being my daughter. She is capable and can find a job by herself."
Gu Guizhi: ...the sound is a bit too loud.
Everyone who heard the sound gathered around and asked.
"Lao Qi, what job did you just talk about?"
There are a lot of unemployed family members in the army now, and everyone is particularly sensitive to the word "work".
"My daughter found a job in a food factory for herself," Qi Zhijun said happily.
"Food factory?" Qi Zhijun's partner Zhou Fang asked in confusion, "I haven't heard that the food factory provides job opportunities for the troops?"
"I've already said that it was my daughter who passed the exam on her own. What does it have to do with the army? My daughter is just a person with high ideals. She knew not to cause trouble for the army, so she found a job on her own." Qi Zhijun's tone was full of pride.
Someone who was not convinced reminded him: "Old Qi, what you said is not right, right? I remember that your Zheng Yingying used the job opportunity in the army?"
After hearing this, Gu Guizhi prepared to walk out to avoid being implicated again.
Qi Zhijun glared at the other person and said, "My Yingying got her job by herself through the exam. I remember your wife also took the exam, but she didn't pass."
When Gu Guizhi walked out, there was already a quarrel in the room.
Qi Zhijun wanted Gu Guizhi to tell him about Qi Mengmeng's work situation, but when he turned around, he couldn't find Gu Guizhi anymore.
"This kid is really fast." He cursed with a smile and shouted at the people who were still arguing, "Stop talking, it's time to go to training."
Everyone walked out together, and someone said, "We should go to the political department and ask. It's a new year again, and we should arrange job opportunities for our family members."
Someone responded immediately and prepared to go to the Political Department to ask after the work was completed.
Qi Mengmeng didn't know that because she found a job herself, the leaders of the military region found local leaders and gave her two jobs in the army, which was considered a good thing.
After get off work, Qi Zhijun went back to his home first to call Zheng Meili, and then went to Qi Mengmeng's house for dinner together.
When Zheng Meili heard that Qi Mengmeng had found a job at a food factory, she was surprised and asked, "Gui Zhicai is the deputy regiment commander, and the army has arranged a job for her family?"
Qi Zhijun said unhappily, "I just said that Mengmeng found the job herself. Didn't you hear clearly? Guizhi and I didn't contribute."
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