404 Do you want to stay?
Su Taotao met a few children who worked part-time to earn money for their studies in the cafeteria and came to get food. Fu Yuanhang was among them. Then she remembered her son.
"Xiao Hang, where is Chen Chen?"
Fu Yuanhang pointed to the northeast corner and said, "It's there."
Su Taotao looked in the direction his finger was pointing and saw Chenchen with his head down, pulling at his clothes. No one knew what he was doing.
Su Taotao asked Xiao Lu to help her get some food and then walked towards her son.
The child who had been watched for the whole morning had been helping the uncle and was so busy that his clothes got dirty. He really regretted wearing a white shirt.
Su Taotao walked through the crowd and picked up the child from behind: "Chenchen, what are you doing?"
Chenchen was stunned for a moment, wondering who was so bold as to hug him secretly, but he didn't expect it to be his mother.
"Mommy oh~~" the coquettish baby voice returns.
Su Taotao took out a handkerchief and wiped the dirty cat face of the child: "What did you do? Your face is so dirty."
"Moving coconuts." Chen Chen said, "Mom, I moved a lot of coconuts. Do I get paid?"
Su Taotao smiled and said, "Yes, Mom will give it to you."
Chen Chen wrinkled her nose and said, "Isn't it from the factory?"
Su Taotao shook her head and said, "Only students in the upper grades of elementary school and above can work part-time in the factory to earn money for their studies. You are too young."
The circumstances today were special, and Chenchen was particularly obedient. Only with Fu Yuanhang and the others accompanying him did they make an exception and allow Chenchen to enter the workshop.
Children of this age are not allowed to enter the production workshop as it would cause chaos and be dangerous.
Chen Chen thought for a moment and said, "But I also did a lot of work, didn't I?"
Su Taotao: "Mom knows, so she will give Chenchen a reward. But it's very dangerous for other children as old as Chenchen to go into the workshop. We can't set this precedent. This morning was a special case, and it won't be a special case next time. You have to stay in the office with Mom in the afternoon."
Chen Chen nodded: "Okay."
Su Taotao spoke in a loud voice, and the workers nearby could hear her.
Not to mention, when they first heard that a child as young as Chenchen could work in the workshop to earn money for his studies, they really wanted to bring their children over so that they could take care of the children and earn some pocket money at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.
I finally gave up after hearing Su Taotao say this.
Su Taotao was worried and had no appetite for lunch.
It was Chenchen who did the hard work and took away all the food that his mother hadn't finished.
The children, who were already pleasing to the eye, ate their meals with big mouthfuls, and everyone thought today's meals were especially delicious.
After dinner, Su Taotao said a few words to Fu Yuanhang and took Chen Chen to the office to rest.
In order to catch up with the production schedule for the Mid-Autumn Festival, many students have come to the factory to work part-time and study, and Bai Hua has never missed a single one.
Chenchen followed them and worked for the whole morning. She liked her little nephew Fu Yuanhang so much.
He is so young, but he is very organized in everything he does and he looks pretty.
Bai Hua took out a handful of money from his pocket and handed it to Fu Yuanhang.
Fu Yuanhang took it naturally and asked casually, "How much?"
Bai Hua shook his head: "I don't know, just remember it for me."
Fu Yuanhang counted the money in front of her and wrote her a receipt: "Keep it. You have to keep it in mind."
Bai Hua took it without thinking, put it in his pocket without even looking at it, and continued eating.
Mumu glanced at the number on the receipt and took a deep breath: "How long has it been? How come you saved so much money?"
Bai Hua swallowed the food in his mouth and then said, "You all went out to play during the summer vacation. I am here alone and I am more tired than the donkey in the production team. How can we be the same?"
Mumu didn't believe it: "That's not that much, is it?"
Bai Hua: "Don't worry about it. Anyway, I didn't steal or rob. I earned the money with my own ability. Ah Hang didn't ask about it. You are the only one who talks too much."
"Are you going back to your old job?" Mumu asked.
He did not forget that this guy used to be a bold and daring tycoon.
Bai Hua didn't bother to pay attention to him. He finished his meal and ran away with his lunch box.
"Hey, Ah Hang, look at her attitude!"
Fu Yuanhang put the counted money into his pocket: "She said she wouldn't steal or rob. She has no obligation to tell you."
"You..." Mumu grabbed Fu Yuanhang's neck, "Then tell me, how much money did she deposit with you?"
Fu Yuanhang was too lazy to pay attention to him. He slapped his hand away, picked up his lunch box and left.
Mumu chased after him and said, "Hey, Ah Hang, why are you like this too? Just tell me if she has enough money to go to high school."
Fu Yuanhang didn't answer his question.
Bai Hua is only in the third year of junior high school, and she still has one year to go before high school. At the rate she is making money, it will be enough for her to earn money even if she doesn't work part-time during her three years of high school.
After lunch, Xiao Lu took everyone to rest.
The elders were puzzled: "Lu, Comrade Lu, what do you mean?"
They thought Xiao Lu took them to the previous office, but unexpectedly he took them directly to the dormitory building.
Xiao Lu said, "You guys take a rest here first. There will be a bus back to the county this afternoon, and I will give you a ride then."
The old men were overjoyed.
"That's great, thank you Comrade Lu."
Xiao Lu waved his hands and said, "Our factory director Su arranged this. Let's take a rest first. The bathroom is on the left side of the corridor, and the water room is on the right. We have cold tea and boiled water. If you are thirsty, go get some water.
But this is a sensitive area in the factory, so it’s best not to move around casually. The dormitory manager will chase you away. Just wait for my notification. I’m going to get busy now.”
As soon as Xiao Lu left, the old men looked at each other in bewilderment.
"It seems that neither Director Su nor Comrade Lu are bad people."
"Yes, I have never seen such a clean and orderly factory. I feel very honored to have such a factory built on our land."
"Alas, I haven't found the title deed yet, and I don't know if the government will recognize it."
"What are we afraid of? The housing authority has registered it, and the middleman also has records. As long as we can prove our identities and prove that the land belongs to our ancestors, no one can deny it."
"But in this world... I'm just worried that we will be turned into landlords."
The old man shook his head and said, "If the land was concentrated in one person's hands, plus the hill, that might happen. But the land was distributed among us, and each of us didn't have much. Besides, the land can't be cultivated. We have never used the land to make a profit, and we don't claim the hill, so naturally we are not landlords."
Everyone nodded, and their hearts calmed down.
"That's true. Since the factory has already been built and is doing so well, even if they demolish the factory and return the land to us, we won't be able to use it. We might as well see how much compensation we can get."
The older man half-closed his eyes and looked at the brand new dormitory, then looked outside. How could he have imagined that this piece of land could be so prosperous?
If they could come back here to live, why would they have to leave their homes and become displaced?
"Have you ever thought about staying?" the older man asked.
"Stay?"
The old man stroked his beard and nodded: "Well, stay."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
"But, but, how can we stay?"
"Everything depends on human effort. Let's reach a consensus first," said the old man.
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