novelraw Chapter 20 I'm clumsy; I'm afraid I can't do the work in the textile factory workshop
Chapter 20 I'm clumsy; I'm afraid I can't do the work in the textile factory workshop
Chen Liying's family was all there; her mother was still sighing deeply. Her mother's name was Huang Xing'er, and she was a group leader in the cotton mill's production workshop. Her father worked at a steel mill, but their home was near the cotton mill.
The cotton mill also had a primary school for its employees, but it only had primary and junior high school sections, so she attended high school at the steel mill's affiliated school.
Chen Liying is the eldest child in her family, one year younger than Tong Yuheng. She has two younger brothers, one fourteen and the other ten. If the family had to send one child to the countryside, it would definitely be her.
The reason we made her take the graduation exam early was to let her take advantage of the spring recruitment season so that she could try to find a job on her own and avoid having to go to the countryside.
"Sister, don't worry. Maybe other factories will be hiring in a few days. You're a good student, you'll definitely pass the exam!" Chen Liying's younger brother, Chen Liqun, comforted her.
"What's so great about it? We can't even make it into the top ten! If they only hire a handful of people each time they recruit, when will it ever be my turn?" Chen Liying was prepared, but she still couldn't hide her disappointment in the face of reality.
"Don't get upset, your mom and dad will keep an eye on things. If someone wants to buy it, we'll buy it! I've already prepared the money!" Huang Xing said, showing her love for her daughter and explaining her plans.
"My dear mother, jobs are so hard to find these days, and even money doesn't guarantee one. If I absolutely have to go to the countryside, just wait until this summer when our class graduates, and find me a place that's not so tough..." Chen Liying was also mentally prepared to go to the countryside.
"No, sis, how can a girl like you go to the countryside? I've heard girls get bullied there. I'll go after I graduate from junior high this summer!"
"Go my ass! You're just a little brat who hasn't even grown his hair yet. You think you won't get bullied if you go to the countryside? Don't dream. I'm the eldest sister. If it has to be me, I'll go!"
The two Tong sisters were standing in front of the window of their back room and heard their conversation. It seemed that Yuyao's job could be sold!
The two sisters walked around to the front of a row of houses from the left and saw that the Chen family's gate was open, so they went inside.
The Chen family was all inside the main house when Chen Liying came out to greet them and led them inside.
"You guys came to visit me? Congratulations on passing the exam, Yuyao!" Chen Liying sincerely congratulated her.
"Thank you! Uncle Chen, Aunt Huang, you're both home!" Yu Yao replied quickly.
"Oh, it's you two sisters! Come in and warm up!" Huang Xing hurriedly greeted them.
"Uncle Chen, Aunt Huang, let's get straight to the point. We're here to transfer the job that Yuyao got to Yingzi. Do you need it? If so, six hundred yuan will do. If not, we'll ask around."
Tong Yuheng didn't ask for more. If she were to sell it to someone else, she could have gotten someone to buy it for a thousand, but Chen Liying was her friend, so it was difficult for her to ask for more.
"Oh? Really? Yes, we want it! Hahaha!" Huang Xing was overjoyed and agreed without hesitation. Then, feeling embarrassed, she turned to look at her husband, Chen Ziqiang.
"Yuheng, is there some kind of difficulty in your family? Does your mother know about this?" Chen Ziqiang had heard some things about Tong Jiahui and knew that she and her widow were being targeted and were having a hard time.
"My mom knows, and she agrees. Uncle Chen, I'm clumsy and afraid I can't do the work in the textile factory workshop. So, I'll wait for another opportunity, maybe take an exam for something like cashier or advertising..."
Tong Yuyao told them the excuse the two sisters had made up on the way. They certainly wouldn't dare tell anyone that their whole family had gone to the countryside.
"But what if there aren't any more opportunities in the future?" Chen Liying asked anxiously. It wasn't that she didn't want the job, but she was afraid that Tong Yuyao wouldn't be able to find another job in the future.
"There will definitely be factories hiring, I can wait a bit longer. Yingzi, don't worry about me," Tong Yuyao said with a smile.
"Auntie knows you're a good student, and Yuyao is sure you'll pass the exam if given the chance. But this is a big deal, so think it through carefully, lest you regret it later!"
"No, Auntie, if you want this job, we'll go and get it done tomorrow morning. But we need to change the name on the letter of introduction, and Yingzi's uncle will have to help us talk to the labor and personnel department..."
"No problem! I'll go find him in a bit! Auntie will give you the money first!" Huang Xing went to the inner room to get the money, and Chen Ziqiang followed her in.
A moment later, Huang Xing took out an envelope, which was bulging inside, and handed it to Tong Yuyao. Yuyao took it but didn't even look at it before handing it to her sister.
Tong Yuheng took the money out of the envelope. Inside was eight hundred coins, along with about twenty tickets of various kinds from Yan City.
"Aunt Huang, you gave us too many tickets!" Tong Yuheng was about to count out the extra tickets and return them when Huang Xing stopped him.
"Yuheng and Yuyao, Auntie knows you didn't ask for much. These days, jobs are valuable; if I wanted to buy them outside, I couldn't even find a place that would cost a thousand!"
Your uncle and I both work, earning about a hundred yuan a month. We saved up two hundred yuan in a few months, not to mention Yingzi has a job and can earn money too!
"Well then, thank you, Uncle and Aunt!" Tong Yuheng thought to himself, there are still many kind people.
"Auntie, when do you think I should come over tomorrow? Here's a letter of introduction for you!" Tong Yuyao immediately took out a letter of introduction from her handbag at her older sister's prompting.
Huang Xing didn't stand on ceremony and took it directly, even showing it to her husband. Chen Ziqiang looked at it and then gave it to his daughter. Finally, his two younger brothers also looked at it before Huang Xing carefully put it away.
"Let's go tomorrow morning at 9:30. His uncle can go and say hello first, then we'll go over!"
The two sisters agreed, said goodbye, and went home. Tong Jiahui had no idea that the two sisters had already gotten a job and then sold it!
"Yuyao, here's two hundred yuan from the money you earned from selling your work. The rest can be used for household expenses, how about that?"
"You don't need to give me that much, thirty or fifty yuan will do. I'll just be browsing the scrap yard to buy some books and stuff; it won't cost me much!"
"Okay, here's fifty for now. Come back to me if you need the money."
The two sisters were in a good mood, but their good mood was ruined when they got home and their house was turned upside down!
With their mother not home, the two younger children, Yu Xuan and Yu Qi, were crying, while Ling Long and Yu Han were quietly packing their things.
"What's wrong? Where's Mom?" Tong Yuheng asked.
"Mom went to complain to Deputy Factory Director Zhang. This afternoon, someone reported us, falsely accusing our family of possessing contraband. Then, the G Committee came with people to search our house!" Yuling said, her eyes filled with resentment and anger as she recounted the situation.
Of course, those people couldn't find anything. Tong Yuheng had put everything in the house except for essential household items into his spatial storage. He had also put away all the family's clothes except for one set for changing, so those people were just wasting their time.