Reborn in the red age

Chapter 278 Father Li: The labor force is young and strong and can make money on its own

"It's not that the factory is going to restructure, and it's said that I won't be able to take over after I start working. I thought that since I'm retired anyway, and you guys don't like my job, I might as well take advantage of the fact that I can still make some money selling my current job in the factory. Just sell your job," Father Li said without raising his head as he held Chu Yi in his arms and teased her.

As early as 83, laws were introduced to stop the child replacement employment system. However, due to lax management in small counties, the system was not implemented across the board, but the succession system was gradually abolished.

It was not until the promulgation of the four regulations on the reform of the labor and employment system of state-owned enterprises in 86 that the child substitution system was completely abolished and came to an end at the legal level.

However, the hidden rules under the table, carrot positions, and inbreeding in internal recruitment have never disappeared, such as the inheritance and watchfulness of three generations of tobacco people.

After looking at Li's mother and seeing her nodding in agreement, Li Qingfeng said helplessly: "Why didn't you tell me about your video studio? You even went to the provincial capital to move the video recorder from your eldest sister's house. You asked my eldest sister to What do you want to see?"

Qingfeng Li brought home video recorders and TV sets, including the video tapes they were playing. He brought four sets in total, one for each brother and sister. He just moved the three sets from his hometown here to start a business, but he also brought the eldest sister from the provincial capital. The household items were also requisitioned, which was a bit excessive.

"What are you looking at? It's sitting in the boss's house, not to mention wasting the electricity bill at home, not earning a dime, and letting the neighbors use it in vain. Isn't it better to keep it in my shop and earn some money every month than leaving it at home?" When this was mentioned, Father Li had some reaction. He handed the child to Mother Li and said matter-of-factly with his eyes widened.

"Then the money earned in your screening room, will you give it to eldest sister?"

"I was going to give it to you, but your eldest sister was determined not to want it, so I didn't give it to you."

"Nonsense, you're just old. I'm in my prime now. If you don't believe it, let's give it a try. You kid really can't beat me." After hearing that the younger son said that he was old, Li's father was anxious at that time. He parked his bicycle and gestured to fight with Qingfeng Li.

"Dad, you are not young anymore. Why don't you close the store and stay at home to take care of the children for my brother? I will give you a thousand yuan pocket money every month."

The mime performed acrobatics and was raised to a height of more than ten meters by wire without protection, causing him to scream in fear.

"Where's two thousand?"

The rest of the Li family were scolding each other after watching the Spring Festival Gala. However, Li Qingfeng felt that the Spring Festival Gala was quite successful and was much better than the Spring Festival Gala in later generations.

Today is already New Year's Eve. After the Li family came back, Li's father was left alone to watch the store in the video room, while the others rode their bicycles home to prepare for tonight's New Year's Eve dinner.

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The Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Ox started with a hundred monkeys welcoming the new year, and then the Monkey King Feitian appeared. In less than three seconds, he directly hit the pillar with a wire hanging.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, after paying New Year's greetings in the morning, Li's father was not at home to celebrate the New Year. He immediately went to the video studio to continue working on his career.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, the whole family gathered around the TV to watch the Spring Festival Gala. This year’s Spring Festival Gala was so interesting.

Father Li curled his lips and said disdainfully: "It's not that good. Labor and management can earn several thousand yuan a month just by lying down. Who do you look down on with a thousand yuan a month?"

Facing the old man who had already fallen into the eyes of money, Li Qingfeng didn't bother to say anything more. He was thinking about having someone send him a set of imported home appliances another day.

When Li's father went out, Li Qingfeng caught up with him and stopped him. The father and son stood at the same spot where Li's father had given Li Qingfeng his private money ten years ago. Looking at the white hair on Li's father's head, Li Qingfeng sighed. , compared with ten years ago, Li's father is indeed much older.

Mother Li kept making dumplings on her hands: "Who knows? I think it was because I had no money in the first half of my life, but now my family suddenly has money, I have a psychological change."

The corner of Qingfeng Li's mouth twitched, "If the eldest sister doesn't want it, why don't you give it to me?" This TV set can earn a thousand yuan a month no matter what. It’s unreasonable to do business with other people’s goods and not pay a penny.

When the acrobat was performing acrobatics, he took the wrong rope again. The actor's feet were entangled in the rope at high altitude, which almost caused an accident during the performance.

Qingfeng Li thought about it for a while and felt that it seemed reasonable. However, another reason was that Li's mother had been too strict with money in the past.
In the evening, after the New Year's Eve dinner was ready for a while, Father Li hurried back on his bicycle carrying the TV.

"Stop, stop, stop, you have worked in the machine repair shop all your life. I can't carry it on my shoulders or lift it with my hands. I really can't beat you in an arm-wrestling." Li Qingfeng quickly bowed his head and admitted defeat. After the expression on Father Li's face softened a little, he tentatively said Asked: "What do you think of what I just said? Close the store and I will give you money every month. Do you think that's okay?"

"What's wrong with my dad? He wasn't like this before? I remember when I went to the countryside, my dad gave me all the money he had saved over the years at once." Li Qingfeng was making dumplings, While questioning Li's mother next to him, he asked about Li's father's changes.

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"Ten thousand yuan, what do you think?"

Father Li's breathing was obviously heavy, and after a while he said loudly: "Who cares about your dirty money? The labor force is young and strong, and you can earn it by yourself." After saying this, Father Li pushed Qingfeng Li aside and rode his bicycle towards Ride to the screening room.

Looking at Li's father's back, Li Qingfeng smiled and shook his head. Even though he was old, he still described himself as young and strong. There was no one like this old man anymore. I went back and chatted with Mother Li for a while, and asked Mother Li to help her eldest brother and sister more. From the income of the screening room, I would give each of the three families a monthly subsidy of five to six hundred yuan, and I would pay this money myself. subsidy.

It's hard to live with a dead salary now, and as a brother, it's not convenient for me to give them money directly, so I can only do this through Mother Li.

All three of them have jobs, and a monthly subsidy of 500 yuan per family is quite a lot. Sometimes giving too much money is not a good thing.

Since he still had to go to his father-in-law's house, Li Qingfeng didn't stay at home too much. After the first day of the new year, he bought a ticket to Suzhou for the same day at the county train station. The family got on the train and hurried to Suzhou.

When bidding farewell to the Li family on the train, Qingfeng Li was still a little regretful. He didn't see his little sister again this year. Every time he went home for vacation, she was always not there. He really missed her after not seeing her for three years.

On the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Li Qingfeng and his family arrived at Gusu Station. As soon as they got off the train, they were warmly welcomed by his father-in-law and his family.

Hu Jiabao, who had not been home for several years since marrying Li Qingfeng, hugged his mother-in-law and his daughter at the train station and cried.

The father-in-law who was holding the child glared at Qingfeng Li with an angry face. Qingfeng touched his nose in embarrassment and lowered his head in shame to avoid his father-in-law's sight.

"Qingfeng, I think your life has been pretty good over the past few years, but you have gained a lot of weight on your face."

My uncle, who had not seen his sister for a long time and whose eyes were slightly red, noticed the embarrassment at the scene and quickly came to smooth things over.

Li Qingfeng, who was too embarrassed to look at his father-in-law, saw his uncle trying to smooth things over, and he quickly said good things about Hu Jiabao: "The main reason is that Jiabao takes good care of me. He cooks what I like every day." As time goes by, won’t my belt become wider?”

This uncle is really a good person. In Li Qingfeng's heart, Hu Guodong is simply the good uncle of China.

The father-in-law next to him snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Huh, you are still a university teacher. It is really embarrassing. People say you are fat. You said that the belt is getting wider. Is this how the belt is getting wider? After all these years All the books were read into the dog’s belly.”

"Dad, what you're trying to teach me is that I really didn't have any ideas. I'm really ashamed." Li Qingfeng quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake, obediently accepting the lesson from his father-in-law.

"Huh, although you don't teach literature, you still need to read more and stop saying ridiculous things. You can even get such basic things wrong. I really don't know how you got into college."

"Yes, yes, from now on, I will definitely follow your teachings and read books when I have free time."

After scolding Qingfeng Li, my father-in-law vented his emotions and looked much better. At least he no longer glared at Qingfeng Li, but instead comforted the mother and daughter who were crying.

Seeing that his father-in-law no longer glared at him, Li Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself that he was really a little genius. In such a short period of time, he was able to come up with such a good way to make his father-in-law vent his anger.

After the conversation between Weng and son-in-law ended, the uncle came up and explained with a smile: "Our dad hasn't seen Jiabao for many years, and he needs to vent his anger. Don't mind."

"No, no, how could it be possible? I'm ashamed to say it. I haven't brought my family treasure back to my parents' home after three years of marriage. Being scolded is an understatement," Qingfeng Li said quickly.

Since having a daughter, Li Qingfeng has become more and more understanding of his father-in-law's feelings.

As for others, if he gets married after the first year of junior high school, let alone not returning to his parents' home for three years, if he dares not to come back to see him even once in half a year, Qingfeng Li will drag his son-in-law over and break his legs.

The mother and daughter, who hugged each other and cried, quickly held back their tears with the comfort of their father-in-law.

The mother-in-law wiped her tears, took the child from her father-in-law's arms, looked at it, and apologized kindly to Qingfeng Li: "Qingfeng, don't argue with your father. He has treasured the family treasure since he was a child. He hasn't seen the family treasure for a long time, and he feels so sad in his heart. If you are angry, don’t take it to heart.”

How could Qingfeng Li let his mother-in-law apologize to him? He quickly waved his hands and said it was all his fault.

The family didn't stay on the platform for long. After all, the winter in Suzhou is quite cold.

Hu's father borrowed a tricycle from somewhere. In the carriage were his mother-in-law and Hu Jiabao's mother and daughter, leading the way. My uncle Li Guodong patted the back seat of the bicycle and said to Qingfeng Li with a smile:

"Qingfeng, we don't have a car to pick you up at home, so I have to sit on the back seat of my bicycle. Is that okay?"

"There's no such thing as grievance. Riding on a bicycle is much better than walking."

Qingfeng Li spread his legs, stepped onto the back seat of the bicycle, and directed his uncle to set off to catch up with his father-in-law and the others.

(End of this chapter)