Era: Life's Big Winner

Chapter 69 Fang Tianxin Wants to Find a Job

Gao Junling said that she lives her life in a confused state, but she lives more soberly than anyone else.

He Wenhui seems to be more sober than anyone else, but her life is actually confused.

"I heard from Wenhui that you want her to quit her job and go home to take care of the baby?" Gao Junling asked Liu Hongchang in a low voice.

Liu Hongchang nodded and said, "That's right, what's the matter?"

"I think you shouldn't be in a hurry to quit your job. Jobs are so hard to come by these days. You can find someone to replace you," Gao Junling suggested.

He Wenhui continued, "Actually, that's what Hong Chang meant. Let's talk to mother-in-law first when we get home tonight."

"Hongchang has a cousin who seems to have just graduated from high school. She lives in a rural area in Hunan Province. If my mother-in-law agrees, I will sell the job to her."

Gao Junling asked curiously, "Aunt is from Hunan Province?"

"No, my aunt married there a few years ago, but we have always been in touch. They are distant relatives." Liu Hongchang shook his head.

Gao Junling nodded slightly and didn't talk about it anymore. She chatted with He Wenhui about family matters.

Liu Hongchang stopped talking and ate quietly.

Some acquaintances around her were very envious of He Wenhui, who married a considerate man and who sent her delicious meals every day after she became pregnant.

Not only do the meals include meat, vegetarian and soup, but they are also different every day and every dish is delicious and tasty.

So many people privately joked about He Wenhui, saying that she was celebrating the New Year every day, eating well, dressing well, and having no worries about food and clothing.

Of course, it's a joke, but it's also true.

After lunch, He Wenhui and Gao Junling went to wash the lunch boxes, brought them back and put them in the net bag.

After chatting for a while, Liu Hongchang got up and left with the net bag.

On the way back to the cafeteria, he saw a familiar figure in the distance and shouted, "Tian Xin!"

It was Fang Tianxin, a neighbor in the yard. He was sweating profusely and standing in the shade of a big tree, fanning his red face with his hands.

"Brother Hongchang!" Fang Tianxin's eyes lit up when he saw him, and he smiled and waved.

Liu Hongchang rode up to him and asked with a smile, "What are you doing here? Have you had lunch?"

"No! I wanted to work during the summer vacation and came out to look for a job, but I didn't find one and I almost got heatstroke." Fang Tianxin said depressedly.

Liu Hongchang was speechless and said, "Why do you have to look for one yourself? Why don't you just let your school introduce one?"

"The school has introduced one, but it's far away, so I want to find one closer to home myself," Fang Tianxin explained.

Liu Hongchang nodded and said, "Okay, I'm free now, how about I take you back?"

"Thank you, Brother Hongchang. I won't be polite then!" Fang Tianxin was delighted when he heard that. He quickly walked to the front of the car and jumped into the back seat.

Liu Hongchang pedaled away, the wind whistling in his ears. He asked loudly, "Your family is not short of money, right?"

"There was no shortage before, but there is now." Fang Tianxin replied with a slight smile.

"After moving to Beijing, my father bought a shop and started his old business. He opened a noodle restaurant through public-private partnership, which cost a lot of money."

Liu Hongchang nodded and said, "I've been out early and back late recently, so I don't know how your family is doing. How is your father's business?"

"Not very good. I get up early and go to bed late, but not many customers come to eat." Fang Tianxin hesitated and said with a frown.

Liu Hongchang asked in confusion, "How could this happen? Your father has run a noodle shop for so many years, so his skills should be pretty good, right? Could it be that the shop is too remote?"

"I don't know. I don't understand this either. Dad wouldn't tell me when I asked him." Fang Tianxin sighed.

"He likes to keep everything to himself, and only reports good news to his family, not bad news. By the way, I came out secretly to find a job, so Brother Hongchang, you must keep it a secret for me!"

Liu Hongchang was speechless and said, "How can this be kept secret? If you really start working, he will know it sooner or later."

"When I really started working, I wasn't afraid anymore. By then, the matter was already done and he would just criticize me a few words at most." Fang Tianxin said with a smile.

Liu Hongchang nodded and said, "Okay, I won't say anything nonsense about this matter. Do you need me to help you find a job?"

"Do you have a suitable job?" Fang Tianxin said happily.

Liu Hongchang nodded and said, "You can come to our cafeteria as a temporary worker, but the salary is not high, only ten yuan a month." "But your sister Wenhui's factory is recruiting temporary workers to burn soldering irons. It's one cent a piece and you can go anytime. She has done it before. Although it's hard work, but if you are quick and skillful, you can earn one yuan a day."

"Can I earn so much?" Fang Tianxin was a little tempted.

Liu Hongchang said with a smile: "Don't think that you have a lot of money. Most people can't do that kind of work."

"It's so hot now, and you're standing in front of the stove. You're sweating profusely just standing there, let alone working. I'm afraid you can't hold on with your delicate skin."

Fang Tianxin nodded slightly and said, "Can Sister Wenhui take me to see it tomorrow?"

"You really want to go? If you really want to go, don't wait until tomorrow. I'll take you there right now." Liu Hongchang said in surprise.

Fang Tianxin gritted his teeth and said, "I am not afraid of hardship. I'm sorry to bother Brother Hongchang."

Liu Hongchang didn't try to persuade him any further and immediately turned around and rushed to the garment factory.

"By the way, I heard from your father that you have a congenital heart disease? That means you can't go." Liu Hongchang suddenly thought of it.

Fang Tianxin shook his head and said, "I don't usually get sick. As long as I don't do strenuous exercise, I'll be fine."

"Now that you mention it, I kind of regret introducing the job to you." Liu Hongchang pondered.

"If something really happens, your father will blame me to death."

Fang Tianxin smiled and said, "I won't say you introduced me to this place. I'll just say I found it myself. Is that ok?"

"Then won't I get any favor?" Liu Hongchang joked.

Fang Tianxin blushed and whispered, "I will remember your kindness and repay you in the future."

"If you really want to pay it back, I have a good memory." Liu Hongchang said with a smile.

Fang Tianxin chuckled, hummed, and nodded vigorously, "Really!"

The two chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at the garment factory.

Liu Hongchang took Fang Tianxin to find Gao Junling and asked her to take him to see the working environment of soldering iron.

After a while, Fang Tianxin came out with a gloomy face, looked at Liu Hongchang pitifully and said: "I really can't do that job."

"Haha, now you know I didn't lie to you, right?" Seeing her being humiliated, Liu Hongchang couldn't help laughing.

Fang Tianxin rolled his eyes at him, and left the factory with Liu Hongchang. When they reached the door, he jumped onto the bicycle and sat sideways, hesitatingly saying:

“Is the work in the cafeteria hard?”

"It's hard work. It's hard work for a handyman. I have to run around and do everything." Liu Hongchang said truthfully.

"Come on, don't work during the summer vacation. It's tiring no matter what kind of temporary job you find. You should just study hard!"

Fang Tianxin hummed and said, "I don't know if my work will be this hard after I graduate from college."

"It's hard to say. If you want to make progress, you must work hard because others will work harder than you," said Liu Hongchang.

"If you want to muddle through and just want to live a stable life, then go to a unit with a career system, where you can get a guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood."

Fang Tianxin shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid of hardship, but I have to worry about my heart disease. I definitely can't do physical work."

"So you have to study hard and get good grades, then you will have more choices." Liu Hongchang said with a smile.

After sending Fang Tianxin to the entrance of the alley, Liu Hongchang turned around and went to the cafeteria.

When she met the anxious He Wenyuan on the way, she panted and said, "Brother-in-law! I was just about to go to the cafeteria to find you!"

"What's the matter? Why so urgent?" Liu Hongchang rode his bike forward and asked with a frown.

He Wenyuan took a few deep breaths, adjusted his breathing and said quickly: "Oh no, Wentao is going to do something bad again."

"He is in the school's honor guard, as you know. He will be participating in an event soon. If he stands in the front row, he can take pictures and appear in the newspapers."

"He wants to stand in the front row and introduce me to the instructor. He wants to invite me and the instructor to go to the movies tonight. He has already bought the tickets!"

(End of this chapter)