Chapter 462: The Gao Sisters

While Gao Qiqiang was busy on his end, Hou Liangping was also treated with great importance at the Yuan family home, where chicken, duck, fish, and meat were all prepared.

They had originally intended to invite others, but Hou Liangping did not want too many people to know, so he declined; in the end, only a few of the older uncles and elders of the Big Wave family came to keep them company.

"Xiaoyun has really made something of herself now, marrying into a prominent family."

"Second Uncle, my home isn't a prominent family; like everyone else, we all work at our units."

"That's still very impressive. There aren't many people in our village who work at factories."

Although there was a wave of layoffs in the nineties, an Iron Rice Bowl job was still the top choice for people of this era.

"That's right, Xiaohai. Being able to get into a unit is already quite remarkable. You must treat our Xiaoyun well in the future; she is a famous beauty around here."

"I will, Auntie."

If she weren't a beauty, she wouldn't be able to hold down the work at the entire hair salon, and Hou Liangping wouldn't be lusting after her body either.

The next day, Hou Liangping followed his father-in-law to experience the joy of fishing; the Big Wave family's fishing boat was only about five meters long, especially suitable for this kind of family-style fishing, and most of the boats in this fishing village were of this size.

"How is it, Xiaohai? Is it more tiring than life in the city?"

"It's alright. It's all labor. Your work here is physical, and I'm quite used to it."

Although fishing requires skill, dragging a net just requires a bit of strength; Hou Liangping was tall and sturdy, and he exercised often, so his strength was naturally not small.

"Hahaha!"

The Big Wave's father, Yuan Jiancheng, was very satisfied with Hou Liangping's performance; for a city boy, he was a good hand at work, which was truly rare.

They were lucky today, catching over two hundred jin of fish by noon, which counted as the biggest harvest of the week.

"We'll have a seafood feast at noon."

Many of the smaller ones here wouldn't fetch a good price, so it was better to just stew them all in one pot.

In the afternoon, the two had worse luck, only catching about a hundred jin of seafood, but the total income for the day still exceeded two hundred yuan.

There were fishmongers buying fish right on the shore, among whom was Tang Xiaolong; Yuan Jiancheng naturally sold his fish to him, netting over two hundred and forty yuan.

"Uncle, at this rate of income, you earn quite a bit every month."

"Sigh, if I had this income every day, I would be content. Unfortunately, I go out to sea alone every day; it's rare to have an income of even a few dozen yuan."

"Most of the time it's ten or twenty, and plus the boat repairs and household expenses, I can't save much money in a month."

"Sigh, you're right. It was my assumption."

If it were really two hundred yuan every day, they would be ten-thousand-yuan households in two or three months, and the house wouldn't be so dilapidated.

"Hahaha, I caught your luck today; it's already caught up to more than half a month of my earnings."

"Then I'll accompany you again tomorrow."

"Hahaha, good."

When the father-in-law and son-in-law returned home, they discovered a pair of twin sisters in the house; judging by their age, they shouldn't be old, looking about fifteen or sixteen.

"Aunt's husband, brother-in-law."

"Oh, Xiaoqin and Xiaofeng are here. You came at just the right time; your aunt's husband kept quite a bit of seafood today, so eat at your aunt's husband's house tonight."

"Xiaohai, these are Xiaoyun's cousins, Gao Xiaoqin and Xiaofeng."

"Hello."

Hou Liangping was secretly startled; this Yuan family was full of beauties. These twin sisters were only fifteen or sixteen and had already grown into such looks; when they grew up, they probably wouldn't lose to the Big Wave.

In the evening, the family ate seafood while listening to the Big Wave talk about everything in Yantai and Jingzhou.

In fact, the development of Jinghai was no worse than Jingzhou, but most of them hadn't really left the village, so they were full of longing for everything the Big Wave said.

"Sister, can we go to Yantai with you?"

"This..."

The Big Wave subconsciously wanted to refuse, but then shifted her gaze to Hou Liangping's face.

"You are still too young. It won't be easy to find work over there. It would be better to wait until you are seventeen or eighteen."

During the chat just now, Hou Liangping had already learned that the two were only fifteen now and still counted as child labor.

"Ah, is that so?"

"Your most important task now is to study. Don't think about coming out to work so early. Work is not as free as you imagine; it's very tiring."

"Brother-in-law, we dropped out of school last year and are now at home helping to weave nets."

"Ah, this..."

"Xiaoqin and Xiaofeng's father had an accident at sea and never came back. The whole family is managed by my sister."

No wonder. At their age, they should have been in the most carefree time; who would have thought they had lost their father.

"How about this: when I go back, I'll buy you some books. Study them well for these two years. When you turn eighteen and come to Jingzhou, I'll arrange work for you."

Hou Liangping was confident; with the help of the Liang Family's influence, he had already been working for nearly two years, and it shouldn't be difficult to climb to the rank of section chief in the next three years.

By then, he could direct and arrange for the Gao sisters to engage in commercial activities, and he could also obtain rewards from it.

"Okay."

Both sisters dropped out of school due to life's necessities, but they were actually model students; their grades had always been very good since they started school. If their father hadn't had an accident, they would be junior high students now.

Early the next morning, Hou Liangping went out to sea again. Today's harvest was much worse than yesterday's, selling for less than a hundred yuan.

On the third day, Hou Liangping's family of three returned to Yantai. That same day, he bought many books on business management and mailed them to the Gao sisters.

A month later, Gao Qiqiang brought people to inspect the contracted sea area, and as luck would have it, it was in Gao Family Village, the same village where the Gao sisters lived.

Gao Qiqiang caught a glimpse of the Gao sisters holding the books; they were clearly not old, yet they were reading management books.

"Boss Gao, they are the daughters of Gao Yude. It's a pity Yude left early, leaving behind these three."

"Oh? That is pitiful."

Gao Qiqiang also recalled his own life story, which was so similar to theirs, but at least he was a man who could shoulder the burden of the whole family, and he had the help of a noble person, which led to the him of today.

Perhaps he should pass on this warmth. Thinking of this, Gao Qiqiang prepared to give them a helping hand.

"Secretary Gao Yuren, let's settle on this. I see those sisters are about the same age as my younger sister, and they are literate. How about letting them work as telephone operators in my company? They would mainly be responsible for recording the quantity and unit price of goods."

Since he was going to contract the work here, Gao Qiqiang definitely needed to set up an office, and he would be hiring quite a few people by then; giving the two of them an easy job could also be considered fulfilling his own sense of compassion.

"That would be great, I'll go talk to them about it."

As a Cadre of Gao Family Village, Gao Yuren had helped the mother and her two daughters quite a bit, but in the end, he could help them for a while, but not for a lifetime.

Now, being able to provide them with a stable source of income would also save them from having to make a living on the sea with rough men like them.

After Gao Qiqiang left, Gao Yuren told the Gao sisters the news.

"You two go back and discuss it properly with your mother; if you miss this village, you won't find this shop."

"Thank you, Uncle Secretary, we are willing."

Compared to weaving nets, Gao Xiaoqin indeed preferred answering phones; this way, she could not only train herself but also earn a decent amount of money.

Moreover, they were no strangers to Gao Qiqiang; for the past few years, Gao Qiqiang had come to collect fish himself, and it was only in the last two years, as the company grew, that he hired people and rarely went to the countryside to collect fish in person.

The Gao sisters also told the Big Wave and Hou Liangping the news as soon as possible.

"This job is doable, it's good to adapt in advance, but don't forget to read more books."

"Alright, brother-in-law."