Chapter 246

Cao Weiguo wasn't at ease letting Chi Ping'an get involved in these matters.

After careful consideration, Cao Weiguo suggested that Chi Ping'an get a job at the factory.

He was willing to act as a bridge and try his best to help Chi Ping'an enter the Rolling Steel Factory.

Chi Ping'an naturally accepted the suggestion of entering the factory with joy.

Becoming a staff member in this day and age was something everyone envied.

It's just that he had no connections before, so he had no opportunity to enter the factory.

But since Cao Weiguo was willing to help, his entry into the factory was a sure thing.

Yan Jiecheng from the front courtyard was an example.

After the two discussed it in the room, Chi Ping'an went home full of anticipation.

After arriving home and telling his mother and wife, both were very happy.

Mother Sun warned, "Work hard in the future, and support this family early."

Sun Meiqin was a bit worried, "Although Cao Weiguo is willing to help bridge the gap, the money to buy the quota is not a small amount."

It is said that the Yan family in the front courtyard emptied their family foundation to buy a quota for Yan Jiecheng, and even borrowed a large sum of money from Cao Weiguo.

Chi Ping'an said, "No need to worry about this, Weiguo said that if we are short on money, we can borrow it from him, and pay it back after I get the job."

Sun Meiqin's eyes lit up, then she said crossly, "Look at you, then look at Cao Weiguo, he's even 3 years younger than you, how is he so successful."

The next day, Cao Weiguo went to the Rolling Steel Factory.

He found Deputy Factory Director Li and asked about the job quota.

Selling job quotas was also one of Deputy Factory Director Li's channels for money.

With business coming to his door, he naturally wouldn't push it away, not to mention that he owed Cao Weiguo a favor.

Without too many twists and turns, Deputy Factory Director Li gave a "friendship price."

250 yuan to enter the workshop as a fitter apprentice, trying to enter the factory by the end of the month and become a regular employee by the end of the year.

After agreeing on the price, Cao Weiguo rode his bike back to the Sihe Academy.

He told Chi Ping'an, his wife, and Mother Sun, making the three of them extremely excited.

The Rolling Steel Factory was a large unit; getting in meant an "iron rice bowl."

Mother Sun emptied her family foundation to take out 70 yuan, and Chi Ping'an wrote an IOU for 180 yuan to Cao Weiguo.

To implement it as soon as possible, Cao Weiguo took the money and returned to the Rolling Steel Factory.

After receiving the money, Deputy Factory Director Li signed the documents readily and told Chi Ping'an to go to the Personnel Section tomorrow to handle the entry procedures.

After much running around, the Chi family was full of joy, and Mother Sun wept with joy.

Her son had a wife and a stable job; the stone in her heart finally landed.

Cao Weiguo reminded, "Brother Chi, the salary for an apprentice is not high, you need to be mentally prepared, and you can't get discouraged halfway."

Chi Ping'an said happily, "I know, I will definitely work hard after entering the factory."

"Hmm!"

Cao Weiguo said, "Then prepare your entry materials and go to the factory tomorrow to handle the entry procedures."

After explaining the entry matters, Mother Sun wanted to treat Cao Weiguo to a meal.

Cao Weiguo smiled, "Mother Sun, don't be polite with me, let's have this meal after Brother Chi enters the factory."

Not long after returning home, Xu Damao came to the door and invited Cao Weiguo to his home.

Lou Xiaoe was setting the bowls and chopsticks, and food was on the table; seeing Cao Weiguo enter, she immediately showed a smile.

"Weiguo, sit down quickly."

"Sorry to trouble you, Sister Xiaoe."

After Cao Weiguo sat down, Lou Xiaoe turned and went to the kitchen to scoop out the dumplings.

Xu Damao enthusiastically poured a cup of liquor for Cao Weiguo:

"I owe it to your help this time, otherwise I would have lost face in front of my buddies."

"Nothing else to say, I'll toast you first."

Through this introduction, he not only gained face but also received no small benefits.

He also had a better understanding of Cao Weiguo's connections.

If he had such connections, wouldn't it be easy to get promoted and get rich in the future?

For the sake of his future, Xu Damao was very enthusiastic towards Cao Weiguo.

Hoping to meet more capable people through Cao Weiguo.

Xu Damao flattered Cao Weiguo, toasting him cup after cup.

Before they had even finished a plate of dumplings, he was already dizzy.

Although he was already dizzy, Xu Damao became more excited the more he drank.

Holding his wine glass, he bragged about his great achievements, wishing he could brag all the way to the sky.

Lou Xiaoe looked at the drunken and bragging Xu Damao, feeling very embarrassed.

After Liu Haizhong got off work, just as he arrived home and sat down to drink a cup of hot water, he smelled the fragrance coming from the Xu house.

"Xu Damao's house is eating meat again?"

Liu Haizhong swallowed his saliva and said with a face full of envy.

The Second Aunt said, "I didn't expect the projectionist to have so much oil and water."

Every time Xu Damao went to the countryside to show movies, he would bring back bags of local specialties.

And every time he would show off in the courtyard, the people in the courtyard were already used to it.

Liu Guangtian walked into the room, "Dad, I saw Brother Weiguo drinking at Xu Damao's house, a whole table full of dishes."

Liu Guangfu drooled with greed, "When can our family eat like that?"

Liu Haizhong said with a straight face, "If you want to eat well, develop more skills. If you two can have the skills of Cao Weiguo and Xu Damao, no one will care what you want to eat."

In the middle courtyard, at the Yi house, the First Uncle smelled the fragrance and immediately felt the noodles in his bowl weren't fragrant anymore.

With his salary, eating meat every few days wouldn't be a problem, but he couldn't bear to eat like that.

Because he had no children, he viewed money as extremely important, hoping to use that money for his old age.

As for Shazhu, into whom he had poured his heart and soul, he didn't count on him much anymore.

Now, although Shazhu had returned to the Rolling Steel Factory, he had been transferred to the Logistics Department to clean up.

Sweeping the streets with a broom all day, his salary had also dropped from thirty-seven point five to twenty-seven point three.

And even this salary, which was slightly higher than an apprentice's, was scraped clean by Qin Huairu.

Counting on Shazhu for old age, nine times out of ten, he would starve to death.

Meanwhile, Shazhu was drinking dull liquor at home, cursing while smelling the fragrance.

Cao Weiguo and Xu Damao, two enemies, were doing well.

While he was reduced to sweeping the streets, being mocked and ridiculed by the workers.

This huge gap filled him with resentment, wishing he could rush out and beat Cao Weiguo and Xu Damao.

The Jia family was also restless at this moment; Banggeng was clamoring for meat.

Jia Zhangshi was cursing Xu Damao one moment, Cao Weiguo the next, and Qin Huairu the next.

Qin Huairu, acting as a punching bag, ate her corn bun with grievances, tears welling up in her large eyes.

In the front courtyard, at the Yan house, the whole family was gathered around the table.

Each person was divided half a mixed-flour corn bun, surrounding a plate of salted vegetables.

The Third Uncle, Yan Fugui, distributed the salted vegetables to everyone one by one.

"Dad, when will our family eat meat?"

Yan Jiekuang sniffed the fragrance, swallowing his saliva greedily.

The Third Uncle said earnestly, "Eating won't make you poor, wearing won't make you poor, but not calculating will make you poor. Our family has many people, if we eat meat once, the whole family will starve. Now that you can eat corn buns and salted vegetables, it's already very good."

At this time, the Third Aunt said, "This should be Xu Damao's house eating meat; I saw Xu Damao buy a lot of meat and vegetables today."

Yu Li said, "I ran into Lou Xiaoe at the supply and marketing cooperative; she said Xu Damao was treating Cao Weiguo to a meal, it seems Cao Weiguo helped Xu Damao with a favor."

After hearing this, the Third Uncle felt a bit awkward. Logically speaking, Cao Weiguo helped Yan Jiecheng get an iron rice bowl.

As a father, he should at least thank Cao Weiguo, even if just to put on a show, he should set up a table of dishes to entertain him.

But he couldn't bear to spend the money, so he had been avoiding Cao Weiguo during this time.

Yan Jiecheng lowered his head and gnawed on his corn bun; having received the Third Uncle's true teachings, he also liked to calculate.

Now he only received an apprentice's salary, had to hand over meal money to the family every month, and was still carrying debt. ===== CHAPTER 248 =====