Chapter 146 Zhang Family
Chapter 146 Going Home (Medium Cup)
It’s approaching New Year’s Eve.
The vast majority of migrant workers who returned from the Pearl River Delta region returned to their hometowns.
Xinxiang.
Sisters Jiang Xin and Jiang Ting, who came back from Pengcheng by bus, got off the bus with their suitcases on the roadside at the construction site of Dongtian Employee Community.
Due to the Spring Festival holiday, the construction site has stopped working.
However, at this time, the building in the staff community has grown from two floors a month ago to five floors. There are only four floors left to complete the roof. If everything goes well, the roof can be completed by the end of March.
"When was this building built?" Jiang Xin looked at the construction site while pulling the suitcase.
Jiang Ting felt a little static as she walked, and her skin started to itch. She quickly unzipped her down jacket to let out some cool air: "I didn't have it when I came back during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year. It should be in the past few months!"
Beep beep beep…
Jiang Xin pulled the suitcase towards her sister and looked behind her.
"Oh, you're so careful, you're back for the New Year!" The young man driving the electric scooter slowed down when he saw the two sisters: "Give me the suitcase, I'll help you take it back."
Jiang Ting smiled as she lifted the suitcase and placed it on the back seat of the electric donkey: "Brother Danniu, what are you going to do?"
"Thank you, great guy." Jiang Xin didn't bother to be polite and directly stuffed the suitcase onto the front pedal of the electric scooter.
"Two beautiful ladies, are you still working as clothing salesmen in Pengcheng?" Da Niu smiled as he drove slowly.
"Yes!"
"It's hard to do clothing business now, even online clothing is hard to do, there are too many returns." Jiang Xin looked helpless: "What about you? Are you still driving a mud truck?"
"Well, I opened it for half a year last year, hauling dirt for A Miao's farm."
Jiang Xin half-jokingly complained: "A Miao got married, but he didn't even invite us old classmates to the wedding. Is he afraid that we can't afford the gift money?"
"It's not convenient for him to invite a large group of people. If he really wants to, then our Ma Palace might have to send thousands of people, and if we add people from the city, it would be even more. So he simply didn't invite anyone and only invited his family members." Daniu understood Jiang Miao's concerns.
"He's a big boss now, he definitely won't look down on small fry like us." Jiang Xin shook his head and joked.
“Hehe…” Daniu smiled but said nothing.
He would not answer this casually. If it got to Jiang Miao's ears, even if Jiang Miao didn't care, it didn't mean that his subordinates or Jiang Dahu who contracted the project wouldn't care.
Jiang Ting applied some lip balm, then pointed to the construction site on the side of the road and asked, "Brother Daniu, when was this building built?"
"After the Mid-Autumn Festival last year."
"Can this property be sold?" Jiang Xin looked skeptical.
"This is not an ordinary community. It is a community for employees of Hailufeng Company, built for their internal employees."
"Allocating houses to employees? Is A Miao so rich?" Jiang Xin was surprised.
Daniu explained with some envy: "It costs money, but it's quite cheap. I heard that their internal price is 5000 per square meter. If you want to include decoration, it's 6500 per square meter. Moreover, their company's employees have provident funds, and this house has no shared area."
"So good?" Jiang Ting widened her eyes.
"A Miao's company is rich, so it's like giving benefits to employees." Seeing that they were almost at the village, Daniu said, "I'll send the suitcase to your house first."
"Thank you for your help." Jiang Xin smiled and shook her phone: "After the Chinese New Year, let's have morning tea together."
"Then I'll remember it." As Daniu said this, he accelerated and soon disappeared into the alleys on the street on his electric scooter.
Looking at Da Niu's departing back, the two sisters did not rush home, but looked at the village which seemed somewhat unfamiliar.
Many houses have been renovated.
There are also several newly built houses.
There were also groups of children chasing and playing in the streets, holding firecrackers, toy guns, toy swords and the like.
Every household's house is cleaned and looks brand new, with red spring couplets posted on the doors. Occasionally, you can see oranges and red chrysanthemums placed at the door.
Passing by the door of Jiang Miao’s old house.
The two found that the door was open.
Huang Qiuyue, who was preparing offerings for ancestor worship, had a female bodyguard and a female driver helping out.
"Eh? Isn't this Xiaoting Xiaojing? Happy New Year!" Huang Qiuyue put down the ingot candle in her hand and took out two red envelopes from her pocket: "Here, one for each of you. Have you found a boyfriend yet?"
"Auntie Yue, that's not necessary..." Jiang Xin took the red envelope reluctantly.
"Thank you Aunt Yue, Happy New Year! All the best!" Jiang Ting took the red envelope with a smile.
Huang Qiuyue's face was flushed as she held Jiang Xin's hand: "If you haven't found a boyfriend yet, Auntie can introduce you to one. There are many young men in our company."
“No, no…” Jiang Xin was a little overwhelmed.
On the contrary, Jiang Ting, who has a somewhat carefree personality, said directly: "Aunt Yue, I don't have a boyfriend, can you introduce me to one?"
"Okay! Xiaoting, I..." Huang Qiuyue took Jiang Ting's hand again and began to introduce: "When are you free after the Chinese New Year? I will invite some people for you. Add me on WeChat first. I will send you some information about some young people in the next few days. If you like any one of them, I will invite him out for you and you can have dinner together then."
"Yes, Aunt Yue, please approve it."
"All right."
After a while, the two sisters left Jiang Miao's old house.
Walk through an alley.
Jiang Ting happily opened the red envelope and saw the big red bills inside. She couldn't help but smile: "One hundred!"
"You're impolite. If you want to take it down, you should take it down at home." Jiang Xin rolled her eyes at her sister, and then she asked in surprise: "A Ting, are you really going on a blind date?"
"Sister, get married soon! You're almost 28. In a few years the water and electricity will be cut off. Don't regret it." Jiang Ting stuffed the big bills back into the red envelope.
Hearing this, Jiang Xin seemed to be meeting her sister for the first time: "Speechless, you are only twenty-three and you want to get married?"
"Haha, sister, don't believe what those little fairies on the Internet say, and read less Weibo and Xiaohongshu." Jiang Tingke knew that her advantage was her youth. Although it was a bit self-deprecating to think so, she knew that with only a junior college graduate and very ordinary family conditions, if she didn't find a husband with better conditions while she was still young, the partners she could find in the future would only get worse and worse.
"I don't want to. I'm a human being, not a breeding machine." Jiang Xin was very determined.
After hearing her sister's answer, Jiang Ting gave up trying to persuade her: "Think about it yourself! Anyway, if I succeed in the blind date during the New Year, I will quit my job and return home."
"A Ting, are you crazy? It's hard to find a job now. We are doing well. You can go on a blind date or get married while working." Jiang Xin became anxious when she heard that her sister was going to quit her job and come back.
"Sister, you know the situation in recent years. We are in the clothing sales industry, and it is getting worse and worse. After deducting food, accommodation, water, electricity, mobile phone and transportation, plus the occasional dinner with colleagues and friends, there are only three or four thousand yuan left a month. It's better to go back to my hometown and lie down."
As the two sisters talked, they realized that neither of them could convince the other, so they stopped talking to avoid hurting their feelings.
The two sisters, each with their own thoughts, soon arrived at the door of their home.
I saw my younger brother Jiang Hao helping his father pluck chicken feathers.
"Dad, little brother." The two sisters shouted in unison.
"Axin, A Ting, go take a shower first! Let's eat early today." Jiang Dabiao said as he dug out the innards of another big rooster.
"it is good!"
"Sister, go wash first! I'll help you."
"Ah."
Jiang Ting took a plastic stool and sat next to her brother Jiang Hao. She grabbed a chicken wing and plucked the small fluff that had been scalded.
“How’s work going this year?”
"so so."
"The economy has been really tough in recent years. Why don't you come back? It's easier to find a job in town now. Although the salary isn't high, it's still three to four thousand yuan."
"I will think about it."
"Don't worry about your family. The land in Xiaonan Mountain has been requisitioned, and we have received more than 300,000 yuan in compensation. We still have a quota for Jiang Miao's company. If you and your sister want to come back, I will give the quota to you or your sister. Your mother and I are now growing duck grass and breeding Egyptian fish. We can earn more than 100,000 yuan a year, which is enough to support your brother's college education."
"Let me think about it." Jiang Ting was indeed tempted, but she still considered her sister Jiang Xin. If she got a blind date during the Chinese New Year, she would give the spot to her sister. Compared to Xinxiang, Jiang Miao's hometown.
The villagers in the three villages of Yancheng, Nanhu and Langqing seemed to be more proactive. For the young people who had just returned from other places, the middle-aged and elderly elders who stayed in the village collectively went out to persuade the young people to come back to work.
Unless the job in another place is really very high-paying, or the worker is simply a civil servant, in the eyes of these villagers, Hailufeng Company is a good job that is very suitable for their sons and daughters.
After all, it’s close to home and the salary is good.
Especially the provident fund and employee quarters, which made many villagers envious.
On New Year’s Eve, after the reunion dinner.
While watching the Spring Festival Gala, Lin Taian said to his son Lin Yonghan earnestly: "Yonghan, your job in Wancheng has no future in my opinion."
"Dad! I'm doing well in the toy factory. Now I'm a team leader." Lin Yonghan said calmly.
"Haha, team leader? It's not even 6,000. The basic salary of a team leader at the Yandunshan Farm of Hailufeng Company is 5,500. With other benefits, isn't it better than the team leader at your crappy toy factory?"
"Is this true?" Lin Yonghan looked incredulous.
Lin Taian glared at his son angrily and said, "Why would I lie to you? Your old classmate, Lao Litou's son Xiaorong, is now a team leader at Gongping Town Farm. You can go ask him."
"But if I resign, what if Hailufeng Company doesn't want me? Wouldn't that mean I'm being cheated?"
Lin Taian said, "I'm so smart, why did I give birth to someone as stupid as you? Why are you so stupid? You can apply for the job first. If you pass, resign immediately and come back to work at Hailufeng Company."
"oh oh…"
"Don't oh, if you let me know that you didn't apply for the job, I'll let you know what stewed pork with rattan sticks is."
“Hehe…” Lin Yonghan also knew that his father was just bragging. If a fight really came to a head, he could beat his father.
After all, the father and son had fought before.
Among the young people returning to their hometowns in various villages.
There are people like Lin Yonghan who are half-hearted.
There are also people like Jiang Ting who have complicated minds.
There are also people like Jiang Xin who only want to live in a big city.
There are also people who actively want to work in Hailufeng Company.
For example, Ke Jiaming from Nanhu Village works in software development at Pollen Company. He just turned 36 this year. He knows the situation of his company and believes that with his mediocre performance, he will most likely not pass this year's test.
In fact, he has saved a lot of money over the years. After all, his annual income is now around 80 to 90 yuan. After working for almost ten years, he has saved almost million yuan.
If he used this money to buy a house in Pengcheng in a more remote area, he could still get a house of 110 to 120 square meters, but he felt it was not cost-effective. After all, his total savings was only more than million yuan. If he spent or million yuan to buy a house, he would have the remaining million yuan, which he felt insecure about.
What's more, his family is not in Pengcheng, so he might as well go back to Shanmei, buy a house, and then find an ordinary job to make a living.
However, Ke Jiaming did not act rashly. Instead, he first found several villagers from the same village who worked at Hailufeng Company to inquire about the specific situation of Hailufeng Company.
The third day of the new year.
He found a childhood friend who was working as a farm team leader at Hailufeng Company.
"Happy New Year, Juncai."
"Long time no see, kid." Ke Juncai, who was tanned, greeted him with a smile and poured him tea.
Ke Jiaming did not drag his feet and went straight to the point: "Juncai, I want to ask, what is the salary at Hailufeng Company?"
"Salary? Aren't you working at Huafen Company?" Although Ke Juncai was surprised, he still described some of the conditions of Hailufeng Company to him:
"Our company's benefits are divided into five major levels: SABCD, and twenty minor levels..."
After listening to Ke Juncai's description, Ke Jiaming felt that Hailufeng Company was okay. Although it could not compare with the big Internet companies at the beginning, from the description, Hailufeng Company did not have too serious age discrimination and would recruit people even if they were in their forties or fifties.
Of course, if you have never purchased social security before, the maximum age is 45 years old. Obviously, this is what Hailufeng Company wants to ensure that its employees have at least 15 years of social security payment period.
"So is your company hiring programmers?"
"programmer?"
“It’s computer software.”
After understanding, Ke Juncai nodded and said, "Yes, the company has an e-commerce division. It seems that they are recruiting for computers there, but I'm not sure about the details. If you are interested, you can go to our company's human resources department to ask. Their office is in the village, near the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village."
"Thanks."
"What are you thanking me for? Come and have some tea."
After giving red envelopes to Ke Juncai's two children, Ke Jiaming came to the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village.
After walking around the area, I found a four-story self-built house with a sign hanging on the door that read "Human Resources Department of Hailufeng Agricultural Technology Company."
However, the door of the Human Resources Department was closed at this time.
He found a job advertisement at the door that allowed him to scan a code and log into Hailufeng Company’s official WeChat account.
After scanning the QR code to log in.
Ke Jiaming sat down on the empty steps of the human resources department and carefully looked through the various contents on the official account, which included Hailufeng Company's product introduction, complaint and feedback mailbox, recruitment column, etc.
In the recruitment column, he saw a lot of recruitment information.
[Position: Physical Business Division—Hailufeng Specialty Store Pengcheng Nanshan District Branch Manager (1 person), requirements…salary…]
[Position: Physical Business Division—Shopkeeper of Hailufeng Specialty Store in Yangcheng Panyu District (3 positions), requirements…salary…]
[Position: Agricultural Planting Division—Pinggong Town Durian Farm Team Leader (150 people), requirements… treatment…]
【Position: Company Finance Department—Intern Financial Officer (30 people)…】
【Position: Company Supervision Office—Inspector (30 people)…】
【Position: Researcher of Nanhu Fish Research Institute, Science and Technology Division (20 people)…】
【Position: Internet Office—Agricultural Product Production Cycle Scheduling System—Project Leader (1 person)…】
【Position: Internet Office—Hailufeng Agricultural Association APP—Project Leader (1 person)…】
The Science and Technology Division at the back is the department led by Jiang Miao himself. All income from technology licensing fees and other sources are registered under the name of this department.
The Internet Office, which was also separated from the e-commerce division in the past two months, is specifically responsible for developing and maintaining apps, as well as the company's various software.
"It seems that I should submit my resume to this Internet Office." Ke Jiaming carefully looked at the various recruitment positions related to the Internet Office.
Based on his own strengths, he thought that the agricultural product production cycle scheduling system project was more suitable for him.
Judging from the information disclosed in the job requirements, this project is mainly about production scheduling. The system should be able to automatically calculate the production schedule for the next year based on relevant data. The entire production schedule should be seamless, production downtime should be reduced as much as possible, and shortage and waste of manpower and material resources should be avoided within a unit of time.
The reason for this is mainly that the durian plantations and oil tea plantations that Hailufeng Company is currently developing require a large number of manpower.
For example, at present, in the durian plantation, since various work has just started, 11 people are needed to carry out the maintenance and management of every acres of durian forest.
As time goes by, the company requires the number of farm workers to be reduced to 6 people for every acres of durian forest. This requires reasonable production planning and a lot of agricultural machinery to assist.
The same is true for tea oil plantations.
Whether investing in agricultural machinery companies to develop more efficient and more suitable small harvesters for mountainous areas, or letting the Internet office develop a production planning and scheduling system, it is all based on reducing costs and improving the utilization efficiency of human resources.
As for program development in this area, Ke Jiaming has been involved in several similar projects, so he plans to submit his resume to the position of project leader.
After returning home, he quickly sorted out the relevant information, prepared his resume, and then sent his resume to the human resources department of Hailufeng Company.
As long as he passed the interview, he would submit his resignation to Pollen Company.
Although he was reluctant to give up his annual income of 800,000 to 900,000 yuan, the intensity of work in a large Internet company was indeed not something that most people could bear. Especially as he was getting older, his energy had seriously declined in recent years, and he was increasingly unable to keep up with the young people who had just joined the company.
After all, this is really exchanging life for money.
This Spring Festival, some people are hesitant, while others have already made up their minds.
(End of this chapter)