Chapter 228: The problem is not only the scarcity but also the inequality!

Chapter 228: The problem is not only the scarcity but also the inequality!

Chapter 228: The problem is not only the scarcity but also the inequality! (Rewards for more!)
Seeing that Liu Haizhong had finally taken the bait, Yan Bugui quickly sat down next to Liu Haizhong and shouted to the second aunt who came out of the house with a smile: "Second aunt! Hurry up and bring me a bowl and a pair of chopsticks. I want to chat with your old Liu while we drink."

When the second aunt heard Yan Bugui's request, she was completely unmoved and instead looked at Liu Haizhong standing beside her.

At this time, Liu Haizhong was completely interested in Yan Bugui's topic. When he saw the second aunt's gaze, he smiled and said to her, "Wife! Why are you still standing there? Go to the kitchen and get dishes and chopsticks for Old Yan."

After Liu Haizhong and the other two aunts walked into the kitchen, they first picked up the bowl and took a sip of wine. Then they asked Yan Bugui, "Old Yan! You just said that you invited Director Jia to dinner for our courtyard. If the matter is done, it will also benefit our Liu family. So, tell me quickly, what is the benefit?"

When Yan Bugui heard Liu Haizhong's question, he did not answer Liu Haizhong immediately. Instead, he waited for the second aunt to bring the bowls and chopsticks. Then Yan Bugui picked up the wine that Liu Haizhong had placed on the table and poured himself a bowl.

Yan Bugui picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of egg into his mouth. Then he asked Liu Haizhong, "Old Liu! The old lady of the Zhang family in your courtyard has been relying on odd jobs to support her two grandsons all these years. Why did the street office suddenly arrange a job for her? Have you ever thought about the reason?"

When Liu Haizhong heard Yan Bugui mention the old lady of the Zhang family, he didn't think much about it and immediately answered: "Of course the street office arranged a job for the old lady of the Zhang family because they saw that the Zhang family was in trouble. This is not a very normal thing."

Yan Bugui heard Liu Haizhong's answer, thought of his inner guess, picked up the bowl in front of him, took a sip of wine, and then said to Liu Haizhong: "Old Liu! Two days ago, you told me in person that the old lady of the Zhang family was assigned by the street office to work in the canteen of the security department of your steel rolling mill. The monthly salary is 18.5 yuan, and she can also eat two meals for free in the canteen every day. Did I say this nonsense?"

When Liu Haizhong heard Yan Bugui's question, he felt a little confused, but he still nodded and replied: "That's indeed the case. Is there any problem with this?"

When the second aunt heard Yan Bugui's words, she thought of the scene when she met the old lady of the Zhang family these two days, and replied: "When the old lady of the Zhang family came back these two days, I met her twice in the yard. Every time I saw her coming back with a lunch box, this should be the free meal in the cafeteria."

When Yan Bugui heard the answer from Liu Haizhong and his wife, he immediately reminded them: "Old Liu! His second aunt! You only know one side of the story, not the other!"

"According to the standards of the steel mill cafeteria, a lunch box of food is worth at least 10 cents, right? Two meals a day, that's 20 cents, plus the salary of Mrs. Zhang, the total monthly income of Mrs. Zhang is at least 24 yuan. And the most important thing is that these free meals do not require food coupons."

"If you were from the subdistrict office, would you first assign this good job to your poor relative? Or would you assign it to the old lady from the Zhang family who has nothing to do with you?"

Liu Haizhong was surprised when he heard Yan Bugui's analysis. He didn't care about the actual income of the old lady of the Zhang family. What he cared about was what Yan Bugui said next. He asked Yan Bugui curiously, "Old Yan! From what you said, the old lady of the Zhang family has a relationship with Director Wang of the Street Office?"

Yan Bugui originally thought that he had made his words so clearly that Liu Haizhong should be able to understand the meaning of his words. However, he did not expect that Liu Haizhong did not understand what he said at all and even asked such irrelevant questions.

However, despite being depressed, Yan Bugui suppressed his depression and asked Liu Haizhong, considering that Liu Haizhong could still be used, "Old Liu! If the old lady of the Zhang family was a relative of Director Wang, the subdistrict office would have arranged a job for the Zhang family long ago. Do you think they would have waited until now?"

Yan Bugui's words confused Liu Haizhong, but Second Auntie beside him asked Yan Bugui in surprise, "Third Uncle! Do you mean that someone else arranged the job for Mrs. Zhang?" Yan Bugui nodded with satisfaction after hearing Second Auntie's question, and whispered to Liu Haizhong and his wife, "Old Liu! Second Auntie! Through my observation, I found that the job for Mrs. Zhang was actually arranged by Jia Dongming from the Intermediate Court."

"How is this possible? The Jia family and the Zhang family are not related at all. How could Jia Dongming arrange a job for the old lady of the Zhang family? This is absolutely impossible." When Liu Haizhong heard the news revealed by Yan Bugui, he refuted Yan Bugui's analysis without thinking.

Yan Bugui heard Liu Haizhong's rebuttal and asked Liu Haizhong, "Old Liu! Then tell me, why was the old lady of the Zhang family arranged to work in the canteen of the security department of the steel rolling mill? You know, the security department of the steel rolling mill is under the control of Jia Dongming. If Jia Dongming didn't agree, could the old lady of the Zhang family work there?"

Jia Dongming was not clear about the personnel affairs of the steel rolling mill, but Liu Haizhong had a deep understanding of how much power the Security Department had in the steel rolling mill.

After hearing what Yan Bugui said, Liu Haizhong finally believed what Yan Bugui said. Thinking of Director Wang who arranged the job for the old lady of the Zhang family, Liu Haizhong asked Yan Bugui in confusion, "Old Yan! If the old lady of the Zhang family's job was really arranged by Director Jia, why didn't Director Jia go to find the old lady of the Zhang family in person? Instead, he asked Director Wang to come forward? You know, what Director Jia did was to help the neighbors. Good people do good things."

Second Aunt also didn't quite believe what Yan Bugui said. Thinking of Jia Zhang's personality, Second Aunt reminded Yan Bugui, "Third Uncle! You know what kind of personality Jia Zhang has. If the old lady of the Zhang family's job was really arranged by Jia Dongming, with Jia Zhang's personality, she would have spread the word everywhere in the courtyard."

Yan Bugui felt a little tired after hearing the doubts from Liu Haizhong and his wife. He picked up a large piece of scrambled eggs with chopsticks and started eating. After he swallowed the scrambled eggs, he reminded Liu Haizhong and his wife, "Lao Liu! Don't forget that there are more families in our courtyard who need jobs than just the Zhang family."

"There are more than a dozen families living in our courtyard. If everyone knew that Mrs. Zhang's job was arranged by Jia Dongming, they would definitely go to Jia Dongming to ask for a job. The Jia family is worried about this, so they didn't make it public. This is the principle of worrying about scarcity and inequality."

"Third uncle! The Zhang family and the Jia family are not related in any way, why should Jia Dongming help the Zhang family?" After hearing what Yan Bugui said, the second aunt finally understood what Yan Bugui meant, but when she thought of the relationship between the Zhang family and the Jia family, she couldn't help but ask Yan Bugui.

When Yan Bugui heard the second aunt's question, a meaningful expression appeared on his face, and he replied with a smile: "Of course Jia Dongming saw that the Zhang family was in trouble and felt sorry for them, so he arranged a job for the old lady of the Zhang family."

When Liu Haizhong heard Yan Bugui's answer and thought of what Yan Bugui had said before, he asked Yan Bugui with a puzzled look on his face: "Old Yan! Even if the old lady of the Zhang family's job was arranged by Director Jia, it was Director Jia who was doing good things. What does this have to do with our Liu family?"

When Yan Bugui heard Liu Haizhong's question and thought of the real purpose of his visit to Liu Haizhong's house, he reminded Liu Haizhong calmly, "Old Liu! Your Guangtian is almost of working age. Don't you want to find a job for your Guangtian through Jia Dongming?"

When Liu Haizhong heard Yan Bugui mention his second son, his eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly picked up the bowl of wine and asked Yan Bugui, "Old Yan! Come on, let's go for a walk."

(End of this chapter)