Chapter 10 Paid Leave
"Ah! I go to work in a textile factory? But I only have an elementary school education and don't understand anything."
"It's okay. When you get to the textile factory workshop, you just hang out. After working as an apprentice for three years, you can complete the apprenticeship and become a formal worker. As for the assessment, it is just a formality. As long as you have the skills.
When the time comes, I will collect your salary for you, and if I go to the textile factory occasionally, no one will dare to bully you."
Zhang Qian thought that this sexy operation was okay, so she asked Zhou Jianguo to work in the factory. She received a white-collar salary and earned money without having to work.
"It's just, is this really okay? I either don't want to go to work, but I just feel like something isn't right."
"There's nothing wrong with this. I'm just recuperating. When my stomach problem gets better, I'll find another job, and our family will have dual incomes."
Zhang Qian thought to herself that it was impossible to work part-time, so she could just let her man support her, and there would be no shame.
"Yes! Sister, I will listen to you."
Zhou Jianguo agreed. He just wanted to be a worker. He would definitely be able to do a good job.
"That's right! Come on, get under the covers, it's cold outside."
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The next day, she rode her bicycle to work as usual.
When I arrived at the factory, I first ordered my hair, then went to the infirmary to get a certificate. I asked the team leader for leave and went to a big hospital.
"Doctor Mu, my stomach problem is really serious. Can you issue a medical certificate? I want to withdraw."
"Retreat?"
Dr. Mu was dumbfounded, "Master Zhang, you are so young, do you mean to retire early?"
"It's not retirement. I plan to let my man take over the job. I'll recuperate at home for a few years. What do you think?"
Zhang Qian said that she took a roll of money and put it on the table. There was no one else in the ward. She had inquired and found out that this doctor accepted gifts.
"Master Zhang, your health is important. There is nothing wrong with your idea."
Dr. Mu calmly picked up the money and put it in his pocket. There were dozens of them without even counting them. This was a huge profit.
"Then I'll trouble Doctor Mu."
Zhang Qian successfully obtained the certificate, quickly rode back to the factory, and found the person in charge of the factory management office.
"Director Wang, I can't stand it anymore. I went for a check-up in the morning. The doctor said that I am no longer fit to go to work. This is the medical record to prove it."
Director Wang pushed up the frame of his glasses, picked up the medical record and looked at it. He was surprised and said: "Can stomach problems be so serious? You can't stand for more than half an hour before you faint?"
"There's no way, this is a hereditary disease in the family! Director Wang, I'm married, so my man can take over this position.
There are only two people in my family, and I am still sick. You see, my man's salary starts from the apprenticeship."
Director Wang thought for a long time and then said: "Okay, let your man take over the job. The monthly salary is twenty-one and fifty cents. He can become a regular employee in three years."
"Thank you, thank you, Director Wang!"
"Then I will bring the man to work early tomorrow morning."
Woohoo! Finally, she doesn’t have to leave the workshop to work next week, so all her calculations will be in vain.
Since I have taken leave today, I will simply get off work and not come in the afternoon.
She will be paid for her sick leave today, so there is no loss.
When she was riding her bicycle out of the factory, she happened to see Xue Ling rushing towards the cafeteria with her lunch box, and their eyes met.
"Zhang Qian, just wait, I, Xue Ling, want to find a better man."
Xue Ling's teeth were itching with hatred, and she was extremely jealous when her enemies met.
When she returned to the compound, she happened to see Liao Hongbing watering the flowers.
"Teacher Liao, morning!"
"Zhang Qian, are you coming back at noon?"
Liao Hongbing was stunned for a moment. There were no such rules in the courtyard. Everyone ate in the canteen for lunch.
"I have a stomachache, so I'm asking for leave."
Zhang Qian didn't reveal her withdrawal in advance, so she was waiting to go through the formalities next Monday. Originally, she could do it this afternoon.
But if it overlaps with her working hours for an afternoon, wouldn't it be a loss? There is no way to calculate wages for half a day.
"Do you really have a stomach problem?"
Liao Hongbing was a little doubtful whether he could still drink alcohol and eat meat when he was sick. Would he be able to digest it?
"I still have a leave note here. I'm going back to rest while you are busy."
Zhang Qian pushed the bicycle away, thinking that before the time travel, she ignored the shared bicycles all over the street, but now she is proud of the bicycle.
She walked all the way through the central courtyard and back to the backyard. An aunt saw her and couldn't help but point.
"Hey, why are you back so early?"
Zhou Jianguo happened to be eating, just two steamed buns, cabbage, and a bowl of boiling water.
"No, why are you eating so poorly again?"
"There are Erhe noodles at home and cabbage in the cellar. It would be a pity not to eat them. It's okay. I haven't eaten as well as this before."
He is very satisfied with his current life and has nothing to fault.
"Okay!"
She then explained: "I have already made an agreement with the factory and will take you to go through the induction procedures and start work on Monday."
"OK!"
He knew that it was a matter of getting a job, and it had already been discussed, so he didn't ask any more questions.
After Aunt Jiang finished her meal, she happened to meet Mother Cai who was also washing the dishes, so they started chatting in the sink.
"Hey, I just saw Zhang Qian coming back. Why hasn't she gone to work yet?"
The Cai family lives next door, so you can notice this without paying special attention.
"She took leave and rested at home in the afternoon."
While talking, Aunt Jiang's hands were busy, washing the dishes and chopsticks quickly.
"Oh, she is so young, why should she ask for leave? Is she so lazy?"
Cai's mother couldn't stand it anymore. His family, Lao Cai, also worked in the factory and never asked for leave all year round.
"I'm not lazy. It's said that I'm sick, but who knows."
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After three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Qian woke up and saw Zhou Jianguo picking up shoe soles.
"Lao Zhou, I will also buy you a sewing machine tomorrow. Our family cannot be outdone."
"No, it's just the two of us now. We can just use needle and thread to sew and mend. It won't be too late to buy a sewing machine when we have children."
He stood up and walked over, "Come on, come and try to see if this size fits."
He had a thousand-layer bottom in his hand, and he came over and squatted down to measure their feet.
"I went for a walk and went out to find a fishing rod. From now on, when I don't have to go to work, I can also supplement my family income by fishing."
When she went out, she saw that there seemed to be something missing at the door of her house. In the future, she could learn to raise some flowers and plants to cultivate her sentiments.
Hey, I retired at a young age and became an unemployed young man. There are still decades to come, so I have to find some hobbies.
At this point, there was no one in the courtyard. She was not riding a bicycle. As soon as she left the courtyard, she suddenly saw a woman in her thirties looking at the door.
This woman has a pair of red phoenix triangular eyes, two curved willow-leaf eyebrows, a slender figure, and a coquettish figure. Although she wears coarse linen clothes, she can't hide her graceful body and elegant temperament. She is a rare beauty.
"Sister, who are you looking for?"
Zhang Qian had to ask this question. It was the rule for a stranger to come to the courtyard gate and inquire.
The woman's eyes were a little evasive, but she still replied: "Does Liang Songshan live in this courtyard?"
"You mean Old Uncle Liang, yes, he lives here. What do you want to do with him?"
"Oh, thank you. Is he at home?"
"No, he should still be at work this Saturday."
"Oh, I'll come back later."
Wang Manli said that she was about to leave.
Chapter completed!