Chapter 626: An unexpected surprise, Zheng Juan is happy
Zhou Zhigang's sudden appearance instantly plunged the noisy scene into silence. The women who had just shouted at Li Suhua all fell silent.
"Dad, you are back."
Li Suhua changed her expression, stood up with a smile on her face, and walked to Zhou Zhigang's side: "Have you eaten yet?"
"I ate it on the construction site, what's going on?"
Li Suhua replied with a smile: "Isn't it true that when everyone heard that we had moved to a new home, they all came over and rushed to the door."
"oh."
Zhou Zhigang forced out a smile and said to these people: "We are very happy that you can come as guests. Chunyan mother, why didn't Brother Qiao come?"
Chunyan's mother laughed dryly and said: "Her father has something to do, so we are the ones here today."
Zhou Chen was too lazy to listen to these people talking nonsense, so he directly said to Zhou Zhigang: "Hey, Aunt Qiao and the others came to me because they hope I can arrange a job for their children. It's on the current construction site of our company. Dad
, Uncle Ma, you are all in charge of the construction site now, tell me, are there any vacancies on the construction site?"
Zhou Zhigang and Ma Shouchang are both mature men. With just such a sentence, they immediately understood what Zhou Chen meant.
Zhou Zhigang did not answer immediately, because he was also a photo-grapher, and these people were all acquaintances. He could not refuse directly without considering it.
But Ma Shouchang didn't have so many worries. His past identity allowed him to clearly know what these people were planning. It was difficult for the Zhou family to refuse, but he had no problem with it.
"Bingkun, you said they want to find a job on the construction site?"
When Zhou Chen saw Ma Shouchang's argument, he knew what he meant, so he took the initiative to cooperate: "Yes, Uncle Ma, these are our old neighbors. If I can help, how could I not help, but you also know
, I can’t make up my mind about this matter. The construction site has been open for more than two months and I haven’t intervened before, and I can’t intervene now.”
After saying a few words to Ma Shouchang, Zhou Chen quickly introduced him to the people present.
"Aunts, this is my Uncle Ma. Uncle Ma used to be a big leader in the country. Now he has been asked by our boss to help look after the construction site. Now he is responsible for the personnel management of the construction site. Even if I am
The manager can only listen to him."
When the women heard Zhou Chen's words, they all looked hesitant. Apparently they didn't believe what Zhou Chen said. Is this bad old man the person in charge?
Zhou Chen saw their disbelief, so he added: "If you ladies don't believe it, you can ask Chunyan and Debao, they all know Uncle Ma's identity."
Then everyone's attention turned to Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao.
Qiao Chunyan had no choice but to tell the truth: "Uncle Ma is indeed a big leader of the country, but he has retired. I don't know how he can be in charge of my brother and their construction sites now."
Ma Shouchang showed his leadership style, pointed at them and said: "You have heard what Bingkun said, right? The construction of this construction site is a key project of the city. I am now the person in charge of that place. I can be sure that
I’d like to tell you that the construction site is now fully staffed, but since you are all neighbors of Lao Zhou’s family, I can also give you a chance.”
"There are no formal positions anymore, but I can provide you with temporary positions. The work is easy. I am responsible for moving bricks. It costs three yuan a day. I work twenty days a month and provide you with a meal at noon. If you are willing,
You can go to the construction site tomorrow and take a look. If you don’t want to, then I can’t do anything about it, so just let’s go and relax.”
Ma Shouchang was robbed of his innocence for a while, and the neighbors who had only written pictures didn't know what to say for a while, and looked at each other in confusion.
In the end, the neighbors of Guangzi Film failed to succeed and left one by one in a bad mood. In the end, only Qiao Chunyan, his wife and Wu Qian were left.
"elder brother."
Qiao Chunyan licked her face to please Zhou Chen: "Brother, we have known each other for so many years, and you also know the situation of our family. Debao has no job now. Please help us. As long as you can find a job for Debao, what can he do?
Everything is fine.”
Zhou Chen said: "Uncle Ma just said, there are no vacancies now, why not try moving bricks, it costs three yuan a day, twenty days a month, and you can earn sixty."
To be honest, sixty yuan for twenty days is not low in this era. In a factory, there may not be that many ordinary workers, let alone working in a factory, which takes a full month.
However, Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao didn't look very good. They came specifically to see Zhou Chen, naturally not to be temporary workers moving bricks.
Even better, sixty yuan a month, how could they take it seriously?
Qiao Chunyan said again: "Brother, Debao's health is not very good. He can't do heavy work at all. I heard that Qianchao is now working as a construction site manager behind his godfather. How about you get a similar one for Debao?
Debao has worked as a workshop director in a soy sauce factory before, and he will definitely do no worse than catch up in this regard."
Zhou Chen felt funny when he heard that Qiao Chunyan came up and wanted to be in charge. She was not very capable, but she was very caring.
Zhou Chen did not answer him directly, but turned to Ma Shouchang and asked, "Uncle Ma, can we still arrange for a manager over there?"
Ma Shouchang knew Cao Debao. In order to curry favor with the couple, Cao Debao would visit them during the Chinese New Year and holidays.
"De Bao, didn't you say you were doing business before? Why do you want to work again now?"
Cao Debao said with shame: "Uncle Ma, I can't help it. Business is not that easy. I lost a lot of money before and I understand this truth. I think it is better to work more stably."
Ma Shouchang nodded: "That's a pity. There really is no room here at the construction site. You'd better think of other ways."
Naturally, Qiao Chunyan and Cao Debao didn't believe it. Before they came, they went to the construction site and looked around. There was a large area enclosed there. A quick look showed that there were at least hundreds of people working there. In such a big place,
How could there be no room for one person?
At this time, Wu Qian suddenly asked Zhou Chen in a low voice: "Bingkun, do you think I can go to the construction site? I don't want anything else. Just like Yu Hong, go cook for the workers."
Originally, she had never thought about things at the construction site, but not long ago she heard that Yu Hong and Sun Qichao went to work at the construction site. Although they were just cooks, the salary was not low, and they also needed various subsidies.
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Even under her innuendo, the careless Yu Hong said that she could still go to work in the factory after it was built.
Wu Qian didn't care about cooking at the construction site, but she heard that after the construction site was over, she could still go to work in the newly built factory, which made her very excited.
In her opinion, Zhou Chen is a capable and knowledgeable person. He is responsible for building the factory, which is definitely not comparable to the factories in Jichun, so she is interested in the quota to work in the factory in the future.
She originally wanted Xiao Guoqing to go to Zhou Chen to intercede, but when Xiao Guoqing heard this, he yelled at her on the spot, scolding her for being ignorant, not knowing how to advance or retreat, and unwilling to come forward to find Zhou Chen.
She had no choice but to give in, so she finally joined forces with Qiao Chunyan to create the scene today.
Zhou Chen already knew who Wu Qian was.
"Wu Qian, to tell you the truth, the number of cooks over there, including Yu Hong, has exceeded the standard. We really can't add more people now. In this way, if there is a shortage of people in the future, I will definitely let you go, okay?
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Such a direct rejection made Wu Qian's face look particularly ugly.
"Bingkun, you can't be like this. Our family treats you as our best buddy during National Day. If you can't get rich, you will forget your roots."
Zhou Chen's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a cold tone: "Wu Qian, I'm talking to you in a nice voice to save face for the National Day. Don't push yourself too hard. It's getting very late. Go back quickly. If
If you want to say anything else, let Guo Qing tell me."
"Juan'er, see the guests off."
After saying that, Zhou Chen didn't care about Wu Qian and Qiao Chunyan and sat down without even looking at them.
The faces of Qiao Chunyan and the three others were also ashen. Seeing that Zhou Chen had made up his mind, they had no choice but to leave.
After everyone left, Li Suhua sighed: "Hey, what's this? The neighbors in the photo will probably talk about our family in the future."
Zhou Zhigang also had a very ugly expression on his face. He snorted angrily: "You can watch it however you want. We have a clear conscience. We are afraid of what they will talk about. The worst thing is that we won't go to the photo movies in the future."
When he said this, he felt uncomfortable, because the photogram was the place where he lived the longest.
But when he thought about the faces of those people just now, he felt that this was the right thing to do.
Ma Shouchang advised from the side: "Lao Zhou, Bingkun, don't think so much. This kind of thing is really normal. Some people just can't see others being kind. You can't start it, because once you start it, you will be helped.
Then there will be more trouble in the future."
Zhou Zhigang nodded in agreement, and then looked at Zhou Chen: "Bingkun, you did the right thing just now. Don't offend these people. If they come to you in the future, you can blame it on us two old men. Look at them
Do you dare to come to us?"
His son had become a big boss, and he had not thought about cutting off contact with his previous neighbors, but these people came to visit him like they were coercing him, which made him very dissatisfied.
"I know what to do."
Zhou Chen was also very unhappy. In fact, he had guessed that something like this would happen. If they came to him directly, that would be fine. But these people actually came to their home and said those weird things in front of Li Suhua and Zheng Juan.
If so, this would make him intolerable.
I thought tonight's events would be the end, but who knew, this was just the beginning.
In the next few days, many acquaintances of Guangzi Pian came to the door, hoping that the Zhou family could help them. Not only Guangzi Pian, but also other people came to ask for help, which made the Zhou family uneasy these days.
But Zhou Chen and others never let go, so although many people were unhappy in the end, it did not affect the mood of the Zhou family.
Time flies by and autumn is here in a blink of an eye.
"Bingkun, according to the design drawings you showed me, we will probably be able to complete the outer frame in a few months. As for the inner structure, it may take longer."
In the study, Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Chen discussed the progress of the construction site.
It has to be said that the speed of infrastructure construction of the Chinese people is amazing. In less than half a year, the foundation of the pharmaceutical factory has been laid, and a lot of construction has already been done on it.
Zhou Chen said: "We don't have to worry. Now that a lot of the factory buildings have been completed, we will start building dormitory buildings next. Before the factory is put into operation, we must first arrange the accommodation for the workers."
Zhou Zhigang asked doubtfully: "Aren't you going to hire locals from Jichun in your pharmaceutical factory?"
"Of course not. Most of the workers must be locals, but even if they are locals, we still need to build dormitories. If workers live in the factory, their cohesion will be stronger."
Zhou Chen briefly explained to Zhou Zhigang. After all, Zhou Zhigang had been working for many years. After listening, he understood what Zhou Chen meant.
"Dad, Bingkun, it's time to eat."
Hearing Zheng Juan's voice, Zhou Chen and Zhou Zhigang walked out of the study.
At the dinner table, Zhou Zhigang was still chatting about work with Zhou Chen, which made Li Suhua very dissatisfied. She thought that after her husband retired, he would be able to spend more time with her.
As a result, after just two or three months of being with him, he became impatient. After Zhou Chen found a job for him, he was busy working all day long, even when he got home.
The only good thing is that since Zhou Zhigang started working, no matter what she said about him, he would not talk back, as if he had lost his temper. He would often please her and ask her to bring more food to the construction site.
go.
After a few months, she gradually got used to it. This was good, at least her husband could go home and sleep every day, and she could see him every day.
"Talk less while eating. If you have anything to say, talk about it after eating."
Zhou Zhigang shrank his neck and winked at Zhou Chen.
However, Zhou Chen did not look at him at this time, but stared at his wife in confusion.
"Juan'er, give me your hand."
Zheng Juan was a little surprised by Zhou Chen. When she heard Zhou Chen's words, she asked doubtfully: "What's wrong?"
After saying that, he still stretched his hand in front of Zhou Chen.
Putting Zheng Juan's hand in the palm of one hand, he began to feel her pulse with the other hand.
Zhou Chen's actions made everyone at the table look at him.
Feng Yue couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, is aunt sick?"
They have never been unfamiliar with taking pulses, because since they were young, Zhou Chen would take their pulses when they were sick.
So when they saw Zhou Chen checking Zheng Juan's pulse, they thought Zheng Juan was sick.
Zhou Chen did not answer Feng Yue, but after taking his pulse for a while, his brows relaxed.
Zheng Juan asked nervously: "Bingkun, am I sick?"
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "Don't worry, you are not sick, you are pregnant."
"ah?"
Zheng Juan screamed in surprise, which was dozens of times more surprising than when she found out she was sick.
Zhou Zhigang and others were also stunned, but the three children soon showed expressions of surprise after the shock.
"Uncle, you said aunt has a baby?"
"Well, aunt does have a baby."
After receiving Zhou Chen's affirmative answer, Feng Yue and the others were extremely excited.
Zhou Cong exclaimed excitedly: "Great, I'm going to have a little brother and a little sister. Finally I'm no longer the youngest."
Having been the youngest for so many years, Zhou Cong is more excited than his brothers and sisters at this moment. His mother is pregnant, which means that he will have younger brothers and sisters soon. He is no longer the youngest.
After Zhou Zhigang and Li Suhua reacted, their faces were full of surprise.
However, Li Suhua asked rather nervously: "Bingkun, Juan'er is already thirty-seven this year. Will it have any impact if she is pregnant?"
Zheng Juan also stared at her husband with a nervous face. Knowing that she was pregnant, her mood was the most complicated. She was definitely happy, but she was also worried. At thirty-seven, she was an advanced maternal age.
But Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Mom, it's okay. I know Juan'er's body best. Her health is good. Most women in their thirties are not as good as her."
Zhou Chen has spent a lot of time replenishing Zheng Juan's body over the years. He is planning to live with Zheng Juan for the rest of his life, so he naturally wants to take good care of her body.
This pregnancy was indeed beyond his expectation, they had no plan at all.
But an accident was an accident. When he found out that Zheng Juan was pregnant, he felt nothing but infinite joy.
Zhou Zhigang burst out laughing: "Great, our old Zhou family is about to have a new member."
As a grandfather, he naturally wanted to see more children and grandchildren in his family. His eldest son had already lost hope, but fortunately his younger son did not disappoint him.
