Wang Xiang was sitting on the steps of the stairs, his head downcast and his face drooped, looking like he had no energy.
Zhou Chen just thought for a moment and figured out the key.
"Uncle Wang, you are not on the list of laid-off workers at Huagang this time, right?"
Wang Xiang suddenly raised his head, and Gong Biao also looked at Zhou Chen in surprise. He didn't know how Zhou Chen guessed it.
"Xiaochen, how did you know?"
"Is it difficult to guess? Recently, the family members in our dormitory area have been talking about layoffs. It has been known to everyone for a long time. Uncle Wang, you are usually so optimistic, but your current behavior is very abnormal. It must be related to layoffs.
"
Gong Biao looked surprised: "Oh, I can't tell you are so powerful. You can guess this?"
Gong Biao's character makes him like an acquaintance. Even though it was only the second time he met Zhou Chen today, he talked like an old friend.
In most cases, such people can get along well and have good relationships with most people, but if they meet someone who is petty-minded and self-centered, they will definitely be disliked and disliked.
Zhou Chen was speechless. Do you even need to guess?
"Uncle Wang, actually being laid off may not be a bad thing for you. Huagang is already in trouble and won't last long."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Xiang, who looked dejected, immediately retorted: "Xiaochen, don't talk nonsense, you don't understand at all. Huagang is a big factory that the country values, a big factory with tens of thousands of people, although it can't be compared with before.
, but that doesn’t mean it will go bankrupt, and it won’t even go bankrupt before I retire.”
Wang Xiang has worked in Huagang for more than 30 years and is more familiar with Huagang than most people. It is impossible for him not to notice the changes in Huagang over the years.
However, although he could see that Huagang was declining, deep down he still had full confidence in Huagang, the city, and the country. He felt that it was impossible for the leaders to look at this once large factory with tens of thousands of people.
Hua Steel closed down.
Wang Xiang and others have witnessed the rapid development of the country with their own eyes, especially the establishment and development of Huagang, so he has such confidence in the country and Huagang.
He is a very nostalgic person. He has worked in Huagang for more than 30 years and can be said to be tied to Huagang for his whole life.
For him, this layoff was not just as simple as losing a job, but also a huge change in his entire life.
The psychological pressure this incident brought to him was really too heavy, so heavy that he did not even dare to return home. He could imagine how fearful and worried his wife would be when she knew about this incident.
"Okay, let's not talk about whether Huagang will collapse. You are laid off now. This is an indisputable fact. Do you still have room for maneuver? We have to accept the reality."
Gong Biao said: "I have already said this to Master Wang, but Master Wang has too deep feelings for our factory, and it is useless to persuade him. As I see it, unless you find him a new job."
"Then let's find another one." Zhou Chen said casually.
Gong Biao looked surprised: "Brother, do you think work is like cabbage and you can have as much as you want? It's hard to find a job now, especially for older men like Master Wang. Where can you find someone like Huagang?"
A big factory? Or a train driver."
Zhou Chen was speechless, Biaozi, do you call this persuasion? You are just rubbing salt into the wound. The more you persuade me, the more uncomfortable it becomes.
Even Wang Xiang, who was sad and sad, couldn't stand listening anymore. He said unhappily: "I said Gong Biao, do you still want to be with Liru?"
Gong Biao hurriedly apologized and smiled: "Master Wang, Brother Wang, Brother-in-law Wang, I just said casually, train drivers like you are scarce talents everywhere, and it is definitely not difficult to find another job."
Wang Xiang laughed angrily and sighed depressedly.
"Biaozi, do you think I still have a chance to return to Huagang? You are from the factory, can't you help me think of something?"
Because he didn't discover Song Yukun's affair with Huang Liru like in the plot, Song Yukun had no scruples and laid him off directly. He even went to find Song Yukun, but Song Yukun ignored him at all.
Gong Biao looked embarrassed: "I am just a small employee in the factory office. If I were the director of the factory office, I would definitely be able to help. Unfortunately, I really don't have this ability."
Although he is a college student, he has only been in Huagang for a short time and has no background, so he is not able to help Wang Xiang at all.
"well!"
Wang Xiang sighed heavily again, looking sad and desperate. Being laid off was a huge blow to him.
Zhou Chen thought of his mission and Wang Xiang's identity as a driver, and quickly had an idea in his mind.
"Uncle Wang, if you want to find a job again, I can help."
Suddenly, both Wang Xiang and Gong Biao looked at him. They were both very shocked, especially Gong Biao. He didn't know who Zhou Chen was, but he only knew that Zhou Chen was Wang Xiang's neighbor.
"Xiaochen, can you help me find a job? What kind of job can you find? Is it an Internet cafe? I don't understand that and I won't go there."
Another thought is that Wang Yang was assigned to work in a new Internet cafe by Zhou Chen not long ago, and he did not want to do the same job as his son.
"Of course it's not an Internet cafe. How could I let you work in an Internet cafe?"
Zhou Chen chuckled and said: "I have a friend who plans to open a taxi company, buy a taxi license plate, and then recruit some experienced drivers to drive. The salary and benefits are the more you work, the more you get. The more customers you attract, the more you get.
The more you make, the more you can pay for insurance if you sign with the company."
"A taxi company? Open a taxi?"
Wang Xiang and Gong Biao looked at each other in confusion. They both worked at Huagang, so the taxi business was quite far away from them.
"Yes, just drive a taxi. Uncle Wang, you are a train driver at Huagang. You can even drive a train. Isn't it easy to drive a taxi?"
"I want to think about this."
Wang Xiang was obviously a little moved, but for a while he still couldn't let go of Huagang's job, so he didn't give Zhou Chen a definite answer.
"Uncle Wang, please think about it carefully first. If you decide, tell me so that I can tell my friends."
For Zhou Chen, spending money to open a taxi company for his mission is not a big deal. Taxi license plates are difficult to obtain, so he can ask Xu Zhiyun for help. In Hualin, Xu Zhiyun's relationship is still very good.
However, he also knew what Wang Xiang was thinking, so he did not urge him. He could only wait for Wang Xiang to think clearly.
Wang Xiang, who was still very sad, fell into an embarrassing situation again because of Zhou Chen's words.
He just lost his job and felt uncomfortable. Now that Zhou Chen told him that he had a way out, his thoughts naturally changed.
Zhou Chen just told Wang Xiang that if Wang Xiang wanted to, he could indeed open a taxi company, but if Wang Xiang didn't want to, there was no need for him to put in the effort to open a taxi company.
Wang Xiang also knew that he could not hide the fact that he was laid off for long. After all, they lived in the dormitory area of Huagang. His wife Luo Meisu would definitely know the news as long as she went out, so he prepared to talk to Luo Meisu during dinner that night.
Mei Su confesses.
"Yang'er still won't come back for dinner?"
He sat at the dinner table early, and after Luo Meisu put all the food on the table, Wang Yang hadn't come back yet, so Wang Xiang asked casually.
Luo Meisu sat down next to Wang Xiang and said: "You also know Yang'er, he has been busy with Internet cafes recently, and he has to come back very late every night, but this is better, it is better than going to Victoria.
It’s a good place to work.”
Wang Xiang nodded: "The Internet cafe is opened by Zhou Chen. He takes care of Yang'er and lets Yang'er go to work in the Internet cafe. Yang'er follows Zhou Chen and will definitely not be a bad learner."
"Yes, I think so too. I heard from Yang'er that Zhou Chen is in a big position now. It costs hundreds of thousands to open an Internet cafe. He opened one just half a year ago, and now he has opened another one. What do you think of him?
That much money?" Luo Meisu looked curious.
Wang Xiang glared at her and lectured: "Why are you so nosy? You don't care where someone gets so much money, as long as he doesn't do anything illegal or disciplinary. After all, Zhou Chen is also a master's student. He is better than a college student."
They are both powerful, and making money will definitely not be difficult for him."
He didn't know where Zhou Chen got so much money, but he really didn't think much about it. People were willing to help them. As long as it wasn't anything bad, there was no need to get to the bottom of it.
"I'm just saying casually, why are you so anxious?"
Wang Xiang was silent for a few seconds and suddenly said: "I'm laid off."
"Crack!"
Luo Meisu's tachyon slipped from her fingertips and looked at Wang Xiang nervously.
Wang Xiang said again: "You heard it right, I am among the laid-off list of this batch, and it has been announced."
"How, how..."
Luo Meisu couldn't accept it and burst into tears. She couldn't work due to illness, so the family was counting on Wang Xiang. If Wang Xiang was also laid off, what would their family do in the future?
"What are you afraid of? I'll just be laid off. It doesn't matter. I can still find other jobs after I'm laid off. Now that Yang'er has grown up, how can it be so miserable?"
"But, you have worked in Huagang for more than 30 years, how can you be laid off? That bastard Song Yukun, let's go find him, let's go find him..."
"That's enough. Aren't you bothered enough? I have my own plan in mind, so don't worry about it."
He has already tried it, and if it worked, it would have worked long ago. No one knows what kind of person Song Yukun is, and Hua Gang doesn't expect him to be merciful. It's a joke.
…………
On the weekend, Zhou Chen made an appointment with Shen Mo to go to an Internet cafe, so in the afternoon, he went directly to Xingchen Internet Cafe.
"Brother Chen."
As soon as Zhou Chen came in, Sui Dong, who was sitting at the bar, stood up to say hello.
"Jun, Brother Jun and Shen Modu are all upstairs."
"Well, you can handle this on your own, right?"
"I'm so busy, I just can't understand this computer. If something goes wrong, I have to ask Angkor to come back and fix it. But Angkor also said that he is already looking for someone. Otherwise, someone will be there soon.
Come and take his place."
"That's good. Just follow along and learn. Don't always play games and watch movies when you have nothing to do."
Sui Dong smiled sheepishly: "I, I can't, I'm too stupid to learn."
Zhou Chen shook his head and didn't say anything more. Sui Dong didn't even go to elementary school and couldn't recognize the characters. Moreover, he didn't get into it, so he couldn't learn the technical work of repairing computers.
Walking up to the second floor, there are only twenty computers on the second floor. The space is still very spacious, and the environment is much better than on the first floor.
Because it was the weekend, most of the twenty computers were already occupied. Fu Weijun was sitting on a chair in front of the snack cabinet, and Shen Mo was sitting in front of a computer. However, he was not playing games, but searching for something on the Internet.
Fu Weijun was sitting not far from the stairs, so he saw Zhou Chen as soon as he came up. He waved happily to Zhou Chen, then walked behind Shen Mo next to him and touched her.
"Zhou Chen, you are here."
Shen Mo turned around and saw Zhou Chen, and happily stood up from the chair. Because she was curled up cross-legged in the chair, she was also standing on the chair.
Then she realized something was wrong, hurriedly got down from the chair, put on her shoes, ran to Zhou Chen's side, and held Zhou Chen's arm affectionately.
"Have you been waiting for me for a long time?"
"No, I'm playing on the computer and waiting. I'm not in a hurry."
The smile on Shen Mo's face was bright and he asked softly: "Then shall we leave now?"
Today Zhou Chen made an appointment with her and took her to the city center for shopping. It was just the two of them. It was their two-person time, so she was very happy.
"Well, you're ready, we can leave now."
Shopping with a girl is a tiring job, but he has long been used to it. He has developed enough patience and enough physical strength that he is not afraid of shopping at all.
Just when Zhou Chen was about to leave with Shen Mo on his arm, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Shen Mo, is this your boyfriend? Why don't you introduce him?"
Shen Mo just woke up from a dream, and said to the girl walking next to him with an embarrassed face: "I'm sorry, I forgot, this is my boyfriend Zhou Chen."
"Zhou Chen, this is my friend, Yin Hong."
When Zhou Chen heard this name, he was stunned and looked at this girl in a leather jacket and light makeup, who was about the same height as Shen Mo.
Yin Hong was smiling and looking at Zhou Chen. She recognized Zhou Chen at a glance. After all, Zhou Chen had gone to Victoria with Xu Zhiyun. She was Victoria's bartender. Although she had never accompanied Zhou Chen and the others, she was very fond of Zhou Chen.
Regular customers like Chen and Xu Zhiyun can still be recognized.
However, although she recognized Zhou Chen, she did not reveal it. Instead, she showed a meaningful smile and greeted Zhou Chen.
"Hello."
Zhou Chen's expression remained unchanged and he replied coldly: "Hello."
When Shen Mo mentioned Yin Hong's name, he also recognized Yin Hong. He had seen this woman in Victoria before, but he didn't know that she was Yin Hong.
What makes him even more strange is that Shen Mo no longer works in Victoria. Why does this Yin Hong still appear next to Shen Mo? Is this the special attraction of the protagonist?
They just said hello, and then Zhou Chen and Shen Mo left the Internet cafe.
Yin Hong showed a disdainful smile and watched Zhou Chen and Shen Mo's leaving figures. When Fu Weijun handed her a bottle of water with a smile, she withdrew her gaze and gave Fu Weijun a bright smile.
