Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

"Oh, what did you two talk about?" Qin Huairu had a good impression of Zuo Hui. She thought that he was not only heroic and had a good personality, but the only shortcoming was his low income, with a monthly salary of only five or six hundred yuan.

"Zuo Hui's family has many brothers and sisters, and their finances have always been tight. His parents have a small house near Xidan, and we can move in after we have tidied it up a bit."

"This is good. Not living with my parents-in-law can avoid a lot of conflicts." Qin Huairu blurted out this sentence. Jia Zhang, who was standing by, stared at her sternly but said nothing.

"But in this case, Zuo Hui will probably not have much left after he has sorted out his residence. At most, he can only buy two bicycles and a TV. I have always thought that thanks to you, I should have saved some money over the years."

After these words were spoken, Qin Huairu's expression became solemn, and she waited for her daughter's subsequent words.

"I hope to be able to buy a refrigerator and a tape recorder, so that I can at least alleviate some of the inconveniences of my new life."

Qin Huairu pondered for a moment and said, "Refrigerators consume a lot of electricity, so why not consider buying a tape recorder first!"

Xiaodang, who had been paying close attention to the changes in his mother's expression, couldn't help but feel nervous when he heard this.

"Mom, Zuo Hui and I have a combined income of several hundred yuan. The policy also allows us to have only one child. It should be more than enough to support the family, including paying the electricity bill."

"Let's talk about that later. Don't make a decision in a hurry." Qin Huairu seemed a little hesitant.

"Mom, I've been working for five years. I gave you my salary for the first four years. I think I should have saved some money."

"Well... I think there should be some." Qin Huairu answered ambiguously.

"How many are there? I have an idea in my mind. I plan to go shopping with Zuo Hui in the next few days. I heard that Huade Department Store has opened recently. We plan to compare the refrigerators in the two malls to see if we can find a satisfactory one to buy home."

Qin Huairu quickly interjected: "It's not much money, and your salary is not very high."

Xiao Dang was not convinced, "Mom, I gave you 35 yuan a month for the first two years, and 45 yuan a month for the next two years, which adds up to 1920 yuan for four years. If you can give me 1500 yuan, the remaining yuan will be my filial piety!"

Qin Huairu was in great pain because she had spent a huge amount of money over the years to find a job for her son Banggeng and to use her connections. Now she probably didn't even have four or five hundred yuan left.

"Mom, please tell me something. If you are worried, then give me the money this afternoon. If the price of the refrigerator is right, I will buy it immediately."

Qin Huairu had no choice but to speak the truth: "Xiaodang, to be honest, I hope you don't misunderstand what I mean."

Seeing this, Xiao Dang immediately put away the smile on his face and asked coldly: "What do you mean?"

"My mother has spent a lot of money in the past few years to help Bang Geng find a job and make connections. Now she is really unable to come up with 1500 yuan."

"Mom, I understand that you and grandma love Bang Geng, but this is not a reason to spend my money! I have no responsibility to support him!" Xiao Dang said bluntly.

Hearing this, Banggeng was furious, "How dare you talk to my mother like that? Believe it or not, I will really hit you?" As he said this, he jumped off the bed and pointed at Xiaodang.

Xiao Dang was not afraid at all and responded, "Go ahead! You only know how to do bad things to me. You are not even as good as a little girl!"

"You..." In anger, Banggeng raised his hand and slapped Xiaodang.

Xiaodang covered her face and shouted, "Are you using my money to beat me? You are really amazing!" Her words were full of grievance and anger.

This action was beyond the expectations of Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi. They were both stunned. "Banggeng, come and apologize to your sister!" Qin Huairu scolded urgently.

Xiao Dang said coldly: "No need! Mom, how much money do you have left of mine?"

When Xiaodang learned that his mother's total savings were less than 300 yuan, he left home in anger and bid farewell to the courtyard.

At this moment, she envied Huaihua, Yi Xinxin. If she had been given to Yi Zhonghai and his wife, perhaps everything would be different. She wouldn't have to endure such pain, and all the hard-earned money wouldn't have fallen into Banggeng's hands.

When Xiaodang left, she had no attachment to the courtyard house. She found a new job with a salary that doubled, and she could fully support herself.

Fortunately, she did not tell her mother and grandmother about her work at the Huade Group, otherwise they would definitely treat her as a cash cow and force her to support Bang Geng forever.

The next day, Xiao Dang went to Huade Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. under Huade Group to report for work as an assistant to Deputy Manager Xia. Her university background and some social experience allowed her to adapt to the job quickly, and she had a general understanding of the job content in just one day.

Before leaving get off work, Xiao Dang came to Deputy Manager Xia's desk and asked, "Manager Xia, does our company have employee dormitories?"

"Yes, but it's an exception for one room per person. I'll write you a note and you can take it to the group logistics department to apply."

"Manager Xia, is it too late to go over now?"

Deputy Manager Xia glanced at his watch and nodded, "There are still twenty minutes left, so we can make it. But we definitely can't stay here today. The earliest we can get approval is tomorrow morning."

Xiao Dang was satisfied and took the note to the logistics department of the group headquarters. On the way, she thought to herself that if the logistics department delayed her application, she would rather ask Yi Xinxin for help.

She used to work in a school and knew that such applications usually took ten days or even half a month to be approved, and even that was considered fast. Manager Xia told her that there would be a result tomorrow morning, and Xiao Dang was skeptical. "Comrade, I want to apply for staff dormitories, but I don't know who to contact?" she asked.

A staff member looked at Xiao Dang and smiled, "Just come to me, why do you need to apply for a dormitory?"

"There are too many people in my family and there is no room left." Xiaodang lied.

Without asking any questions, the staff stamped the document and said, "Workshop workers can apply for a four-person room, and office staff can apply for a two-person room. If you meet the requirements, you can go to the staff dormitory tomorrow morning with this note to find the administrator, and he will arrange it for you."

"Is that it?" Xiao Dang was stunned.

"What else do you need?" The staff member was a little surprised. "Oh, OK, thank you." Xiao Dang responded gratefully.

She left the logistics department in disbelief. She had not expected that applying for a dormitory would be so easy. It only required an ordinary employee to review it, and there was no complicated procedure at all.

After get off work, she chose a hotel with decent conditions to stay in. Fortunately, letters of introduction are no longer needed in this era, otherwise she would have to go back to the company to get a letter of introduction, which would make her colleagues think too much.

Although the hotel cost eight yuan a night, Xiao Dang paid without hesitation. She would rather spend eight yuan than go home and sleep another night.

The next day after going to work, after finishing the work at hand, she took an hour off, rushed back to the dormitory and found the administrator.

The administrator did not make things difficult for her and immediately arranged a double room for her.

The room is spacious and bright, with an area of ​​more than ten square meters and an en suite bathroom. It is more like a hotel than a dormitory.

There is a bedside table between the two beds and two wardrobes next to the window. As long as there are not too many items, they can be easily placed.

"Little girl, you are so lucky. The factory has recently recruited a new batch of workers. If you wait a little longer, you probably won't be able to apply for a dormitory."

"Thank you, Auntie." Xiaodang was very happy. The living conditions here were much better than at home, especially he didn't have to worry about catching a cold when going to the toilet in winter.

After packing her luggage a bit, she returned to her workstation and continued working.

Although the work of the HR department was not tiring, it was extremely trivial and took almost no time to complete. Xiao Dang worked diligently, was quick and efficient, and handled things properly, so he won the trust and appreciation of Deputy Manager Xia within a week.

Although she was too busy to do anything else during this week, she felt very content and got along well with her roommates in the dormitory.

After she moved out, there was no fluctuation in the courtyard.

At first, Qin Huairu didn't care too much, but when her daughter didn't come back for many days, she began to worry.

In contrast, Banggeng acted indifferent and said, "It's good that Xiaodang didn't come back. She has already resigned. It doesn't make much difference whether she's at home or not. It will also be one less mouth to feed." "Banggeng, no matter what, Xiaodang is your sister after all!"

"Humph, just because I spent some of her money, it's as if her life was taken away! If she doesn't come home, I won't give her the rest of the money. She hasn't given a penny to her family this year. When she has nowhere else to go, let her take out all the money she has and then consider letting her go home!"

In the week since Huade Department Store opened, it has been crowded with customers every day, and the goods in many stores cannot even last until closing time in the evening.

A few days later, the Huade Group Head Office issued a public announcement regarding the department store’s weekly sales.

Everyone was shocked to see the news that Huade Department Store’s total sales exceeded RMB 2.5 million in seven days.

They knew that the Huade Group made money, but they didn't expect it to make so much - the wage of ordinary workers had just been raised to 50 yuan, and Huade Department Store's sales had reached 2.5 million yuan in a week, equivalent to about 3500 million yuan a day.

There are 20 Huade Department Stores across China, and the average weekly sales of each department store is about 170 million.

You have to remember that this was the 80s, not the modern commercial center of the 21st century.

Many people can't help but feel jealous that a building that is only three stories high can have such huge commercial potential.

Over the years of reform and opening up, many people have made their first pot of gold by starting their own business. In the eyes of these people in the business world, a millionaire is no longer uncommon, and there are even many invisible millionaires worth hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.

Seeing that each Huade Department Store had a daily turnover of over one million, these people's ambitions were aroused again.

All of a sudden, the number of citizens coming to register for industrial and commercial registration increased sharply. Many of them would build two-story or one-story shops even if they could not afford to build a three-story building.