Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Chapter 189: Lao Yi, You Think Too Simple (Second Update)

The west wing in the front yard.

Seeing the third uncle return home with a disappointed look on his face, the third aunt asked directly under the expectant gaze of the eldest brother: "Old man...didn't it work out?"

The third uncle shook his head and replied: "I didn't even go to find Wang Dong..."

"Tang Dashan said that the apprenticeship quota he had was not obtained by Wang Dong through connections, but he bought it with his own money."

"Three hundred and fifty dollars..."

"Spending so much money to buy an apprenticeship position... I really don't know where Tang Dashan got the courage to do so."

"Isn't he afraid that he will be fired by the steel mill before he even gets a permanent job?"

"After all, apprentices are not formal employees. As long as the steel mill is willing, they can let them leave at any time."

"Also, apprentices only get 16 yuan a month, and it would take two years of not eating or drinking to earn that back."

Although it is a bit tiring to do odd jobs outside, as long as you are willing to work hard, you can earn more than 300 yuan in two years, and you don’t have to spend money to buy an apprenticeship quota...

“No matter how you calculate it, it’s not worth spending three hundred and fifty dollars to buy an apprenticeship spot.

"I remember that a year ago, an apprenticeship position only cost 200 yuan..."

"If I really decided to spend money to buy a job quota, I would have bought it a year ago. How could I wait until now?"

The third aunt took a deep breath and said, "Old man..."

"You heard it right..."

"Three hundred and fifty dollars for an apprenticeship?"

"Is Tang Dashan crazy?"

Yan Jiecheng interrupted with a look of reluctance on his face: "Dad..."

"Tang Dashan is not crazy..."

"You haven't found a job yet, so you don't know the market situation..."

"Nowadays, an apprenticeship quota outside really costs 350 yuan. In a unit with good welfare like a steel rolling mill, an apprenticeship quota costs at least 400 yuan."

"Tang Dashan bought a place as an apprentice in a steel mill for 350 yuan, and even got a job in the kitchen of the steel mill. This is considered very cheap. He must have used Wang Dong's connections to get a job."

"father……"

"How about you help me buy an apprenticeship position in the steel mill..."

"I will definitely pay you back when I make money..."

"Pay back five dollars a month... you can pay back sixty dollars a year, and in six years at most you can pay back all the money you spent on buying the job."

"If you don't find Wang Dong now, we'll go buy the steel mill apprenticeship quota ourselves. We won't get it without 400 yuan."

"Don't even think about it..." Yan Fugui refused without hesitation.

After that, under Yan Jiecheng's unwilling gaze, he explained: "I was an apprentice in a steel mill, earning 16 yuan a month..."

"Give me back my five dollars, and you'll have eleven dollars left."

"After paying five dollars for living expenses and five dollars for rent, I only have one dollar left. I also have to worry about being fired from the steel mill, and the three hundred and fifty dollars I spent on buying the job will go down the drain..."

"If you calculate it this way, you might as well do odd jobs outside and earn fourteen or fifteen yuan a month."

"After paying living expenses and rent, I can still have four or five dollars left a month."

"Besides, I'm the only one working in our family. I have to support six people and make sure that everyone doesn't go hungry. How can I save enough money to buy you a job..."

"Don't even think about it."

“Instead of trying to buy a job quota from me, you might as well go to the street to look for a job every day. If you’re lucky, you might be able to find a job and save three hundred and fifty yuan.” Seeing Yan Jiecheng lower his head because of what he said, Yan Fugui was just about to ask everyone to go to bed when there was an unexpected knock on the door.

Then the voice of the uncle Yi Zhonghai sounded at the door: "Old Yan..."

"Are you asleep?"

"I'm Yi Zhonghai, I have something to talk to you about..."

Ever since the Siheyuan was divided into separate courtyards, the relationship between Yan Fugui and the eldest uncle has become estranged.

We just say hello and compliment each other when we meet, but we don't have a deep friendship.

Faced with Yi Zhonghai who suddenly came to him in the middle of the night, Yan Fugui's face was full of surprise. He couldn't understand why Yi Zhonghai wanted to see him now.

But I'm still ready to open the door.

After all, Yi Zhonghai is the boss of the courtyard. I can have opinions about him and disagree with him, but I must never offend him or become against him.

As he walked toward the door, he said to the family members in the house, "You guys go to bed. I'm going to see what Lao Yi wants to do so late."

"Old Yi...it's almost midnight. Can't we talk about it tomorrow?" Yan Fugui complained to Yi Zhonghai as soon as he opened the door.

"The reason I came to see you today is related to your family's Jie Cheng. I'm afraid it will be too late tomorrow..."

Upon hearing that Yi Zhonghai's visit was related to his boss, Yan Fugui's face immediately became serious and he asked seriously.

"What's going on? Don't exaggerate..."

"Xie Cheng stays at home every day, what could possibly have anything to do with him?"

"Work..." Yi Zhonghai said bluntly without any nonsense.

"You've heard that Tang Dashan joined the steel mill today and became an apprentice in the kitchen..."

"Wang Dong is a canteen team leader, and he has a very good relationship with Deputy Director Li of the factory. He was able to use his connections to send Tang Dashan to the steel mill kitchen as an apprentice, so he can definitely use his connections to send your family to the steel mill as an apprentice."

"I heard that several families in the courtyard are eyeing Wang Dong..."

"If you go too late, Wang Dong's job quota will be given to someone else."

"I also heard from the workshop director that in order to help deal with the influx of refugees into Beijing, the steel mill decided to recruit 2,000 young and strong people from the city to work as apprentices in the steel mill."

“With more workers at the steel mill, the canteen must be expanded.

"I also heard from Zhuzi that the canteen of the steel mill has doubled in size because of these additional workers. Today, a large number of apprentices suddenly joined the canteen, and Tang Dashan from your front yard is one of them."

"Wang Dong is a canteen monitor and has a very good relationship with the canteen director and Deputy Director Li of Logistics."

"Now the canteen needs a lot of apprentices. As long as he is willing, he will definitely be able to get a few apprenticeship places."

Yan Fugui shook his head and answered helplessly: "Of course I want Jie Cheng to work in the steel mill..."

"But things are not as simple as you think, Lao Yi."

"I just went to look for Tang Dashan..."

"It was Wang Dong who helped him get his apprenticeship quota, but it cost him a full three hundred and fifty yuan..."

"He said Wang Dong helped him buy it from a factory leader."

"You know my family's situation, Lao Yi. We can't even come up with 200 yuan, let alone 350 yuan, so we didn't go to Wang Dong."

"Besides, my relationship with Wang Dong is not as good as Tang Dashan's. The Tang family spent a full 350 yuan. If I go to them, the amount will definitely not be less than this."

"After thinking about it, I decided to forget it. Let Jie Cheng continue to do odd jobs outside and wait for the right opportunity to enter the market in the future."

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