Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Hearing the ridicule from her husband's brother, the woman also became worried.

Her husband was overthrown and demoted, and eventually lost his life, just because he had connections with capitalists.

If my son was also overthrown and demoted because of working for the capitalists and was implicated, I would not be able to continue living.

He quickly reminded Kang Yu beside him: "Xiao Yu..."

"I think your uncle is right..."

"It's too risky to work for a capitalist. It's safer to work in a factory."

"Although it's just a temporary job, as long as we get into the steel mill, I believe that with your ability you will be able to make a name for yourself and become a regular employee in the factory soon."

"Or we can listen to your uncle and send you to the factory as a temporary worker by changing houses."

"Anyway, there are only two of us in our family, and your uncle's small house is big enough for the two of us to live in."

"Besides, we don't have much money at home."

"If the family still has no income, they will have no money to buy food for two months at most."

"Although the salary for an apprentice in a factory is not high, it is definitely enough to support the two of us."

Kang Yu knew that his mother was a person who was frightened by the policies. When she heard about capitalists, she was like seeing a ghost. She dared not get involved with them at all, for fear that she would end up like her father.

Quickly explain: "Mom..."

"I got this job from the street director Zhou. He is the street director. If the policy really didn't allow capitalists to open restaurants, Uncle Zhou would definitely not have introduced me to work there.

"And they offered me a very high salary."

"As long as I can get a permanent job, the money I earn in the future will not only be enough for the two of us to live a good life in Beijing, but I can also save a lot of money to get married in the future."

"Just listen to me this time. The house we live in now cannot be taken away by others no matter what."

Director Zhou of the street has some relationship with Kang Yu's deceased father. If Kang Yu's father had not been cleared of the injustice and still had problems, Kang Yu would have found a job long ago based on the relationship between the two families, and it would not have been the turn of the uncle at the door to use the job to threaten the mother and son to change houses.

So when she heard that her son's current job was introduced by the street director, the worried expression on the woman's face immediately disappeared by more than half.

Then she turned her attention to her husband's younger brother who was blocking the door: "Second brother..."

"Xiaoyu is the only man in the family now. I will listen to Xiaoyu. Since he has found a job, we don't want your workstation anymore, and we can forget about changing houses."

"We can't live in such a big house now, mother and son."

"But Xiaoyu is not married yet."

"When he gets a job, gets married, and has kids in the future, Ze Ge's house won't be big enough, and it may even be a little small."

An angry expression quickly flashed across the face of the man blocking the door.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to achieve his goal, Kang Yu actually ran back and directly shattered his plan to steal his eldest brother's house.

He was filled with reluctance, but he could not rob his eldest brother's house openly in front of all the neighbors, so he could only compromise temporarily.

Before leaving, he did not forget to threaten fiercely: "Just wait and see... Xiaoyu will not be able to work for the capitalists for long."

"When he can no longer work for the capitalists and wants to join the factory, it won't be as simple as just changing houses."

Faced with the man's repeated threats, a hint of hesitation flashed across my face, as if I was somewhat persuaded by him.

After all, he only has one son in front of him, and he doesn't want him to take any risks. Kang Yu's attention has always been on his mother. Seeing her face change, he immediately reminded her: "Mom..."

"Don't listen to your uncle's nonsense."

"Boss Wang's restaurant has more than a hundred employees, which is more than many factories around us. How could it go bankrupt so easily?"

“I wouldn’t go anywhere except for the work there.”

Seeing that his threat before leaving didn't work, the man blocking the door could only leave with disappointment on his face, cursing all the way, cursing that Kang Yu wouldn't be able to work in the hotel for long.

Kang Yu closed the door as soon as he left. The angry expression on his face was immediately replaced by a smile. He looked at his mother happily.

"Mom, there were a lot of people here just now. There are some things I don't want outsiders to know to prevent them from causing trouble."

"Not only did I find a job at Boss Wang's restaurant, but I was also promoted to deputy manager because I graduated from high school. I get a full-time salary of 75 yuan a month."

"If the restaurant business is good, there will be dozens of dollars of profit every month."

"Even if I don't get a permanent job in the first three months, I can only serve as an intern and act as deputy manager, but I still get 60 yuan a month, which is many times better than the apprentice job my uncle introduced me to."

"Just keep this to yourself. Don't tell anyone else, especially your second uncle's family."

"They have been eyeing our house for a long time."

"If they knew I had found such a good job in a hotel, they would definitely try to sabotage me and make me lose my job."

"Otherwise, I earn such a high salary in the restaurant, and my family is not short of money, so my second uncle's family can't plan to buy the house we live in now."

After hearing this good news, the little bit of worry on my face disappeared.

With eyes wide open and face full of shock, he asked back: "Deputy Manager..."

“Is this a cadre?”

Kang Yu explained with a smile: "Mom...I went into a restaurant, not a state-owned factory...There are no cadres inside, only employees."

"But I am different from ordinary employees. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be in charge of at least 30 to 40 people."

"If it were a state-owned factory, a cadre who managed 30 or 40 people would at least be a workshop director or section chief."

"As for what my second uncle said about Boss Wang's restaurant not lasting long..."

"That's just to scare you."

"I went to the hotel today... Do you remember the two tall buildings less than three miles away from us? They were all built by our boss, and the hotel was one of them."

"How can such a big restaurant close down just like that?"

"Moreover, Boss Wang has a very good relationship with the street director, Uncle Zhou. Today, he recruited more than a hundred returned educated youth from the street. If the restaurant goes bankrupt, these more than a hundred returned educated youth will lose their jobs. Uncle Zhou will not let the restaurant go bankrupt easily."

"So you can just relax at home. I will try to become the official deputy manager of the hotel in three months."

"Boss Wang also told me..."

"The hotel will also have a front office manager, who will be selected directly from among all the deputy managers. The monthly salary will be 100 yuan, and the bonus and dividend will be higher than that of the deputy manager."

"I graduated from high school and I'm a quick learner. I believe I can get a job as a front office manager."

"So you just wait to enjoy a good life in the future. The salary I earn in the restaurant will definitely be higher than that of my second uncle and his family. Let them all envy you and never dare to covet our house again." (End of this chapter)