Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

When he heard the word "house", Bang Geng, who had just insisted on resigning, hesitated for a moment.

There wasn't enough room in the house.

If the steel rolling mill takes back the house where the Jia family lives now, not only will he have no place to marry in the future, but Jia Zhang and Kuihua will also lose their place to live.

So given the current situation of the Jia family, they cannot lose their current house at any cost.

He quickly asked the workshop director: "Director..."

"The entire Jia family only has that one quadrangle house..."

"If the steel mill is taken away, we won't even have a place to live. Can the factory not take it away... or I can give the factory some money and buy the house directly."

The director shook his head and replied: "No..."

"There is no precedent in our steel mill for selling houses to apprentices..."

"Even if I agree, the factory won't agree."

Upon hearing this, Banggeng became anxious on the spot.

He now doesn't want to continue working in the steel mill for even another day, but he can't give up the Jia family's current house. He can only frown and rack his brains to think of a way out of the predicament.

Finally, he thought of something and asked, "By the way, Director..."

"My sister is still an apprentice at the steel mill. She is also a member of the Jia family and lives in the current Jia family. As long as she doesn't resign from the steel mill, the factory should not take her away..."

The director thought for a moment and replied, "As long as someone in the family works at the steel mill, the house will not be taken away by the mill."

Bang Geng's eyes lit up, and he immediately replied, "Then I'll tell my sister about this tonight, and go to the Housing Management Department tomorrow to handle the formalities, and by the way, handle the resignation procedures at the same time..."

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The central courtyard of a quadrangle.

It was a rare sight to see meat on the Jia family's dinner table tonight. Everyone's mouths were filled with oil, and the vegetable soup at the bottom of the pot had been scraped up several times by the steamed buns made from the two-grain flour.

Just as Kuihua was about to help Qin Huairu clean up the dishes on the table, Banggeng suddenly said, "Mom... Grandma..."

"The steel mill has been getting more and more work lately, and the policy of not accepting regular employees doesn't seem to be changing at all."

"I can only get 18 yuan a month. If I were working in a private factory outside, with my current workload, I could earn at least 30 yuan a month..."

"So I decided to quit my job at the steel mill and look for a job outside..."

Qin Huairu had long wanted Banggeng to leave the steel mill and find a job outside. Otherwise, with his salary of 18 yuan at the steel mill, no matter how hard he tried, it would be difficult to help him find a wife.

In order to continue the Jia family's bloodline, she also traveled to several villages around Sijiu City during this period, thinking that the requirements for marrying a wife in the countryside are lower, and whether she could find a wife for Banggeng in the countryside.

After learning that Banggeng could only earn 18 yuan a month at the steel rolling mill, and only about 200 yuan a year, and that his income was even lower than that of the rural people who had already distributed land to households, almost no one looked up to him.

I finally met a few women who wanted to meet Bang Geng, but they turned out to be either ugly or widows.

Not to mention Bang Geng, Qin Huairu herself would not agree with such a person.

In this situation, if he wants to find a daughter-in-law, he must do everything he can to increase Banggeng's income.

The steel rolling mill route is no longer viable, and if Banggeng wants to increase his income, the best way is to change jobs.

But he wanted to be an apprentice in a steel rolling mill and didn't want to work in a private factory, so Qin Huairu didn't know what to say.

Qin Huairu was undoubtedly the happiest when she heard the good news that Banggeng finally wanted to leave the steel mill to work outside.

Without thinking, he agreed: "Great..."

"You should have gone out to find a job a long time ago. Mom agrees with this..." Jia Zhangshi didn't care where Banggeng worked. She only had one idea in her mind: work wherever the salary is higher. She immediately asked: "Banggeng..."

"How much can I earn in a month if I find a job outside..."

Bang Geng thought for a moment and replied, "I asked the apprentice who worked with me in the steel mill before..."

"They work as apprentices in private factories outside and can earn at least 30 yuan a month..."

"The factory is doing well. When we have to rush to finish the work and work overtime, we can earn at least 40 yuan a month."

"So much..." Jia Zhang was obviously frightened by the salary that Bang Geng mentioned. She made a decision immediately after being shocked.

"Then we have to go out to work..."

"The steel mill only pays you 18 yuan a month..."

"It's just like sending away beggars."

"We can't be taken advantage of in the steel mill any longer. We must resign immediately."

Seeing that Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang both supported his resignation from the steel mill, Bang Geng immediately realized that his resignation was a done deal.

He immediately changed the subject and said the only problem he faced after leaving the steel mill: "Mom... Grandma..."

"I also want to resign from the steel mill immediately and find a job outside..."

"But there's a problem now..."

"The house we live in now belongs to the steel mill... If I resign from the steel mill, the factory will take this house away, and then grandma and Kuihua will have no place to live."

"I went to see the director and finally came up with a solution..."

"As long as Kuihua continues to work as an apprentice in the steel mill, the factory will not take this room away."

Qin Huairu now only wants Banggeng to earn more money so that he can find a wife for Banggeng as soon as possible and give birth to a grandson.

As for Kuihua, she would be a money-losing commodity who would be married off sooner or later. It didn't matter if she earned less at the steel mill, as long as she could keep the Jia family's house.

He nodded immediately: "As long as the steel mill doesn't take away the house, Kuihua can continue to be an apprentice in the steel mill..."

Kuihua on the side was stunned.

Banggeng just resigned from the steel mill, so why is he suddenly involved in this matter?

After hearing Qin Huairu's decision, my mood suddenly became bad.

Banggeng can go out to find a job and earn more money. Why should he stay in the steel rolling mill as an apprentice just for the sake of a house?

While I was disappointed with Qin Huairu, I was also very grateful in my heart.

Fortunately, I resigned from the steel mill half a month ago and found a waiter job outside with a monthly income of 36 yuan. Otherwise, I might have been tied to the steel mill as an apprentice for the rest of my life by Qin Huairu.

I quickly refused: "Mom... I'm no longer an apprentice in a steel mill..."

"I resigned from the steel mill half a month ago and work as a waiter outside..."

"Now you want me to go back to the steel mill as an apprentice, but the steel mill won't accept me..."

"Can we think of some other solutions for the house issue?"

Qin Huairu's eyes widened instantly, and Bang Geng also looked at Kuihua with a stunned expression. He had never expected that Kuihua had resigned from the steel mill half a month ago. (End of this chapter)