Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Dabao didn't care how angry Chu Guangming's childhood friend's parents were - in his opinion they didn't deserve it.

Although Geng Zhiye has no time to take care of the children and doesn't spoil Dabao and Erbao very much, he doesn't suppress the children unless Dabao and Erbao are eager to punish them.

In the past, Ye Fan's family had just bought a house and a three-wheeled motorcycle. She didn't have a job, so the family didn't have much savings. During the winter and summer vacations, the two children wanted to go to the Children's Palace, and Ye Fan would also sign them up. If it were Chu Guangming's childhood friend's parents, they would think that their children were spendthrifts, and they only wanted to play when they had time instead of studying. They expected their son to study well, but they let him do whatever he wanted. They didn't have a penny of pocket money, and when their son was greedy, they would still blame him for being greedy.

To some extent, Chu Guangming's childhood friend's parents are not as good as Chu Guangming's parents.

Dabao had given advice to Chu Guangming, his childhood friend, and Chu Guangming had talked to him in detail about his childhood friend's family. At that time, Dabao sighed that his childhood friend had a good personality. If it were him, he would have been shot for killing his father and mother.

Dabao said directly: "Don't worry about his parents. I will ask Uncle Chang later."

Ye Fan thought for a moment and said, "Dabao, it's not easy for him to have a stable job. First ask Guangming to ask him if his company is good. If he is targeted by his boss like Sen Sen, then ask him if he wants to resign."

Dabao knew what to do. Considering that he was usually busy and it was difficult to contact the other party, he chose Saturday noon to find Chu Guangming and tell him about this.

Chu Guangming had renovated several houses. He moved into one of them, which was located in the same residential area as his childhood friend. He rented out the other three houses with simple decoration, and used the rent to pay for his tuition and daily expenses.

On Saturday evening, Chu Guangming carried some vegetables to his childhood friend’s house. He seldom went to Dabao’s house since the house was renovated. It was not easy for him to cook alone, so he cooked with his childhood friend.

His childhood friend didn't notice anything unusual and asked him as usual whether he wanted steamed buns or noodles.

To eat steamed buns, you need to cook porridge or soup. Chu Guangming chose noodles. He bought cooked food and cold dishes after school. His childhood friend bought two kilograms of wet noodles and vegetables after work. The vegetable and egg noodles and Chu Guangming's dishes made a complete meal.

Chu Guangming bought a computer but not a TV. After dinner, he planned to watch a TV series at his childhood friend's house as usual before going home. Coincidentally, the TV series was about the work, life, family and neighborhood disputes of ordinary people.

Chu Guangming saw that the male supporting role got along well with his colleague, so he took the opportunity to ask his childhood colleague how he was doing.

His childhood friend's workplace was in the east of the imperial city, more than ten kilometers away from his childhood friend's house. If it wasn't for the fact that it got dark late at this time of year, his childhood friend wouldn't dare come home from work, because it would be dark before he got off work, and it would be dangerous for him to take several buses alone in the pitch-black darkness.

Because the company is far from home, his childhood friend is like an outsider in the company. And where there are people, there is injustice. When the old employees in the company want to bully the newcomers, they will naturally choose his childhood friend.

Even if no one bullies the newcomers, the old employees may want to be lazy and push all the work and chores onto them on the grounds that they should learn more, which will be enough to keep the newcomers busy.

Even if neither of these two situations occurs, colleagues will still compete with each other and show off.

As a newcomer, he naturally had to bear a lot. His childhood friend was afraid that Chu Guangming would be distracted in class, so he told him "It's OK". His tone was very reluctant, and Chu Guangming could hear it.

Chu Guangming asked tentatively: "Would it be better to go to a private company?"

His childhood friend nodded: "At the end of last year, a private company also came to our school to recruit people. But -" He couldn't help but frown when he mentioned this matter, "They said it was a very exaggerated plan, with high salary and bonus, and dividends if you work for a long time, etc. But when I really went there with him, I found that it was a makeshift team. It's not as formal as Uncle Xiao Ming's."

"Uncle Xiao Ming?" Chu Guangming didn't understand why they suddenly brought him into the conversation.

His childhood friend: "Uncle Xiaoming's foreign trade company has four stores. Including himself, there are only three people in the store. It's actually very formal. Uncle Wei is mainly responsible for getting the goods, Uncle Xiaoming is mainly responsible for the store affairs, and Aunt Ye is in charge of the money. If she is too busy, Sen Sen will be there. There are main persons in charge of each aspect. Many small and medium-sized enterprises cannot achieve this."

Chu Guangming said, "His company is formal, so isn't Rongguang Clothing even more formal?"

His childhood friend shook his head: "Although his factory has many people, it is really not as formal as Uncle Xiaoming's foreign trade company. In terms of experience in getting goods, Boss Chang is not as good as Uncle Wei. In terms of professional knowledge, Boss Chang's friend has only attended one or two semesters of professional courses and is not as good as Sen Sen. Does his company have another person in charge? That person is definitely not comparable to Uncle Xiaoming. Uncle Xiaoming has been in the business of reselling goods for nearly ten years, and Boss Chang's friend has only been doing it for a few years?"

"I thought you thought Uncle Xiaoming's company was legitimate because of Aunt Ye."

His childhood friend: "Aunt Ye also has shares in Rongguang Clothing."

"How do you know?" Chu Guangming pointed at himself, "Did I say that?"

Childhood friend: "Boss Chang said that himself. We helped him shoot a movie last summer, and Dabao was the producer. He didn't pay us wages or provide meals. Dabao complained that he was stingy. When Boss Chang asked him how much money he wanted, he asked Aunt Ye for money. Doesn't this mean that the company has no money and needs shareholders?"

Chu Guangming had too many scenes to listen to, so he had no impression of this. "He also wants to be formal, but his company is too far from the street, and it takes two miles to walk to the nearest bus stop, so it's hard to find people. Besides, private companies are not as stable as state-owned enterprises. He can increase his salary, but the work in his factory can be done by ordinary people, so there is no need for Gaoxin to poach people."

"Yeah. Does their company only have one designer who graduated from a regular college?"

Chu Guangming: "Did you hear him say that too?"

"That's not the case. We went to try on the costumes the day before, and the costume and props teacher said that the sportswear styles of his company are all designed by professional designers."

Seeing that the conversation was getting off topic and the TV series was almost over, Chu Guangming asked directly, "If I were to find you, would you go?"

My childhood friend was stunned and didn't understand what he meant for a moment.

Chu Guangming: "There are three people in Uncle Chang's company, including him. Aunt Ye only provides funds and takes dividends, and does not participate in the management of the company. Among these three, Uncle Chang is responsible for going south to get fabrics, one of his friends is in charge of production, and the other Jin Dazhi is in charge of money. The one who manages money sometimes makes mistakes in salary payments, not to mention dealing with the tax department. Uncle Chang wants to find an accountant. In name, Jin Dazhi is the accounting supervisor, but in fact he is only responsible for taking the money, and everything else is up to the accountant."

My childhood friend realized it later: "So when you asked me how my work was going recently, weren't you worried that your colleagues would bully you?"

Chu Guangming: "If you say that your colleagues are friendly and your leaders value you, I will watch TV quietly and go home."

"Boss Chang has come to see you?"

Chu Guangming said half-truthfully: "He asked Sen Sen to help him find someone. I went to Dabao's house to play. When I was playing badminton with Sen Sen, I heard him complain about the drama, and I couldn't help but think of you."

Chu Guangming rarely lies, and his childhood friend believed him to be true: "This - my boss is always a troublemaker, and my colleagues are lazy, but it's not to the point of resigning. Besides, if my dad knew that I quit my iron rice bowl to work for a private company in a remote village, he would definitely send me to see my ancestors."

"So I just told you about Uncle Chang's situation. I didn't ask you to quit your job and work for him immediately." Chu Guangming said, "Don't feel burdened. If you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, just ignore what I said."

A small question: "Can you just pretend I didn't hear you?" "Sen Sen is about to be unable to continue working at the company, he may resign early and go to the factory to help out."

My childhood friend hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, isn't Geng Sensen working in a state-owned enterprise?"

Chu Guangming nodded: "Where there are people, there is a world of martial arts. Sen Sen doesn't need to wrong herself——"

"Wait a minute!" The childhood friend shouted to stop again, "Who dares to bully him?" His leader must be very brave.

Chu Guangming: "There are so many high-ranking officials in the capital. If Sen Sen didn't specifically emphasize what his father and uncle do, anyone would dare to bully him."

"But Sen Sen knows he has a good family background just by looking at his temperament and clothes."

Chu Guangming said, "Both parents work in government agencies in Xicheng District, which is considered a good family background. Working in the municipal government is also considered a good family background. Working in the ministry is also considered a good family background. If Sen Sen didn't tell us, who would know whether his father worked in the city or in the ministry? You can't tell just by looking at his clothes. If he wore a famous watch, others might think his parents were nouveau riche bag carriers or street vendors."

If I put myself in his shoes, before I met Dabao, I would think that a well-educated and well-dressed person of the same age was the son of the street director. But after I met Dabao, I could guess.

If Geng Sensen deliberately keeps a low profile, his colleagues and leaders may really think that he is just the son of the street director. The leaders of state-owned units will not take the street director seriously, so they naturally dare to order their son around.

"Why doesn't Sen Sen tell the truth?"

Chu Guangming: "It's not like he doesn't have other options, so there's no need to tell the truth. If we tell the truth, the leader is tactless and asks Sen Sen to ask his father to arrange a job for the leader's relative. Will Dabao uncle help or not?"

My childhood friend sighed, "I didn't expect Geng Sen Sen also has troubles."

"Let's get down to business. Please think carefully about what I said." Chu Guangming said, "I can't guarantee what will happen in the future, but the only thing I can guarantee is that no one will bully you when you get there."

Jin Dazhi is one of the bosses, and he is more than ten years older than Chu Guangming and his childhood friend. They are two generations apart, so there is no need for them to bully the younger generation. Unless they are bored.

The childhood friend nodded: "I believe it."

"Then think about it carefully." Chu Guangming said, "Don't worry. They are not busy recently."

Childhood friend: "Can you give me a few months to think about it?"

Chu Guangming nodded: "It's getting hot, and the school is about to close. Not many people are buying sportswear, so Uncle Jin can handle it."

When his childhood friend saw that he didn't have to make a decision right away, he felt much more relieved: "Then I'll think about it carefully."

The next day, the childhood friend took some things to his brother and sister-in-law's house, ready to ask for their opinions.

Chu Guangming had breakfast with him and learned that he was not at home during the day, so he went to Dabao's house after breakfast. Dabao was not at home, but there was a ping-pong table in the backyard, so he played ping-pong with Geng Sensen for a while and then went to the study with him.

Erbao went to his grandmother's house with his mother. Yu Wentao went to her daughter's house to see her granddaughter, and Geng Huihui was not idle either, she went out with her boyfriend.

In the evening, those who should go home went home, and those who should come back came back. The main courtyard of the Ye Fan family became lively again. Geng Huihui said, "Quiet, quiet, I have something to announce."

Yu Wentao: "Come and help me pick beans."

Geng Huihui couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and said, "I'll pick it later. Listen to me first."

Yu Wentao ignored him and went to the wall with the basket.

Geng Huihui sighed, put down her hand and went over: "How do you eat it?"

"The two pounds of pork belly I bought this morning haven't been cooked yet. I'll cut the pork belly into green beans and stew it with noodles later. There are also fresh noodles I bought in the refrigerator." Yu Wentao said.

Geng Huihui was surprised: "I asked you to make steamed buns, but you said they were dry when you eat them at night. But braised noodles are not dry?"

Yu Wentao: "The braised noodles are soft and tender."

"You talk as if I've never eaten it before." Geng Huihui quickly picked up a handful, "That's enough."

The younger generations were all at home, and the grandchildren had big appetites, so Yu Wentao picked nearly two kilograms of food.

Geng Huihui asked: "Can the cooking pot hold it?"

"Use a steel pot to steam noodles." Yu Wentao sat down by the kitchen door and asked while breaking beans: "What did you say? Go ahead."

Geng Huihui suddenly felt that it was boring and unnecessary: ​​"Forget it. Let's cook first."

The next morning, Ye Fan was about to go to the company. As soon as she opened the car door, a car came towards her. Ye Fan frowned, noticing that the alley was narrow and her car was wide, so couldn't it fit two cars?

The front of the car was about to hit the front of Ye Fan's car. Ye Fan was about to move forward, but the car stopped and Yan Weining got out. Ye Fan knew he could drive because when he asked him if he wanted to drive, he said no, not that he couldn't.

Ye Fan said without thinking: "Hui Hui is not at home, she went to work."

Yan Weining said, "I know. I'm not looking for her. Auntie Xiao-Ye, I'm looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Ye Fan was surprised, thinking, are they going to get engaged after just a few days of dating?

(End of this chapter)