After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather

Chapter 1 From the sky directly to the ground
"Hao Cheng, please take care of your daughter..."

Every day at 5pm, Hao Cheng received a call from his wife, and all the fatigue from a day's work was swept away: "Xiao Zhenzhen, what happened to you today? Were you disobedient in kindergarten again?"

"Dad, Zhenzhen is the most obedient. I want to eat jackfruit, but Mom won't buy it for me..."

"What are you eating? It's so expensive. A pound costs thirty or forty yuan, and a small one costs seventy or eighty yuan. It's enough to eat meat for a week!"

"Dad, look~~~"

"Buy, buy, buy whatever you want to eat!" Even if the food wasn't in front of him, Hao Cheng felt very sweet just by listening to this sweet voice. Although the family's life could not be said to be rich, they were very happy and enviable.

"Just spoil her!" Ning Hui picked up the phone: "The kindergarten tuition is due next month, and there's also mom's issue, we..."

"It's not that much of a difference, the money..." Hao Cheng looked around and said, "Hang up first, I'll tell you via WeChat."

"Money is earned, not saved. I have good news for you. I should be promoted." Hao Cheng opened WeChat and typed.

"Really?"

"Well, probably in these two days."

Currently, Hao Cheng has been leading the group's work for almost half a year, but there has been no assignment in his position.

He had just received news that his leader would be looking for him for a talk soon, during which time his salary would be increased, as well as bonuses and benefits, which should be quite a bit when all is added up.

"That's great! This year, my business has shown signs of recovery, and I have almost paid back all the money I owed. The most difficult time is over.

"Honey, I have a feeling that our luck is about to change! Let's work harder and wait until next year to see if we can buy a small house. After all, the child is growing up, and I..."

Although it was just words, Hao Cheng could feel the joy revealed between the lines.

Buying a house can be said to be an obsession. When we first got married, the two of us excitedly planned how to save money and how long it would take to buy one.

But no matter how he planned, he could not expect the unexpected, and he had not been able to achieve his wish until today. Now that he thought about it, it was time to reconsider this matter. Hao Cheng immediately replied, "Okay!"

……

"Hao Cheng, come to my office!" Corporate WeChat, message from the director.

"Wife, I won't tell you anymore. The director called me."

"Well, husband, come on (^_-)!"

Hao Cheng stood up with a smile, not forgetting to tidy himself up. In fact, he had nothing to be nervous about. He had been leading the team for half a year and there was no problem. All he lacked now was a title.

"Mr. Sun."

"Hao Cheng, come here and sit down!" Mr. Sun even prepared a pot of tea for Hao Cheng in the office, which made him feel flattered.

"You also know the current situation of our company. In recent years, the company's business has shrunk drastically, and it almost collapsed last year.

"We had hoped that the business would pick up this year. But looking at the current situation, not only has it not picked up, it has shrunk even more. Here are the data from the past month: the total revenue of the entire company is less than one-third of its peak period..."

Sun Yu kept adding tea and talking non-stop. At first, Hao Cheng thought it was just a routine admonition to make him cherish the opportunity and work hard, but the more he listened, the more something seemed wrong.

"The company is planning to lay off and merge some teams, and all members of your team are included, including you."

"What?" Hao Cheng immediately suspected that he had heard it wrong. Wasn't it said that there would be promotions and salary increases? How could this be considered optimization and layoffs?

"As you know, the project you are currently in charge of has been severely impacted by AI and no longer has any advantages in market competition. The company has decided not to continue this project."

"I..." Hao Cheng's head was buzzing, and the heat in his heart was instantly cooled down, from head to toe.

"No, Mr. Sun, I..."

Before Hao Cheng could refute, Sun Yu interrupted directly: "The decision has been made at the group level, there is no room for negotiation on this matter.

"Besides, not only your department, but all the R&D departments of the company will reduce their staff. Under such circumstances, I can't keep you and stuff you into another department to grab other people's positions. It will cause chaos. "What you need to do now is to strive for the greatest benefit for yourself when the result is already determined. This is the only thing I can tell you."

"How much compensation can I give?" Although he felt extremely aggrieved, since things had already come to this point, Hao Cheng had no room to refute. After calming down for a while, he asked this question.

After working in the company for seven years, it would not be completely unacceptable if I could get appropriate compensation and have a transition period.

Sun Yu didn't say anything and held up two fingers.

"2N?" Hao Cheng was delighted. 14 months' salary, this was totally acceptable!

"What are you thinking about?" Sun Yu interrupted Hao Cheng's fantasy directly: "It's two months. This month's salary will be paid as usual, and then another month will be made up!"

"This is impossible!" Hao Cheng was so anxious that he jumped up and down. Who would he be annoyed by if he made up for a month's work?
"This is the notice I received. If you don't want to, you can only wait for the legal department to talk to you." Sun Yu's attitude was extremely tough, and he didn't even show any sign of backing down. Hao Cheng even felt that he had no intention of talking at all.

Legal affairs? Yes, the company has a legal affairs team, and employees are completely at a disadvantage in this matter. They have plenty of time to play rogue tactics.

Some people say that in this situation, the lawsuit will definitely win, but if it happens to you, the company must be willing to endure the arbitration, first and second instance, which can take at least one or two years.

Who can afford it? Especially at Hao Cheng’s age, over 30, with elderly parents and young children to take care of. If he doesn’t have income this month, the whole family will starve next month!

As expected, the two broke up.

……

The weather in October was already a little chilly. Hao Cheng paced on the road, feeling mixed emotions.

The two lines of text [“Wife, I won’t talk to you anymore. The director is calling me.” “Okay, husband, come on (^_-)!”] on WeChat on his mobile phone are still hot, but Hao Cheng doesn’t know how to reply.

Looking at the couple's profile pictures on WeChat, Hao Cheng fell into deep thought: the two met at school, wore school uniforms and wedding dresses, and now have a lovely daughter.

I still remember that everyone in Ning Hui's family opposed this marriage, because at that time, both the family and Hao Cheng himself were penniless.

Ning Hui is carefree and doesn't care about anything. She has told Hao Cheng countless times: I will not leave you, no matter what.

Everyone said: Ning Hui, you will definitely regret this!
She certainly wouldn't regret it, but Hao Cheng knew that Ning Hui kept talking about buying a house, but what she really wanted was not to buy it, but to show off to others.

They say happiness is your own, and you don’t need to care about other people’s opinions, but the place in my hometown village is different…

In the blink of an eye, five years have passed and my daughter is already four years old...

"At the best time, I met the best you, who accompanied me through all the dark roads."

Thinking about the girl who was riding a shared bicycle under the night light and shouting "Youth has no price", the girl who stayed with me on the recliner outside the ICU all night, and the girl who is taking care of the baby and cooking at home now.

Thinking of Ning Hui, Hao Cheng suddenly stopped being sad and his mood instantly eased. He even grinned when he arrived at the door of his house.

……

"Hubby, you're back. It's time to eat!" Ning Hui threw a pair of slippers from the shoe rack, turned around and shouted to her daughter, "Hao Zhenzhen, stop being crazy and come over to eat!"

"Dad, I don't want to eat jackfruit anymore!" The daughter also flew over.

"Ah? It's not delicious?" Hao Cheng picked up his daughter and asked with his face close to hers.

"Zhenzhen needs to be a good and obedient child. Mom also said she wants to buy a house. Also, grandma is old and in poor health. Dad..."

The daughter was still babble-babble-babble, and Hao Cheng's emotions, which he had been trying to control for a long time, were completely broken. The ups and downs of many years merged into a mixture at this moment...

Five minutes later, in the bathroom, Hao Chenggang washed his face vigorously and smiled at the mirror: "The most precious thing is already in my hand. What remains is to protect and struggle! Xiaosha, Xiaosha, please help me remember this moment!"

[Here, I have helped record important moments. Gain 1 energy point. Xiaosha reminds you that Xiaosha has obtained an upgrade opportunity. Now you only need to consume energy points to upgrade Xiaosha. Tip: After the upgrade and growth, Xiaosha will become smarter! ]

"Energy value? Upgrade? What?" Hao Cheng was stunned for a moment.

(End of this chapter)