Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 5: Work in Shancheng Next Door

Li Xunli has always been in charge of the family's money. Shen Rongzhou only knows the approximate amount and is informed by Li Xunli when she counts it every month.

Li Xunli thought for a moment and said, "Almost. But if you resign tomorrow, I'll be the only one receiving the factory salary next month. We might have to work a little harder next month."

The atmosphere was silent for a long time. Shen Rongzhou finally made up his mind and reached out to hold Li Xunli's hand on the table. "Wife, I'm incompetent. I'll have to make you work harder for the next two months..."

"Why are you saying this? It's all for this family!" Li Xunli slapped Shen Rongzhou with her backhand.

Shen Qingqing had a satisfied smile on her face, buried her head in the bowl, and retired with her mission accomplished.

In the evening, when Shen Qing finished taking a shower and was about to do her homework, her uncle Li Xunjin came.

It also brought a job in the neighboring Shantou City.

Shen Qingqing grew up with her grandparents, who lived with her uncle, so she was also spoiled by her uncle since she was a child.

Whenever her uncle came, she was automatically called out to sit with him for a while.

Not long after, Li Xunjin mentioned that he had a job this time and asked Li Xunli if she wanted to go.

The ancestors of the Li family were actually in the ceramic business, but when it came to Li Xunjin and Li Xunli's generation, Li Xunjin had no interest in ceramics at all. He studied business in college and started his own small company right after graduation. In the 1990s when self-employed individuals were flourishing everywhere, he earned enough money to build and decorate the house he lives in now, and also bought himself a car.

If her uncle wants to introduce a job to her, he must be quite capable.

Shen Qingqing immediately picked up the orange that she had just been reluctant to peel and started peeling it, then pricked up her ears and listened reluctantly.

"Sister, listen to me. One of my college classmates has opened a joint venture in Shancheng to export clothing to foreign countries. Now they are looking for skilled sewing machine masters, the kind who can sew a piece of clothing independently. I remembered that you could sew a piece of clothing by yourself when you were a teenager, so I came to talk to you. Otherwise, you can go to work for my classmate, what do you think?"

Li Xunjin's academic performance was actually not as good as his younger sister Li Xunli's, but the family really couldn't afford to send two children to school. It was his younger sister who voluntarily gave up her own opportunity to study so that he could go to university.

So Li Xunjin always remembered his sister's kindness, and after he started a company and made money, he continued to help Li Xunli.

But if you ask why he didn't let Li Xunli go to his company to help, there is actually a reason that is difficult to say. His current company's customer base is not very good, and he is worried about it, so he kept it a secret from his family.

How can Li Xunli be allowed to join the company?

But his classmate's company had just received a considerable amount of financing, which was definitely much more stable than his.

"The salary at your current factory isn't very high. My classmate's monthly salary is 1,500 yuan, plus a 300 yuan attendance bonus. He gets four days off a month and is a contract worker. It's definitely more stable than what you're doing here."

"If Rongzhou wants to go too, that's fine. They all need people."

When Shen Rongzhou heard this, he also thought that this job was good. Li Xunli was indeed good at making clothes.

"Brother, I don't need it. I found a job as a truck driver, 3,000 a month. I'll sign the contract and start working tomorrow."

Then he said to Li Xunli: "Just go for this job I introduced to you. I'm here for you!"

But Li Xunli seemed very hesitant.

Firstly, there are three children in the family. Although Shen Qingqing is seven years old and can basically take care of herself, Shen Yangyang and Shen Hong are still young.

"As long as you want to go, it's fine. If Rongzhou can't come back from work, Mom and Dad will assign someone to take care of the children. You don't have to worry about it."

"You are still young, you have many children at home, and you need money everywhere. If you don't make more money now, how will you live in the future?"

Li Xunjin persuaded him with emotion and reason.

Shen Rongzhou has also been joining in.

Since both parents were trying to persuade her, Shen Qingqing did not rashly express her opinion.

In fact, it really takes courage to let her mother go to Shancheng to work at this time.

Besides her worry about her children, there was actually another problem: herself.

Shen Qingqing has heard her parents' love story many times. Ever since Li Xunli married Shen Rongzhou, she has never gone out to work alone and always goes to and from get off work with Shen Rongzhou.

Even living in the factory dormitory was eight or nine years ago.

"Brother, how long will it take for your classmate to find someone?" Li Xunli still couldn't make up her mind.

Li Xunjin recalled, "About two or three days. If no one around wanted to contact him within two or three days, he would post a job opening."

"Think about it carefully. I hope you can go, but if you don't want to, I will reply to him."

Li Xunli was silent for a long time. "Brother, let me think about it. I'll go to the factory tomorrow and tell you whether I'll go or not." "Okay, think about it for a while."

After finishing the discussion, Li Xunjin had to go back and take Li Chunchun to bed, so he left quickly.

After Li Xunli and Shen Rongzhou sent Li Xunjin back, they saw Shen Qingqing still squatting beside the coffee table eating oranges, and ignored her.

Li Xunli asked Shen Rongzhou to take a shower and take Shen Hong to bed while she cleaned up the house.

Shen Rongzhou responded and returned to the room.

Shen Qingqing held the orange and ate it slowly while watching her mother tidying up the house skillfully.

The figure gradually overlapped with the figure in the previous life.

Her mother had previously said that the reason she didn't dare to go to Shancheng to work was due to her own reasons, but now she has become a little shaken.

Now there is only one person left at home with a young child and no one to take care of him.

But this problem is not difficult to solve. Shen Hong can continue to take care of the child at his grandmother's house.

And she can also take good care of Shen Yangyang. After all, she was in her twenties in her previous life, and she has no problem taking care of herself and filling her stomach.

But how can she prove to her mother that she is capable of taking good care of her sister?

Shen Qingqing fell into deep thought, holding up an orange, wondering whether to eat it or not. Li Xunli saw her and thought she was procrastinating again, so she scolded her to finish her meal quickly, go in, finish her homework, and go to bed.

After she finished cleaning up, she returned to her room and discussed what Li Xunjin had said with Shen Rongzhou.

The couple reached a consensus that Shen Rongzhou would resign first tomorrow, while Li Xunli would wait for a few days.

After all, it’s not easy for a couple to resign at the same time in such a hurry.

What's more, Li Xunjin still has two or three days, which is just enough for Li Xunli to finish her work this week and give a reply.

The next day, when Shen Rongzhou arrived at the factory, he went straight to his boss's cubicle to submit his resignation.

"Rongzhou, why are you leaving so suddenly?" The boss looked at Shen Rongzhou in surprise while smoking a cigarette.

Shen Rongzhou smiled and said, "Something happened in my hometown that required me to go back. I thought it would take a long time to deal with it, and it would be inconvenient for me to waste time here with you, my boss. So I thought about quitting. I can come back after I've dealt with it."

Shen Rongzhou spoke sincerely, and the boss knew that Shen Rongzhou was indeed from the neighboring province. Without any suspicion, he simply counted his salary from his wallet, thought for a moment, and took out seven or eight more red bills, handing them to him at once: "After all, you have worked for so many years and are also the team leader. I will give you an extra eight hundred. Take care of the family affairs with peace of mind. I will wait for you to come back!"

"Thank you, boss!" Shen Rongzhou did not refuse. He took the money and chatted for a few more minutes before leaving the cubicle.

Li Xunli was waiting for him outside. As soon as Shen Rongzhou came out, he nodded to her.

"I'm going to see Xiaohong today, and then go to Mr. Zhang to sign the contract in the afternoon."

Mr. Zhang is Chen Man’s uncle, the one who recruits truck drivers.

It was only yesterday when Shen Rongzhou went there that he found out that Mr. Zhang had already registered a company. Its main businesses were porcelain and stainless steel. Porcelain was mainly exported, with both daily use and high-end products, while stainless steel was transported domestically.

Shen Rongzhou is mainly responsible for the domestic transportation routes of stainless steel, both long and short distances.

After he passes the driving test, he will first drive short distances for the first three months, and then follow an experienced driver to drive long distances after he has a good understanding of the short distances.

There are additional commissions and subsidies for long-distance travel, but not for short-distance travel.

However, for night trains, there are subsidies for both long and short distances.

Li Xunli nodded, "Okay, it's a good opportunity to tell my brother about our plans for going to Shancheng."

"I understand. Let's go."

Shen Rongzhou went to her mother-in-law's house, and it happened that Li Yuxing's old sisters invited her to play cards. She had originally thought of taking care of her grandson and not going.

Unexpectedly, Shen Rongzhou came and solved this problem.

"Stay home for lunch. I'm going to play a couple of rounds of cards. Your brother will be back for dinner. He specifically told me today not to touch the food in the refrigerator until I get back."

Li Yuxing gave a few hurried instructions and left with her wallet.

Shen Rongzhou was left staring at Shen Hong, who was sucking his fingers.

(End of this chapter)