50: Zhao Zhenghua is in trouble

On the way back.

Liu Xun was driving, muttering to himself.

"Brother Xu, when do you think our salaries will increase?!"

"It's already been over a year. The salary amount seems to be welded in place; it hasn't changed at all."

"If this continues... I might even want to go work as a security guard at that factory."

Liu Xun's tone was full of complaints, yet it also revealed a strong sense of envy.

When he heard the security guard say his salary was eight hundred, he was shocked but also very envious.

That was eight hundred yuan a month!

Even though he had been in the system for so many years, his salary only reached seven hundred yuan a month.

Not to mention, seven hundred a month was considered high.

After all, many other jobs in society didn't even reach that level of salary.

Most workers earned only five or six hundred.

Even four hundred wasn't unheard of.

However, the only thing that gave him some comfort was that his job would provide a pension after he retired.

The security guards at the Steel Factory definitely wouldn't have that benefit.

This was a blessing in disguise.

Otherwise, he would really want to quit his current job and apply for a security guard position at that Steel Factory.

"Don't overthink it, just do your job well."

"The country is vigorously developing its economy. Especially in recent years, economic growth has seen a leapfrog jump."

"As long as we work hard, our salaries will increase sooner or later."

"What's more..."

At this point, Xu Youwei's face showed a faint smile.

"What's more, what?"

Liu Xun glanced at the rearview mirror and asked, puzzled.

"You'll know tomorrow."

Xu Youwei stopped halfway through his sentence, not saying more, instead keeping him in suspense.

He had worked in the system much longer than Liu Xun.

Although both were not old, Liu Xun had actually only been in the system for less than two years.

Xu Youwei, on the other hand, was an old hand who had been in the system for many years.

It was precisely because of this that Liu Xun kept calling him Brother Xu instead of by his name.

"Oh, Brother Xu, can't you tell me now? Hearing only half of it, I feel like ants are crawling in my heart, it's unbearable!"

Liu Xun's curiosity was piqued.

He wanted to know what Xu Youwei was going to say next.

Although he looked anxious on the surface, he already had a vague guess in his heart.

Why do so many people yearn for a job in the system?

Besides the iron rice bowl, there was also the relaxed work content, and finally, the pension after retirement.

Excluding all these, what else was there that made those people flock to it?

"Just drive carefully."

"You've been working with me for a long time."

"Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."

"Tomorrow I'll show you why so many people want our seven-hundred-yuan salary."

Xu Youwei smiled faintly, then closed his eyes as if napping, saying no more.

After hearing Xu Youwei's words, Liu Xun's heart gradually warmed up, and his eyes seemed to burn with a raging fire.

He had been in this for so long. Finally, he was qualified to be integrated into it!

He had heard long ago that Xu Youwei's family had already bought two houses.

Not only that, but his family also had a large sedan, which was quite luxurious.

And Xu Youwei's daughter, he heard, attended some aristocratic school, with exorbitant tuition fees per semester.

One might ask, how could a person with a monthly salary of seven hundred have such great ability, buying both a house and a car?

Just thinking about it, Liu Xun felt excited.

Good days in the future were already beckoning him!

...

The starlight was brilliant.

That night, Li Mubai, who had just gotten into bed and was about to rest, received a call from Zhao Zhenghua.

"Hello, Uncle Zhao."

"Mu Bai, how is the steel production coming along?"

"As of now, about five hundred tons have been produced. Why, Uncle Zhao, are you coming to pick up these materials tomorrow?"

"Five hundred tons? That's great, I'll come pick them up tomorrow!"

Zhao Zhenghua's tone was slightly excited.

Normally, he would only pick up materials once every half a month.

But in the past week, their Research Institute had been improving the active tanks.

The materials brought in before were quickly depleted.

Now, their Research Institute had run out of steel.

However, the tank modifications still needed to continue and could not stop.

So he quickly called to confirm the situation.

Now, hearing Li Mubai confirm that there were about five hundred tons of steel, his hanging heart finally settled.

"Alright then, I'll go to the factory early tomorrow."

"..."

"Uncle Zhao, is there anything else?"

Li Mubai was about to hang up the phone but noticed that Zhao Zhenghua was still hesitating, as if he wanted to say something.

"I... sigh, this matter, I'll tell you when we meet tomorrow."

Zhao Zhenghua's tone was hesitant.

"Alright then."

Li Mubai finished speaking and hung up the phone.

Since Zhao Zhenghua hadn't said anything, he couldn't force him to talk, could he?

If there was really something important, it would naturally become clear tomorrow.

...

The night passed uneventfully.

Early the next morning, Li Mubai, who had just woken up, found his parents packing their luggage.

"Dad, Mom, what are you doing?"

Coming to the living room, Li Mubai plopped down on the sofa.

He looked at the two suddenly appearing suitcases, a bit confused.

Why were they dragging out suitcases for no reason?

"Hehe. Son, now that you can earn money, your mother and I are planning to go out for a trip, to enjoy our time together."

Li's Father held a belt, and while speaking, he rolled it up and put it into the horizontally placed suitcase.

"What? Time together?"

Li Mubai looked at Li's Father in astonishment.

Then, he thought of another question:

"Dad, if you and Mom go out, what about Little Qian? She's only in her second year of junior high, who will cook and wash for her?"

Li's Father heard this and looked at Li Mubai with a mysterious smile:

"Isn't there still you?"

"Besides, our family isn't short on money, Little Qian can eat out!"

"What's more... that girl you brought back last time, didn't you say she was coming to work at your factory?"

Hearing this, a bad premonition suddenly arose in Li Mubai's heart.

Why did he feel like 'some wicked commoner wants to harm me'?

He forced himself to calm down and replied, "I did say that. That girl is indeed coming to work at the factory."

Just then, Li Mother's voice suddenly came from the bedroom:

"That's great! Why don't you just let her stay at home?"

"Little Qian can sleep in our room, and Ruan Xiu can sleep in Little Qian's room."

Good heavens, they were waiting for me here!

Li Mubai was a bit speechless.

He felt something was off, and it turned out they were waiting for him here.

How could a doctor agree to live at home?

Moreover, it wouldn't be good for her reputation either.

Smiling, Li Mubai didn't continue the topic.

Instead, he began to wash up, preparing to go out.

Zhao Zhenghua was coming today, so he needed to go to the factory early.