readsfreenovel Chapter 230 "He Yuzhu" 34
Chapter 230 "He Yuzhu" 34
(This story about retirement age is entirely the author's own creation, for the sake of the plot; please don't take it too seriously!)
Therefore, He Nian had this idea after seeing Yi Lei return to the city. She was confident that Liu Weidong would agree, but her second uncle and He Xiang had both gone to the countryside, and her third uncle and He Pan were graduating this year. She only had this one job, and she didn't know who to give it to.
She told He Yuzhu her idea, but he immediately retorted: "If I really wanted to bring them back, wouldn't I be able to find a job? Not to mention me, even your grandfather could find them jobs. Do they need your job or something? I have my own plans for them. It's not appropriate for them to come back now. You just need to wait to get married."
Hearing He Yuzhu say that, He Nian stopped overthinking. After all, in her eyes, her father was amazing and there was nothing he couldn't handle.
On June 28, 1972, He Nian got married. Her dowry was the same as her aunt He Yushui's. However, since He Daqing only gave money this time and no jewelry, He Yuzhu gave He Nian a pair of gold bracelets and a few more pieces of jewelry, so that she would at least have the same amount as her aunt.
We also bought a new 26-inch bicycle. The old one we had at home will remain at home and will be ridden by Wang Yan and Li Lingling from now on. Don't think this is an exaggeration; that old bicycle really could be passed down for three generations without breaking down.
After getting jobs and getting married, Liu Weidong's five older brothers all got their own houses, which was equivalent to them living separately long ago. However, Liu's eldest brother and his wife, along with their unmarried children, still live with Liu's parents and Liu Weidong. After all, it is a customary rule that the eldest son should take care of his parents in their old age.
As for the house that Brother Liu was allocated, his eldest son got married, and now Liu Weidong is also married. After he and He Nian get their houses, the Liu family will be completely divided.
After sending He Nian off to get married, He Shengli and He Pan were sent to join the army. The two younger ones were a bit more outgoing, so it was better to send them to the army for training. He Yuzhu used his connections from back then to arrange for the two younger ones to be assigned to the Beijing Army. However, as new recruits, they were not allowed to go home to visit their families for the first two years.
Teacher Yan's daughter, Yan Jiedi, graduated from high school this year. Since the start of the movement, although Teacher Yan was not criticized or struggled against, she was no longer teaching and was transferred to logistics work, which mainly involved ringing the class bell, boiling water, cleaning, and so on.
Before Jie Di graduated, Teacher Yan discussed it with her, asking if she would be willing to take over his job. He was also approaching retirement age. Although the job was not as respectable as others, it was still a formal position. If she was willing to take over, she could work there until she got married, and then the job would be transferred to Yan Jie Kuang so that he could return to the city.
Although Yan Jiedi didn't really like the job, she knew that if she didn't take it, her father would definitely not buy her another job and might have her third brother come back to take over. So, in order to avoid going to the countryside, she agreed.
When Yan Jiedi took over, Teacher Yan became the first retired elderly person in the courtyard. Every day, he would simply tend to the pots and jars in front of his door, which, of course, were filled with things like scallions, garlic, and small green vegetables. Only after everyone else in the courtyard had finished get off work would he gather with them to play chess and chat. These days, it wasn't fashionable to spend time outside; one could easily get into trouble. It was safer in the courtyard.
In 73, He Daqing retired from the steel rolling mill. After all, the old man was already 60 years old. He retired from his position as the canteen director and arranged for He Yuanchao to come back and take over.
He Yuanchao had never been interested in cooking since he was a child, so He Daqing switched work positions with others, and after He Yuanchao returned, he went to work in the transportation team of the steel rolling mill.
Because Li Huaide couldn't bear to part with He Daqing's skills, he rehired He Daqing and kept him at the steel rolling mill to cook for him.
Because Yi Zhonghai is an 8th-grade fitter, he is a skilled worker and will retire a few years later than others. He also doesn't trust anyone else to teach Yi Lei, so he is currently working hard to teach Yi Lei fitter skills. Although the work grade assessment has been suspended, what you learn is yours to keep. When the assessment resumes, Yi Lei will have the qualifications to take more exams.
Seeing He Daqing retire, Liu Haizhong quickly followed suit. Originally a senior forger, his physical strength was declining with age, and he could no longer forge delicate parts in the workshop. However, several people in the steel rolling mill hadn't retired, and being a proud man, he felt that retiring would be a sign of incompetence, so he remained in the workshop. This situation conveniently allowed Liu Guangfu to return and take over.
As for He Xiang, He Yuzhu used his connections in the police station to get him a spot at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University of the Beijing Police Academy, allowing him to return to school and work at the police station after graduation. Of course, these arrangements for the children were made after consulting with the children themselves.
So, in 73, three children from the compound returned to the city: Liu Guangfu, He Yuanchao, and He Xiang, leaving only Yan Jiekuang and Banggeng in the countryside.
Yan Jiekuang still had some hope. His father had written to him saying that once Jie Di reached marriageable age, he would be allowed to return to the city to work. He would only have to endure it for another year or two at most.
But Bang Geng was at a loss. His father was only in his forties and couldn't possibly retire so he could take over the business. But jobs were extremely hard to find these days, so all he could do was urge his family to find a solution every time he wrote a letter.
The Jia family was anxious as they watched their children return to the city one by one. After all, they only had one son, and they couldn't let him stay in the countryside forever. After much deliberation, it was Jia Zhangshi who came up with an idea: she set her sights on Yi Zhonghai's post-retirement work position.
Yi Zhonghai is two years older than He Daqing and will retire in two years at most. His son Yi Lei has a job, and Yi Tong is married. Besides, in Jia Zhangshi's eyes, girls are all money-losing goods, especially married girls, and are not considered.
She asked Jia Dongxu to put in a good word for Yi Zhonghai, since Yi Tong wouldn't have time to work after getting married anyway. If the workstation were given to Bang Geng, Bang Geng and Yi Lei could look after each other in the same workshop.
You know what, she actually guessed Yi Zhonghai's thoughts this time. Yi Zhonghai always thought that women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and raise their children. He thought that the family he found for Yi Tong was quite good. Everyone in the family had a job and their living conditions were very good. Yi Tong only needed to stay at home to take care of the children and do housework.
He never thought about letting Yi Tong take over his job after retirement. After all, when they got married, they said they just hoped their daughter-in-law would stay home and take care of things. So when Jia Dongxu came to discuss his workstation with him, he actually listened. However, he still had two years before retirement, so he didn't say anything definitively, only that they would see when the time came.
As for Xiao Dang, influenced by Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu, she was also a rather shrewd child. She knew that if she didn't want to go to the countryside, she could only rely on herself. If it was hard to find a job, then she could only get married. Fortunately, her grandmother asked her to take care of Huaihua. She started school relatively late, and by the time she graduated, she would be old enough to get married.
So she started thinking about her male classmates when she was in high school. It wasn't that she didn't consider the boys in the courtyard, but she knew that none of the families in the courtyard would want her as their daughter-in-law, so she could only look outside, and the only people she could contact were her classmates.