readsfreenovel Chapter 478: Sudden Generosity
Chapter 478: Sudden Generosity
Qin Huairu originally planned to introduce her cousin Qin Jingru to He Yuzhu so that she could rely on the He family. However, she did not expect that Xu Damao would have a second spring with Qin Jingru and remarry.
The Jia family in the Central Courtyard still had one room as when Jia Dongxu was there, but now the hardest days were over, and Qin Huairu's two daughters had moved out to live in the dormitory.
For a long time, people with rural household registration were not allowed to work odd jobs in the city. This was because it would take away the survival opportunities of those who did not have a stable job in the city. If you were caught, the lightest punishment would be to deport you. Please check the temporary residence permit.
At the Jia family's dining table, because today was the day for the salary payment, the meal was pretty good, one scrambled egg, one braised pork, and two vegetarian dishes. Qin Huairu was still busy in the kitchen, while Bang Geng and Jia Zhang were already sitting at the table, eating the braised pork and scrambled eggs.
Qin Huairu, who was carrying the last soup to the table, said anxiously, "Mom, Banggeng, Huaihua and Xiaodang haven't come back yet, why are you eating first?"
"Humph, two money-losing pieces, who knows when they'll get married, what's the point of waiting?"
While Jia Zhang was talking, Bang Geng fiercely put a few pieces of braised pork into his bowl. Seeing this, Jia Zhang didn't bother to preach anymore and focused on the two meat dishes in front of her.
He ate too fast and choked, so he just picked up the soup spoon that Qin Huairu had just brought over, scooped a large spoonful of soup and ate it happily.
It is said that good people don't live long, but evil people live for a thousand years. This is absolutely true. Also, if you are heartless, don't care about anything, and only think about yourself, how can you not live long?
Seeing that the braised pork and scrambled eggs were almost finished, Bang Geng had no appetite to continue eating, so he planned to get up and leave. However, this made Jia Zhang, who was eating with big mouthfuls, feel as if she had grown an extra eye.
Seeing that his great grandson was about to leave, Bang Geng stopped eating immediately and asked hurriedly, "Bang Geng, did you forget to give something to grandma today?"
Ever since Xu Damao ran away with the money raised by everyone in the courtyard last time, Jia Zhang, who got involved, also lost all her pension money. Now, she has set her sights on Qin Huairu and her eldest grandson, and asked no one to hand over the three yuan pension money every month.
Every afternoon when salaries were due, if the two men failed to hand in the money on time, Jia Zhang would remind them intentionally or unintentionally.
When Bang Geng was two months old, he said proudly, "Don't worry, grandma. I've paid for my mom's share, too."
However, three times is the limit, so Qin Huairu had to pay the tribute for Banggeng. Jia Zhangshi was actually reminding Qin Huairu what she said at this moment.
In the past, when Bang Geng heard this, he would run away faster than anyone else. But today, Bang Geng did something unusual. He took out a big black ten from his jacket pocket and slapped it on the table, saying loudly, "Grandma, here you go. No need to change. My mom's share is also here. Keep it."
After saying this, he turned around and left this crowded and small home under the astonished gazes of Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang.
In fact, Banggeng did not usually live here. Now he could only rely on Yi Zhonghai, who was from the Jia family, to take care of him in his old age. Not only did he give his job to Banggeng, he also renovated his side room and made it available for Jia Zhang's eldest grandson to live in.
However, the price of this is that Qin Huairu has to take care of Yi Zhonghai's three meals a day. Qin Huairu, who is thinking about Yi Zhonghai's two houses and pension, is naturally happy to serve. Because even if Yi Zhonghai is retired now, the pension of more than 50 yuan per month for an eighth-level fitter is still higher than his salary.
After Bang Geng left, Jia Zhang happily said to Qin Huairu, "Is it possible that my great grandson has been promoted to a senior fitter? Why is he so generous today?"
"No, if Banggeng had put more effort into his work, he wouldn't be a first-class fitter now. And this month his salary was deducted and he only got half of it, 16.3 yuan."
"What? Damn steel mill, why are you deducting my great grandson's salary? No, I have to go and reason with him."
"Mom, please stop making a fuss. The steel mill has been strictly checking attendance over the past year. You know that Banggeng is late and leaves early every day. All of this is recorded in the attendance book!"
"If you make a scene, the toy factory will give Bang Geng a serious warning, and he won't be eligible to take the exam in the future."
"If you have this idea, just wake him up early every morning to go to work."
Speaking of Bang Geng, the reason why he was so generous today was because he found a new way to make money when he passed by a scrap collection station on his way home this afternoon.
Li San, who worked in the same workshop as him, was caught by himself when he was selling defective parts at a scrap collection station. This guy sold more than 50 kilograms of parts this time. Even if the boss of the collection station lowered the price and only gave him one yuan per kilogram, it would still be more than 50 yuan.
In order to keep himself silent, Li San gave himself the bulk of the thirty yuan on the spot.
Jia Banggeng, who was already resentful of the steel mill for withholding his salary, accepted the three big black tens without hesitation. At this moment, he gave ten yuan to his grandmother, and with the salary he had just received, he had more than 36 yuan in his pocket.
According to what Banggeng and Li San learned later, this was just his weekly earnings. He earned more than 50 yuan in this week, isn't this easier than working hard at a job?
Out of curiosity, Banggeng asked Li San how he did it specifically.
"Hey, this is easy. There are so many scraps in the workshop, who would count them one by one? Just put them in your arms and walk out openly when there are many people leaving get off work."
Unexpectedly, this is so simple to implement. Banggeng suddenly had the idea of "If the enemy can do it, so can I", and his mood immediately improved a lot. He also came up with a lot of new ideas.
Because he felt that it was not safe to carry it openly in his pocket. If he was caught, he would have to bear the blame for many things in the factory.
In fact, the leaders in the factory also knew about this kind of thing. However, they always turned a blind eye to it because some people in the upper echelons also joined in.
For someone like Li San, who only steals one or two parts every day, it can only be considered a small-time crime.