With the last ray of sunset, the two old men walked slowly but steadily on their way home.
In the distance, I saw a light on my earthen house.
The remote villagers in the simple countryside would help each other out if anything happened, and at this time, they were not worried about thieves or the like.
In addition, as a well-known poor household in the village, who would come to his house to steal things!
The old father with a hoe on his shoulder looked at the light thoughtfully: "Is Xiao An back?"
There was a look of expectation on my mother's face: "It should be..."
For the first time, the two thought of the children working outside.
The two old men couldn't help but move a little faster.
The children are the pride of the two elderly people. As the most educated scholars in the village, even though their family is poor, they have not suffered any discrimination.
On the contrary, most villagers respect them very much!
Because of their children, they are the poorest in the village, but also because of their children, they are the envy of everyone.
Now that my son who is studying and working abroad has finally come back, how can we not make people happy!
Pushing open the dilapidated wooden door, the aroma of food had already drifted into the noses of the two old people.
Under the dim incandescent light, a young man in his twenties was waiting for their return.
Hearing the creak of the room door opening, Hua Yongan greeted with a smile: "Dad, Mom, I'm back!"
"The meal is ready, go wash your hands and eat!"
Smiles appeared on the faces of the two old people. Even after a tiring day, their mood suddenly became very happy.
The father asked as he put the hoe on his shoulder into the mud house next door. "When did you come back?"
Hua Yongan replied: "I got home at three or four o'clock this afternoon."
"How's work going lately?"
"Didn't I graduate and find a job in Jiangzhou City?"
"Jiangzhou City is far away from us."
"It's a bit far away, but not too far. It's within the province and it only takes a day to get back."
After putting away the backpack, the mother joined the conversation between father and son.
"It's good to come back. I didn't see you back during the Chinese New Year."
"Uncle Zhang from the village informed us that you have to work overtime."
Because of their poverty, the two old people naturally do not have phones. Every time they need to talk, they have to borrow the mobile phones of other people in the village.
There is not even a single electrical appliance in the house except for lights!
Mom asked again: "How long will you stay when you come back this time?"
"One month, I was quite busy during the Chinese New Year. The factory can't leave us, so we have no choice but to go to work first.
This is a holiday to make up for the Chinese New Year, and you can stay at home for a month. "
"A month is quite a long time!"
In fact, Hua Yong'an hasn't stayed at home for a whole month in a long time.
During the school year, even during the summer vacation, it is more often necessary to find a summer job to reduce the burden on the family.
During the winter vacation and the New Year, I can stay at home for about half a month.
While chatting, the two old men also put down their farm tools, washed their hands in the kitchen, and sat on the Eight Immortals table.
"Why did you buy so many vegetables?" Looking at the seven or eight meat dishes on the table, my father couldn't help but frown and asked.
My mother also helped: "Yes, just buying one vegetable is enough. We have all kinds of vegetables in the field at home. How can we still lack something for you to eat?"
This meal probably cost less than a hundred yuan, and the two old men had to work in the fields under the scorching sun for a long time to save it.
It’s really hard to eat it all at once!
Hua Yongan smiled and said: "Dad, Mom, don't worry, you can just eat with confidence!"
Handing the chopsticks to his parents, Hua Yongan did not serve the rice first, but planned to let the two elders eat the vegetables first.
"When I come back this time, I just want to talk to you about my work."
Seeing that the second elder took the chopsticks but still seemed reluctant to move them, Hua Yongan continued.
"Let's talk while eating. It starts with the job I found after graduating last year."
"What happened to work?" When it came to business, Dad didn't worry about spending money to buy groceries.
Under the dim light, it was rare for a family to sit down and eat together.
Mom and Dad, listen carefully to Hua Yongan’s work experience.
Taking out a bottle of liquor from under the table, Hua Yongan opened it and poured a full glass for his father with his father's reluctant eyes on his face.
Then he continued: "Didn't I graduate last year and want to find a job?
I happened to encounter the Jiuzhou Automobile Factory in our province, Jiangzhou City, which was recruiting R&D personnel that suited my conditions. I thought it was relatively close to home, so I went over to take a look.
I didn’t expect the job benefits and the like to be very good. Parents, do you know my monthly salary? "
"How much?" Mom asked curiously.
"Guess!" Hua Yongan had a smile on his face.
Looking at the table full of food and the obviously expensive liquor, my parents probably understood.
My child found a better job and made money!
My mother was a little bit blaming, and said earnestly: "You kid, you can't just spend it lavishly if you have a little money, and you still have to pay it back. After you pay it back, you have to save it and marry a wife, you know?"
Dad took a sip of wine and asked directly: "Do you have five thousand yuan a month?"
In this era when the average salary is about two thousand yuan, in his opinion, five thousand yuan is already a relatively high salary.
Hua Yongan shook his head: "Guess again, be bolder!" The look on his face looked very proud!
Dad looked a little surprised on his face: "Is it eight thousand! In this case, the debt can be paid off in a few months!"
Hua Yong'an sighed and didn't try to sell it anymore: "To tell you the truth, it's about ten thousand yuan a month!"
The chopsticks that were originally reaching for various meat dishes stopped.
Dad asked again in disbelief: "How much?"
"Ten thousand yuan!" Hua Yongan affirmed.
"A month?" Mom also asked.
"Yes, just one month!" Hua Yongan confirmed again.
Then he continued: "Actually, the basic salary was more than 8,000 yuan, but because I often work overtime and don't have Saturdays and Sundays off, the boss raised my salary a little, so it's only 10,000 yuan a month!"
After being confirmed again, the smile on my father's face became even brighter: "Okay, okay, the child is going to be successful!"
The chopsticks reached directly towards the delicious dishes on the Eight Immortals' table.
The cold pork elbow I bought tastes really delicious!
After taking a bite of the food, my father couldn't help but sigh: "Sure enough, studying is the way out. Don't look at a few kids in the same village who haven't studied for a long time and go to work on construction sites. It seems that the wages are pretty good.
But compared with our children, a month of exhausting work only costs 3,000 yuan, which is incomparable! "
My mother is more concerned about Hua Yongan and whether such a high-paying job will be particularly tiring.
"How is the treatment there? Is the food good? Will the work be very tiring? With so much money, the work must be very hard."
Hua Yongan answered his mother's question with a smile: "Mom, don't worry, the treatment is good. If you come to the canteen on time every day, you can eat.
Each meal has several dishes, including chicken, duck, fish, pork, and all kinds of meat dishes. There are at least three meat dishes, so you can eat until you are full!
The work place is out of the wind, rain and sun, and there is no manual work.
Working hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a two-hour break at noon, and you get off work on time.
After get off work, you have your own rest time, where you can read and study. Did you notice that I gained twenty pounds this time when I came back? "
Under the dim light, the two old men looked at Hua Yongan carefully and nodded: "It is true that he has grown a lot stronger and is not as thin as before!"
Hua Yongan made a muscle-showing gesture: "Hey, after I eat enough every day, I also run and exercise. If I eat well and sleep well, my body will naturally be better."
The two old men were also happy that Hua Yongan had such a good job.
"OK."
"That's good. I used to be worried about your job after graduation. Now it seems that the salary is so high and the treatment is also good. You have to work hard!"
"It doesn't matter if I didn't come back during the New Year. Now I can come back and rest for a longer time."
After the family sat down, they continued chatting while eating meat and vegetables that they were usually reluctant to eat.
Hua Yongan refilled his father's glass of wine and continued.
“The boss is very kind to us and often invites us out to eat and takes us to play.
Also, this time we go home on paid leave, do nothing, and have more than 10,000 yuan! "
Dad had a mouthful of food and a mouthful of wine. He enjoyed the meal happily and talked happily to Hua Yongan from time to time.
"Okay, okay, work hard in that company. It only takes two or three months to pay off the debt owed by our family. You can keep the remaining money by yourself and marry a wife from the city. Don't go back." It’s in this poor ravine.”
My mother also sighed very much: "Our child will also be a city dweller in the future. Haha, when I go out to work tomorrow, I will pass by Lao Liu's house and give him a good talk!"
"Our child has a future!"
Seeing that the two old men were very satisfied, Hua Yongan couldn't help but say again.
"Dad, Mom, we haven't finished talking about the factory yet."
"Listen to me first, haven't I been working for about half a year? The salary plus some benefits total more than 80,000 yuan.
There is nothing in the company that requires money, including work clothes. Except for a few sets that I bought and wore, the life company took care of everything.
I saved all this money.
The boss also attaches great importance to the research and development work we do and gives us bonuses.
Guess again, how much is my winnings? "
This is the highlight of tonight!
Mom curiously guessed: "Is it ten thousand yuan?"
"Too little!" Hua Yongan shook his head.
Then he continued: "Well, our boss is a very capable person, and he will be back for a month.
I want everyone in the village to help us build a brick house for our family. "
Dad made a simple calculation while drinking and asked: "I want to build a brick house, is there a bonus of 50,000 yuan?"
Plus your salary should be enough to build a beautiful brick house. "
Hua Yongan still shook his head: "It's still too little!"
"You kid, just let us guess. Tell us how much it is?" My mother couldn't help but urge.
Hua Yongan no longer concealed anything, and after taking a bite of the food, he spoke again: "Total salary and bonuses, there are now a total of 815,762 yuan in the salary card account!
I withdrew 50,000 yuan in cash from it and spent more than 2,000 yuan on shopping in the city today.
Now there are more than 40,000, all of which are kept at home. "
As soon as the huge amount was announced, the two old men were stunned on the spot.
"Ah, more than eight hundred thousand!"
My mother couldn't help but asked worriedly: "My child, you are not doing anything illegal, are you? Let me tell you, we can make money slowly and we can't do anything illegal!"
Dad, who was a little excited at first, his face darkened when his mother said this.
"To make money, we have to make it cleanly. You have always been our pride, but don't make us unable to hold our heads high in the village!"
Hua Yongan was a little dumbfounded: "Dad, Mom, where did you think you were going?!"
“Every penny of my money is earned cleanly, and I earned it with my work and hard work!”
"Oh, let me tell you directly, the name of the company I work for is Jiuzhou Automobile Factory.
It is a company that manufactures automobiles and is located in Jiangzhou Industrial Park.
When I was in graduate school, wasn't my main topic related to electrochemistry?
This company now produces a vehicle called Kyushu Mini, which is a low-speed electric vehicle that uses batteries as energy source.
Our job is to develop new and better lithium iron phosphate batteries for this company.
I was unable to come back for the Chinese New Year before, precisely because research and development had entered a critical stage, and I couldn't leave and come back for the Chinese New Year.
Then last month, the battery research and development work was completed, and now we are in the stage of converting the experimental results into actual products.
I am the second batch of battery R&D project personnel in the company to take a break, and another batch has already taken a break before.
They just came back to take over from us yesterday, and I went home today.
If I tell you about this factory, you may not understand it.
But it doesn’t matter. In a few months, a Kyushu Automobile store will open in our city. "
Although the two old men couldn't quite understand the long explanation, they found it easier to believe and were a little hesitant.
"When we open a Jiuzhou Auto store in the city, you can just go and have a look.
By the way, I am also going to buy you a car, which is the Kyushu Mini produced by our factory.
When the time comes, parents, you go learn to drive together! "
My parents were dubious, but they didn't understand how to drive. They shook their heads: "How can we learn to drive? We don't have that culture."
Hua Yongan insisted: "This car does not require a driver's license, and the driving method is very simple. You can learn it in two or three days. It is very suitable for you to drive!"
You must buy one. The batteries in those vehicles sold are developed by our R&D team.
You can tell everyone in the village that this car is manufactured by your son’s company, and the battery inside is developed by our R&D team! "
When they heard that the car could be driven in the village, and that the car was manufactured by their children's company, and that the children developed the battery, the two old men were obviously interested!
Seeing this, Hua Yongan made the final decision: "If you still don't believe it, when my vacation is over, you can go to Jiangzhou City with me to take a look.
It just so happens that I also want to take you to live in the city for a while.
You can not only see where I work, but also take a good rest. Our family will no longer have to farm in the future.
If you two are interested, you can plant one-third of an acre of land by yourself and grow some vegetables and grains for your own consumption. "
"Aren't you going to farm? It's not okay to leave the land unused!"
"Whoever wants to plant in the village, just let them plant. You should also take a rest. I will take care of you in your old age from now on!"
"Let's talk about this later. Let's first talk about what I need to do during my vacation in the next month.
The small building I plan to build for our family will have to have cement all over the yard, a garage, tiles on the exterior walls, and all the floors inside the house.
Build the most beautiful house in the village! "
"There is also the matter of repaying the money. Tomorrow we will go to the village to repay the money of several uncles and uncles.
I also want to invite everyone to have a meal together, and then call everyone in the village over.
I have been grateful to everyone for taking care of me over the years. While thanking you, I can also invite people in the village who know how to build houses to help us build a house next. "
Hua Yongan organized what he needed to do during his next vacation in an orderly manner.
"Just, just listen to you!"
The two old men gradually became the audience, with expressions of pride on their faces.
Tonight, with good wine and good food, Dad drank two more glasses while Hua Yongan was telling the story.
Even my mother, who usually doesn't drink, had a drink because she was excited.
Not to mention Hua Yong'an, drinking with his father while talking about his next plans to repair the house and pay back the money, so that the two old people would no longer have to work so hard.
Things about your job, how you make money, how your boss treats you and other employees.
By the end, the whole family was a little drunk!
Dad, that honest farm man, Hua Yongan never said he was bitter or tired in his memory. He was an upright man, with tears shining in the corners of his eyes.
I don’t know if it’s because of all the years of hard work raising children that he finally became the breadwinner of the family.
I am still happy that he has found a good job and has a good future.
Mom, a woman who was not pretty but was very good at work, was also wiping away tears.
He kept telling Hua Yong'an to work hard in the company and be worthy of the boss's appreciation!
It was late at night, after waiting for my parents to go back to their room to rest.
Hua Yongan stood in the small yard, looking up at the stars in the sky. He had his parents' warnings in his mind, as well as every detail of his life at the Jiuzhou Automobile Factory.
Scholars die for their confidants, whether it’s treatment or getting along with the boss, eating skewers together, drinking together, and being together. . . .
It is destined that he will never leave Kyushu Automobile for the rest of his life!
What's more, Hua Yong'an recalled his childhood dream of becoming a scientist and developing technological products that changed people's lives.
Kyushu Automobile Factory, Kyushu Mini.
It doesn’t seem to have much to do with some high-tech products, but what does a good technology product look like?
Hua Yong'an used to think it was those high-precision technical products, but now he has other answers in his mind.
Regardless of whether you are rich or poor, a product that can affect more people and make everyone's lives happy is a good product!
As for Kyushu Mini, that's it. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with industrial pearl cars.
But it actually allows some relatively marginalized people to have a better life.
The poor, the uneducated, and the elderly have changed their lives.
This is a good product!
Working for such a company can not only make money, but also fulfill a childhood dream. . . . .
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Early the next morning, under Hua Yongan's repeated dissuasion, my parents were extremely reluctant to put down the hoe they wanted to pick up.
I haven’t left the basket behind, but I won’t carry the weeds and fertilizer today.
Hua Yongan carried a basket on his back, which was filled with cigarettes, melon seeds, sugar, as well as some milk, amino acids and other gifts.
I took my parents with me to the homes of several relatives and villagers in the village who had lent money to Huayong to settle down.
Visit them door-to-door, pay back the money you owe, and invite them to have dinner at their home tomorrow.
If the women at home have free time, they can help with cooking and other tasks.
If you have a motorcycle, you can pay the fare when the time comes and help you go to town to buy some food and throw a big banquet!
Along the way, the villagers in the village all had candy melon seeds, and the man also had a pack of Hongtashan cigarettes!
The villagers are filled with emotion about the rapid changes in Huayong Anjia.
"This kid has been smart since he was a child!"
"Studying is the real way out. I haven't been working for long and I'm already making money."
"If you are promising, think about everyone after making money!"
"Haha, then I'll come over for a drink tomorrow!"
"In the blink of an eye, I grew from a naughty child of seven or eight years old to the handsome young man today."
"By the way, did you marry him? Things are different now. You have to carefully choose for him to find a good wife!"
Amid the envious eyes of the villagers, Hua Yongan's family traveled throughout the village and invited the villagers to have dinner together.
For the next three days, Hua Yongan's family was very busy.
Not only the villagers of this village, but also some distant relatives were invited.
I ate on running water for three days and three nights!
Three days later, Hua Yongan's family moved to a temporary tent built with colorful tarps on an open space next to the house.
The originally dilapidated mud house was reduced to rubble by the excavator hired, a large open space was cleared, and then the foundation was excavated.
The villagers helped, cooked, and worked together to build the most beautiful little western-style house in the village!
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A month passed in a hurry, and at the urging of his parents, Hua Yongan embarked on the journey back to Jiangzhou City.
After spending a day and a night, the familiar Jiuzhou Automobile Factory came into view.
Compared with when I left a month ago, the Jiuzhou Automobile Factory has undergone great changes.
At the factory gate, there are many workers and security guards coming and going!
Two newly built factories next to it have also been completed.
Jiuzhou Automobile Factory is growing at a rapid rate.
"Hua Yong'an, this way!"
Just as Hua Yongan was sighing as he looked at the factory, he heard someone calling him from the front.
The few people walking towards us were none other than the same group of R&D personnel who came to greet us, as well as Xu Yifan, the director of Jiuzhou Automobile Factory!
Hua Yongan smiled and waved: "Boss, everyone, I'm back!"
Xu Yifan smiled and asked: "Welcome back, how about your vacation?!"
Recalling this month's experience, Hua Yong'an nodded and affirmed: "It tastes amazing, it's quite enjoyable!"
The people next to them laughed happily and said: "Hahaha, just rest well, let's go out to eat together tonight!"
While several people were chatting, a cool-looking BMW Z4 sports car parked at the door of the factory.
The car door opened, and another R&D employee who had finished his vacation walked out of the car.
Everyone immediately gathered around.
"Haha, Qin Si, you really bought a sports car!"
“This car looks so cool!”
The young man who got out of the car took off his sunglasses: "That's necessary. Let me tell you, sports cars are really useful!"
"Didn't I go back to school for a tour? That guy, with the blessing of a sports car, it's much easier to pick up school girls!"
"Also, many senior fellow apprentices are asking me if our company is still short of people, with envy and jealous expressions on their faces!"
"It's really great!"
"It's worth showing up in front of people, in front of people you know well in school, this life is worth it!"
Everyone has different ways of living and resting.
Everyone in the R&D team looks very good.
