"Jianjun, are you confused? Why don't you go to such a good job? Are you crazy?" Cheng Baoguo asked angrily.
Feng Aihong also didn't understand her son's brain circuit. Such a good job was rejected at the earliest opportunity. It’s so confusing!
Xiang Nan smiled slightly, waved his hands and said, "Mom, Dad, don't be anxious, just listen to me slowly."
The reason why he rejected the Poetry Magazine was that he did not think that being an editor of the Poetry Magazine was a good job.
He is now the deputy chief of the Propaganda Department. He has a rooster with a piece of meat on his head and is as big as an official. The factory leaders valued him, and the people below him liked him, so he lived a comfortable life.
In comparison, with his age and education, a lot of people would be dissatisfied if he became an editor in a magazine. When the time comes, everyone will show off their seniority, Xiang Nan is too lazy to be idle.
Secondly, in the second half of next year, the college entrance examination will begin. For Xiang Nan, whether he is the deputy chief of the Publicity Department or the magazine editor, they are just temporary jobs.
After he graduates from college in four years, he will have a better reputation and a higher status, and he will definitely have better job arrangements. Therefore, he did not care about the position of editor of "Poetry Magazine" at all.
Therefore, it is better to be the head of a chicken than the queen of an ox. In the next half year or so, Yili Food Factory will be more in line with his requirements.
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"Son, the college entrance examination will be resumed next year. Who did you listen to?" Cheng Baoguo asked doubtfully.
"I heard what Yang Huajian said." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "His father is the leader and has already received the news."
Cheng Baoguo nodded, knowing that Yang Huajian was a cadre's son, so it was not surprising to hear the news in advance.
"Okay, if that's the case, then you might as well not go to "Poetry Magazine." Cheng Baoguo nodded. Compared with becoming an editor at "Poetry Magazine", it is obviously better to go to college.
After graduating from college, I was assigned to be an official. It is much more affordable than an editor who has no real power and only has a clear name.
Feng Aihong also agreed with her son's decision, "But son, don't tell anyone else about this. It must be kept secret. Otherwise, everyone will take the college entrance examination, and you will be in danger."
"Don't worry, I won't do it." Xiang Nan nodded and smiled.
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The "Poetry Magazine" magazine then wrote back, saying that it respected Xiang Nan's decision and would no longer transfer him to be an editor.
However, Xiang Nan preferred to stay on the front line of production and refused to be edited by the "Poetry Magazine" magazine. It was quickly reported by the media and was regarded as a model and praised vigorously.
Because the current social atmosphere is very bad. Many people are picky when looking for jobs. For example, some good jobs, such as supply and marketing cooperatives, children's palaces, food factories, etc., are scrambled by everyone. But some bad jobs, such as porters, cleaners, excrement collectors, etc., are despised by everyone.
Under such circumstances, Xiang Nan was willing to take root in the front line of production and refused to become an editor in the "Poetry Magazine" magazine. This was really great and catered to the needs of publicity.
Therefore, many newspapers such as People's Daily, Workers' Daily, and Youth Daily reported on Xiang Nan's deeds, portraying him as a typical educated youth who returned to the city.
"Take root in the grassroots and spread your blood, and enjoy happiness without going to the office - remembering the youth project of Yili Food Factory to build the army!" 》
"A role model for young people, a role model for educated youths--Reflections after visiting Yili Food Factory Youth Project to build the army!" 》
"Striving to be a cog in the revolution, surrendering one's head and willing to be a bully - Cheng Jianjun, an educated youth who takes root in the front line of production! 》
As a result, Xiang Nan was not only red, but red to purple.
Therefore, not only the street leaders came to visit his home, but also the factory leaders, district leaders, city leaders, and even leaders from Cheng Baoguo's work unit came to visit to praise, encourage, and inquire about the welfare.
As a result, the Cheng family became famous far and wide.
Cheng Baoguo and Feng Aihong also benefited from this.
Cheng Baoguo was originally a small section chief in the agency, and was later promoted to deputy director. Her mother, Feng Aihong, originally worked in the neighborhood committee, but was later transferred to work in the Women's Federation of the subdistrict office.
This is much better than the neighborhood committee. Because the neighborhood committee is an autonomous organization, it does not pay wages, but at most provides some benefits. But the sub-district office is an administrative agency at the township level and a serious civil servant. The treatment is not even the slightest bit worse.
The reason why they benefited was because Xiang Nan was so hardworking and said a lot of good things about them in front of the leaders.
He said that the reason why he is willing to take root at the grassroots level is because of his good teachings from his father and mother. He often warned himself that "revolutionary work is neither noble nor humble", "I am the screw of the revolution, and I can screw it wherever it is needed"... so I was influenced by him. , determined to serve the people.
He praised Cheng Baoguo and Feng Aihong as if they were flowers. After applying so many layers of gold powder, they naturally shined brightly and were reused.
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Xiang Nan was subsequently promoted to chief of the propaganda section of Yili Food Factory, and the previous section chief Jia Weiguo was transferred to deputy director of the workshop.
In addition, in 1977, Yili Food Factory allocated housing.
Xiang Nan was also assigned a unit. One bedroom and one living room, more than 40 square meters. I'm so envious of you guys.
You know, in the 1970s, Yanjing City had a population of more than eight million. At that time, Haidian, Chaoyang, Fengtai, etc. had not yet developed, and the urban areas were only within the Second Ring Road.
Today, the urban population of Yanjing is only 15 million, but the living area has expanded more than five times compared to the 1970s.
This shows how dense the population of Yanjing was in the 1970s. It is not unusual for four generations to live under one roof, or several members of a family to live in two rooms. Just like in "The Happy Life of Poor-tongued Zhang Damin".
Because of this, Xiang Nan was allocated a unit. Even if it only has one room and one living room, more than 40 square meters, it is enough to be enviable.
"The eldest son of the old Cheng family is really awesome. He is only twenty-two years old and already has his own house."
"Otherwise, if you compare yourself to others, you will have to die, and if you compare goods, you will have to throw them away. The eldest son of the old Cheng family is just awesome~"
"We have been working for half our lives, but we haven't been assigned a house yet. The boy from the Cheng family already has a house before he has worked for two years. How can we reason with him?"
"I used to think that Jianjun was a fool for refusing to be transferred to the Poetry Journal as an editor. Now it seems that he is really smart. No matter how noble the magazine is, it is still Qingshui Yamen. If you point at it to allocate rooms, it's the year of the monkey and the moon of the horse."
The neighbors all talked about it, with envy in their words.
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But for Xiang Nan, this house is not that good.
Because it is a welfare house of the unit, he only has the right to live in it, but has no property rights.
When he goes to college and leaves the factory in the second half of the year, this house will have to be taken back, so he is not as excited as he imagined.
But even so, it's actually quite nice to have my own house for the time being.
Once he has his own house, he has greater privacy. From now on, you can do whatever you want in your own house without fear of being seen by your parents or brothers.
Secondly, now that he has his own house, he no longer has to dig into all the nooks and crannies when dating Cai Xiaoli. In the past, when I wanted to make out, I was always worried about being hit by the Littlefoot Detective Team. Now you don't have to care anymore.
Moreover, if you go out for a tryst with Cui Weihong at night, you don't have to worry about being discovered by your parents. It's more hidden and private.
