All Heavens Pension started from the fiery era

Chapter 800: Every Family Has Its Own Problems
"Eighteen yuan basic salary, plus ten yuan overtime pay, that's twenty-eight yuan a month!"

Tan Hongsheng's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Isn't this too much? I wouldn't even dare to think about it in my dreams!"

"That's not all. Six people in our department store are going to take the college entrance examination, and they have to take time out every day to review their lessons. This way, the workload of other comrades who are not taking the college entrance examination has increased.

After a meeting, I decided to increase the monthly subsidy of 5 yuan for each comrade who did not take the college entrance examination. Since you do not plan to take the college entrance examination, you will also get a share of the 5 yuan subsidy.

That means, with the $5 monthly subsidy, you get $33 a month.”

The monthly income of 28 yuan already shocked Tan Hongsheng greatly. Before he could calm down, his monthly salary increased by another 5 yuan.

"Oh my god!" Tan Hongsheng put down his chopsticks and didn't even bother to eat. "My second brother started working in 1967 and has ten years of work experience now, but he only makes 36 yuan a month. I just started working and I can get 33 yuan a month. If my mother knew about this, she would be so happy that she couldn't stop smiling."

Yue Wenxuan said: "You should make your family happy. After we finish lunch at noon, you should hurry home. You haven't seen each other for several years. Your family must miss you very much."

Tan Hongsheng picked up the chopsticks again, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared, as if he had no joy at all about meeting his family.

He finished the remaining few bites of cake in the bowl, raised his neck and drank the soup in the bowl, wiped the corner of his mouth casually, and said gloomily:

"Among so many relatives at home, I'm afraid my mother is the only one who is looking forward to my return. It's good enough if my father and my two brothers don't despise me when they see me.

Our lives in Tianshui Village were so hard. When I first went to the countryside, I couldn't stand it and wrote to my family to complain about my grievances. Not only did I not get sympathy from my family, but my father and my two brothers scolded me in their replies.

It would have been fine if my family didn’t help me at all, but my dad and my two brothers wanted me to send money and things home. Because I didn’t send them, they never wrote me a single letter in the following years.”

Every family has its own problems. Yue Wenxuan had never met Tan Hongsheng's father and two brothers, and didn't know what kind of people they were, so it was naturally difficult for him to judge them.

Seeing that Tan Hongsheng's mood suddenly became gloomy, Yue Wenxuan could only persuade him: "You also said that it was all in the past, and your good days are still ahead.

You have returned to the city now, and you have a job that pays 33 yuan a month. You can live in the company dormitory, eat in the company cafeteria, and you are free and unfettered without being controlled by others. With such a beautiful life, what else do you have to be wronged about?"

"You're right! Those hard days in the past have nothing to do with me anymore. From now on, I will be a worker in the city, earning wages and eating commercial grain.

With such a high salary, I can save at least 20 yuan every month. After saving for two or three years, I can afford to marry a wife even if I don’t rely on my family. "

Tan Hongsheng looked very happy and had already begun to look forward to the happy days in the future.

Yue Wenxuan teased, "You are quite good at planning and you think ahead. You even think about finding a wife for yourself. Have you ever thought about having a few fat boys after marriage?"

Even though he was talking about this topic in front of good friends, Tan Hongsheng was still a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and laughed:

"I haven't thought as far ahead as you have, even thinking about having children.

At most, I am just considering finding a wife. She doesn’t have to be too pretty, just average. But I hope to find someone with a gentle personality, who understands my feelings and treats me well.”

Given the strained relationship between Tan Hongsheng and his family, he obviously would not entrust the affairs of his marriage to his family, so he said so.

Yue Wenxuan knew that Tan Hongsheng did not have any big ambitions and wanted to see him get married soon, so he said:

"I haven't had the chance to introduce her to you yet. I already have a girlfriend. Her name is Wen Xiaoqing, and she also works in our department store.

Wait a minute, I'll introduce her to you, and ask her to keep an eye out for you. If she finds a suitable candidate, I can help you make the connection."

"You already have a girlfriend, you're so quick!" Tan Hongsheng was surprised, "Then I have to get to know my sister-in-law better later."

Tan Hongsheng and Yue Wenxuan were born in the same year, but Yue Wenxuan was older. Normally, the two of them always addressed each other by their first names, regardless of age.

Yue Wenxuan gave Tan Hongsheng a brief introduction to the store, then took him around and introduced the store employees to him one by one.

They were all educated youth who had returned to the city and were about the same age. Although it was their first meeting, they all had the same experience of going to the countryside and had a lot of common topics to talk about. It didn't take long for Tan Hongsheng to get along well with everyone.

At noon, Yue Wenxuan said hello to everyone and took Tan Hongsheng to the restaurant alone.

This time, Yue Wenxuan did not bring anyone except Tan Hongsheng. After all, everyone in the store had a good relationship with him, and it would be inappropriate to leave anyone behind, so he simply did not bring anyone.

Moreover, this was a special event he had specially arranged to welcome Tan Hongsheng. For the time being, Tan Hongsheng was only familiar with Yue Wenxuan. With only the two of them present, they spoke more casually.

Yue Wenxuan did not go to a big restaurant, but found a small restaurant nearby that specializes in local cuisine.

Considering that Tan Hongsheng had not eaten meat for a long time, Yue Wenxuan did not dare to order too many meat dishes for fear of making him upset.

He ordered three dishes in total. In addition to a plate of shredded pork with Beijing sauce, scrambled eggs with hot peppers and fried tofu were also rare delicacies for Tan Hongsheng.

After having a full meal in the morning, his stomach was finally full. Even though he hadn't eaten meat for a long time, Tan Hongsheng's eating habits became normal.

When the two of them were sent to work in the countryside, they had almost no chance to drink. Yue Wenxuan didn't know how much Tan Hongsheng could drink, so he didn't order any liquor. It just so happened that this small restaurant had beer, which was a good thing, and it wasn't available every day. The only regret was that it was limited in sales, and each person could only order two glasses.

In this era, customers who ate at small restaurants not only had to pay in advance, but also had to go to the window to pick up their meals. Eating at small restaurants was still relatively affordable. Although you had to pay with food stamps, the price was really not high. Three dishes plus a staple food and beer only cost one yuan and sixty cents.

The two drank and chatted, and before they knew it, it was two o'clock.

Although he had been away from Kyoto for several years, Tan Hongsheng was still impressed by the character of the hotel waiters.

He saw that all the guests in the restaurant had left, and the waiter looked at them fiercely, so he took the initiative to say:

"We've finished our drinks and food, let's go. If we don't leave quickly, the waiter will come over and kick us out."

Yue Wenxuan turned his head to look at the waiter at the window, and could only helplessly say, "Then go." In this era, hotel waiters are not to be messed with. The walls of all restaurants are posted with slogans saying "No beating or scolding of customers without reason." If the two of them don't leave, the waiters who are anxious to get off work will come over and chase them away, which is the least of their worries. They may even curse and scold them directly.

The wonderful atmosphere of two people reuniting after a long separation cannot be ruined by such a small thing.

Back at the department store, Yue Wenxuan didn't let Tan Hongsheng sit down, and urged him, "I won't ask you to sit down. Anyway, we will see each other every day in the future. Let's talk slowly if we have anything to say.

I saw that you only brought back a few pieces of luggage, and didn't prepare any local specialties for your family. You haven't been home for several years, and it wouldn't look good to come home empty-handed.

I think it would be a good idea for you to take a few pounds of crystal jelly and a few pounds of vermicelli home from our store."

"I haven't officially started working yet, so how can I take things from the store? Don't worry about such a small matter. I will find a way myself." Tan Hongsheng refused bluntly.

"I didn't give you these things for free. I'll just deduct them from your salary in the future."

Knowing that he was not taking the store's things for free, Tan Hongsheng naturally stopped refusing, "Then I'll listen to you. I'll deduct whatever I should deduct when the time comes. I just started working, and I absolutely cannot take advantage of the public."

"Your home is not far from the store, so you don't have to take the bus. Just ride your bike back.

Our store has second-hand bicycles for sale, and everyone can borrow them when they go out.

Chi Xingmao is the person in charge of the bicycle project team. If you want to borrow a bicycle, just say hello to him. "

Tan Hongsheng didn't expect that he could borrow a bicycle from his workplace. For a young man like him, this is a rare benefit.

When Tan Hongsheng pushed his bicycle out, he specifically told Yue Wenxuan that he would come back to stay overnight and asked him to leave the door open.

Normally, after dinner, Yue Wenxuan would not stay at the office for long. For him, the environment at home was quieter.

Considering that it was Tan Hongsheng's first day staying at the company, Yue Wenxuan did not leave immediately after dinner. Instead, he stayed in the dormitory to think about his new novel.

He originally thought that Tan Hongsheng would come back late, but he didn't expect that Tan Hongsheng would come back in a depressed mood just after eight o'clock.

From the look on his face, one could tell that the situation after Tan Hongsheng returned home was probably not a very pleasant one.

Tan Hongsheng just happened to have a lot to say and wanted to find someone to talk to. Seeing that Yue Wenxuan hadn't left yet, he decided to tell him what was really on his mind.

The two sat down in Yue Wenxuan's office. Yue Wenxuan made him a cup of strong tea, placed it in front of him and asked:

"I haven't been home for a few years. Shouldn't it be a happy first day meeting my family?"

Tan Hongsheng sighed, "I was really happy when I got home in the afternoon and saw my mother.

My dad's favorite child is my eldest brother, and I know my mom's favorite child is me. We talked for a long time, and I was so happy.

Before other people in the family came back, my mother specially prepared hand-rolled noodles for me, and said she would add a few drops of sesame oil to it so that I could eat my fill.

Unfortunately, there are not only my mother and I in this family, there are other people too.

After my dad and his family came back, the atmosphere was pretty good at first and the whole family was laughing and talking.

My dad was very curious about my sudden return and asked me a lot of questions. I didn’t hide anything and explained the actual situation to him one by one.”

At this point, Tan Hongsheng's expression became heavy. He was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "You said we are all blood relatives, so why are they so indifferent to me?"

Yue Wenxuan didn't know what happened after he returned home, so he could only persuade him, "There is no perfect person in this world, and there is no perfect family.

You can't please everyone, and you can't even expect to please all your loved ones.

In fact, your situation is not that bad. At least you are still your mother's favorite child, and at least there is someone in this world who truly cares about you.

Think about the people you know around you, some of them may be in a worse situation at home than you are.”

Tan Hongsheng thought about it and realized it was true. He felt much better immediately.

After changing his mind, his originally blocked heart suddenly became much smoother. He continued to speak to Yue Wenxuan in a calm tone:

“After I told my dad about my salary, I thought he would be very happy and maybe even praise me.

The first thing he said was to ask me to hand over all my wages, and he generously let me keep five dollars for pocket money.

Yue Wenxuan did not interrupt and listened quietly. Tan Hongsheng smiled bitterly and said, "If my father's partiality towards my eldest brother is not too obvious, his request is not excessive, and I can totally accept it.

But I know clearly that my father only has eyes for my eldest brother as his son. If I hand over all my salary to him, it will be difficult for me to get married in the future.

Even if I could marry her, my dad would decide what kind of person she would marry. It's hard to say about other aspects, but I can be sure of one thing: my dad's requirement for a woman to marry into our family is that she costs the least.

If the other party doesn't want a dowry, even if it's a second marriage, my dad will definitely agree."

Seeing Yue Wenxuan's surprised expression, Tan Hongsheng smiled bitterly and said, "Do you think it's a bit unbelievable? I know my dad too well. He is just that kind of person.

I can tolerate other aspects, but I will never give in when it comes to getting a wife.

Marrying a wife is a lifelong matter. I don’t want to be like my second brother, marrying a wife who is as useless as dough and who dares not say a word to me all day long.”

"Then what did you say next?" Although Yue Wenxuan didn't care about Tan Hongsheng's family affairs, he could only be a qualified listener at this time so that he could release all the negative emotions in his heart.