Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

At this time, many factory leaders had arrived, and the workers dispersed as soon as they saw so many leaders were there.

Jia Zhang and Yi Zhonghai finished their grumbling. Yi Zhonghai came to Director Yang and said, "Director, Jia Zhang said that we can talk but we can only talk here. Jia Dongxu's coffin can be moved aside first."

Director Yang thought about it for a while and finally nodded, "Okay, move the coffin into the factory first, and don't block the door anymore."

Someone immediately opened the door and pushed the cart with the coffin on it to the training ground of the security department. Several key leaders of the factory, the Jia family, and Yi Zhonghai gathered around the coffin and began to bargain.

Jia Zhang's summoning technique seemed to have not cooled down at all. She kept crying and patting her son's coffin, chanting a lot of little words.

"Old Jia, please bring Dongxu back soon and see how these leaders bully us, an orphan and a widow!"

"Lao Jia, Dong Xu, the two of you should quickly take these evil people away. They won't leave us any chance to live!"

"Two of our family members lost their lives in the factory. Now the factory is so heartless that it only gives us 400 yuan. How can we, an orphan and a widow, survive?"

Qin Huairu, dressed in white, also showed off her acting skills. She played the pitiful appearance of a young widow whose husband had died to perfection.

Director Yang had never seen such a thing before. He felt numb all over and immediately called Yi Zhonghai over to find out about Lao Jia's situation.

Yi Zhonghai said: "Old Jia is Jia Dongxu's father. The incident also happened in the steel mill. However, the mill had not yet been operated as a public-private partnership at that time. Director Lou also gave compensation and arranged for Jia Dongxu to take over his father's job when he came of age. Now the Jia family has two children, and Jia Dongxu's wife is pregnant with another. They all have rural household registration, and their lives are indeed difficult."

After listening to this, Yang Wenjing nodded. It was indeed tragic that two generations of a family died in the steel mill, and they could be given more care.

Li Huaide stood in the crowd watching the fun. If the sky fell, there would be someone tall to hold it up. After all, Yang Wenjing is still the factory director. If he doesn't take the blame, who will?

Yang Wenjing called several key leaders aside and held a brief meeting.

Yang Wenjing was the first to speak: "I just learned about the Jia family's situation. They are indeed living in poverty. All the family members are registered as rural residents and have no rations. I think it would be better to let them have someone take over and try to transfer their rations first. This way, they can have some rations and don't have to rely on expensive grains."

Li Huaide also said: "I think Jia Dongxu's mother is old and his son is still too young, so Jia Dongxu's wife will take over. It is not only difficult for a widow to work in a fitter workshop, but it is also not convenient because the workshop is mostly men. Otherwise, she should be arranged in the logistics department."

Li Huaide had some ideas in his mind since he saw Qin Huairu, the curvy little widow, yesterday. If he could get this little widow to work in the logistics department, he would be able to control her in the future! His wife looked ordinary and was quite fat. If he hadn't been attracted by the power of his father-in-law's family, he would not have married that fat woman!

"Well, Lao Li's idea is not bad. Transferring people to logistics can avoid some dangers. They can't have any more work-related injuries in their family. It's just that the salary in logistics is lower than that in the workshop. Our factory can give some appropriate subsidies, such as a subsidy of five yuan a month." Deputy Director Wu nodded, approved of Li Huaide's idea and improved it.

"Okay, does anyone else have any ideas or opinions?" Yang Wenjing asked after glancing around.

The other directors looked at each other but no one said anything. This matter should be decided by the factory managers. They didn't want to get involved in this mess.

Yang Wenjing waited for a while and saw that no one was talking, so he said, "Then let's decide it this way. Let's go talk to them and solve this matter quickly."

Director Yang walked over with his men. "Sister, we have discussed it. We can help your successor to get employed first, and then you can transfer your household registration first. This way, we can have a fixed amount of food, and we don't have to buy all the expensive grain. Who do you think is the best successor in your family?"

Jia Zhang blinked and said, "I am already so old, so of course my daughter-in-law should take over. But she is still pregnant and cannot take over for the time being."

Yi Zhonghai, who was standing by, had an idea in mind when he heard about the transfer of household registration and rationing. He pulled Jia Zhang and whispered, "Sister-in-law, why don't you take over Dongxu's job first and try to transfer your household registration first. After the household registration is transferred, you can let Huairu take over. In this way, your whole family will have city household registration, and basically you don't have to buy high-priced grain."

Jia Zhang's eyes lit up after hearing this. She had not moved her household registration here before because she could get land distribution in the countryside. Now in the countryside, all the land is nationalized, and if you don't participate in labor, you won't get any food distribution. If she takes over, she can indeed move her household registration here, and she will be a real city dweller in the future.

But thinking about my own health, I began to back off. I decided to let my daughter-in-law do the hard work and I could just enjoy myself.

"Old Yi, you know me well. How can I work if I can't even recognize a few characters? Huairu at least finished elementary school and even attended literacy classes. Let her go. Please help me talk to the boss and let Huairu take over my family."

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai said nothing more and simply repeated Jia Zhang's decision.

"Okay, then let your daughter-in-law take over. You can come to handle the formalities when you are free, and come back to work after the baby is born. In addition, the factory considers the danger of working in the workshop and can transfer the work to the logistics department. Although the salary in the logistics department is lower, the factory can subsidize five yuan per month."

Jia Zhang asked, "Is the canteen under the management of the logistics department?" She immediately remembered how Sha Zhu used to be a chef and brought lunch boxes home every day. They had eaten there occasionally. But she never thought that Sha Zhu was the chef before and only had this treatment. The general canteen clerks took turns to bring leftovers.

"Of course the canteen is under the management of the logistics department. The canteen kitchen helpers earn 22.5 yuan a month, and we can give your family an additional 5 yuan subsidy."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she was overjoyed and wanted to agree immediately, but was stopped by Yi Zhonghai.

"Sister-in-law, you have to think about it carefully. It's not easy for a kitchen helper in the cafeteria to become a chef, and the salary has always been relatively low. However, the level of a fitter in the workshop can be improved. Think about it, didn't your Dongxu make more than 30 yuan a month before?"

Jia Zhang began to waver again. Yes, a fitter could be promoted to a higher salary, and she wouldn't have to go to work by herself, so why would she care whether Qin Huairu was tired or not?

"Let's not change it. Let's go to the workshop." said Jia Zhang.

Qin Huairu on the side opened her mouth but did not speak. She knew how tired Dongxu was before. How could a weak woman like her do the work of a fitter? However, she had no say in this family.

"Which of the two options do you choose?"