Chapter 33

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Song Chen brought Xu Xiaoying to the kitchen at the back. Seeing no chairs or anything, it seemed a bit awkward to stay here, so he took her upstairs.

Seeing that it was the master bedroom, Xu Xiaoying's heart tightened. She bit her lower lip, hesitant to enter. Only after seeing that the room was empty, with nothing but a bed, a wardrobe, and a desk, and that the bed didn't even have a mattress, did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Song Chen looked back with a half-smile, gesturing for her to sit on the bed, and said, "Are you afraid I have some ulterior motives? Your face is pale!"

Xu Xiaoying hurriedly shook her head, saying it wasn't so.

Her voice was clear and pleasant, very melodious. Only then did Song Chen take a good look at the woman in front of him.

She looked about twenty-two years old, with a fringe that reached her ears, long eyelashes, large and round eyes, and a hint of stubbornness. Her features were delicate, with a high nose bridge and a small, pursed mouth. She wore a loose, yellow, collared fleece, making it hard to tell her figure, but her exposed legs below the knees were well-proportioned and very attractive.

"Qiu Lin said you need a job and recommended you to me!" Song Chen, who had been drinking, felt a bit dry and thirsty. He opened a can of Ribena that Yang De had brought and took a sip, then asked, "Do you have a resume?"

"Do I need a resume?" Xu Xiaoying was startled by Song Chen's sudden question and became flustered, her expression turning fearful. "I... I'll go prepare it!" She was about to get up and leave.

Song Chen shook his head and said, "Forget it, you're still in college. Even if you fill out a resume, there won't be much to fill in!"

"You start work at 8 in the morning, hand over to Qiu Lin, who works the night shift, and finish at 5 in the evening, taking over from Qiu Lin. The salary is the same as Qiu Lin's... He told you about his salary, right?"

Xu Xiaoying bit her lower lip and nodded, saying softly, "150 yuan salary, 20 yuan allowance! Meals provided!" She had inquired and found that compared to the cashiers in the internet cafe, Qiu Lin's actual working hours of only 6 hours a day was indeed quite high.

"Work one day, rest one day. If you do well, I'll give you extra bonuses!" Song Chen was not a stingy boss and wouldn't be so petty about employee salaries. "Is that okay?" Xu Xiaoying nodded.

Song Chen hesitated and said, "What about your studies?" For a moment, Song Chen thought he saw tears in Xu Xiaoying's eyes.

Xu Xiaoying blinked quickly and said softly, "I can study in the evenings! And I just saw that most customers use the computers very steadily, so I can study while they are using them!"

Song Chen sighed and said, "I'm a college student too, even though I'm on leave. I know the pain of not being able to study! Besides, not going to class during the day isn't a good idea, and the school won't approve..."

Seeing Xu Xiaoying looking like a lifeless doll, Song Chen, though he didn't know what had happened to her family, at least didn't want his business to ruin the life of this young girl in her prime. He scratched the back of his head and said, "You start working, and I'll hire someone else tomorrow to work one day, rest one day with you! I'll manage for a few days, but the salary might be a bit lower!"

"No!" Xu Xiaoying raised her head resolutely and said, "I'll work full-time!"

"..." Song Chen thought for a moment and sighed, "If you insist, I can't do anything about it!... But can you tell me what's going on with your family?"

Xu Xiaoying was silent and shook her head. Song Chen said, "Forget it, come to work tomorrow! Now, go back to school!"

Song Chen turned to go downstairs, but suddenly, Xu Xiaoying said, "Mr. Song!"

"Hmm?" Song Chen turned around, surprised, and asked, "What is it?"

"Can you please advance me three months' salary?"

...

"Dad, what do you think of his proposal?"

Muttering the name "Song Chen," forty-eight-year-old Zhai Kuo shook his head.

"Considering your strong advocacy, one million! Give it to him! But, Ah Yue, we didn't have to spend a single cent on this!"

Zhai Yue smiled slightly and said, "If it were anyone else, I would indeed feel a bit reluctant to spend one million! But Dad, this person is Song Chen!"

"Is that so? Hehe!" Zhai Kuo looked kindly at his eldest daughter and said, "What did you two decide today, even though 400,000 isn't much! But your mother said this money is for your dowry, and if you take it now and squander it, don't expect me to give you more! Ha ha!"

In the 1970s and 1980s, the people of Dongou, constrained by the harsh economic and political environment, embarked on a grand and spontaneous movement of self-reliance and hard work to improve their living conditions! To break through the constraints of the system, the people of Dongou took various bold and daring actions, which also brought them significant "institutional dividends."

Of course, they also faced severe political crackdowns! In the eyes of the conservatives, the people of Dongou were seen as typical rebels, so in the 1970s and 1980s, especially the 1980s, many became wealthy and became "ten-thousand-yuan households," but many also ended up in prison.

Song Hua was one of them, and so was Zhai Kuo.

The difference was that Zhai Kuo, being a local, had already made a name for himself in the 1970s and 1980s.

In the late 1980s, the intense struggle between the reformists and the conservatives quickly showed results. At the time, "ten-thousand-yuan household" Zhai Kuo was directly named. Notified by a local official friend, he had to leave his wife and children and flee to another place.

This escape lasted three years. During these three years, Zhai Kuo's wife, Shen Yun, endured hardships and raised their two daughters and one son. She was not overly panicked by her husband's escape because Zhai Kuo had already fled before. In the 1970s, Zhai Kuo, who secretly did small transactions under the cover of a state-owned enterprise, had escaped twice from "speculation and profiteering" charges with the help of friends. Zhai Kuo, with his extensive connections and cunning, had more than one hideout.

But this time was different.

This time, Zhai Kuo not only returned but also brought back his illegitimate daughter, Zhai Yan—born in 1976 when he was hiding from the law with his mistress, Zhao Yuan. To avoid legal punishment, this daughter had always been registered under her half-brother's household.

Although Shen Yun was angry, the situation was already a fait accompli, so she had to accept it. Zhai Yan's household registration was changed, and she was registered under her biological father's name.

In 1992, the first thing Zhai Kuo did upon returning to Dongou was to gather friends and family to raise funds and establish Zhai Kuo Electrical Factory. At the time, they produced sockets and, riding the wave of "state advancement and private retreat," merged with a washing machine manufacturer, entering the white goods market. By 1997, through a series of capital operations, they gradually gained some popularity and strength in the domestic market, but they still lagged behind international brands like Haier and Panasonic in the white goods sector. In small appliances, they couldn't compete with their industry rivals. This made Zhai Kuo anxious, and he was always looking for a turning point.

He wanted to sell the small appliance factory and focus on large appliances, but his eldest daughter, Zhai Yue, brought back an idea that suggested he should focus on small appliances, as Song Chen had said. Small appliances were easier to innovate and gain a strong market share, and could achieve a temporary leading position in the industry: for example, electric toothbrushes and electric mixers gave him good ideas. — Song Chen's influence finally changed a significant home appliance company, while in his previous life, Zhai Kuo Electrical had completely sold off its profitable socket, light bulb, and table lamp manufacturing plants.

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