Lu Yang listened on the side and couldn't help but voiced his approval.
Suspension of pay is very common these days, especially in public institutions such as the Institute of Medicinal Planting, which are not prosperous and have difficulty in paying wages. Since there are many redundant staff, they are not opposed to this behavior, and they only need to pay.
I knew very well that Zhang Shufen would never get an ideal job arrangement in the main factory.
The current management of the main factory is very chaotic. Good jobs are obtained by the Eight Immortals across the sea, each showing his talents and relying on connections. My own family is only the lowest level leader, so I can't win in this regard.
Naturally, Zhang Shufen is not willing to go to those less-than-ideal job arrangements. She has a technical secondary school diploma, which is considered to be a very good education for her age group. She is the main force of young people doing research in the institute and doing trivial work.
There is still face to consider, after all, it can no longer be the most difficult thing.
Moreover, Lu Yang has also imagined some possible future development paths for Zhang Shufen. If there is an escape route of taking a leave of absence without pay, the possibility of convincing his mother to try it will be greater.
"Yangyang, don't mess around!"
When Zhang Shufen saw Lu Yang yelling blindly, she immediately scolded her. Then she looked a little embarrassed and said, "Lao Qiu, how can I afford to suspend my job without pay?"
In fact, Zhang Shufen had discussed with Lu Jiangan before, first to apply for a leave of absence without pay, and then go over there and take a look. After all, the work there was only a verbal promise from the leader, and it was not possible to do it accurately.
However, after asking about the suspension system of the Medicinal Material Cultivation Research Institute, I learned that you need to pay half of your job salary every year.
Zhang Shufen's current position's monthly salary is more than 500 yuan, which is 3,000 yuan per year. This is not a small sum. The family's finances are tight, so after weighing the balance, she had to choose to leave her job.
"Xiao Zhang, the system has changed now!"
Lao Qiu smiled mysteriously before continuing: "The institute decided a few days ago that special circumstances can be dealt with for family members of the Red Shipyard like you. The management fee is only two months' salary per year. I think you can consider it carefully."
Naturally, Zhang Shufen is not the only member of the Medicinal Plant Planting Research Institute who is married to an employee of the Red Shipyard. In total, there are about a dozen of them. Most of them here are miserable single-income households, and it is difficult to find suitable arrangements for working in the main factory.
Previously, everyone was treated equally, but a few days ago, the leadership suddenly issued a supplementary document on the suspension of pay and leave system. It is said that someone said something.
Originally, Lao Qiu had no intention of disclosing it. After all, this supplementary document was not read out publicly.
This is also a characteristic of work in these years. The three principles of openness, fairness and impartiality do not exist. Those in charge like to control this kind of information asymmetry. Many people suffer from this dumb disadvantage.
Zhang Shufen has a good reputation in the institute. Lu Yang was so sweet just now, so Lao Qiu took the initiative to reveal it on a whim.
"Really?"
Zhang Shufen felt a little shaken. It would be very difficult if it was three thousand, but it would be much better if it was one thousand.
"Mom, just stop working without pay. Didn't grandpa give us money?" Lu Yang shouted from the side.
"This kid!"
Zhang Shufen was wondering, why is Lu Yang talking so much today?
He is usually very quiet in the office, but he can't stay still. He seems to have ADHD and will look here and bump here and there.
"Xiao Zhang, you are still lucky. You still meet many good people."
Lao Qiu smiled clearly. Zhang Shufen had borrowed money from some well-connected people in the office some time ago. He was old and knew Zhang Shufen's life experience, so he guessed that it was Lao Wei's family who helped.
"Then, Lao Qiu, I'm sorry to bother you, but I'll first apply for a one-year suspension of employment without pay."
Zhang Shufen has a straightforward personality and made a decision after thinking about it.
"Okay, wait."
Lao Qiu nodded and started busy.
Thirty minutes later, Zhang Shufen and Lu Yang completed the formalities and left the administration building.
Zhang Shufen, pushing her bicycle, and Lu Yang had just walked to the door when an old man walked in leisurely outside.
The old man was about seventy years old, with a white beard and hair. He was wearing a green military uniform and was holding a teacup with his hands behind his back.
"Grandpa Li!"
Lu Yang had sharp eyes and rushed forward immediately when he saw the person. This time, his voice was truly full of surprise and happiness.
The old man's name is Li Boxhi, he is a veteran of the Institute of Medicinal Planting. He was a college student in the Republic of China. He has passed the retirement age long ago. He currently has a consultant title and occasionally visits the institute to see his beloved flowers and plants.
Mr. Li had taken care of Zhang Shufen for a while and was very familiar with Lu Yang.
"Hey, it's little Yangyang!"
Looking at Lu Yang, who was almost the same size as himself, Li Boxhi smiled with a smile on his face.
"Teacher Li, you are here."
Li Bo Shi was his entry-level teacher, and Zhang Shufen naturally respected him very much. Besides, her good friend Li Xiaomei in the institute was Li Bo Shi's daughter, and the relationship between the two parties was very close.
After chatting for a while, Li Boxi asked about Zhang Shufen's current situation, how was the house in the main factory, how was Lu Jiangan's work, and how was Lu Yang's study?
Then he seemed to remember something, and Li Boxhi suddenly asked: "By the way, have Xiaomei contacted you?"
"I wrote a letter last year, but everyone is busy this year." Zhang Shufen looked embarrassed.
Li Xiaomei was one of the first batch of people to be furloughed from the Institute of Medicinal Material Cultivation. She went to work in Shanghai a few years ago. At first, the two kept in constant contact. Li Xiaomei even wrote to Zhang Shufen to help her. Later, because Li Xiaomei often changed her contact information, Zhang Shufen continued to contact her in the past six months.
Busy with relocation, the two parties have not been in contact recently.
"Oh, Xiaomei returned to Chongshan last week. She called me the day before yesterday and told me what kind of business she wanted to start here. It's in Nanjiang District. Will your Red Boat move to Chongnan District?" Li Boshi looked at Zhang Shufen and nodded.
, continued: "Then we are next to each other. She asked about you, but you were not in the office at the time. By the way, I remembered the phone number."
Li Boxhi took out a notebook, tore off a page and copied the phone number written in the notebook.
Zhang Shufen took it and the two chatted for a few more words before waving goodbye.
Lu Yang went up and hugged the old man, and sweetly called Grandpa Li a few more words.
Now that I'm gone, I don't know if I can see you again next time...
The mother and son got into the car again and walked back.
"Mom." Lu Yang hugged Zhang Shufen's waist and called out.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Shufen stared at the bicycle and asked casually.
"I heard that there is a lot of competition over work arrangements in Chongshan," Lu Yang asked cautiously, "Do you have any arrangements for your visit this time?"
"It was arranged that I should go to the environmental sanitation department to take charge of greening. I was told that I had dealt with flowers and plants before, so I was suitable for that. How would I know about that as a medicine student?"
Zhang Shufen suffered a lot of anger at the main factory. She would not have said these words to Lu Yang at first, but now she also spilled them out.
"That's right, my mother graduated from a technical secondary school!" Lu Yang looked proud.
In these days, universities have not expanded their enrollment. College students are very valuable, and even technical secondary school students have a high status.
In particular, Zhang Shufen was a technical secondary school student in the 1970s. She was one of the first batch of technical secondary school students specially recruited by the Institute of Medicinal Planting. At that time, she was able to get into the institute based on her actual grades, beating out many people of the same year.
As far as Lu Yang knew, it would be good if the mother of his classmate had a complete junior high school degree, let alone a technical secondary school.
Zhang Shufen is a person who has a good reputation and a strong reputation. Naturally, she is also very pursuing her work. She never lags behind others when doing research in the institute.
The working environment of the research institute is relatively simple, and Zhang Shufen treats people sincerely and generously, but this kind of thinking will be at a disadvantage in the main factory.
From the bottom of his heart, Lu Yang didn't want Zhang Shufen to work in the main factory. The place was too complicated, with more than a dozen branches and people from all walks of life.
"Mom, isn't there someone in your institute who took a leave of absence without pay and made a lot of money by opening a pharmacy in Chongshan?" Anyway, nothing happened, so Lu Yang started to do psychological work in advance.
"You kid!" Zhang Shufen suddenly became unhappy and said, "Why don't you learn to care about these things?"
In fact, Zhang Shufen also felt guilty. After all, the conditions in her family were very poor for a leader. You could tell by looking at Lu Yang's extremely shabby clothes.
This time Zhang Shufen went to the main factory for a longer time, and saw many former acquaintances and friends, including those from the Red Shipyard and those from the research institute.
Zhang Shufen has a strong temperament and is also very stimulated. When I came back and looked at it, I felt that the appearance of her husband, wife and Lu Yang was a bit rustic.
When Lu Yang talked about his former colleagues making money, Zhang Shufen felt a little uncomfortable.
"Hey, mom!"
Lu Yang didn't care. Anyway, his mother couldn't do anything to him, so he continued: "How about you open a pharmacy in the main factory and sell all the medicines from your research institute?
You might even get rich by then."
"You kid thinks about getting rich all day long!" Zhang Shufen hated the fact that iron cannot become steel and muttered: "Whenever you study so hard, I wake up laughing even in my dreams!"
"Mom, what's wrong with getting rich?" Lu Yang retorted unconvincingly: "A red heart, prepare both hands!"
Ready with both hands?
Zhang Shufen muttered this word. The word was familiar and she understood its meaning.
To be honest, Zhang Shufen was very reluctant to work in the Xinjiang General Factory. After all, what she learned was completely incompatible with the factory. If she couldn't marry a chicken and follow a chicken, marry a dog and follow a dog, she wouldn't be willing to go.
At this time, when they arrived at the Z intersection, Zhang Shufen asked: "Yangyang, your dad's sprain is not serious. If he can be discharged from the hospital today, I will pick him up and take you home first?"
"Oh, I'll go too." Lu Yang hugged Zhang Shufen's waist and continued to lobby hard: "Mom, since you're on leave without pay, you can go over and wait for the arrangements. Then we'll open a shop!"
"No money!" Zhang Shufen said perfunctorily.
"Then drive it if you have money?" Lu Yang snickered in his heart.
"We'll talk about it then!" Zhang Shufen continued to be perfunctory.
As we talked, we arrived at the factory hospital, and there were two familiar Santanas parked in the open space at the door.
It seemed that Jiang Jingdong and the others were all here, Lu Yang murmured in his heart, and went up to the third floor with Zhang Shufen.
When passing the ward, he saw that the door was locked, and Lu Yang regretted that he could not see Jiang Yuan hiding inside.
When the two came to the door of Lu Jiangan's ward, Lu Yang was stunned for a moment.
