"Ajian, where have you been these days? You haven't even replied to a letter. Do you know that I, as an elder sister, am worried about you?"
"But it doesn't matter, just come back now! Come, meet our Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu quickly!"
Shi Yufeng stepped forward and grabbed Shi Zhijian, first took the pork that Shi Zhijian was carrying, hung it on the wall quickly, and then enthusiastically introduced him to the couple.
"Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, this is my Ajian, my younger brother who is very close to the young master of the Xu family and works for him. He is not very successful except for being hard-working, smart and capable!"
Shi Zhijian rolled his eyes, wondering whether the elder sister was praising him or hurting him.
As soon as the man named Uncle Liu saw Shi Zhijian, he threw the cigarette he was smoking on the ground and stamped it out with his toes. Then he took the initiative to hold Shi Zhijian's right hand and said, "Jian, right? You've grown so big. I have the impression that you guys
You were only seven or eight years old when our family moved away from Jordan Road. You were small and thin, and your height only reached my waist!"
Shi Zhijian looked at the man who was really unfamiliar: "I'm sorry, who are you?"
The man was so enthusiastic, but when Shi Zhijian asked him a faint question, he was inevitably embarrassed, and he couldn't help but turn his head and look at Shi Yufeng.
Shi Yufeng slapped Shi Zhijian on the back, "Baby, you don't even recognize Uncle Liu who owns a fan shop on Jordan Road?"
Shi Zhijian's back hurt, his cheeks twitched and he said: "Please be gentler with your hands! Also, I really don't remember Uncle Jordan Liu. What did he do when he came to our house?"
Shi Yufeng saw that Shi Zhijian was so ignorant and wanted to pull his ears. She could only explain: "Ajian, you were still young at that time, so you may have forgotten. Our family used to live on Jordan Road, and my father was in Jordan at that time.
Dundao owns a leather shoe shop, and Uncle Liu owns an electric fan shop. The two of them are very kind to us, and they often give you sweets!"
"Oh, really? Then I would like to ask Uncle Liu, who often gives me sweets, why did you come to our place today? If possible, I would also like to treat you to sweets, and of course, rice is also fine!"
Shi Yufeng slapped Shi Zhijian on the back again: "Are you going to die if you speak politely? Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu are very busy people. It's rare for them to come over today, but you are so weird..."
After Shi Yufeng complained about her younger brother, she quickly turned to Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu and said, "Sorry, I didn't teach you well! As you know, my father died early, and Ajian was running around outside.
How to be disciplined..."
"It's okay! We understand, it's completely understandable! Children are all like this!" Uncle Liu looked like he had been through this before.
Shi Zhijian finally understood that today, the old lady was willing to die to serve these two people well, but she didn't know who the other party was.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Liu, I just offended you a little, so I apologize to you!" Shi Zhijian took out a cigarette and handed one over, "By the way, why are you two distinguished guests here today?"
Uncle Liu took the cigarette and said, "Ajian, you are too polite to say that. After all, we are also a family."
Aunt Liu interjected: "Yes, I hugged you when you were young. You and Xiongzi grew up together. Although he was two years younger than you, he always bullied you and I spanked him every time!
"
Shi Zhijian has a headache, why does another "male boy" appear?
Seeing Shi Zhijian frowning again, Shi Yufeng touched him with her shoulder: "Xiongzi is Uncle Liu's son, the one you often call 'Daxiong'!"
Shi Zhijian really couldn't remember.
Shi Yufeng quickly said: "Everyone, please stop standing and sit on the bed! There is room there!"
Indeed, according to the situation of the room, there is only space on the bed.
So Shi Zhijian and Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu sat on the bed. Shi Yufeng saw that the bed was full, so she had to stand and said: "Uncle Liu and the others came here this time. First, they came to see us two siblings, and let's reminisce about old times together; second, they came over.
I came here to ask for your help, Ajian..."
"What do you want me to do for you?" Shi Zhijian looked up at this old lady who was about to become a "middleman" and "contractor."
"Actually, it's nothing, Uncle Liu, let you do the talking!" Shi Yufeng gave Uncle Liu a chance to show off on the spot.
Uncle Liu took a cigarette and took a puff. After thinking about the vocabulary, he said, "That's it. You, Uncle Liu, and I originally ran a good electric fan business on Jordan Road. Although the business was not prosperous, we still had enough food and drink."
Your incompetent brother Xiongzai is also sixteen years old this year. Originally, I wanted to save some money to send him to study abroad so that he could make a difference when he returned to Hong Kong. But I never thought that my fan shop suffered a fire not long ago, which destroyed me for many years.
My blood is burning to ashes."
"The landlord here is pressing for debts, and the bank over there is pressing for repayment. I really can't afford to send Xiongzi abroad again! No, not long ago, I heard that Ajian is now promising. I know someone from the Xu Group.
Third Young Master, our Xiongzi happens to like a job like banking very much, so I want to ask you to do a favor and make peace in front of that Young Master Xu, and give our Xiongzi a chance!"
After talking for a long time, Shi Zhijian finally realized that he was here to ask for a job introduction.
In this era, the working class was very strict. Generally speaking, bank jobs were the most senior and most respectable. No matter whose child could work in a bank, he would be able to boast about it for the rest of his life.
For no other reason, not only do you wear a suit and tie when working in a bank, but you also get a very high salary, at least a thousand Hong Kong dollars a month, and the benefits are very good, including big gift packages during every year and festival.
That's not all, because many banks in this era are controlled by ghosts, so working in a bank will give you the opportunity to meet high-class people and take the opportunity to enter the upper class society.
After Shi Zhijian understood the situation, he was about to refuse, but his elder sister Shi Yufeng said first: "Uncle Liu, you have found the right person this time! Our Ajian has no other skills, and it is still easy to say a word in front of Master Xu.
of!"
"Not to mention anything else, recently he has been working for Mr. Xu, setting up some kind of factory, and even went out to buy machinery! Did you see that big piece of pork just now, weighing at least three kilograms, and it was all shank meat!
Needless to say, it must be Master Xu who saw our A Jian being serious and responsible in doing things, so he asked him to bring it back, don’t you think so, A Jian?”
After Shi Yufeng finished speaking, she turned around and winked at Shi Zhijian, as if she had some trouble.
Shi Zhijian is about to explode. Even a piece of pork can be said to be so "sweeping" by the elder sister. What reason does he have to refuse to cooperate in acting?
Shi Zhijian scraped his chin helplessly: "Hey, Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, you have also seen it, our family is like this! You are well dressed and live in a place like Jordan Road, so you must have great energy.
, since even you can’t handle the matter, I may not be able to handle it either..."
Just as Liu Shu was about to speak, Shi Zhijian made a stop gesture: "But since my old sister has agreed to you, I, Shi Zhijian, can only embrace her. As for whether he can succeed in sending you guys to the bank, that depends on him."
Good luck! As for me, I will definitely try my best!"
Shi Zhijian's words were so precise that Uncle Liu was amazed.
In my impression, Ah Jian was dull and timid. When he was a child, he was bullied constantly by a boy who was two years younger than him.
But now, regardless of the tone and gesture of his words, there is no anger at all, but it makes people feel awe.
Uncle Liu has only experienced this feeling among the rich men on Jordan Road. When they come to the fan store to buy fans, they are always so condescending that it makes you feel respectful but at the same time, you feel chilled in your heart.
"I believe in you!" Uncle Liu suddenly slapped his thigh, and then took a puff of cigarette, "Ajian, I believe in you! This time the future of our handsome boy will be left to you!"
