After a bone diagnosis by an old Chinese doctor on the island, fortunately, no bones were injured, but the muscle strain required rest just like a broken muscle. Dr. Liu prescribed some plasters for him and asked him to apply them for seven days, and then go for a review.
.Adjust medication according to the healing condition.
As a result, I can't go back to school immediately.
His father immediately called the class teacher to ask for leave. Thinking that the end of this week would be the National Day, he simply asked him to take leave until the National Day was over. We would wait and see how the foot injury healed later.
So these days, Lou Wenhua had to lie down in their dormitory to recuperate under the constant pressure of his parents to pull his ears.
When his roommate learned that he was injured, he called and said that he was here to see him during the National Day holiday. He also said that he would bring him mooncakes from Furongju.
Furongju is the most famous dim sum shop in the city where he studied. It is a century-old shop. The dim sum is a little expensive, but the taste is really good.
Lou Wenhua was flattered: "You don't have to come here to see me. Train tickets are tight before the holiday, and standing tickets are too hard."
"Who said we came here to see you? We have long wanted to go to the fjord scenic spot. We just happen to be together, and we can come back together then."
Despite this, Lou Wenhua is also very happy.
The days of recuperation are really boring.
In addition to watching the waves through the screen window and listening to the sound of the waves, he can only wait for his parents to come back from get off work and allow him to watch TV for a while.
He was counting the holes in the mosquito net above his head, eagerly awaiting the arrival of his roommate and Furongju mooncakes. His parents had come back with a bunch of holiday benefits.
After putting away the bedding, Zhou Caifeng continued to put away the remaining items.
"There are no other relatives or friends in our family who need to send moon cakes. These two boxes of moon cakes, one box of culture, you can take it to your class teacher when you go back to school, and there is another box waiting for your classmates to come and eat together. What do you think, Mr. Lou?"
Lou Jianguo must agree with his mother-in-law's suggestion.
"I heard that my boss went to the provincial capital to buy these mooncakes. You can tell from the packaging that they are not cheap. They are still worth giving to teachers."
"Just add another can of tea. No one in our family drinks tea anyway." Zhou Caifeng said and took out another can of tea.
"Why don't you just bring some fruits?"
"That's right. There are so many fruits, even the three of us can't finish them all, and we can't bear to put them away..."
Lou Wenhua couldn't help but interrupt the couple's singing: "Mom and Dad, you are not workers on Fuju Island, why do you still get a share of the island's welfare?"
"You don't know this, right? This island belongs to Boss Lu's wife. Every time we give out benefits, we have a share. At first, we were too embarrassed to go get them. It was Mr. Wang who came to us personally and told us that those of us on board
Employees and benefits are the same as workers on the island. They also said that the work we did during the break would be converted into bonuses and given to us at the end of the year..."
Lou Wenhua didn't understand a bit: "But didn't Dad say in the letter that he took the job on the farm because he had nothing to do and was paid?"
"Yeah, we didn't know there was a bonus at the beginning, so we felt embarrassed to just take the salary, but we didn't expect that the boss would see it... So speaking of culture, Boss Lu's family is really good. You can work on the ship in the future.
You need to be more diligent, you know?”
Lou Wenhua twitched his lips: "Mom, I wanted to be a sailor before and you still didn't agree."
Zhou Caifeng gave him an angry look: "Have I changed my mind now?"
"Chengchengcheng!" Lou Wenhua grinned happily.
His mother could agree, and the last burden in his heart was gone. Otherwise, he would always feel guilty that his parents had worked so hard for him to graduate from a technical secondary school, only to find a job that they were not satisfied with. But he would always feel guilty.
He really liked the sea and the work on the ship, so he was reluctant to give up these things and become a mechanic in a factory.
This is best now.
…
After the workers' benefits have been paid, the rest belongs to the engineering team.
The Undersea City project works in three shifts day and night, and even on breaks, they rarely wander around the island.
To avoid people's eyes and ears.
There was no way to hide the fact that an engineering team was stationed on the island. It was such a large team, and it looked militarized, so it was hard to hide it even if you wanted to. So it was announced that it was here to lay submarine cables.
Several nearby islands with relatively large green coverage were photographed by relevant units as planting bases after the oil cyanin was successfully extracted and proved to be effective in fighting cancer. Therefore, it makes sense to lay submarine cables between several islands.
Secondly, in addition to going to the construction site, they also have to meet frequently to discuss various design plans. Building a city is not just about digging the foundation and building buildings, but also takes into account the transportation lines and functional buildings that extend in all directions.
The state has given them five years, and it seems they should be able to complete it now, but they dare not relax.
Wang Yongjie followed Xu Suizhu's instructions and sent them directly to the engineering team's base camp.
At this moment, a group of people who were staying in the engineering team to rest looked at each other in surprise when they saw the double-day welfare sent by the island owner.
"And our share?"
"Teacher Xu is too polite!"
As he was talking, the senior engineer who came out of the duty room yawning and wearing flip-flops saw the moon cakes, his eyes lit up, and he said while opening them: "I happened to be hungry, so the company sent me welfare. By the way, it's not
It’s said that this year is special, will the benefits be converted into allowances and paid together with wages?”
"Senior Engineer, you demolished it too quickly. This is not a welfare from the unit, but a double-festival welfare sent by Teacher Xu."
Senior engineer: "..."
He lowered his head and looked at the mooncake in his hand: "Hahaha, that's it, why did I change my mind... What should I do? Should I return it? Fortunately, it is individually packaged, so it's okay to pinch it..."
“Isn’t individual packaging expensive?”
"It must be expensive! This is still transparent."
"What should we do?"
Everyone started talking again.
Lu Gong, who was in charge of their group, thought for a while and said: "There are more than 100 people in the entire engineering team. What should Teacher Xu do if we send them back? Teacher Xu will deliver them on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. I think he is worried about us returning. If you are hungry, just
Eat, I'll report to the boss, take out our welfare allowance, and get something as a gift in return."
After that, I went to the office to make a satellite phone call.
When the other team members heard this, they cheered: "Yes, yes, yes! The welfare allowance is given to Teacher Xu, and the welfare belongs to us."
The hungry senior engineer happily opened the mooncakes.
"Well, what kind of stuffing is this? Why is it so delicious!"
“Sweet but not greasy, it doesn’t feel like moon cakes, but like Western snacks.”
"What is this? Sanbao tea? Is it tea?"
"This tea seems to be grown on Fuju Island itself. Last time I saw a tourist pestering Mr. Wang to buy tea. Mr. Wang said that his boss didn't even have enough to give away, so he wouldn't sell it."
"Then we have earned something, right?"
"You've already earned it. Have you ever received such a decent gift when you went on a mission elsewhere?"
"Not really!"
"..."
After Lu Gong reported to his boss on the phone, he found that everyone not only had moon cakes, but also made tea. It was as comfortable as if they were not in the engineering team, but in some high-end teahouse.
Inhaling deeply the fragrance of tea in the air: "This tea is good!"
Engineers at their level have more or less apprentices under them. The apprentices would like to send some cigarettes, wine, and tea during the New Year and festivals, but they don't seem to have the fragrance of the tea.
"Gong Lu, come and have a taste. This cup is yours. The Three Treasures Tea from Fuju Island is really good!"
"Gong Lu, what did the superiors say?"
"That's right, Mr. Lu, what do you say? Is the scheme of exchanging subsidies for benefits feasible? If not, I'll ask Mr. Wang to buy this box." The senior engineer, who had already opened the mooncakes and was eating and drinking tea, wiped his mouth and said.
Lu Gong glared at him: "Have you already thought of a strategy together? No wonder the tea leaves have been torn apart. Come on, feel free to eat! The leader has said that he will apply to the superiors and return this gift for us. The subsidy has already been paid to our salary.
If you open the account, this benefit will also belong to us."
Everyone cheered: "That's a good feeling!"
Who would think there are so many benefits during the holidays!
"Honestly, it's quite comfortable to work here. You can concentrate on your work and don't have so many worries. Sometimes you can get extra rewards. If you buy dozens of seafood outside, it tastes like it's free...
..." Everyone talked about the good things about Fuju Island.
“The only inconvenience is that it’s far away from home.”
"That's much better than building projects in deep mountains and deserts before."
"That's right. At least you can take a bath upstairs in the resort after resting. You can't get this kind of treatment in the mountains or deserts. We may not have this opportunity to enjoy it in the city. The engineering team can get a 34% discount with their certificates, which is nearly half the price."
"That's not called taking a bath, it's called sauna or steaming."
"almost."
"Hey, have you ever thought about it? Just settle here when you retire. I think the housing prices in this town are not expensive and the buildings are quite grand. The newly launched properties look more upscale than those in my hometown. When the submarine city is built in the future
Well, houses here will definitely increase in price again..."
"You don't have to tell me! If it weren't for the higher-ups' regulations that we can't ventilate the house during the construction period, I would have called home right now and asked my wife to come here with the money to buy a house."
"You are so impatient!"
"I'm anxious, aren't you? I heard that many people come to the town to buy houses. No matter how big the new building is, the number of units is limited. By the time we finish this phase of the project, they may be sold out early."
After saying this, not only the senior engineers, but also other engineers couldn't help but become anxious. The more they thought about it, the more they felt it was a good place.
People from outside move to the town for two reasons: one is for their children to study - they come to Fjord High School; the other is for the appreciation potential of sea-view houses, but they know that these are secondary, and they will wait for five years.
When the Undersea City is completed in the next few years, people from all over the country and even the world will flock here. The few real estates in Fjord Town, which is limited in area, will definitely become the targets of people's grabs.
By then, how can these people who rely on their salaries and bonuses to save money to buy a house compete with the rich people worth seven, eight or nine figures?
"Gong Lu, why don't you ask Teacher Xu to see if she knows the boss of the real estate project, and I wonder if she can save a few units for us. You don't need to keep them for too long, just keep them until the end of the year, when we get the first installment of this task.
If you win a prize and collect a down payment, you can apply for a mortgage."