Chapter 57 Stupid

Qi Bin contributed to this matter, including the construction of the entire small kitchen and Gu Wan's application for the job.

However, he kept his merits and fame to himself. He did this simply because he didn't want to see a delicate and weak little girl suffer in the fields. He didn't need to say it out loud to please her.

Except for Ma Hongli, the assistant secretary, the others were all older leaders, about the same age as Gu Wan's father and uncles, and they all looked very kind.

When everyone finished the meal, the looks they gave Gu Wan were more than just kindness and satisfaction.

All the leaders, including Secretary Zhao, were thinking that the small kitchen must be preserved so that Comrade Gu, who had excellent cooking skills, could continue to cook for them.

Some of them even planned to bring their own portion back home next time for their families to try, so that they could also know what real food is!

After the meal, several leaders became more and more satisfied with Gu Wan. They talked to her for a few words before returning to the office to rest.

And just in time, Ma Hongli took this opportunity to stay and give instructions to Gu Wan in person.

For example, since Gu Wan is mainly responsible for preparing lunch, there is no need to arrive too early, usually 10 o'clock in the morning will be enough.

It was just the right time to start preparing lunch.

Then there is her salary. Since this position is rather special and the working hours are not long, the salary will not be very high.

"It's only 18 yuan a month, plus some corresponding receipts, and a lunch."

This is much worse than the treatment of other commune staff members, and Ma Hongli even felt embarrassed to talk about it.

But being able to issue bills is very good and powerful for Gu Wan. After all, this is the most important thing for a countryman.

The kitchen helper will be responsible for cleaning up the mess. Gu Wan will not do that out of kindness and might even ruin someone else's job.

Since she had already had lunch, she went back directly to tell her family the good news.

In fact, she saw Qi Bin while eating, but it was not easy for the two of them to be too obvious outside, so she didn't say hello.

When Gu Wan returned home, he found that his grandparents and parents, who were supposed to be taking a lunch break, had been waiting in the main room. They were so worried about their child that they couldn't calm down.

Fortunately, they didn’t have to wait too long before they saw Gu Wan coming back, and they hurried to greet him.

I wanted to ask why he came back so soon, but I didn't dare to ask for fear of hurting the child's feelings.

Gu Wan greeted them one by one, and then took the initiative to step forward to explain the situation, "It's just that the salary is not very high. Hehe, I will save it for my grandparents, parents and grandma in the future."

This was overheard by another person who had just returned. Qi Bin curled his lips. Eighteen dollars a month was really not much to share with so many people.

Silly girl!
I know that my eldest granddaughter has found a job and her leader is very satisfied with her.

Shi Guixiang gave a thumbs up and praised her granddaughter generously: "Wanwan is indeed the best in our family."

Gu Wan responded with a smile: "Of course, don't you want to know whose granddaughter I am."

The grandparents and grandchildren started to praise each other in business. Gu Zhiqiang was happy when he saw the smiles on his mother and daughter's faces.

Looking at his wife next to him, she began to feel a little uneasy. Could it be that he, as the father, was the only one holding the family back?
But he was just a country guy, and apart from his strength, he couldn't think of anything else he could do.

Alas, even if he wanted to buy a red hairband for his daughter, he couldn't even afford a penny. No one could understand the sad and pitiful old father's feelings, Gu Zhiqiang thought as a matter of course.

But when he looked up, he saw the big fool standing next to his daughter.

As a man, Gu Zhiqiang could be said to be the first one in the Gu family to realize that this man had bad intentions towards his daughter. Based on the principle that like repels like, he did not like Qi Bin at all.

But at this moment, I started to think in my mind, wondering if I could get some good ideas from Qi Bin?

After all, the farthest place Gu Zhiqiang had ever been to in his life was the county town. But whether in the village commune or even in the county town, he didn't know how he could make money.

Qi Bin is different. He is also from a big city. It is said that he went to the countryside only to complete a special task.

I know from listening to him talking to his daughter that they are both well-read and knowledgeable people. Maybe there really is something in their heads?
After much hesitation, Gu Zhiqiang finally decided to ask Qi Bin for advice.

"Binbin," Gu Zhiqiang suddenly said, "Uncle wants to ask you something."

Qi Bin's body trembled, mainly because it was the first time he was called by a reduplicated word and it was really disgusting.

But this man is his future father-in-law and he really cannot offend him. Qi Bin can only pretend that he did not hear that title.

"Uncle, please tell me what you want to say."

"Binbin, if I want to earn some money after work to buy a red hairband for Wanwan, what can I do?"

Binbin and Wanwan sound like a perfect couple.
Suddenly, Qi Bin felt that it was not wrong for his future father-in-law to call him that.

"Is it possible to just buy a red hairband, or can I also buy clothes, skirts and leather shoes at the same time?" Qi Bin smiled and drew inferences from one example.

Sure enough, Gu Zhiqiang's eyes lit up, "Little leather shoes?"

Yes, he had seen female comrades in the county wearing them, and his daughter would definitely look good in the feminine little leather shoes.

In the eyes/hearts of the two men who share the same aspirations to be good to Gu Wan, they should earn more money to spend on her.

So after knowing Gu Zhiqiang's troubles, Qi Bin really tried to help him think seriously.

The main reason is that he had never encountered such a problem before. Qi Bin had already surpassed many people at the starting point of his birth.

From childhood to adulthood, he has never worried about money. Although he could not continue to take the college entrance examination after finishing his studies, his grandfather still arranged a good job for him.

Of course, grandpa only gave him a stepping stone, and his current achievements are all due to his own efforts.

Now someone asks him, how can he make money in the countryside or in the village?

If this problem were easy, would there be tens of thousands of rural people who find it difficult to maintain a standard of living that is just enough to eat and wear, or even to fill their stomachs?
"Uncle, you've heard this saying, 'live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water.'"

"Well, but there are usually a lot of big trees and weeds on the mountain. Even if I dig them all up, I can't feed them to Wanwan."

Qi Bin's eyes were filled with tears. It turned out that Wanwan's intelligence was inherited from her grandmother and aunt. The men in the old Gu family all seemed unreliable.

Not to mention Qi Bin's secret complaints, Gu Zhiqiang was also wondering if he had overestimated this big fool.
(End of this chapter)