jdhmnovel Chapter 561: Taking shortcuts is not for you
Chapter 561: Taking shortcuts is not for you
After the reunion dinner, Zhou Jiyan, Huang Li and other people who did not invest money in Zhou Rong were very curious about how much everyone had earned this year. If the return was around 70% like last year, they would also like to invest some, so they asked their parents and relatives.
After being reprimanded by Zhou Rong, everyone was worried that these people could not control their mouths and would go out and talk nonsense, thus bringing bad luck to themselves, so they all tacitly said that they did not make much money.
But after all, they are their own children. As elders, they all hope that their children and grandchildren will live a smooth life and not worry about money. Everyone hinted to Huang Li and others that they would not suffer any loss if they invested in Zhou Rong.
Huang Li and her friends were not included in this year's reunion dinner, and they felt very upset. They thought of investing a hundred dollars to test the waters first. If they made a profit, they would invest more, and if they lost money, the loss would not be too big.
As long as they don't lose all their capital, they can make up for the losses by having two more meals at Zhenhua International Hotel.
Or I could go to Aunt Darong and cry to her. I believe that with her family background, it would be easy for her to compensate me with that little money...
Several people went to Chen Mansion to find Zhou Rong with their own plans and said they wanted to invest.
Zhou Rong did not ask them how much money they wanted to invest. She directly said that she had no shortage of investment funds and asked Huang Li and others to go back.
Zhou Jiyan asked in confusion: "Aunt, my dad said he can add more funds, why can't we invest money?"
Zhou Rong asked him back: "Why didn't you invest before, and why do you want to invest now?"
Zhou Jiyan paused for a moment and said hesitantly, "Huang Li's textile factory is not doing well and they haven't paid wages for several months. If they do, they will use cloth to offset wages.
My family lives on my monthly salary of 40 or so yuan, and after deducting expenses, we can't save much money.
If I lose money, my child will go hungry. I have to choose the most reliable way to manage the little money I have. I hope you will understand."
Zhou Rong: "Your money is best deposited in a bank, that's the safest place. Leaving it with me is too risky. If you lose money someday, you'll say bad things about me to everyone you meet, ruining my reputation, or come to me and ask me to pay you back. Do you think I should find someone to arrest you or not?"
Zhou Jiyan said guiltily: "We... won't... do that..."
Zhou Rong: "Go back and live a good life. Taking shortcuts is not suitable for you."
Seeing Zhou Rong's cold attitude and heartless words, Zhou Jiyan had no choice but to pull Huang Li away.
Zhou Rong gave similar answers to the other people.
Those who were rejected felt that Zhou Rong was unkind and looked down on them. They were unwilling to associate with her and did not even come to pay New Year's greetings to her.
Zhou Rong was happy and at ease. She really looked down upon such a junior. It would be better if she distanced herself from him, so that she would not have to go through the trouble of arguing to break off the relationship...
In early February, Zhou Jiaxing gave more than 2 yuan to Zhou Rong.
Part of this money was the surplus in the food factory’s public account, and part of it was the spare money in the hands of the villagers.
When Zhou Jiaxing was distributing dividends, he mentioned that if anyone was willing to raise funds, deposit the money with Zhou Rong, invest in projects, and earn dividends based on annual returns. Of course, if there was a loss, the consequences would have to be borne by themselves.
Zhou Rong's clothes and the several electrical appliances she bought for Zhou's father and mother showed that she was a business person. Everyone believed in her abilities and gave Zhou Jiaxing money ranging from 100 to 2000 yuan according to their own circumstances, hoping to make more money with the help of Zhou Rong's skills.
Even if I lose money, it’s okay. I still have land at home and dividends from the food factory. I won’t starve...
Wang Ruizhe returned to Jiangcheng with Xu Hanhua at the end of January. He told Xu Man and Wang Chengnan that he wanted to go to a government department to serve the people.
Seeing that his son had thought it through, Wang Chengnan went to find the heads of the Personnel Bureau and the Military Transition Office and told them that his son's job had not been arranged yet. If it was not arranged, he would write a letter to the central government to report everyone for dereliction of duty and neglect of demobilized soldiers.
There are too many demobilized soldiers who need to be resettled, and the positions in various departments are limited. People usually handle them according to the principle of "priority". If Wang Chengnan hadn't come to inquire, the Personnel Bureau and the Military Transition Office would have forgotten that Wang Ruizhe's work had not been arranged yet.
In order to secure a job, others either used connections or gave gifts. Wang Ruizhe had a background and his family didn't seem to be short of money, so everyone was waiting for his next move and put his name at the back of the list.
As a result, he did not play by the rules and directly asked his upright old father to come and "ask for explanation".
The Personnel Bureau and the Military Transfer Office did not want the matter to get out of hand, so after appeasing Wang Chengnan, they had some internal consultations and arranged for Wang Ruizhe to work as a clerk in the Supervision Bureau, where he would enjoy the treatment of a deputy section-level official and be able to go to work at any time.
On February 2 (Monday), Wang Ruizhe officially reported to the Supervision Bureau. He took his work very seriously and always put the interests of the organization and the people first. Some leaders admired him, but some did not like him and thought he "broke the rules" and always tried to trip him up in secret.
Wang Ruizhe's life in the unit was not easy at all, but he understood that if he wanted to be a respected cadre and admired by the people, he would definitely have to go through some pain and pay a lot of price.
As long as he can benefit the people, he should go through some hardships, and he is ready to overcome all difficulties...
February 2nd is New Year’s Eve.
Zhou's father and mother, Zhong Xunci, Qiao Dongjing and others gathered at Chen Mansion for a reunion dinner.
In order to fulfill his promise, Chen Jinyu took out his earnings this year and bought Xu Man a pair of leather shoes as a New Year's gift.
Xu Man happily showed off in front of Zhou Rong, saying that she also had leather shoes!
Zhou Rong joked: "I remember there are several pairs of new leather shoes in your shoe cabinet. It seems that you have no shortage of shoes."
Xu Man: "How can it be the same? This was bought for me by my grandson!"
Chen Jinchen and Chen Sitian, who were almost eight years old, saw that Chen Jinyu had given Xu Man a New Year's gift, so they painted a "beauty picture" together and gave it to Xu Man.
Xu Man took the paintings of the two and continued to show off to Zhou Rong: "This is also a New Year's gift from my grandchildren. Isn't it beautiful?!"
Zhou Rong looked at the figure on the drawing paper that looked like the White Bone Demon in Journey to the West and said with a smile, "When did you become a demon?"
Xu Man: "This is not a fairy, she is clearly a beauty! If you don't know how to appreciate her, I won't show her to you!"
Having said this, he put the portrait away like a treasure.
Zhou Qing'an's family did not come back to celebrate the New Year this year. Zhong Qiaoen just stayed in his room reading books or tinkering with his spaceship model and rarely went downstairs.
Zhou Rui either eats or plays.
In Zhou Jifan's eyes, the two of them were just stupid people. They didn't even know to prepare gifts for their grandmother, causing their grandmother to be outdone by others.
Zhou Jifan brought some roast duck and pastries from Kyoto for his family, and also bought a pair of gloves for Zhou Rong. These things were slightly inferior to the gifts Xu Man received.
In order to save my grandmother's face, I had to show my new research results in advance...