The Era of Hard Work

As the National Day is approaching, many college students and most people working in enterprises and institutions are in a particularly good mood, because the holidays have already been confirmed. Starting from October 1 this year, there will be a seven-day long holiday for National Day and Labor Day.

However, it is not easy for practitioners in the catering industry and small and medium-sized private factories to enjoy long-term benefits.

Lu Dong climbed up from the bottom of the society and knew that ordinary people's lives are not easy, and employees will get twice the salary for going to work during the holidays.

After the holiday, there are four days off for each person.

This is unique among Qingzhao's private companies.

When the National Day was still a week away, Lu Dong officially announced the news in various stores, which basically dispelled the complaints and doubts of the employees.

Another exciting piece of good news is that there will be a military parade on National Day this year.

Lu Dong also launched discounts and promotions to celebrate the National Day in all stores, and the TVs in all stores will broadcast military parades at that time.

"Isn't your second brother the Air Force?"

Walking in Wenyuan Community of Xuefu, Song Na asked curiously, "Is he participating?"

Lu Dong shook his head: "I don't know, Lu Xia is in a secret unit and never talks about the situation of the army."

Song Na asked, "Seldom go home?"

Lu Dong said softly: "The last time I called, I won't be back this year for Chinese New Year."

Song Na suddenly remembered that Lu Dong's father had served as a soldier, his uncle had served as a soldier, his elder brother had served as a soldier, and his second brother had served as a soldier.

"It's not easy," she whispered.

Lu Dong said directly: "My ideological consciousness is low, and I can't compare with my elder brother and second brother. This year, when I went to send my second brother off during the Chinese New Year, my elder brother said that we have a peaceful and peaceful life, and there must be someone to protect and make sacrifices."

He suddenly remembered the touches of olive green in the flood: "There are disasters and disasters, and they are not the first ones."

While talking, the two came to the small courtyard to the south of Building No. 2, and Lu Dong lightly knocked on the iron gate.

The door opened from the inside, and Lu Chun smiled and said, "Xiao Song, come here."

Since Song Na came to eat, she called out openly, "Brother."

Lu Chun said: "Come in! Let's talk in the room."

As for Lu Dong, his family didn't have so many polite words, so he just followed into the house.

When they came to the living room, Fang Yan came out of the kitchen to take a look, greeted Lu Dong and Song Na, and saw the box that Lu Dong put aside: "Lv Dong, I have to tell you, you came to eat at your house and brought things! "

Lu Dong smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, this is a wedding and housewarming gift for you and my brother. I won't give you warm pot gifts when you get married and officially move."

"What did you buy?" Lu Chun glanced at it.

Lu Dong said: "Kitchen supplies, such as bowls, plates and chopsticks."

Lu Chun didn't say any more, and was busy making tea and pouring water. Seeing Fang Yan go back to the kitchen, Song Na took off her coat and went into the kitchen to help.

"How are you preparing?" Lu Dong asked.

Lu Chun knew about the marriage he asked about, and said: "The family is almost ready, and basically bought everything that needs to be bought. I cook at home, and there are many people in the village to help, so it's no problem."

He went on to say: "Fang Yan bought everything for the house, and it is considered complete. The missing washing machine, refrigerator, air conditioner, and water heater, etc. Fang Yan will buy after the holiday. Do you have time for the truck over there?"

Lu Dong drank a cup of tea and said, "I'm free at any time, so you can call me directly anytime."

Lu Chun poured water for him: "Sanlian Home Appliances doesn't deliver the goods outside the urban area, so you have to go and pull them yourself."

Lu Dong answered: "No one competes with it. It is the only one in Quannan. It will be fine if there is competition."

Guangmei Electric will come in soon, and it will be the end of the year at the latest. It is estimated that the first Guangmei Electric store in Quannan will open.

The words here came through the open kitchen door, Fang Yan said, "I still have to go to the West Market to buy some daily necessities."

Lu Dong said: "Sister-in-law, I am here at any time."

The girl wants to buy a dowry for herself, and before the wedding ceremony, the man's side has to send a car to pull it.

Fang Yan said again: "I made an agreement with Xiao Song, she will go with me to accumulate experience in advance..."

Lu Chun couldn't help laughing, and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you tell your mother?"

Lu Dong nodded slightly: "Calm down, we are still young, and Song Na is still in school."

Lu Chun said: "Okay, I won't talk too much. When do you want to talk, let's talk."

The sound of cooking and the humming of the range hood came from the kitchen. Lu Dong and Lu Chun were chatting in the living room, mainly talking about Lu Chun's marriage next month.

The National Day holiday is the peak time for marriage, but Lu Chun's work is special, and the more the holidays are, the busier they will be. During the holidays, there will be no time, so when looking at the days, I will look back. When the holidays are over, Lu Chun and Fang Yan will tune in. We'll have the wedding while we're off.

For a rural wedding, not to mention the preparations of the bride and groom in advance, it takes at least three days to officially start the banquet.

Relatives and friends at home have to start busy four or five days after getting married.

Half an hour later, the fried dishes were placed on the coffee table in the living room. Today, no outsiders were called, only four people.

Lu Chun had to go to work at night, so he couldn't drink, so he didn't drink at all, and took a can of Jianlibao by himself.

The four of them ate and chatted without restraint.

"Xiao Song." Fang Yan asked for advice, "Are you free then? Would you like to be my bridesmaid?"

Song Na didn't respond immediately, but instead looked at Lu Dong, Qingzhao's countryside here, something should be similar?

Lu Dong had a tacit understanding and said: "Sister-in-law, there is a lot of champagne arguing over there." He was not willing to let Song Na go: "There are a few uncles, and the arguing is a headache."

Fang Yan immediately understood the meaning of Lu Dong's words, and said with a smile: "Forget it, Xiao Song is still a student."

Song Na didn't try her best. The uncle Lu Dong mentioned might be an elder in the future. If she really wanted to make a scene, it would be troublesome if she didn't give her a good face.

How embarrassing would it be if Uncle Seven came over to make trouble?

From what she knew, Uncle Seven would definitely not be able to get away with this kind of thing.

This is the sister-in-law, and Song Na felt that she had a good relationship, and said, "Lu Dong, you should protect your sister-in-law when the time comes. Didn't you say that talking to the younger generation in the village is useful? Take care of your brothers and younger brothers."

Fang Yan glanced at Song Na, this little girl is not only sensible, but also troublesome.

There is nothing to say about Lu Dong's gaze.

The girl's vision is also good.

Lu Dong said: "Okay! No problem! But some people, I'm not good at talking."

Song Na knew it as soon as she heard it, and guessed it herself.

Lu Chun then said, "Fang Yan, don't listen to Lu Dong. The Lujia Village isn't very noisy, it's just lively. If anyone dares to mess around, Third Grandpa won't let him go."

Thinking of the old man with bushy brows who spoke his mind in the village, Fang Yan said with a smile, "No need for vaccinations, it's not like I haven't seen troubles in other families."

She recently inquired that Qingzhao's wife-in-law is far worse than her hometown Beihe.

Perhaps it might be due to paying high betrothal gifts and psychological imbalance. The wife and daughter-in-law quarrels in Beihe Nanfang Village are very excessive, and it is not uncommon for some pregnant and married couples to have miscarriages.

Lu Chun changed the subject: "I heard that you are going to open a store in Quannan this year, how is the progress?"

Lu Dong said simply: "The house has already been rented. It's in Laoximen. A shopping mall has just been built there. I rented three shops at a time."

"Ximen?" Fang Yan asked, "Is the rent expensive?"

Lu Dong said vaguely: "I estimate that the rent accounts for half of the cost. The shops over there are super expensive. It is unrealistic to buy them at this stage, which will make the company's cash flow too tight. This commercial building is only rented and not sold."

Lu Chun warned: "When you go out, you don't need to be more careful than when you are in Qingzhao. I also have comrades in Quannan. If you encounter problems that you can't solve, just call me. Don't hold yourself back."

"Okay!" Lu Dong half-jokingly said, "Brother, it's really something, I won't be polite to you."

Song Na looked at Lu Dong, and then at Lu Chun. The two brothers supported each other and made progress together. Probably this is how brothers work together to cut money.

Some brothers not only do not communicate with each other, but even hold each other back.

In fact, everyone takes care of each other, and it is definitely better than that.

Fang Yan herself works in the media industry, so she said at this time: "Lu Dong, when your new store opens, do you want to do some publicity?"

Lu Dong said, "Yes."

Fang Yan said again: "If you want to advertise in a newspaper, just contact me." She said intentionally: "I can also make an advertisement performance."

Knowing that Fang Yan wanted to help, Lu Dong said, "I'll call you when the time comes."

Fang Yan thought for a while: "The TV station in Quannan wants to advertise. Let me introduce it to you. I know a lot of people in this area."

Lu Dong replied, "Okay."

Fang Yan said to Song Na again: "Xiao Song, your shop wants to advertise, so come to me too."

Song Na smiled, probably influenced by Lu Dong, and what she said was in Lu Dong's style: "Sister-in-law, my small shop is just a small business."

Lu Chun laughed: "Xiao Song, don't be modest, being able to buy a house and a store here is not a trivial matter."

Song Na smiled embarrassedly.

The two stores in the county town and the university town can earn thousands of dollars a month, which is quite a lot for ordinary shopkeepers.

Song Na has ideas, and has also considered entering Quannan, but she is in college, and her funds and energy are too short, so she can only wait and see.

Moreover, the market in the university town is far from saturated, and trinkets are different from the catering industry. Recently, she wants to open a store in a place where colleges and universities are concentrated in the south.

The four drank a cup of Jianlibao together, and Lu Dong asked, "Sister-in-law, I see the business center, the building bought by your unit is almost finished, when will the newspaper office move here?"

"I can move some of them here a year ago." Fang Yan said, "I'm in it."

In this way, she and Lu Chun are very close to work.

Lu Chun has just been promoted, and his age and qualifications are here. He may not move again in the next three or four years.

After all, qualifications are very important, sometimes more important than ability.

These two people may stay in the university city for a very long time. If there is no particularly good opportunity, it is not impossible to stay here for the rest of their lives.

At 8:30 in the evening, Lu Dong and Song Na came out of Lu Chun's house.

Walking in the neighborhood with dim street lights, Lu Dong asked, "Go back to school?"

Song Na glanced at her watch: "Going back to school, I still have a note to take today, I have to catch up, if I can't pay the deduction, it will be very troublesome at the end of the semester."

Lu Dong sent her back to school. When he left the north gate of the community, he passed the 8 o'clock line and took a look inside through the glass door. Not only were there people sitting, but a large number of people were standing inside.

There are still students going in one after another, maybe overnight.

In this short period of time, there were only inflows and no outflows. No wonder many people once said that the early Internet cafes were money printing machines.