bestfiction Chapter 464 Youthful Years!
Chapter 464 Youthful Years!
"You? No chance!"
Gao Yue turned to leave.
"Hey, wait a minute!"
Zhong Yuemin took two quick steps and blocked her way again.
"What's wrong?"
Gao Yue stopped, raised her chin,
"If soft tactics don't work, you want to try hard ones? Let me tell you..."
"What are you thinking about!"
Zhong Yuemin chuckled.
"I'm not a thug. Besides, the crackdown hasn't completely subsided yet, how could I dare?"
As he spoke, his joking expression vanished, and he asked:
"Seriously, what are your plans for the future?"
What plans could there be?
Gao Yue's eyes dimmed.
"Just wait and see what the resettlement office says!" They knew the chances were slim, but they had no other options at the moment.
"That'll be a long time coming."
Zhong Yuemin shook his head, his tone sincere.
"You saw it today too. There are only a few positions, and so many people are scrambling to get them. Relying on them is risky. Even if they exist, they won't be good jobs!"
Gao Yue sighed, a hint of helplessness in her voice.
"There's nothing we can do. My family is just an ordinary family, we have no connections, no connections, if all else fails..."
He paused, as if both sulking and serious.
“I’ll also set up a stall outside and sell pancakes. My skills are definitely better than yours.”
Zhong Yuemin was amused by her words:
"Setting up a stall isn't something you can just do whenever you want. You have to brave the wind and rain, and even if business isn't good, you have to be constantly on guard against the city management officers. It's like playing guerrilla warfare."
Looking at the girl, he changed the subject.
"If you're willing, I can introduce you to a job."
"you?"
Gao Yue looked him over suspiciously.
What kind of jobs can you recommend to me?
"Office work, sheltered from the wind and rain, absolutely respectable, and the salary and benefits..."
Zhong Yuemin said confidently,
"It certainly won't be worse than any job you can find right now. How about it, give it a try?"
Gao Yue's wariness deepened, and she took a half step back: "You...do you have some ulterior motive towards me? Why are you introducing me to a job for no reason?"
"attempt?"
Zhong Yuemin nodded frankly.
"Of course there are. Pie doesn't fall from the sky. You're beautiful and energetic. It would be a waste for you to make pancakes."
I believe in making the best use of everyone's talents and resources.
As he spoke, he took a business card out of his pocket and handed it over.
"If you're not comfortable with this, you can go to the company at this address first, check out the environment and the staff, and then make a decision."
Gao Yue hesitantly took the business card. It was a decent-quality white card with the words "XX Trading Company" printed on it, along with an address and phone number. After reading it, she became even more puzzled:
"This company...you own it?"
"Hmm..." Zhong Yuemin responded vaguely, "I guess so."
"You've already started your own company and become a boss, so why are you coming to the resettlement office looking for a job?" Gao Yue felt that this person was full of contradictions.
"Hey, it's a long story."
Zhong Yuemin didn't explain further, just waved his hand.
"Think it over. Come back and take a look when you've made up your mind. I'm leaving now." With that, he turned and left, his hands in his pockets, slowly blending into the sparse crowd on the street.
Gao Yue clutched the business card, still slightly warm from the person's touch, watching their departing figure. This person... was quite strange.
He looked down at the business card again, muttering to himself.
“Zhong Yuemin…”
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A few days later, Zhang Haiyang's house was bustling with activity. To celebrate his appointment as the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Xicheng Branch, he invited Zhong Yuemin, Zhou Xiaobai, Zheng Tong, Jiang Biyun, and several others to his home for a good meal.
Haiyang's wife, Liu Qian, was the same female member of the expedition team back then. She's a good cook and prepared a table full of delicious dishes, the aroma filling the air.
Everyone sat down around the table, and Zheng Tong was the first to raise his glass, shouting:
"Come on, everyone, let's have a toast together to celebrate Comrade Haiyang's glorious appointment as a people's police officer, and even the deputy captain of the criminal investigation team. He has a bright future ahead of him!"
Everyone laughed and raised their glasses, the glasses clinking together with a crisp sound. They tilted their heads back and drank it all, and the atmosphere immediately became lively.
Zhang Haiyang put down his cup, smiled, looked at Zhong Yuemin, and said sincerely:
"Yuemin, I got into the criminal investigation team thanks to you. Otherwise, how would I have gotten this opportunity? Seriously, please reconsider. It's a rare opportunity. Director Liu really values you. He even told me privately today to persuade you to give him some advice..."
Zhong Yuemin picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks, then waved his hand to interrupt him:
"Ocean, if I wanted to, I would have gone long ago. Don't try to persuade me otherwise."
With his usual nonchalant smile on his face, he teased...
"Besides, if I really went, with my abilities, what if I stole your thunder? That wouldn't be good, would it?"
He then gently nudged Zhou Xiaobai beside him with his elbow.
"...Besides, my wife won't allow it either."
Zhou Xiaobai lightly tapped his arm and said reproachfully:
"Who told you not to go? You're just using me as an excuse."
He looked at Zhang Haiyang as he spoke.
"However, I really don't want Yuemin to go. It's good as it is now. Let him stay home and take care of the children. It's peaceful. I'm busy enough with things outside. Yuemin doesn't need to support the family. It's good for him to be a stay-at-home husband."
Zheng Tong, who was listening nearby, couldn't help but laugh and joked:
"Haiyang, did you hear that? Yuemin is living off a woman now. He's being waited on hand and foot. He's living such a carefree and comfortable life. Aren't you envious?"
He had barely finished speaking when Jiang Biyun, who was standing next to him, snorted and glanced at him sideways:
"Zhengtong, from what you're saying, are you also quite envious? You also want to be a 'soft rice bowl' (livelihood of being a kept man), right? Okay, starting tomorrow, I'll make you rice every day, with pickled radish and vegetables, so you can eat your fill, as much as you want!"
The group of people at the table burst into laughter.
Zhong Yuemin laughed along, and after a short rest, he slowly began to speak.
"Zheng Tong, if you don't behave yourself and get into trouble, it's okay, we have connections in the bureau!"
He raised his chin towards the ocean.
"We'll fish it out of the ocean for you. We'll use internal channels, give you priority processing, and provide plenty of boxed meals!"
"Go to hell, Yuemin!"
Zheng Tong laughed and scolded, grabbing a peanut as if to throw it, his tone irritable.
"Can't you wish me well for once? I'm a law-abiding citizen, what could I possibly have done wrong?"
"Zheng Tong, you actually obey the law?!"
Zhang Haiyang's actions, including his ruthless exposure of his past, were a direct attack.
"Back when you, Teacher Zheng, were a troublemaker, getting into fights and harassing women was commonplace. You were also frequently taken to the police station. What are you pretending to be, a good citizen!"
"Hey, don't talk about me, you're the same way as the deputy captain of the criminal investigation team..."
Zhou Xiaobai, Jiang Biyun, and the others watched them teasing and bickering with amusement, feeling as if they had returned to the past, to that most beautiful period of their youth.
The small room was filled with a long-lost, uniquely their generation's lively and warm atmosphere, full of banter and deep affection.