Chapter 8

Xu Zhixin thought for a moment and said, “I’ve never sold a job before, and I don’t know how much I should sell it for. Why don’t you give me one? If the price is right, I’ll give you the job.”

In fact, she had watched a lot of period dramas and novels before, so she knew what the price of jobs at that time was. For a job like her father’s, it would be no problem to sell it for five or six hundred yuan.

She did not bid directly, but let Liu Yumei name a price herself, to see how much Liu Yumei would give and whether she would cheat her.

If Liu Yumei deliberately gave a low price, it was obviously because she thought she was young and could be cheated, so naturally the job could not be sold to her.

But she worked in the Youth League Office, and he couldn’t offend her. If he refused to sell the job to her, he had to find a good reason that wouldn’t offend her.

“Okay, I’ll give you one. How about 500 yuan?” Liu Yumei said. Fearing that Xu Zhixin would think it was too low, she added, “If you think it’s not enough, I can give you a little more.”

Xu Zhixin’s father is a minor cadre in the pesticide factory. If his younger son gets his job, although he cannot become a cadre right away because he has just joined the pesticide factory, he will definitely be working in an office and will not have to suffer as a worker in the workshop. It will also be easier for him to get promoted in the future. Therefore, this is a very good job and he must get it.

Liu Yumei offered five hundred right away, and told her that if she felt it was too little, she could add more. She did not lower the price at all. If someone tried to rip her off by offering two or three hundred, she would be an honest person who could do business with her.

A smile flashed across Xu Zhixin’s eyes, “Comrade Liu, can you please add a little more? Five hundred is considered high for an ordinary job, but my dad’s job is pretty good, so it’s worth more than five hundred.

My father is an official in a pesticide factory. He works in an office, not in a workshop. Your son has taken over my father’s job. He must also work in an office and does not need to work in the workshop. He will be promoted faster in the future than if he works in the workshop. ”

Her ideal price was six hundred, but she didn’t know whether Liu Yumei would offer that price.

“That’s what you said. Then I’ll give you another hundred… No, I’ll give you another hundred and fifty. You must sell this job to me.” Liu Yumei nodded and raised the price. After adding a hundred, she was still afraid that Xu Zhixin would not be satisfied and would not want to sell it, so she added another fifty.

She is determined to get this job from Mr. Xu.

I didn’t expect Liu Yumei to add another hundred and fifty, making it six hundred and fifty, which was fifty yuan higher than my ideal price. Xu Zhixin was very happy.

“Okay. Comrade Liu, you are obviously sincere in buying it. I will sell you this job. As long as you find my father’s body and confirm that he is dead, I will go to his factory to find the factory director and tell him that I cannot replace his job. I will sell his job to his youngest son. When the relevant procedures are completed, your youngest son can go to work in the factory.”

“Xiao Xu, thank you. From now on, we will treat each other as real relatives. You may be the only one left in your family in the end. Just treat me as your relative and call me aunt.”

Liu Yumei was even happier than Xu Zhixin. She was smiling from ear to ear. She reached out and took Xu Zhixin’s beautiful and fair little hand, and said affectionately.

Liu Yumei is really a good person. It is my luck that I was able to sell the job to her. Xu Zhixin raised the corners of her lips and nodded with a smile.

“Well, thank you, auntie.”

“Xiao Xin, I saw you standing at the door of the restaurant just now. Do you want to eat out? Come on, auntie will treat you to a meal. The braised spare ribs in this restaurant are delicious. Let’s order some braised spare ribs.” Liu Yumei said enthusiastically, holding Xu Zhixin’s hand and heading towards the state-owned restaurant opposite.

Xu Zhixin didn’t expect that she would treat her to a meal. She was a little surprised. After being surprised, she hurriedly shook her head: “How can I be so embarrassed…”

“What’s there to be embarrassed about? I’ve already said that we’ll be real relatives from now on. I’m your aunt, so isn’t it my duty to treat you to a meal?” Liu Yumei had a kind smile on her face and dragged Xu Zhixin to the state-owned restaurant.

Liu Yumei was so nice and generous to Xu Zhixin because she thought that the job Xu Zhixin gave her was really good. Not only would her son be able to work in an office as soon as he entered the pesticide factory, but she had also heard from others that the minimum salary for working in an office at the pesticide factory was 38.5 yuan.

If my son works for more than a year, he will be able to earn enough money to buy Xu Zhixin a job.

In the future, when my son gets promoted and becomes a small cadre, his salary will be higher.

Xu Zhixin’s father’s job means he can spend seven or eight hundred dollars on things, which is always a good deal.

Therefore, since Liu Baiwu bought the job from Xu Zhixin, our family was the one that got the better deal.

So it’s only right to be nice to Xu Zhixin and treat her to a meal next time.

He is also nice to Xu Zhixin. If anyone else knew that Xu Zhixin wanted to sell her father’s job and was willing to pay a higher price than himself, Xu Zhixin would feel embarrassed to sell it. She thought that in return for his kindness to her, she would only sell the job to her.

Seeing that they had been dragged into the restaurant, Xu Zhixin knew that Liu Yumei really wanted to treat her to a meal, so she thought she should just accept her kindness and let her treat her to a meal.

Xu Zhixin looked around the restaurant curiously and found that the restaurant at that time was rather simple, and quite similar to the ones in period dramas. Ordering dishes was also like in period dramas, where the restaurant would write down today’s offerings on the blackboard. You would look at what you wanted to eat, tell the restaurant staff, and then pay for the ticket.

Liu Yumei ordered a braised pork ribs, a stir-fried cabbage, and a pound of rice, which cost fifty cents in total: thirty cents for the braised pork ribs, ten cents for the stir-fried cabbage, and ten cents for the pound of rice. However, in addition to paying fifty cents, she also had to pay two pounds of food coupons.

Xu Zhixin did not dislike Liu Yumei for only ordering two dishes, or thought that Liu Yumei was stingy.

She knew that when people went to a restaurant at this time, they usually only ordered one or two dishes.

Even though Liu Yumei ordered a braised pork rib, a stir-fried cabbage, and a pound of rice, she only spent 50 cents and two pounds of food coupons. You have to know that 50 cents could buy a lot of things at that time, it was a lot, and one person did not have many food coupons.

At that time, the country was implementing a planned economy, and grain was supplied in limited quantities. Moreover, grain could only be purchased with grain coupons and grain books. A person was only supplied with 25 kilograms of grain per month, so two kilograms of grain coupons were a lot.

So Liu Yumei was not only not stingy, but also generous, which was why she took out fifty cents and two kilograms of food coupons to treat her to dinner.

Xu Zhixin has a better impression of Liu Yumei.