Chapter 58: Morning Tea Narrative
"It's not very big, there are only 13 factories and 8 dormitory buildings in the whole park. At present, there are more than 3,000 workers working in the factory, and a large number of workers are still being recruited. By the end of the year, we intend to add three more production lines, and the total number of workers will be expanded to five thousand. Haotian Lu said lightly.
"Wow! Thousands of workers? Uncle has to manage so many workers every day, you are amazing!" Hao Dachun looked at Hao Tianlu with adoring eyes and said.
"I'm not that good, it's not that I manage so many workers alone, we have an excellent management team working together sincerely and efficiently. One person's abilities are always limited, but the energy generated by an efficient team is unlimited. Da Chun, in the future, no matter where you go at any time, you must unite the people around you. Only when you work with your team will you be able to achieve more. Haotian Lu said earnestly.
"Thank you, uncle, I remember everything you said. Hao Dachun responded.
Half an hour later, the Mercedes-Benz drove to the door of a restaurant called Xinghui and stopped. In the resplendent hall, there are quite a few guests coming in and out.
After they got out of the car, Haotian Lu took Hao Dachun and walked towards the tea restaurant on the first floor. Although it was still ten minutes before six o'clock, the entire tea restaurant was almost full, full of customers for morning tea.
The waiter took Haotianlu and Hao Dachun to the end of the aisle, next to a table near the fire door, and asked very politely: "Two gentlemen, is this table okay?" If you are not satisfied, please take a rest first, and I will arrange it for you after the guests from the other stations leave." ”
"No need to arrange it, just this one, thank you!" Haotianlu said kindly.
After they sat down, the waiter immediately pushed two refreshment carts over, and Haotian Lu ordered twelve refreshments of various kinds at once.
In the process of eating morning tea, Hao Tianlu inquired about the situation in his hometown, especially Hao Dachun's grandparents, his parents and the physical condition of his two sisters, and Hao Dachun answered them one by one.
"In fact, at the beginning of last year, after I became the general manager of the factory, I thought about asking your father to come out and find a job. After all, he had been a soldier and his physical fitness was good, and I wanted him to come out as a janitor, but your father said that your grandparents were bedridden all the year round and needed to be taken care of, your two younger sisters were both young and still studying, and your mother's health was not very good, so he refused my arrangement. Fortunately, last month you were admitted to the university and admitted to Nanyang University, the best university in Nanguang. While relieving the burden on your parents, it also adds glory to our family. Da Chun, you are the first serious college student in our family, and my uncle is proud of you. Haotianlu said with a smile.
"All of this would not have been possible without my uncle's long-term support and help, and our whole family is grateful to him. Hao Dachun said gratefully.
"No need to be grateful, we are a family, supporting each other and helping each other, it is both a responsibility and an obligation. As long as my family can live a healthy, happy and happy life, I will be satisfied. If you have to say who has contributed the most to our family, it is your mom and dad. Da Chun, do you know? I grew up, my health was not very good, I was sick all the time, and I basically took injections and medicines all year round. Your grandparents sold all the valuable things in the family in order to treat me, and they still owe a lot of debt. Because of this, your father dropped out of school to work as an apprentice in a restaurant in our town before he finished junior high school, earning money to support his family and treat me.
Due to my long-term injections and medicines, my appetite has been poor, and I am a very picky eater, so I can only eat soft and glutinous white rice, and I eat very little. In order to ensure my nutrition, your father collected all kinds of minced meat left over from the guests in the restaurant where he was an apprentice, cleaned it, minced it, and cooked it with rice for me to eat. Your father persisted in doing this for more than three years, and when he saw that my health had improved and I could eat anything, he stopped collecting leftover minced meat from his guests. Maybe that's why, over the years, I've become more and more fond of the taste of home. I think all the souvenirs from my hometown are very delicious.
Later, your father joined the army and received a monthly allowance of six yuan, and he had to send four yuan home to subsidize the family and pay my tuition. The year your father was discharged from the army, he married your mother. In order to support our family, your parents borrowed money from relatives and friends and opened a restaurant in the town. On every day, they open a restaurant, and the rest of the time they work at home. Maybe your parents didn't tell you, in fact, your father's performance in the army is very good, you don't need to be discharged, if you are a soldier for another year, there is still the possibility of being promoted. But your grandparents' health is getting worse day by day, and I was already in my first year of high school at the time. In order to take care of your grandparents and to continue my education, your father chose to leave the army early.
Three years later, I took the college entrance examination, and although I had been studying hard, I still failed the college entrance examination. Not only did the undergraduate score line not rise, but even the junior college score line was still more than a dozen points behind. I was so devastated that I stayed at home all day and didn't want to go out. Originally, your parents suggested that I repeat my studies for another year, but I saw that your grandparents' illness was getting worse and worse, and it was difficult to even get in and out of bed, so I didn't choose to repeat my studies, and I couldn't put all the burden of the family on your parents' shoulders.
Originally, I was also going to learn a craft, and your father also helped me find a master, that is, to learn sewing. Just as I was preparing to apprentice, several high school classmates approached me and discussed going to a big southern city together. At that time, it was not open, and there were no words such as part-time work or going to the sea. A few of our classmates are full of enthusiasm and want to come out and break through. When I told your mom and dad about this idea, I didn't expect them to support me. I don't know what they did, but on the second day, they got two hundred. At that time, 200 yuan was the income of a family like ours for three years. I certainly didn't want to take all the two hundred bucks with me, and the night I left home, I quietly put the hundred bucks under your grandfather's pillow.
The next day, it was your dad who put me in the car. Every word he said to me at that time, I will remember it in my heart for the rest of my life. Your father said, "Brother, when you go out alone, you must take care of your health." No matter what the situation is, you must remember that your home is here and your loved ones are here. At that time, I didn't understand the meaning of these two sentences, but when I arrived in Nanguang City with my classmates, I fully understood what your father meant.