After the divorce, I became a mountain god

Standing at the door, Hu Yong'an saw his father chatting and exchanging pleasantries with his former students, so he quickly said to his father, "Dad, please invite them to sit on the sofa!"

After hearing his son's reminder, Teacher Hu quickly smiled and said to Xu Bo'an and Li Ruiming, "Look at my forgetfulness! I was so happy to see you that I forgot to invite you to sit down and rest!"

Then, pointing to the rather small sofa in the living room, he said to Xu Bo'an and Li Ruiming, "Erwa, Mingxiao, come and sit down!"

As he spoke, Teacher Hu led Xu Bo'an and Li Ruiming by the hand toward the somewhat old-looking sofa in the living room. After they sat down, Hu Yong'an busied himself making tea and cutting fruit for Xu Bo'an and the others.

After Hu Yong'an finished making all the preparations for entertaining the guests, he sat down and chatted with Xu Bo'an and the others!
Teacher Hu looked at Li Ruiming and said, "Mingxiao, it's been so many years! How have you been? What are you doing now? Your teacher has always been thinking about you!"

When Xu Bo'an suggested that Li Ruiming come to see Teacher Hu, he hesitated because he felt that his current status was rather low. It was only after Xu Bo'an comforted him that he mustered up the courage to come.

Upon hearing Teacher Hu ask him this question, Li Ruiming's expression became somewhat restrained.

Hu Yong'an was still relatively young, and having spent many years navigating the complexities of society, he could easily spot the subtle changes in Li Ruiming's expression. He quickly said to his father, "Dad, this is their first time visiting you, and you're already asking about their profession. Don't you think that's a bit too presumptuous?"

Upon hearing her son's words, Teacher Hu suddenly realized something and said to him, "I only asked out of concern for my students, I didn't mean anything else!"

After saying this to his son, Teacher Hu turned to Li Ruiming and said, "Mingxiao, Teacher Hu is getting old now, and it's inevitable that I'll say the wrong thing when talking to you young people. Please don't blame me for being nosy!"

Li Ruiming said to Teacher Hu, "Teacher Hu, it's nothing! I know you asked this question out of concern for your student, which is perfectly normal. There's nothing presumptuous about it. It's just that I haven't been doing very well these past few years, and I was afraid you'd worry, so I was a little embarrassed to tell you! But now it's all good, I'm starting work at Kangtai Group tomorrow!"

Mr. Hu had heard some news about Kangtai Group from his son before. He didn't remember exactly what they did, but he knew that Kangtai Group was a well-developed industry that had recently emerged, and he had also heard from the neighbors that the welfare benefits there were very good.

After hearing Li Ruiming's words, Teacher Hu said, "That company is good. I've heard many of our neighbors want to work there. They all say the pay is very good, but many of them haven't even passed the application stage. The fact that you got a job there shows that you're quite capable!"

Hu Yong'an chimed in, "Yes, the benefits there are not just good, they're exceptionally good. I've heard they even provide employees with subsidized housing. Putting aside everything else, given the current housing prices in Dongjiang City, that alone can save at least 200,000 yuan on housing. That's a huge sum for ordinary people! It's enough for them to save for eight or ten years. And I've heard the housing they provide is of very good quality!"

After hearing what his son Hu Yong'an said, Teacher Hu said to Li Ruiming, "Such a good company, you must work hard!"

Then she turned to her son, Hu Yong'an, and said, "Yong'an, you haven't had a job lately, so why don't you go for an interview at that company and see if you can get a job there?"

Hearing his father's words, Hu Yong'an sighed helplessly and said, "I'm at the age where I have elderly parents to support and young children to raise. The pressure is considerable. Of course, I've also considered working at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory. If I could go, I could not only earn a good salary but also buy a subsidized apartment at a low price."

"My two children will be growing up soon, and our current house is simply not enough to live in. If I could work at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, at least our living conditions could be improved. But I don't have any connections, I don't know anyone there, and I can't get in at all!"

Seeing his son's helplessness, Teacher Hu didn't say anything more, but comforted him, saying, "It's okay, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Dad is just giving you a little pointer!"

After overhearing the conversation between Teacher Hu and his son, Li Ruiming realized that they were still unaware that Xu Bo'an was the owner of Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory. Li Ruiming assumed that Xu Bo'an had his own reasons for not revealing his identity to them, and that he certainly couldn't just tell them directly.

Hu Yong'an was slightly older than Xu Bo'an. Just then, Xu Bo'an spoke up and asked Hu Yong'an, "Brother Yong'an, what kind of work do you do now?"

Hu Yong'an pointed to the kitchen and said to Xu Bo'an, "I run a small food stall now, selling oden and fried food. Just before I came here, my dad was helping me get the skewers. He's getting on in years, it's really hard on him. He's at the age where he should be taking care of his grandchildren, and he also has to help me with chores. I feel really bad about it, but there's nothing I can do, life has to go on, right?"

Xu Bo'an said, "Didn't you used to contract the canteen for a construction company? You were making quite a bit of money doing that. What? You're quitting?"

After hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Hu Yong'an said, "It is indeed quite profitable to contract the canteen in the construction project, but as you know, you need to pay for the project out of your own pocket at the beginning. Last time when I paid for it, we agreed that once the project funds came in, all the money I had paid would be reimbursed."
But when the project payment came in, the boss went back on his word, repeatedly finding various excuses not to reimburse me. Don't laugh, but during that time my family was almost starving, and I couldn't even pay my child's tuition. I had to borrow money to pay it.

You know about this, you even helped me get that money back. Once bitten, twice shy. Since that incident, I haven't had the courage to take over the canteen business on any construction projects for the time being.
The main problem is that it's not easy to contract canteens on construction projects these days. The better, more profitable canteens are all taken by the relatives and friends of the project leaders. Only some less desirable projects are left, and getting a canteen job requires a lot of connections. Someone like me, honest and simple, not good at networking, finds it quite difficult to find suitable projects to contract canteens. I don't dare to easily go for those projects that I don't know and that seem unreliable, for fear that if they delay paying my wages and make me pay in advance, what will my family eat and drink?
Considering all these factors, my wife and I discussed it and decided to start a small business. Even though we'd only make a little money, it would give us peace of mind!

Xu Bo'an had indeed seen that the kitchen was filled with ingredients needed for oden. Thinking that Hu Yong'an was indeed an honest and capable person, and considering the extraordinary teacher-student relationship they shared, Xu Bo'an asked Hu Yong'an, "Would you like to work in the canteen department of Kangtai Group?"

Xu Bo'an thought that Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory had now achieved stable development and many other factories wanted to be merged into it. Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory was steadily expanding its scale. During this period, there must be many different types of positions in the factory that needed to recruit talents. Rather than letting others in, it would be better to put a few of his own people in.

Of course, Xu Bo'an only said this to Hu Yong'an because he thought Hu Yong'an was honest. If it were someone who was only cunning and treacherous, Xu Bo'an would definitely not have engaged in this conversation.

After hearing Xu Bo'an's words and seeing his helpless expression, Hu Yong'an said to Xu Bo'an, "I would like to go, but such a big company, with no background, how can I just get in? I'll be content with doing my current small business well!"

Hearing what Xu Bo'an said to Hu Yong'an, Li Ruiming knew that Xu Bo'an's question to Hu Shaojie meant that he wanted to introduce Hu Shaojie to work in the canteen at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory.

Only then did Li Ruiming speak to Hu Yong'an and Teacher Hu, saying, "You probably don't know who the owner is there, do you?"

After hearing Li Ruiming's words, Teacher Hu said to him, "Do you know the owner there?"

Hu Yong'an said to his father, "Dad, have you forgotten that Mingxiao is going to work at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory? He must have some connections to get into such a big company!"

Upon hearing her son's words, Teacher Hu remembered that Li Ruiming had indeed mentioned that he was about to start working at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory. She nodded and said, "Look at me, I'm getting senile. My mind just couldn't process what you just mentioned. But you've only just started working at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory and haven't settled in yet. If we recommend Yong'an, be careful of gossip! If this affects your work, we'll feel terrible!"

Hu Yong'an echoed his father's words, saying, "Yes, I'm just barely making ends meet with my small business. Once you've established yourself at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, if a suitable opportunity arises, like when their canteen is short-staffed, I would be very grateful if you could introduce me to it. This way, it won't affect your work!"

It's clear from the conversation between Teacher Hu and his son Hu Yong'an that they mistakenly believed Li Ruiming could speak on Hu Yong'an's behalf to the leaders, which is why they said such things to Li Ruiming.

The Hu family is in a rather difficult situation right now. Most people would never pass up the opportunity to go to Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, but this father and son are still thinking about Li Ruiming, which makes them truly good people!
Xu Bo'an had only met Teacher Hu's family three times in total, including this time. These three meetings alone made Xu Bo'an feel that Teacher Hu's family were kind people from the bottom of their hearts, always considering others. And such a good family, two generations of them, still lived in such an old room of less than 80 square meters.

As Professor Hu's student, Xu Bo'an now has the ability and naturally wants to help them improve their current living conditions as much as possible.

At this moment, Xu Bo'an frankly said to Teacher Hu, "Teacher Hu, if Yong'an wants to work at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, you don't need to think too much about it, because that company is mine, and I can arrange for Brother Yong'an to get in directly!"

Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Teacher Hu and his son Hu Yong'an were utterly shocked. Their shock was no less than Li Ruiming's when he heard the news. The father and son were stunned for a long while. Hu Yong'an was the first to recover and said to Xu Bo'an, "Wait, weren't you a leader at Dongjiang Second Construction Company before? What? You've started a side business? And such a lucrative one at that?"

Xu Bo'an said, "I resigned and started my own business. Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory is my first company!"

Hu Yong'an was stunned again after hearing Xu Bo'an's words, and said to Xu Bo'an, "When I saw you a few months ago, you were still a leader of Dongjiang Second Construction Company. Only a few months have passed and you have started such a big company? You are really amazing!"

Realizing what was happening, Teacher Hu knew that Xu Bo'an would never lie about something like this, so she said to Xu Bo'an, "Bo'an, you are truly a promising young man! I am very pleased with your successful career transition!"

Sitting to the side, Li Ruiming said, "Bo'an, that's really amazing. I only found out about this today. So, the person who wanted to introduce you to work at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory wasn't me, but the big boss of Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory. Do you think this has a chance?"

Upon hearing Li Ruiming's words, Hu Yong'an happily exclaimed, "If the big boss wants to introduce me, there's definitely a chance!"

Sitting to the side, Teacher Hu said to Xu Bo'an, "Bo'an, I've been in Dongjiang for many years and know that Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory is a well-established company there. It just couldn't keep up with the market boom and was on the verge of bankruptcy. I never expected you to take it over, and even more surprising that you've managed to revive it in such a short time. I truly admire your ability."
However, starting a business these days is quite difficult. Although you are the boss there, Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory has been developing steadily recently, and all the positions should be filled. I would be very willing to arrange for Yong'an to work at Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, but if there are no suitable positions available for him, don't force him into it, otherwise the employees will complain to you, the boss! (End of Chapter)