60s: I have a store

Chapter 165 Midlife Crisis
In this way, they don’t have to worry about their son’s job anymore and can be completely relieved.

With Mr. Li's current income, the dual-income family is more secure. Mr. Li can continue to work and even pass on his job to his grandson.

Zhou Yimin found that he seemed to be accustomed to sleeping in the countryside, and he did not sleep so comfortably in the courtyard.

Of course, the bed in his country house was indeed better.

He didn't dare to enjoy himself too much in the city, but it was different when he returned to Zhoujiazhuang, as that was his territory.

Today, Zhoujiazhuang is run by him like an iron bucket, which is exactly the effect Zhou Yimin wanted.

When he woke up the next day, Zhou Yimin spent 2 yuan to make a 1 yuan purchase. The discounted items refreshed today were 100 kilograms of glutinous rice and 100 large lobsters.

Oh my goodness! The lobsters are here.

Zhou Yimin took a look and found that each lobster was of the standard 5-jin weight.

That's 500 jin! Only 1 yuan.

Made a lot of money, right?

Glutinous rice can be used to make rice dumplings. Speaking of which, Zhou Yimin hasn't eaten rice dumplings for a long time and misses them a little. Of course, rice dumplings are salty ones!

The debate over whether zongzi should be sweet or salty has been going on for a long time.

Northerners like sweet rice dumplings, while southerners like salty ones. Even the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, which have always loved eating sweets, mostly eat salty rice dumplings, which can be filled with fresh meat, egg yolks, mushrooms, dried shrimps and other ingredients.

Northerners who have a strong taste for food are very strange. When they come across rice dumplings made of glutinous rice, they change their taste and like to add candied dates, red dates and bean paste, etc.

After breakfast, Zhou Yimin, like everyone else, went to the steel mill. Today was the day the steel mill announced that he would be the section chief, and he and Section Chief Wang had already discussed it.

The workers were at work when they heard the factory broadcast.

The announcer announced the position changes of Wang Weimin and Zhou Yimin twice in a row. Wang Weimin was promoted from section chief to section chief, while Zhou Yimin became the section chief of the fifth section of the fourth section.

The workers were amazed.

Today, Zhou Yimin has become a celebrity in the steel plant.

No one is jealous of Zhou Yimin's appointment as section chief, because he deserves it. After making such great contributions, what's wrong with being a section chief?
If it were them, they would even think that the factory was a bit stingy.

"Congratulations, Chief. Please treat us to a meal!" Members of the Fourth Purchasing Department and the Fifth Section congratulated him and took the opportunity to have a meal with Zhou Yimin.

Zhou Yimin was not stingy and said generously: "No problem! Where to eat? You choose."

When everyone heard this, some people became really impolite and asked tentatively: "Is Donglai Shunxing going?"

Zhou Yimin nodded: "Okay, I'll go after get off work at noon."

The members under his command suddenly cheered.

Dong Lai Shun! They don’t go there more than three times a year. Some people haven’t even been there this year. They drool at the thought of eating shabu-shabu.

After "extorting" Zhou Yimin, they also went to "extort" the former section chief for a meal.

After all, Section Chief Wang has been promoted to Section Chief! Why don't you treat him to a meal to celebrate?

At noon, Zhou Yimin took everyone to Donglaishun.

Still the same, hot pot mutton. To be honest, Zhou Yimin was not used to hot pot mutton on such a hot day, and he was sweating profusely while eating. It was not like later times, where there was air conditioning inside.

Hotpot is better in winter, but since these people like it, let’s give in to them this time!

It is only right to treat you to a meal, otherwise it will be difficult to lead the team.

From now on, the 5th Unit of the 4th Purchasing Department will be his foundation in the steel plant. Zhou Yimin thinks that being a small cadre is enough, there is no need to be a big one. There are still four years before the wind blows, and the higher the position, the easier it is to become a target.

"It's not satisfying! When the weather gets cold, I'll treat everyone to hot pot at home, and then I'll bring back a sheep." Zhou Yimin said to everyone.

Today, Donglaishun's mutton supply was also in trouble. Zhou Yimin and his team of ten people only had 6 kilograms of mutton. They couldn't add more, and the attitude of the store clerk was still so arrogant.

No one doubted what Section Chief Zhou said. If they could get a few wild boars, then getting a sheep shouldn't be too difficult, right?
As a member of the same group, who doesn't know that the wild boar Zhou Dazhong brought to the factory two days ago was originally Zhou Yimin's? It is said that Zhou Yimin was the agent for purchasing the game and agricultural products in the village.

Most of the shareholders were looking forward to it and excited, and they all flattered him.

"What? Are you unhappy?" One person patted his colleague next to him and asked.

The main thing is that he looks so sad.

"Happy, of course I'm happy! How can I not be happy when I have mutton to eat?" the man said insincerely.

Zhou Yimin seemed to have thought of something and asked him, "Old Yu, have you not completed this month's procurement task? Anyone who hasn't completed it, please raise your hands."

Lao Su was the oldest person in their fifth group, almost forty years old.

Yu Xiaoguang smiled bitterly: "It is becoming increasingly difficult to go out and purchase goods now."

It's not that he didn't work hard. A few days ago, he even went to Tianjin and only brought back some dried fish. It is highly likely that the procurement task for this month will not be completed.

The problem is, he didn’t finish it last month either, and he’s already been criticized for it.

Hearing Zhou Yimin's words, the three people raised their hands cautiously, thinking that Section Chief Zhou, as a new official, was going to criticize them.

Zhou Yimin took a look and saw that they were all middle-aged people.

"Are you having a midlife crisis?" Zhou Yimin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Someone asked: "What is a midlife crisis?"

This was the first time they heard this word.

The so-called midlife crisis refers to the physiological and behavioral maladjustments and psychological imbalances that occur after entering middle age.

Their status in the family and society is challenged. Children in the family begin to start their own families and careers, and some jobs are taken over by young people. This change in status disrupts the living habits they have developed over a long period of time, and they are filled with inner conflicts, anxiety, tension and other emotions.

Zhou Yimin gave a brief explanation, but after he finished, he laughed.

I feel like the term "midlife crisis" isn't appropriate here.

However, there are people who really avoid looking.

Zhou Yimin was surprised: "Ah? No way?"
Some people were also surprised: "Uncle Liu, your purchase volume has always exceeded the quota in the past, what's the situation this month?"

Uncle Liu used to be the king of business, so why is he so bad this month? It doesn't make sense!

Liu Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "My son is getting married, so I want to retire and let my eldest son take over the job."

However, he himself was a little unwilling. He had just entered middle age and was still quite capable. Who would be willing to retire like this?
But if I don't retire, my son will be unemployed and that will be a problem.

It was this kind of tangled situation that made him lose interest in "doing business" this month, so his purchasing volume naturally fell.

His situation is a bit like what Zhou Yimin called the "midlife crisis". So, when he heard Zhou Yimin say that just now, he felt a little unnatural.

Zhou Yimin comforted: "Don't worry about the procurement task yet. Tell Dazhong how many people are missing."

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