Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Ye Fan looked as if she was very pleased with her son's behavior, as if the child had grown up and knew how to share his mother's worries.

Geng Zhiye couldn't help but say, "It's just a few salespeople. I can find you dozens of reliable ones."

"Veteran?"

Geng Zhiye nodded: "Isn't it better than picking it up on the roadside?"

Ye Fan smiled and shook his head: "Your soldiers are in the army all year round, and they rarely deal with all kinds of people. Even those who are good at dealing with people are not as good as those who Dabao has found. Besides, they have never seen a mountain. They feel that their ancestors' graves are smoking when they come to my company to work as a security guard. Can your soldiers think like that? They probably think that my company needs him, not that he needs this job."

Every veteran has two options, one is resettlement fee, the other is employment. If you choose the former, you will have the confidence to choose a job with money. If you choose the latter, even if it is just a temporary job, it is more decent than a sales job.

If Geng Zhiye suggested that they come to Ye Fan's company, he might really think that Ye Fan needed them. The mentality of needing and being needed is different, and it will be reflected in the work of the few people picked up by Dabao.

Geng Zhiye was unable to answer, so he asked, "So many people have been laid off in the state-owned enterprise reform, and your company is still in need of decent sales staff?"

"Haven't we discussed this a long time ago?" Ye Fan couldn't remember clearly. "From the state-owned clothing factory to Chang Guangrong's sportswear factory, some people would feel ashamed because they lost their iron rice bowl. Asking them to deliver goods everywhere and greet people at the door on holidays would make them feel ashamed and sorry for their ancestors."

Geng Zhiye: “There are also people who don’t care about these things.”

"But these people can set up stalls. They have flexible hours and don't have to worry about the boss or supervisor's mood." Ye Fan said, "There are many idle people in society. Just because he is well-behaved doesn't mean his friends are honest. If I recruit a sheep, I may attract a group of wolves. The people Dabao found are well-behaved, and the probability is the same as a top student emerging from a poor class."

Geng Zhiye asked: "You are so worried about outsiders, so your employees are all relatives looking for relatives, and friends looking for friends?"

Ye Fan: "Before the reform of state-owned enterprises, sales staff could only be found in this way. Now many people are no longer obsessed with state-owned enterprises. I asked people to recruit people from technical secondary schools or colleges."

Nowadays, schools still provide job placements. Geng Zhiye asked, "Are you willing to give up the government's job placement and come to your company?"

Ye Fan: "Two years ago, they didn't want to, but in the past two years, they found a few. One is a veterinarian, and the other can only be a kindergarten teacher after graduation. The reason they chose these two majors is that they were average students, so they took a gamble just to get a place to study. Unexpectedly, they were laid off before they graduated. Now they are working as salespeople while learning to repair computers."

"Are they all gay?"

Ye Fan: "There are few residential areas with elevators now, and women can't carry the display host up to the fifth or sixth floor."

Geng Zhiye forgot about Ye Fan's computer bag and said, "A gay man is a kindergarten teacher? It seems that he really had no other choice at the time. Wait, just these two?"

Ye Fan pulled him to lie down: "Of course there are more than that. There are three in Hangzhou, one in the central store, and one in the R&D department, serving as the director's secretary." Speaking of this, he wanted to sigh, "It's really hard to compete with the country for talent."

"State-owned enterprises are still stable. State-owned enterprises give 300 yuan, and you give 400 yuan. If it were me, I would choose state-owned enterprises."

Ye Fan: "Yes. But they are not worth that much if they are paid 500. If they can get 500, then the receptionists and security guards who have worked for several years will definitely complain if they don't get 600. If the security guards' salary goes up, the salary of the R&D department must also go up, otherwise the interns will make fun of me, saying that I am busy all day and don't get overtime pay, I might as well be a security guard."

"Why don't you think of going to the labor market?" Geng Zhiye asked, "Migrant workers are definitely not afraid of being seen by relatives and neighbors when they are selling computers at the door."

Because their relatives and friends are in their hometown!

Ye Fan: "Most people who work outside these days go with their relatives. They only go out if their relatives guarantee that there will be work. They don't need to be picked like vegetables put out for sale. Besides, the train is so chaotic, they don't dare to go out on their own. But there are also brave ones. Two maintenance personnel in my company are now in Hangzhou. They came out on their own. At the annual meeting, I heard him say that he only had 20 yuan on him, and only a few yuan was left after buying the train ticket. At that time, he wanted to find a job with food and accommodation, and no salary. Unexpectedly, he was lucky and found it after searching for a long time."

"your company?"

"Yes. The other one was not so lucky. He stayed in the labor market for two days and was picked up and used as a thug. He didn't want to die so he ran away and ran to a remote place, so he ran to the talent apartment." A few years ago, there was no road to the door of Ye Fan's company to pass the bus, and the locals and locals thought that place was remote. So Ye Fan believed that the employee's words were true. But saying that he was picked up may not be accurate. Nine out of ten people think that the person who picked him was a big boss, and he was deceived into going there because he wanted to make money and was greedy for cheap.

Geng Zhiye was aroused by her curiosity: "And then?"

Ye Fan smiled: "I want to laugh when I talk about this. He saw the security guard and thought he was a policeman, and wanted to ask him for help. The security guard thought he was applying for a security guard position, so he said they didn't need security guards, but sales staff. He had nowhere to go and didn't have much money, so he planned to hide in my company for a while."

"Then you stayed in the company until you learned how to repair computers and volunteered to go to Hangzhou to provide support?"

Ye Fan: "At first, he planned to go back to his hometown after making money because he was afraid of being found by those people. The talent apartment and the company are one or two kilometers away from the street, but the sales office is on the street, and almost everyone who buys electronic products has visited that street. He was found in less than three days. Sales manager, you, the security guard, went up to capture one of them, and the others captured the other three. Without saying a word, they sent them directly to the police station. The police station detained him for a few days for provoking trouble. My employee was worried that they would retaliate, so he wanted to leave. The manager comforted him and said that no one dared to retaliate, so he felt at ease to stay."

"Where does he get the confidence from?"

Ye Fan looked at him with a smile. Geng Zhiye understood: "Me?"

Ye Fan: "I heard that as soon as those guys came out, they complained to their boss and wanted to smash my store. Their boss thought that the manager was capable and efficient, like a gangster, so he asked where he was from, and he found out that I was. He was worried that he would offend me and get wiped out, so he brought his younger brother to the store to apologize."

Geng Zhiye was stunned by this trend.

Seeing this, Ye Fan wanted to laugh: "I didn't know about this before. I only found out about it when everyone was sitting together at the annual meeting and chatting about nothing. But I also reminded them not to bully others by taking advantage of their power."

"What did they say?"

Ye Fan: "The manager said that everyone is only looking for money, as long as it doesn't hinder them from making money, whoever they want is welcome."

"So pragmatic?" Geng Zhiye was very surprised.

Ye Fan: "They have a pragmatic boss."

Geng Zhiye was happy.

Ye Fan was also amused. "This story started a few years ago. At that time, my employees had money and wanted to buy motorcycles. Some wanted to buy big gold chains and watches. I suggested that they buy houses. They were not very happy at first, and they probably thought I was as troublesome as their mother. I told them directly that both the office and the store on the street were bought by me. Then I asked me why I bought them instead of renting them."

Geng Zhiye continued, "You are so good at making money because you can see that buying is more cost-effective than renting."

"Yes! Although they can't understand it, because the rent was low at that time, and they only looked at those few years when it was more cost-effective to rent than to buy, they still listened to me. Now half of the people in the R&D department have houses, and 30% of the people in the sales department have houses. The latest one bought it four or five years ago. At that time, the house price was less than a thousand. Now the cheapest house among them has also exceeded a thousand. Others who bought cars, tens of thousands of meat wrapped iron to carry girls are very cool, and people on the whole street are envious. Now no one wants to buy a house for 3,000 yuan, and they still have to rent a house. This contrast is too strong. My employees are more pragmatic than each other. At the annual meeting of the new employees last year, their wish was to have a home in the capital." Ye Fan wanted to laugh again when talking about this, "In addition to our own use, there are six floors in that building, and there are dozens of companies. The people in my company are the most stingy."

Geng Zhiye leaned over and asked, "What do you mean?"

"The boss of the company downstairs said that none of them smoke or drink, and they wear checkered shirts all year round. If you don't know them, you would think they are all poor guys who started their own business." Ye Fan laughed, "Others go to discos, coffee shops, and movie theaters after work, but my company's employees go to the cafeteria, and after eating, they either go to work overtime or go back to the dormitory to watch TV. I'm afraid it costs me an extra penny."

Geng Zhiye: "Then isn't Sen Sen an outlier?"

Ye Fan: "Sensen doesn't go there often. Sensen has taken them there before, but they couldn't stand it and ran out after a short while. Then they spread the word in the company that people should not go near that place because it messes up people's minds and evil spirits are rampant."

"How is that possible?" Although Geng Zhiye had never been there, he had seen it on TV.

Ye Fan said: "It's a bit exaggerated, but to people who are used to peace and quiet, it's like a riot of demons and ghosts howling. Employees who think their colleagues are exaggerating followed Sen Sen, drank a cup of Coke, and came back to talk about it for a week, because the cup in it can buy a box outside."

"A box of Coke doesn't cost much to them. Their consumption concept doesn't match their income." Geng Zhiye sighed and suddenly remembered something, "Won't they feel that life is meaningless if they don't spend the money they earn?"

Ye Fan: "Yes. I fly to Hong Kong twice a year, and every time they ask me to bring some stuff with me. For example, watches, mouse and keyboard, graphics cards, etc. These things are easy to sell if I want to replace them with new ones after using them for one or two years. What can I do if I drink Coca-Cola?"

"Then the boss of the company downstairs from you is wrong. Your employees are pragmatic and not stingy."

Ye Fan: "I'm not familiar with him and I don't bother to explain. He said he was stingy, so he was stingy. It's good this way, so he won't be thinking about me every day."

"Can you dig it?"

Ye Fan turned to him with a smile: "What do you think?"

"I can't poach them. Unless they are making 2,000 in your company and 4,000 a month in his company. That's not right. The people making 2,000 a month are the management, right? The management in your company gets dividends, so including the dividends, they make 4,000 to 5,000 a month. If they want to poach people, they have to pay 6,000 to 7,000?"

Ye Fan: "Even if we take into account the bonus of 30,000 yuan a year, they still have to pay 40,000 yuan to poach people. But those companies only have a net profit of 100,000 yuan a year."

"Spending half of your income to poach people?" Geng Zhiye said with a sigh, "That's unrealistic! But if you know you can't poach people, but you still want to hire them? Do you have time?"

Ye Fan smiled and said, "Not being able to dig it out doesn't conflict with being greedy and thinking about it."

Geng Zhiye thought about it and said, "That's going too far. You are so satisfied with the people Dabao picked up. Are you planning to entrust them with important tasks?"

"Let's wait and see. After a few years, if their character hasn't changed and they're eager to learn, I'll let them go to the factory to be a workshop manager or a quality inspection team leader." Ye Fan said, "Like Chang Guangrong's sportswear factory and law firm, they own a large stake and I own a small stake, so they won't mess around, so I don't need to arrange for someone to go in. The factories where I own a large stake must have a few of my own people, and I can't just rely on their self-consciousness."

Geng Zhiye: "You are thinking really far ahead." "The company has more and more people, and the business is getting bigger and bigger. Even I, an octopus, can't handle it." Ye Fan couldn't help but yawn.

Geng Zhiye was also sleepy: "Let's go to sleep first. We can talk about the future later."

The next morning, Ye Fan finished his meal before seven o'clock. Geng Zhiye and his guards left first, followed by Dabao, and then Geng Sensen. Ye Fan packed his clothes and shoes, and tidied up his bedroom and study room before nine o'clock. Ye Fan took a shower, put on light makeup, and arrived at the company at exactly nine o'clock.

The floor where Ye Fan worked was quite empty, so she reminded her secretary to recruit a few more people after school started in a few days, and have them work in the secretariat for half a year before being assigned to the human resources department.

The sales department and the R&D department above need the secretary to run around for new employees, and the secretary is eager to set up the human resources department as soon as possible. So when she meets with classmates on weekends, she asks them which school has better human resources management talents. The secretary doesn't want to have a few troublemakers to make things difficult for her.

Ye Fan didn't have much to do in the morning, and probably wouldn't have much to do in the afternoon either, so he went to the research institute and spent half a day there.

Although Ye Fan's professional level cannot be compared with theirs, she has many ideas. In the words of the institute leader, when she opens her mouth, they are exhausted. But sometimes scientific research lacks the courage to think. In recent years, Ye Fan's wild imagination has helped them solve several difficult problems, so it is not excluded that Ye Fan will have a flash of inspiration from time to time.

The next day, Ye Fan went to the production factory and stayed there for a day.

Halfway through the dog days of summer, Erbao came back, and the little girl seemed like a different person. She became more stable and her temperament improved. No one who saw her would think of her as a young girl anymore.

In mid-August, Ye Fan and Wei Jianshe took a few people to the south to pick up the goods, and stopped by the Hangzhou office and the Ningbo injection molding factory.

In mid-September, Ye Fan's partner in Hong Kong returned to Hong Kong, and Ye Fan also took a few employees to Hong Kong. The employees learned a lot and helped the R&D department purchase a batch of small items such as mice and keyboards. Ye Fan bought things for his children, mainly Erbao.

Ye Fan bought Erbao several sets of brand-name suits and accessories, two of which were bought in Pengcheng, and the main materials used were pearls and colored gemstones.

Erbao liked the pearl earrings, hairpins and brooches very much. Erbao touched his ears and said, "Fortunately, I have ear holes. Mom, help me put them on."

Ye Fan smiled and nodded.

Erbao let his hair down and felt that it was too long: "Mom, should I cut my hair short?"

Ye Fan said: "It's too short, and it gives people the impression that they are not to be messed with. Let it reach the shoulders. Use a hair dryer to blow it inwards, and it will appear gentle and intellectual."

"Is it troublesome to blow dry your hair? What if I perm it?"

Ye Fan: "That's fine. Mom will help you find a professional hairdresser later. Otherwise, if it gets burned, you'll have to cut it off."

Nanny Xiao Wang nodded vigorously: "Yes, my cousin had her hair permed badly before she came home at the end of last year. People told her to have curly hair, but it turned out to be a mess. Now she can only tie it up. Otherwise, it will look like it was popped in a popcorn machine."

Ye Fan thought about the new receptionist's hair. Fortunately, she had a small face and fair skin, so she looked good with her hair like a mess. Otherwise, she would be so ugly that she wouldn't be able to find a partner.

"Mom, please help me find it these few days. I'm on vacation."

Ye Fan nodded and called Dong Ying, saying that her hair was permed nicely.

The next day, Ye Fan took his daughter there.

When the hairdresser saw Erbao, he suggested that she get a long curly haircut, like a Hong Kong star. Ye Fan said leisurely, "She works in the diplomatic department." The hairdresser immediately did not dare to persuade or instigate her, and was very careful when cutting Erbao's hair, afraid to cut half an inch more.

With the hairstyle done, Erbao looked three or four years older. Dong Ying was also there and was very dissatisfied: "Too mature."

Ye Fan: "Maturity also makes you look steady. I was too student-like before."

Erbao was very satisfied with this: "Mom is right. This is how I imagine myself to be."

Ye Fan asked, "Then let's take a picture when we get home as a souvenir?"

Erbao looked for the Polaroid camera as soon as she got home. She took a few photos herself, and then asked her grandmother, nanny Xiao Wang, and Ye Fan to take photos together. Geng Sensen was tired of taking photos and came back from get off work. When she saw Erbao, she was stunned for a moment, and then walked straight towards her.

Erbao's scalp tingled when he looked at her: "What are you doing?"

"Is she my sister? I didn't dare to admit it!"

Erbao glared at him and said, "You are poorer than my dad."

Speaking of Geng Zhiye, Geng Sensen asked: "Aunt, what is uncle busy with? He is not the head of a military region, so why is he busier than my dad?"

Ye Fan: "Your dad is always flying around and has endless meetings. Isn't he busy?"

"He's not very busy. I can see him every time I go back." Geng Sen Sen thought carefully, even if she didn't see him during meals, she would definitely see him before going to bed.

Ye Fan said: "You should live in the army dormitory, so you can see your uncle more often."

"You are just being argumentative. If I were my dad's secretary, I would see him all day long." Geng Sensen remembered something, "Oh, by the way, I went back a few days ago for dinner. My dad said my brother is getting engaged in a few days, and asked you to go with him."

Ye Fan was puzzled: "Why should I go there?"

"My dad means that my brother has been with you and my uncle for half of his life, so you must go to his engagement." Geng Sensen said, "I've brought the message. If you don't have time, tell them yourself."

Ye Fan smiled and said, "When I have time, I'll ask your mother what she wore that day."

"Tsk, look how careful you are." Geng Sensen said, "Wear whatever you want. It's not like we're asking for your hand in marriage."

Yu Wentao couldn't stand it any longer: "Then you can't wear red or green either."

"My aunt is not stupid, she definitely won't wear it like this. I mean, apart from those special colors, my aunt can wear whatever she wants." Geng Sensen saw his aunt's windbreaker, "That's fine."

Ye Fan's windbreaker was milky white: "That's fine."

However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Before the National Day, the temperature in the capital dropped, and it was a bit cold to wear a windbreaker in the morning, so Ye Fan changed the thin lining into a thin sweater. The sweater was white, and Ye Fan didn't want to wear a white windbreaker, so he simply changed it into a military green coat.

Ye Fan is tall and has long legs, so she doesn't look short in flat shoes. But her family asked her to change into high-heeled leather boots. Ye Fan didn't listen to them and changed into three-centimeter-high black short boots.

Erbao suggested that her mother wear Martin boots. Ye Fan imagined and shook his head: "Too cool. It doesn't look like attending an engagement party, but more like a fight."

Both Geng's family and the bride's family kept a low profile. They did not invite outsiders to the engagement party, which was held at the State Guesthouse. There were six people from the bride's family, four from the groom's family, and two matchmakers, which made a total of six people.

At first, they exchanged pleasantries. The matchmaker's wife invited Ye Fan to eat, and everyone's eyes turned to Ye Fan. The woman's grandfather seemed to have suddenly realized something and asked, "Is your father Ye Jianzhong?"

Ye Fanxin said, you just remembered it. Ye Fan smiled and looked a little flattered: "You know my father?"

The girl's grandfather only said a few words about Ye Fan's father before he talked about himself and began to reminisce about the past. Ye Fan could tell that this old man had fewer military medals than her father-in-law.

The old man's son may have realized this, and reminded his father to eat first, and apologetically invited his future in-laws to drink soup.

There were a few more incidents later, which made both families a little unhappy. Ye Fan didn't drink. When they went back, she drove and Geng Leilei sat in the passenger seat. He complained as soon as he got in the car: "Why is that old man like that? If you don't know, you would think he is one of the ten marshals."

Ye Fan: "It's OK as long as you can handle your father-in-law and mother-in-law. Besides, your job doesn't require you to deal with them, so you don't have to worry about their character."

Geng Leilei: "What if I look for you?"

Ye Fan: "With your dad here, no one dares to trouble me. Big brother, right?"

Geng Zhihua smiled and said, "I haven't been in the capital these years, so no one dares to trouble you. Leilei, don't think so much. Just let your partner know what the old man thinks."

Yang Mengxia asked: "Will my daughter-in-law blame Lei Lei for being cold-blooded?"

Ye Fan: "Whoever is in the family should take responsibility. If you don't want to take responsibility, it means you don't want to live well. If you don't want to live well, then just leave! It's no big deal."

(End of this chapter)