The next day, Mrs. Zheng went to the neighborhood office early. In fact, she was so early that the office hadn't even opened yet, and she waited outside for a full half hour.
With the neighborhood committee officials arriving, it was time to deal with the Zheng family's affairs.
The neighborhood committee actually knew more or less about the Zheng family's situation.
However, due to limited manpower and resources, the neighborhood committee turned a blind eye to the Zheng family's situation. As long as no one brought it up and no one from the Zheng family came looking for them, the neighborhood committee completely pretended not to see it and was unaware of it.
Even regarding this matter of educated youth going to the countryside, the neighborhood committee never considered contacting the Zheng family.
Now that the old lady from the Zheng family has taken the initiative to come to their door, the neighborhood committee naturally can no longer turn a blind eye.
Mrs. Zheng was very old, and due to long-term lack of food and clothing, she had almost never received treatment for her illnesses except to endure them. Therefore, Mrs. Zheng's body was truly weak, and she could do nothing except for a few very light tasks. She was a standard case of "completely incapacitated."
Zheng Guangming is also blind, and not very old.
Only Zheng Juan is healthy enough to take care of the elderly and young members of the Zheng family.
Therefore, the matter of educated youth going to the countryside had absolutely nothing to do with Zheng Juan.
At the same time, because the Zheng family's conditions were so difficult, the neighborhood committee had no choice but to arrange a job for Zheng Juan.
That's right, the neighborhood committee needs to arrange a job for Zheng Juan.
Because that's the current policy; when assigning jobs, priority is given to families like the Zheng family, who are barely surviving, in addition to caring for the families of military personnel and martyrs. Only then are children from ordinary families considered.
However, the Zheng family had always tried to avoid the neighborhood committee, so they were unaware of this policy.
Since the Zheng family didn't show up, the neighborhood committee was naturally happy to pretend they didn't know anything, which would save them a job opening.
The main problem is that there are simply too many impoverished households now. These households may not be as impoverished as the Zheng family, but they still desperately need help.
If we take the initiative to deal with the Zheng family's problems, what will happen to the other impoverished families?
Shouldn't we also consider their employment issues?
Besides work, shouldn't we also consider many other aspects?
How do we solve such a huge workload, so many job openings, and so many resources?
The best approach is to pretend you know nothing and simply ignore it. After all, there's no harm in not doing this kind of work, and no benefit in doing it either. Who would want to do it? In fact, if you do it even slightly poorly, it might cause some trouble. Who would be held responsible if the higher-ups blame you then?
So, as long as the Zheng family didn't come looking for them and the neighborhood committee turned a blind eye, the Zheng family's living conditions remained difficult.
In fact, for a family like the Zhengs, it's almost a given that Zheng Juan should be provided with a job. The government should even provide some supplies during holidays. After all, the Zhengs are a standard impoverished household, and Old Mrs. Zheng, Zheng Juan, and Zheng Guangming are not related by blood. This is a family that deserves special attention.
Unfortunately, no one had fought for it before, and even Old Mrs. Zheng hadn't gone to the government to register the children's household registration. Otherwise, the Zheng family would never be living in such a difficult situation.
This falls under the category of cognitive issues.
However, these problems have now been resolved. At least, Zheng Juan has received a promise from the subdistrict office that they will arrange a job for her.
Zheng Juan was overjoyed to receive this promise. She never dreamed that she would not only not have to go to the countryside, but would also be able to get a job.
Zhou Bingkun was naturally unaware of the Zheng family's situation.
It wasn't until he finished work and returned home from the soy sauce factory that Zhou Bingkun noticed someone loitering in front of his house.
"Zheng Juan? What brings you here? How long have you been here? Why haven't you come inside? Aren't you cold? Come in and warm up." Zhou Bingkun was quite surprised to see Zheng Juan suddenly come to his house. Looking at Zheng Juan's little face, which was red from the cold, Zhou Bingkun felt a little sorry for her. Without saying a word, he pulled Zheng Juan into the house.
"Bingkun, you're back. And who is this young lady?" Zhao Chun asked, a knowing smile immediately spreading across his face as he watched Zhou Bingkun lead Zheng Juan in from outside.
"This is Zheng Juan, a friend of mine. Zheng Juan, this is Zhao Chun, who's here to take care of my mother," Zhou Bingkun introduced them.
Zhao Chun greeted Zheng Juan briefly, poured Zheng Juan a cup of hot water, and then tactfully left, leaving Zheng Juan and Zhou Bingkun some private space.
"Zheng Juan, what brings you here? Did something happen?" Zhou Bingkun asked with concern, surprised and delighted.
"Bingkun, I have a job now," Zheng Juan said to Zhou Bingkun with a happy expression.
"Huh? You have a job? Congratulations! But how did you get this job? Weren't you avoiding being sent to the countryside before?" Zhou Bingkun was full of curiosity.
"It's like this..." Zheng Juan explained the whole story to Zhou Bingkun: "So now I'm a handyman in the canteen of the timber processing plant, and I earn more than ten yuan a month."
"This is wonderful. Zheng Juan, you've finally made it through." Zhou Bingkun was genuinely happy for Zheng Juan.
"Thank you, Bingkun. If you hadn't told me and had my mom go to the neighborhood office, they wouldn't have arranged a job for me at all." Zheng Juan was extremely excited, and then suddenly hugged Zhou Bingkun tightly.
Previously, Zheng Juan had always felt inferior. Even though she knew that Zhou Bingkun's mother, Li Suhua, had become a vegetable and needed someone to take care of her, she still felt that she was not good enough for Zhou Bingkun.
But now, she has transformed into a handyman in the canteen of the timber processing plant. Her identity has changed, and she has become a great worker. This gives her more confidence, and on impulse, she hugs Zhou Bingkun.
Zhou Bingkun was taken aback when Zheng Juan suddenly hugged him. He was stunned for a moment, and by the time he realized what was happening, Zheng Juan was already blushing and ran away, not giving Zhou Bingkun a chance to speak.
By the time Zhou Bingkun left, Zheng Juan had already run quite a distance.
Looking at Zheng Juan's slightly disheveled figure, and recalling how Zheng Juan had hugged him tightly just now, Zhou Bingkun felt a surge of joy.
"I'm nineteen now, and I'll be getting married soon," Zhou Bingkun muttered to himself.
Zhou Bingkun had always thought Zheng Juan was quite nice and suitable to be a wife, which is why he would often go to the movie theater.
It seems to be working well; Zheng Juan has been won over by him.
In another year, he will turn twenty, and Zheng Juan will be eighteen, so they can marry each other directly.
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