Fangyuan City.
A construction site somewhere.
Su Xiangdong walked into the familiar construction site again, but his mood was completely different.
Before, it was to survive.
Now... it's to make a living.
"Old Su, you're here! Haven't seen you for days!"
A fellow worker saw Su Xiangdong and greeted him with a smile.
"I had some family matters a few days ago, so I took a few days off."
Su Xiangdong also smiled, took out cigarettes, and shared them with everyone.
"Whoa, Yun Xing! These are good cigarettes."
"This pack must be over eighty? Old Su, you're too generous."
Su Xiangdong chuckled.
"It's just been a few days since I came, I missed you all."
Su Xiangdong didn't tell everyone about his family matters.
Living a little better is happiness, but being too much better than others invites jealousy.
Just then...
"Yo, Old Su is here? I thought you weren't interested in the construction site work anymore."
The person who arrived was in his early thirties, tall and thin, with dark circles under his eyes.
It was their supervisor, Wang Cong.
But he knew nothing about construction and bossed people around every day.
It was all thanks to him being the foreman's brother-in-law.
"Foreman Wang."
Su Xiangdong put the half-pack of soft Yun Xing in his hand into Wang Cong's hand.
"I'm back. I've caused you trouble during this time."
"You really did cause me trouble. You took almost half a month off at once. I thought you didn't want to work anymore, so I gave your previous job to someone else. Old Su, since you're back, go work on the rebar."
As soon as he said this, everyone's expression changed.
Su Xiangdong used to be an electrician, occasionally helping with carpentry.
Relatively speaking, it required skill and the work was easier.
But rebar work was the hardest job on the construction site.
Moreover, Su Xiangdong had a back injury, so he couldn't handle rebar work at all.
"Foreman Wang, Old Su has been with our construction site for a long time. How about giving him a different job?"
Someone pleaded for Su Xiangdong.
Wang Cong snorted coldly.
"He can't do it, so you want to do it?"
The person who pleaded fell silent.
Su Xiangdong took a deep breath.
He knew Wang Cong was deliberately making things difficult for him.
A surge of anger was churning within Su Xiangdong.
The words 'I quit' were about to blurt out.
Just then.
"Su Gong Su Xiangdong is here?"
Everyone looked over, and Wang Cong's eyes lit up.
The person who arrived was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, his hair meticulously styled. He was the project manager for their project, Qian Tong.
A high-ranking official sent from headquarters.
He could be considered his direct boss; even his brother-in-law had to be respectful in front of Qian Tong.
"Manager Qian, what wind brings you here? How about I treat you to lunch today at the Golden Moon Seafood Restaurant?"
Qian Tong glanced coldly at Wang Cong, immediately making Wang Cong dare not try to get close.
Qian Tong's eyes darted around and soon fell on Su Xiangdong.
"You must be Su Gong Su Xiangdong. Your skill in drawing circuit diagrams before was extremely high. I only realized after looking at the drawings... that we actually have talent like you, Su Gong, on our construction site. It's a waste of your talent to have you continue as an electrician. I wonder if Su Gong would be willing to join our Xuanyuan Construction headquarters? We can start you as a construction technician. I desperately need someone like you who is serious, responsible, and skilled to assist."
"Of course, we won't shortchange you on compensation. It will be thirty thousand Federal currency per month, and social security and other benefits will be at the highest level. How about it?"
Su Xiangdong: ...
Su Xiangdong was completely stunned.
The treatment was this good?!
He knew that he used to only make six to eight thousand a month working himself to death.
"I... I'm willing!"
"That's great, let's go sign the contract right now."
Qian Tong enthusiastically pulled Su Xiangdong away.
Only the fellow workers and Wang Cong were left behind, stunned in place.
After a while.
"What kind of incredible luck did Old Su get?"
"This isn't luck, it's just that gold will always shine!"
"Speaking of which... will Old Su be our boss from now on?"
Given Old Su's honest and simple personality, he would definitely look out for his old friends.
As for Wang Cong...
Wang Cong clutched the half-pack of cigarettes in his hand, feeling its weight was a thousand pounds.
School.
Su Ye, who was practicing martial arts, received a call from Su Xiangdong.
"Son, Dad got a promotion and a raise!"
Su Xiangdong happily recounted what happened at the construction site today.
"Son, I'm a construction worker for Xuanyuan Construction now, and my monthly salary is thirty thousand! You're in your third year of high school and studying hard, so you need to keep up with all sorts of nutritional supplements. Just tell Dad if you need to buy anything, and Dad will buy it for you."
Su Xiangdong finally had the confidence to say this.
Although Su Ye was surprised that Su Xiangdong had gone back to the construction site, now that Su Xiangdong was in management, he wouldn't have to do manual labor.
Moreover, from Su Xiangdong's voice, he could tell how happy he was, so Su Ye naturally didn't dampen his spirits by saying he didn't need to work.
He congratulated Su Xiangdong wholeheartedly. Listening to Su Xiangdong's smug voice, Su Ye slowly hung up the phone.
Then his brow furrowed slightly.
Xuanyuan Construction?
That name sounded a bit familiar.
Isn't that Zhang Xuan's family's company?
Could it be...
Just then.
Zhang Xuan, who hadn't been seen all morning, walked into the elite class and called Su Ye, Xiao Qiyue, and a few others out.
"Everyone, I have big news to announce! I, Zhang Xuan, am going to participate in Modu University's independent admissions!"
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