pjbooks Chapter 58 The Boss's Changes
Chapter 58 The Boss's Changes
Shan Yaowen took a sip of water before speaking softly:
"You know Qu, the purchasing agent at the state-run hotel, right? I'm familiar with him, and I heard about you from him."
"Oh? So it's Qu Jitong!" Old Wolf said, but his expression clearly showed disbelief. He narrowed his eyes as he looked at Shan Yaowen. "I'd only heard of him, and then you recognized me at a glance that night?"
Let alone having served as a public security special commissioner for so long, even when he was in the army, his observational skills couldn't be fooled by what Shan Yaowen said.
Moreover, he only needed to ask Qu Jitong to find out the answer.
"Of course not." Shan Yaowen waved his hand.
"I first saw you when you chased a thief. I also saw you when the crackdown first started; you were dealing with a couple who were prostitutes..."
Shan Yaowen talked a lot, of course he didn't see any of this, it was all about his past life when he was saved by Lao Lang and invited to his house for dinner and drinks, he talked about it when he got drunk, it was all his past experiences.
However, when Shan Yaowen recounts it now, he adds the fact that he witnessed the moment firsthand.
"Oh, so you've already seen me before." The old wolf nodded.
Putting everything else aside, the fact that Shan Yaowen could recount so many things about himself shows that they weren't made up on the spot, and that they were indeed things he had experienced.
Seeing that Lao Lang's gaze had relaxed and he was no longer scrutinizing himself, Shan Yaowen breathed a slight sigh of relief.
It seems that Old Wolf doesn't boast much about his achievements. If I were to tell him the things he exaggerated that didn't match up, wouldn't I be in big trouble?
Don't end up being seen as someone who's good at flattery in his eyes.
Just before it was time to eat, Shan Yaowu returned from the horse ranch. After all, there was less work in winter, and the work mainly consisted of clearing snow.
They don't need to do anything else at the ranch.
If it weren't for the special circumstances this year, his older brother wouldn't have needed to shovel snow and could have stayed home.
It would be a lie to say that Shan Yaowu was unhappy to learn that his younger brother was on good terms with the head of the town's police station. After all, this would be a connection if anything happened in the future.
The usually taciturn Shan Yaowu was all over Su Lang today, acting all intimate. Anyone who didn't know better would think the two of them were brothers.
It wasn't just talking; they also drank. Shan Yaowu even pulled the other man into having a few more drinks. If Su Lang hadn't had to ride back on horseback and it hadn't been snowing heavily all day, they might have drunk even more.
Shi Fang, heavily pregnant, was tending to the situation from the side. She only breathed a sigh of relief after her brother-in-law put her on the bed.
"Sister-in-law, I'm going now. Call me if you need anything."
After putting his older brother on the bed, Shan Yaowen went to his mother's side to tidy up the table.
Seeing the dazed Shan Yaowu, Shi Fang sighed, turned around and brought over the cup and thermos, placing them on the table in the room.
To prevent him from getting up in the middle of the night to find water and running around everywhere.
"Hmm? Perfect timing, pour me some." Shan Yaowu saw his wife carrying a thermos, rubbed his face, and forced himself to stay awake.
"Why are you drinking so much today? Those are Lao Er's guests, not yours. Why are you so excited?" Shi Fang asked while pouring water for him.
She found it strange today. Her husband was an honest and simple man who always drank in moderation. Today, he not only kept drinking, but also took the initiative to drink with Su Lang.
If she hadn't known that he was the second brother's guest, she would have thought that he was Shan Yaowu's good friend whom he hadn't seen for many years. In fact, this was the first time he had met Su Lang.
"Sigh, I only realized today that sometimes relationships are more useful than hard work," Shan Yaowu said dejectedly as he took a big gulp of water and sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
"What's gotten into you? You don't usually drink like this." Shi Fang handed the water to her husband, then sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and looked at him curiously.
"The ranch started downsizing today, which basically means layoffs."
Dan Yaowu sighed, "Many of the good workers have left, but those who usually flatter and fawn have managed to stay."
"And you?" Shi Fang's heart tightened upon hearing this.
She didn't care what others did; all she cared about was her man's job.
"I'm alright. After all, my dad is a veteran of the ranch and has some connections with the leaders. I also grew up in the ranch village, so the leaders watched me grow up." Shan Yaowu took a big gulp of water, looking somewhat depressed.
Knowing her husband was alright, Shi Fang breathed a sigh of relief and then turned to gossip, "Why are they laying people off? Weren't ranch jobs supposed to be secure?"
"A secure job? The ranch has shrunk quite a bit."
"reduce?"
"Many people have contracted a lot of ranches this year, and this will continue to be promoted. State-owned ranches will also be released one after another. Didn't you see that after the second son contracted a ranch this year, all the sheep were bought from my ranch?"
For some reason, Shi Fang felt a little flustered when she heard this.
"And what about you? What about the area behind the ranch?"
She thought that by giving her husband the job at the ranch to her father-in-law, she would have a secure job.
Unexpectedly, the ranch started laying off staff so soon.
"The ranch will be fine for the time being, and with the connection to the police station chief, I'll stay unless the ranch closes down."
"What about those who were dismissed? What were the arrangements made by their superiors?"
They said they were unemployed at home and would notify me when a new job became available.
"That's good, at least we have somewhere to go."
"What a waste of space! The ranch in the next county started implementing a contract system last year. More than a year have passed since the ranch became unemployed, and there are still no replacements. In fact, more and more people are being laid off, and there are countless people waiting for replacements."
Hearing this, Shi Fang felt a pang of regret. "If I had known you would contract the ranch like the second brother, at least you would have had some security."
"Who knew back then? Besides, the ranch is doing alright now, at least it'll be fine next year. There are still too few people from our village who have contracted it."
The couple talked for a long time until Shan Yaowu couldn't hold on any longer and started snoring.
Meanwhile, Shan Yaowen was also puzzled. Not only was he puzzled, but Shan's parents were also curious as to why their eldest son seemed like a completely different person today.
However, no conclusion was reached during the discussion.
After all, the boss didn't tell them what happened, so it's hard to guess blindly.
Since the boss didn't say anything, they figured it shouldn't be a big deal, so they simply didn't bother thinking about it.
Dan Yaowen lay on the far side without speaking, his mind filled with thoughts of his past life. Although he had changed history and saved his family, he could still trace the events surrounding his elder brother.
My older brother is a man of few words, so the things that could make him make such a big change must be closely related to those matters.
It's impossible at home. Although my sister-in-law is a bit shrewish, she's very good to my brother. Even if there are conflicts, they should be able to hear about things at home.
Aside from home, all I do is work; my older brother works at a ranch in Xinma.
Either I was bullied, or it was something at work.
He remembered that the Xinma Ranch was dissolved at the end of 86 and then privately contracted. Could it be that signs of this are emerging now?
Thinking about his older brother, Shan Yaowen fell asleep.
The next morning, Shan Yaowen got up and saw that his older brother was already up. After finishing the chores at home, he didn't rest and went straight to the ranch.
"No, was the Xinma Ranch badly damaged yesterday?" Shan Yaowen asked his older brother, who was rushing out of the house. He wanted to ask if something had happened yesterday.
"No, I don't think so." Shi Fang hesitated for a moment and shook her head slightly.
"Then why are you in such a hurry, brother?"
At this point, Shi Fang hesitated for a moment, but still said what she had said yesterday.
"Layoffs?" Mr. Shan frowned. "If he wasn't laid off, why is he in such a hurry?"
"He also wanted to make a good impression on his superiors."
It really was about work. Shan Yaowen paused, knowing the fate of the Xinma Ranch.
After thinking for a moment, he finally spoke up: "So, what are your plans, brother? What if things really don't work out over there?"
"It can't be that bad. The government can't possibly divide up all the grasslands. I heard on the radio last time that for a long time, state-owned and private ranches coexisted."
"Also, Awen, aren't you familiar with the head of the town's police station? Ask him to put in a good word for you. Your older brother can't afford to lose his job, can he?"
Upon hearing his sister-in-law's words, Shan Yaowen simply shrugged and remained silent.
If Xinma Ranch were still there, his older brother could keep his job without Old Wolf's help, but what if even Xinma Ranch were gone?
The national policy does indeed retain some state-owned ranches as a safety net, but those are super-large ranches, often starting at tens of thousands of acres, and they are all located in one area for easy management. Xinma Ranch, on the other hand, is only tens of thousands of acres, and other ranches in the surrounding counties have already been disbanded, so it is impossible to leave only this one.
But seeing his sister-in-law's expression, Shan Yaowen didn't say anything more. If he continued, his sister-in-law might feel like he was cursing her brother to lose his job.
Later, I'll see if I can help my brother out in other ways, or find him another way out.