Chapter 745: Chapter 503 Scaredy-cat!_3
"What job did she find?"
"Friends introduced them. The first job is to be a school doctor at the Textile College. She can start working when the students return to school in September, with a salary of three hundred a month; the second job is to continue working as a nurse at a privately-owned dental clinic, which she can start at any ti, with a monthly salary of four hundred."
"Is there another one?"
"Yes, the third job is to work as a nurse at the Binjiang Retirent Ho’s health center. It was introduced by Political Commissioner Chen of the Military District. She would earn a monthly salary of three hundred and fifty and can start at any ti."
"But mom won’t retire until next year."
"It’s said to be next year, but actually, she could retire now."
Han Xiangning smiled and continued, "My dad thinks it’s good to work at the retirent ho. It’s said that the main tasks are to check the blood pressure for retired military cadres, give injections, and administer IV fluids. Occasionally, accompany the retirees to People’s Hospital for a health check-up, and if there is a serious illness, send them to the General Hospital of the Military District."
Han Yu said, "She also needs to travel for work. I think it’s better to be a school doctor at the Textile College."
"What do you know!"
Han Xiangning pulled out a chair and sat down, animatedly saying, "My mom visited the retirent ho’s health center yesterday. The conditions there are not bad, but the dical staff’s skills are not very high. Those old cadres heard that my mom was the head nurse at People’s Hospital and even worked at the Military District Air Force Hospital before her transfer, so they all welcod her warmly."
"The dical skill level at the retirent ho’s health center is not high?"
"They’re also military doctors, but their situation is different from my mom’s. They were assigned to the retirent ho right after graduating from the military dical academy and have only worked there, never really treated patients. They go to big hospitals for a few months of advanced training every few years, but can’t really learn much, and their dical skills might not even match a rural barefoot doctor."
"Don’t they see patients for the old cadres?"
"The old cadres don’t trust them. They don’t have much experience and are afraid to act rashly. Anyway, for minor illnesses, the retirees go to People’s Hospital, and for serious ones, they go to the General Hospital of the Military District."
Han Xiangning giggled, then thoughtfully added, "The retirent ho provides als, three als a day can be eaten there. They also have vehicle service, and in urgent cases, one could even take a military vehicle."
Other military transfer officials got a second job.
But my mother-in-law, due to helping her daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter buy a house, is actually undertaking a third job.
Han Yu didn’t know what to say, when Han Xiangning changed the subject, "San’er, I’m not criticizing you, but isn’t it just buying a house? We are all very young, we can slowly repay the bank loan without being anxious and desperate every day, right?"
"Who’s being desperate?"
"Can you say that you haven’t!"
"I am under so pressure, but I’m not desperate."
"That’s good to hear, don’t be like your brother-in-law."
Han Yu startled, anxiously asked, "What happened to my brother-in-law?"
Han Xiangning took a deep breath and muttered, "Didn’t my brother-in-law go to East Sea for a eting the day before yesterday? Manager Xu from Dongqi Port Passenger Station, who attended the eting with him, said that after the eting ended in the afternoon, my brother-in-law walked from Yangtze River Passenger Company all the way to Rose Garden, taking over an hour."
"And then?"
"The property managent of the community was responsible. The security wouldn’t let him in, so he just sat outside the complex foolishly staring at the house, crying non-stop for over an hour."
Yangtze River Passenger Transport is mainly operated by three major companies: East Sea, Hanwu, and Mountain City.
Although Bailong Port Passenger Pier and Dongqi Port Passenger Pier don’t belong to East Sea Yangtze River Passenger Company, they assist with selling ship tickets for Yangtze River Passenger Transport and are involved in profit distribution, so brothers-in-law and other pier managers need to attend etings in East Sea several tis a year.
Han Yu realized and pressed on, "How did Manager Xu from Dongqi Port know about it?"
Han Xiangning replied with a wry smile, "Manager Xu knew he bought a house in East Sea and wanted to take a look. My brother-in-law was too thrifty to take a taxi and didn’t know which bus to take, much less where to transfer, so he just walked and asked for directions along the way. Manager Xu followed him and almost broke his legs."
"Even if he knew which bus to take, I guess my brother-in-law would be too thrifty to take it."
To walk for over an hour to see one’s own house, but not even able to enter the community gate, just sitting outside looking foolishly...
Han Yu could understand his brother-in-law’s feelings at the ti. Having to repay so much loan each month without even being able to enter the gate, just watching others live there would probably make anyone silently shed tears.
Han Yu was silent for a mont, then asked, "How did you know about this?"
"After Manager Xu returned, he told Director Li from Dongqi Port Police Station, who shared it with my sister when he went for a eting at the subdivision in the morning. My sister then called and told
at noon, she didn’t expect our brother-in-law to be so fragile."
"It’s not about being fragile, it’s about being responsible!"
"San’er, don’t you regret it too?"
"It’s already bought, no regrets."
"That’s good to hear. So what if we can’t live in it for now? Once we pay off the loan, the house will be ours, and then we can move in."
Worried her brother might have second thoughts, Han Xiangning took his hand and said, "A century-long hope is fulfilled at last, even Hong Kong is almost back! The house will ultimately be ours and we will return to it. Besides, we should think the other way around. Others may be living in our house, but they are also paying rent to help us with the mortgage."
"I know, let’s not talk about this anymore. I’m going to report to Mayor Shen at the Managent Committee first."
"Report what?"
"Along the river there are so many projects, with such huge investnts. Focused only on rushing the project progress, there’s almost no preparation for typhoon and flood defenses. It won’t matter much if nothing happens, but if sothing does happen, all the money invested before would be in vain!"
Han Yu got up and walked to the door, then stopped and turned back, "I nearly forgot, the weather is getting hotter, fire safety cannot be neglected. During patrols and law enforcent, enhance the safety propaganda."
The little brother is good in every way, just a bit timid.
No matter what he does, safety must always co first.
He’s in his twenties and dares to fire guns, use high-pressure water cannons, but hardly dares to light fireworks, for fear of accidents.
All in all, his attention to safety is almost to the point of obsession.
For example, when children like Xiao Dongdong, Yuanyuan, and Xunxun are playing around, whenever he sees a table corner, he would either block it with his body or grab the corner of the table, afraid that the kids might bump into it.
Han Xiangning had gotten used to it and said impatiently, "I know, the bureau issued a notice a few days ago. Captain Wu and Sister Ling are inspecting the river every day."
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