CHAPTER 929: CHAPTER 930: THE JOY OF PROMOTION

Zhang Jisheng never returned; a few days later, Qi Fenglian told Cheng Su that in just two months it would be the New Year, and it was the farming off-season at home. Going back would be doing nothing, so it was better to find a temporary job. Therefore, he found a job helping with loading goods at the train station.

Cheng Su didn’t mind Qi Fenglian’s reasoning and didn’t express any opinions, but seeing her reaction only made Qi Fenglian feel more embarrassed.

Even she felt that her reasoning was rather feeble. How could anyone believe it?

Cheng Su truly didn’t care much. When she heard that Zhang Jisheng went to load goods, she found it even funnier. He complained about the tough work with the renovation team, and now doing manual labor was even more unbearable.

She wasn’t wrong. Zhang Jisheng only lasted a few days before contemplating quitting, because the loading job was all hard labor, extremely exhausting and tiring, and the pay was notably low, incomparable to before.

As a result, Zhang Jisheng hinted to Qi Fenglian to find Cheng Su and others to use their connections to get another job. Unfortunately, that song couldn’t be sung again. Qi Fenglian blocked him back with one phrase, leaving Zhang Jisheng furious.

Naturally, Cheng Su and the others didn’t know about this, and even if they did, they wouldn’t rely on personal favors again.

In November, two big joyous events occurred. The first was that Joy Soon Loy Jam got a super large order, with profits of over ten thousand yuan. Cheng Su, delighted, promised that the year-end bonus for employees would be very generous.

The second was that Qi Taiguo passed the investigation organized by higher-ups and was officially promoted to the deputy battalion commander level, granted the rank of captain. Gao Linbing was promoted alongside him, and even Old Liang from Chunhua’s Household was promoted to squad leader.

As the saying goes, when people encounter happy events, they feel refreshed. Cheng Su was smiling all day, especially when she saw Qi Taiguo change into a uniform with one bar and three stars, her eyes almost closed with laughter.

Seeing her so delighted, Qi Taiguo couldn’t help but tease her, saying: "You’re this happy with just one bar and three stars. If I get one with tassels and stars for you in the future, won’t you be overjoyed?"

Cheng Su’s eyes lit up slightly. With tassels and stars, it would be at the rank of major general or above.

"If you really get that, I’d definitely jump for joy." Cheng Su said with a smile.

At a rank of major general or above, one would be respectfully called ’Chief’. Indeed, that would be a cause for great happiness.

"Look at how happy you are." Qi Taiguo pinched her nose and said: "Having been promoted to deputy battalion, at most I can be promoted to full battalion. Beyond that, it won’t be easy. I need to work harder. Besides that, I also have to choose professional studies, which means I’ll be busier."

"That’s great, learn as long as you live; I’m going to college too, let’s do it together." Cheng Su shrugged unconcernedly.

"Aren’t you worried that I won’t have time to accompany you!" Qi Taiguo rubbed her hair and said: "By the way, Gao Linbing and they said they want to celebrate with a few comrades, just at an outside restaurant. It’s a pity your restaurant has fewer seats now, so we plan to book the old Li Ji place."

Cheng Su expressed some regret, but since space didn’t permit, she had no choice but to say: "It’s now called Li Ji. Does taking so many of you have any impact?"

"No problem, we’ll just pool our money for a simple meal. Family members can also join; you come too." Qi Taiguo said with a smile.

Cheng Su agreed repeatedly, then added: "Shouldn’t we also share the good news with the family? It’s a promotion after all!"

"Yeah, I’ll call the family later," Qi Taiguo replied, acknowledging that such good news should indeed be shared with the family.