Chen Zhibin had given his absolute answer to Lu Xingzhi that he would not return to the army. Usually, in such a case, the military would not arrange a job for him after retirement.
It was hard to find a steady job in Nanjiang City with just a high school diploma and without any useful skillsets.
"Let him start with security first," Lu Xingzhi said after some thought. "Veterans are ideal for the security sector since their physical talent is incomparable to the commoner guards."
"The salary package of a security guard is not that high, not to mention, the Zhang family has compensated him, so he is quite loaded now. Do you think he would want to take the security job?"
Jiang Yao hadn't seen the bankbook that Lu Xingzhi had given to Chen Zhibin, but she knew that it contained a lot of money, otherwise, Chen Xuyao would not have suggested for Chen Zhibin to send his mother to Jindo for treatment and procure a better quality of life with that money.
If he hadn't gotten the compensation and was still struggling under the duress, Jiang Yao was certain that Chen Zhibin might have taken the job. But it was the other way around now, would he still be willing to be a security guard?
"He will," Lu Xingzhi said firmly. "Firstly, he is not an overreacher. Secondly, he cannot stay still. I bet he will start looking for a job when his mother's condition stabilizes. Moreover, he is not a businessman kind of person. He is more cautious about money and he will definitely not invest money into businesses, so, he will choose to make a living on a monthly salary basis."
"There's another person I would like you to meet tomorrow morning. We used to be on the same mission, but he was forced to retire due to his injury," Lu Xingzhi heaved a sigh of regret. "He happens to be in Nanjiang City too, but I haven't seen him in several years. I'm not sure if he still stays at the same place."
Lu Xingzhi couldn't meet him the other day when he sent Jiang Yao to college because of time constraints. This time, Chen Zhibin's matter had been resolved, so he still had half a day tomorrow for some private matters.
However, if he were to go see his former comrade tomorrow, he would have lesser time to spend with Jiang Yao alone, thus, he was bummed out. He took a peek at Jiang Yao's expression sheepishly and noticed that she didn't show any signs of agitation. Her lack of expressiveness made Lu Xingzhi stumble into a contradicting mess, not knowing whether he should be glad or helpless. He had hoped that Jiang Yao would be upset with him, on the other hand, he was afraid that Jiang Yao would be upset for real.
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