Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife novel Chapter 152

Chapter 152: Chapter 152 The Illiterate Nouveau Riche

Cheng Su’s little restaurant was thriving, and it didn’t really need any advertising. After all, the location wasn’t far from the military compound, so there were always people passing by who might drop in, and some did. And with Li Qiulan working there, a casual word from Li Qiumei was all it took for the whole compound to know that Cheng Su was making a lot of money.

No matter the era, when you’re doing well, there will always be those who can’t stand it, those who will be envious. The talk turns mean, with accusations of pandering and insincere flattery, and then comes the disdain for private entrepreneurs not being presentable.

"Even if you earn more money, you’re still reeking of copper, uneducated, a vulgar upstart," they said.

In the Southwest Ladder’s kitchen, such gossip was stirring, and it was Hualing who spoke these words.

"If you ask me, it still doesn’t compare to Dahe’s wife, who properly goes to the factory to work. At least she’s recognized as a worker, and that carries a better reputation. When she retires, she’ll comfortably collect her pension and live the good life," Hualing said while washing the vegetables to Guiying.

Guiying responded lightly, "Look at what you’re saying. Working in a factory is still working. How can that be better than being your own boss? Besides, the factory wages aren’t like those at the hospital, only around twenty or thirty yuan, and they deduct your pay if you’re late. I heard from Li Qiumei that Sister-in-law Qi is paying Qiulan sister twenty yuan. That’s just for the probation period. Once she’s official, it’ll be thirty yuan, plus there’s a year-end bonus. If I hadn’t already gotten a job, I’d be tempted to be a server there myself!"

"Twenty yuan a month?" Hualing paused slightly, "Just to be a server?"

As a nurse, she made only thirty-four yuan a month and had to pay for her meals in the canteen, too. Could it really be that a server earned such a high salary?

"That’s what I heard," Chunhua nodded, "And food is included. What isn’t there to eat in that restaurant? It’s only been a few days, and I can see that Qiulan sister’s face has gotten rounder."

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