Hua Xia, Xiangnan Province, Xiaozhou.
Xiaozhou was located in the south of Xiangnan Province, where the Xiao and Xiang rivers met.
This place was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the landscape was complex and beautiful. Because of the developed water system, this place had been an important transportation stronghold since ancient times.
Of course, that was since ancient times.
The modern Xiaozhou was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the landscape was complex and varied. Due to the lack of industrial development, the economic level was naturally limited.
The city was still okay, but there were nine counties under it, and the economy of the county was hard to describe.
The total GDP of a county could not even compare to a medium to large enterprise along the coast.
Huang Chen was from Xiaozhou.
Huang Chen was 26 years old this year, and his family lived in Xiaozhou's Quanling District.
Quanling District was a good place, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a place filled with outstanding people.
Huang Gai, Huai Su, Jiang Wan, Li Da …
If he flipped through the genealogy, Huang Chen would be able to find a bunch of family members with names and surnames. Even Huang Gai could be related to them.
Huang Gai, courtesy name Gongfu, was from Quanling County (now Quanling District). He was a famous general during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and his many heroic deeds were widely spread by later generations.
Huang Chen, no courtesy name, was from Quanling District, and graduated from Xiangnan University with a degree in vehicle engineering. He was neither brave nor had any heroic deeds, and his major was called the car washing major.
If one had to find a shining point in Huang Chen, there would only be one.
That was Huang Chen's career.
Before Huang Chen joined the army, his life could only be described with one word: poor.
When Huang Chen was in elementary school, his parents passed away, and he could only live with his grandfather. At that time, his grandfather could still rely on his shoe repair skills to support the family.
However, when Huang Chen entered middle school, his grandfather could not work to earn money due to his health, and the family's situation worsened.
His grandfather's body did not have any serious problems, but he had chronic back pain. The fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae were severely bulging, and he could not sleep because of the pain, so he could not do any physical work.
This thing was torture. When it was not acting up, he could still walk, but when it acted up, he could only lie in bed and not dare to move.
There was no way to cure it, at least with Huang Chen's family conditions.
Relying on his grandfather and the help of his relatives, Huang Chen went to university.
Huang Chen was quite hardworking. When he was in university, he found a part-time job to earn living expenses. After graduation, he worked as a repairman in a 4S shop. He also worked as a technician in a factory that produced engineering equipment.
After working for three years, Huang Chen scrimped and saved to pay off his university tuition fees and the money he owed his relatives for his grandfather's treatment.
This year, Huang Chen's career welcomed a huge turning point.
He successfully joined Monster Industries and became an engineer at the after-sales and maintenance station in Xiaozhou under the Xiangnan branch of Monster Industries.
Less than half a year after joining the company, Huang Chen's life had slowly changed.
For the first time, Huang Chen enjoyed the treatment of having someone introduce him to someone. It was also the first time he enjoyed the feeling of being able to buy the things he liked according to his preferences.
Because Huang Chen was a serious employee of the Monster Industry, he had six insurance and one fund P2 level official employees.
Monster Industries employees were ranked from P1 to P9.
Level P1 employees were usually service and reception employees who had just joined the company and the various branches and outlets. The monthly salary for this level of employees was 6,000 yuan.
If the year-end bonus and various subsidies and benefits were included, the annual salary would be about 100,000 yuan.
According to the rules, if a P1 employee worked for five years or had outstanding performance within five years, they could be promoted to P2.
P2 employees were usually the supervisors of various outlets and the technical staff of the stations. The monthly salary for this level of employees was 10,000 yuan. Including year-end bonuses and benefits, the annual salary was about 220,000 yuan.
P3 employees were usually the supervisors of various stations and the technical staff of the various branches. The monthly salary was 14,000 yuan, and the annual salary was about 300,000 yuan.
P4 employees were only the supervisors of a few stations. This level was usually given to the technical team members at the headquarters.
Huang Chen was not very clear about the P5 and P6 employees. He had only seen the general manager of the Xiangnan branch, Xiang Yongjiang, during meetings. He was the only P5 employee in the entire Xiangnan province.
P1 to P9 employees had a basic monthly salary increase of 4,000 yuan per level. The higher the level of benefits, the higher the increase. It was said that a P5 employee's annual salary was more than 700,000 yuan.
This was just the salary.
P1 to P9 employees would be given a certain amount of points according to their performance in the year's year-end bonus.
These points could be exchanged for any civilian products under Monster Industries. Normally, a P1 employee could exchange points for a magic crystal phone as long as they worked hard for a year.
Huang Chen had been working for less than half a year. He had calculated that when the year-end bonus was given at the end of the year, his points would be enough to exchange for two magic crystal phones.
However, he already had a phone and even holographic glasses.
This was not because he was squandering money after receiving his salary, but because Monster Industries, regardless of whether it was P1 or P6, as long as they joined the company, they would be equipped with a magic crystal phone and holographic glasses.
Although this was a work device, as long as they worked in the company, they would always have a phone and glasses.
Since the holographic glasses were launched, Monster Industries' headquarters meetings were all held through holographic glasses.
With such benefits and treatment, as well as the legendary Monster Industries signboard, although Huang Chen had only been working for less than half a year, he already felt like a winner in life.
Now, Huang Chen was not in a hurry to find a partner. He was prepared to work hard for a year and work hard to promote himself to P3.
The money he earned this year was enough for him to buy a house in the school district that was no less than 120 square meters in downtown Xiaozhou.
Housing prices in downtown Xiaozhou were not expensive. The school district was only 6,000 to 8,000 yuan. If he had gotten on the bus a few years ago, he could have bought a house for 3,000 to 4,000 yuan.
However, his plan to buy a house was disrupted the moment the elven maid was put on sale.
As an engineer at the city's first-level after-sales and maintenance station, Huang Chen had participated in all the after-sales and maintenance technical training at the headquarters when the elven maid project was launched.
Of course, he understood the significance behind the elven maid's epoch-making technology.
His grandfather was already 69 years old this year. Because of low back pain, he usually walked with crutches. When his back pain was severe, he could only rest in bed.
Huang Chen was busy with work. Recently, he had been assigned to the elven maid's special post and was responsible for the offline technical guidance of the elven maid.
Therefore, he gritted his teeth and took out all his savings to buy his grandfather an elven maid.
Internal employees had a non-transferable discount for purchasing an elven maid. Adding in his points, Huang Chen bought it at a price that was nearly 20,000 yuan cheaper than the market price.
Although his savings were gone, his grandfather was very satisfied with the elven maid's care. He did not have to worry about anything and could put himself into work and do a lot of work.
When he returned home, he could still enjoy the service of an elven maid. No matter how he looked at it, it was not a loss.
…
At six in the morning, Huang Chen's biological clock automatically woke him up.
When he got out of bed, the elven maid had already prepared hot porridge and shredded dried chili in the kitchen. Even the steamed buns he brought back last night had been heated up.
People in Xiangnan loved spicy food. Red chili peppers early in the morning were not afraid of heat.
The elderly all woke up early. Huang Chen's grandfather was already sitting at the dining table waiting for Huang Chen.
His grandfather's hair was already silver, and the wrinkles on his face were full of fatigue and vicissitudes. He sat there. Even if he tried to straighten his back, he could not hide the slight humps on his upper body.
Actually, the kitchen and dining table were just a gas tank stove and an old wooden table in the corner of the central room.
Huang Chen's house was only 50 square meters. The only bedroom was given to Huang Chen by his grandfather, and his grandfather slept on the bed at the end of the central room.
Old, broken, and dim.
This was Huang Chen's house.
The gorgeous, sci-fi elven maid was a strong contrast to this house.
Seeing that Huang Chen had finished washing up, his grandfather, who was sitting on the bench with his back straight, began to complain about Huang Chen.
He said that he bought this robot for no reason. It was a whole 100,000 yuan. With this money, he could save it for a year and buy a new house.
He also said that the news was saying that property prices were rising every day. If he bought it two years later, the price would increase by more than 100,000 yuan.
"Isn't it because I want to take care of you?" Huang Chen laughed and picked up a steamed bun. "Look, with this robot, not only will there be someone to cook, there will also be someone to give you a waist massage. It will save you from running to the massage shop every few days. It costs 30 yuan per trip."
"But you can't delay the important matter of buying a house." Huang Chen's grandfather continued to complain. "It's enough to use my money for the massage. In my opinion, cooking is a waste of money."
"You don't know, this robot added two full bowls of water to the pot when it heated the steamed bun. I told it to add one bowl, but it still argued with me, saying that two bowls of water was the most scientific."
"I don't even have a partner now. Why should I be in a hurry to buy a house?" Huang Chen laughed as he ate. "I'm used to living in this house. Two more years won't affect anything."
Huang Chen's grandfather stretched out his calloused fingers and knocked on the table. He was a little angry. "I'm in a hurry?"
"I'm in a hurry for you."
"You also know that you don't have a partner?"
"Look at this house. It's broken like a rat's nest. Who would be willing to come here?"
"The sooner we buy a house, the sooner we start a family. I don't want to not be able to see my grandchildren on the day I die."
"Ever since you started working at that Monster Industries, your relatives and neighbors have told me countless times to help you find a partner."
"But in the end, you brought back a robot."
"At the alley, your Auntie Wang even asked me if you had any problems in your heart and wanted to find a robot as your wife."
As he spoke, Huang Chen's grandfather took a mouthful of chili to calm himself down. "Don't you think it's infuriating?"
Huang Chen almost choked on his porridge.
"Alright, alright. The house is not a big deal. I'll settle it when I get my year-end bonus."
"I saw that some of my colleagues can easily get a credit card limit of two to three hundred thousand. When the time comes, I'll get two credit cards to make a hundred thousand and buy a house at the end of the year."
"Credit card?"
"Is this thing reliable?"
Huang Chen said it was reliable. Even if he didn't get credit cards, he could borrow a hundred thousand from his relatives and colleagues. As long as he worked hard, he could pay it back in half a year.
After finishing his breakfast, Huang Chen said that he had to go. His supervisor had just sent him a message telling him to come early as he had something important to tell him.
Huang Chen's grandfather waved his hand and didn't ask him to stay. "Then go quickly. The supervisor's matter can't be delayed for a moment."
Needless to say ~
Previously, when his grandson went to work, he was the only one at home. It was as boring as it could be and he couldn't stay for a moment.
Now that he had this robot, Huang Chen's grandfather didn't feel bored anymore.
This thing was very smart. No matter what he said, it could remember it.
Huang Chen's grandfather had been thinking about passing on his shoe repair skills to this robot for the past two days.
When this robot learned how to repair shoes, he could bring it to the alley and continue to repair shoes for people to earn money.
At the thought of being able to continue repairing shoes, Huang Chen's grandfather felt as if he had eaten honey in his heart.
When his grandfather ordered the elven maid to pull out his things from under the bed.
Huang Chen had already ridden his electric bike to the work station.
He arrived half an hour early. He didn't know why the supervisor was looking for him.
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