Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 604 - Chapter 604 604. The gap between people_1

Chapter 604: 604. The gap between people_1 Chapter 604: 604. The gap between people_1 Wu Lan really likes the young excavator operator, Sun Ziqiang!

This young man works meticulously and earnestly. He says he works one shift a day, but in reality, he starts at five in the morning and doesn’t return for his meal until ten!

And in the afternoon? He’s off by four o’clock and now, at seven or eight, he’s only just getting back.

Even when turning over the soil on the mountain, he’s not just thorough and meticulous but also levels the ground, making gentle slopes, and has dug a water channel for each slope–

Therefore, even if he eats three big bowls at each meal and still takes two tea eggs to eat the next day, Wu Lan still can’t help but like him a lot!

He’s so honest, so incredibly honest!

And now he answers with such cheerfulness, “Tonight I’ll save a salted duck egg for you, and two chicken eggs for tomorrow morning to eat — do you drink? I’ll have a couple of drinks with your uncle, freshly brewed wine that smells great!”

“I do, I do!”

The young man wasn’t the least bit shy. At the moment, he held up a finger and said, “I used to drink with them; I can down almost half a kilo of Erguotou!”

Of course, he didn’t mention how he was drunkenly sprawled out for an entire day afterwards.

Young men care about saving face, after all. When it comes to boasting, they can’t lose.

As they chatted away happily, Zhou Maozhu looked puzzledly at him, “This is…”

Only then did Wu Lan remember that the two hadn’t met each other yet! She quickly introduced him:

“Didn’t I mention I was getting ready to clear some land on the mountain? This is the young fellow I hired before to operate the excavator, Sun Ziqiang. He’s extremely diligent and capable. Go have a look at the work he’s done on my mountain, how meticulous! Such a young fellow has really done something incredible, buying an excavator all by himself!”

An excavator?!

Zhou Maozhu was astounded!

Zhou Tianyu, unsurprisingly, felt his father’s gaze and once again felt a wave of gloom.

The group was bustling with preparations for dinner.

Before the dishes were fully served, Zhou Maozhu, looking at the young man who had bought his own excavator, couldn’t hold back and asked, “Xiaosun, how old are you this year?”

Sun Ziqiang replied cheerfully, “I’m 20!”

Only twenty?!

Zhou Maozhu was shocked, “At 20 you bought your own excavator?”

Sun Ziqiang grinned broadly, “Uncle, I started working right after I graduated from high school. I learned how to operate and repair excavators for a year. After filling in for two years, I managed to save up more than 200,000 yuan, just enough for the down payment on the excavator!”

“College graduates make money with their brains, much easier than what I do.”

Zhou Maozhu couldn’t help but glance at the college graduate beside him — no, some college graduates, not only do they not make money, but they also lack brains.

Zhou Tianyu: … silently fumed.

Zhou Maozhu sighed wistfully, “That’s still impressive… Do you make good money operating the excavator? With more than 200,000 yuan, why not make a down payment on a house?”

Sun Ziqiang was a little embarrassed, “I don’t make much money. The market was good before, and I could make five or six hundred yuan for a shift, but now it’s only three or four hundred.”

“I thought about putting a down payment on a house, and even went to look at some, but they were all too small. I figured I might as well save some money and build a house back in my hometown.”

It was, after all, Song Tan’s house construction that had made up his mind. Since he wasn’t married yet and didn’t need to consider healthcare or education, renovating his parents’ old house was the right thing to do.

But his parents disagreed, wanting to buy a home for his younger brother first… Sun Ziqiang was honest but not foolish, thus he decided not to get involved with any house and went straight to buying an excavator!

“Well… how much do you earn operating your own excavator?” Zhou Maozhu’s tone grew more wistful — all kids, why was this young man so capable?

Sun Ziqiang sighed, “Not much even when operating my own; for a place like Song Tan’s, it’s only 1500 yuan per shift.”

There’s also fuel to consider, diesel costs seven yuan now. The excavator needs maintenance, too, and with the air conditioner on in this heat, fuel consumption is even higher…

In short, after all is said and done, one could earn about four hundred yuan a day.

These are things that outsiders wouldn’t think of, especially the maintenance of excavators, which is the most expensive. He was about to explain when he heard Seventh Uncle call out:

“Come on, the food is here, I’ll go get some salted duck eggs for us to drink!”

This interruption prevented Sun Ziqiang from explaining, and Zhou Maozhu had already turned the conversation to Song Tan.

“Tantan, you are worldly, you talk about it, can Tianyu really keep staying in Beicheng?”

Song Tan showed an extremely thoughtful smile.

Zhou Tianyu raised his head and saw Song Tan smiling warmly, her voice also gentle, “Uncle, you are underestimating our Zhou Tianyu. Did I hear that he now earns a monthly salary of ten to twenty thousand? That’s quite impressive, many of my classmates still only make a few thousand yuan.”

Indeed!

Zhou Tianyu thought, finally, someone who understands!

“Moreover, there are advantages to living in a big city.”

“Look at Zhou Tianyu, he’s a young man, so it’s normal for him to be a bit extravagant. But once he matures and learns to save, he can save ten thousand a month, that’s over a hundred thousand a year, which is enough for you and your wife to save for many years back home.”

Song Tan spoke these words with particular earnestness.

“With such a high salary, if you come back to Yun City, where can you find that?”

But Zhou Tianyu, hearing this, felt something was strange, yet it seemed to make sense–she was praising the merits of big cities, wasn’t she?

He hesitated for a moment before nodding decisively, “Right, exactly!”

This made Song Tan smile even more warmly.

“Furthermore, while housing prices in Beicheng are expensive, they’re not as steep as in Imperial City. I heard that you can buy a square meter for fifty thousand in more remote areas. Zhou Tianyu is just over twenty, there’s no rush! It’s quite normal to get married in your thirties or forties in a big city, by then he’ll definitely have enough for a down payment.”

Fifty thousand per square meter?

Marriage in the thirties or forties?!

Zhou Maozhu’s forehead veins started to throb! His wife’s frown deepened, unable to accept the idea of their child still being single in his thirties or forties!

However, Zhou Tianyu remained oblivious and actually thought Song Tan made sense–it was exactly how he saw it!

“And he’s in sales, there’s no fear of being laid off. Salespeople are needed in every industry, and he won’t have to worry about being too old to work, missing mortgage payments, and then having the bank take the house away…”

Missed payments… bank taking away the house… being laid off…

Each word challenged Zhou Maozhu’s nerves so much that he suddenly flashed a strained smile and asked Qiaoqiao:

“Qiaoqiao, your cousin who used to spend freely, how does he save money?”

That day, during the meal, Zhou Maozhu had heard Zhang Yanping boast about going from being a spendthrift to being able to save money, and he hadn’t paid attention at the time. Now that he thought about it again, he felt even worse.

“Huh?” Qiaoqiao was also surprised by the sudden question, but being an honest kid, especially since Brother Yanping always boasted about his savings to anyone, he answered:

“Brother Yanping said that although he only makes 2500 a month, he gets food and housing at my place, can’t order takeout, and delivery services can’t reach our house, so he really has nowhere to spend money… So after working for four and a half months, not only has he gotten stronger, but he’s also saved up 9500 yuan!”

9500… that’s really low…

Zhou Maozhu hesitated.

But then Qiaoqiao continued, “But Brother Yanping doesn’t do any physical work, he’s just in charge of the online store. Teacher Xin Jun earns 5000 a month, and he also says there’s nowhere to spend it, and he’s saving it all!”

5000? Saving it all?

Zhou Maozhu turned his head and stared at Zhou Tianyu slowly.

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