Chapter 10

A classroom full of children sat in their seats and sang to the melodious sound of the electronic piano.

For young children, music and art classes in childhood are the most joyful and anticipated classes on campus.

Chen Baozhen stood on the podium and counted the beats, while Qin Yao held up a camera at the back of the classroom and took pictures of the teaching scene in front of her.

Chen Baozhen came to school for class today. Qin Yao had nothing to do, so she came along to sit in. She also borrowed a camera and took photos of Chen Baozhen as souvenirs.

"Classes have never been so orderly before. You're standing in the back with a camera and you can see how stiff these kids are. No one is talking."

Primary school students are noisy and rarely sit still. It is the first time that Chen Baozhen has encountered such a "fake" class. She complained to Qin Yao in a low voice.

Qin Yao couldn't help laughing.

The get out of class was over, and the children were reluctant to leave. "Sister Yaoyao, did you take a picture of me?"

“When can I see the photos?”

Qin Yao smiled and said, "Wait until it's washed and let Teacher Chen show it to you."

"Sister Yaoyao, will you come over next time?"

"Are you going to be a teacher at the school?"

"Sister Yaoyao, you are so beautiful..."

The sweet words of children are like the crazy growing leeks, one after another, firing sugar-coated bullets from their mouths, making it impossible to resist.

After finally getting rid of the child, Chen Baozhen and Qin Yao returned to the office. They boiled water and made tea, and they kept chatting about how "the child is so cute".

"Teacher Chen, is this your friend?"

The teachers' office was about 20 to 30 square meters, with five or six desks connected to it. Several teachers shared the same office. An art teacher named Zhou asked about Qin Yao.

"My good sister, Qin Yao."

Chen Baozhen asked around in the school and found out that there was no need to recruit teachers in the recent period, so she could only apologize to Qin Yao with regret.

“The school is full of teachers.”

Qin Yao said: "It's okay, just look for it more."

"Teacher Chen, your friend wants to be a teacher here? Is she a family member? Who is her husband?"

Chen Baozhen: "Not married, no partner."

"Want to be a teacher in our school?" A female teacher in blue clothes smiled and said, "You are here to find a partner, right? Every time we have a new female teacher, she will become someone's family member the next year."

There was a hint of boasting in her tone: "It's hard to be a teacher in our school now. It was easier a few years ago."

The female teacher looked Qin Yao up and down, just like a registrar in a grain station judging the grade of grain, "Your friend is good-looking, just a little fat. Both of her parents work in the factory, which is a plus. Don't be too picky, you can find a suitable partner."

"Most of those who can become naval officers are well-educated and have higher requirements than ordinary men."

Qin Yao didn't like the female teacher's condescending attitude. She shook her head and said, "I don't want to find a partner or get married. I want to find a job."

The female teacher Xie Lanzhi burst out laughing. She thought she had guessed the truth and deliberately said, "Are you disliked because you are fat? You are actually very beautiful, but the people on this island are too thin. You are worth two. It would be better if you were thinner."

"You look good alone, but it's not right to have a skinny guy standing next to you."

"It's better to find a job first. After you lose weight, you can choose slowly." Xie Lanzhi opened her drawer, grabbed a handful of fruit candies and melon seeds and peanuts, and pretended to be generous: "Xiao Qin, have some of this. This is your first time here, so there's nothing good to treat you."

Xie Lanzhi grabbed a handful casually, and when she saw two pieces of chocolate mixed in the peanut candy in her hand, her eyes twitched subconsciously.

Xie Lanzhi would not be so generous to ordinary visitors, but Qin Yao in front of her was so beautiful and plump. She must want to lose weight. After hearing what she said just now, she probably didn't dare to eat.

This kind of person who can eat a lot and gain weight will never lose weight no matter how hard he tries, unless there is a great famine.

Teacher Xie advised Qin Yao to lose weight, but she was not willing to do so in her heart. Qin Yao would definitely be very beautiful if she lost weight, and she did not want to see such a scene.

"Thank you, teacher. I won't be polite then." Qin Yao smiled and stretched out her hand, grabbing a handful of fruit candies and melon seeds.

Before Teacher Xie could even breathe a sigh of relief, Qin Yao picked out two pieces of chocolate.

Teacher Xie's eyes suddenly felt a sharp pain, as if his heart was cut by a knife.

Qin Yao peeled the chocolate and ate it under Teacher Xie's heart-wrenching look. She also gave a piece to Chen Baozhen.

"Teacher Xie, I just can't control my mouth. I love to eat and can't stop." Qin Yao held her cheeks, like a cute little sea otter, but in Teacher Xie's eyes, this look was not cute at all.

Teacher Xie forced a smile.

Qin Yao and Chen Baozhen ate peanuts and drank hot tea together. Qin Yao then realized that his current fat appearance made him very "cheating".

Anyone who saw her thought that she would look better if she lost weight. Although everyone advised her to lose weight, they also took the initiative to give her candy and peanuts in this era when people were obviously short of food and clothing.

Teacher Xie is not the first, nor the second. Many women are not happy to see her lose weight and become beautiful.

On the way back, Chen Baozhen couldn't help but say to Qin Yao: "Yaoyao, you are so popular. They all like to send you food."

"You don't know, the last time Teacher Zeng's friend came, Teacher Xie hid the candies and chocolates very well."

Qin Yao: “…”

Sister, you are stupid.

"Well, I'm popular." Qin Yao smiled with her small white teeth. When she woke up this morning, she felt that she had lost a little weight. It wasn't obvious, but she was really losing weight.

This is not an illusion. Her magic weight loss tool is none other than her best friend Chen Baozhen.

Under the influence of the favorability system, Qin Yao can be "nourished" by staying with people who have a high favorability towards her.

She couldn't explain what this "nourishment" meant specifically, but she just felt that her body was getting better.

This means that as long as she stays with Chen Baozhen, she will naturally become thinner and more beautiful. Even if she doesn't deliberately lose weight, she can still lose weight, but this is a slow process of nourishment and change.

So she ate candy without any psychological pressure.

The two returned to Chen Baozhen's yard. In the yard next door stood Tian Shuyun with a resentful look on her face. She had just received news from her cousin's husband that Doctor He, whom she had met for a blind date before, had "politely rejected" her.

Tian Shuyun tossed and turned last night, unable to sleep. She had imagined countless futures of marrying Dr. He. Now her dreams were shattered and she was furious.

"Qin Yao, a male military officer came to her house for dinner yesterday. He was looking for you for a blind date? How did it turn out?"

Tian Shuyun hoped to hear Qin Yao joke that she was also rejected.

"I met Dr. He yesterday. He's a nice guy, but he's a little too frail. I didn't like him very much, so it didn't work out."

Qin Yao uttered an "oh" and said casually, "I went to school to look for a job, but couldn't find one."

Tian Shuyun asked eagerly, "What about the male officer from yesterday?"

Qin Yao said calmly: "I'm not looking for a partner here."

Tian Shuyun: "Don't tell me you're saying that because she doesn't like you?"

Qin Yao said with a smile: "It's that Doctor He who doesn't like you."

Tian Shuyun looked embarrassed.

"The one who came to eat yesterday was Captain Gu, whom Xiao Huo mentioned that day."

Tian Shuyun was stunned. Captain Gu? The best unmarried male officer?

She forced a smile and said, "My cousin invited Head Nurse Ge to come over today. Do you want to come and meet her? Head Nurse Ge likes to introduce people to potential partners the most."

"No." Qin Yao refused and cleaned up the yard with Chen Baozhen. The two planned for a long time at school and were ready to tidy up the yard, plant some simple vegetables, and enclose a small garden.

Chen Baozhen was very embarrassed: "Please help me."

"It benefits me too." Qin Yao smiled. Staying with her sisters is a painless way to lose weight.

Not long after, Bai Qiuling and Head Nurse Ge came over. Before they entered the yard, Head Nurse Ge set her sights on Qin Yao. Her eyes lit up. Qin Yao was a beautiful girl and looked very blessed. No wonder Dr. He took a liking to her.

Dr. He is already quite old, so if I can help him get married, it would be a great achievement.

Head Nurse Ge didn't have much contact with Chen Baozhen. On the contrary, she often used Chen Baozhen as a negative example, and was too embarrassed to take the initiative to approach her. So she took the initiative to find Bai Qiuling today and would get in touch with this side later.

After talking to Tian Shuyun for a few words, Head Nurse Ge said, "Xiaotian, I'll help you keep an eye out for the right candidate."

"I just saw a new face in the house next door. Is it Xiao Qin who came with you that day? She is also looking for a partner. I will go and ask her later."

Tian Shuyun said quickly, "Head Nurse Ge, I heard that Captain Gu went to her house for dinner yesterday. It might have been an introduction or something else. After meeting Captain Gu yesterday, she might not care about anyone else now."

"This little Qin is so beautiful. I have never seen anyone prettier than her. If she could lose weight, she would be fair and beautiful, a first-class beauty."

"That's right." Head Nurse Ge responded, "Then I have to go there quickly."

After saying that, Head Nurse Ge walked briskly to the next door house.

Tian Shuyun who was standing behind was stunned. Why did she feel that Head Nurse Ge cared so much about Qin Yao?

"Xiao Qin, Xiao Qin, right? I heard Huo Wei talk about you. Do you still remember Xiao Huo? The one who drove that day, my nephew." Head Nurse Ge took the initiative to talk to Qin Yao and took things step by step.

"Who are you?" Qin Yao asked with a puzzled look on her face, but she had already guessed the identity of the woman in front of her.

The woman had her hair tied behind her head. She was not tall, had a kind face, and spoke in an approachable tone. She had a few forehead wrinkles when she spoke, and there was a small mole on her chin. In the past, people always told her that she had a matchmaker mole. Head Nurse Ge was troubled by this when she was a child. After she got married, she fell in love with introducing people to potential partners, so she took the initiative to tell others that it was a matchmaker mole.

"Ge Yunxia, ​​you can call me Nurse Ge."

Qin Yao hurriedly said, "Is this Head Nurse Ge? Hello, hello."

Qin Yao exchanged a few words with Head Nurse Ge, and before Ge Yunxia could speak, she took the initiative to ask, "Head Nurse Ge, I want to find a job here. Do you have any news?"

Ge Yunxia is the head nurse and should have a lot of information and connections.

"Looking for a job?" Ge Yunxia was stunned. She wanted to introduce Qin Yao to Dr. He, but the other party asked about jobs first.

Qin Yao: "Is there anyone suitable for me?"

"Yes, there are. Our military hospital is recruiting a group of nurses. It's a special recruitment, not a formal one. Ordinary people can sign up."

Qin Yao quickly asked: "Can I sign up too?"

"Okay, I don't have any other requirements, but you have to think it through. It's very hard work. Just like the medical staff, you have to undergo a period of military training, take medical classes at night, and then take an assessment..."

Ge Yunxia talked about the recruitment of nurses this time. It was not a formal recruitment. Except for a few outstanding ones, those recruited were almost equivalent to "temporary workers" from other units, that is, reserve medical supplementary resources.

Working as a temporary nurse in a military hospital? Qin Yao felt that it was acceptable. The work intensity of nurses at that time was incomparable to that in the future. Although everyone was poor in the 1970s and 1980s, the work intensity in state-owned enterprises was not high. They did not pursue efficiency and benefits. If there was a shortage of people, they would hire more people. It was not particularly hard.

Furthermore, Qin Yao felt that she had other advantages. She had good writing skills and could write articles, but she lacked a platform to showcase her skills.

For now, she could find a job and work as a nurse for a while to get to know the situation and learn some simple medical rescue skills. There would be nothing wrong with that. Then she could slowly demonstrate her writing skills and maybe find a way to get a job as a temporary office worker in the hospital's publicity department in the future.

As a human being, you must learn to seize opportunities.

Qin Yao explained her details to Ge Yunxia, ​​"Can I sign up in this situation?"

"The situation is a bit complicated, but it's not impossible." Ge Yunxia frowned at first, but then suddenly felt relieved. If Dr. He and Qin Yao could be together, wouldn't they be a match made in heaven?

The doctor is paired with the nurse, and Comrade Xiao Qin can ask Dr. He if he has any questions. With this back and forth, they will surely develop a good relationship.

Xiao He, your chance has come, it's your destiny!

Thinking of this, Head Nurse Ge laughed.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you exactly what to do. I'll teach you in person, but you have to promise me one thing."

Qin Yao asked: "What?"

"I'll introduce two people to you. You should go and meet them. Don't waste my efforts." Head Nurse Ge said with a smile.

If it's just a meeting... Qin Yao agreed: "Okay."

"That's fine." Ge Yunxia paused. "Actually, everything else is easy to talk about, but there is one thing you have to figure out on your own. The training requires not only the hospital's consent, but also the consent of the other side. Hiss - it's not a big deal. In your case, you need to get Captain Gu's signature and consent. He is in charge of this training."

"Captain Gu, you should have met Captain Gu. I heard that he came to Gao Jianguo's house for dinner yesterday. Have you met him?"

Qin Yao: “…”