"Are you sure this is for me?" Jiang Ci held the paper up to Cheng Yehan's eyes.
The paper was written entirely in English, clearly a paper written in pure English by Cheng Yehan in the cowshed.
Cheng Yehan nodded seriously, "I know your English is good, so please translate this paper into Chinese."
"You can't do it, old man?"
Cheng Yehan said matter-of-factly, "I'm an old man, I don't have that much energy to do these things."
"Once you've finished translating, send me both the original manuscript and your translated version. I won't let you work for nothing."
He spoke with such confidence, and after he finished, he stuffed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies into Jiang Ci's hand before leaving.
Jiang Ci's lips twitched; she had no idea what this old man was up to.
She glanced at the paper in her hand, then at the White Rabbit candy in her hand, and chuckled.
Mr. Cheng's way of expressing his gratitude... was truly unique.
Jiang Ci, in a good mood, put the candy into her pocket, keeping one in her hand.
She only went over after Tao Susu's family finished crying.
Jiang Ci said with a smile, "Come to my house for lunch today, it will also be a good opportunity to welcome Principal Shen back home."
"How could we trouble you?" Tao Susu quickly waved her hand. "If anyone should be invited, it should be our family inviting you."
Jiang Ci said, "You've been busy all morning. How late did you get home? Come on, my husband cooked dinner for you today."
Since Jiang Ci had said so, Tao Susu and Shen Conghe exchanged a glance and said, "Then we will accept it without hesitation."
Nowadays, no one has enough food, so it would be a lie for Tao Susu and Shen Conghe not to be grateful that Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli were still able to invite them.
There's still a long road ahead, and they'll repay their kindness slowly.
Jiang Ci handed the piece of milk candy in her hand to Shen Ting, and patted his little dog head with a smile, "Let's go, I'll take you, and your dad will take your mom."
When Shen Ting met Jiang Ci's smile, the quiet little boy blushed completely. Holding the milk candy, he said shyly, "Thank you, Aunt Jiang."
The group of four arrived at the Zhou family's residence quickly.
This was Tao Susu and Shen Conghe's first time visiting a friend's house in the countryside. As soon as they entered, they smelled a delicious fragrance.
There are still several children in the yard right now.
Three boys and two girls.
Hearing the noise at the door, the children immediately stopped.
"Aunt Jiang!"
"mom!"
The two little ones ran around calling for their mother, while Dazhu, Erzhu, and Zhou Huai were calling for their aunt.
The gathering was quite complete today. Besides Zhou Mingli, Brother Yu and Sister-in-law Yu were also there, as was Zhou Gou.
Jiang Ci raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"Have we... disturbed you?" Tao Susu hesitated when she saw the people in the courtyard.
"No need to disturb us!" Sister-in-law Yu quickly stood up to help arrange for the people behind Jiang Ci. "Please come in!"
Jiang Ci nodded and led the family of three inside.
Shen Ting knew Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao. The two children pulled Shen Ting and Da Zhu and Er Zhu to play together. Jiang Ci then introduced Shen Conghe and Tao Susu to Brother Yu and Sister-in-law Yu, as well as Zhou Gou.
Zhou Mingli also came out of the kitchen, greeted Tao Susu, and then introduced himself to Shen Conghe.
He pulled Jiang Ci aside and whispered a few words to her. Jiang Ci glanced at Zhou Gou again and nodded, "I understand."
"There are still several dishes in the pot, they'll be ready soon." Zhou Mingli helped her tuck a strand of hair behind her ear.
Jiang Ci glared at him, signaling him to restrain himself.
Zhou Mingli smiled and went into the kitchen.
Jiang Ci had just sat down on a small stool when she heard Sister-in-law Yu say, "Xiao Ci, is your family really going to Beijing?"
Going to Beijing?
Tao Susu and Shen Conghe looked at Jiang Ci.
Jiang Ci remained relatively calm, saying, "No one has given me a definite answer yet, so I don't know either."
Zhou Gou raised his hand. "It was me. Mr. Cheng sent me a telegram. He mentioned it in the telegram."
"Mr. Cheng said that you and your second son can go and get the letters of introduction. Everything has been taken care of over there. Your household registration and grain ration can be transferred to Beijing."
This matter couldn't be kept secret any longer. After all, the cowshed had been demolished, and there was already a lot of noise in the brigade. Some educated youth couldn't hold back any longer and kept trying to find out from the brigade leader whether they could return to the city.
"Xiao Ci, are you really going to Beijing?" Sister-in-law Yu asked reluctantly.
Jiang Ci frankly said, "If we have this opportunity, we would definitely like to go to Beijing, after all, it is the capital and it is convenient to do anything there."
Brother Yu nodded, "That makes sense."
Sister-in-law Yu's eyes were a little red. "You know, everything was fine, so why are you leaving like this?"
Jiang Ci leaned closer to Sister-in-law Yu, took her hand, and patted it gently. "The way you're saying that makes it sound like we'll never see each other again."
She seemed to be making a bold guess, "Maybe in a few years, we won't need letters of introduction anymore. We can go wherever we want. If I want to come back, I can come back. If you want to go to Beijing, you can go to Beijing."
"How could you not have a letter of introduction? Don't try to fool me." Sister-in-law Yu gave her a reproachful look, then added, "Since you're moving, where will you stay in Beijing? Have you arranged a place to stay? How will you get to Beijing?"
Sister-in-law Yu asked a series of questions.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli had only just received the news about their accommodation and trip to Beijing, and it was not yet confirmed.
Tao Susu said softly from the side, "Our family also has a house in Beijing. Xiao Ci, you can stay there first after you go to Beijing, but that house is in a tenement building."
"No need, no need." Jiang Ci waved her hand. "Our family still has some savings. Even if we don't have a place to stay in Beijing, we can rent two rooms temporarily. It's not a problem."
"Once we get to Beijing, we can look for temporary workers. It shouldn't be a problem."
"It's good that you have a plan in mind."
Jiang Ci nodded with a smile.
After talking for a while, Jiang Ci went to help Zhou Mingli.
With several women helping Zhou Mingli, the food was ready to be cooked even faster.
Among all the dishes and cornbread, besides what the Zhou family prepared, the Yu family and Zhou Gou also brought quite a lot of things.
We all had a delicious lunch together.
After seeing Tao Susu and the others off, Brother Yu and Sister-in-law Yu also took their children home.
Zhou Gou then said to Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli, "Mr. Cheng also mentioned in the telegram that a unit is recruiting kitchen helpers next month, and they can give Lao Er a spot. If he can be recruited, he will become a formal employee. They will allocate housing there. However, Lao Er's seniority is not long, so he will probably have to wait."
Jiang Ci looked at Zhou Mingli.
Zhou Mingli squeezed her palm, "I will try my best to get that kitchen helper position."
Having a permanent job is essential to establishing a foothold in Beijing; as for other things, we can think about settling down in Beijing first.
“Alright, you can go to the brigade leader to get a letter of introduction first, then go to the educated youth settlement to get the stamp, and you also need to go to the town government.”
Zhou Gou said with a smile, "Maybe we can go to Beijing together this time."
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