Chapter 213 Ask him to set up Haiyu Student Aid Fund
By mid-to-late January, all candidates who took the college entrance examination in the factory had received university admission notices, and the admission rate reached 100%.
The universities they applied to are located all over the country, and the professional choices are also very broad, covering multiple subject areas.
Ye Chengyu was admitted back to Shanghai. Before the school started, she took the time to compile student files, recording in detail the learning progress and personality traits of each student so that the next teacher could get started quickly.
Somehow, the news that everyone in the factory had been admitted to university spread quietly in Beijing. People with a keen sense of smell had already come to inquire before the food factory announced the recruitment information, but they were all turned away by Grandpa Li and Grandpa Fang.
However, this news did not attract much attention, because everyone's attention was quickly attracted by the latest semiconductor achievements announced by Qin Yunbai and Yu Yue's team.
In the following days, headlines such as "New Breakthrough in Semiconductors: The Dawn of Technology Shines on China" frequently appeared in newspaper headlines, and Chen Zhao also reported related news.
This matter is not only very popular in the country, but also has received a lot of attention internationally.
"A new star is rising in the physics academic world." Zhang Wenxin muttered the title and put down the newspaper. "Qin Yunbai and Xiao Yue will have something to do during this period."
Yu Zhile turned his eyes away from the article and smiled, "This is a good thing. It can promote the development of many fields."
Zhang Wenxin was not very interested in this aspect and did not talk much. She discussed and confirmed with her all matters concerning the new job fair.
"Why don't we change the recruitment requirements? Recruiting too many people who are willing to take the college entrance examination and changing them every year is not a solution," she asked.
Yu Zhile shook his head and said, "It is normal to have staff changes every year. They are admitted to various parts of the country, which will also be beneficial for us to run a courier company in the future."
"Okay, then let's do as you say." Zhang Wenxin picked up the pen and crossed out a newly added rule.
The successful candidates started to report in early March, so they had to finalize the list before the New Year and organize training immediately after the resumption of work. Therefore, the two discussed and optimized the process, and released the recruitment information directly the next day.
This job fair was even more lively than the first one, with twice as many people signing up, including many skilled workers from other factories.
After optimizing the process, the entire screening process was reduced by half. On the day of the beginning of spring, all the selected people received a notification. The next day, Haiyu Food Factory began its annual holiday, and the same was true for the first month.
Even though the factory had not yet received the final payment for the Canton Fair order, they decided to give everyone a big red envelope.
The first group of people from Haiyu Village's sideline business group gathered in Yu Zhile's office to help. Among them, several who were admitted to universities in other places expressed their reluctance to leave.
"It's all about being together." Chen Zhao joked to comfort them, "You study hard, and those with relevant majors are not allowed to desert in the future. Come back and help Haiyu brand develop."
"Come back, come back." Su Su imitated him and shouted.
The little baby voice melted the hearts of everyone present and dispelled some of the sadness.
By noon, a basket full of sealed red envelopes and gifts for the annual meeting were piled up in Zhang Wenxin's office.
"Then I'll leave first. I wish you all a happy new year in advance." Yu Zhile hugged everyone one by one.
Finally, she decided to go to Ningcheng to celebrate the New Year with Zhou Yuesheng, and bought a ticket for the noon train. As for work, it was all piled up in the week after the holiday.
"I'm leaving too. See you on New Year's Eve." Chen Zhao waved to them.
Yu Zhile arrived at the train station about half an hour early. Chen Zhao accompanied her while waiting for the train. He talked about various dramatic events in the unit and also mentioned his father's transfer to Jinshi.
The train rattled along for half a day and a night, and arrived at Ningcheng, the ancient capital of Six Dynasties, in the early morning.
The atmosphere of the New Year is very strong here, with every household decorated with lanterns and colorful lights. Although it is early in the morning, the streets are already very busy, with many families who have just finished buying New Year's goods.
“Black rice wrapped in fried dough sticks, as well as freshly-made steamed cakes and red bean paste buns, are so sweet and fragrant!”
In front of a state-owned hotel not far from the train station, an old man was shouting loudly, his voice mixed with steam and blurring his face.
Yu Zhile approached, handed over the money and bought a bowl of black rice with fried dough sticks and two steamed cakes, and asked her for directions to Ningcheng Military Academy.
"Girl, what are you asking about there?" The old lady looked at her warily, looking her up and down.
Yu Zhile directly took out her marriage certificate and a medal and explained: "I came to see my husband. He is participating in an exchange activity and will stay here for the New Year."
This exchange activity was not conducted in secret. Many locals knew that it was in preparation for the college entrance examination, and so did the old lady. Although she was illiterate, she recognized the national emblem on the medal, and her eyes changed immediately, and she enthusiastically showed her the way.
"Go to the nearby bus stop and take bus number 6 to the terminal. After you get off the bus, walk a short distance east and you will see the gate." As she spoke, she secretly stuffed a piece of plum blossom cake into Yu Zhile's mouth and whispered, "This is our special plum blossom cake. Try it."
Yu Zhile thanked her and headed to the bus station. She waited only a few minutes before a packed bus arrived and she squeezed in with the crowd.
The atmosphere in the car was lively and everyone was chatting in dialect.
The car stopped and started again, and the number of people on the bus decreased. Finally, Yu Zhile was the only one who got off at the terminal. She followed the instructions of the old lady and walked for about ten minutes before she saw a slightly shabby gate, and an old man was sweeping snow in front of the gate.
Before she could speak, the old man saw her and was quite surprised. He said, "Girl, school doesn't start until March next year. What are you doing here now?"
"I'm looking for someone." Yu Zhile took out the marriage certificate and medal again.
"Oh, so they are military families." The old man suddenly realized and pointed to a building. "Their classes haven't ended yet. It's cold outside. You should go to the cafeteria and wait. After class, everyone will go there to have the New Year's Eve dinner."
In the cafeteria, a dozen elderly uncles and aunts were sitting around a large round table making dumplings. Some were kneading the dough, while others were chopping the stuffing. Everyone was very curious when they saw her.
Yu Zhile had no choice but to explain it again.
Everyone understood and started to work on the task at hand.
At first, Yu Zhile just waited quietly. Gradually, several enthusiastic ladies began to chat with her in broken Mandarin, and she quickly integrated into the conversation and even helped them make dumplings.
The dumplings she made were round and plump, and each one looked like it had been taken out of a mold. When the ladies saw them, they all praised her, saying, "Your cooking skills are really good, little girl."
After a while, accompanied by the sound of uniform footsteps, a group of people in military uniforms appeared at the entrance of the cafeteria one after another.
Yu Zhile saw Zhou Yuesheng discussing a problem with several old professors, and waved at him with a smile.
The old ladies mumbled a few words in dialect that she couldn't understand, and then looked at her kindly with her shining eyes.
Zhou Yuesheng knew she would come, but the moment he actually saw her smiling face, his heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate.
The old man next to him was Master Qu Rong, who attended his wedding banquet and recognized Yu Zhile in the center of the crowd at a glance.
"Go find Lele. You don't have to keep us old bones company." He couldn't help but sigh, "You two young people should stay together for a while."
"Thank you, Master." After Zhou Yuesheng said this, he walked quickly towards Yu Zhile.
Ye Liang behind them couldn't help but mutter: "Having a wife is good, it's like celebrating the New Year at home no matter where you are."
"You're right. Without a wife, you can only make more dumplings." Master Qu turned around and tapped his head, teasing.
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd began to suppress laughter.
"Do it yourself and you will have enough food and clothing. Everyone go wash your hands and help make dumplings." Master Qu said loudly.
Everyone responded in unison, then dispersed and headed for the sink.
"How long have you been here? Are you cold?" Zhou Yuesheng raised his hand to wipe the flour off the tip of Yu Zhile's nose.
Yu Zhile shook his head, took out the leftover steamed cake from his pocket and handed it to him.
Zhou Yuesheng followed her movements and ate it in one bite.
"Oh, so you are a newlywed couple." The ladies dispersed with laughter, leaving some dumpling skins and stuffing for the two of them. "They are so sweet, we won't get in the way."
Yu Zhile pretended to glare at Zhou Yuesheng, but he looked at her intently, not hiding the desire in his eyes at all.
"Sit down and make dumplings. I'll supervise you. If you don't make a hundred, I'll punish you." She snorted twice and glared at him.
Zhou Yuesheng chuckled, washed his hands with her, and let her watch him work.
"Xiao Yang was admitted to Yenching University, Haimei and Haizhu went to Yenching University of Foreign Languages, and Chengyu was admitted back to Shanghai." Yu Zhile counted on his fingers to report the good news to him, and mentioned all the people he was familiar with.
Zhou Yuesheng responded: "Congratulations to them."
"Also, in early April, we will have our own ocean-going fishing vessel." Yu Zhile continued to share the good news.
Zhou Yuesheng listened to her with a smile, without stopping his hands for a moment.
During the period, the two did not have any intimate actions, but the atmosphere between them was so sweet that there was no room for a third party.
The dumplings came out of the pot, and the fragrance filled the air with the steam, and everyone's face was filled with smiles. Afterwards, everyone stayed up together in the cafeteria, and Master Qu suggested doing some small performances.
Unexpectedly, their performances were quite beyond Zhile's expectations. They were either arm wrestling, close combat, or disassembling guns and then reassembling them.
They were watching with great enthusiasm, cheering so loudly that they almost blew the roof off.
After midnight, this hardcore "party" ended. Everyone wished each other a happy new year before returning to their respective dormitories.
The old wooden door creaked twice, and the door of Zhou Yuesheng's dormitory opened and closed again.
The lights in the room were off and the door made a squeezing sound again.
"I know you will come to me, I know." Zhou Yuesheng murmured in a low voice.
His hand moved from the end of Yu Zhile's eyebrows down, passing her cheekbones, temples, earlobes, and finally stopped at her neck.
"What about other things? Have you thought about it?" Yu Zhile stood on tiptoe and blew gently into his ear.
The next second, she was lifted into the air, and her breathing rhythm was completely disrupted.
The exchange activity originally had two days of vacation, and her arrival made Zhou Yuesheng feel that the two days passed in the blink of an eye.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the two of them stayed in their small dormitory, only going out briefly for meals. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, they slept in each other's arms until the winter sun melted the thin snow into water droplets, then they slowly got up, put on their clothes and headed to the city.
Salted duck, pressed duck, duck blood vermicelli soup, pork belly noodles and crab roe soup dumplings were all what Zhou Yuesheng had mentioned at the beginning, and they both tried them, and also tried many local specialty cakes.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, exchange activities returned to normal rhythm and Zhou Yuesheng began to go out early and return late.
Yu Zhile did not leave. When he had free time, he would wander around the campus, or go to the cafeteria to chat with the ladies, or listen to the security guard talk about how his children were admitted to university.
"I heard that the government will provide subsidies to college students." She asked casually.
The old man nodded and said, "People's scholarships vary according to major. My daughter is studying at a normal university and the subsidy is 27 yuan, and my son's is 20 yuan."
He also explained to Yu Zhile the subsidy method for this money, 90% of which would be directly transferred to the university cafeteria, and the remaining money would be used to cover other expenses of the students.
"Two or three dollars may not be enough. I plan to send them five dollars every month." The old man continued to chatter.
Hearing this, an idea flashed through Yu Zhile's mind.
She suppressed it for the moment and continued to listen to the old man talking about trivial matters. She would have dinner with Zhou Yuesheng after he finished his afternoon classes.
Yu Zhile didn't return to Beijing until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Yu Haiguang went to the train station to take her back to the military area to have a reunion dinner with her family.
After a day's rest, she went to visit Yu Haiqing and Zhang Xiangru as usual with Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue to listen to them talk about the recent situation in Beijing.
Yu Haiqing and the other two had a dinner party in the evening, so they left in the afternoon. Yu Zhile learned that Du Sheng was in Beijing, so she and Zhang Wenxin talked to him about her new idea.
"Student Aid Fund Association?" Du Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly. "Now that the People's Aid System has been restored, is it meaningful to establish this association?"
Yu Zhile told him the details, and then added: "Of course, I also have selfish motives. Sometimes when I get too much, I want to do some good deeds to balance it out."
Zhang Wenxin knew she was talking about the system.
Du Sheng thought of her suggestions and mistakenly thought that she had seen the secrets. After so many years in Hong Kong, he believed in this aspect, so he agreed to her proposal.
On the evening of the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, the factory held a farewell banquet for the prospective college students in advance, and the venue was still in the cafeteria.
As the night fell and the lights dimmed, the scene was shrouded in sadness of impending departure and everyone was not in high spirits.
Yu Zhile tapped the wine glass with cutlery to attract everyone's attention, and then walked into the brightest area in the venue.
"Tonight is our food factory's farewell party for college students. I hope everyone can enjoy each other's company." She spoke loudly, "First of all, I wish you all a bright future as you embark on a new journey."
Then, she announced the establishment of the Haiyu Student Aid Fund. The factory would take out part of its annual income to help those who were admitted to college, with each person receiving eight yuan per month.
Her words caused an uproar, and many people did not understand this move.
Yu Zhile repeated the number calculated by the security guard to make them realize the necessity of setting up a student aid fund.
Although what she said made sense, some people who did not get into college felt a little uncomfortable.
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