Chapter 46: Gu Jinsheng's promotion to the lower class: the praise from ordinary people is the highest...
Ji An was slightly stunned. He knew that Xiao Shitou was Chicheng, but he didn't expect him to be so Chicheng. When he had the chance to pick up paper and pen, the first names he learned were the names of him and Gu Jinsheng, the two saviors in his life, instead of his own name.
Yuan Mingan was moved and said: "Little Shitou is a really innocent child. He is a good child who knows how to be grateful."
Ji An kissed Little Stone, who was stunned for a moment and blushed even more, but his mouth stretched to the back of his ears, and he was obviously very happy. "I, I can also write the 46 pinyin letters."
As Xiao Shitou spoke, he started writing on the sand table. He was reluctant to erase Ji An and Gu Jinsheng's names, so he wrote the 46 letters in small letters under their names.
"Little Stone, you're awesome." Ji An praised again, "Brother said that outstanding children will be rewarded. Little Stone can be the first to choose the reward."
"Is it okay?" Little Stone had never received a gift before, and he felt both nervous and expectant.
"Sure, go ahead." Ji An encouraged.
Little Stone glanced at Ji An and walked forward trustingly. He looked at them for a long time, touching this one and looking at that one. It was obvious that he liked them all and wanted them all.
But Little Stone did not greedily ask for more, instead he turned to Little Rose and asked, "Which one do you like?"
Little Rose's face was red with excitement. It was obvious that there was something she liked and wanted very much. But she still shook her head sensibly and said, "Brother Little Stone, just choose what you like."
Little Stone refused and muttered quietly: "You promised to be my wife. Brother Ji An said that we can't let our family suffer."
Little Rose's face turned even redder. She covered her small face tightly with her hands. She was obviously embarrassed by what Little Stone said, but she did not refute.
Finally, only a big eye peeked out from between the fingers, and the gaze fell on the cheap plastic Barbie doll that might have cost only a few dollars before the end of the world, with crude workmanship, but cost forty credit points after the end of the world.
Little Stone didn't hesitate at all. He immediately threw away his favorite toy gun and a paper book, grabbed a cheap plastic Barbie doll, ran back, stuffed it into Little Rose's hand, and smiled like a fool.
Little Rose liked the Barbie doll very much and kissed Little Stone on the face, which made Little Stone even happier.
When the other children saw that Xiao Shitou really got the toy, they were not criticized but praised instead, and they all started to behave actively.
The second one is Xiaomeigui. She is as good as Xiaoshitou. She can write Ji An and Gu Jinsheng’s names completely. She can even write Xiaoshitou and her own name, and she can write all 46 letters.
Little Rose got the reward as expected. This time she didn't choose the one she liked, but took the toy gun that Little Stone liked. It can be seen that Little Rose had been paying attention to Little Stone and knew what he had been looking at the most.
Little Shitou didn't expect to get his lost toy back, and he smiled more like a little fool.
The other children started to write one after another, but except for the little beggars brought back by Ji An, the other children could not write Ji An and Gu Jinsheng's names.
Even most of the children rescued by Ji An could not write both names in full, often missing limbs, or simply could not write several words at all.
But Ji An did not blame them. As long as they had this heart, it would be the best comfort for Ji An.
Ji An comforted them, ranked the children, and asked them to go up one by one to choose a gift.
This was the first time that gifts were distributed, and Ji An did not leave anyone out. No matter how anyone performed, he took it as encouragement.
It won’t be like this in the future. Only children who behave well will get gifts.
"Children, all have received their gifts, so thank your brother Ji An, these gifts were bought by him with his credit points.
Brother Ji An promised you that as long as you perform well, the top three will continue to win prizes next time. "Yuan Mingan is really a very gentle person. When her own daughter was lost, she put all her patience on these children, treating them like her own daughter, guiding and educating them gently and patiently.
"Thank you, Brother Ji An." The children thanked him in loud voices.
In the afternoon, Ji An played and studied with the children in the orphanage, taught each child to write his or her own name, and at the children's request, wrote his blessings to the children on paper. The children read them repeatedly as if they were treasures and then hid them away.
In the evening, Ji An walked out amid the children's reluctant gazes. The gate of the orphanage closed behind Ji An. Ji An looked back and the old gate seemed to overlap with the equally old gate in his memory.
Standing at the gate was a little boy wearing old clothes that were starched to a white color and obviously didn't fit him well. He smiled and waved at him through the fading time.
Ji An stretched out his hand and waved to the little boy with a smile on his face. When he turned around again, a tear quickly slid down, dripped on the ground and disappeared. Just like the faded door behind Ji An and the little boy standing at the door.
The afterglow of the setting sun spread over Ji An's body, giving him a thin layer of yellow halo.
Ji An drove back home. He didn't want to cook, so he took a nutritional supplement, took a shower and lay down on the bed to sleep. However, when he left the orphanage, the old memory at dusk kept lingering in his mind like a nightmare, and it was very stubborn.
No matter how hard Ji An tried to clear his mind, he couldn't get rid of the thought. Finally, Ji An got up, turned on the desk lamp, and drew the scene in his memory.
As the picture on the paper gradually emerged, every detail of the little boy and the old gate became clear.
Ji An wrote on the paper with a black pencil: I hope our tomorrow will be better and better than today!
The painting was finally finished, and this time Ji An fell asleep easily while lying on the bed.
For several days in a row, Ji An ran back and forth between the orphanage and home, and each time he went there, he would bring gifts worth about a thousand credit points for the children.
However, these gifts were not given to the children again. Instead, they were locked in a cabinet by Yuan Mingan, who said that an evaluation would be held every month and the children would be allowed to choose gifts based on their rankings.
"The evaluation is not limited to study, but also includes life and hygiene. Whoever can keep themselves cleanest and help the aunt clean will be the living committee member and can get rewards at that time."
After Ji An finished speaking, those children who were not good at studying and were not smart enough cheered in unison.
They may not be as good as Little Stone and Little Rose in studying, but they can keep themselves very clean.
Originally, these children would fold their own quilts and wash some simple clothes, but now they fold their quilts into squares when they wake up in the morning to ensure that there are no wrinkles on the quilts.
The child, who used to be a bit sloppy and didn't change much no matter what Yuan Mingan said, began to pay attention to hygiene. He checked the collar and cuffs of his clothes every day, fearing that there was a little mud.
Of course, those young children who cannot take care of themselves cannot do this, but they can be evaluated in other ways.
For example, when he urinated or defecated today, he called for help in time, did not soil his pants, or wet the bed, etc.
Some children may not be able to excel in all aspects and cannot have their own toys. Ji An also set up public toys in the orphanage, and all children can play with these toys.
In order to prevent some children from deliberately damaging toys, Ji An asks the children to apply for their favorite toys every day.
He distributes these toys to the children, and when the children return them, they will be checked. If the toys are broken intentionally by the child who applied for them, Ji An will punish the child by not allowing him to touch the toys for three days and not allowing him to choose the nutritional supplements of his favorite flavor.
These two kinds of punishment were a fate for these children who had been wandering and living a precarious life. All of a sudden, all the children dared not to treat them lightly.
They will even supervise each other. If a child is unable to take care of the most basic hygiene, other children will not play with him and will laugh at him for being sloppy.
In some ways, this is also a kind of progress. At least even homeless beggars know to pay attention to hygiene.
Ji An also specially hired several teachers who worked as kindergarten teachers and primary school teachers before the end of the world to tutor the children.
Given the current overall social environment, it is unrealistic to send these children to school.
There are very few schools nowadays, and even fewer students. The tuition is expensive, and only children from wealthy families can go there. It is obviously not suitable for these children.
So Ji An hired a tutor to the orphanage. Don't think that tutors are expensive. If you just hire an ordinary person and include nutritional supplements, then these ordinary people are very cheap. It's only about 2,000 credit points. Even these ordinary people who were hired felt that it was a pie in the sky. They were very satisfied with their work and cherished it very much. They would not neglect the children they taught because they were orphans without parents. They would work harder, fearing that they would not be able to teach effectively. Ji An, the employer, felt that he was not getting value for money, so he fired him directly.
This is how the end of the world is, the strong are respected, and life for the weak is far more difficult than imagined.
Ji An spent a simple month like this, and Gu Jinsheng opened the door and came home on an ordinary evening.
Ji An was quite happy. He looked at Gu Jinsheng and found that he was even more domineering and majestic. His aura was fierce and compelling, like a sword drawn from its sheath, emitting a sharp edge. One could tell at a glance that he was a person in power who was used to being in a high position.
Ji An smiled and asked, "Did you advance successfully? Is everything going well?"
"It's successful. Everything went smoothly." Gu Jinsheng looked at Ji An with a gentle look. "You look good. How is your mental strength developing?"
"You're recovering very well." Ji An said, "I haven't been to the laboratory since you went into seclusion. These days I've been helping Yuan Mingan take care of the children at the charity home. My life has been quite leisurely."
"That's good."
Ji An asked: "Can we rest for a few days after leaving the quarantine this time? Or do we have to go back to the headquarters immediately?"
"You can rest for three days." Gu Jinsheng said: "Others have also successfully advanced. Zhou Qin and the other three have all been upgraded."
It is much more difficult to upgrade two abilities at the same time than a single ability, so Gu Jinsheng had a few more days than others.
"Today is a good day, and to wish you a happy upgrade, I'll treat you to a meal." Ji An said.
"Thank you." Gu Jinsheng said.
The two chose a western restaurant on a busy street in West City. It was said that the food here was delicious, but a little expensive. But this was not a problem for Ji An at all. He had plenty of money now. He gave 10 million credit points to the Salesian Home, which was not a big deal.
Ji An and his companion drove over and as soon as they got out of the car they discovered that the street seemed more lively than usual, with more people shopping and eating on the street.
"Hi, Commander Gu, Mr. Ji, are you guys coming here to eat too?" A person from the command center happened to be out for dinner with his family, and the few of them met by chance.
"Yes." Gu Jinsheng has always been taciturn to outsiders.
Ji An smiled and nodded as a reply.
He looked at the staff of the command center and saw that they had a lot of people with them, including wives, children, and parents on both sides.
For such a large family, a meal before the end of the world would cost a lot, not to mention after the end of the world.
Ji An had some impression of this person, and vaguely knew that his family conditions did not seem to be very good. Logically speaking, even if there was a happy event at home, he would buy food and cook a meal to celebrate at home. The price of the same food would be very different.
Ji An was thinking all this in his heart but he would not show it on his face. Besides, it was just a thought and he was not curious about other people's affairs.
Ji An didn't mention it, so the staff member of the headquarters took the initiative to say, "My ability was upgraded a few days ago. I was very happy and wanted to have something delicious to celebrate. My family was going to buy it and cook it at home, which would save money, but I insisted on eating out."
"Speaking of this, I really have to thank the researchers. If they hadn't developed the nutritional supplement, our internal employees would have been given priority to purchase it, and we would have received a discount. With such a large family, we wouldn't have been able to afford to go out for a good meal today."
The man’s wife followed up, “That’s right, the food expenses for one person before are not enough for our whole family now.
Especially Dongdong. When he went to school before, the tuition was not a big deal, but the food was the biggest expense. Now the school has nutritional supplements, one for only five yuan, which is enough to keep you full for a day, and it has reduced the family's expenses by 50% in one go."
Both the man's parents and the woman's parents praised the nutritional supplement highly. Fortunately, the fact that Ji An was the researcher who developed the nutritional supplement was kept secret and became a top secret file of the command center and the research institute. Otherwise, if these people knew that it was Ji An who developed it, who knows what would happen.
After the few people separated, Ji An noticed that there seemed to be a lot more people eating on this street than before.
The owner of a restaurant was welcoming guests at the door. Seeing Gu Jinsheng, he greeted him warmly, "Commander Gu, thank you so much. Ever since our base started promoting nutritional supplements, our business has been booming."
The restaurant owner scratched his head cheerfully and said, "I originally thought that nutritional supplements were so cheap, and that everyone was lucky to be alive in this world, so they would definitely buy nutritional supplements. No one would come to eat at my restaurant anymore, and I'm ready to close down.
Who knew, business was really bad for a while at the beginning, but then it suddenly got better.
I figured it out. Nutritional supplements are cheap. The money for one person's meal is not enough for the whole family now. People have extra money now and are willing to improve their lives and enjoy life. Ordinary people who didn't even dare to look at me before now want to try it.
I can’t afford to eat it every day, so once a month is an improvement in my life.”
The boss laughed out loud, very happy. "Commander Gu, come on, come to my house for dinner. I'll treat you. Thank you for helping my business grow, and thank you for making sure all of us have enough to eat."
Gu Jinsheng whispered in Ji An's ear: "This is everyone's thanks to you. This is your honor."
Ji An smiled, as if the stars in the sky fell into the mortal world and fell into Ji An's eyes, so twinkling, so dazzling. For a moment, Gu Jinsheng was lost in thought.
"Hey, Lao Li, what are you doing? Why are you here to steal my customers?" The owner of the Western restaurant heard his employees say that Commander Gu's car came to the door of his restaurant, so he ran out in a hurry. No matter how hard he tried, he was still being poached by someone. He was so angry that he almost hit someone.
"Commander-in-Chief Gu, please don't go to his house. The food there is not as good as mine. Please come in. I will treat you to Western food. Thank you for your efforts in recruiting scientific research talents, and finally inventing nutritional supplements and promoting them vigorously.
Thank you so much for making sure we all have enough to eat!"
"Who says my food is not delicious? Look, my customer flow is more than yours." The owner of the restaurant next door was unhappy when people said his food was not delicious.
The restaurant owner rolled his eyes and said, "That's because yours is cheaper than mine. Commander-in-chief, if you come to eat at my place, I guarantee you'll be so delicious that you'll swallow your tongue."
The two of them almost got into a fight over whose house Gu Jinsheng should go to for dinner. Another restaurant also came to try to steal Gu Jinsheng and Ji An and wanted to force them to go to their restaurant for dinner.
In the end, it was Gu Jinsheng and Ji An who took the initiative to walk into the western restaurant, and the battle for talent ended.
Even the others were still looking at them reluctantly through the glass window, and urged them to go to their place for dinner once.
Such passion might be due to Gu Jinsheng's identity, but Ji An knew that it was definitely only a little bit.
If he had only considered Gu Jinsheng's identity as the commander-in-chief, he would have just been polite and would never have revealed such sincere enthusiasm in his eyes.
That was the passion that came from the bottom of his heart, not just a superficial show. Ji An could feel it.
So he was really happy, for Gu Jinsheng and for himself.
This not only affirmed Gu Jinsheng's ability as the commander-in-chief, but also was the highest praise for him for developing the nutrient supplement! It was all an honor!
The affirmation from the top management of the base is far less real than that from the common people at the grassroots level. The praise from the common people at the grassroots level is the highest honor!
Ji An was already in a good mood, and now he was even better, as bright as the sun in March!
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