Chapter 262 The Family Compound is in an uproar
Dean Gao didn't mean to boost the morale of others while diminishing his own.
However, the difference between the two is quite obvious.
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. If you're interested, give it a try. You can check the newspaper for the specific requirements for participating; it's written in detail there."
Dean Gao simply felt that this was a rare opportunity, and he didn't think much about anything else.
“Okay.” Jiang Si nodded seriously.
After talking for a while, there was a knock on the door. Seeing that Dean Gao was busy, Jiang Si hung up the phone.
When she got home, the first thing she asked her mother-in-law was, "Mom, do you still have the newspapers from a couple of days ago?"
"Yes, yes, I'll get it for you." With that, Mrs. Huo went back to her room and brought out the newspaper.
Jiang Si took a look and quickly found the recruitment event on it.
She only glanced at the main themes and focused on the design requirements.
The total investment in this foreign-related hotel is 30 million yuan, with a building area of 68,000 square meters and 16 floors.
It should include more than ten functional areas such as the main exhibition hall, conference hall, banquet hall, reception room, guest rooms, and Chinese and Western restaurants.
We need a lot of design drawings here.
In addition to the overall architectural plan, floor plans, elevations, sections, renderings, bird's-eye views, detailed drawings, and traffic flow diagrams for each floor must also be drawn.
The deadline for submissions is December 31, 1969.
All in all, it takes about a month.
Another point is that, in order to ensure the fairness of the event, all participants' information is kept anonymous.
Contestants are strictly prohibited from including personal information in their design drawings; violators will be disqualified from the competition.
Huo Tingzhou noticed that she had been staring at the newspaper for more than ten minutes without saying a word.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Si handed him the newspaper and mentioned that Dean Gao had called her.
Huo Tingzhou took it and glanced at it. "You want to participate?"
"Hmm." Jiang Si nodded and glanced at the newspaper again.
There were many participants this time, and she didn't have high hopes for being selected; she just treated it as practice.
Huo Tingzhou never objected to what she wanted to do.
"Do what you want to do, but one thing: take care of your health and don't overwork yourself."
After saying that, he glanced at the two little ones in the cradle again.
"Mom will be busy these days, so you two be good and listen to her."
Jiang Si couldn't help but laugh, "They've only been together for two months, what do they know?"
Rather than trying to make two babies obey, it would be better to...
While Huo's mother went to the kitchen, Jiang Si hummed twice, "You'd better behave yourself during this time."
Since his initial success, this person seems to have unlocked his full potential.
If she had known this would happen, she shouldn't have been soft-hearted.
This time, Huo Tingzhou responded quickly, "Okay."
He and the child will behave themselves and promise not to affect her creative work.
After all, they have a long future ahead of them!
"That's more like it." Jiang Si withdrew her gaze with satisfaction.
Although she has already decided to participate, Jiang Si is not in a hurry.
Inspiration isn't something you can just have anytime you want, and the farm celebration is tomorrow, so let's get through this first.
Speaking of this, Jiang Si remembered something, "Mom, why don't you come with me tomorrow?"
Mrs. Huo placed the cooled soup in front of her, saying, "Is it inappropriate for me to go?"
"fine."
Jiang Si said, "I ran into Sister Hu when I came back just now. She said that each family can send two people, and there will be a meeting after dinner."
"A meeting?"
"Hmm, it's probably about some procedures or something."
After all, there are over a thousand people in the two residential compounds combined.
If we don't plan ahead, things will probably turn into complete chaos.
Just as Jiang Si had expected, when she and Teacher Hu went over with their small stools in the afternoon...
The open space in front of the family compound was almost full of people sitting.
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Director Pan didn't delay any longer.
The ceremony began with a brief overview of the celebration process.
There will be an unveiling ceremony at the farm at 8:00 AM tomorrow.
Afterwards, everyone can visit the farm on their own. There's an orchard right next door, which you can also check out.
At noon, we'll have a long table banquet on the open space next to the farm, where everyone can enjoy a lively reunion meal.
In the evening, an open-air movie will be shown at the military region's auditorium.
The women nodded in agreement.
Everyone says this arrangement is good.
It's such a pity that only two people from each family can go.
Granny Qian, the know-it-all from the family compound, immediately stood up.
"Director Pan, can't you add a few more people? I have two little grandchildren. Who is my daughter-in-law supposed to take with her?"
Upon hearing this, all the sisters-in-law echoed his sentiments.
"Don't be in such a hurry, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Director Pan reached out and pressed down.
"I know everyone wants to bring their kids to join in the fun, but you also need to understand the difficulties the military faces."
"The farm is now complete, but there are still more than a dozen lime pits on the farm."
"There are a lot of steel bars and tiles inside, and they've also dug fish ponds covering more than ten acres in the orchard next door."
"If we're not watching the child closely and something happens to them, whose responsibility will it be?"
Upon hearing this, the women fell silent.
A mother knows her child's personality better than anyone.
It's easier to manage older children, but children under seven or eight are really hard to handle.
They can't exactly tie their children to their belts, can they?
Director Pan took in everyone's expressions, just as the saying goes, "a slap followed by a sweet treat."
She paused for a moment, then added, "The division leaders organized this activity because they care about us."
"If you ask me, let's just be hands-off for once and go out and have a good time tomorrow."
"Kids, leave all the housework to the men in the family. It's time for them to experience how tough it is to be military wives!"
Upon hearing this, everyone responded enthusiastically.
Even the notoriously picky old woman couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Director Pan is indeed a master of ideological work; the words she uttered to her were like an old sow wearing a bra—one set after another!
Jiang Si, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard this.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Director Pan clapped his hands.
"Well, there's another good news to tell everyone..."
"What? There's more good news?"
Director Pan didn't keep anyone in suspense and just said it directly.
Granny Qian looked incredulous after hearing this. "Did I hear that right? After the long table banquet, each family can get two cans of food, two bars of soap, and a pound of pork?"
Since the question was directed at her, Jiang Si nodded. "Yes, Auntie, you heard me right."
"Oh my, this is wonderful!" Granny Qian slapped her thigh and was overjoyed.
The family compound was filled with joy for a time.
Having laid the groundwork enough, Director Pan spoke up at the opportune moment, "Everyone, please listen to me for a couple more minutes..."
That's what she said, but she wasn't sure herself.
Finally, he could only bite the bullet and say, "The military has considered everything that can be considered when organizing this event, but it doesn't seem appropriate for so many of us to just bring our mouths."
"What I mean is, since it's a long table banquet, let's join in the fun and each family bring a signature dish, just to add some color. What do you all think?"
Before anyone could speak, Director Pan's mother-in-law, Aunt Xu, was the first to chime in.
"I heard that the residents of the West Family Compound had already made arrangements a long time ago, and every household has been busy these past few days."
These words were like cold water poured into a hot oil pan, and the women immediately erupted in a commotion.
The West Family Compound had made preparations early on, so they couldn't just go there and freeload.
If they find out about this, they'll laugh themselves to death.
One of the women immediately chimed in, "That's a great idea! I can't just eat what's readily available! I'll go back and make some pancakes later."
The person next to her was from her hometown. "Then I'll steam some buns. My dough is really fluffy. My husband can eat three in one sitting!"
"Okay! Okay! I'll make some kimchi, and some stir-fried pig's ear with chili oil, and add extra chili oil, it'll taste amazing!"
"Oh my god, I have to make a whole 'one-pot' dish, it smells amazing, you guys should try it!"
"Oh dear, it's not good to eat meat all the time. We need something light and refreshing. How about I make Four Happiness Braised Gluten? It's so delicious."
"Well then, I'll make some glutinous rice lotus root as a dessert. It's sweet, sticky, and absolutely delicious!"
"..."
Before long, the women had rattled off a long list of dishes.
Jiang Si couldn't cook and couldn't join the conversation, but luckily she had outside help. She went back and told her mother-in-law about it.
When Mrs. Huo heard this, she thought it was something serious, but said, "Don't worry, I've got it covered."
It's just a matter of making one of her signature dishes; leave it to her.
The next day, the autumn sky was clear and the air was crisp.
When Jiang Si woke up, Huo's mother had already packed the prepared meal into a lunchbox.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law changed into matching dresses, got ready, and then joined the rest of the group.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the celebration officially began as the bright red silk cloth on the farm's signboard was unveiled.
In the morning, everyone went to visit the newly built farm.
I also went to the production workshop to see the canned food production process.
Just as everyone was enjoying this hard-won and wonderful time.
On the other side, the men who stayed behind in the family compound.
At that moment, I had only one feeling: the sky had fallen.
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