Chapter 292 College Entrance Examination 1 It's your sister who's taking the exam, not you. Go back...
Xia Qiang was obedient, but perhaps she still felt a little uncomfortable. She stood opposite Yao Zhizhi's desk, staring at the foreign books with gritted teeth, not knowing what she was thinking.
After a while, as if he had made up his mind, he asked, "Why do I have to know English to work and study? Are all the books and periodicals you publish here foreign?"
"Of course not." Yao Zhizhi didn't need a ten-year-old kid to help her proofread the manuscript. She just wanted to test whether the child was ambitious.
If Xia Qiang wasn't convinced, she'd definitely ask more questions. While this kind of ambition might not be pure, it would at least inspire the child's competitive spirit and give him something to do instead of stirring up trouble at home.
Yao Zhizhi put down the pen in her hand and looked at the child calmly. To be honest, it is understandable that a child who was taken away by his mother when he was young and had never lived with his biological father for a few days was unilaterally instilled with hatred by his biological mother, and his personality became extreme and distorted.
After all, a child is born a blank slate, open to whatever their elders write about. After the divorce, the only source of information about the child is her mother, making it impossible to tell the truth from the lies.
So she returned to work and quickly calmed down. She put down her pen and asked, "Why, do you want to make money?"
Xia Qiang lowered her eyelids and nodded.
Yao Zhizhi suddenly became curious: "Did your stepfather leave you some pocket money when he sent you back?"
Xia Qiang shook her head and clutched the hem of her shirt. Obviously, this question was a bit hurtful to her self-esteem.
Yao Zhizhi sighed. "Well, when you come back with me, apologize to my Guanying and Guangmei. As long as you stop being so unreasonable, I can arrange for you to proofread the Chinese manuscripts. The salary will be the same as a regular employee, thirty yuan a month. But the prerequisite is that you work diligently and make no mistakes, otherwise I will deduct your salary."
"Why?" Xia Qiang didn't understand. This woman hit her after just a few words when they met, and now she is willing to provide her with a way to make money. It's so strange.
Yao Zhizhi didn't beat around the bush and said bluntly, "Just think of it as me paying for peace. Think carefully about whether you want to do it or not. If you do it, don't be disengaged."
"I'll do it." Xia Qiang bit her lip. Thirty yuan was a lot of money, a little higher than her mother's salary.
Yao Zhizhi remembered something and asked, "You weren't called that before, were you? Now you have your stepfather's last name?"
"Yeah. I want to change it." Xia Qiang didn't remember what her previous name was. She had been here once before, and her father called her Qianqian. She asked curiously, "Did my father tell you my previous name?"
"It seems to be Yang Qian. You can ask her yourself when you get back." Yao Zhizhi picked up the pen and continued to busy herself with her own things.
Xia Qiang asked again: "But, if I change my name, it might take a few days, right? Will it affect my employment here?"
Yao Zhizhi suddenly felt like laughing. After all, she was still a child, so stupid.
Which respectable company would want such a brat to work here? She had to pay for it herself and find something for Xia Qiang to do, so that the kid wouldn't cause trouble with her sister.
But she couldn't say that. If the child started making noise again, she would really lose her patience.
So she lied: "It's okay, I'll just say hello to the accountant, and I'll pay you."
That's good, Xia Qiang breathed a sigh of relief. After hesitating for a long time, she finally sat down. She picked up a household registration book in a foreign language, took a quick look at it, and then closed it. She turned around and picked up the sample magazine next to her.
I was surprised to find that the magazines I had loved reading in recent years were all here, with every issue. I couldn't help but ask, "Can you lend me these?"
"Guanying has the complete set, you can borrow it from him yourself." Yao Zhizhi was not stingy, she just wanted to give Xia Qiang another reason to look for Guanying.
If this kid was a little smart, he would have seized the opportunity to build good relationships with Guanying and Guangmei.
The first impression is already so bad that it will take a lot of effort to revive this terrible situation.
Xia Qiang nodded and said nothing more until Yao Zhizhi got off work. Then she followed her, walking out with her head down like a little punk.
Xiao Wei has always loved gossip. Seeing such a half-grown girl coming to the publishing house, he was very curious and hurried over to ask.
When she heard that it was Yang Shuming's eldest daughter, she smiled and said, "No wonder I thought she looked familiar. She does look a lot like Captain Yang. Is she in her teens? Is she still in school?"
"Hello, Auntie. I'm sixteen years old. I've graduated from junior high school and I'm not going to school anymore." Xia Qiang rarely took the initiative to call her elders back.
Xiao Wei suddenly realized: "You've graduated, so you're here to ask your father to find you a job? You're a little too young. Besides, your father is busy and won't be home for the New Year. You should talk to your Aunt Yao. She has a wide network of contacts and will definitely be willing to help you find a job."
"It's been arranged, Auntie." Xia Qiang forced a smile, guessing that this "Auntie Yao" should not refer to her stepmother, but the step-aunt in front of her.
Xiao Wei is also a smart man. He is only sixteen years old, so how can he be introduced to a job? Most likely, Yao Zhizhi paid for it out of her own pocket and found a sinecure for this kid.
So she didn't say anything, but just smiled and said, "Then you must remember your Aunt Yao's kindness. When you make money, remember to buy some candy or something for her children. A small gift is worth a lot of thought."
Xia Qiang hadn't really thought of this. She wrote it down carefully: "OK, Auntie, what's your name?"
"Just call me Aunt Wei." Little Wei smiled and took Yao Zhizhi to the side, as she had something personal to discuss. When they reached the carport, she asked, "Editor-in-Chief Yao, my husband is injured and may need to be discharged. Could you help me find out if there are any good jobs available?"
"How would I know? The Armed Forces Department will definitely make arrangements." Yao Zhizhi knew what Xiao Wei meant and wanted her father to help put in a call, so that maybe a better position could be arranged for her.
But her father would never agree. Otherwise, he could have learned from other elders and spent money to let his relatives' children replace his own children to go to the countryside to work in the fields.
How could Yao Zhizhi make an elder who doesn't like to use backdoors or seek privileges angry for Xiao Wei?
But Xiao Wei was unwilling to give up and still wanted to give it a try. He pulled Yao Zhizhi aside and said a lot of good things to her.
Yao Zhizhi was annoyed and looked at her watch: "Let's talk about it when your man comes back. I have something to do when I get home, so I'm leaving first."
"Then you should talk to Chief Yao first." Xiao Wei was very anxious. The policy has been relaxed recently. Some people have been rehabilitated, which means that some people will be demoted.
At this time, many positions were being replaced, and her husband's retirement was a good time for him to return to work and he had the opportunity to pick a good job.
But since her man is eyeing the position, others must be trying to find a way to get it. She can only shamelessly ask Yao Zhizhi to do something for the sake of her own family.
However, Yao Zhizhi refused to agree to her request, so she could only wait for her husband to come back. If that didn't work, the couple would go directly to ask Chief Yao for help.
Here, Yao Zhizhi carried Xia Qiang back, so Qi Changxiao could only share a car with Zhang Wang.
Zhang Wang was riding his bike, sighing, "I screwed myself."
"What's wrong?" Qi Changxiao has been busy recently and didn't pay much attention to what happened at Zhang Wang's home. After all, the college entrance examination is coming soon.
Zhang Wang pedaled furiously against the scorching midsummer wind, complaining muffledly, "My mom gave birth to a daughter last year, and Uncle Luo was upset. He wanted to give the child away, but Mom refused. Now that my sister is weaned, he's thinking the same thing again. Mom came back crying, and now they're asking for a divorce."
"Did you bring your sister back?" Qi Changxiao was a little surprised. That Luo Dispatcher was really a piece of shit. He could raise the daughter born to his ex-wife, but not the one born to his current wife?
They are all daughters, why bother?
Zhang Wang also advised this, but it was no use. He slowed down and rode onto the road ahead. There used to be a big gap here. Later, Yao Zhizhi and Qi Changxiao brought some cement and sand to fill the gap. Unfortunately, they were amateurs and didn't control the amount of cement and sand, so the road surface was a little bumpy. He had to ride slowly, otherwise the bike would be severely bumped twice.
After a while, he said, "I brought her back. I just applied to President Chao. Starting tomorrow, I'll bring my sister to work. My mom found a job sweeping the streets, and she wants to get out for a change and some fresh air."
That probably means she really wants a divorce because she doesn't want to use the man's money anymore and wants to be self-reliant.
Qi Changxiao couldn't judge anything, so he just reminded Zhang Wang: "Can you take care of the baby? If not, you can pay a little money and they'll take the baby to Liutiao Hutong and pick it up for you after get off work."
"You mean Zhang Cai Ni and Yao Ying Ying?" Zhang Wang couldn't help but sigh. He was worried because the child was still so young, just over a year old. After hesitating for a moment, he insisted, "No, I'll take care of it myself. I'm just a security guard, and my work isn't busy. President Chao has already agreed."
Qi Changxiao warned, "Then be careful. Although there's a yard outside the message room, it's quite close to the main road. If you get busy... In short, you'd better not let the child out of your sight."
"I see." Zhang Wang stopped at the entrance of the alley. He knew that Yang Shuming's eldest daughter had arrived, and Qi Changxiao would probably go over to take a look.
Zhang Wang didn't get involved in this matter. He turned his bike around and went to a bamboo product store to buy a backpack. He followed Yao Weihua's example and carried the child on his back, making it much more convenient for him to ride his bike to and from get off work.
When passing by the entrance of the alley again, Zhang Wang looked up and saw Qi Changxiao and his wife coming out. Yao Miaomiao followed behind with a smile on her face, and it was unknown what they were talking about.
He should be happy, as he got a teenage daughter for free, and she can help take care of her younger siblings.
The neighbors in the alley also thought so, especially Mrs. Jiang, who even specifically advised Yao Zhizhi to turn a blind eye and raise the child for two or three years so that she could get married and even get some money for the bride price. There was no need to be too sincere to the child.
Yao Zhizhi thought to herself that as expected, most people thought this way. If her sister really did that, although there would not be any big fault to be found, she would definitely be criticized.
People are like this. When they advise you, they say one set of words, and when they are plotting against you behind your back, they say another set of words.
Yao Zhizhi immediately corrected the backward thinking of this group of old ladies and uncles, saying, "How could that be? Our family doesn't lack this little money. Starting tomorrow, she will go to the publishing house with me to gain some experience. If she wants to study, we can also afford it."
"Oh, you're so old, why are you still studying? It's better for you to get married soon." Mrs. Jiang had witnessed Xia Qiang's rudeness at noon and didn't want to see the child have an easy life at all.
If you are an uneducated person, you should go to your husband's house and suffer a little, then come back crying and begging for forgiveness.
This is so satisfying. I really don’t know what Xiao Yao is thinking.
Yao Zhizhi smiled and didn't explain anything. At least she had already said it, and others could think whatever they wanted.
There were not enough rooms in the front for sleeping at night, so Xia Qiang was asked to live with Yang Shuming and Yao Miaomiao at the entrance of the alley. Xie Chunxing took Guangmei and Tingfeng to live with Yao Zhizhi, and Xiao Xingxing and Xiao Yueliang went to live with their grandmother.
The remaining Guanying and Jinghui lived with their grandfather Yao Jingzong in Qi Tiao Hutong.
Among them, Xia Qiang and Guan Ying each have their own room. As they are older children, it is not convenient for them to share a room with their younger siblings.
It's okay for one night, so I'll just make do with it for a while.
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In Hong Kong, Yao Weihua was packing his luggage. He had arranged the follow-up work of his medicinal materials business and asked Lu Henian to help him look after it for a few months.
Lu Henian didn't understand: "It's your sister who's taking the college entrance exam, not you. What role can you play if you go back? Put pressure on her?"
"You know shit!" Yao Weihua tied his tie and checked the gifts he brought for the children. When everything was ready, he strode away with two full suitcases.
A few nights later, Yao Zhizhi was doing math problems at home, while Xingxing and Yueyue were catching fireflies with their grandfather by the lake.
Everything was no different from usual, but soon, the excited screams of children were heard from the lake.
Yao Zhizhi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. After all, she was just a child, so frightened. She didn't know why she was so happy, but she thought she had caught a cicada monkey.
When she finished solving the problem and was about to go out to take a look, she looked up and was stunned.
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