Chapter 166 Pregnancy Makes You Stupid for Three Years
Ten minutes later, Director Wu finished his call and brought good news.
"The headquarters agreed, saying that your establishment of a university is a great thing for the country and the people, and it must be supported."
Director Wu said excitedly, inviting Gu Yiye and Lin Shanshan to sit down. He instructed his subordinates to pour two cups of tea and asked, "I still don't know your names? Which one of you is the principal?"
Gu Yiye said, "My name is Gu Yiye, and my wife is the principal. Her name is Lin Shanshan."
Director Wu works for a newspaper and is well-informed. He knows that General Ren Shiyou recently found his long-lost grandson, who must be the one in front of him.
After all, they have different surnames.
Director Wu remained composed, not gossiping about the old general's private affairs, but said to Lin Shanshan, "Principal Lin, you are truly a young and promising woman, not inferior to any man."
Lin Shanshan had heard these kinds of questions countless times and wasn't embarrassed at all. She accepted them readily and asked, "Director Wu, how are the advertising fees calculated?"
Director Wu replied, "Headquarters said it's 50 yuan a day, and they'll give you a quarter of the page."
Lin Shanshan knew that after advertising was reinstated in 1979, the initial price for an advertisement was 500 yuan per day, but it rose to 800 yuan in less than a month.
It's only 50 yuan now, and there's still a quarter of the page left. It's a really pleasant surprise.
This newspaper's influence is not to be underestimated; it's no exaggeration to say that every literate Chinese person has read it.
In this era, there was no internet, and even televisions were only owned by a few households. People's daily access to information and entertainment was almost entirely limited to newspapers.
Lin Shanshan readily agreed, "Then let's start with a week and do extensive promotion."
As he spoke, he wrote down the positions to be filled, the number of people to be recruited, the requirements, and the salary, and handed them to Director Wu.
Regarding enrollment, please write down the two tuition payment options and admission requirements, inform Director Wu of the reporting time, and that a total of 1,000 students will be enrolled.
Upon hearing the number 1,000, Director Wu expressed his disagreement, saying, "Although it is easy for workers, peasants and soldiers to recruit students, and many people want to go but cannot, your science and technology university is a private university and has just started. I'm afraid you can't recruit that many."
Lin Shanshan smiled and said, "It's alright, let's reserve this many people first."
Seeing that the principal wasn't in a hurry, Director Wu didn't say anything. However, his son would probably go, so he would tell him the news after work.
Lin Shanshan paid 350 yuan for the advertisement. She was originally supposed to finalize the draft herself, but trusting the newspaper's professionalism, she said:
"Director Wu, could you please make the layout more eye-catching? The number of words doesn't have to be many, but they must be large so that people reading the newspaper will notice them immediately."
Director Wu patted his chest and assured him, "Principal Lin, don't worry, I've been doing this for over twenty years, I'll design it for you personally."
Lin Shanshan said gratefully, "Then I'll leave it to Director Wu."
After leaving the office, Lin Shanshan got into her car, took out a bottle of Smile Fun water from her spatial storage, and hurriedly drank two sips before Gu Yiye could stop her.
Drinking sparkling water in the summer feels so refreshing. Lin Shanshan handed the rest to Gu Yiye and said:
"I know pregnant women should drink less sparkling water. Look, I only had two sips to satisfy my craving, and the rest is for you, my husband!"
Gu Yiye sighed, swallowing back the words of advice he was about to say. What else could he do?
His young wife was already calling him "husband." He had no choice but to take the sparkling water, drink it down in a few big gulps, and then give the empty bottle to Lin Shanshan to put back in her storage space.
Lin Shanshan smiled like a little fox, thinking to herself: I knew Gu Yiye would fall for this.
After a short rest, the two went to the offices of three local newspapers in Haishi: Shen Bao, Dongfang Zaobao, and Jinri Haishi.
The negotiations with the three newspapers went smoothly, and the price was even lower than the first one, only 30 yuan per day. For each of the three newspapers, it would cost 630 yuan per week.
After leaving the newspaper office, Lin Shanshan said, "Brother Gu, go to the school. The job posting has been sent out, and I estimate that people will come to apply in a few days."
“We need to get Tan Yong to set up a room as a temporary office for recruitment.”
Gu Yiye said, "Alright, little wife, I remember you asked Dad to invite a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Do you want to grow some of the medicinal herbs that the doctor needs?"
Lin Shanshan hurriedly said, "It's true what they say, pregnancy makes you stupid for three years. How could I forget something so important?"
Looking annoyed, Lin Shanshan opened her right-hand space and collected all the grapes. Her left-hand space only contained ready-made Chinese medicines, such as ginseng and lingzhi, but no Chinese medicine seeds.
"We'll have to buy it on the black market," Gu Yiye said, rubbing Lin Shanshan's head to comfort her. "My little wife isn't stupid. She's just too busy to remember."
“I’ll take you to the hospital where Mom and Dad work. You can rest for a while and ask Dad if those two doctors have agreed to teach. I’ll go to the black market myself and buy all the seeds I can find.”
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