Chapter 291 I want to learn English

Jiang Yu went to work after delivering eggs to Zhao Qing.

When he arrived at the office, he heard Lan Raoping discussing with Wu Jinshun that a city leader would come to inspect the second factory tomorrow.

The factory leaders and the factory office staff would have to accompany them.

According to Lan Raoping, they were just filling in the numbers and would probably not be able to talk to the factory leaders. They just needed to follow quietly.

"You are not required to perform well, as long as you don't cause trouble."

Jiang Yu and Wu Jinshun nodded in agreement.

Today, everyone was tidying up their offices to make a good impression on the leaders.

The honors Jiang Yu received before became the face of the Propaganda Department, and various banners and certificates were placed on the wall.

The next day, city leaders came to the National Cotton Mill as expected.

However, the leaders were received by the factory's senior executives, and it was not Jiang Yu's turn.

Jiang Yu was happy to have some free time, and followed behind with Cai Xiaole and others to draw water.

Unexpectedly, the city leader suddenly asked about Zhou Xue.

Jiang Yu was puzzled, and then heard Cai Xiaole explain: "There were trade fairs before, and Zhou Xue went with Deputy Section Chief Lan. She showed her face in front of these leaders."

Jiang Yu suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

Factory Director Zheng was thinking about how to reply, and heard Shao Jiakang say with a smile: "Leader, you don't know, Comrade Zhou Xue has resigned."

"Oh? She actually resigned, what a pity."

Shao Jiakang was waiting for him to ask more, and it was just right for him to take the opportunity to propose that Zhou Xue return to the factory.

Who knew that another leader actually thought of Jiang Yu and took over the topic.

Director Zheng just pushed Jiang Yu out, and Jiang Yu greeted the leader and shook hands in front of thousands of people.

When he returned to his seat, Cai Xiaole was very excited, looking honored.

"Jiang Yu, hurry up, let me get some of the leader's luck!"

Jiang Yu: "..."

Shao Jiakang looked unhappy, and he mentioned Zhou Xue several times, but was interrupted by others, so he had no chance to speak again.

Along the way, he looked gloomy and unhappy.

Unexpectedly, when the city leader was leaving, Zhou Xue was waiting at the factory gate.

She dressed up specially, and relying on the fact that she had shown her face in front of the leaders before, she boldly talked and laughed with the leaders, stealing the show.

Director Zheng looked straight ahead, and his face darkened only after he saw the leaders' cars go away.

"Let's all go." He walked away with a wave of his sleeves.

Shao Jiakang hurriedly stopped him, "Old Zheng, when can you arrange for Zhou Xue to start work?"

Director Zheng smiled coldly, "Just because she said a few words to the leaders, you have to let me arrange for her to start work? This job is too easy."

Shao Jiakang smiled and said, "Zhou Xue is capable and has shown her face in front of the city leaders. Letting her start work in the second factory will be of great help to our National Cotton Mill, isn't it?"

"I didn't see any benefit, but I saw a lot of trouble she caused." Director Zheng said coldly.

Seeing Shao Jiakang's face darken, he laughed.

"Old Shao, it's really hard for you to go to such lengths to make this happen today, but I'll put it here. If Zhou Xue wants to come back, of course she can. The public toilet in the second factory is still waiting for her to clean it!"

Shao Jiakang and Zhou Xue's faces changed drastically. Director Zheng's attitude was so tough. It seemed that the route to the second factory would not work.

Cai Xiaole took Jiang Yu's arm and went back to the office, smiling saccharinely.

"Zhou Xue got nothing today. She was so well calculated. She even wanted to use the city leaders to return to the second factory. She was dreaming."

Jiang Yu pursed her lips, "I think the city leaders really have a good impression of her."

Their attitude towards Zhou Xue was visibly friendly.

Cai Xiaole explained the reason to her.

Zhou Xue knows some Russian. Previously, the factory had an order for imported raw materials, and they needed someone who could speak a foreign language.

Unfortunately, such a large factory couldn't find a capable person.

Zhou Xue recommended herself, and although her words were a bit awkward, she really helped the factory get the order, which was like timely help.

Because of this, she was remembered by the leaders.

Jiang Yu prided herself on her writing skills, but when it came to foreign languages, she was really clueless. She

couldn't even speak English, let alone Russian.

It was a completely new and unfamiliar field that she had never touched before.

"Is Zhou Xue's foreign language level high?" she asked.

Cai Xiaole shook her head, "She's not tall, but she can communicate with foreigners with body language. But our factory doesn't have language talent, so she's particularly precious."

She still can't forget what Zhou Xue looked like at that time. It's not an exaggeration to say that she was shining.

Jiang Yu thought that such a large state-owned factory couldn't find someone who could speak a foreign language, which shows that people who are proficient in foreign languages ​​are very scarce.

When she returned home in the evening, she told He Tingyue about this.

"Tell me, if I want to learn a foreign language, where should I start?"

He Tingyue took advanced studies when he was in the army. He can speak Russian and Japanese, but he is not proficient.

"Why do you ask this all of a sudden?"

Jiang Yu told him about Zhou Xue. "Although I don't think highly of Zhou Xue, I have to admit that she is indeed good in some aspects."

He Tingyue nodded. "People are multifaceted, and you are right to think so. Similarly, just because you don't know foreign languages ​​doesn't mean you are not excellent."

He felt that if Jiang Yu wanted to learn foreign languages ​​because Zhou Xue knew them, it was totally unnecessary.

Jiang Yu laughed. "I'm not so easily influenced by others. I just think that I can treat foreign languages ​​as a skill of my own. I may not be able to use them, but once I can use them, I will have a chance to stand out, right?"

She is an enterprising person. Since she entered the second factory, she doesn't want to be content with the status quo.

She also wants to climb higher and see farther like He Tingyue.

He Tingyue supported her unconditionally and asked, "Which language do you want to learn? If it's Russian or an island language, I can teach you in the early stages."

Jiang Yu immediately said, "I want to learn English!"

In fact, the school used to offer English courses, but later stopped.

In the past two years, it has been opened again.

Nowadays, almost all children who have been to school have some basic knowledge of English.

But Jiang Yu did not, and she successfully missed the classes at school.

"Wife, why did you choose English?"

Jiang Yu said seriously, "Before I got off work, I went to ask Deputy Section Chief Lan, and she said that English is widely spread, and using this language, you can communicate with people from many countries."

She chose English for practicality.

"Let me take you to see Granny Ma."

"Granny Ma?"

He Tingyue led her out the door, "We'll talk while we walk."

Xu Lihua saw them coming out, "Hey, taking a walk."

Jiang Yu said to her, "Yes, Aunt Xu, have you eaten?"

"I ate, ate. I gave half of the chicken I bought from you last time to Jiang Li. I couldn't even taste it. Remember to save some for me later."

"Okay."

After leaving the compound, He Tingyue talked about Granny Ma.

Granny Ma was not alone before. She had a husband and children.

She and her husband were childhood sweethearts. When they were young, they went abroad to study at their own expense. After graduation, they returned to China. Her husband worked as a doctor in the city hospital, and she taught at the university.

She gave birth to three children, and each of them started their own families.

In the first few years when the situation was the most turbulent, Granny Ma's husband was reported and sent down to the countryside.

He died in the year of his relocation.

Granny Ma found a connection for her three children and sent them to the port city for refuge, and then lost contact.

Jiang Yu was stunned, "Since she has the ability, why didn't she go to the port city with us?"

There was no need for her to stay in the north city and suffer.

He Tingyue looked far away, and he had asked this question before.

Granny Ma said: "My husband and I love this land deeply. He is here, and I am here too."

"The yard we live in now used to belong to Granny Ma. Later, she took the initiative to hand it over, and this area became the family area of ​​the National Cotton Factory."

Her initiative to hand it over allowed her to escape disaster, not be sent down, and get a job.

Jiang Yu and Granny Ma have met, but have never had the opportunity to visit her home.

He Tingyue said that she didn't like being disturbed by outsiders, so Jiang Yu didn't go. Occasionally, she would ask him to go when she delivered something.

"You said you helped her last time..."

He Tingyue said, "Help her find out about her son."

This matter is very risky, and Granny Ma knew this, so she gave valuable items as a reward.

Jiang Yu sighed. The former university professor was cleaning the toilet here.

There is nothing cheap about work, but Granny Ma is not doing the most valuable thing.

What she should do is to teach and educate people in school and provide talents for the country.

"Sometimes I really don't know how the world has become like this."

He Tingyue put his arm around her shoulders and patted her gently, "It will get better."

He is sensitive to the policies of the top, and in fact, there have been some changes in the past two years.

I believe that soon, everything will return to normal.

Arriving at the door of Granny Ma's house, He Tingyue raised his hand and knocked on the door,

but no one answered. After waiting at the door for a while, Granny Ma came back.

"Xiao He, is there something wrong?"

Jiang Yu looked over, "Granny, I'm Jiang Yu."

Granny Ma was over sixty years old, her face was soaked with the vicissitudes of time, and her hair was gray.

At first glance, I thought she was older than Old Man Duan.

"I heard about you from Xiao He a long time ago, come in and sit down."

Granny Ma lived in a small single room, which was crowded but very tidy.

Just from such a small room, Jiang Yu could roughly understand what kind of person she was.

"You guys come here, is there something wrong?"

Granny Ma had a special status, and usually everyone avoided her.

He Tingyue would send her food from time to time, which was enough to attract attention.

"I heard that you used to be a teacher and can speak foreign languages." Jiang Yu said.

Granny Ma fell silent. Her previous identity was no secret.

Because of this identity, everyone avoided her like a plague god, which surprised Jiang Yu.

"Aren't you afraid?"

Jiang Yu said, "Our country's foreign business, whether it is export or import, cannot be separated from the tool of language. How can I be afraid?"

Granny Ma looked at her and saw that she was so determined, and she was silent for a long time.

She thought that this was the end of her life, but she didn't expect that there would be a time to teach and educate people.

After a long time, she got up and walked to the bed and found some books from under the bed.

"There are only a few books left. Don't be afraid. Come to my place after work and I will teach you. How much you can learn is up to you. But there is one thing. It is always risky for you to learn from me. Don't regret it if you are reported and implicated by me in the future." At

her age, she doesn't know how many people she can teach.

In her limited time, she should keep as many as she can.

Teach what should be taught, but say the ugly words in advance.

Jiang Yu was overjoyed. She thought she would be rejected this time.

"Thank you, teacher! I am the one who is so shameless that I want to learn from you. I am not afraid!"

Granny Ma looked confused. It has been a long time since she heard the word "teacher".