Chapter 399 Letter of Recommendation
If it takes a little longer, either the weeds will be too difficult to weed or the hoe handle will rub your hands.
On the way back, in the back seat of the car, she complained about blisters on her hands.
Fu Jingyou was covered in dust and dirt, but he coaxed her with a smile in his eyes, saying that he would go back and pick some for her and apply some medicine.
Lu Miao nodded.
Lu Yuanzheng shook his head after hearing this and told her not to come again tomorrow.
I can't help much even if I come here, I just make things more troublesome.
The yard was in a mess and Lu Miao didn't want to come anymore.
But when Lu Yuanzheng scolded her, she refused to accept it and puffed up her mouth to argue.
Fu Jingyou held her hand and squeezed it, "Dad is right, be obedient."
Lu Miao looked at him.
He continued, "Come back when the tidying is almost done. You can then tidy up the details to your liking."
Lu Miao nodded.
OK.
She had just finished translating the rest of the manuscript.
If all goes well, I can translate a few more articles before I start school and earn some money.
After the courtyard is tidied up, they will move to the West Second Ring Road.
It’s a one or two hour drive away, so it won’t be very convenient to make money by translating.
Lu Miao pondered in his heart.
I originally wanted to take care of Fu Jingyou's feelings and translate a manuscript in a few days.
Considering the current situation, she changed her mind.
Since Fu Jingyou is busy these days, she can arrange her work during the day...
Thinking so, Lu Miao did just that.
Tang Mei likes to nag, and sometimes she is not so strict.
Lu Miao didn't stay at home either.
As soon as Fu Jingyou and Lu Yuanzheng left the house in the morning, she packed her things, picked up her books and said she was going to the bookstore to read.
Tang Mei told her to keep an eye on the time and remember to come back for dinner. She didn't say anything else because she was afraid that saying too much would delay her studies.
Lu Miao finished translating the second manuscript at home, and stayed in the translation office the rest of the time.
Director Ma temporarily set up a small table in his room for her to sit at.
She was very focused when translating, and became familiar with the various terms unique to newspapers and magazines of this era, which greatly improved her efficiency.
Director Ma saw this and mentioned this newcomer in private.
The translation office compound was quite small, and the news spread secretly. The junior students who came to help with odd jobs in the compound also liked to secretly look at it from the door and windows when they had some free time.
Lu Miao rarely finds work for himself, but whenever he does, he will definitely focus on it until the end.
She didn't notice the stares from others.
Only when Director Ma occasionally called her to speak would she briefly look up and respond with a word or two.
He was focused and serious enough, and his efficiency was guaranteed. Moreover, despite his young age, he had a deep knowledge, comparable to several old scholars he knew...
The more Director Ma spent time with Lu Miao, the happier he felt.
Director Ma had the idea of supporting Lu Miao.
But before he could finish his words, that afternoon, Lu Miao finished translating the monthly magazine and handed over the manuscript, saying:
"Director, the school is about to start, and I'm moving there in the next few days. It's quite far from there, so I probably won't be able to help with the translation later."
It’s already the 20th day of the first lunar month, and school will start the day after tomorrow.
When Fu Jingyou and Lu Yuanzheng came back yesterday, they said that the roof over there had been repaired and the kang had been set up and heated.
Now we're just waiting to clean up the details, buy the small items and move in.
In the past few days, the total amount of manuscripts in Lu Miao's hands has reached more than 80 yuan.
Although I haven't received the money yet, I can't escape it because I am relying on Guoguang Bookstore and the state-owned translation institute behind it.
Translation is a job that Lu Miao recognizes, and the salary is also considerable.
Not wanting to miss out on this connection in the future, Lu Miao didn't say anything too final:
"After I'm done with the school term, if there's a suitable deadline, I'll come back."
Director Ma was slightly stunned and didn't speak for a long time.
Lu Miao looked at his expression and felt a little nervous:
"Is that okay, Director Ma?"
Could it be that they don’t accept migrant workers?
Come to think of it, many manuscripts need to be kept confidential. If they can be stable, then people must be stable.
Lu Miao thought that if it didn't work, he would just say something to end it.
Director Ma suddenly asked:
"Your school is also in West Second, right? Which school is it?"
"Military University."
"Military University!"
Lu Miao nodded slightly.
"You're not going to be well off financially after you get admitted to the city university, right?"
Director Ma smiled and asked:
"From what I heard from you just now, are you still willing to do this translation work as long as the time is right in the future?"
Lu Miao pursed his lips slightly and nodded again.
Director Ma laughed out loud, walked back to the table, took out a brand new envelope, took a page of letter paper, and leaned over the table to start writing.
"I know Ms. Tan from the Military Region University. I'll write you a letter of recommendation. If you're interested in translation work again, just take the letter to her."
When Lu Miao heard this, he quickly thanked him:
"Thank you, Director Ma!"
It would be really convenient if I could also take on translator work at school!
"I want to thank you too!"
Director Ma smiled and said very cautiously:
"There are several translators in this hospital. You've been staying here for the past few days, so you should have noticed that your time efficiency is the most stable."
"Even so, there are still mountains of manuscripts that need to be translated."
"Comrade Xiao Lu, you are a good material. If you have time, you should really contribute more."
I'll stop here. It would be a bit unreasonable to say more.
Director Ma also went over Lu Miao's translation twice, and after confirming that there was no problem, he called Sister Liu in and took Lu Miao to the accounting office to get the money.
Director Ma meant that Lu Miao was about to move to the school.
After the manuscript was reviewed and confirmed to be fine, I didn't delay settling the payment with her.
This saves her from having to go back and run all the way again.
But before Lu Miao left the room, Director Ma said:
"Comrade Xiao Lu, please come to my place again after you receive your payment."
"Oh, I understand, Director Ma."
The accounting office is also in the yard.
It's a sealed hut.
The other houses all have wooden window bars and large, bright windows.
The windows of the accounting office are very small, and the window bars are made of iron metal.
Sister Liu led Lu Miao to the window and reminded him to hand in the list that the translation office usually kept.
After the comrade in the window received the order, he buried his head in the abacus.
Lu Miao stood on tiptoe and took a look.
Sister Liu glanced around the window and said with a smile:
"Have you heard?"
"Um?"
Lu Miao looked bewildered, and Sister Liu chatted with her:
"I heard that in the college entrance examination last year, there was a provincial champion from the south who couldn't use an abacus."
“…”
Lu Miao stiffened for a moment.
Sister Liu mistakenly thought that she was speechless about this matter, and continued to say happily:
"You said this guy can't even use an abacus, how did he get the provincial top scorer?"
“…Hehe, yes.”
Someone who doesn't know how to calculate twitched his mouth and asked casually:
"Isn't this something that happened in the south? How did you know about this, Sister Liu?"
"The relevant comrades from the Education Bureau were all re-recruited in April last year. The college entrance examination has only been resumed after so many years, and many people are paying close attention."
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