Chapter 464 Director Ma Arrives
"People are sent to where there's a big shortage. I understand that..."
Director Ma took steady steps and walked forward slowly.
Liu Shouyi followed him, walking sideways like a crab:
"But there are already several experienced translators at the People's Publishing House. They can't just take them all away!"
“That’s not fair!”
Liu Shouyi spoke harshly and continued to howl:
"Teacher, how about this? Just say something and ask the publishing house to assign me some staff. At the very least, just return Comrade Xiao Lu to me!"
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Director Ma stopped and looked at Liu Shouyi seriously.
Liu Shouyi knew that his request was too high, so he could only settle for the next best thing:
"Then next time, or next time, if you have someone over there, you can arrange for them to come to me, okay?"
Director Ma did not reply to his question, but frowned and asked seriously:
"You just mentioned a publishing house? People's Publishing House? What does this have to do with a publishing house?"
Liu Shouyi was a little confused and said falteringly:
"Wasn't the recommendation letter you wrote for Comrade Xiao Lu addressed to the People's Literature Publishing House? She didn't like the Sibao News Agency and went to the Literature Publishing House instead..."
"What?"
Under the scorching sun, Director Ma felt dizzy.
Liu Shouyi quickly helped him stand in the shade under the eaves of the roadside:
"Teacher, what are you doing?"
Liu Shouyi also began to feel suspicious.
Isn’t that letter of recommendation also written to the People’s Literature Publishing House?
What is that... ?
Director Ma didn't say anything and asked Liu Shouyi to go back to Sitong News Agency first and talk about it later.
Director Ma went directly to the People's Literature Publishing House.
I originally wanted to ask Lu Miao, but unfortunately Lu Miao had already left by car.
Director Ma didn't know Lu Miao's address after he moved, so he could only go to the publishing house to inquire.
There has always been a shortage of translators, but the circle involved is really not small.
The bigwigs who are in charge basically all know each other.
Director Ma found out Lu Miao's home address without any effort.
Director Ma worked non-stop to write address notes at the publishing house. After finishing his work at the newspaper, the next day, Sunday, he bought two kilograms of apples at a fruit stall.
Director Ma started from Dongcheng and took a shaky bus for two hours. Finally, before lunchtime, he knocked on the door of the Fu family courtyard.
Zhou Shian heard the noise and ran over to open the door on tiptoe:
"Who are you looking for, Grandpa?"
Director Ma just looked around the yard and didn't see the little boy Zhou Shian at first.
I only noticed it when I heard the noise.
Director Ma quickly bent down and gently touched Zhou Shian's little head:
"Is this the Lu family's home? I'm looking for Comrade Xiao Lu."
Zhou Shian rolled his eyes and said carefully:
"This is the Fu family, but my aunt's last name is Lu."
"That should be correct. Didn't your aunt move here from Chongwenmen?"
Director Ma continued to confirm with Zhou Shian.
Zhou Shian scratched his ears. His small brain was confused and he didn't know how to answer.
Zhou Shian hesitated and went into the house to call Tang Mei over. Before he could turn around, his body was pushed and pressed against the side of the door.
Dabao and Erbao came over and leaned over the door to look out:
"Is Dad back?"
"Not Dad."
“That’s Mom!”
"It's not my mother or my brother, it's a grandfather I don't know."
Erbao blinked his round eyes and smiled sweetly through the crack of the door:
"Hello, Grandpa~"
"Hey, hey, good!"
Director Ma nodded repeatedly in response. Looking at Erbao's appearance, Director Ma always felt that he had seen him somewhere.
Just as I was thinking, I heard the voice of an adult from the courtyard:
"What are you guys doing huddled there? Shi'an, don't open the door carelessly. If you want to go out and play, wait until the sun is a little cooler in the afternoon."
Lu Miao had warned before that it was easy for children to get into trouble if they were too young, so someone had to accompany them wherever they went.
Tang Mei was just sewing shoe soles in the main room when several children were playing in the yard.
They had been laughing and making a lot of noise, but suddenly there was no sound. Tang Mei was worried, so she came out to take a look.
At first glance, I saw Zhou Shian guarding the gate, and the two little ones were trying hard to get out.
Tang Mei was really worried that the child wouldn't know the seriousness of the matter and would run away and be kidnapped when no one was paying attention. What should she do?
Just as he was about to scold her, Zhou Shian turned around and said:
"Grandma, there's a grandfather asking if our family moved from Chongwenmen. He seems to be looking for my aunt."
Tang Mei was stunned for a moment, then quickly put the handkerchief in her pocket, stepped forward to pull the children away, and then opened the gate.
"This... old comrade, who are you?"
Director Ma smiled and asked again to confirm, "Is this the home of Lu Miao and Comrade Lu?"
“Yes, yes!”
Tang Mei made way for the door.
When Director Ma learned that this was Lu Miao's home, he didn't hesitate and walked into the house carrying some fruit:
"I'm Director Ma from the Chongwenmen Guoguang Translation Office. I came here today to talk to Comrade Xiao Lu about something. Where is Comrade Xiao Lu? Is he home?"
Guoguang Translation House...
Tang Mei felt that the words sounded familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, she realized that this was the place where their Xiaobao used to work.
Tang Mei did not dare to underestimate him. She quickly asked Director Ma to sit down and made him some hot tea.
"What a coincidence, Director Ma. The child is not at home right now. If you are not in a hurry, you can sit down and wait."
"They've been out shopping for a while now, and they should be back soon."
Director Ma nodded repeatedly and told Tang Mei not to bother and that he would just sit down and wait for a while.
Three children were lying at the door of the main room, looking inside. Two were white and one was black. They looked cute and energetic.
Director Ma smiled kindly, waved over a few children, took apples from the bag on the table, and gave one to each of them.
Director Ma touched Zhou Shian, Dabao and Erbao's heads one by one and said with a smile:
“Wash it before eating.”
“Thank you, Grandpa!”
Three "Thank you Grandpa" rang out at the same time, and the three little ones held the apples and went to the kitchen, calling "Grandma" and "Grandma" all the way.
Tang Mei was helpless. She started to play with the things the guests brought before they even left.
Tang Mei washed an apple and tried hard to cut it into two equal pieces with a knife, but it still ended up being cut into different sizes.
Fortunately, the three children were sensible. The younger one said that his brother should eat the bigger piece, and the older one said that he should give it to his younger sister.
After distributing the apples, Tang Mei poured some boiled water and coaxed the children to drink it. Then she thought about sitting down and chatting with Director Ma.
Before anyone entered the main room, the gate to the courtyard was knocked.
"Auntie, auntie? Open the door quickly, it's so hot!"
Isn't this back?
Tang Mei hurried to open the door, saw Lu Miao and said:
"Director Ma from the translation office over at Chongwenmen is here. He wants to see you about something and is waiting inside the room."
"What?"
Lu Miao was originally leaning limply against Tang Mei, looking very unruly.
Upon hearing this, Lu Miao quickly stood up and walked into the house:
"Director Ma, why are you here?"
I just saw it yesterday...
He said he would come to see her when he was free, but isn't the timing a little too tight?
"Comrade Xiao Lu!"
Director Ma stood up, his expression inexplicably excited. "Sit down, sit down first, and sit down and talk."
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I'm sick! I'm taking a day off on the 8th! If I feel better tomorrow, I'll update in the afternoon!
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