Chapter 65

Qiao Wei didn’t tell Yan Xiang until the next morning because she was afraid that the child would be too excited and have trouble sleeping. She said, “Starting today, Mommy has to go to work.”

Yan Xiang asked, “How many days and when will you be back?”

“Every day, sometimes even on Sundays.”

Yan Xiang was very surprised, and then disappointed, “Do I have to go to Zhaoda’s house every day?”

Qiao Wei asked, “Don’t you like Aunt Yang and Junjun?”

“I like Aunt Yang, and she gives me food.” Yan Xiang said, “Junjun is too noisy.”

“Where’s Wu Ni’er?”

“Wu Ni’er is too noisy.” Qiao Wei didn’t need to ask, Yan Xiang said directly, "Sister Lin is also noisy."

Qiao Wei told Yan Xiang: "Xiang Xiang can go to work with mom."

Yan Xiang's eyes lit up immediately, and her little face wiped away the disappointment just now, and there was light on it.

Qiao Wei said: "But Xiang Xiang must be good."

Yan Xiang immediately straightened her chest: "Aunt Yang said that I was too good and asked me to fight in the army, but I didn't fight."

Qiao Wei supported her.

The Zhao family's way of raising children is very rough.

Sister Yang told her that Yan Xiang was too quiet and easy to be bullied, and said that she could lend her the army to let Yan Xiang practice.

Sister Yang's cognition is that boys must be able to fight.

Boys must be able to fight and be, and must have sons, which are actually products of the rural environment.

The middle class of human society is the most civilized, while the lowest and highest levels are often a world of the survival of the fittest.

In rural families, families without sons, or with few sons, or with thin and weak sons, will be maliciously bullied by others.

This situation still exists in the afterlife of Qiao Wei. Videos of sonless families being maliciously occupied by neighbors on homesteads and farmland can be found on any video platform.

But in fact, as a cadre's son, Yan Xiang is already in the middle class of society and no longer needs to rely on physical strength to win.

It's just that Sister Yang's cognitive concepts have not changed with the change of identity.

"Auntie Yang likes children who fight, but Mommy likes Xiangxiang." Qiao Wei said, "Xiangxiang doesn't need to fight, Xiangxiang can do whatever she wants."

So Xiangxiang likes Mommy the most.

Yan Xiang's smile was bright and sunny.

On the first day of work, Qiao Wei arrived a little earlier as agreed, and she took Yan Xiang to the office at 9:30.

Stationmaster Lu had already brewed a pot of strong and thick tea.

"You're here so early." Qiao Wei smiled and walked into the office, still wearing the same clothes as yesterday. The shoulders of the white shirt seemed to carry the sun, shining into the office.

"Yan Xiang, this is Stationmaster Lu, call me uncle." She patted Yan Xiang's head gently.

Yan Xiang was also wearing a white shirt today, looking neat and tidy. He tilted his neck and called out sweetly, "Uncle."

"Hey! Good boy~" Stationmaster Lu opened the drawer, reached in and felt around, and took out a piece of candy. "Here."

Qiao Wei put her palm on Yan Xiang's shoulder and applied a little force. Yan Xiang got permission and happily took the candy, showing his little white teeth, "Thank you, uncle."

It was obvious that he was well-educated.

Who wouldn't like a polite child, especially when he was idle in the office.

"Oh, this kid, wearing such white clothes. It's so easy to get dirty." Hu Sui also came over to tease Yan Xiang, pinching her face, rubbing her head, and thinking nostalgically, "She was still cute when she was little. My kids are all grown up, and they are still noisy and smelly."

Lu Tianming said to Yan Xiang, "Give me the candy, and I'll do magic for you."

Yan Xiang followed his instructions and gave the candy that Stationmaster Lu gave him to Lu Tianming. Lu Tianming changed his left hand to his right hand, and then his right hand to his left hand, making Yan Xiang laugh.

Lu Tianming asked Qiao Wei how many children she had, and learned that she only had Yan Xiang: "Only one."

Qiao Wei then realized that Lu Tianming and Yan Lei were about the same age, and they already had three children. The youngest one is in elementary school this year, and his wife is now pregnant with her fourth child.

People in this era really don't care about contraception, but about having many children and good fortune.

Lu Manman arrived a little later than Qiao Wei, but she was earlier than her usual time to go to work.

She saw Qiao Wei arrive early as promised, and she had a very good impression of Qiao Wei.

Military families who come from rural areas really have no concept of time. Hu Sui can go to work and get off work on time now because Station Chief Lu made a rule for the radio station to deduct wages for being late or leaving early, so he forced her to come.

The one who was recuperating at home because of the severe pregnancy reaction was also often late before.

The schedule of a broadcaster is already flexible and relaxed enough, but she is still late, and this is under the premise that "the time for broadcasting CCTV news is fixed and must be on time" has been said many times.

It was only by deducting wages that they were forced to change.

It is completely useless to just talk to these military dependents. They don't care about "rules" and "regulations".

Only the actual deduction of money can make them feel painful.

Hu Sui broke the machine twice. The first time, Stationmaster Lu was kind enough to report it as natural damage, but she did not expect that she would come again the second time.

Stationmaster Lu told her that starting from the third time, if she broke it again, the money for replacing new parts would be deducted from her wages, and she finally behaved.

In comparison, Qiao Wei looks much more pleasing to the eye just for her sense of time, not to mention anything else.

Lu Manman also teased Yan Xiang, and then said to Qiao Wei: "Come with me, I'll teach you how to use the machine."

Qiao Wei touched Yan Xiang's head and looked around.

Stationmaster Lu pointed to a table and said, "You will sit here from now on."

Hu Sui boasted, "I cleaned it all for you."

The wooden table was a little old, but it was indeed spotless.

Although Hu Sui was very strong-willed, she was not lazy at work. This office was not even as big as the living room at home, but she could clean it in no time every morning.

Objectively speaking, her real work was basically done in the ten minutes in the morning.

Then, she basically drank tea, did needlework or knitted in the office for the rest of the day.

Stationmaster Lu and Lu Tianming read books and newspapers.

The sound of the three people slurping or gulping their tea came one after another, and no other sound was heard. Everyone was doing their own thing

. The theme is a golden age, peaceful and far-reaching.

Today, because of Yan Xiang, it is more lively than usual.

Qiao Wei asked Yan Xiang to sit in her seat, and took out two picture books from her bag for him: "Read slowly, don't disturb others."

She also put the military green kettle on the table for him, and took a pen and a notebook and followed Lu Manman to the radio studio.

Lu Manman speaks clearly and seems like a good teacher: "The first step is to turn on the tube amplifier and preheat it."

Qiao Wei asked, "How long does it take to preheat?"

"About ten minutes," said Lu Manman, "so you have to be there at the latest..."

Qiao Wei interjected, "You have to be there at nine fifty-five."

"Yes."

Lu Manman pointed at the machine and told her, "Pull this switch to the 'broadcast' position and the broadcast will be on. You can speak into the microphone and the speakers outside can hear you. Did they give you the opening and closing words?"

"Yes, I've memorized them."

She is really a capable person.

Lu Manman was delighted and continued, "The time for pulling the gate must be accurate. After reading the opening words, immediately switch to the county radio channel. This time is very short, and there are also opening words in the county. As soon as she finished reading, she switched to the central channel. We can't make mistakes in her opening words, and she can't make mistakes in the opening words of the central station. Do you understand? Write it down. This is the most important thing."

So the most important part of this job is to read the two sentences in one minute.

Qiao Wei took notes seriously and seriously, and circled the key points.

Lu Manman was very satisfied with this work attitude.

She emphasized the order of opening and closing of several shutters: "You must remember this. If you pull this first, sparks will fly and it will break directly."

Hu Sui just couldn't learn such a simple operation.

Qiao Wei could understand San Lu's helplessness.

In fact, it's not so much that he can't learn it, but rather a mentality of "I just don't believe it, I won't try it."

I don't believe anything I don't know, it's all your bragging, it's all your nonsense.

I won't listen.

"That watch is adjusted by Uncle Tianming once a month. It's very accurate." Lu Manman pointed to the wall clock and told Qiao Wei.

Qiao Wei noticed that she was younger than Lu Tianming and called him uncle.

But there is no time to talk about this, it's time.

Lu Manman said, "Just watch."

She demonstrated the operation to Qiao Wei on the spot, and when the broadcast switched to the Central Radio Station, the morning's work was over.

"Be sure to pay attention to this gate. If it is pulled down, the microphone will be on. If you sneeze in the room, everyone in the town will hear it. Yue Xiufen always forgets this and has been a joke several times."

"Is Yue Xiufen the one who is pregnant and taking a rest?"

"Yes, she is a military dependent like you."

Qiao Wei asked, "Then now..."

"Now there is nothing to do." Lu Manman said, "Just time it. It will be over in 35 minutes. Pull down the shutter, read the closing words, push the shutter up, push this one, and push this one, and the machine will be completely closed."

"Lock the door and hang the key on the office wall. Use it in the afternoon." They

are so free.

The two of them don't stay in the radio studio.

Because the windows of the radio studio are sealed with bricks for better soundproofing, the lights need to be turned on during the day, so there is no ventilation and it is particularly stuffy.

As soon as the broadcast starts, the announcer gets up and comes out. Lu Manman is talking to Qiao Wei outside.

"Then stay in the office?" Qiao Wei asked.

"It doesn't matter where you stay. Just time it and go back in 35 minutes."

The two of them went back to the office.

As soon as they entered, Hu Sui said, "Oh, your child is so well behaved."

During the ten minutes when Qiao Wei was away, Yan Xiang did not make any noise or trouble, but read quietly.

The three adults were quite surprised. They all raised children before, and it was rare for a little boy of this age to be so quiet.

"It's OK as long as it doesn't bother anyone else." Qiao Wei said, "He just likes reading."

Stationmaster Lu asked, "Have you finished learning? How is it?"

Lu Manman was very happy: "She knows everything."

"Then you two should arrange your shifts." Stationmaster Lu said, "Although she has learned, it's better to be stable. You still have to take turns this week."

The two broadcasters usually take turns for one week. Those who are not on duty should also come on time in case of any situation so that they can take over. Those who are on duty that week also have to work on Sunday.

Lu Manman's face fell: "Second uncle!"

She didn't take a day off last Sunday when she was supposed to, and she is not allowed to take a day off this week!

Yesterday she called the stationmaster. It turns out that they are uncle and niece.

Seeing that Station Master Lu was about to give her a lecture, Qiao Wei smiled and said, "Why don't you let Lu Man take me for a try first? If I can do it, I'll take over from this Sunday. From now on, it'll be a full shift starting from Sunday, and it'll be like this."

Lu Manman immediately smiled and said, "Okay, okay! You can do it!"

Station Master Lu pointed his finger at her in the air a few times, which was considered as his agreement, but he reminded her, "Call me Station Master. Don't confuse public and private matters."

Lu Manman stuck out her tongue.

The shift issue was resolved in one sentence.

Counting on the 35 minutes, Lu Manman returned to the broadcasting studio to read the closing remarks, turned off the machine, and came back to say hello, "I'm leaving."

Station Master Lu said, "Don't oversleep in the afternoon."

Lu Manman snorted, "Who overslept?"

The broadcaster's morning work ended just like that.

Stationmaster Lu asked, "Will Qiao go home or eat at work?"

Qiao Wei said, "Eat in the cafeteria. It's too troublesome to cook at home."

"That's right." Hu Sui said, "It's too troublesome to cook by yourself. Let's go eat together later."

Qiao Wei smiled and said, "Okay."

Stationmaster Lu drank his tea happily.

He thought that this time the military district really did something right and finally gave them a decent person.

Young, good-looking, energetic and positive, smart and perceptive, knowing who to listen to.

As a leader, what could be more comfortable than this.

Qiao Wei was happy to have lunch with Hu Sui at noon.

The cafeteria was not big, and many people took their lunch boxes back to the office to eat. The two of them took Yan Xiang to stay in the cafeteria to eat.

Obviously, Hu Sui also wanted to get close to her.

Humans live in groups and have the instinct to form cliques. What's more, except for them, the other three people in the office are local residents with the surname Lu. If Hu Sui doesn't get close to her, who else can he get close to?

Sure enough.

"Lu Manman and the stationmaster are uncle and nephew. Lu Tianming and the stationmaster are not from the same family, they are cousins."

"Lu Manman's father is the deputy director of the supply and marketing cooperative."

"Section Chief Xie of the Propaganda Department is a cousin of the stationmaster."

Hu Sui told Qiao Wei everything without her asking.

Always believe in the information-gathering abilities of the aunts and sisters.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute." Qiao Wei also had a knowledge gap, "What do you mean by uncle-in-law?"

"Well, you city people don't know anything, and you don't even know the difference between relatives." Hu Sui sneered and explained to her, "Section Chief Xie's wife is the stationmaster's cousin. If she is a real sister, she is a real uncle-in-law. This one is a cousin from the same family, so I said it is a uncle-in-law from the same family. Cousins ​​from the same family are very close."

"Yeah, yeah!" Qiao Wei nodded throughout the meal.

I've learned something. I'm learning

"Family Song" again!