Chapter 41 Newspaper

Lin Qiao did write a letter to the leader’s public mailbox, and she also sent a similar letter to the Ministry of Education.

But there are so many people across the country who are reporting the situation every day, but not every letter will receive a reply, and the vast majority of letters don't even reach the leaders.

She just wanted the people above her to see it, and even if one letter failed, she would send another one after a while.

Unexpectedly, Xu Li would suddenly ask about this. Lin Qiao nodded, "I wrote one around the middle of last month."

Xu Li repeated the words to the person on the other end of the phone. As she listened, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes began to smile. "Of course, our second child is very lucky... Yeah, good things are worth waiting for, I think so too..."

Seeing her smile like this, Master Ji was a little curious, but he was still polite, "What's the matter with calling you?"

This guy has always been like this, and the second brother is a bit like him sometimes.

Xu Li didn't want to pay attention at first, but when she saw Ye Minshu who hadn't left yet, she paused and said, "Good news."

The more good things she said, the more unhappy Ye Minshu felt. Moreover, Ye Minshu always felt that her words "The second child is very lucky" had a different meaning.

And write to the leader’s mailbox…

Ye Minshu's intuition told her that the next words were definitely not what she wanted to hear. Sure enough, Xu Li smiled and sat back on the sofa, "Qiao Qiao is on the newspaper."

"Qiao Qiao is on the newspaper?" The old man looked a little embarrassed and subconsciously looked at Lin Qiao.

Xu Li nodded, unable to stop smiling, "Isn't Yang Wan at the post office? They started distributing tomorrow's newspapers this afternoon and sent them to various newsstands. Someone sent a copy to her office in advance, and she saw Qiao Qiao's name and asked if it was me."

This still didn't get to the point. The old man simply asked Lin Qiao directly: "What did you write?"

Since it was already in the newspaper, Lin Qiao had nothing to hide. "I suggest offering students experimental classes. Based on my own experience, I found that doing experiments can improve students' learning enthusiasm and hands-on ability, but the school does not have a laboratory, so I thought of suggesting this to the higher-ups."

The old man didn't quite understand this, but he nodded anyway.

Xu Li understood. "The newspaper said that at the meeting that just ended, the leaders praised Qiao Qiao by name, saying that her suggestions were very good and should be taken seriously. They also said that our country's grassroots level needs comrades who are practical and have ideas like this."

Being in the newspapers was enough to get exposure, but I didn’t expect to be singled out and praised by the leader during a speech.

The old man's expression finally relaxed completely, and his face was full of wrinkles. "Not bad, it's a good material for work."

"Not only that, Yang Wan just praised Qiao Qiao on the phone, saying that I have a keen eye for talent."

Ji Duo, the most outstanding next generation of the Ji family, married a little girl from the countryside. People didn't say anything, but they talked about it behind her back. Especially the gossip that spread outside at the beginning. After all, if you don't get to eat the grapes, you will always say that the grapes are sour.

Xu Li had a good temper, but she still felt happy that Lin Qiao had helped her vent her anger. She couldn't help but hold Lin Qiao's hand and said, "Our Qiao Qiao is still promising."

"That's all thanks to your good leadership, mom." The old lady was happy, so of course Lin Qiao had to praise her.

Xu Li couldn't stop smiling even more, and glared at her son, "Look at how good Qiao Qiao is at talking, and then look at you."

The mother-in-law sided with her daughter-in-law and praised her son. In the final analysis, she still wanted to help her daughter-in-law to be happy and hoped that her son and daughter-in-law would live a good life. Anyway, since Lin Qiao was born, Ji Duo had been rejected by his mother every other day and had become accustomed to it.

The Ji family had just finished their meal when Aunt Zhang came over to serve some fruit after cleaning up the dishes. She couldn't help but feel happy for Lin Qiao when she heard that.

Only Ye Minshu felt that every laugh and every word were extremely irritating.

Xu Lihui has a keen eye for pearls, so doesn't that mean she is blind and has mistaken pearls for fish eyes?

Ji Duo is blessed, but doesn't that mean that his son Xiaoze is unlucky? He has been engaged to someone for so many years, but he can just give it up?

And Lin Qiao

How could a little girl from the country have so much knowledge and even know how to write a letter to the leader?

Could it be that Xu Li thought of this for her?

By the way, Xu Li is a well-known excellent teacher in Yandu. It must be Xu Li who helped her think of this in order to shut those people up.

Don't think she doesn't know what's going on outside. Her family said to keep a low profile and not attract too much attention, so they didn't hold a big wedding banquet. Aren't they afraid that people would know and make fun of her? Even she was insinuated that the Ji family's daughters-in-law were not up to par.

Thinking of this, Ye Minshu finally felt better, but she still couldn't bear to see this family happily praising their young daughter-in-law.

She smiled and said, "Since Dad asked me to go back and the things have been delivered, I won't stay any longer."

The higher you praise her, the harder she will fall. Let them praise her as much as they want, because she won't have the ability to do it in the future anyway, and it won't be her who will be embarrassed if she falls.

After all, Ye Minshu was a dancer, so she had good manners. When she walked, her back was straight, and she really looked elegant and graceful.

Unfortunately, no one at home appreciated it. Ji Duo even reminded her, "Sister-in-law, remember to read the newspaper tomorrow."

These words were so choking that Ye Minshu froze instantly.

Xu Li, on the other hand, smiled as she listened. After all, her son was clearly protecting his daughter-in-law, and it seemed that the couple had no problems with their relationship, except for a little awkwardness.

Ye Minshu was like the discordant factor in this harmonious family. When she left, everyone felt more comfortable.

Xu Li immediately asked about the contents of Lin Qiao's letter. Lin Qiao told her what she could remember. If she couldn't remember, Ji Duo could help her fill in the blanks.

Although it was supplemented in his concise language, it can be seen that he really has a good memory. No wonder he was able to remember Lin Qiao's birthday during the short time it took to get the marriage certificate.

It's just that he has a very good memory, he always forgets the past, and he's petty...

At night, the couple slept in the old house. After washing up, each of them began to chant the mantra to purify their hearts.

Lin Qiao silently recited "Sex is emptiness, emptiness is sex" and "No condom, momentary pleasure, but pregnancy is the crematorium" countless times, but she couldn't help it. "Why don't you call Sister Yan?"

"Yeah." Ji Duo only said one word, and it was unclear whether it meant he heard it or that he agreed.

Lin Qiao turned over, leaned on her elbows on the bed and looked at him, "How do other couples live?"

"Other couples have been married for three years now." Ji Duo finally opened his eyes.

In just this glance, the collar of Lin Qiao's sleeveless shirt is close up, and further away, there is Lin Qiao's waist and raised calves...

As soon as she saw where his eyes were, Lin Qiao knew what he was going to do.

Unfortunately, the clothes she wore to sleep were rather tight fitting, and it was summer now, so there was no extra fabric for him to pull even if he wanted to.

So Lin Qiao shook her feet openly and raised her eyebrows at the man.

Then the next second, the man directly pulled the quilt next to him and wrapped her tightly from head to toe, "Go to sleep."

Lin Qiao: “…”

The next day, when the newspaper went on sale, someone from Ye Minshu's unit did see it.

Because Lin Qiao's work unit was above them, many people who knew the inside story associated it with the Ji family and came to her specifically to ask.

To be honest, there are some who come out of pure curiosity, but there are more who come to see the excitement.

After all, Ye Minshu looks gentle and easygoing, but deep down she looks up to you. There is a new brother or sister from the countryside in the family. Although she didn't say anything at work, her silence is enough to explain the problem.

She would mention her own husband, son, and Song Jing, whom she had high hopes for, every now and then, seemingly casually.

Now that Lin Qiao has shown so much face, of course everyone will try to make things difficult for her under the guise of curiosity or even congratulations.

Ye Minshu's face was almost stiff from smiling all day, but she couldn't show the discord between the sisters-in-law in public.

Otherwise, wouldn't she be made a laughing stock? She, who always boasts of her virtue, will be said to be an incompetent sister-in-law, and people will say behind her back that she can't even get along with her sisters-in-law.

Fortunately, this newspaper was only published for one day, and after a while no one would remember it.

Ye Minshu gritted her teeth and thought, but she didn't know that the impact of this matter was far more than that. A few days later, the Ministry of Education held a meeting on this matter.

Everyone knows that the country is short of talent, otherwise when the college entrance examination was relaxed, people from all walks of life would not be allowed to apply.

Allowing those with practical skills to apply is to hope that they can engage in research and production as soon as possible. Lin Qiao's suggestion can be said to have hit the nail on the head.

The end of the month is the time when college entrance examination results are released and admissions begin. The major universities should be busy. High school principals like Principal Zeng only need to wait for students' results. But now he has been dragged to participate in a meeting where the discussion is all about whether to build this laboratory and how to build it.

When I came back from the meeting, I happened to see Vice President Qi adding people to the wall of honor on the top floor. On the top was a simple black and white photo, and below was the colleges and universities I had been admitted to.

After licking it, he adjusted his glasses. He looked almost the same as he was a dozen years ago, gentle and thin, except that there were traces of time at the corners of his eyes.

Principal Zeng stopped walking unconsciously, his eyes fixed on the growing number of walls of honor. "Xiao Qi, tell me, am I really old?"

Vice Principal Qi had also seen the newspaper and heard about the recent meeting. "You are not old, you are just scared of being beaten."

When Principal Zeng passed away, he had been the principal for less than two years. He was full of energy and vigor. He even took students to the countryside to eliminate illiteracy, so that the students could hear stories about the past from their fellow villagers and understand how difficult it was to have the life they have today and how lucky they were to be able to sit in the classroom and study.

At that time he was still a man with ideas and enthusiasm, but after being sent down to the countryside for ten years, he became cautious and indifferent.

Principal Zeng was silent for a long while, and no one knew what he was thinking. Finally, he said, "You have good taste. Comrade Lin Qiao is not bad."

"You have good taste. You just picked a wife and she can make you proud."

As for Ji Duo, Lao Zhou said the same thing when he met him in the corridor, but as soon as he finished speaking, he saw his eyes looking over at him.

What's wrong with this?

While Lao Zhou was still thinking, Ji Duo said, "It's not just a random search."

Old Zhou: “…”

No, is that why you look so serious?

Old Zhou realized that this guy was not someone he could chat with, so he got straight to the point, "Has your wife finished reading the books I lent you last time?"

As expected, Ji Duo was more suitable for this kind of conversation rhythm. "You want it?"

"Isn't there someone borrowing books from me again? You don't have to return all of them. Just return the few books you've finished reading."

"Okay." Ji Duo said briefly and then opened the door and walked into the office.

But it's not just Lao Zhou. Those who had attended his and Lin Qiao's wedding before, especially those who were captured by Lin Qiao, couldn't help but mention it when they met.

At night, I met Ji Ze who was waiting outside the military camp. Ji Ze also had a happy face, "Uncle!"

He's still waiting here so late, he can't be trying to say this, right?

Ji Duo glanced at his watch and just as he was frowning, his eldest nephew came running over and said, "Uncle, I'm here to settle the first week's bill with you."

It turns out not to be.

He walked aside and motioned his nephew to talk with him in a quiet place.

As soon as he stood still, Ji Ze immediately took out a wad of money from his pocket, "This is the share of the past few days for Auntie." Then he took out two A4 sheets of paper, "This is the account of the past few days. I have written down the material cost, labor cost, loss and income clearly."

The man changed out of his military uniform. Although it was very ordinary and even looked a bit old, his eyes were bright.

Seeing Ji Duo paying attention to his clothes, he smiled and said, "I bought it from a bicycle repair stall on the roadside. You can't sell things and still dress so well."

From this point of view, he really put his heart into this business, Ji Duo nodded.

Ji Ze was immediately encouraged and told everything he had experienced in the past few days.

How could it be easy to sell something new that he had never heard of before? So on his first day, he only brought a 50-kilogram bucket.

I chose a family compound with more female workers. After all, the main buyers of liquid soap are women, and families with two workers are more willing to spend money than families with one worker. Because the family compounds are all tube-shaped buildings, the population is dense, and there is also a sufficient market for sales.

Ji Ze felt a little uncomfortable when he called out for the first time. No one paid any attention to him even after he called out several times. The unwillingness to admit defeat completely overcame the shame.

I just heard the hawking and came to see the fresh food. Seeing the bustling crowd, I asked

Few people would buy it at a lower price.

"I gave them some money and connected a water pipe from a nearby house. Anyone who came to ask could try it on the spot. I also emphasized that this product was especially suitable for washing hair. I sold more than 20 kilograms that day, and the price rose to 60 kilograms on the third day."

Ji Ze's face was shining as he spoke, "In the past three days, a hundred kilograms a day is not enough to sell. I'm ready to hire another person."

He had obviously thought it through carefully. "As for the soap maker, if they continue to sell like this, they will have to make new ones right away, and I can't handle it myself. Also, since we have made a name for ourselves here, we can't give up this advantage. Instead of going to other places and starting from scratch, it's better to use this family compound as the center and try to sell to several nearby residential areas. There are quite a lot of people in that area..."

He talked incessantly, like a primary school student reporting his school performance to his parents, but he lacked the carelessness that always made him lack energy.

Ji Duo's eyes fell on his nephew's face, and he didn't open the account until he finished speaking. "Did you only count the raw materials sold in the past few days?"

Since he was in charge of this matter, he had to have a general understanding of it to avoid Lin Qiao asking about it when he returned.

Ji Ze scratched his head when he heard this. "I'm just worried that the sales won't be good at first, so I won't get any share. I'll just take whatever I can get."

Since he wanted to use this exercise to do business, and he also took annual leave, it was impossible for him to only do this amount for a few days. But if all the raw materials were taken into account, then he not only did not make any profit in the past few days, but also lost a lot. He couldn't just not report it to Lin Qiao, right?

Ji Duo also knew this, so he folded the account and put the money into his pocket.

When I looked up, I found that my nephew was still looking at me with bright eyes. The look in his eyes seemed to say "Praise me!".

You've just achieved some success, but you're already losing your temper?

Ji Duo subconsciously wanted to frown, but then he paused when he thought about his nephew saying that he was under a lot of pressure and did not get recognition and affirmation.

Finally, he nodded and said, "You have some business sense."

Ji Ze's expression immediately became as if he had drunk a bucket of ice water in the dog days of summer, and he even learned to brag about business without any instruction, "That's also because of the good recipe of Auntie."

After saying this, he realized that the relationship between him and Lin Qiao was a bit awkward, and looked at his uncle.

Ji Duo looked calm, not seeming to mind what was said. He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly changed the subject, "You are really dedicated, you are newlywed and still work overtime so late. No wonder people say you are a good candidate for the army, you are brave, capable and can fight harder than anyone else."

Unexpectedly, after this flattery, Ji Duo's expression froze for a moment, "Anything else?"

This was obviously an attempt to chase people away. Ji Ze was stunned by the question. He had no idea where he had gone wrong. He didn't dare to say anything, so he could only get out of here as soon as possible.

It wasn't that Ji Duo wanted to work overtime on purpose. He just had a lot to do today, so he wasn't in a hurry to go back, to avoid having to use the desk if he went back early.

As for why I don’t really want to use a desk…

Anyway, it's obvious that my nephew's business is booming. He's a bit arrogant and he's just going to pick up the one that doesn't open.

When Ji Duo got home, Lin Qiao was already reading upstairs. He walked over and put the account and money next to her.

Lin Qiao opened the paper after finishing the question in hand. He knew what it was about at a glance. "You... your friend's share of the account?"

There were quite a lot, eight of them in the group photo alone. She asked the man, "How many days are these from?"

"A week."

More than 80 yuan a week, which is as much as her salary for more than two months. She only takes 30% of it. It turns out that she still makes money by doing business. And this is only the first week. Everything is difficult at the beginning. Liquid soap is indeed very popular in the market. She will only make more money in the future.

Lin Qiao picked up the account and soon discovered what Ji Duo had discovered. "From now on, please report to me once a month. This is too much trouble."

"About half a month." Ji Ze was still thinking about setting up a factory, and Ji Duo was afraid that he would not persevere.

Lin Qiao didn't have any objection, "Half a month is fine." He put the money into the small piggy bank, thought about it, and took out a few bills and put them on his body.

She wanted to buy some clothes for Liu Yulan and the children.

In fact, Liu Yulan had nothing to do with her. On the contrary, she secretly gave her money and helped her buy dowry even though she was very short of money. She went back to her hometown a few days ago and found that the children of the Yang family were wearing patched old clothes, especially San Ya, who looked at her with envy.

Yandu has ready-made clothes for sale, no tickets required, and they are all made of synthetic fibers, which are more durable than cotton.

If you buy two pairs of shoes, buy a bigger pair, so that you can wear them for at least two years. If you really can’t wear them anymore, you can give them away.

Speaking of which, synthetic fabrics are very popular as gifts because they are durable and not easy to break. Lin Qiao thought for a moment and asked Ji Duo, "Do we have any old clothes that we don't wear? I want to mail a few to my mother and then find Uncle Yang to wear them when she works. There is a lot of work in the countryside and clothes are too much of a waste."

Ji Duo was in the army and rarely wore anything other than a military uniform, but he still said, "I'll ask your friends and colleagues for you."

There are always family members who are not in the army. He has seen people pack up old clothes and give them to their relatives in the countryside.

"Then you should help me take care of it." Lin Qiao said, then remembered something and looked at him with a smile, "Didn't I come to you whenever I needed anything?"

That is true, but Ji Duo feels that their problem is not limited to this point, and he is not sure what it is specifically.

Lin Qiao was just saying this to tell men not to do useless things. If they keep nagging about it, it will only cause trouble.

She lowered her head and prepared to continue doing the questions, but Ji Duo asked about Lao Zhou's handwritten books, "Which one have you finished reading?"

She didn’t finish any of them. To be more precise, she didn’t read any of them…

But if Lin Qiao could show it, she would not be Lin Qiao anymore. She quickly changed the subject and said, "Does Lao Zhou want it? Take them all back."

However, even though she acted as usual, the man still looked at her and frowned.

Because Ji Duo had never seen her watch it, could it be that she watched it at home during the day during the summer vacation?

It can't be that she doesn't like any of these and only likes to watch that "Girl's Heart"?

Ji Duo's eyes were deep and he didn't say anything for a long time. Lin Qiao noticed that he didn't say anything and looked up at him.

Adult men and women don't need to say some things directly. After their eyes met for less than two seconds, Lin Qiao blinked and said, "How about trying again?"

Ji Duo didn't say yes, but he didn't say no either, "Read the book first."

Thanks to Lin Qiao's calmness, they watched for another half an hour before the couple drew the curtains and prepared to turn off the lights.

Afraid that it would be messed up again this time, Ji Duo took out one and checked it before he even started.

And then there was nothing else. The next day, Ji Duo went to work and the first thing he did was to go to the receiving area to see if there was any mail for him.

As for Ji Yan, he called her on her birthday to ask about it. Ji Yan said that it had already been mailed and was on the way, and she took the opportunity to make him laugh.

After many days, Ji Duo finally received Ji Yan's international email. When he was about to take it home in the evening, he ran into Ji Ze again when he went out.

Compared to the last time when he was full of confidence, the nephew's eyes were filled with anger and anxiety. When he saw him, he immediately ran up and said, "Uncle, the person I hired just ran away."

"The one who makes soap?" Ji Duo guessed it almost instantly.

Ji Ze nodded, "I haven't even paid him yet, and he stopped coming. Several raw materials for making soap are also running low."

He didn't even want any salary, so it was obvious that there were greater benefits. Ji Duo already had an idea in his mind, but his expression was still calm. "Your aunt asked you to put that away by yourself, but you didn't give it to him, right?"

"No, I didn't let anyone touch it. I took it and put it away myself."

But he was still worried, "I don't think it's impossible to do it without that. The amount used is not too large. Is it reliable for the aunt to keep this trick?"

Worrying too much will make you confused. After all, this is his first time doing business, so he can't help but feel unsure.

Ji Duo was about to say, "I'll go back and ask for you," but Ji Ze said, "How about I go back with you, and you ask Auntie, and I'll tell you, tell you..."

Her eyes noticed the parcel in his hand and she took it directly. “I told you I was delivering something for you.”