Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Become a Disciple

Meng Yufei reminded, "You'd better take your ID documents to the logistics department tomorrow. It's on the second floor of the cafeteria and transfer the relationship first. The kindergarten is in front of the cafeteria. You can go directly to the Women's Committee next door. The kindergarten's director Tian is in the office there. You can register your child and then send your child over."

Mrs. Zhang also reminded him, "You should quickly settle the relationship. Children under the age of fifteen in this institution have a glass of milk to drink every day."

Yang Panjun said quickly, "Okay, thank you two sisters-in-law, I will go there tomorrow to handle the formalities."

After Captain Jin and Yang Panjun's family of three returned, Mrs. Zhang said, "Captain Jin's new wife is much nicer than the previous one."

Meng Yufei nodded: "She looks gentle."

Mrs. Zhang said with emotion: "I think she is quite skilled in holding the baby. The three children of Captain Jin are lucky to have a good stepmother."

At this point, Mrs. Zhang added, "But it's too early to say that now. Let's see what she will be like in the future. I used to think Wei Shufang was a good stepmother."

Meng Yufei said: "Not everyone is like Wei Shufang, and she only pretended for a while."

"That's true. Fortunately, she is no longer on the island. Oh, I'll go back to cook first. You go ahead and do your work, sister." Mrs. Zhang said as she was about to leave.

Meng Yufei pulled Mrs. Zhang, who was about to go home, and said, "Sister-in-law, I have something to tell you. Is your Fangfang also going to Teacher Zhou's house to learn dancing?"

Mrs. Zhang nodded: "Yes, Teacher Zhou just told me today. Teacher Zhou usually looks cold and aloof, but he is actually very warm-hearted and patient with the children."

Meng Yufei said: "Qinqin also wants to go there to learn dancing, so I was thinking, should we give Teacher Zhou some gifts to show our appreciation? After all, she is using her off-get off work time to teach the children to dance."

Mrs. Zhang clapped her hands and said, "I was thinking about this as well. If this had been delayed, becoming a disciple would have been a big deal. Not only would the disciple have to give a big gift, but he would also have to kowtow and serve tea. Of course, this is not popular in the new society now, but the etiquette still has to be followed."

After thinking for a while, he asked, "Sister, what do you think we should give you?"

Meng Yufei said, "Sister-in-law, you also said that there are no more red tape now. Teacher Zhou teaches children to dance simply because he likes them, and not for anything from us. I think we can just give them some small gifts."

Mrs. Zhang said, "How about I go back and steam some steamed buns and send them over, along with some homemade pickled vegetables."

When people of this era think of giving gifts, the first thing that comes to mind is food, which is the most economical.

"Well, my sister-in-law is very good at steaming flower rolls, and the pickled side dishes are also delicious." Meng Yufei nodded in agreement.

Mrs. Zhang smiled and said, "I'll send you some when I'm done steaming them. By the way, have you finished eating the pickled cucumbers from last time? If you're done, come over and get some anytime."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite to my sister-in-law."

"Why are you being so polite to me?" Mrs. Zhang patted her hands and said with a smile.

Meng Yufei said, "Then I will go to the beach again this Saturday to pick up some crabs. This time I will pick more and make more crab sauce. I will give one jar to Teacher Zhou and leave one jar for my sister-in-law's family."

Mrs. Zhang thought of the taste of crab sauce and said hurriedly, "Then I'll go over and help you pick crabs."

"Okay, then we'll go fishing together."

"OK."

The two made an agreement and went home.

Xia Qinqin also said goodbye to Fangfang reluctantly.

Meng Yufei smiled and said to her, "From now on, you and Fangfang will have two days a week to go to Teacher Zhou's house to learn dancing."

Xia Qinqin said happily: "Yes, and Sister Daya is here too."

Thinking of this, Xia Qinqin hummed happily, and after entering the house, she trotted into her room, took out her favorite doll, and came out to ask Meng Yufei: "Mom, can I bring the doll over to play with everyone?"

Meng Yufei put the lunch box on the table, glanced at the doll in her daughter's hand, and said, "You can invite them to play with you at home. You must study dance well at Teacher Zhou's house and not be distracted by other things, understand?"

"Oh, I see." Xia Qinqin took her doll and turned around and put it back in the room.

After a while, Xia Junshan came back and the family set the table for dinner.

Meng Yufei told Xia Junshan that her daughter was going to learn dancing. Xia Junshan nodded and said, "That's good. It's rare that a child likes it. The dance that I saw Qinqin perform the other day was quite interesting."

Xia Qinqin said to Xia Junshan happily: "Dad, Sister Fangfang and Sister Daya will learn to dance with me."

Xia Junshan smiled and said, "That's great. Our Qinqin can do what she likes with her good friends. Isn't she happy?"

"Yeah, happy~"

Xia Junshan turned to look at Lu Yannan, who had been eating in silence, and asked with a smile: "Yannan, do you want to go dancing with Qinqin too?"

Lu Yannan put down the chopsticks in his hand, shook his head and said, "I won't go."

"Why?"

Xia Qinqin quickly said, "Because we are all girls, and Brother Yannan doesn't know how to dance."

Xia Junshan smiled and said, "Oh, so that's how it is. Then when Qinqin goes to learn dancing, Yannan, you can stay at home and play chess with your uncle."

Lu Yannan pursed his lips and said nothing.

After finishing the meal, Lu Yannan said to Meng Yufei: "Aunt Meng, aren't we going to Grandma Liu's house?"

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "I haven't forgotten. Can we go over there now?"

After washing the dishes, Xia Junshan came out of the kitchen and asked curiously, "Where are you going?"

Meng Yufei explained: "We went to Captain Song's house. Yannan wanted to learn calligraphy from Aunt Liu."

Xia Junshan said: "Then let's go together."

When Xia Qinqin heard that they were going out, she naturally ran over to follow them.

Meng Yufei curled her nose and smiled: "How could I forget you?"

When they arrived at Captain Song's house, Aunt Liu heard the purpose of their visit, glanced at the little figure standing there, and said with a smile: "This child has a calm temperament, which makes him very suitable for practicing calligraphy."

This means agreement.

Lu Yannan stepped forward, bowed and said, "Hello, Master."

Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Just call me Granny Liu. I just practice calligraphy for fun. I don't deserve to be called a master."

Lu Yannan turned to look at Meng Yufei and the others. Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Then just call her grandma. It's more intimate."

Lu Yannan nodded, turned around and said, "Hello, Grandma Liu. I'm sorry to trouble you in the future."

Aunt Liu smiled and nodded. This is a polite child.

Meng Yufei asked again: "Auntie, I have something else to trouble you with. I wonder if you are good at painting. Qinqin likes painting very much. My child's father and I don't know how to paint. I want to find someone who can help us."

Aunt Liu smiled and said, "I can't say I'm good at it, but I can still teach children. You can let Qinqin and Yannan come over from now on. They can keep each other company."

Meng Yufei said hurriedly: "Thank you so much."

She lowered her head and said to her daughter, "Qinqin, thank Grandma Liu quickly. I will teach you to paint in the future."

Xia Qinqin looked up and said, "Thank you, Grandma Liu."

Aunt Liu touched Xia Qinqin's head and smiled kindly, "You're welcome. Qinqin will learn dancing with my daughter Yueyue in the future. You two should get along well with each other."

"Yeah, I like Sister Yueyue." Xia Qinqin said with a smile.

Tang Jiayi, who was standing nearby, said, "Sister Meng, I just happened to have something to discuss with you. Teacher Zhou is using her off-get off work time to teach the children. Should we give her something to show our appreciation?"

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "I just discussed this with Mrs. Zhang. She plans to send some steamed flower rolls she made herself, and I plan to send a bottle of crab sauce. It's not expensive, but just a token of my appreciation."

Tang Jiayi nodded: "Yes, I think so too. Um... then what should I give? I'm not a good cook."

Aunt Liu said, "Give her a handkerchief. I have a nice piece of material here. I'll embroider a handkerchief for Teacher Zhou."

In the days when paper towels were not yet popular, people who loved cleanliness would always carry a handkerchief with them when they went out.

After leaving Captain Song's house, Xia Junshan said, "You want to make crab sauce, so let's go crab hunting together on Saturday afternoon."

Meng Yufei nodded, and then began to count: "Mrs. Zhang also said she would come to help. After that, we will leave one can for her family, send one can to Teacher Zhou's family, and send one can to Aunt Liu. No, two cans. We have lost two children..."

When Lu Yannan heard her say that she wanted to help him send a gift, he wanted to say that he would ask his grandfather to send the gift to him, but after thinking about it, he did not say anything.

"It looks like we're going to catch a lot of crabs," Xia Junshan said with a smile.

Xia Qinqin raised her head and said, "I want to pick crabs too."

"Okay, let's go together."

"Brother Yanan, are you joining us? Picking crabs is fun." Xia Qinqin turned her head and asked Lu Yanan beside her.

"Yeah." Lu Yannan nodded.

After returning home, Lu Yannan did not go back to his room, but sat on the sofa in the living room, opened his schoolbag and started reading.

When Teacher Li returned home, he saw the little man sitting on the sofa and asked with a smile, "Yan Nan, why don't you go back to your room to rest so late?"

Lu Yannan put down the book, stood up and greeted Teacher Li, "Uncle Li, I have something to ask of you."

"Oh? What's that?"

"Can I use your office phone tomorrow? I want to call my grandpa."

Teacher Li paused and asked, "What's the matter? It's the same if you tell uncle, or do you miss your grandfather?"

Lu Yannan nodded: "Yes, I miss Grandpa."

Teacher Li smiled and said, "Okay, you and I will go to the office together tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, Uncle Li."

"It's time to go to bed. Read tomorrow." Teacher Li reminded.

"Yeah, okay."

…

The next day, Lu Yannan was in Teacher Li's office and got a call from the office of a certain leader in Beijing.

"Hello." A stern voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Grandpa, I'm Yannan."

"Oh, Yannan." The voice softened noticeably. "How are you doing with Uncle Li? Are you used to it?"

"It's not bad."

"So what's the matter with you calling me this time?"

Lu Yannan held the phone and told him about his apprenticeship. "Grandpa, please send two gifts over."

"Oh, ok, I guess so."

"Thank you, Grandpa."

"Well, give the phone to Uncle Li. Grandpa has something to say to him."

Lu Yannan handed the phone to Teacher Li. After Teacher Li finished speaking, he sent someone to send Lu Yannan back to the kindergarten.

After sending her daughter to kindergarten, Meng Yufei returned to the office to work. She met Yang Panjun holding her child downstairs in the cafeteria.

She looked no more than twenty years old, but she held the child in her arms and coaxed him so skillfully that he seemed like her own child.

When she saw Meng Yufei, her eyes lit up with joy and she said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, what a coincidence to meet you, you are here to work."

When she returned yesterday, she had heard from Team Leader Jin that Meng Yufei was the director of the Finance Section of the Logistics Department and was still a college student. She had strong working abilities and had been praised by her teachers.

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Yes, I work in the finance department. You are here to handle some formalities, right? Let's go up together. I'll take you to the personnel department first."

"Thank you, sister-in-law."

"You're welcome. From now on, just call me Sister Meng. Everyone calls me that."

"Yes, okay, Sister Meng."

Meng Yufei brought Yang Panjun to the office of the Logistics Department on the second floor and went to the Finance Department first. Director Wang was already in the office, wiping the table.

After knocking on the door, Meng Yufei said, "Chief Wang, the family of Captain Jin is here to pass on the relationship."

Section Chief Wang stopped what he was doing, turned around and saw two people standing at the door, and said with a smile: "Hey, come in and sit down."

Meng Yufei said, "No, I just happened to run into Panjun downstairs, so I brought her up with me. Chief Wang, please help her get in touch with someone. I'm going back to the office first."

Section Chief Wang said with a smile, "It's not a big deal. It's my job. By the way, Director Meng, I'll have to ask you to check her salary later. She was transferred to the supply and marketing cooperative."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."

Xiao Zhang was peeking out of the office door. Meng Yufei saw her and asked with a smile, "What are you doing?"

"I'm looking at the newcomers." Xiao Zhang came over and whispered, "The one holding the baby just now is Captain Jin's new wife."

Meng Yufei nodded.

Xiao Zhang shook his head and said, "Tsk tsk, this Captain Jin is just an old cow eating young grass."

Meng Yufei glanced outside the door, pointed at her and said, "What are you talking about?"

Xiao Zhang said, "That's right. I just took a quick look and Captain Jin's new wife looks to be in her twenties. Captain Jin is about ten years older than her."

Meng Yufei said, "It's a matter between husband and wife, we outsiders shouldn't interfere too much. Yang Panjun will come to check the wages later, so you have to be careful with what you say."

"Yeah, I see. I'm not stupid." Xiao Zhang nodded, then smiled and said, "Sister Meng, you really guessed it right. The newcomer from the supply and marketing cooperative and the newcomer from the family compound are really the same person."

"But didn't Captain Jin marry his new wife in his hometown? How come she has a job?"

Meng Yufei said: "What's so strange about this? The grassroots of the supply and marketing cooperatives extend to the brigade."

"Oh, so that's it." Xiao Zhang said suddenly.

Section Chief Wang was very efficient in his work. He had successfully established Yang Panjun's relationship with him in a short time and also settled her salary. According to the standards here, Yang Panjun would get two yuan more per month than before.

Holding the salary slip, Yang Panjun knocked on the door of the finance department next door.

Meng Yufei stood up and said, "Come and sit down. You must be tired from holding the child. Take a rest first."

Xiao Zhang was very tactful and poured a glass of water over.

Yang Panjun thanked her and took the water. Meng Yufei took the pay slip and went to help her check her salary and register it at the same time.

Xiao Zhang looked at the child in Yang Panjun's arms and couldn't help asking, "Sister-in-law, how old is this child?"

“Almost two years old.”

"Oh, then you can send him to kindergarten. It will be convenient for you to go to work after that."

Yang Panjun smiled and said, "I'm just about to go and handle the formalities later. Sister Meng told me yesterday that kindergartens will also accept children this age."

Xiao Zhang said, "We have to thank Tong Caifeng for setting a precedent. Her child is younger than yours, and she insisted on sending him there. For this reason, she even bought a crib and a baby chair to make it easier for the childcare worker to take care of the baby. Otherwise, it would be difficult to take care of the baby."

Yang Panjun's words seemed to imply that she disliked Tong Caifeng. Without understanding the situation, she did not say much, only saying, "Thank you for the hard work of the caregivers. It is not easy to take care of such a young child."

Xiao Zhang nodded and said, "Yes, such a young child needs to be coaxed and held." At this point, she suddenly thought, "Oh, by the way, Sister Meng, isn't there one person missing in the kindergarten's small class? Did you say when the person will be added?"

Meng Yufei said, "It should have been made up a long time ago, but it was delayed because of the report a while ago. Director Fu and Principal Tian both said that they would no longer hold a large-scale recruitment registration, and would just select from those who registered for kindergarten teachers and staff last time."

"Who will be chosen then?" Xiao Zhang asked curiously.

Meng Yufei recorded the data in her hand and raised her head and said, "Director Tian said that she has already found a candidate, the family member of Captain Yang - Liu Qiuju."

Xiao Zhang thought for a moment and said, "That person is quite straightforward. I think he is better than Wei Shufang before."

After Meng Yufei checked the wages and completed the registration, she said to Yang Panjun, "It's done. I'll send you and the children's tickets for this month first. As for your wages, I'll send them to you on the first of next month."

Yang Panjun nodded and said, "Okay, thank you, Sister Meng."

"You're welcome." Meng Yufei smiled and handed her the ticket.

After finishing her work, Yang Panjun left the logistics department and went directly to the kindergarten. The head teacher, Tian, ​​was very nice and did not make things difficult for her. He helped her with the formalities smoothly and allowed her to send her child at any time.

Walking on the way home, Yang Panjun was in a good mood, with a smile on his face that he couldn't help but raise. He didn't expect that the people here were so nice and warm.

When she was in her hometown, because of her background, most people around her never had a good attitude towards her. When she went to ask people to do things for her, not only were they rude, but they also made things difficult for her.

But after coming here, in just two days, she met only nice people who greeted her with a smile, and the people who worked for her also cared about her wholeheartedly.

At this moment, she was very glad that she came to this island. It seemed that her original choice was right.

Looking down at the children in her arms, she thought: She treated these children well, and her sincerity in return for their sincerity. After a year or two, when Hongzhi graduated from junior high school, she would see if she could get Hongzhi to come with her.

After she got married, she gave her homestead to the Jin family. She couldn't keep it herself anyway, so she didn't want to give it to that vicious uncle and aunt.

Now her house is occupied by the third son of the Jin family and his wife. The third son of the Jin family is notoriously naughty, and his uncles and aunts dare not mess with him.

Before she left, she went to her brother Hongzhi's school and arranged for him to live on campus. She also found his junior high school teacher, who was also her former teacher, and asked him to take care of Hongzhi.

I originally wanted Hongzhi to live on campus and I would send money back home every month, but now it seems that life on the island is pretty good, and I think he would be able to learn better if he came here.

In the office, Xiao Zhang asked Meng Yufei, "Sister Meng, do you think there is anything on our island that is suitable for giving away?"

Meng Yufei raised her eyebrows and asked her, "Who are you going to give it to?"

Xiao Zhang lowered his head and smiled: "Yes, one, a friend."

"Oh? Male or female?"

"That...man." Xiao Zhang felt a little embarrassed.

Meng Yufei understood and suggested: "Fruit? Or coconut candy?"

Xiao Zhang said, "These are all available in the market. I want to give something special. You can tell I put a lot of thought into it."

Meng Yufei thought about it and said with a smile, "I'm going to go to the sea to pick crabs on Saturday and then make crab sauce. Do you want to join us?"

"Crab sauce?"

Meng Yufei nodded: "Yes, the sauce made with crabs is very delicious. If you come over to help me, I will give you some."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Meng! I'll go there after get off work on Saturday. I'm really good at picking crabs."

Well, there’s one more person joining the crab picking army, and it looks like we can’t even finish the entire pot of crab sauce.