After listening to Fan Hua's explanation, Sister Ye simply waved her hand and rejected the money. "It's just a few meals. You don't need to pay me so much! The blueprint you just gave me is valuable enough. If I can sell the baskets I made according to your blueprint, I will have to thank you very much!"
Fan Hua knew that Ye Xiulan was simple and enthusiastic, but she didn't expect that she would directly not want money. It seemed that she had chosen the right person.
So Fan Hua said firmly: "Sister Ye, let's be honest. You should take the money first, so that I can go out and do my work with peace of mind. As for the bamboo basket pattern, you can thank me when you really make money!"
Ye Xiulan also saw that Fan Hua was determined, but she still rubbed her clothes with her hands in embarrassment and said, "Sister Fan, ten yuan is really too much for just a few meals!"
"Not much, not much! Sister Ye, if you really think it's too much, just sit with Aunt Chu for a while while she delivers the meal, help look after the kids for a while, and let Aunt Chu finish her meal peacefully before you go back!"
Ye Xiulan immediately said, "That's easy to say. I have two daughters who are both in primary school. They are very well behaved. I have nothing to do when they go to school. I can only spend my time weaving baskets. I will take the bamboo sticks to your house and sit with Aunt Chu. I will be there to help when Aunt Chu is too busy!"
After hearing this, Fan Hua smiled and stuffed the money into Ye Xiulan's hand: "That's great, thank you so much, Sister Ye! I'm making a profit by only giving you ten dollars!"
Ye Xiulan did not refuse this time. She took it with a smile and put it in her pocket. She asked, "What about the two children? Do you need me to cook for them?"
Fan Hua shook her head. "Both children are still drinking milk powder. They will eat fried and ground grain powder porridge in the morning. After they fall asleep in the afternoon, Aunt Chu will make a separate snack for them, letting them eat some vegetables, meat and eggs to balance their nutrition."
Ye Xiulan heard this and said enviously, "You educated people know more, and your children also enjoy the good life. When I gave birth to my two daughters, I let them drink my milk. They drank milk until they were over two years old. Fortunately, I had enough milk, so I saved a lot of food."
"Sister Ye, this is just a helpless measure. I can't carry the child to school!" Fan Hua said helplessly.
Ye Xiulan nodded when she heard this, "That's right, you still have to go to school!"
Then Ye Xiulan suddenly whispered as if she had thought of something: "By the way, at noon I heard from my battalion commander that Zhou Xue's punishment had been decided. You must not know it yet!"
Fan Hua became interested when she heard this, shook her head and waited for Ye Xiulan to continue.
"I heard that after investigation, although it cannot be confirmed that Zhou Xue directly instructed Zhang Tao to find someone to commit the crime, it can be confirmed that Zhou Xue knew about it but did not report it, and condoned Zhang Tao's crime. The regiment believes that Zhou Xue's behavior is bad and has tarnished the image of soldiers. It has decided to expel her from the military and not allow her to continue living in the military family compound. Even Political Commissar Zhou was affected, and was demoted from a regimental political commissar to a battalion-level staff officer. The specific punishment notice should be issued in a few days! Now you don't have to worry about Zhou Xue bullying you again!"
Ye Xiulan excitedly talked about the latest news she got from her man.
Fan Hua also breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. The punishment result was within her expectations. She believed that Zhou Xue would be able to calm down completely after this incident!
"Thanks to the organization's fair handling of the matter, our hospital can now have more peace." Fan Hua said with a smile.
Ye Xiulan also nodded repeatedly, "Yes, someone with bad intentions like her shouldn't stay here. It will affect the unity of the family compound."
After the two chatted about family matters for a while, Fan Hua stood up and said goodbye.
On the way home, Fan Hua was thinking about the upcoming trip to Shanghai, and was silently calculating various things in her mind.
The next day, after class, Fan Hua asked for leave from Mr. Feng, a teacher of management. When Mr. Feng heard the reason, he was very proud of Fan Hua and told her to seize the opportunity.
Early on Saturday morning, Fan Hua and Zhou Qingyun set out together to take the train to Shanghai.
At Yangcheng Railway Station, steam locomotives were puffing out white smoke, intertwined with the noise and hurried footsteps of the crowd. Fan Hua, carrying a backpack she had specially sewn for herself, followed Zhou Qingyun like a primary school student.
Because they had to take a day and a night by train, the publishing house arranged sleeper berths for them. The two of them squeezed onto the train with the crowd, found a seat to put down their bags, and then sat down in the window seat next to the bed.
The train clanged away from the platform and the scenery outside the window flashed by like a kaleidoscope. Fan Hua and Zhou Qingyun were both busy people. After getting on the train, they chatted briefly for a few words and then started to busy themselves with their own affairs.
While Zhou Qingyun was reviewing the manuscripts of other books, Fan Hua put a small piece of plywood into her backpack, sandwiched a stack of drawing paper on top, and started drawing the picture book.
I don’t know how long it was, but when the train was approaching a big station, a burst of noise broke the silence of the carriage.
"Where's my briefcase? It's full of important information! Who's looking at a black briefcase?!"
Fan Hua looked up and saw a middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit with beads of sweat on his forehead. He was anxiously searching back and forth between the seats. The passengers around him were whispering to each other, their eyes following the man as he searched around the carriage.
Fan Hua frowned slightly, not knowing whether it was because trains were just chaotic in this era or because her constitution made her prone to trouble, she always felt that she would encounter all kinds of problems once she took the train!
She stood up and stretched, then said to Zhou Qingyun, "Director Zhou, I'm going to the toilet. Can you help me keep an eye on my stuff?"
Zhou Qingyun nodded immediately.
Fan Hua walked casually towards the connection between the carriages.
She didn't want to get involved in danger, but she was willing to help out if she could ensure her own safety. After all, she was a military wife and couldn't bring shame to her man! She also felt that she had some bad guy nemesis qualities.
So Fan Hua planned to go to the toilet and observe the people in the carriage. She thought that as she had been an art student for many years, her observation ability was very strong and many details could not escape her eyes.
As she walked, she casually looked at the people in the carriage. When she passed the middle of the carriage, she caught a glimpse of a thin man on the bed with a flickering look in his eyes, and one hand was quietly stuffing something into the bed.
Their eyes accidentally met, and the man immediately glared at Fan Hua fiercely. Fan Hua immediately pretended to be very scared and continued to walk forward.
Her intuition told her that there was something fishy about the man just now. Even if he was not the one who stole the briefcase, he did not look like a good person!
Fan Hua quietly found the train staff and told them her suspicions, then casually returned to her previous seat.
Sure enough, after a while, the train staff member came over with several police officers.
The man was a little panicked when he saw the police officer coming over, but he pretended to be calm and asked, "Comrade Police Officer, what happened?"
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