Chapter 181 Is the connection crossed? (Fourth update)
An Zhixia raised her eyebrows: "How much is it?"
Jing Xiaosheng laughed and said, "Sister, I like straightforward people like you. Apart from the travel expenses, give me another 100 yuan and I promise to make it beautiful for you!"
An Zhixia squinted her eyes and looked him up and down, "Okay, I'll give you two hundred yuan. Remember, you must keep the matter of selling the job a secret for me."
"Of course, sister, remember to patronize my stall more often in the future, I'll give you a 20% discount!" Jing Xiaosheng put away the two hundred yuan, "I'll try to finish the procedures this afternoon and buy a train ticket to Jinzhou tomorrow. Is there anything you need me to bring?"
"Yes, I'm going to buy some Kyoto specialties. Can you bring them for me?"
"Okay, I'll pick it up at the entrance of the alley in the evening," he said, greeted a few people and left.
Director Hu of the neighborhood committee took An Zhixia's hand, looked her up and down many times, and asked hesitantly: "Comrade, are you really Comrade An from No. 56? The one who sold things at the supply and marketing cooperative the day before yesterday? And the one who wrote couplets at the Dongfeng Shili Supply and Marketing Cooperative before? You don't look like him..."
An Zhixia smiled and said, "Director Hu, I put on makeup, and I look seven or eight years older, but my voice hasn't changed."
"Really? This voice sounds familiar," said Aunt Yu, the former neighborhood committee secretary and job seller, while holding An Zhixia's other hand, and nodded.
The other staff members in the office also gathered around, studying her makeup like a monkey. "I don't see much trace of makeup, Comrade Xiao An, are you wearing a piece of skin on your face to disguise yourself like you did on TV?"
"I can't find the interface..."
An Zhixia smiled but said nothing. In the end, everyone came to the conclusion that the girl who could write beautiful characters and caused a sensation in the entire Dongcheng District and drove away the stubborn residents in the courtyard was a very powerful person!
"If Comrade Xiao An's sister-in-law is half as capable as you, our Nanhua Residential Committee will definitely be rated as advanced next year!" Director Hu looked at her with shining eyes, "We don't usually have any big things here, it's all trivial matters. If Comrade Xiao An is in charge, I guarantee everyone will get along well. Otherwise, why don't you switch jobs with your sister-in-law?
It just so happens that your brother and your sister-in-law go to get off work together, so you can have lunch together to build up your relationship, and soon you will have a little nephew!"
An Zhixia's face was full of black lines, "Director Hu, my brother and I are very busy every day. We have only been here for a few days and have not told anyone else. How do you know everything about it?" No wonder he can be the director of the neighborhood committee, it turns out he is really capable.
Director Hu and Aunt Yu looked at each other and laughed, "We have been neighbors here for more than ten or twenty years. We all know what's going on in each family. Let alone the Nanhua Courtyard, we can also find out about the employees in the surrounding factories very quickly.
Who doesn’t have some distant relatives? With just a word of mouth, information can spread far and wide. It’s no wonder that we know your basic situation.”
"It's the same even if my sister-in-law is here. If anyone makes trouble and doesn't listen to the neighborhood committee's advice, then they are making things difficult for my sister-in-law. I will definitely come out to help you!" An Zhixia said with a smile, taking out a handful of candy from her pocket and handing some out to everyone. "When my sister-in-law comes to work, I'll have to ask all the aunties and sisters-in-law to help take care of her. This is the wedding candy I'm giving to everyone on behalf of my brother and sister-in-law."
Everyone responded with a smile, put the candy in their pockets, and waited to give it to the younger ones when they got home to sweeten their mouths.
After leaving the neighborhood committee, An Zhixia ate a piece of steaming sticky corn from the supermarket, ate a hamburger, drank a cup of pumpkin porridge, and then rode her bike to the department store in the city center.
When she passed by the post office, she called Fujiang County and prepared to leave a message for Uncle Fang. When An Zhixia's patience was about to run out, the call was finally connected.
She smiled and said, "Hello comrade, is this the Fujiang County Post Office in Jiangzhou Province?"
There was a silence over there. She frowned and continued to smile and said word by word: "Hello comrade, can you please leave a letter for Comrade Fang Youwei, the head of Hetang Village under Wuqi Commune?"
"Xia Xia," a deep voice came through the microphone.
An Zhixia was stunned for a moment, and took the microphone away in surprise. Was she hallucinating, or was the line crossed? Why did she hear Fang Yuan's voice? !
"Is Comrade An Zhixia still here?"
"Brother Yuan? Is it really you?" An Zhixia stuttered, nervously wrapping her fingers around the phone cord.
"Yes, I just happened to come here to do some business. I just passed by the post office when the comrades inside called me," he chuckled softly, and a tingling sensation slid over along the electric current.
"What a coincidence," she couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes, we are destined to be together," he concluded. "Have you and Zhiqiu settled down there? Where do you live? How is the working environment? Do you get along well with your colleagues?"
An Zhixia lowered her eyebrows and answered his questions one by one very obediently, like a cat whose fur was being stroked, without baring her teeth and claws towards a stranger.
"Then I'm relieved. Remember to take care of yourself," Fang Yuan said in a low voice, "The three little ones have been clamoring about missing their sister Xiao An. The first thing they do when they come home every day is to lie on the table and write you a letter. They say they will mail each letter once, asking you not to forget them." He emphasized the four words "do not forget" quite strongly.
An Zhixia said quickly, "No, I wrote to you before the New Year and bought a big bag of delicious food. It will probably arrive in a few days. There are also some extracurricular books, copybooks, pens and notebooks. Brother Yuan, please tell the children that I am waiting for them in Kyoto and ask them to study hard and keep exercising."
"Well, okay. We'll go to Kyoto to find you soon," Fang Yuan responded happily.
She had no resistance to Fang Yuan's voice to begin with, and now that she was twisted by the current from the microphone, she felt as if she had been electrocuted, with goose bumps all over her body. For some reason, she recalled the intimate moment they had together on New Year's Day, and her face flushed with excitement, as her hands flickered with heat: "Since Brother Yuan is here, please help me pass a message to Uncle Fang. I have already finalized my sister-in-law's job, and I'm just waiting for the procedures. In a couple of days, a friend will take the train to help my sister-in-law with the procedures, shortening the time to check the files. Once the files and household registration are available, ask Uncle Fang to send us a telegram in time so that my brother can ask for leave to pick up my sister-in-law."
"Is the place you live in spacious? You don't rent it out, right?" Fang Yuan nodded and asked back.
"Of course not. My brother and I are not used to living with others. It's not as good as the courtyard in the village, but it's compact and comfortable to live in. In the future, when my uncle and aunt, or even the two brothers and sisters-in-law and children of the Fang family come to visit us, we can still stay here!"
"In that case, your brother doesn't have to run back and forth." He thought for a moment and said in a deep voice.
(End of this chapter)
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