"He came back once before the Lunar New Year and said he wanted to bring his fiancée home for Chinese New Year. We told him to get lost as far away as possible and cut off all ties with him. Why did he come back?"
Deputy Director Zheng handed oranges to Qiao Xinyi and the others and said, "You all should know that He Shengli was transferred to the Ministry of Education, right?"
Ever since Zhang Li insisted on getting engaged to He Rou, Deputy Director Zheng has looked down on He Rou.
Especially for such a big thing as an engagement, Zhang Li was the only one who arranged it. The man's parents, grandfather and all the close relatives did not attend. No one in the He family even said a word to persuade Zhang Li.
Zhang Li was young and blinded by love. Can He Rou's parents, who are so old, still be blinded by their daughter's love?
To put it bluntly, it was a calculation, a bet that the Zhang family had only one son and it was impossible for them to really disown this son.
Be it Mr. Zhang, Secretary Zhang, or Deputy Director Zheng, they have kept their promises in the past six months and have not subsidized Zhang Li a single cent or a ticket.
Zhang Li returned to the Zhang family's old house during the winter vacation and never entered the gate here.
The He family likes Zhang Li, the prospective son-in-law, so much, but it has never been heard that the He family has privately subsidized this son-in-law.
When Fu Qingshan heard Deputy Director Zheng mention He Shengli's job transfer, he nodded and said, "I heard about it from the army."
Qiao Xinyi also nodded.
"He is really good at scheming. If someone like him is in charge of education, wouldn't that bring shame to the education system?" Deputy Director Zheng said, "At the end of this semester, He Shengli wanted to get his wife Zhou Yun into the Ministry of Education, but your uncle Zhang stopped him. He and He Shengli will return to their original unit and position after the New Year."
Qiao Xinyi used all her patience to not burst out laughing.
"I knew about He Shengli's transfer as soon as he was transferred. At that time, I thought that he was from the army and had a child. He had the ability to transfer his position to the education system. Maybe he was really capable and there was a real shortage of people there, so I didn't stop him at first."
Secretary Zhang shook his head when he said this. "For two consecutive months, not only did he make no achievements, but he also acted arrogantly, notifying grassroots teachers to go to the Ministry of Education for meetings and study every two days."
"I've read the minutes of every meeting they've had, and nothing has come of it."
"I've read the relevant documents, but I haven't learned anything."
"At the end of the year, the Ministry of Finance submitted an application for funding for the education system. I tore up the application on the spot as soon as I saw it, and let He Shengli study all the funds allocated to the education system at the meeting he convened and presided over."
If we can learn something and make some achievements through exchanges, it would be a good deal of money.
This money is also for the expenses of grassroots teachers' study, exchange and business trips.
"At a meeting before the New Year, the Ministry of Education also submitted a proposal to customize school uniforms for all primary and secondary schools, unify the clothes that students wear during school hours, and resist the trend of comparison on campus."
Secretary Zhang laughed, "At first glance, this proposal is fine, but after a closer look, I found that the intended partner is the garment factory owned by He Shengli's wife's cousin, and Zhou Yun's cousin is in the sales department of the garment factory."
How many twists and turns here do you not understand?
If there is no kickback involved, Secretary Zhang should write his name backwards.
"It would be good for the school to have uniform clothing during school hours, but it is difficult to implement at the moment," said Qiao Xinyi. "There are six classes a week, which means you have to wear school uniforms six days a week."
"All year round, at least two sets of clothes are needed for each season, which means that there must be eight sets. In summer, there is less fabric, which is not bad. Clothes in autumn require more fabric and are not cheap." Qiao Xinyi knew what was going on. "How many families are willing to spend so much money at once?"
"Some families have several children going to school. If there are two children, that would be sixteen sets of clothes. If there are four children, wouldn't they have to buy more than a dozen sets of clothes at once? How can they afford it?" Fu Qingshan felt that He Shengli was really a bit of a meat eater.
"In how many families are there younger siblings who have to wear clothes that their older siblings can't wear? If we ask everyone to buy uniforms at this time, how many children will drop out of school?"
He Shengli's behavior was getting more and more absurd. Even Fu Qingshan, who didn't study economics, knew that "even though we are a provincial capital, it doesn't mean that every household has two working parents and all have the conditions."
"He's still making school uniforms. If he walks around the classroom, he'll know how many children write on one side and then continue writing on the other. How many children can't bear to throw away their broken pencils? They don't even want to use pens to write their homework. Once they finish writing, they wipe it clean and continue writing." Deputy Factory Director Zheng also cursed, "I don't know how they came up with this trick."
Before the revolution, many schools required students to wear school uniforms, but the students in those schools were all children from capitalist families. Even the teachers were foreigners, and the classes were taught in a foreign language.
"I heard that Zhang Li's girlfriend didn't do well in the final exam this time." Old Master Zhang asked, "Hasn't he repeated the grade for two years? How come his grades are getting worse every year?"
"This year, several units in the provincial capital held several dances, and we went a few times for social events. Which time did we not see the He family? Especially He Rou, she was there every time, and she doesn't look like she is going to take the college entrance examination?" Deputy Director Zheng was too lazy to talk about that family.
She held Qiao Xinyi's hand and told her that she and Secretary Zhang were going to be transferred.
"The higher-ups want to transfer your uncle Zhang to manage the special export zone, and my job will be transferred to the Shenzhen Automobile Factory with him." Deputy Director Zheng said, "We will be there in a month at the latest. It's a pity that I won't see the two babies in your belly come out. I don't know how old the two babies will be when we see each other next time."
"This is an important task for Secretary Zhang." Qiao Xinyi was happy for Secretary Zhang. The higher-ups trusted Secretary Zhang's ability, so they transferred him over to take charge.
"The train is so convenient now. Qingshan and I will take the children to visit you when we are free." Qiao Xinyi said.
"You said you were not allowed to write us a bad check, but you just said it lip service." Deputy Director Zheng joked with a smile, "I'm just afraid that you will be busier than us in the future."
Secretary Zhang frowned slightly at this time, "The new leader transferred to our provincial capital has a different personality and style of doing things from me. If there is something going on at the institute, you can usually ask a few old professors to go and talk to him. You are too young, and he may not believe you unless you can show new results in a short period of time."
Qiao Xinyi understood something when Secretary Zhang specifically told her this.
That person might be difficult to get along with, and is most likely an old-fashioned and law-abiding person.
Maybe he is a bit old-fashioned and looks down on lesbians.
"I know." Qiao Xinyi nodded. She was not one to show off. She had always been the one to discuss matters at the institute with Secretary Zhang. It was also because she was familiar with Secretary Zhang and had a good relationship with him, and the professors at the institute did not like to meddle in these trivial matters.
Qiao Xinyi and Fu Qingshan took their two children to Zhang's house for dinner before leaving. When the family returned to the small western-style building, they were surprised to see Deputy Head Ou and Zhang Xiaoyu.
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