If one year doesn’t work out, while you’re still young, there are more opportunities, right? Sohow we can still go to college.
And then there’s Little He.
No matter what, we need to pull so strings to get her registered in the third year of high school.
Whether she goes or not is not important, but she must have a fair chance to take the college entrance exam—after all, what Wen Juan said was actually quite useless, and he isn’t sure whether one will need a high school diploma to apply.
We’ll just have to try and et all the conditions as best we can.
Originally, Shi Suifeng would have to put in so effort with personal connections for these things, but after seeing Chu River’s savings yesterday, he felt particularly confident.
Even asking for money seed justified—
"Little He, how much cash does the family have? Give 1000 yuan."
Yesterday, after seeing a few kids taking money, it should be enough.
With six kids plus Little He, this amount should be about right.
Chu River stretched lazily and ca out of the house, but before he could speak, Da Dan ca out of the room holding a notebook:
"Uncle, what do you need 1000 yuan for? I’m keeping track of the accounts."
Oh, his uncle really has no knack for making money, and he doesn’t even know if he can spend it wisely. He must keep the accounts detailed.
Shi Suifeng: ...
Where did it go wrong?
Why was he thinking about asking Chu River for money?
Taking 1000 yuan and various cans of cigarettes, alcohol, milk powder, and other things from Da Dan, Shi Suifeng didn’t dare to puff his chest too high as he left the house.
...
Things went quite smoothly for Shi Suifeng.
Not to ntion the connections he established earlier, even without any other motives, just the sight of him arriving in a Jeep ant that even the gate guards at the family compound didn’t stop him.
However, after finishing his business, he didn’t head back imdiately; instead, he went to another family compound—
"Old Zhu!"
Carrying two cans of fruit and knocking on the door of his comrade: "Are you heading back today? Take the car back with you."
This was sothing he formally requested for use; just happened to coincide with a ritorious service period, so the leadership was agreeable. But now that there’s no other business, he should return it early.
Coincidentally, Old Zhu was on leave at the sa ti, and this guy had consud quite a lot of his previous supplies, so it was convenient.
Old Zhu, being only 38 this year, was quite capable at a young age. Now, getting the car keys, his first reaction was—
"Did you bring our sister over?"
"Oh!"
He was so excited that he kept rubbing his hands—
"Old Shi, what’s our relationship? A friendship tested by life and death? Since our sister is here, I should give a welco gift—do you have ti tonight? You have to invite for a al, right?"
He’s craving that soybean paste, crispy broad beans, dried pork, and five-spice crackers... it’s been way too long!
But every ti sothing was sent over, there were more monks than gruel, never enough to satisfy his cravings.
Shi Suifeng didn’t really want to bother with him.
"Didn’t you eat quite a bit of what I got last month!"
Old Zhu was not pleased: "Listen to you, how much can I really eat... just tell if you’re inviting for a al tonight!"
In the whole squad, who doesn’t crave Shi Suifeng’s sister’s cooking!
The monthly goodies sent over were practically fought over, and how he regretted not having any brothers, or else he’d definitely have made this sister-in-law enter the family.
—Isn’t she just too virtuous!
Thinking of this, Old Zhu beca more justified—
"I an, co on, you haven’t gone ho in so many years, now that our sister is here, shouldn’t you introduce her around? So when anything happens in the future, we can lend a hand!"
They were all part of the previous disaster relief team, but not in the sa place. News ca back that Shi Suifeng tead up with a female soldier with great strength, working particularly efficiently...
What’s a competent female soldier compared to a virtuous sister!
"This ti on leave there are five or six people, just in Beijing alone there are three, so are you inviting us or not!"
Shi Suifeng could guess what they ant—
They wanted so good food and to see Little He again.
Rembering now those mischievous friends frequently trying to set up his sister, Shi Suifeng suddenly smiled:
"Alright, let’s go, drive over, and when you return to the troop tonight, take the car back."
Old Zhu was overjoyed—
"Can I bring my family? I’ll bring my wife and two kids along!"
He didn’t wait for Shi Suifeng’s response and imdiately shouted into the house:
"Da Mao, quickly go to the factory and tell your mom to take leave for the afternoon, we’re going out for a at feast!"
His wife worked at the union, usually quite idle. Hearing there would be at, Da Mao dashed off quickly.
anwhile, under his arrangent, Er Mao started stuffing things into bags—
Back then, when you were invited for a al, no one ca empty-handed; canned fruit and malted milk, biscuits, snacks, candies, you brought whatever was available, no one stood on ceremony.
It’s just that Old Zhu’s family had so elders in poor health and didn’t have the sa rank as Shi Suifeng, relying on previous old connections to not differentiate between ranks after leaving the camp.
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