Chapter 585: Treatment
Chapter 585: Treatment
After Jiang Xia finished her papaya and milk stew, she fed the three children and then picked a few ginkgo leaves, shaping them into the forms of butterflies and birds.
She, along with her grandmother and cousin, played with the children in the courtyard.
Her grandfather, being idle, helped with the cooking.
Six people taking care of the children, and the children being so easy to manage, they slept a lot, and there was no farm work to do. Sometimes, it really felt too quiet.
Her grandfather, who couldn’t stand being idle, sometimes went to sweep the street in front of their house.
He even thought about finding a job as a cleaner, but Zhao Chenglei didn’t agree.
Unlike her grandmother and second aunt, who would knit sweaters to pass the time, he found himself at a loss.
Zhao Chenglei was translating inside the house.
Second aunt was cooking.
Jiang Xia held the ginkgo leaves by their stems, making the two leaves flap continuously.
“Birds flying, flying, flying….”
Her grandmother and cousin also held the butterflies Jiang Xia made, coaxing the children: “Bugs flying, flying….”
The three of them had the children sitting on their laps, playing with them.
Each of the three children held a butterfly, but they would let go after a while.
Li Qiufeng smiled and said, “Little cousin-in-law, you’re amazing. You can make such beautiful butterflies out of ginkgo leaves.”
“This isn’t hard. You just need to watch once, and you’ll get it. I learned by watching others.”
In her previous life, with the internet so advanced and so many videos, she had accidentally come across a tutorial and learned it at a glance.
After the sun set, Zhang Fuyan and Jiang Dong came over, along with Zhang Rui.
Zhang Rui was looking for Zhao Chenglei and happened to meet Jiang Dong and Zhang Fuyan at the door.
Jiang Dong and Zhang Fuyan took the children from Jiang Xia and her grandmother.
Zhang Rui also said to Li Qiufeng, “Cousin, let me hold the child.”
Being called cousin by a stranger made Li Qiufeng blush. She then handed the younger brother to him.
As Zhang Rui took the child from Li Qiufeng, their hands inevitably touched. Li Qiufeng, being quiet and a bit shy, felt even more timid when looked at by Zhang Rui, who was in his military uniform and exuded a strong presence. Her face turned even redder.
Zhang Rui laughed but didn’t dare to tease her. He tried to make his smile more friendly as he took the child: “Uncle will hold you.”
The three of them took on the task of entertaining the children, while the grandmother and second cousin went to help with the cooking.
Jiang Xia called Zhao Chenglei out.
Then, Zhang Rui, holding the child, went to the study with Zhao Chenglei to talk.
Jiang Xia, Jiang Dong, and Zhang Fuyan stayed in the courtyard and chatted.
Zhang Fuyan mainly discussed the training schedule with Jiang Xia.
“You only need to go for an hour of class each day.”
“The main focus is on sales techniques, improving everyone’s speaking skills, and how to handle special situations.”
“We can schedule your class at a different time from the others, and other teachers will handle the rest of the training.”
Jiang Xia responded, “If I only need to take an hour of class each day, that shouldn’t be a problem.”
Her basic courses didn’t need to be attended, and she only needed to go to the professional classes.
“Then we’ll go to class together tomorrow.”
Zhang Fuyan added, “Old Mr. He said that if you and Brother Zhou go to the Guangzhou Trade Fair, he will arrange a three-bedroom apartment for you. You can bring the children with you. If you prefer to stay in a hotel, he will arrange rooms for everyone. Think about whether you want to stay in the apartment or the hotel, and he will make the arrangements in advance.”
“Old Mr. He also said he can introduce you to a few factories. You can earn both a salary and a commission. You can negotiate the commission amount with the factory directly.”
When the time comes for the Guangzhou Trade Fair, if the children don’t adapt, we can end it at any time. Moreover, we can arrange for you and the children to travel by plane both ways, instead of taking the train with the rest of the group.
We also have a separate temporary rest room for you at the fair. If the children get hungry, you can breastfeed in there. Second Aunt and the others can take the children for a walk around the fair, and they can sleep in the rest room if they get tired.
Elder He also mentioned that this experience will greatly benefit your future Party membership and work.
With everything arranged so thoughtfully, and the option to leave at any time if the children aren’t comfortable, what more can Jiang Xia say?
Elder He has shown a lot of sincerity by making such detailed arrangements.
What kind of expert receives such treatment?
Even Elder He himself might not have such privileges.
Elder He had to face considerable pressure to arrange these conditions.
Jiang Xia: "I understand. I’ll go to the training class with you tomorrow."
Zhang Fuyan added, "Jiang Dong said that when we go back to Guangzhou, he’ll drive. That way, we won’t need to find taxis to get to the exhibition site every day."
Jiang Xia: "That sounds a bit troublesome."
Jiang Dong: "Not at all. Last time, we followed the car and it took us over five hours, with stops along the way. This time, I know the route, so it should take around four hours."
Jiang Xia asked him, "Are you sure you know the way?"
Jiang Dong: "Sis, don’t underestimate me! I only need to go once to remember the route! I can even drive from Guangzhou to Beijing!"
Jiang Xia: "I believe you, but don’t overdo it!"
Driving from Guangzhou to Beijing?
What a joke.
Of course, Jiang Dong was joking; he wasn’t that idle.
Since she was going to be a training instructor, Jiang Xia had to prepare materials. She stayed up until eleven that night.
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The next day, Jiang Xia woke up when the children did.
She and Zhao Chenglei fed the children first, then she had breakfast and went to school.
Today, she and Zhang Fuyan rode bicycles to Beijing University.
Jiang Dong, left behind, drove back to the research institute on his own.
Jiang Dong’s application for studying abroad was rejected, while his senior classmates who applied with him were accepted.
Because of the abroad application, he had applied to complete all his courses early and received his degree.
Although he didn’t get accepted, Jiang Dong wasn’t upset.
With Zhang Fuyan in Beijing and his sister also in Beijing, he didn’t want to leave the country.
Now, he continued working on unfinished research with his professor and a few classmates, and he was preparing for the graduate entrance exam at Q University.
Jiang Xia also gave Jiang Dong’s company a new research direction: fully automatic washing machines.
She really thought the semi-automatic washing machine was a bit redundant.
On nice days, it was faster to wash clothes by hand, and it was only useful for dehydrating clothes on rainy days, making them dry faster.
The family’s semi-automatic washing machine was mainly used for dehydrating diapers after the children were born; they hadn’t used it much before that.
Even Zhao Chenglei found it troublesome.
However, the children changed diapers so often that they were hard to dry on rainy days. Dehydrating them made them dry much faster.
At 7:55, Jiang Xia and Zhang Fuyan walked into the lecture hall.
Zhang Fuyan found a seat and sat down.
Jiang Xia walked straight to the podium with her materials. "Hello everyone, my name is Jiang Xia. I am the lead translator and training instructor for the Guangzhou Trade Fair."
The entire lecture hall was stunned.
What?
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