jdhmnovel Chapter 122 Night University
Chapter 122 Night University
In the evening, Zhou Rong, Zhou Gui and Zhou Cai worked together to cook a table of dishes to reward Zhou Jiahua and others.
Zhou Jiashun looked at the table full of food and said jokingly, "It's so sumptuous, I don't even want to go back to the construction site."
Since there were no fresh vegetables to buy at the market, Zhou Rong and his friends made braised pork, fried fish fillets, stewed chicken soup, scrambled eggs, fried peanuts, and a pickle in the evening.
Zhou Rong smiled and said, "The vegetable fields were all washed away by the flood. There are not many vegetables to sell in the market. We can only eat a simple meal. When you come next time, we will cook two more dishes."
Zhou Jiashan: "We couldn't even think of eating these dishes on the construction site or the dam. I can eat two bowls of rice just by smelling them. Things are expensive in the city, and it's after the disaster, so they must be even more expensive. It's a waste of money for Sister Darong."
Zhou Rong: "Family members don't say such polite words. Everyone, eat it while it's hot. Don't leave any leftovers, or it will go bad."
During the meal, Zhou Jiaguang asked, "Brother, is it dangerous to build a dam? The father of a classmate in our class was washed away by the flood, and his mother cried at home every day, saying that she couldn't live anymore.
That classmate also said that he probably wouldn’t be able to go to school after this semester because his family had no money and his younger brothers and sisters also needed someone to take care of them.”
Zhou Jiahua: "It was dangerous, but fortunately it's all over. Because we have made contributions, the factory has given us three permanent job positions. When the factory officially starts production, we can go to work. It's pretty good."
Zhou Cai asked curiously, "Did your company ask you to join the flood rescue team?"
Zhou Jiahua: "No, it was voluntary. I didn't have any other thoughts at the time. I was just worried that the dam would burst. You can't swim. What if you can't escape? So I asked Shunzi and the others if they wanted to sign up."
Zhou Jiashun: "My idea at the time was simple. Once the dam broke, those of us who stayed in the city would not be spared. Zhoujiawan is not far from the provincial capital and might also be affected. I couldn't let Xiaomei and the child get into trouble, so I signed up."
Zhou Jiashan: "Brother Huazi and Brother Shunzi both signed up, so I signed up too."
Zhou Jiafu said: "I always remember what my father said. Men in the Zhou family cannot be cowards. Many young people in the factory have signed up. I can't fall behind. Otherwise, I won't be able to brag to others when I return to the village, and I will be laughed at."
Zhou Rong was very moved by the simplicity of Zhou Jiahua and Zhou Jiashun. After listening to Zhou Jiafu's words, she didn't want to care about this stupid brother anymore...
Zhou Jiahua and his friends rested at Zhou Rong's home for two days and then returned to work.
For several days in a row, Zhou Rong's photos, speeches and interviews appeared in newspapers.
Many people took her as a role model, and when they learned that she worked in Xu Man’s cloth shop, they came to ask her questions.
The questions asked are similar: how to become as good as her.
Zhou Rong repeated her reply to Jiang Wenjuan exactly as she had said it, and everyone once again praised her for her high level of ideological awareness.
After that, I went home and thought about what good things I could do for the collective and the people in order to get recognition from the government.
For a time, many cases of helping others and sacrificing oneself for others emerged in Jiangcheng...
During the more than two months when the city was blocked by floods, many fabrics in Xu Man's store became damp, turned yellow or moldy, and were difficult to sell normally. They had to be destroyed or given away, resulting in huge losses. She frowned every day.
Some of the people who come to find me are really seeking advancement, while others are simply curious and want to join in the fun. In any case, this huge wave of traffic cannot be wasted.
Zhou Rong gave Xu Man an idea to hold a promotion in the store, offering a gift of two feet of defective cloth for every ten feet of undamaged cloth purchased.
There are very few stores that give away free cloth when you buy it. The promotion effect of the cloth shop is very good. Within a few days, all the defective cloth was sold out.
Xu Man was so happy that she raised Zhou Rong's salary by 20 yuan and Zhou Gui's salary by 10 yuan, and also treated the two sisters to a big meal at Xuan Gong Hotel.
After Chen Zhan Ning recovered, Xu Man took her son to thank Zhou Rong and wanted to give him the money for the medicine, but Zhou Rong refused.
Xu Man remembered her kindness and knew that Zhou Rong liked money, so she took this opportunity to increase her and Zhou Gui's salary...
Two staff members from the subdistrict office found Zhou Rong and said that the district had decided to promote her as a reserve cadre and that she could take up the position if she quit her job in the cloth shop.
This was an unexpected surprise for Zhou Rong.
But when she inquired indirectly and found out that the monthly allowance for a reserve cadre was only 12 yuan, the subsidized food and oil was only enough for two people to live on, the time for becoming a regular cadre was uncertain, and she would need to compete with other reserve cadres. Her thoughts immediately changed when she was about to agree to the offer.
“Comrades, I am very grateful to the organization and leaders for recognizing and respecting me. I am happy to do good things for the people.
But I think that only by going deep into the masses and integrating into the masses can we better serve the masses.
In my current job, I come into contact with the masses every day and understand their needs best. Could you two comrades go back and give feedback to the leadership so that I can continue to work in this cloth shop as a probationary cadre?
When I have done more good things for the people, I will report back to the subdistrict office. Of course, if the leaders have instructions, I will obey their orders at any time. "
The two staff members thought about it and said they would go back and report back to their leader first. If the leader agreed, they would do so.
During the period of communication and approval with the street office leaders, the first semester exams of the night school were successfully completed.
Zhou Rong, Zhou Gui and Zhou Cai all got excellent grades in all subjects.
Zhou Rong, in particular, scored full marks in arithmetic and Russian, and his answers on the Chinese and political science papers were perfect. Qi Yunkai posted them in the classroom as examples for other students to learn from.
It is already the beginning of October, and the night school has not had a holiday, so we have directly started the new semester's courses.
When the class started again, Qi Yunkai called Zhou Rong to his office, handed her a few papers, and asked her to finish them as quickly as possible and answer the questions in the office.
Zhou Rong looked through the test paper. The difficulty of the questions was far beyond the current teaching content of the night school, but it was not difficult for her.
In addition to Qi Yunkai, there were two other people in the office, all of whom were strangers.
Zhou Rong vaguely guessed Qi Yunkai's purpose and picked up a pen to carefully write his answer...
Every time Zhou Rong finished a paper, Qi Yunkai and the other two would start marking it.
After Zhou Rong finished answering all the questions, Qi Yun laughed and said, "Well, I was right, wasn't I? This classmate Zhou is very talented, self-taught, and has a high level of ideological awareness. If Jiangcheng University accepts her, it would be a treasure!"
Meng Anpu said: "Judging from the test paper, he does have some talent."
Dong Huiru said, "According to your introduction, Comrade Xiao Zhou's background is fine, and she is also a role model for the people of Jiangcheng. So we will make an exception and admit her."
Zhou Rong pretended to be confused and asked, "What are the teachers talking about?"
Qi Yunkai explained: "These two are teachers Meng Anpu and Dong Huiru from the Teaching Department of Jiangcheng University.
The teaching content of our night school is too simple. With your ability, you should have a broader stage, so I recommend you to Jiangcheng University to attend their night school.
The two teachers came tonight to test the students' basic situation, so they gave out these test papers.
For many questions, your answers may be off, but your thinking is fine. As long as you have a good teacher to guide you, you will definitely make rapid progress. "
Zhou Rong, who deliberately answered the question incorrectly, stood up excitedly and bowed to Qi Yunkai: "Thank you, Teacher Qi. I will study hard and live up to the cultivation of teachers and the organization."
People who know how to be grateful will achieve great things. Meng Anpu and Dong Huiru nodded in unison and asked Zhou Rong what major he wanted to study. The night university currently offers majors such as politics, literature, foreign languages, physics, chemistry, and accounting.
Zhou Rong didn't know physics and chemistry, so she chose accounting without hesitation.
This profession will be the safest for many years to come...