The Education Bureau is in a large courtyard. The large iron gate at the entrance of the courtyard is closed. There is a small room next to the iron gate, and the guard is sitting in the room.
"Who are you looking for?" The doorman couldn't help but asked curiously when he saw Ling Xiaowei standing at the door, looking frequently.
"Hello grandpa, I brought my grandma here to go through the pension procedures!" Ling Xiaowei explained.
"Oh! Come in then!" The guard came over, opened the big iron door, and let Ling Xiaowei and grandma in.
As soon as you enter the gate, you are faced with a circular flower bed. In the flower bed is a large three- to four-meter-high pine and cypress. Behind the pine and cypress is a white two-story white building.
A plain and solemn place.
"Grandpa, who should we ask to apply for this document?" Ling Xiaowei asked.
The uncle pointed to the left side of the second floor and said, "Go upstairs and find Director Wu!"
Oh! Ling Xiaowei thanked the uncle and led her grandma to run upstairs. In the first office on the left, Ling Xiaowei stretched her neck and looked inside. She saw four people, two middle-aged uncles and two middle-aged people.
Auntie.
Four people, two uncles each with an enamel jar, holding newspapers in their hands, drinking tea and reading newspapers.
And the two aunts were chatting about home affairs.
Wow! This is the daily life of office workers!
No wonder parents force their children to study. After studying and going to university, they can then work in an office, drink tea, and chat. How comfortable it is!
Now it seems that it is not false at all!
Now, Ling Xiaowei was more determined to go to college.
"Hello, I'm looking for Director Wu!" Ling Xiaowei walked to the door, stood up straight, and asked the people inside.
The people inside looked at her together, and the one reading the newspaper still held the newspaper in his hand.
"What do you want from Director Wu?" one of the aunts asked.
"Come to help my grandma handle the pension matter." The aunt's tone was so serious.
"Do you have an account number? Have you brought your bank book and your marriage certificate?" the aunt continued to ask in a very official tone.
"Grandma, do you have a bank book?" Ling Xiaowei asked grandma.
Grandma was already confused. She had never been to a place like this. Her eyes were full of caution and curiosity, and she didn't dare to walk to the door of his office.
When Ling Xiaowei asked about the bank book, she shook her head and said, "No, grandma doesn't have it. But she brought her marriage certificate."
"Auntie, my grandma doesn't have a passbook!" It seems that I have to get a passbook first.
Sure enough, the aunt in the room said: "You go to the bank to apply for a discount first, go to the credit union to apply for it, and take some two-inch photos!"
The staff in the room gave instructions one by one.
Ling Xiaowei thanked her, took her grandma, and hurriedly went to do errands.
First go to a credit union and open an account.
Ling Xiaowei thought about the money she had hidden under the bed, and thought she'd better get a discount. She asked the staff, and they said, "Adults need ID cards, and minors need ID cards from their guardians!"
Then Ling Xiaowei used her grandma’s ID number to apply for two discounts.
One for grandma and one for herself.
Ling Xiaowei was very excited when she got the coupon. She was looking forward to seeing more and more money in this coupon. Tomorrow, she would bring the money over and deposit it.
"Grandma, I'll keep this discount to save money, don't tell anyone else!" Ling Xiaowei said to grandma.
After coming out of the credit union, I went straight to the photo studio and took some photos of my grandma.
This was the first time that grandma came to take pictures. She was very excited and happy. She stood in front of the mirror, arranging her clothes and combing her hair for a long time. Finally, she said to the photographer: "Master, please help me."
If you keep your spirits up, you can still use it as a portrait when I die."
"Old lady, you are in such good spirits, you don't need this for your portrait." The photographer said with a smile.
After hearing what her grandma said, Ling Xiaowei felt sad. People are mortal, and their loved ones will one day leave her one by one. And, thinking of this, Ling Xiaowei felt a little bit sad, thinking about the long journey of heaven and earth, and crying with sadness.
feeling.
"Grandma, you will live a long life." Ling Xiaowei forced out a smile and helped her grandma sit in front of the curtain.
Because he was in a hurry to use it, he asked the boss to hurry up. The photos now are all film photos. The boss went into the small dark room and soon developed the photos. He wrapped the photos and negatives in small paper bags and gave them to him.
Ling Xiaowei.
After everything was done, we returned to the cultural and educational office.
When I arrived at the first office this time, I found no one inside and the doors were locked.
What time is it? Are you already off work? It’s really nice to sit in the office!
After going to the second office, the door was open. Ling Xiaowei felt anxious and ran in directly. When she saw the people in the room, she was slightly startled!
"Grandpa Shi!" Ling Xiaowei said in surprise.
This office looks like a leader's office at first glance, with only a single desk, an ink painting hanging on the wall, and a row of brown filing cabinets on the opposite wall. There are also
There is a potted plant.
In addition to Grandpa Shi, there is also an uncle here who is about fifty years old.
The moment she came in, Ling Xiaowei saw this uncle shaking hands with Grandpa Shi enthusiastically and smiling particularly warmly and kindly.
"Ling Xiaowei!" Grandpa Shi recognized Ling Xiaowei and said with a smile, "Why are you here?"
Ling Xiaowei raised the document bag in her hand and said, "I'm coming to see Director Wu to apply for a pension for my grandma!"
Grandpa Shi nodded, then smiled at the person on the side and said: "Old Wu, you are busy, so I won't interrupt you. Let's go. I'll leave that matter to you."
"Brother Shi, don't worry, this matter will be done well, don't worry!" Director Wu walked from the desk to Grandpa Shi's side, shook hands with Grandpa Shi, and then personally sent Grandpa Shi to the door.
When he walked to the door, Grandpa Shi pointed at Ling Xiaowei in the room and said, "That's my little friend, please pay more attention to her."
"Don't worry, don't worry!" Director Wu said politely.
After Grandpa Shi left, Director Wu came in and said to Ling Xiaowei: "Little classmate, come here and give the information to Grandpa."
Ling Xiaowei hurriedly gave the information in her hand to Director Wu. Director Wu took out the information and looked at it one by one. When he saw that the deceased was Ling Changjiang, he asked: "Who are you, Ling Guowei?"
"That's my eldest son!" Grandma said.
"He's also my uncle!" Ling Xiaowei added.
"Oh! Why did he quit his job as a teacher? It's such a pity!" Director Wu said with regret.
Then he began to affix the official seal to the materials, and pointed to the location for grandma to sign. Grandma was illiterate, so Ling Xiaowei signed on her behalf.
The pieces of paper were stamped and photos were affixed. Director Wu wrote down the number of grandma's folding book on the document. After checking that there was no problem, he repackaged the materials.