We talked and laughed all the way to the provincial capital.
Professor Fan didn't expect everyone to come. After all, it takes half a day to drive there and back! He was so moved: "You come here to see me even though you are so far away! I went back as soon as I was discharged from the hospital, so there is no need to make this trip!"
"Everyone misses you!" Xu Suizhu said as she put the flowers bought at the entrance of the hospital into the vase on the balcony. "If I hadn't said that there were too many people and the hospital wouldn't let you in, everyone would have wanted to come! In the end, everyone wanted to come.
The office sent a representative, but it was still a guessing game."
Professor Fan was moved and missed the campus even more.
"Oh, I want to go back to school right now! You don't know, lying in the hospital is so boring! Fortunately, I still have a few friends in the provincial capital, especially Lao Wu. My work is close to here, so I can come here during my lunch break.
I thought this place was like a small park and asked me if there were any houses in Platinum Coast, haha!”
Lao Wu is Editor-in-Chief Wu.
I learned that my old friend had given birth in the provincial capital and was close to the magazine where she worked. Except for the first day, she took a half-day off to come here. After that, she took a walk to eat at noon every day and took Professor Fan by the way.
Order some fresh fruit bought on the road and chat with her for half an hour before going back to work.
After all, the two of them were no longer young. After chatting about the hardships of having a baby, they couldn't help but talk about their current jobs.
Editor Wu is extremely envious of her old friend: Although I was envious before, I always felt a little sorry for her. After all, no matter how carefree and leisurely a person's life is, it cannot be considered complete without a partner or children. Now this is the real life.
You are a winner in life! And life is so comfortable. Both your career and home are located on a beautiful seaside with beautiful scenery and fresh air. Going to work is like visiting a scenic spot. Work is also a hobby. If you want to eat seafood, go to the fishing ground on the way to get off work. What kind of fresh seafood can you buy?
Less than?
It's not like them. They lived in the provincial capital. They used to feel proud and glorious. Now when compared with Professor Fan, they feel that that is life! They are busy every day, leaving early and coming back late. What are they doing?
I can’t help but ask Professor Fan: Are there commercial properties like Platinum Coast in Fjord Town?
Of course there are none at the moment. The first phase of Platinum Coast Apartments and the second phase of townhouses have long been sold out.
"But I told her that Fjord Town will be demolished and several residential complexes will be built in the future, but we have to wait. She regretted not following me to buy a house on Platinum Coast."
Professor Fan smiled and said, "By the way, when she came yesterday, she also talked about something. Didn't you mention last year that you wanted to win the honorary title of the National 'Foreign Language Experimental Demonstration School'? Lao Wu said that starting from the second half of this year,
The policy has changed. In addition to the previous requirements, you also need to connect foreign languages with current affairs news, and it is best to have participated in one or two international competitions."
Xu Suizhu mused: "It's not difficult to keep in touch with current affairs news. English corners and radio stations can integrate current affairs news, but international events..."
"It's just a competition, no award certificate is required, just have similar experience." Professor Fan added.
Lin Yujuan couldn't help but mutter: "This is too formalistic."
"That's not the case." Professor Fan patiently explained, "The main reason is that the current English education in China is indeed too exam-oriented, and the higher-ups probably want to reform it. But I think our school has done a good job in this regard. Besides, it is international.
The competition does not stipulate that you have to go abroad, so I asked Lao Wu to help me find out. At the end of October, there will be an International English Speech Contest Chinese Regional Selection Competition in Kyoto. Regardless of whether you can advance to the finals, as long as you participate, it will be considered as meeting the application requirements."
"End of October?"
“I’m a bit pressed for time.”
The other teachers started talking quietly.
Xu Suizhu thought about it in his mind: One month is too late to hurry up and prepare. Professor Fan is right. Regardless of whether he can advance to the finals or not, he still has to fight for such an opportunity even though he knows there is such an opportunity.
"Okay! I'll select and tutor you when I get back."
In this way, October will be a bit busy.
First, her father is getting married on the National Day, and then he has to take the team to Kyoto for a competition, and when he comes back, he has the midterm exam... It seems that the second half of the year will not be easier than the first half.
She thought she was busy enough, but she didn't expect Baozi Daddy to be even busier than her - he went back to the headquarters for a meeting on weekends, had a face-to-face meeting when he came back, and then started his daily routine of overtime work.
Fortunately, I'm still at work, so I'm just busy.
Xu Suizhu knew what he was busy with and didn't ask.
If you can tell her, Baozi's father will take the initiative to tell her even if you don't ask her; if you can't tell her, if you ask, wouldn't it be embarrassing him?
But I can vaguely guess that it is probably related to the newly discovered sunken ship.
Both of them are busy, and the importance of the second elder becomes apparent at this time.
The arrival time for elementary school in the morning is later than that for middle and high schools. Xu Suizhu didn't want her son, who had just entered first grade, to follow her to the school gate early in the morning and wait, so she simply allowed him to sleep a little longer, and then the father-in-law got off the bus with her mother-in-law carrying a basket.
Send it to school, and then move to the market or fishing ground.
Therefore, Xu Suizhu often took Zhuang Yi out for a long time, and the little bun would almost sleep until he woke up naturally, then he would get up, rub his sleepy eyes, wash up, and have breakfast.
It was convenient at noon - Zhuang Yi stopped by the elementary school to pick up Xiaobaozi after school, and the two of them went to Fjord Middle School to eat in the cafeteria with Xu Suizhu.
It was almost time to finish school in the evening. The two children gathered at Xu Suizhu's place first, had some snacks and then did their homework.
If she gets off work on time that day, she can go home together; if she wants to stay to tutor the students, she must either send them back first or bother her father-in-law to pick them up.
Busy days always go by very quickly. In a flash, it’s the end of September.
Professor Fan was discharged from the hospital ten days ago, and is already halfway through his confinement. He complains of boredom all day long, and picks up the little bun every weekend, euphemistically calling it "helping Teacher Xu take care of the baby", but actually he wants to see something.
There is a cute interaction between a boy and a girl, an older one and a younger one.
On the day at the end of the month, Little Baozi was originally going to visit Professor Fan's house. When Xu Suizhu said he wanted to make snowflake cakes, the Lai family refused to leave: "Mom, what are snowflake cakes? Are snowflakes edible?"
Xu Suizhu deliberately said: "You will know when mom is ready. Be good and don't make trouble."
"good."
The little bun sat on the chair with his legs dangling and watched his mother put the ingredients on the chopping board one by one:
Butter, milk powder, dried raspberries, raisins, peanuts, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, homemade short biscuits, and finally marshmallows.
Seeing the marshmallows, Little Baozi exclaimed happily: "Wow! So many marshmallows! Mom, where did you come from? Are you going to buy candies again?"
Of course Xu Suizhu couldn't tell him that it was taken from the parcel compartment, otherwise he would be chased and asked what the parcel compartment was and where it was.
She can't cope with so many sons when her father Baozi is away. Why?