Although Fang Hanmin can make the decision on his own life-long affairs, the school where Song Yuping teaches is relatively close to her hometown. She usually lives in the school's teachers' dormitory and returns to her parents' house on Sundays and holidays. Therefore, she cannot completely ignore it when considering personal issues. Parents' opinions.
In the first formal contact, Fang Hanmin didn't hide anything. He told Song Yuping the situation in his hometown frankly and honestly, so that Song Yuping could weigh it so that she could make the final decision.
Song Yuping's favorable impression of Fang Hanmin was entirely based on her impression of him in middle school. As for Fang Hanmin's work achievements, she also learned about it through newspaper news in the past year or two. Today, she personally learned about his family situation from Fang Hanmin. To be honest, this surprised her a little.
As an intellectual woman in the new era, Song Yuping's view on love is relatively modern. She believes that loving someone mainly depends on the other person's character and personal conditions, and has nothing to do with his family background. Therefore, she does not care about the situation in Fang Hanmin's hometown. .
The two chatted until past eleven o'clock in the night. Although they were both a little sleepy, Song Yuping continued to ask: "After I go back this time, if my parents ask me about my personal questions again, can I tell them about our relationship?"
Song Yuping was very cautious in this matter. She was worried that she would tell her parents and family about the relationship without Fang Hanmin's permission. If her parents asked her to bring her boyfriend home to meet her, and if Fang Hanmin didn't cooperate, she would be passive.
"If you think it's okay, I have no problem here." Fang Hanmin agreed simply, "But I also have a problem. If we can finally get together, because of work, I can't run to you frequently. I think Your home is in the city. I wonder if you are willing to leave your hometown?"
"You mean you want to set up your home in the city in the future? Of course! Who doesn't want to live in a big city? But what about my job? I can't work there, can I live here? It takes three or four days to go back and forth by car. Hours, even if it’s a trip every weekend, it’s not realistic.”
Fang Hanmin thought for a while, "Let's talk about this first. As long as you are willing to live in the city, I will be relieved. I will figure out a way to work later. There will be a road to the mountain."...
It was late at night, and Fang Hanmin sent Song Yuping back to Xiao Min's room, gave her a pot of boiling water, brought her a set of toiletries and a brand new towel, and told her to lock the door before going to bed.
Around nine o'clock in the morning the next day, Song Yuping finished washing and simply put on makeup. Seeing that Fang Hanmin had not moved yet, she ran to the door of Fang Hanmin's dormitory and knocked a few times, "It's past nine o'clock, haven't you gotten up yet?"
As long as there is nothing going on in the factory, Fang Hanmin develops the habit of sleeping in on Sundays. In addition, he went to bed very late last night and was still dreaming at this time.
Hearing the knock on the door and Song Yuping's voice, Fang Hanmin suddenly opened his eyes, looked at his watch, and immediately sat up, "Wait a moment, I'll be there in a minute!"
Song Yuping returned to the dormitory and waited. About ten minutes later, Fang Hanmin opened the door and came in, "I'm ready, let's go out for breakfast."
"It's already past nine o'clock. Do you still have breakfast? Why don't you have it with lunch?"
"That won't work! Come to my place and I'll make you hungry all morning. I'm afraid you'll say I abused you."
"Hey, have you learned to be humorous? Okay!"
"Didn't you say that life needs humor? This thing is actually not difficult. Let's go, have breakfast and go see the scenery."
"You control the time, I can't go back too late in the afternoon!"
"Don't worry, I promise I won't let you leave late."...
At about 10:30 in the morning, Fang Hanmin and Song Yuping came to the Shuangling City Botanical Garden. Walking on the winding path in the garden, they were greeted by the fragrance of flowers, and what caught their eyes was the greenness of the trees and the beauty of the flowers.
Wandering among the flowers, plants and trees, time passed quickly. Unconsciously, it was already noon. The two agreed to have lunch later. They came to a slightly open area with several rows of benches and shade. , happened to feel a little tired and a little hot, so I decided to sit down and rest for a while.
Sitting on a bench, looking at the lush woods in front of him, Fang Hanmin said to himself: "Hey, what kind of tree is that? In recent years, we have been beautifying the city, and there are such trees on both sides of the road."
"That's called ginkgo."
Song Yuping's answer was beyond Fang Hanmin's expectation. He didn't expect that this girl who had nothing to do with farming would know this kind of knowledge, "Oh, you can do it! I remember there is no such tree in my hometown, how did you know?"
Song Yuping did not answer the question, but said to herself: "Ginkgo is also called the ginkgo tree. The fruits and leaves have medicinal value. The trunk is high-quality wood and has high economic value. This tree is very popular in China. However, the landscaping and urban management departments did not realize its value before. Except for winter, ginkgo shows three different colors in spring, summer and autumn, making it an ideal tree species for urban greening."
"Does it still have medicinal value?" Fang Hanmin particularly noticed this sentence, "Yuping, I see you are doing all this, but you are studying Chinese and are a pure liberal arts major. How do you know this knowledge?"
"Although I majored in Chinese in college, I am a middle school Chinese teacher. You should know that in middle school Chinese textbooks, many texts involve various natural knowledge. As a qualified Chinese teacher, before I teach the texts, I must We need to understand the knowledge involved in the text, otherwise, how can we teach students?”
"Yes, I remember that some texts describe nature, such as travel notes or expository texts, which involve some natural science knowledge."
"Although I can't compare with professionals in those fields, I still need to understand the basic knowledge. For example, I also read an article analyzing the economic value of ginkgo trees."
"Are you still interested in this kind of thing?"
"It's not that I'm interested, and I don't study forestry economics. I just want to expand my knowledge. Speaking of which, many city management departments didn't realize that planting ginkgo trees as thin as teacups on both sides of the city's roads. More than ten years later, When it grows to 30 to 40 centimeters in diameter at breast height, the value of each tree will increase many times. While greening and beautifying the urban environment, it will also gain certain economic benefits. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
"Yes, the green trees on both sides of the street used to be either willows, locust trees, or local species such as elms or poplars. They were useless and had no practical value. When they got old, they could only be cut down and thrown away as garbage." Fang Hanmin responded to this. Deeply touched.
"Speaking of this, I also remembered an article that said that ginkgo trees are resistant to insects and drought. Once they survive, they require little management. There is no pollution to the city appearance from the catkins of willows and the petals of locust trees, poplars and sycamores. It is an ideal tree species for beautifying the city’s environment.”
"Well, I really didn't realize that your knowledge is so broad."
"It's not that I have a wide range of knowledge. I just read a lot of books and have a relatively mixed knowledge. I know a little bit about humanities and history, physical geography, plants and flowers, catering and food, music and dance, welcome and farewell etiquette, and economic accounting. , but it’s just a superficial glimpse, if I dig deeper, I don’t know.”
Fang Hanmin nodded, "Yes, when teaching and educating people, if you give students half a bucket of water, you must have a bucket of water yourself. This is what a teacher said back then."...
They came to a hilly area, climbed up a hill, stood in the pavilion and looked around, as if they were in a sea of green. The botanical garden is very large, and it would take at least two or three hours to cross it.
Unknowingly, the sun had turned westward. Because Song Yuping was going back to school in the afternoon, they had no choice but to reluctantly leave the botanical garden. They both felt a little hungry. They came out of the botanical garden and walked more than a thousand meters forward. They saw a family. "Rose Garden Hotel" and decided to have lunch here.
Because time was tight, the lunch was relatively simple. Fang Hanmin felt a little regretful and said, "I'm seeing you off. I should have had a grand ceremony with two dishes and one soup. It's a bit shabby!"
"Are you going to order five or six dishes, get a bottle of white wine, and drink it slowly? Will you let me go back?"
"Yes, I'm too late this time, so I can only make do with it for a while, but there will be more opportunities in the future. I'll come and go often, and I'll entertain you well when I have time."
"If you come and go often, you should be more casual and don't waste your energy on such trivial matters." Fang Hanmin wanted to be attentive, but Song Yuping didn't appreciate it at all.
Lunch was simple and was over in less than half an hour. After coming out of the hotel, they took a taxi back to Fang Hanmin's single dormitory. Afraid of running out of time, the two picked up the clothes and books bought by Song Yuping and hurried to the station.
When they arrived at the station, Fang Hanmin went straight to the ticket window and waited for him to buy the ticket. The two came to the waiting room and found that there were still ten minutes before the departure time of the next long-distance bus. Fang Hanmin said proudly: "How about it, I promise It won’t delay your ride, right?”
"That's because time is tight. If it takes a long time, it will be difficult to tell. To be safe, I think we should get to the station early."
Fang Hanmin leaned close to Song Yuping's ear and said tenderly: "Why are you here so early? Why don't we stay together for a while."
Song Yuping rolled her eyes at him, "Hey, you have the right idea. Okay, the car is here, I'm getting in."
"Write me a letter or call me when you have time."
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On Monday morning, Fang Hanmin presided over the monthly work meeting of the technical department, listened to the work summary and reports of each department last month, and assigned tasks for the month.
Xu Hui and Jiang Guoxin reported on the progress of the process transformation in the first workshop. "The installation and construction has come to an end. In another ten days at most, the equipment will be debugged. Based on the experience of the second workshop, front-line production operators should participate in the equipment debugging."
Fang Hanmin nodded in agreement, "Based on past experience, front-line employees must participate in equipment debugging. What I want to know is, to what extent has the theoretical training of the employees been carried out?"
"The training course has been completed, and the exam is just around the corner."
"Seize the time to arrange the exam today and tomorrow. Only employees who pass the exam can participate in equipment debugging." Fang Hanmin ordered.
Su Wenquan, the workshop director, said angrily: "What Section Chief Fang means is that those employees who fail the exam will not be able to work in the future. But don't forget that they are also formal employees of state-owned enterprises. Do you want them to lose their jobs?"
