Gong Linglong just rushed to the state-owned store after get off work to help Yuan's mother carry two feet of cloth, which delayed her for a while. The mother and daughter ran all the way to catch the car, but luckily they arrived in time.
Brother Wang waited for them to get in the car, started the car, and told her: "Brothers and sisters, Deputy Commander Lu came here half an hour ago and asked me to send you a message. He will have a meeting in the city tonight. Arrive very late, stay in the city for the night, and go home tomorrow.”
Gong Linglong's eyes moved slightly, "Okay, thank you, Brother Wang."
It seems that they have made arrangements and will conduct a joint operation tonight to catch all the lurking enemy agents behind Gao Xuemei.
"Wait a moment."
As soon as the car started, a young gay man hurried over on a bicycle carrying Meng Xiaoying. Brother Wang stepped on the brakes and stopped to wait for her.
Meng Xiaoying jumped off the bicycle, said something to the young gay man, and then quickly got on the bicycle carrying a cloth bag.
Gong Linglong glanced at her but did not take the initiative to say hello, and the same was true for Meng Xiaoying.
There were not many passengers in the car. They were all common people living near the army. No one knew each other and no one exchanged pleasantries. The car was rarely quiet.
Bai Shuixian took today's newspaper to read, and Gong Linglong also had a book in his hand, which was lent to her by Director Yang.
"Linglong."
Bai Shuixian gently pushed her daughter with her elbow, pointed to the recruitment information at the corner of the newspaper, and said to her in a voice that could be heard by two people: "Linglong, the Compilation and Translation Bureau is recruiting translators. I want to try it." try."
Gong Linglong had already read the news and looked at her with surprised eyes, "Mom, do you know foreign languages?"
"College students in the 1950s studied foreign languages. At that time, there were foreign language teaching and research sections, and there were English, Japanese, French and Russian classes. Your grandparents attached great importance to the education of our three brothers and sisters. When we were very young, we hired teachers with overseas study background. We were taught foreign languages, the eldest brother learned Russian, and the second brother and I learned English.”
Gong Linglong's eyes gleamed as he listened. He quietly raised his thumbs up and said silently: "Grandpa and grandma are so wise and far-sighted."
Bai Narcissus smiled, thinking that the current policy environment was somewhat unspeakably complicated, and told her softly: "Most of the students who studied abroad in the 1930s and 1940s received funding from the Gong family, and a few came from extremely poor families. Yes, your grandpa actively funded all the expenses while studying abroad."
At this point, he paused and sighed: "The Gong family has a close relationship with them. If your grandparents and uncles were still here, since the special period began ten years ago, basically all of them were sent to labor camps, and our family would probably also... ..”
Thinking of the past, Bai Narcissus felt particularly heavy, but she quickly suppressed it all in her heart.
Then he continued to talk to her about business: "Linglong, this is the recruitment information released by the Translation and Translation Bureau. The main recruitment is English translators. I want to try it."
"Mom, no matter what you do, I support you."
Her mother had lived a very miserable life, but now that she had recovered her memory, it was time to put her full talents to use. Gong Linglong hoped that the rest of her life would be wonderful and happy.
The mother and daughter were talking in a low voice, and Meng Xiaoying, who was sitting at the back, listened with sharp ears, but the voice was too low and she couldn't hear a word clearly.
Half an hour later, the commuter bus returned to the family home.
As soon as the mother and daughter got out of the car, they saw Yuan's mother holding Gangzi in one hand and carrying a small wooden bucket in the other hand coming back from the river. Bai Narcissus smiled and said hello: "Sister-in-law, you are collecting the fish traps."
"Sister, why are you back today?" Mother Yuan smiled at her and taught her grandson: "Gangzi, call someone."
"Grandma Bai."
Although she hadn't seen her for a week, Gangzi still knew her when he saw her, and he happily ran to Gong Linglong: "Auntie."
"Gangzi."
Gong Linglong knelt down, picked him up with one hand, and handed the cloth in his other hand to Yuan's mother, "Auntie, I brought the cloth back for you."
"Linglong, thank you for your hard work."
Mother Yuan took the cloth and asked Bai Narcissus: "Sister, don't you only have Sunday off? Why are you back today?"
"The old leaders in the nursing home are very nice. They asked me to get off work early today and don't have to go to work at night. Now I'm back with Linglong." Bai Narcissus said with a smile.
"Both of you, mother and daughter, are busy people. Linglong leaves early and comes home late every day. We can only see her at night when we are rehearsing the show."
The three of them were talking while walking, but Meng Xiaoying, who was not far behind them, frowned: "Nursing home? Gong Linglong's mother also has a job?"
Thinking that the mother and daughter had only been here for more than a month, and both of them had jobs, Meng Xiaoying sneered: "Lu Jingchuan must have found a job for her."
When she returned to the dormitory of the art troupe with her luggage, a roommate with whom she usually had a good relationship told her: "Xu Wei has left the art troupe."
"Huh? Leave?"
Meng Xiaoying came back yesterday, and even went to visit Xu Wei, frowning: "Did you get expelled from the regiment?"
"No, the regiment did not fire her. She suddenly submitted her resignation this morning."
The speaker was Liu Qian. It was she who was encouraged by Meng Xiaoying to invite the military wives to participate in the art performance. After the spring plowing some time ago, she was now isolated from others.
"Why did she suddenly resign? Did she say anything before she left?" Meng Xiaoying asked hurriedly.
"She said she couldn't stay here anymore and didn't want to listen to other people's gossip. In addition, she contacted her family. The elders in her family asked her to resign and go back, saying they would find her a new job. When she left this morning, she said she was in a hurry at home. , and hired a highly skilled doctor to treat her injuries. After submitting her resignation report, she packed her bags and left in a hurry."
After Liu Qian finished speaking, she took out a letter from the drawer and handed it to her: "This is the letter Xu Wei asked me to forward to you."
Meng Xiaoying intuitively felt that there was something strange about Xu Wei leaving. When she went to visit yesterday, the two put aside their conflicts and reconciled. At that time, she did not say that her family was urging her to go back.
The reasons for resignation in Xu Wei's letter were similar to those mentioned by Liu Qian, but Lu Jingchuan and Gong Linglong were also mentioned later.
She felt that Gong Linglong was not worthy of Lu Jingchuan, and that Meng Xiaoying was more suitable for Lu Jingchuan. She also called Gong Linglong a bandit who jumped out halfway. She knew Meng Xiaoying's temperament and deliberately provoked her in the letter.
After reading the letter, Meng Xiaoying's mood was obviously gloomier than before. After putting the letter away, she asked: "Liu Qian, I just met Gong Linglong and her mother in the car coming back. Both mother and daughter are here now." Working in the city? Did Deputy Commander Lu find a job for them? "
"I heard from the daughter-in-law of Battalion Commander Guo of the Third Regiment that Gong Linglong's mother found a job just a few days after coming here. She works in a nursing home. She seems to have some medical skills and has been working for almost a month."
"Gong Linglong found a job this week. Her mother found out about it when she was at work. Deputy Captain Lu asked for leave to accompany her to take the assessment. I heard that she works in the civil affairs department and is a golden job that everyone envies. "
