Chapter 9 Chapter nine

Ma Tao finally found Tong Yanzhen on the street and called "Mom".Seeing that it was Ma Tao, Tong Yanzhen's eyes were moistened immediately, and a burst of bitterness welled up in her heart. She lost her job again, and the company changed its boss. She didn't want to guess what the relationship between the new boss and her husband was.Bai Xue's reputation in Changyuan is despised by decent people.She proposed to resign several times before, but the company did not allow it. The manager Hu Maoshu and the new boss Bai Xue both talked to her successively and wanted her to stay.She is a woman with strong self-esteem, and she can't tolerate any sand in her eyes.After leaving Hongda Construction Co., Ltd., she did not believe that she could not find a new job.Turning around in the street, I was very disappointed.

She saw Bai Xue get into Ma Guoqiang's car with her own eyes, and the two of them sat together, looking very affectionate, and in an instant, her heart twitched. "Tao Tao!" Tong Yanzhen, as if she hadn't seen her son for many years, looked at Ma Tao's face kindly, straightened his clothes, and said, "Why did you come to the street?" Ma Tao said: "When I got home, I saw no one at home. It was almost dinner time. You haven't come back yet, so I wanted to come to you." Tong Yanzhen said: "Mom resigned today, and now she is a vagrant, and I have to look for a job in two days."

Ma Tao said: "Mom, please, please stop fighting with Dad. I think you should have a good talk with Dad. There have been rumors in school recently that Dad and that aunt..." "Taotao, you are still young, and you don't understand the affairs of adults. When you grow up, you will know how hard your mother is." Tong Yanzhen said, "I wish your father still worked in the provincial capital. At that time, Every time he comes back, our family of three..." "Mom, I understand, I understand everything. In our class, the parents of several classmates divorced, and their parents no longer care about them...Mom, please, I don't want that!"

Tong Yanzhen said: "Taotao, no matter what happens at home, you should study with peace of mind, get admitted to university, and do great things in the future." Ma Tao said: "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely study hard. My grades have always been among the top in the whole year. The teacher said that there is no problem for me to enter a prestigious university." Tong Yanzhen was very relieved: "That's good, what did you say about the school and the United States last time?" Ma Tao said: "It is to study in the United States. Our school has an agreement with the School of Economics of a university in the United States, saying that we can go there to study for four years and then return to China. Our school has 20 places, and three of them are Those who enjoy the special enrollment treatment, the fee is much lower than others, and because my grades are very good, the teacher gave me one of the places."

Tong Yanzhen asked, "Study in America? How much does it cost?" "200,000 yuan." Ma Tao said: "I have to pay in advance now, and I will go to the United States after the end of the third year of high school next year. All the procedures will be handled by the school. The other two students have already handed in the money, and the school teacher urged me Many times, I said that if I don’t pay, this rare place will be given to other students.” "200,000?" Tong Yanzhen asked in astonishment: "So much, where did Mom get so much money?" Ma Tao said: "200,000 is not too much, and other students need more than 500,000. This is the best university in the United States. In the future, when I finish my studies and return to China, it will be easy to find a high-paying job."

"Have you told your dad?" Ma Tao said: "I said a few days ago that my father disagreed with my going to a university in the United States. He said that I should not worship foreigners. Now China's institutions of higher learning are no worse than those in the United States. You don't have to go to the United States to become a talent. Which school do you study in?" They can all succeed.” Tong Yanzhen said, "What do you mean?" Ma Tao said firmly: "I really want to go." "Peking University, can't Tsinghua University?" "Mom, what a great opportunity this is. The students in our class can't go if they want to go, so you can help me!"

"It's 200,000!" "Mom, think of a way!" After Ma Tao finished speaking, he walked towards the bus stop. Tong Yanzhen called him: "Where are you going, Taotao?" "I'm going to school for evening self-study." Ma Tao waved his hand, "Mom, you must find a way for me." Tong Yanzhen thought helplessly: 200,000, where can I get it? When Tong Yanzhen came home, she saw that the food on the table was ready. Ma Guoqiang sat aside with a sad face. When she saw her walk in, she hurriedly got up and asked, "Where have you been? The PHS is also turned off. How are you doing?" , I am very worried!"

Tong Yanzhen sat down and said, "Old Ma, I want to talk to you!" "We should have talked a long time ago." Ma Guoqiang said, "You're hungry, let's eat first! Where's Taotao, didn't he find you?" "He's gone to school." Tong Yanzhen said, "I want to send him to America to study!" "Go to the United States to study?" Ma Guoqiang asked in amazement, "There are so many famous schools in China, which one is not good, why go to the United States? Besides, do we have so much money for him?" "You don't need to worry about the money issue. I'll figure out a way." Tong Yanzhen's voice choked up, "I have over a hundred thousand yuan in compensation after Tong Gang's accident, and I should borrow a little more. I am the only one left, and when I send Taotao to the United States, I will go to the countryside to serve them."

Ma Guoqiang asked, "You went to the countryside, what should I do?" Tong Yanzhen said: "You used to live alone in the provincial capital, didn't you? If you feel that you are not used to living alone, you can bring other women back. I have no objection." Ma Guoqiang suddenly felt that the two of them were so far apart. He looked at his wife and said, "How can you be like this? You can insult me, but you must not insult our relationship!" Tong Yanzhen shed tears, she never loved her husband deeply, she said slowly: "Actually, I can bring my parents to the city..."

Ma Guoqiang saw a glimmer of hope. Hongda Construction Co., Ltd. was managed by Bai Xue, and Shi Fucai became idle.Before he won the business building project, he didn't want others to know his relationship with Hongda Company. He dialed Liu Shi'an's cell phone and said, "Secretary Liu, what are you up to? As usual? Very good, work is going well, are you free now? What else can I do? I haven't played with you for a few days Now, don’t be busy with work and forget to rest, adjust your life. Work is important, and your health is also very important. Your body is capital, and you can’t do without a good body! Don’t keep working and working, let me tell you, the Red House Restaurant There are a few new ladies here in two days, young and pretty, I know your taste is high, I will call you to the Red House Restaurant for women who are not up to the grade? Don't worry, you are young, really young, okay, it's settled, I'll wait for you in the second box."

He turned off his mobile phone and drove to the entrance of the Red Mansion Restaurant. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw Liu Shi'an's car also coming. Shi Fucai said, "You are very active!" After saying that, he smiled ambiguously. Liu Shi'an said: "Rest is for better work, and those who don't know how to rest can't work." Shi Fucai said: "Famous quotes, famous quotes, I remember Lenin also said similar words." The two looked at each other and smiled meaningfully. Shi Fucai opened the trunk of the car, took out two bottles of Sanbian wine, and put them into the trunk of Liu Shian's car. Liu Shi'an said: "Boss Shi, you equip me with enough bullets and encourage me to charge into battle, in order to kill me on the battlefield..." Shi Fucai smiled: "I don't know you yet? The work outside is excellent, and the work at home is also fruitful. You told me that every morning before getting up, my sister-in-law fried eggs for you and boiled milk on the bed head off..." Liu Shi'an smiled and said, "When did I tell you this? Only the leader knows about a good job. Are you the leader?" Shi Fucai said: "I am not the leader, but my sister-in-law is the leader." The two walked into the Red Mansion Restaurant talking and laughing.After drinking and eating, Liu Shi'an told Shi Fucai that Tong Yanzhen wanted to borrow money from his wife. It turned out that after talking with her husband, Tong Yanzhen insisted on sending her son to study in the United States, and called Li Yaqin. After being polite on the phone, she euphemistically said that she wanted to send her son to study abroad, but the family was short of money.Li Yaqin immediately agreed, saying that after Liu Shi'an came back, the two of them discussed it before finding a time to send money to her. Liu Shi'an said: "I inquired about it. Mayor Ma's son is a special recruit, but it's not cheap. First, you have to pay 200,000. Mr. Shi, this is a good opportunity for you! The time you played with Bai Xue You can hide it from others, but you can't hide it from me! The construction project of the commercial building will soon fall into your hands." Shi Fucai was taken aback: "Who did you listen to?" Liu Shi'an said: "You don't need to listen to anyone, just rely on what I know about you. Do you think it's so easy for me to be the Secretary-General? How about this, you pay the money, and I'll give it out for you!" Shi Fucai was very happy: "No problem, everything is up to you." The door opened, and two girls flew in like swallows. They introduced themselves, the older one was called Xiren, and the smaller one was called Qiaojie. "Boss Shi, do you want one?" Liu Shi'an asked. Shi Fucai smiled and said, "I'd better leave it to you, I'll go find someone else!" After he finished speaking, he left the room. After Liu Shi'an and the two women had a show, they got 200,000 cash from Shi Fucai.When I went to work the next day, I briefly explained my work and called my wife Li Yaqin. Half an hour later, the two knocked on the door of Tong Yanzhen's house and called out respectfully, "Aunt Tong." Tong Yanzhen let the two of them into the room, and when they arrived at the tea, she said, "Xiao Liu, last time you were busy with Zhang Luo Tonggang's funeral. I haven't thanked you yet, but now I'm bothering you again." "Aunt Tong, what are you talking about?" Liu Shi'an said, "You and our Yaqin are such good friends, if we don't help you, who will help you?" Tong Yanzhen smiled embarrassedly, "I'm really embarrassed!" Li Yaqin stepped forward and took Tong Yanzhen's hand and said, "We are good sisters, don't say those outrageous things!" Liu Shi'an said: "I heard that Ma Tao was able to go to the United States to study at a university. It's a good thing. Others haven't had the opportunity. It's just that after he's gone, don't you miss him?" "How can you be willing?" Tong Yanzhen said, "But for the future of the child, any parent is the same, hoping that the child will become a dragon." Liu Shi'an asked: "Does Mayor Ma know?" Tong Yanzhen said: "I know, he doesn't agree with Taotao going, saying that domestic schools can also study. But I don't agree, it's so easy to have such an opportunity." Liu Shi'an said: "Tao Tao is a good student who is diligent and studious. The United States is always better than China. It is impossible not to admit it. If he wants to go to the United States, let him go." Tong Yanzhen said: "The school needs to pay 200,000 yuan. Where can I get so much money? So..." Liu Shi'an said: "Money is not a problem!" Tong Yanzhen said: "I have resigned now, and I will find a job in a few days. I want to owe you the tens of thousands of yuan, and I will pay you one thousand to two thousand a month. What do you think?" "Don't mention the money repayment right now." Liu Shi'an took out 200,000 yuan wrapped in newspaper from his bag, and said, "200,000 yuan, if it's not enough, you can..." "200,000? So much?" Tong Yanzhen looked at Li Yaqin: "I only need tens of thousands of yuan. When Tong just died, several places lost some money..." Liu Shi'an thought for a while, and said: "I've inquired about it, and the 200,000 yuan is just the school's fee for going through the relevant procedures. After Taotao goes to the United States, he still has to live. The United States is not like us here, where the cost is very high. .” "That's not good!" "What's wrong? Parents can't delay their children's future." "This is not good." Tong Yanzhen said, "Xiao Liu, this is not good. Mayor Ma knows that he has to..." Liu Shi'an said: "It's a loan, not a bribe. Mayor Ma won't say anything, let alone the borrowed money must be repaid!" Tong Yanzhen said, "Then thank you." "Aunt Tong is so kind to me, it would be too much to thank you." Liu Shi'an said, "Aunt Tong, I think it's not good for you to keep looking for a job. When Taotao lives in the United States, you and Ma Shi The combined salaries of the two elders are not enough for his living expenses." "Then what should we do?" Tong Yanzhen said, "Didn't it be said that some foreign students work part-time while studying to supplement their living expenses?" Liu Shi'an said: "That's just what others said, the actual situation is not like that." Tong Yanzhen asked, "You mean you're afraid that I won't be able to pay you back?" Liu Shi'an smiled: "My little Liu is not that kind of person, I just think that you should find a way to make more money." Tong Yanzhen asked, "How can I make more money?" Liu Shi'an said: "Aunt Tong, you and Yaqin have gone for a beauty treatment. I heard that you spent 160 yuan, which is still a VIP price. Do you know the moisture in it? Their cost is less than 20 yuan, which is a huge profit! " Tong Yanzhen said, "What do you mean?" Liu Shi'an said: "Aunt Tong, I suggest you open a shop like that. Yaqin in our family knows a lot of rich women, and when the time comes, we can bring customers over. We only need to be a few customers a day, and we can earn one or two thousand yuan. !" Tong Yanzhen's heart skipped a beat, and she said, "That's good, but what about the cost? Besides, I don't know how to do it!" Liu Shi'an said: "It's not possible to learn it. Go to the provincial capital to learn cosmetology for a month or two, and you will be able to do it? As for the capital, don't you still have more than a hundred thousand? If it is not enough, I will lend you some more. As long as the beauty shop is established, Taotao will not have to worry about living expenses in the United States, and you can also serve yourself after you have learned how to beautify yourself.” Tong Yanzhen said, "I'll think about it." "I'm going to work, let's chat!" Liu Shi'an went out and took two steps, then turned around and said, "Aunt Tong, this matter...don't tell anyone, if others find out, they will think that I bribed Mayor Ma, This is not good. Also, Mayor Ma should not be allowed to know about the opening of the store for the time being, and now it is the construction of a clean government...People who don't know the details will take advantage of the situation and use the Mayor Ma's black material." Tong Yanzhen said, "Xiao Liu, don't worry."