frightfiction Chapter 1210 Only when you're full of bread can you have the energy to work.
Chapter 1210 Only when you're full of bread can you have the energy to work.
As soon as Su Xing stepped out of the station, he saw He Xu's figure.
Her eyes crinkled as she walked toward him.
He Xu saw her too, came forward to greet her, and reached out to take her suitcase.
"Are you tired?" he asked.
"Not tired at all," Su Xing said with a smile. "It's only an hour and a half drive."
"Let's go straight to Grandpa and Grandma's house."
"Okay~"
The two walked towards the parking lot while talking.
After getting in the car, He Xu started the car and drove towards the Su family's old house.
When they arrived, some people were already at the old house.
Su Xing and He Xu first greeted the He family elders.
He Xu's parents couldn't make it back, but his second uncle's family was all there: his second uncle and his wife, He Xinglan, and her twin brother.
Uncle He was stationed in the army year-round, and this was the first time Su Xing had ever met him.
"So this is Xiao He's girlfriend, Xiao Su. Not bad, they're quite a good match," Uncle He said with a smile.
Su Xing smiled politely and greeted them, "Hello, Second Uncle, Hello, Second Aunt."
"Okay, okay, sit down."
Uncle He didn't come back, but Aunt He did.
He Xu and Su Xing greeted each of the elders in turn.
He Zhao was sent to another city by his teacher and hasn't returned to Beijing yet. He won't be able to go home for the holiday this time.
Ye Xitang and her parents spent the holiday at the Ye family home.
At this New Year's Day family gathering, only Su Xing and He Xinglan, the younger girls, were present.
He Xinglan greeted Su Xing, saying, "Sister-in-law, come and sit down."
Su Xing sat down next to him.
The two girls huddled together and chatted for a bit about their recent lives.
He Xinglan's older brother, He Rui, looked at Su Xing curiously for a moment, then looked at He Xu, nudged him with his elbow, and whispered, "Brother, you two have been together for so long, do you have any plans to get engaged?"
He Xu replied softly, "No rush, she's still young."
He was afraid that bringing up the engagement now would frighten Su Xing, and he also felt that the Su family would most likely not agree.
He Rui was somewhat surprised. Among the people he knew, there were quite a few couples who got engaged early on, with both sets of parents' approval and a stable relationship.
My cousin and his girlfriend have been dating for so long, but they still haven't thought about getting engaged.
However, he only asked the question casually and did not pursue it further.
At five o'clock, dinner began, and everyone moved to the restaurant.
The He family enjoyed a lively dinner.
After the meal, the younger generation played cards with the elderly He couple for a while.
The elderly He couple now go to bed early and get up early, usually starting to take a bath and wash up around eight or nine o'clock to prepare for rest.
So around 8 o'clock, everyone dispersed.
He Xinglan and He Rui plan to rest at the old house today.
Su Xing and He Xu said goodbye to the elderly couple and left the old house.
……
On New Year's Day, most organizations and schools give students a three-day holiday, and "Huanxing Comics" is no exception.
Before the holiday, Su Xing also asked Song Yue to give everyone a holiday red envelope.
Of course, the Gregorian calendar year also marks the end of 2015, so in December, everyone received a generous year-end bonus, which was deposited into their salary accounts.
The studio staff have been particularly happy and highly motivated this month.
We're all just working people; what we're after when we go to work is a paycheck.
Don't talk about realizing ideal values or future prospects; those are all empty promises, just pie-in-the-sky talk from some bosses.
Only the salary and benefits that actually go into your pocket are the most real.
Only when you're full of bread can you have the energy to work and the mind to think about ideals.
While others were on holiday, Su Xing hadn't been idle these past few days. He'd been rushing to meet work deadlines and sometimes even had to go to the lab to repair ancient books.
She has almost finished repairing that antique-style book and plans to start repairing the "Zuan Tu Hu Zhu Shang Shu" (Comprehensive Annotations on the Book of Documents) soon.
On the third day of the holiday, Su Xing, Zhang Xueyan, and Huang Wenwen visited Grandma Qiao, chatted with her, and had dinner with her.
the holiday is over.
Su Xing received a call from Tang Wu.
The two discussed the funding situation.
Tang Wu has been following this matter closely during this period.
With the intervention of schools and local education authorities, some parents were persuaded to allow their daughters who had dropped out of school to return to the classroom.
Tang Wu said, "Currently, six more parents have agreed to let their daughters receive our sponsorship so they can return to school. I've sent the information of those girls to your email address. Take a look when you have time."
"Okay, I'll watch it in a bit." Su Xing sincerely thanked her, "Sister Tang, thank you for your hard work these past few days."
Tang Wu said "Hey" and said, "What's so hard about it? Actually, it's the teachers who are going door to door to persuade people. I just asked a few more questions and kept an eye on things."
"Those teachers have worked hard too, and I will thank them properly when I have the chance."
"You are the sponsor, and those girls, their parents, and their teachers should be grateful to you."
Tang Wu paused, then sighed, "Sigh... the situation is still more difficult than I expected. Many girls' parents just won't budge, and quite a few girls have already been arranged to go on blind dates or gone out to work..."
Hearing this, Su Xing felt a little heavy-hearted. "Let's... take as many as we can..."
"yes……"
In some areas, the preference for sons over daughters is severe, and parents' deeply ingrained ideas are very difficult to change.
Sometimes they want to help, but they can't reach out far enough; they're powerless to do anything.
The two chatted for a while and then hung up.
Su Xing checked his email, carefully reviewed the information of the girls, and decided to sponsor them all.
She sent Tang Wu a message confirming the sponsorship.
Tang Wu immediately contacted the school to have the guardians of those girls sign a sponsorship agreement and sent it to Su Xing via express mail.
After receiving the sponsorship agreement, Su Xing signed it, mailed it back, and immediately transferred a sum of money to each of the girls.
After the money was transferred, she heard the system's electronic voice in her head.
[The host has successfully signed long-term sponsorship agreements with six girls who involuntarily dropped out of school, thus altering the life trajectories of three of them. Rewards include 180 days of life points, a 6-month efficiency doubling buff, +10 luck, and 480 hours of popularity cards.]
Su Xing let out a breath.
She was naturally very happy that her efforts had changed the life trajectories of several girls she sponsored.
But thinking about how many more girls are forced to drop out of school, and who knows what their future holds, her heart felt heavy…
Su Xing hadn't yet recovered from these complicated emotions when she received a voice call from her mother.
Su Xing answered the phone, "Mom?"
Zhou Liyun asked, "Where are you? Is it a convenient time to talk?"
Su Xing said, "It's convenient at the studio. What's up?"
Judging from her mother's tone, it seemed she had something to say.
Zhou Liyun didn't waste any time and asked directly, "I heard that Xiao He bought you a car?"