Director of the Centre

Chapter 67
At four o'clock in the afternoon on Friday, Tao Tao received a call from her mother, Peng Jie.

Peng Jie's voice was surprisingly gentle: "Tao Zi, why don't you go home for dinner tonight? Mom bought your favorite puffy mouth today and is going to make you a steamed one. I know you don't eat spicy food or red meat. You can always eat some fish. By the way, do you put ham in it? By the way, it’s very hot recently. I think you are still wearing autumn clothes, so you are not afraid of the heat? I said girl, how many years have you been wearing that suit? After three or four years, if the balls are pilled, you can’t buy a new one. You, that’s what makes me worry.”

Since as long as I can remember, my mother has always spoken in a rough voice and is extremely impatient with her attitude.Today, Tao Tao suddenly felt a sense of happiness in her heart: "Mom, I usually stay in the house and never go out. What new clothes should I wear? Even if I go out to perform, I still wear a costume, and I don't need good clothes. Steam If you don’t put ham in the fish, it’s always going to taste bad, so don’t worry about me, just do what you want, and I’ll go home right away.”

Tao Tao usually lives in the unit's dormitory, and only goes home on weekends to see her parents and brothers.

Not long after her salary was paid, she had enough money, so she went to the street to buy fruits and nutritional supplements, and took the bus to go home.

Tao Tao's home is in Nongping, across the Jinsha River. Speaking of which, her parents were employees of a steel complex, and Nongping is where the headquarters of the steel factory is located.

That place turned out to be a big mountain with steep terrain.When it was time to build a factory here, the engineer was a little embarrassed. He said that all countries in the world build large iron and steel complexes, and they pay attention to three major areas and one level, a large railway, a large factory building, a large river, and a large flat land. There is no three feet of land here. Ping, how to do it?
The chief designer said, it will be flat if you mess with it!
As a result, the workers opened up mountains and built land here, and built a world-class large enterprise here, so the place was named Nongping.

Nongningping on the other side is different from the downtown area of ​​Jinsha City. The houses are old and simple, with the Soviet style of the 70s, and the streets are full of Mandarin.

Tao Tao’s house is located on the third floor of a tube building, and in front of the building is a kapok tree surrounded by two people.

The flowers bloomed just right, and the tree was so red that it seemed to be burning.There were two old ladies who took bamboo poles and knocked down the flowers from the top, and used them to stew meat, which was said to cure stomach problems.

Peng Jie was squatting in the bathroom killing fish.

Tao Tao's house is small, with two bedrooms and one living room, the total area is only about 30 square meters.Her mother was fat, and no matter which room she stayed in, she felt oppressed. Seeing Tao Tao enter the room, she put the fish in the basin, washed her hands, and then went to receive the gift Tao Tao handed over: "My daughter is back, you Look at how this fish looks, fatten it up, and I'll steam it for you later. Look at how thin you are, like a bamboo pole. How can you not eat some meat? Hey, don't look at you at [-] years old, but in my mother's heart Always a child, people can't stop worrying."

When Tao Tao heard her mother's words, her heart warmed up: "Mom, I'm an actor, so I have to keep fit. Don't look at me as thin, but I'm actually in good health. I can run two to 3000 meters without panting."

Peng Jie stroked the girl's temples and said with a smile: "That's right, who is my daughter? She is a fairy. Look, look, how can there be such a handsome woman in the world? It's better to be thinner, thinner."

Tao Tao was happy: "Mom, where are Dad and brother?"

Peng Jie brought Tao Tao a glass of water and put it on the coffee table, and then asked her to sit down: "This is the rock sugar chrysanthemum that Mom made for you. It is good for your throat. Seeing that you are so hot, take a few sips to moisten your throat. You Dad and your brother are training outside, and we won't be back until later."

"Special training?" Tao Tao was puzzled.

Peng Jie: "It's not about studying for your brother so that he can join the army as a non-commissioned officer in the future. There are high requirements for physical fitness. It's not like you don't know Tao Li. He sees the sky messing around outside, and his health is not good. If he doesn't train, he may be Can't get through."

"You have to exercise. Even if you fail the physical examination, it will be good for your body." Tao Tao nodded.

But Peng Jie was not happy: "Why can't I pass the test? My second child is someone who is first-class and smart. It's too late for people to welcome him. By the way, have you paid enough for the tuition?"

"Mom...I..." Tao Tao paused.

It turned out that what their mother and daughter said just now was about Tao Li going to study in a big city in the north.

Didn't Tao Li have been unable to find a job after graduating from the vocational school, so he was messing around outside?
Now that the country's economy is booming and the market is booming, it is easy for a young man to find a meal as long as he is willing to work hard.

But Tao Li was used to promiscuity, and if he was asked to work part-time, he either disliked the low income, or the work, or the female workers in the factory refused to be beautiful, anyway, he ran away after two days.

A group of young men are out drinking, playing cards and playing computers all day long, so it's not an option to go on like this.

The family was in a headache and didn't know what to do with him.

Just a while ago, Tao Li officially announced at a family gathering that he was going to study.The school is located in TJ City. It is a private junior college with a nationally recognized diploma.

The school implements militarized management. In addition to studying cultural subjects, it also teaches military training.After two years of graduation, he was sent directly to the army to join the army and was still a non-commissioned officer.

The most wonderful thing is that there is no threshold for school enrollment, as long as you have a high school diploma or above and pass the physical examination, you will be accepted.

At that time, the tuition fee must be paid, and it was not low, 1 yuan per year.

When the family members heard it, they immediately became non-commissioned officers after graduation, which is a great thing!Soldiers are treated well now, and non-commissioned officers serve for life. If Tao Li joins the army, won't he be guaranteed a job?No, that is the golden rice bowl!
The most important thing is that the army is a big melting pot, and Tao and Li are really messing around, and they are about to be handed over to the party and the state to be tempered.

Therefore, the Tao family voted unanimously and decided to send Tao Li to TJ to study, and to become a glorious people's soldier in the future.

Another question arises here, where does the tuition come from?

The Tao family was originally poor, and the pension of Tao Tao's parents was only enough to eat, and they had no savings at all.I had no choice but to ask Tao Tao for it.

Tao Tao took out all the money in his hands, and only collected eight thousand, and there was still a gap of two thousand that could not be made up.

This is also the reason why she wanted to go to Lu Chaoyang's acupuncture point, but it was a pity that Han Lu rejected her very simply.

Hearing her mother ask at this moment, our peach girl felt guilty and didn't know how to answer.

Peng Jie: "Girl, what's the matter, didn't you get it. Why don't you ask your colleagues to borrow some?"

Taozi whispered: "I borrowed, I borrowed everything I can, and now there is nothing I can do?"

Peng Jie suddenly became angry and scolded: "I have borrowed everything that can be borrowed. There is nothing I can do. I don't think you have any heart to help your brother. What are you doing when you come back without money? Are you angry with me?"

"Mom... Me, this is not the weekend... I will come to see you."

"Look at me, what do I want you to look at me, don't look at me, I don't want to see you either, the more I look at you, the more angry I get." Peng Jie got angry, picked up the cup of chrysanthemum tea and poured it downstairs: "What kind of tea are you drinking? , what use are you to our family, why should you drink the things at home? Not only tea, but also dinner today. "

After finishing speaking, she picked up her mobile phone and called Tao Tao's father: "Damn old man, where are you? You are running, what are you running for? Are you hungry after tossing around all afternoon... Dinner, you still want to eat dinner, I see I lose my appetite when I meet someone... I won't do it, my mother won't do it, let's eat hot pot outside..."

After finishing speaking, he ignored Tao Tao and slammed the door straight out.

"Mom..." Tao Tao's eyes were full of tears, but she tried her best not to cry out.

Because she is an opera actress, she is the pillar of the unit, and she can't cry badly.

(End of this chapter)