Buy a house with 30,000 yuan and live in a small town

Chapter 130 The past is cloudy and misty

The next morning, Liu Wangxue was writing a script in his small study, while Gu Xuelan was in the living room looking at the three cuties and embroidering her cross stitch.

The "masterpiece" she chose was "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains".

This painting is a representative of green landscape painting. The main color is azurite and stone green mineral pigments, which makes the mountains and rocks in the painting appear thicker and greener. The picture is bright and rich, and the color is strong and brilliant. Sometimes the outlines of mountains and rocks are outlined with gold and gold, which adds to the splendid effect, and is called "golden green landscape"①.

When they first came here to buy a house, Xu Qingsong's mistress gave them three Chinese paintings, one of which was a golden landscape. When the house was being renovated, Liu Wangxue took the painting to the city to have it framed, and also added a photo frame, which is now hanging on the wall behind the sofa.

When Gu Xuelan saw the magnificent landscape painted by his mistress, the first thing that came to his mind was "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".

At that time, she had made a plan. After she settled down here, she would really have nothing to do. She would have a lot of free time, just in time to develop her personal hobbies in depth.

When she was still working as a teacher in a junior college, her work was relatively free, the four elderly people at home were in good health, and there was not much financial pressure, so she enrolled in a hobby class to learn Chinese painting. But maybe I really don’t have that talent, and the teacher can’t give guidance on what I draw.

After studying for a year, Gu Xuelan decided not to waste the money anymore, but she really liked art works such as Chinese paintings, so she finally settled for the next best thing and started embroidering cross-stitch.

Gu Xuelan's hands-on ability is really strong, and she is very patient. She starts with small and easy tasks, and soon gets to the more difficult ones.

Many small cross-stitch ornaments at Aunt Liu Wangxue's house and uncle's house were made by Gu Xuelan.

She even joked: "Don't tell me, I can't tame the brush, but taming the needle and thread is not a problem at all."

Later, the small works could not satisfy her, so she decided to make a large one. Aunt Liu Wangxue even made an appointment with her to do one - because the aunt was handicapped and did not have the patience to sit for a long time, and she said that she saw embroidery The dense color blocks and printed symbols on the cloth are dizzying.

But surprises always come sooner than planned.

The first thing is to evaluate professional titles. The leadership faction of their institute changed, and the new one wanted to quickly win people over to his side, so he launched a targeted "benefits distribution". He felt that for Gu Xuelan, this advantage was the title of associate professor.

Who doesn't want to be promoted as a teacher? After all, the professional title is directly linked to the salary. As the professional title goes up, the salary can also go up.

Gu Xuelan thought the same way when she was young, but professional titles are not determined solely by strength, but also by maintaining good relationships with colleagues, especially with leaders.

Gu Xuelan participated in several selections before she learned that the requirements for this professional title were flexible and would change according to specific candidates. Every time, no matter how complete the information she prepares, there is always just a little difference.

Looking back on the first two days, Xuelan was quite angry. She felt that the leader was deliberately targeting her, so she went home and complained to Liu Nanshan.

Liu Nanshan didn't understand the promotion of professional titles, but he came from the bottom of society and was familiar with the twists and turns between people. As soon as I heard it, I knew what this so-called "standard" was about. The leader just wanted to make the selection look fair and just, and just roped in a few companions.

Gu Xuelan was speechless after listening to his explanation. She participated in two more sessions later to verify Liu Nanshan's words and was completely heartbroken. Liu Nanshan hugged her and comforted her: "It doesn't matter, it's just a little money, I can earn it even if I work hard. Life only lasts a few decades, why put so much pressure on yourself?

Didn't you choose to be a teacher because you liked the feeling of standing on the podium? What does it have to do with the professional title? So let’s just take care of the class and don’t worry about these mundane things. "

After that, Gu Xuelan no longer cared about the matter of professional title evaluation. But she was still evaluated because of her qualifications. Besides, her teaching quality is good and she has won many awards. It would be unjustifiable not to give it to her.

When the new leader talked to Gu Xuelan, she thought of winning over this layer. She has always believed that her main task is teaching and has never participated in these silly camps. However, the boss was too embarrassed to argue with her, so she politely said she would go home and think about it.

After Liu Nanshan heard this, he felt that this was a piece of cake in the sky. Over the years, he had also figured out things within the system: "If you win over someone, you can win over them. It's not that you are asked to do bad things. There is a high probability that you need to take sides." When the time comes, just stand by his side."

Gu Xuelan felt that it made sense, and it would not affect her teaching, and it would be equivalent to getting the title of associate professor for nothing, and her salary could be increased a lot, so why not?

In fact, it was not in vain. Teachers who joined the same year as her, even those who were not as good as her, were promoted one after another, and it was her turn.

After that, the college signed her up for a prestigious teaching competition. She won the prize, submitted a paper, and worked hard for a long time, and finally the professional title was awarded.

I finally have time to embroider a large cross-stitch this time. Aunt Liu Wangxue has asked me many times.

But the good times didn't last long. Just after the cross-stitch was halfway completed, Liu Wangxue's grandma had a problem with her physical examination, and the whole family focused on the old man.

In those few years, their family seemed to have suffered some bad luck. Starting from Liu Wangxue's grandmother, four elderly people fell ill and died one after another.

Gu Xuelan's mood was like her family's savings, which had been wiped out. She also had Liu Wangxue's aunt and uncle on her side, and Liu Wangxue's uncle on her side in Liu Nanshan. Together, they watched the money pouring into the hospital without hearing a single sound.

Liu Nanshan sold out the fruit shop, and the couple was so worried that they couldn't sleep all night long. Fortunately, the copyright of Liu Wangxue's script was sold at that time, and the 20 yuan really solved the family's urgent need.

From now on, Gu Xuelan is no longer in the mood to engage in these things, and just wants to make more money. Fortunately, a new leader had taken sides before, so they turned a blind eye to her taking a part-time job in an educational institution.

She originally wanted to save money and open a store for Liu Nanshan, but Liu Nanshan didn't want her to be under too much pressure, so she said she couldn't do it anymore. He bought a small car the next day, and every day after school, he set up a stall in front of the elementary school, selling octopus balls and starch sausage.

Gu Xuelan retired last year. On the day of retirement, Liu Wangxue gave her a sum of money and asked her to travel and relax with Liu Nanshan. After coming back, she finally had time to finish embroidering Aunt Liu Wangxue's "Picture of a Lady with Hairpins".

After that, she thought she would die with Liu Nanshan in that small town, but she didn't expect that her daughter would be so badly hurt when she met someone unkind. He also manipulated her and moved to this small town in the south.

　①Be lazy, from Baidu Encyclopedia hehe

　　

　

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