1 Ballet Competition
By the beginning of April, the snow had almost melted at the Bracken Tree Farm, and everything was back to normal.
Nadia and Vera are still on maternity leave, and the definition of maternity leave is this, a mother of a newborn can take 12 weeks of maternity leave with 80% of the salary, and then if Lin Yilong, as a father, does not take leave, then Nadia and Vera can take care of the baby for up to the remaining 40 weeks, but based on leave without pay, not the salary paid by social security like the first 12 weeks.
Even so, considering that Lin Yilong is registered as "self-employed" in social insurance, Nadia and Vera can still enjoy the maternity leave treatment of "leave without pay" in the future. During this time, in addition to taking care of the baby, the Yeon sisters began to gradually read some documents of private hospitals and research institutes at home, and some matters began to be decided by them, and they slowly picked up the setting of "working women" again.
Father Lin and Mr. Yeon joined the research institute under Nadia as subject consultants, while Mrs. Yeon and Mrs. Lin began working as financial advisors at Vera's hospital – and despite being criticized by other staff for 'cronyism', Lin Yilong was convinced that no one could do better than these close relatives.
As for Katie, she was busy with the work of the city hall in the morning, and she was also busy with some miscellaneous items in the law firm in the afternoon, which was a little anxious; Katie, who was very busy with work, still found time for her and Lin Yilong's date on Saturday, and the occasion she attended as Lin Yilong's representative did not fail to deal with it on the ground, which can be called perfect efficiency.
Therefore, Lin Yilong is still the most idle one among all in the past two months, in addition to sending and receiving emails and watching the news every day, he uses the rest to tease Tanya and Natasha in the arms of Sister Yeang.
seems to have forgotten one person - Amy, who accepted Lin Yilong's "kindness".
Lin Yilong also received the payment notice from Miss Mullen and remembered that he seemed to have forgotten Amy recently - he received text messages from Amy at Christmas, New Year's and Spring Festival, but recently he has been busy accompanying Nadia and Vera and their daughters, indulging in the gentle country and ignoring Amy.
Therefore, when everything returned to normal, Lin Yilong could finally take advantage of the Easter holiday to come out and take a breath on the grounds of finishing up on the matter of dealing with Uncle Tian.
Uncle and Aunt Tian applied for asylum and needed to give a genuine, well-founded reason for settling in the UK solely because of the "fear of not being able to return to China". According to the interpretation law, Lin Yilong and Katie found an immigration lawyer to solve the first two points, and the later "fear" needs to be coordinated by Uncle Tian's family - if Uncle Tian returns to China, then in the eyes of the British Home Office, Uncle Tian is not unable to return to China because of fear. If this is true, then his asylum status and his "citizenship" after the past will be revoked, so he will not be able to return to China under any circumstances.
Not being able to return to China means that everything in the previous life has to be reversed, even if there is an objective "pension", Uncle Tian took over a café in Brentford, which is crossed by the M4 highway, in the spirit of open source and cost reduction, and as for Samantha, she got a job as a backup dancer in a ballet company in Kensington, less than half an hour's drive from home.
While getting a job in that ballet company was a good start, Samantha's achievements in the year couldn't compare to Amy's rapid increase in her career. After being supervised by her dance teacher for more than half a year, Amy's dancing and stage performance have improved significantly, not only as one of the school's four principals, but also as a student with the Royal Ballet – albeit on a less noticeable occasion – which is already a rare achievement.
On stage for the first time, Amy's invitation was left to her parents, and the round-trip ticket to London was also paid for with the credit card given by Lin Yilong.
"So, there's no way for my parents to come to London again, and they'll be looking for you for the first salaried dinner. Amy, dressed in evening dress, smiled happily, "As long as it's less than thirty pounds per person, you can order it." ”
"In other words, it's only 50 pounds for a performance?" asked Lin Yilong.
"60 pounds. Amy replied, "The actual salary is 40 pounds, and some of the allowances for rehearsals, which are about 20 pounds." ”
"That's a lot of money, it's child labor, and I suggest you sue them. Lin Yilong said.
"Low-income industries, there is no way. Amy sighed, "You remember Samantha, right?"
"Well, how?"
She is now the main backup dancer with the National Ballet for less than £20,000 a year. Amy said, "So ......"
"That's enough. Lin Yilong said that Samantha's dream was realized by Uncle Tian - although Katie helped to handle it - donated nearly 100,000 pounds to the troupe, which is another story.
"So, even though it's only £30, be sure not to dislike it. Amy said.
"Of course not. Lin Yilong replied, "Thirty pounds is already a very good budget for catering." Then lead the way, I think Amy, you already have some plans. ”
"Yes. Amy replied, "I've always wanted to go to the restaurant with a view on the upper floors." ”
Double-decker buses quickly took them from Riverbank Street to the vicinity of the Bank of England, where some restaurants with a view were located on the top floor of the office building overlooking the whole of London at night.
Generally speaking, for the sake of romance, many high-altitude restaurants will not have a glass curtain wall viewing table left over during the prime hour of the night. Obviously, Amy had done a lot of planning and booked the spot in advance.
Lin Yilong did not disappoint Amy, entered the restaurant arm in arm with her, ordered a set meal, and shared the latest story.
"So, you're going to Moscow?" Lin Yilong asked.
"Yes, if all goes well, I'm going to be represented here. The excitement in Amy's eyes made Lin Yilong understand the girl's confidence, "Then, you can get all kinds of scholarships and performance contracts or something." ”
"At that point, you can probably come and carry me. Lin Yilong encouraged Amy.
"Not really. Amy replied, "So, you must take care of me, otherwise I won't recognize you at that time." ”
"Naturally. Lin Yilong replied, "Otherwise, I will be homeless in London, what will I do?" ”
The two keep laughing when they talk, and Amy always tries to pretend to be an innocent little girl, but her acting skills are poor. In a sense, this is also a kind of naivety.
"Yes, I think Amy needs a place to live, and if you're so sure you're going to get into the Royal Ballet, you might as well give it to you now. Lin Yilong took out a key from his trouser pocket and said to Amy, "You've been to Aldridge Square." ”