Chapter 13: The Science of Gift-giving
Gift-giving is a science, Li Jiaming is very proficient in this science, people have helped you, whether to receive gifts or not is people's business, but you must send it, this is a matter of attitude and etiquette.
Carrying two envelopes of different thicknesses, Li Jiaming went to the house of the principal of Liu University first, but he didn't get a sip of tea, and the envelope was not delivered, but he was slapped on the back of the head.
Vice President Chen knows how to be polite more than President Liu, and he has tea to drink, and if he can smoke, he will also smoke, but Vice President's hand is a little trembling when he receives the envelope.
After going around the middle school, Li Jiaming returned to his residence and went to the primary school with a high-end black cowhide suitcase that Brother Tuo Hao bought from Yangcheng. Brother Lei went to report on the 8th, counting the days are not two days, and today he went to Kashiwagi, he must be to say goodbye to his grandma and grandfather. Li Jiaming himself is also a nephew, and he knows that most nephews are closer to his grandfather and grandmother than to his father-in-law and mother-in-law. When the father-in-law and mother-in-law are angry, they will beat you twice and scold you a few words, grandpa and grandma will not scold people and not beat their nephews, they do not give their nephews the most spoiled, only more spoiled.
The street lights of the primary school are very bright, the campus is a little deserted, there is no noise in the past, only the sound of the TV, Li Jiaming approached the teacher's dormitory with a high-end black suitcase at first glance, and happened to be seen by Teacher Zhang who was drying clothes on the balcony.
"Li Jiaming, are you here to shoot Wang Chenglin's ass?"
"Teacher Zhang, you are slanderous, beware of me going to the Education Bureau to sue you!"
"Hey, the fish you gave last time was not bad, next time you give herring and miscellaneous fish to Chenglin, and catfish make soup for me, I'm older, you know?"
Although the teacher's dormitory is also a four-story new house, which has the same structure as the 'later' commercial housing, the neighbors are all colleagues, and the neighborhood relationship is very close. The laughter of these two teachers and students upstairs and downstairs attracted the laughter of several teachers, "Li Jiaming, your Li Manhua is in my class, I have to have a copy next time, do you hear?"
"That's it, your own sister is still in my class!"
"Teacher Liu, Teacher Sun, Teacher Wang...... , don't be embarrassed for me, just last time those few fish were a dead task pressed down by Principal Wang, saying that his teacher likes it, so I risked my life to catch them. ”
"It's still life-threatening, get out!"
Amid the laughter and scolding of several teachers, the tired Li Jiaming carried a brand-new suitcase and entered Mr. Wang's home.
Teacher Wang, who was washing clothes in the bathroom, poked his head out, pointed to the teapot in the living room, continued to retract to wash his clothes, and poked his head out to stare at Li Jiaming again in a minute.
Li Jiaming, who was pouring tea, hurriedly said: "Teacher Wang, don't get me wrong, this box is not for you." Brother Lei was going to report in two days, and he gave me all his high school test papers and reference materials, which was a return gift to him. ”
"There's nothing in the box, is there?"
"Nope!"
"Oh", Mr. Wang continued to wash his clothes, and Li Jiaming really didn't prepare an envelope for him. The teacher is a very square person, it is estimated that the last time he received Wang Zhenguo's thank-you gift, it was all pointed out by Teacher Liu, if he took out another one for him, I am afraid that he will be annoyed and angry, thinking that he has insulted him. Sending a suitcase is different, although it is also a valuable thing in this era, it is a gift between teachers and students, and a friendship between teachers and brothers. I have money in my family and can earn the salary of a part-time accountant, and more importantly, I graduated from primary school, and I send something within my ability to the teacher's son, and other teachers only envy Principal Wang's share, and will not gossip.
Teacher Wang in the bathroom finally washed his clothes, carried the bucket to the balcony to dry, and returned to the living room to take out a cigarette while taking the cool white open handed over by Li Jiaming, a little embarrassed: "Hey, I heard that the store you rented out costs 500 yuan a piece?"
Trouble still came, Li Jiaming hurriedly got up and locked the door of the living room, took out the two agreements from his schoolbag, and said mysteriously: "Teacher Wang, I only show you one person, but you can't leak it out for me." ”
"Bring it!"
"Oh", Li Jiaming had no habit of bargaining in front of Mr. Wang, so he hurriedly handed over the two agreements and said proudly: "You underestimate me too much, I rented two thousand five!"
"What?"
Teacher Wang, who was smoking 'Zhicheng', shook his hand, and didn't even notice the cigarette ash falling on his chest, glanced at the agreement a few times and couldn't help but be stunned, and hesitated for a while: "Jiaming, you can't ask for unclean money." ”
Li Jiaming knew why the teacher hesitated, maybe the knot in his heart that had not been untied last time he received the gift, and quickly explained regretfully: "I helped him come up with an idea to make money, and this is a thank you gift from him." If Chen Jingan had said that he was your wife and nephew, I would have partnered with him. ”
After being ordered by his old classmates, Teacher Wang, who knew how to be an official, could understand the subtext of the students, blushed a little, and returned the agreement to Li Jiaming. His wife and nephew are also in the clothing business, and Zeng Ning gave birth to such a high price, and rented two stores in one go, so he naturally didn't want to open a second clothing store next to him. Otherwise, their students don't have to speak by themselves, and when they see Lei Yan in the afternoon, they will directly agree instead of prevaricating. His own students themselves know that he can do most of the affairs of his second uncle's family, and since he is sensible, he vaguely respects himself as a father, and never easily disobeys anything.
Li Jiaming didn't say that he had any ideas, the most important thing for a businessman is reputation, and there is no reason to sell two goods at all. However, Chen Jingan is the teacher's wife and nephew, and he should still give him a point or two. He is not the boss of Zeng, except for making clothing accidents and has no bigger main business, is it necessary to stay in a small Chongxiang?
"Mr. Wang, I have an elder who taught me a sentence, he said, 'How big your vision is, how much money you can make'. I think he is very reasonable, Chongxiang has a population of more than 10,000 people, even if one person is allowed to do the clothing business, he can only earn that little money, it is better to take a broader view and go to the county to develop. ”
Teacher Wang dusted off the cigarette ash on his chest and sighed: "How can it be so easy, do you know how much the transfer fee of the county store is? Jin Gan has made some money in the past two years, but he can get married and have children, how can he not spend money?"
There is no way, if Chen Jingan is replaced by Wang Lei, Li Jiaming can mortgage his house and help him get a loan from the bank. But Chen Jingan is not Wang Lei, and Li Jiaming has no obligation to guide people to develop in the county as soon as possible, which is already for the sake of Mr. Wang's face.
Teacher Wang, who sighed, hesitated for a while, and finally didn't open his mouth to ask his students for help, he couldn't do what his teacher did, using the relationship between teachers and students as a bargaining chip. What's more, he doesn't have a fair excuse, let alone the ability to compensate his students.
But Mr. Wang's sigh touched the softest place in Li Jiaming's heart, money is a small problem, and the relationship between teachers and students is a big thing for him, so he also sighed secretly and whispered: "Teacher Wang, if Jin Gan wants to go to the county to do business, I will ask my uncle to help him." My uncle is doing a good job, and he is familiar with the bosses who do business on the street. ”
People in the mountains value the relationship between master and apprentice, and it is not ashamed for the master to let the apprentice help, but it is a very warm thing. Just like Li Jiaming after graduation, he still came to the teacher with a high-end suitcase that he knew at a glance, and those teachers who joked with him were actually very envious of Teacher Wang and Teacher Zhang, teaching a student with a lot of feelings.
Teacher Wang, who was warm in his heart, wanted to promise the student's kindness, but when he remembered the behavior of his wife and nephew, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth. That kid is too snobbish, and he doesn't know how to be grateful for anything, he has no problem helping him as an uncle, who makes himself his uncle, and his student's uncle has no obligation to help him. It's just that my wife has to listen to her nagging again.
"No need, let him fall a few more heels, it's better than falling big heels later. ”
Since the teachers all said so, it must be that Chen Jingan is not usually very good, and Li Jiaming will no longer mention this matter. The nephew was said so by his uncle, which shows his usual personality.
"Oh", Li Jiaming took out a folded letter from his jeans pocket and handed it over, and whispered: "Teacher Wang, this is the phone number I asked Brother Hao for today." His comrades-in-arms worked as public security officers in the provincial capital, and they worked in a district next door to the Normal University. ”
This thing makes Mr. Wang, who is worried about being complained by his wife, very happy, how can a nephew have a son, although Lei Ling is a duty child, he will definitely not cause trouble in school, but what about leaving school? Dong Hao, the young man, he has seen him a few times, and he has sent him off in a car, and his comrades-in-arms should be happy to help with such a warm young man.
Taking the letterhead in Li Jiaming's hand, Mr. Wang rubbed his head and said with relief: "Well, it's not early, go back early." Everything is inferior, only reading is high, it is a little too much, but there is also a reason, understand?"
"Understood", Li Jiaming agreed, and said goodbye and went home. Mr. Wang's words are right, and it is also his life experience, aside from the thirst for knowledge of their generation, from a utilitarian point of view, the better the university, the more excellent classmates you can meet, which is also very important for your future.
The classmate is one of the four big irons of men, didn't he see that Mr. Liu and Mr. Wang worked together for half a year, and he was able to teach him to be a preliminarily qualified primary school principal?
If there is no teacher Liu behind his back, let alone the position of the principal of this primary school, I am afraid that after Master Hu retires in two years, Teacher Wang will be assigned to a secluded residence. In his impression, it was not until the principal of Liu University became the deputy director of the Forestry Bureau that Mr. Wang returned to Chongxiang to teach, and it was not until he made a fortune that he was transferred to a small county by the deputy county magistrate Liu to retire in the county.
Back at home, Li Jiaming took out the test paper, and when he was about to study, there was a knock on the door again, and it was estimated that someone came to ask the store again. Hey, you have to hurry up about this store, if you don't rent it out for a day, you won't be quiet for a day.
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