When Wilson's phone called, Shen Mengxi was happily holding the newspaper, and the "Declaration" published the first chapter of her "Diary of a Trip to Germany" signed by Mengxi, a 2,000-word article, and a remuneration of eight silver dollars.

Zhang Jiaguang said that it was a second-class remuneration, four silver dollars per thousand words, which was already very generous.

In addition, "Declaration" opened a column for her this time, and every Sunday supplement published her "Diary of Travels in Germany".

She happily went downstairs with a newspaper to answer the phone, and Wilson said that he had brought back Shen Mengxi's diploma and degree certificate, as well as her clothes and household items left in Germany. Shen Mengxi was very happy, and said that he would discuss the time with Zhang Jiaxuan, and the brother and sister invited him to dinner.

The next day, Shen Mengxi took the eight silver dollars first, invited the fourth brother's family to go out to a small restaurant, and had a great time.

asked Zhang Jiaguang about his free time again and made an appointment with Wilson.

On the day of the appointment, Shen Mengxi was waiting for Wilson in front of the Golden Gate Hotel, only to see Wilson get out of the car in good spirits, his arm was already complete, and he was reprimanding the driver with arrogance, the Chinese driver nodded and said yes again and again, Shen Mengxi looked at Wilson coming over happily, and couldn't help but stab: "Mr. Wilson is so majestic!" ”

Wilson keenly sensed that Shen Mengxi was angry, but he didn't understand what she was angry about, and said with a little flattery: "Majestic? Oh, beautiful Miss Zhang, I haven't seen you for a few months, and your beauty is even more charming! ”

"Let's go, my brother has arrived." That was already his deep-rooted concept, and Shen Mengxi didn't think it could change him.

Wilson waved his hand to the back, and Shen Mengxi saw a tall woman rushing over with a large suitcase, throwing down the suitcase and hugging her.

Shen Mengxi was surprised, "God! Helen! Is it really you? ”

"Little fish, it's me! That's me! I miss you! Miss you! Helen was so excited that she cried, Shen Mengxi couldn't cry or laugh, I believe you are a big-headed ghost, you think Chinese food is real!

"I don't want everything in Germany! Across the ocean, I'm here to run to my little fish! Helen said with deep affection.

Shen Mengxi smiled, she hugged the big Helen, and there was a familiar sausage smell in her hair. This German woman, her parents have died, she is single, and she has nothing to do in Germany, what she said about "everything in Germany" is just a rented house and a job that can't survive hunger, but Shen Mengxi was still infected by Helen's enthusiasm, patted Helen's thick back and said, "Welcome!" Welcome, Helen! ”

A foreign woman and a Chinese woman were at the door of the hotel, embracing each other warmly, the scene was touching, attracting the attention of passers-by, and some people in the hotel even came out to see the excitement, Shen Mengxi hurriedly asked the waiter to help pick up the luggage, and pulled Laura into the hotel.

Four people, ten dishes and one soup, the dishes are not big, but they are really a lot.

Helen eats a lot, that's called a hearty, Wilson is not reserved, he hasn't eaten Chinese food for many years, and he misses it very much, he uses chopsticks flexibly, and he is full of praise for the restaurant's dishes. Zhang Jiaguang thanked Wilson for helping his sister in Europe and toasted frequently.

After a few glasses of wine, the two began to discuss business in Chinese and English alternately, and Shen Mengxi had no intention of paying attention, only chatting with Helen about what happened after she left. Helen said that Frank was very disappointed after she left, and visited their rented place several times, hoping that she would reappear, and the child's sad appearance suddenly appeared in Shen Mengxi's mind.

"Has the Countess ever troubled you?"

Helen shook her head and continued to eat a piece of Dongpo meat, "The Countess never came again, nor did she send anyone, it is said that she is sick." Someone from your school has been there, and I'm sorry that you suddenly returned to China. ”

Shen Mengxi nodded silently, indicating that he understood.

The manager of the Golden Gate Hotel politely came to their table, presented two signature dishes, and toasted Zhang Jiaguang and Wilson, and said that it was full of brilliance, and at the end of the checkout, he gave a 20% discount and sent it to the gate to wait for a few people to get on the bus.

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Coupled with Helen, Zhang Jiaxuan's house was indeed a little crowded, Shen Mengxi rented a house in the French Concession as quickly as possible, and moved out with Helen and Ah Huan.

Helen arrived in Shanghai, got used to it a little, and started her old business, making sausages, making eight flavors in one go, Shen Mengxi sent some to relatives and friends, and got unanimous praise, Helen was also very happy, and she became more and more energetic. Helen likes Ah Huan very much, and picks up Ah Huan to and from school every day, and she looks at Ah Huan's eyes when she eats, like a kind old grandmother.

The house rented by Shen Mengxi is a duplex western-style building, with a monthly rent of 80 oceans, the yard is not big, and the neighbors are close to each other, but the room is enough, Ah Huan has a large south-facing room, which is the world of books and toys, building blocks, Rubik's cubes, cars, Junde likes it very much, often comes on Saturdays, and stays for one night.

Helen lives on the first floor, and there is a guest room on the second floor, and sometimes the fourth sister-in-law will bring the child to stay for a few days when the fourth brother is on a business trip.

There is a piano in the living room downstairs, and in his spare time, Shen Mengxi plays the piano, and several children sing, or clap their hands and stomp their feet with them to play rhythm, or a group of people play checkers and use poker to count 24. In short, there was always laughter in the Zhang family's house, and the children in the neighborhood sometimes came to play listening to the song and eat some cakes and sausages baked by Helen.

The surrounding neighbors are all in good condition, some have their own houses, some rent houses, many are staff of the French embassy, and there are businessmen who come to China to do business. Because of Laura, Shen Mengxi got acquainted with them, and with Helen's sausage diplomacy, the neighbors got along quite harmoniously.

In September, Guanghua University officially opened, the ceremony was held in Xiafei Road, people from all walks of life were present to congratulate, reporters from major newspapers came to hear the news, and even reporters from Beiping arrived in advance.

After the Shanghai tragedy a few months ago, all walks of life have demonstrated one after another, and the students of the University also organized a strike to protest, which was obstructed by the university, so many teachers and students swore to leave the University collectively.

Zhang Jiasen and Zhang Jiaguang were also very supportive and donated money.

The principal, Zhang Jimin, was a former Daoyin in Shanghai, and a few years ago, the government reformed and abolished the Daoyin, and he served as the director of the Department of Education. At the opening ceremony, President Zhang gave an impassioned speech and loudly appealed to all walks of life to attach importance to national education, and only by attaching importance to the education of young people can the country become rich and strong and stand majestically in the world.

At this time in China, literati and writers criticized and wrote. The warlords are divided and go their own way.

The great powers are eyeing each other, but the country has its own civil and military ways. A big country, a plate of scattered sand.

The "sick man of East Asia" is physically and mentally weak, and the old qualifications with power are wise and timid, and only the young hot-blooded sons and daughters are the mainstay of supporting a new world.

Although Shanghai is a school of singing and dancing, people with good intentions have long felt worried and don't know where the road is.

In the queue of teachers, Shen Mengxi saw Xu Shizhe impressively, and he also looked at Shen Mengxi in surprise, and closed his mouth for a long time. Shen Mengxi's gaze swept over him indifferently and continued to listen to the principal's speech.

Guanghua University has a total enrollment of more than 800 students, most of whom are transferred from St. John's University, and a small part are newly recruited. All of them are boys, and Shen Mengxi deeply feels that equality between men and women is far away.

There are nearly 30 teachers in the school, most of whom were dismissed from the university.

There were only two female teachers in the school, and the other was Sun Shengyi, who had returned from studying in the UK, about twenty-one or two years old, wearing a pair of myopic glasses, and wearing a simple cheongsam like Shen Mengxi. Standing side by side among the many men, they are still very eye-catching, and many reporters have focused their cameras on them.

A month ago, Shen Mengxi received a notice from the school that the school decided to hire her as a professor, and she would be the German teacher, using the German textbooks of the University, because she was the only German teacher, and she needed to undertake the teaching of four grades, eighteen classes per week, and a monthly salary of 400 oceans.

Shen Mengxi didn't expect that during the Republic of China, the salary of university teachers was so high, and he thought in his heart that it would be no problem to support himself and his children.

In the first class, when all the students in the class stood up and said, "Hello teacher!" At that time, Shen Mengxi was a little excited, and he had not been on the podium for many years, and this excitement could not be suppressed. She paused for three seconds and said solemnly: "Hello classmates! Have a seat! ”

At first, the big boys were a little skeptical about whether this young female teacher was qualified to be their teacher, but after ten minutes, they were all quiet, although Teacher Zhang was a little serious, but the board was standard, the voice was clear, the organization was clear, and the main points were clear. As it turned out, she did outperform her former German teachers to a certain extent.

Shen Mengxi had already thoroughly eaten the four textbooks and prepared for the lessons carefully, if nothing else, at least to be worthy of the salary paid by the government.

"Teacher Zhang, are you the dreamer?" As soon as I got out of class, I heard a boy in the back row suddenly shout.

Shen Mengxi was stunned, noncommittal, smiled and left the classroom.

Her column has been published in its seventh article, and it has received a good response, and some people have published articles praising her, and the newspaper has contacted her several times to ask her to prepare new content to continue the column. Shen Mengxi said frankly that he has so much experience studying abroad, and he can't write anything anymore, so it is better to contact returnees who have studied abroad in other countries and write some articles to guide Chinese people from other perspectives.

The editor feels that although she is a woman, she does not let the women shave her eyebrows between the lines of the article, and writes about foreign customs, but she can cautiously involve current affairs, with profound implications, often with a sense of vigilance.

repeatedly came to the door to beg and asked Zhang Jiaxuan to be a lobbyist. Zhang Jiaxuan was very proud, very pleased that her sister could achieve such results, and strongly persuaded her sister to continue writing. Shen Mengxi had no choice but to promise that he could write some essays or novels to him in the future, still one per week, but it was not guaranteed to be foreign themes.

The editor was delighted and repeatedly appreciated her ease of writing, not just the subject matter. He promised to apply for first-class remuneration from the editor-in-chief, and gave her a Parker gold pen as a personal gift.

Shen Mengxi smiled bitterly, she was used to typing on the computer, and what she was most afraid of was climbing the lattice word by word!