Chapter 18: Sisterhood is deep
The next morning, Kang Jiawei went to work with Kang Jiazheng. After Du Manlin tidied up the housekeeping of the students' dormitory, she came to Li Hong's office. The door was hidden, and after three crisp knocks, Li Hong's female voice came: "Please come in." β
Du Manlin gently pushed open the door: "Sister-in-law, can you come in?" β
Li Hong hurriedly put down the work at hand and stood up: "Look at what you said, I didn't let you in, and I still let you block the door?" I was about to go to you, but you came to the door on your own. β
"Looking for me? Is there something wrong? β
"The principal has submitted a request to the Board of Governors to promote you to the position of Deputy Director of the Board of Trustees."
"I, as deputy director? No, I've only been here for a few days, and when an employee is not qualified, how can I be a leader. β
"I just heard from the principal that the board has agreed. I was about to tell you the news! β
"No, I have to go to the principal and tell the principal that I can't do it."
"You are stupid, the salary of being a deputy director is 500 yuan per month. If people want to be improper, it's better for you to not eat the meat you sent, and you want to vomit out. β
"I'm afraid I won't be able to swallow it, I'll choke."
"Don't worry, people don't dare to do anything even if they have opinions about you. You are now a celebrity in the eyes of the principal and a great hero of the school. β
"Didn't you catch the 'thief' twice, this can also be regarded as a hero?"
"Why doesn't it count? If you really lose people, the loss of money is small, and the reputation is ruined. We are a private school, our reputation is bad, who wants to send their children to your school to study, without students, the school has to close, and we are also unemployed. β
"I don't think about it that much, I always think that it is the teacher's responsibility to protect the students."
"In the afternoon, there will be a faculty meeting, at which the principal will announce your appointment. This is an established fact, and I remind you to accept it happily, so as not to cause displeasure to the principal and misunderstanding of the teacher. Li Hong pulled over a folding chair and motioned for Du Manlin to sit down, "If you want to say anything to me, sit down and say!" β
Du Manlin did not sit down, but leaned on the desk and told Li Hong about the family history of the stolen child Kang Zhengri.
When Li Hong heard this, her face showed surprise: "That kid is also surnamed Kang?" β
Du Manlin nodded: "His mother's surname is Du!" It's called Duna."
"Yo, it seems that your two families are quite destined."
"Yes, Jia Wei has another big brother, and I have a sister I have never met, but it's a pity that my sister's life is so hard."
"Do you want to meet your sister?"
"Of course! It's justβ" Du Manlin had this in mind.
"Just what? Afraid that she won't recognize you as a sister? β
"Not really."
"Since it's not, then... At ten o'clock, I'll go with you to see how miserable your sister's life really is. β
Ten o'clock is when the school starts to do recess exercises, and teachers and students flock to the playground. At this moment, the principal's car slowly drove out of the school gate. It turned out that Li Hong reported Du Manlin's report to her to the principal again, and the principal praised Du Manlin for being caring with his thumb after hearing it; Li Hong told the principal that she was going to see the child's mother with Du Manlin, but the principal didn't say a word, and immediately called his driver and asked him to escort him by car.
The car drove directly to the gate of Haitian Restaurant. Du Manlin rolled down the window to consult the security guard at the door, and the security guard told her that Du Na had just come to the restaurant today and was picked up by two men.
Du Manlin knew in her heart that the two men who took Du Na away should be Kang Jiazheng and Kang Jiawei.
"It's still a step too late, and the person has been taken to the company by Brother Jia Zheng." Du Manlin sighed with a slight regret.
"Okay, let's take it over, why don't we go to the company and have a reunion with the Kang family." Li Hong motioned for the driver to drive to the company.
When she arrived at the company, Li Hong took Du Manlin and went straight to the general manager's office. Fortunately, Kang Jiazheng and Kang Jiawei are there, and there is also a man and a woman who looks simple, has a sense of maturity and beauty. Li Hong didn't know any of these two, but she guessed that it must be Kang Richeng and Du Na that Du Manlin told her.
Du Manlin greeted first: "Brother Richeng, why are you here?" Then he looked at the strange woman, "Presumably this is my sister-in-law and my sister Duna, right?" β
The woman nodded vigorously, got up slowly, and looked at Du Manlin with a surprised gaze: "I'm Du Na, you are..."
Kang Richeng took over: "She is the teacher Du I told you, your sister with the same surname, a very caring and competent teacher." β
At this time, Kang Jia was walking over: "Let me introduce it to you!" He first introduced Kang Richeng and Du Na, and then introduced Li Hong and Du Manlin.
After the three women got to know each other, they hugged each other, grinding their ears and temples, lingering, and had the feeling of meeting each other.
After a while, Kang Jia was shouting at Li Hong: "Li Hong, you go to Haitian Restaurant immediately, prepare a banquet, and our Kang family will have a reunion in Haitian Restaurant later." After a pause, he said to Du Manlin: "Manlin, you inform Zheng Xiaoya and ask her to have a reunion dinner together at noon." β
"She? Forget it, she and the Kang family are neither related nor related. If you call her, she may not come. Du Manlin refused.
"Whether you are close or not, whether you bring it or not, don't you know if you call her here?" Kang Jiazheng's words obviously concealed something.
Du Manlin wanted to ask for an understanding, but she was afraid that Kang Jiazheng would be unhappy if she asked too much. Therefore, I had to ask Kang Jiawei quietly, but I didn't expect Kang Jiawei to be stuffy in the gourd, and he was also figuring out the mystery in Kang Jiawei's words.
Before Kang Jiawei could speak, Li Hong pulled Du Manlin and left: "Men are all stingy, don't want to get valuable information from them." Man Lin, let's go to the restaurant, you inform Zheng Xiaoya to come to Haitian Restaurant immediately, I want to see which kid from our Kang family is getting along? β
Kang Jia was snickering, deliberately not saying anything.
Du Manlin dialed Zheng Xiaoya's phone as she walked out, the phone was connected, and Zheng Xiaoya's voice came out: "Yo, Manlin, the sun came out of the west today, why did you remember to call me?" β
Du Manlin said in a harmonious voice: "I miss you!" β
"Miss me? Duplicity, with such a handsome husband by your side, do you still miss me? β
"I really miss you, are you free now? If you have time, come to Haitian Restaurant immediately. β
"What's the matter, is it necessary to be in such a hurry?"
"The Kang family reunion, Brother Jia Zheng specially invites you to participate."
Du Manlin thought that Zheng Xiaoya would definitely find a reason to refuse, but it backfired, Zheng Xiaoya not only did not refuse, but readily agreed.
Du Manlin hesitated for a while, and then said in a mocking tone: "The Kang family is reunited, you are not surnamed Kang or anyone from the Kang family, what are you here to make a fuss?" β
Zheng Xiaoya's squeaky laughter and crackling words came from the phone: "Who the Kang family is, you will know when the time comes!" β