RBCT Chapter 397: Teacher Huang
Chapter 397: Teacher Huang
Just before Huang Xiaochuan was about to start his job, his aunt told him something: she wanted to open a shop.
The main reason is that my aunt feels that besides doing housework, she has too much free time at home, which is hard to pass, and she feels disconnected from society.
She wanted to go back to Suzhou, but felt sorry for Huang Xiaochuan's filial piety, so after thinking it over, she discussed it with her grandmother and decided to go back to her old business and open a general store.
Grandma wholeheartedly supported this, so when Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang were having dinner at home that day, Aunt told Huang Xiaochuan her thoughts.
"Ogawa! There's something I need to discuss with you."
Huang Xiaochuan didn't pay much attention at first and casually replied, "What is it?"
"I have an idea. I plan to open a tobacco and liquor store around here, and also apply for a public telephone to do some small business."
Huang Xiaochuan suddenly looked up: "Auntie, did someone upset you?"
Auntie hurriedly waved her hands: "No, no, no one made me angry. It's just that I'm so bored at home, I'm practically growing mold. So I discussed it with your grandma and we decided to open a small shop. Making money is secondary, the main thing is to have something to do. I've decided to open a tobacco and sundries shop. I used to work in the supply and marketing cooperative, so I know the ropes."
Huang Xiaochuan thought about it and realized that it was indeed his oversight and he hadn't considered everything. Not everyone would want to live like this. His aunt and grandmother were both hardworking people, and it might not be a good thing for them to suddenly have nothing to do. It was right for them to find something to do.
The tobacco and sundry shop was easy to set up, and applying for a public telephone was also straightforward. After thinking it through, Huang Xiaochuan agreed.
"I support you in opening a shop. I'll help you set up the storefront, the merchandise, and the public phone. You just need to be the boss, Auntie."
"I'll have someone set up a mahjong room inside the shop, with air conditioning and all that, so that Grandma will have a place to play mahjong."
Grandma laughed and said, "My grandson really knows me. He knew what I wanted before I even said it."
Opening a tobacco and sundry shop was very simple for Huang Xiaochuan. Times Supermarket could provide the goods, and he could just arrange for someone to apply for the tobacco sales license. These were not problems. The only troublesome thing was the storefront.
However, this didn't stump Huang Xiaochuan. He arranged for someone to check the property rights, bought it directly, and if the owner didn't want to sell, he asked, "Would you sell it for double the current market price?"
There are plenty of storefronts nearby; you can definitely buy one at this price.
The next day, Huang Xiaochuan handed the matter over to Jiang Bixing. Now that Jiang Bixing had Tukai and other professionals in charge of procurement, getting them to do this task would be a piece of cake.
Professional matters should be handled by professionals.
He even went to see Ding Yi and asked him for a few favors.
Before we knew it, it was time for the start of the university semester again.
However, Huang Xiaochuan's identity had changed when he stepped back into the campus.
However, Huang Xiaochuan has not yet adapted to this identity, and when he meets Dai Xiaoguang, he still calls Dai Xiaoguang "teacher".
Dai Xiaoguang quickly waved his hand, "Just call me Lao Dai, we're colleagues now."
Huang Xiaochuan then changed his address to call Dai Xiaoguang "Old Dai".
According to the rules, one must first make an appearance before the heads of the departments and vice-heads, to pay respects to them. This is a necessary procedure for new employees, especially since these individuals are nominally Huang Xiaochuan's teachers.
After completing this procedure, Huang Xiaochuan was led to his office, a large office with eight desks. Huang Xiaochuan's seat was arranged at the very back by the window. Huang Xiaochuan glanced at it and was quite satisfied.
Apart from a woman in her thirties sitting in front of Huang Xiaochuan, the rest of the office staff were mostly young teachers, probably all newly assigned this year. Huang Xiaochuan didn't see any of the teachers he knew; he guessed they were in another office. Upon seeing the newcomer, several outgoing teachers came forward to greet him.
A dark-skinned young man with a set of pearly white teeth ran up to Huang Xiaochuan from his seat and asked, "Excuse me, teacher, what's your surname?"
Huang Xiaochuan stood up and extended his hand, saying, "No need for formalities, my surname is Huang, Huang Xiaochuan!"
The young man extended his hand and shook hands with Huang Xiaochuan: "Ma Yifeng, you can just call me Lao Ma from now on!"
Huang Xiaochuan liked Ma Yifeng's outgoing personality and called out with a smile, "Old Ma!"
Ma Yifeng immediately gave Huang Xiaochuan a thumbs up. At this moment, the other two male teachers in the office also came over, shook hands with Huang Xiaochuan one by one, and introduced themselves. One was named Jiao Zhiyong, and the other was named An Cheng.
The four of them stood and chatted for about ten minutes. Finally, Ma Yifeng suggested, "We all come from different parts of the country and have come together for the same goal. I propose that we all get together tonight to strengthen our relationships. Tonight it's on me, and in the future, we can take turns paying according to each person's ability."
The suggestion was unanimously approved, and the dinner party that evening was settled. Huang Xiaochuan sat down, unsure of what to do, so he flipped through his lesson plan for a while.
Huang Xiaochuan kept watching until lunchtime, and he would have forgotten the time if Ms. Lü Jingyun, who was sitting in front of him, hadn't reminded him.
On his first day back at work, Huang Xiaochuan didn't go home for lunch. He ate at the faculty and staff canteen and then called Yu Xiang from his dorm room to tell her that he wouldn't be home for dinner that night.
Huang Xiaochuan repainted and decorated this dormitory room. In addition to a desk and a small bed, there are bookshelves, tea cabinets, and tea tables and chairs. That's right, Huang Xiaochuan copied his tea room and put it here.
Feeling no fatigue at noon, Huang Xiaochuan lit a stick of Balimantan agarwood and brewed tea while reading an economics journal that he had asked Zhang Yun to buy for him from abroad.
A short while later, someone knocked on the door. Huang Xiaochuan wondered who it was.
However, he still went and opened the door.
Upon opening the door, Huang Xiaochuan saw Ma Yifeng standing outside and quickly ushered him inside.
"Old Ma? Come in, come in!"
As soon as Ma Yifeng entered the room, he felt a cool breeze. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the dormitory had a brand-new air conditioner. How strange! Why didn't his own dormitory have an air conditioner?
Actually, Huang Xiaochuan installed this air conditioner himself. He even paid out of his own pocket to have someone upgrade the power supply, otherwise the original wiring wouldn't have been able to power the air conditioner.
Then he saw the bookshelf, tea cabinet, and tea table, and Ma Yifeng's eyes widened like saucers.
"Old Huang, you're amazing! Did you bring your whole house here?"
Huang Xiaochuan smiled and invited, "Please sit down! I'll treat you to tea!"
After sitting down, Ma Yifeng kept looking at Huang Xiaochuan's dormitory, thinking that everything about it was perfect.
He kept sniffing, "Old Huang, what's that smell? It smells so good!"
Huang Xiaochuan replied calmly, "Oh! I lit an incense stick to calm my nerves and refresh my mind."
While talking to Ma Yifeng, Huang Xiaochuan skillfully brewed tea, and soon a cup of tea was placed in front of Ma Yifeng.
"Old Ma! How about you try it?"
After picking up the cup, Ma Yifeng first smelled it. His expression immediately relaxed. He quickly sipped it, finishing the small cup of tea in three small sips. Afterward, he repeatedly praised, "Excellent tea! Excellent tea!"
Huang Xiaochuan was overjoyed to have met a kindred spirit: "You also like tea?"
Ma Yifeng gestured for Huang Xiaochuan to continue pouring him tea, saying, "Look at the question! I'm from Anxi, I've been drinking this stuff since I was a kid, how could I not know if it's good or not? This tea isn't cheap!"
"Old Huang, you're someone important, aren't you?"
Huang Xiaochuan was taken aback: "What do you mean?"
Ma Yifeng pointed at the things in Huang Xiaochuan's dormitory: "I've never seen a better dormitory than yours. It even has air conditioning. This tea costs at least seven or eight thousand yuan a pound where we're from. Tell me honestly, what kind of family do you come from?"
Huang Xiaochuan looked in the direction Ma Yifeng was pointing and laughed nonchalantly, "That's it? Hehe!"
Ma Yifeng looked around the room again and said, "I was just asking casually, don't mind me!"
"fine!"
"Old Huang, which school did you graduate from?" Ma Yifeng asked casually while sipping his tea.
Huang Xiaochuan casually replied, "Oh! I graduated from this school; I got my bachelor's and master's degrees here."
Ma Yifeng exclaimed with admiration, "Wow! You stayed on as a faculty member? That's amazing! I bow to you!"
As he spoke, he actually stood up and bowed to Huang Xiaochuan.
Huang Xiaochuan quickly stood up and pulled Ma Yifeng back: "Alright, Lao Ma, let's stop causing trouble, okay?"
After sitting down again, Ma Yifeng asked, "Old Huang, how's your alcohol tolerance?"
"I can drink a little, but my performance is inconsistent. Sometimes I can drink seven or eight ounces without getting drunk, and other times I get drunk after only three ounces."
"Really? I just can't believe it!"
"You'll find out tonight!"
After finishing his tea, Ma Yifeng got up to take his leave.
"Old Huang, thank you for the tea! I'll bring you some tea when I go to work this afternoon, so you can try it."
"Thanks in advance!" Huang Xiaochuan never refuses tea, especially since Ma Yifeng said he was from Anxi, so the tea he brought must be of high quality. He was really looking forward to it!