Zhang Heping and Secretary An married off their daughter and have felt like sothing was missing at ho for quite a few days.
Once the two got used to it, sothing else ca up.
A deputy director at the steel plant over in the Provincial City got reported, revealing a lot of issues, which led to several people being dismissed, and so even ended up in custody. Suddenly, many leaders over there were gone.
Coincidentally, Zhang Heping had a comrade who was in charge of this area. Knowing Zhang Heping’s cautious nature and strong work ability, he made so moves and transferred Zhang Heping to the steel plant in the Provincial City.
It was nearly December, and Zhang Heping was told to move quickly.
There was a serious shortage of personnel over there, many jobs couldn’t be started and Zhang Heping was needed urgently.
With no choice, Zhang Heping could only go by himself initially, and once settled, have Secretary An bring over Anning.
Anning also needed to process transfer procedures, which were quite troubleso.
Secretary An actually didn’t want to leave; if she went to the Provincial City, she’d be far away from Xiangling, which made her uneasy.
Xiangling was also reluctant to leave her mother, crying quietly after returning ho.
Seeing this, Hou Jun thought it wouldn’t do. His wife was unhappy missing her mother, making him upset as well.
He pondered over it and decided to let his apprentices manage the shop while he took Xiangling to the Provincial City.
Last winter, Hou Jun went to the Provincial City looking for materials, ended up with nowhere to stay due to heavy snow, which led to him buying a house there this year.
This ti, upon their arrival at the Provincial City, they tidied up the house they bought and stayed there while Hou Jun searched for a good storefront for ten days and eventually found a decent one.
The storefront wasn’t small; with five rooms open, there was no need to break through for a shop; just set up the front and it’s good.
Hou Jun didn’t rent; he directly used connections to buy the five-room storefront and called two apprentices to open the shop in the Provincial City.
His craftsmanship was good, and the shop soon attracted a lot of business.
Zhang Heping arrived in the Provincial City, completed his job application procedures, sorted out work matters, and started looking for a school for Anning.
It so happened that Xiao Yuan found out about this and went directly to Zhang Heping, stating he spoke with the principal at Provincial First Middle School, arranging for Anning to be admitted.
Provincial First Middle School was the best in the Provincial City. The fact they accepted Anning saved Zhang Heping a lot of hassle.
Zhang Heping called Secretary An, telling her to sort out ho matters and bring Anning over promptly.
Secretary An was eager to go to the Provincial City; her husband and eldest daughter had already gone, so she wanted to go quickly for the family to settle down.
She settled ho affairs, hired transportation, loaded furniture, appliances, and Anning’s books onto the vehicle, then she and Anning headed toward the Provincial City.
Zhang Heping had tidied up the house, and when Secretary An and Anning arrived, they promptly sought help for moving belongings.
They took a few days to organize the ho, everything was arranged properly, and Secretary An took Anning to Provincial First Middle School to complete enrollnt procedures.
Enrollnt required examination.
Anning took exams all morning; except for not writing the Chinese essay, she scored full marks in every other subject.
Moreover, the exam papers were those challenging ones prepared by Provincial First Middle School’s teachers for the experintal class. Even the student who always topped the class hadn’t achieved full marks, only scoring ninety-plus in mathematics, while Anning scored perfectly across all subjects, indicating Anning’s academic performance surpassed the grade leader at Provincial First Middle School.
The principal saw the scores and imdiately decided to complete Anning’s enrollnt procedures.
Then the experintal class teacher ca to escort Anning to the classroom.
When Anning arrived, it was during the last class of the day.
The last class was biology. The teacher had yet to start the lesson, and the horoom teacher brought Anning over, and the biology teacher offered a seat.
The horoom teacher smiled as she took Anning to the podium: "Classmates, pause for a mont. Let introduce a new student, this is Zhang Anning, new to our school, let’s give her a warm welco."
Anning also smiled and greeted her classmates. After her self-introduction, the horoom teacher seated Anning in the first row.
Mainly because Anning was small, both in age and stature, seating her in the back would obstruct her view of the blackboard. Hence, she needed to sit at the front.
Provincial First Middle School wasn’t close to Anning’s house; lunchti was short, making it impossible for Anning to eat at ho, so she had her als at school, and Secretary An picked her up after school.
When the school bell rang, Anning leisurely headed to the high school division.
Once she found the freshman experintal class, she saw several girls surrounding Xiao Yuan’s desk, holding books and asking questions.
Xiao Yuan was explaining a problem to one girl while others waited, each with eyes glowing with admiration for Xiao Yuan.
Seeing this scenario, Anning thought, goodness, how did he attract so much attention in just under a year?
Anning approached, stood before the desk, and cleared her throat.
Xiao Yuan looked up, saw Anning, and smiled, placing his book aside: "That’s it for today, I have to leave now, catch up with you later."
He took Anning’s hand and headed outside.
A few girls hurried to catch up: "Xiao Yuan, is this your sister? Your sister is so pretty..."
"Little sister, what’s your na? How did you get in?" another chid in.
Soone else added: "Little sister, want candy?"
Xiao Yuan waved them off: "I really have sothing to do, don’t follow or ask, alright?"
The girls halted their pursuit.
Xiao Yuan walked a stretch with Anning, who looked at him with a teasing gaze: "Not bad, attracting quite a few admirers, so which one do you fancy?"
Xiao Yuan chuckled wryly: "Alright, I’ll feed you first, and we can chat later."
He took Anning to the cafeteria, found her a place to sit, and went to queue for food.
While dining, Xiao Yuan spoke softly to Anning: "These young girls don’t really have much on their minds, if I’m too rude, it could embarrass them. They’re still young, need so looking after, otherwise, how can I stay in the class?"
Truly, the logic seed sound.
Xiao Yuan had seen generations of people, viewing these young girls as naïve. Having fathered a daughter himself, he understood girls’ minds. At this age, there’s no real harm intended, just a liking toward smart and good-looking boys. If Xiao Yuan were to speak harshly, it might hurt the girls, potentially impacting their lives.
Anning picked at a piece of at: "You’ve done well, appearing like a campus prince at Provincial First Middle School, no wonder those girls fancy you."
Xiao Yuan chuckled, affectionately ruffling Anning’s hair: "Well, my wife can earn money, she can afford ."
Anning nearly scoffed at him; he sure had thick skin, daring to utter anything.
"Alright, stop your jealousy, I’m always careful, won’t get too close with anyone."
Xiao Yuan quickly placated Anning: "Besides, with you around, where would I go anyway?"
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