Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder's Comeback in the Era Tales-Chapter 212: The Hapless Big Sister 27

The sun was about to set when Zhong Li Jing finally returned.

In the evening, Zhong Li Jing took Yuan Chun to a restaurant that served donkey meat dumplings for dinner.

When it was time to pay, Zhong Li Jing quickly reached for the bill. Yuan Chun didn’t stand on ceremony, just smiled and said, "Thank you, uncle, for the treat."

Zhong Li Jing smiled bitterly, "Wenwen, since you’re calling me uncle now, don’t be so distant in the future. It was my fault before. I failed to see that Ma Xiaolan was a wicked woman, and you suffered a lot because of it. From now on, I’ll take good care of you."

"Uncle, I understand you had difficulties before," she replied.

Understanding, however, cannot replace the original, nor forgive the Zhongli’s house members’ indifference to the original in the past life.

The next day, after breakfast, Zhong Li Jing took Yuan Chun to report at school, and they moved her luggage into the dormitory.

Since Yuan Chun arrived early, there were no other students in the dormitory, so she chose an upper bunk near the window. After cleaning up, she laid out the newly bought bedding.

Zhong Li Jing went to help her register her residence and changed her name to Zhongli Yuanchun, with the nickname Wenwen.

There was no other choice; Yuan Chun was accustomed to her name, having used it for many lifetimes, and was really reluctant to change it.

Zhong Li Jing didn’t force her but asked her to have the nickname Wenwen because the name Zhong Li Wen was personally chosen by Zhong Liming when Ma Dalan was three months pregnant. It was a way to remember her biological parents, which Yuan Chun also accepted by allowing herself another nickname.

"Wenwen, this is your residence booklet. Keep it safe and don’t lose it," Zhong Li Jing said as he returned right after Yuan Chun finished setting up her bed.

"Thank you, uncle."

"No need to thank me; it’s what I should do." Zhong Li Jing glanced around the dormitory and asked, "Wenwen, see if you’re missing anything, and we can go buy them after lunch."

"I need a washbasin, a footbath, and another thermos. I drink a lot of water, so I need to take water to the classroom. And I don’t have a lunchbox either..."

Yuan Chun jotted down the missing items in a notebook, and then they went to a homestyle restaurant near the school for lunch.

At that time, the expenses were quite low. A plate of braised pork, a plate of wood ear fungus with cabbage slices, a bowl of tomato egg soup, and five large Mantou only cost five yuan.

Zhong Li Jing again quickly paid the bill.

In the afternoon, they went to a department store, bought everything they needed, and returned to the Third Guesthouse.

Director Zheng was already waiting for them at the guesthouse.

"Mr. Zhongli, Comrade Yuan Chun, you’re back."

Director Zheng wasn’t alone; a man and a woman, both leaders from the steel factory, accompanied him. The steel factory had also decided on the Zhong family’s punishment.

Zhong Damin had embezzled the property of a martyr’s orphan girl and mistreated the orphan, a matter that had spread throughout the steel factory. More than half of Zheng City had heard about it, greatly impacting the factory’s reputation and harming the martyr’s orphan’s interests. As a result, they decided to demote Zhong Damin.

Zhong Damin was originally a Level 6 lathe operator with a monthly salary of forty-eight yuan. The factory demoted him by two levels, making him a Level 4 lathe operator with a monthly salary of forty-two yuan.

The factory also required him to return the three thousand two hundred yuan owed to the martyr’s orphan.

Zhong Damin had no money and couldn’t repay it.

Director Zheng could only deduct half of his monthly salary and give it to Yuan Chun until the debt was cleared.

Director Zheng apologized, "Initially, our factory wanted to dismiss Zhong Damin, who had serious ideological problems. However, we realized that if we fired him, Comrade Yuan Chun wouldn’t be able to get her money back. After much deliberation, we decided to demote Zhong Damin instead."