On the TV, there are cartoons with anthropomorphic animals, and the protagonist is a cat. Probably, regardless of past or present lives, the ancestors of cartoons all originated from this historical stage.
Lu Ming was leaning back on the sofa, casually flipping through a magazine, his legs resting on the footstool, looking very relaxed.
Bis snuggled in his arms, giggling from time to time at the cartoons. She was wearing pink fluffy pajamas and a blonde, blue-eyed doll, looking adorable.
A pair of snow-white little feet were placed on Lu Ming's legs, which were stepping on the pedals. They were shaking and looked very comfortable.
"Bis, it's time to go home!" Pamela, who came out of the tea room, couldn't help but frown when she saw Bis not looking like a lady at all.
Pamela had just learned to play the yaoqin from Zhen. Pamela was very interested in these oriental musical instruments. She never expected that Zhen was a master and played exquisitely, which fascinated her.
They closed the door of the tea room, but time passed so quickly that they looked at the clock on the wall and it was already past eleven o'clock.
"Mommy, I want to stay here today..." Bis looked at her mother pitifully, like a kitten.
Zhen looked at Lu Ming and moved her lips but said nothing. She also liked Bisi, the little troublemaker. When Lu Ming was not around, Bisi would always pester her. The two of them were talking at cross purposes and it was like children's world, so they could play together. However, she would not express her opinion unless her master spoke.
Lu Ming nodded, "Well, stay here and live with your sister Hanzhu."
Zhen seems not to be afraid of being alone, but it must be said that it is a lucky thing for her to have this little happy guy always talking to her.
"Really? Oh, I really like Sister Hanzhu's baby bed. I can play hide-and-seek here!" Bisi was immediately overwhelmed with joy.
Lu Ming then said to Pamela, "You can also sleep in the guest room. Downstairs is a mess lately."
The washing machine downstairs has been sold as scrap and the building is being redecorated. The Wang-Lu Law Firm will move in.
"It's okay, I'll go home!" Pamela glanced at Bis, but saw that Bis had hidden her little head in Lu Ming's arms, pretending not to see her expression.
Pamela bit her red lips and thought to herself that she would deal with you tomorrow.
"Boss, do we have to report to school tomorrow morning?" Pamela asked Lu Ming. Although she was not happy with this guy who always taught her daughter nonsense, which sometimes made her hate him to the core, she actually felt a little warm in her heart. Daughter, you haven't been this happy for a long time, right
However, there was some dissatisfaction on her pretty face, saying that you shouldn't spoil my daughter.
This is also the self-esteem that a mother should have.
Unfortunately, Lu Ming's mind was clearly not on this. He hummed, nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Take me to the technology company tomorrow. I'll take the bus from there. It's my first time going to school, and I don't want to attract too much attention."
"Okay." Pamela agreed, glared at Bisi who was secretly looking at her, turned around and went home, and Zhen saw her out.
The Snow Dragon Phantom is now driven by Pamela, a personal assistant who combines the roles of driver, secretary, etc.
Lu Ming was only excited for two days at first, but driving is actually a physical job, so it is naturally more comfortable to sit in a car.
As for going to Fernald College, after sponsoring 1,000 yuan, I naturally got an admission place. Zhou Xiaobao has taken care of most of the procedures. Now I just need to report in person to officially enroll and start the third year of middle school.
The Donghai school system is three years for primary school, three years for high school, and four years for secondary school.
After all, basic subjects are not as profound as they are in later generations. According to the current school system, there is enough time for basic education.
The secondary school education is similar to that of a secondary vocational school, and students can take the high school entrance examination after graduating from primary school.
To enter university, you need a secondary education, that is, graduation from high school or a secondary vocational school.
Fernald College is an integrated private school from primary to secondary school, and is also a charitable school.
Operated by the Fernald Charitable Foundation, most of the students enrolled are from rural areas and poor students in towns. It also has good cooperation with the Beiguan Orphanage. For these students, tuition and living expenses are waived, relying on donations from philanthropists.
There are still three months left until the summer vacation, so I will go to Form 3 first, then study Form 4 for a year, and then I can take the university entrance exam.
Whether or not he could get into university was another matter, but based on his basic knowledge of Western language, Lu Ming felt that it would be enough to just read it once.
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The next morning, Lu Ming went to the twelfth floor of the Jiniao Building, where the "Huaxia Technology Company" sign had been listed.
In this world, there is no concept of China, which is just fine for Lu Ming. From outsiders, he does not seem arrogant and is content.
There were two employees, one man and one woman, chosen by Pamela. Both were young people, the man was handsome and the woman was pretty.
Pamela did not introduce who Lu Ming was, and the two employees probably thought he was the child of some old friend of their foreign boss and came to watch the fun.
Lu Ming was wearing the black student uniform that Zhou Xiaobao had sent him earlier and large black-framed glasses. He looked like a middle school student.
When Lu Ming looked in the mirror, he was very satisfied with his current look. Even if the photo was seen by people in Wu'an, few would be able to recognize him.
After checking out the new company's interior design, Lu Ming took a look around and went downstairs to get on the bus. Nowadays, buses with large chassis that look like tanks are very interesting.
In addition, there are trams on the main roads, which is similar to the street scenes of Shanghai in the past.
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Fernald College has an excellent environment. Several teaching buildings and office buildings stand among the green pines and cypresses. In addition, the college has the largest library in Beiguan - Fernald Library. It is a milky white building that looks like an eagle spreading its wings to fly, and the supporting buildings on both sides are the eagle's wings.
I think philanthropists from all over the world donate a lot every year, and the Fernald Charity Fund raises funds from the entire empire.
Standing beside the fountain sculpture in front of the college gate, I watched silently. This sculpture is the symbol of the school, a golden leaf with extremely clear texture.
After watching silently for a while, Lu Ming stepped into the campus.
Taking the admission letter, I went to the Academic Affairs Center to complete the relevant formalities, and then was led to the third grade teacher's office.
The head teacher was a short, fat man named Li, with a bald head. He looked at Lu Ming's materials, looked at Lu Ming for a few more times, and said to a few teachers behind a desk by the window, "Teacher Wang, this student Lu Qianxing, please go to your class!"
A little old man stood up and waved to Lu Ming, "Follow me."
The old man was the head teacher of Class 36. On the way, he asked about Lu Ming's general situation.
According to the information on the student registration, Lu Ming said his name was Lu Qianxing and his age was nineteen. He transferred from Hanzhou.
According to Lu Ming's residence permit, he is a new immigrant from Hanzhou.
After passing the judicial examination, he also showed in the membership information of the Bar Association that he was from Hanzhou and taught himself law.
There are many self-taught people in the empire who have passed the judicial examination. Most of these talents are geniuses from poor families who cannot afford to go to school, so they sell their belongings or rely on financial support from relatives and friends to buy legal materials and study on their own.
After passing the bar exam, if one can successfully gain a foothold, one will usually go to school for further studies. A good university as a background is not only a reflection of these people's desire for academic qualifications, but also represents personal connections and strong social relationships.
Of course, basically, these people have letters of recommendation written by celebrities and are directly admitted to various prestigious universities for gilding their skills.
Lu Ming is probably the only one who can enter middle school.
However, the questions asked by the head teacher, Mr. Wang, certainly did not involve these issues. Lu Ming looked like a student, not a member of society.
Even in the school's academic records, there is no mention of whether Lu Ming has a part-time job.
Teacher Wang chatted casually with Lu Ming and led Lu Ming into the north teaching building, which is a four-story building and is the teaching building for the middle school.
The first grade students are on the first floor, the second grade students are on the second floor, and so on.
There are 8 classes in Form 1, but only 6 classes in Form 4.
It is normal for many people to leave school in the middle of their studies, either to get married or to work.
Teacher Wang led Lu Ming into Class 36 and introduced the new transfer student in a similarly calm manner.
Lu Ming was tall and was arranged to sit in the last row. His deskmate was a handsome young man wearing a black student uniform. He looked particularly elegant and handsome.
According to the school system, the third year of junior high school in this world is similar to the third year of junior high school in Lu Ming's previous life, both of which are the ninth year of formal education.
However, the ages of students vary.
Fourteen or fifteen is the norm because according to the law, children can start school at the age of five and enter the first grade of primary school.
Then there are three years of primary school, three years of high primary school, and when you reach the third year of junior high school, you will be fourteen or fifteen years old.
But there are also younger students. Basic subjects are relatively simple nowadays, so skipping grades is not uncommon.
Among the oldest students, Lu Ming is not the oldest. There are also a few who are in their early twenties. They just started school relatively late. Some of them are in their teens and are in the first grade of primary school. After all, they are all from poor families and want their children to have a bright future. The number of applications to Fernald College is limited every year.
In fact, it is not easy to go to middle school in this world.
The lower-class laborers, many of whom are illiterate, can sometimes find a very good job after graduating from primary school.
At Fernald College, there are more classes in the elementary school, but when it comes to the junior high school, the number of admissions is directly reduced to one-third of that of the elementary school.
Even for graduates of the upper elementary school of Fernald College, it is extremely difficult to apply for a place in junior high school.
But despite this, it must be said that Fernald College is particularly famous throughout the East China Sea. It is the hope of many poor families and a ray of light for the poor.
Over the past century, Fernald College has indeed changed the fate of many poor children, enabling them to achieve class advancement.
Lu Ming was somewhat comforted by the fact that his family might have something to do with Fernand College. At least it meant that his family would not be the big villain, or the chance of being the big villain was greatly reduced. Otherwise, his reincarnation would be quite tragic and a big joke.
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As he arrived late for enrollment, Lu Ming only managed to catch the last class in the morning, which was a "Gewu class" similar to the physics and chemistry class in his previous life.
The course content is very simple, some knowledge about the interaction of forces.
Lu Ming had looked at the physics and chemistry examination papers for the college entrance examinations in the 1950s of his previous life, and felt that the basic subject teaching in today's middle schools was even simpler than in the 1950s of his previous life.
Soon the bell rang for the end of get out of class.
Although Lu Ming did not apply for accommodation, he was very curious, so he followed the crowd to the cafeteria.
The college cafeteria has four levels of set meals. The second level, meal B, has two dishes and one soup. The staple food can be rice or bread. There is one meat and one vegetable. You can see obvious meat strips in the meat dish. The price is 0.8 cents.
It is much cheaper than the snack bar outside. Moreover, all poor students who have tuition exemptions receive a certain amount of subsidy every month. The subsidy ranges from 2 yuan to 6 yuan depending on the degree of exemption.
I heard that the poor students who were exempted from tuition fees were initially given meal tickets directly, but later it was found that this caused unnecessary psychological pressure on these poor students, making them very sensitive when eating and worried about being discriminated against. Therefore, the policy was changed to issuing subsidies.
Moreover, all student tuition waivers are private and will not be disclosed to students.
It can be said that in this world, the management is quite humane.
Lu Ming tried the food in the cafeteria and it tasted pretty good.