Hou Jun fiddled with the trinkets on the table, introducing them one by one to Chang Kun.

"This little car made of wire was made by my father-in-law."

"This wooden top was made by my master."

"The bamboo water gun and whistle were made by Xiao Yu and Xiao Lü. The remaining three nets were made by Uncle Zeng for your little girl to use to hold things."

Chang Kun looked at each item one by one. These people were really skillful. Ordinary wood and bamboo were transformed into all sorts of fun little toys in their hands.

Especially the small water gun, which can be sealed and can both suck up and spray water, is truly remarkable.

Bringing a few little girls home will definitely cause them to fight over it.

Hou Jun watched with envy, hooked his arm around Xiao Yu's neck and said with a grin, "Xiao Yu, make a little water gun for your niece and my daughter too."

Xiao Yu laughed: "Oh, Brother Monkey, it's rare for you to give your word, so it'll definitely work!"

"Hehe, I knew you'd be a good friend, Xiaoyu."

Seeing Hou Jun's doting fatherly behavior, Chang Kun seemed to have found a kindred spirit. Remembering how Xiu'er cried when the little hermit crab died that morning, he had an idea.

After get off work, I'll give Monkey a few hermit crabs to take home for his little daughter to play with.

The hermit crab dies in a couple of days. Let's see how Monkey King comforts his little girl...

They put away all the toys on the table, and the entire office staff went out to patrol the platform and waiting room.

During the National Day holiday, no amount of strict measures is excessive.

The thieves, both big and small, who are usually active in the station are also sensible. They know that if they show themselves at this time, they will be severely cracked down on, so they simply hide and don't make a move.

As a result, even Chang Kun's system became useless, and the patrols went on all day without catching a single thief.

As it was nearing the end of the workday, Chang Kun took out five hermit crabs and handed them to Hou Jun.

"Brother Monkey, here are a few little gadgets for my daughter to play with."

Hou Jun held it in his hand, his face full of surprise: "Oh my, junior brother, this thing is still alive? Tsk tsk, it can even crawl... Brother Monkey, thank you, my daughter will definitely love it."

Chang Kun suppressed a laugh. "The little hermit crab will die in a couple of days. If you can't soothe your little girl, don't blame me then..."

After getting off work, before even leaving the police compound, I saw Section Chief Zhang Qingfeng greeting me at the office door.

"Chang Kun, come here for a moment."

"Section Chief, you wanted to see me?"

The two entered the office, and Zhang Qingfeng took a lighter from the drawer and slapped it into Chang Kun's hand.

"I noticed you really liked lighters last time I saw you. I just happened to get one, so I'll give it to you. It's worth as much as those big fish you had."

Chang Kun was stunned. What lighter? It's comparable to a great white shark plus a tiger-spotted black sea bream.

He rubbed the lighter between his palms and looked down to examine it carefully.

This is a bright silver lighter, very thin, with a soft feel, and a long string of English words printed on the bottom.

"Section Chief, what's this?"

Zhang Qingfeng pointed at the lighter and laughed, "You don't recognize it, do you? This is something imported by foreigners. I heard it's a brand called Zippo. The whole lighter is made of pure silver, so it's not cheap."

"If I didn't already have a lighter, I wouldn't be willing to share this with you."

Upon hearing "Zippo," Chang Kun immediately realized, "Isn't that 'Zippo'? This brand has only been around for 60 years!"

Even in later generations, this brand would be quite valuable, let alone now. The lighter in my hand is made of pure silver. If it were kept in later generations, it would be worth at least a hundred or two hundred.

He didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the lighter directly.

These days, whether trading a pure silver brand-name lighter for several big fish is a profit or a loss is hard to say.

"The purchasing department killed that shark, deep-fried it several times, and then sprinkled it with strong-flavored seasonings. You know what, it actually tasted pretty good!" Zhang Qingfeng brought a shark with him last night, which made him quite proud.

After chatting for a few minutes, Chang Kun said goodbye to Section Chief and hurriedly headed to the government primary school.

Today I'm planning to give the head of student affairs a gift to get Changqing and the other girls into school.

"Chang Kun?" Cheng Min was delighted to see Chang Kun again at the school gate.

Is this someone you miss every day, who comes to see you right after you get off work?

Chang Kun nodded and asked quietly, "Has your school's dean of students come out yet?"

Cheng Min pouted; so he hadn't come to see her after all...

"Not yet, he usually comes out quite late."

"Then I'll wait here for him to bring me something." Chang Kun lifted the bag in his hand, which contained half a piglet and two large yellow croakers.

"Alright, then I'll keep you company." Last night, Dad ate the fish and shrimp that Chang Kun brought back and praised them endlessly, saying that this son-in-law was someone you couldn't find even with a lantern.

When his older brother Cheng Jie came home, he also praised Chang Kun, saying how rare it was to catch a live yellow croaker, and that Chang Kun was both capable and generous.

The two of them only exchanged a few sentences back and forth, and Cheng Min eventually got tired of hearing them.

She knew all too well how good Chang Kun was. Today, she asked around among the other female colleagues in the office and didn't hear of any of them having a husband who cooked for his wife, let alone peeled shrimp for her.

"I haven't seen Xiaoqing and the others for several days. What have they been doing at home?"

When this was mentioned, Chang Kun laughed: "Yesterday I gave them some hermit crabs, and this morning Xiu'er found that all the hermit crabs were dead, and she was crying there."

"Later I told them I'd catch a few grass turtles for them to keep as pets, and they all agreed to learn 30 words in the next two days."

"Hehe, you're really good at being the eldest brother. Other families don't care whether their little girls can read or not."

"They should learn something, otherwise they'll keep pestering me to read them picture books every day. Once they can read, they can read on their own..."

Although cultural education wasn't emphasized at that time, at least we should know a few more words. Otherwise, we'd end up like my mother, who works at the supply and marketing cooperative organizing shelves and still doesn't recognize all the items we sell.

After waiting for about ten minutes, the head of the teaching department came out with a big pregnant belly.

As Chang Kun approached, the dean of students greeted him with a broad smile and extended his hand: "Isn't this Chang Kun? It's been a long time!"

No wonder he can become the dean of students; his ability to remember names is something Chang Kun couldn't do.

After not seeing him for a month or two, Chang Kun had long forgotten the name of the head of the teaching department.

"Hello, Director." He gestured for the two to walk to a quiet corner, and handed them the bag he was carrying. "I went out on a trip a couple of days ago and brought back some local specialties. Here, have some to try."

"Oh, that's too kind of you!" The dean of students repeatedly declined. The two had only met once before, when Chang Kun helped the school catch snakes, and he didn't dare to accept the gift rashly.

"To be honest, I have three little girls at home who are of school age, and I would like to ask the director for help." Chang Kun explained the situation of Chang Qing, Chang Mu, and Xiao Shui.

"It's nothing." Hearing that it was just a matter of helping with enrollment, the head of the teaching department was relieved. He took the bag from Chang Kun, weighed it in his hand, and smiled, "You're too kind. The child can come to school whenever he wants."

Whether now or in later generations, some things can be accomplished with just a word from certain people.

And some things can be refused just because of a single word from certain people...

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