50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 34 Giving Gifts
There was even a small stage for the children to perform on. In the cafeteria, they also saw fruits from all over the world.

After the visit, the parents were relieved. The conditions here were so good, better than at home. What else did they have to worry about? So they said goodbye and prepared to go back to work.

Only Sun Zhiwei walked last. When he reached the car, he first took down two large packages, and then said to them, "Uncles, I still have things to do, so I won't go back with you."

Although Sun Zhiwei is only 12 years old, he is already 1 meters tall and looks like an adult. Everyone has lived independently since a young age and does not treat Sun Zhiwei as a child.

After confirming that he was indeed in trouble, the other parents followed the car back to the compound, while Sun Zhiwei returned to the kindergarten carrying two large bags.

The teacher who had come to see him off at the door had not yet left. Seeing him coming again, he stepped forward and asked, "Comrade, did you drop anything?"

"Teacher, I'm the older brother of Sun Ailai, who just started school. My daughter and I specially prepared a gift for the students, and I'm delivering it to them."

As he spoke, he lifted the two large packages in his hands.

The teacher asked curiously, "May I ask what the gift is? We can't accept luxury goods, food, or clothing."

Seeing that the teacher was still very cautious, Sun Zhiwei was very happy. This meant that Nannan would be safe here, and he agreed.

"You'd better check it yourself. See where to put it so it doesn't get dirty."

"Let's go. There's a big empty table in the security room next door that's just enough space for it." The teacher said this while looking at his expression.

Sun Zhiwei just wanted to give her a thumbs up. With your vigilance, not even a strange fly can fly in.

The teacher said something to the guard and took him into the empty room next door. Sun Zhiwei put the package on the big table in the room and opened it.

A black pistol fell out of one of the packages. The teacher immediately screamed in surprise. The guard not far from the door heard the sound and rushed in with a gun, forcing Sun Zhiwei into a corner.

What could Sun Zhiwei do? He just raised his hand and waited for them to discover the problem themselves.

"Oh, comrade, I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. I was too nervous." The teacher was the first to notice the problem and hurried over to apologize.

The guard also heard the word "wooden gun" and glared at the young teacher unhappily. He quickly put away his gun and retreated to the door in embarrassment, not knowing what to say.

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm happy to see you guys so alert. It means my sister will be safe here. Not only am I not angry, but I'm very happy and feel very safe. Thank you."

His words made both of them feel embarrassed.

"Come, look at the gifts I prepared for the children. The boys have 220 wooden pistols, and the girls have 220 stuffed animals."

"Comrade Sun, these are really good things. The kids will definitely like them. But why don't you buy the same ones? There are 20 black guns and 20 larger-sized puppets."

"Teacher, this is what I think. Ordinary wooden guns are like standard weapons. Every child should have one. Under normal circumstances, every child should have one."

"But there are always children who perform particularly well, or situations where special rewards are needed, and then these 20 different ones can come in handy."

"Ordinary wooden guns are made of willow wood, and the white version is lighter. The black wooden gun is made of mahogany, painted black, and is much heavier. The quality is better than the willow version."

"The puppets are differentiated by size, the quality is similar, there are just 12 animal species, but I think children will definitely prefer the larger ones." "Comrade Sun, thank you so much for taking care of all these details for us."

"As I should. I don't have much money and haven't started working yet, so I can only support these little things. I hope you don't mind."

The teacher was not familiar with the family situation of the new child, and the kindergarten did not allow the teacher to ask about the child's family situation.

One is for safety, the second is for confidentiality, and the third is to prevent children from competing with each other.

Some parents have high positions while others have low ones; some parents have better family conditions while others have worse ones.

Once the children start competing with each other, it will seriously affect the order in the school. Once the teachers know the children's family background, they will unconsciously show favoritism.

Therefore, the kindergarten simply stipulated that all teachers are not allowed to ask about the children’s family situation.

When children enter kindergarten, they wear the same clothes, eat the same food, play with the same toys, and all dolls are treated equally.

This regulation was later praised by all parents.

When the teacher heard Sun Zhiwei talk about his family situation, she just listened quietly without saying anything. They had a rule not to ask questions, and even if they heard something, they had to pretend not to hear it.

"I've given you the gifts, and it's time for me to go back, teacher. See you this weekend."

"Comrade Sun, goodbye."

Sun Zhiwei said goodbye to his teacher, walked out of the kindergarten and turned right. After a few steps, he arrived at the entrance of Gongjian Hutong. He turned into the hutong and headed south.

Today he plans to inquire about the situation of Daxiang's uncle and nephew, and if possible, he will get the clue back.

It has been inconvenient for me to go out and do things directly in the past few years, so I still need someone to ask for my help.

Walking in the four-meter-wide alley, there are small courtyard-like buildings on both sides. The area is small. In the past, this was the gathering place for various workshops of eunuchs, and gradually it was called Gongjian Hutong.

During the Republic of China, because the name "eunuch" sounded unpleasant, it was changed to Gongjian Hutong. Some of the surrounding alleys were also named after the workshops where they were located, such as Qiqizuo Hutong, Miliangku Hutong, etc.

Nowadays, the people living here are all commoners, but it can be imagined that many of them have close ties with the former palace, and many of them have wealthy families.

Because Gongjian Hutong has many forked roads and alleys like a spider web, it is also a favorite hiding place for some criminals.

Therefore, after Sun Zhiwei came in, he opened the ring space and explored the inside and outside of the house within 10 meters on both sides.

He didn't think he would gain anything. After all, he could only explore 10 meters, which was not enough to see even half of a courtyard house.

As he walked and looked, he found many secret rooms in the houses on both sides, some of which were built into the walls, and some were empty pillars;
Among them, there are quite a few hidden cellars, and there are even some that have hollowed out a section of the beam to hide things. I don’t know who designed it, and they are not afraid that the house will collapse and crush people to death.

Most of the walls between these secret rooms are empty, covered with dust and cobwebs, and it is obvious that no one has used them for a long time.

(End of this chapter)