"My uncle has been transferred to our factory as the director!" At the dinner table, Banggeng broke the original peace with just one sentence.
"Transferred to your factory? Why haven't you heard about it?" Not to mention Jia Zhang, even Qin Huairu, who has been working in the steel rolling mill, has not heard about it.
"Mom?" Xiaodang and Huaihua looked at Qin Huairu. Wang Xinyi had never been to the Jia family since the last time they went to the Wang family to make trouble.
Qin Huairu nodded and said, "The factory issued a notice two days ago."
"Mom, why didn't you tell us such a big thing?" Xiao Dang said with a look of complaint.
Qin Huairu glanced at Jia Zhang, who lowered her head with guilt.
"I didn't expect it to be so fast." Qin Huairu explained.
Xiaodang and Huaihua didn't have any doubts.
"Brother, now that my uncle has become the director of your factory, won't you have a backer in the factory in the future?" Xiao Dang looked at Banggeng and said with envy.
Banggeng smiled and didn't answer, but his slightly proud expression had already given him away.
"Banggen, your uncle has always been upright and meticulous in his work. I advise you to give up those thoughts as soon as possible!" Qin Huairu saw what his son was thinking at a glance and immediately poured cold water on him. Pour it on.
"Mom, can you please stop saying frustrating things." Before Banggeng said anything, Xiaodang next to him stopped: "Now my uncle is just angry with grandma. The relationship between my aunt and you has not always been good. Yes!"
Qin Huairu's expression changed slightly, she frowned, her eyes flickered, but she said nothing.
"Okay, let's stop talking and eat quickly." As the only man in the family, Bangge ended the topic.
But an alarm bell rang in Qin Huairu's heart. Although Xiao Dang's thoughts were common sense, they were of no use to Wang Zhong.
Qin Huairu heard Qin Jingru complain to herself more than once. Qin Jingru originally wanted Wang Xinyi to study mechanics and metallurgy like Wang Zhong. After graduation, she would go directly to the steel rolling mill and work under Wang Zhong.
But Qin Jingru's idea had just been told to Wang Zhong, and Wang Zhong rejected it without even thinking. What did Wang Zhong say? Let the children take their own paths, and she is only responsible for raising them up and giving them good care. They provide them with opportunities to study and study. As for what kind of person they will become in the future and what kind of life they will live, it is up to them to make their own choices when they grow up.
In fact, this is exactly what Wang Zhong taught Wang Xinyi. In addition to forcing Wang Xinyi to practice martial arts every day to strengthen his body, Wang Zhong would never interfere with Wang Xinyi's choices in terms of culture or other things. After Wang Xinyi's selection, he will formulate a strict study plan for Wang Xinyi and strictly supervise the implementation of the plan.
"The college entrance examination will be in a few days. Which university do you think Xin Yi can get into?" Xiaodang is a talkative, and he keeps talking after eating, as if he can't finish talking.
When it comes to getting into college, Huaihua is the one who has the most say. Although Huaihua failed to get into college, at least she is the one with the best grades among her siblings and has the best chance of getting into college.
Qin Huairu even made a special trip to ask Wang Zhong for help regarding Sophora japonica, but he ran into a wall with Wang Zhong.
Huaihua said: "It should be the Capital Medical College!"
"Xin Yi has always wanted to be a doctor."
"Why do you think Xin Yi wants to be a doctor?" Xiao Dang asked doubtfully.
Sophora japonica shook her head, and Bangjian also shook her head with a confused look on her face.
"If you really want to know, ask Xin Yi yourself another day. Eat quickly, otherwise you will get cold."
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In the front yard, in the east wing, Wang Zhong and his family are sitting at the dining table. As the college entrance examination approaches, the food on the dining table becomes more and more abundant. These days, Qin Jingru is almost trying every way to replenish Wang Xinyi's body, for fear that Wang Xinyi will lack nutrition. .
"Come on, Xinyi, eat a chicken drumstick!" Qin Jingru put the drumstick into Wang Xinyi's bowl with a smile on her face.
Feeling his mother's concern, Wang Xinyi grinned and said, "Thank you, Mom!"
"The college entrance examination is coming up in a few days. Eat more meat and this chicken soup. I'll drink a few more bowls later to supplement my nutrition."
"Mom! I want to eat chicken drumsticks too!" Wang Heng, who was standing next to him, saw that his mother was picking chicken drumsticks for his sister but not for himself. He immediately stopped and looked at Qin Jingru.
"Okay, okay! Mom will pick one up for you too!" Fortunately, a chicken has two legs, and there are only two children in the family. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to separate them.
Wang Zhong couldn't stand it any longer: "Okay, isn't it just a college entrance examination? Look at how nervous you are. Xin Yi's mentality is not bad, so don't let it be affected by you."
They have been married for more than ten years, and Qin Jingru is not as obedient to Wang Zhong as she was when she first got married. She would say whatever Wang Zhong said, and would occasionally retaliate: "Isn't it just a college entrance examination? ! That’s the college entrance examination, the college entrance examination that determines Xin Yi’s life.”
This phenomenon seems to have started when Wang Hengsheng was born.
Wang Zhong said angrily: "It's not that exaggerated. Xin Yi's life is still long. She will have to face many hurdles like the college entrance examination in the future. The college entrance examination is just the first hurdle in her long life."
After saying that, he turned to look at Wang Xinyi and said gently: "Don't be influenced by your mother, just do whatever you want!"
"Don't worry, dad, I know it well." Wang Xinyi said with a smile, his eyes full of confidence.
Wang Dian nodded and said to Qin Jingru: "Make meals lighter these days, and don't keep thinking about replenishing Xin Yi's body. If you really overdo it, you will regret it if something goes wrong in the examination room."
"Ah?" Qin Jingru was stunned by what Wang Zhong said, but then she said harshly: "I prepared delicious food for Xin Yi to replenish his body, how could something go wrong?"
"Mom!" Wang Xinyi said: "Dad is not talking nonsense. If you really overdo it, you might get diarrhea."
Seeing that the mother and daughter were talking about the same thing, Qin Jingru immediately panicked and said hurriedly: "Then I will cook something lighter tomorrow."
It was the day for Wang Xinyi's college entrance examination in a few days. Qin Jingru was worried and had to send Wang Xinyi to school in person. Wang Zhong also let her do whatever she wanted.
Wang Zhong had just been transferred to the machinery factory as the director, and he was quite busy.
Now that the spring breeze of reform and opening up has taken hold in the south, it is gradually spreading towards the inland areas. Wang Zhong also wants to take advantage of this trend and give it a try in the machinery manufacturing industry.
Although today's machinery factories have also adopted the model of steel rolling mills and have carried out management reforms, they are not thorough enough. The first thing Wang Zhong did when he came to power was to carry out drastic reforms.
As an old state-owned enterprise for decades, the machinery factory has a common problem among all state-owned enterprises at this time. Although Wang Zhong has now become the director of the factory and still holds Shang Fang's sword in his hand, it does not mean that the factory has become his. To put it bluntly, before Wang Zhong established absolute prestige in the machinery factory, the factory secretaries, deputy directors, middle-level cadres, and grassroots workers might not all listen to him.
Fortunately, Wang Zhong had cooperated with the machinery factory a lot when he was at the main factory, and he was not unfamiliar with some of the leaders of the machinery factory. He also had the personal connections left over from Lao Xu's more than ten years of operation in the factory. Now, They all became Wang Zhong’s.
It also helped a lot in the development of Wang Zhong’s work.
On this day, Lou Xiao'e called again and asked Wang Zhong to meet. Wang Zhong simply booked the place at the Peony Building and told Yuyu in advance that he could reserve a private room for Yuyu.
In the afternoon, Yu Yu, who happened to be in the front hall, watched the elegant Lou Xiao'e walk into the Peony Building, and almost didn't dare to recognize her.
After rubbing his eyes and confirming carefully that it was Lou Xiao'e, He Yuyu stepped forward with a surprised look on his face: "Sister Xiao'e?"
Lou Xiao'e smiled and replied: "Rain, long time no see."
"Sister Xiao'e, you have changed too much." Yu Yu's voice was filled with shock: "I almost didn't recognize you."
"You have changed a lot!" Mudanlou is now not only a household name in Peiping, but it is also quite famous. Everyone who has tasted Tan's cuisine will praise it, as well as Sichuan and Cantonese cuisine.
Lou Xiao'e now travels between Shencheng and Peiping, doing business. Naturally, she heard about the newly opened Peony House in Peiping from her partners. After a little inquiry, she found out that the proprietress of Peony House was none other than someone else. They are brothers and sisters of the He family.
"Wang Zhong called me just now and said he wanted to treat you to dinner. I still don't believe it!" Yu Yu enthusiastically took Lou Xiao'e's hand and led him to the second floor.
"I thought in my heart, you have been gone for so many years and you have never come back. How could Wang Zhong invite you to dinner? I didn't expect that it was really you."
He Yuyu had no grudge against Lou Xiao'e. On the contrary, he sympathized with Lou Xiao'e. Not only was she abandoned when she met someone unkind, but she was also reported and the whole family was sent to the northwest.
Although Lou Xiao'e is now elegant, well-dressed and well-made, some details cannot be concealed. As a woman and the owner of a restaurant, He Yuyu is not bad at observing people's emotions.
"Wang Zhong and I also met by chance." Lou Xiao'e said with a smile.
He Yuyu asked curiously: "How did you meet?"
Lou Xiao'e: "·······"
At half past five, Wang Zhong rushed to the Peony Building and followed the waiter to the private room. Before he entered the door, he heard He Yuyu talking to Lou Xiao'e.
"I'm sorry, there's something going on in the factory, so I kept you waiting." Wang Zhong pushed the door open and sat down next to Yui Yu.
"It's okay, I just arrived a while ago." Lou Xiao'e said.
When He Yuyu saw Wang Zhong, his eyes instantly lit up.
"Then you guys chat first, I'll go to the kitchen to see how the food is being prepared." He Yuyu was no longer the naive girl she was before. Seeing Wang Zhong coming, he knew that the two of them had something serious to talk about, so he immediately stood up and left.
After He Yuyu left, Wang Zhong asked: "What do you want from me?"
Lou Xiao'e was already used to Wang Zhong's directness, and she didn't treat Wang Zhong politely. She said directly: "I heard that after the deaf old lady left, her house was left to Silly Zhu?"
Wang Zhong nodded and said: "Yes, the deaf old lady has always regarded Brother Zhu as her grandson, and the house has indeed been left to Brother Zhu."
"Did the deaf old lady mention me before she left?" Lou Xiao'e asked.
"I don't know much about this. When the deaf old lady left, the people who stayed with her were Zhu Ge, his wife, the elder brother and the aunt. But I heard that the deaf old lady seemed to be alone with Brother Zhu for a while. It seems like I told you something, but no one knows except Brother Zhu.”
Lou Xiao'e's eyes flickered, she lowered her head and thought for a while before looking up at Wang Zhong again: "Can you find Sha Zhu? I have something to ask him?"
Wang Zhong said: "I guess Brother Zhu is almost here now."
With that said, Wang Zhong called the waiter in and asked her to ask Yu Yu and Sha Zhu to come over together. The waiter knew Wang Zhong and did not dare to neglect, so he immediately went to inform He Yu Yu and Sha Zhu.
Not long after, Yu Yu and Sha Zhu, who was wearing a white chef outfit, arrived in the box.
"Lou Xiao'e?" Even though his sister had been vaccinated in advance, Sha Zhu couldn't help but be surprised when she really saw Lou Xiao'e.
"It's really you!"
"Brother Zhuzi!" Because Wang Zhong got involved, the misunderstanding between Shazhu and Ran Qiuye was solved, and Qin Huairu no longer had the chance to stir up trouble. Although the deaf old lady liked Lou Xiao'e, she didn't like Lou Xiao'e. The same as the original work, Lou Xiaoe and Sha Zhu must be brought together.
However, when Lou Xiaoe and Xu Damao had just divorced and lived in the deaf old lady's house, she often met Silly Zhu who went to cook for the deaf old lady. The relationship between the two was not good, but it was not bad. At least they were friends. .
"I heard from Yuyu that it's been several years since you came back?" Silly Zhu's voice was filled with emotion.
Lou Xiao'e nodded and explained: "I have been back for several years. I didn't want to see some people, so I didn't go back to the courtyard. Later, I followed my brother and the others to Shencheng. I just came back recently."
"It's good to be back!" Silly Zhu looked at Lou Xiao'e and said with some regret: "When the old lady left, she was still talking about you. She was worried that you would not have a good life in Northwest China. She lives in Jiuquan. If I knew your current situation, I would be able to smile."
Speaking of the deaf old lady, Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but feel a little moved. During those days, Lou Xiao'e just didn't want to go home or worry her parents, so she hid in the deaf old lady's house. However, the deaf old lady's concern for Lou Xiao'e came from the bottom of her heart. It also allowed Lou Xiaoe, who had just experienced a big change, to find warmth.
"I'm sorry for her, I didn't even see her last face." As she spoke, two lines of tears slipped silently down her cheeks.
"There was nothing you could do about the situation at that time!" Silly Zhu did have some pity for the poor and weak in his heart. Otherwise, he would not have taken care of the Jia family for so many years. For Lou Xiao'e, Silly Zhu also felt quite sympathetic.
"By the way, when the old lady left, she left you a bag of something. She also specifically told me to hide it carefully and not tell anyone. I will return it to you when you come back."
Silly Zhu suddenly changed his voice, and before Lou Xiaoe asked, he started talking about what the deaf old lady told him.
Lou Xiao'e also didn't expect Sha Zhu to be so direct, and she was inexplicably moved. She also recalled that she was taken care of by Sha Zhu when she lived in the old deaf lady's home, and she couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.
Although Shazhu looks old-fashioned and old-fashioned, he doesn't practice oral ethics on weekdays. He has offended many people with his bad mouth. He is a famous thorn in the courtyard and difficult to deal with. Looking at Xu Damao, he has a smooth tongue and is full of nice things. But what the two of them did was completely opposite.
