Riding the wind of rebirth

After dinner, Zhou Zhi packed up the small stove, kettle, milk tea powder brought from Liangshan Prefecture, melon seeds, peanuts and fruits, and prepared to visit his godfather and godmother.

Mai Xiaomiao found it very strange. This was the first time she saw Zhou Zhi bringing so many small things when visiting someone else's home. She asked, "Do you like milk tea, godfather or godmother?"

"That's not the case. The main reason is that they only have hot fruit drinks in winter, and we don't know if they are expired. To be on the safe side, we should bring them and cook them for ourselves."

Mai Xiaomiao couldn't help laughing: "My godfather and godmother must be very busy people."

"And my brother is the same." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "They are all people who value spiritual pursuits and ignore material enjoyment. Although I am not happy to do that, it does not prevent me from admiring them."

"Oh, they have a hobby similar to ours, which is picking up rocks. But the rocks they pick up are different from ours. You'll be able to see it when we get there."

The dormitory of the Manzhou City Culture and Education Bureau is next to the best middle school in Manzhou, Manzhou No. 1 Middle School. After dinner, my mother asked my grandmother to sit in a wheelchair and my father pushed her for a walk. They would go from the park near the Tuojiang River to the Yangtze River side. This way of walking was actually more convenient than driving around in circles in Zhouzhi and Mai Xiaomiao.

Zhou Zhi took Mai Xiaomiao to appreciate the river view. They drove along Linjiang Road beside Tuojiang River, went around to the mouth of the Yangtze River, turned onto Shunjiang Road and drove along the Yangtze River for a while before arriving at the dormitory of the Cultural and Educational Bureau.

The scenery along the way gave Mai Xiaomiao an excellent experience. It was simply because it was clean. It was really clean.

"Everyone is saying now that it's okay to pick up and eat a bun that has fallen on the ground." When Zhou Zhi and his friends arrived at his godfather's house, his parents and his godfather and godmother were already chatting happily. However, Mai Xiaomiao was curious if there was only hot fruit juice to drink. But when he looked, there was nothing there. There was just a cup of hot water in front of his grandmother.

This house is still rather quiet, but it is much better than when I was in Jiachuan. There are many more pieces of furniture. Although they are a bit old, they are all of excellent quality and have everything they need.

The reason why Zhou Zhi knew that they were of good quality was that they were made by his mother using Qinggang wood and had been used in Zhou Zhi's family for more than ten years.

After my parents came to Manzhou, they sold their previous house to my godfather and godmother. Not long after, my godfather and godmother were transferred to other jobs, so Sister Xiaojuan bought the top floor as well, connected the upper and lower floors, built a spiral staircase, and transformed the house into a large duplex.

Sister Xiaojuan'er looked down upon these sturdy and bulky furniture, but her godfather and godmother did not mind, so they moved to Manzhou, making this home no longer look as shabby as Jiachuan.

However, these pieces of furniture are all lacquer furniture. The paint was very beautiful back then, but after more than ten years of use, various bumps and bruises are inevitable on the edges and corners of the furniture, so it is inevitable that they will become old.

If there is any more specific change between this home and his hometown in Jiachuan, it is the group photo hanging on the wall, which is a close-up photo of Wu Qiaomu and Wei Yi at the University of England.

It has been a while since Zhou Zhi last saw the two of them. Now they can really be described as young and handsome, pretty and pretty.

“Xiao Miao, welcome, welcome!” The godmother stood up when she saw Mai Xiaomiao: “How could such a pretty little girl be so powerful?!”

"Your father said you learned how to make milk tea and brought it to us?" Godfather said with a smile, "Hurry up and serve it. It's a bit shabby for us to chat around a glass of plain water."

"Hello godfather, hello godmother." Mai Xiaomiao naturally followed Zhou Zhi and shouted.

"Come and sit down." The godfather called, and then asked Zhou Zhi: "What is the etiquette for adding water to your stove?"

"Lower the temperature to avoid burning the table." Mai Xiaomiao also began to help skillfully: "The previous stoves didn't do this either. This is a little invention that Elbow came up with himself."

"Xiao Miao, you can do it too?" "I only know how to set up the stove and light it, but I don't know how to make milk tea as delicious as pork elbow." Mai Xiaomiao was honest.

"This really depends on talent. For your godmother and I, buying groceries and cooking them at home is just a waste of food. We might as well eat in the company cafeteria." Godfather said, "I heard from Haifeng that you two are very talented. He said that your research may give us the first mover advantage in the next generation of information technology! He is full of praise for you!"

"Huh? Godfather, you also know the Navy uncle?"

"What's so strange about this?" The godfather thought Zhou Zhi's question was a bit strange: "I'm a classmate of your father, so shouldn't I be in the same school with him?"

That’s true, but Zhou Zhi has never thought about it in this direction.

"Your godfather and your uncle in the navy were both in the arts and science department in school, which made other students ashamed." Dad said, "But neither of them was convinced by the other, so it's normal that you haven't heard your godfather mention your uncle in the navy."

"How can I accept a science student who doesn't follow logic? What's the logic behind 'Learn math, physics and chemistry, and you won't be afraid of going anywhere'? He uses this sentence to annoy me for no reason, humph!"

After that, he quickly said to Mai Xiaomiao: "Xiao Miao, I didn't say anything bad about you. You are so capable and well behaved, much better than that navy uncle!"

Mai Xiaomiao thought that this godfather's temper was like that of a child, and found it very interesting: "Uncle Navy is very capable. The propeller optimization curve function he designed can be used as Xiaozhi's derivation benchmark model. Yesterday, we received a reply from the Shu University working group of the Ship Research Institute. The model passed the test in one go and officially entered the deduction stage. Only top masters can achieve this level."

"He's a top expert, Xiao Miao, stop following Elbow's lead in reading martial arts novels." Godfather said unconvincedly, "I guess he must be afraid of losing face in front of you youngsters, so he practiced that model over and over again, and that's why there was no problem."

Zhou Zhi just found it funny that his godfather slandered him, so he changed the question: "Why did the navy uncle talk to you about Xiao Miao?"

"Hehehe..." The godfather laughed even more proudly: "Doesn't he have any problem talking to you? Hearing your dad say I'm your godfather, he came to me for help. I severely criticized him, saying that scholars value self-cultivation and peace, and that if you can contribute to the country, you will of course do it. It's wrong to beat around the bush and ask for connections!"

"Come on." The godmother complained, and then told Zhou Zhi what happened: "Your godfather wanted to call you at that time, but I stopped him. Qin Haifeng will definitely ask your father first, and your father will definitely contact you. We don't need to worry."

"But within two days your father said that you met in Lianhe Township."

As they were talking, the milk tea was ready and Zhou Zhi poured a small cup for everyone.

Nowadays, people in Jiachuan rarely drink something like this, and the sweet and delicious milk tea makes everyone very satisfied.

"How are Brother Yi and Sister Yi doing now?" Zhou Zhi looked at the photos on the wall. "Since they went to England, we have had less contact. Is Brother Yi still studying?"

"Yes." Godfather said, "Your brother said that he plans to study for a doctorate after completing his master's degree. Wei Yi also doesn't allow him to work, saying that his salary is enough to support two people."

"The law firm should be quite profitable." Zhou Zhi nodded. "Blair should also be somewhat famous. As his assistant, Sister Yi should have a good income."

"But if you have any difficulties, be sure to tell me. Don't run away to a foreign country and be distant with me." (End of this chapter)