Riding the wind of rebirth

Yang Xiaoguang ran into the living room first: "Uncle Zhou! Sister-in-law!"

A single word from him left Mai Xiaomiao completely bewildered.

Zhou Zhi laughed as he changed his shoes: "Hey Xiao Guang, how much have you grown in the past year?! Ten centimeters?"

Yang Xiaoguang is the son of Yang He's older brother. When he was a child, he was also a little burden who liked to follow Zhou Zhi and Yang He around. His childhood memory is that whenever Zhou Zhi came to play at home, there would be a lot of delicious candies and nuts that he couldn't name, and the house would become very happy.

Also, sometimes when I go to the city, I suggest going to visit Zhouzhi, and my dad will just sigh and tell me to go.

In reality, Zhouzhi was often not there at all; that was just an excuse. But regardless of whether Zhouzhi was there or not, Grandma would always stuff her pockets full of delicious food and give her and her whole family insoles.

Therefore, Yang Xiaoguang has been quite dependent on Zhou Zhi since he was a child.

After his uncle went to high school, he began to use Zhou Zhi as a role model to educate himself. The family started to use his uncle and Zhou Zhi to educate him, and Yang Xiaoguang also had a role model in his heart. With the study materials that Yang He brought back for him, his studies quickly improved at school.

After Feng Xueshan and Yang He finished talking about their relationship, they simply made some arrangements to bring Yang Xiaoguang out of Jiachuan and arrange for him to study at the High School Affiliated to Sichuan University.

Yang Xiaoguang usually lives at school, so Zhou Zhi rarely sees him. This year is the first time. Yang Xiaoguang has suddenly grown a head taller, his face shape has changed, and his voice has changed, which makes Zhou Zhi feel a little uncomfortable.

"I don't know," the sister-in-law said. "Anyway, he's over 1.7 meters tall now, and all I know is that he's growing taller."

His tone was one of happiness and pride.

"Xiao Guang, come back and eat quickly," Feng Xueshan's voice came from the dining room. "After you finish eating, you should get ready to go to class."

Zhou Zhi and Yang Xiaoguang have had a very good relationship since childhood, so she stuck out her tongue at him and said, "Go on, don't be unconvinced. My salary is paid by your aunt now, and I can't afford to offend her."

Yang Xiaoguang immediately exploded: "I'm not dissatisfied, you're framing me!"

Zhou Zhi laughed heartily, then turned into the living room to see Feng Xueshan rolling her eyes at him: "You're talking nonsense again. Yang He said you were definitely coming over for breakfast, so he asked his sister-in-law to buy extra. Have you eaten yet?"

"You really didn't eat." Zhou Zhi grinned and pulled Mai Xiaomiao into the kitchen to wash her hands. "Yang He, what are you busy with in the kitchen?"

"Here's some porridge for you two." Yang He said, holding a bowl of porridge in each hand. "Wash your hands and come eat."

Once back at the table, Zhou Zhi picked up a piece of pickled cowpeas and took a bite, then drank a large mouthful of porridge: "Everything is great in Lianhe Township, except for the pickled vegetables. I've tried so many methods, but nothing works. I've completely given up. Xue Shan, are you going there to look like Guanyin?"

"I also think you've become even more beautiful since you got pregnant, Sister Xueshan," Mai Xiaomiao chimed in.

Feng Xueshan was already beautiful, especially with her good skin. After becoming pregnant, she gained an extra radiance. She had gained a little weight and, wearing pajamas with her long hair down, looked somewhat like a female character in a Western religious painting.

Zhou Zhi knew how to describe that radiance: the radiance of motherhood.

"Your due date is the day after tomorrow, right?" Zhou Zhi handed Mai Xiaomiao a steamed bun and picked one up for himself.

"Yes. The doctor said we just need to go to the hospital, nothing else," Yang He said.

"Shall we go to Suihuaxuan again later?" Zhou Zhi said, "I thought about it last night. Although you are closer to Huaxi, Yang He is busy with construction work. Once he leaves, there is no one in the family who can drive. Xiao Miao and I can both drive. In your current situation, having a car would be much more convenient."

"Actually, everything is prepared here..." Feng Xueshan said, "I also want to go to my workplace..."

"No way." Zhou Zhi refused decisively: "Let my deputy do it for the next few days. If there's anything I need to tell them, give me a list later and I'll call them and tell them they shouldn't come to work this shift." "Isn't it perfect if everything is prepared? Just move over there." Zhou Zhi said, "If you feel more comfortable staying at home, I'll have the group send a car over, ready to serve you at any time."

"Then let's go there." Feng Xueshan thought for a moment: "Xiao Guang, after school, head to Suihuaxuan."

"Okay, I got it!" Yang Xiaoguang hurriedly finished his porridge and ran into his bedroom to grab his schoolbag. "Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou, Mom, Uncle, Aunt Zhou! I'm off!"

"How is Xiaoguang's studying? Is tutoring really necessary?" Zhou Zhi asked after Yang Xiaoguang left.

"His grades are pretty good; he's consistently in the top ten of his class, but he can never get into the top three. There are a few really good students in his class." Yang He was very concerned about his nephew's studies and wanted to know more about the situation.

"It's already quite excellent to be in the top ten of your class at Sichuan University Affiliated High School. Is tutoring really necessary?" Zhou Zhi felt a pang of heartache watching Yang Xiaoguang leave with his big backpack.

“There’s nothing we can do about it,” Feng Xueshan said, her face a perfect blend of maternal warmth and ruthlessness. “The teacher said that Xiaoguang is a promising student at No. 7 Middle School. If he tries hard, he has a good chance of getting into high school.”

"Yeah, this little hardship is nothing compared to walking so far across the river to study when I was a kid." The eldest sister-in-law and Feng Xueshan stood together: "The family finally produced a college student, but he gave up halfway through. It made my parents so angry. If they hadn't found out he later joined Zhouzi's company, Huang Jinggun would have been in business again!"

The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and with the authority of Yang Ma and Old Yang, it's no wonder that Yang He's backside was so dangerous back then.

"Actually, I've been praising Yang for his decisiveness," Zhou Zhi said. "If I had waited until graduation to start working, I probably wouldn't have been able to seize such a good opportunity and get to where I am now."

"Enjoy your meal, I'm going to work now." Yang He stood up and picked up a steamed bun.

"Drive carefully on your way," Feng Xueshan said. "Go to Suihuaxuan after get off work."

"Ah."

"Is Yang He also very busy now?" Zhou Zhi asked Feng Xueshan.

“The Third Hospital project is still in its final stages, but the Military Region Hospital project has already started,” Feng Xueshan said. “Fortunately, the Military Region Hospital isn’t far away.”

“It’s outside the zoo, quite far, and it’ll take almost an hour to get back,” Zhou Zhi said. “I told him to go out on his own, didn’t he really consider it?”

Feng Xueshan said, "He feels embarrassed. He feels that you helped him up, and now that he's grown up, he wants to fly away. He can't live with himself."

“He’s overthinking it,” Zhou Zhi said. “I was the one who encouraged him to do it.”

"Then he definitely won't be able to handle it all by himself, and I'll have to quit my job to help him. Are you willing?"

"Well..." Zhou Zhi was actually a little reluctant: "Wouldn't it be better if one of the couple went out to pursue a big career while the other had a stable job with a guaranteed income?"

“That’s someone else,” Feng Xueshan said with a smile. “If my husband and I failed in our endeavors and came back to you for help, would you not accept us?”

"Uh……"

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Yang He said that even if we're going to start from scratch, we'll wait two more years, until the kids are older. He'll slowly evaluate the team over the next year or two, and I'll stay with the group." Seeing Zhou Zhi's embarrassed expression, Feng Xueshan laughed: "You left with such good benefits? The reason you gave me yesterday doesn't reflect the company's superiority. Are you trying to be a reactionary?"

"Yang He is such a gossip; he can't even rephrase these things. He could just honestly confess..." (End of Chapter)