Riding the wind of rebirth

Zhou Zhigan is an expert in internal management, but he has never really been involved in external management. Now, after hearing Yang He's explanation, he realized there were so many intricacies involved. Hearing this, he could only pat Yang He on the shoulder and tell him his experience: "You still need to build up the team so that there are people who can do these things well. You just need to manage them."

“Okay,” Yang He said. “Actually, we’ve been working on it, but my team is still relatively new, so it will take some more time.”

"Okay, then leave it to me. I'll call you when the time comes, and we'll meet in West China." Zhou Zhi said, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's our turn to trouble you," Yang He said.

“We’re brothers, so let’s not say too much between us,” Zhou Zhi said. “But you have to get to the hospital before Yang’s parents, so they don’t have any complaints.”

"Understood," Yang He said. "If time is really tight, let the driver take the two elders around the city. They don't know the way anyway."

Zhou Zhi couldn't help but laugh: "Now you're starting to learn these sneaky things too. Xue Shan knows she'll beat you to a pulp."

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Zhou Zhi started the "accompaniment system". In the morning, everyone would have breakfast together, then send Yang He and Yang Xiaodong to work and school, and take a walk with Feng Xueshan. Afterwards, they would work in the study, where Feng Xueshan could also read or play with her sister-in-law in the Suihuaxuan area.

Suihuaxuan offers a wide variety of things to see and appreciate. Aside from antiques, there are many modern handicrafts, including jade, jade artifacts, and red agate. Even the stones in the koi pond are various raw stones, which are quite valuable.

However, the eldest sister-in-law wasn't very interested in these things until she wandered into the kitchen, where her eyes lit up. The meals from yesterday and this morning had shown her the exquisite cuisine of Suihuaxuan, and now that she had met Chef Lin, she felt it was time to learn from him.

Chef Lin was Zhang Yuanfu's apprentice. He worked as a cook on a yacht when he went to the Three Gorges with Zhou Zhi to conduct cultural heritage research. Later, he was taken to Hong Kong by Li Laosan and experienced a trip there. He was somewhat dissatisfied with the ingredients in Hong Kong, as it was difficult to showcase his talents without broad bean paste, Sichuan peppercorns, and chili peppers. Zhang Yuanfu also felt that he was too young, so he called him back to continue serving as the head chef at Suihuaxuan.

Chef Lin also felt that this kind of environment suited him best, so he settled in comfortably. He no longer had to rush around dealing with the executive chef's arrangements at the restaurant, and he could calm down and study his culinary skills. He was very satisfied.

Zhou Zhi was very satisfied. He liked people who were good at thinking and studying their profession. Chef Lin had a good foundation and was now the fastest improving among his fellow apprentices. However, his weakness was that he was becoming more and more refined in his dishes, but it was difficult for him to adapt to the high-intensity pace of serving dishes in a large restaurant.

The eldest sister-in-law found her own fun, assisting Chef Lin and learning how to make cold dish sauce.

Cold dressing is a whole category with a wide variety of flavors. In Sichuan alone, there are many different kinds of cold dressing, from light scallion dressing to ginger dressing, mustard dressing, roasted chili dressing, and even special red oil garlic dressing and "strange flavor" dressing. There are at least dozens of varieties, and there's plenty to learn.

When Mai Xiaomiao returned, she reported to Zhou Zhi and Feng Xueshan. Feng Xueshan smiled and told Mai Xiaomiao that as long as her sister-in-law could find something to do, she didn't need to worry about her.

She kept pestering Zhou Zhi to let her use the computer.

Computers and mobile phones certainly emit radiation, but whether the level of radiation is high enough to affect a baby's development has never been definitively proven. The anti-radiation clothing for pregnant women that was popular in the previous life has later been proven to be just like the various oral liquids that are rampant around the world today—a waste of money.

Sister Xiaojuan is expanding her beverage business. Zhouzhi told her that she could focus on traditional types of beverages, such as herbal teas like Jiaduobao and Wanglaoji, or Lao BJ sour plum soup, snow pear soup, or even mineral water. But she should never touch any beverages that claim to have health benefits. Those things will eventually backfire, affect the company's reputation, and become an indelible stain on its development. If you want to build a time-honored brand, you should stay away from those things.

Sister Xiaojuan was very obedient to advice. Her logic was simple: the strategies proposed by Elbow, such as acquiring Tianfu Cola, increasing advertising investment, and expanding bottling lines, had brought the group billions in output value. The profit from producing beverages was much higher than that from producing food. There was no need to take crooked paths.

We have now developed a pear drink, a chrysanthemum drink, a honeysuckle drink, an osmanthus fermented rice drink, and a Pu'er tea drink.

Aside from Pu'er tea, Zhouzhi thinks the other drinks taste quite good. These beverages are now also available in cardboard boxes and aluminum cans, and they are expanding into the market. After all, having more than a dozen bottling lines solely for Tianfu Cola would be a waste of resources and would not maximize the brand's advantages.

However, Feng Xueshan was not as obedient as Sister Xiaojuan. She was unreasonable and stubborn. Zhou Zhi himself was not very determined. In the past, Feng Xueshan doted on him, but now the situation had reversed. He basically gave in to Feng Xueshan's every request. He gave up after less than three attempts.

Feng Xueshan turned on her computer, and the Clover work communication tool started ringing for a while. Feng Xueshan then began to complain to Zhou Zhi: "Look how much work has been delayed!"

"It's your own fault for not handing things over properly beforehand." Since the machine was already on, Zhou Zhi was too lazy to say nice things: "Take it easy, don't overwork yourself." "I've never heard of anyone getting tired just by moving their fingers," Feng Xueshan said. "I used to run around reading meters all day without ever complaining."

“Sister Xueshan,” Mai Xiaomiao brought over a pen and a notebook, “Zhouzi said that you designed the base font for Hanwen Input Method, can you show me how to do it?”

"Do you want it in Chinese or English?" Feng Xueshan asked. "I've forgotten most of the English ones. You'll have Zhou Zhi write a section, and I'll just copy it."

“You write in Chinese first, and I’ll have him write a paragraph in English for you,” Mai Xiaomiao said.

“Okay, let me think about what to write,” Feng Xueshan said.

On the other side, Zhou Zhi also found a poem and printed it out: "Xiao Miao, write this in English."

Mai Xiaomiao took it and laughed as soon as she saw it: "Hahaha, this poem is so funny."

The room fell silent. Feng Xueshan's delicate writing style meant she wouldn't be fast. After a while, she said, "The Chinese version is finished."

Mai Xiaomiao took it over and admired it with Zhou Zhi.

A Happy Day Dedicated to the Rowan Tree in Autumn

I have an infinite love for each new day.

Today's sun, today's horse, today's rowan tree

May I have a healthy and prosperous life

From dawn to dusk
plenty of sunshine
Poetry that surpasses all that has been before

Happiness has found me

Happiness said: "Look at this poet."
He is happier than I am.

It split my autumn

In the autumn that split my bones
I love you, rowan tree.

The seedlings and the flowering shrubs that Zhouzhi gave me.

"Waaaaah, Sister Xueshan wrote so well!" Mai Xiaomiao ran back and gently hugged Feng Xueshan's neck.

The paper was printed in a Song typeface so exquisite it looked like a printed document. The poem was written by Hai Zi, a poet whom Feng Xueshan admired, but she added a line at the end that deeply moved Mai Xiaomiao.

Zhou Zhi's eyes were also a little moist. In the first two years after his rebirth, he often dreamed of Feng Xueshan's misfortune in her previous life and would wake up in fright. After she and Yang He confirmed their relationship, such dreams never bothered him again.

He knew that Feng Xueshan had found happiness. (End of Chapter)