My Taoist buddy has practiced surrogacy

Chapter 1264 Joy

Zhou Xing decided to renovate the old house himself, preserving the traces of time while integrating the convenience of modern life. He found tools and started a battle with time. Every time the sun sets, he sits in the yard, watching the gradually changing scenes, and feels an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

By chance, Zhou Xing filmed every detail of the transformation process and uploaded it to the Internet. Unexpectedly, these ordinary and real pictures attracted the attention of many netizens. They were moved by Zhou Xing's love for his hometown and even more impressed by his perseverance. The number of fans increased rapidly, and Zhou Xing became a well-known rural blogger.

Next door to Zhou Xing's house lived a girl named Ling Xue. Her family had a fig forest, which was their livelihood. However, due to poor market information, these fruits were often difficult to sell at a good price. Seeing her parents working hard but gaining little, Ling Xue came up with a bold idea - to use live broadcasting to promote her figs to a wider market.

Ling Xue knew that it was better to cooperate and win together than to fight alone. She found Zhou Xing, hoping to use his popularity and platform to promote figs together. Zhou Xing readily agreed, and the two hit it off and started their entrepreneurial journey.

They first carefully planned a series of live broadcast activities, covering every step from fig planting and maintenance to picking and processing. Ling Xue used her sweet voice to tell the audience the story behind figs, while Zhou Xing was responsible for technical support and logistics. The two worked well together, and the atmosphere in the live broadcast room became increasingly heated.

As time went by, their efforts gradually paid off. The sales of fig trees and fruits have steadily increased, and the number of fans has exceeded 10,000. More importantly, their story has inspired more villagers and made everyone see the possibility of changing their destiny through the Internet.

As the sales of figs continued to grow, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue began to think about how to further enhance the added value and market competitiveness of their products. They realized that a single sales model could no longer meet market demand and that they had to build their own brand to achieve industrial upgrading.

After careful consideration, the two decided to register a brand trademark with the theme of "local sentiment" and package figs and their deep-processed products into gift boxes with local characteristics for sale. At the same time, they also plan to develop a series of fig-related derivative products, such as dried figs and fig jam, to meet the needs of different consumers.

In order to increase brand awareness, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue began to actively participate in various agricultural product exhibitions and e-commerce expositions. They traveled around the country with their products and exchanged and negotiated with merchants from all over the country. At the exhibition, their products won wide acclaim for their unique taste and exquisite packaging, and the order volume also increased significantly.

In addition, they also used social media platforms for online promotion and invited internet celebrities to live broadcast the products. These measures not only increased the brand's exposure, but also attracted a large number of new customers. As the market continued to expand, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue's business scale gradually expanded. They hired more villagers to participate in the production process, which boosted local employment and economic development.

As Zhou Xing and Ling Xue's careers flourished, their success stories spread throughout the countryside. Many young people who had been working away from home saw hope and chose to return to their hometowns to develop. Some of them opened farmhouses, while others engaged in the planting and sales of specialty agricultural products. For a time, the whole village became full of vitality.

Zhou Xing and Ling Xue have not forgotten their original intention. They know that the power of one person is limited, and only by working together can we achieve true rural revitalization. So they set up a cooperative to integrate the scattered resources in the village and unify planning and management. Through the form of a cooperative, villagers can share technology and market resources, reduce costs and improve efficiency. At the same time, the cooperative also regularly organizes training and technical exchange activities to help everyone improve their planting skills and management level.

Under the leadership of Zhou Xing and Ling Xue, the cooperative has continued to grow and develop, not only driving the upgrading of the local agricultural industry, but also promoting the development of rural e-commerce, allowing more people to understand and recognize this once unknown small village. Today, this village has become a well-known "Internet celebrity village", attracting a large number of tourists to visit and experience the charm of rural tourism, and also bringing more sources of income to the villagers.

Looking back at the past, Zhou Xing was filled with emotion: "In fact, we only did some things within our ability, but seeing the changes in our hometown and the smiles of our fellow villagers, I feel that everything is worth it." Ling Xue also nodded in agreement: "Yes, our joint efforts have not only changed our own destiny, but also promoted the development of the entire village. I feel very fulfilled!"

Looking into the future, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue have bigger plans. They hope to make their brand bigger and stronger and go abroad so that people all over the world can taste the delicious figs from China. At the same time, they also hope to drive more villages to achieve revitalization through their efforts and welcome a better future together!

Zhou Xing's supermarket performance began to be affected, with less customer traffic and declining sales. Faced with this pressure, Zhou Xing had to re-examine his business strategy. He was still in the office late at night, flipping through the report, frowning, thinking about countermeasures. After Ling Xue learned the news, she immediately put down her work and rushed to the supermarket to find Zhou Xing.

"Zhou Xing, we can't just sit there and wait for death." Ling Xue said firmly, "We must find a new breakthrough." The two discussed the response plan day and night, from supply chain optimization to customer experience improvement, not missing any details. They also decided to jointly hold a series of online and offline activities to enhance customer stickiness and brand influence.

In the remote and quiet Taoyuan Village, Zhou Xing is like a pearl covered by dust. He manages the trivialities of his family day after day, and uses fireworks to paint a picture of ordinary life. His appearance is simple and unpretentious. He wears a washed apron all year round. His hands are covered with calluses and fine scars due to labor, which are the traces left by time and life. His wife Ling Xue, who is beside him, has a slender and weak figure and a pretty and gentle face. She works silently in a small world in the township office, accompanied by documents and reports every day. The rhythm of nine to five is regular and plain. Zhou Xing's days flow slowly around the stove. When the morning light is slightly revealed, he walks into the kitchen lightly and starts kneading dough and chopping stuffing. The rhythmic "dong dong" sound of the chopping board is like him talking softly with life. When making dumplings, he is skilled, and the plump and round dumplings are neatly arranged, like soldiers waiting for inspection. When the water boils, the dumplings will float in the steam, giving off an alluring aroma of wheat. In the afternoon, he will carefully stew mutton soup, using fat sheep that he has raised for several years. The mutton dances with fresh coriander and mellow spices. After he simmers it over a low fire, the soup is as thick as milk, and the aroma can drift for miles, attracting the children in the neighborhood to peek outside the yard and drool. In his spare time, Zhou Xing is also fond of tinkering with the renovation of his home. The old tables and chairs are polished and repainted by him, and the walls are covered with hand-painted landscape paintings, which suddenly add a bit of elegance to the simple house.

At first, these were just Zhou Xing's little hobbies to please his family and enrich his life. Although his wife Ling Xue felt that her husband had superb skills and was ingenious, she had never thought about what kind of earth-shaking changes were hidden behind this. By chance, an office colleague mentioned the monotony of life during a casual chat, and Ling Xue casually shared Zhou Xing's interesting stories of making various delicacies at home and transforming the house into treasures, and attached a few blurry photos taken with a mobile phone. Zhou Xing's focused expression, exquisite dishes and unique home furnishings in the photos instantly aroused great interest among his colleagues. Someone jokingly suggested that she upload all of these to the Internet, maybe it would become popular. Ling Xue just laughed it off as a joke, and casually posted a circle of friends with only a few words of description. The attached picture was just a casual shot, and the picture was not very clear.

Who could have expected that this ordinary post would cause ripples like a stone thrown into a calm lake. At first, a food blogger accidentally saw it and was attracted by the exquisite presentation of the dumplings on the plate. He followed the trail to find Ling Xue's circle of friends and sent a private message to ask for details; then several lifestyle bloggers saw the beautiful photos of Zhou Xing's home after the renovation and were amazed at the ingenuity of the countryside. They left messages asking for more details; later, some media accounts that are keen on discovering folk masters also heard the news and contacted Ling Xue hoping to report in depth on this "all-round cook" hidden in the countryside.

After years of working in the hustle and bustle of the city, Zhou Xing finally saved up a considerable sum of money. Looking at the thick stack of money in his hand, his heart was filled with longing for his hometown and longing for his future life. So he resolutely decided to return to the small village where he was born and raised, to pursue the long-lost tranquility and sense of belonging.

There is an old house in Zhou Xing's hometown. It was where he lived in his childhood and it carries countless memories. However, due to being uninhabited for many years, the house has become dilapidated. The tiles on the roof are incomplete, the walls are covered with traces of time, and the doors and windows are shaky. But Zhou Xing was not intimidated by the predicament in front of him. Instead, his eyes were shining with excitement. He believed that this was a great opportunity to transform this old house into a home full of warmth and personality.

Zhou Xing immediately bought all kinds of decoration materials and tools. From removing old doors and windows to painting walls, from laying new floors to installing ceilings, he did every step himself. His hands were covered with blisters and his clothes were soaked with sweat, but he never complained. During this process, Zhou Xing had a sudden idea to film the process of renovating his house with his mobile phone and shared it online.

In the green and book-filled campus, the principal of a private school, Zhou Xing, stood at the window of the office building, gazing at the playground below. The sun shone on the children running and playing, and his eyes were full of satisfaction and determination. This school carried the years of hard work of him and Ling Xue. From kindergarten to university, they poured endless efforts into every stage of study.

Zhou Xing was not born into an educational family, but he had a thirst for knowledge since he was young. In that era when material was not abundant, he relied on his tenacious perseverance and love for learning to overcome all difficulties and was admitted to the top university in China. After graduation, he did not choose a high-paying corporate job, but resolutely devoted himself to the education industry with the dream of changing the traditional education model. He knew that education is not only the inculcation of knowledge, but also the kindling of the fire in the hearts of students, and a great project to shape the soul.

While working in the field of education, Zhou Xing met Ling Xue. Ling Xue was born into a business family, but she has a unique passion for education. She saw the gaps and opportunities in the education market, and was deeply moved by Zhou Xing's educational philosophy. The two hit it off and decided to jointly establish a unique private school.

At the beginning of their business, difficulties came to them like surging waves. Fund raising was the first hurdle. They ran around and lobbied investors, but suffered countless rejections and cold stares. The bank's loan threshold was too high for them to afford, and their relatives and friends also expressed their concerns and confusion about their crazy behavior. But Zhou Xing and Ling Xue did not back down at all. They took out all their savings and even mortgaged their property to raise the start-up capital for the school. During that period, they lived in a simple office, ate simple boxed lunches, but drew the future blueprint of the school with passion.

The location of the school was also a thorny issue. They needed to find a suitable school site in a place with convenient transportation, beautiful environment and in line with the educational plan. They ran to almost every corner of the city and negotiated with countless landowners, but they always failed to reach a cooperation for various reasons. Just when they were almost desperate, by chance, they found an abandoned factory building located at the junction of the city and the suburbs. Although it was desolate and dilapidated, it had a vast space and a unique geographical advantage. Zhou Xing and Ling Xue saw the potential here with their keen insight. They overcame many difficulties, reached an agreement with the owner of the factory building, and started the arduous transformation project.

In the process of campus construction, they did everything themselves. From the design and planning of the teaching building to the layout and decoration of each classroom, from the laying of the lawn in the playground to the placement of bookshelves in the library, they participated in every detail. Zhou Xing often stayed on the construction site for a whole day, discussing the construction plan with the workers to ensure that every detail could meet their high standards. Ling Xue was responsible for purchasing equipment and materials. She shuttled between various suppliers, compared prices, and tried her best to save every penny. They also invited well-known domestic and foreign education experts to come to the school for guidance, learn from advanced educational concepts and teaching facilities, and strive to create an international and modern learning environment.

After countless days and nights of hard work, the school was finally completed. Looking at the brand new teaching building, spacious and bright classrooms, well-equipped laboratories and libraries, Zhou Xing and Ling Xue smiled at each other with tears in their eyes. However, they knew that this was only the first step of a long journey, and greater challenges were still to come.

Enrollment became another major challenge they faced.