The leisurely life of the reborn daddy

"How can it be the same? Look at how free and easy you are now. You don't have any pressure at all. I can't do that." Cao Shubin shook his head.

He really felt a lot of pressure.

He doesn't need anyone to push him forward, he has to find a way to fight on his own.

No progress?

Live a stable and happy life?

nonexistent!

Many rules of this society have been urging you to move forward since they were first formulated, unless you give up.

But for Cao Shubin, he has a wife, children, and a father, and these prevent him from stopping.

Uncle Cao Jianlin was drinking with his brother Cao Jianguo, holding a wine glass in one hand and eating a skewer of meat in the other.

The two brothers were closer to their nephews and naturally heard what the eldest son said. He took over the conversation and said, "Shubin, if you are too tired outside, come back."

"Don't you want to plant fruit trees? We still have a few acres of land at home. I have also invested in the Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative. When the time comes, you two brothers will each get a share." Cao Jianlin didn't care about these things.

He cares more about having his children and grandchildren around him.

Besides, he is 70 years old this year. To put it bluntly, how many years can he live?
How much more can I spend?

These things are nothing to him and he doesn't care about them at all.

Cao Jianlin felt very sad when he heard what his son just said.

His son has suffered since he was young, and his marriage is very unhappy. When they were young, the couple separated because of their different views.

From that time on, he has been raising his two sons until today.

This life is really not easy.

Cao Shubin was stunned for a moment after hearing what his father said. He raised the bottle in his hand and said, "Dad, I toast you."

After saying that, Cao Shubin raised his neck and gulped down the whole bottle of wine.

His younger brother Cao Shuxin also raised the bottle and drank not a drop left.

When Cao Shujie saw this, he called out to his nephew, "Yichuan, you have no foresight at all. Hurry up and get some wine for your dad and uncle."

But before his nephew Cao Yichuan could make a move, his son Cao Yirui walked up to Cao Shubin with a can of beer he had pulled out from somewhere, "Uncle, here you go."

"Oh, haha, haha!" Cao Shubin laughed and quickly bent down to take it from his nephew Cao Yiru.

When he stood up, he picked up the little guy with his arms, let him sit in his arms, and kissed him twice despite his struggles.

As a result, the little guy didn't appreciate it and kept pushing the old man's face with both hands, and yelled, "Uncle stinks."

"Uncle, let me go. I want to get some wine."

Cao Shubin smiled even brighter. He turned his head and looked at his cousin Cao Shujie: "Shujie, Yirui is good. He has a good eye."

After he finished speaking, he looked at his son and said, "Unlike his brother, he has grown up for nothing for more than ten years, but he is not as clear as Ruirui in this matter. I think it will be useless for him to enter the society after graduation."

Cao Shujie was unmoved: "Brother, forget it. Ruirui is just scared by his sister's beating. He is good at guessing people's thoughts. I believe this kid will be slick in the future, but I don't think he can take on responsibilities."

Hearing what their cousin said, even their sisters-in-law Zhang Yi and Ren Jingjing couldn't help laughing.

They pointed at Cao Yirui and said something to his sister-in-law Cheng Xiaolin, and the three women started chatting.

Cao Zhenghu waved to his only great-granddaughter Mengmeng, asking her to come over, and handed her a skewer of mutton: "Mengmeng, grandpa can't bite it, you eat it."

Cao Shujie heard it and quickly said, "Grandpa, wait a moment, I'll bake something chewy for you right away."

Today the main dishes are beef and mutton, but there are many other side dishes. Cao Shujie also specially prepared oysters and is going to grill them.

This is also for grandpa's sake.

Cao Zhenghu waved his hand: "I'm not in a hurry, you guys eat first."

He looked at the whole family gathered in the yard drinking and eating meat, and he felt very satisfied and didn't mind eating less.

"Grandpa, I'll get you some juice." Mengmeng took the skewer of meat handed to her by the old man, ate it, and turned to walk into the house.

The one she took was the one her mother had just squeezed. Her mother said that it didn't contain sugar, so it wasn't sweet and was a bit bitter, but it was good for her grandfather.

Mengmeng finally remembered what her mother said and wanted to show off.

This scene made the adults in the yard laugh again.

Cao Shujie put the freshly grilled skewers of meat on a tray, handed it to his eldest brother, and asked him to share it.

He went to pry oysters nearby.

That night, Cao Shujie and his friends ate while chatting, and they didn't finish until after 8 o'clock in the evening.

Cao Shujie had originally wanted to let his uncle, eldest brother and second brother have some tea, but his eldest brother and the others had not rested since they came back in the morning and were all tired now.

He also said that there was no rush to leave tomorrow and that we could talk about it tomorrow if there was anything.

Cao Shujie accompanied his eldest and second brothers to the intersection in the north and watched them walk south together.

He then returned home and found that all the barbecue equipment had been put away and the yard had been cleaned.

Father Cao Jianguo was using a hose to wash away the seasonings and oil stains left in the yard.

It's hot now, and if you don't wash it, it will easily attract flies and ants to run around.

"Dad, let me do it." Cao Shujie reached out to grab the water pipe.

But his father dodged him and said, "We'll be done soon. Go wash up and take a rest first."

"Tomorrow I will go visit relatives with your uncle, and your eldest brother and second brother will also go. Do you want to go?" Cao Jianguo asked him.

Cao Shujie shook his head: "I won't go, you guys go."

Cao Jianguo did not force his son: "Okay, I won't call you then."

Cao Shujie thought he would have a day off tomorrow, but Cao Jianlong called him early the next morning and said he had something urgent to discuss.

Hearing Cao Jianlong's tone, Cao Shujie became nervous. Could something have happened again?
Fortunately, what Cao Jianlong said afterwards made Cao Shujie breathe a sigh of relief.

It is now mid-to-late July, and the kiwifruits of the Caojiazhuang Agricultural Planting Cooperative are about to mature.

According to past experience, it would only take half a month at most, so Cao Jianlong contacted Cao Shujie in advance to discuss the next arrangements for the kiwi fruit harvest.

Now all the fruit farmers who have invested in agricultural planting cooperatives will not care which piece of land belongs to them and which piece of land belongs to them.

Even the kiwifruit grown in Taodong Village and Zhujiazhuang are sold in a unified manner.

Cao Shujie thought that he still had time, and the issue of the agricultural planting cooperative also needed to be discussed in a meeting, so he might as well take this opportunity to call the party secretaries and village directors of the other two villages together to discuss it.

Assign the tasks in advance to avoid Cao Shujie being busy later.

Cao Jianlong agreed readily.

He was responsible for contacting Zhuang Xuejian and Zhu Hongwei.

When Cao Shujie arrived at the meeting room of Caojiazhuang Village Committee at around 9 o'clock, Cao Jianlong, Liu Guoqiang, Zhuang Xuejian and Zhu Hongwei were already waiting there.

They were quite excited to see Cao Shujie coming. It can be said that Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative and Agricultural Planting Cooperative are their collective enterprises in disguise. Everyone has invested in them, with Caojiazhuang Village Committee as the center, and they are developing together to achieve common prosperity.

After waiting for Cao Shujie to sit down, there was no need to waste time and they got straight to the point.

Let’s talk about the current growth of kiwifruit and the predicted yield in the future.

They mainly benefit from the traffic bonus from Caojiazhuang tourism.

If it weren't for this, these kiwis would not be unsold, but would be sold to Xuemeng Food Factory.

In addition, the kiwis are of good quality but not too expensive, so tourists are willing to pay for them.

If these kiwis are very expensive, tourists will not buy them.

When Cao Jianlong was reporting, Zhuang Xuejian, Zhu Hongwei and others listened carefully. After Cao Jianlong finished reporting, the two of them made supplementary remarks.

The general situation was consistent with what Cao Shujie expected, with no deviation.

After they all finished speaking, Cao Shujie made his final summary speech.

Cao Shujie only emphasized two points: ensuring fairness and justice and providing good related services.

There must be no forced buying or selling, or using power to pressure others.

Cao Jianlong and the others all nodded in agreement.

Liu Guoqiang, deputy director of Caojiazhuang, also specifically emphasized that he would follow up on this matter.

Cao Jianlong and others all knew that Liu Guoqiang was a notoriously stubborn person who was not afraid of people or things. After he said this, he would definitely do his supervisory work well.

A few people mentioned the Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative in passing. After selling this batch of cattle this year, they will receive 70% of the profits as dividends and continue to invest 30% of the profits.

This was decided at a previous meeting. It is now mid-to-late July, and according to experience, this batch of beef cattle will basically meet the best standards for slaughter in late October to November.

With the foundation laid by Cao Shujie, Quancheng Xinshengzhai Beef Cattle Processing Plant will come directly to purchase their beef cattle.

Moreover, Xinshengzhai will make advance payments, and has been doing so for the past few years, so everyone feels at ease when cooperating with it.

Cao Shujie also told them that this year's dividend distribution meeting should be more grand.

Cao Jianlong and the others naturally agreed.

They also felt that Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative had not distributed dividends for two consecutive years. For such a long time, although the people believed in them and firmly believed that the future development of Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative would not be bad, the atmosphere always seemed a little dull. It would be nice to take advantage of the dividends from Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative this year to liven up the atmosphere.

Several old guys expressed their opinions and some suggested having a meal together to celebrate.

Some said they would put on a few shows and hire a gong and drum team or a lion dance team.

Others said that the seven villages in which Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative has shares got together to have some fun.

But they couldn't describe exactly how lively it was.

When Cao Shujie was about to leave, Zhuang Xuejian suddenly suggested to ask if they should hold a big fair in Caojiazhuang. They could also invite a troupe to perform in Caojiazhuang for three consecutive days.

This is also a unique atmosphere here.

When some villages hold markets, local opera troupes will be invited to perform to liven up the atmosphere.

However, in recent years, with the development of various electronic entertainment products, people have lost interest in listening to opera.

But the old people in the countryside still like to listen to it, and the fact that a market can be opened in the village also shows that this place occupies a very important position.

Even Cao Shujie hadn't thought about this question.

In a sense, Caojiazhuang has been a disguised market since it became popular as a tourist destination.

It’s just that other markets rotate, but Caojiazhuang is always there, and many tourists spend money here every day.

After hearing Zhuang Xuejian's suggestion, even Cao Jianlong began to ponder.

Deep down, Cao Jianlong thought that Zhuang Xuejian’s suggestion was very good.

The next moment, Cao Jianlong looked at Cao Shujie and asked anxiously, "Shujie, what do you think?"

This urgent tone also represents Cao Jianlong's opinion.

Cao Shujie thought about it, and said to Cao Jianlong and Liu Guoqiang, "Uncle Long, Uncle Qiang, how about we get together and invite a troupe to join in the fun?"

Hearing Cao Shujie's words, Cao Jianlong slammed the table with joy and said excitedly, "Then it's settled."

Liu Guoqiang didn't say anything else.

"We still have to hold a meeting to get it approved," Cao Shujie reminded.

But Cao Jianlong added: "We, Caojiazhuang Shujie, have the final say on what kind of meeting to hold."

Cao Shujie thought to himself, if you say so, wouldn't Caojiazhuang become a place where I have the final say?
He has no such interest.

Moreover, this matter involves the entire Caojiazhuang, and all villagers in the village need to vote together to decide.

After the meeting, Cao Jianlong immediately sent this notice to the Caojiazhuang village affairs group and explained to everyone in the group that they were planning to invite a troupe to Caojiazhuang to set up a stage to perform and open a Caojiazhuang market.

What Cao Shujie didn't expect was that the villagers all supported this suggestion and there was a lively discussion about it in the group.

Someone even sent a voice message in the group, calling out: "Is there anyone willing to go to Caojiazhuang Market together?"

Cao Shujie also clicked on his voice message and listened to it several times. He could hear the joy and pride from the other party's heart.

It was at this time that Cao Shujie realized one thing. Although Caojiazhuang's economy was developing very well, because they were developing too fast, cultural construction had not kept up.

This also shows that Caojiazhuang still lacks something intrinsic.

This also made Cao Shujie realize what he should do next.

He sent a message to Cao Jianlong alone and told him his thoughts.

Regarding this matter, Cao Jianlong was very positive, which was beyond Cao Shujie's expectations.

The news that Caojiazhuang was going to open a market spread quickly in the village, even to Taodong Village and Zhujiazhuang. While they envied Caojiazhuang for being able to open a market, they also hoped that the market would open as soon as possible, so that it would be more convenient for some of the people in their village to go out to the market.

And many people also thought of another question. If this market can be opened in Caojiazhuang, can they also go to Caojiazhuang and set up stalls and sell things openly under the name of a market?

There are so many tourists coming to Caojiazhuang to play, and they would feel sorry for themselves if they don’t seize this flow of tourists.

Cao Shujie actually thought of their plan, but he was pretending to be confused.

There is nothing 100% certain in this world, so it’s better to turn a blind eye and let everyone be happy.

Moreover, the opening of the Caojiazhuang market will ultimately generate greater profits in Caojiazhuang, and the one that benefits the most is Caojiazhuang, and the people of Caojiazhuang will also receive the greatest benefits.

Brothers Cao Jianlin and Cao Jianguo came back with brothers Cao Shubin and Cao Shuxin from visiting their neighbors. When they heard that Caojiazhuang was going to open a market, they were a little confused.

I hadn't heard about this incident when I left in the morning, but when I came back it became lively again.

And because this matter was related to Cao Shujie, they immediately pulled Cao Shujie over for questioning.

After learning the ins and outs of the matter, they also expressed their support.

They all think that Caojiazhuang will become more and more lively in the future, which just shows that Caojiazhuang is developing better and better now. (End of this chapter)