Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 573 Hunger Marketing?

During the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, the company is on holiday and Zhou Jing has a rare opportunity to put his work aside.

On the first day of the holiday, Gu Jia learned how to make mooncakes from Wu Suqin at home. Zhou Jing took the children out to play and called Yang Wenwen, and stayed at home with the children in his free time. At noon, the children fell asleep, and Zhou Jing went to watch Gu Jia make mooncakes.

A few days ago, I bought an electric oven specifically for this purpose. The filling for the mooncakes was the ingredients Zhou Jing brought from his hometown. Wu Suqin wrapped the filling, and Gu Jia used a mooncake mold to press it into shape.

"My craftsmanship is pretty good for my first time, right?"

Gu Jia smeared flour on Zhou Jing's face and said with a smile.

"Good, how long will it take before we can eat?"

What Zhou Jing cares about is eating mooncakes. He has no appetite for store-bought mooncakes, but he likes the ones he makes at home.

"I just baked two. If you want to eat them, you have to eat them cold. They won't taste good if they're hot."

Gu Jia said as he pressed the tool.

Wu Suqin said: "Mooncakes should be eaten cold."

"Let me try."

Zhou Jing washed his hands, took out another mooncake mold, and put the dough with the filling into the mold.

"You have to press slowly. If you press too quickly, the filling will be squeezed out."

Gu Jia pointed out.

"Will this be baked like the crispy crust from home or the kind that doesn't fall apart?"

Zhou Jing said as he pressed the mold carefully.

Gu Jia said, "Puff pastry, which kind do you like?"

“I like puff pastry.”

Zhou Jing has loved eating puff pastry since he was a child.

"Me too. The mooncakes you gave me during the Mid-Autumn Festival when we were at school were the most delicious I've ever eaten." Gu Jia opened the oven to check if the mooncakes were burnt and said, "I wonder how good this oven is for baking sweet potatoes."

"Sweet potatoes are better baked in the ovens on the street."

Zhou Jing took the pressed mooncakes out of the mold. It is very simple to make mooncakes by yourself.

"Your grandfather bought a fire-burning oven. We can eat sweet potatoes when we go back for National Day."

Wu Suqin took off the plastic wrap of the lasagna noodles, brushed some oil on them, rolled them out and wrapped the fillings.

After staying in the kitchen for a while, Zhou Jing washed his hands and went back to the bedroom to check on the child. The little girl was sleeping soundly. Her head looked like she was in an elegant sleeping position, but in fact her legs were very casual in the quilt. The little girl was lying flat on her back and seemed to be sleeping very soundly. Zhou Jing gently lifted the quilt, and the child's arms and short legs were spread out.

After covering the child with a quilt, Zhou Jing kissed the little girl on the head and went to the kitchen to ask if it was time to prepare complementary food.

"It's almost time to cook the pumpkin and sweet potatoes together."

Gu Jia looked at the time and said.

There was some cut yellow pumpkin in the refrigerator. Zhou Jing cut one into small pieces, washed it and put it in the pot on the gas stove. He also washed two sweet potatoes, scrubbed them clean, cut them into small pieces and put them in the pot, then added water and turned on the fire.

Parents can save a lot of worries if the child has a good appetite. She likes pumpkin and sweet potato porridge very much. The little girl hates mashed potatoes and carrots the most, but she will eat them if you feed her patiently.

Someone was watching in the kitchen, so Zhou Jing went to the study, turned on the computer, logged into CrossFire and played a few games, then went to the bedroom to play with his phone.

What are you doing today?

Chat about the news of Bai's best friend.

Zhou Jing replied: [Making mooncakes at home, how about you? ]

Bai Xiyao: [I went to the company in the morning, had lunch at my sister's house at noon, and will go out with my sister for a while. I have dealt with the car and plan to go to the Land Rover 4S store tomorrow. Are you sure you want the white one?]

[I can do anything, it’s up to you]

There is nothing for Zhou Jing to worry about with a car worth nearly two million yuan. If he feels uncomfortable driving the white color, he can just buy another one.

[Then buy dark green]

Bai Xiyao’s Bentley Flying Spur is also white, and she wants to change the color when buying a Land Rover.

【Can】

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"Wow~ Dad~"

The little girl woke up from her nap and was about to cry, but when she turned over, she saw that Zhou Jing did not cry, but called her in a baby voice.

"Are you awake, little cutie? Did you poop?"

Zhou Jing did not pick up the child, but instead lifted the child's quilt and smelled it. It smelled stinky, so Zhou Jing changed the diaper calmly.

"Hey~ Daddy bo~"

When she opened her eyes, she saw Zhou Jing. The little girl was very happy. She raised her short legs and moved them around, stretching out her arms to be hugged.

"Be good and daddy will change your diaper and hug you."

Zhou Jing held down the child's lotus-root-like legs, took off his autumn trousers, untied the diaper, rolled it up and threw it on the ground, then wiped the child's butt with a wet wipe and changed it for a clean diaper.

“Ha~”

The little girl danced mischievously.

"You little rascal, where is your mother? Call her."

The little girl refused to cooperate. After a lot of effort, Zhou Jing changed her diaper. He then bit her feet and carried her out of bed.

"Mom~Mom~Mom~"

"Mom is here, come find mom."

Gu Jia called out softly from the kitchen.

"Mom, where are you talking? Is it here? Mom is here, and grandma is here too. Ask what delicious food Mom is making?"

Zhou Jing carried the child to the second bedroom, study, and finally to the kitchen.

"Mom~ huh~oh~"

"Mom and grandma are making mooncakes. We eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Does Zhou Zhou like mooncakes?"

Gu Jia had flour in her hands and kissed her daughter and said.

"Oh~"

"Yes, ask grandma if she can give you some."

"Zhou Zhou wants to eat mooncakes too?"

Wu Suqin kissed the child's hand and said.

"nene~"

The little girl looked at Wu Suqin and smiled.

Wu Suqin said: "Eat well and grow up before you can eat mooncakes. Jiajia, go feed the child!"

Gu Jia washed her hands, scooped some of the cooked pumpkin and sweet potato into the child's bowl, scooped some soup, and mashed the sweet potato with a spoon into sweet potato porridge.

Zhou Jing took the child to the bedroom and sat on the bed waiting for Gu Jia to feed him.

"Eat or not?"

Gu Jia chewed a small piece of pumpkin, spit it into the spoon, and brought it to Zhou Jing with a smile.

"I'd rather kiss your ass."

Zhou Jing dodged his head and said.

"Dad doesn't want to eat porridge, porridge, open your mouth, ah!"

Gu Jia brought it to the child.

"Wow."

The little girl opened her mouth obediently.

Gu Jia fed the child and asked, "Is it delicious?"

"Uh~"

The little girl smacked her lips and looked very happy.

Zhou Jing wiped the child's chin with a handkerchief and said, "When I was a child, there was a kind of gourd that we boiled and ate in our hometown. It was round and this big. It tasted sweeter than yellow pumpkin and not as sticky as black pumpkin. Now we don't see that kind of gourd anymore."

"I also ate it when I was a kid. They sold it in the vegetable market. I ate pumpkin and sweet potato."

Gu Jia scooped a spoonful of sweet potato paste and fed it to the child.

"Ha~"

The child became happier as he ate, sometimes smacking his lips and sometimes pursing his lips.

"Zhou Zhou is so good. After you finish eating the sweet potatoes and pumpkin, mom will feed you milk."

Gu Jia touched her forehead with the child and patiently fed the child half a bowl of complementary food. Zhou Jing took the bowl to the kitchen to wash it, and Gu Jia fed the child.

"Take it and try it with Jiajia."

The two mooncakes baked earlier were almost cool. Wu Suqin broke off one and tasted one, and put the other half on a plate for her son.

"good."

Zhou Jing tried it and found that the mooncake had a crispy crust and a light sweetness in his mouth. The filling included fried peanuts, almonds, white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, walnut kernels, and raisins, which was sweet but not greasy.

"This is the authentic five-nut mooncake." Gu Jia took a bite and looked at her daughter with curious eyes and said, "It's a pity that you can't eat it now. Mom will make it for you when you grow up."

"Dad tasted it for you. It was delicious."

Zhou Jing picked up the child. The child had just eaten, and Zhou Jing held him without moving.

"Bad dad, I just want to be greedy for you."

Gu Jia patted Zhou Jing.

The family made mooncakes all afternoon and went out to eat in the evening. Zhou Jing carried the child into the car and gave it to Gu Jia. Wu Suqin and Gu Jia sat in the back seat while Zhou Jing drove in the front. When they got off the car at the destination, Zhou Jing held the child in his arms.

"Are your hands cold?"

Gu Jia walked beside Zhou Jing, held the child's hand and said.

"Ho~"

It was rare for her to go to the downtown area, so the little girl was very curious about the people coming and going.

"My hands are cold, so I put them in my sleeves."

The child was not wearing gloves, Wu Suqin touched the child's hand and said.

After dinner, he didn't stay outside for long. He went to a children's clothing store, bought a down jacket for his child, and then went home. It was a rare holiday, so when he got home at night, Zhou Jing didn't go to the study to work, but watched TV with Gu Jia in the living room.

"Do you prefer to be held by your mother or by your father?"

Gu Jia teased the child in her arms and said.

The child clung to Gu Jia's arms, babbling, and jumped on her legs.

"You can't jump. If you jump, you won't grow taller." Gu Jia held the child horizontally and said to Zhou Jing: "Is your cousin going to have a day off tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"

"Military training will be normal the day after tomorrow morning, and we will be off at noon."

Zhou Jing lowered his head and kissed the child's feet in socks and said.

Wu Suqin washed some grapes and brought them to the living room and asked, "Yuanyuan, are you going home for National Day?"

"No return."

"Freshman year is the easiest. Sophomore year is when you should start thinking about what to do after graduation. If you don't take the postgraduate entrance exam, you can have an easy year in your sophomore year. What certificates do you need to take in a science university?"

Gu Jia ate a grape, spit out the skin and seeds, and fed the pulp to the child.

"CET-4, computer level 2, computer level 2 has programming, there is a higher education office, we took the programming exam."

“I only took the English level test in college.”

Gu Jia's college life was quite comfortable.

"Jia Jia, do you think whether one learns English well or not has much to do with when one starts in elementary school?"

Wu Suqin looked at her daughter-in-law and said.

"It does matter, but not much. It is enough to learn English from junior high school. I also started learning English in junior high school. I don't think it is reasonable for many schools to start learning English in the third grade. Children's learning efficiency is low in primary school. It is enough to learn mathematics, Chinese, ideology, morality and history."

Although Gu Jia majored in English and taught high school English after graduating from university, he does not support learning English in elementary school. After all, it is not a native language, but just an auxiliary language. It is enough to be able to cope with exams before college. As for non-English majors who want English to truly serve their profession, they must study relevant professional English well in college.

Gu Jia's English has reached the CET-8 level, but he still lacks vocabulary when studying English for science and engineering majors.

"Then why am I not good at English?"

Zhou Jing patted Gu Jia's thigh and said.

"You blame me, don't you?" Gu Jia twisted the boy's hand and continued, "If you don't study hard, the barriers to English majors are really not that high. As long as you study hard, you can learn well without going to school. Luo Yonghao never went to college, but he still taught himself and is an English teacher at New Oriental."

After being together for a long time, the family got used to getting along with each other, and Gu Jia was no longer embarrassed in front of her parents-in-law because she was Zhou Jing's teacher.

“Is it necessary to apply for an English major in college?”

Zhou Jing certainly knew that the barriers to entry into the English major were not high, and he also knew why he couldn't learn it well.

"If you don't plan to be a teacher, there's no need."

After taking the college entrance examination, Gu Jia didn't know what major to choose so she just randomly chose English. She regretted it when she entered university because she couldn't find any other suitable job in Yulin City except being a teacher.

After sitting in the living room for a while, Wu Suqin took the child to the bedroom and let the couple watch TV series.

“Will wearing jeans in autumn and winter make your legs look thicker?”

Gu Jia raised one leg and stretched it out. She was wearing long johns inside and skinny jeans outside.

“Not rough.”

Zhou Jing pinched Teacher Gu's legs and placed them on his own legs. Gu Jia's legs were much thinner than Yang Wenwen's. They looked straight and slender in skinny jeans, while Yang Wenwen's legs could not wear skinny jeans. The two had different figures and their own charm.

After watching an episode of TV, Zhou Jing and Gu Jia went to take a bath while the child was not crying.

"I will teach you how to dance."

Gu Jia habitually did the splits to practice stretching before taking a bath.

"Just keep playing the music and dancing."

Zhou Jing likes to watch dancing but doesn’t like to dance himself.

"I studied classical dance. To dance classical dance, you need to wear specific costumes, such as Hanfu, ethnic minority skirts. There are always infatuated people in the world. Don't laugh at infatuation, it would be crazy if it weren't for the chill in your bones."

Gu Jia sang softly and danced.

Teacher Gu has a graceful figure, and every movement is as soft as water waves. Her long hair flutters and slides on her smooth shoulders as she dances. She has a smile on her face, which is enchanting but not coquettish, and her every frown and smile is quite alluring.

"Korean pop culture must have been very popular when you were in high school. Do you like Korean pop dance?"

After dancing for a while, Gu Jia gently hooked Zhou Jing's chin with her finger and said with a smile.

"People born in the 90s are most impressed by the Korean Wave. The Korean Wave is too annoying. The dance of Master still has artistic elements."

Zhou Jing said while putting his arms around Gu Jia's slender waist.

Gu Jia pulled her hair up and smiled, "How artistic is it?"

“It’s as high as a four-story building.”

Zhou Jing raised his hand and gestured.

"It's too small here to jump away. We'll move to the villa so you can jump."

Gu Jia feels that her body flexibility now allows her to dance more easily. Her maturity allows her to better control the movements of classical dance and dance more gently.

After taking a bath, Gu Jia coaxed the child to sleep and held Wu Suqin's side. Gu Jia and Zhou Jing went to bed late at night.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhou Jing drove to Central Finance University to pick up his cousin.

"Are you busy these days?"

Wu Yuan was waiting outside the school gate in advance and said after getting on the car.

"Not busy, I'm getting a tan."

Zhou Jing looked at his cousin, then lightly stepped on the accelerator and started off.

"I wasn't white to begin with, so is it obvious that I'm black now?"

Wu Yuan looked in the mirror and found that she was indeed tanned.

"Not obvious." Actually, it was quite obvious. Zhou Jing smiled and said, "How is the relationship in the dormitory?"

Wu Yuan said, "Very good, they are all quite self-disciplined. I recommended Ideal Mobile Phone to my classmates, and they wanted to buy it, but the store was out of stock these past two days. Is it sold out?"

"There was less stock before the launch, and now the production capacity cannot keep up. You need to make an appointment to buy now."

With the feedback from the first batch of users, Ideal smartphones were selling better and better. Zhou Jing, the company's first-generation smartphone developer, did not want to develop too quickly and had to limit the supply in advance.

"Brother, you are awesome. My classmates all say my phone is very useful. Can the production capacity be increased?"

Wu Yuan found it hard to imagine that her cousin’s company’s mobile phones would be sold out.

Zhou Jing said: "We are not planning to increase production capacity for the time being. The company needs to verify the technology when making the first generation of smartphones. We will increase production capacity after the optimized version of 1s is released next year."

"I see."

Wu Yuan is very proud to have a relative like Zhou Jing.

Bai Xiyao called Zhou Jing and said that someone on the Internet was trying to stir up trouble by saying that Ideal Mobile was using hunger marketing. Zhou Jing laughed. Ideal smartphones were only on limited sale yesterday and someone was making trouble today. If they don’t use hunger marketing next year, they will let their competitors know what cruelty is. After returning home, Zhou Jing personally posted a clarification:

[Some people on the Internet say that Ideal Mobile is a starving marketing. Please don't get me wrong. As the actual sales of the first generation of smartphones far exceeded expectations, our inventory is relatively conservative and our production capacity is insufficient. On the other hand, the first generation of smartphones requires some in-depth verification of some technologies. In order to give everyone a better user experience, we will continue to optimize the product in the next period of time. At the same time, we sincerely invite Ideal Mobile users to give us feedback.]

(End of this chapter)