Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 630 Double Fulcrum
The Spring Festival holiday soon came to an end. After the sixth day of the first lunar month, Zhou Jing and Gu Jia went to Tangdu on the seventh day of the first lunar month.

They set out from their hometown in the morning and arrived in Tangdu at around three in the afternoon. Zhou Jing and Gu Jia went to visit Gu's father and mother. His parents-in-law missed Zhou Jing and Gu Jia very much, and they missed their granddaughter even more. Especially his mother-in-law, she went to the outside of the community to greet Zhou Jing and the other two. Last year, his mother-in-law took care of the child for almost half a year and had developed a deep affection for the child.

"Greet grandma with a happy new year and good health."

Gu Jia said after getting out of the car holding the child.

"Grandma, happy Xini~"

The child blinked his watery eyes, recognized Mother Gu and waved his little hand.

"Happy New Year, Zhou Zhou. When you get home, your grandma will give you a red envelope. Are you tired from the car ride?"

Mother Gu held the child's hand and said happily.

"Say I'm not tired."

Gu Jia teaches the child to speak.

"mulei~"

"Xiao Zhou must be tired after driving all the way. Let me get it."

Mother Gu teased the child and turned around to help Zhou Jing get things.

"Not tired."

Zhou Jing gave the child's clothes to Gu's mother and stayed at his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house for one night. He didn't need to bring too many things, just a set of clothes for the child. Zhou Jing and Gu Jia had clothes at home, mainly New Year's goods. Zhou Jing brought two bottles of Maozi and two packs of Huazi for his father-in-law, two processed roosters, half a goat, ten kilograms of local pork from his hometown, and some local specialties such as eggs, red dates, pumpkin, millet, rice cakes, etc. that he couldn't take all at once.

The trunk of the car was full when I returned to my hometown, and it was also full when I left my hometown.

Zhou Jing and Gu Jia will stay in Tangdu for three or four days, so they must bring enough food. There are green and healthy food in the countryside, so they don't have to buy industrial food when they come to Tangdu.

"There's so much meat, it's too much. Just bring one bottle of wine. Xiao Zhou brought that box last December. Your dad opened a bottle and drank some during the Chinese New Year. There's still a lot left!"

Mother Gu looked at the chicken, mutton and pork wrapped in plastic bags in the snakeskin bag, and said to herself that her son-in-law was as honest as ever.

"It's not much, you can put the wine in."

Zhou Jing held the sack of meat in his left hand and other things in his right hand.

My father-in-law is a principled man. After being transferred to Tangdu, the official relations became too complicated. In order to avoid losing his reputation in his later years, he gave up the opportunity for further advancement and prepared to retire early. As a son-in-law, Zhou Jing must take care of his father-in-law. It would be a bad thing for his father-in-law to accept things from others, so it is human nature for a son-in-law to give him something. From Yushi to Tangdu, Zhou Jing and his father-in-law had no direct interest in each other.

My father-in-law only supported Zhou Jing's company in Yulin City, and it was within a legitimate range. All places have policies to support college students' entrepreneurship. If the support is successful, it will benefit the country and the people.

"Who is coming to Xiao Zhou's hometown for the child's birthday?"

Gu's mother never forgot to play with the child while walking. After playing with the child, she asked Zhou Jing.

Zhou Jing said: "My parents, my grandparents, my uncle's family of four and my grandmother, and Bai Xiyao from Tangdu brought a fellow villager from the company."

Mother Gu said, "Four tables are enough. We can invite a few people from Jiajia's uncle's and aunt's families to come."

"You'll be one year old soon. You're so heavy and you still want me to hold you. I can't hold you anymore."

Gu Jia kissed the child and said.

"Is Zhou Zhou well behaved after returning to his hometown?"

Mother Gu said with a smile.

"There should always be someone watching."

The child can already walk on his own, and who knows what he might do if the adults don't keep a close eye on him.

"It's time to be naughty. Adults should be more careful in the future."

Mother Gu is an experienced person and knows how difficult it is to raise a child.

When a child cannot walk, just feed him/her well and keep him/her warm. When a child can walk, always pay attention to the child's movements. A little carelessness by adults may cause irreversible harm to the child.

Gu Jia knew very well that she was worried about letting other people take care of the child. The company was so busy, and she was very conflicted. If she took care of the child at home, she would not be able to help Zhou Jing, and if she went to the company, she would not be able to take care of the child.

"coming."

Hearing the baby babbling on the stairs, Dad Gu walked out with a smile on his face.

"Happy New Year, Dad. Zhou Zhou wishes Grandpa a happy New Year."

When they reached the door, Gu Jia stopped and said.

"Grandpa~ happy Xini~"

"Come and hug grandpa. I didn't realize I've grown so big."

The usually serious Mr. Gu couldn't hold back his smile and took the child from Gu Jia's arms.

"It's inconvenient for mom and dad to walk up the stairs every day. Our villa has been cleaned, why don't you move there?"

Gu Jia walked into the house and said that his parents lived on the fourth floor of an old residential complex with no elevator, and climbing four flights of stairs was not an easy task for elderly people.

"Your legs and feet are still okay now, so you can stay here for now!"

Even if Mr. Gu wants to live in his daughter and son-in-law's villa, he will have to wait until he retires.

"It's Tang Du Nuan again. This is grandpa and grandma's house. Is Zhou Zhou's first time here?"

Gu Jia took the child to the bedroom to change his diaper.

"Do you remember when you came here last year?"

Zhou Jing rubbed the child's little hand and said.

"I came here last November."

Gu Jia forgot that she brought her children back once last year.

After changing the baby's diaper and putting on shoes, Gu Jia went to help her mother cook. Zhou Jing took the child to the living room to talk to his father-in-law.

"What kind of fruit do you want to eat?"

Dad Gu took an apple, a banana and an orange from the plate and handed them to the child, saying with a smile.

"Eat an apple and say thank you grandpa."

Zhou Jing took the Red Fuji apple from Gu's father's hand and bit off some of the skin with his teeth and gave it to the child.

"Thank you, Grandpa~"

The little girl held the apple with both hands and bit it.

"The child's mouth and nose are becoming more and more like Jiajia when she was little." Father Gu touched the child's head, stood up, took out the big red envelope he had prepared, and handed it to him, saying, "Happy New Year, little friend."

"Thank you grandpa for the big red envelope. I kowtow to you."

Zhou Jing helped the child kneel down and kowtow.

"No, no, hide the red envelope and don't let your mother confiscate it."

Dad Gu helped the child stand up and pinned the red envelope on the child's clothes.

"I'm not like you older generation who confiscate all the red envelopes and New Year's money from children."

Gu Jia came out of the kitchen and said.

"Your mother took all of them. I didn't take a single cent of your red envelope. Does Zhou Zhou like watching Big Ear Tutu?"

Dad Gu carried the child to the sofa, turned on the TV to the children's channel and said.

"Hmm~ Read it~"

Recognizing the big-eared Tutu on TV, the little girl pointed at the TV and shouted.

"How clever." Father Gu smiled and looked at Zhou Jing and said, "Has the company started work today?"

"I will officially start work tomorrow."

"The country has begun to vigorously promote independent innovative scientific and technological development and common prosperity. Technically, we must master core technologies, ensure scientific and technological and information security, and economically support inland areas. Your company has made a good start and has been officially nominated as one of the key scientific and technological enterprises in the Northwest region. The selected company will become a dual fulcrum for national scientific and technological development and inland economic development in the future. The first company that *** visited in Tangdu in late March was Ideal Technology." Dad Gu said with a smile.

"It's very stressful. I'll prepare in advance."

Zhou Jing had not received the news that the leader was inspecting Ideal Technology before, but his father-in-law provided him with first-hand information.

Gu Dad said: "As long as the company is on the right track, the country will endorse it. The development of a company is inseparable from the soil of the country, and the development of the country also needs capable and responsible companies."

Zhou Jing certainly understands this truth: the more capable an entrepreneur is, the greater the burden on his shoulders and the greater the pressure.

Ideal Technology has become the largest technology company in Northwest China, which is undoubtedly a huge benefit to the company. Tangdu, as the starting point of the Silk Road, will be one of the first beneficiary companies in the future. By then, Ideal Technology will have a big piece of the Central Asian market.

"The big red envelope that grandpa gave you?"

Gu Jia pulled out the red envelope from the child's clothes and saw that it contained two thousand yuan.

"Hmm~"

The little girl nodded obediently.

"Thank you, Grandpa?"

"Thanks~"

"Mom will keep it for you, okay?"

"Hmm~"

The little girl wiggled her feet and nodded.

"Was I so obedient when I was a child?"

Gu Jia touched the child's face and said with a smile.

"You weren't this smart when you were a kid."

Dad Gu said with a smile.

"I remember that I'm not stupid at all, but Zhou Zhou is indeed smarter than the average child. It may be because Zhou Jing and I taught her well. We told her stories and sang nursery rhymes every morning and evening since she was born. What do you hope Zhou Zhou will learn?"

Gu Jia thought to herself that it was really her father who spoke ill of her like that.

"It depends on her own preferences."

Mr. Gu will not take charge of his children's development. He did not interfere with his own daughter's choice, let alone his granddaughter.

"Dad is not angry anymore~"

The little girl gave the bitten apple to Zhou Jing.

Zhou Jing took the apple and ate it while saying, "Dad will help you wash your hands later."

"Daddy, daddy~"

The little girl leaned in Zhou Jing's arms, mumbling non-stop. Looking at the cute appearance of the child, Dad Gu couldn't help but recall that when Gu Jia was a child, she also liked to stick to him.

"Will the child swallow the banana now?"

Dad Gu picked up a banana and said.

"It's okay if you don't stutter. I ate half a banana on the way. I've almost finished all the fruit I've eaten today."

Zhou Jing finished the apple in a few bites, took the child to the bathroom, washed the child's hands and wiped his face.

Gu's mother started cooking dinner early, and when Zhou Jing and Gu Jia got home they just had to stir-fry two more dishes. Zhou Jing took a bottle of Maotai and opened it to have a few drinks with his father-in-law.

"How much did Dad drink with my uncle, aunt, and cousin the day before yesterday?"

Gu Jia poured orange juice for herself and her mother and said.

"Six people drank two bottles. The three young people drank more. I don't drink much now."

Except for drinking more with his son-in-law and old comrades, Dad Gu and others try to drink as little as possible.

"Drinking too much is harmful to your health, so drink less."

Gu Jia picked up some rice and fed the child.

Father Gu put down his glass and said, "Did Xiao Zhou drink a lot when he returned home?"

"Not much, just drank twice with my family and relatives."

Zhou Jing filled his father-in-law's glass with wine and said.

Gu Jia said: "Zhou Jing drank a bottle with his uncle on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. During the Chinese New Year, he, his father and grandfather drank more than half a bottle. That was just these two times."

"Young people nowadays drink less liquor."

Father Gu is very satisfied with his son-in-law's performance regarding smoking and drinking. He believes that not smoking and drinking in moderation is best.

Gu Jia said: "There are more people driving. I remember when I was a kid, one bottle of wine was not enough for one table at other people's weddings. Now when I attend my classmates' weddings, young people's tables basically don't drink."

"That's also a factor. You can't drink a drop of alcohol while driving." Dad Gu looked at the child in Zhou Jing's arms who was opening his mouth to be fed and said, "Do you hold the child while eating?"

"BJ has a stroller at home that he doesn't need."

Gu Jia picked up a small piece of meat and fed it to the child and said.

"You just cling to your parents."

Mother Gu gently pinched the child's face.

They ate, talked and drank at the same time. After the meal, Zhou Jing and Gu's father drank half a bottle of wine. Gu's father was just a little tipsy. He was worried that Zhou Jing would drop the child after drinking, so Gu Jia sent the child to the bedroom and asked Zhou Jing to go to the bedroom to coax the child.

They had dinner early while it was still bright. Gu Jia helped her mother wash the dishes and cooked for the children. Zhou Jing asked Gu's mother to look after the children while he went to the kitchen to meat the half lamb he brought. The half lamb came with bones, so there was no need to meat it clean for eating at home. After meat was meated, the bones were full.

"You can make two lamb chops. Make a stewed lamb chops tomorrow, and a braised lamb chops the day after tomorrow."

Gu Jia said with a smile as she looked at the pile of bones in the basin.

“This leg of lamb can be made into a dish on its own.”

Zhou Jing cut the mutton into small pieces and put them in the refrigerator, and used the back of a knife to knock the bones into small pieces.

"I really treated my belly well this year. I wonder how much weight I can gain in the first month of the year."

Before the Chinese New Year, Gu Jia said that she wanted to control her appetite, but she did not act in accordance with her words. During the few days she stayed at Zhou Jing's hometown, she couldn't stop eating at every meal.

“Life is short, eat and cherish it.”

"You are still young and you won't gain weight even if you eat more. My best friends Hui Fei and Zhao Minjuan have gained a lot of weight in the past two years."

People tend to gain weight after they are 30, and Gu Jia hopes that her second child can maintain the same condition as her first.

After finishing his work in the kitchen, Zhou Jing went to the bedroom and turned on the computer. He started work on the eighth day of the first lunar month. The management of several companies went into work mode in advance, some were making reports, some were arranging tasks. Zhou Jing had not logged into his email for a few days, and his account received a lot of emails, including New Year greetings from CEOs of other companies and documents from his own company.

Bai Xiyao sent the order summary of Ideal Technology from the 28th of the twelfth lunar month to the 6th of the first lunar month to Zhou Jing's email. This was what Zhou Jing was most concerned about, so Zhou Jing downloaded it and opened it to take a closer look.

Ideal Technology's offline stores in China were closed from the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month to the 6th day of the first lunar month, and things could only be purchased online. No matter how good the performance was, it was still lower than usual. In the past few days, Ideal Technology's stores on major domestic e-commerce platforms received a total of more than 380,000 orders for smartphones, less than 200,000 for traditional mobile phones, more than 3,000 orders for smart speakers, and more than 50,000 orders for smart desk lamps. With sales of nearly 900 million during the Spring Festival, it is definitely among the best in the industry.

Foreign markets and orders are much better than domestic ones. Ideal Technology's sales overseas have been growing. Ideal smartphones are mainly sold in Europe, while traditional mobile phones are mainly sold in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Ideal traditional mobile phone overall sales in January exceeded that of December last year, but it has basically reached its peak.

According to Zhou Jing's expectation, Ideal traditional mobile phone sales will start to decline if the current data is maintained for two or three months. Zhou Jing's next plan is to use the market opened up by Ideal traditional mobile phones in developing countries abroad to quickly increase the sales of Ideal low-end smartphones. Low-end smartphones have small profits but a huge market.

[Offline stores resumed business today. Stores in every location are very popular. Fortunately, we stockpiled a lot of goods before the New Year. Today, more than 80,000 units will be activated in offline stores, not counting customized machines.]

The mailbox reminder email was received, and Bai Xiyao sent a message to Zhou Jing.

[The promotion will continue until the university starts. See you at the company tomorrow morning.]

Everything was as Zhou Jing expected; the first month of the lunar calendar is the wealthiest time for middle school and college students.

(End of this chapter)