Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 635 Valentine's Day Flowers

After finishing the company's affairs at around four o'clock, Zhou Jing went to pick up his father-in-law and mother-in-law and asked Bai Xiyao to pick them up at the villa. After picking up his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Zhou Jing went directly to the hotel. Both families of relatives who were attending Zhou Zhou's first birthday party arrived. One of Zhou Jing's relatives was his uncle's family, and the other was Gu Jia's uncle's family and aunt's family. Six people from Tangdu attended the party.

Zhou Jing’s only friends are Bai Guimi and Liu Hanyu. Liu Hanyu didn’t want to attend at first, so she just accompanied Bai Xiyao.

"Watch your head."

Arriving at the parking lot downstairs of the hotel, Zhou Jing parked the car and opened the door for his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

"Ah."

Dad Gu got out of the car and waited for Mom Gu.

Attending a family gathering, Dad Gu did not wear an executive jacket today. He wore an ordinary down jacket and looked very easy-going.

Trying to keep a low profile with his father-in-law, Zhou Jing did not ask his family to arrange for someone to meet them outside the hotel. Knowing which floor they were on, Zhou Jing took his father-in-law and mother-in-law into the hotel private room alone.

"Secretary Gu, Happy New Year, Big Sister."

Zhou Guozhong and Wu Suqin greeted them outside the private room, shook hands and talked.

"Happy New Year, in-laws."

Mr. and Mrs. Gu responded calmly.

"Hello, Secretary Gu."

Wu Xiaoping followed and shook hands. Wu Xiaoping had met Gu's father once when Zhou Jing got engaged in Yulin City.

"My uncle."

Zhou Jing gave a brief introduction.

"I remember. I saw it in Yu City."

Mr. Gu shook hands with Wu Xiaoping in a casual manner.

Liu Hanyu is the company's accountant. She has good handwriting and is recording the share money on an empty table. Bai Xiyao is responsible for collecting the money. The minimum share money is one thousand and the maximum is two thousand. Some people brought the money when they didn't come. The executives of Chuangzhi Technology and Ideal Technology knew that their boss's children had brought money for their first birthday. Qian Zhoujing and Gu Jia didn't care.

"Happy New Year, brother-in-law."

Zhou Jing and the other two arrived at the hotel. Everyone else had already arrived. Hui Shanshan from Uncle Gu Jia's house came towards them and spoke.

"Happy New Year."

Zhou Jing handed a red envelope of one thousand yuan to Hui Shanshan.

Hui Shanshan is two years older than Zhou Jing. She is 27 years old this year and is still unmarried. The first time Gu Jia took Zhou Jing to meet relatives was to attend the wedding of Hui Shanshan's brother. Hui Shanshan's brother and sister and Wang Ying from Gu Jia's aunt's family are all older than Zhou Jing, but they have to call Zhou Jing brother-in-law, which is very uncomfortable for them, but they got used to it over time.

"Thank you, brother-in-law."

Hui Shanshan was not shy. In order to receive the red envelope personally given by Zhou Jing, the big boss, she did not ask for Gu Jia's gift.

"Shanshan is already 27 years old, can she get married this year?"

Mother Gu looked at her niece and said.

"You're only twenty-seven. Let's wait until Sister Yingying gets married."

Hui Shanshan gets a headache when talking about getting married.

"You've all wasted your time waiting for each other. Getting married is not like anything else. If you don't consider yourself, you have to consider your family."

Mother Gu rolled her eyes at her niece and said.

"That's right, Yingying and Shanshan are both getting married this year."

Wang Ying's mother was even more distressed. Her daughter Wang Ying was 30 years old and still not married, which really worried the family.

Gu's mother could fully understand her sister's feelings. Gu Jia was still single when she was 27 or 28 years old. In the past few years, Gu's mother had been worried about Gu Jia's major life events. Fortunately, her daughter suddenly came to her senses and got her marriage certificate at the age of 28, got pregnant at the age of 29, and gave birth to a child at the age of 30. Although Gu Jia got married late, it was still in time for her to have a child.

Hui Shanshan said: "Sister Yingying is getting married first this year, so it will be difficult for me this year."

"What's so difficult about that? People who are uglier than you don't have trouble finding a partner."

Wang Ying's mother twisted Hui Shanshan's arm and said.

"I will get married if Sister Yingying gets married."

"I can get engaged anytime, and you can find a partner."

Wang Ying will definitely finalize the major event of her life this year and is currently discussing engagement with her partner.

"Sister Jiajia and her husband must have a lot of resources around them. Introduce one to me."

In fact, Hui Shanshan already has a partner. Inspired by Gu Jia, Hui Shanshan found a junior who will graduate from graduate school this year.

"Tell me what you want."

In the past few years, Gu Jia always avoided the topic of urging others to get married whenever she met relatives. Now it is her turn to urge others to get married.

"Like my brother-in-law, introduce me to one of your students."

Hui Shanshan glanced at Zhou Jing and said in Gu Jia's ear.

"Go get a teaching certificate and find a job as a teacher yourself!"

Gu Jia didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The fact that she married her student became a topic of endless ridicule among her relatives and friends.

"Sister Jiajia and her husband are a perfect match. When we first met two years ago, I felt they looked like a couple."

Wang Ying said that although she felt a little weird when she first met Zhou Jing and Gu Jia and knew about their special relationship, she could not deny their tacit understanding. Gu Jia was a little bit arrogant, and the boy was sweet-mouthed and decisive, so they were a good match.

Looking back on the little things that happened between the two of them in 09, apart from their teacher-student relationship, Gu Jia also felt that the two of them had a great understanding of each other.

"You two just know how to drag things out. Aren't you envious of Zhou Zhou for being so cute?"

Wang Ying's mother teased the child in Zhou Jing's arms and said.

Wang Ying said: "I envy you. The day before yesterday I asked Xiao Zhou to lend me the child for a few days."

"I like to give birth to my own child."

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The adults exchanged greetings and took their seats. Zhou Jing told his cousin Wu Hao to ask people from his side not to take pictures. His father-in-law was of a special status, and the quality of the dinner this year was quite high. The white wine was at a table, and the red wine cost several thousand per bottle. If people saw pictures of his father-in-law attending such a dinner, it would inevitably have a negative impact.

Wu Yuan likes taking photos, so Wu Hao first reminded his sister.

"Remember your godmother and Aunt Liu?"

Zhou Jing came over with the child to greet Bai Guimi and Liu Hanyu.

"Auntie Liu looks so old, call me Auntie Liu."

Liu Hanyu sighed inwardly, she had unknowingly reached the age of being an aunt. She attended the birthday party of her "quasi-ex-boyfriend" and "quasi-first love" and gave a thousand yuan as a gift. She didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"Will you live with your godmother from now on?"

Bai Xiyao gently pinched the child's face and said.

"Okay, then give godmother a kiss."

Zhou Jing held the child close to Bai Xiyao.

The child probably didn't understand what he meant and kissed Bai Xiyao on the face.

"So cute."

刘晗语感慨，周靖这么欠揍却有这么惹人爱的孩子，看着孩子，她都感觉周靖没有那么渣了。酒店准时开始上菜所有人入座，周靖和顾葭跟长辈们一桌，周靖左边坐顾爸、再左是周国忠，右边是顾葭，顾葭右边是顾母和吴素琴，其他人不讲究随便坐。

Men who don't need to drive drink alcohol, women drink red wine, and those who need to drive drink tea instead of alcohol. There are not enough people to drive today, so Zhou Jing will drink tea instead of wine. At the end of the day, he has to personally send his father-in-law and mother-in-law home. Gu Jia's first task is to coax the children, so she drinks juice.

At the beginning of the banquet, Zhou Jing and Gu Jia first toasted everyone to thank them for attending their child’s first birthday party.

"I'll take my parents home after dinner, and you can drink with them."

As they started eating, Gu Jia said to Zhou Jing.

"I'll drink with Dad at home tomorrow, so I won't drink today."

Surrounded by his family, Zhou Jing doesn't feel pretentious. With so many relatives and family members, his main task is to take care of them himself.

"We'll have some drinks ourselves."

Mr. Gu had no objection. It was of course good for his son-in-law to control himself and not drink too much when faced with delicious food and wine.

"We are all family, so there is no need to accompany them to drink. If they want to drink, just drink by themselves."

The son-in-law is calm and sensible, and Mother Gu is so happy that she can't stop smiling.

After eating a few bites of the food, Zhou Jing held the child and went with Gu Jia to toast the guests at the other two tables, using orange juice instead of wine.

"I haven't seen my brother-in-law and sister Jiajia express their love yet. Tell us how they express their love so we can learn."

Wang Ying took a sip of red wine and said.

"You don't have a partner with you, so you can learn from him if you do."

Zhou Jing smiled and said.

Gu Jia recalled Zhou Jing's confession scene in her mind. It was in 10 in Yu City. After leading the first and second grade students to resign, the boy went to KTV to sing with his best friend and formally confessed his love to him. It was also difficult for the boy. At that time, the boy had just graduated from college and was less than years old. He was urged by several older brothers and sisters to confess to the -year-old Gu Jia.

Bai Xiyao and Liu Hanyu raised their glasses with the people at the same table, Bai Xiyao drank juice and Liu Hanyu drank red wine.

The child's first birthday was celebrated in a grand and formal manner. He was born on this day last year. Now he has grown up a lot. He clings to Zhou Jing's body and is Zhou Jing's favorite "pendant".

After the banquet, there were no other arrangements, so Zhou Jing sent his father-in-law and mother-in-law home. Gu Jia and the people from her hometown went back to the villa first. After sending his father-in-law and mother-in-law home, Zhou Jing went home and sat with his family for a while and then went to the bedroom to see the children.

"Dad~"

The child got down from the sofa and staggered towards Zhou Jing.

"A one-year-old baby."

Zhou Jing picked up the child and sat on the sofa.

"We received more than 50,000 yuan in donations, but no one showed up. What should we do?"

Gu Jia looked at the list of contribution money and said.

"Relatives and friends can give 200 yuan in red envelopes, but for those in the company, forget it."

Customs may vary in different places. In Zhou Jing's hometown, the custom is to return a red envelope of 60 yuan when bringing a share of money. People in the company come from all over the world, so Zhou Jing is too lazy to return the red envelopes.

Zhou Jing picked up the list and took a look at it. Liu Hanyu's handwriting was indeed very good, with each stroke neat and straight.

"People in the company should also give red envelopes."

Gu Jia thought for a while and said, giving a small red envelope is not only a custom and etiquette, but also shows that the gift has been received.

With Gu Jia considering and handling these trivial matters, Zhou Jing doesn't have to worry about them.

"If your mother hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten to give Liu Hanyu a red envelope."

Gu Jia continued to say that Liu Hanyu was a fellow villager of Zhou Jing’s grandmother, and needed a red envelope for her help today.

Zhou Jing didn't say anything. Yesterday, he gave Liu Hanyu a red envelope of one thousand yuan without Gu Jia's knowledge.

"Happy birthday or not?"

Gu Jia collected the list of donations and put it in the drawer and kissed the child and said.

"Hmm~"

The little girl danced with joy.

"Don't cling to your dad anymore. Your dad has to work and plan your birthday at the same time. It's very hard. How is the company's performance after the holiday?"

Gu Jia took the child off Zhou Jing and said.

"Yes, we have started preparing for the launch of Ideal 1s and Imagine 1s, and the development of the second generation is also going smoothly."

Zhou Jing put his hand on Gu Jia's leg and rubbed it and said.

Before the new model is launched, the old model should have been promoted to boost sales. However, since Ideal modified a lot of technologies in the first generation of smartphones and prepared to optimize them directly on the second generation, the first generation has been very successful. In order to better ensure the competitiveness of the second generation, it was decided not to reduce the price of the old model.

"You take a rest first."

Gu Jia took the child to the first floor to see if the porridge was ready.

Give the child some meat and cake at the birthday party, and feed him some millet porridge at night to help digestion.

Zhou Jing took a shower and lay on the bed looking at his phone. When the porridge was ready, Gu Jia brought it to him in the bedroom.

After celebrating the child's birthday, they rested for a day in Tangdu. The people from their hometown returned to Qing County on the eleventh day of the first lunar month. Zhou Jing and Gu Jia went to BJ on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, and Gu's mother went with them to take care of the child.

We drove from Tangdu in the morning and arrived at BJ's house in the evening.

The next day, Tuesday, in the morning Gu Jia stayed at home to clean up while Zhou Jing went to the company alone.

The BJ headquarters of Chuangzhi Technology has resumed normal operations, and various projects have started to proceed according to the progress made before the New Year. The Ideal second-generation smartphone software system project team is racing against time, and the project teams for the lithography machine control system project, intelligent driving project, chip design, etc., which were established at the end of last year, have officially entered the R&D state in the new year.

When Zhou Jing arrived at the company for the first time after the New Year, the first thing he did was to rush to the management meeting. The content of the meeting was similar to that of other companies. It was nothing more than asking employees to get their minds back from the festive atmosphere and start new goals in the new year, year after year.

The company has completed the equity reform. All formal employees who join the company will receive equity. At the same time, the last-in-first-out elimination system has been strengthened. Zhou Jing does not need to worry about the enthusiasm of the employees. Working hard in Zhou Jing's company will be rewarded. Zhou Jing does not need to do anything to just lie down and give up. He himself cannot survive in such a company circle.

No normal person would like a teammate who holds the team back.

Chuangzhi Technology now plays the role of a "service" company for Ideal Technology. It has no clear performance pressure and its only task is to assist Ideal Technology.

"Not having performance requirements does not mean we can relax. If Ideal Technology's products cannot compete with other brands because of software system defects, the responsibility lies with Chuangzhi Technology. Therefore, the company from top to bottom must maintain the innovative vitality, rigorous attitude and clear mind at the beginning of its establishment. People are born in adversity and die in comfort, and the same applies to the company."

"Chuangzhi Technology determines the upper limit of Ideal Technology's future. Next month, the National Government will visit Ideal Technology during its visit to Tangdu. Ideal Technology is expected to play an important strategic role in promoting the technological and economic development of the western region. This is a rare opportunity for any company."

Zhou Jing looked at everyone and said.

The management listened carefully and took note of the key points. When they heard that the national leaders would visit Ideal Technology, they were excited. This was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In the past two or three decades, most of the technology companies that have grown bigger and stronger are in the coastal areas and the south. Coastal cities have good geographical and trade advantages.

Ideal Technology’s great success in northwestern cities is sufficient to prove the company’s technological innovation capabilities. If it can receive national attention, it will indeed be a great opportunity.

"Ideal Technology and Chuangzhi Technology are like the body and soul. They prosper together and suffer together."

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After the kick-off meeting, Zhou Jing only kept a few senior executives and dismissed the other management staff. Zhou Jing talked about the project with the senior executives. Chuangzhi Technology needed to promote several technical backbones to be responsible for some new R&D projects. Zhou Jing asked Wang Tao, Li Jianwei and others to recommend them.

After talking about work with the executives, Zhou Jing returned to the office to check the project information. He glanced at the calendar and noticed that today was Valentine's Day, February 2.14th. Zhou Jing put down the information first and sent an email to Chen Jiaqian.

Valentine's Day in Europe is tomorrow, so Zhou Jing wishes Chen Jiaqian a happy Valentine's Day in advance.

Then I wish Yang Wenwen a happy Valentine's Day.

Gu Jia must not be left behind, so Zhou Jing found the business card of the flower shop where he bought flowers last year in his drawer, called to order a bouquet of pink roses, told the delivery address, and asked for it to be delivered to her home around 4:30 p.m., so that he could give Gu Jia a little surprise after get off work.

(End of this chapter)