Chapter 241 Your parents don’t object?

Knowing that Zhou Jing was coming home, Gu's mother took Gu Jia to buy groceries early. Zhou Jing went to the supermarket near Gu Jia's home to find Gu Jia and her mother.

"My dad is at home, you can go home first."

Gu Jia saw the boy and waved from afar.

Zhou Jing walked closer and said, "I'll help you get your things on the way."

"Xiao Zhou, you must be tired after driving for several hours, right?"

Mother Gu said with a warm smile.

"Not tired. It took more than two hours to get to Suixian County on the highway."

Zhou Jing took the shopping cart from Gu Jia and pushed it.

"Is everything okay at home?"

Mother Gu put the selected vegetables into the shopping cart and said with a smile.

"Well, very good." Zhou Jing glanced at Gu Jia and asked, "What has Master been doing these past two days?"

"I went shopping with my bestie yesterday afternoon and have been at home today. Is it okay to go to the internet cafe in the county town?"

Gu Jia raised her hand and touched the boy's arm.

"It's going well. We started decorating today and should be open before August."

While Gu's mother wasn't paying attention, Zhou Jing hugged Gu Jia's waist.

Gu Jia was wearing a short-sleeved top and cropped pants, and she looked slim and graceful.

After buying the groceries and returning home, Gu Jia did not drive. Instead, the mother and daughter took Zhou Jing's car. When they got home, Gu Jia helped her mother cook, while Zhou Jing played chess with his father to pass the time.

Zhou Jing has been to Gu Jia's house several times, and he still feels a lot of pressure every time he comes, probably because he has something to hide.

Gu Jia filled up her father's teacup, squeezed a glass of watermelon juice for Zhou Jing and said, "Zhou Jing is so smart, he must be very good at chess. He doesn't need to give in to my dad!"

"Chess and mathematics are two different things."

There would be no way to play if Zhou Jing didn't give in to Gu's father, but Zhou Jing's giving in was not obvious, he just played in a more conventional way, just like playing table tennis with the leader, obviously trying hard, and the ball always landed in front of the leader.

"The field of network technology has a promising future. Does the company have any general plans?"

Dad Gu can help Zhou Jing within the scope of his authority, but this depends on Zhou Jing's vision and ability. If Zhou Jing does not have sufficient ability, any help will be useless and may even backfire.

"I plan to first gain some experience through basic hardware installation projects, and then upgrade to software and new Internet. It seems a bit too early to say this now, and I have no confidence at all."

Zhou Jing shook his head unconfidently.

"Very good, ideas are very important. Information technology is indeed a good opportunity, but it needs to be developed in big cities, where talents and new manufacturing industries gather. Our province's Tangdu has many excellent universities and has a talent advantage."

In Gu's father's opinion, it is very rare for Zhou Jing to have such a forward-looking vision at such a young age. If he can be down-to-earth, it is not impossible for him to achieve success in his career if given a chance.

"My uncle's words really enlightened me. I never thought that I should develop in a place with many colleges and universities."

Zhou Jing was very humble. Mr. Gu was indeed an important leader in the city and the advice he gave was very instructive.

"We should take it step by step. It is also good to start locally. Nowadays, it is very difficult to start a business directly in a big city. It is crucial to gain a foothold in the local area and get local support. The GDP of Yu City is second only to the provincial capital Tangdu in the province. If we can get support from the local city, it will be of great help to future development, so we should develop well in Yu City first."

Father Gu glanced at the boy, then turned his gaze to the chessboard and said.

What Gu's father said really enlightened Zhou Jing. Although Zhou Jing didn't want to have anything to do with officialdom, if he thought seriously about starting a business and wanted to make it bigger and stronger, whether at home or abroad, he could not do without dealing with the government. If he could get strong support from the Yulin Municipal Government, then his future development to the provincial capital Tang would be much smoother, both in terms of funding and projects.

Zhou Jing had to go to school to attend evening self-study classes in the evening. Gu's mother did not prepare any wine for dinner, so they just had a simple home-cooked meal.

"Does my father speak in a very official tone?"

After dinner, Gu Jia took Zhou Jing to her bedroom to rest and said with a smile.

“That’s called speaking in a clear and precise tone.”

Zhou Jing picked up Gu Jia's photo frame and looked at it.

"The host speaks more clearly." Gu Jia touched the boy's head and said, "Did you keep the photo I gave you well?"

"I took it home yesterday and my mom kept it."

"Ah? Have you told your family?"

Gu Jia's heart beat faster.

"I'll tell you sooner or later. Are you afraid?"

Zhou Jing looked at Gu Jia and asked with a smile. "I'm not afraid. What's your parents' attitude? Do they know that I taught you English?"

Gu Jia was mainly worried.

She was worried that the boy’s parents would mind her age and would not be able to accept her past relationship with the boy.

"I know. I've seen you in the graduation photo. As for your attitude, I respect my choice."

Zhou Jing said calmly.

"You actually took my photo back with you. Aren't you afraid that your parents will object?"

Gu Jia felt relieved. She had been worried about the boy's parents. It was normal for parents not to support their son marrying a girl six years older than him. As long as they didn't object, she would feel relieved.

"It's no use to object. I'm the kind of son who forgets his mother after marrying a wife."

Zhou Jing hugged Gu Jia's waist with both hands and laughed.

"Pfft!" Gu Jia couldn't help laughing, "Your parents will definitely break your legs if they hear this."

After resting in the bedroom for a while, Gu Jia went to help her mother wash the dishes, and Zhou Jing went to the school first.

There was still about an hour before evening self-study, so Zhou Jing went to Yang Wenwen's house. Yang Wenwen had already eaten, and at this time Yang Wenwen was playing with her daughter in the community square.

"Uncle Xiao Zhou."

Seeing Zhou Jing, the little girl came to greet him on her bicycle.

"Do you miss Uncle Xiao Zhou?"

Zhou Jing stopped the bicycle and hugged the little girl.

“I want to die!”

The little girl said cutely while hanging on Zhou Jing.

"Uncle Xiao Zhou is tired today, let Uncle Xiao Zhou sit down and rest for a while."

Yang Wenwen came over and patted her daughter's head gently.

"Look what Uncle Zhou brought." Zhou Jing put down his backpack and took out the red apples and apricots he bought in Qing County for Yang Wenwen and the little girl to taste. "They might be a little sour."

"It's much better than what's sold outside. Where did you buy it?"

Although the two kinds of fruits the boy brought are both local specialties, they are not cheap. A pound of good small apples that are slightly larger than hawthorns cost three or four yuan or even four or five yuan. They taste sour, sweet and crispy. A pound of good apricots that are slightly larger than small apples also cost four or five yuan.

"In our county, the people who sell this kind of fruit set up stalls on the roadside at the entrance of the village. They were just picked this morning." Zhou Jing looked at the little girl with a frown on her face and smiled, "Is this one very sour?"

"Ok!"

The little girl pursed her lips and nodded.

"This kind of fruit is sour and sweet. If you eat a few more bites, it won't be sour anymore. Eat this one, mom."

Yang Wenwen gave hers to the little girl and took hers to eat herself.

"This one isn't sour." The little girl took a bite and looked at Da Xing with her big eyes and said, "I want to eat this one, too."

"Children should not eat too much of this fruit. They can only eat two at a time."

Zhou Jing picked out two ripe apricots with red and yellow insides, washed them with mineral water, gave one to Yang Wenwen, and squeezed open the other one, removed the core, and gave it to the little girl.

"This is a good seven."

The little girl opened her mouth with uneven teeth and said happily.

"Even if it tastes good, you can't eat too much. If you eat too much, your stomach will get achy." Zhou Jing picked up a stone, cracked the apricot kernel, and handed the almond to Yang Wenwen's mouth and said, "You can eat this almond, understand?"

"Not bitter?"

Yang Wenwen had only eaten small apricots before, the kernels of which were very bitter. But now this kind of almonds are not bitter at all, but a little sweet, fragrant and crispy.

"People in my hometown dry these almonds and use them as fillings for mooncakes."

Zhou Jing smashed the apricot kernel that Yang Wenwen had just eaten and gave the almond to the little girl to taste.

"It should be delicious if made into mooncake filling."

It was getting late, so Yang Wenwen went home to change her clothes. Seeing that the boy had no intention of avoiding her, she took off her denim shorts and put on long pants in front of the boy.

(End of this chapter)