Chapter 438 Happy Dragon Boat Festival

At around nine o'clock in the morning on October 1st, Zhou Guozhong and Wu Suqin arrived at BJ Station, and Zhou Jing drove to the train station to pick them up.

"What did you bring?"

Outside the exit, he saw his parents carrying large and small bags like country people going into the city. His father even had a urea bag tucked under his arm. Zhou Jing squeezed into the crowd to help them carry the things.

“Some specialties.”

Zhou Guozhong gave the snakeskin bag to his son and immediately felt a lot more relaxed.

"Why go on such a long journey? Did you sleep well tonight?"

Zhou Jing held a snakeskin bag in his left arm, and helped his mother carry a cardboard box wrapped with several circles of tape in his right hand. The box was quite heavy, and if Zhou Jing guessed correctly, it was vegetables brought from his hometown.

"I slept intermittently all the way." Wu Suqin tidied her son's clothes and said, "This train station is really big."

"This is my first time at the BJ Railway Station. Dad, please refund your return train ticket. I will be back in Tangdu on the 6th. We will take a plane to Tangdu together and drive home on the 7th. There are too many people in the line, so I will refund it."

Arriving at the station square, Zhou Jing put his things on the ground, looked at the crowded ticket office, and picked up his things again.

"Don't count it, it's more than 200 yuan. Come over and return it some time in the next few days."

Wu Suqin felt sorry for the train ticket money.

"It's not even enough to refund more than a hundred dollars for gas, isn't it, Dad?"

Zhou Jing would not go to the train station specifically to refund a ticket worth more than 200 yuan.

"There are a lot of people at the ticket window. I'll go over and see if there's anyone specializing in refunds and transfers."

Although his family is now considered wealthy and has no shortage of money, Zhou Guozhong doesn't want to waste two hundred yuan. Two hundred yuan is enough for him to buy a few boxes of Furong King.

Zhou Guozhong put down his things and went to refund the ticket.

Wu Suqin looked at her son and smiled, "You should learn from your father about how to live your life. You should spend when you should and be thrifty when you should."

"If I were to be so frugal, I wouldn't have enough time to do anything else all day, even sitting and counting money."

Zhou Jing recognized his father's simple attitude, but he really didn't have time to be frugal.

Zhou Jing would not look closely at the company's bills below 10,000 yuan and would just sign directly.

"Jia Jia is such a good wife, you must be very busy when she is not in the company, right?"

In the past, Wu Suqin would have definitely refuted that her son did not know how to live, but now she can't refute it. People who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters. Her son's time is most precious when he has built such a big business, so he should not be too fussy about small profits.

"That's for sure. When she's in the company, I don't need to worry about the finances and administration."

Gu Jia, this virtuous wife, can be said to be Zhou Jing's right-hand man. When Gu Jia was in the company, Zhou Jing only needed to worry about the project department. Now, Zhou Jing has to worry about the project department, financial management, etc., and he wishes he could have the ability to clone himself.

Wu Suqin said, "Is there no suitable person around to temporarily replace Jiajia?"

"No."

Zhou Jing wanted to say that there must be one. Yang Wenwen and Chen Jiaqian are both trustworthy. There is also Liu Hanyu who majored in finance. If Liu Hanyu were to come to the company, he would be more professional in finance than Gu Jia.

Zhou Jing suddenly understood a truth: it is completely reasonable for a man like himself to have several women. The bigger his career is, the more he needs help from trusted people to share important core job responsibilities. Who could be more trustworthy than his own woman? He wondered if the big guys in the circle did this. Zhou Jing would have to find out more about it in the future.

"Eighty-five percent refunded."

Ten minutes later, Zhou Guozhong came back after returning the ticket and said.

"That's fine. Did Dad smoke on the way?"

Zhou Jing nodded. The 15% handling fee for train ticket refunds was acceptable.

"It's strange that you didn't smoke." Wu Suqin said unhappily, "It's so inconvenient to smoke outside, but you still smoke. Isn't the management of public places in BJ stricter?"

"If you want to smoke, there must be a place to smoke. You can smoke in the car."

Arriving at the car, Zhou Jing opened the trunk and put the things in.

"Don't smoke in the car. Jing always has cigarettes in his car. Do you never smoke any?"

Wu Suqin got into her son's A6L, picked up an opened box of soft cigarettes and said.

"I don't smoke it. I handed it to someone else."

Zhou Jing shook his head. There were many men in the company, and many of them smoked. If you didn't smoke, no one would offer you a cigarette. But once you started smoking, even if it was just one cigarette occasionally, others would often offer you a cigarette.

"Dad, have a smoke."

Zhou Jing took an unopened box of Huazi and gave it to his father.

Zhou Guozhong put away his cigarette and said, "Let's smoke after we get off the car."

My son’s car may usually be used by customers, so it would be inappropriate to leave a smell of cigarette smoke.

"What plans do mom and dad have these days?"

Zhou Jing drove slowly and turned into the main lane.

"I'm not going anywhere. Just take your dad around for a few days, and bring your mother-in-law along as well."

Wu Suqin came here to take care of her daughter-in-law. She can't just run around everywhere as soon as she arrives. She won't be able to distinguish the priorities, which will make her daughter-in-law and in-laws think, and it will embarrass her son. Children are playful, and adults cannot be ignorant.

"That's fine."

Zhou Jing didn't say much.

“There’s nothing special about the capital.”

Wu Suqin sat in the passenger seat, looking outside and admiring the scenery of the capital, which was nothing but tall buildings.

"All cities are the same. They don't have the scenery of my hometown, right?"

Zhou Jing said with a smile.

"Not even close."

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It took more than half an hour to get out of the community. When Zhou Jing was almost at the apartment building, he parked the car and asked his father to go downstairs to smoke. When he got downstairs and waited for his father to come over, the cigarette had been finished.

"You are really filial to your father." Wu Suqin glanced at her son, then looked at Zhou Guozhong and said, "Don't smoke in the house these few days."

"know."

Zhou Guozhong had not originally planned to smoke in the house where his daughter-in-law lived.

Zhou Jing did not object to his father smoking at home, and he also understood his mother's helplessness. His mother often reminded his father to go outside to smoke, but his father always smoked secretly in places like the balcony and bathroom at home, and completely ignored his mother's words.

"Mom and Dad have worked hard on the journey. There's no need to carry so many things for such a long journey."

Gu Jia was waiting outside the elevator and spoke kindly after the elevator door opened.

"It's not tiring to have a car to pull you. Jiajia looks really good."

Wu Suqin looked at her daughter-in-law with her bulging belly. The more she looked at her, the more she liked her. The more she looked at her, the more she thought she looked like a woman who would bring good luck to her husband.

"Thank you for your hard work, my dear relatives, for carrying so many things along such a long journey."

Mother Gu came out of the door and said enthusiastically.

"Sister Sun has worked hard these past few months. I should have come earlier."

Wu Suqin held Gu's mother's hand and said apologetically.

"Nothing is hard or not hard for a family."

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"You go in first, I'll move the things."

Move all the things out of the elevator, Zhou Jing said.

"Mom, go in and rest for a while."

Gu Jia walked in front holding Wu Suqin's arm.

Wu Suqin, Gu Jia and Gu's mother went back to the house first, while Zhou Jing and Zhou Guozhong moved things later.

In the living room, Gu Jia and her mother served tea and water. Wu Suqin took the kettle from Gu Jia and said, "Jia Jia and Sister Sun, please sit down. I'll come."

"Mom, be careful with the heat."

Gu Jia carefully let go of the kettle.

Zhou Jing moved the things to the kitchen and opened them to see what his parents had brought from such a long distance. The urea bag contained pumpkins, sweet potatoes, millet, beans, etc. The cardboard box contained tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, leeks and other vegetables. The vegetables should have been picked yesterday afternoon and were very fresh. In another box, there were apples and pears at the bottom and grapes and cherry tomatoes on top. The fruits were also fresh.

“It’s really rare to be able to eat vegetables and fruits grown in my hometown from such a long distance.”

Gu Jia came to the kitchen and said sincerely.

"I called this thing cherry tomatoes until I went to college. The vine looks and tastes like a tomato."

Zhou Jing took two cherry tomatoes and handed one to Gu Jia.

"It was only when I saw the vines of cherry tomatoes in your hometown that I understood why cherry tomatoes taste so much like tomatoes. I saw pictures online of vegetables that were not sprayed with pesticides and had many worm holes. Why didn't this one have any?"

Gu Jia asked curiously.

"My grandma uses beer mixed with water to spray vegetables, but the effect is not as good as pesticides. She sprays them every now and then, and the cost is only a dozen yuan each time."

"I see. The cost is a bit high. I eat it at home for health reasons, but it's not cost-effective to sell it."

Gu Jia had only eaten such pure green vegetables grown in Zhou Jing’s hometown.

Zhou Jing washed some apples, pears, grapes and cherry tomatoes and brought them to the living room. Then he helped Gu's mother prepare lunch. The meal was ready, and Zhou Jing helped bring it to the table.

"Sister Sun, take a rest. I'll do it."

Wu Suqin went to the bathroom to wash her face and came to the kitchen and said.

"Sister, you've worked hard all the way. I'll do it today."

"The sleeper is not tiring."

Wu Suqin looked in the cupboard and prepared the dishes.

The house was particularly lively today. Zhou Jing and Gu Jia's home had never been so lively in the half year since they came to BJ. The small dining table was a bit crowded for five people, so Zhou Jing moved out the round dining table from the study. Zhou Jing and Gu Jia sat next to each other, while the three parents sat separately.

After dinner, Wu Suqin and Gu's mother cleaned up the dishes.

Zhou Jing helped Gu Jia to the living room to rest, and handed the grapes he brought from his hometown to Gu Jia, saying, "Pregnant women like to eat sour grapes, so these are perfect."

"These grapes are very good, much better than the ones you buy which are only sweet but have no other taste." Gu Jia picked up a grape with her slender fingers and put it into her mouth, saying softly: "Take Dad to wash and let him have a good rest."

"Just rest at home today. Dad, take a bath and have a good rest."

Zhou Jing got up and went to the bathroom to prepare toiletries and casual clothes for his father.

Zhou Guozhong didn’t get enough rest last night and was indeed a little sleepy, so he took a shower and went to the bedroom to rest.

After cleaning up the kitchen, Zhou Jing asked his mother to wash up and take a rest. People in their thirties cannot stand staying up late. His parents are in their forties, and it must be not easy for them to stay up all night.

The company is usually very busy, and Zhou Jing is a bit restless during holidays.

"During the holiday, Xiao Zhou will take your parents to BJ. It's a rare opportunity for them to come here."

Mother Gu sat on the sofa and looked at the young couple and said.

"My mom doesn't like traveling. She will stay at home tomorrow and I will take my aunt and my dad out for a walk."

In order to distinguish the two mothers, Zhou Jing called Gu's mother Auntie.

"I'm old now, and I get tired after walking a few steps."

Mother Gu understood her son-in-law's intentions.

"Walk slowly. Traveling is all about stopping and looking around."

Zhou Jing continued.

"I really want to go out, I'm getting moldy staying at home."

Gu Jia said with a wry smile.

"It's too crowded these days. I'll go to the Forbidden City or the Summer Palace on the weekend after the holiday."

Zhou Jing fed Gu Jia a cherry tomato and said softly.

"I'm going out and can't wear nice clothes, but I don't want to go."

Gu Jia sighed and just said it verbally. Firstly, she didn't want to travel too far with her big belly, and secondly, the boy was busy enough working for the company, and she could neither help nor cause more trouble.

Zhou Jing touched Gu Jia's belly and smiled: "Maternity clothes look good."

"No, I've experienced it myself. I think it looks better when I'm thinner."

Gu Jia knows her own limitations. No matter how nice the clothes she wears, they won't look better than when she was not pregnant.

"You're so conceited even though you're an adult."

Mother Gu glanced at her daughter and said.

"Heart of beauty in everyone."

Gu Jia knew that she was not young, but not too old either.

You are not yet thirty years old, but just because you are old you should know how to dress yourself. If you are sloppy all day long, not only will your man not be able to stand it, you yourself will not be able to look at it either. It is different from when you were young. Before the age of twenty-five, you can still be a beauty even if you are a little sloppy, but after the age of thirty, if you are sloppy you are really an old woman.

Before meeting Zhou Jing, Gu Jia was not a completely sloppy girl. Her house might be a little messy, but not dirty, and she would always wear clean and tidy clothes when she went out.

"Besides, I don't dress up for myself. Women dress up to please themselves." Gu Jia looked at the boy and said with a smile: "Am I right?"

"Correct."

Zhou Jing said while holding Gu Jia's hand.

From a man's perspective, Zhou Jing certainly likes his woman to be beautiful every day and pleasing to the eye. No matter how beautiful a woman is, if she doesn't know how to dress herself up and is always sloppy, her husband will feel helpless when the novelty wears off.

There are no ugly women, only women who don't know how to dress up. In a sense, this makes sense.

After watching TV in the living room for a while, Zhou Jing and Gu Jia went to the bedroom for a nap. Zhou Jing helped Gu Jia lean on the pillow that Zhou Jing specially bought for pregnant women. Zhou Jing lay on his side beside Gu Jia, lifted up her shirt and kissed her belly.

"It's a bit chilly in the morning and evening, put on some thin long johns."

Gu Jia pinched the boy's leg and said.

"It's fine now. I'll wear it tomorrow. When will I go to the hospital for a checkup?"

Zhou Jing said while gently touching Gu Jia's belly.

"It will be six months, when you come back from Yu City next time."

Gu Jia thought for a moment and said.

Zhou Jing nodded and planned his next trip back to Yulin City in his mind.

Unable to sleep during lunch break, Zhou Jing got up and went to the study, turned on the computer to look at the information on the acquisition of the electronics factory sent by Bai Xiyao. Some procedures for the acquisition of the electronics factory required Zhou Jing to be present in person. Zhou Jing could not stay in BJ for a few days throughout mid-October and late October. Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. will be even busier in the next three or four months. If it wins the information system projects of all units in Qingxian New City and the information system project of Yulin High-tech Zone Hospital, the technology company will be busy and seamless next year.

In short, it's just one word: busy.

Although he is very busy, Zhou Jing is still not satisfied with it. He thinks that with more projects he can expand the company to speed up the work progress.

Therefore, the next time Zhou Jing returns to Yulin City, he plans to see if there are any suitable projects in the city. Yulin City will develop rapidly in the next few years, and there will definitely be many projects.

Making money by taking on software projects is only one of Zhou Jing's goals. Another more important goal is to quickly enhance the company's software development capabilities. The future industrial manufacturing industry will basically be built on the basis of informatization and intelligence, including products, from mobile phone systems to the soul of a car.

"Are you busy even during the holidays?"

Wu Suqin, who had just woken up from her lunch break, came to the study and looked at her son.

"How can you have a vacation when you are your own boss?" Zhou Jing leaned back in his chair and stretched his body. "I am going to buy this electronics factory."

“Are you sure about spending so much money to acquire an electronics factory with poor performance? Making mobile phones is not that simple.”

Wu Suqin had no idea what to do. When she first heard that her son was going to spend 1.7 million to acquire an electronics factory, she was frightened and thought that her son was gambling.

"At worst, I can lose all the money I've earned. I was born to be useful, and even if I lose all my money, I can still make it back."

There was no point in telling his mother whether he was sure or not, so Zhou Jing simply didn't say anything.

"You are quite open-minded."

Knowing that she couldn't persuade her son, Wu Suqin could only support him.

“Young people won’t achieve anything great if they don’t dare to take risks.”

Zhou Guozhong came to the study to look through the company information. Although he was also unsure about his son's acquisition of an electronics factory to make mobile phones, what else could he do now except to support it? Moreover, he was unsure about his son's company last year and the technology company he came to BJ this year. Now, both of his son's companies are thriving.

(End of this chapter)