Chapter 460: Warmth in the Cold Winter

They stayed in the house until 1:30 in the afternoon. Yang Wenwen rode her electric scooter to the Experimental Middle School, while Zhou Jing drove to the Yulin Branch of Bowei Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Zhou Jing's first task when he went to the company was to inspect the work. Another thing was to inspect the technical backbone of the branch and consider who would take over Yang An's position next year.

Yang An recommended two people to Zhou Jing.

One is Lin Chao, deputy manager of the branch and deputy director of the project department, and the other is Zhao Xiaojun, technical director of the branch. The two have equal status in the branch, second only to Yang An. They each have their own strengths. The former is more familiar with project implementation and management, while the latter is good at technology and safety. After Yang An was transferred to the headquarters, the two were promoted to the top and second in command respectively.

As for who will be the top boss and who will be the second-in-command, Zhou Jing couldn't make up his mind for a while. He needed to observe the actual performance of the two. Employing people when being a boss is a big deal. Using them correctly and well will be beneficial to the development of the company. It is not impossible for the company to go bankrupt if people are not used properly.

When he arrived at the company, Zhou Jing asked the administrative team to deliver Lin Chao and Zhao Xiaojun's files, as well as the completed work materials and reports to the office.

Zhou Jing mainly examines three aspects when hiring people, namely, their work reports, public relations skills, and their daily interpersonal relationships. Through the work reports, we can see their attitude towards work, public relations skills test their ability, and their interpersonal relationships can be used to understand their character.

As the main person in charge of the company, work attitude, ability and character are all very important. Zhou Jing believes that details determine success or failure. There is never a shortage of capable people in this world. What Zhou Jing needs is someone who is capable and meticulous. If a person is capable but careless, he will always make mistakes. If the character problem is too obvious, no matter how capable he is, it will be a double-edged sword.

"What else does Mr. Zhou need?"

The administrative staff member sent Lin Chao and Zhao Xiaojun's information to the office and said.

"Ask the finance department to send in the information that needs to be processed."

Zhou Jing picked up Lin Chao and Zhao Xiaojun's file bags, opened them, and checked their personal information first.

Lin Chao and Zhao Xiaojun are both the first batch of technical backbones after the establishment of Bowei Network Technology Co., Ltd. The company set certain conditions for the recruitment of technical personnel from the beginning, namely, a college degree or above, electrical and computer related majors. The company's main business is power and computer networks, and the staffing will allow the two majors to complement each other.

Zhou Jing carefully checked the personal information of Lin Chao and Zhao Xiaojun. Lin Chao majored in computer technology and graduated from Tangdu University of Technology. Zhao Xiaojun majored in electrical engineering and graduated from Qingdao University. The two had similar academic qualifications. Zhao Xiaojun was two years older than Lin Chao. After reading their personal information, Zhou Jing first placed Zhao Xiaojun in the acting position of manager of the Yulin branch, because Bowei Network Technology Co., Ltd.'s business was mainly electrical.

After looking at the personal information, Zhou Jing went on to look at the work information. Lin Chao and Zhao Xiaojun each performed their duties well.

The two people who were promoted to their current positions by Yang An should have good personalities. Zhou Jing plans to let Zhao Xiaojun take over Yang An's position, and Lin Chao's position will be adjusted to deputy manager and technical director of the branch. He calls Yang An to find people to replace Lin Chao and Zhao Xiaojun and arrange for Lin Chao and Zhao Xiaojun to go to Tangdu headquarters for technical training.

After working in the company until 4:40, Zhou Jing left work early to pick up the little girl from the kindergarten. He drove to the kindergarten and waited for three or four minutes before hearing the sounds of classes being dismissed from the campus.

As winter approaches, Zhou Jing returns to Yulin City less frequently. It has been more than twenty days since his last visit. Yang Wenwen misses Zhou Jing. The little girl misses Zhou Jing as much as Yang Wenwen. The role of Zhou Jing, the "father", is deeply rooted in the little girl's heart. The little girl, who is not yet fully sensible, regards Zhou Jing as her biological father.

"Dad, what took you so long to come back?"

Throwing herself on Zhou Jing, the little girl said with her big eyes blinking.

"Dad is busy with work and has earned a lot of money for you. Do you want to eat some candied haws?"

Zhou Jing rubbed the little girl's head and talked to her while walking.

"Ah."

The little girl pulled Zhou Jing's finger and walked towards the man selling candied haws.

Zhou Jing bought a string of candied haws and two bottles of local yogurt for the little girl.

"Dad, I want to drink yogurt."

The little girl said while chewing a candied haws.

"You can't drink it now, it's too cold. Go home and warm it up before drinking it. Is it cold?"

Zhou Jing gently pinched the little girl's red face which was frozen.

"not cold."

The little girl shook her head. She was dressed warmly, with a down jacket, cotton hat, scarf and gloves for all-round protection.

"Have you studied hard recently?"

Zhou Jing opened the car door, put the little girl's schoolbag on the back seat, held the little girl in the passenger seat, and fastened her seat belt.

"I studied hard, and the teacher rewarded me with a red flower."

The little girl was quite proud.

"You're so good. Is the necklace Daddy bought for you pretty?"

Zhou Jing took out the necklace he bought for the little girl at noon and tied it around her neck. The necklace cost more than two thousand yuan, but the little girl didn't have much concept of money now. Children only care about whether something looks good or not, even if it is just a cute hairpin. It's like the meaning of a wooden sword or a straight wooden stick to a boy. If a boy can have a beautifully carved wooden sword, he can become the most handsome boy among his friends, and his friends will try their best to borrow it to play with.

"Thank you dad."

The little girl handed the candied haws to Zhou Jing and asked him to eat it.

Zhou Jing took a bite of a candied haws, started the car and set off, "Do you have homework today?"

"Yes, the teacher always assigns a lot of homework."

The little girl has already felt the unhappy side of going to school at such a young age, and doing homework is the most unhappy thing.

"The teacher is also doing this for you to learn well. Don't play around while doing your homework and you will finish it in no time."

If it was Zhou Jing's biological daughter, she wouldn't force herself not to learn from Zhou Jing. His own child had already won at the starting line and didn't need to study too hard. She could study happily and grow up happily.

Those who have made it to the shore look back and feel that going to school was not painful at all. However, for the children who did not make it to the shore, it was an extremely long process as they lived like prisoners day after day and at their most playful age for years. Some students would not exaggerate to call the nine years of compulsory education plus three years of high school a twelve-year prison sentence.

When they arrived at Yang Wenwen's house, Zhou Jing gave the thermal underwear he bought for Yang's mother. Yang's mother prepared a meal for the three of them to eat first, leaving some for Yang Wenwen.

After dinner, Zhou Jing accompanied the little girl to play in Yang Wenwen's bedroom. On the wall next to the table in Yang Wenwen's bedroom was a certificate, which was the result of the little girl's midterm exam, ranking first in the class. Next to the certificate was a picture frame, which contained the little girl's masterpiece, which won first place in the "I Love My Family" painting competition.

"Dad, look at the painting I drew."

The little girl took out her art book and opened it.

"The little painter's paintings are so beautiful. Do you want to be a painter when you grow up?"

Zhou Jing admired the little girl's painting and praised it.

“Yes, I still want to be a scientist.”

The little girl nodded obediently.

"Well done."

Zhou Jing gave the little girl a thumbs up.

Hearing Yang Wenwen coming home, the little girl ran to the living room and said, "Mom, Dad is back."

"Really? You keep talking about dad all the time. Are you happy that dad is back?"

Yang Wenwen hung the bag on the hanger and pinched her daughter's face.

"I'm happy." The little girl picked up the gold and jade four-leaf clover necklace around her neck and said, "My father bought it for me."

"So beautiful. Do you know what a four-leaf clover represents?"

Yang Wenwen saw the gifts Zhou Jing bought at noon.

"Lucky."

"Mom is going to eat, Dad will play with you."

Zhou Jing turned on the TV, switched to the children's channel, and watched Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf.

"Don't look at me as just a sheep." The little girl sang while leaning on Zhou Jing's arms. Seeing Lazy Sheep being captured and taken to the Wolf Castle, she pointed at the TV and said, "Lazy Sheep has been captured again. Dad, do you think he will be eaten by Big Bad Wolf?"

"No, Pleasant Goat will come to save him. Do you want to save Lazy Goat?"

Zhou Jing has watched hundreds of episodes of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf and has never seen Big Big Wolf eat a goat.

"I want to, Dad, let's fight Gray Wolf together."

The little girl nodded and said.

"Lazy Sheep is lazy and stupid, so he was caught. Is the little cutie lazy or stupid?"

Zhou Jing untied the rubber band on the little girl's hair and let her hair loose.

"No, I'm smart."

"You are truly smart if you can get first place in the exam during the holidays."

Yang Wenwen came to the living room holding a bowl and said.

Zhou Jing patted Yang Wenwen's hips and asked, "What place did you get in kindergarten and elementary school?"

"I had a lot of students back then. There were about 30 in the kindergarten class, and more than 60 in the elementary school class at most. I forgot my kindergarten grades, but I remember clearly that I was basically in the top three from third to sixth grade. What about you?"

Yang Wenwen picked up a piece of meat and fed it to her daughter.

"It's similar to your situation. I started to awaken in my studies in the third grade. I was always ranked second in every exam in the third and fourth grades. The first place was the son of my homeroom teacher. After the homeroom teacher changed in the fifth grade, I became the first place."

Zhou Jing picked up an orange, peeled it and gave half to the little girl.

"In the third and fourth grades, your homeroom teacher must have done something to make your son get the first place in the exam. What did the homeroom teacher teach?"

Yang Wenwen smiled and said, "Chinese."

Zhou Jing also had doubts. No matter how hard he studied in the third and fourth grades, he could not pass the exams better than the son of his homeroom teacher. It was not until the fifth grade that his homeroom teacher was changed. Zhou Jing was admitted to the Rocket Class of Qingshan Middle School based on his actual strength. The son of the homeroom teacher in grades three and four did not pass the exam, so he found someone to get in. Zhou Jing was admitted to Experimental Middle School based on his actual strength for the senior high school entrance exam. Zhou Jing was admitted to a 211 university in the college entrance exam, while the son of the homeroom teacher in grades three and four was admitted to a junior college.

"No wonder you are bad at Chinese."

If it were Yang Wenwen, she would definitely not let her child cheat in order to get good grades, as that would only harm the child.

"How's Chinese, little cutie?"

Zhou Jing pinched the little girl's nose and said.

"Yes, I rank first in the class in both Chinese and mathematics."

Yang Wenwen was very pleased. If her daughter continued to develop in this direction, she would definitely not be worse than her in studying in the future.

Today is Friday, and the senior students don't have evening self-study in the evening, so Yang Wenwen doesn't have to go to school. She watched TV for a while while Zhou Jing played building blocks with the little girl. Last time, Zhou Jing bought the little girl a set of zoo building blocks, which included dozens of animals.

“Dad taught me how to assemble a giraffe.”

The girl said, pointing to the giraffe pattern on the assembly guide.

"Start from the feet and work your way up. Find the giraffe's four hooves first."

Zhou Jing took a glance at the giraffe pattern and understood.

The little girl found the four hooves one by one.

"Look at the picture. Which two are the front legs of the giraffe and which two are the back legs?"

“This front foot.”

The girl observed the pattern and identified the front and back feet.

After positioning the four legs and fixing them on the base, Zhou Jing then asked the little girl to find the calves of the giraffe's front and back legs.

Yang Wenwen washed the dishes and went to the living room to watch her daughter assemble a giraffe. She deliberately pinched a part of the giraffe in her hand.

"There's a piece missing."

The little girl couldn't find the middle piece of the giraffe's belly and couldn't go on.

"Ask Mom."

Zhou Jing glanced at Yang Wenwen and said.

"Give it to me, Mom."

The little girl noticed what Yang Wenwen was holding in her hand and grabbed Yang Wenwen's hand.

Yang Wenwen returned the building blocks to her daughter, looked at Zhou Jing and said, "Are you tired? Go play on the bed."

"Row."

Zhou Jing took the building blocks that the little girl had half assembled to her bedroom.

Yang Wenwen changed the tea leaves in Zhou Jing's teacup and made a new cup, then poured herself a glass of boiled water.

In the bedroom, Zhou Jing leaned on the pillow and watched the little girl assembling building blocks.

"Do you want to stay here tonight or go to Baoning Road?"

Yang Wenwen came to the bedroom and said.

"This way!"

In the middle of winter, Zhou Jing was too lazy to go to Baoning Road.

"Then change your clothes, the heater is too hot."

Yang Wenwen opened the closet, took out Zhou Jing's pajamas and threw them on the bed, opened the window a little, took the basin of water next to the radiator to the bathroom and poured it into the bucket, washed the basin, filled it with half a basin of water and brought it to the radiator in the bedroom.

Zhou Jing turned his back to the little girl and quickly changed into his pajamas. It was like summer at home in the middle of winter. He was not cold even in short-sleeved shirts and shorts. It was like heaven and hell compared to the outside. People in the south probably couldn't imagine that the house in the north could be so hot in winter.

"Is the BJ heater that hot?"

Yang Wenwen opened her daughter's water cup and let her drink water.

"almost."

"Mom, I want to drink yogurt."

The little girl pushed the cup away.

“There’s no yogurt at home.”

"Yes, my dad bought it for me after school."

The little girl said eagerly.

"Drink this glass of water and then mix it with yogurt."

The room was hot and dry, and Yang Wenwen forced her daughter to drink water every day.

The little girl then took the cup of water, and in order to drink the yogurt as quickly as possible, she gulped the water into her mouth.

Seeing this, Yang Wenwen went to the kitchen to get a bottle of yogurt, and brought the oranges refrigerated in the kitchen window to the bedroom. She sat on the bed and ate the oranges herself while feeding Zhou Jing.

“This orange is good.”

It was freezing cold outside, but Zhou Jing was wearing short-sleeved shirt and shorts in the house, hugging his beauty and eating ice-cold oranges, and he felt that life was wonderful.

"There are oranges in the refrigerator. I'll make you a glass of orange juice."

Yang Wenwen just sat down and got out of bed again.

Zhou Jing also wanted to drink something cold.

"Giraffe is fine."

The little girl assembled the giraffe and showed it to Zhou Jing.

"That's great, can you draw a giraffe?"

Zhou Jing picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"No, Dad taught me."

The little girl went downstairs and took out a sketchbook and colored pencils from the cupboard.

Zhou Jing put the small folding table on the bed, drew a giraffe himself first, and then taught the little girl step by step.

"Here, let dad drink the orange juice before drawing."

Yang Wenwen squeezed the orange juice and handed it to Zhou Jing.

"I also want to drink."

The little girl said with a greedy look.

"You want to drink everything except water. It's too cold. You'll have a stomachache if you drink it."

Yang Wenwen scolded her daughter.

"It's okay to have a sip. Children should drink more water."

Zhou Jing fed the little girl a sip of orange juice.

Seeing that her daughter still wanted to drink, Yang Wenwen said, "It's okay. You just drank yogurt and can't drink juice. Drink water instead."

"Drink the water and then play. If you don't behave, you won't be able to drink yogurt tomorrow."

Yang Wenwen said this as she poured half a cup of lukewarm boiled water into her daughter's cup.

"cheers."

Zhou Jing clinked glasses of orange juice with the girl.

The little girl was craving for orange juice, but she could only drink water by blinking her eyes.

Yang Wenwen took off her shoes and sat on the bed, peeling oranges and feeding them to Zhou Jing and the little girl.

"Feed by mouth."

Zhou Jing kissed Yang Wenwen's face and said softly.

(End of this chapter)