Jiang Ci raised her eyebrows, pleased, rolled around on the kang twice, and returned to Zhou Mingli's side.
"Bought in Guangshi?"
He still had a smile on his lips, "I happened to see people gambling on stones in Guang City, so I just picked one at random."
"At the time, I was thinking that if I couldn't find anything good in the jade, I would buy a piece of material and make it. Luckily, the jade turned out to be of good quality, so I had it made into this bracelet."
"There's still some material left for you. You can have it made later if you want to make any jewelry."
Jiang Ci was even happier and kissed him on the cheek, "Zhou Mingli, you're getting better and better at it."
Zhou Mingli said, "Serving Jiangxi porcelain is my bounden duty."
Jiang Ci nuzzled his head against Zhou Mingli's, feeling immense satisfaction, and quickly fell asleep close to him.
The next day, both of them overslept. Jiang Ci still remembered that she had to go to work, so she finally got up from the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Are you awake?" Zhou Mingli was not fully awake yet, his voice hoarse.
"I have to go to work. You should get some rest."
Zhou Mingli lay on the kang for a while, then quickly got up again, saying, "I'll make you breakfast."
"No need." She finished putting on her skirt, straightened her shirt, and pushed him back down. "There are breakfast vendors outside, and they taste pretty good."
She leaned down and kissed Zhou Mingli on the lips, "After more than a month of back and forth, aren't you tired?"
Zhou Mingli cupped Jiang Ci's face and kissed her for a long time.
Jiang Ci patted him on the shoulder.
If she keeps making a fuss, she'll be late for work.
Zhou Mingli let go of her, but he didn't go back to sleep. While Jiang Ci was washing up, he went out to buy breakfast.
Tea eggs, fried dough sticks, and soy milk.
The milk has also been delivered.
After Jiang Ci finished eating, she put on her shoes and said, "Make sure you have time on Wednesday afternoon. Last time I went to the Y country embassy, Henry told me that a tailor came to Beijing. I asked him to make two suits for you. Come with me and let him take your measurements."
Zhou Mingli agreed.
After Jiang Ci finished speaking, she hurriedly rode her bicycle to her workplace.
Zhou Mingli ate quickly, told Huang Zheyue to remember to lock the door when they left, and then went to the factory.
The factory was completely demolished within a month, and they've already started laying the foundation.
Fang Jin is a qualified architect. He helped find a foreman and, together with Cheng Shaojun, the accountant, and the cashier, went to several places to buy the most practical materials at the cheapest price.
Zhou Mingli looked at the ledgers the accountant brought. Every expense of the money he left behind had a clear record of where it went.
Zhou Mingli nodded. Fang Jin, seeing him return, said, "You're finally back."
Zhou Mingli asked directly, "How long will it take to finish building?"
"It will take at least two months."
Zhou Mingli calculated the time and said, "Okay, I'll have Brother Yu bring that 850 truck over later. We'll use that truck to transport the bricks and materials, saving the cost of one truck."
Fang Jin twitched his lips; this person really was frugal.
Because he's the boss, he calls the shots.
Zhou Mingli had also worked on construction sites, so he would walk around inspecting the sites and helping out as he went.
Fang Jin was even more speechless when he saw how well he was doing it.
Besides the workers who were actually building the houses, the other workers on the construction site were all former workers from the pickled mustard tuber factory. They were responsible for transporting and moving things.
In the following days, Zhou Mingli collected the money that Yu Dasao and Xu San had made from selling the goods and gave it to Yu Dasao and Xu San as dividends respectively.
Over the course of several months, Sister-in-law Yu and Xu San earned nearly 20,000 yuan.
Zhou Mingli gave them a lot of money.
Sister-in-law Yu calculated her family's money and thought to herself, "If I earn a little more, I'll have some money left over after I buy a house!"
Sister-in-law Yu became even more motivated.
Xu San was thinking about sending the old man to a better hospital, and that his son and daughter should also get some new clothes.
After arranging for them to sell the goods, Zhou Mingli went to the construction site to help.
On Sister-in-law Yu's side, Zhe Yue was with Zhou Yang and Zhou Miao, as well as Da Zhu and Er Zhu.
The three students who were still in school were on summer vacation and had nothing to do at home, so he felt at ease letting them stay with Huang Zheyue.
Zhou Mingli then focused all his attention on the factory.
On Wednesday afternoon, Zhou Mingli checked the time and saw that Jiangci had half an hour left before closing time. He left the factory early, went home to take a shower, changed into clean clothes, and rode his bicycle to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Jiang Ci was still busy even though it was almost time to leave work.
The minister valued her more and more, giving her increasingly weighty speeches and assigning her more and more work.
When the security guards came over to tell her that Zhou Mingli was outside, Jiang Ci looked up and said, "Coming soon."
Even if I work overtime, I probably won't be able to finish it.
Jiang Ci put the unfinished manuscript into her bag and said to her colleague, "I'm going back now."
"good."
She went downstairs to meet Zhou Mingli. "Were you getting impatient?"
"No, I just arrived a short while ago." Zhou Mingli reached out and smoothed her hair. "Shall we go?"
“I know where that tailor is. Follow me.”
The two rode their bicycles forward and encountered the minister along the way.
He hasn't had much to do lately, and he commutes to and from get off work by bicycle. The old man moves slowly, while Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli seem to be in a great hurry.
"Comrade Xiao Zhou, it's been a long time since I've seen you come to pick up Xiao Jiang."
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli had just finished greeting each other when the minister said with a smile.
"I've been quite busy lately," Zhou Mingli said apologetically.
“Young man, it’s good to be busy.” The minister nodded, then, as if remembering something, said to Jiang Ci, “Xiao Jiang, since your wife is here too, you two should discuss it when you get back.”
"I was planning to send you to an international organization to gain experience, to the M country."
“You two should think about this carefully. Although Xiao Jiang is going abroad, she will definitely come back. She will only be abroad for four or five years.”
Before Jiang Ci could answer, Zhou Mingli nodded seriously and said, "Okay."
The minister quickly turned and went home. Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli went out the street corner, but the two hadn't spoken yet.
Zhou Mingli wasn't riding fast. He asked Jiang Ci, "Do you want to go? To the US?"
Jiang Ci said, "After I was transferred to the United States, my position was deputy counselor. After four years there, I was promoted to counselor. When I came back, my position was deputy director-general level. At that time, I may continue to serve as an ambassador or as the director-general of a department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
"Logically speaking, I really want to go to the United States; it's an excellent opportunity for promotion."
"Emotionally, I'm not willing to be separated from you for so long."
When Zhou Mingli went to Guang City, Jiang Ci felt that there was no problem with the two being separated for a month or two. However, four years and cross-border travel seemed like an insurmountable distance, both in terms of time and distance.
If Zhou Mingli hadn't been in China, Jiang Ci would have chosen her future without hesitation—the international stage, where she would engage with the world. Her personality and mindset would have made her choose to work for an international organization without hesitation.
Jiang Ci and Zhou Mingli did not receive an answer regarding this matter, so the two went to a tailor shop owned by a company from Country Y in Beijing.
Zhou Mingli needs two decent suits made.
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