Chapter 111 An Old Acquaintance
In any case, with the birth of his son, Wu Peng felt half relieved, and the revolution could be considered half successful.
Wu Wenxin had a new and exciting toy, and every day he would pull Jiang Ming to either side of the little one in the crib, chattering away.
Learning from their previous experience with naming their son, Yao Fanghua and Wu Peng named him Wu You this time, with the nickname Youyou.
Yes, the two later agreed that it might be because they had chosen a bad name for their daughter: Wu Wen, which means "no literature"...
Yao Fanghua, who had just finished her postpartum confinement, took her two children to the train station to pick up Jiang Wei.
Jiang returned today after being abroad for two months.
Jiang Wei walked out of the station with his hands behind his back, wearing a plaid vest, shorts, and black cloth shoes. His 1.68-meter height gave him the imposing presence of someone 1.88 meters tall.
Upon seeing Yao Fanghua, he couldn't help but smile, "Why did you come in person, on such a hot day?"
"Uncle Jiang!" Wu Wenxin jumped out of the car and rushed over. When she was little, Wu Wenxin would call out to people along with Jiang Ming, sometimes without even looking up. She would call out whatever Jiang Ming called out, and for a time she was confused about which one was her father.
It was only after Wu Peng patiently and physically disciplined him that he finally recognized who his real father was. Thinking about it now still makes my butt ache.
Uncle Jiang said he likes her the most. Uncle Jiang said that if she marries Jiang Ming in the future, he will give her all his money and buy her whatever she wants. Uncle Jiang said that she will have to call him "Dad" sooner or later.
Although she didn't know what marriage meant, she understood the phrase "I'll buy you whatever you want." Her eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously, feeling that this was the kind of father she should have.
Jiang Ming slowly got out of the car.
Jiang picked up Wu Wenxin and slapped his son, who was slowly walking over, on the back of the head. "You brat, don't you know how to greet people?"
Jiang Ming kept his mouth shut and hid behind Yao Fanghua's legs.
Yao Fanghua quickly hugged Jiang Ming, "I told you not to hit him, not to hit him!" You can't just slap someone's head like that!
Wu Wenxin grabbed Jiang Wei's ear with one hand and kicked him with the other, making a scene and refusing to let Jiang Wei hug him, shouting, "Don't hit your brother! Don't hit your brother!"
Jiang Weizhen was afraid that this little devil would fall, and the little girl was quite strong. "Let go, let go, I won't hit you anymore, Uncle Jiang promises. You almost tore my ears off." He promised not to hit her in front of her again.
Wu Wenxin was always listless in class but full of energy after class, and in the past year, he seemed to want to run all over the factory. He shuttled back and forth between the living areas of the two factories. Jiang Ming was clearly not fond of moving around, and was always dragged along by Wu Wenxin. Seeing Wu Wenxin's boundless energy and Jiang Ming's rather thin physique, Yao Fanghua hired a martial arts teacher for the two of them to teach them some self-defense techniques while watching them play, all as a way to get some exercise.
Wu Peng then realized that if his daughter could use her strength to overpower others in the future, it wouldn't be a bad advantage. So he built a training room next to the dormitory, complete with the space required by the martial arts teacher, as well as various equipment and facilities.
Xiao Wenxin and Jiang Ming practiced running, horse stance, and leg kicks for a year. Wu Peng would also practice with them when he had free time. This was when Xiao Wenxin was happiest; her father would carry her on his shoulders and toss her high in the air.
Under Jiang Ming's envious gaze and her pleading, Dad would say "okay, okay" while tossing Jiang Ming up in the air as well. Wow, it's so much fun for Dad to exercise with them!
Dad would also teach them how to shoot toy guns, which could fire plastic bullets, but they were extremely realistic. She and Jiang Ming both loved them. Jiang Ming didn't like running or kicking, but he was particularly fond of shooting.
Wu Peng has finally found his niche in children's education. He had some training as a child, so handling two children is no problem for him. And it's not just two children; he also loves shooting.
Faced with the little girl pulling his ears and kicking him, Jiang Wei was really at a loss. In addition to making promises, he also promised three, four, five, six or seven toys before Xiao Wenxin was finally coaxed and pouted and hummed.
Gu Li watched the family of four from a short distance away. The son resembled his father, and the mother resembled her mother; thankfully, they weren't reversed. He never expected Brother Jiang to marry such a beautiful wife. It showed that a man's worth wasn't just about looks; Brother Jiang's personal charm and talent were truly admirable.
At this moment, Yao Fanghua also noticed the person behind Jiang Wei who hadn't moved and had been watching them the whole time.
He was refined and polite, wearing glasses, with shoulder-length hair that partially obscured his eyes, and his clothes were clearly ill-fitting. He wore an oversized suit and a pair of obviously worn-out leather shoes.
"Who is this?" Yao Fanghua felt that this person looked somewhat familiar.
Jiang Wei grinned; Gu Li was his biggest gain from this trip.
"This is the talent I recruited, who studies mobile communications." This guy was ostracized and undervalued at the foreign company, and he had no money to start his own business. He worked odd jobs at that company and washed dishes at night. His life wasn't much better than it had been before.
Gu Li: ...Gu Li felt that he was better than Jiang Weike, who couldn't even afford to eat back then. At least he could afford to pay the rent and have enough to eat.
Once in the car, Jiang leaned back in his seat, finally feeling utterly exhausted.
Yao Fanghua: "It will be fine in a few months. Once the Shenzhen Airport opens, we won't have to go through all this trouble to fly anymore. We can just fly directly from Shenzhen to Shenzhen."
Wu Wenxin heard this and insisted on taking a plane too.
"Sit down, sit down. What's wrong with flying? I'll take you flying sometime." After coaxing Wu Wenxin, Jiang Wei continued to introduce Gu Li, "Gu Li is also from Beijing, so you're from the same hometown. He sold his house to study abroad, but thankfully he's learned something..."
Yao Fanghua almost slammed on the brakes. She remembered who it was—it was the young man who sold her the courtyard house! Yao Fanghua glanced at the person in the back seat; it really was him. After all these years, the young man looked much more grown up.
Gu Li shook his head: "That house was allocated to me by the government as compensation for my mother and me. My family's real old house has always been occupied by others."
After saying that, Gu Li felt annoyed, and his face turned pale. He had been abroad for too long and had forgotten that this was China. How could he say such things? Just as he was nervously trying to explain and make amends, Jiang Wei spoke up, "We were just unlucky to be born in that era. You should settle down here first. If you really want to go back to the old house, you can go back to Beijing and continue to contact the government. At worst, you can spend some money to buy it back."
Gu Li breathed a sigh of relief while shaking his head and smiling bitterly. He was practically penniless; even his plane ticket back to China had been paid for by Brother Jiang.
He noticed that neither Brother Jiang nor this General Manager Yao showed any unusual expression, so he figured the environment was indeed more relaxed now.
Gu Li lowered his head and didn't say anything more. If it weren't for Brother Jiang saying that the domestic environment was particularly good now, he would have stayed abroad and worked hard rather than return to China.
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