Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Workaholic Dad 16
At 3:30 in the afternoon, it was almost time for the kindergarten to be dismissed. Qin Jin ended the video conference and looked at the kindergarten gate outside the car window with some melancholy. The five words "Chuxiang Kindergarten" came into his eyes, making him feel a little complicated.
Perhaps watching their children grow up independently is an inevitable experience for every parent. They push their children forward, hoping that they can meet more people and learn more skills and knowledge, but when their children really leave and start exploring the world, parents will feel empty.
I want my children to grow up, but I am also afraid of them growing up.
The peculiar ringtone of the cell phone interrupted Qin Jin's sentimentality. He answered the call immediately, a smile breaking out on his cold face. "Zhuo Zhuo."
He observed Zhuo Zhuo's expression and said in a gentle tone, "Do you miss your dad?"
"Dad!" Zhuozhuo smiled brightly, "I'm about to get out of school. Will you come pick me up?"
"Okay, Dad will definitely pick you up on time and won't let you wait for even a minute."
Qin Jin's promise did not satisfy Zhuo Zhuo. She pouted and whined, "You didn't come to pick me up this morning. You said you would come in three hours. Did you forget?"
Qin Jin, who hadn't left the house all day, had no way of explaining himself, so he could only say, "I'm sorry, next time Dad will definitely keep his promise to Zhuozhuo."
"Okay, I forgive Dad." Zhuozhuo was easy to coax and asked sensibly, "Is Dad busy today? If he's busy, you can tell Zhuozhuo to ask Uncle Zheng, Uncle Wang, and the others to pick me up."
Uncle Zheng and Uncle Wang were Qin Jin's two drivers, and they weren't very familiar with Zhuo Zhuo. Normally, she wouldn't have said something like that. But today was the first time Zhuo Zhuo had been stood up by Qin Jin. Although she was quickly distracted by the children and 9972, her little mind couldn't stop thinking about it.
Zhuozhuo remembered how busy Qin Jin was. While the secretaries and assistants in the CEO's office all had free time, Qin Jin had almost none. Zhuozhuo once asked 9972 why, and 9972 said it was because Qin Jin squeezed his evening and Saturday and Sunday work into the daytime hours on weekdays just to be with her.
Although Zhuozhuo followed Qin Jin to work every day, she didn't really understand how busy he was, because Qin Jin always acted so relaxed. But today, Qin Jin didn't come to pick Zhuozhuo up. After thinking about it for a while, she suddenly understood.
Zhuozhuo also asked Xingxing and the others, and found out that only two children were sent to school by their mother, and that was only once yesterday. The others were picked up by the family driver.
This comparison makes Zhuozhuo seem very troublesome.
Children can't hide their emotions and thoughts. Qin Jin saw Zhuozhuo's grievance and concession at a glance. He was immediately distressed. "Zhuozhuo, Daddy will come to pick you up when he has time. Nothing is more important than you."
Qin Jin regretted it deeply. He shouldn't have fooled Zhuozhuo that morning just to keep her company. He thought Zhuozhuo would forget about it once she started playing, but Zhuozhuo was smart and sensitive. She would think about why, and when she couldn't find the reason, she would blame herself, ignoring her own needs in order to be considerate of the adults.
For the first time, Qin Jin realized that carefree children could also be troubled and sad because of the behavior of adults. He couldn't wait even a second and got out of the car in a hurry to pick up Zhuozhuo.
Zhuozhuo was packing her schoolbag with the help of Teacher Wu, and 9972 was helping her check if she had forgotten anything. When she heard Qin Jin's voice, she thought she had misheard, but 9972 started yelling, "Zhuozhuo, your father Qin Jin is here again."
Zhuozhuo looked up in surprise and saw Qin Jin striding towards her. She stood up and shouted happily, "Dad!"
Under the envious gazes of the other children, Qin Jin once again took Zhuo Zhuo away early. This time, he did not take Zhuo Zhuo back to the company, but took him to the amusement park.
Zhuozhuo hugged Qin Jin's neck and looked at the crowds of people and the various large amusement facilities. He was a little confused and asked, "Dad, aren't you going to work today?"
"I'm done with my work today, and I won't be too busy in the future. Dad will have plenty of time to spend with Zhuozhuo."
Qin Jin saw that most of the children had a balloon tied on their wrists, so he bought a sunflower-shaped balloon for Zhuozhuo.
Zhuozhuo was very happy, but also a little worried. "Why? Did Dad lose his job? Did he quit?"
"No." Qin Jin didn't give in to Zhuo Zhuo's small size and explained seriously, "I plan to promote Qian Wei to the position of general manager, to take over some of my work, and to delegate some of the power to various departments."
"Will Dad be unhappy? Sister Li and the others said that Dad is a workaholic and loves to work. He feels uncomfortable if he doesn't work for a day." Zhuozhuo was completely unaware and sold out the people in the president's office.
Qin Jin chuckled softly, thinking about giving these people more tasks when he got back. He said gently, "Before Zhuo Zhuo was gone, Dad had nothing to do so he liked to work. Now Dad wants to spend more time with Zhuo Zhuo."
After hearing this, Zhuozhuo was not very happy. She said worriedly, "But if I don't work, I will have no money. I still can't earn enough to support Dad."
This kid is always saying sweet words.
Qin Jin smiled and rubbed Zhuo Zhuo's little face, "No, Dad is the chairman of the company, and the employees in the company are working for me to earn money."
Zhuozhuo seemed to understand, but 9972 explained simply, "Qin Jin is the boss of the company, and the others were hired by him to do the work."
Zhuozhuo understood and looked at Qin Jin with admiration, "Dad, you are so awesome and rich."
Qin Jin smiled and said, "These will all be shining in the future."
He suddenly worried that Zhuozhuo would become a workaholic when he grew up and wouldn't have time to spend with him, an empty-nest elderly man. So he added, "The highest state of being a boss is to rule by doing nothing. Just focus on the overall direction and leave the work to your subordinates."
"But, Daddy isn't like that." Zhuozhuo was confused. She thought Qin Jin was the most powerful, but she also thought everything Qin Jin said was right. The two conflicted, and she was a little confused.
Qin Jin said, "Yes, because Dad still needs to work hard to do better. I hope Zhuozhuo will be even better than Dad when he grows up."
When Zhuozhuo heard this, he ignored everything else and clenched his fists, saying, "When I grow up, I'm going to be a boss who doesn't do anything!"
Qin Jin laughed sullenly: "Okay, you have great ambitions, Dad supports you."
9972, who had listened to the entire process, looked at Zhuozhuo, who was almost deceived and crippled, with mixed feelings. Qin Jin, doesn't your face hurt when you say these things?
There weren't many activities in the amusement park for children over three years old, so Zhuozhuo spent most of her time being held by Qin Jin while watching the fun. She was very happy and would share everything she saw with Qin Jin.
Qin Jin didn't leave with Zhuo Zhuo until the park closed at nine in the evening. The little girl had been excited all night, and when her emotions calmed down, she was mentally exhausted and fell into a deep sleep before she even got home.
The autumn wind turned cooler, and the first snow of the year fell in City A, bringing winter overnight.
When Zhuozhuo woke up in the morning, she was stunned by the sight of the world covered in snow outside the window. She was a child living in the south, and at the age of three and a half, she saw snow for the first time in her life. Qin Jin helped her put on her clothes and she ran out to have fun.
When it was time for breakfast, Qin Jin went to the snow and brought back Zhuo Zhuo, who was making a snowball. While washing her hands and face with warm water, he casually asked, "Zhuo Zhuo, do you like snow? After school, daddy will help you build a snowman."
"Okay, okay, I've never made a snowman before. I've never seen snow before!"
Qin Xi, who was passing by, happened to hear this and said with a smile, "Zhuozhuo, have you forgotten that when you were in Country W, it was winter for eight months a year and it snowed almost every day."
Zhuozhuo was about to say no when Qin Jin suddenly covered her face with a towel, "Wow, Daddy, the towel got into your mouth."
"Close your eyes and don't talk while you wipe your face."
Zhuozhuo stopped talking, and Qin Xi didn't stop either, walking towards the restaurant.
Qin Jin wiped Zhuo Zhuo's face skillfully, his half-closed eyelashes covering his deep eyes.
He had sent people to investigate the Wucheng and Juping cities Zhuozhuo had mentioned earlier, and had found several cities with similar pronunciations. He was currently checking to see if there were any couples named A'song and Yan'yan among them. Because there was so little information, progress was slow.
Perhaps it was out of a desire to avoid it, or perhaps because he didn't want Zhuozhuo to deepen her past memories, Qin Jin hadn't considered asking her about her past life to extract information. Zhuozhuo's casual words today could eliminate a lot of wrong options.
But for the sake of accuracy, Qin Jin specifically asked Qian Wei to collect weather information for those cities over the past two years to confirm that these cities had at least three moderate snowfalls every year.
None of them apply.
Qin Jin fell into deep thought. Could it be that Zhuozhuo didn’t live in China before, but lived abroad?
The scope is too wide. It is unknown how long it will take to investigate, and how much manpower and material resources it will take, but Qin Jin still gave the order.
During the day at kindergarten, the teachers led the children to build snowmen. When they returned home, Zhuozhuo excitedly took his father, grandmother and aunt to build snowmen together.
The atmosphere in the Qin family is much better now. Qin Xi still wants to get close to Qin Jin but also feels a little resentful towards him. However, after seeing how he is manipulated by Zhuo Zhuo and how he dotes on Zhuo Zhuo without any bottom line, that fear and resistance is gone, and they become much more natural when getting along with each other.
Zhao Xian used to be a person who was not good at expressing herself and was serious, but when Zhuozhuo saw her, he would greet her with great energy. If he didn't get a response several times, he would run to her and ask her why she didn't speak.
Being stared at by Zhuozhuo's clear and innocent eyes, Zhao Xian couldn't resist and had to respond immediately every time. But responding was not enough, Zhuozhuo would also ask her why she didn't smile.
Now, under the scorching "pressure", Zhao Xian can smile more easily.
Smile is the bridge of communication. Unconsciously, the Qin family villa lost its former cold and depressing atmosphere and was filled with laughter and warmth.
Qin Jin was the main force in building the snowman. He rolled up his sleeves, revealing his muscular arms, and built the body. Zhao Xian and Qin Xi worked on the head. Zhuo Zhuo bustled around like a spinning top, finally taking out his paintbrush to paint the snowman a red face.
9972 Looking at the scene that was becoming more and more like a family, and seeing Zhuozhuo's smile that came from the heart, he suddenly worried that it was time for Zhuozhuo to leave.
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