Throughout the first month of the lunar year, Father Qian didn't like to talk much, nor did he like to go out for a walk. He stayed at home from morning till night. He ate every meal, and even looked a little fatter when he was going to the pig farm at the end of the first month of the lunar year.
Zhou Hao didn't understand. According to common sense, Qian's father shouldn't have reacted like this. After decades of believing in something, it should have taken him a while to be depressed. During this time, he rarely visited his father-in-law in order to avoid him venting his anger when he was in a bad mood. How could this be different from what he thought?
Qian Qing: "I can tell from the first glance that you don't understand my parents."
"My mother has told my father countless times what kind of people my grandmother and my uncle are, but my father just doesn't believe it and tries to smooth things over. Now the true colors of my grandmother and my uncle have been exposed, and my mother has written down all the old and new grudges in a book. If she can't find my grandmother and my uncle to settle with, then she must put the blame on my father, right?"
"So, my mom must have been bringing up old scores with my dad whenever she got the chance. How could my dad have the energy to be sad? I guess he's just busy dealing with the losses lately."
Zhou Hao put himself in the situation and felt a lingering fear in an instant.
Qian Qing knew what Zhou Hao was thinking after a sidelong glance, and sneered: "I don't like to keep accounts in a notebook. If you do something wrong, then go to sleep on the sofa."
Zhou Hao held his wife's hand and said sincerely, "Look at what you said. I haven't made any mistakes since I got married."
Qian Qing wanted to nod, but suddenly she remembered that Zhou Hao's biological mother was still in Beishan Town. If she was pregnant, would she jump out? The question went back and forth in her mind for a few times, but she didn't ask it in the end.
When they got married, I don't know what Zhou Hao told her, but the other party did not show up.
In the past few years living in the compound, there were many people who asked Qian Qing indirectly why she didn't have any contact with her parents-in-law. Qian Qing always lied and said that Zhou Hao's mother was in her hometown and was in poor health.
She also understood that Zhou Hao's life story was not complicated, but it was annoying. If she told it, it would be a matter of each party having their own reasons. She and Zhou Hao were the younger generation, and no matter what they said to their mother who had given birth to them, someone would accuse them of doing something wrong. She simply muddled the matter to avoid further nonsense.
Not wanting to discuss these unpleasant things, Qian Qing changed the subject: "Professor Yan asked you to apply for his major. What do you think?"
On the third day of junior high school, Qian Qing and Zhou Hao went to their uncle's house. As soon as they arrived at Ding's Restaurant, they found Professor Yan sitting alone at a large table, eating and drinking.
Compared to the dull and sharp Professor Yan had when we first met, his eyes were now shining. In front of him were pig's trotter soup and braised pork, as well as a plate of fried pumpkin. His cheeks had also become fatter, and he looked a bit plump. At this age, being fat actually makes him look younger. Professor Yan looked at least five or six years younger.
Qian Qing watched him eat and drink, and secretly remembered that she must tell Uncle Ding before she went back. People of his age should not eat braised pork trotter soup all day long. She also heard from Li Hongmei that Zheng had just retired a few years ago, and all day long he either went out to drink with retired old friends or went to restaurants to eat meat. The eldest daughter-in-law, who was a doctor a while ago, couldn't stand it, so she told her mother-in-law about the dangers of high blood pressure.
This scared Li Hongmei enough. Life was hard in the early years, and no one thought that eating meat could make one sick. She immediately put Zheng Xian under control, limited his meat intake, and rationed his vegetables every day.
Qian Qing also felt scared after hearing this. Her parents were getting older, and they had saved a lot in the past few years. The freezer in the canteen was divided into two parts. One side was for popsicles and drinks, and the other side was for chicken, duck, fish and meat for the family. The family never stopped eating, and Qian's mother would go to Qian's father from time to time to bring him some brined sausage.
However, Li Hongmei's eldest daughter-in-law also said that the good days would not last for a few years, and most of the high blood pressure patients in the hospital were cadres, which made Qian Qing feel relieved. After the incident of Qian Yu removing the IUD, Qian Qing now pays more attention to her health.
After Professor Yan finished eating, Qian Qing first asked about Zhou Hao's master's degree exam. Professor Yan had been in contact with Qian Qing for more than half a year, and he had heard many good things about Zhou Hao from her. In addition, although Zhou Hao looked cold, Professor Yan had been demoted and did not like those smooth-talking students. On the contrary, Zhou Hao's way of saying what he meant was more to his liking.
Qian Qing asked, but Professor Yan did not make a direct promise. He only told Zhou Hao to think it over for himself. If he wanted to study his mechanical and electrical engineering major, he would have to pass the exam, and his requirements were very strict, so he would not give him any preferential treatment.
Zhou Hao studied chemical engineering at a vocational college, and his master's degree in mechanical and electrical engineering was not very suitable. He also said that he still had six months before graduation, so he would take this time to think about it. He then began to ask indirectly about the school's economic majors and what the requirements were for studying.
Professor Yan found it funny: "What conditions? The college entrance examination."
Zhou Hao looked at his pregnant wife and tried hard to persuade her: "I mean, do we have any other teaching methods? Like our vocational university, we have classes on weekends?"
Professor Yan waved his hand without thinking: "This is a university! You think you are in high school, and you can join a class halfway?"
After getting a negative answer, Zhou Hao did not get discouraged. Instead, he asked Professor Yan to help ask to see if there was any chance.
Qian Qing asked Zhou Hao how he considered his major, and Zhou Hao already had the answer in his mind. Although the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering was more relevant to his current job, he still wanted to continue studying engineering.
But this is not a coincidence, Wutong University currently does not have any engineering majors.
"I'm going to ask again later."
If it really doesn't work, just postpone it for two years. He is now the head of the maintenance team in the second factory. If he is promoted again, he may be transferred. However, Zhou Hao didn't tell Qian Qing about this. Transferring is different from a simple promotion. There are many issues to consider. At worst, he can just study on his own for the next two years. Wutong University now opens new majors every year. It's hard to say when they will open a postgraduate program in chemical engineering.
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After the first month of the lunar year, Qian Qing and Zhou Hao started to move. There weren't many things to move, and Zhou Hao didn't want to make a big fuss, so they just moved like ants, living in Nanyuan while starting to move small things, selling whatever was missing on the spot.
The house in Nanyuan was more spacious than the tube building. Zhou Hao had it cleaned and brightened. There were two rooms in the middle that were dimly lit, so Zhou Hao specially opened two windows to let in light. After Qian Qing moved in, Zhou Hao even lit up the kang. Qian Qing moved directly into the big room with the kang, and felt so comfortable that she didn't even want to get out of bed.
The TV was moved here and placed in the bedroom. Zhou Hao even applied for a telephone. Anyway, he was not allowed to install a telephone when he lived in a tube building before, so it was convenient to move here.
When Qian's mother heard that they moved to Nanyuan, she was still worried and followed them to live for two days. Seeing that Qian Qing was comfortable now, she didn't say anything, but Qian Qing also thought of something, and Zhou Hao happened to go to work, so she took it out to discuss with Qian's mother.
"Mom, do you think I should hire someone to look after the baby after I give birth?"
Qian Qing had been busy before and had not thought about this. Now that she remembered it, she wanted to talk to Qian's mother. But she still had work to do. Now that she was pregnant, she dared not let go completely. After the baby was born, she could not run around with the child. At home, Qian's mother had a lot of things to do every day, and at most she could help her keep an eye on the baby.
After being reminded by her, Qian's mother also felt that this matter was urgent.
"So what kind of person are you looking for?"
Qian Qing thought for a while and said, "She should be hygienic, hardworking, and able to take care of children. Don't let her do housework. Let her take the children to your place during the day and come back to Nanyuan at night."
It would be good to have someone to look after the child, but if she really had to leave the child in Nanyuan during the day, Qian Qing was worried about problems. You can't know a person's heart by looking at his face. She is an adult, and she knows that even if a person is wrong, there is still room for redemption. She dare not take risks with the child.
Qian's mother also felt that it was about the same. She just looked after the canteen during the day and there wasn't much to do, so she could just give the other party a hand.
"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it for you."
Qian's mother runs a grocery store, and she knows many more people than Qian Qing who often goes out. It shouldn't be difficult for her to use some connections to find someone who can look after the child.
Anyway, there is still a long time before giving birth, so Qian Qing is not in a hurry and lets Qian's mother look for it slowly.
After moving out of the tube building, there were fewer visitors, so Qian Qing could sleep until she woke up naturally every day. After waking up, she would eat the breakfast prepared by Zhou Hao, then think about the style of clothes, watch TV, and go to Qian's mother's house for lunch at noon. She would take a nap in the afternoon, and go to the small department store to take care of company matters while others were still working. Before leaving, she would buy some fresh food and go back to cook when Zhou Hao got off work.
The days suddenly slowed down, and Qian Qing did not feel any discomfort. She calculated the time and realized that she had been busy all the time in the past year and a half since her marriage. She thought that the pregnancy period was a chance for her to take a break.
All affairs of Qingyue were transferred to Wenlan and Dingjie. Qianqing kept his promise at the end of last year and distributed shares to the earliest batch of employees. Wenlan and Dingjie each held 3%, and they suddenly became small shareholders of the company.
With the shares, Wen Lan and Ding Jie are more dedicated to their work. The production plan for the spring collection is being carried out in an orderly manner. Wen Lan also proposed to produce several collections that received good response last year, but Qian Qing still disagreed after repeated consideration.
Ever since Hongxing started counterfeiting last year, she knew that there must be more than one garment factory eyeing Qingyue. Hongxing was the most excited, asking her to suppress it and even taking over the factory. Now, after a few months, her autumn clothes have already spread, and there are countless counterfeits. It is simply not enough for her to sell these styles at this time.
"We don't sell last year's styles. We keep a certain number of samples of old styles every season, and keep the design drawings on file. When we become bigger in a few years, we will release some anniversary styles and sell them in a certain quantity."
The most important thing now is to use the endless new models to promote the Sun Moon brand. As for the old models, we will wait until they become more famous and then sell them a little bit. Sooner or later, we will be able to make back the money.
"Consider this decision of ours a selling point. For example, Qingyue's clothes will be sold in the current season and will not be sold after the season."
"Oh, by the way, let's go find Lao Ding and tell him about our new spring collection. Let him think about how to help us get publicity. Whether it's in the newspapers or on TV, is there any new idea?"