Chapter 58
The wave of layoffs has also affected kindergartens. Some parents who have lost their jobs are choosing to take care of their children themselves instead of sending them to kindergartens, and the number of students in kindergartens has gradually decreased.
The summer camp proposed by Tao Zhi hasn't even started yet, and it feels like it's about to fail.
The children are as innocent as ever. They are extremely happy over the smallest things. Their bell-like laughter still echoes over the kindergarten.
In contrast, the pressure on teachers has increased dramatically. They are worried that they may be the next to be laid off.
Because of Cheng Jun's situation, Tao Zhi only went to the kindergarten once in several days. As soon as she entered, she noticed that the teachers were all worried. She asked, and found out what was going on.
Tao Zhi immediately convened a meeting and delivered a key message: She promised no layoffs; no one at the kindergarten would be unemployed. If the situation became dire, she would only reduce salaries. She urged the teachers to focus on their teaching.
Suddenly, the kindergarten was engulfed in joy. The teachers felt relieved and devoted themselves even more to teaching. In this climate, the kindergarten, like a breath of fresh air, did not slack off, but instead, earned a good reputation.
As a result, parents came from nowhere to enroll their babies in classes, making the teachers very happy.
Also unaffected was the old man's machinery factory, or Cheng Xing's factory, since Cheng Xing was the only one who went to work there every day. The old man drove around looking around every day, sometimes not being seen for the entire day.
Cheng Mandu joked that the roles of her father and mother have reversed. Before, it was her father who was always busy, but now it is her mother who is embarking on a new career journey.
Back to Cheng Xing, when all industries were regressing, the machinery factory seemed to be even busier.
As far as Tao Zhi knew, only his own machinery factory was like this. After all, even Cheng Yu's factory had been greatly affected and impacted.
The reason was that the old man had made a move in advance. When he moved his factory, because he didn't want to compete with Cheng Yu for the market, he focused on agricultural machinery and tried to find ways to transform and develop agricultural machinery.
When the financial crisis hit, local industrial equipment orders almost vanished. However, some small agricultural machinery he had designed made a splash at an exhibition, becoming well-known among farmers for its simple operation, excellent functionality, and low price.
Therefore, when all its peers were affected, the machinery factory's orders increased instead of decreased, and all of them were for small agricultural machinery.
During his father's design process, Cheng Xing provided his father with a lot of useful suggestions from a newcomer's perspective and with solid theoretical knowledge.
What is even more eye-catching is that the old man also decided to set up a leasing department for farmers who cannot afford to buy machinery, and rent agricultural machinery to poorer farmers at very favorable prices.
It can be said that in this storm, the two elders are the biggest winners. Not only have they gained fame, but they have also gained great benefits.
The children witnessed the miracle firsthand and benefited greatly from it, which had a profound impact on their subsequent strategies, both in life and business.
Cheng Xing became increasingly busy and dazzling. According to factory workers, many people wanted to date Cheng Xing. From time to time, you could see several different people waiting at the factory gate with bouquets of flowers.
This time, the matchmaker came to the house much more frequently than when Cheng Hui was there.
Fortunately, Cheng Xing was driving herself. She was too lazy to waste words and never confronted anyone directly. Sometimes, when she stepped on the accelerator, she would sway the tail of the car towards those on bicycles or motorcycles, leaving them with a cloud of exhaust fumes.
Seeing they couldn't catch up to her, someone came up with another tactic: specifically waiting where Cheng Xing passed, calculating the time and then waiting in the middle of the road. Once or twice, Cheng Xing tolerated it, and she stopped the car and spoke to the other person in a gentle tone. But the other person misunderstood, thinking she had a handle on Cheng Xing, and so, with a playful smile on her face, she even considered taking further action.
As the man's hand reached out, Cheng Xing quickly rolled up the window and clamped it. Her face darkened as she started the car, one foot on the brake and the other on the accelerator. The humming sound of the engine finally frightened the man, and he begged for mercy. Cheng Xing stared at him coldly for a long moment, until the man broke into a cold sweat. Only then did she roll down the window and let go of his hand.
Then, while the other party was still unable to react, she quickly drove away.
She was so annoyed that she hid at home for two days and complained to Tao Zhi.
"I don't know what those people are thinking. Instead of using my best years to make money, I'm spending them serving a stinky man and his family?"
"Because you are a golden commodity now."
"So what? In the old days, the swallows that flew past the mansions of the wealthy and the wealthy never entered the homes of ordinary people."
"Be careful with your words." Tao Zhi warned her.
"Oh, Mom, I was just making an analogy." Cheng Xing said coquettishly.
"Pride should not be allowed to grow, and desires should not be indulged. Our little wealth is of no use in this city. It is often the case that those who gain power are the ones who fall the fastest."
"Mom, I remember."
"If you want to find someone, Mom doesn't object. Our family is pretty well off, so whether the other person's family background is good or not is actually not that important."
"Mom, I'm worried about Xiao Jin living under the same roof with someone else. Even if that person is her nominal father, he is still a stranger with no blood relationship."
"When you are not at home, you can send Xiao Jin over."
Cheng Xing shook his head: "There are always times when I can't take care of things. I can't test people's bottom line. If I make a mistake, I can't bear the consequences."
“There are also many people with good character.”
Cheng Xing smiled: "When it comes to love, my luck has always been a little off."
Tao Zhi feigned anger: "Just talk to Zhao Jun. Don't make it sound like you've talked to ten or eight people."
Cheng Xing laughed heartily. "I'm just summarizing other people's experiences. And now, facing a large group of men every day, I see more of their bad natures, which has extinguished all my fantasies."
"Don't talk nonsense, your father and your brother are both very good."
Cheng Xing leaned against his mother and sighed deeply: "How many dads like me can there be in this world..."
"It seems I can't convince you."
Cheng Xing explained to his mother, "Look, I can earn and spend now. As long as I don't get married, every penny I earn will belong to Xiao Jin. If I find someone, regardless of who serves whom or whether we love each other, he will dilute Xiao Jin's property. Why would I bother with this?"
"Besides, we, mother and daughter, live a free and easy life. With one more person, the space at home becomes smaller. I might have to do the laundry and cooking, and be urged to have children by relatives. I might even have to take care of his family. Did he save the galaxy in his past life that I need to make such a huge sacrifice to fulfill his wish?"
Tao Zhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Cheng Xing was too clear-headed and didn't know whether it was good or bad.
She gave up trying to persuade her and asked, "Since you've made up your mind, we have no choice but to support you. However, these crazy people won't disappear anytime soon. Have you thought about how to solve this problem?"
Cheng Xing got a headache when talking about this matter. She couldn't fight, and she couldn't curse. Even if she wanted to be aggressive, she would lack some momentum.
Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration: "Liang Jingyi is very good, do you want to invite her over?"
Tao Zhi thought about it and decided that as long as they didn't get close to Cheng Xing, this was actually a solution. She nodded and said, "Then I'll ask for you?"
"Okay, okay, thank you, Mom."
Without further ado, Tao Zhi called Wen Xu. When Wen Xu heard the call, he called Liang Jingyi to answer the call in person.
Liang Jingyi was very happy and said frankly: "I am urged to get married every day at home. In order to avoid the nagging of relatives, I am thinking of going to a big city to have a look."
Cheng Xing and her hit it off immediately. She said she would go back and pack up and come right over. Cheng Xing immediately felt relieved.
Tao Zhi moved Cheng Hui's things to the room where she and the old man lived, making room for Liang Jingyi.
Cheng Man slept in a shared room with Xiao Jin, since she didn't come back often anyway.
Speaking of Cheng Man, it is summer vacation now. She has nothing to do at home every day, so she goes to the kindergarten with her mother to volunteer.
She was still a child herself, so she played very well with a group of other children. At first glance, they were so childish that it was hard to tell who was the three-year-old.
That night, Cheng Man ran into Tao Zhi's bedroom and shared her important discovery with her mother.
"Mom, first of all, I'm not telling tales."
"Just tell me if you have something to say."
"I heard my sister-in-law tell my brother that her younger brother and sister wanted to move out and asked if they could transfer two houses to their younger brother and sister's names?"
Tao Zhi's eyes were like rays, as if she saw through something at a glance: "Which two apartments?"
Cheng Man pouted: "Mom, this is boring. You must have thought of it."
Tao Zhi patted her head and said, "Your sister-in-law doesn't care about this kind of news, but your brother doesn't avoid you?"
Cheng Man was amused: "Actually, they were very quiet, but I have sharp ears and eyes."
That’s right, among her children, only Cheng Man inherited her physique.
"Where did you hear that?"
"It was in the flower bed on the first floor. I happened to be off work and wanted to say hello, but I heard all this nonsense."
Tao Zhi squinted at her: "It's more than just this one thing, right?"
"My sister-in-law also said: If my younger brother can give the brick factory to my elder brother, then can we also build a factory and let my younger brother-in-law manage it?"
Tao Zhi smiled and said, "Let your brother have a headache about this."
"You're going to give up?"
"My son is already this old, why should I care about him? It's not my money anyway."
"Aren't you afraid that your sister-in-law will drain your brother's money to support her family?"
"If he wants to do this, then there's nothing I can do. Your brother earns more than me, so my words won't count."
"But Mom, you should have heard the principle that if one prospers, all prosper, and if one suffers, all suffer, right?"
Tao Zhi snorted coldly: "If your brother is so brainless, then he deserves it. No one is allowed to help him then."
Cheng Man had a constipated expression on her face, but Tao Zhi didn't care whether she believed it or not: "Don't worry about it, kid. Go back to your room quickly. I want to go to bed."
Having said that, Tao Zhi still found Cheng Jun and said indirectly: "I left those three apartments for you to live and protect yourself. Unless it is absolutely necessary, I hope you will not touch them lightly."
Cheng Jun replied: "Mom, I know."
Seeing his expression, Tao Zhi didn't want to pretend, and thought that Cheng Jun probably didn't have such an intention, so she said no more.
She still understands the saying that a son is no longer under the control of his mother when he grows up.
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