Old Lady Liu brought her son back to the Zhou family. Seeing that her eldest son-in-law hadn't returned, she looked at her eldest daughter worriedly, "Weihui! You've driven a wedge between us!"
Mother Zhou came back and lay down for a long time. At noon, Guo Xuehua called her and she got up. Then the old lady came to blame her again, which made her very irritable.
"Marriage? Isn't the biggest root cause your fault? Aren't all these things the sins committed by you and father? I'm incompetent, and I take on all the responsibilities on my own. Father committed a major sin, and you followed suit with smaller ones, causing the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people in my family, and disunity among the people. What right do you have to blame me?"
Old Lady Liu was choked and sighed deeply, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything, I won't say anything. I'll just stay for a few days. Once I'm done over there, I'll move in with Wei Zhong."
Jiang Wei felt as if a stone was pressing on his heart. His eldest sister's family indeed had too much responsibility, especially Zhou Xiang, who had to worry about more things for his eldest sister. No matter how many complaints this mother and daughter had, the Jiang family had to bear it.
Seeing that his elder brother had returned, Zhou Xiang did not ask where Old Lady Liu had gone. No one in the market town would starve to death.
"Brother is back, wash your hands and have dinner!"
"OK."
As Chen Wenlian ate, she chatted with Zhou Xiang about the changes in the town. "By the way, the key to the warehouse yard has been given to Lu Zhaochong."
"Auntie Chen, you don't grow vegetables anymore?" Zhou Xiang joked. Auntie Chen likes to eat the vegetables she grows herself.
"Haha, you don't know yet, do you? We're using public resources for personal gain. The ten acres of land you rented has been divided in half. Each household can get six square meters to grow vegetables, but you have to apply for it. If it's left uncultivated for a year, it will be reclaimed."
"Really?" Zhou Xiang was surprised. "That's a good idea! It's a kind of welfare. I can take care of the vegetable garden on weekends and relax."
Zhou Zuoping had just finished his meal and put down his bowl and chopsticks. "This is a system that we all set together. Many of the school's rules and regulations were developed through collective brainstorming.
At first, the school's teaching staff was a little weak. When Principal Zhang and Principal Li were worried, the teachers recommended from the capital arrived. I heard that some of them were your students.
Then there were the positions you assigned to me. I tried them out and they all worked well, so I assigned them the positions you assigned them. After a while, they became familiar with the business and became adept at it.
Regarding the student enrollment issue, I've also considered the difficulties of the new school. Professor Chu's reputation is well known, but I'm also afraid that people won't believe it! However, the Kong family sent a group of children under the age of 15, so even if the elementary and junior high schools are full,
There are only Jiankangkang and Weibin in the senior high school department. No matter how much we promote it, no matter how good the conditions are, we can't help it if they don't come.
Later, it was Professor Chu who came forward and did an interview on TV, which attracted more than 20 students.
In the third year, the high school department was doing well because Jiankangkang was admitted to Shanghai University. The number of applications for the high school department was overwhelming. We are now selecting the best candidates, unlike before when we only accepted every student who came. "
Zhou Zuoping said it simply, but the efforts of many people involved are obvious.
"Alright! Regardless of the school's profitability, I'm back this year and will give all the teachers an extra month's salary as a bonus. I'll pay for this myself."
Zhou Zuoping smiled. "I came here for a meal and also gave everyone a month's salary. They should thank me."
"That's right, you have made an invaluable contribution. By the way, Brother Zhou, are you comfortable with your new role as the principal of the high school department?"
Zhou Yizhou narrowed his eyes and smiled. "It's pretty good. I was nervous at first, probably because there were so few students and the teachers were all young, highly educated, like your students. It was very worry-free and gave me some time to relax. Now, I'm more adept than anyone else and handle things with great efficiency. Your naughty students call me Zhou Leizi."
"Haha, they like to give nicknames to others, young people are like that!"
"Tsk!" Zhou Yizhou sighed at her, "Some of them are even older than you."
"I'm their teacher!"
The two started bickering, and the estrangement they hadn't seen for several years suddenly disappeared.
While they were talking, someone walked in from outside and said, "Miss Zhou."
"Lawyer Fang, have you eaten?" Zhou Xiang stood up.
"I've eaten," Lawyer Fang said unceremoniously as he sat down next to Zhou Yizhou. "My family has moved in, and someone is cooking."
"Huh?" Zhou Xiang was surprised. "Sister Wang and Fang Xin are here?"
"Yes, Fang Xin is going to study here. My wife quit her job and now works in the school's logistics department. Principal Zhou arranged this for her."
"Well, our town is becoming more and more attractive."
"That's right. Even though I'm not from here, I'm very happy to see the changes in the town," Lawyer Fang agreed. "By the way, we've also moved into the school and handed the keys to Lu Zhaochong."
"Well, it's convenient to live there. You're the school's legal advisor anyway."
The report was almost complete, and the Zhou family and Lawyer Fang said goodbye and left. Weibin stayed and went back to the room with Jiankang.
Zhou Xiang pushed Sanbao and Yuanyuan to Ling Ran, and took his nephew back to the room.
"Yan'er, have you run out of the thick earth grass? Are the black swans still available? How much dried fruit is left?"
Zhou Yan answered his aunt one by one, "The thick earth grass was used up two years ago, and the black swan had its wings clipped by Stationmaster Xie. There are still a lot of dried fruits left, but I didn't take them out. I only gave them to my family because I was worried that others would find my ring.
Now that my aunt is back, it's just perfect. I'll leave it to you for safekeeping. I carry this ring with me every day and don't dare run away for fear of losing it."
As he spoke, Zhou Yan pulled the ring out from around his neck.
Zhou Xiang pulled him into the space and said, "Sort the things in the ring and put them away. Give me the dried fruits. I don't plan to take the things in the space out anymore. The orchard and Rain Lake can be used. By the way, has the taste of the fruits in the orchard changed?"
"It has changed," Zhou Yan nodded. "The fruit trees are infested with insects. Last year and this year, Dad asked Uncle Xie Zhuang to use pesticides to keep the trees healthy. By the time you came back, the fruit hadn't been sold. Dad said that if we sold the fruit, it would ruin our previous reputation. Uncle Xie Zhuang was so distressed that he ate the fruit himself. If he couldn't finish it, he had to bury it in the soil.
He also said you were dishonest and didn't even arrange the spring flower viewing, which forced him to only get the basic salary."
"Didn't your father give him some hard work compensation?"
"Dad couldn't bear to let you go, so he asked Uncle Xie Zhuang to hold on until you come back and settle the score with you."
"Your father realized that firewood and rice are expensive after he took over the family business."
Zhou Yan's eyes were red. "Dad was worried that you wouldn't come back. He couldn't sleep all night. I practiced all night long. I was also worried that you wouldn't come back."
Holding his nephew in his arms, Zhou Xiang comforted him softly, "My dear, it's my fault that I frightened you. Now that I'm back, you and your father can rest assured."
Zhou Yan leaned obediently in his aunt's arms and raised his hand to wipe away his tears. "Well, my aunt is back safely. Dad and I are relieved."
After quietly hugging his nephew and patting him for a while, Zhou Xiang finally straightened his nephew's body and said, "Okay, quickly sort all the things out!"
"Hmm." Zhou Yan first put out more than a dozen sacks. When Zhou Xiang was about to put them away, he smelled something wrong. He opened the sacks and the smell was even stronger.
"These dried fruits have gone bad. Your ring doesn't look suitable for storing food."
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