"No, no," Ge Xin waved his hand. "I just want them and their child to be closer to me. The two children are grown up and there's not much to do at home. I see that the shops in Waiyuan are doing well. There's a milk tea shop that's ready to be sold. I want them to start a small business here to help the children earn a living."
"Sister-in-law has a skill?" Zhou Xiang was surprised. He rarely heard Ge Xin talk about his family.
"She doesn't have any special skills, but she rolls noodles very well. I see that most of the places here sell stir-fries or snacks, not hand-rolled noodles. There's one place that sells machine-made noodles, and that's doing pretty good business. So, the food business is doing well, no matter how you look at it."
"Okay, I'll call and ask first."
Zhou Xiang took out his cell phone to call Xiao Qian, the person in charge of the outer garden. After Xiao Qian was sent to supervise the construction of the outer garden, Ling Ran felt that he did a good job and directly appointed him as the deputy manager of the outer garden.
"Manager Qian, see if there's a milk tea shop for sale. If so, take it over. I'd be very useful to you."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Ge Xin thanked Zhou Xiang, "You intercepted it directly, which is much more convenient than me going to negotiate."
"Ge Xin, you should know that before you came, it was Manager Qian who was responsible for the teachers' safety. He was paid two salaries at the time, and he is still the head of the outer garden. Do you have any thoughts on this?"
"No," Ge Xin immediately shook his head. "Everyone has their own destiny. Manager Qian also fell to the bottom. It was his wife who didn't despise him and pulled him back up. It was also because he was so scheming that the boss gave him the opportunity. I don't have any ideas. Sister-in-law, don't let your imagination run wild. The boss will beat me up. My job is pretty easy."
Although he did not receive two salaries, at the end of each year, his bonus was paid separately by Boss Zhou, which was equivalent to half a year's salary.
All right! I hope Ge Xin doesn't have any ideas.
Soon, Manager Qian called and said that the store had been taken over. At the request of the store owner, the machines and materials for making milk tea were also taken over.
"Then ask the shop owner to make milk tea with all the ingredients and distribute it to everyone as a benefit. First, move the machines to the warehouse and store them. Clear out the shop. Also, clear out a second-floor dormitory. If possible, preferably on the second floor of the shop."
"Okay, how many days?"
Zhou wanted to ask Xiang Gexin, "How long will it take for my sister-in-law and the child to arrive?"
"About a week."
Zhou wanted to tell Manager Qian the time, and they should have it ready within the next week.
After the shop was settled, Zhou Xiang offered Ge Xin another benefit. "Since you accepted this mission, you will be apart from your sister-in-law and children. So, the rent for the first two years of the shop will be waived. This is my compensation to your family."
Ge Xin did not refuse, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
After arranging everything here, Zhou Xiang returned to the town with his family. His godfather's blacksmithing video tutorial had already been recorded. Zhou Xiang checked it and arranged for it to be played on a loop in the exhibition hall.
The exhibition hall is the most prominent place in the town. It stands out among the streets full of buildings. It has dilapidated walls with slogans, gray tile roofs covered with grass, and hard mud floors. As soon as you enter the room, you will see a large projection screen on the wall, which is playing the scene of a father and his two sons working as blacksmiths, which is very exciting. The clanging sound of blacksmithing surrounds your ears, taking you as if you have traveled through decades of time and space.
Guan Bo's eyes were filled with tears as he stared at the screen. He cried every time he watched it. If this story continues, he will be able to explain to his ancestors when he goes to the underworld, right?
Zhou Xiang gave Guan Zanqiang a thumbs up and said, "Not bad. If you still have passion, you can record many folk skills that are about to be lost and play them here."
Guan Zanqiang looked at his elder brother, and when he saw his elder brother nod, he also smiled. There was no profit in this matter, it was a money-losing matter, but it was a very meaningful thing. After doing it, the pride and glory lingered in his heart, very full, very full.
When the news came from the Art Exhibition Center in early December that Zhou Niao's work had won an award, the Zhou family felt extremely complicated. Zhou wanted to ask Teacher Mao again to help receive the award. Teacher Mao naturally agreed. Mao Xiaolu and Ding Fan took leave and took the whole family with them.
Zhou Yan met his master in the capital and accompanied him throughout the whole process. He recorded the award ceremony with his mobile phone and gave it to his master to take back to Huai County.
Teacher Mao naturally knew what it meant, so he handed the phone to Ding Fan and asked him to give it to Zhou Xiang.
Zhou Xiang found an opportunity to enter the space. The black horse that she said was too old to be ridden by tourists was now galloping freely on the grassland with her elder brother and Xianxian on its back.
Big Brother's joy and delicate laughter made Zhou Xiang regretless about this big move, "Big Brother."
Zhou Niao put one hand around her slender waist and stopped the horse with the other hand, "Sister."
"Brother, you seem to be so happy that you don't want to leave. This makes me very angry. Your problems are one after another." Zhou Xiang looked up at her brother, feeling a little aggrieved.
"I won the prize?" Zhou Niao quickly jumped off the horse, turned around and helped Xianxian down.
"Yeah! Bronze, but because of your disappearance, the popularity has surpassed the gold and silver awards. The people who won those two awards must be depressed to death."
"Thank you, sister. You've worked hard."
Zhou Niao's tone was cheerful, and the aura of being about to ascend to heaven was gone. It was as if he was a god who had been banished to the mortal world, and was mingling in the world with a dust-free aura, which made Zhou Xiang roll his eyes. When you were in the world, you were out of the world, and now you are no longer in the world, and now you are back in the world again. What are you trying to do?
Zhou Xiang shoved his phone into his, "Your son recorded this for you, keep it! There are a lot of Teacher Mao's videos in it, take it out and watch it when you have nothing to do."
After talking to his eldest brother, Zhou Xiang looked at Xianxian, who hadn't changed much. "You two were about the same age originally, right? Now you look like an old-young couple. Xianxian, do you have any ideas? Do you want me to find you a fresh meat?"
"Go away!" Zhou Niao pushed his sister away without even checking his phone. He had been living like a monk for the past ten years, and now that he could finally accompany his sister day and night, his sister came to make trouble.
"Brother, you are prioritizing women over girls!"
Zhou Niao put his arm around her slender shoulders and held her tightly in his arms. "That's right, what can you do?"
As he said this, he kissed Xianxian in front of his sister.
Zhou Xiang was so frightened that he stared at his brother and looked him up and down, "Xianxian, are you sure your lover hasn't been replaced?"
Xianxian was also frightened by Zhou Niao's arrogance. When she heard Zhou Xiang's words, the blush on her face spread involuntarily. How could she have mistaken her man?
Zhou Niao raised her hand to support her sister's shoulders, turned her around, and pushed her towards the thatched cottage. "Sister, Ling Ran must be anxious. I have already fully understood his desire to stick to you all the time. Please don't disturb the loving life between Xianxian and me."
Okay! I'd better leave! Leave the couple a quiet space, "Remember to change the flowers for Da Huang and Xiao Huang's graves, remember to plant herbs, remember to talk to the young man from the Wei family, remember..."
Before Zhou Xiang could finish his rambling, his eldest brother pushed him hard and said, "Hurry up and leave! You're too nagging and fussy."
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