Chapter 163 Chapter 163 Small Town Elderly Care
In order to leave the family business to Ning Shiqiu to manage, Zhao Ruyue announced that she would retire when she was in her forties.
As a result, he continued to help Su Shengnan train employees. When he was fifty years old, he had helped her train a large number of highly skilled maintenance masters, as well as many people who were capable of running a maintenance training room. Only then could he be considered truly retired.
Decided to really go back to town to retire.
At this age, the situation is better than when they were in their forties. Some of their peers are about to retire, so they won’t have to worry about not having someone to chat with.
Ning Shiqiu took time out to drive over to help them move their things.
In the car, Ning Shiqiu said helplessly: "It would be great if you could continue to stay in the provincial capital. I can see you every day when I get home from get off work. The medical conditions in the provincial capital are also better. If you go back to town, I won't be able to rush back immediately if something happens to you."
Zhao Ruyue didn't believe it: "Don't brag. You are so busy at work. Even if we stay in the provincial capital, you won't have time to go home on time every day. It's hard to say how many days you can stay in the provincial capital in a month. You are going on a business trip the day after tomorrow, right?"
Ning Shiqiu avoided the main point: "I don't go on business trips very often."
"You can just lie to your parents, but don't lie to yourself." Zhao Ruyue exposed him without hesitation, "You have developed the family business so big now, how can you have so much time to come home to see us? We don't want you to rush back and forth. You should rest more when you have time. You can take time to go back to your hometown during the New Year and other festivals every year."
Ning Shaoming nodded and agreed, "I think the same as your mother. We are not old enough and can still take care of ourselves. You don't have to worry about us all the time. Pay more attention to rest and don't get tired."
They founded the Qiuxia Restaurant, Qiuxia Bakery, and later the Qiuxia Food Processing Factory.
After being handed over to Ning Shiqiu, he has developed it into a multi-faceted group, and now the industries it is involved in investment are no longer limited to the food field.
Ning Shiqiu has been interested in finance, economics, and investment since he was very young. He would take the initiative to collect books and materials and learn relevant knowledge. Even though the workload is indeed large now, he can handle it with ease.
Although I do need to travel frequently, I don’t actually feel that tired.
But there is another kind of tiredness in this world, which makes your parents think you are tired.
Knowing that he couldn't persuade them, Ning Shiqiu had to put the matter aside for the time being, thinking of asking Xiaoxia to help persuade them when she came back from her annual leave.
Xiao Xia is good at playing tricks, so maybe she can persuade him when the time comes.
"Didn't Xiao Xia call you a few days ago? Did she say when she could take her annual leave?"
Speaking of this, Zhao Ruyue couldn't help but sigh: "Xiao Xia said that she had a special mission this year and no vacation. The nature of her unit is special, so we didn't dare to ask more. Didn't she call you?"
Ning Shiqiu said: "I did call, but I was taking a shower at the time and my phone was not next to me. I didn't receive her call, and I called back but the call didn't go through."
Zhao Ruyue was a little worried that it was a difficult and dangerous mission, but she didn't show her worry on her face. She just said, "I hope her mission goes smoothly and she can come back next year."
However, Ning Shixia was able to call home this year to tell her family that she was going on a mission, but there was no news from the beginning of the second year. Only people from her unit called and told them that she was still on a special mission, so they couldn't call them, but Ning Shixia was fine, so they couldn't rest assured.
But how can parents feel truly at ease if they can't get accurate news about their children?
Ning Shixia has been working for several years. In the past, she would come back to visit her family during the annual leave, especially her grandparents. The old people are getting old, and the less they see them, the less they will see. So she would rather not go out to play and come back to visit them.
This is the first time that Ning Shixia has not returned for two consecutive years.
Ning Shiqiu was also a little worried, but when he thought of Ning Shixia's childhood dream, he vaguely realized something. Now Ning Shixia might be participating in the astronaut selection, or even might have passed it. Such a thing had to be kept secret from his family before the country announced it.
However, Ning Shiqiu couldn't be sure that his guess was 100% correct, so of course he couldn't tell his family.
I only told my parents vaguely: "Xiao Xia must be fine. If she really is in trouble, her boss at work would definitely not have told her family."
Zhao Ruyue and Ning Shaoming did not understand the implicit meaning of his words, but they understood the truth of what he said, but they could not control their longing for their daughter.
Ning Shiqiu had no choice but to take them out for a trip to relax: "Didn't you always say that you would travel around after you retired? You also said that you would take grandpa and grandma with you. Now that you are finally retired, why don't you take advantage of the time when grandpa and grandma can still move and go out for some fun?"
Zhao Ruyue understood her son's filial piety, and remembered that she had said before that she would take the elders to the capital, but later the elders did not go, and she forgot about it after a while.
"Okay, let's take them to the capital, right? If they have fun then, we can take them to other places to have fun."
Seeing that his parents were willing to go, Ning Shiqiu breathed a sigh of relief and started to make a travel plan. However, he just made a simple plan and decided to find professionals to handle professional matters.
He specially found a travel agency with the best reputation to make a detailed customized itinerary. The agency arranged all the tickets, hotels, tour guides, etc. that needed to be booked in advance.
The group set off quickly. Zhao Ruyue and Ning Shaoming played with the old people for a while. Their time and energy were occupied by various things, and they finally diverted their attention away from their daughter's affairs.
On the last day of the trip, I had visited all the places I wanted to visit and tried all the food I wanted to eat, so I didn’t make any plans.
Zhao Ruyue and Ning Shaoming went out together and wandered around aimlessly.
I walked into an alley and saw a small shop there. I thought it was good, so I went in to sit down.
As soon as we sat down, the owner of the restaurant came out apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, there was a power outage in our store and the maintenance technician is working on it. It may delay the serving time. I don't know if you two are in a hurry to eat. If you are, you can go to the restaurant next door. The food there is also good. If you are not in a hurry, you can have a drink and wait a while. We will try our best to reduce the waiting time for you."
Zhao Ruyue was not in a hurry and was quite interested in the drinks here, so she and Ning Shaoming each ordered a different drink and sat there drinking slowly.
Ten minutes later, the circuit fault in the store was repaired, and a craftsman in work clothes came out.
When Zhao Ruyue looked up and saw the familiar work clothes, she felt pleasantly surprised as if she had met an old friend in a foreign land.
Looking more closely, I found that the maintenance master actually looked a little familiar, but she had trained so many employees that it was difficult to remember each one of them. I just felt that he looked familiar but couldn't remember his name.
However, she couldn't remember, but the maintenance engineer recognized her: "Master Zhao! I didn't expect to meet you here, what a coincidence! I have been working for several years, and you may not have much impression of me now. I am a student of the company's 17th maintenance training class. I was first assigned to work in Yangcheng, and was transferred to the capital some time ago."
"So you're a student from the 17th term." That was quite a while ago, no wonder she only had a vague impression of it. "Is your work going well now?"
"Fortunately, we have a lot of orders in the capital. I'm afraid we'll have to ask the headquarters for more manpower."
The maintenance man had other orders to attend to, so the two chatted for a while and then she left.
Before leaving, she insisted on treating everyone and even paid for Zhao Ruyue's drinks. She also told the boss that everything they ate would be charged to her account.
The boss seemed to be quite familiar with her and responded with a word, and she left with peace of mind.
After the maintenance master left, a while later, the food ordered by Zhao Ruyue and Ning Shaoming was served. It was the boss himself who served the dishes.
After the food was served, the boss stood there and asked them curiously, "Are you two guests also from Huayun City?"
Zhao Ruyue smiled and said, "Yes, we are from Yunshan County, Huayun City."
"No wonder the repairman is so enthusiastic about you. I and several nearby shops have always looked for renovation masters from Huayun City. Their craftsmanship is really impeccable, the price is fair, and most of them are female masters. Many single female friends around me also like to find masters from Huayun. They are very reassuring."
Hearing this, Zhao Ruyue felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment. She had mentioned this before when giving advice to Su Shengnan, and she didn't expect it to actually come true now.
It has also become a unique label for Huayun women. Zhao Ruyue sometimes sees people mention Huayun's masters on the Internet and in real life, and everyone who mentions them praises their trustworthy character and craftsmanship.
This made Zhao Ruyue, who had trained them, inevitably proud of them.
She felt that even if she had not opened a shop or factory with Ning Shaoming, the achievements she had made with her own skills would be enough to make her feel that her life had not been wasted.
After returning from the capital, Zhao Ruyue was moved and opened a small repair shop in the town, repairing water and electricity, electrical appliances, mobile phones, old watches... everything she knew how to repair.
Later, there were rumors that this scenic spot had an old master with outstanding skills who could repair anything, but he was only able to receive a limited number of guests every day. If the work at hand was not finished, he would not receive any outside guests until the work at hand was finished.
However, if someone in town needs something repaired, if she is in a good mood, she might be willing to help for free.
Ning Shaoming also still runs his bakery.
The bread and cakes are made fresh every day and change with the season, weather and even the owner's mood.
Gradually, these two stores have become the town's scenic spots that attract tourists.
But at this age, they no longer care whether they make money or not.
Every day, if there are guests, he will receive them. If there are no guests, he will sit under the eaves, lie on a rocking chair, fan himself with a palm-leaf fan, listen to the rustling sound of leaves in the wind, and watch the clouds in the sky being blown into various shapes.
Occasionally they would drive and take their families to nearby places or other places for fun, without rushing or setting a fixed time, just going at their own pace.
The slow pace of life in a small town is like the clouds in a clear summer sky; the days pass slowly and leisurely.
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