After celebrating his seventeenth birthday, Da Wa immediately began his intensive preparation for the college entrance examination.
He will be taking the college entrance examination in early July, and there are not many days left.
As the weather got hotter, Zhao Qinglan learned that air conditioners were available for sale at the provincial capital's department store, so she spent a lot of money to install several air conditioners in her home, prioritizing one for her eldest child's bedroom.
Besides air conditioning, she prepared everything imaginable, including mosquito nets, cooling balm, delicious food, drinks, and nutritional supplements, ensuring her child didn't suffer any hardship in life.
Sun also moved into her eldest daughter's house.
Zhao Qingzhu's daughter has started kindergarten, and now that there's someone at home helping out, her presence there doesn't make much of a difference.
Because she was worried about her eldest grandson taking the college entrance examination, she, as the grandmother, moved in with them.
Actually, the eldest child leaves early and returns late these days, and is rarely home, so they don't need to worry about him.
To save time, the child no longer comes home for meals and eats at the school cafeteria.
Zhao Qinglan was worried that the food in the school cafeteria wasn't nutritious enough, so she often went to deliver meals. Sometimes she went by herself, and sometimes Ding Yu or Liu Dandan would deliver them.
Da Wa's lunchbox was always the envy of his classmates. It contained vegetables and soup, meat and vegetables, smelled delicious, and even included fruit for dessert.
Zhao Qinglan and her friends always prepared generous portions, and Da Wa would always bring his good friend Cheng Tao to eat with them, making Cheng Tao the envy of his classmates.
Cheng Tao was always so smug, saying, "You can't be envious, you know? That's my godmother! This meal is my godmother's love for us."
"Eating won't shut you up." Da Wa picked up a steamed bun and stuffed it into Cheng Tao's mouth.
The process of preparing for the senior year of high school is tough, but these students still find ways to enjoy themselves amidst the hardship.
Although it was tough, it will be a rare memory for them in the future.
Because Da Wa's dream is to attend a military academy, he would run laps on the playground every day when he was tired from studying, so as not to let his physical fitness suffer.
Cheng Tao always accompanied him to complete the task. Having someone by your side on the road to pursuing your dreams is a very happy thing.
Da Wa may never say it, but he always remembers this brotherhood in his heart.
Zhao Qinglan is quite relaxed now. Ding Yu and Liu Dandan help her cook from time to time. Now that her mother has come, she can't sit still. In addition to cooking, she also cleans the house inside and out.
She couldn't even let the old lady stay idle; in Sun's words, she was "getting sick from being idle."
What else could Zhao Qinglan do? As long as the old lady wasn't too tired, she could just let her do it.
As more and more people ate at this first hot pot restaurant in the provincial capital, its reputation grew.
She thought that fewer people would eat hot pot as the weather got warmer, but she couldn't resist the power of everyone's spontaneous promotion.
In addition, many people are now making their own money and getting rich through business, so the store is always packed with customers.
During mealtimes, you have to wait in line for a table.
Seeing how good the business was, Zhao Qinglan immediately decided to open two branches in the provincial capital. Why would she give up a market opportunity and not make money?
In fact, some people saw that her hot pot restaurant was doing well and were already planning to open their own shops.
However, I don't understand the specifics of hot pot restaurants in the short term; I still need to study them.
After Zhao Qinglan finished her meeting with the company staff, talked about opening a new store, and learned about the situation of other stores, she adjourned the meeting.
As soon as she left the meeting room, Zhang Wenjing caught up with her.
"Mr. Zhao, wait a moment."
"What's wrong, Wenjing?"
"Let's talk in your office."
"walk."
The two arrived at Zhao Qinglan's office.
"Mr. Zhao, I'm pregnant."
"That's a good thing! Sister-in-law Wu Mei will be happy again," Zhao Qinglan laughed.
“President Zhao, I’m doing fine at the company now, but what do you think about when I’m about to give birth?” Zhang Wenjing asked, staring at her.
Zhao Qinglan quickly realized what was going on.
Yes, now, apart from her, Zhang Wenjing basically makes the decisions and takes charge of everything in the company. When she gives birth and goes into postpartum confinement, she will need at least a few months to rest and recover.
After only a moment's thought, she replied, "You don't need to worry about that. You can rest as much as you want. The company still has me and other people. They're not just there to eat for free."
"I understand, Mr. Zhao." Zhang Wenjing breathed a sigh of relief.
Lanxin has been working hard to recruit more talent.
Since Zhang Wenjing had spoken up beforehand, Zhao Qinglan decided to give the other two people she favored some more responsibility.
She did say she would still be there for them, but if her subordinates were capable, she'd be crazy to work herself to death.
After chatting with Zhang Wenjing, she sat there for a while, and then her phone rang.
"Hello, it's me, Zhao Qinglan."
"Qinglan, it's me, Wei Hong."
The two immediately started chatting.
It turned out that Wei Hong had finally managed to get a job in Hong Kong, and she was going to Hong Kong, so she came to ask Zhao Qinglan for some advice.
Zhao Qinglan herself didn't know much about the current port city, but she gave Wei Hong's aunt's contact information.
If Wei Hong encounters any difficulties in Gangcheng, she can contact her aunt for help.
That's only because of Wei Hong; otherwise, Zhao Qinglan wouldn't be so considerate.
Of course, after finishing her call with Wei Hong, Zhao Qinglan also contacted her aunt and told her about it.
She rarely needed her aunt, Madam Sun, for help, so Madam Sun agreed without hesitation, telling her to rest assured.
When she finished her work and returned home, she found that her husband, who usually came home later than her, was home.
"Why are you back so early today?" Zhao Qinglan asked, puzzled.
Li Huai said with a happy expression, "I came back early because of some good news."
"What good news?" Zhao Qinglan thought for a moment about what good things might happen to her husband, and suddenly said, "You didn't get promoted again, did you?"
"Yes, I got promoted." Li Huai said with a smile.
"So, this time it's?"
"I've dropped the 'deputy' title; now I'm a full division-level cadre and also the political commissar of our division."
"That's great! We should celebrate!" Zhao Qinglan exclaimed, unable to contain her joy.
Don't underestimate the fact that it's just the removal of a deputy; the higher you go, the harder it is to get promoted. For the husband, this is equivalent to crossing another threshold.
Because she was in a good mood, she personally cooked a table full of delicious dishes.
When the children gradually returned, everyone except the eldest who was still at school knew about the good news, and they were all overjoyed.
Zhao Qinglan also opened a very nice bottle of red wine, and the family raised their glasses to celebrate while eating.
When Da Wa returned home that evening and learned that his father had been promoted again, he congratulated Li Huai.
Li Huai patted his son on the shoulder. "Son, even at my age, I'm still working hard and striving for improvement. You shouldn't fall behind. I'm still waiting to see you get your military academy acceptance letter."
"Don't worry, Dad, I'll definitely let you see it," the eldest son said with a smile.
"Good son!"
The father and son smiled at each other.
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