Chapter 125
Qian Ziyi drove Song Xiaohong to Zhenxin Shopping Mall. Qian Ziyi knew that Xin Yao had changed a lot, but he didn't expect that the real situation was far beyond his imagination.
"Is this Auntie Zhen's shopping mall?"
Song Xiaohong nodded proudly, "Auntie Zhen led the whole county to grow peppers and medicinal herbs, and also led everyone to engage in the wool textile industry. Many people in the county have escaped poverty thanks to her, and everyone is very grateful to her. This mall was also opened by her, and it is better than many high-end malls in other places."
Qian Ziyi also thinks that the concept of Zhenxin Mall is very advanced.
In 1993, it was quite astonishing that there was a coffee shop and restaurant in Xinyao County.
The two of them sat in the coffee shop recommended by Cheng Su. Qian Ziyi ordered a cup of coffee and Song Xiaohong ordered a cup of soy milk.
Song Xiaohong thought for a moment and said, "I heard from Aunt Guizhi that you haven't married yet? Can I ask why?"
Qian Ziyi stirred his coffee. "Do you want to hear the truth? The truth is, I didn't stay chaste for love. I went to study in America and saw the advanced technology there. I found that there was a big gap between me and my classmates, so I had to work harder to make up for it. After I finished my doctorate, I realized that I was not young anymore. Someone introduced me to someone, but I thought of you for some reason."
Song Xiaohong couldn't help but smile when she heard his sincere description. "It's quite true."
"What about you? Why didn't you remarry?"
"Do you want to hear the truth? The truth is, they all want me to have children, but I don't want to. I always compare them with you, and I find that they are far inferior to you."
Qian Ziyi is highly educated, but has no experience in dealing with women. His heart softened when he was praised by Song Xiaohong, and he felt like he was lying on a cloud.
Qian Ziyi lowered his eyes, fingers on the cup, "I don't necessarily have to have children. I come from an ordinary family, I look average, and my IQ is far lower than Einstein's. I don't have any good things that I must pass on, and children are particularly noisy. I would rather spend the only time I have on you."
Song Xiaohong's eyes gradually softened, "What are your plans for the future?"
"I found that my country has always been strangled by foreign countries in chip research. I want to work in the field of chip research, that is, the semiconductor industry."
"It sounds so profound and amazing."
Qian Ziyi said embarrassedly, "I'm not as amazing as you think. I just want to serve my country."
"You are not only knowledgeable, but also patriotic. Dr. Qian, you really impress me."
Song Xiaohong's sincere praise made Qian Ziyi feel soft in his heart.
His heart, which once beat only for semiconductors, was finally touched by love.
The two of them were able to meet again when they were nearly 40 years old. Isn't this God's favor?
Xu Wei stood at the door of Good Mother-in-law's house, rubbing his hands anxiously. He saw Zhen Zhen's red BMW driving into the intersection from a distance and jumped up immediately.
"That's the car. That's the car, isn't it?"
Zhen Zhen couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Why are you in such a hurry? It's not like you won't be coming back!"
"What do you know, Sister Zhen? This is a task assigned to me by my superiors! I must receive Mr. Qian Ziyi well and negotiate with him about launching a chip project for the country."
"Oh, that sounds pretty high-end!"
"Yes, this is a project that is supported by the Ministry of Information. Mr. Qian Ziyi will be the general commander of the project, and the state has also provided a special fund. It can be said that Mr. Qian is related to the future of our country's chips and to the wars between major powers! How can I not be anxious?"
Xu Weike was afraid that something might go wrong with Qian Ziyi on his territory!
He wished he could send the police to guard the streets and send all the hooligans back home to ensure Mr. Qian Ziyi's safety.
Xu Wei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Qian Ziyi return safely.
He was really puzzled. Not only was Sister Zhen herself amazing, but her son and granddaughter, and even the educated youth she had mentored were all so amazing.
This person is truly a god!
Qian Ziyi parked the car in front of Haopo Po's door. Cheng Su and Jiao Huilan both came out and looked at Qian Ziyi expectantly.
Qian Ziyi walked to the passenger seat, opened the door for Song Xiaohong, and the two walked out hand in hand.
"Oh! It's done!" Zhang Cuihua wiped her tears and hugged Zhen Zhen excitedly, "Guizhi, my Xiaohong finally has a companion!"
Zhen Zhen patted Zhang Cuihua on the shoulder and said, "Our little Hong is very kind, and Ziyi is the one who can't forget her."
"Yes, Xiaohong is my pride."
Qian Ziyi held Song Xiaohong's hand, smiling, "Aunt Cuihua, I will pay you a formal visit tomorrow. I hope you and uncle can help us get married."
Zhang Cuihua was unwilling to embarrass him. "I will do it! I will definitely do it! Your Aunt Cuihua is from the countryside and has not received much education, but your Aunt Cuihua loves children. Xiaohong likes you, so Aunt Cuihua will definitely raise her hands in approval!"
Song Xiaohong felt a little uncomfortable. The man in front of her often came to her for money, and her child was not doing well. She planned to go to Beijing with Qian Ziyi.
Song Xiaohong told her about her plan, "Qian Ziyi is going back to Beijing to make chips. I went there not only to take care of him, but also to study further."
Although Zhang Cuihua was reluctant, she would not stop it.
How can parents not approve of their children's desire to fly?
"My Xiaohong deserves to live a good life!"
Song Xiaohong nodded with red eyes. When Song Xiaoyu came, she saw her sister hugging her mother and crying silently. She rolled up her sleeves, thinking someone was bullying her sister and wanted her to help fight. When she turned around, she saw Qian Ziyi.
Song Xiaoyu looked as if she had seen a ghost, but Qian Ziyi was also shocked by the change in Song Xiaoyu's appearance.
Upon learning that Song Xiaoyu had plastic surgery, Qian Ziyi had an expression as if he had successfully derived a physics formula.
Song Xiaohong hummed:
"Why did my sister fall in love with you?"
Zhen Zhen then introduced Qian Ziyi, "Ziyi, this is County Magistrate Xu Wei, the second in command of our Xinyao County. County Magistrate Xu Wei received instructions from his superiors to receive you and discuss chip engineering with you."
Qian Ziyi greeted Xu Wei very politely. After all, after he and Xiaohong left, his father-in-law and mother-in-law still needed more care from the county leaders.
Xu Wei also understood what he meant. "Our Xinyao County is really full of talented people. Although your registered residence is not in Xinyao, you are Xinyao's son-in-law!"
Qian Ziyi laughed:
"I am from Xinyao, and my roots are here. It was the land here that nurtured me, and it was Aunt Zhen who helped me. I will never forget these."
Xu Wei joked:
"I will definitely give Sister Zhen the Best Instructor Award later!"
Qian Ziyi's arrival caused a sensation in Batou Village. Everyone came out to welcome him, not because he was the chip expert Qian Ziyi, but because he was an educated youth from Batou Village!
"Cheng Su is back, Qian Ziyi is back too!" The villagers were all very happy.
When the villagers heard that Qian Ziyi and Song Xiaohong were together, they were even happier:
"Qian Ziyi is the son-in-law of our Batou Village. You can come back often to visit us in the future!"
"Our village has changed a lot. Everyone has escaped poverty and is not as poor as before."
"Our village has started a wool textile industry again, and it is doing very well!"
Gou Zi Niang also laughed and said:
"Ziyi, you must win glory for our country! The future of our country depends on you!"
When Song Xiaohong goes to Beijing, she will also take over the Focus Women's Wear business in Beijing.
Qian Ziyi is going to set up a chip company, which will require hiring talent from abroad at high salaries and will also require professional equipment, which will require a considerable investment.
The state will allocate special funds for Qian Ziyi to carry out projects, but the company is his own. He has worked in Silicon Valley over the years and earned some US dollars, but the exchange rate between US dollars and RMB is not high. Even if converted into RMB, his assets are no more than a few million.
For an industry that is related to the lifeblood of the country, Qian Ziyi will not solicit investment casually, but wants to find reliable friends to join.
Zhen Zhen asked tentatively, "How about Aunt Zhen invest in you?"
Qian Ziyi was stunned. He knew that Aunt Zhen's family business was quite large, but Aunt Zhen made her fortune from food. Zhenxin Shopping Mall was also built in the county town. He heard that the food in Zhenxin Shopping Mall was cheap and there was not much profit. Where did she get so much money?
"I have at least 20 million invested here!"
Zhen Zhen smiled indifferently:
"Didn't Xiaohong tell you? I have a gold mine! Haha, I can save several kilograms of gold every day. I can dig this mine for decades. It's only 20 million. Can it drain me out?"
Qian Ziyi was obviously shocked. “Scientific research has a lag, and it won’t pay off in one or two years!”
"It's not that we are short of money. Aunt Zhen just wants to make some contribution to the country."
Qian Ziyi would naturally not refuse. The sooner the funds could be raised, the sooner the research could be started, and China's chips could be freed from imports.
Zhen Zhen didn't expect Qian Ziyi to agree. With Qian Ziyi's ability, as long as the chip is developed, future cameras, mobile phones, and cameras will be able to use Chinese chips and can also be exported abroad.
You can imagine how big this market is.
Who would have thought that the young educated youth who just helped out at that time would have such great staying power!
Seeing that someone was helping him make money again, Zhen Zhen was so happy that he almost jumped up and down.
Qian Ziyi and Song Xiaohong did not want to hold a wedding, and planned to go to Beijing to get a marriage certificate.
Zhen Zhen didn't want the newlyweds to be too tired, so he drove them to the provincial airport and let them fly back to Beijing.
She gave them two pairs of rings, one with diamonds, suitable for wearing on important occasions; the other was plain, suitable for everyday wear.
Qian Ziyi wanted to pay, but Zhen Zhen refused. "You two finally got together, and as your aunt, I am very happy. It's just a small token of my appreciation, so don't refuse it."
Both of their names were engraved on the ring, and Qian Ziyi thanked her for her thoughtfulness.
Zhang Cuihua accompanied them all the way to the airport, crying her heart out.
Zhen Zhen patted her shoulder and said, "Xiao Hong has been living at home since her divorce. You must be uncomfortable with her leaving now, but it's okay. It will get better slowly."
Zhang Cuihua sighed:
"It's a good thing you're with me."
"Sorry, I have to leave for a while too."
"Ah?" Zhang Cuihua cried even louder.
Coincidentally, Qian Ziyi's company will set up a joint research center with National Tsing Hua University, and Sanwa was selected into the project team and worked hard on his first project in his life.
Sanwa's pager business did make some quick money, but as Zhen Zhen expected, under the siege of big brands, Sanwa's brand soon collapsed and was acquired by the other party for 500,000 yuan.
The money wasn’t much, but it was the proceeds from Sanwa’s business venture, so he was quite happy.
Tao Aihong was very proud of Sanwa's business venture and she told her family about it.
She told everyone she met how much money Sanwa had earned, and she talked for an hour or so without seeming to feel thirsty. After she finished talking about Sanwa, she started talking about the love story of Qian Ziyi and Song Xiaohong, which was more effective than the loudspeaker in the county!
"Look how busy Tao Aihong is!" Zhen Zhen smiled and shook his head.
Old Mrs. Meng took out the sausages from her home to dry out in the sun, but she was afraid that they would be eaten by mice or cats, so she sat by and watched.
Zhen Zhen was thinking about bringing more sausages when he went back to bury Meng Changzheng and Old Lady Meng.
Send some more to Tan Zheng, he loves to eat the sausages made by the Meng family.