"Someone from Liangzhou?"

Liangzhou is so big, and there are more than one person doing business in Yangcheng. Chuxia thought about the person Jiang Zhida was talking about. Could it be the young man from the store where she often bought clothes in Liangzhou?

Every time he came in, the clothes were from Yangcheng, because his clothes were the most fashionable in Liangzhou City. Chuxia and An'an basically bought their clothes there.

"Is he selling clothes?" Chuxia asked Jiang Zhida.

"No, he does the same business as me. His name is Qi Xiangdong. Have you heard of him, cousin?"

Chuxia frowned. She knew who this person was. He was the father of the original hero Qi Ming.

She had been wondering before. After the original owner died, Cen Huaian was taken to the northwest. How did he get in touch with Qi Ming later? Then the things in the book happened.

Now Jiang Zhida knows Qi Xiangdong, and from his tone, they have a good relationship.

So when Cen Huaian and the Qi family meet again in the future, it should start from Jiang Zhida.

With the relationship of being in Liangzhou and the Qi family's intention to please him, it is natural for Cen Huaian and Qi Ming to gradually become closer.

Chuxia sighed in her heart. She thought that by leaving Liangzhou, away from Guan Yan and Qi Ming, she would be away from the content of the original book.

Now it seems that things are not that simple.

But the butterfly wings have been flapped. Even if the Qi family has come to the capital, An An is no longer the An An who lacks love in the book, and An An will not become the way described in the book.

"I know him." Chuxia said to Jiang Zhida, and the smile on her face disappeared: "His family and my family are neighbors."

Jiang Zhida looked at Chuxia, and he felt the change in her attitude, and he showed a thoughtful look on his face.

"I haven't heard Qi Xiangdong talk about his family."

Chuxia said lightly: "Our two families don't have much contact."

They are neighbors but there is little contact. It is obvious that the cousin's wife should have a bad impression of the Qi family. Jiang Zhida had a plan in his mind, and he had to consider the cooperation with Qi Xiangdong.

Compared with Qi Xiangdong, who he had just met, Jiang Zhida certainly trusted Chuxia.

Jiang Zhida skipped the topic of Qi Xiangdong and talked to Cen Zhengnian, Cen Huaian, and Chuxia about his business in Yangcheng.

In recent years, Jiang Zhida has been traveling back and forth between Guangzhou and Beijing for business. He has encountered many things and has matured a lot.

Jiang Zhida rarely tells his family about the dangers he encountered outside. He will only go to his eldest brother to ask him how he handled it.

On some major business decisions, he will also ask Chuxia for her opinion.

Chuxia didn't expect it when she knew that she and Cen Zhengnian's money had been invested in Jiang Zhida's business. She refused at first. They only paid part of the money. The business was all done by Jiang Zhida and Qian Ran. This was unfair to Jiang Zhida and Qian Ran.

But Jiang Zhida insisted, saying that without her and Cen Zhengnian's money, his business would not be able to do well, and she couldn't give up this share.

The two argued for a long time, and finally took a step back. She wanted it, but only 8% of the shares, not as much as 20%.

When Jiang Zhida just started his business, Chuxia's dividends were very small, and she didn't take any, allowing Jiang Zhida to continue to invest in the business.

Later, his business grew and he opened two stores in Beijing, and Chuxia began to take dividends every year.

When Jiang Zhida didn't know whether to go all out or be more stable, Chuxia would give him key advice.

She knew some future directions and would help Jiang Zhida avoid some pitfalls. Facts have proved that Jiang Zhida did nothing wrong by listening to what Chuxia did. He also became more and more convinced of Chuxia's vision.

Cen Zhengnian didn't have a deep understanding of business, so he didn't interrupt the conversation between Chuxia and Jiang Zhida. He sat aside and peeled apples, and after peeling them, he used a knife to cut the apples into small pieces on a plate.

Jiang Zhida was talking thirstily, and he reached out to eat an apple. When he was about to get the apple, Cen Zhengnian grabbed his wrist and stuffed an unpeeled apple into his hand: "Eat this."

Jiang Zhida looked at the apples in the plate, took a bite and asked: "Why can't I eat that?"

Cen Zhengnian put the plate in front of Chuxia and Cen Huaian and said: "Because this is for Chuxia and An'an."

Cen Zhengnian continued to peel the apples, and Jiang Zhida suddenly felt that the apple in his hand was not fragrant.

Grandpa Jiang laughed unceremoniously beside him: "Da Zi, do unpeeled apples taste good?"

Jiang Zhida took a bite of the apple and said: "Delicious! Especially sweet!"

"An'an!" Zhang Lu shouted his name excitedly as soon as he arrived at Grandpa Jiang's house.

Cen Huaian was sitting on the sofa eating an apple. Hearing her voice, he swallowed the apple in his mouth. "Sister."

Zhang Lu ran in with a bright smile on her face, bringing a gust of wind.

Although she was in a hurry, she saw the elders sitting in the living room and called them one by one. Then she squeezed in between Jiang Zhida and Cen Huaian.

"Uncle, please move over there. I have something to say to An An."

Jiang Zhida made way for her and asked curiously while chewing an apple, "What did you talk to An An about?"

Zhang Lu said loudly, "An An got first place in the math competition and is famous in our No. 4 Middle School Olympiad class! An An, our teacher even copied the test paper you wrote for us to see, praising you for your perfection and scolding us for not living up to her expectations!"

As she spoke, Zhang Lu laughed "hahaha", and the whole living room was filled with her crisp laughter.

"An An, our class is so arrogant. Now we finally know that there are always people better than you. You are amazing. Every time I say you are my younger brother in class, I feel very proud!"

Although Zhang Lu has a good relationship with her classmates, she also thinks that they are sometimes too arrogant. Now that they have been hit by An An, she is very happy.

Chu Xia and Cen Huaian have never told anyone about Cen Huaian's math competition results.

Because Cen Huaian has won too many first places, Chu Xia only praises him at home. If you talk too much about it to others, others will not be happy for you, but will think you are deliberately showing off.

Cen Huaian doesn't think that winning the first place is a big deal. He will subconsciously forget the awards he has won every time. If he keeps remembering them, he will be proud and won't make progress.

Grandpa Jiang and Jiang Zhida were surprised when they heard what Zhang Lu said. They were not surprised that Cen Huaian won the first place in the city competition, but they were surprised that he could completely resist showing off to others.

Children like others to praise them. If they get a word of praise from the teacher, they will go home and tell their parents. They can't help it.

"An'an, why didn't you tell your great-grandmother about your competition results?"

Cen Huaian put down the apple in his hand, looked at Grandpa Jiang and said seriously: "Grandma, the city competition is only the first stage of the competition. There are so many talented junior high school students in the country, and there are many first place winners."

So even if he won the first place, there was no need to tell everyone. An'an would only tell Chuxia and Cen Zhengnian about his results, and he would be happy to receive praise from Chuxia.

Jiang Zhida looked at Cen Huaian with admiration, and suddenly reached out and pinched his face. Cen Huaian's expression did not change, but he looked at Jiang Zhida with a puzzled look: Uncle, what are you doing?

Jiang Zhida let go of him, dodged Grandpa Jiang's pat, and said with a smile, "I just want to see if An An is really only ten years old. When I was ten, I only knew how to eat and go out to play. I wouldn't think so much."

Grandpa Jiang finally slapped him on the back: "Who do you think is as useless as you!"

Chu Xia was laughing beside her, and Cen Zhengnian put the cut apple in front of her again: "Eat the apple."

Chu Xia turned to look at him: "Zhengnian, I I also think An An is too restrained."

Cen Zhengnian: "I was the same as An An when I was ten years old. At that time, I felt that doing what I like is more interesting than going out to play."

Chu Xia glanced at him: "But mom told me that you and your older brother did a lot of 'good things' when you were a child." There was something

behind her words. Cen Zhengnian was not a well-behaved child when he was young. He was only well-behaved on the surface. He gave his brother a lot of advice behind the scenes on those messy things.

Cen Zhengnian fed an apple to Chu Xia's mouth. There was no embarrassment on his face for being embarrassed. He nodded with a smile on his face: "Well, that's it."

Cen Zhengnian admitted what Chu Xia said, but those were all things from childhood and did not affect the present.

Chu Xia bit off the apple in his hand and looked at his face carefully for a while. She found that he was still the same as usual. He even asked her what was wrong with his eyes.

Chu Xia shook her head and looked away: She knew that Cen Zhengnian had a thick skin. Ordinary people could not compare with him.

Over there, Zhang Lu was already talking about their classmates in the Mathematical Olympiad class: "Liu Hongyu no longer says that he is the first."

She ate the apple in front of Cen Huaian and said, "He only won the second prize in this math competition. He didn't do as well as I did. He is very shocked now."

Cen Huaian asked Zhang Lu, "Sister, did you also win the first prize?"

Zhang Lu nodded, waved her hand nonchalantly and said, "My results cannot be compared with yours. I was just the last one in the first prize. What makes me happier is that I can go to the league with you! But you are aiming for the first prize in the national league, and I just want to see what the national league is like."

Grandpa Jiang looked at the two children talking about participating in the national league together, and the smile on his face never faded.

After leaving Grandfather Chiang's house, Chiang Zhida went to find Qian Ran. Not only Chiang Zhida had changed, but Qian Ran had also changed a lot.

He used to be shy and weak, but after going through so many things, that shyness had long disappeared, and the expression on his face was no longer the same as before, which could be seen at a glance.

"Xiao Ran." Qian Ran handed Chiang Zhida a cigarette, and the two stood in the yard, with smoke lingering for a while, and no one spoke.

After a while, Jiang Zhida put out his cigarette and said to him, "Reconsider the cooperation with Qi Xiangdong."

Qian Ran also put out his cigarette and frowned, "Why? He has deeper connections in Guangzhou, and it will be smoother for us to build a factory in Guangzhou. He just wants us to help him enter the market in Beijing. Our cooperation is a win-win situation."

Jiang Zhida said, "I met my cousin's wife today. She knows Qi Xiangdong."

Qian Ran has worked with Jiang Zhida for so long. , and instantly understood what he meant: "My cousin's wife means that Qi Xiangdong can't be trusted?"

Jiang Zhida shook his head: "My cousin's wife didn't say that. But my cousin's wife and he are neighbors, but she and Qi Xiangdong's family are strangers. I can even hear a hint of displeasure in her tone when she talks about him."

Qian Ran also trusted Chu Xia, because if it weren't for Chu Xia's opinion, their business might have been over at that time.

He nodded and said, "Forget it, let's build the factory and think of other ways."

Jiang Zhida showed a relaxed smile on his face and patted Qian Ran on the shoulder: "When I came here, I was afraid that you would not agree."

Qian Ran also smiled, as if he had become the pure person he was when he first started his business: "I can ignore anyone's words, but I will not disobey you and my cousin's wife."

As the Chinese New Year approached, the hospital was as busy as ever, and there was no festive atmosphere outside preparing for the Chinese New Year.

Compared with other departments, the department where Chuxia and her friends worked was not too busy, and Mrs. Tang did not have classes every day.

Chuxia and Ye Mengchun were interns, and if Mrs. Tang did not come, they would have more time to study. Mrs. Tang was very humane, and Chuxia's application for a Chinese New Year holiday was approved within a day.

Chuxia had spent several Spring Festivals in Beijing, so she was very familiar with preparing New Year's goods. She bought everything she needed in two days.

She was preparing to fry some meatballs, tofu and other foods that day. Just as she had prepared the batter for the meatballs, Chuxia received a call from Jiang Shengnan.

"Mom." Chuxia and Cen Huaian took An An to the northwest last summer vacation and stayed there for half a month before returning to Beijing.

The northwest is in season in summer when all kinds of fruits are produced, and each fruit is very sweet. Chuxia and Cen Huaian ate a lot of grapes every day in the northwest, all kinds of grapes.

Not only grapes, they also ate a lot of other delicacies from the northwest. During that half month, the two of them had a lot of fun eating, and Cen Huaian and his friends also had a lot of fun playing in the courtyard.

Xiao He learned to play Go, but there was a huge gap between his level and Cen Huaian's, so there was no doubt that Xiao He never beat Cen Huaian once.

After Xiao He learned that Cen Huaian had skipped a grade, he also began to study hard for the next school year, and it was obvious that he was also preparing for a skip.

Finally, through An An, Chu Xia learned that Xiao He had successfully skipped a grade.

After returning home, Chu Xia was also curious and couldn't help asking Cen Huaian.

She knew that Cen Huaian had been communicating with Xiao He, and Xiao He, who had been competing with Cen Huaian, would definitely tell Cen Huaian if he successfully skipped a grade, but he wouldn't tell Cen Huaian if he didn't.

Chuxia smiled and told Jiang Shengnan about the New Year, with a guilty tone in her voice: "Mom, the winter vacation is short, I can't take An'an to your place to celebrate the New Year."

"It's okay." Jiang Shengnan smiled nonchalantly and said: "This year your dad and I will go back to Beijing to celebrate the New Year."

Chuxia's eyes immediately showed joy: "Mom, is it true? Then when you and dad arrive in Beijing, Zhengnian and I will pick you up."

"You don't have to come." Jiang Shengnan said, "We'll go back to the old house by ourselves."

The old house Jiang Shengnan was talking about was the Siheyuan. She called to tell Chuxia and Cen Zhengnian that they were coming back, and to ask Cen Zhengnian to find someone to clean up the Siheyuan.

After hearing what Chuxia said, Cen Zhengnian stopped using his chopsticks to pick up food and looked at Chuxia: "Aren't mom and dad going to live with us when they come to Beijing for the New Year?"

Chuxia shook her head: "Mom means they live in the Siheyuan. She said the Siheyuan is in the city of Beijing, and it will be more convenient for them to come back and see grandpa."

In fact, Chuxia also understood that Jiang Shengnan and Cen's father were afraid that Chuxia would feel uncomfortable living in the research institute. After all, the research institute's house only has one floor, and there is no separation between the upper and lower floors.

Chuxia didn't care about these things, and she also tried to persuade Jiang Shengnan, but she still insisted, and Chuxia had no other choice.

Cen Zhengnian nodded: "Then do as mom wants."

Cen Huaian had been listening at the side, and as soon as Chuxia and Cen Zhengnian finished talking, he immediately said: "Mom, Dad, I'll go clean the courtyard."

Chuxia gave him a ball: "With your current small body, how long will it take to clean? I'll go with you tomorrow."

Although Chuxia and Cen Zhengnian no longer lived in the courtyard, they would come here from time to time to take a look and ask someone to clean it up.

Therefore, there were no weeds growing in the courtyard, and it was easier to clean.

As usual, Chuxia asked Jiang Zhida to help find someone. He was a businessman and knew all kinds of people who worked outside, and also knew reliable people who did cleaning.

Not long after, Jiang Zhida came with a girl of about 17 or 18 years old with a round face.

"Leave it to Zhaodi, she works very efficiently."

Zhaodi smiled at Chuxia in a simple and honest way, which made her face even more red. Chuxia looked down and saw that there were frostbite on her hands.

"Okay." Chuxia always trusted the people Jiang Zhida found. She took Zhaodi to clean the main room first, and Chuxia and An'an followed.

Who knew that Zhaodi looked at the two of them working with a panicked look on her face. She pinched the corner of her clothes and was so anxious that she was about to cry: "Just let me do it. The boss paid me. If the boss sees that I don't work hard, I will have no money."

Chuxia saw that she was really anxious and about to cry. She was not faking it. She could only take An An away first, and turned to ask Jiang Zhida who was leisurely walking around in the living room: "How do you exploit your employees? An An and I She would be scared to tears by doing a little work."

Jiang Zhida turned his head and looked at Chu Xia and Cen Huaian in confusion: "When have I ever exploited my employees? She is not my manager, but a store manager under me."

Jiang Zhida frowned at this point: "I'll go back and take a look."

His store has relatively clear rules and regulations. It's okay to do things according to the system, but if you rely on your position to do something else, he will never allow it.

Jiang Zhida only opened one store a year in Beijing, and did not expand to many stores. The market in Beijing is so big, and if you open too many stores, it will be saturated, and then the goods will not be able to be sold.

The store managers of these stores were personally selected by Jiang Zhida. They have no problem with their abilities. However, he was busy with the factory construction in Yangcheng, so he and Qian Ran have indeed neglected the management of the three stores recently.

Chuxia: "You know them all. You can't find out anything by going to the store." She curled her lips and said, "I'll take An An with me. They don't know us two."

Jiang Zhida's employees only know him and Qian Ran, and don't know that they have an invisible boss, Chuxia.

Chuxia sent flower baskets to each store opened by Jiang Zhida, but she was busy studying at school at that time and didn't have time to go.

Because Jiang Zhida sells electronic tapes and audio-visual products, Chuxia is not interested in anything else except asking him to help pass the English tapes, and she doesn't have that much time for entertainment.

"Okay." Jiang Zhida's eyes lit up and he thought it was a good idea: "How about you go tomorrow?"

"Now. You stay here and An An and I will go shopping."

Jiang Zhida asked the two to hurry up.

The three stores opened by Jiang Zhida are all located in the more prosperous areas of Beijing. She and Cen Huaian went to Xidan first.

On the whole street, Jiang Zhida's store is the most eye-catching.

When the store was renovated, Chuxia helped to look at the design drawings. Jiang Zhida also found students from the Academy of Fine Arts to draw the design drawings. The decoration style is completely different from other stores. It is particularly stylish, but not ostentatious.

And because they sell electronic products and audio-visual products, many of the small designs inside are related to these. If you are a like-minded person, you will not want to leave the store after entering it. It is simply an ideal paradise.

At the door of the store, there is a radio, which is playing the gentle singing of Hong Kong stars. People who pass by the door of this store will walk slowly and listen for a while.

Chuxia walked in with Cen Huaian. It was very quiet inside, but soon a salesperson came over with a smile and asked her and Anan what they needed.

Cen Huaian had never been to his uncle's store. Zhang Lu had been there and wanted to bring him along, but he refused because he wanted to learn chess and martial arts. He was not interested in the singers and songs that Zhang Lu mentioned.

But today, as he followed his mother into the store, Cen Huaian discovered that there were actually many things in this world that he did not understand, and these things were very interesting.

At the beginning, his mother discussed with those people for so long, and the things that looked messy on paper turned out to be so beautiful in reality.

Chuxia told the salesperson that she wanted to go shopping with her child by herself. The salesperson still smiled and said, "Okay, please call me if you need anything." Then she stepped back.

Chuxia looked down at her name tag and wrote down her name. Zhaodi, who cleans the courtyard, is not an employee of this store, Jiang Zhida said.

Cen Huaian was attracted by the cover of a tape. There were some words on the tape that he could not understand. Unlike other tapes that were printed in colorful colors and had singers' portraits, it was only composed of those strange letters and symbols.

Chuxia came over to look at the tape in his hand and said softly, "This is a Russian song. If you are interested, you can buy it and listen to it at home."

"Yes." Cen Huaian took the tape. There were many tapes in other languages ​​around. Cen Huaian picked up a few that he didn't recognize.

Chuxia was familiar with the singers on many tapes. They were not only popular now, but some of them were still popular in the future.

She also picked a few tapes, but she only picked English ones among the foreign languages. She couldn't understand the others.

Chuxia and Cen Huaian walked slowly because they wanted to see what was going on in the store.

After a long time, it was inconvenient to carry so many tapes. The salesperson came over again and gave them two small baskets to put the tapes in.

There were three salespeople in the store. Business was good. Many people were choosing their own products. However, the salespeople were always keeping an eye on the people choosing the tapes.

There were no surveillance cameras at that time. Theft was very common. If the employees didn't keep an eye on the items and they got stolen, they would have to pay for it.

Chuxia walked for a while and called the salesperson just now to ask her what was selling the most in the store recently.

The salesperson pointed to the magnetic tapes on her basket with her palm: "Magnetic tapes are more popular. We also have electronic watches. Would you like to take a look?"

"Please recommend one to me."

Chu Xia was choosing an electronic watch and suddenly asked: "Are you so enthusiastic in treating customers?"

The salesperson smiled and said: "We have received professional training and hope that every customer has a pleasant experience in the store."

Chu Xia did not ask her, and picked an electronic watch for An An and asked him if he liked it?

An An took the black electronic watch and put it on his hand. It fit perfectly. He nodded: "I like it."

"Okay, let's buy this one."

When checking out, a male customer happened to steal something and refused to admit it. He also accused the store of slandering him.

The salesperson next to Chuxia apologized to her, handed the things to the salesperson next to her and asked her to continue to help Chuxia check out while she went to deal with the male customer.

Chuxia watched what happened over there and found that the salesperson was not always easy to talk to. He was tough when he needed to be tough and soft when he needed to be soft. He quickly resolved the dispute over there. She

quietly asked the salesperson who was checking out the bill next to her: "Your store manager looks very powerful. Is he usually so powerful to you?"

The salesperson immediately shook his head and said with admiration on his face: "No, our store manager is a very good person. She is the person who does the most work in this store. We were all brought up by her!"

There was a look of role model in her eyes, and Chuxia could see that she was speaking from the heart.

After settling the bill, Chuxia took Anan to Gulou East Street and Wangfujing Street.

In between, they also went to a time-honored store for a delicious meal.

The store in Wangfujing is similar to the one in Xidan, and the store manager is also very well-educated. But the store manager on East Street, where Zhaodi works, is different.

Chuxia discovered this store manager as soon as she entered. Although he seemed very enthusiastic towards customers, his enthusiasm was superficial, a little slick, and a bit of a snobbish attitude.

He didn't show it, but Chuxia saw it from the way he treated different customers. Ordinary customers don't notice these things, but Chuxia observed carefully and asked Cen Huaian.

Anan has always been sensitive to people's emotions, and he can feel very subtle emotions.

"Mom, I don't like this store manager." Cen Huaian didn't say anything else, just whispered this to Chu Xia.

While shopping in the store, Chu Xia heard the store manager twice whispered to the store clerks, blaming them for not being able to retain customers.

Chu Xia watched from beginning to end, and those customers left because the store didn't have what they wanted.

But neither the store manager nor the clerks thought of saying to write down those tapes and bring them when they got the next restock, and their other emergency handling capabilities were not as good as those of the store managers and clerks in Xidan and Wangfujing.

Chu Xia didn't buy anything, and sure enough, she saw that the store manager's smile was not as enthusiastic.

She walked out of the store and looked back at the store. The music played was similar to the other two stores, but it didn't make people feel as comfortable as those two stores.

When they returned to the courtyard, Zhaodi had already packed up everything and left, and Jiang Zhida also paid her bill. In

just one day, the courtyard was completely renovated, even the coal stove in the kitchen was lit, and an aluminum kettle was sitting on it.

There was also water in the kettle. Chuxia and An'an put the pile of tapes they bought on the table, poured a glass of water, and then told Jiang Zhida what she saw. Cen Huaian supplemented on the side.

"The manager of the East Street store is really not good, and the clerks he brought out are also not qualified."

Although the things in the store cannot be blamed on the clerks, a qualified clerk, who was paid so high by Jiang Zhida, did not show her due ability, and this was the biggest mistake.

Jiang Zhida frowned deeply: "Wang Zhiqiang was not like this before. When he opened his first store, he was always among the top two in sales."

If it weren't for his high performance, he wouldn't have been able to become a store manager. The manager of another branch store also became a store manager because his sales performance was similar to Wang Zhiqiang's.

"That's possible. 'When there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey will become king.' Before, when he was in the head office, someone was in charge of him, so his true nature was not exposed. Now that he is in charge of a store, his shortcomings have come out."

Jiang Zhida nodded: "I'll think about how to deal with this matter."

"Let him continue to work as a clerk to hone his skills. Didn't you say that the sales difference between his store and the other two stores is not a small amount, which shows that he is not capable enough and still needs to be honed."

Jiang Zhida originally thought so, and now Chuxia even thought of a reason. He smiled and clapped his hands, and couldn't help saying: "Cousin, if you go into business, you will definitely achieve more than me."

He wanted Chuxia to do business with him more than once, but Chuxia refused every time.

At this moment, she also waved her hands: "I'm not as powerful as you say."

She was telling the truth. There are many twists and turns in doing business. Jiang Zhida had the help of Jiang Zhishu and sometimes almost got into trouble. She didn't want to take risks.

Chuxia stood up, picked up the tape on the table and said: "It's almost time. An An and I should go home, otherwise your cousin will be worried when he doesn't see us when he comes home."

Jiang Zhida drove them back. He also bought a car, which he drove when doing business. It was a storefront.

Chuxia didn't buy a car. She kept her dividends and prepared to buy a courtyard house.

Although Jiang Shengnan didn't tell Chuxia the time of their return, Cen Zhengnian went to ask Cen's father and still knew their train time.

Cen Zhengnian borrowed Jiang Zhida's car. Chuxia and Anan did not go, but waited for them to come back in the courtyard.

In addition to Jiang Shengnan and Cen's father, his guards also came with him.

Before, Cen's father's guards went to do other jobs, and now they are doing very well in the army, so Cen's father changed the guards again, who is a soldier with dark skin and ordinary looks.

He followed Cen's father and Jiang Shengnan, and his footsteps were almost inaudible. If you didn't pay close attention, you might not even notice him.

Cen Huaian whispered to Chuxia: "Mom, Grandpa's guards are very powerful."

He studied martial arts and could better notice the difference between guards and ordinary people.

Chuxia said, "To be chosen as your grandfather's guard, you must be very powerful."

Jiang Shengnan saw the clean courtyard, all the things were ready, and they could live there directly, even the vegetables were bought, and she was very moved.

Jiang Shengnan held Chuxia's hand, with a smile on her face all the time: "Thank you for your hard work, Chuxia."

She knew that these things were prepared by Chuxia. She knew her son's temper, he was not so careful, and he didn't have the time.

"Zhengnian also helped."

Chuxia said the truth. When Cen Zhengnian was resting, he came over to dry the quilts, bought some home appliances and installed them with Jiang Zhida.

Jiang Shengnan and Cen's father still missed Cen Huaian the most. Sitting in the living room, Jiang Shengnan and his eyes never left An An.

Chuxia and Cen Zhengnian sat nearby, listening to Cen Huaian telling his grandparents about his school life and his math competition.

Jiang Shengnan brought back many Northwest specialties, including walnuts, which Chuxia liked to eat, but didn't like to peel.

Cen Zhengnian took the tools and peeled the walnut kernels for her one by one and put them in her hands. He didn't stop until Chuxia said she was tired of eating. Cen Huaian

had always been curious about Cen's father's guard, and couldn't help asking him: "Grandpa, has Uncle Xiaozhu ever learned martial arts?"

Cen's father's guard's surname was Zhu.

Cen's father: "You can ask your Uncle Xiaozhu."

Cen Huaian walked in front of Xiaozhu and looked up. Uncle Xiaozhu was much taller than him.

"Uncle Xiaozhu, have you practiced martial arts?"

Xiaozhu: "Yes."

Cen Huaian raised the corners of his mouth: "I practice martial arts too." That's why he could guess it.

After knowing the answer, Cen Huaian's curiosity was satisfied.

Jiang Shengnan and Cen's father would stay in Beijing until the end of the Chinese New Year.

Because they hadn't been back to Beijing for a long time, Grandpa Jiang was getting older and older, and Jiang Shengnan wanted to come back to see her father. She would see Grandpa Jiang less and less in the future.

When Cen's father and Jiang Shengnan took Xiao Zhu to Grandpa Jiang's house, Zhang Lu, like Cen Huaian, could tell at a glance that Xiao Zhu had practiced martial arts.

She asked Cen Huaian quietly, and after getting a positive answer, her eyes lit up scary.

Cen Huaian saw through her thoughts and reminded her: "You can't beat Uncle Xiaozhu."

"I know." Zhang Lu said righteously: "It's because I know I can't beat him that I want to see where the gap is!"

She is different from Cen Huaian. When Cen Huaian meets a powerful person, he doesn't think about competing with others, but just wants to verify whether his guess is right.

But Zhang Lu likes to challenge the high difficulty of these martial arts, just like Cen Huaian likes to challenge difficult math problems.

Zhang Lu is also brave and ran directly to Cen's father and asked: "Grandma, can I practice with Uncle Xiaozhu?"

She knew that Uncle Xiaozhu would listen to Cen's father, so she asked Cen's father first.

Cen's father said: "Ask your Uncle Xiaozhu." He didn't stop her.

Zhang Lu went to ask Xiaozhu again, and took out her favorite chocolates and candies to give to Xiaozhu, hoping that he could compete with her.

Xiao Zhu did not ask for her food, and walked to the yard.

Zhang Lu shouted happily, took off her cotton padded jacket and stuffed it into Cen Huaian's pocket, then ran to Xiao Zhu.

She performed a friendly courtesy to Xiao Zhu before the competition, and then attacked directly.

Xiao Zhu had been on the defensive the whole time, and Zhang Lu could not touch him at all, nor could she find his weakness.

She thought it was boring, and said to Xiao Zhu directly: "Uncle Xiao Zhu, you make a move!"

As a result, as soon as Xiao Zhu made a move, Zhang Lu was pressed to the ground.

However, she did not feel discouraged at all, and she climbed up and looked at Xiao Zhu with bright eyes: "Uncle Xiao Zhu, continue."

The competition ended only when Zhang Lu was exhausted and almost lay on the ground, and Xiao Zhu was slightly out of breath.

When Cen Huaian and Zhang Lu delivered the clothes, she was panting, but her eyes were particularly bright. She grabbed Cen Huaian's arm and said, "Uncle Xiao Zhu is so great!"

Then she often went to the courtyard to find Xiao Zhu to learn from her, and her martial arts improved a lot.

But that's a story for later. Now the time for the Go exchange meeting that Grandpa Jiang wanted to take Cen Huaian to was coming soon, and he needed to stay at Grandpa Jiang's house today.

"Mom."

When Cen Zhengnian and Chu Xia left in the afternoon, Cen Huaian showed reluctance in his eyes. Although he had grown up a little, he was still a child and would miss adults.

Chu Xia touched his head: "Mom will rest these days and will come to see you."

She couldn't enter the Go exchange meeting that Grandpa Jiang mentioned, but she could go to Grandpa Jiang's house to see An An at the end of the day.

"Yeah."

Cen Huaian followed Chuxia and Cen Zhengnian out and walked to the bus stop outside the door.

Jiang Zhida followed them, kicking the dead leaves with his feet from time to time, and holding Cen Huaian's arm with his hand: "An'an, you can't follow your parents."

"I know, uncle." Cen Huaian pulled his arm free.

He just wanted to send his parents to the bus.

Chuxia got on the bus, turned around and saw An'an standing at the bus stop behind her, and felt very uncomfortable: "Seeing An'an like this, I really want to run down and take him home."

Cen Zhengnian felt bad too. He hugged Chuxia and looked back with her, with only Cen Huaian's figure in his eyes.

Chuxia waved her hands behind her.

Cen Huaian responded to her until the bus turned and disappeared. Cen Huaian kicked the pebbles at his feet, lowered his head and walked towards Grandpa Jiang's house. He was obviously unhappy.

Jiang Zhida rubbed his head: "You will be able to see your father and mother again in five days. The little man must be strong."

Cen Huaian nodded and said nothing.

After returning home, Chuxia was still worried about Cen Huaian: "Will he kick the quilt at night?"

Cen Zhengnian: "An An never kicks the quilt." It was Chuxia who kicked the quilt.

Chuxia felt that everything she did was boring. Huangzi and Heizi ran out to greet their owner, but they didn't see Cen Huaian. They kept looking behind them and barking "woof woof".

Chuxia couldn't control her emotions anymore. She patted Huangzi and Heizi on the head, took them into the room, and said to Cen Zhengnian: "You cook the meal."

Then she went into the bedroom, lying on the bed and looking at the ceiling. Maybe she was too tired today, and Chuxia fell asleep accidentally. Cen

Zhengnian cooked noodles and came to call Chuxia to eat, and found that she was sleeping soundly on the bed.