Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 178 The way home
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Jing's family returned to his grandfather's hometown to celebrate the New Year. Zhou Jing put a lot of fireworks in the trunk of the car so that he could set off fireworks at will in the countryside.

Zhou Guozhong and Wu Suqin were particularly happy to go home for the New Year this time. They were extremely proud to sit in their son's new car. Women all like to sit in the passenger seat, but Zhou Guozhong could only sit in the back with Wu Suqin.

"Jing is sure to buy a house in Tangdu?"

Sitting in the passenger seat, Wu Suqin looked at her son and said.

"Buy both Tangdu and Yushi, the housing prices will definitely go up in the future."

One house for Zhou Jing is definitely not enough. He needs four or five houses for each woman, and four or five houses may not be enough in the future.

"Then you should save money steadily."

Wu Suqin did not object. She thought it was better for her son to use the money to buy a house than to squander it. Even if the house prices fell, the house was still there.

"Jing, do you still remember a girl named He Jiao who went to elementary school with you? She was Wanchang's niece. Wanchang asked your grandfather to be a matchmaker and said that you could meet her after the Chinese New Year when you have time."

Zhou Guozhong wanted to smoke but held back, tapping the cigarette box with his fingers and speaking.

"Remember, forget about the blind date."

Zhou Jing had a good impression of the girl. They played together in his grandfather's village when they were young and had eaten rice dumplings at her grandmother's house. However, a blind date was completely unnecessary as Zhou Jing was already busy enough managing his time.

"Do you have a date? There are many girls who can introduce you to someone, and they are very good."

Wu Suqin would rather her son find someone who knows her hometown well. Not only would it be inconvenient if it were too far away from home, but there would definitely be many conflicts due to different customs.

"It's too early. I won't consider it before I'm 25."

Zhou Jing thought to himself that his mother should ask how many there were.

"You can afford to delay, but girls can't. You'll graduate from college at 22. If you find someone suitable and date for two or three years, you'll get married at 25."

Wu Suqin thinks it's okay for her son to get married at the age of 25, but if he starts looking for a partner at the age of 25 and delays, he may get married at the age of 26 or 27.

"Don't worry, there is someone suitable."

Zhou Jing said calmly.

"I heard from Yuanyuan that you went shopping and had dinner with a female teacher. How was it?"

Wu Suqin suddenly remembered this incident.

"It's just a meal with colleagues." Zhou Jing said calmly: "There is a female colleague who is good in all aspects and has a good personality, but she is a little old. She will be 28 after the Chinese New Year."

"Twenty-eight is six years older than you. Don't you think she's too old?"

Wu Suqin looked at her son suspiciously.

"I don't care. Marriage is just about continuing the family line."

Zhou Jing said casually.

"It's about living together." Wu Suqin rolled her eyes and said, "Then you can pursue her!"

If her son really brought back a girlfriend who was six years older than her, Wu Suqin would definitely not be able to refuse her. It would be a bit awkward to think about it. She would be 43 years old after the Chinese New Year, and her daughter-in-law would be 28 years old, only 15 years younger than her.

"Is there no other suitable one?"

Wu Suqin asked again.

"Yes, at any time."

Zhou Jing didn't want to continue talking about this topic.

Seeing her son's perfunctory response, Wu Suqin glanced at him and didn't ask any more questions.

Almost reaching the village entrance, Zhou Jing slowed down, turned on his cell phone and sent a text message to Gu Jia, Yang Wenwen and Chen Jiaqian, [My cell phone will have no signal again as we enter the village, happy new year in advance], to avoid sending to the wrong person. The content of Zhou Jing's messages was the same, without any address.

Then he sent another message to Bai Xiyao: [I'm back in the village. It's a day off today, right?]

"Don't look at your phone while driving. Who are you texting? Mom, take a look."

Seeing her son so busy, Wu Suqin wanted to look at his cell phone.

“Give New Year’s greetings in advance to those who need to be contacted.”

Zhou Jing turned off his cell phone and put it in his pocket.

"Don't be distracted while driving. If you have something to deal with next time, stop and deal with it."

Zhou Guozhong was also very worried when he saw his son looking at his mobile phone while driving.

Zhou Jing nodded and said he understood.

Yang Wenwen was busy at home, with her cell phone in her pocket. When she heard the text message alert, she wiped her hands, took out her cell phone and looked at it. She smiled slightly and replied: [Happy New Year, stay safe]

Gu Jia was accompanying her mother to buy New Year's goods. She read the message and replied with a smile: [Got it, Happy New Year]

Chen Jiaqian: [Yes, happy new year]

Bai Xiyao: [No, there are still a few machines to be repaired tomorrow. I will clock in for you to share the dividends after the first month of the lunar year]. The total cost of opening the store and buying the car was less than 500,000 yuan, of which Zhou Jing contributed more than 300,000 yuan. Zhou Jing said that the money was now considered a loan, and Bai Xiyao couldn't really take all the profits from the store. Two mobile phones received text messages one after another, but Zhou Jing didn't check them in front of his parents.

"Wait, there's a car behind."

Ten minutes later, when they arrived at the village entrance, Wu Suqin reminded her son.

Zhou Jing saw it, slowed down and waited, and only turned to cross the road after there were no cars in front or behind.

"Does Dad know him?"

At the entrance of the village, there was an old lady and a young man returning from the market. Zhou Jing looked back and said.

"Yes, her family has a good relationship with your grandfather. Stop for a moment."

Zhou Guozhong rolled down the window and called out "Auntie", then got out of the car, opened the trunk and asked the other party to put the things in.

"Guozhong, is this your car?"

The old lady glanced at the front of the car and said.

"Yes, my son then."

Zhou Guozhong pointed at his son, a look of pride on his face.

"Isn't your son in college? Has he graduated?"

"I'm about to graduate and I'm already working."

“Oh, where do you work?”

"Be a high school teacher in the city."

"."

While the car was parked, Zhou Jing replied to Bai Xiyao: [No need, I will withdraw my investment if you do this]

Although the store makes a profit of 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a month, and a 50-50 split would net him more than 20,000 yuan, Zhou Jing doesn't want a penny.

[Well, you are really nice]

Having said that, Bai Xiyao didn't say anything more. Having such a friend in life is better than having a brother.

After everyone got in the car and sat down, Zhou Jing slowly stepped on the accelerator.

It's the end of the year and the village is much busier than usual. The road, which is barely wide enough for two cars to pass each other, has not yet been hardened. According to the development in the previous life, it would take three or four years to lay cement.

On the dirt road in the village, there are cars driving from time to time. Most of them are people who are away from home all year round and only come back during the Chinese New Year. It can be seen that there are many rich people in my grandfather's village.

The road surface has been dry recently, and some sections are dusty when cars pass by. There is a car in front of Zhou Jing, and the dust blocks his view after the car passes by. Zhou Jing can only slow down and wait before passing. He has to wash the car every time he returns to the village.

The dirt road has to be repaired every time it rains heavily. People and cars cannot move when it rains a little, and it also snows. Fortunately, the people in this village are relatively hardworking. They are very active in repairing roads after rain and sweeping roads after snow, especially in the twelfth month and the first month of the lunar calendar, because many households have cars, and if the roads are not repaired and the snow is not cleared properly, no one's car can move.

"The hardening of the village roads started last year. They were paved with gravel last year, but this year there has been no progress. The gravel was washed away by the water and the paving was in vain."

The old lady in the car looked at the flying yellow earth road outside.

Zhou Jing thought to himself that there must be a problem in some link. In any case, there must be something fishy. He didn't know into whose pockets the project funds went.

When Zhou Jing arrived at the bottom of the slope at his grandfather's house, he slowly parked the car. In the small parking lot at the dam mouth, there were four other cars parked besides Zhou Jing's car. These cars were very impressive in the village. In fact, the best ones were not much more expensive than Zhou Jing's.

"Whose car is this?"

"It looks like Old Zhou's."

Seeing the car parked at the dam mouth, the people at the "intelligence center" at the intersection couldn't help but talk about it.

My grandparents recognized us in the yard, put down their work and helped get things. Looking at their brand new car, the old man and his wife's eyes were full of joy.

"Grandpa and grandma, get on and I'll take you for a spin."

Zhou Jing held the old lady's arm and said.

"No, you just came back tired."

The old lady smiled and shook her head.

Zhou Jing hadn't been to his grandfather's house for a long time and he missed it very much. His grandfather's house was still the same as he remembered, with three rooms, the yard was clean and tidy, and the corn racks in the vegetable garden were neatly arranged with golden corn cobs.

When he got into the house, Zhou Jing first took out his computer and plugged the landline phone line from his grandfather's house into the computer to see if he could connect to the broadband. If not, he would have to go to the county town every day to publish novels. Fortunately, it worked and the internet speed was barely enough.

"I can hardly recognize Zhou Jing after not seeing him for half a year. I live in Yinsha Community and I always think about going to Experimental Middle School when I have time."

The daughter-in-law of the aunt next door was playing outside with her children. When she saw Zhou Jing, she said with a smile on her face.

"My sister-in-law is getting younger and younger."

This sister-in-law is two or three years older than Yang Wenwen. Her appearance and figure are not as good as Yang Wenwen, but she is very charming. At least Zhou Jing thinks she is very charming, which makes Zhou Jing feel that he may really be possessed by Meng De.

(End of this chapter)