Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 622: Small Town, Zhou Jing and Gu Jia’s Acquaintance

"I also bought two bottles of Moutai a few days ago for Jing to drink when he came back. Haohao said that it is easy to buy fake Moutai in bulk. I don't know if what I bought is fake."

Uncle Wu Xiaoping said as he looked at the cigarettes and wine Zhou Jing brought.

“Where did you buy it?”

Zhou Jing said with a smile.

Wu Xiaoping said: "It's in the supermarket opposite the station."

"It's hard to say. If you can return it if it's not opened, then just return it. If your uncle is buying it, it's more reliable to buy Wuliangye."

There are too many fake Maozi these days, and it is hard to tell whether the ones sold in small county supermarkets are genuine. Zhou Jing doesn't drink often, but he has tasted many good wines at dinner parties this year, so he can tell whether it is real Maozi by tasting it.

"Nine times out of ten it's fake."

Wu Hao is the company's deputy purchasing manager. He has a lot of social engagements and is knowledgeable about wine.

"Then take it back and return it later. There is an invoice." Wu Xiaoping said to Zhou Jing: "It's okay to have dinner here tonight. Let's have a few drinks together."

"You must stay for dinner today. I have prepared everything."

Aunt Zhang Mei said.

Wu Suqin called home and told the old lady that she didn't have to wait for them to come home for dinner in the evening.

"How are grandma's legs now?"

Zhou Jing helped his grandmother sit on the sofa. The old lady had some problems with her legs this winter.

"It's nothing. I twisted it when I turned over in my sleep."

The old lady placed the jujube wood walking stick that Zhou Jing had cut a few years ago next to the sofa and said.

Gu Jia gave Zhou Jing two red envelopes, one with two thousand and one with one thousand. Zhou Jing gave the two thousand to the old lady and the one thousand to his cousin.

"Brother, I'm old enough, so forget it."

Wu Yuan was embarrassed to accept it.

Gu Jia said, "You're still in school, so take it!"

"I appreciate the kindness of my brother and sister-in-law."

Although her parents didn't say anything, Wu Yuan still felt embarrassed to accept it.

"Just take it if your brother gives it to you. Study hard and help your brother and sister-in-law's company after graduation."

Wu Xiaoping said that if the nephew's family is not very wealthy, he should not accept the big red envelope, but if the nephew is not short of money, he should not be too polite.

"Thank you, brother and sister-in-law."

Since her father had spoken, Wu Yuan happily accepted it. She pinched the red envelope and guessed that it contained one thousand yuan. It was the first time in her life that she had received such a large red envelope.

After a brief greeting, Gu Jia went to Wu Yuan's bedroom to coax the child to take a nap.

Wu Xiaoping took out this year's bill of Kaiyuan Internet Cafe and gave it to Zhou Jing for reimbursement. Although the Internet cafe was changed to Wu Xiaoping's name and was fully operated by Wu Xiaoping, it was opened by his nephew after all. He made more than 1.8 million this year, which is not a small amount. As the saying goes, brothers should settle accounts clearly. Wu Xiaoping would be satisfied if he could earn more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan.

"I've made back my investment in the internet cafe. Whether it's a profit or a loss, it's all my uncle's responsibility."

Zhou Jing didn't want it. He had given tens of millions of dollars to other people, so why would he be so stingy with his own uncle?

"That won't do. Let's put it this way. If you don't want tens of thousands of dollars, forget it. This is not a small amount."

Wu Xiaoping insisted on giving it to Zhou Jing, his nephew, his family and his wife, so there could be no ambiguity about such a large amount.

"I've given away a lot of money for free, this little bit of money isn't even a fraction of the original."

Zhou Jing was not humble in front of his uncle either.

Wu Suqin said, "Xiaoping, take it. Jing has donated more than 20 million to the school this year alone, and more than 10 million to disasters in China. He donated so much to others and still counted it so clearly with his own family."

"Then I'll keep it for now. Which schools did Jing donate to? Your high school alma mater?"

Wu Xiaoping did not continue to refuse.

“High school, university, Yushi College, Qingshan Middle School and County High School.”

Wu Yuan said: "One of my high school classmates benefited from the donation to Tangdu Normal University, a subsidy of 3,000 yuan."

"More than 30 million is really a lot."

Zhang Mei felt heartbroken.

"This is social responsibility. My brother's business has grown to this level. I don't know how many eyes are watching him, even the country is watching him. The company's reputation is very important. After donating, we may get more returns than we donated."

Wu Hao has been working at Bowei Network Technology Co., Ltd. for more than a year and has learned a lot.

"This is what it means to give up something in order to gain something."

Wu Xiaoping has been a quick thinker since he was young, and he understood it as soon as he heard it. It is impossible for the country to support a company that only makes money but does not make any money out.

"My cousin is so kind to his high school alma mater. He provides financial aid to poor people every year. Last year, he provided free breakfast to all senior high school students at Experimental Middle School. I guess this year's high school entrance examination will make Experimental Middle School more popular than Yushi Middle School and No. 1 Middle School."

Wu Yuan has more than a dozen junior high school classmates who are studying in high school at Experimental Middle School, and they all regretted not being able to enjoy the free breakfast.

"Jing, you must keep your good habits. Jianqiang from your grandmother's village was doing so well ten years ago, and was a well-known person in the town. Later, he started drinking and gambling. Now he has sold his house in Tangdu and returned to his hometown. He has diabetes and still drinks recklessly. No matter how rich a person is, once he gets addicted to gambling, no matter how much money he has, he will never be able to lose it."

After his nephew became successful, Wu Xiaoping also benefited from it. Now Wu Xiaoping is one of the richest men in his hometown. He is very wealthy and powerful. Every time he goes back to his hometown, he drives a car and looks very proud. People who looked down on him before now not only offer him cigarettes but also light them for him when they see him.

Wu Suqin said, "Old Wang is still so dissolute now that Jianqiang is gone?"

Wu Xiaoping said: "When Lao Wang was around, Jianqiang could restrain himself a little. Without Lao Wang, Jianqiang became even more wasteful. I guess Lao Wang must have been pissed off to death."

"When a person dies, everything is over."

Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Zhou Jing sighed that those who made a fortune by selling coal in his hometown more than ten years ago are now more destitute than each other. After becoming rich, they did not cultivate their children into successful people. The first few families in his hometown who became wealthy did not even have a college student. In the end, they suffered from the lack of education and became the topic of gossip among family members.

After the child fell asleep, Zhou Jing took Gu Jia and his cousins ​​to buy New Year's goods, and Wu Suqin stayed at home to look after the child.

"It's boring to celebrate the New Year in the city. I still prefer to celebrate the New Year in my hometown."

This is the third year that Wu Yuan is not celebrating the New Year in her hometown. She misses the feeling of celebrating the New Year in her hometown very much.

"Then I will go back to my hometown next year."

After staying in the big city for too long, Wu Hao wanted to go back to his hometown in the countryside. The BMW he bought had not had a chance to shine in his hometown.

"Okay, I want to go back on the fifth day of the first lunar month next year."

Wu Yuan was a little impatient. When she didn't have a house, she envied others who lived in them. But now that she had her own house, she felt it was boring, especially since she lived in her cousin's villa. Living in a house would be like a prison cell.

"Brother, I'll drive."

Wu Hao had never driven a Maybach before, so he said as he approached Zhou Jing's car.

Gu Jia took out the car keys from her bag and gave them to Wu Hao. Zhou Jing sat in the passenger seat, while Gu Jia and Wu Yuan sat in the back seats.

Wu Hao had never driven a car worth more than three million yuan before. He got in the car and carefully tried to figure out how to drive the Maybach. He started slowly after he had learned enough. He held the steering wheel with both hands and said, "This chassis is really stable. How many miles do you usually drive on the highway?"

"Normally no more than one hundred and twenty."

"Safety comes first. I'm not a very stable driver. I almost collided with another car when I got off the highway the other day."

Wu Yuan complains about her brother.

“It’s the other party’s responsibility.”

After driving for a few hours, Wu Hao was actually distracted. If he hadn't been distracted, there would have been no need to brake suddenly.

"Don't rush when you're on the highway. Take a break at the service area. It won't take too long."

Zhou Jing could see that his cousin was not stable enough and needed to grow up.

"It's so lively, does the county allow fireworks?"

When they arrived in the city, Gu Jia looked at the street and said.

"You're allowed in open areas, but not on the streets here." They went to buy vegetables first. The road to the county vegetable market was blocked by pedestrians, so Wu Hao found a place to park the car, got out and walked.

"Too many people."

The road was almost blocked, and Gu Jia gently held Zhou Jing's arm.

"There are many students from Qing County in Experimental Middle School. Are you afraid of running into them?"

Zhou Jing said it lightly, but he felt nervous inside. It wasn't that he was afraid that his students would know that he and Gu Jia were a couple, but he was afraid that Yang Wenwen would find out.

"I knew I wouldn't come."

Gu Jia ignored this question and felt embarrassed to be seen by the students. How would Zhou Jing return to Experimental Middle School if the news got out? Gu Jia took out a mask from her pocket and put it on, hoping that she would not be caught by the students.

"It's okay, I brought some candy."

Zhou Jingqiang pretended to be calm, took out some candies from his pocket and said with a smile.

"I met a student and pretended to be looking for a classmate and bumped into you by chance."

Gu Jia pinched Zhou Jing's waist. Fortunately, he didn't bring the child, otherwise there would be no room for explanation.

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"Paper cannot contain fire."

Zhou Jing said this, and Gu Jia thought this was the best explanation.

"Zhou Jing?"

"Wow, when will Boss Zhou come back?"

What you fear will come true. Zhou Jing was talking to Gu Jia when a familiar voice came from the side. Zhou Jing's heart tightened. Gu Jia also lowered her head nervously. Then she realized that it was the name called instead of Teacher Zhou. Zhou Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and looked in the direction of the voice.

"Long time no see, long time no see, happy new year."

They were five junior high school classmates, Chen Kang, Wang Yong, Zhang Ting and the twin sisters Ren Yongfeng and Ren Yongyan. Although they had not seen each other for many years, Zhou Jing recognized several old classmates at the first time. These people did not attend Experimental Middle School in high school.

"Happy New Year! It's my great honor to be able to shake hands with Mr. Zhou."

"We were just discussing when we could meet this big boss again."

"Can Zhou Jing tell the two sisters apart now?"

Chen Kang pointed at the two sisters Ren Yongfeng and Ren Yongyan.

"My elder sister is Ren Yongfeng and my younger sister is Ren Yongyan."

Zhou Jing pointed at the two of them. The twin sisters looked very similar, but their personalities were obviously different. The elder sister Ren Yongfeng was more calm, while the younger sister Ren Yongyan was more lively. You could tell which one was calm and which one was lively from their behavior.

"I thought you didn't remember us."

Ren Yongfeng thought that the big boss Zhou Jing didn't look down on his classmates, he just didn't like the crowds.

"Have one of these cheap cigarettes of mine."

Chen Kang took out the Furong King bottle he bought for Chinese New Year and said.

"I don't smoke. I don't have the habit of smoking. I forgot to ask you if you smoke."

Zhou Jing's cigarette was in the car and he didn't take it with him, so he looked at his cousin. His cousin immediately took out his own cigarette and gave it to Zhou Jing, who then passed it to two male classmates.

"I don't smoke either. I'll smoke one with Chen Kang."

Wang Yong took one and said.

"Won't you introduce me?"

Noticing the person next to Zhou Jing, Chen Kang said.

"My cousins." After introducing his cousins, Zhou Jing looked at Gu Jia and said, "My wife."

Zhou Jing hesitated for a moment and did not say Gu Jia's name, just to protect her personal privacy.

"When did you get married?"

Several classmates were surprised.

"The wedding hasn't happened yet."

Zhou Jing told the truth.

"Is that so? Happy New Year, Madam Boss."

"Happy New Year."

Gu Jia, who was wearing a mask, nodded, hesitated whether to take off the mask, and decided not to take it off.

"Be sure to notify us if you have a wedding."

"Sure. Where do you all work?"

"Wang Yong works at the Pucheng Court, Kang Ting works at a company in Tangdu, Ren Yongfeng teaches kindergarten at Chengguan Primary School, and Ren Yongyan works at a hospital in Yushi. I won't talk about my worst situation, and I'm going to join Boss Zhou."

Chen Kang introduced several people.

Wang Yong said, "Be humble. We all earn pitiful wages. Your good performance in one month is equivalent to our performance in one year. Chen Kang is at Tangdu Ping An Credit Company. If Zhou Jing's company needs a loan, he can go to Chen Kang."

"The credit company is good, the commission is very high, and closing one order a month is much better than a fixed salary. How do you evaluate the loan amount?"

Zhou Jing could see that several of his classmates were doing quite well.

Chen Kang said: "It depends on the value of the collateral. Cars, houses, insurance policies are all fine. You definitely don't need it. The interest rate on credit is not low. Our customers are mainly small and micro enterprises that cannot get loans from banks and individuals for short-term turnover. Your company's size can always get a loan from the bank."

Wang Yong half-jokingly said, "Zhou Jing's company should have a legal department, right? Are they hiring?"

Zhou Jing said: "Yes, it is, but it is useless. The court is such a good unit, do you want to transfer to the company's legal department?"

"There is no way to get promoted, and the salary is low. I want to become a lawyer."

"You have to think about this carefully. You should have passed the civil service exam. There are benefits to being in the system. Many people try their best to get in, but they still can't. Being a lawyer is not easy. It takes at least ten or eight years to reach the heights you imagine."

Zhou Jing wanted to say that this junior high school classmate was either too naive and had not experienced the hardships of society, or he was stupid because of studying. He wanted to give up after passing the civil service exam. Nowadays, many top students have this kind of thinking. They think that they can pursue higher salaries at will because of their good academic performance, or they disdain to be in the system.

Zhang Ting said, "That's right. Don't think too highly of your goals. You've been in the court for more than two years and you don't want to persist. Are you sure you can stick to being a lawyer for ten or eight years?"

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After reminiscing for a while, several people exchanged contact information with Zhou Jing and agreed to contact some junior high school classmates for a reunion in the first month of the lunar year. Zhou Jing could not reply to the group invitation by saying that he did not use the QQ number, and his classmates could refuse in person, but whether he would have time at that time was another matter.

"Fortunately, he's not your high school classmate."

Gu Jia was still frightened. It was too easy for Zhou Jing to run into acquaintances in Qing County. Gu Jia had been a teacher for several years and had many students from Qing County. The probability of the two of them running into acquaintances when traveling together was even greater.

"We met each other when we met."

If I really meet Zhou Jing, I won't panic or feel embarrassed. With my current status, my classmates won't make fun of me. What's more, Zhou Jing has done things that some students want to do but dare not do. They will only admire Zhou Jing's courage.

When he arrived at the vegetable market, Zhou Jing picked out the vegetables he knew how to cook and that he liked. After buying the vegetables, he bought a fish. In order to eat fresh food, he bought a live fish and put it in a basin of water. After the things were delivered to the car, the old man called to say that he had arrived in the county town.

Zhou Jing asked the old man to find a fireworks shop and drive over there first, and Zhou Jing took his cousin to find it.

In order to avoid being seen by students as much as possible, Gu Jia did not go to buy fireworks with Zhou Jing, but went to the supermarket with Wu Yuan. Before they parted, she gave Zhou Jing a stack of cash so that Zhou Jing could breathe a sigh of relief.

Qing County is very small, and it only takes a few minutes to walk from the south to the north of the city, so the chance of running into acquaintances is very high. Not long after separating from Gu Jia, Zhou Jingzhen met two students.

"Mr. Zhou is even more handsome now that he is no longer a teacher."

"I just met Teacher Gu across the bridge. Did Teacher Zhou poach Teacher Gu from Experimental Middle School?"

When they saw Zhou Jing, the former students were so excited that they felt as if they had returned to three years ago.

The students did not speculate too much about the relationship between Gu Jia and Zhou Jing. This kind of thing is not suitable for joking.

“She herself doesn’t want to be a teacher anymore.”

Zhou Jing didn't explain too much. Judging from the students' reactions, Gu Jia must have found a suitable reason to come to Qing County.

(End of this chapter)