Ten Years Against the Current of Rebirth

Chapter 258 Returning to the Countryside

Here in the old house in the countryside, as the New Year is approaching, people come back from all over the world almost every day.

Most people who come to the city to work hard will choose to take root in the urban areas of Shanghai, or they will be forced to wander in other domestic cities due to fierce competition.

But at the end of the year, I still have to go home.

Especially as New Year's Eve approaches, the city of Shanghai seems to have gradually lost its former prosperous atmosphere, especially the New Year atmosphere.

On the contrary, in this rural area, every family visited relatives and posted couplets, and their children ran around the streets, went to the river to fry fish, took firecrackers and blew up their own water tanks, and were kicked out by yelling and scolding.

Laughing and shouting, they fled to the next door's house, and then sneaked out in groups with the children from the next door's house.

Early in the morning, Xu Yi drove his wife Bi Wenli and daughter Xu Suisui, plus Xu Jian and Sun Wanhui, all the way to the countryside.

Parked the car in the yard, got out of the car and saw Xu Lisong sunbathing in the yard, while Huang Xiuzhen was watching TV in the house.

"Hey, you're back?" Xu Lisong saw a few people getting out of the car, and his eyes finally looked more energetic, and it didn't look so cold in winter.

After seeing these few people in the car, he immediately frowned and asked, "Where are Xingxing and Niannian? Why are there just a few of you?"

"They will come over in the afternoon." Xu Jian walked in front and explained to the somewhat dissatisfied old man, "Xu Xing has something to do over there, so I will drive him every afternoon."

"Oh, that's it." Xu Lisong nodded clearly. He had already stood up from the chair, but now he sat back down. He was too lazy to greet them. It wasn't until Xu Suisui came from behind that he smiled again.

He asked, "Sui Sui is in junior high school this year. How do you feel?"

"Hello, Grandpa." Xu Suisui said obediently, "Junior high school is okay, but the management is quite strict."

I don’t know if it’s because he has grown up, but when he was still in elementary school more than half a year ago, Xu Suisui was still a very naughty child.

As a result, after half a year of junior high school, I suddenly became a little different.

If I had to use one word to describe it, it would probably be that she has become a bit more ladylike, and is no longer as fussy as before.

It seems like people have grown a lot all of a sudden.

If it had been before, I would have heard this morning that Xu Xing would not come with him and that Xu would stay there to wait for Xu Xing every year. Xu Suisui would have clamored to wait for Xu Xing together.

"Dad, how are you doing recently?" Xu Yi followed him to the door of the house, not forgetting to ask about the situation, "You just had surgery, how do you feel now?"

"Okay, don't worry about it. Yesterday, you and your mother went to town to buy new year's goods. It's okay to carry two big bags of stuff." Xu Lisong waved his hand and then said, "It's still the same rule this year. Let's go and buy it these two days.

Don’t forget to visit your relatives and give them away for the New Year.”

"Got it." Xu Yi nodded in agreement, and several people filed into the room.

"Let's show off our skills at noon. You three, let's watch TV first." After Xu Jian walked into the room, he walked towards the kitchen and said while rolling up his sleeves, "Xu Yi, let's come together."

"Coming."

The two grown men entered the kitchen, and Bi Wenli and Sun Wanhui sat on the sofa in the living room and watched TV with Huang Xiuzhen.

While watching, the women had to make small talk.

"Your clothing company is doing a lot of business now, isn't it?" Bi Wenli usually doesn't see Sun Wanhui and Xu Jian. Since the clothing company got on the right track, these two people basically go out early and come back late.

Bi Wenli, who plays mahjong every day, can't go together.

But from Xu Yi's words, Bi Wenli learned a little bit about Sun Wanhui's clothing company, which seemed to be doing very well.

"It's really good." When Sun Wanhui talked about this, a happy smile appeared on her face, "Since I signed a contract with a foundry, I can now make a net profit of 200,000 to 300,000 yuan every month after deducting the company's operating costs."

The relationship between the two families is no different from that of one family, so Sun Wanhui would say this in front of Bi Wenli.

If asked by other relatives and friends, she would probably just say that it is a small business to make hard money.

Bi Wenli covered her mouth and let out a small exclamation. She had heard Xu Yi say that Sun Wanhui was doing very well, and she thought it was only tens of thousands per month at most.

Then you told me it was a net profit of 200,000 to 300,000 yuan?

Then if you include costs, your monthly sales would have to double, right?

Sun Wanhui's current clothing company is not large in scale. There are about 20 employees in the company. The main job is to produce hot-selling design drawings that follow market trends. The salary cost alone costs more than 10 employees every month.

Ten thousand.

Add to that the company's space rental, water and electricity bills and other miscellaneous things, as well as the cost of producing the clothes themselves, and it's really a big number.

"You guys are so awesome." Bi Wenli couldn't help but say, "From now on, I don't have to do anything else. I will inherit the family business directly when I come back."

"Don't mention him..." Sun Wanhui's face suddenly flashed with embarrassment when she said this, "He is just a freshman, and it's still early to graduate. At that time, it's hard to tell whether our business can still be good or not."

explain."

"That's true." Bi Wenli nodded, and then couldn't help but say, "Hey, Nian Nian is a design major, doesn't your clothing company have to design clothes? You can also ask Nian Nian to help her when the time comes.

Gain some experience."

"That's easy to say." Sun Wanhui smiled and nodded.

Although the family knew that Xu Niannian had found a job, they didn't know what it was for. They only knew that it was a design job. They thought it was an internship arranged by a school, so they didn't ask any more questions.

Only Xu Yi knew what the actual situation was. Bi Wenli, the mother, was kept in the dark, and Sun Wanhui was even less clear about it.

However, I heard that Sun Wanhui's family has become very prosperous. Although Bi Wenli felt a little envious, she was not too jealous.

Since she married Xu Yi, she has lived a full-time housewife life. She was really busy when her two children were young.

Now that both children have grown up, especially Xu Suisui, who has entered junior high school and started living in school, her life now is very dull.

I take care of the supermarket business every day, and arrange the rest of my time by myself. I go out to play mahjong, sing, and drink tea with my little sisters. It is already a very comfortable retirement life.

No matter how much money you make, you still have to spend it, right?

Now that she is living a comfortable life, she doesn't think about so many things.

The only thing I have to worry about in the future is the marriage of my two daughters.

——

There was chatting over there, but the kitchen was very quiet.

The two grown men, Xu Jian and Xu Yi, stayed in the kitchen, each doing their own thing. Each of them prepared three dishes. There was no need to cook too much for lunch, as such a table would be enough.

"How are you doing recently? Are you still used to it in the new factory?" Xu Yi asked.

"Not bad." Xu Jian nodded and smiled, "Better than the original one."

"You haven't told dad about this yet, have you?"

"What does it matter?" Xu Jian curled his lips, "How long has it been since he left the factory? It turns out that the top management of the factory has basically been changed. There are only a few familiar faces. He just left. There is nothing to miss."

"That's true." Xu Yi nodded, knowing Xu Jian's current situation very well.

After all, he was the first in his family to know about Xu Xing, and he also became the head of an exclusive headhunting company, specializing in providing talents for the stars.

So Xu Yi also knew many details from Xu Xing, including why Mr. Pei of Shenglan International invested in a little-known start-up clothing company.

It would be no exaggeration to say that Xu Jian and Sun Wanhui took advantage of their sons.

It's just that at this moment, the couple probably don't know how wicked their son is.

"What about you? How's work going lately?" Xu Jian asked casually.

"I resigned." Xu Yi thought for a moment and planned to pave the way for that boy Xu Xing.

"What the hell?" Xu Jian was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Resign? Didn't you do a good job at a certain degree? Did you resign on your own initiative?"

"Yes." Xu Yi laughed, "I am now cooperating with others and opening a headhunting company that specializes in helping people search for talents, especially those related to the Internet."

"You know, I have been in this business for many years and have accumulated a lot of contacts."

"It's very suitable for me to change my job now."

Xu Jian thought for a moment and nodded slowly, then asked: "When did this happen? Why didn't you tell us? Does Wen Li know?"

"It's just the past two months."

Xu Yi had only secretly helped Xu Xing recruit people before, and he was still working at a certain time.

Later, more people were poached, and there were not many high-level talents that were easy to poach within a certain company. Xu Yi officially resigned and came out to work with his nephew.

"I plan to tell you during the Chinese New Year, and Wen Li doesn't know about it yet." Xu Yi added, "Let's talk about it together when everyone celebrates the New Year. I make more now than before, which can be considered a good fortune.

"

"Then I have to say something." Xu Jian thought of what his little brat had done and couldn't help but said, "We'll talk about it when everyone is here."

"Are you trying to get away with me?" Xu Yi laughed and said, "Is your position in the factory about to be promoted?"

"Haha." Xu Jian smiled and just said, "Guess?"

Who would have guessed that his son started a business casually and ended up with a net worth of hundreds of millions.

Even his younger brother probably wouldn't believe it.

The two brothers were cooking and chatting in the kitchen, each with their own thoughts.

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"Cold air is coming to Shanghai tonight. Experts predict that Shanghai may have its first snow of the year. Please keep warm and be careful when traveling."

In the car, Xu Niannian drove bored and turned on the radio station in the car, and heard the weather forecast being broadcast inside.

"It doesn't look like it's going to snow." Xu Niannian looked up while waiting for the traffic light. Although it was cloudy, he could still see the blue sky. "Can this expert do it?"

"It doesn't matter if it snows or not, drive your car." Xu Xing said casually, leaning on the back of his chair and closing his eyes for a nap.

"You can have a snowball fight when it snows, you idiot." Xu Niannian rolled her eyes at him.

"You are naive, right?" Xu Xing yawned, "When it snows, you have to shovel the snow. Otherwise, the road conditions in the countryside will be very difficult to drive."

"You really don't have any romantic qualities at all." Xu Niannian said with a look of disgust, "Can you think of something better?"

"You can stuff firecrackers into the snowdrift." Xu Xing said, "This is fun."

"Hey, you called me naive just now." Xu Niannian curled his lips, "I don't know who is naive."

The two quarreled all the way to the countryside, successfully found the yard of grandpa's house, and parked the car inside.

Everyone in the room who had had lunch had already cleared the dining table. Xu Jian and Xu Yi took their wives and went out carrying large and small bags to visit relatives.

Now only Xu Lisong and Huang Xiuzhen are left in the room, and Xu Suisui is staying in his room on the second floor.

"Hello, grandparents!"

Xu Xing walked into the house first and said hello to his grandparents with a smile.

When the two elderly people saw the two children walking in, smiles suddenly appeared on their faces.

Huang Xiuzhen got up to get the fruit and brought it to them: "Here, let's eat fruit."

"Where is my dad and the others?" Xu Xing asked as he pulled Xu Niannian to sit on the sofa and looked around.

"I'm going to your second grandfather's house." Xu Lisong said while drinking tea.

He is the eldest son of the family. In addition, he has two younger brothers, Xu Xing's second grandfather and third grandfather. Their home is not far to the north, and each of them has flourished.

Every time during the holidays, Xu Jian and Xu Yi have to visit on behalf of their parents, and they are used to it.

"Where's Suisui?"

"I'm playing with myself upstairs, why don't you go take a look."

"OK."

Xu Xing patted his butt and stood up, and Xu Niannian also stood up and wanted to follow.

"Just stay here and wait. I'll ask her to come down and go out to play." Xu Xing pushed her back on the sofa and walked towards the stairs.

After arriving upstairs, Xu Xing knocked on the only closed door and said inside: "Is Suisui here? I opened the door and came in."

"Brother Xu Xing?" Xu Suisui became obviously happy when he heard Xu Xing's voice, "Come in."

Xu Xing opened the door, glanced inside, and saw this girl holding a mobile phone, and she didn't know what she was doing.

After walking in, I took a closer look and realized I was looking at QQ Zone.

Tsk... Xu Xing smacked his lips, thinking that among young people, there is still a long way to go to conquer this area of ​​user habits.

After all, Xu Suisui's friends on WeChat are basically people older than him, especially family members. If he posts anything to Moments, he will either be seen by his family or have to be blocked.

It is not as convenient as QQ space, and QQ is full of classmates and friends, so it will be more comfortable to post updates.

Maybe a message about doing homework seriously was just posted in WeChat Moments, and a nine-square grid of delicious food was simultaneously posted in QQ space.

To put it bluntly, the influence of the relationship chain permeates it.

A user's relationship network in a social software determines how he will use the social software.

"Let's go, let's go out and play firecrackers." Xu Xing patted her on the head and said, "Don't let yourself get carried away by playing with things."

"Isn't playing with firecrackers just like playing with things to lose one's ambition?"

"That's better than playing in QQ Zone." Xu Xing said confidently, "If you play in Moments, then I won't talk about you."

Xu Suisui lay on the bed and blinked, not understanding what was going on with brother Xu Xing's unwarranted discrimination.

(End of chapter)