The turmoil surrounding the family separation was finally settled in early November.
With such a fuss, it goes without saying that it attracted attention.
And the factories on both sides have invariably increased their publicity efforts. Now, the eyes of the people across the country are focused on these twin brands.
Therefore, despite the huge commotion caused by the separation, it did not affect product sales at all. On the contrary, it increased sales significantly.
Su Anying took the opportunity to launch a new product and advertise it on major TV stations.
At the same time, in order to seize the market, Su Anying shelved the original plan to build a factory in Luohu.
Instead, they arranged for people to buy land and build factories in Shanghai and around the capital.
This is the difference between state-owned enterprises and private enterprises. If state-owned enterprises want to do something, they must ask for instructions and report, and they can only take action after approval from the leaders.
Private companies are different, especially those like Su Anying who owns most of the company's shares. Her decision is equivalent to the company's decision, so she can seize the opportunity one step ahead.
Of course, Xu Shiyan has a strong foundation and a network of connections all over the place.
Therefore, Ji Xingyuan has not been left behind, and sales have increased instead of falling.
Moreover, some foreign customers are also optimistic about several products of Ji Xingyuan and intend to purchase them.
In other words, when everything is laid out clearly, the road becomes wider.
Xu Shiyan couldn't help but admire his eldest son. This boy was really capable.
It seems that the separation of families is really the right one.
Xu Shiyan was thinking about his grown-up son, but at this moment, Xu Haiyuan was training intensively.
Work hard for the National High School Chemistry Competition to be held at Hebei University in January next year.
In September this year, Xu Haiyuan, who was just a sophomore in high school, participated in the preliminaries of the Chemistry National League, which is the provincial competition area selection, and won the provincial first prize.
Selected for the provincial team and qualified to participate in the national chemistry competition.
In his second year of high school, he qualified for the national competition and became one of the only two players on the provincial team. What teacher wouldn't love such a student?
Teachers in all subjects treated Xu Haiyuan as if he were an eyeball. The chemistry teacher was not as kind to his own son as Xu Haiyuan.
The physics and mathematics teachers, on the other hand, are secretly planning to let Xu Haiyuan participate in competitions in other subjects next year.
This year they failed to overtake the chemistry teacher, and Xu Haiyuan is really good in chemistry.
To be on the safe side, let Xu Haiyuan concentrate on winning the chemistry competition award first.
Next year, it will be difficult to compete with them for chemistry teachers. Then we will definitely convince Xu Haiyuan to participate in the competition for another subject.
Xu Haiyuan doesn't know what the math and physics teachers are thinking. He is currently preparing for the national competition, which is also the chemistry winter camp.
At the same time, Xu Jinping and Yang Haoyu, who are already in the third year of junior high school, also worked from early morning to late night to prepare for the junior high school student subject competition to be held in mid-November.
The county and city-level selection competitions for the three subjects of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry were held in the county.
Mathematics on November 14th, physics on the 21st, and chemistry on the 28th, which happens to be every Sunday.
"Daughter, how about I accompany you to the county?
It’s a shame to take a bus on a cold day. Dad will drive you there, so it won’t delay your exams.”
Xu Shiyan came home from get off work and was told by her daughter that she was going to compete in the county.
Xu Shiyan, a daughter slave, felt sorry for his daughter who had to go out in the cold weather, so he had to accompany her to take the exam.
"Dad, no need, there are six of us in total. The teacher will take us there, and Xiaoyu will come with us."
Xu Jinping felt quite speechless. When her brother went to compete in the county, he didn't hear his father say that he wanted to accompany him.
When her brother participated in the provincial competition, her father followed him.
Why is it her turn now? The county is so close, so she has to drive there herself?
"Dad, don't you feel sorry for you? You are a girl, how can you compare with your brother? Your brother has rough skin and thick flesh and is not afraid of the cold."
Xu Shiyan chuckled and found a random reason.
"Dad, my brother didn't hear what you said. He would be very sad if he did." Xu Jinping was amused by her father and couldn't stop laughing.
"To be honest, dad, you don't need to see us off, the county exam is really nothing.
I’m accompanied by Xiaoyu, who also takes part in mathematics, physics and chemistry.”
"If I can pass the selection like my brother, when I go to the provincial competition, I will definitely let you accompany me to the provincial capital.
It just so happens that I haven't seen my mother for a long time and miss her."
Su Anying is still studying in the provincial capital. It is not easy for her to take care of the company and her studies. She has not returned home since she left in September.
The children hadn't seen their mother for a long time, and they were all panicking.
The daughter persisted, and Xu Shiyan had no choice but to shelve his proposal to accompany his daughter to the county.
In this way, Xu Jinping and Yang Haoyu, as well as other participating students in the third subject, went to the county every Saturday and came back by bus after the competition on Sunday.
Not long after, the results of the selection competition came out one after another.
Xu Jinping is a girl and has a weak point in physical circuits, so her results were slightly lower and she was not selected for the provincial competition.
However, she ranked first in the county in mathematics and chemistry, and was selected for the provincial competition in both cases.
Yang Haoyu ranked first in the county in physics and second in the county in chemistry, and was also selected for the provincial competition.
As soon as the results came out, Donggang Junior High School became really good.
Since Xu Haiyuan won the first place in the junior high school national competition two years ago, Donggang Junior High School has been steadily rising in the county's school rankings.
However, the results in the subject competition last year were not very satisfactory. Only one student participated in the provincial competition and won the third place in the province.
I didn't expect that this year's results would be so good. Two students could participate in the provincial competition for three subjects. The principal and teachers of the junior high school were so happy that they couldn't believe it.
The provincial competition starts on December 8th, with math on the 8th and 9th, physics on the 11th and 12th, and chemistry on the 14th and 15th.
Xu Jinping wants to take math and chemistry classes and will arrive in the provincial capital before the 7th.
Logically speaking, Yang Haoyu's physics competition is a few days later, so there is no need to start so early.
But what can he do? He must leave on the same day that his second sister leaves.
Both the school and Yang Junxian had nothing to do with this kid, so they could only follow his wishes and set off with Xu Jinping.
The school arranged for three teachers to accompany him, and at the same time, Xu Shiyan and Yang Junxian also followed.
In this way, on December 5th, the large army set off in great force and arrived at the provincial capital on the morning of the 6th.
When she learned that her husband and daughter were coming to the provincial capital, Su Anying also took leave to pick them up at the station.
The family met outside the station. Xu Jinping hugged her mother and refused to let go.
"Mom, I miss you so much. You call home less now. How are you and my brother in the provincial capital? Okay?"
"It's good. Mom, hasn't she been studying? She's also very busy.
Sometimes after a busy day, I forget to call when I get home."
Su Anying hugged her daughter, but looked towards Xu Shiyan.
In fact, it's not that she calls less, it's mainly that she talks to her husband more on the phone.
There was so much turmoil a while ago, and then they separated and so on. The couple kept in touch, but they only called home less.
"Let's go, let's find a place to settle down in this cold weather. Well, where do you plan to let the children live?"
Su Anying's last sentence was naturally a question to Xu Shiyan.
The children came to compete and were accompanied by three teachers, so they definitely couldn't live in the house rented by the Xu family.
Firstly, it is a bit far from the College of Education, and secondly, there is not enough space.
"It's a provincial hotel, where else can I go? Uncle Guan knew I was coming to the province, so he had already made arrangements for me."
The Uncle Guan Xu Shiyan mentioned was naturally Guan Enxue.
The two have known each other for many years, and Guan Enxue has always been very kind to Xu Shiyan, so in private, he always calls him uncle.
When Xu Shiyan came to the provincial capital this time, he could only accompany his daughter to compete. In fact, he came to attend a meeting and report on work.
There had been a commotion for so long, with inspections and separations.
Now that things have calmed down, Xu Shiyan will definitely come to the provincial capital to meet with the leaders and report on the company's recent situation.
So when Guan Enxue heard the news, he directly arranged a place to stay.
The group of people left the station and took the car straight to the Provincial Hotel.
After settling down, Xu Shiyan took his wife and daughter, as well as Yang Junxian and his son, to visit Mr. Chu.
In April last year, Xu Shiyan and his wife came to rent a house, and it took less than two months to clean and decorate it.
Then Chu Xuanhuai moved here and opened a medical clinic called Zhongcaotang.
In fact, in recent years, many medical schools in the province have wanted to invite Mr. Chu to give lectures.
It's just that Mr. Chu wanted to stay in Donggang to train Xu Haiyuan, but he was rejected.
As Mr. Chu, he would definitely not be able to hide his return to the provincial capital.
So not long after he came back, Mr. Chu was invited to become a visiting professor at the Provincial College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where he would give several classes to students every month.
Chu Xuanhuai picked a few young people who looked good and asked them to come and study with the teacher as long as there were no classes.
Western medicine emphasizes academic qualifications, while Chinese medicine emphasizes inheritance.
It doesn’t matter whether you take the TCM exam or not, the key is to have a teacher guide you step by step.
Given Mr. Chu's status in the medical community, if he lets it out and wants to recruit disciples, I don't know how many people will want to become his disciples.
It's just that Mr. Chu has a high vision and won't accept anyone without spirituality at all.
After all, not all medical students are as intelligent as Xu Haiyuan. It is considered good to be able to pick out a few from a class of students.
After all, medical clinics are different from small clinics in the countryside. Several people are specially hired here to be responsible for reception, medicine preparation, etc.
Coupled with the few students studying with the teacher and the patients coming to see the doctor, it was quite lively here.
With Xu Shiyan in front and Su Anying in the back, the group entered the door.
The little girl in charge of the reception knew Xu Shiyan and nodded quickly to say hello when she saw him.
"Mr. Xu, Mr. Chu is treating people, and there are still four patients lined up."
"Okay, you can get busy. Let's go upstairs and wait for a while."
Chu Xuanhuai was treating patients and taking care of students. Xu Shiyan and others were crowded and it was difficult to disturb them.
So I went up the stairs next to it and went to the second floor to sit for a while.
The second floor is not a small place. Currently, Chu Xuanhuai, Su Anying, and Xu Haiyuan live there.
Su Anying is busy and doesn't have much time to take care of the food and daily life of her grandparents and grandchildren.
So we hired an aunt to cook and clean here, and everything was kept very clean.
"Sit down for a while first. Your master will be busy later and your brother will be out of school. Let's go out to eat at noon."
Xu Shiyan looked at his watch and saw that there was still an hour before Xu Haiyuan would finish school at noon.
With so many people coming over, it's hard to keep the cooking aunt busy, so it's more convenient to go out to eat.
Su Anying went over and told the cooking aunt that when she went out to eat at noon, she didn't need to prepare meals for Mr. Chu and Xu Haiyuan, she could just cook her own meals.
As for the staff in the medical center, they all receive meal supplements. There are many restaurants and snack bars around here, so there is no need for aunties to cook for them.
"Dad, how about we pick up my brother from school later? I want to give him a surprise."
Xu Jinping hasn't seen her brother for a long time.
In order to prepare for the competition, Xu Haiyuan did not go home this summer and has been training at school.
So based on this calculation, the brothers have not seen each other for more than half a year.
"Your brother has known for a long time that you are coming to the provincial capital, and he is still surprised."
Su Anying arranged her daughter's hair, tucked it behind her ears, and said with a smile.
"He knew I was coming, so he definitely wouldn't have guessed that I would pick him up.
No, I have to go to my brother’s school, maybe I can study here next year.”
Xu Jinping held Su Anying's arm and shook it.
No matter how old a girl is, she still has to act coquettishly when meeting her biological mother.
What's more, Xu Jinping hasn't seen her mother for a long time, so why not take the opportunity to act like a baby?
"Yes, yes, if you want to pick her up, just go and pick her up, but don't dawdle, my mind will make you wander."
Su Anying is almost forty, how can she bear the shaking of her daughter? She surrenders directly.
"Oh, great, Xiaoyu, let's pick up my eldest brother from school later and take a look at his school.
We will strive to get good results in the game, and we will also follow our brother's example and send him a recommendation.
Otherwise, let my dad find a way to send us here next year."
Ever since Xu Haiyuan was admitted to a key provincial high school without taking the exam, Xu Jinping was determined to study in high school in the provincial capital like his brother.
"Well, second sister, I listen to you." For Yang Haoyu, everything his second sister said was right.
Xu Shiyan snorted there and shook his head.
"Xiaoyu, please be more careful. Don't worry about everything your second sister says. Be careful that one day she sells you and you still count the money for her."
This child is too obedient, no, I should say too obedient to his second sister.
His second sister said he would go east, but he would never go west. What would happen in the future?
When Yang Haoyu heard this, he just laughed and scratched his head without saying anything.
Over there, Yang Junxian smiled when he saw it, "Just sell it, as long as someone wants it."
I’m afraid that no one will take the money, and it will be lost in the end.”
As soon as this was said, everyone laughed.
Everyone chatted and laughed for a while, and it was getting late, so they went downstairs together.
It happened that all the patients had left at this time, so Xu Shiyan and Yang Junxian stayed to talk to Mr. Chu. Su Anying took Xu Jinping and Yang Haoyu to pick up Xu Haiyuan from school.
"Master, how are you doing lately? Are you in good health?"
When Xu Shiyan met Chu Xuanhuai, what he was most concerned about was naturally Chu Xuanhuai's body.
"It's good. Yingzi and Yuanyuan are taking care of me and caring about me. How can it be worse?" Chu Xuanhuai laughed when she heard this.
The old man is in good spirits and has a glowing face. He knows without asking that there must be nothing wrong with his health.
"I can still eat a big bowl of rice in one meal now, but you may not be able to eat more than me. That's good."
"I heard from Yingzi that you want to bring Pingping and Xiaoyu to the competition.
It's very good. The children are doing well and studying well." Mr. Chu was naturally very happy to see Xu Shiyan.
He is too old now and doesn't want to go out easily. He can only accompany Xu Haiyuan back to Donggang during the Chinese New Year to spend the New Year.
Master and apprentice have not seen each other for more than half a year, so they are naturally very close to each other.
Chu Xuanhuai waved and called the students over.
"This is my former apprentice and Yuanyuan's father. He is now the well-known general manager of Dongfang Ginseng Industry Group in the province."
Disciples are different from students. There is a distinction between closeness and distance.
These students all came to study with the teacher last fall, and their time is not short.
However, Chu Xuanhuai only taught them medical skills and never talked about personal matters.
Therefore, they did not know the relationship between Chu Xuanhuai and Xu Shiyan, nor did they know that the genius boy Xu Haiyuan in their eyes was actually the child of the general manager of the provincial Oriental Ginseng Industry Group.
"Hello, Mr. Xu. I have admired Mr. Xu for a long time, and I don't want to be lucky enough to meet you in person today."
Several students were very excited and hurriedly came forward to salute and say hello.
Xu Shiyan chatted with the young people for a while. It was getting late, so Chu Xuanhuai said to let them go to eat, and those who had classes in the afternoon would go back to school.
Traditional Chinese medicine doctors usually see a doctor in the morning, and few people come to see a doctor in the afternoon.
The same goes for the medical clinic, which is not so busy in the afternoon.
Several students said goodbye and left in a polite manner, and the staff of the medical center also went to buy food. Chu Xuanhuai was finally able to chat quietly with Xu Shiyan for a while.
"These few students are okay, not as good as Yuanyuan, who has a spiritual foundation, but they are considered top-notch in medical school.
I thought, if I bring a group of them together, if Yuanyuan wants to do anything, these will be his helpers."
Why does Chu Xuanhuai still take care of students at such an old age? It's not to pave the way for Xu Haiyuan, that's why he's too lazy to move.
He has a pension, not to mention the patents he has licensed to pharmaceutical and health product manufacturers over the years, which is already a huge sum of money.
The old man is not short of money at all. He just wants to train a few outstanding students and serve as Xu Haiyuan's right-hand man in the future.
"Master, thank you for your plan for Yuanyuan."
Xu Shiyan knew that Chu Xuanhuai returned to the provincial capital to pave the way for Xu Haiyuan, but he did not expect that the old man could think so long-term, so he was naturally very moved.
The luckiest thing in this life is probably to find Mr. Chu again.
Without Mr. Chu's help, even if he was working in the field, he would never have achieved what he has achieved today.
"Okay, don't say useless things.
If I wanted to thank you, I wouldn't do this. Wouldn't it be nice for me to just sit back and take care of myself in old age?"
Chu Xuanhuai waved his hand. It would be too boring to say thank you for their master and apprentice's relationship over the years.
Xu Shiyan was chatting with his master here, while Xu Jinping and Yang Haoyu followed Su Anying to the main entrance of the High School Affiliated to the Normal University to pick up Xu Haiyuan from school.
When the bell rang, the hungry children quickly packed their things and rushed out of the classroom.
The boarding students hurried to the cafeteria, fearing that they would be late and not be able to grab a meal.
The day students also quickened their pace and hurried home to eat.
Xu Jinping, Yang Haoyu and Su Anying stood outside the school gate, stretching their heads to look inside the school.
I want to find Xu Haiyuan among this group of people.
Fortunately, in the middle of winter, students wear a variety of winter clothes, unlike when the weather is warm and they all wear school uniforms, so they can still be recognized.
"Brother, this way, this way."
From a distance, I saw a tall and thin boy, wearing a beige long down jacket and a scarf of the same color, walking out with three or two students.
Xu Jinping had sharp eyes and recognized it immediately, that was his brother.
Xu Haiyuan walked out with several classmates when he suddenly heard a very familiar voice.
I looked up at the school gate and saw two figures, one tall and one short, beside my mother.
That figure looked so familiar, it was clearly his eldest sister and her follower Yang Haoyu.
"Sorry, my sister is here to pick me up."
Xu Haiyuan, who was usually calm and steady, suddenly changed his face and smiled happily.
After saying something to the people around me, I sprinted out of the school.
"It's so cold, why did you pick me up at the school gate?"
Xu Haiyuan hadn't seen his younger brother and sister for a long time, how could he not feel panic? He just looked at his younger sister's little face that was red from the cold, and couldn't help complaining in distress.
Xu Jinping didn't care about that and rushed towards her brother.
"Brother, I finally see you. You don't know, I miss you so much."
Seeing this, Xu Haiyuan quickly opened his hands and gave his sister a big bear hug.
Normally, Xu Jinping, who is 1.69 meters tall, is not short, but compared to Xu Haiyuan, who is 1.85 meters tall, she is still a little short.
Xu Haiyuan smiled and patted his sister on the back, then stretched out his hand to gesture to Xu Jinping's head, and couldn't help but sigh.
"I feel like you haven't grown much this year. After all, you're only this tall." Xu Haiyuan deliberately teased his eldest sister.
Xu Jinping couldn't help but rolled her eyes and pushed his brother away angrily.
"Brother, I'm a girl, you still want me to grow 1.8 meters tall?"
She is quite tall now, okay? Among the female classmates in her class, she is considered tall.
Xu Haiyuan deliberately teased his sister, but when he saw her angry, he smiled and quickly coaxed her.
At this time, Yang Haoyu and Su Anying also came closer.
"Brother." Yang Haoyu greeted Xu Haiyuan politely.
Xu Haiyuan looked at Yang Haoyu and let out a sigh from his nose.
This follower has been like this since he was a child. Wherever Pingping goes, he follows her.
I don’t believe they can both go to the same university in the future? What will he do then?
Yang Haoyu seemed to sense that his elder brother's attitude towards him was a bit wrong, but he didn't know why, so he could only smile at Xu Haiyuan.
Su Anying didn't notice anything at all, she just looked at the three children in front of her with a smile.
A mature and steady eldest son, a quirky daughter, and a godson who seems dull but is actually smart and sensible.
The three children are all very good-looking, and they really look and feel like each other when they stand together.
"Let's go back quickly. Your dad is still waiting in the store. He said he would take you out to eat."
Su Anying took her daughter's arm, and the couple walked in front, with Xu Haiyuan and Yang Haoyu following behind, and they walked all the way back to the Chinese Thatched Cottage.
"Dad, Uncle Yang, Master, I'm out of school." Xu Haiyuan came in and greeted Xu Shiyan and Yang Junxian.
"Hey, you, I haven't seen Yuanyuan for a long time. Is this kid growing taller again?
Third brother, your family Yuanyuan is much taller than you. This big guy is always a rare sight wherever he goes."
When Yang Jun met Xu Haiyuan, he couldn't help but give him a few words of praise.
"Xiaoyu won't be any shorter, don't worry."
Xu Haiyuan glanced at Yang Haoyu. This kid had just celebrated his fourteenth birthday and was already 1.78 meters tall.
Boys will still grow taller when they enter high school, and will be at least 1.8 meters tall in the future.
"Okay, they are all our children, so there is no need to praise them.
Let's go out to eat, Yuanyuan has class at 1:30 in the afternoon, and he has to get to school early, so don't delay."
Su Anying couldn't help but laugh when she saw her husband and others praising each other's children, and quickly invited everyone to go out for dinner.
"Yes, yes, let's go and eat."
Xu Shiyan and others were all properly dressed, supported Chu Xuanhuai, and walked out of the Chinese Thatched Cottage together.
I found a pretty good restaurant nearby and ordered six dishes, including four taels of rice per person.
The dishes in Northeast China are quite big, so it would be enough for seven people to order four dishes.
However, Xu Haiyuan and the others can eat it when they are all growing up. If they don’t eat enough, the rest will be packed away.
Among the six dishes was braised hairtail, which was placed right in front of Yang Haoyu.
Yang Haoyu didn't eat it himself. He first picked up some good meat in the middle and put it into Xu Jinping's bowl.