Chapter 1085 Why Can't You Listen To This Child? (42/43
Chapter 1085 Why can’t you kid listen? (4243) 6000-word chapter
The old man Xia Shande said to him: "Tongtong, I am doing it for your own good. Why don't you kid believe me? This tea is really bitter."
"Grandpa, I'll drink it even if it's bitter!" Tongtong became more enthusiastic.
Xia Shande was at his wits end, so he took another cup, rinsed the cup with water from the teapot, poured the tea water into the bucket next to him, then poured half a cup and set it aside to cool down.
Seeing Tongtong reaching out to take it, he quickly protected the cup: "Tongtong, it's hot now. Let it cool down first. You can drink it later."
Tongtong leaned over and stretched out her little nose to smell the fragrance of the tea in the cup. She couldn't taste the smell, but she just thought it smelled good: "It smells really good, grandpa, you just lied to me, saying it was bitter. You
You just don’t want me to drink it.”
Zhou Lin laughed "haha" and said: "Tongtong, this tea is really bitter. This is Kuding tea. It is not black tea or green tea. It is unpleasant to drink."
Tongtong blinked, she was a little dizzy, does one tea leaf still have so much flavor?
"I don't believe it!" she said, shaking her head.
"Then drink it and don't complain later!" Zhou Lin said.
What he and his eldest brother Xia Shande cooked was Kuding tea, but who knew that this little guy still didn't believe it and thought they were lying to her.
When Tongtong heard what her grandpa said, she straightened her neck and said, "Uh-huh," "Grandpa, I won't complain!"
After a while, the tea in the teacup was no longer hot. Tongtong carefully touched the teacup with her finger and tried it. She felt that it was no longer hot, but she still subconsciously asked: "Grandpa, is the tea ready?"
"Okay, it's not hot anymore. Just drink it and don't complain." Xia Shande repeated.
When Tongtong heard this, she didn't care whether it was bitter or not. She took the teacup, put it to her lips and drank.
Tea tasting is a skill, but Tongtong obviously does not possess this skill.
For her, it's just curiosity and thirst quenching.
The two old men Xia Shande and Zhou Lin were waiting for Tongtong to say "bitter", but who knew that Tongtong drank half a cup of Kuding tea in one go. She grabbed the teacup with both hands and stuck out her tongue to lick it.
He licked his lips. Not only did he not look bitter on his face, he also looked like he was enjoying it: "Grandpa, this tea tastes great. Please pour me another cup."
Xia Shande and Zhou Lin never expected that this little guy could endure hardship so much, which greatly surprised the two old guys.
You must know that many adults are not used to drinking this Kuding tea.
Xia Shande also said: "You can only become a master by enduring hardships. It seems that Tongtong's future will be limitless!"
"Well, brother is right." Zhou Lin agreed.
The girl saw it at the door and thought there was something delicious. She ran over quickly. When she came over, she shouted: "Tongtong, you ate something good secretly without calling me."
"No, I'm drinking tea. Just drink it yourself." Tongtong pointed at the half pot of tea left in the teapot on the table and said.
When the girl saw it, she wanted to drink it too.
Xia Shande said in particular: "Girl, this tea is so bitter. It makes me cry even more than drinking medicine!"
"Huh, grandpa lied to me. I don't believe it. Why did Tongtong drink just now?" What she meant was that you gave Tongtong something nice to drink, but not me.
What else could Xia Shande say? He also poured half a cup for her, and then poured more than half a cup for Tongtong.
After the heat subsided, Xia Shande let them drink. Upon hearing this, Tongtong quickly held the teacup to the edge and took a big sip.
The girl kept it in mind and didn't rush to drink. Seeing Tongtong enjoying the drink, she poured it into her mouth and prepared to take a big gulp.
But as soon as she drank this sip of tea, her little face changed immediately.
"Wow, it's so bitter and tastes bad."
There was no smile on the girl's face at all, and her whole face was wrinkled and squeezed together. She coughed and spat out something, but nothing came out.
She shouted aggrievedly: "Grandpa, you lied to me, this tea is so bitter!"
"Yes, girl, I just told you that this tea is bitter, but you don't believe it!" Xia Shande felt that it was difficult for him.
But I can’t help but laugh!
The girl was unconvinced and pointed at Tongtong and said, "Then why is Tongtong's not bitter?"
Doesn't this become a typical strong argument?
Tongtong handed his tea cup to his sister. There was still a little bit left in her cup and said, "Sister, try it, it's delicious."
The girl was hesitant, always thinking that what was in Tongtong's tea cup might be different from what she drank, but after drinking it, tears welled up on her face.
"Bah, bah, bah!" The girl ran and vomited, but there was nothing except some spittle. She couldn't vomit out the Kudingcha she drank in her stomach.
"Hehe, hehehe!" Xia Shande and Zhou Lin both laughed.
Tongtong found two pieces of paper and handed them to her sister: "Sister, here, wipe your mouth!"
…
After Xia Zekai and Luo Xiyun came back with Qingyu and their three siblings, Yatou immediately went to complain to her mother. After Luo Xiyun understood what was going on, she raised her hand and slapped the girl's butt gently.
: "Girl, you really want to drink it yourself, but you can't drink it. It's your sister's fault."
"I, I...Why is Tongtong not afraid of hardship?" The girl was curious.
Tongtong was playing with building blocks. When she heard it, she said directly: "It tastes better than medicine, but medicine tastes worse."
Xia Zekai was actually puzzled, but when he heard Tongtong say this, he thought about the scene where his second brother drank Chinese medicine.
Children in other families basically have to put sugar in their medicines, or coax them with sugar, but Tongtong held the bowl of Chinese medicine as if drinking water.
Grandpa also said: "Tongtong will have a great future."
Xia Zekai smiled and didn't take it seriously. These were all baseless claims. Besides, Xia Zekai's daughter was doomed from birth. As long as her brain was not very chaotic, she would not do too badly in this life.
When Zhou Yinghong saw her son and daughter-in-law back, she asked: "Zekai, Xiyun, how did your examination go? Are you okay?"
"Mom, it's okay, everything is fine!" Xia Zekai said.
When Zhou Yinghong heard what her son said, she finally felt relieved.
…
The next step is to wait for Toutiao's Series B financing. Xia Zekai didn't wait at home. In the past few days, he took his family out to play during the day and found a place to eat specialties at night.
On Thursday night, he and Luo Xiyun invited He Guoming and Qian Xueling to have dinner together and brought them some gifts.
During the dinner, Xia Zekai asked He Guoming what his grandfather should do in this situation.
According to He Guoming, he didn't have any better countermeasures, but he specifically emphasized that Xia Shande should be in a good mood, eat and drink when he should, and don't have any psychological burden.
Only then did Luo Xiyun get some clues.
She glanced at Xia Zekai silently and said nothing.
"Mr. Xia, let me tell you this, a good mood is the cure for all diseases, including cancer," He Guoming said at last.
He said: "Your grandfather had esophageal cancer before. According to your description, it should be considered to be in the late stage. Why did he recover so well? I think that in addition to effective treatment, the main reason is that the old man has always maintained a good mood."
Xia Zekai had read reports on this, so he stopped talking about it.
After sending He Guoming and Qian Xueling away, Xia Zekai and Luo Xiyun were also preparing to go home. On the way back, Luo Xiyun asked him: "Is what I just said true or false?"
"What's true?" Xia Zekai didn't understand at first, but then he knew what his wife was asking about and said, "It's not that serious, but grandpa is older."
"I'll be ninety soon, which is really quite a big deal." Luo Xiyun said.
Xia Zekai nodded: "Well, when people get older, they become less effective in all aspects, so we should exercise more regularly. I have asked the doctor. Exercise in bed makes the body and mind happy and helps regulate the body's own immunity."
Seeing Xia Zekai talking nonsense in a serious manner, Luo Xiyun raised his hand and slapped him: "Zekai, if you keep talking nonsense, I think you deserve a beating."
"Daughter-in-law, listen to me..."
But before Xia Zekai could finish his explanation, his wife stretched out her hand and pushed him aside. She said with disgust: "Go and play, don't disturb me."
Okay, Xia Zekai sat in the car obediently and stopped talking.
On Friday morning, when Xia Zekai went out for morning exercise, he ran into his neighbor Hao Shaobo in the villa area of Honolulu.
At first glance, Hao Shaobo looked very haggard, and it was only after six in the morning. When Xia Zekai lived here before, he had never been seen around this time.
"Mr. Hao, good morning." Xia Zekai greeted him.
Hao Shaobo didn't pay attention at first. He seemed distracted. He took a few steps forward and felt something was wrong. He turned around and saw Xia Zekai.
"Hey, it's Mr. Xia, have you moved back again?" Hao Shaobo was quite surprised.
Did he know that when Xia Zekai moved away, he moved back just a few months ago?
Hearing his question, Xia Zekai smiled and said, "I brought my family here to see a doctor, and I'm here temporarily to stay for a few days."
"Really, when will Mr. Xia go back?" Hao Shaobo asked again.
Xia Zekai thought for a while and then said: "I have something to do tomorrow. If everything goes well, I will go back next week."
"It's so fast. I didn't know that Mr. Xia was back again. Otherwise, I would have asked you to have a meal in advance." Hao Shaobo coughed twice and patted his chest. He looked even more haggard.
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"Mr. Hao is sick?" Xia Zekai asked him.
Hao Shaobo waved his hand: "It's nothing serious. It's just that I've been very busy recently and haven't had a good rest. I'm so tired that I caught a cold. I'm taking medicine."
"It's not easy to get rid of a cold at this time. Mr. Hao must pay attention." Xia Zekai expressed his concern, pointed at him and asked: "Mr. Hao, I see that you look very haggard. Have you not had a good rest for a long time?"
Got it!"
Hao Shaobo sighed and said: "To be honest, Mr. Xia, there has been some problem in my company recently, but I have been so worried that I haven't rested for several days."
While the two of them were talking, a fashionably dressed woman suddenly came over not far away. At a quick glance, you couldn't tell how old she was.
She was dragging a large suitcase in her hand, and there was a large travel bag on the suitcase handle. When she saw Hao Shaobo, she shouted: "Old Hao, what's wrong with you again? I'll look for you early in the morning."
You, I can't find anyone, I won't answer my phone calls, what's the point, just move to another place, look at your little potential, you can't bear the blow."
Hao Shaobo heard her yelling and thought that his wife still cared about him.
But Hao Shaobo still said with a straight face: "You ladies, you didn't see me talking to Mr. Xia."
"Look at you. You have to sell your house to pay off the debt, but you can still raise your tail to the sky." said the woman dragging the suitcase.
She is Hao Shaobo's wife Bi Haixia. She looks quite tall and wears very fashionable clothes, but as soon as she opens her mouth, you can tell she has a bold personality.
Listening to the conversation between the couple, Xia Zekai seemed to understand. He never expected that they had changed so much after not seeing each other for just a few months.
He asked Hao Shaobo: "Mr. Hao is moving?"
Hao Shaobo was a little embarrassed by the question. Just now he said he wanted to treat Xia Zekai to dinner, but now his wife revealed that he had no money and wanted to sell the house for money.
"I'll move to another house, but here..." Hao Shaobo took one last look and didn't know what he thought of. He sighed: "It's not easy to do business in the pharmaceutical industry this year. Our company is a contract processing factory.
The business is even worse, and there are some problems in my company. I am thinking of selling this villa first, using the money to solve the problem, and then earning it back when I have money.
Listening to Hao Shaobo talking about this, Xia Zekai also expressed a lot of emotion: "Has the house been sold?"
"I have made an appointment with the buyer to come over and take a look. Fortunately, the price given is quite acceptable, and I won't lose money if I sell it," Hao Shaobo said.
While he was talking, his wife's cell phone rang. Bi Haixia glanced at the phone number and said, "Old Hao, hurry up and leave. My mother called."
"Mr. Xia, I'm leaving now. Let's talk later." Hao Shaobo and Xia Zekai said hello.
Then he remembered that he was going to sell the villa, and a self-deprecating expression appeared on his face: "I'm going to move. Even if Mr. Xia comes back in the future, we won't be able to meet him."
"That's not necessarily true. We can contact you by phone." Xia Zekai raised his cell phone and said.
They both recorded each other's mobile phone numbers, but they never contacted each other.
Watching Hao Shaobo and his wife walk away, Xia Zekai still thought why this matter was so wonderful.
When I first met Hao Shaobo last year, he was very high-spirited. Only a year later, he was so depressed that he had to sell his house to plug the hole. The naivety of this market has changed.
He seemed to be mumbling to himself and said: "I also have to always pay attention to guarding against risks. Otherwise, what will happen to this whole family if I end up like this one day?"
On the other side, Hao Shaobo took the tow bar of the suitcase from his wife, and the couple walked out together. Bi Haixia also asked him: "Old Hao, who was that just now? Why does it look familiar to me?"
"He is Xia Zekai, our neighbor who just moved here last year. Didn't I tell you about it at the time? How come you forgot about it again?" Hao Shaobo started to babble.
As soon as he finished speaking, Bi Haixia stared: "I'm busy with my son's studies and tutoring classes every day. Can you tell me if I can pretend to do other things?"
Hao Shaobo did not quarrel with her, and followed her temper and said, "Okay, you are very busy, okay, I will help you take care of the children from now on."
"What? If you sell the villa and pay back the money, isn't it enough to repair the hole?" Bi Haixia lost her aggressiveness and became quiet this time.
"You want to sell the factory too, so what will we eat and drink in the future?"
Hao Shaobo said: "This is not enough. I am tired from working over the years. I am thinking of taking this opportunity to have a good rest and spend more time with you two."
Hearing what he said, Bi Haixia shouted: "Then you should hurry up and start a business to make money. Our family's expenses are not small. How can we live without money?"
The couple continued to walk forward, and they were far away. Bi Haixia suddenly reacted and asked her husband: "Old Hao, is there any relationship between the Xia Zekai just now and the Xia Zekai on the Forbes China Rich List just released some time ago?
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"Hey!" Hao Shaobo sighed. He didn't know what to say. After waiting for a long time, his wife still didn't react.
Hao Shaobo said: "They are just the same person. Didn't you notice his appearance?"
Bi Haixia's mouth turned into an O shape in surprise. She was so surprised.
…
In the Honolulu villa area, Xia Zekai was just chatting with Hao Shaobo and wasted a little time.
After Hao Shaobo and his wife left, this incident did not cause any ripples in Xia Zekai's heart.
Having said that, when he was able to buy this villa, the previous owner actually sold the house to cash out and then used the money to pay off the debt!
Xia Zekai continued his morning run around the track in the community.
More than half an hour later, Xia Zekai was sweating and returned to the villa.
At this time, his mother had already gotten up and made breakfast, and his grandfather and grandpa were eating breakfast.
The two of them ate very simply, an egg each, a bowl of millet porridge, and some cold ginger and onions, which made them feel very comfortable.
Xia Zekai went upstairs to take a shower, changed his clothes and came down. Yatou and Tongtong also got up and were eating in the restaurant downstairs. Xia Zekai saw her and said to her: "Tongtong, why are you still sleeping in now?"
"Humph, dad is bad. You didn't even wait for me, and you still blame me." Tongtong started to blame Xia Zekai.
What else could Xia Zekai say?
After breakfast, they were discussing where to go. Xia Zekai told his wife about meeting Hao Shaobo during morning exercise.
Luo Xiyun was very surprised after hearing this: "I remember you mentioned him. His company is not doing well. Why don't you say it's not working?"
Xia Zekai did not have a detailed chat with Hao Shaobo and did not know the specific situation of his company. He said: "Perhaps their OEM has low profits and does not have its own core products, so it is no longer suitable for the market!"
"Who knows, we don't understand medicine, so let's ignore him for now." Luo Xiyun's face became full of interest again, and she asked: "Zekai, where do you think we should go to have fun today?"
"Grandpa just said he wanted to visit the Forbidden City and Old Summer Palace," Xia Zekai said.
Luo Xiyun nodded without saying a word: "Then go."
…
On the tenth floor of Yingdu Building in Beijing, Zhang Yiming was cleaning the office area with his partners, making the work area clean and even cleaning the windows.
Zhang Yiming also discussed with the person selling lunch on the tenth floor. Tomorrow was a big day for their company, so he asked him to adjust it and sell lunch on the twelfth floor first.
The boss who sells lunch also knows that Toutiao is now a big company, so he really watched helplessly as the other party first rented the tenth floor, but then there was not enough space, and then rented the eighth, ninth, and eleventh floors.
, even the third floor below has been rented.
"Everyone, tomorrow is our company's big day. Whether we can raise enough money by then to move to a new house depends on our performance tomorrow." Zhang Yiming shouted with a loud voice in the middle of the office area.
Hearing what he said, everyone who was working laughed.
There is no way, the office here is too crowded.
With the explosive development of Toutiao this year, Zhang Yiming was caught off guard.
The company was developing very fast, and they hired a lot of people to keep up with the business, but the company spent money too fast. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of millions of funds were gone, and Zhang Yiming didn't have any extra funds to replace it.
New place.
Just imagine, 200 employees are placed in a 900-square-meter office area. What is the concept?
These layers are all like this now.
To put it bluntly, it would be nice to have a workstation that can be used for working. Their conference room may still be a conference room today, but tomorrow they will have to arrange for someone to use it as a workstation.
"Director Zhang, everything has been cleaned up. Why don't you take a look at it again?" someone asked him.
Zhang Yiming waved his hand: "I won't read it, I believe you."
"Time is very tight now, let's not delay, hurry up and make plans for the next step. I will go on stage tomorrow, and everyone will be smart off stage." Zhang Yiming said.
When the critical moment came, Zhang Yiming suddenly became a little nervous.
Time flies so fast, and the more you feel that there is not enough time, the faster it disappears.
Zhang Yiming was busy when suddenly someone came over and said: "Dr. Zhang, there is a man down here who claims to be Haina Asia."
"Male or female?" Zhang Yiming asked.
The visitor said: "Female, she looks quite young."
"Then bring her here." Zhang Yiming thought, the person outside is probably Wang Qiong.
Sure enough, when the visitor came up, Zhang Yiming shouted: "Director Wang, why are you here so early?"
"I'm thinking that you must be very busy today. I am idle anyway and have nothing to do, so I might as well come and help you." Wang Qiong said.
Zhang Yiming was very happy in his heart. He said, "Sister Wang, you are a distinguished guest. I can't let you be tired. Please sit down quickly." Zhang Yiming found a seat and asked her to sit down.
"Yiming, why are you doing this? If you keep doing this, I won't care about you anymore." Wang Qiong interrupted him, with an expression on his face that looked a little angry.
I originally wanted to write a 10,000-word chapter for this chapter, so I paid back the monthly pass for the last chapter in April, but Laoshu was not strong enough. I felt drowsy during the day and wanted to sleep even more now.
Pay it back tomorrow, and then start paying back the 37 chapters owed in May tomorrow -_-||
I owe 11 chapters so far in June, I remember them all, don’t worry!
