After the Lantern Festival, both Ranran and Xiao Tietou started school.
Everyone is back on track, those who should go to work go to work, those who should make money make money, and those who should go to school go to school.
At the end of the first year, Xue’s father and mother bought tickets to Spring City.
"Mu Hai's ticket is with Yangyang. Yangyang is still young and doesn't need half the ticket yet."
Zheng Sanyuan was very reluctant and asked: "Then when will you come back? It won't be for several months!"
"No." Dad Xue smiled: "I plan to visit a few cities in the southwest. If the scenery is good, I will stay there for a while. If not, then come back before summer to escape the heat."
Zheng Sanyuan explained: "My health is already very good. Yesterday, my colleague accompanied me to the Central Hospital for a follow-up consultation. The doctor said to pay attention to my diet and reduce the dosage of medicine."
"Your complexion has improved a lot recently." Xue's mother said warmly: "But you still need to be careful with your body, and the medicine cannot be stopped."
Zheng Sanyuan nodded and said: "I will go to work in the factory tomorrow. If I can adapt to it, let Datong go back to school as soon as possible. The child is about to leave school for a year, so go back and make up for his homework. I am an old man for the time being.
If we can support it, we don’t want them to work in the factory.”
"What?" Cheng Muhai asked curiously: "Don't you plan to let your children inherit your factory?"
Zheng Sanyuan shook his head and explained: "If they have a stable employer, as long as their income is stable and they can have some leisure time in the morning and evening, it would be good. I have worked in a factory, and I have been very busy. My children will study well and find a stable employer in the future.
When I get a job, I will help out as many people as I can in the factory. When their jobs are stable and I get old, I will take over the factory and retire."
Father Xue nodded slightly and whispered: "The machines in the factory will soon be eliminated by new machines. If you can still make money in these years, just try to make more. In a few years, the situation will definitely be different."
"I know." Zheng Sanyuan said: "There is competition in every industry. If I can't update, I will be eliminated soon. There is no new machine of this type in China at the moment. We can work as long as we can."
Dad Xue smiled and said: "For example, my two factories, if Lingling hadn't launched a jeans series this time, they would have completely stopped production this year."
"Yes, innovation is very important." Zheng Sanyuan said: "The machines we produce cannot be replaced, so we have to pursue product innovation. Competition will be more intense in the future. Only those who keep innovating can always stand at the top of the times.
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"We are old and can't fight anymore." Dad Xue sighed: "It has to be left to the younger generation. If Datong likes it, let him try. If he doesn't want to, then don't force it."
"I think he did a pretty good job." Mother Xue said with a smile: "Your children are very well-behaved and obedient."
Zheng Sanyuan laughed and explained: "I told him that if he likes it, we have to wait until he graduates. Of course, if he doesn't like it, then I won't force it."
Cheng Muhai said: "Yes, that's the arrangement. Maybe Datong will flourish in the future, and you can rest assured to leave all the factories to him."
Zheng Sanyuan shook his head and smiled, "Not everyone can be as talented in business as Lingling."
Two days later, Xue's father and Xue's mother, Cheng Muhai and Yang Yang set off south.
Xue Ling was busy in the factory and had no time to spare, so it was Cheng Tianyuan who drove them to the airport.
That evening, Xue's father called back and said that they had arrived in Spring City and settled down.
Cheng Tianyuan told them to have fun and stop worrying about home, and then hung up the phone.
The house was suddenly empty. Xiaoxin and Xiao Chong were not used to it, so they yelled a lot.
Ranran shook his head and sighed: "What's the use of calling? There's no point in crying! They went to fly on a plane and left us all behind."
Xiaoxin turned her head and saw her father coming over with a milk bottle. Her smile instantly returned and she giggled.
Xiao Chong heard his sister laughing and smiled unconsciously.
Ranran rolled her eyes and hummed: "I have no ambition! I can't stand the temptation even if I eat a little!"
Cheng Tianyuan glanced at him and whispered: "Don't be jealous! When the summer vacation comes, grandpa and grandpa will naturally come back to pick you up and play together."
Ranran sighed sadly: "It will take several more months!"
"Then don't study, go wander around!" Cheng Tianyuan said solemnly: "Let's see what you can do as an illiterate."
Ran Ran was embarrassed and didn't dare to say anything else.
Cheng Tianyuan handed him another bottle and said, "Hold your third brother and drink."
Ranran picked up Xiao Chong, hugged him to his side, and fed the bottle to his third brother. Although his movements were a bit stiff, he finally managed to do it.
Zhu Achun came in with a mop, saw Ran Ran helping, and apologized: "I'll do it."
"No need." Cheng Tianyuan smiled: "You go and do your work. We, father and son, can come here. He has to go home after school to help with work and take care of his younger siblings. This is one of his responsibilities."
Zhu Achun nodded hurriedly.
Children should not develop lazy habits. Let them do housework appropriately, which is also a kind of exercise and learning.
She explained: "Old Zheng is packing things next door, so I'm going to help clean up."
Cheng Tianyuan nodded and said: "You go ahead, my mother is in the kitchen."
Zhu Achun twisted the mop and went to the next door.
Zheng Sanyuan was busy cleaning up the kitchen. When he saw her coming in, he felt embarrassed and said, "I always trouble you... I'm fine now, I'll just come."
Zhu Achun smiled: "You still have to clean up and go to the factory, I will do all that."
"Actually, I will still come back to live on weekends." Zheng Sanyuan explained: "The three children have to come back on weekends. The factory is too messy, so they must go back here. I will come back to accompany them then."
"Very good." Zhu Achun said: "Children need the company of their parents. You should not be too busy, but also take care of your health. Money is an external thing, and the most important thing is family and good health."
"Yes." Zheng Sanyuan said with a smile: "To me now, the most important thing is my three children and my body."
Zhu Achun tidied up and cleaned at the same time.
Zheng Sanyuan was also helping and asked: "Um...big sister, your ex-husband never seems to have contacted you or Xiao Tietou? No contact at all?"
"No." Zhu Achun whispered: "He is serving his sentence in prison and will be released in a few years. I have nothing to do with him anymore and I don't want to deal with him."
Zheng Sanyuan couldn't help but persuade: "But he is Xiao Tietou's father after all."
"I know." Zhu Achun whispered: "I tried to persuade Little Tietou, but he hated him very much and didn't want to see him. Although the child looked cheerful, he was hurt in his heart and was disappointed and despaired of his father.
Sometimes it’s not something I can resolve with just a few words of advice.”
Zheng Sanyuan nodded and asked: "Little Tietou refuses to visit the prison?"
"Yeah." Zhu Achun whispered: "I told him that he is his blood relative after all. I want to take him to visit the prison, but Tietou is determined not to. Little Tietou and I have left the old city and have not gone back.
, we have lost contact. Little Tietou told me, don’t look at the past or think about it, we should look forward and look into the future.”
Zheng Sanyuan sighed: "He is really a sensible child..."
"Too premature." Zhu Achun's eyes turned red and he swallowed: "The changes in his family and his irresponsible father forced him to act like a little adult at an early age. In fact, occasionally I still
I feel very sorry for him and always feel sorry for him."
"Don't say that." Zheng Sanyuan comforted in a low voice: "It is his father who is sorry for him, not you."
Zhu Achun sniffed and quickly adjusted his mood.
"Why are we talking... Let's stop here. Forget it, the past is in the past. Little Tietou and I are now living a stable life, and our days are getting better day by day. I no longer dare to ask for anything more, we are already happy enough.