novelraw Chapter 427 "I Want to Go to Sea"
Chapter 427 "I Want to Go to Sea"
Chapter 427 "I Want to Go to Sea"
During holidays, Lin Zhao and the children lived in the military region.
Fearing his wife and children would get restless, Gu Chenghuai had the police officers bring the television from his home.
This is one of only two television sets in the military region.
Gu Zhiheng was a social butterfly from a young age, able to chat with anyone and make many friends in no time.
The Gu family are all generous.
No one chases away big kids or little kids when they come to watch TV, as long as they behave and don't make a fuss.
Unlike the other family, they had to constantly pay attention to the lady of the house's mood and keep her happy before they could watch anything.
This attitude is unpleasant, and many adults and children are no longer going.
Lin Zhao didn't mind children and adults coming to watch TV at her home. It was more lively with more people. The children had bright eyes, greeted her politely, and left on time. When they left, they would sweep the floor clean and take their little stools with them.
With a television set connecting them, Lin Zhao's family integrated into the family more quickly.
That day, the children came to watch TV again. As they were watching, two boys in military uniforms appeared at the door.
Gu Zhiyu found his way home and heard the lively noise from the living room from outside the courtyard. He casually took off his hat, took a long stride, and went over.
There were about ten boys and girls sitting in the living room.
"They're all watching TV." Seeing his sister, he knew he hadn't come to the wrong house and greeted her with a smile.
Yao Bao sat in the middle, with her hands on her knees.
Hearing the sound, she turned her head and saw her older brother's face. She suddenly stood up, ran to him, and threw herself into Gu Zhiyu's arms.
"Big brother!!" Yao Bao exclaimed cheerfully.
Gu Zhiyu picked up his younger sister and tossed her up in the air.
"Did you miss me? I bought you coconut candy."
"I've been wanting to!" Yao Bao's voice was clear and bright. She hugged her brother's neck and rested her head on his shoulder, her happiness visibly evident.
Hearing Yao Bao's excited voice, Lin Zhao seemed to sense something and came downstairs.
Her eldest son, as tall and straight as a poplar tree, came into view.
"You've grown taller, and you look more and more like your dad."
Gu Chenghuai also walked over, a hint of pride flashing in his eyes, "Of course my son looks like me."
It refers to temperament.
The one with the most similar eyebrows and eyes is the third brother.
After entering the Children's Palace, the child devoted himself to his studies and did not go home often. Lin Zhao went to see him a few days ago and found that Qianbao had lost some weight. However, he seemed to be in good spirits. She did not lecture him but simply handed him the nourishing food she had brought for him and asked Nan Yi to keep an eye on him before leaving with peace of mind.
Looking at her eldest son who hadn't been home for two months, Lin Zhao smiled and said, "What do you want to eat? Tell me the menu, and I'll have your Aunt Qiao make it."
Gu Zhiyu: "Anything is fine. I like all the dishes at home, and I crave them all."
"I know what my brother wants to eat. I'll go tell Aunt Qiao." Gu Zhiheng immediately went to the kitchen. He and his brother were twins and had been inseparable since they were little.
The child in the living room had never seen Gu Zhiyu before and looked at him curiously. Seeing that the family was talking, he glanced reluctantly at the scene on the TV, then got off his stool and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Gu Zhiyu smiled and said, "No need to leave, you can do your thing, it's alright."
He sat down on the sofa without any ceremony. "You must be Zhiheng and Yaobao's friends. They adapted so quickly thanks to you. Come on over, don't be shy."
He took off his military jacket, revealing a military green shirt underneath. His hair was cut very short, fully revealing his superior head shape and facial features. He looked at Lin Zhao with great pride.
Raising children is like waiting for a flower to bloom.
It is truly a joy for Yu Bao to grow into a well-behaved, humble, and polite young man.
The children had a good impression of Yao Bao's older brother and surrounded him, asking him questions.
"Zhiyu, Yaobao said you're a college student at the aviation academy? Are you going to be a pilot in the future?"
"The aviation academy, right? It's for flying airplanes, isn't it? Zhiyu, have you ever seen an airplane?"
Gu Zhiyu had a very good temper and answered the children's questions selectively.
"Will you fly a plane in the future? Yes. Have you ever seen a plane? I haven't yet..."
Seeing that his eldest son showed no signs of fatigue and was full of energy, Gu Chenghuai knew that he could handle the intensity of the training.
He took Lin Zhao's arm and led her upstairs.
"Go upstairs to rest and eat before coming down. It's too noisy downstairs, or you'll get a headache."
Lin Zhao held onto the handrail as she went upstairs, and said with a smile, "No, my eldest son is back. I'm happy, so I don't have a headache at all."
"That's just psychological." Gu Chenghuai squeezed her shoulder.
"It doesn't matter," Lin Zhao simply smiled.
Thinking of Qianbao, she sighed softly, "The child has grown up, and it's hard to even have a family reunion dinner. I understand my parents more and more now... This feeling is really hard to bear."
After saying that, she smiled at Gu Chenghuai again, "It's okay, I'm trying to adapt, I'll get used to it."
Gu Chenghuai knew more than his wife.
The so-called "gifted youth class" that Qianbao entered was actually training national talents for the country.
He was intelligent, had a photographic memory, and was quick-witted. Within three months of joining the organization, he caught the eye of the higher-ups.
This life is destined to be full of ups and downs, and incredibly exciting.
Gu Chenghuai said in a comforting voice, "Tell me if you miss him, and I'll take you to see him."
"Mm," Lin Zhao replied.
……
When Lin Zhao was a sophomore, Lin Shisheng came to the capital and visited the courtyard house that his brother-in-law had bought for the first time.
Qiao Hui lived in a room near the gate, which was convenient for greeting guests.
Hearing the knock, she opened the carved door.
"Second Uncle Yaobao?" Qiao Hui stepped aside and invited Lin Shisheng in. "Zhaozhao is in the main room."
Lin Shisheng nodded. "You go ahead with your work, I'll go find her."
Before the last word had even faded, he quickened his pace toward the source of the sound.
Before even getting close, you can see Lin Zhao lying on a rocking chair with a floral blanket covering her knees. Around her are pots of flowers in full bloom: Eighteen Scholars, Scratched Beauty Face, Five-Colored Crimson, Flower Crane Feather... Any one of these pots would make any flower lover envious.
"Tsk, no one in our family knows how to enjoy life better than you." Lin Shisheng's lips twitched a few times, a smile on his tired face.
The voice that rang in his ears was familiar. Lin Zhao opened his eyes and turned around.
"Second Brother?" She put her legs down from the recliner, stood up, took her second brother's arm, and led him into the living room.
Why didn't you call to come see me?
Lin Zhao poured tea for Lin Shisheng and shoved the teacup into his hand. "Have a sip of tea. Your lips are practically cracked. It's only been a short time since I last saw you, and you've gotten so rough. Second sister-in-law, don't you mind?"
Lin Shisheng listened to these poignant words, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.
"Zhao Zhao," he called out in a drawn-out tone, "your mouth is getting more and more eloquent."
Not daring to give him a chance to retort, Lin Shisheng continued relentlessly, "What happened to your hair? Did you get it permed?!"
"Yes." Lin Zhao spun around on the spot, her slightly wavy long hair flowing, making her look as radiant as a magazine cover girl. "Do I look good?"
"It looks great, it suits you perfectly, it looks like something out of a movie," Lin Shisheng praised sincerely.
He said he wanted to bring his wife to get her hair permed, but his little antique wife firmly refused, preferring long, straight black hair. "Second brother, you haven't showered for days, you smell like a must. Take a shower first, we can talk after you're done, I'm worried you'll give me a headache." Lin Zhao's patience was practically nonexistent.
Lin Shisheng: "..."
With a blank expression, he took the change of clothes Lin Zhao had found for him and headed towards the bathroom.
After taking a shower, I felt fragrant and like I had lost half a pound.
Only then did I feel like strolling around the yard.
Lin Shisheng discovered that the house was ridiculously large, and there was also a small hill and a pond with several plump koi carp in the pond.
It was truly the ultimate enjoyment.
"Isn't my yard nice?!" Lin Zhao stood next to Lin Shisheng, looking at the beautiful koi in the pond.
“Great!” Lin Shisheng said, “It has everything you could want, and it’s spacious. It’s comfortable to live here. It’s really nice.”
Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Yes, I live here now, it's very comfortable."
Lin Shisheng smiled and said, "Is there anything to eat? I'm hungry."
"Have some snacks first, I'll ask Sister Qiao to make you something." Lin Zhao returned to the living room, found some snacks in the cabinet for her second brother to have, found Qiao Hui and asked her to cook some good dishes, and then came back.
"Second brother is here to deliver goods?"
Lin Shisheng paused slightly as he ate the butterfly pastry, his mind filled with worries, and he suddenly lost his appetite.
"No, I came here specifically to see you."
Lin Zhao was changing TV channels when she heard this and looked over.
She didn't rush to ask why. She poured tea for her second brother, then poured herself a cup, sat down on the sofa, and assumed a posture for a long talk.
"what's the situation?"
Lin Shisheng gritted his teeth and said, "Zhaozhao, I want to quit my job and start a business."
Lin Zhao, who knows the future development of this matter, said that this idea is fantastic.
"If you want to quit, then quit; if you want to do business, then do it. What are you hesitating about, Second Brother?" Lin Zhao asked, puzzled.
“Your second sister-in-law… isn’t too happy about it,” Lin Shisheng said with concern.
Over the years, his wife has been incredibly devoted to him and their two daughters, doing their laundry and cooking for them, and always putting the three of them before herself.
That time, she unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance. Not long after, her unscrupulous parents came to her door. Faced with the couple's extortion, Tao Tao unconditionally stood by her husband and daughter. Such a weak person took a kitchen knife and attacked people, driving them away and protecting her family.
That scene moved Lin Shisheng deeply, and Lin Xuan and Lin Zheng were also greatly shaken.
When Qiu Lian was around, they were never the ones being chosen.
Now, they finally felt it... It felt so good!
With such a good daughter-in-law, how could Lin Shisheng concentrate on his business if she didn't agree?
So he was in a dilemma, he was anxious, and he looked for an opportunity to visit his sister and ask Zhaozhao for her opinion.
Lin Shisheng discovered that over the years, his sister had never made a wrong decision; her life had been smoother than a slide.
Listen to your sister in everything, and you won't go wrong.
Lin Zhao had no idea that she had become a lucky charm in her second brother's heart.
She looked surprised. "Doesn't your second sister-in-law always listen to you? How could she disagree when you've spoken up?!"
Lin Shisheng's expression was complicated, with a smile that was half happy and half helpless. "Your second sister-in-law feels sorry for me. She doesn't want me to work too hard. She said that if I stay in the transportation team, I can get a pension in retirement and the state will provide for me. It will be easy."
"..." Lin Zhao felt like dog food had been slapped on his face, and his teeth ached.
"So what are your thoughts?" She took a sip of tea to calm herself, ignoring the middle-aged man's greasy expression.
Lin Shisheng said seriously, "I feel that I am still young and it is the time to work hard. I want to start a factory, a factory that produces personal care products."
His eyes lit up when he talked about these things.
“Zhao Zhao, I’ve done my research. This area is practically nonexistent in our country. This really has potential! Most importantly, you and Xiao Si have the formula. If the product is good, there’s no worry about finding a market. I think it’s not impossible for us to capture the international market.” Lin Shisheng had great ambitions; he wanted to earn foreign exchange for the country.
It sounds like a joke now, but he really thought about it and even considered it as a goal for starting a factory.
"I believe what my second brother said." Lin Zhao was very confident in his product. If it were to be mass-produced, earning foreign exchange would be the most basic thing.
"Go ahead and do it. I've always been supportive. It's a promising venture. It'll definitely be tough in the beginning, but once production is on track and we hire more people, it shouldn't be so tiring."
Lin Shisheng waved his hand, "Whether I'm tired or not doesn't matter. As long as I can get it done, I don't care how much effort it takes."
“Your health is also important. If you don’t take care of yourself, your sister-in-law will be even more opposed,” Lin Zhao said.
“Your second sister-in-law is taking care of my food and drink, and I’m keeping an eye on it,” Lin Shisheng said, his tone softening.
Lin Zhao looked at her second brother's upturned lips and knew that he was unconsciously showing off his love again. Ignoring the urge to retort, she changed the subject.
"What does Second Brother plan to do?"
Lin Shisheng said, "First, try to get your sister-in-law's consent, then go and take over the factory. After you've secured the factory, resign, then start recruiting workers, resume production, and once you have finished products, find sales channels..."
He had thought it through carefully and already knew what to do.
Lin Zhao now had a better understanding of the situation.
"Let me try to persuade your second sister-in-law."
Lin Shisheng laughed, "That's great! Your second sister-in-law listens to you; she'll definitely agree if you ask."
His wife thought Zhao Zhao was lucky and told him to listen to his younger sister more.
"Is the money enough? If not, I'll invest some more?" Lin Zhao asked.
She was very confident about the future of the factory that Lin Shisheng wanted to set up; she was certain it would make a fortune.
Who wouldn't want a shampoo that can turn gray hair black?
Who wouldn't want a shampoo that soothes dry, damaged hair from perming and dyeing?
After shampoo, we can also develop hair care products, body lotion, etc., to increase the variety of products. Becoming the number one in the country is not impossible.
"Do you have any spare parts you don't need? If so, invest some. I won't take advantage of you. I'll pay you back once the factory is on track, and we'll split the profits in half." Lin Shisheng was very generous to his younger sister.
He's a doting brother who has ten yuan, and he'll give eight of them to Lin Zhao.
"No need to pay it back. Consider it my investment, and I'll receive dividends when the profits are made," Lin Zhao said with a smile.
"Even if you don't invest, I'll still give you dividends. It's no big deal," Lin Shisheng said nonchalantly.
What's mine is yours; you can have as much as you want.
Lin Zhao knew he was speaking sincerely, but people's hearts are fickle, and when it comes to interests, it's better to have a written contract.
She didn't want to become estranged from her own brother because of money.
"Second brother, one is one, two is two, follow the rules, I don't want to make mistakes in the future."
Lin Shisheng frowned, as if he wanted to say something.
Lin Zhao continued, "Our factory will definitely grow big. If we don't follow the rules properly in the early stages, it will be too late when you, the factory manager, want to establish proper procedures. There's no need to leave a major problem unresolved. The factory has its own rules, and keeping a record of everything will save us a lot of trouble."
Lin Shisheng thought for a moment, then nodded, "I'll listen to you."
He took these words to heart, which later prevented a major problem.
In the evening, after estimating the time, Lin Zhao made a phone call to Gu Chenghuai.
Tell him that you want to use most of your savings to invest in a daily chemical factory.
Gu Chenghuai's voice was deep and mellow as he chuckled, "You decide, I have no objection."
(End of this chapter)