Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

The next day, Zhang Xiuhua took the train back to her hometown.

Ergou had to rush to Pengcheng to settle the money with the workers of the garment factory. He had emptied all the funds on the books of the three major factories. Something must have happened to the garment factory at this moment.

Zhang Xiuhua arrived at her hometown and went to the brewery first, where she met Li Zhanning, who was busy loading goods. When he saw her, he called her and said, "Have you heard about the flood in East China? I heard that the factory in Nantong was flooded. Is our factory okay?"

Zhang Xiuhua had to tell the truth, "Something happened! It's all flooded. The equipment is soaked in water and can only be sold as scrap."

Li Zhanning, a 1.8-meter-tall man, almost fainted when he heard him casually talk about such a serious matter. Zhang Xiuhua was startled and quickly reached out to help him. Fortunately, he still had some rationality, "How... could this happen?"

How come no one has revealed this big thing before?

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "Don't worry. Ergou transported a batch of scrap metal from Damao and made ten times the profit. The money he made is more valuable than those equipment."

Li Zhan Ning's heart was beating fast and hard, and it took him a long time to recover. "You... why do you only say half of a sentence? At least finish it!"

It was so embarrassing considering that he almost fainted just now.

Zhang Xiuhua had no idea that he was so easily frightened. He didn't invest much money, so how could he be so frightened? She almost frightened him to death, and she scratched her head in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, it's my fault."

Li Zhan Ning didn't want to blame her, so he didn't even ask for details and continued to work.

Zhang Xiuhua ran to the factory director's office. Li Jianguo was a hands-on person, and as the factory director, he would not stay in the office all day. But there was an assistant outside the office, a young man in his early twenties who looked very energetic. He had never seen Zhang Xiuhua before, so he asked her who she was looking for.

Zhang Xiuhua introduced herself, and the young man hurriedly invited her into his office. "Mr. Li is going to the government building. He will be back soon."

Zhang Xiuhua was waiting for Li Jianguo in the office.

By the time she was waiting, it was already dark and she was starving. The young man was considerate and went to the cafeteria to buy her a box lunch.

"Huh? The cafeteria is open again?" Zhang Xiuhua asked curiously.

"Yes! Mr. Li thought it was convenient for him to cook. So he reopened it, and the food tastes pretty good." The young man smiled.

Zhang Xiuhua waited for him to leave, then took chopsticks to taste the food. Oh my god, this is not good at all, the dish is soggy, this dish is not fried, it is stewed, right? !

But she was so hungry that she didn't care about food and ate all the food. Then she took the empty lunch box to the tap to wash it.

She saw that the workers were also eating in the canteen. The food didn't taste very good, but everyone was not picky.

When she returned to the office, Li Jianguo had already come back. When he saw Zhang Xiuhua, he immediately asked her about the Nantong factory.

Zhang Xiuhua did not tell Li Jianguo that she went to Damao to resell things. She only said that something happened in the Nantong factory and she had to stay there to deal with the trouble.

Zhang Xiuhua finished speaking in one breath this time, and Li Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that you're fine. It's all in the newspapers, and someone in the village saw it. Everyone in the village knows about it, and no one can eat or sleep well. I'm worried about it!"

Although the villagers didn't invest much, they didn't have much money. That money was already the bulk of their savings. If it was all gone in a flood, they would be upset.

What else could Zhang Xiuhua say? Fortunately, the Nantong factory issue was resolved. If the money from the resale hadn't been used to make up for the shortfall, the villagers would have been furious. That was all their hard-earned money.

"You haven't eaten yet? Let's go to the cafeteria and eat. Let's go home together." Zhang Xiuhua reminded him.

Li Jianguo waved his hand, "No need. I've already eaten. I can go back now."

Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo left the office together. Zhang Xiuhua praised his assistant, "This guy is very attentive. You hired the right person this time!"

Li Jianguo also laughed, "Yes! He is indeed very careful."

The two rode the hand tractor back to Pian, and Zhang Xiuhua told Li Jianguo something, "There's more money in the account, and the factory here will provide a pickup truck! It's dedicated to delivering beer."

Because they only deliver in this county and the next county, the pickup truck is not big. But the pickup truck is very fast! It is more convenient to deliver to the door than a walk-behind tractor.

Li Jianguo was immediately delighted, "That's great."

But he remembered that no one in the village knew how to drive, "We need to make them get a driver's license!"

"Send a few more to take the exam, so that they can take turns." Zhang Xiuhua reminded him.

"No problem." Li Jianguo agreed readily.

Zhang Xiuhua asked curiously, "How are the sales recently?"

"The weather is hot and sales are good, almost the same as the end of the year. Besides, it is the busy farming season recently, so business is not affected at all." Li Jianguo told her not to worry, "In the worst month, we can still sell 40 bottles. Our profit is not high, but it is not bad either."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded. As long as the business environment is fine, the brewery will still be profitable.

When she returned to Lijiatun, Zhang Xiuhua was quickly surrounded by villagers, who asked the same questions as Li Zhanning and Li Jianguo.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't dare to scare them, so she told them everything that happened in Nantong.

After learning that the crisis was resolved, the villagers began to pray, "God loves simple people! He finally didn't let us down!"

"Yeah, I pray every night for the brewery to go well. God heard my pleas."

Zhang Xiuhua felt very sad when she heard this. They didn't believe in these things before, but now they started to believe in ghosts and gods when something happened.

After asking these questions, these people continued to go about their business. It was the busy farming season, and the crops in the fields were waiting for them to harvest.

The ginseng grown by Li Jianguo has already been fertilized and does not need to be harvested.

Other families didn't dare to plant so much ginseng at once, after all, they had to pay a lot of taxes every year. Their families were not well-off, so they didn't dare to take such risks. They only planted one hectare at most. But each family had several hectares of land, and the rest was reserved for growing vegetables, fungus or crops.

When she got home, Zhuzhu was also at home. Zhang Xiuhua was not at home this summer vacation, and Ergou was too busy with things in Nantong to take care of her. She had a very boring summer vacation.

Seeing her mother coming back, Zhuzhu cried, "Mom, why did you take so long to come back?"

Zhang Xiuhua found it a little funny that she still looked like a little girl. "Okay. You'll be a senior in high school soon. Aren't you worried at all that you won't pass the exam?"

"I'm taking the art exam, the academic requirements aren't high, and I'm so pretty, I'm sure I'll pass!" Zhuzhu held her little face in her hands, full of pride.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She touched her head and said, "You have grown a little taller recently."

Zhuzhu hugged her arm and acted coquettishly, "Mom, my second brother didn't ask me to film a movie."

"He was too busy before, but he will be fine later." Zhang Xiuhua thought for a while, "How about this, I'll ask your second brother to invest in a few songs for you first, you learn to sing first, and then release the record."

Filming a TV series costs too much money. Ergou probably can't take care of it recently, and it will also delay Zhuzhu's schooling. It's better to record a song. Ergou should be able to agree.

When Zhuzhu heard this, she jumped three feet high, "Really? That's great!"

Zhang Xiuhua called Ergou.

When Ergou learned that Zhuzhu wanted to record a song, he agreed immediately, "I'll ask my agent to find her a Japanese song and cover it in Chinese. It should be popular."

"Okay!" Zhang Xiuhua thought this was a good idea, "Don't forget to buy the copyright."

"Okay, no problem." Ergou thought it was not difficult. "I'll let my agent contact Zhuzhu later. I won't follow up later."

Zhang Xiuhua also knew that he was busy, so she readily agreed, "Okay. Just ask your agent to help her find it."

When the agent learned that Zhuzhu was going to record a song, he helped her find some sweet songs. Because Zhuzhu has a sweet appearance and a very distinctive girlish voice, this kind of voice is rare in the Chinese music scene.

However, before officially recording the song, Zhuzhu still needs to receive training. The agent will send a music teacher to Northeast China to teach her. After the practice is completed, she can officially record the song. During this period, he will go to Japan to buy the copyright.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Xiuhua felt strange, "Those actors have movies to shoot. Why don't you have any?"

Zhuzhu sighed, "My agent said there are no roles suitable for me. Sad dramas are popular now, and she said that my face doesn't look sad at all."

Zhang Xiuhua felt that the agent's evaluation was really accurate. Zhuzhu had played in a sad drama before, and the evaluation was only average. Maybe the agent was also afraid that the audience would have a stereotype.

She looked at Zhuzhu and said, "Actually, you are very suitable for acting in idol dramas!"

Zhuzhu is fair and cute, and she can easily play the role of a silly and innocent girl. She is still young, so she is not at all artificial when acting. Women in sad dramas must be able to cry, and have a very sad look, but Zhuzhu does not fit the bill.

Zhuzhu asked curiously, "What is an idol drama?"

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it carefully and realized that there are still no idol dramas in the mainland. "They are just love dramas between handsome men and beautiful women. The investment in this kind of drama is very small. This kind of drama is popular in Taiwan now."

Zhuzhu wants to call her second brother and ask him to invest in the idol drama.

Zhang Xiuhua stopped her and said, "Forget it. He's already very busy with the garment factory business. You'd better not give him any more work. When you go to college and have plenty of time, it will be time for him to invest again."

Zhuzhu was a little disappointed, but she thought that investing in a TV series was not as simple as releasing a record, so she let it go.