After attending the headquarters’ new product order eting, Shi Yang specially hosted a dinner for the managent personnel responsible for the early childhood education project along with his franchisees. During the al, Shi Yang agreed with them that once the store location is renovated, he would officially invite them to co for guidance.
Only after this al did the others present realize that Shi Yang had managed to secure the project a week earlier at the headquarters. Everyone was part of Shi Yang’s network of franchisees, and having their superior secure good projects was beneficial for them. They were delighted at Shi Yang’s exceptional ability and keen insight, as their success depended on his progress.
Hong Bin toasted Shi Yang: "Mr. Shi, you’re impressive. No wonder President Mu didn’t ntion a word about the new project during the order eting. It’s already been secured by you in advance."
Shi Yang, with a face full of triumph, lowered his voice and said, "Once this project truly runs, I plan to expand to towns and counties. When you return, you can begin site selection. Trust , once this project hits the market, the prospects will be extraordinarily optimistic."
Hong Bin nodded: "Alright, I’ll start preparing for this when I get back."
Shi Yang said the sa thing privately to Qian Jinqiu, partly because these two had sufficient funds and could easily manage the investnt, and also because the cities they were in were convenient for him to travel back and forth. In the early stages of project expansion, there would surely be many matters needing face-to-face communication, and he would most likely have to personally assist and guide.
Shi Yang booked his plane ticket and inford everyone of his arrival ti, making sure to call Zhao ii specially.
On the phone, Shi Yang asked: "Honey, I should be there by noon. I’ll handle so matters at the company in the afternoon. Shall we have dinner and then go to a movie in the evening?"
Under normal circumstances, Zhao ii would have happily agreed, but these were special tis. With the foreign language school taking a ten-day holiday after the exams, she had to assign howork and guide exercises based on the students’ progress. To find exercises for the students, Zhao ii was working tirelessly as if every minute was two, too busy to have ti for a date with Shi Yang.
Zhao ii replied: "Brother, I can’t, I don’t have ti. How about we not eat out and just have a al at ho? Watching TV is better than going to the movies. You can change the channel if you’re not interested."
Shi Yang was displeased: "Why are you so busy? Are you the only teacher at your school?"
Zhao ii did not ntion being criticized by the Director earlier. After that incident, she worked even harder, wanting to prove herself through her actions. She didn’t want to discuss this with Shi Yang, feeling embarrassed.
Zhao ii playfully said: "Oh, Brother, you need to support my work. Why am I working so hard? Isn’t it all for our future happiness?"
Shi Yang was reassured by her words, laughing as he replied: "Alright, alright, you work hard, and I’ll wait for you to share the burden."
They exchanged a few more words before Zhao ii hurriedly ended the call.
Shi Yang held the phone, feeling a sense of emptiness in his heart, for the first ti being ignored by Zhao ii.
On the day of the flight’s arrival, Shi Yang spent the whole afternoon at the company, finally finishing his work and eagerly drove ho. After being apart for half a month, he really missed Zhao ii.
Shi Yang unlocked the door, entered the house, but didn’t experience the expected enthusiastic welco or loving words. The living room lights were off, only a faint glow from the closed study room door indicated that soone was ho.
Shi Yang’s enthusiasm was instantly dampened like a cold shower, his smile faded slightly. He changed his shoes, entered the house, and opened the study door, only to find Zhao ii wearing headphones, completely absorbed as she listened and wrote on paper.
Shi Yang felt frustrated, took off her headphones with the intent to complain. Zhao ii suddenly raised her head, saw him, and with a shout jumped up from her chair, hugging him with joy: "Brother! Oh my! When did you get back? I didn’t even hear!"
Shi Yang’s face imdiately lit up with a smile: "I thought you didn’t miss ."
Zhao ii held onto him tightly, unwilling to let go: "How could that be? I missed you so much, I almost died of longing!"
As she spoke, Zhao ii climbed up on Shi Yang.
Shi Yang embraced her and instinctively headed towards the bedroom. After just a few steps, Zhao ii hurriedly said: "No, I can’t, Brother. I still haven’t sorted out the listening exercises yet..."
Shi Yang directly kissed Zhao ii’s lips, thinking, To hell with listening exercises, let them all scram!
Their brief separation made their reunion feel like a honeymoon; they lingered in bed until midnight, exhausted, embracing and gasping for breath.
Shi Yang reached out, touching Zhao ii’s belly that had again beco soft due to lack of exercise, and asked: "Hungry? Want to eat sothing? Considering the ti, shall we go downstairs for so barbecue?"
Zhao ii was still worried about the unsorted listening exercises: "It’s so late already, let’s just order so fried noodles and make do at ho, shall we?"
Shi Yang, smiling, embraced Zhao ii and kissed her: "So considerate of , huh?"
Before he finished, Zhao ii propped herself up from the bed: "Of course, Brother, you stay here. I still have unfinished work. I’ll continue when the food delivery arrives..."
Shi Yang’s smile instantly vanished. With a big wave of his hand, he held Zhao ii down on the bed, flipped onto her, and asked with an intense gaze: "What’s more important, or work? I’ve been away so long, and you’re not willing to spend ti with ?"
Zhao ii discerned his tone and quickly wrapped her arms around his neck, showering his face with kisses: "How could it be? Of course, you’re more important. You are always number one in my heart."
Shi Yang humd: "I can’t see it. It seems like you only care about work, not ."
Zhao ii promptly declared with sincerity: "Work is nowhere near as important as you! I’m not dealing with work tonight, I’m only staying with you. Oh, Brother! I love you! Love you most! Don’t be like this with !"
Only then did Shi Yang smile a little, compassionately saying: "Your job isn’t very good, it’s too tiring. How much does the school pay per month?"
Zhao ii counted on her fingers: "This month I taught only grades three to six and had three classes for grades one to three. Let calculate... Hmm, this month I should make around 1600, haha, that’s a hundred more than I expected."
Shi Yang frowned: "So little pay for such hard work?"
Zhao ii chuckled: "That’s decent. I’m a trainee, of course, the benefits aren’t the sa as those who are formal employees."
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