Chapter 1461: A Tree

They chatted until past eleven o'clock at night. A group of people came out of Yuan Hongzhan's room, and Zhou Andong was caught by Yuan Ying and the others and taken to their room, chatting until the second half of the night.

In the afternoon, Jian Qiu slept for half a day, so she was energetic, but Zhou Andong's eyes were a bit unable to open.

"Let's disperse; there's plenty of time to chat. Everyone go back to your rooms and sleep." Zhou Andong pulled Jian Qiu and left.

Yuan Ying asked: "Are you going home?"

Zhou Andong waved his hand: "Why go back so late? Just open a room here and make do for the night."

February 5, 1994, the 25th day of the 12th lunar month, Saturday!

"Thump!"

"Bang!"

"Crackling!"

"..."

Early in the morning, Zhou Andong was woken up by the sound of firecrackers coming from somewhere.

Opening his eyes to check the time, damn it, it wasn't even seven o'clock.

After opening the room last night, washing up, and going to bed, it was already past two in the morning.

"Sigh!"

Zhou Andong sighed, turned over, and sat up.

Jian Qiu also woke up, lazily turned over, lay on her side, and looked at the depressed Zhou Andong with a giggle.

"There are many things to arrange today; even if there were no firecrackers, we should be up."

Zhou Andong reluctantly left the warm quilt and got out of bed to get dressed.

"I'll go brush my teeth and wash my face; you lie down for a while longer."

"Not lying down anymore." Jian Qiu sat up and found her clothes to put on.

The two got up, washed up, left the room, and went to knock on Yuan Hai's room door. A shout came from inside.

"Who?"

"Me, Dongzi!" Zhou Andong said: "Are you up?"

"Up." Yuan Hai opened the door: "Come in quickly."

Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu entered the room. Eldest Sister-in-law Shen Qing was brushing her teeth in the bathroom.

Seeing them, she smiled and waved her hand, muttering: "Sit in the room; I'll be done in a second."

Yuan Haoyu, this kid, was lying on the bed in his little underpants playing with marbles, which were all over the bed.

"Uncle!" Yuan Haoyu turned over and climbed up: "Let's play."

"Play what!" Yuan Hai slapped the little fatty on the butt: "Hurry up and get dressed and wash your face; we're leaving in a while."

The little fatty pouted, picked up his pants, and dragged his feet as he put them on.

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "Once you're dressed, we'll go eat. We'll arrive in Jingcheng tonight, and tomorrow Uncle will take you to see Tiananmen."

Suddenly, the little fatty was energetic, put on his clothes in a flash, and ran into the bathroom cheering.

"Going to see Tiananmen tomorrow!"

Yuan Hai said helplessly: "This kid is too naughty."

Jian Qiu said with a smile: "If he weren't naughty, would he still be a child? Besides, he's a little boy."

"Big Brother and I will go call the others up; you wait here for Sister-in-law."

Zhou Andong said to Jian Qiu, and he and Yuan Hai came out to knock on the doors of the rooms one by one.

More than half an hour later, everyone had packed up and come out, then went to the restaurant for breakfast.

Before they had finished eating, Yin Jisheng arrived: "Chairman!"

"Hmm!" Zhou Andong was eating and pointed to the opposite side: "Sit!"

Yin Jisheng sat down: "The bus that sent us here has gone back, and as you said, the wine and drinks have also been loaded onto the bus."

Zhou Andong swallowed the food in his mouth: "You don't need to run over specifically to tell me about this little thing."

"I didn't come over specifically to tell you about this." Yin Jisheng said with a smile: "Aren't you going back to Jingcheng today? I came to see you off."

Zhou Andong picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth. Just as he was about to say something, Wang Wentian arrived.

"Chairman, the car is here."

Zhou Andong nodded and turned to look at Yuan Hongdang at the next table: "Eldest Uncle, have you finished eating?"

"Finished."

"Alright!" Zhou Andong stood up: "The car is here; let's go."

"Going to Jingcheng to see Tiananmen!"

Yuan Haoyu cheered and ran toward the main gate, followed by a string of little ones, shouting loudly.

"Don't run!"

"Slow down!"

"Yuan Haoyu, watch out for your younger brothers and sisters."

The children ran in front, and the adults chased behind.

Yuan Hongdang said helplessly: "When there are many children, they can't be gathered together. As long as they are together, it makes my head ache from the noise."

"I think it's quite good." Zhou Andong said: "From stumbling to running like flying, from babbling to talking endlessly, watching them grow up day by day should be the happiest and most joyful thing in life."

Yuan Hongdang sighed: "By the time they grow up, I reckon I'll be in the coffin."

"How old are you?" Zhou Andong laughed: "Holding great-grandchildren is no problem at all."

A group of people talked and laughed as they left the guesthouse. The bus rented from the passenger station had already arrived.

The two drivers, one in his forties and the other a bit younger, but also in his thirties.

Seeing Zhou Andong come out, they hurriedly got off the bus.

"Chairman Zhou, hello!"

Zhou Andong shook hands with them: "You've worked hard today."

"Not hard, not hard!" The middle-aged driver asked: "Are we leaving now?"

"First go to the old winery; there are people waiting there."

Zhou Andong said and greeted everyone to get on the bus.

After everyone got on the bus, Zhou Andong waved at Yin Jisheng.

"You go back too; call if there's anything."

Watching the bus slowly drive away, Yin Jisheng got into his Santana, sat there, lit a cigarette, and patted the steering wheel.

"Time to change cars."

He had never thought that he, a small contractor, would have today.

Thinking about the past, he contracted some municipal projects and had to beg everyone.

Half of the money he earned had to be given away as offerings, and even then, he couldn't necessarily get the project payment back.

Look at now; he didn't have to worry about projects, and the project payments were transferred on time every month.

This damn thing was what it meant to be a boss; before, that was being a grandson, or even worse than a grandson.

Thinking about it, a smile appeared on Yin Jisheng's face. He reached out to roll down the car window, and the smoke in the car slowly drifted out.

He felt that the most correct thing he had done in his life was donating the teaching building for the town primary school.

The bus arrived at the winery, and Xiaobei and Zhang Xuan were already waiting.

Three light trucks, covered with tarps, were all loaded with meat, including pork, beef, mutton, chicken, duck, and goose.

In addition, there were six brand-new refrigerated transport trucks, all full of vegetables, to be transported to Jingcheng's Darunfa.

Zhou Andong got off the bus, and Zhang Xuan said dissatisfied: "Look what time it is; you just got here."

"Why the rush when we're driving ourselves." Zhou Andong looked at the fleet parked on the side of the road: "What's loaded on those three light trucks?"

"Pork, beef, mutton, chicken, duck, and goose." Zhang Xuan said: "They are all for you. In addition, there are vegetables in the refrigerated trucks, as well as some strawberries, watermelons, and muskmelons. I'll unload some for you when we get to Jingcheng."

"Alright!"

Zhou Andong nodded. The meat on the three light trucks looked like a lot, but there were many people in the family.

Anyway, it was winter, so just let it freeze outside. He estimated that after this first lunar month, it would all be eaten.

Zhou Andong asked Xiaobei: "There is still some game; can it fit on the truck?"

"How much?" Xiaobei looked around: "Where is it?"

Zhou Andong said: "Downstairs at the factory office, half a 130 truck box."

"Can't fit." Xiaobei shook his head: "Unless I unload all the fireworks I bought."

"Alright then!" Zhou Andong stepped into the main gate.

Old Zhao hurriedly ran out of the dispatch room: "Chairman!"

Zhou Andong said: "Call logistics and arrange a driver to go to Jingcheng with me to deliver the things that were unloaded last night."

"Alright!" Old Zhao turned and ran back to the dispatch room.

Zhang Xuan walked over: "The fresh food supermarket opens today; do you want to go take a look?"

When he handed it over to Zhang Xuan at the beginning, he had thrown the matter to the back of his mind and forgotten it to the nine heavens.

"What is the name of the fresh food supermarket?"

Zhang Xuan said casually: "A Tree!"

"Are names given so casually?" This made Zhou Andong think of that idiot Tang Lin: "Why not call it Two Trees, Three Trees, Five Trees? Why must it be called A Tree?"

Zhang Xuan rolled her eyes at him: "For the name of this fresh food supermarket, I even specifically held a meeting."

Speaking of which, Zhang Xuan was also very helpless: "Quite a few names were given, but none of them satisfied everyone. Then I stood in front of the window, saw that locust tree at the company gate, and named it A Tree."

Zhou Andong blinked: "Is everyone satisfied with this name?"

"Not satisfied." Zhang Xuan smiled proudly: "But I am the General Manager."

"..."

Zhou Andong sighed, silently took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. He felt very sad.

"You are about to leave; why do you still want to harm the fresh food supermarket and leave such an idiotic name?"

Zhang Xuan laughed loudly: "I think it's very good, much better than the name you said."

"..."

Zhou Andong looked at Zhang Xuan speechlessly and sighed again.

"I still think it's better to change it."

"Can't change it." Zhang Xuan said gloatingly: "You said you wanted to open a chain, and I have already registered the brand." ===== CHAPTER 1462 =====