Chapter 2509: Good Girls Are Hard to Find

"A very elegant little beauty?"

Jian Qiu didn't doubt that Zhou Andong had a wandering heart; no man would be stupid enough to have a wandering heart and still praise a mistress as beautiful in front of his wife, not to mention she had great confidence in her man. So, her man suddenly mentioning another woman to her was either idle chatter or had another purpose.

"Yes!" Zhou Andong stretched, turned on his side, lay on the sofa, and rested his head on Jian Qiu's lap. "Do you know the Ji family?"

"The Ji family?" Jian Qiu frowned slightly and reached out to massage Zhou Andong's forehead. "There are two Ji families among the high-level officials in the capital. Which Ji family are you talking about?"

Zhou Andong closed his eyes, enjoying his wife's gentle service. "The little beauty I'm talking about is surnamed Ji and is Tang Lin's cousin."

"Oh!" Jian Qiu realized and said with a smile, "The Shandong Ji family is a scholarly family. They were a famous and powerful clan during the Ming and Qing dynasties, with deep cultural heritage and considerable influence in the cultural field. Let's put it this way: even our dad has to be very polite when he sees old Mr. Ji."

"Hmm!" Zhou Andong hummed and said, "Although my dad doesn't have much education, his inherent kindness has always made him very humble and polite to everyone."

Jian Qiu giggled and tapped Zhou Andong's forehead with her slender finger. "Are you doing this on purpose?"

Zhou Andong also laughed and grabbed Jian Qiu's hand. "No wonder that little girl's temperament is similar to An Jing's; it turns out she's also from a scholarly family influenced by culture."

"Uncle An can't compare to the Ji family." Jian Qiu continued to massage Zhou Andong's head. "There are Ji family members who have taken the path of officialdom, but they are all at the grassroots level. It is said that the Ji family has ancestral teachings: one cannot be a high-ranking official."

"So, the highest position for a Ji family member is currently the Deputy Director of the Provincial Cultural Department, which is also the highest position they can reach. If they try to rise further, the Ji family will intervene. If this person does not follow the ancestral teachings, they will be expelled from the family, and their name will be crossed out from the genealogy."

"Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger!" Zhou Andong said with his eyes closed. "The Ji family ancestor who established this ancestral teaching had great wisdom."

Jian Qiu stopped massaging and began to gently scrape his eyebrows with her fingers. "Then, what do you mean by mentioning this little beauty from the Ji family to me?"

Zhou Andong opened his eyes, looked at his wife who was looking down at him, and said with a smile, "This girl from the Ji family got into Peking University this year, and our Xiaofan also got into Peking University. They are of similar age and their family backgrounds are well-matched. What do you think about setting them up?"

Jian Qiu blinked and giggled. "Xiaofan is only eighteen this year, and that little girl is about the same age. Why are you in such a hurry when they are so young?"

"How can I not be in a hurry?" Zhou Andong grabbed Jian Qiu's hand and glared at her. "Good girls are hard to find, and good girls with family backgrounds like the Ji family are even harder to find."

"Especially since there are too many temptations in university, and there are many excellent boys. If we don't reserve her in advance, she might be snatched away by someone else, maybe even some yellow-haired punk, and then who would I go to to reason with?"

Jian Qiu couldn't help but laugh again. "You are quite a qualified brother-in-law."

"That's right!" Zhou Andong said proudly. "I've discussed it with Nie Wen. Once I'm done with these few days, you'll be out of your confinement period, and we'll go camping. We'll introduce Xiaofan and Ji Shaojiu, and you can also take a breather."

"Camping is good!" Jian Qiu nodded. "But, can you guarantee that Xiaofan and that girl from the Ji family will like each other?"

"The rolling Yangtze River flows east, the waves wash away the heroes, success or failure turns to emptiness, the green mountains remain, how many times the sunset is red..."

Singing came from the TV. Zhou Andong changed his posture, lying on his side, eyes on the TV. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms!"

Jian Qiu glanced at the TV. "It's said to be a trial broadcast, this is the second episode, it looks pretty good."

Zhou Andong changed his posture to lie flat and continued the previous topic. "First, introduce Xiaofan and that little girl. As for whether they can be together, it depends on whether Xiaofan has the charm to chase the little beauty."

"What you said is also right!" Jian Qiu nodded and asked curiously, "The Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection went to your factory to inspect. Tell me about your achievements today."

Zhou Andong raised his arm, hugged Jian Qiu's neck, and said in a sweet voice, "Wife, I'm a little uncomfortable, I feel terrible all over."

Hearing Zhou Andong's sweet voice, Jian Qiu couldn't help but shiver, rolled her eyes at her man, and then pinched Zhou Andong's face. "Get up!"

Zhou Andong turned over and sat up. Jian Qiu stepped on the floor barefoot, then took Zhou Andong's hand into the bathroom. Time passed bit by bit. After a long time, Jian Qiu came out wiping the corners of her mouth with a tissue, and Zhou Andong followed behind, looking refreshed.

The two came to the sofa. Jian Qiu sat down, shook her neck, and said lazily, "My neck is sore, help me massage it."

Zhou Andong stood behind the sofa and massaged Jian Qiu's neck. Jian Qiu hummed comfortably, her face full of happy smiles.

"Now you can tell me about the situation today."

Zhou Andong explained the situation in detail. Jian Qiu raised her arm and grabbed Zhou Andong's hand, rubbing it gently against her face. "You'll be even busier from now on, right?"

"Yes!" Zhou Andong sighed. "Shao Yan, Dong Dashan, and those other parasites have all been cleared out, but the problems at Jinshiguang are also very serious. It's time to clean them up."

"It's just that the relationship between Jinshiguang Factory Director Hong Jinyan and Wen Sancao is very complicated. They are not only lovers but also have huge interest dealings. This matter is being investigated by the Donghuamen Police Station, and I don't know the progress. I have to go over and take a look before work tomorrow."

"In addition, there is the reform of the Woolen Mill and the construction of the woolen market. The plan must be written quickly. Also, the teaching building and staff dormitory must be started and built as soon as possible."

Speaking of this, Zhou Andong sighed. "Do you know that I left in the heavy rain at two o'clock this morning?"

Jian Qiu was stunned, her grip on Zhou Andong's hand tightening. "What happened?"

Zhou Andong said in a heavy tone, "The staff dormitory of the Woolen Mill school collapsed, burying dozens of people. Fortunately, they were all ordinary bungalows, all decades-old adobe houses, and the rescue was timely, so they were rescued in the shortest possible time, but two people still died."

Jian Qiu was silent for a moment and said sadly, "Handle the aftermath for the victims well, pay compensation where it's due, and try to meet the requirements of the victims' families."

"Don't worry!" Zhou Andong supported himself on the back of the sofa with one hand, his legs slightly exerted force, his body suspended, and he sat on the sofa, hugging Jian Qiu in his arms. "Your man has never been stingy, let alone in such matters. I will definitely make the victims' families satisfied."

Jian Qiu rested her head on Zhou Andong's shoulder and said happily, "My man is indeed not a stingy person."

Zhou Andong's hand gently stroked Jian Qiu's smooth shoulder. "There is one more thing: we must solve the loss problem of the Woolen Mill as soon as possible."

"It's not difficult for you to make the Woolen Mill profitable with your ability, but the debt problem of the Woolen Mill is very complicated. If you don't solve this problem, believe me, once the Woolen Mill makes a profit, trouble will follow one after another."

"I thought of that." Zhou Andong sneered. "Shi Yue Guoqiang, Hu Dajun, and Shao Yan have all been cleared out, but the interest chain hidden behind them, including the Yin family, how could they be willing to lose like this?"

"If the Woolen Mill continues to lose money, they might not do anything else, so as not to attract attention and gain nothing. But once the Woolen Mill makes a profit and they can't get any benefits, they will definitely rack their brains to completely ruin the Woolen Mill. And the complex debt problem of the Woolen Mill is the best entry point."

"So!" Jian Qiu said with a smile, "You'd better clear up and solve all the debts first, and then find a way to solve the loss problem. However, many of the Woolen Mill's debts have existed for decades, and they are not so easy to solve."

Zhou Andong smiled slightly. "Tomorrow I will go to the city to talk to the leaders about the debt problem, and strive to handle it cleanly before the reform of the Woolen Mill."

Jian Qiu asked curiously, "How will you handle the triangular debts of decades? Some of the debtor companies are already insolvent, and even if they want to pay back the money, they don't have it."

"If there is no money, then use assets to offset the debt. Aren't factory buildings, equipment, and land all money?" Zhou Andong yawned. "Most of those who have debts with the Woolen Mill are upstream and downstream industries in the wool textile industry, so the assets won't be useless."

Jian Qiu pondered and said, "You want to use assets to offset the debt. Can the city agree?"

"Why wouldn't they agree?" Zhou Andong laughed. "Those insolvent companies, the employees can't even eat. As long as I speak, the city will have to hand them over to me, right?"

"Ha!" Jian Qiu laughed, then opened her mouth and bit Zhou Andong on the cheek. "You are cunning."

Zhou Andong said proudly, "Just tell me if it's a fact."

"It is a fact." Jian Qiu sat up straight, yawned, and stood up. "Alright, hurry up and go to sleep, I'm sleepy."

"I'll go see Little Feather." Zhou Andong got up and walked into the bedroom holding Jian Qiu's hand. The nanny was already lying on the bed, and Little Feather was sleeping soundly.

Originally, Zhou Andong wanted the nanny and Little Feather to go to the next room, but Jian Qiu wouldn't allow it; the child had to be under her nose to be at ease.

The nanny opened her eyes when she heard the door open, and hurriedly sat up when she saw Zhou Andong. "Chairman, you're back."

"You rest." Zhou Andong nodded at the nanny, then stood by the crib. The little one's mouth was still moving, as if she was nursing.

Zhou Andong carefully grabbed his daughter's little hand, bent down, kissed her lightly, and then stood up very reluctantly. "It's too late, you guys rest, I'm going to sleep too."

Jian Qiu hugged Zhou Andong's neck and kissed him on the face. "Go, sleep early, you'll be busy from now on."

"Hmm!" Zhou Andong hummed, kissed Jian Qiu, and then turned to go out.

After leaving the back building and coming to the third courtyard, he saw that Xiao Qin's study was still lit. He walked over, pushed open the door, and saw several little girls still busy, and said angrily.

"I've told you many times, don't work so hard. There is plenty of time, and I'm not in a hurry. You should rest early, why don't you listen?"

"Brother!" Zhou Zhou Anqin looked up and saw it was Zhou Andong, and said helplessly, "I said rest early, but they wouldn't do it, insisting on finishing early so they can get the money and go shopping for clothes."

"Big Brother!" Huang Liming said with a smile, "School starts in half a month, we must finish the work before the 25th, leaving a few days to go out and play."

"Alright!" What else could Zhou Andong say? "How is the revision of the police uniform design draft?"

"It's been done for a long time!" Huang Liming handed a stack of drawings to Zhou Andong. "Check it now and see if there is anything that needs to be modified."

Originally, Zhou Andong had taken away the design draft of the police uniform, but he found a few places that needed modification, so he took it back.

Zhou Andong took the design draft and looked at it very carefully this time. After more than half an hour, he looked up and said with a smile, "There is no problem this time."

Mu Yun said happily, "Long live the draft!"

Zhou Andong shook his head helplessly. "It's past ten o'clock, you guys hurry up and rest."

"We will rest immediately." Huang Liming agreed.

"Good, I'm going to sleep first."

Zhou Andong turned and left the study. After returning to the room, he went into the bathroom and turned on the shower head. The warm water poured down like a waterfall, hitting his body, and he closed his eyes, enjoying this moment of tranquility.

After taking a shower, Zhou Andong wiped his body dry with a towel, put on loose pajamas, and lay on the bed like a puddle of mud. Then his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and within a few minutes, he fell into a deep sleep.

When Zhou Andong opened his eyes again, the sunlight outside the window had spilled onto his face through the gap in the curtains. He looked at his watch; it was past seven o'clock. He had slept exceptionally deeply and exceptionally comfortably last night.

Zhou Andong sat up, leaned against the head of the bed, and lit a cigarette first. The stimulation of nicotine gradually cleared his brain, and he began to think about today's plan.

After smoking, he slowly put on his clothes, got out of bed, and paced to the bathroom to wash up. Just as he was brushing his teeth, a knock on the door broke the silence. Immediately after, a childish voice came: "Daddy, open the door, it's Su Su."

Zhou Andong felt a warm current surge in his heart when he heard the familiar voice. He hurriedly spat out the foam in his mouth, rinsed his mouth quickly, and then ran to open the door.

The moment the door opened, he saw the little one standing outside, looking up with her little head, holding her little hands high, preparing to knock on the door again.

"Daddy!" Su Su saw Zhou Andong appear in front of her, was stunned for a moment, then happily called out "Daddy," opened her arms, and hugged Zhou Andong's thigh tightly, still saying, "Daddy, I miss you so much."

Old Four stood not far away with her arms crossed, watching the scene of fatherly love and filial piety, and chuckled twice.

Hearing Old Four's laughter, Zhou Andong looked over and said angrily, "What are you laughing at?"

Old Four rolled her eyes. "Your daughter didn't sleep well last night, tossing and turning until midnight. I had already decided not to get up and practice horse stance this morning, but to sleep in a bit. Who would have thought your daughter would wake up before seven and start tossing again, making me get up and bring her to find Daddy."

Zhou Andong bent down to pick up Su Su and reached out to pinch her little nose. "Is what Auntie said true?"

Su Su hugged Zhou Andong's neck tightly and said in a milky voice, "I miss Daddy."

"I know." Zhou Andong's heart melted by the little girl, and he said to Old Four, "You are the aunt, Su Su is your niece, you have to yield to her."

"Let your daughter stay with you tonight, don't toss me anymore." Old Four snorted and turned to go to the second courtyard.

Zhou Andong didn't even wash his face, held Su Su, and followed Old Four to the cafeteria, where Gu Bing was actually eating.

"Why did you get up so early?" Zhou Andong sat down beside Gu Bing.

"Uncle, hold me!" Gu Bing put down his chopsticks and held Su Su on his lap. "Look what time it is, and you're still not up."

Zhou Andong glanced at the newspaper rack standing against the wall. This was something he had asked to be set up. Originally, the newspapers that arrived every day would be placed in the study, but he didn't go to the study often, so he asked the people below to get a newspaper rack and put it in the restaurant. This way, he could read while eating.

Zhou Andong got up, picked up a newspaper at random, turned around and walked back, sat down, opened it, and a piece of news attracted him.

"Ye Feng YF-HEV" concept hybrid car is born, with a top speed of 109 kilometers, charging for 3 hours to run 200 kilometers, breaking the world record, and possessing all intellectual property rights.

After seeing this news, a name immediately appeared in Zhou Andong's mind: Ye Wengui!

In the 1980s, when "ten-thousand-yuan household" became synonymous with wealth, Ye Wengui already possessed tens of millions in assets, having successively run aluminum plate rolling mills, calendering film factories, and so on.

In 1984, Ye Wengui was exceptionally promoted to Deputy District Mayor and became the only candidate for the first Provincial Family Industry Association President. In 1986, the *Wencheng Daily* reported his deeds in a large space, and the Municipal Party Committee Secretary personally wrote and issued a commentary article of 2,000 words. And this report was subsequently reprinted in full by the *People's Daily*.

By 1988, Ye Wengui, who had become a millionaire, began to practice his dream, which was to build cars. And it was not a traditional gasoline car, but an electric sedan that was both environmentally friendly and energy-saving.

In 1989, Ye Wengui manufactured the first four-wheel, four-seat electric car with a fiberglass body. This car achieved unprecedented success during the test drive, running more than 200 kilometers after charging for one night.

This sample car obtained the national new product certificate in 1990. But there were no charging stations along the way, and it could not be commercialized. To solve these technical problems, Ye Wengui invested a lot of money.

At the end of 1990, a hybrid car equipped with a small gasoline engine on an electric car successfully hit the road. This was China's first hybrid car and also the hybrid car with the longest charging range in the world.

Since he couldn't buy a small, high-power engine at the time, Ye Wengui developed it himself. Just a few days ago, the hybrid sedan equipped with the 40-horsepower engine he developed hit the road for a test drive, with a top speed of 109 kilometers and a range of more than 200 kilometers after charging for 3 hours. This is the hybrid car with the longest charging range in the world to date, and it possesses all intellectual property rights.

Zhou Andong put down the newspaper, picked up his chopsticks, picked up a pie, and took a bite, but his mind was still thinking about Ye Wengui. This was a very awesome person, a person who outran the era but also lost to the era.

One reason was that the timing was wrong; he developed electric cars too early. Even if it were five years later, in the huge automotive market of later generations, Ye Wengui would likely have occupied a place.

Next year, which was 1995, because the capital chain broke and the electric car failed to be commercialized, he had to terminate the project. During this period, it wasn't that Ye Wengui didn't look for investment, but no one believed that this thing could be commercialized.

In addition, there was a foreigner who wanted to buy the patent for Ye Wengui's electric car for two million yuan, but Ye Wengui didn't sell it.

Zhou Andong ate a pie, drank a bowl of porridge, then put down his chopsticks, and picked up the newspaper to look at it again. Now, Ye Wengui's capital should have problems, and this was definitely a rare good opportunity.