[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio":3,"chapter-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-279":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rich in the 70s: I Made a Rugged Veteran a Millionaire",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},890924,1166,"Chapter 279: It’s New Year’s","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-279",279,"\u003Cp>December 28th, Night School, Principal Wang’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng, who was here setting exam questions, answered the phone, not expecting that the other person would be looking for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Jiang Cheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone had a bit of static, and the call quality was average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Jiang Cheng said several times that she was Jiang Cheng, the other party finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiang Cheng—this is Director Leng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng responded, and Director Leng explained the purpose of the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beijing plans to conduct translation training after the New Year, expected to last a month. We’d like to invite you to teach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng agreed without any hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Leng was pleased and continued, \"It starts after the New Year, so you can prepare your lessons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, this time it’s not just about translation training. Some factories will also send people, mainly to discuss product diversity and international integration issues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was thinking, if you have time, it’d be best if you could participate too. Beijing greatly appreciates your contributions at the trade fair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng’s eyes brightened a bit more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than letting translators shoulder the burden, it’s better to solve the problem at its core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the product is good, foreigners won’t be able to resist buying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got it, Director Leng, I’ll be ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exchanging a few more words with Director Leng, Jiang Cheng hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng, having hung up the phone, finished the last page of questions in front of her and handed it to Principal Wang saying, \"I have something to do, I won’t be coming for the next few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang took the questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s no use coming anyway, we’re on break.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right... how many days off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Principal Wang coldly stated the number, and Jiang Cheng’s mouth twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A three-day holiday?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, she had only one thought: luckily she wasn’t working here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng packed her backpack, said goodbye to Principal Wang, and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, she greeted the teachers who had come in for overtime; several teachers responded with a wry smile, and after Jiang Cheng walked away, they all poked their heads out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think she can come back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably not, she left early today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Better not, I haven’t finished grading yesterday’s papers yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yesterday? I haven’t even finished the day before yesterday’s.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been working overtime so much these days my hair is falling out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the group of teachers complained, they all dutifully went back to working overtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Complaints aside, they knew the difference between good and bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her way back, Jiang Cheng stopped by a bookstore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up a stack of translation materials from the store, and then returned to the communal courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once back, Jiang Cheng granted Li Chunxiang and Sun Aiguo a holiday; they didn’t need to come for lessons that evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving them the break, Jiang Cheng began to prepare training materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She suddenly became busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she wasn’t the only one; Grandma Shen was busy with the New Year preparations, Shen Yue was busy drawing comic books, Shen Xing was busy learning English, and Shen Que was even busier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the day of December 30th, everyone except Shen Que put down their work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Shen Que was the director, he volunteered to be on duty on this important day, which was a tradition in almost every factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Grandma Shen was regretful, she understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At home, only the two little ones, Grandma Shen, and George, who was invited by Jiang Cheng, remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George didn’t initially want to leave the lab, but probably because he got familiar with Shen Xing and knew Jiang Cheng, he eventually came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the North, the New Year’s meal is eaten during the day, and dumplings are eaten in the evening while keeping vigil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a family is well-off, they might spend several days cleaning, frying food, and offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God, among other things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in these less affluent times with material shortages, almost everything was done in one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the morning, Grandma Shen regretfully poured half a pot of oil, frying while secretly feeling distressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng, Shen Yue, and Shen Xing stayed by the stove, eating freshly fried dates, fried sweet potatoes, and fried mushrooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mushrooms were brought over by someone sent by the Red Flag Commune’s leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chatting with the person who delivered the mushrooms, Jiang Cheng learned that the leader indeed started cultivating winter mushrooms little by little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the scale is small now, it’s at least a start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mushrooms haven’t been sold in the city yet, but they have stable customers in the commune and county, to the point of being in short supply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said the leader plans to expand the production scale next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng was truly happy for them; the wisdom of the people is always great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt like she was just borrowing the foresight of predecessors and using future-oriented thinking to solve present issues, so everything was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, they were all contributing to the future’s prosperity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng munched on the crispy and tender mushrooms, finding them even better than meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bit of chili powder, it was absolutely delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the morning, they were almost full from eating the fried food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George also tasted Hua Xia’s food, fried sweet potatoes, for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xing cut the fried sweet potatoes into neat squares, and only then would George eat them. After finishing one, he wanted another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Shen Xing paired nicely in eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xing ate the cut-off edges, while George ate the neatly shaped pieces, and they got along quite well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two exchanged English words and Chinese characters, a comical contrast between their languages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around two in the afternoon, the New Year’s Eve meal could also begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stewed chicken with mushrooms, braised ribs, sour cabbage blood sausage, braised carp, scrambled eggs with garlic sprouts, stir-fried peanuts, caramelized sweet potatoes, and lastly, a platter of assorted fried food, eight dishes in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone sat down, and Jiang Cheng filled each person’s glass with orange soda. Grandma Shen raised her glass for a toast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This year was good, very good, and from now on, every year will be better than the last.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cheers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone clinked glasses and started eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the New Year, and Jiang Cheng ensured there was plenty of soda to go around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xing and Shen Yue drank happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one ate much rice, as the dishes were filling enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating and drinking their fill, Jiang Cheng and a few others cleaned the dishes and sent the chef, Grandma Shen, to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandma Shen didn’t insist, obediently going to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the dishes were cleaned up, Jiang Cheng carried a towel-wrapped lunch box and went to the machinery factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering smoothly, she took the lunch box to Shen Que’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knock, knock—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng pushed the door open, holding up the lunch box, and said, \"I came to keep Director Shen company for the New Year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Shen Que saw Jiang Cheng, he stood up, took the lunch box from her hand, and naturally took her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you cold?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit over here, by the stove.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Que let Jiang Cheng sit by the stove while he poured hot water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s quite hot, warm your hands first, and drink later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Jiang Cheng sat down, she saw Shen Que bustling around alone, although he wasn’t that busy before, he suddenly seemed busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t keep moving around, I need to return before it gets dark, let’s sit and talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Shen Que heard this, he promptly pulled up a chair and sat beside Jiang Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze fell on Jiang Cheng’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, my hands are quite warm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, Jiang Cheng’s hand was enveloped in Shen Que’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me warm it up for you, it’s faster than the stove, the stove makes your hands itchy, mine is all-natural, no itch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Cheng was amused and cooperated, saying, \"I think so too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1357,"2026-06-03T05:46:21.788Z",1,"novelbin.me","5d8073a4d15f42317bd5191aa1f55529737ea2cd4fdf62b809cb20dd494e14f8","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-182","rich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-chapter-181",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frich-in-the-70s-i-made-a-rugged-veteran-a-millio-cover.jpg"]