The growth system comes at the age of 30

Chapter 229 Come over and give our company's employees two lessons (5.2K)

Faced with Chen Jingle's scrutinizing gaze, Li Beixing hesitated for a long time before finally admitting, "It's just a necklace and a set of skincare products."

So what?!
Chen Jingle raised an eyebrow and opened the bag in front of her.

First, the small box on top—

“Wow, Zhou Moufu, gold necklace, 5 grams.”

"..."

Li Beixing appeared somewhat nervous and uneasy.

Chen Jingle felt that she might have put too much pressure on her, so she smiled and pinched her cheek: "Don't worry, it's within your tolerance range, you made a good choice."

Li Beixing finally breathed a sigh of relief and playfully punched his arm with her little fist.

That serious expression on his face just now really scared her.

Chen Jingle looked at the large box below again: "Wow, La Mer!"

Li Beixing's expression became somewhat unnatural again: "La Mer is alright, I guess."

She hadn't expected Chen Jingle to know this brand. Oh no, she'd been exposed.

If it were just Zhou Moufu, it would be fine, but now that La Mer has been added, it's a bit over the top.

I don't know if it's good or not, but the price is definitely not affordable.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's just a skincare set; it's actually more expensive than the necklace we just saw.

That's why they say women's money is so easy to earn.

However, Chen Jingle nodded in response to Li Beixing's gaze.

After thinking for a moment, I shook my head and said, "I didn't say you couldn't send it, but I suggest you send it in two separate deliveries. I know my mom better than you do. She's not as shameless as me, able to accept your high-value gifts without a second thought. She's just an ordinary rural woman; if someone gives her two cabbages, she'll immediately give them a pumpkin in return."

You gave her a gold necklace and high-end skincare products; I'm afraid she'll be more shocked than pleasantly surprised. My suggestion is to give her this La Mer set the first time. She doesn't know much about skincare brands, so she'll likely accept it happily. It would be better to give her the gold necklace the second time after I've put in a good word for you.

Li Beixing thought for a moment, but did not accept Chen Jingle's suggestion: "What you said makes some sense, but I think if you're going to give a gift, you should give something nice. It may seem a bit expensive to you, but the recipient is your mother. Your aunt may not dislike the feeling of being valued. What you said is just your personal opinion. Even if your aunt really thinks it's too expensive in the end, she can still accept it, because it's a small token of my appreciation as a junior, not just a normal social interaction."

Chen Jingle was slightly taken aback. After thinking for a moment, he scratched his head and said, "You're making me look silly. You know I've never given your parents anything nice."

Li Beixing quickly replied, "Who said we don't? My parents love your beef sauce so much, they eat it even more than I do. My mom says she could be a chef if she used this beef sauce to make noodles. And those calligraphy pieces you gave my dad, he loves them so much, he posts them on his WeChat Moments ten times a day, you have no idea how exaggerated that is!"

"There's no need to go to such lengths to make me happy."

Chen Jingle smiled and hugged her.

I feel like I must have saved the galaxy in my past life, otherwise how could I have met such a wonderful person as Teacher Li?

Even when he was in a difficult situation, she knew how to protect his fragile self-esteem.

"This isn't just a lie, it's the truth!"

Li Beixing snuggled against his neck, her tone confident: "Everyone has different preferences. If you put these two of mine together with your beef sauce, my parents will definitely choose the beef sauce, believe it or not? You said it yourself, the most important thing is what suits you best."

Chen Jingle nodded: "Yes, you're right, I didn't think it through."

Li Beixing chuckled, liking his attitude of being able to openly admit his mistakes and being willing to correct them.

"Please remember to give this to my aunt!"

"Okay, I'll give it to her when I go back at noon. Anyway, thank you for my mom."

Chen Jingle paused, then smiled: "I'll tell her it was a gift from her future daughter-in-law."

Li Beixing was a little shy, but mostly happy. She smiled and hugged Chen Jingle's arm, resting her head on his shoulder.

After bravely making this decision, I realized it wasn't such a big deal after all, and I don't even understand what I had been worried about before.

Chen Jingle looked down at her, his face full of doting smiles.

In front of outsiders, Teacher Li usually appears gentle and mature, but in front of him, she is like an innocent young girl.

However, this time he was indeed more thoughtful than he had been.

Although it is said that things are accomplished in secrecy, since Li Beixing was willing to expose herself to her mother as his girlfriend, Chen Jingle naturally respected her choice.

No matter what the future holds, I'll just walk alongside her.

……

Chen Jingle returned home.

I saw my mom sending voice messages to my aunt on her phone, I wonder what they were talking about again.

When he came back, his mother smiled and said, "I've washed the vegetables for you. Check if there's anything I forgot."

"No rush, there's plenty of time."

Chen Jingle smiled and placed the bag in his hand on the coffee table in front of his mother: "Here, Mom, this is what my girlfriend bought for you."

"Who?!" Mom was stunned.

Chen Jingle smiled and repeated, "My girlfriend, your future daughter-in-law."

Liu Yuehua was a little confused.

She had suspected something when she first discovered the long hair, and after asking Chen Qiyun, she was even more certain, but she didn't press the matter further. She pretended not to know until her son spoke up.

I didn't expect them to suddenly agree.

Coming to her senses, she unconsciously grinned from ear to ear: "Okay, okay! Put the gift aside for now. Tell Mom how you two met? What does that girl do for a living, where is she from, what does her family do, and does she have any siblings?"

A series of questions, making it seem like a household registration check.

In a sense, it is indeed like checking household registration. When traditional families find out that their children are dating, they want to know everything about the other person's ancestors.

In the eyes of his parents' generation, dating is a sign of preparing for marriage, and preparing for marriage means that it's a done deal, and everyone will be family from now on. So naturally, they need to find out the details to avoid pitfalls.

Marriage is a lifelong commitment and should not be taken lightly!

Chen Jingle patiently replied, "She's a Chinese language teacher at No. 8 Middle School, a local from Jiangbei, living in Panshan Haoyuan in the north of the city. Her family runs a business, I didn't ask what exactly, but it must be quite large. I don't care about that, lest her parents think I'm after their family fortune. As for how I met her, that goes back to when I helped Chen Qiyun attend a meeting..."

He picked out some key points to talk about, and even so, it still took him quite a bit of talking.

Unexpectedly, Chen Qiyun also played a part in this. My mother nodded repeatedly in surprise, "Hello teacher, hello teacher, you have a stable job and lots of holidays."

Local girls would be even better, at least you wouldn't have to worry about dietary conflicts.

I'm afraid of marrying a girl from another province, and then having to eat chili peppers at home every day.

However, since the other family was in business, their conditions were probably much better than her own, which made Liu Yuehua a little worried.

So I asked, "Do her parents know about your relationship?"

Chen Jingle said, "Her father has met me, and her mother knows she is in a relationship, but she doesn't know the specifics. She hasn't told her family yet."

Mom asked, "So when do you plan to tell us?"

"It's still early days. We'll see what she thinks. I don't mind. It's just that she's a bit shy in this regard," Chen Jingle smiled slightly.

Mom: "Are you introverted?"

Chen Jingle shook his head: "No, it's just that I'm shy about relationships and I'm afraid our parents won't approve."

Liu Yuehua nodded, indicating her understanding. It was normal for the other party's parents to disagree with the relationship if they felt their son was not good enough and was marrying above his station.

Who wouldn't want their daughter to marry well?

Thinking about this, she felt a little guilty, blaming herself for not being able to provide her child with better family conditions.

Ugh!
"Why don't you go back and find out about their business? That way you'll be mentally prepared," Mom said hesitantly.

What kind of mental preparation?
Chen Jingle blinked: "It involves money, so it's not convenient to inquire. She'll tell us if she wants to. You have to trust my judgment of people, and you also have to trust your son's own abilities and circumstances."

That's right.

"Do you have any photos?" Mom asked curiously again.

Chen Jingle pulled out a photo of himself and Li Beixing from his phone; it was taken when the kapok flowers were in bloom.

"So beautiful!" Mom exclaimed.

Just by looking at the photos, you can tell that he is definitely not an ordinary family's child. He has a good appearance, a clean and upright temperament, and is very generous.

On the contrary, my own child seemed a little unnatural in front of the camera.

It's hard to imagine that such a beautiful girl would fall for her own son.

No, her baby is also very outstanding.

Putting aside their family backgrounds, the two of them standing together are a perfect match, both handsome and beautiful.

Everyone who sees it must praise it.
"It's alright, isn't it?" Chen Jingle asked with a smile.

"This isn't just okay, it's absolutely fantastic!" Mom exclaimed with satisfaction. "Did she say when she'd be coming over for dinner?"

My mom was clearly a bit too hasty.

Chen Jingle could only explain, "She's rather shy and doesn't want to see you right now. Let's wait until she's mentally prepared. First, take a look at the gift she bought for you."

Oh right, a gift!
Liu Yuehua almost forgot, she was so busy asking the girl about her situation.

We've never even met, and I've already prepared a gift for her. Oh dear, how could I possibly accept this?

Under her mother's expectant gaze, Chen Jingle took the gift that Li Beixing had prepared out of the bag.

The first item is Zhou Moufu's gold necklace.

My mom was stunned when she saw this.

"Gold?" "Of course, who would give a gold-plated or brass gift? Let alone gold dust or something, people can't afford to lose face like that." Chen Jingle chuckled.

"Hey, how can you accept such an expensive gift?"

Mom complained.

This gold necklace doesn't look cheap at all, not to mention that gold prices are so high now. She even saw on her phone that gold prices are soaring because of the war outside.

See? See? I knew Chen Jingle would react this way.

She smiled helplessly and said, "At first I also thought it was too expensive, but she said that you deserve it, Mom. It's a younger generation's sentiment, so you don't have to feel guilty."

Liu Yuehua was so moved that she didn't know what to say.

She rarely wore these ornaments. On the one hand, people from Lingnan are used to being simple and low-key and not flaunting their wealth. On the other hand, her family was not wealthy before. The only piece of gold jewelry she wore was bought for her by Chen Jingle when he had just graduated and started working.

For so many years, I've always kept it away and couldn't bear to wear it.

"Would you like to try it on?" Chen Jingle asked with a smile.

My mother finally couldn't resist the temptation and agreed. She was very happy after putting it on, but she quickly took it off and put it back in the box.

There's no need to wear this at home normally.

Chen Jingle then took out the slightly larger box from La Mer.

"What is this? Cosmetics?"

My mom doesn't really understand this type of product.

Chen Jingle explained, "It's a skincare product, like an essence or lotion. You apply it to your face after showering and washing your face. It can fade spots, lines, yellowing, and wrinkles. Just read the instructions for details."

"This isn't cheap, is it?" Mom asked nervously.

She only uses hand creams and face creams like Pechoin, and has never used such high-end skincare products.

Chen Jingle could only comfort her: "Like I said, since she gave it to you, just accept it without worry."

My mom glanced at the instruction manual and immediately got a general understanding.

But I can't help but worry: "Can you help me think of something in return? What would be a good gift to give back?"

return gift?

Chen Jingle thought for a moment and said, "She doesn't lack anything, so you can give her anything as a gift, as long as it's the thought that counts."

He initially thought he could return the gift himself on behalf of his mother, but upon closer inspection, he felt it wasn't appropriate, since what he sent and what his mother sent were two different things.

Even if the gift he gave was more valuable.

This involves an issue of attitude and acceptance.

Do you lack nothing?

Indeed, only daughters from well-off families are naturally pampered in every way.

After thinking for a long time, Mom asked, "Then what do you think? How about I knit her a sweater and add a bracelet?"

The bracelet was given to her by her elderly mother years ago, intended for Chen Jingle to use when he got married. Although it wasn't anything very valuable, she had kept it for many years.

Chen Jingle was surprised, but then agreed: "Sure, but the sweater has to fit well. Also, the style should be fashionable. If you really plan to knit it, I'll find you a pattern. As for the bracelet, what kind do you plan to buy?"

My mom is pretty good at knitting sweaters.

Chen Jingle and his father's sweaters were almost all knitted by their mother.

The only problem is that the aesthetic sense is a bit outdated. The designs I used to knit were mostly for middle-aged men, which looked a bit old-fashioned.

It's not a big problem; we can just change the design.

Chen Jingle has recently been studying fashion design and tailoring, and it wouldn't be a bad idea for him to explore the field of knitting a little further.

Moreover, given Chen Jingle's understanding of Li Beixing, she would definitely be very happy to receive such a gift.

Because knitting sweaters is a very time-consuming and energy-intensive activity.

You can buy decent cashmere for two or three hundred dollars on the market, but hand-knitting, unless you work eight or ten hours a day at a high intensity, usually takes ten days to half a month to finish.

Especially since my mother is getting older, she can't knit as fast as young people.

Only the most special people deserve this deep affection.

Seeing that her son agreed, Liu Yuehua became very interested and began to seriously consider it: "Then let's go with the sweater. The bracelet wasn't bought; it was left to you by your maternal grandmother."

Did my grandma leave me a bracelet?

He really doesn't know this.

Chen Jingle was stunned. After a few seconds of silence, he smiled and said, "Okay. Then let's buy some wool and cashmere yarn first. I'll make you a design for a fashionable sweater that girls would like, and then buy a mannequin to put at home. You can knit it and then put it on to see if it fits."

Mom nodded repeatedly: "That's best."

……

Chen Jingle returned to his room and first sent a message to Li Beixing.

"Although my mom did complain at first about why I didn't refuse such an expensive gift, she was very happy later and even asked me what I should give you in return. Do you want to know what gift she's going to give you now, or do you want to wait until you receive it to see?"

Upon seeing the message, Li Beixing was overjoyed: "Oh? Auntie is going to give me a gift? Let's keep it a little suspense and anticipation."

“Okay, but it will take a few days. She needs time to prepare.”

Since that's the case, Chen Jingle didn't say anything more, nor did he mention that he also planned to give her a gift.

I'll give it to her when the finished product is ready.

The materials he bought online will arrive in the next couple of days. With his current sewing skills, he can start practicing now.

While the knowledge and skills learned through the system aren't as simple as those in online games where you can level up and improve your proficiency with just a few taps, they're still much better than burying yourself in hard work.

That's enough to support him in making a finished product.

Chen Jingle added, "By the way, I showed our photo to my mom, is that okay? She praised you for being beautiful and having a great temperament."

Li Beixing couldn't help but feel a little shy.

This is almost the same as meeting in person, except that we weren't sitting face-to-face.

So, does this mean she's gotten past Chen Jingle's mother?

All the previous tension and anxiety vanished instantly, leaving only joy.

So much so that when Li Beixing went downstairs for lunch, the smile on her face was completely undisguised, causing Li Qiguang and Jiang Zhiqin to glance at her frequently. Clearly, their daughter was in a good mood, probably because of that boy again.

Tsk~
Just a few days ago I was frowning, but now the gloom has turned into sunshine.

My dear girl, you've completely fallen in love, do you even realize that?

Li Qiguang couldn't sit still any longer.

Although he admitted that the boy was indeed outstanding, as a father, he was still somewhat unhappy to see his daughter's heart set on another man.

No, that kid has to pay a price, even if it's just interest!

……

in the afternoon,

Chen Jingle was familiarizing himself with the sewing machine he had just received when a call came in from an unknown number.

At first, he didn't want to answer the call because it was from an unknown number without a contact name, but the other party called back after a while.

He could only frown and answer the phone: "Hello, who is this?"

"I am Li Qiguang."

"I don't know him/her. Did you dial the wrong number?"

"...I am Li Beixing's father!"

Chen Jingle was stunned, and quickly wiped his sweat: "Um, hello uncle, is there anything I can help you with?"

Li Qiguang asked, "Are you free these next couple of days?"

"What's wrong?" Chen Jingle asked curiously.

Li Qiguang said, "Come over and give two lessons to our company's employees."

Chen Jingle was stunned: "Class? Me?!"

"Hmm, is everything alright?"

Of course!
Chen Jingle was completely bewildered: "Uncle, I haven't studied business management. What can I possibly teach your company's employees?"

To everyone's surprise, Li Qiguang said, "What you told me last time was quite good. I went back and checked the information and asked around. It's basically in line with the next steps from above. Your overall perspective is quite good. Just follow the same line of thought as last time."

Chen Jingle scratched his head: "I only understand the general direction. I'm not very clear on how to do the details. How can I explain this? Will it work?"

Li Qiguang said calmly, "What I need is the general direction. Having the general direction is enough. The details will naturally be taken care of by others. In short, just come. Don't talk too much nonsense. Let me know when you are free, the day after tomorrow or the day after that, so I can make arrangements in advance."

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Jingle was stunned for a long time. He took a deep breath and scratched his head vigorously.

Do you expect me, an unemployed person, to teach the bosses and executives of big companies?

How did the world become so insane?

(End of this chapter)