Surprise! The rough husband is the hidden boss of the period literature

From Chapter 422 onwards, the focus shifts to economic development.
Zhou Guizhi arrived and greeted Jian Jingchuan, "I heard that Grandpa Xingxing is here. Why don't you come over for dinner tonight?"

Jian Jingchuan said, "I just arrived and I'm going to visit the old commander. I'll be there in a bit, so I'll skip the meal."

"I haven't seen the children in a long time, it's important to spend time with them first." Zhou Guizhi said, seeing that Xu Qinghuan was almost done cooking. "Then tomorrow, tomorrow is the weekend, let's go over for lunch tomorrow, it's settled."

She came in a whirlwind and left in a whirlwind.

After dinner, Jian Jingchuan was going to visit Grandpa Jiang. Xu Qinghuan wrapped up the two children, Jiang Xingye carried one in each arm, Jian Jingchuan carried the gifts, and Xu Qinghuan went to the Jiang family home empty-handed.

They just finished eating here too.

The two elders remained in the main room and did not go back to the back.

"You two are in good health?" Jian Jingchuan saw that the two elders were in good spirits, placed the gifts he was carrying on the kang (a heated brick bed), and pointed to the gifts on his right, "These were asked by Elder Huo to be brought over."

The others were naturally purchased by him.

“You always buy a lot of things when you come. Don’t do that next time!” the old man said. “Sit down. How’s it going outside? We’re like frogs in a well. We only know what’s going on by listening to the radio every day.”

Jian Jingchuan sat casually on the kang (a heated brick bed), "Now that the higher-ups have changed a few people, with Old Huo inside, things will be much better from now on. Those other people have been locked up, and the people involved are being arrested."

In the future, the focus will definitely be on economic development. The country needs to develop, the people need to become wealthy, and at the very least, ordinary people need to have enough to eat.

Grandpa Jiang was deeply moved. "This line of thinking is correct."

The old lady wiped her face. "We can't go on like this. If we continue like this, it definitely won't work."

Jian Jingchuan said, "We have been lagging behind others for many years. We must catch up in the future, whether it is in the economy, culture or technology."

He looked at Xu Qinghuan and Jiang Xingye, "So, from now on, knowledge is power. Before I came back, I heard there was a meeting to discuss the resumption of the college entrance examination. You need to be prepared."

Professor Ren specifically sought me out; he had someone prepare several sets of exam papers for you and asked me to bring them back to you.

Xu Qinghuan smiled and looked at Jiang Xingye, "Did you hear that?"

Jian Jingchuan was worried that the Jiang family would be unhappy with his daughter's words and actions, and said reproachfully, "I'm telling you two, why are you only staring at A-Ye?"

Jiang Xingye hurriedly said, "Dad, Huanhuan is doing better in her revision than I am. She's more confident than I am. I can't outdo her."

Jian Jingchuan looked somewhat surprised. "You're usually busy."

“Huanhuan is busy too. She has to take care of two children, which is very hard. She also takes care of a lot of housework. I work a job, but I don’t work as hard as she does!”

Jian Jingchuan became increasingly satisfied with Jiang Xingye.

The old man praised Xu Qinghuan highly, saying, "Having Huanhuan in our family is a blessing from our ancestors' graves!"

Xu Qinghuan smiled shyly, "Grandpa, that's feudal superstition."

They all laughed.

Jian Jingchuan then spoke of Jiang Xingjun and Jiang Xingwei, saying, "Both of them are very hardworking and have strong individual combat abilities. A few days ago, Jiang Xingjun made a meritorious contribution in a mission and was awarded a collective second-class merit. He performed the best and has already been promoted to officer."

Jiang Xingwei placed in the top three in the military region's skills competition and will be promoted to squad leader.

Having strong personal abilities is one thing, but in any place, having a background and not having a background are two different things.

With the Huo family and Jian Jingchuan around, as long as the two of them are motivated, it's only a matter of time before they rise to prominence.

Grandpa Jiang was very pleased and said, "It wouldn't have been possible without your guidance!"

Knowing full well what was going on, Jian Jingchuan said nothing more.

On the contrary, Dong Aimei's brother in the army, who had previously said he was going to be promoted, recently returned from his military service.

Zhou Guizhi felt dizzy, as if she had drunk a ten-year-old vintage wine. That evening, Jiang Baohua reminded her, "Pride comes before a fall, humility brings benefit. You need to keep your mouth shut and not mention it to anyone outside."

The next day, when the family was making sticky rice cakes, Jiang Xingmei came over and said, "Sister-in-law, Grandma and Mom said they're making sticky rice cakes today. We'll go over for lunch and have sticky rice cakes there for dinner."

"it is good."

Xu Qinghuan didn't prepare any New Year's goods; the Jiang family did all the preparations. A few days ago, the Jiang family also made tofu together. She asked Jiang Xingye to take some beans over, but Zhou Guizhi objected.

A while later, Jiang Xingmei returned in a huff.

"What's the matter?"

She sat down in a chair and said angrily, "Sun Guihua is sick. She came over to tell Mom that I'm not young anymore. Her husband, Dong Jincheng, graduated from high school and served in the army. He's about the same age as me. Ugh, it really disgusts me."

That's really disgusting!
Xu Qinghuan said, "Don't listen to her. The college entrance examination is about to be reinstated. You've been studying for so long, which gives you an advantage over others. You still have almost a year left, so work harder to study and get into a good university in the future."

When you reach a higher level, you'll find that the men around you are also more outstanding, and you'll have a wider range of choices in the future.

"I'm not that stupid, I'll listen to you!" Jiang Xingmei felt much better.

But with both daughters now unsuccessful, Zhou Guizhi was not so optimistic.

She scolded Sun Guihua away, and she herself felt very down.

While complaining to the old lady, Zhou Guizhi said worriedly, "What if she really can't get married in the future? She's not young anymore. Other people her age already have grown children."

The old lady glanced at her and said, "She's only in her early twenties. What's the point of getting married? If she can't get married in the future, the eldest daughter can be raised at home, and the second daughter can also support the family. Why do you care what others say?"

Zhou Guizhi was having trouble getting past this hurdle, "So, what about becoming an old maid?"

"What can you do if it really falls apart? You can't let your children live unhappy lives just for your sake?" the old lady said earnestly. "Haven't your eldest daughter suffered enough? Can't you, as her mother, feel a little sorry for her?"

Zhou Guizhi wiped away her tears, "How could I not feel sorry for her? When I think of all the suffering and pain she endured in the Guo family, I hate the Guo family to death."

The old lady was also filled with remorse, saying, "It's all my and your father's fault that your eldest daughter has suffered this."

Zhou Guizhi hurriedly said, "Why are you talking about this? Who would have thought the Guo family would turn out like this? You and Father couldn't have imagined it either. Neither his father nor I could have imagined it back then. It's all her fate!"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stopped talking about it, and Zhou Guizhi stopped overthinking it.

When Jiang Xingmei returned, Zhou Guizhi still asked her, "What are you thinking? Are you confident about the exam?"

"My sister-in-law says it's a good idea, what do you think?"

Zhou Guizhi thought for a moment, "There shouldn't be any problem. In the future, if the three of you pass the exam, won't my Jiang family have three college students?"

Thinking about it this way, Zhou Guizhi got really excited.

When she started to dream, she felt that the humiliation she was experiencing now was nothing.

The next day, Zhou Guizhi and Jiang Xinglan were carrying glutinous rice and corn to grind into flour when they encountered Qiu Linghua.

She cracked open pumpkin seeds, braving the strong north wind, and followed the two men all the way to the mill.

While Zhou Guizhi was working, she leaned against the side. Seeing that Zhou Guizhi wouldn't talk to her no matter what, she took the initiative and asked, "I heard that your Xingmei and Dong Jincheng are getting along? Is it true?"

Zhou Guizhi was furious when she heard this.

　Second update!

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