I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 12: The Nephew Establishes a Career, the Uncle Gets Married

To reassure Uncle Zhang, Zhang Da'an took out 100,000 yuan, and because it was during a flood, he found a reason to donate it to the areas affected by the flood.

Zhang Da'an didn't care which location he chose, but since "Zhang'an Education" needed to donate money, many organizations came to compete for the opportunity.

The head of the municipal education bureau, who holds significant financial power, is a graduate of Yuzhang University of Finance and Economics. Upon hearing that his alma mater had recently pledged to the public to do everything in its power to help students in disaster-stricken areas and ensure that no student from a flood-stricken area would drop out of school due to financial difficulties, he made a direct phone call to his alma mater to communicate with them.

Soon, the Yuzhang Province broadcast a report on the provincial television station, while the provincial television station broadcast a brief news item, just a few words, but it still sounded quite professional.

When Zhang Da'an put on a cassock... wait, I mean, a suit to give an interview, he was still in the capacity of a "young rural entrepreneur," which carried considerable weight.

The Shazhou City TV station created a special feature interviewing the bureau chief and Zhang Da'an, giving them positive coverage.

Their hearts were with the disaster area and their alma mater, and so on.

In short, the 100,000 yuan quickly became a small subsidy for impoverished students from disaster-stricken areas at Yuzhang University of Finance and Economics. Some of them were already impoverished, while others had fallen back into poverty due to the disaster. Therefore, this 100,000 yuan was more flexible than the school's subsidy.

After all, according to the process, it's difficult to define "returning to poverty," and who knows when the three reviews and five investigations will take.

The amount of money wasn't much, but it was definitely a good start, so Yuzhang University of Finance and Economics also contacted some alumni who worked in the media to give "Zhang An Education" more positive coverage in Jiangkou Province.

This commotion left Uncle Zhang dumbfounded. He naturally knew the trick of buying a reputation to ensure safety, but his sixteen-year-old nephew was actually doing it so skillfully...

Kind of interesting.

"...Currently, significant victories have been achieved in flood control and disaster relief. While continuing to maintain strict vigilance and ensure 'three guarantees'..."

Because the donation also included Dongweigang Middle School, Uncle Zhang, the principal, was chosen to give the charity report in the city this time.

The speech was written by Zhang Da'an; it was a standard, formulaic report, and the content wasn't the main point. The most important thing was to get Uncle Zhang back into business with a new image.

The master brought in from the Shazhou City Grand Theater was mainly there to correct some of Zhang Zhengdong's bad posture habits, such as uneven shoulders, pigeon-toed stance with toes pointing outwards, and the hunched-over posture caused by long-term motorcycle riding.

For this reason, Zhang Da'an lent the car purchased by "Zhang'an Education" to Dongweigang Middle School for official business.

Another issue is accent. Zhang Zhengdong spoke Mandarin in the army for several years, which wore away his accent. But after coming to work at a rural middle school, he spoke the local dialect a lot, and naturally, he picked up an accent again.

Now, "Zhang An Education" teaches in Mandarin, creating a good environment for Zhang Zhengdong. At the same time, Zhang Da'an invited the etiquette training manager from the Shazhou City Foreign Trade Hotel to teach Uncle Zhang. So now, when Uncle Zhang uses a microphone, it's as if he has returned to his former glory in the army.

Although he is still single at forty, his thick eyebrows, big eyes, loud voice, and neat appearance are all pluses.

I used to never replace my worn-out leather shoes, but now my shoes are polished to a shine, my shirts are always snow-white, my stubble never sees the sun again, and I look radiant.

In addition, although Uncle Zhang is not as tall as Zhang Da'an, he is still 1.76 meters tall. Especially since he has been out in the wind and rain all year round, he has not gained weight in middle age. His good health from years of military service is now showing.

So much so that after the charity report ended, both of Uncle Zhang's ex-girlfriends came to greet him, which made Zhang Zhengdong secretly very happy, thinking that his spring should not be far away.

"What are you thinking? Haven't you heard of spilled water that can't be gathered up again? You still want to rekindle your old flame with those two old women? Wake up, Comrade Zhang Zhengdong!"

During dinner, Uncle Zhang was still savoring the memory, grinning foolishly while holding his rice bowl, when Zhang Da'an directly shattered his daydream.

"Get lost, you little... cough, you're still young, what do you know?"

"Save your breath. If you're planning to find a girlfriend and get married, I'll help you choose one."

"..." "..."

Old man Zhang Qihong and Uncle Zhang both blinked, looking incredulous. While remaining silent, the old man put down a glass of wine and then politely asked his grand-nephew, "Zhang An, can you really help your uncle find a new wife?"

"Grandpa, when have I ever joked?"

"Then tell me about it."

The anxious old man quickly opened another bottle of "fresh orange juice" for Zhang Da'an, and then looked longingly at his incredibly talented grandson.

"There's a Chinese language teacher at Donggang Central Primary School named Li Jiawen. Her hometown is Gujiawei in Lingang Town. The women's director of the Gujiawei brigade is busy with matchmaking activities in Gujiawei, and all the matchmakers there are busy. This teacher Li, because she lives in the dormitory of Donggang Central Primary School, hasn't agreed to go back to go on matchmaking trips..."

Zhang Da'an spoke with his name and surname, which left the old man Zhang Qihong stunned.

That bastard... what a bastard.

How would you know?

Uncle Zhang looked puzzled.

"The daughter of the women's director of Gujiawei is in the 'top student tutoring class' and wants to get into a provincial key school."

"..."

They remained silent, but were filled with deep respect.

To be honest, if Zhang Da'an were in ancient times, he would definitely be a "private teacher" and "enlightened mentor," and there's a reason for that relationship.

Especially once the students in the "top student tutoring class" achieve their expected results, it's even more remarkable, as this connection can provide for them multiple times.

What kind of person is Li Jiawen?

"Is this Chinese language teacher good-looking?"

The father and son asked the same question at the same time, but their focuses were clearly completely different. The old man raised his hand and slapped his forty-year-old son, yelling, "You son of a bitch, are you out of your mind all day? What nonsense are you thinking?!"

"Grandpa, let Uncle dream. He's forty years old. If he doesn't dream now, he won't have many more years to dream."

"..."

Uncle Zhang had nothing to say about his good nephew's sarcastic remarks, but the old man Zhang Qihong didn't care. In his eyes, his second son was just a stupid idiot.

"As long as it's a good family, then it's fine."

The old man's requirements were neither high nor low, but he actually got what he was looking forward to because his second daughter-in-law was really quite good.

That's right. Even before Zhang Da'an's rebirth, Li Jiawen, the Chinese teacher at Donggang Central Primary School, was his second aunt. She was married to his second uncle, Zhang Zhengdong, who was over forty years old.

Twenty years later, the old man was caught in the pandemic and did not survive. His daily necessities, his bedside care before his death, and his funeral were all taken care of by his second aunt.

Now, Zhang Da'an slightly adjusted the timeline, making this second aunt marry into the Zhang family a little earlier.

(End of this chapter)