Chapter 1289 - 1161: Dad, Aren’t You Curious?

Chapter 1289: Chapter 1161: Dad, Aren’t You Curious?

In the VIP lounge of the train station waiting hall, the two guards, Xiao Zhu and Xiao Liu, were already waiting inside. Upon seeing him, they saluted and immediately slipped to the side.

Zhang Guoqing swept a glance at the two with a smile, but he wasn’t mad at his guards for keeping secrets from him. These two kids have been with him for a long time and have become cheeky.

May 1st leaned close to him and whispered, "Dad, aren’t you curious?"

Zhang Guoqing looked at him with a half-smile and patted his son’s head, "You don’t yet understand how important your mom is to me. Even if she goes to the ends of the earth, I’d follow."

May 1st quickly shook himself off, it was too mushy, it sure scared Grandpa.

"What nonsense are you saying?" Zhou Jiao heard and dared not look at him. This man’s face is getting thicker, what to do? She could only nudge him with her elbow to make him be proper.

Zhang Guoqing watched her face turn red and amusingly kicked his younger son, this silly boy really has no sense, "Go chat with your brothers."

May 1st decisively shook his head, "I’ll chat when we get on the train. Dad, let’s chat first."

Zhang Guoqing silently gave him a sideways glance.

"Dad, aren’t you going to say goodbye to Uncle Geng?"

"No," Zhang Guoqing refused straight, "He’s a traitor."

This brother can’t be worth keeping, his wife would certainly ask him to buy tickets, but yesterday when he saw this guy, he didn’t even give him the slightest hint.

—No wonder he was grinning mischievously, he thought the guy was being outwitted by US Dollar!

"Oh, even if you went, you wouldn’t find him. He’s on leave today as well." May 1st tugged at him, "Dad, make a guess, just sitting around is really boring."

"Did your stall selling couplets collapse?" Otherwise, how’d you have time to leave?

"Business is good, those younger kids have started helping the printing factory sell goods. But I can’t continue this business next year; this year all the printing factories are already following suit."

"Pretty smart."

"Of course, just see who’s my dad." May 1st quickly flattered him, "Dad, it’s been two winters since I last trained at the military camp."

Zhang Guoqing slyly glanced at Zhou Jiao and signaled May 1st with his eyes, "Missing your comrades? Occasionally visit, don’t get too rusty."

"That’s exactly what I mean. With my brothers being soldiers, I don’t have to treat it as a serious matter. It’s just a habit, stopping suddenly feels uncomfortable."

Zhou Jiao looked up, glancing sideways at the father and son pair, "If you want to go, then go." No need to beat around the bush! Anyway, she has her ways to handle him.

A train heading north slowly started, inside a soft sleeper car, the family of five took off their coats and settled their luggage.

Seeing only their family aboard, Zhou Jiao took out several document folders and two notebooks about an inch thick from her carry bag, placing them on the small tea table.

"Mom, you’re still working?" May 1st asked curiously, moving closer to her in the lower berth, "Take a break first, eat some fruit."

Zhou Jiao’s eyes flashed as she glanced at the two sons opposite her, who were also getting out their books, "You go ahead yourselves, I need to handle some personal matters while now there’s some free time.

This period has been too busy, and my younger uncle sent me a list that’s piled up quite a bit. Once this operation is finished, I have to sort it out, reply to him after the new year."

"Do you need my help?"

"Forget it?" Zhou Jiao hesitated, looking at him, then hesitantly said, "It’s quite tiring; you have to mark trends from these lists over the past two years and cross-reference these peripheral materials to analyze the upcoming situation..."

May 1st immediately picked a file bag from the tea table, emptied the files inside, "Hiss," he exclaimed, "For this alone there’s so much, quite a workload indeed."

Ping’an and Liu Yi exchanged a glance, simultaneously putting down their books and moving to sit beside Zhou Jiao, opening the remaining two file bags.

Opposite them, Zhang Guoqing stood up, leaned against the bed, clasping his hands under his head, eyeing them four with a smile.

His wife is fishing again!

Zhou Jiao opened one of the notebooks and pushed it towards them, "Start by looking here, once you’ve understood the previous operations, you’ll have a base, then look at the peripheral materials."

Zhang Guoqing observed her amusingly: She’s showcasing the total amount first, planning to bait!

Liu Yi motioned for elder brother Ping’an to look first.

Ping’an didn’t refuse, took a look, and his pupils immediately shrank, quickly flipping forwards, page after page, silent before handing it to Liu Yi.

May 1st immediately craned his neck to peek beside him.

Liu Yi took it, flipped it back, and started to look from the first page...

Zhang Guoqing, resting his head opposite, saw this and closed his eyes, smiling deeper. Among his three sons, Liu Yi is the most stable.

Zhou Jiao waited for them to finish, tapped her fingers on the tea table, "Start on the materials."

"Wait," May 1st waved his hand, "Mom, first tell us about futures leverage."

Zhou Jiao heard and her heart delighted, afraid you won’t bite! She immediately picked up another notebook, looking at her three sons, cleared her throat, "Who among you has seriously read the financial books in the study?"

Liu Yi shook his head slightly, "Sorry Mom. I just skimmed through them, but those foreign military magazines, my big brother and I read a lot."

"No need to apologize to me." Zhou Jiao smiled a little, "But sons, your grandpa despite being so busy, never forgets to learn new knowledge."

May 1st quickly added, "Brothers have heavy tasks usually."

Zhou Jiao noncommittally smiled.

With her three kids’ gifted recall, squeezing time to read is always possible. She doesn’t require them to be proficient, but skimming the surface is essential.

In the future, a soldier can’t just be good at fighting; he must learn to focus on international trends, able to analyze the shifts in the environment from various aspects.

Of course, she doesn’t fully understand these matters either.

But knowledge, learning more is never wrong.

However, the current issues aren’t her concern, regarding this aspect of knowledge, naturally their grandpa and dad will guide them.

"Alright, I didn’t intend to blame you guys." Zhou Jiao glanced at Zhang Guoqing, "Brother, give the kids a lesson."

Zhang Guoqing immediately opened his eyes at her words, "Me?"

"It’s certainly you!" Zhou Jiao nodded decisively, this is indeed his forte; after all, he majored in 21st-century finance.

"Madam commands, I dare not disobey." Zhang Guoqing chuckled happily, "Kids, your dad here will show you a trick."

Zhou Jiao listened elatedly, curling her lips and standing up to make space for him, winking at him subtly: It’s best if you can hook our youngest so he never returns to the military camp.

Don’t think she can’t see the plans their three generations have; to want her youngest to have another layer of identity secretly like her is impossible!

Unlike her, May 1st’s combat capability is so high, once he invests in that work, the danger will increase. She can’t bear it!

Military can protect the nation, but civil can also rejuvenate the nation.

No need to be single-minded?