Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

Chapter 122: Fight Again

In the dim light of the kerosene lamp, Gu Zhan glanced at his wife who was sleeping beside him, climbed out of the bed quietly, and went back to the eight-immortals table to refine the plan again.

The next morning, when Gu Zhan woke up, it was already bright.

The room was quiet. Liu Xiaoxi was quietly lying on the eight-immortals table doing her homework. Because she was pregnant, her sitting posture looked a little difficult.

Gu Zhan stood up, stretched, and got off the kang.

"Awake?" Liu Xiaoxi raised his head from the book in front of him and asked.

"I finally had a good night's sleep. It was so comfortable."

"Since you were sleeping soundly, I didn't call you."

After thinking about it last night, Gu Zhan is not as anxious as before.

Since it can't be accomplished overnight, I'll just take it step by step. Thinking of this, my nerves relaxed.

He put on his shoes, sat next to Liu Xiaoxi, picked up the draft paper she had left on the table and started reading.

There were math problems written on several pages of paper on the table. Seeing that the math problems that had made her fall asleep before now had the correct answers written neatly, Gu Zhan suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment.

My wife is really very intelligent.

On the contrary, Liu Xiaoxi, whose draft paper was taken away, was not so calm.

As Gu Zhan's gaze moved across the draft paper, her heart began to beat uncontrollably.

With a "rustle", a page of paper was turned over by Gu Zhan, and Liu Xiaoxi's heart trembled.

Gu Zhan's attitude towards her in study was no different from that of her own teacher at school. Sometimes, he was even stricter than her own teacher. Although he became a little gentler later, Liu Xiaoxi was still a little nervous.

"Well done, the ideas are very clear." Gu Zhan placed the draft paper in front of Liu Xiaoxi and said softly.

Liu Xiaoxi seemed unable to believe her ears. Ever since she started reading and studying, Gu Zhan rarely praised her verbally. Today was the first time.

"Really?" Liu Xiaoxi turned her head slightly and looked at Gu Zhan.

"Of course it's true. What's wrong? Don't you have confidence in yourself?" Gu Zhan teased her deliberately.

"Of course not, I'm just a little nervous. I'm afraid I won't do well and let you down." Liu Xiaoxi's voice tapered off as he spoke.

Gu Zhan paused when he heard this, and a hint of apology flashed in his eyes.

It was not until then that he realized the impact of his unconscious anxiety on the people around him.

Gu Zhan straightened his expression. He pulled Liu Xiaoxi over, facing him, and said solemnly, "Wife, I'm sorry. I was too impatient. I..."

Seeing her husband apologizing to her, Liu Xiaoxi felt uncomfortable. In fact, she had seen and remembered Gu Zhan's changes for such a long time, and she could truly feel how good he was to her.

Even if he was a little hard on himself when studying, she could understand.

In fact, I felt uncomfortable at the beginning. After all, it had been five or six years since I put down my books, and it was very difficult to pick up the knowledge I had learned before.

Coupled with the pressure that Gu Zhan put on her, she became even more afraid of the books she read every day.

But as time went by and she got to know Gu Zhan better, she could also appreciate the good intentions of the person in front of her.

Now, when I see those obscure contents in the textbooks, I have the patience to start studying them.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiaoxi smiled slightly and said, "How could I blame you? You are doing this for my own good. I can't thank you enough."

"You're so smooth-talking." Gu Zhan reached out and scratched Liu Xiaoxi's nose, then continued reading with her.

At around 3:00 p.m., Gu Zhan was washing clothes in the yard. Zhao Baogen rode his bicycle to Gu Zhan's house and said anxiously, "Gu, Director Zhu from the county called. Come with me to answer the phone."

"Ok."

Gu Zhan shook the water off his hands, stood up and went into the house, saying to Liu Xiaoxi, "Wife, Director Zhu from the county called and probably wants to talk about something. I'm going to go to the brigade headquarters to answer the phone first. Don't touch the clothes in the yard. Leave them there until I get back to wash them."

"Okay, go ahead and do it."

"Well, I'll be back soon."

"It's okay, just focus on your things and don't worry about me." Liu Xiaoxi said as he stood up and walked out.

Gu Zhan sat on the back seat of Zhao Baogen's bicycle and rushed to the brigade headquarters.

"Hello, Director Zhu, I'm Gu Zhan."

Hearing Gu Zhan's name, Zhu Changzhi said with a smile: "You kid, you really gave me a big problem."

Gu Zhan thought for a moment and then asked, "I wonder what Director Zhu is referring to?"

On the other end of the line, Zhu Changzhi let out a long sigh and said, "You kid, just pretend to be ignorant. I reported yesterday's events to Secretary Tian. He's very excited about your cattle-raising project, but he's still worried about the future profitability. You know, many factories in our county are currently experiencing higher expenses than revenue, putting enormous financial pressure on the county."

Gu Zhan smiled and said, "Director Zhu, I understand your concerns, but I am still very confident in our cattle farm."

"Well, that sounds good, kid. So, do you have any rules and regulations? Let me take a look."

"Yes, Chief. I have a plan for the construction and operation of a cattle ranch."

"That's even better. It's too late today. Let's do it tomorrow. Bring me this plan tomorrow and I'll go discuss it with Secretary Hetian."

Hearing that there was still hope, Gu Zhan said happily, "Okay, I'll definitely bring it over tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Baogen asked Gu Zhan doubtfully, "How come I don't know about that plan?"

Gu Zhan said a little embarrassedly, "I thought it was too simple at first, and the idea was a bit immature. I only perfected it last night."

It was true that Gu Zhan had placed his position too high at the beginning, ignoring the difficulties and interests of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, as well as the fundamental differences between this era and the future when the economy is fully developed and various credit mechanisms are fully established, which led to his statement being insincere in front of the other party.

Thinking of this, he called the guesthouse where Sun Yuan was staying and asked them to help let Sun Yuan answer the phone.

Sun Yuan answered the phone quickly. When he heard Gu Zhan's voice, Sun Yuan chuckled and answered the phone: "What are you planning, kid?"

Gu Zhan's face heated up slightly, and he apologized to Sun Yuan sheepishly: "I'm sorry, President Sun, we were inconsiderate and put you in a difficult position."

"You kid, it's not that difficult."

"President Sun, how about this? The day after tomorrow, at the latest, after some things are settled here, we can talk again. Is that okay with you?"

Sun Yuan thought about his upcoming schedule and decided that he still had enough time, so he agreed to Gu Zhan's request: "Okay, we'll discuss it in detail the day after tomorrow at noon."