A few minutes after five o'clock in the afternoon, the gate of Qicheng No. 1 Middle School was deserted one moment, and hundreds of students poured out of it the next.

The parents waiting outside immediately became nervous and stood on tiptoes to look at the crowd that was pouring out.

When some parents saw that their son or daughter had returned home, they immediately raised their hands and shouted loudly: "Xinyu, I'm here."

"Son, here!"

Li Mumu was no exception. Like other parents, he was a little anxious waiting. He kept staring at the school gate, but he never saw his son Li Hope, so he couldn't help but think too much.

"Did my son fail the math test and dare not come out?"

Just as he was thinking about it, Li Mumu suddenly noticed a familiar figure running out of the school gate. He subconsciously shouted: "Hope, hope, I'm here."

I often yelled in the workshop or during meetings, and I developed a good voice. When I opened my mouth now, it instantly overwhelmed other voices.

Li Hope, who was running out of the school gate, spotted his father and ran over: "Dad, I've seen you before, but you have the loudest voice."

"I'm not afraid that you won't hear me. Son, if you want to eat something at night, dad will take you to eat it." Li Mumu asked.

He actually wanted to ask, 'Son, how did your math test go this afternoon?'

But he was afraid of disturbing his son's mentality for the exam, so he kept it in his heart and planned not to ask any questions until the end of the exam tomorrow.

Li Hope said excitedly: "Dad, buy a roast chicken and go home to eat. My mother is still waiting at home."

"Your mother told me to take you to have a nice meal..." Li Mumu said.

"No, let's leave quickly. Let's get out of here first." Li Xixi was quite determined. He took his father's arm and asked, "Dad, where is the car?"

"It's parked on the stone on the opposite side of the road. I'll take you there."

After getting in the car, the father and son slowly left the crowded school gate. Li Hope said: "Dad, what a coincidence, I took the math test this afternoon. There were three questions. When I was doing my homework,

I’ve done it, and even the data hasn’t changed. Oh my god, it’s incredible.”

When Li Mumu heard his son say this, his hand holding the steering wheel shook subconsciously. The car also swayed, and there was a car behind him that beeped hard and honked its horn.

Another person stepped on the accelerator, lowered the car window and shouted angrily: "You want to die if you step on the horse. If you don't know how to drive, just get out of the way."

His son Li Hope, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was also startled: "Dad!"

"Okay, okay, it's dad's fault." Li Mumu apologized quickly. He ignored the driver who just scolded him, and then asked: "Son, so you did well in the exam."

Li Hope shook his head again: "There are a few questions that are quite difficult, but overall it's okay."

At a traffic light intersection, Li Mumu said: "Son, let's not discuss math problems for now. Let's have a good meal tonight and review the science and comprehensive subjects when we go back. Let's make a good effort tomorrow."

"Dad, don't worry. I did very well in the Chinese language test this morning and the math test in the afternoon. I have a feeling that I will get good results this time." Li Xiang said confidently.

But Li Mumu can't guarantee it. He knows that the more confident you are, the more unexpected the results will be.

In response to his son's strong request, Li Mumu went to buy a roast chicken, roast lamb chops, soy sauce beef, and a roast rabbit: "Let's go home for dinner."

"Dad, you bought too much, who can eat it?" Li Hope shouted.

Li Mumu didn't care, he said: "There are me and your mother too!"

In the Ginkgo Community in Chengdong District, it was still the same old-fashioned tube building. When he opened the door and went in, Li Hope found his mother with her hands clasped together and worshiping the Wenquxing poster posted on the wall.

"Mom, you're doing this again. Didn't I tell you that my exam will be fine," Li Hope said.

Huang Shuangshuang ignored him. After bowing, she looked at the father and son who came in. She asked Li Mumu: "Old Li, I didn't tell you to take Hope out for a nice meal."

"He was not happy and insisted on buying some to eat with you." Li Mumu smiled, holding up the cooked food in his hand and said: "Roasted chicken, roasted lamb chops, roasted rabbit, and soy sauce beef, it's no worse than going to a restaurant."

"Then hurry up and eat. I hope you can take a shower and change clothes quickly. I'll make some soup. After dinner, you can take a look at the content of the exam tomorrow morning." Huang Shuangshuang urged.

"Mom, don't worry, I'm sure there will be no problem." Li Xixi was quite confident, but he still listened to his mother's words and took the things to take a shower.

When he came back from the shower, the dining table was already filled with four plates and a large soup bowl.

In the soup bowl is seaweed and egg drop soup made by his mother.

"Hope, hurry up and eat." His mother, Huang Shuangshuang, called to him.

Li Hope said "hmm", and after sitting down, he said to his mother with a smile: "Mom, in this afternoon's math test, there are three questions that I did when I was studying the questions, and even the numbers haven't changed."

Huang Shuangshuang was very happy after hearing this and asked him: "Are you sure about tomorrow's exam?"

"Absolutely. I'm sure there's no problem with English, and I can handle most of the science and comprehensive studies," Li Hope said.

Li Mumu said at the right time: "Son, come on, dad will have an exam in a few days."

Li Hope was stunned for a moment, and Huang Shuangshuang was also stunned, and then asked: "Old Li, what test are you taking?"

"Our company is going to conduct a top-to-bottom training. All managers must be trained and assessed. Those who fail the assessment three times will be demoted." Li Mumu said calmly. He was very interested in this assessment.

confidence.

Huang Shuangshuang found it a bit incredible and asked him: "Aren't you the production operations manager of your company? Do you also want to take the exam?"

"What you said is right. Not only do I have to take the exam, but Mr. Lu also has to take the exam. The boss is very cruel this time and wants to upgrade and reform the company's management process. This is also to prepare for the company's future expansion. This is a good thing.

." Li Mumu said.

He saw greater opportunities here.

Huang Shuangshuang looked at him worriedly and asked him: "Are you sure you can pass the exam?"

Her husband's current position is high enough to be considered high and powerful, with a high income and a high annual bonus.

If her husband fails the test this time, will his income and bonuses be reduced by then?

Li Hope said: "Mom, I believe in my dad. He is now studying by himself to take the undergraduate certificate. He has even picked up English. My dad is much better than you think."

"It's all you two can do. Come on, hurry up and eat while it's hot." Huang Shuangshuang said with a straight face, "Just go and do whatever you need to do after eating."

"Haha!" Li Mumu and Li Xixi looked at each other and laughed.

Huang Shuangshuang tapped the edge of his bowl twice with his chopsticks. The two men stopped laughing and ate quickly.

Li Mumu also thoughtfully placed a chicken thigh in his son's bowl, and then placed another thigh in his wife's bowl.

Finally, he got himself a chicken foot and said, "After eating chicken for so many years, I still think this chicken foot tastes good when chewed."

"Dad, there's no meat on the chicken feet." Li Hope said.

He picked up a few slices of soy beef and put them into his father's bowl: "Dad, you've been waiting for me outside in the sun all day, and you're really tired. Eat more meat, and you'll have to suffer all day tomorrow."

Li Mumu looked at the slices of soy beef in the bowl, and suddenly felt that the sun was not burning in vain today, and the sin was not in vain, and his son also knew that he cared about him.

"Son, you should hurry up and eat. When you finish the exam tomorrow, we will choose a good day to move and live in a big house." Li Mumu was high-spirited.

After so many years, I can finally move out of this small place.

To be honest, he himself never expected that he would turn around in middle age.

Not only did I buy a house, but I also bought a car. It’s really incredible how wonderful things are in this world.

Huang Shuangshuang was very interested in moving. She said, "You two are going to take the exam tomorrow. I'll go find a master to predict a good life. Maybe I can bless you and get into a good school."

"Haha, Mom, why are you so superstitious? Let me tell you, it's all fake..."

Huang Shuangshuang laughed and scolded: "Nonsense, mom doesn't want you to get into a good school and have a good and easy job in the future. Don't be like your dad who is so busy day and night that he can't even take a break on Labor Day."

"Mom, my dad makes a lot of money. That's a lot of money a month. Why don't you tell me how many clothes and cosmetics you bought?"

"Go away! You should learn from him, you bastard, you will be exhausted!"

Cheerful laughter echoed in this old-fashioned tube building that was almost thirty years old, and the laughter was full of hope for the future.

…

Xia Zekai sent his two daughters to Rainbow Bridge Kindergarten the next day, handed them over to Principal Pang Yaqun in person, and then rushed to the company.

As soon as I got out of the car, I felt that the atmosphere in the company was different.

Everyone was in a hurry, as if their buttocks were burned, and their spirits were completely different from before.

In a daze, Xia Zekai felt that they were back to the time when they first started their business. Everyone performed their duties and worked hard in one place, and the whole team seemed full of energy.

But before yesterday, for a long time, Xia Zekai felt that the atmosphere in the company had become dull and frivolous. No matter what he was doing, he could see people walking slowly, as if they were never in a hurry.

"Good morning, boss!"

Xia Zekai was just thinking about something when someone said hello to him, and then without waiting for him to respond, he rushed into the office area and went about his work.

He was thinking about these changes in his mind, and went to the back workshops again. There were six large workshops in the first phase of the factory. He went through each one and found that even the state of the employees had swept away the previous decadence, and everyone was full of energy.

, eyes sparkling.

Guguan

That feeling is called hope.

"Okay, that's how it should be." Xia Zekai thought to himself.

Returning to his office from the back workshop, he had just turned on the central air conditioner in the room. Before the coolness came on, Wang Yewei knocked on the door and came in.

"boss!"

"Ye Wei is here, sit down quickly." Xia Zekai stretched out his hand to invite him to sit down and asked him, "What's the matter?"

"The training courses have been arranged. The training will start with the company's engineers, supervisors, and managers. After this group of people have completed the training and passed the assessment, we will then train all the company's front-line managers in batches."
To be continued...