Chapter 768: Ashin's Radish Rice
The college entrance examination is over.
Zhang Hao made his own choice. Not only did he skip a grade last year, but he also took the college entrance examination directly this year. He will graduate from high school early and enter university.
After the exam, Zhang Hao felt good, at least he felt that his test results would not be bad. His first choice was the Department of Electronic Engineering of Jiaotong University. This major was specially chosen by Zhang Hao. The Department of Electronic Engineering currently belongs to the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering of Jiaotong University. The school was established last year through the merger of the third and fourth departments. In a few years, the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering will be renamed the School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering again.
The main reason for choosing this major is his hobby . Zhang Hao has reached a very good professional level in the study of model aircraft. In the just-concluded National Games, Zhang Hao also represented Shanghai and won a gold and a silver medal. In particular, he broke the national record and world record in the circular speed competition, which caused a sensation.
During the National Games, Zhang Hao also received an admission notice from Jiaotong University, which was a double blessing.
Zhang Jianguo has been in high spirits these days. He never thought that his naughty boy would have such a bright future. Not only did he win glory in the National Games, he also became a college student and even skipped a grade and was admitted to a prestigious university.
As a parent, what could be more joyful than this? In order to congratulate Zhang Hao for getting into college and winning a gold medal in the National Games, Zhang Jianguo specially set up more than a dozen tables in the best hotel in Shanghai and held a lively party.
For Zhang Hao himself, getting into university was something he had long expected. Compared to being admitted to Jiaotong University, his results in the National Games made him more proud.
It’s a pity that due to my own reasons, I failed to get first place in another project. It is really a pity.
There are still some days before the report, and Zhang Hao has been working with his teacher at the Children's Palace to adjust and perfect the previous model aircraft design. He cherishes this time very much, because when he officially becomes a college student, he will probably have little time to go to the Children's Palace.
Today is Zhang Hao's last day at the Children's Palace. When he packed his backpack, said goodbye to his teachers and friends, and left the Children's Palace, he couldn't help but look back at the familiar classroom and corridor.
In the past few years, his teacher Xie Ke taught him a lot, not only the knowledge of model aircraft, but also the principles of being a human being. In this building with a strong historical atmosphere, Zhang Hao spent the best time of his boyhood, and now he is finally leaving and entering another important stage of his life.
Suddenly feeling a sour nose, Zhang Hao sniffed and tried hard not to let his tears fall.
He took another long look, as if he wanted to remember everything here firmly in his mind, then turned around and strode away.
More than half an hour later, Zhang Hao returned home on his bicycle.
This bicycle was newly purchased and is a very rare mountain bike in China.
Zhang Hao was admitted to university and achieved good results in the National Games. Zhang Jianguo was so happy that he asked Qin Zhengguo and others to buy this bicycle in Hong Kong as a reward for Zhang Hao.
This bike is unique in Shanghai. Its bright color and unique shape are very different from ordinary bikes. It is also very light to ride. Every time Zhang Hao rides it, he will attract attention, which makes him very uncomfortable. In addition, there are many thieves who steal bikes now. Zhang Hao has to be very careful when riding such a bike. He specially put a lock on the bike and added two strong chain locks. If the thief steals it, he will have nowhere to cry.
So Zhang Hao told his family that he would not ride this bike for the time being after he reported to the university, and that he would switch to an ordinary bicycle to avoid trouble.
Sun Xia agreed with this. After all, this bike is too conspicuous and too expensive. A bike worth more than 2,000 yuan is too ostentatious for a college student. It would be more appropriate to change to an ordinary bike. So the family is ready to buy Zhang Hao another ordinary bike. As for this mountain bike, it will be kept at home and he will ride it again when he has the chance.
When they got home, Zhang Hao got out of the car and lifted it up. He went up the steps, took out the key, opened the door, and then pushed the car in.
As soon as I entered the door, I smelled a fragrance coming from the kitchen.
Zhang Hao first parked the car in the partition under the stairs, then followed the smell to the kitchen.
"Grandma, I'm back!" Zhang Hao said as he entered the kitchen and saw Zhang's mother busying herself. He then curiously leaned over and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Go wash your hands when you come back. Your mother and the others will be back soon. Here, your sister has been asking for radish rice these days. Let's have it for dinner tonight." Mother Zhang said without turning her head and continued to work.
"Radish rice?" Zhang Hao was stunned. After thinking about it, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.
The term "radish rice" originated from a TV series, which is the recently introduced "Oshin's Story". This TV series was filmed in Japan and tells the story of a woman named Oshin who strives for self-improvement during difficult years and gradually becomes a successful entrepreneur through her own efforts .
The prototype of Ashin is the famous female entrepreneur Kazu Wada. The company she founded is called "Yaohan". She started from a small vegetable and fruit shop and eventually developed it into a large multinational company with annual sales of 5 billion yen and 400 department stores and supermarkets around the world.
This is a very touching and inspirational TV series. It was broadcast on CCTV after it was introduced. Shanghai TV rebroadcast it some time ago and the ratings were astonishingly high, reaching 80%, which is simply incredible.
Zhang Hao's family also watched this TV series. Not only Zhang Jianguo and his wife loved it, but also Zhang's mother and Zhang Hao's siblings. However, everyone watched it from different angles and with different feelings. Zhang's mother watched life, Zhang Jianguo and his wife watched Ashin's self-improvement and business ability, Zhang Hao watched the storyline, and the youngest sister, Xiao Pingping, cared about the radish rice in the TV series.
Due to the difficult conditions at Ashin's home and the large number of children, they often eat radish rice to save money . Although radish rice is not as good as rice, Ashin's family eats it with relish. In addition, scenes of radish rice often appear in TV dramas, which inevitably attracted Xiao Pingping's attention.
Xiao Pingping is still a primary school student. She got greedy after watching the scenes of Ashin's family eating radish rice in TV dramas so many times. A few days ago, she clamored that she also wanted to eat radish rice or something. Zhang Hao didn't think much about it at the time, but who knew that today Zhang's mother actually made radish rice for her sister.
Taking a look at the radish rice made by Zhang's grandmother, Zhang Hao discovered that this radish rice was completely different from the one on TV. His grandmother made it exactly according to the Shanghai style of vegetable rice.
The rice inside is not Ashin's brown rice but rice. Although radish is added, there are also a lot of other things, such as fresh meat, bacon, green beans, etc.
Zhang Hao also smelled the unique aroma of ham, and there must be some diced ham in it. Axin definitely could not afford such a pot of radish rice with his financial situation at that time. If Axin's family ate this kind of radish rice every day, the family money would have been used up long ago, so how could they save money for business?
But then again, Zhang's mother couldn't really make the kind of radish rice that Xiao Pingping saw on TV. How could Xiao Pingping eat the rice made by mixing brown rice and white radish without any oil or water? This was just right. Anyway, it was just to fool her granddaughter and make her feel interesting, so that she wouldn't worry about the radish rice every day.
As they were talking, they heard the door opening. Zhang Hao stuck his head out and saw that it was his mother and sister who came back.
As soon as little Pingping came in, she smelled the fragrance and ran to the kitchen. When she got there, she asked her grandmother anxiously if she was making radish rice. When she got an affirmative answer, she jumped and danced with joy and cheered. She had been thinking about it for a long time and finally she could eat radish rice.
Today's dinner is the "radish rice" made by Zhang's mother, with two side dishes and a soup. This variation of radish rice tastes really good. Xiao Pingping even ate two bowls in one go. If her stomach was full, she would have wanted to eat the third bowl. Touching her bulging little belly, Xiao Pingping was finally satisfied.
After helping his grandmother and mother clean up the dishes, Zhang Hao was about to go back to his room when he was stopped by Zhang Jianguo.
"Dad, do you have something to ask me?"
"Come with me." Zhang Jianguo said to Zhang Hao, and the two went to the study one after the other.
It is called a study, but in fact it is just a reception room. Although , Zhang Jianguo has a low level of education and is usually very busy. How can he have the time to sit down and read?
His study was designed exactly like Song Yuanchao's, except that it was a little smaller. As for the books, they were just for show. After buying them, they were placed on the bookshelf and hardly ever read. On the contrary, the few story books on the desk were Zhang Jianguo's way of killing time.
On the contrary, Zhang Hao has read several books in the study, but his interest in literature is not very strong. He now prefers science and engineering, and usually reads more professional books.
"sit."
After entering the study, Zhang Jianguo sat down on the sofa first, then stretched out his hand and pointed towards the opposite side.
"Dad...?" Zhang Hao sat down with some trepidation, wondering why Zhang Jianguo was looking for him so seriously. He hadn't gotten into trouble for a long time. Since he became interested in model airplanes a few years ago, Zhang Hao had become much more sensible. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what he had done wrong. Zhang Jianguo looked serious, just like he had before beating him up.
Zhang Jianguo lit a cigarette, took a puff, and reached out to dust the ashtray beside him.
He glanced at his son in front of him and couldn't help but sigh that time passed so quickly.
The naughty boy who used to give her a headache every day has grown up in a blink of an eye. As the family conditions have been getting better and better in recent years, the child's nutrition has also improved. Now Zhang Hao is almost taller than her, and a thin layer of fuzz has grown on his lips. He will soon be a real adult.
What makes Zhang Jianguo happy is that his son has become successful and makes him proud.
He never thought that Zhang Hao would be where he is today, a teenager who skipped grades and took the college entrance examination to be admitted to a key university. His son is much better than himself as a father. This is what makes Zhang Jianguo happiest. At the same time, he is also glad that Song Yuanchao took Zhang Hao to buy model airplanes and persuaded him to agree to Zhang Hao's interest in developing model airplanes. Fortunately, he did not object at that time, otherwise there would be no Zhang Hao today.
