Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

The morning sun shines through the window lattice, casting a golden glow, awakening the sleeping earth and also awakening my vision for the future. I take a deep breath, open the window, and the fresh air mixed with the fragrance of the earth blows in my face, making me feel relaxed and happy.

The base was already bustling with activity, with employees busy in the fields, their faces filled with hope, completely different from before. Since the team sent by Lu Chen entered the base, everything had been running smoothly and orderly, like clockwork.

I saw Bai Hanchuan checking the growth of strawberries in the field with technicians. He sometimes lowered his head in deep thought, and sometimes had heated discussions with technicians. His brows were full of seriousness and concentration. During this period, he devoted almost all his time to the construction of the base. He lost weight, but his spirit was exceptionally good.

"How are the strawberries? Are they growing well today?" I walked up to him and asked with a smile.

"Well, thanks to the experts you invited, the technology they brought is amazing!" Bai Hanchuan showed a gratified smile on his face, "Look, these strawberries are big and red, and they taste sweeter than before."

I picked up a ripe strawberry and took a bite. A sweet juice instantly filled my mouth. I couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's delicious! It seems that this year's strawberries will be a big hit!"

It turned out that my hunch was correct. With the help of new planting technology and management experience, the strawberry yield and quality of the base have been significantly improved. We have successfully completed the previous backlog of orders and received many new orders. Looking at the mountains of strawberries in the warehouse, I was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

"It seems that our base is about to enter a new stage of development." Bai Hanchuan said with a hint of excitement, "Jinli, what are your plans next?"

I pondered for a moment and said, "I want to take this opportunity to promote our brand and let more people know about the strawberries from our base."

Bai Hanchuan nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, I support you! If you need me to do anything, just ask."

I smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "Don't worry, you'll be busy."

As night fell, Bai Hanchuan and I walked side by side on the ridge of the field, looking at the flashing lights in the base in the distance, our hearts filled with hope.

"Hanchuan," I stopped and turned to look at him, "I think..."

"What do you want to say?" He stopped, his obsidian eyes reflecting starlight, and looked at me tenderly.

"I think that this time, thanks to everyone's concerted efforts, the base was able to turn losses into profits. We should reward everyone!" I said with a smile, "Why not give everyone a bonus!"

Bai Hanchuan nodded without hesitation, "Okay, I'll listen to you! We should give everyone bonuses! It's the right thing to do! What do you think is the appropriate amount?"

I pondered for a moment and said, "Just calculate it based on everyone's performance this month, and add one month's salary as a reward!"

"No problem!" Bai Hanchuan agreed readily.

The next day, we told all the employees the good news. When they heard the news, they were stunned at first, and then burst into thunderous cheers.

"Great! I can finally send money home!"

"This is all thanks to Manager Mu and Manager Bai!"

"Yeah, if it weren't for them, who knows what would have happened to our base!"

Seeing everyone's happy expressions, I also felt a warm current in my heart. During this period of time, everyone has made a lot of efforts for the base, and now they finally see hope. I am also happy for them.

In order to celebrate the base's turnaround from loss to profit and to thank everyone for their hard work, Bai Hanchuan and I decided to hold a small celebration party at the base.

That night, the base was decorated with lights and was bustling with activity. Everyone sat around the dining table, enjoying the sumptuous dishes, with happy smiles on their faces.

"Come on, let's raise our glasses and toast to our base that is getting better and better!" Bai Hanchuan raised his glass and said loudly.

"Cheers to the base!" Everyone responded in unison and drank it all in one gulp.

After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere became even more lively. Everyone stood up to toast and expressed their best wishes for the future. I also picked up my glass, walked among the employees, and chatted and laughed with everyone.

"Manager Mu, I toast you!" An old employee came up to me with a glass of wine and said excitedly, "I have worked in this base for most of my life, and I have never seen a good leader like you. You are really our lucky star!"

I smiled and clinked glasses with him. "Big Brother, you're too kind. I'm just doing what I should do. I believe that as long as we unite as one, our base will definitely get better and better!"

Amidst the laughter and joy, I saw the hope for the future of the base, and also saw the results of my and Bai Hanchuan's joint efforts. However, at this moment, several figures appeared at the gate of the base...

"Manager Mu, Manager Bai, your base is really booming now!" I am not unfamiliar with the visitors, they are farmers who grow cotton from several nearby villages. They look at the lively scene in the base, their eyes full of curiosity and desire for knowledge.

I hurried forward and said, "Brother Wang, Sister Li, why are you here? Please come in!"

"We heard that your base is doing very well now, so we all want to come and take a look and learn from your experience." Brother Wang smiled naively, and the others nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes, Manager Mu, please let us in to take a look and learn a little so that we can improve our planting methods when we go back." Sister Li looked at me expectantly.

"Of course, we are all in the same industry, so we should learn from each other." I smiled and welcomed them into the base. "Hanchuan, take a few brothers and sisters to the fields and tell them about our planting techniques and management experience."

"Okay!" Bai Hanchuan agreed readily and led them towards the fields.

After watching them leave, I turned back to the celebration party, feeling full of emotion. The base can achieve today's achievements, which is inseparable from the joint efforts of everyone, and even more inseparable from the opportunities of this era.

During this period, the base was back on track, and Bai Hanchuan and I could finally breathe a sigh of relief. After dinner, we often took a walk on the small path in the base, talking about the future development of the base and each other's joys and sorrows.

"Jinli, thank you." Bai Hanchuan held my hand, his eyes as gentle as water, "Meeting you is the greatest luck in my life."

I leaned on his shoulder, feeling his warmth, and the corners of my mouth unconsciously raised a happy arc, "Me too."

The moonlight shone on us, making our shadows extraordinarily long. At this moment, I felt extremely peaceful and content.

However, I occasionally felt uneasy, as if there was an undercurrent beneath the calm, but I didn't tell Bai Hanchuan, I just...

That night, I woke up from my dream. The howling of the wind outside the window sounded like the roar of a wild animal, which made me feel inexplicably uneasy. I subconsciously shrank into Bai Hanchuan's arms, but I still couldn't dispel the haze in my heart.

"What's wrong?" Bai Hanchuan was awakened by my movements and asked me sleepily.

"It's okay, I just had a nightmare." I forced a smile, not wanting to make him worry.

"Silly boy, dreams are the opposite of what they actually are." Bai Hanchuan hugged me tighter, "Go to sleep quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow."

I nodded and closed my eyes, but I couldn't fall asleep anymore. Those fragmented dreams replayed in my mind like a movie, and every scene was full of weirdness and uneasiness. I tried hard to see the people and things in the dream clearly, but there was always a layer of fog between them and I couldn't see clearly.

The next day, I woke up with dark circles under my eyes. Bai Hanchuan asked me with concern if I was feeling unwell. I shook my head and just said that I didn't sleep well.

In order to divert my attention, I plunged into the work at the base. Watching the busy figures of the employees and smelling the smell of soil emanating from the fields, my mood gradually calmed down.

"Jinli, look at the cotton we planted, it's growing so well!" Brother Wang pointed at the green cotton seedlings in the field, his face full of joy.

"Yes, this year will definitely be another year of bumper harvest." I nodded with a smile, but I still couldn't completely relax in my heart.

In the evening, Bai Hanchuan and I took a walk on the trail at the base as usual. The setting sun made our shadows particularly long, and everything looked so beautiful and peaceful.

"Jinli, look, our base is getting better and better." Bai Hanchuan pointed to the distance, his tone full of pride.

I followed his gaze and saw neat rows of vegetable greenhouses shining golden in the setting sun. In the distance, the newly built staff dormitory building was about to be completed. Everything was thriving.

"Yes, all this is hard-earned." I sighed, but my heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Just then, I saw a black car slowly approaching and stopping at the gate of the base. A man in a suit and leather shoes got out of the car, holding a briefcase in his hand, and looking around the base sharply.

My heart shuddered, and a bad premonition came over me.