At this time, the young people also gathered around and looked at Li Donglai curiously.
"Hello, I am Ding Qiunan's cousin, and my name is Chen Fang." The older one introduced himself and pointed to the other two.
"This is my brother, Chen Zhi, and this is my sister, Chen Hua."
"By the way, my father Chen Dongfang went on a business trip and didn't come back. I hope you can forgive me."
He seemed polite, but his tone revealed the arrogance unique to those in power.
This guy seems to have some background.
Li Donglai replied politely: "They are all family members. When uncle comes back, Qiunan and I will pay him a visit."
Chen Fang nodded with satisfaction.
He heard that his cousin's husband was a barefoot doctor, and he thought he would not be able to speak a word clearly.
Now it seems that it can be on the stage.
"Don't just stand there stupidly, come and eat." At this time, Ding's mother and Ding's cousin had already put the dishes on the table.
Braised fish, Dongpo pork elbow, braised pork with pickled vegetables, saliva chicken, and four or five green vegetables.
Ding Boren looked at the large table of dishes and felt extremely distressed.
He put a lot of thought into these dishes.
Money is secondary, meat tickets are the main thing.
Fortunately, he was usually very popular in the university, so he spent a lot of money to buy meat tickets from other professors.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but complain about Li Donglai.
When Li Donglai held such a grand occasion, the Ding family could not invite distinguished guests, and the scene was not so lively, but they could not lag behind in terms of dishes.
Otherwise, my daughter will lose face.
Li Donglai, who has been off work for the past two days and doesn't usually drink, lost his reserve and turned his back on guests. He picked up his glass and used the words he used to persuade people to drink in his previous life.
Chen Fang and Chen Zhi were almost knocked down.
"One cup of love, two cups of affection, three cups of friendship, three cups of wine are good brothers. One cup of wine, two cups of toast, three cups of wine reveal true feelings."
"When you see injustice on the road, roar, who will drink if you don't drink?"
Chen Fang and Chen Zhi are a little arrogant.
But they are both pure-hearted children, and they became close to Li Donglai after a few glasses of wine.
Li Donglai also learned about the situation of the Chen family.
Chen's father's name is Chen Zuonan. He is a chemist at Jingcheng University and currently works as the chief technologist at Jingcheng Pharmaceutical Factory.
Chen’s mother is the principal of Beijing’s No. 1 Primary School.
Chen Fang and Chen Zhi both studied at Beijing University, one in the Department of Chemical Engineering and the other in the Department of Literature.
Their little sister's name is Chen Li, and she is currently in high school.
Although this family is not as good as a general like Gu Shen, it is definitely an upper-class family.
No wonder the Chen Fang brothers behaved so proudly.
"Brother, you, you are also going to Beijing University?" When Chen Fang heard that Li Donglai was also going to university, Chen Fang was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out. In addition, he drank too much and almost couldn't hold his tongue straight.
The Chen brothers, sisters and Chen's mother also looked at Li Donglai in surprise.
"Come on, let's go with another one." Li Donglai drank happily, clinked another glass and drank it all in one gulp.
"Yes, I went to study in the name of a steel rolling mill. I can't compare with people like you who have passed the formal examination."
Studying further, Chen Fang regained a little bit of his self-esteem.
The students at Kyungseong University are all elites from all over the country.
But this cousin-in-law looks tall and thick, and he doesn't look like an elite at all.
It turns out that it was recommended by the factory for further training, so that makes sense.
But Chen's mother turned her questioning eyes to Ding Boren.
Ding Boren is a university professor, could he have played a key role in this?
This is a mistake to make.
Ding Boren was so happy that he drank too much. He patted the table and said with a smile: "Second sister, don't look at me. Dong Lai is able to further his studies only because of his own merit. Besides, I'm just a little professor and can make decisions."
Such a thing?"
Mother Chen nodded with sudden realization and looked at Li Donglai with a somewhat eager look.
"Donglai, which department are you studying in? If it's the Department of Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering, that would be very convenient."
"Aunt, I don't know for sure. But it should be the Department of Medicine, right?" Li Donglai then remembered that Professor Hu only said that he should go to Beijing University to study, and did not confirm the department.
"You don't know either..." Zhou Fang pouted.
What do you call this? You’ve already gone to further studies and you still don’t know which department to study in? Are you trying to lie to a three-year-old?
Seeing that Li Donglai had drunk too much, Ding Qiunan took the initiative to explain: "Professor Hu Guangshen from the journal office was the one who pulled the strings. The admission notice hasn't come out yet."
"Professor Hu Guangshen? That tenured professor from Capital University?" Chen Fang was so shocked that he stood up.
"Yes, do you know each other?" Li Donglai looked indifferent.
"I know him, but he doesn't know me. Brother Donglai, you have a bright future." Chen Fang realized that he had lost his composure and sat down in a daze.
Mother Chen put down her chopsticks, looked at Chen Fang and asked, "Professor Hu Guangshen? Who is it? Does your father know him?"
Chen Fang leaned into Mother Chen's ear and whispered for a while.
Mother Chen's face gradually became visibly surprised, her mouth couldn't close, and she looked at Li Donglai carefully.
Although Chen Zhi and Chen Li didn't know who Professor Hu Guangshen was, they could still feel from Chen's mother's surprise that he must be a heavyweight professor from Beijing University.
After a long time, Chen's mother looked at Ding Boren and said, "Third brother, you have found a good son-in-law."
Ding Boren has heard this sentence countless times, but when it came from Chen's mother's mouth, he felt that the meaning was particularly different.
In order to support the construction of the capital, the Chen and Ding families responded to the call from above and came to the capital.
We are unfamiliar with the place, and the two families are relatives, so they naturally stick together to keep each other warm and help each other.
However, everyone has their eyebrows and eyes, and their five fingers are not all aligned.
Due to the prosperous Chen family and the fact that Lao Chen was more flexible than Ding Boren, he quickly gained the attention of the ministry and was responsible for key projects.
Ding Boren is more stubborn. He has been a university professor for more than ten years. Although he has a noble reputation, he has almost no power.
Every time it rises and falls, the Ding family will inevitably feel inferior to the Chen family.
Every time I visit Chen's family, I always prepare the best gift.
The Chen family will return the gift at will.
Of course, this does not mean that the relationship between the two families is not good. They often discuss important matters together and face difficulties together. This is determined by human nature.
The Buddha receives a stick of incense, and everyone strives to take a breath.
The appearance of Li Donglai broke this situation.
Now he is just a college student. After graduation, as Chen's mother said, his future will be limitless.
Ding Boren felt happy, but then he thought of Ding Qiunan's persuasion.
Li Donglai had also persuaded him before, asking him to go among the masses and work in the steel rolling mill.
Although he was perfunctory with his mouth, he didn't think so in his heart.
As a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Beijing University, he thought he had a breeze, but he was still afraid of mere strong winds.
Now I have to seriously consider it.
...
Throughout the banquet, Ding Qiunan's heart felt as sweet as drinking honey, and she could not close her mouth until she returned to the courtyard.
