"It doesn't matter whether we are paid or not. Since we are now working together, some things must be said on the table. Otherwise, how can we convince the public in the future?"
Ye Fan said.
His words were recognized by Lei Jun.
"That's right! Now that we have a career, we can't play it off. No matter how good the relationship is, we have to beat the gongs and drums face to face."
"Yeah." Ye Fan nodded and continued.
"You should know about my family's situation. My father and mother almost broke down because of my troubles over the years.
It's summer vacation for Yiyi now, and my parents want to take them back to their hometown to rest for a while.
Now that Novan's business has stabilized, I would like to take some time to go back with the two old people, and by the way, I would like to thank the elders who have supported my family over the years."
Pan Xiaowei slapped the table, "Hey, I thought something big was going on!"
"Ye Fan, what are you talking about with us? In private, this kind of trivial matter is discussed at the shareholders' meeting. Are you satisfied?" Lei Jun would quarrel with Ye Fan whenever he got the chance.
"Damn, you agreed with what I said just now!" Ye Fan rolled his eyes fiercely.
"Who knew you would say this!" Lei Jun curled his lips disdainfully, "Do you think being a general manager is great? Are you planning to break away from us ordinary people?"
"You kid takes advantage of everything, are you itchy?" Ye Fan snorted angrily.
"Okay, okay." Murong Qi interrupted them and asked in a low voice: "Ye Fan, you can go back to your hometown with your uncle and aunt to relax. Although we don't work in the company like Bingbing Xiaowei, we are free.
They will come to help.”
"Yes, it will be no problem as long as we are here." Luo Donghai and Fang Yang patted their chests, "We don't have anything to do on the weekend anyway, so we might as well come here to help."
"Well, I'm back too." Lei Jun didn't quarrel with Ye Fan this time.
"However, I'm not helping you. I don't want to see my Bingbing suffer! Damn it, Ye Fan, Bingbing has been working overtime for you this month without even taking a day off. You haven't shown any signs of it. What's the difference between you and a capitalist?
"
While talking, Lei Jun teased Ye Fan again.
"Yes, yes, Ye Fan is a capitalist, so my husband is better!" Hu Bingbing chuckled.
Ye Fan couldn't stand the disgust of these two people and was too lazy to pay attention to them.
Then the shareholders' meeting ended and everyone dispersed, leaving only Li Ruoxin and Ye Fan in the office.
"Brother Ye, how long will you be leaving for?" Li Ruoxin saw everyone had left, so she came to sit next to Mark.
Ye Fan took her little hand and said apologetically: "Xiao Li, you will have to work hard from now on. I'm afraid I'll have to go for about half a month."
"Half a month?" Li Ruoxin lowered her head, feeling a little sad: "Brother Ye, what if I miss you?"
A month ago, Li Ruoxin and Ye Fan moved into their parents' house in Lu Jiaozhou.
When he was busy at work, Ye Fan didn't go back and spent the night there with Li Ruoxin.
Of course, he would go back to Dong Yuejun's house three or four days a week.
Now he is wandering between two women, feeling guilty and reluctant to let go.
Dong Yuejun is his ex-wife and a good woman. And Li Ruoxin is the first woman he fell in love with in this world.
It can be said that he can't trust either woman, let alone break their hearts.
"I will call you when I have time." Ye Fan smiled bitterly and gently hugged Li Ruoxin's waist, "I will be back as soon as possible."
"Yes." Li Ruoxin put her arms around Ye Fan's neck and gave her a gentle kiss with her red lips, "Brother Ye, I'll wait for you."
The two hugged each other tenderly for a while, and then started to work on the things at hand.
That night, Ye Fan drove back to Dong Yuejun's house. His parents had already packed a lot of things to take back to their hometown.
Ye Zhonghua was counting the items, and his mother was holding a small notebook and checking them one by one.
"This is for the eldest sister's family... This is the second brother... Although my uncle has died, my old aunt is still alive, and these are for her..."
"Hey, you guys are moving!"
Ye Fan opened the door and was shocked. The whole living room was full of things.
Dong Yuejun came to Ye Fan, "Are you hungry? I'll heat up some food for you."
"No, I've eaten." Ye Fan pointed to the living room, "What's going on?"
"My parents said that I haven't been back for a long time, and this time I have to give away all the New Year's goods in the past few years." Dong Yuejun rubbed his sore arms, "I went to the mall with my parents for a long walk today.
I’m almost exhausted.”
"I'll press it for you tonight." Ye Fan held Dong Yuejun's hand and walked to the clothes, "Dad, Mom, I can't bring back so many things unless I rent a truck."
"What nonsense!" Dad said with a frown.
"There are six of us this time, and we are divided into two cars. Your car is big, so if you can't fit it in the trunk, you can put it in the back seat. The trunk of Xiaojun's car can put our luggage!
Your mother and I have figured it out, there won’t be anything wrong!”
My mother also echoed: "Yes, we have brought things to my father-in-law and mother-in-law. When the time comes, you and Xiaojun will send them over."
"Mom, actually my family doesn't need to bring it all the way." Dong Yuejun said speechlessly: "When we get to my hometown, Ye Fan and I will just go shopping and buy some."
“Our hometown is just a small county town, what’s so good about it?”
Mom counted on her fingers and continued to count things with dad.
Dong Yuejun was helpless, and Ye Fan waved his hand.
"Forget it, let them do whatever they like. Let's go to bed early today, otherwise we won't be able to drive that far tomorrow."
"Um."
Yiyi and Nuonuo had gone to bed early, and Ye Fan and Dong Yuejun also went to the bathroom to wash up and went back to the bedroom to sleep.
Mom and Dad spent the whole night counting and labeling everything clearly, and they didn't rest until midnight.
Early the next morning, the family got ready and carried their bags downstairs. It took Ye Fan four trips to fill the car.
The two children and their mother were riding in Dong Yuejun's car. Ye Fan's car was big and packed with stuff, and it was only big enough for Ye Zhonghua to occupy a seat on the passenger side.
My mother’s hometown is Dayun Township, Liukou County, Jiangnan City, more than 380 kilometers away from Binhai.
Ye Fan and the others drove for more than five hours to reach Liukou County in Nanjiang City, and spent one hour on the way out of Binhai.
Liukou County is a small county with a population of less than 150,000. It has three towns under its jurisdiction, of which Dayun Township has the largest population and the most prosperous market.
It was past one o'clock, after dinner, and my mother was not willing to go back to Dayun Township to trouble her family, so she took Ye Fan and the others to a restaurant at a relative's house in Liukou County for lunch.
The lady who ran the meal was my mother's distant cousin. She was so happy that she burst into tears when she saw my mother. The two old women hugged each other and did not separate for a long time.
At the end of the meal, the boss couldn't stand it any longer, so he asked Ye Zhonghua and Ye Fan to take their seats first and started cooking for them.
Yiyi blinked her big eyes and looked around curiously.
She has not been back to her hometown since she was born and is full of curiosity about this place.
Nuonuo walked up to Yiyi with her short legs and said in a sweet voice: "Sister Yiyi, look at the yard outside the hotel, there are so many chickens! How about we pick grass to feed the chickens?
good?"
"Chickens don't eat grass." Yiyi chuckled.
"What does the chicken eat?"
"This..." Yiyi scratched her head, turned around and hugged Ye Zhonghua's thigh, "Grandpa, what do those chickens eat?"
"Of course chickens eat millet, and sometimes they also eat feed."
Ye Zhonghua had nothing to do, so he held two little children on the left and right, grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the table, and took them out without caring whether the chickens would eat them.
Ye Fan pulled Dong Yuejun to the landlady's side and smiled politely: "Hello, fourth aunt, this is my wife, do you remember?"
The proprietress separated from her mother, looked at Ye Fan and Dong Yuejun up and down, and exclaimed: "Ah, Xiao Fanzi, how handsome are you after several years? Girl, are you the eldest girl of the Dong family?"
Although Ye Fan is not familiar with Dong Yuejun's family, he still has an impression of the people in his hometown. After all, in another world, he is not a waste and will accompany his mother back when he is free.
Moreover, his rank in the army is relatively high, and he is equivalent to a full-time cadre in the government, two ranks higher than the county party secretary of Liukou County.
Therefore, in that world, my mother was particularly proud every time she came back, because many county leaders would rush to visit them.
In this world, my mother does not have this honor.
But it's not bad. Ye Fan, the prodigal son, can't exchange money for his return. He dare not say that he will honor his ancestors, but he can still be proud of it.
When the fourth aunt saw Ye Fan and his family dressed in bright clothes and driving two cars, she was immediately envious.
"Xiao Fanzi, I heard from your uncle that you have become so powerful recently that you have opened a big company!"
"It's not a big company, it's just a few small shops, just making ends meet." My mother laughed.
Ye Fan shook his head speechlessly, "Fourth Aunt, don't say that, I'm still starting a business."
"It's good to be young!"
The fourth aunt looked around, then suddenly took Ye Fan's hand and lowered her voice: "I also heard your old uncle say that you want to involve their family in doing business, right?"
"No." Ye Fan was stunned and looked at his mother.
My mother looked tense, "Fourth sister, who said this?"
"Abin said it." When the fourth aunt saw that there was no one around, she reminded her in a low voice: "Cousin, Xiaofanzi, although Abin has made a little money in the past few years, his reputation is not very good. We don't want to see him doing business in the county.
He. You must be careful and stay out of his way!"
Generally speaking, my uncle and my mother are siblings. This is an internal matter within the family, and others will not make irresponsible remarks in front of my mother.
However, the fourth aunt and my mother have had a good relationship since childhood, and she is a warm-hearted person, so these words are not taboo.
My mother also knew a little bit about my uncle’s family, so she nodded lightly: “Fourth sister, I’ve also heard about A Bin’s matter. Xiaofan makes his own decisions about his company, and I won’t interfere.”
"That's all I said, as long as Xiaofan understands." The fourth aunt laughed, "Oh, look at me, come to the private room quickly, I won't do business today, I'll pay for lunch, and I'll wait for you after dinner.
Sit at home."
"How can this be done?!" Mom was unhappy.
The two old women got entangled again and began to grab orders.