After Shen Tong knocked on the door and went in, Lan Yue stood up and pulled Shen Tong to the sofa and sat down. Shen Tong and the people present nodded slightly and hid in a corner and sat down.
Uncle Lu Jiyuan was not present, but uncle Lan Zhiyong seemed to have forgotten what happened in the afternoon. He was smoking a cigarette and talking with a serious face to Lan Yue's mother Lan Yuqiu: "Yu Qiu, it's not me who is talking about you. You have been divorced for so many years, and you have not remarried yet. You are still stuck in this small county. Is there anything worthy of your nostalgia? Yueyue is getting married soon. Take my advice and come back to the capital with us."
Aunt Lan Xiaoyang picked up the conversation, took Lan Yuqiu's hand and said: "Sister, what I said makes sense, come back with us. You said that when your parents were still alive, they were thinking about you all the time. Ah." Before he could finish speaking, Lan Xiaoyang was already covering his mouth and crying bitterly.
Lan Yuqiu lowered his head and said nothing, with a pained look on his face and blurred eyes, obviously not as enthusiastic and determined as usual.
Lan Zhiyong was a little anxious and said: "Yu Qiu, we are already such an old man. Can you please say something sweet and say, will you come with us or not?"
After a moment of silence, Lan Zhiyong saw that he couldn't get anything out of Lan Yuqiu's mouth, so he turned to Lan Yue and asked: "Yueyue, your mother can't think about it, but you can always think about it, right? Just quit your job and come back with me. In Beijing, uncle will find a job for you."
Lan Yue looked at her mother, then at her uncle, pursed her lips, lowered her head and picked at her nails.
"Hey! What's wrong with you guys? Can you please say something?" Lan Zhiyong was anxious, his eyes stayed on Shen Tong, and asked: "Shen Tong, let me ask you, if Lan Yue wants to come back to us Capital, are you willing to go with us? If you go, why don't you go to my company, or let your uncle Yueyue find a job for you, I guarantee it will be better than here."
Shen Tong felt a little embarrassed when he saw that this problem was thrown at him. After all, it was not his family's business. It was up to Lan Yue and her mother to decide whether to leave or stay. Shen Tong had never thought about this problem at all. Faced with it, Lan Yue's complicated family was at a loss. He coughed twice and said: "Uncle, aunt, I am still Lan Yue's boyfriend. Strictly speaking, I am not qualified to participate in your family affairs at all, but I know this. Okay, let me just say a few words from my heart as a bystander."
"Principal Lan is the hero of Dongquan education. Without her, Dongquan's education would never be at the forefront of the province, nor would it be possible for this remote rural area to become a wonder in Dongjiang's education world. I am also a student of Principal Lan, and in I sincerely thank her from the bottom of my heart for leaving her family and career to devote her youth to us. Over the years, she has deeply rooted her roots in Dongquan, where she has her career and her hopes."
"I have no reason to stop Lan Yue's happiness. If she wants to leave, not only will I not keep her, but I will send her away happily. As for me, my roots are here, and I am really reluctant to leave. If Lan Yue If she wants me to go with her, I will definitely say nothing. So, I respect Lan Yue’s opinion."
After talking in a circle and coming back, Lan Yue and her daughter had to take the big idea. Lan Yue was very moved by what Shen Tong said just now and had an idea in her mind. She said: "Uncle, Shen Tong is right. You are right." My mother is already this old, why did you let her go to the capital? Even if you can support her, her character will never be idle. Who doesn't want to have a complete family, but she has fallen in love with my mother I think it’s not the right time for you to send her back to this place. Let me make up my mind for my mother. She will retire in five or six years. When she retires, even if you don’t tell me, I will send her back. Capital City.”
"As for me, I want to stay with my mother. I can't bear to see her alone and helpless."
Lan Zhiyong shook his head, sighed, and said: "Okay, I'll let you guys do it. But if you suffer any grievances, you have to tell me. Just like what happened today, don't bully others." Come on, ask your uncle to tell Governor Zhang later that your county party committee secretary should offer Shen Tong a full-time official position, that’s too irritating.”
Shen Tong still maintained a sense of mystery about this "uncle". From Lan Zhiyong's tone, he seemed to be quite familiar with the provincial governor. Shen Tong suddenly felt a little funny. He was a small section member, but he still deserved to be the provincial governor. If you open your mouth to be promoted, even if you are promoted, to what position can you be promoted? Do you have to climb up step by step from the minor department to the main department?
During dinner in the evening, Wu Jiangkai and Ding Qingxiang toasted again. They originally wanted to take them to Qingjiang River in Dongguan Town the next day, but there was no scenery in the twelfth lunar month, so they had no choice but to let Shen Tong arrange Dongguan Town. Party Secretary Zhou Jianghai prepared some wild goods and stuffed the trunks of two cars to the brim.
Lan Yue's uncle Lan Zhiyong and the others made a special trip back to visit relatives and persuaded Lan Yuqiu to go back with him. However, Lan Yuqiu's firm attitude disappointed them. They stayed for another day the next day and drove away in the afternoon.
After the departure of the mysterious figure "Lu Jiyuan", the boring Dongquan County has new topics to talk about. But Shen Tong was also shocked. In the past, the power in Wu Jiangkai's hands had been beyond his reach and he was extremely longing for it. But the appearance of Lu Jiyuan , he felt the true power of power. In front of Lu Jiyuan, Wu Jiangkai was nothing, and his original thinking space was extended again.
After her uncle Lan Zhiyong left, Lan Yuqiu shut herself in her room and slept all afternoon. Lan Yue received a call from the hospital director Jiang Xiaoyu, telling her that starting from tomorrow, she would no longer be a nurse and would be transferred to the hospital personnel As the section chief, Lan Yue was a little surprised by the sudden change.
After Wu Jiangkai saw off the "distinguished guest", he went to the county party committee office to explain some matters to Zhang Liwei and left in a hurry. Shen Tong was not able to see Wu Jiangkai, but received a notice from the county party committee office that starting from tomorrow, he can rest. Taking turns to be on duty. In order to take care of Shen Tong who did not live in the county, Zhang Liwei put the duty date at the top for him.
In the evening, Shen Tong had dinner at Lan Yue's house and then came to the county committee to work the night shift.
In one building, except for the lights in the county party committee office, all other rooms were dark. The duty station was in the general office. There were computers, TVs, and hot water in the office. Shen Tong made a cup of hot tea and sat down at the computer in boredom. In front of me, he turned on the computer and remembered that Lan Yue didn't know what unit he worked for. Shen Tong tried to enter the name "Lu Jiyuan" in the search bar, but found nothing.
Bored, Shen Tong opened his mailbox again and found more than 20 unread emails. He continued to open them and found that they were all from Wu Jiangkai's daughter Wu Yuhan. Shen Tong opened one at random and it read: "Brother Shen Tong, Don’t you come on often? Why don’t you reply to my emails?”