After getting to the car and putting everything in the trunk, An Yifeng took a deep breath and said, "Sister, brother-in-law, please walk slowly and drive slowly. This mountain road is not easy to walk on."
"Yeah, I know, it's fine during the day." I nodded and replied.
But An Rong had already got into the car and said to An Yifeng hypocritically: "Yifeng, there is indeed something going on at home. Your nephew will have a parent-teacher meeting tomorrow, so the family will have to work hard on you."
An Yifeng nodded and said with a smile, "It's okay, sister, just go about your business. I'm used to it."
I don’t know how much bitterness it brings to this habit.
He is only in his twenties! But he looks older than me, and the calluses on his hands are even more painful.
If he had been selfish, his second uncle would have been gone long ago, and he gave up the opportunity to work hard in the city and stayed in this remote country just to fulfill his filial piety.
This filial piety alone deserves a thumbs up from me.
After a brief exchange of greetings, I got into the cab and started the car.
An Yifeng reminded again: "Brother-in-law, you must pay attention to safety. It doesn't matter if you go slower."
"Well, I know. You can go back. The door to the house is not closed yet."
"It's okay. We don't close the door 24 hours a day."
An Yifeng stood there and watched us leave until we were far away. I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that he was still standing there and was already a little smaller.
It wasn't until I couldn't see him at all that I let out a long breath and took another look at An Rong in the back seat. She was still scrolling through TikTok as if nothing had happened.
This mountain road is indeed difficult to walk, even more difficult than the mountain roads I walked in the border counties of Yunnan before.
Because most of the mountains in Yunnan are big mountains and not that steep.
The mountains in Guizhou are rugged, winding, and steep.
The whole journey does not exceed 30 yards, and in some road conditions the speed can only be maintained at a dozen yards.
After finishing using Douyin, An Rong suddenly said to An Lan: "Sister, you haven't forgotten what I told you last night, right?"
An Lan replied: "Sister An Rong, I have made this matter very clear to you. We are currently undergoing a major rectification, and many supporting suppliers have suspended cooperation."
"I know that. What I'm saying is that after the renovation is completed, tell Senyuan Daily Chemicals and let them use our wood."
An Lan is not the kind of person who agrees to others casually, especially when it comes to work, she is stricter than me.
She didn't care if they were relatives or not, and said: "It's not up to me to decide whether to use your wood or not. I can at most say it and let them send people to your factory to test whether the materials are qualified. If they are qualified, of course.
It will work."
"Just because you said it doesn't mean you didn't say anything?"
"Sister An Rong, you have to know that we are such a big group and have many departments. I can't think of everything."
"You can't think of other things, but this is my business! I'm your cousin, dear."
"It doesn't matter even if you are my sister." I knew that An Lan couldn't bear it anymore, and she didn't want to give An Rong face anymore.
However, An Rong still didn't understand and continued: "Why are you like this girl? We are relatives after all! We are so close, so it is not difficult for you to help us."
After a pause, she continued: "Besides, I didn't ask you for business directly, did I? I just want you to help connect people. Anyway, Senyuan Daily Chemicals is also an industry under your group."
"Stop talking about it. There is nothing to discuss about this matter. As I said before, if there is no problem with your product, we will definitely continue to cooperate."
An Rong suddenly fell silent, not knowing what she was thinking.
After a long while, she finally said: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I know you are busy and you look down on poor relatives like us."
An Lan and I looked at each other and immediately felt dumbfounded.
But not long after she was quiet, she started chattering again.
Fortunately, she didn't talk about work anymore. She only talked about short-term things about her parents, such as how good her children's grades were, and they even won second place in the city's math competition.
He also asked us if we had any children? Why didn’t we bring them back together?
An Lan and I both knew what kind of person she was, so we responded indifferently.
I just want to get rid of her as soon as possible. It's really more uncomfortable than being under a curse.
This three-hour drive was really a torture.
When we finally arrived in Guiyang City, she asked us to take her to the community where she lived, saying that the items were too heavy to lift.
This is indeed what we should do, and we had no choice but to send her to her home in Guiyang.
But she didn't give up and even asked me to help her carry her things upstairs.
Naturally, my status makes it difficult to refuse, but An Lan couldn't bear it anymore and said: "We still have something to do, and I have already bought a ticket. If I don't go to the airport, it will be too late. You call your husband and ask him to help you."
Bring it up!"
"My husband is at work! I don't have anyone at home, so why don't you just help me? Do you really look down on us poor relatives? It's all at the door of your house, and you don't even go in to sit down."
I still said patiently: "Sister, we really have to go to the airport. We don't have time. I didn't tell you in advance that I would take you back when you were on the way."
"If I don't tell you, don't you understand this? You are still the big boss, don't you know this about how to behave?"
I am really speechless. When it comes to dealing with people, who is better than you?
An Lan couldn't stand it anymore and had to say: "In this case, we can lift you to the elevator to the head office, right?"
"Okay, okay, I know it's difficult for you to do something, so just go to the elevator."
So An Lan glanced at me, and I had no choice but to get out of the car, pick up the sack, and said to her: "Hurry up and lead the way."
She was still lingering behind, but we were really running out of time.
I, who had been patient all this time, finally couldn't bear it anymore. I threw the sack on the ground and said, "You can carry it yourself!"
After saying that, I ran back to the car without waiting for her to say anything, and drove away quickly.
An Lan asked me: "So fast?"
"I didn't mention her to the elevator. Your cousin is really difficult to deal with. I told you we didn't have enough time, and she was still lingering behind, so I put her on the floor. I didn't want to spoil her."
An Lan also said angrily: "You should treat her like this. It really doesn't make sense at all."
After hurriedly rushing, we finally arrived at the airport. After returning the car at the airport branch, we didn't dare to delay for a moment and hurriedly checked in the car.
After passing the security check, ticket checking for our flight has begun.
I'm really lucky. If it had been a few minutes late, I would have had to wait for the next one.
At least we made it in time and got on the plane smoothly after checking in.
After the plane flew smoothly, I finally had a chance to go to the toilet. I almost peeed because I couldn't hold it in.
After going to the toilet and returning to his seat, he saw An Lan staring out the window a little absent-mindedly, looking very worried.
After sitting down, I asked her: "What's wrong with you? I feel like you're in a bad mood?"
"No, I just suddenly thought of my second uncle and my dad. I remembered what my dad said to me before he died."