The next day, Du Qingchen was awakened by Gao Xiaohui's knock on the door.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, it's time to eat."
Du Qingchen got dressed and came out. Everyone was already waiting for him in the restaurant downstairs.
Breakfast was made by Zhai Meng. After dinner, the family sat on the sofa to take a rest.
Unexpectedly, the morning news on TV was showing news.
The headline was of course the news that Fengyunhui had been wiped out. Lu Donglai had been prepared for it for a long time. This news was so timely and caught many people off guard.
Seeing the embarrassing appearance of Qi Lei being taken into the car on the screen, sisters Gao Xiaotong had a strange expression.
Gao Guanghao is in a good mood.
But many people are destined to have a bad year this year. When the situation collapses, many people will be involved. After more than ten years of operation, too many people will be dragged down by them.
Some people are happy and some are worried. When ordinary people see this news, they will definitely clap their hands and cheer. You can even vaguely hear the sound of firecrackers and fireworks outside. You don't know whether they are celebrating the annihilation of the storm or celebrating the New Year.
None of this matters anymore.
After only sitting for a while, Gao Guanghao went to work in the city hall.
Last night's actions will become a trigger. Today he is going to chair a meeting, and there is still a lot of follow-up work to be arranged.
He is actually very busy during the Spring Festival every year. In the past, he would feel very depressed when this time came.
While other people celebrate the New Year and have family reunions, he celebrates the New Year, which is actually the busiest time.
But today he is in a good mood.
Because the serious trouble in his heart has been eliminated and the future is bright.
He has now boarded Du Qingchen's pirate ship and it is impossible to get off, but he has no regrets.
Compared with the life that can see the future at a glance, he hopes that there will be some changes in the future.
Only when you can't see clearly can you have expectations.
With expectations, life will be more meaningful and dynamic.
He walked away, and Zhai Meng went to work overtime again, but he agreed that he could go home at noon and focus on celebrating the New Year.
Du Qingchen called Wang Lingying on the sofa, knowing that she had just returned to Jiangnan City and was on her way to her old house. The two chatted for a while, and Du Qingchen chatted a few words with Zeng Qing.
This phone call took more than half an hour.
When he turned around, he found that Gao Xiaotong was staring at him resentfully and winking at him.
"Brother-in-law, who are you talking to on the phone, so affectionate?"
Gao Xiaohui asked suspiciously. It was then that Du Qingchen realized that he seemed to have overlooked something very important. He still had to act.
So, he coughed and said seriously: "My sister, didn't you hear what I said?"
"Who is the other girl?"
"She's also my sister."
"Your two sisters?"
"right."
"Then my sister said you are an orphan."
"I recently found my family."
Gao Xiaotong quickly changed the topic: "Hey, who will cook for lunch?"
"I will do it, I will do it now."
When he arrived at the kitchen, Du Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn it, I almost broke it.
At noon, Zhai Meng came back and finally tasted the food cooked by Du Qingchen and was full of praise.
During the New Year's Eve dinner, Du Qingchen cooked, and Zhai Meng didn't argue. The key was that she was not as good at cooking as Du Qingchen, but with three women helping her, the dinner was still very enjoyable.
In the evening, Gao Guanghao finally came back.
But strangely, his face didn't look good.
The New Year's Eve dinner was very enjoyable and enjoyable. Du Qingchen had just arrived and was already getting along quite harmoniously with the whole family.
After dinner, Gao Xiaohui took out several boxes of fireworks and clamored for Du Qingchen to take her out to set off the fireworks.
Gao Guanghao called Du Qingchen to the study, and the two played a game of chess. There was no suspense, and Gao Guanghao was defeated.
He obviously has no intention of playing chess.
"Uncle, just tell me, what happened? Is it because Commander Xu didn't support your work?"
Gao Guanghao sighed: "No, he not only supported it, but also brought Minister Li to support it. But I never expected that Deputy Mayor Liu would also win over another neutral. Now on the Standing Committee, my
The number of votes was only one more than his. I made a proposal today. In the final show of hands, I actually only won one vote from him. It seemed that I won, but this situation is not good. If there is a slight difference, it will come back again.
To the past."
Du Qingchen didn't know what to say for a moment.
After all, it was not convenient for him to get involved in this kind of thing.
Fortunately, Gao Guanghao also knew this and did not mention it again. He quickly adjusted his mentality and said, "We have to go back to our hometown to celebrate the New Year tomorrow. You must be mentally prepared."
"What do you mean, uncle? Isn't it just a New Year greeting?"
"I mean, you might not like the people in my hometown."
Du Qingchen said disapprovingly: "It's okay."
After chatting for a while, Du Qingchen went downstairs and went out to set off fireworks with Gao Xiaohui.
Gao Xiaohui was like a child, very lively and cute. When she was excited, she would hug Du Qingchen and scream and jump, making Du Qingchen feel uncomfortable all over.
On the other side, Gao Xiaotong's face was extremely gloomy.
But no matter how unhappy she was, Gao Xiaohui just pretended not to see it.
In the evening, Du Qingchen and Wang Lingying made a phone call. Wang Lingying asked him when he would go back. Du Qingchen said it would probably take a few days. He also asked Wang Lingying what gift he wanted, but Wang Lingying said no.
The next day, after breakfast, the family drove an off-road vehicle and prepared to go home. The car was not very good, costing only about 200,000 yuan, it was not a luxury car.
Gao Guanghao's hometown is located in Jiuxian Village, a suburb of Northern Zhejiang City. It is said that there was a Jiuxian in the village before, but it is just a legend.
After leaving the county seat, the road became increasingly difficult to walk, and we did not arrive at Jiuxian Village until after eleven o'clock at noon.
Gao Guanghao's home is located in the south of the village, in a large courtyard with a three-story building. It is not a wealthy family, but it does not look shabby either.
Although he has been serving as the mayor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang City, it is not the same city after all, and he is too upright, so his family did not get much benefit from him.
As soon as we entered the yard and the car stopped, several children ran out of the house and asked for red envelopes.
Gao Guanghao was accustomed to this and had already prepared for it. He prepared a sutra bag with two hundred yuan in it.
Then, an old couple came out to greet the family into the house.
After introduction, Du Qingchen learned that this old couple were Gao Guanghao's parents. Gao Chengyuan and Li Xiuqin were both typical old farmers. However, Gao Chengyuan had been a soldier before and was almost eighty years old this year. He looked sickly.
After entering the house, there was a circle of people playing mahjong. Gao Guanghao's two brothers, Gao Guangming and Gao Guangliang, glanced at him, only asked a question and came back without speaking again. The other two were Gao Guanghao's two brothers.
They were all Gao Guanghao's brothers-in-law, Li Qingyuan and Wu Zhaoyong, and they just said hello, as if they hadn't seen Gao Guanghao's family.
This surprised Du Qingchen.
Although he was prepared, he did not expect that Gao Guanghao, the city leader, would be treated like this when he returned to his hometown.
This is too cold, and he might as well be a common man with a flat head.
Even if ordinary villagers came to the door, they couldn't be so cold. It was the Chinese New Year. This scene made Du Qingchen feel ashamed.
He had a hunch that they would not be happy with each other in the future.