Time passed by in the evening, and Qiao Liang returned to Jiangzhou before it was time to get off work.
Just when Qiao Liang returned to Jiangzhou, on the highway from Huangyuan to Daguan, two cars one behind the other drove towards Daguan. In the car in front, Duan Jiahong, Duan Jue's son, and the Tian Xu, whom Duan Jue calls "Tian Shao".
In the car, Tian Xu and Duan Jiahong were chatting and laughing. When they were about to arrive at the customs, Tian Xu turned to look at the car behind and asked with a smile, "Jiahong, are you sure you don't need my help?"
Duan Jiahong shook his head and said, "No, we've already invited the old leader to come over. Let's see if he can deal with the man named Cai."
The surname Cai mentioned by Duan Jiahong refers to Cai Minghai, director of the Daguan County Bureau.
Tian Xu smiled and said, "I didn't expect that just a few days after I left Daguan, your father would orchestrate such a big event. Unfortunately, it didn't succeed."
Duan Jiahong looked gloomy, "My dad is too conservative in doing things. He is afraid of wolves and tigers. I don't dare to have any expectations for him."
Tian Xu smiled and said, "Jiahong, you can't say that. Your father is a man of great wisdom. Otherwise, how could he have given you such a large family fortune?"
Duan Jiahong said with some disapproval, "It was easy to make money in the past. As long as you dared to venture out and fight hard, and you were brave enough, many people could make a lot of money."
Tian Xu gave Duan Jiahong a funny look and said to himself that this kid was born with a golden key in his mouth. The success of his parents and the smooth road paved for him in advance made him even don’t know how much he weighed. He just didn’t know how much he weighed. He is a worm who grew up in the shadow of his father's generation, and he really becomes his own dragon.
Tian Xu's evaluation of Duan Jiahong is obviously that he looks down on a rich man like him. He is not very capable and his tone is not small at all.
Tian Xu didn't know that while he looked down on Duan Jiahong, Duan Jiahong secretly looked down on him, and privately laughed at him for being nothing more than an illegitimate child. However, Duan Jiahong secretly thought about it. In front of Tian Xu, Duan Jiahong had absolutely no idea. He didn't dare to show anything. Although the other party was an illegitimate son, I not only recognized him, but also treasured him very much. This made Tian Xu, an illegitimate son, have an extraordinary weight. His father was so flattering to Tian Xu, but he just liked Tian Xu. Father's relationship.
In the past two years, Tian Xu, relying on his father's background, gathered a group of young people with the same background in the provincial capital and created a bit of momentum. The people in the car behind him were from the provincial department. The other deputy director was Cai Minghai’s old leader in the provincial department. Duan Jue was able to invite him this time because his son was now hanging out with Tian Xu, and Duan Jiahong also went out to drink together several times. The second time was through his son to do the work of communicating with me and invited him here.
The two of them were chatting, and seeing the toll station in Daguan County in front of them was already in front of them, Tian Xu said, "Jiahong, if you need my help if you need anything, please give me a shout at any time."
Duan Jiahong nodded and said, "Brother Tian, thank you. Don't worry, I won't be polite to you."
Jiangzhou.
When Qiao Liang arrived in Jiangzhou, Liao Gufeng and Lu Qian's mother were already waiting at an intersection leading to Sanjiang County. When Qiao Liang arrived, Liao Gufeng pressed down the car window and waved to Qiao Liang, "Xiao Qiao, take my seat. car."
When Qiao Liang heard this, he asked Wei Haoyun to drive behind him and got into Liao Gufeng's car.
The car started slowly. Qiao Liang turned to look at Liao Gufeng and Lu Qian's mother in the back seat, and said, "Uncle Liao, Auntie, you don't have to come here so soon. When I have time, I will take my parents to the capital to visit you." right."
Liao Gufeng smiled and said, "When will you take the initiative?"
Qiao Liang smiled faintly, but Liao Gufeng almost said that he was not active in this matter.
Qiao Liang wisely changed the subject and said, "Uncle Liao, which old friend did you visit this afternoon? I haven't heard that you have any old friends in Jiangzhou."
Although Liao Gufeng had worked in Jiangdong before, the other party was the top leader in the province. Qiao Liang really didn’t know who else in Jiangzhou City he could make friends with. In the past, there were cadres who had some connections with Liao Gufeng, such as his old leader. An Zhe has already been transferred away.
Liao Gufeng smiled and said, "You don't know this. The old president of our provincial Go Association used to be from Jiangzhou. When I was still working in Jiangdong Province, I would play two games with each other when I had time. We were playing chess. As a result of their friendship, he used to live with his children in Huangyuan, but now that he is older, he has moved to his hometown in Jiangzhou in the past two years, saying that he wants to return to his roots."
Qiao Liang suddenly realized that Liao Gufeng still had such an old friend in Jiangzhou.
Qiao Liang asked casually again, "Why didn't Lu Qian come with you this time?"
This time it was Lu Qian's mother who answered, "Xiao Qian happened to have an important task at the ministry these past two days and couldn't leave. Later she said she would come to visit your parents alone."
Qiao Liang nodded and said nothing more. He looked at the time and said, "Uncle Liao, Auntie, are you hungry? Do you want us to find a place to eat first?"
Qiao Liang had called her parents in advance in the afternoon and asked them to prepare dinner, but it would still take a long time to get from the city to Qiaojiayu in Sanjiang County. Qiao Liang was afraid that Liao Gufeng and Lu Qian's mother would be hungry.
Liao Gufeng smiled and said, "No, I'll go directly to your house."
Qiao Liang nodded slightly. While talking to Liao Gufeng and Lu Qian's mother, he kept looking ahead. Later, he had to pay attention to help the driver guide the way. The other party had never been to Qiaojiayu, so Qiao Liang had to keep an eye on it, but now map navigation is very developed. , you don’t have to worry too much.
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when the car arrived at Qiaojiayu. Qiao Liang's parents had already been waiting eagerly at the door, especially Qiao Liang's father, who habitually squatted at the entrance of the courtyard, smoking a cigarette bag and watching with squinted eyes. Is there a car coming in front? Until the dazzling car lights shine from a distance, Qiao Liang's father knows that Qiao Liang has arrived, otherwise few people would drive to their house at night.
When the car stopped, Liao Gufeng opened the door and got out of the car. He immediately walked towards Qiao Liang's father and said with a smile on his face, "Brother Qiao, we meet again."
Qiao Liang's father smiled honestly. He was a reserved and taciturn person, and Liao Gufeng's identity made him very cautious. He wiped his palms vigorously on his trouser legs before shaking hands with Liao Gufeng who had already extended his hand, and kept talking. He smiled and said, "The food is ready. You are all hungry. Let's eat in the house."
This was not the first time that Liao Gufeng had interacted with Qiao Liang's father. Knowing that he was a real person, he smiled and said, "Brother Qiao, you just need to eat before we arrive. Look, now we will let you go hungry too."
Qiao Liang's father smiled and said, "We country people don't eat so early. It's hot in summer and the sun goes down late. We have to wait until evening before we start working in the fields. Things in the fields can't be seen." It’s simple, but after a lot of fussing here and there, an hour or two has passed. It’s almost past seven o’clock when I get home, and dinner is usually around the same time.”
Liao Gufeng laughed and said, "Brother, how much land have you planted now?"
Qiao Liang's father said with a naive smile, "It's not much, just three or four acres of thin farmland. Liang Zi has never let me work, saying it's too hard. I can't make much money from farming all year round, but I get up early every day in the dark to calculate financial accounts."
It’s not worth it at all, but the several acres of farmland at home were passed down from our parents, so how can we say we won’t work on it or not? This is not a question of economic calculation, but that if the land is not worked on, it will be abandoned.”
Liao Gufeng nodded with a smile. He could completely understand the sentiments of Qiao Liang's father. The feelings of the older generation towards the yellow land are not something that young people today can understand. Today's young people may only do economic calculations and feel that racial
The output of real estate is not directly proportional to the labor put in, and I can't understand the old man's thoughts.
On the side, Qiao Liang interrupted with a smile, "Dad, don't just talk. Uncle Liao and Auntie haven't had dinner yet. They are hungry now."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Liang's father hurriedly said, "Yes, let's go in and eat first."
The two families entered the house together. There were no other outsiders at night, just Qiao Liang's parents and Lu Qian's parents. The two families were now in-laws. Liao Gufeng did not regard himself as an outsider and said with a smile, "Brother Qiao, I won't follow you."
You're welcome, just start eating, I'm really hungry."
Qiao Liang's father smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits, "Okay, eat quickly, I'm afraid you'll starve."
Qiao Liang's father picked up a bottle of rice wine and stood up as he spoke, "I brewed this myself. You can try it."
Seeing this, Qiao Liang hurriedly took the wine from his father's hand, "Dad, you sit down and eat, and I'll pour the wine. But Uncle Liao can't drink now."
Liao Gufeng smiled disapprovingly and said, "Xiao Qiao, what's the matter with you? Your father wants to drink with me, and you still take care of it."
Qiao Liang smiled and said, "Uncle Liao, it's not that I have to worry about it, it's that you really can't drink."
Liao Gufeng smiled and said, "This kind of self-brewed rice wine is all natural grain wine, so it's okay to drink some."
Qiao Liang's father didn't know about Liao Gufeng's cancer, so he smiled and agreed, "My dear, you won't get a headache if you drink too much of this wine."
Qiao Liang said speechlessly, "Dad, please stop making noise."
Liao Gufeng looked at Qiao Liang and said, "You are a junior, and you have no right to speak here. I'll have a drink with your dad first before talking."
After Liao Gufeng finished speaking, he took the wine bottle in Qiao Liang's hand and poured wine for Qiao Liang's father and himself. Then he picked up the wine glass and said, "Brother, let's have a drink first. Don't listen to Xiao Qiao."
Liao Gufeng was in high spirits. He drank a drink with Qiao Liang's father and started eating the food. In Qiao Liang's parents' place, Liao Gufeng knew very well how to make the two of them feel relaxed.
After eating something to cushion his stomach, Liao Gufeng had another drink with Qiao Liang's father. After putting down the cup, Liao Gufeng didn't beat around the bush and said straight to the point, "Brother Qiao, Xiaoqian's mother and I are here to talk to you."
You are discussing the marriage of your two children. My idea is to arrange the wedding at the end of the year. What do you think?"
When Qiao Liang's father heard this, before he could say anything, Qiao Liang's mother had already rushed to speak, "That's great. Let's get the marriage done as soon as possible. If you ask me, when we got engaged last year, we could just do the wedding together."
