Zhou Zhigang and Hao Gaoguan met once more than 20 years ago.
At that time, senior official Hao came to the factory to express condolences, and Zhou Zhigang, as a worker representative, had a very good first impression when they met.
Zhou Zhigang felt that Hao Gaoguan had no airs and was very considerate to the workers, but Hao Gaoguan failed to remember Zhou Zhigang.
The reason is also simple. Zhou Zhigang has changed too much, and he has been raised very well by Wang Gang in the past few years.
We haven't seen each other for more than 20 years, but Hao Gaoguan has changed a lot. If his eldest son Zhou Bingyi hadn't reminded him, Zhou Zhigang wouldn't have recognized him.
When in-laws meet, some people are not happy, but only embarrassed.
"Bingyi, your parents are also here for this ribbon cutting! Why didn't you tell us earlier?" Jin Yueji pointedly said.
"My dad was invited by my brother, and I just found out that he would come to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony." Zhou Bingyi explained.
Senior Officer Hao asked: "The Zheng Juan Charity Fund also belongs to your brother?"
Zhou Bingyi admitted generously: "Yes! Zheng Juan is my sister-in-law's name. Didn't I tell you?"
Jin Yueji has nowhere to vent her anger.
Zhou Zhigang also noticed at this time that the atmosphere between his eldest son and his father-in-law and mother-in-law was a bit delicate.
"Mother Dongmei, my name is Zhou Zhigang, and I am Bingyi's father. This boy sometimes does things without thinking. Please be patient." Zhou Zhigang said to Jin Yueji.
Jin Yueji immediately put on a smile and said to Zhou Zhigang: "Father-in-law, we have always wanted to meet you, but we never get the chance. Seeing you here today is a worry."
Zhou Zhigang said: "That's right! This can be considered an unexpected surprise. Will you two go with me to cut the ribbon?"
If it were Zhou Zhigang in the past, he would never talk to Jin Yueji like this.
He had met so many leaders in the past two days that he no longer had the same awe for Hao Gaoguan and Jin Yueji and could treat them equally.
When Jin Yueji saw Zhou Zhigang's uprightness and generosity, she looked at him differently.
"Old Hao, shall we go?" Jin Yueji asked Senior Official Hao.
Senior official Hao saw that there were many people gathered in the audience, and some reporters pointed their cameras here. It was really not appropriate to leave now.
"Okay, let's go with my father-in-law." Hao Gaoguan said thoughtfully.
Peng Xinsheng came over and said, "Madam, your place is here."
Jin Yueji looked at Peng Xinsheng and pointed to a corner.
"Xiao Peng, why did you place my father-in-law and mother-in-law in such a remote position?" Zhou Bingyi frowned.
"The positions are all decided by Mr. Zhou. The middle positions are Mr. Zhou and Mr. Zheng, as well as your parents, and the leaders of Jiangliao Jichun. The place is too small and there is really no room for them." Peng Xinsheng apologized.
Zhou Bingyi said dissatisfied: "Can't you make a transfer? It's really impossible to give up my position."
Zhou Zhigang also said: "I don't have to stand in the middle, let's leave it to my in-laws!"
Peng Xinsheng was puzzled: "Mr. Zhou, your introduction speech will be given soon. It's not appropriate for you to stand on one side, and you should be in a better position. The reporter's camera position is fixed. I'm afraid it will be too late to adjust."
Senior official Hao said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter. It's the same wherever you stand. Don't embarrass this little comrade."
Peng Xinsheng said gratefully: "Thank you, Senior Official Hao, for your understanding. There is one more thing I want to inform you. After the cutting is over, Mr. Zhou will prepare a dinner at Shunfeng Hotel. I hope you will attend."
Hao Gaoguan nodded, and then felt a little dizzy.
"Old Hao, are you okay? Do you want to go back and take a rest?" Jin Yueji said nervously.
Peng Xinsheng said: "We have arranged a rescue team on standby. They are all experienced doctors from large hospitals. Do you want to give Hao Senior Official a look?"
"No, we brought our own medicine, but we may not be able to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Can you arrange a car to take us back?" Jin Yueji asked in a low voice.
Peng Xinsheng was puzzled: "Cars have been sent to pick up guests. The place here is a little off. We need cars to pick up and drop off. There are no empty cars at the moment."
Jin Yueji and Senior Official Hao looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"I can still hold on. Let's leave after the ribbon-cutting ceremony!" Hao Gaoguan stood firm and said.
Zhou Zhigang secretly hit Zhou Bingyi.
Zhou Bingyi seemed unaware and said to Zhou Zhigang: "Dad, the ceremony is about to start, let's go there quickly!"
Zhou Zhigang was anxious, but in front of senior official Hao, he could not reprimand his son for not doing things well.
Zhou Bingyi pulled his father to the middle of the podium, then the music started and the cutting ceremony officially began. Zhou Zhigang was speechless.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony was very grand. Not only the person in charge of the charity foundation, Zheng Juan, came to the stage to speak, but also the leaders of Jiangliao came to the stage to express their gratitude and support for the foundation.
Then a beautiful host, holding an ordinary shovel, asked Zhou Zhigang to move the first shovel, expressing his hope that the construction of the primary school would officially start.
Jin Yueji and her husband stood nearby the whole time, watching the Zhou family in high spirits and becoming the focus of the audience, and they were filled with emotions.
After the ceremony, Hao Gaoguan and Jin Yueji wanted to leave immediately, but unexpectedly Peng Xinsheng came over to invite them to dinner.
The foundation prepared a banquet and invited representatives from the surrounding areas to have a meal together.
There were more than twenty tables in total for the banquet, which was arranged at Shunfeng Hotel. It was a big scene.
After Hao Gaoguan and Jin Yueji arrived at the hotel, they found that Peng Xinsheng had arranged them at the outermost table, closest to the banquet hall door.
Naturally, the Zhou family was at the main table, accompanied by all the major leaders in Jiangliao, and of course Ma Shouchang and his wife.
Because they were too far away, Zhou Zhigang and Ma Shouchang did not see Hao Gaoguan and Jin Yueji.
"Let's go." Hao Gaoguan and his wife finished their meal and then left the hotel.
Now that we have arrived in Jichun, there is no need for Peng Xinsheng to arrange a car, and it will be convenient for the two of them to go home.
Hao Dongmei was a little strange when she saw her parents running back.
"Mom and Dad, didn't you go to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony? Are you back so early?"
Jin Yueji asked: "Have you known about this for a long time?"
Hao Dongmei looked puzzled and asked, "What do you know?"
Jin Yueji said: "The charity foundation belongs to brother Bingyi. Is he inviting us over this time to prove the strength of the Zhou family?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Hao Dongmei was surprised: "Mom, what on earth are you talking about, why can't I understand."
Hao Gaoguan ran back to the room directly, while Jin Yueji stayed in the living room talking to Hao Dongmei.
Hao Dongmei gradually figured out the whole story from her mother's words.
"Brother Bingyi is really capable now. He is a great entrepreneur and philanthropist." Jin Yueji said.
After Hao Dongmei learned the whole story, she was also shocked. She didn't expect that her husband's brother would develop so well!
"Mom, is this all true? Bingyi's brother is so rich now?!" Hao Dongmei said in surprise.
"Why, you and Bingyi are husband and wife, and he didn't even tell you such an important thing." Jin Yueji asked strangely.
"He and I were separated for a long time and paid little attention to his family affairs. I only knew that his younger brother was a successful writer and made some money!" Hao Dongmei explained.
Jin Yueji looked at her daughter with a complicated look on her face and asked: "Dongmei, when Bingyi comes back, you have to have a good talk with him. Their family has kept such important things from you. Does he still think of you as his wife?"
Hao Dongmei also got a little angry after being told by Jin Yueji.
Zhou Bingyi didn't come back until nearly midnight. As soon as he got home, he found that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
Hao Gaoguan and Jin Yueji were already sleeping, and Hao Dongmei was sitting alone in the living room with only a small light on, which startled Zhou Bingyi.
"Why don't you turn on the light? It's so scary to be blind in the dark." Zhou Bingyi said to Hao Dongmei.
"What bad thing did you do to scare me?" Hao Dongmei said in a deep voice.
Zhou Bingyi had long expected that Hao Dongmei would be angry, so he smiled and said, "What can I do to hurt you?"
Hao Dongmei said angrily: "Did you deliberately humiliate my parents today?"
Zhou Bingyi said calmly: "How is that possible! What you said is too serious."
Hao Dongmei said angrily: "You said it was not humiliation, but you dragged my parents all the way to have them cut, and then left them alone. You even arranged a marginal seat at the dinner party that night. How have they ever been treated like this?"
Zhou Bingyi said: "Do you think what happened today is humiliating to them?"
"Isn't it?" Hao Dongmei said confidently.
"Have you ever thought about it, if it were my parents who were doing this today, would you still be so angry?"
Hearing this, Hao Dongmei suddenly remembered the time when her parents invited Zhou's family to have dinner but ended up not agreeing.
"You did it on purpose, wanting to take revenge for what happened back then?" Hao Dongmei asked in surprise.
"It's not as dark as you think!" Zhou Bingyi said.
