Chapter 83 Old Stories of Geng Mingyan's Family

As the construction period was nearing its end, everyone knew that Zhao Xiaojing was about to leave the construction site and would not go with them. A sense of sadness and parting filled the kitchen.

Zhao Xiaojing made a large batch of milk smoothies and brought them to the kitchen. After all the employees came to work, she distributed them to them one by one.

"Hey, Xiao Zhao, I didn't expect that we will be separated so soon. I really can't bear to leave you, my good seedling." Sun Dehai held the milk ice cream and looked at Zhao Xiaojing with a reluctant face.

"Master Sun, let's keep in touch. If the construction site is in Jiangcheng, I will come to see you." Zhao Xiaojing also felt heavy in her heart.

Master Sun is indeed a good master. He is open-minded, never suppresses others, and tells you everything he knows. I have learned a lot from him these days.

"Hey, my daughter is younger than you. It would be great if she was as talented as you. Then we father and daughter would have more common topics." Sun Dehai sighed, recalling the time when he didn't know what to say to his daughter every time he returned home.

"She's still in school. She'll be more successful than me in the future."

"Well, if your grades aren't good, you'll just be making a living when you graduate.

"Oh, Xiao Zhao, you said you were going to Jiangcheng. Have you decided what to do?" Sun Dehai slapped his forehead and instantly broke free from his melancholy.

"I haven't thought about it yet. I'll decide after I get there. Master Sun, do you have any suggestions?" Seeing Sun Dehai's excitement, Zhao Xiaojing was also very curious.

"Do you remember the brothers I told you about last time who started the business together? They were Lao Jia and Lao Gu.

Didn't I send you the video of flipping the wok? They didn't believe you learned it in a month! They insisted that I was bragging, but they were targeting me, not me. They didn't say there was anything wrong with you flipping the wok.

What does this prove? It proves that, aside from their disbelief that you could master the subject in less than a month, they can't find any fault with it!" Sun Dehai said with a beaming expression.

"That old Gu is in Jiangcheng. He opened a shop and has a few apprentices. But I've seen his apprentices, and none of them can compare to you in talent!

If you can't find a good job after you go to Jiangcheng, please contact me and I will call him directly.

Putting aside other things, with the level of his apprentice, you can become the mainstay if you go there! When the time comes, just help me make fun of him more!"

Sun Dehai was very proud of himself, and Zhao Xiaojing was also amused by him.

Previously, Sun Dehai talked about the final stage of his cooking apprenticeship with Lao Gu. Each of them made a stir-fried liver tip for the master to taste. As a result, the master said that Sun Dehai did not use enough vinegar and the organs were not fresh enough, so he lost to Lao Gu.

Sun Dehai lost because of a spoonful of vinegar, and this loss haunted him for most of his life.

"Okay, thank you Master Sun for your help. It seems I won't have to worry about my job anymore." Zhao Xiaojing agreed with a smile.

"Hey! What kind of help? This doesn't count as me helping you. You're helping me by going. It's making me look good! But it's up to you to make your own arrangements. If you don't have a good place to go, just contact me."

"Okay, Master Sun, I'll contact you if I can't find it." Zhao Xiaojing smiled.

After get off work at noon, Zhao Xiaojing was about to leave the kitchen when she was stopped by Geng Mingyan again.

"Xiao Zhao, take it." Geng Mingyan handed a bag to Zhao Xiaojing.

"Sister Geng, please keep some for yourself. I haven't finished the one you gave me last time. Why are you giving me so much again? It's such a waste of money for you!" Zhao Xiaojing took the bag without knowing what was going on and saw that it was filled with several cans of homemade brown sugar ginger tea, just like last time.

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive. Just drink more. The last time I saw you, you didn't look very good! It's just a worthless thing."

"Then I can't drink so much, I'll leave some for you!" Zhao Xiaojing said as she reached into the bag to take out the can.

Geng Mingyan quickly stopped her, "Xiao Zhao, take it, take it! I'm especially grateful to you during this period, it's really thanks to you!" Geng Mingyan looked back and pulled Zhao Xiaojing to the lobby of the cafeteria.

"You don't know, your elder sister Hou and I have had arguments several times over this mess in my family! I know she is doing this for my own good, but I..." Geng Mingyan paused, her face looking gloomy.

"I heard you trying to persuade your elder sister last time. If it weren't for you, we would have been arguing for days. She might even have refused to pay attention to me..."

"No, Sister Geng, Sister Hou is making trouble with you because she cares about you. If she really doesn't want to pay attention to you, she won't be angry with you for your affairs!" Zhao Xiaojing advised.

"Hey, I know, Xiao Zhao. To be honest, let alone her, I even look down on myself. It's not just when we're arguing, but even when he and I are happy, I always think of those disgusting things. I doubt my decisions almost every day! But, but I..."

Geng Mingyan's face was troubled, and her voice became more and more depressed as she spoke.

"I've messed myself up. My marriage is shattered, my career is in tatters, and my relationship with Guihua is almost falling apart."

"Sister Geng, you have done your best."

Zhao Xiaojing patted Geng Mingyan's hand. "You've done your best for both your children and your family. There's no need to look down on yourself. You're skilled and hardworking, and your breakfast shop is doing so well. You're amazing. You didn't close it because you weren't doing well. You were just doing your best for your family. You've done what you could. You've sacrificed too much and suppressed your own needs."

“…” Geng Mingyan was silent, her face full of emotion.

"Thank you, Xiao Zhao, thank you for saying that. I'm nearly twenty years older than you, but I'm still so far behind you. The last time I heard you and Master Sun say that your family members were gone, I thought to myself, you're really strong, powerful, and insightful.

You don’t know, I was raised by my uncle’s family since I was a child, and my parents passed away before I could remember…”

Geng Mingyan spoke in a low voice, and Zhao Xiaojing looked into her eyes and listened carefully.

Geng Mingyan's family lives in the countryside. Her ancestors were businessmen. Originally, their family was a well-known wealthy family in the town, and they owned all the shops on an entire street.

Grandpa had three sons. Her father was the second son and the only promising, smart and capable one among the three sons. So Grandpa handed over the shop to his father.

The other two sons did nothing all day long. They lived with them and used the family's public account for food and expenses. They did not contribute a penny. Not only did they use the public funds for their own benefit, they also suspected their father of cooking the books and embezzling the family's money every day.

The family was noisy and not harmonious, but they could still live together.

But a revolution that lasted ten years and swept across the country finally reached them.

The third son was afraid of being implicated, so he was the first to add insult to injury and reported that Geng Mingyan's father and grandfather were speculators and capitalist-roaders, and were tyrant landlords in the old society.

Seeing this, the eldest son followed suit and dug out the family tree to report that her father and grandfather were criminals who were undermining socialism.

In the end, the family tree was destroyed, and my grandfather and father were taken to the cowshed, paraded through the streets, and engaged in fighting.