Chapter 314 You still remember to come to see me from afar, so I am very happy

When I got home, my mother said, "It's almost New Year's Eve. Don't go out. Several people have been delivering gifts to me. They just left and left. I don't even know their names."

I said, "Who has been here? Please describe it."

My mother described what the three of them looked like.

Apart from Qing Ruo, I really can't think of who the other two are.

My mother was upset and said, "How can you not even know someone gave you something? People should always give gifts and reciprocity. If someone gives something to you, you should give something back."

Xiao Lin reminded me: "Two young men, carrying three boxes of fruit, didn't speak Mandarin, but the local dialect of Upstate."

I was even more confused.

At this moment, my phone rang. Director Shi said that two people had delivered some fruit that afternoon, and the quality was pretty good, so he asked me to keep some for myself.

It dawned on me. It seems leaders always plan ahead when doing their work.

I was too lazy to explain it to my mother.

The next day, I stopped going out and started reading at home.

In the morning, Chun Yazi brought things to my house in big and small bags, which made my mother so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

After Chunya left, my mother asked, "Why is this young man so nice to you?"

I couldn't help but laugh and said, "So many things are given to the company's top executives, and everyone else gets just a token amount. He's in charge of moving them around."

My mother counted the bags one by one. They were all rice, oil, noodles, pork, fish, beef, cuttlefish...

She said with a smile, "Your boss, Mr. Chen, is a real man. He's a good leader. It's much better than just giving out money."

In the evening, Sister Yu and Yu Shuichun arrived. Sister Yu brought a lot of fish, and Brother Yu brought some supplements and a few packs of cigarettes.

As soon as they left, Captain Gu called me and asked me to come downstairs. She said, "I won't be going upstairs. I'll give your parents a small gift."

I went upstairs and told my mother about it. She checked everything and said, "Wine, cigarettes, and a red envelope."

I said, "Open it and see how much money is inside."

"Ten thousand."

"Ten thousand. Keep it."

My mother said, "Your grandfather taught me from a young age that actors have no loyalty. I never thought an opera singer like her would be so sentimental."

I burst out laughing.

My father said, "It's still the same old thinking. Actors are just actors, but now they are called artists."

I said, "Dad is right. I like playing musical instruments and singing now, so I am an art lover."

My mother exclaimed, "Eh!" and said, "There's so much fish, we can't even finish it all. Call Gao Xu and ask him to take half."

I made a phone call and my brother-in-law and sister came over together.

It's fine if my brother-in-law comes over, but as soon as my sister comes over, I'm afraid these two people who both want to be queen will quarrel.

My mother said, "Don't have too many good kids. I don't want to prepare anything for the New Year."

My sister was unhappy and said, "I have already prepared fish for our family's New Year celebration. If you want to give this fish to me, I will give it to customers. It's a bit hot for you to eat it yourself."

My mother's face darkened: "Seek truth from facts."

My sister smiled and said, "Yes, I want to ask you again, honestly. Is there anything you can't eat that you need my help with?"

My mother threw a few bags of cuttlefish next to her and said, "This smells too pungent. You take it."

My brother-in-law criticized my sister: "You didn't send anything to your parents' home, yet you still have so many requests. You should thank your parents."

My mother said, "Gao Xu is educated. Every word he says warms my heart."

Xiaolin chuckled on the side.

Xiaolin is much smarter than my sister. She never argues with her mother-in-law. When my mother wants to give Xiaolin something, she always refuses. This makes my mother sullen and she says, "Take it."

She accepted it reluctantly.

I knew that this was a woman who would be even more powerful than my mother. Beneath her gentle exterior, she was incredibly cunning.

However, there is one advantage to such a woman: you don't have to worry about her affairs. She is very independent, steady and impeccable.

At this time, my phone rang again.

I said, "Mr. Shen, congratulations."

He said, "I'm getting ready to go. Where shall we meet?"

I knew he was also giving me some New Year gifts, so I said, "Go to Xuri. I'll meet you in the basement garage."

Then he said to my brother-in-law, "Drive your car and go out with me."

After going downstairs, I told him that I was going to meet Director Shen.

My brother-in-law said, "I'm not getting off the bus anyway."

I said, "Yeah. He and I only talked for a little while."

Arriving at the underground garage, my brother-in-law and I remained silent, leaning back in our chairs and closing our eyes to rest. Occasionally, lights flickered in the garage, indicating vehicles entering or leaving.

Our phones were all on silent.

After sitting there for about ten minutes, my phone started flashing.

Mr. Shen told me that he was at No. 358, Zone C.

I found his car, he opened the door, and I sat in the passenger seat.

He said, "It's too conspicuous to carry things around, so I prepared a few cigarettes for you."

"You're so kind."

He said, "You've really taken some trouble for me. If you have any requests in the future, I can do it for you."

I shook my head and said, "Yes, I understand. Please take good care of her."

"rest assured."

After saying that, he turned sideways to the back seat, picked up a gift bag and handed it to me.

I didn't say much and just shook hands with him tightly.

He started the car and drove away.

My brother-in-law and I were heading home when Secretary Tian called again. He said, "I don't have anything for you, just some pork and a few chickens."

I said, "Then let's meet on the auxiliary road in front of the rising sun."

After meeting with Secretary Hotan, he asked the driver to move the meat, cleaned chicken, beef, fish and other items to the trunk of our car.

We shook hands again and went our separate ways.

I said to my brother-in-law, "I'll go up first, and then you carry it up for me." After that, I got off the car first, carrying only the bag that Chen Ting gave me.

I carried the bag straight into the bedroom.

Because I had a feeling there was a red envelope in his bag. I took out my cigarettes and sure enough, there was a red envelope inside. I took it out and saw: 20,000 yuan.

I took two packs of good cigarettes and walked into the living room to give them to my brother-in-law. My mother also gave them two chickens and ten pounds of beef.

After my sister and brother-in-law left, my mother said, "Shanhong, you should give some gifts to Lao Xiao and Shi Ge. They are very kind to you."

I said, "Please assign some to me. Oh, and there's also Shiyu from Taiyi Temple. He's on duty. Ask Yifan to send him some gifts tomorrow."

My mother said, "You're becoming more and more thoughtful. People, especially at our age, can't chew anything hard. How much can you eat? Not much."

But I do hope for gifts from others. This gift is a feeling, a joy. Otherwise, it would be so cold and empty, what's the point? People give gifts to you, and you give gifts to others, just to make it lively, to live a lively life, to live in harmony.

I said, "You are becoming more and more like a philosopher."

My father said, "Shanhong, your mother is very sensible. Back in our hometown, our family was poor. During every festival, she would visit all the relatives.

Relatives are only close if you visit them, and friends are only friends if you visit them. It is a joy to have friends come from afar, and your joy is when friends come to see you from far away. Therefore, you should go out more often and visit your leaders and friends.

After all, my father used to be a cadre, so he immediately elevated ordinary trivial matters to the level of principles in making friends.

I said, "Okay, I will do as you say."

My mother asked Xiaolin to go to the kitchen with her, washing, shaving, cutting, and packing them in plastic bags, putting some in the refrigerator and some in the freezer.

The kitchen is filled with the sound of clanging and the smell of daily life.

I thought of Shiyu and Taoist Chen, all alone at Taiyi Temple. My heart ached. I called Shiyu and said, "You two should come down the mountain to my house for lunch at noon on New Year's Eve."

The next day, I brought some gifts and went to Lao Xiao and Brother Shi's house to wish them a happy new year in advance.

Everything was going well for Old Xiao's family, but when he arrived at Brother Shi's house, he started complaining to me.