Chapter 177 Connections Ji Weimin finished his call and came out of the study on the second floor...
After Ji Weimin finished his call, he came out of the study on the second floor. Not seeing Old Five, Ji Weida, he asked, "Where's Old Five?"
He Zhijun calmly added some sweet fruit tea to Xu Heye's empty cup and said, "Let's go."
"Why did you leave?" Ji Weimin walked over to his wife and sat down. "Didn't you say you would stay home for lunch?" It just so happened that Xu Hui would also be coming home today.
Ji Weimin still has the old-fashioned patriarchal mindset. Xu Hui is a brother he recognizes, and the other three brothers of the Ji family are also his biological brothers. If the relationship between the two sides is cold, he will try to bring the two sides together, such as having a meal together, to see if he can mediate and reconcile the two sides.
He Zhijun said bluntly, "Old Five's mouth was too foul. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I said a few words to him. He couldn't stand it and ran away."
Ji Weimin looked at his niece Ji Mingzhu. The little girl looked at Ji Weimin timidly and called out, "Second Uncle."
Ji Weimin sighed and waved to Ji Mingzhu, "Mingzhu, come here. Second uncle will give you some candy."
Ji Weimin handed Ji Mingzhu a handful of White Rabbit candies and patted her head. "Go have some candy. After lunch, Uncle Er will take you home." This Old Fifth was truly outrageous. He was already forty years old and still so emotional. He'd run off in anger, not even caring about his daughter.
The eldest brother, Ji Weiguo, tried to pick up the previous topic. "Second brother, your eldest brother only has one son. Please help me find a way to get him a job at the Education Bureau. He has a respectable job, and your eldest sister-in-law and I want to introduce him to a partner."
Ji Weimin's face turned grim: "Brother, I really can't help you with this matter."
"It's different now than it was before. Back then, as long as you had good ability, your academic qualifications were somewhat relaxed. But that's not the case now. To be assigned to the Education Bureau, you need at least a college degree. Even with that, you might not even get in."
Ji Weimin worked in the education system and knew more than the average person. Someone from higher up had already proposed that future university graduates be assigned jobs. Even the highly-skilled university graduates who passed the exam would have to fend for themselves, let alone his eldest nephew, a middle school student.
Then, Ji Weimin glanced at the guests sitting on the sofa.
My eldest brother is so careless in his work, he even talked about the backdoor thing in front of outsiders. Even if he has the ability, he can't do it to avoid suspicion, otherwise it will jeopardize his career.
Ji Weiguo's face looked a little ugly. He knew that his son did not have a good education, but he loved his own son very much. He and his wife were unable to arrange a decent job for him, so they could only ask the second son for help.
What else can I do? I can’t just watch my children sitting idle at home all the time, right?
If you idle for too long, a good person will become ruined.
I just didn’t expect the second brother to be so unkind that he even refused to help his own nephew with his work.
Ji Weiguo snorted coldly and called his son: "Minghui, let's go home!"
After Ji Weiguo and Ji Minghui left, the others present also hurriedly said goodbye.
They were here to ask Ji to do something for the people, not to delve into the Ji family's secrets. After witnessing the falling out between Mrs. Ji and Director Ji and his brother, they didn't know how much more drama they would witness if they stayed any longer.
In order to avoid people thinking that they are too ignorant, they should leave first.
After everyone in the living room left, the only people left in the room were Ji Weimin and his wife, Xu Hui and Xu Heye, mother and daughter, and Ji Laosi and Ji Weijun, father and son.
Ji Weijun was more flexible than his eldest brother. Now that there were no outsiders around, he quickly said, "Second brother, the boss's request is indeed a bit too unreasonable. I certainly won't embarrass you like that. Second brother, please help your nephew."
"He's only thirteen, so young, what can he do if he doesn't study?"
Ji Weimin thought for a moment and said, "I'll help with Mingyao's matter, but Lao Si, forget about getting a good school or a good class. I don't have the nerve to ask for it, and they won't give me face."
Good schools have good students, especially those who are expected to enter Peking University and Tsinghua University. The school cultivates them as a facade and as recruitment advertisement. The school will not allow any negative factors to affect them.
Even though he is his uncle, he cannot say with a clear conscience that Ji Mingyao is a good student now.
After thinking about it, Ji Weimin advised, "Old Four, if you want Minghui to get into a good class, then discipline him well, make him focus on his studies, and start studying hard from now on. If his grades improve, he will naturally be able to get into a better class and enjoy better teacher training."
Ji Weiguo was still a little reluctant, but he knew that this was already Ji Weimin's limit, so he pursed his lips and accepted it, "That's it."
"Brother, if possible, please try to choose a good school and a good class for your nephew."
"If I could choose, I would definitely pick a good one for him." Ji Weimin said, "Mingyao is my nephew, don't I want him to have a good life?"
"Then I'll trouble you, second brother." Ji Weiguo said, and stood up. "Second brother, I won't eat at home today. I'll go and persuade the eldest brother and the fifth brother. We are brothers from the same mother, and we can't become estranged because of a small matter."
Ji Weimin thought for a moment and waved his hand: "Okay, talk to them both."
Ji Weiguo quickly left with his son Ji Mingyao.
After Ji Weiguo left, He Zhijun let out a long sigh.
Seeing his wife's reaction, Ji Weimin sighed, and hesitated to speak. In the end, he said nothing. He looked at Xu Hui and said, "Third brother, the eldest brother and the others have left. You have to stay home and have lunch with me and your second sister-in-law."
"Okay." After lunch at the Ji family's house, Xu Hui and Xu Heye said goodbye. After seeing them off, Ji Weimin found his wife and asked, "Zhijun, what's going on with Lao Wu?"
"It's just as I told you." He Zhijun explained what had happened before, and finally said, "Old Ji, people say that it's hard to mend a broken mirror, and the same goes for brotherhood."
"Don't you know how excessive the eldest brother and his friends were before? And today, if the fifth brother had a little respect for the third brother, he wouldn't have said such words in front of so many guests."
"You hope they can reconcile and become good brothers who love and respect each other like they did when they were little. But ask yourself, can you and your eldest brother, the fourth brother, and the fifth brother still be the same as before?"
Seeing Ji Weimin remained silent, He Zhijun continued, "If you can't even do it yourself, how can you expect others to do it? You've put the eldest brother and the third brother together, and the only one who's going to be in trouble is the third brother."
"He can neither make his brothers, who looked down on him, respect him again, nor can he go against your wishes. After all, you are kind-hearted and you are the brother he recognizes."
"If the relationship between the two sides can be reconciled in the future, it will only be because both sides are willing to work together. Otherwise, no matter how many times you organize such a dinner, it will be useless and will only make everyone feel awkward and embarrassed."
Ji Weimin thought for a moment and said, "I understand."
He Zhijun smiled, she knew that Ji Weimin would definitely figure it out.
Seeing the two boxes of yams, He Zhijun pointed at the gift boxes and said, "Lao Ji, those are the yams that the third brother sent this morning."
"I spoke to my sister-in-law yesterday, and she said they've almost finished all the yams. There probably won't be any guests coming to visit this afternoon, so I'll send a box over later."
Ji Weimin thought of his mother-in-law's condition and said, "Send them all over. Didn't the doctor say that the old lady eats yam well?"
"I'll save some for you too," He Zhijun said. "The third brother said he's contacted his friends in Gan Province and asked them to buy more and mail it over. If they buy a lot, we'll save some for you. You can eat more since you have a weak spleen and stomach."
"That's fine. But the third brother must pay for the yams. Did you give him the money?"
He Zhijun shook his head: "I wanted to give it, but the third brother refused to accept it."
"I thought we were brothers, so I didn't push it. If the third brother and the others need help later, we'll lend a hand."
"Okay." After He Zhijun left, Ji Weimin's eyes fell on the remaining box of yam and thought of Lao Wu's previous complaints.
He snorted. The fifth brother had the nerve to complain, saying that he was closer to the third brother, his non-blood stepbrother, than to him, his biological brother.
He doesn't even look at how he treats the third brother and how the third brother treats him?
The He family lived not far from the Ji family. He Zhijun, carrying the yam gift box, soon reached her mother's house.
He Zhijun's sister-in-law Lin Lan saw He Zhijun coming with something in her hand and hurriedly said, "Zhijun, you're here, why are you carrying anything?"
"It's nothing else but yam," He Zhijun explained. "They're just as good as the previous ones. They were all brought back by my third son from Gan Province. His family originally kept them for themselves, but after hearing about Mom's situation, they came to visit us this morning and brought them all over. He asked me to bring them back for Mom to eat."
"Your third son? The one your stepmother-in-law brought over?"
"Yes." He Zhijun nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, this yam tastes really good. In addition to steaming it for mom, you can also cook some to try."
"The third brother asked his friends in Jiangxi Province to help buy a lot. It will be delivered in two days. It's enough for Mom to eat."
Lin Lan nodded and said, "Keep these for Mom first. As for us, let's wait until the other yams arrive before trying." As she spoke, she sighed, "Zhijun, it seems that your stepbrother from your husband's family is a good person." At least he is more polite and grateful than her brother-in-law's brothers.
There were many things to do during the New Year holidays, so He Zhijun didn't stay at her parents' home for long. Not long after she returned home, He Zhijun's elder brother He Zhijie came back from overtime. When he learned that He Zhijun had sent her yam again, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"This yam has helped Mom a lot. Next time if there's something rare at home, give some to Zhijun and ask her to give some to the third child of the Ji family as well."
Lin Lan rolled her eyes at him: "How could I not know this?"
"But he's so caring towards our mom that he even went out of his way to help find someone to buy yams. Not only does he have to spend money, but he also owes us a favor. We can't repay him with just some food."
He Zhijie nodded: "I know what's going on." He never liked associating with his brother-in-law's brothers. It seemed that the third brother had a good character and he could get close to him.
Xu Hui bought the yam just because she thought her second brother and sister-in-law were good to her and wanted to help her and her second brother. However, she did not expect that she would gain the favor of the eldest brother of the He family and invisibly expand her network of contacts.
After talking to his wife, He Zhijun was about to leave.
Lin Lan was a little unhappy: "It's New Year's Day, why do I have to work overtime?"
"I'm busy at work." He Zhijie said, put on thick clothes and left home.
He Zhijie is the director of Hu City Radio and Television Bureau. An Oriental TV Station was just established a few years ago, and after the new year, Hucheng TV-1 will add a morning program. Many things require his approval, so he is very busy.
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