Graduation Banquet
The travel agency opened by my third cousin and his two friends rented a store near the old street entrance in Dongcheng District. This area has several famous streets and alleys in Rong City, as well as several former residences of celebrities. It happens to be one of the tourist attractions in Rong City.
The travel agency doesn't have a big front, but it's nicely decorated inside. Some of the photos on the wall were taken by her. They were landscape photos she took when she went out for fun before, and are now being used to decorate the travel agency. There are also many photos taken by her third cousin and his two friends when they went out to investigate routes.
When Chen Jin came over with the cake, the three of them happened to be there, discussing how to plan the itinerary for the two small groups they had just received. Since they were going to the neighboring city, they had to arrange food and accommodation, and also take care of the special requirements of some tourists in the small group.
"Come on, find a place to sit first." Chen Yongfei greeted her casually, then turned around and continued discussing with the other two.
Chen Jin put the cake he brought on the table and unwrapped it. After a while, the three of them discussed it and came over. One by one, their stomachs began to sing the empty city plan. "Third sister is still good. She came over and brought us food."
They have known each other for quite some time and will be partners in the future. Jiang Weijun and Huang Hao followed Chen Yongfei and called her "third sister". When they saw Chen Jin cutting the cake, they reached out to take it without any hesitation.
Chen Jin paused, but still handed them what she had on hand. She originally wanted to cut a piece to try it out. She had never eaten this kind of food before. She had eaten a small piece in the store before coming here, and it was not satisfying at all.
The four of them sat on high stools, not saying a word, just concentrating on eating.
"You didn't have breakfast?"
"I was so busy today that I forgot about it. We are brothers and sisters who are very close. You would have brought me food without me even telling you."
Chen Jin frowned, "It's time to eat. If you don't eat on time all day, your body will be exhausted sooner or later." Especially when leading a tour group, she went on several trips with a tour guide. She knew that the job of a tour guide was not easy. She had to take care of the tourists all the time and often did not eat on time. It doesn't matter if tourists go out to play for a day or two, but if the tour guide is not on time every day, it will cause great harm to the body.
"Don't worry, we just forgot about it today." Chen Yongfei said excitedly, "I didn't know this before, but now I know that so many people want to travel. Let me tell you, our Sifang Travel Agency's two tours this month are already full. When we become more skilled, we will start recruiting more people to lead the tours. Jiang Weijun and I will split up and act separately. Huang Hao will still be in charge of the storefront here."
Except for Chen Jin, the other three received a separate salary. After all, they couldn't work for nothing, and the money left after deducting all expenses was divided equally among the four of them.
Chen Jin roughly understood the routes and charges for their tour groups. She didn't care about the management and operations. With her third cousin around, she wouldn't suffer any loss. Anyway, since the business started to make a profit, we could just give her the monthly dividends.
After eating, Lawyer Mo, who was invited by the third cousin, also arrived. Chen Jin got the contract, read it slowly word by word, and finally signed his name and put his fingerprint on it.
After Lawyer Mo finished his work, he nodded to Chen Jin and said something else, smiling, "Mr. Chen has said several times that he wants to find Miss Chen, but he can't find her. Xichan Temple is quite effective."
Chen Jin smiled. Why hasn’t her uncle given up on asking her to go to Xichan Temple? !
At noon, I had a meal with my third cousin and two other cousins nearby to celebrate the establishment of their makeshift team. All four of them were very honest. When they raised their glasses, they all said, "Make a fortune!"
Seeing how motivated they were, Chen Jin felt more at ease. After all, the 40,000 yuan she invested should be able to be recovered with a break-even point.
"Your schedule every day is more than that of the bosses of big companies. Where are you going?" Chen Yongfei teased her.
Chen Jin sighed, "I have to go find my uncle. While he's free today, I'll go to Xichan Temple with him so he doesn't have to talk to me about this every day."
"Why did uncle insist on asking you to go to Xichan Temple? Did you see a ghost?"
"Tsk! What nonsense are you talking about?! I can't guess what my uncle is thinking. He thinks one thing and does another. Maybe he thinks that going to Xichan Temple with me will bring him good results, haha." Chen Jin joked.
Although there are many things to do today, all of them are in Dongcheng District. Even the Xichan Temple is in Dongcheng District. It is even located in the old city center of Dongcheng District. It only takes Chen Jin about ten minutes to drive there.
While waiting for his uncle to come, Chen Jin found a shady parking space, turned on the air conditioner, and took a nap in the car.
When I arrived at Xichan Temple at the agreed time, I found that my uncle was already waiting at the gate. He had even changed into sportswear. I didn't know whether he came to burn incense or to exercise.
With red walls, golden tiles and overlapping palaces, Chen Jin always feels insignificant every time he goes to various temples. It was as if there really was a god above her head who could see her past and future at a glance.
As soon as she entered such a solemn and dignified place, Chen Jin's mouth seemed to be sewn shut with needles, and her breathing became unconsciously shallow. Anyway, with her uncle leading the way, she just took whichever foot she was told to take first and went to worship when he said so. Later, when they asked for incense, she took it and was about to leave, but her uncle caught her and brought her back, saying that she had to buy the incense herself and could not let others pay for the incense.
There are quite a few rules.
After coming out of Xichan Temple, Chen Jin breathed a sigh of relief. The worlds inside and outside the temple seem to be two different worlds. It turns out that she is more suitable to ask about cause and effect in the noisy world. If she wants to get rich quickly, it is useless to ask gods or ancestors. They can't care about a small ant like her. She should ask her neighbor Mr. Shen. The information he has is 80% true.
Chen Jin thought about it. Teacher Shen didn't specifically say today that this news should not be spread outside, so Chen Jin mentioned it to his uncle.
Chen Wenqiang's eyes lit up, and he pondered: "Qiaoxi Village will have to wait another year or two, which means that the land occupied by the factories in the suburbs of Nancheng District will not be occupied that quickly... One or two years is enough, we have enough time!"
Chen Wenqiang patted Chen Jin's shoulder with satisfaction and said, "I said you should come and pay your respects. As soon as you get here you'll get good news!" He couldn't help but laugh out loud a few times.
Chen Jin: “…” Uncle must have made a mistake. The news was given by her neighbor, not by the immortal who came to burn incense. Forget it, her uncle’s superstition can’t be changed in a short time.
"Your neighbor is a good person. We can make friends." After walking a few steps, Chen Wenqiang turned back and reminded her, "You can make friends, but if you want to date, you still have to look around. There are pros and cons to marrying up or marrying down. You have to open your eyes."
“Yeah, uncle, don’t worry, Teacher Shen doesn’t have that intention towards me, his family is very rich and he doesn’t like me.” Chen Jin thought about the time when she and her third cousin mentioned Shen Baichuan’s cars at lunch today, and her third cousin and his two brothers shouted “Today’s meal is not delicious”. The gap is too big and I can't reach it.
But Teacher Shen is a friend worth making.
Chen Wenqiang was worried that Chen Jin would suffer a loss if she dated her neighbor, but when he heard what Chen Jin said, he felt uncomfortable again. He put his hands on his hips and asked her, "Why don't you like it? On what basis do you not like it?"
Although his third sister does not have as much assets as others, she has good fortune! How much money will not be available in the future?
Chen Jin didn't expect that his uncle would react so strongly to his casual remark, so he quickly said, "I was wrong. I just look down on him. Come on, okay?"
"I think he's not bad, so you should lower your standards a little."
"......" Chen Jin couldn't help but rolled his eyes, "Are you going home or back to the company? I'm going shopping... Hey, don't tell me that I go shopping when I don't do any work. Chen Yue is having a college party tomorrow, and I'm going to pick out a gift for her."
"By the way, uncle, are you going there tomorrow too?"
"Why not?" Chen Wenqiang snorted coldly, "The old branch secretary and Chen Wensong have sent me the invitation, and they insisted on giving them this face. I'll go and see what trouble they can cause."
Chen Jin raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it Aunt Ke Xin who invited us?"
"Who knew they would later change their plan to have dinner together, and go to the Junhao Hotel. Chen Wensong is an interesting person, and now he wants to get close to my daughter. I don't even want to talk about the disgusting things he did before. Just wait and see, it's strange that Chen Yue will pay attention to him in the future."
No wonder, Aunt Ke Xin first called her to inform her of a restaurant in Xicheng District that she had never heard of. Last night she called her at the last minute to inform her that the location had been changed to Junhao Hotel.
Because Aunt Ke Xin was in a hurry to notify other people, Chen Jin didn't have time to ask more questions.
She was thinking at the time, Aunt Ke Xin is not the kind of person who likes to show off her wealth, so why would she think of holding a graduation banquet at Dingjunhao Hotel?
Now that he heard that it was the old branch secretary and Chen Wensong who were involved, Chen Jin felt it made sense.
Chen Jin thought of something else and asked, "Then, are we going to the village chief's house as well? Is Chen Wenzhen going too?"
Chen Wenqiang suddenly thought of this, and he looked at Chen Jin. The uncle and nephew laughed in an unfathomable way.
~
When Chen Jin arrived at Junhao Hotel, everyone in her family was present except her second uncle's family of three and her aunt's family of three. She first went to take the gifts and gift money to register.
Now she lives alone, and when she goes out she represents her family, so it is polite for her to pay for any social interactions.
As the protagonist of today, Chen Yue is dressed even more casually than Chen Jin. Chen Jin asked her why she didn't go to her aunt's shop to clean up, so she leaned in and whispered to Chen Jin: "Anyway, today we are just inviting relatives and friends to dinner. I haven't invited my teachers or classmates. I will hold another one in a few days. Sister Chen Jin, you and Chen Yongan can come together then."
Another one? Chen Jin was puzzled.
Chen Yue continued, "My grandfather and my father insisted on getting involved in today's meal. My mother is angry. Anyway, we are planning to live in Shanghai in the future. My mother has been angry for a year and is looking for a chance to vent. Who knows who will suffer later."
Chen Jin wanted to say that there was no need to choose such an important day, but when she saw Chen Yue's eager look, she knew that her worry was unnecessary. Chen Yue must have been holding back because of the college entrance examination.
Well, then she would just wait and see.
But when he saw the village chief walking in supported by his eldest grandson, Chen Jin felt a little bit reluctant. Apart from anything else, the village chief was really very nice. "Take it easy, or you might make the village chief sick."
Chen Yue shook her head. "No, the village chief must have known about it. Now Uncle Wen Zhen doesn't go back to Rose Garden, and the village chief can't control him. I guess the village chief wants to beat him up to vent his anger. Oh, the village chief specifically told us that if Uncle Wen Zhen brings other people, we must stop them. He also asked Uncle Wen Hao to take a special leave to come here."
Chen Jin understood that this was to ask Uncle Wenhao to help suppress the person.
Chen Jin went to the table of his family, and Chen Yongan asked, "Third sister, what did you talk about with Chen Yue?"
"Hehe, you will know later." Chen Jin said mysteriously.
The guests arrived one after another. Chen Jin looked and saw that except for Chen Bagu's family, every other household in Qiaodong Village had someone come, and the person in charge of each household had come.
Can Chen Yue’s graduation banquet alone attract so many people? The old branch secretary doesn't have that much face. Not everyone in the village obeys him, and who in the village doesn't know about his family's affairs? It was such an ugly thing at the beginning, and now they want to interfere in Chen Yue’s graduation party. This family is really shameless.
Chen Jin glanced over and saw Aunt Zhou gulping down a drink. The two of them stared at each other from across three tables, and could see the gossipy gleam in each other's eyes.
Chen Wensong is an interesting person. He actually brought his current wife and children to hold a graduation party for Chen Yue. Isn't that simply disgusting? He even sat up and greeted the guests. The relatives from the Jiang family said nothing and just watched him perform.
Chen Wenzhen is really crazy. He actually has the nerve to say that Chen Wensong has trained a prestigious university student.
Then...then things started to go in an odd direction. Jiang Kexin first scolded everyone in the old branch secretary's family, "You still want to take my house? Dream on! Chen Wensong, I think you used to be quite capable, didn't you? Your parents have another piece of land that is going to be expropriated, and they won't give you any money. Are you worried now?!"
"Now that your child has a promising future, you remember that a person like you can raise a college student? I think you are just ugly and wishful thinking! What brand of trash are you that has to come out to seek a sense of existence?"
"What do you mean by you? Chen Wenzhen, if you don't speak, no one will think you're dumb. Have you sorted out the matter between you and your sister-in-law? You're really amazing. Following Chen Wensong, you've only learned how to raise a mistress. No, you're even more amazing than Chen Wensong. You even went to my mother-in-law's house to look for a mistress."
"Want to fight? See if we're afraid of you? We've been wanting to beat you up for a long time!"
Chen Wensong walked up angrily and wanted to slap Jiang Keyin, but was slapped back by her brother from her mother's family. The force of the slap was accompanied by a gust of wind, which showed that he had some internal strength.
Chen Jin was so absorbed in watching the fun that he forgot to chew his food.
The people in Qiaodong Village looked at each other, all hesitating whether to help stop the crowd. Some of them even rolled up their sleeves and stood up, but were pushed back down and told to go see the village chief who seemed to have nothing to do with the matter.
The village chief has not expressed his opinion, so they should just wait and see.
Jiang Kexin suddenly got angry. The one who was most angry was not Chen Wensong and the old branch secretary's family, but Chen Wenzhen whose secret was revealed. He turned pale and hurried to explain to the village chief.
The village chief glanced at Chen Wenhao next to him, and then Chen Wenzhen was held down with his hands tied behind his back. The village chief picked up the crutch prepared nearby and beat him hard without mercy.
The old party secretary's wife, who was sitting on the ground crying and cursing, didn't even dare to breathe.
The place was so quiet that the only sounds were the village chief swinging his cane and Chen Wenzhen shouting in pain.
The waiter waiting outside the hall noticed something was wrong and was about to come over to stop them, but was stopped by Chen Wenqiang and his men. "The one inside is my useless son. It's okay. We won't destroy your place."
The waiter was persuaded to leave again.
After being hit for more than ten times, Chen Jin felt his hands and feet begin to hurt just by watching. He shuddered and turned his head to rub his arms.
The village chief hit him twenty times without saying a word, then threw his cane aside and said, "I can't interfere with other people's affairs, but I can still manage my own. If anyone uses this kind of trouble to disgust me again, I will punish my own son just the same."
Then he looked at Chen Wenzhen, "I don't care who the girl outside is. If we break up, you're still my son. If we don't, you'll get out of my house from now on."
After saying that, the village chief looked at Chen Wensong again and said meaningfully: "Whoever dares to spread rumors outside and disrupt the plan for the suburbs of Nancheng District will not be welcome back to the Chen family's ancestral hall in the future."
Chen Jin scratched his face and asked his uncle in a low voice: "So, who is spreading rumors outside?"
"Someone with a bad brain."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
