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Everyone has to go back to work and school, so it is not easy to get through the three days of National Day. They got up early on the third morning and followed the convoy back to Rong City.
On the way back, we followed another convoy. The people in the front convoy arrived in Quanshi, and after unloading the goods here, they went to Guangzhou. I heard that they were going to take another big order to transport goods.
My uncle said, "If I were ten years younger, I would follow my friends and do transportation. Now that I'm old, it's hard for me to drive for half a day."
Only then did Chen Jin realize that his uncle also had a dream of traveling across the country. But Chen Jin just let it go after hearing it, as her uncle had so many "dreams".
While we were waiting for departure in the hotel lobby, my uncle came up to us again and said that they didn't get any berths and asked if a few young people could switch with them. He would let the young people sit in the hard seats while they arranged for the older people to come over. Otherwise, the hard seats on the train are so crowded that I’m afraid the elderly won’t be able to bear it.
When Chen Jin looked over, he found that except for Old Lady Gu, the other old people were not that old. They were in their fifties and looked very healthy. The Gu family's conditions are not bad, and they take good care of their children, who are in good health.
The young people here didn't say a word when asked. Who would not take their own car instead of squeezing into the train? Besides, the environment on the bus is not good, and it is very uncomfortable to take a ride on it.
Maybe it was because the wedding was over and the Lin family members were not there, and the uncle did not stop them from making trouble. Old Mrs. Gu even pretended to be important and said a lot about respecting the elderly and loving the young, but no one paid any attention to her.
If they see elderly people or children needing help on the street, they are happy to help. What about the Gu family? This useless relative will definitely not come around anymore, so who will care about her age?
My uncle asked around and finally asked about Chen Jin, because her car was full of young people.
Chen Jin refused directly, "That won't work. I want to drive. The others are all trainsick. Uncle, why don't you just rent a few cars and go back."
In the end, no one knows how the Gu family discussed it, but Old Mrs. Gu was arranged to get in the car of her second cousin. Yes, renting a car now takes time, and I will definitely not be able to catch up with them and follow the convoy.
As soon as Chen Yongan got in the car, he started chattering non-stop.
"I saw that the Gu family gave cousin Minmin 20,000 yuan, and my family, my uncle's family, my second uncle's family, and my aunt each gave 5,000 yuan. They are so stingy!"
"Cousin Minmin used to say how nice her cousins were. What the hell, I heard them whispering bad things about Cousin Minmin. These people are so annoying!"
"How could Uncle have the nerve to say that yesterday? Humph!"
"I don't want to associate with the Gu family anymore! I think my uncle is really fed up with my uncle, but it's a pity that we still have to associate with them. I shouldn't have asked them for investment at that time! Cousin Minmin didn't get a penny!"
Liu Chengzhi sat in the middle and said with a smile: "You can't say that. Relatives are relatives after all. It's impossible to completely cut off ties. Just like the investment, the contract has been signed. It's a done deal. It's not that easy to go back on it. If there's cooperation, there's interaction."
Chen Yongan still snorted to show his disapproval, but Sister Tingting glared at him, so he stopped talking and started arguing later.
Liu Chengzhi glanced at Chen Jin in the driver's seat and Chen Jia in the co-pilot seat. Neither of them expressed their opinions, and Liu Chengzhi couldn't guess what their attitudes were.
However, their attitude is not that important.
From what he had learned these days, Chen Ting's father was a typical person who regarded himself as the head of the family. Now he had decided not to care about the Gu family anymore, but in fact, as long as Chen Ting's aunt was still alive, this relationship could not be completely severed. If they wanted to resume contact in the future, it would only be a matter of time.
This is how Chen Ting's father sees himself, so when he knew that he had come out of this and was helping his younger siblings with their studies, he had a lot of good feelings towards him. In Chen Ting's father's eyes, the eldest brother must have a sense of responsibility and have the duty and obligation to help his younger siblings.
Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard Chen Jin ask, "Are you planning to get married after the Chinese New Year? When will you arrange for the parents of both sides to meet?"
Chen Ting glanced at Liu Chengzhi and smiled, "We are currently planning to get married in March. When the winter vacation comes, Liu Chengzhi's parents and his brothers and sisters will come over. His brothers and sisters are still in school, so they have to wait until the winter vacation."
"His brothers and sisters are also very good at studying. The older brother is in his second year of high school, and the younger sister is in her third year of junior high school. They should all be able to get into college in the future. College tuition is not expensive, so it will be great once they graduate."
"Indeed, it will be good once you graduate from university."
It is undeniable that the college entrance examination is the best channel for rural children and ordinary families in cities to cross classes, especially for the students who took the exam from rural areas ten years ago. As long as they don’t commit suicide, they can be said to have made it through to the dragon gate. At that time, most graduates were assigned to good units, and some were able to get management positions right after graduation.
The job assignments for college graduates today are not as good as they were ten years ago, but even if they are worse, they can still be assigned to the county town, thus completing the transformation from rural to urban household registration in one go. After working hard for another ten or twenty years, it is inevitable to move up and then lift the next generation to a bigger platform. As long as the children are not too stupid, the efforts of two generations are enough to change the family's destiny.
To put it in more depth, if Liu Chengzhi's younger brothers and sisters are admitted to schools in Rong City, after graduation, they will have Chen Ting as their sister-in-law and will be able to get support from their uncle's family, which will make their journey smoother.
So, Liu Chengzhi is actually quite successful. But Chen Jin couldn't say that this man was shameless and only wanted to rely on women's families. People are always moving upwards. If there is a flat and effortless uphill road, smart people will know which one to choose.
As long as his second cousin manages the family company well in the future, Liu Chengzhi can wear this gentle mask for the rest of his life.
After driving quietly for a while, Chen Ting thought of something else and asked Chen Jia whether he had decided to go abroad as he had said last time.
"It's decided temporarily. It depends on the grades this semester. If the grades go down, you may be disqualified."
Chen Ting: "It will cost you a lot of money to go abroad, right? Do your uncle and aunt agree to let you go abroad?"
"I'm an exchange student, so I only need to pay half the money, about 70,000 is enough. Unlike other students who go abroad to study, they have to spend more than 200,000 a year, but I can afford it." Chen Jia leaned back to look at Chen Ting, "Sister Ting, you don't think 70,000 is too much, do you?"
Sister Ting herself received 500,000 yuan from her uncle.
"How come 70,000 is not a lot? My annual salary is only 6,000 or 7,000. I have to save for 10 years without eating or drinking to save up 70,000. Besides, I don't have much money left. I invested 400,000 in my dad's project. I really don't have much money left."
She kept the remaining 100,000 yuan and didn't touch it. She had said before that she wanted to buy a car, but now she can't bear to buy it. Every month I spend money on salary and rent. Unlike my eldest and second brothers, who bought cars directly after getting the money. But they both own a company, unlike her... humph!
"Huh? You invested money in your uncle? Didn't you refuse to invest before?" Chen Jin asked in surprise.
Then I heard Chen Ting say, "I'm my own dad, so what's wrong with investing some money in his project? I just hadn't thought it through before."
Chen Jincai didn't believe that she hadn't thought it through beforehand. He glanced at Liu Chengzhi who was sitting upright in the rearview mirror. The idea of asking her to invest money was probably given by Liu Chengzhi. Only Chen Ting is the eldest uncle's biological daughter. If someone else wants to add more money, they will probably be scolded by their eldest uncle.
Since Chen Ting has been added, my cousin must have been added as well.
But the proportions of the other people did not change. Obviously, the uncle must have shared his share with them.
I don't know what Chen Ting was thinking. She started talking about her uncle's partiality. "Dad asked my second brother to give up his share, as if my eldest brother and I were taking advantage. In the future, won't the company belong to my second brother alone? We are just going to get a few sips of soup. Oh, my eldest brother has his own toy company, and in the future, the clothing company on my mother's side will be divided equally. I am the only one who suffers..."
Chen Jia exclaimed, "Aunt's clothing company is going to be split up and given to you? Who will be in charge of it in the future?"
"Let the eldest brother take care of it. The family belongs to the eldest and second brothers anyway."
If Chen Jin didn't know the truth, he would have been fooled by her. "My aunt gave me three shares, but you took the biggest share. What do you mean? Besides, you wouldn't care if the company gave it to you. My aunt is right to do this. You just go to work honestly. If you don't want to work, don't go to work and wait for the dividends. With your brain, it's only a matter of time before the company goes bankrupt if I hand it over to you."
She didn't say anything else. If the management rights were given to Chen Ting, the clothing company might have to change its name to Liu.
"Then I..."
"Okay, stop talking. I don't want to hear it." Chen Jin interrupted her directly. He didn't even look at Liu Chengzhi who was silent at this time.
She was wrong in her evaluation just now. This person is indeed a bit shameless.
Chen Ting must have been provoked by him a lot, right?
"If you don't want to hear it, then I can't tell you. The mouth is on my body."
"You belong in my car, but you're in my car now." If you say another word, I'll kick you. Do you think I'll pay any attention to you?
Chen Ting shut up. When they stopped to refuel, they took Liu Chengzhi to exchange cars with his third uncle and aunt.
Third aunt thought it was funny, "I saw Tingting was very angry just now, did you have an argument with her?"
Chen Jin snorted, "She gets itchy if she doesn't get scolded for a day."
Who could have thought that Chen Ting couldn't get a chance to get in her place, so she went to ride in the same car with Old Lady Gu and actually crushed her. When they arrived in Rong City, my third cousin drove directly to the hospital. Old Mrs. Gu said that Chen Ting was so angry that her chest hurt.
Chen Jin: “…”
She said that evil people need to be punished by evil people.
It took a little longer to come back. We set out at 7 o'clock and arrived in Rong City at around 11 o'clock. Chen Jin had to drive back to the small western-style building and had no plan to stay in Hanlin Garden for another night.
As for the dinner tonight that his uncle and his friends had suggested, Chen Jin declined, "Then I won't go. I have to go to work tomorrow. I'll go home and have a good rest."
"Tsk, can't you take a rest in Hanlin Garden? Let's have dinner together."
Chen Jin shook his head, "No, no, I need to go back and catch up on my sleep." After resting here, he had to go back to school early to work tomorrow.
"Your health is not as good as mine." The uncle frowned and pinched Chen Jin's arm. "It's so weak. You need to exercise. Come climb the mountain with me to exercise during your rest time."
Chen Jin: “…”
Chen Jin met the eyes of his eldest cousin and second cousin. Those two men looked even less energetic. They had been driving for more than four hours and it must have been tiring! The weather in early October is not as hot as in July and August, but it is still sunny during the day. The driver also needs to concentrate...My uncle can talk without any back pain while standing.
Anyone who wants to go hiking can go. Chen Jin waited for the others to get their belongings down, then hurriedly got in the car, rolled down the window and waved to his uncle, "Uncle, I'm going home!"
I stepped on the accelerator and it went by in a flash.
Chen Wenqiang put his hands on his hips and said "Hey", but there was no way he could catch the man and educate him.
The second half of the drive back was tiring, but when he returned to the familiar Rong City, Chen Jin no longer felt tired. He was humming a song in a good mood. He stopped the car at the red light at the intersection, turned his head, and was caught off guard by the person in the driver's seat of the car next to him.
Just as I was about to roll up the car window, I heard Tang Zuming say proudly:
"Chen Jin, Ling Yun is now at the Air Force Base in Rong City, don't you know?"
Chen Jin was even more proud than him, "I know, she said she would come to my house for dinner next weekend."
Chen Jin watched Tang Zuming's expression change from smug to smile disappearing, suspicion, shock, and finally asked anxiously: "Chen Jin, where do you live? We old classmates have known each other for so long... Hey! Hey, Chen Jin!"
Tang Zuming changed his itinerary and followed Chen Jin. He knew that Chen Jin was now a counselor at Nanjing University, and he also knew that she had bought a small Western-style house in Hanlin Garden and outside Nanjing University, but he didn't know which one it was, so he could only follow her.
But how did we get to Dongcheng District? Then took a detour to reach Wenquan Road?
Tang Zuming glanced at the spot where Chen Jin parked his car and fell silent.
The Fourth Hospital?
Seeing that Chen Jin did not get out of the car after parking it, he drove the car in front of her hesitantly, then got out quickly and knocked on her window.
"No, Chen Jin, what are you doing in the Fourth Hospital?" This is a mental hospital! She came to see someone?
Chen Jin looked at him with a half-smile and said, "I just wanted to see why you followed me. If you are mentally ill, I, your old classmate, will be a good person and help you go to the Fourth Hospital to get admitted."
Tang Zuming: "......"
I’m so angry. Why is Chen Jin still so irritating after all these years? !
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