Lin Sanqi left Shaoyang alone. His next stop was Zhejiang Province, where he had two doctors to recruit.
It was a rare opportunity for Bi Xinglong to return to his hometown, so Lin Sanqi allowed him to stay at home for a few days, and then he went to Peking with Feng Shiqi and his family.
It turned out that the doctors laid off from many hospitals such as Union Hospital, Digital Hospital, and Friendship Hospital were scattered all over the country. It would take Lin Sanqi all by himself to find them one by one, not to mention a month, even a year would not be enough.
So during the one-month period when the hospital was shut down for relocation, doctors like Bi Xinglong all took their letters of introduction and transfer letters to look for their former colleagues, which would increase efficiency.
Although the special leader gave 1,000 positions, Lin Sanqi's requirement was that quality was more important than quantity. He only wanted the top doctors, including a group of people who would be drawn from the employees of Union Hospital and Digital Hospital.
Lin Sanqi went from Shaoyang to Loudi, then headed east along the Shanghai-Kunming Railway and got off at Jiangshan Station in Zhejiang Province. There was a doctor he needed in Jiangshan.
But he did not go to find anyone immediately. Instead, he stayed in a guesthouse and had to go back to 2014.
The Spring Festival of 1960 has passed, and the Spring Festival of 2014 is about to begin. As an outstanding descendant of the Lin family, he certainly cannot miss it.
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Pingle Village, Yin family.
Yin Lianyi was leaning against the headboard of her bed when her phone suddenly dinged with a bank transfer message:
"XX Bank: Your account 7490 received a bonus of RMB 10,000,000,000 from Enterprise Internet PC on January 29th."
The boss sets the bonus amount, the finance department calculates the year-end bonuses for all employees, and then transfers the money to each employee's salary card through the bank.
So even though Yin Lianyi is the Minister of Finance, he is still concerned about the arrival of his year-end bonus.
"Wow~~~ I'm rich~~~"
After counting a long string of zeros, Yin Lianyi jumped up excitedly and skipped around the room.
Suddenly the door opened and Jiang Shufen stood outside with a fierce look on her face:
"Chuitiezi, you're such a grown-up, but you're still acting like a crazy kid. Look at Ah Hong, Pei Pei, and Shi Yi in the village who are about your age. They're all mothers now, but what about you?"
When Yin Lianyi heard this, she quickly covered her ears and said, "I don't want to hear it!"
"Is it any use not to listen? You'll be 25 after the Chinese New Year. If you don't get married, you'll be an old maid. The teacher your aunt introduced you to last time was so good, with a stable job and respected people, but you didn't even go to see her.
And the guy your fifth sister-in-law introduced you to is a businessman in the grain and oil market. He's quite successful, owning five shops. He's handsome and energetic, and I'm attracted to him. But you're so stubborn that you refuse to go on a blind date with him. What are you thinking?
Yin Lianyi wailed, as if girls could never escape the fate of being urged to get married.
In the Dongguan area, parents all hope that their daughters will get married early and give birth to several sons early, believing that such a life is perfect.
In the eyes of Dongguang parents, no matter how successful a woman is in her career, it is useless. In the eyes of the villagers, unmarried women are considered different and shameful.
Hearing that their mother was scolding their eldest sister again, their younger brother Yin Lianbo and younger sister Yin Lianli both ran over to watch the fun, then covered their mouths and laughed.
"Mom, I just joined the new company not long ago. Don't you see how busy I am every day? How can I have time for a relationship? Don't rush me. When the time comes, I will naturally help you bring your son-in-law back."
Jiang Shufen was obviously not satisfied with her daughter's answer:
"Look at Shilou Village across the way. You had a classmate named Lin Sanqi, didn't you? He's the one you always argued with and fought with in elementary and middle school. I heard he got expelled from university and doesn't even have a job.
Some people see him riding his family tricycle every day, working as a helper in his own rice shop, and going to our village's grain and oil market to wholesale grain. He looks so dirty and dusty. Many villagers are laughing at the Lin family. Do you know how embarrassing it is?
He has no diploma, no job, and no wife. What about you? You graduated from college, and I gave birth to you so beautiful and with a great figure. Do you also want to be a single woman like Lin Sanqi and make our family the laughing stock of the villagers?
Yin Lianyi blinked. "Mom, when did you start talking about old news? Who told you that Lin Sanqi from Shilou Village has no job and no wife? Don't listen to nonsense. What if it gets to the Lin family..."
What Yin Lianyi was thinking was, Auntie, you are blind to the truth. Lin Sanqi’s future wife is standing right in front of you!
You are now cursing the Lin family in the village. Will you be embarrassed when you become relatives in the future?
Jiang Shufen didn't know what her daughter was thinking. Based on the attitude that Shilou Village was her sworn enemy, she continued to belittle her:
"So what if the Lin family finds out? Do you still want to marry that loser from the Lin family? I'm telling you, even if I agree, the grandpa in the family won't agree. Ah, why am I getting angrier the more I think about it? Are you going on the blind date or not?"
Jiang Shufen was so angry that she looked around and saw a broom behind the door. She picked it up and was about to hit someone.
Yin Lianyi was so scared that she quickly hid in the corner of the room, then took out her cell phone and shouted:
"Stop~~~ Mom, look, how much did I get in my year-end bonus?"
"Year-end bonus, year-end bonus, you gave up a good bank job and went to work in finance for a small private company. You're crazy. Banking jobs are easy and glamorous, and your reputation will be good if you tell others about it. But you told others that you work for a private company..."
"Wait, how many zeros are there?"
Jiang Shufen's hands were shaking as she held the phone.
Yin Lianbo and Yin Lianyi also ran over when they heard it and helped count together:
"One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million, ten million. Wow, big sister, is this true? Your year-end bonus is ten million?"
Yin Lianyi raised her chin:
"Hehe, a year-end bonus of 10 million, plus a basic salary of 2 million, and an income of 12 million after working for half a year. Mom, do you think I should be this strong woman? What kind of man would go on a blind date with me?"
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, you're just a freshly graduated girl with no work experience and no business resources. Why would they give you so much money? Just because you're pretty?"
Jiang Shufen slapped her thigh and said, "Ayi, you are so stupid! Are you the boss's mistress?"
Yin Lianbo and Yin Lianyi showed horrified expressions on their faces: "Sister, no way, you're going to be beaten to death by dad!"
Yin Lianyi almost vomited blood after hearing this, blood splattered everywhere:
"Mom, what kind of person do you think I am? How could I be a mistress? This is what I deserve. Humph, if I want more, it will be far more than ten million."
In fact, what she was thinking in her heart was that she had become the future boss lady. Although the sales company didn’t have much else, the billions of working capital a year were all under her control, right?
Jiang Shufen was still worried: "What kind of job do you have to earn so much money? Did your boss get his money from the wind?"
(Lin Sanqi manually likes this!)
Yin Lianyi felt helpless:
"Okay, Mom, stop guessing. Don't you trust your daughter? My company is in the Shilou Tiandi office building. I'm the Finance Manager of Lingnantang Pharmaceutical Company. You can come and ask anytime.
It's a good thing that your daughter can make money. How can you belittle your own daughter like this? How about it, little brothers and sisters, tell me what gifts you want for the New Year, and I'll leave it to me, hehe."
Yin Lianbo and Yin Lianyi shouted after hearing this:
"Wow, long live Big Sister~~ I want to buy an iPad~~"
"Sister, I want to buy a PS game console~~"
"Okay, let's go to the mall today. You can buy whatever you want, but we've got a deal: you can only play video games and computers on weekends."
"Okay~~"
Looking at her three excited children, Jiang Shufen couldn't be happy at all. Her daughter's sudden wealth was not a good thing in the eyes of the old woman. She felt that there must be a shocking conspiracy behind it.
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At the gate of the Lin Family Ancestral Hall, tomorrow is the day to worship our ancestors.
Today is already very lively. All preparations have been completed, and basically all the descendants of the Lin family scattered around the world have returned.
For the people of Dongguan and Hujian, they don’t have to come back for other festivals, but they must come back for the annual Spring Festival to worship their ancestors, and they must also come back for the Qingming Festival to visit the graves.
The purpose is nothing more than for the rich to come back and show off to their ancestors, saying that any of their descendants have made something of themselves and have not brought shame to their ancestors.
Even those who have no money should cry and complain to their ancestors, hoping to be blessed by them in the coming year. They cannot just bless someone else's family and not others.
Although women are not allowed to participate in ancestor worship, all offerings must be handled by women, and they must be women who have parents, children, and spouses. This is a very high requirement.
The wives of the clan leader, the richest people in the clan, and the highest-ranking officials are the most glorious ones, because they can serve as half-mistresses in ancestral worship ceremonies and are envied by the clan members.
Chief Lin Peidong was giving orders with a cane in hand. He had the final say on how the offerings should be placed, how the people should stand, and how the procedures should be followed.
The Tianhe Sports Center to the west of the village was also very lively, and the tribesmen were busy making preparations.
Tomorrow, after the ancestor worship, all Lin family members will have a dinner together. There will be 666 tables and there will also be a cultural performance.
This time of year is the most exciting time for young people, because every year there are stars who come to perform, and the village collective dividends of the year will be distributed during the performance.
All dividends are distributed in cash. A red money wall made of hundred-dollar bills on the stage can make everyone's hormones boil.
Didi~~Make way~~
Seeing two large vans driving towards the ancestral hall, Uncle Lin became unhappy:
"What's going on? Have the village protection team lost their minds? Every year during the ancestral worship, all the village roads are closed to cars, and no cars are allowed in or out. Do they just turn a deaf ear to my words?"
Every year, there are sacrifices and various activities that last for several days, plus dinners. Every household in the village is empty, so at this time of year the village protection team will actually block the village to prevent petty theft or fire accidents.
At the same time, when offering sacrifices to their ancestors, every household had to offer tributes. Since the ancestral hall could not accommodate them, all the tributes had to be piled in the small square at the door and on the road.
When the firecrackers go off and paper money is burned, it will be lively, but there are serious safety hazards after all.
The patriarch got angry and everyone shrank their necks.
But then I saw a figure leaning out of the passenger window of the truck: "Grandpa, it's me, I'm here to deliver rosewood furniture~~~"
Uncle Lin knew what was going on immediately and ran over excitedly:
"Make way, make way! Move the tribute table aside and let the truck come over!"
The truck stopped in the small square in front of the ancestral hall. Lin Sanqi jumped out of the truck and announced the good news with a smile:
"Grandpa, I bought you the whole set of rosewood furniture you asked for. Let me tell you, this was handed down from the prince's family. It cost me a full 200 million yuan."
Even though Uncle Lin was knowledgeable and experienced, he was still shocked when he heard 200 million.
"Qizi, this, this is too expensive, right? The village can afford 200 million, but if you ask me to spend 200 million on a set of furniture, I'm afraid my tribe members will call me old and confused if they find out."
Lin Sanqi waved his hand:
"Grandpa, this set of furniture is my dad's donation to the clan, to show his gratitude as the 51st generation descendant of the Lin family."
Uncle Lin's eyes lit up when he heard this: "My dear son, don't worry. Next year, your father will definitely join the clan committee. I will personally put on the purple jacket for him. I said so."
Lin Sanqi was waiting for these words: "Okay, Grandpa, you're so straightforward. I thank you on behalf of my father. Come on, unload the goods."
After Lin Sanqi finished shouting, more than a dozen strong men jumped down from the truck and began to open the compartment.
The other tribesmen who did not know the truth all gathered around. Gossip is human nature, and everyone wanted to see what treasures Lin Musen's family donated to the tribe.
As the carriage door opened, hundreds of people at the scene all exclaimed in surprise.
The dark brown furniture in the carriage emitted a dazzling light under the sunlight, and a solemn and domineering atmosphere was overwhelming. Even a layman could see that this set of furniture was not ordinary.
Many of the "upper-class clan members" who were drinking tea in the ancestral hall also came out after hearing the exclamations outside.
These relatives who had returned from overseas were all wealthy and powerful, so they naturally had high standards. When they saw the furniture on the car, they also exclaimed in amazement:
"Wow~~~ Rosewood~~~"
"Is this a complete set? This wood carving is in the typical imperial style of the Ming and Qing dynasties."
"This set of furniture isn't cheap. The two cars together cost over 100 million."
In fact, Lin Sanqi didn't know how much this set of tables, chairs, stools and screens were worth. He just said 200 million yuan casually. The real price was 20 tons of flour, which was bought from a poor prince's family.
All the furniture that the prince liked in the entire palace was cleared out, including a golden nanmu desk, which was particularly valuable. Of course, Lin Sanqi did not donate it.
Rosewood was not valued in the 1960s. It was difficult to burn after being split and used as firewood, so it was not very popular.
What is rare is that this set of furniture is a complete set, with a four-clawed dragon. I guess the only furniture in the country that can be compared to it is the furniture in the red sandalwood museum opened by Tang Monk.
The porters and tribesmen began to busy themselves with unloading, while Uncle Lin happily introduced the goods to the tribesmen:
"This is the eldest son of the Lin Musen family, the 52nd generation grandson. Don't underestimate him because he's young. He's a formidable figure. He now owns the Lingnantang Pharmaceutical Company, and the top-quality ginseng and cordyceps in the southern market all come from his family.
This set of rosewood furniture was donated to the ancestral hall by the Lin Musen family and is worth 200 million yuan. So next year I decided to let Ah Sen join the clan committee. I think everyone should have no objection, right? "
When they heard that Lin Musen donated 200 million yuan, even the wealthy people in front of them were all shocked and stuck out their tongues.
At most, these clan members donated a few million yuan at a time, and some donated tens of millions, but that was cumulative. Currently, only the Lin Musen family has donated 200 million yuan at a time.
If such clan members cannot join the board of directors, the authority and fairness of the board of directors will definitely be questioned by the clan members.
"I agree. If young people like Arsen work harder, we old people can retire."
"Yes, if someone is willing to donate 200 million yuan to the clan, who would dare to disobey if they tell others about it?"
"I know Lingnan Hall. I also bought a lot of ginseng in the United States. It turns out that this is our tribe's industry."
Uncle Lin saw that no one objected, so he smiled and said to Lin Sanqi:
"Okay, it's too late this year, let's wait until next year."
Lin Sanqi was ecstatic. His father had joined the Presbyterian Church, so he could call him the Crown Prince of the Lin family from now on.
Strength lies in numbers. Soon all the rosewood furniture was carried into the ancestral hall and placed there. With the lighting on, the hall immediately looked more upscale.
Everyone was amazed by what they saw.
Even Uncle Lin couldn't help but take out his phone to take a few pictures, and then posted them to the Tianhe clan leader group, and then boasted about it in a voice message:
"Look, this is a complete set of rosewood furniture. During the Qing Dynasty, only princes could use it. Isn't it more impressive than the second-rank official furniture set that your Dai family has?"
"As for the Yin family of Pingle Village, their ancestors have never produced high-ranking officials. Let alone owning this kind of royal furniture, they are not even qualified to touch it."
The old man never forgets to step on his old rival, which makes the WeChat group lively.
Pingle Village Chief Yin Jishui was furious and took a screenshot and shared it in the village group chat:
"Those losers from Shilou Village managed to get a set of red sandalwood furniture. If anyone in our Pingle Village can get such furniture next year, I will let him sit as the clan leader."
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The next day, the Lin family's ancestor worship ceremony officially began.
The clan leader was in the first row, the clan committee members in purple jackets were in the second and third rows, the outstanding descendants in red jackets, and the older male members were in the back row. Hundreds of people filled the ancestral hall.
All the other 3,000 male members of the Lin family stood in the square, holding incense in their hands, and lined up from front to back according to their seniority. The youngest boy was held by an adult brother in the arms of his clan. In short, no one was left out.
Lin Sanqi, Lin Hai, Lin Jianghe and others stood together, bowing and kneeling according to the instructions from the loudspeaker.
The clan leader was busy reporting to the ancestors. Lin Sanqi knew that the Year of the Snake was over and was looking forward to the new year.
In the evening, the whole village gathers for dinner, with 666 tables set up. Although the chef's job has been outsourced, the waiters need to be adult males of the 52nd or 53rd generation.
Lin Sanqi, the newly crowned billionaire, director of a department, and colonel, also had to wear an apron and hold a plate to start serving the tribesmen.
The eldest brother of the 52nd generation, Lin Yangping, is the deputy director of the Huadu Land and Resources Bureau; the second brother, Lin Jixu, is the principal of Huadu No. 1 Primary School; the third brother, Lin Hang, is the president of Feihang Real Estate Company; the fourth brother, Lin Xi, is the director of Shipai Police Station...
Anyway, no matter what official you are, or whether you are the chairman or the general manager, you have to be a good waiter at this time.
If anyone acts arrogantly because of his status, believe it or not, Uncle Lin will beat you to death with his cane.
After finishing all this, Lin Sanqi sat down to rest while looking at the fireworks in the sky, with a relaxed expression on his face.
Now that I have a golden finger, 2014 is really exciting... (End of this chapter)
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