While Arya was making waves in the Magnesium stock market and Xu Aiwen and Xu Ping'an were successful in their studies, an unexpected person quietly came to Jingzhou for official business.
When Funiu looked at Li Lei who appeared in front of her, her face was full of disbelief.
You should know that ever since Xu Jianguo and Wen Sitian got married and took Funniu away from Sandaliang Village to join the army, Funniu and Xiao Shitou, the childhood sweethearts, have been in contact through letters.
At the beginning, the two children could not write, so all the letters between them were written by Xu Jianguo and Li Mancang, so both families knew the relationship between the two children.
However, it is precisely because the two children have been so close since childhood, coupled with Funiu's carefree personality, that the two of them become more and more like buddies.
As a result, the spark of love that should have belonged to the two of them has not appeared until now.
Some people may think that the gap between their family backgrounds is too big and they are not suitable to be together.
However, in the eyes of Xu Jianguo and Wen Sitian, these are not problems at all.
You know, Li Mancang, Li Erniu and other villagers in Sandaliang Village have always treated Xu Jianguo as their own child.
Even though Xu Jianguo has now become a lieutenant general who holds an important position in the military research and development of Longxia State, he still remembers the kindness of the villagers to him.
Even though there were some unpleasant things that happened with the brothers Li Jinlong and Li Jinhu, in the final analysis, they were all conflicts among the villagers themselves.
If they were bullied by outsiders, Xu Jianguo would not sit idly by.
In Xu Jianguo's view, both he and Wen Sitian were children from rural areas. Although their identities were different now, they were not the kind of overbearing people at heart.
For this reason, the couple never expressed any dissatisfaction with the affairs of Funiu and Xiao Shitou.
On the contrary, in their opinion, if the two children can really get together, it would be a very good marriage.
"Brother Shitou, why did you come to Jingzhou? Why didn't you call me in advance?" After being shocked, Funiu ran to Li Lei with a look of surprise on her face, put her arm around his shoulders, and asked with a smile.
Li Lei felt the happy tone in Funiu's words, and looked at the hand on his shoulder. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, revealing an expression that was neither amusing nor crying.
"Hey, what's with that expression on your face?" Funiu pouted and said dissatisfiedly.
Li Lei was very happy when he saw Funiu's expression. Although the two had not seen each other for a long time, their relationship did not become distant because of this.
He coughed lightly, trying to hide his discomfort, and said with a smile, "I wanted to give you a surprise, so I decided to come and participate in the study activity organized by the Ministry of Construction."
As Li Lei spoke, he gently took away Funiu's hand that was on his shoulder without leaving any trace. Funiu didn't notice and still had a smile on her face.
"The Ministry of Construction's study activities? Comrade Shitou, you can do it!" Funiu's eyes sparkled as she praised him, then pulled Li Lei away.
Because it was lunch time when Li Lei arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Funiu naturally had to do her best to be a good host.
Just as Funiu was dragging Li Lei to go to lunch, she asked, "Tell me quickly, how did you get this place for further studies?"
Li Lei smiled helplessly, walking side by side with Funiu, and said slowly: "Maybe it's because of my good work performance at the administrative office, plus my graduate degree, that the leaders gave me this position."
Although his tone was very flat, Funiu knew that her childhood friend must have put in a lot of effort in order to get a place in Jingzhou for further studies from the administrative office.
"Brother Shitou, you are so awesome!" Funiu was really happy from the bottom of her heart that the first thing Li Lei thought of after arriving in Jingzhou was to come and visit her, so the tone and attitude of her voice seemed to have returned to what they were like when she was a child.
Li Lei looked at the bright smile on the face of his sister whom he had liked since childhood, and felt very happy. His originally nervous mood gradually relaxed. He smiled without saying anything.
"You have to stay in Jingzhou for a few more days this time. I'll show you around. By the way, where are you staying for this training? Can you go out? If you can, come home with me tonight. My brothers and the others will definitely be happy if they know you've come to Jingzhou!"
"This training will take about a month. The Ministry of Construction has arranged for me to stay at their guesthouse. As for whether I can stay outside, I don't know yet. I can ask later. Brother Jianguo and sister-in-law will definitely go to visit."
Due to time constraints, the two did not go out for lunch, but went directly to the cafeteria of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This was Li Lei's first time eating in the cafeteria of an important state department. It was not until he saw the food on the plate in front of him that he felt that the gap was extremely huge.
In the following days, Li Lei settled down completely in Jingzhou.
However, because it was a semi-closed training program, he did not go to Xu Jianguo's home to live.
He just took advantage of the weekend to ask Funiu to take him to Wangfujing, bought a lot of things, and went to Xu's house to visit Xu Jianguo, Wen Sitian and others.
Just as Funiu said, when Xu Jianguo and Wen Sitian learned that Shitou came to Jingzhou for further studies, they were also very happy.
Xu Jianguo, who was about to turn fifty, dragged Xiao Shitou, Lin Hongtao, Xu Zhengyang, Xu Ping'an and Li Xiangdong to Menkuang Hutong in Xicheng District to have a meal of authentic braised pork and steamed buns.
Moreover, the six people drank nearly ten kilograms of white wine from five in the afternoon to after eleven in the evening.
It was not until the owner of the braised pork shop nodded and dozed off behind the counter that the six of them left arm in arm.
Xu Jianguo was very happy that day, because the arrival of the stone reminded him of every detail of his life in Sandaliang Village.
As time went by, Funiu would come to look for Shitou every weekend when she had a break.
Sometimes, if she had nothing to do after get off work, she would go to the Ministry of Construction Guesthouse and wander around with Shi Tou.
Funiu was naturally very clear about Shitou's feelings for her, and she didn't know what was going on. This time when Shitou came to Jingzhou for further studies, and the two met again, her mind also changed a little, and she seemed to enjoy every time they met.
Funiu also told Wen Sitian about this matter, hoping that her sister-in-law could help her solve it.
However, after listening to Funiu's narration, Wen Sitian did not give a direct answer. Instead, she smiled, touched her hair, and said something ambiguous: "Girl, you have grown up. For some things, your sister-in-law can't always make decisions for you. Sometimes, you should try to follow your own inner thoughts. Maybe you will get unexpected rewards!"
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