Ruan Zhengyang said to Pei Qingshan and Pei Qinggang, "I'm really sorry, my two brothers. My daughter has been a little willful. When she returns, she needs your continued care. How about inviting you to dinner at my house tomorrow?"
He said this politely.
Pei Qingshan and Pei Qinggang were not unaware of Ruan Niannian's character. They understood that she must have her reasons for doing this, so they didn't say much.
Pei Qingshan made a few polite remarks and praised Ruan Niannian in front of Ruan Zhengyang, which made Ruan Zhengyang feel happy and smile.
We went to a state-owned restaurant to have dinner together in the evening, and Ruan Zhengyang even asked for a room for us.
There weren't many people, just Ruan Niannian's family, Pei Qingshan and Pei Qinggang.
Ruan Zhengyang specially called Xiao Zhou, whom he valued recently, and this was also an attempt to cultivate him.
In addition, everyone originally thought that Qiu Aiguo would refuse to go, but unexpectedly, Qiu Aiguo smiled and said that he would not bother everyone to bring him food, and they could go eat together.
But the Ruan family was relieved, thinking that Qiu Aiguo was slowly getting over it.
During the dinner, Ruan Zhengyang patted Xiao Zhou on the shoulder and said to Pei Qingshan, "Brother Qingshan, this is Xiao Zhou from our steel plant. He will be the one to coordinate with you on matters concerning New Year gifts. He is very good at his job."
This sentence made Xiao Zhou ecstatic.
The factory director has asked him to be in charge of a specific task, which shows that he values him.
The joy has not ended yet, and a new round of accelerated heartbeat has arrived.
Ruan Zhengyang then said, "Secretary Xiao Zhou is the secretary of the Propaganda Department of the Steel Plant. I plan to let him serve as the secretary of both the Propaganda Department and the External Relations Department. The more capable, the more work. Brother Qingshan, you should teach him more in the future."
Pei Qingshan is thoughtful in his work. He used to be the team leader, and was promoted to deputy secretary of the commune in a short period of time. There is no need to doubt his ability.
As for acquaintance, Ruan Zhengyang met Pei Qingshan when Ruan Niannian got married, and they talked a lot. Unfortunately, they were too far away, so their interactions were limited to that.
He actually didn't have much hope for this New Year gift, but Pei Qingshan directly drove a large truck to deliver the goods, which made Ruan Zhengyang have a deeper understanding of his character.
These two sentences not only shocked Xiao Zhou, but also made Pei Qingshan extremely surprised.
He has established a connection with the Suicheng Iron and Steel Plant.
As far as he knew, there were three steel mills in Guangzhou City. Not only was there no competition among them, but the relationship between them was very close. If he could take care of one, would the other two be far behind?
At this time, Pei Qingshan naturally agreed.
Even if it's not for generating income now, just for this path, he can't let down his guard.
"Don't worry, Director Ruan. We will get along well with Comrade Xiao Zhou and further deepen our cooperative relationship. I hope we can become long-term partners in the future."
Pei Qingshan was not quite sure what Ruan Zhengyang meant, but he remembered that Secretary Peng told him before he left that the factory directors of large factories outside basically wanted face and liked to hear polite words, so he just needed to lean on this aspect.
Secretary Peng also said that they might not be able to meet the factory director on this visit, so no matter who receives them or what their attitude is, they should be neither humble nor arrogant. As for generating income outside the province, it would be better if they could, but it would not be a big loss if they don't.
Because this path may not necessarily be stable.
Having said that, Secretary Peng still gave Pei Qingshan a chance to show his talents, and even used his connections to get him a large transport truck. You have to know that this kind of truck is hard to come by even for large factories.
This also made Pei Qingshan want to do something even more. Secretary Peng had trained him so much, and he couldn't let himself look incompetent and like a waste.
After some polite exchanges, Pei Qingshan noticed that Ruan Zhengyang was a little lost in thought, and no one disturbed him.
Xiao Zhou livened up the atmosphere. He was familiar with everyone, whether it was Qiu Aiguo who was sitting in a wheelchair, Pei Qinggang who didn't say much, or even Pei Qingshan who was always being polite, he could always strike up a conversation with them.
By the time Ruan Zhengyang finished thinking, all the dishes were served.
Ruan Zhengyang invited everyone to eat, "These are all our Suicheng's specialties. Everyone, stop chatting and eat while they're hot."
While eating, he said to Pei Qingshan: "Brother Qingshan, let's talk about our own things. When I saw you, I felt that we were compatible. You are also my cousin from Yuanzheng. So, you call me Uncle Ruan and I call you Brother Qingshan. We can visit each other often and treat each other as relatives. How about that?"
As the director of a large factory, Ruan Zhengyang's words were very humble, and it also made Xiao Zhou realize how much Ruan Zhengyang valued Pei Qingshan.
You know, the job of external procurement is very lucrative. Ruan Zhengyang gave this task to him and showed special feelings towards Pei Qingshan. Xiao Zhou understood most of what he meant without having to figure it out.
What's deeper is that it's not that he can't figure it out, but that being a little confused about the leader's thoughts may not be a bad thing.
This is what his mother taught him every day, for fear that he would be too clever for his own good.
Since then, the long-term cooperation between Xi County Heping Commune and Suicheng Iron and Steel Plant has been finalized.
The journey from Suicheng to Xi County is long. Pei Qingshan and Pei Qinggang declined Ruan Zhengyang's kindness in letting them stay in Suicheng for the New Year and insisted on returning to Xi County.
Ruan Zhengyang asked Xiao Zhou to prepare a lot of food for them on the journey, and also gave them two portions of the New Year gifts they were going to give to their employees to take home.
Pei Qingshan was amazed when he received the things. It was indeed a big factory. The New Year's benefits included two pieces of cloth and some other things. If he bought them outside, it would probably cost more than twenty yuan in total, and it would cost a lot of money.
When they were on their way back, Pei Yuanzheng repeatedly reminded them to be careful on the road.
Pei Qingshan smiled and said, "We came with a full truckload of goods. It doesn't make sense that we would be robbed when we leave with an empty truck."
There are still six days until the Chinese New Year.
Everyone in the Ruan family was in a joyous mood. Mother Ruan bought some red paper, cut it, and waited for Ruan Zhengyang to write couplets.
Ruan Sisi took Ping Ping'an and Ruan Niannian to cut paper-cuts together.
"After the Chinese New Year, you can bring some window decorations and couplets back home. Even if you don't celebrate the New Year at home, you should still decorate the house for the New Year to make it festive."
Watching them busying themselves, Mother Ruan said something to Pei Yuanzheng.
Pei Yuanzheng was stunned for a moment with a smile on his face, then he said, "Mom, I have an unreasonable request."
"What are you talking about?" Mother Ruan was unhappy. "You are too polite. We are a family and we should talk straight. You are Nian Nian's husband, which means you are half my son."
Pei Yuanzheng could naturally feel their enthusiasm and kindness, as if it made up for the fatherly and motherly love he had not received for so many years.
His father's guidance and education and his mother's tolerance and love are fully reflected in his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
This made him feel very relaxed and also strengthened his determination to fight.
Pei Yuanzheng made his request without hesitation, "It's like this, Mom, you know that there are no elders in my family, and my sisters-in-law are not mothers after all, so I want Nian Nian to stay at home for the rest of her confinement before going back."
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