Chapter 408 Pei Family's Strength

Capital city.

Pei family’s old house.

After hearing her daughter's answer, Pei's mother understood what was going on and asked, "Qinghua, you just said that this beef brisket is a local specialty of Yulin, Guangxi, and you also said that it was made by your colleague's father. So your colleague is from Guangxi?"

Pei Qinghua nodded and said, "Yes, he is from Guangxi."

Mother Pei and Father Pei looked at each other and continued to ask: "Qinghua, how old is your colleague? What is his family background?"

"He is the same age as me. We are both fresh graduates this year. We joined the company at the same time."

At this point, Pei Qinghua paused for a moment before continuing, "As for his background, his family seems to be from the countryside, so he probably doesn't have any family background."

Pei's mother frowned when she heard this. Although she was not very strict about the match between the two families, it could not be too far off. A "poor boy" from a remote rural area was obviously not worthy of her precious daughter.

Father Pei said: "Those who can enter your company either have a good background or are excellent. Since your colleague has no background, he must be excellent. I wonder which university he graduated from?"

Pei Qinghua smiled and said, "He graduated from Tsinghua University."

Upon hearing this, Father Pei showed an expression of expected success and said, "Graduating from Tsinghua University, he is indeed a rare talent."

Mrs. Pei continued, "Your education is indeed good enough for me, but it's a pity that you come from a rural background, so your family background is not a good match."

Mrs. Pei nodded and said, "My family background is a little bit lacking."

"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? We are just colleagues now."

At this point, Pei Qinghua changed the subject: "Besides, even if he pursues me, I don't care about his family background. I think whether a couple is happy or not has little to do with their family background. The most important thing is whether their personalities are compatible."

Mother Pei said: "Qinghua, what you said does make some sense, but if the family backgrounds of both parties are too different, there may be many problems. If these problems are not solved for a long time, they will naturally affect the relationship between husband and wife.

Therefore, I think that if a man and a woman want to be together, they don’t need to be absolutely well matched, but at least their family backgrounds shouldn’t be too different, otherwise it will be difficult for the couple to maintain their relationship for a long time.”

Pei Qinghua looked at his father and asked, "Dad, do you think so too?"

Father Pei said: "If the man is just an ordinary person with no great prospects, then your mother is right. If the family backgrounds of both parties are too different, it is difficult to be happy. But if the man is particularly outstanding, that is another matter. The specific situation must be analyzed specifically and cannot be generalized."

Pei Qinghua praised: "Dad, you are worthy of being a minister. You look at things more comprehensively than my mom."

Mother Pei glanced at her precious daughter and said, "Don't be happy yet. Your father said that the man is particularly outstanding. Your colleague graduated from Tsinghua University, so he can be considered outstanding, but excellence is not the same as particularly outstanding."

Pei Qinghua said: "Mom, you haven't met her, how do you know she's not particularly outstanding?"

Hearing this, Pei Yuanba couldn't help but say, "Little sister, you are not really interested in your colleague, are you?"

Pei Qinghua quickly denied it, "That's not true. I just kept talking about this!"

Mother Pei said: "It's better not to. Anyway, I don't think highly of you two."

Pei Qinghua didn't want to talk more about this topic, so she changed the subject and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this for now. While everyone at home is here, I'll fry this ash water dumpling for lunch today, so that you can also taste what this specialty from Guangxi tastes like."

The eldest brother Pei Yuanlong, who had been watching the fun without saying anything, heard this and smiled and said, "Little sister, you are so picky and you say this is delicious, so the taste must be right. Let's have this for lunch!"

Pei Qinghua snorted, "Brother, look at what you said, how am I picky?"

Mother Pei said, "Your eldest brother is right. You are the pickiest eater in the family. It's not wrong to say that you have a picky mouth."

"Mom, the saints said that one should never tire of fine food and never tire of delicate meat."

Pei Qinghua said in an orderly manner: "According to the Analects, Confucius wanted the grain to be pounded as finely as possible and the meat to be chopped as finely as possible when eating.

Do not eat stale or spoiled food, fish or meat that is not fresh. Do not eat food that has changed color. Do not eat food that has a bad color or taste. Do not eat food that has not been cooked properly. Do not eat vegetables that are not fresh. Do not eat meat that is not cut neatly. Do not eat food that has not been properly seasoned. Do not eat wine or cooked meat bought from the market.

Compared to Confucius, how am I picky about words? "

Mother Pei was speechless, shook her head and sighed: "Alright, I know you are well-read, I can't argue with you, can't we just fry this ash water dumpling and eat it directly?"

Pei Qinghua said with a smile: "First cut the ash water dumplings into pieces, each about one centimeter thick, then add oil to the pan and fry it slowly over low heat until it is fluffy, then sprinkle with salt and you can eat it.

If you want something sweet, just melt some sugar and wrap it around the ash water basket. That’s it.”

Mother Pei said: "Then fry some and try it to see how it tastes."

Mrs. Pei said quickly: "Mom, let me do it!"

Pei's second wife also volunteered and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll help you."

Pei Qinghua said: "I'll help too."

As they spoke, the three of them took a basket of ash water and went into the kitchen to get busy.

Seeing her daughter also enter the kitchen, Mother Pei looked at Father Pei and said, "Old Pei, do you think there is something wrong between our daughter and her colleague?"

Father Pei nodded and said, "There is something wrong, but they are probably not together yet. They just have that intention towards each other."

Mother Pei frowned and said, "What should we do? The man graduated from Tsinghua University. Although he is quite outstanding, his rural origin is always a disadvantage. It is indeed a bit different from our family. If Qinghua is with him, I am afraid that people will laugh at her."

Father Pei said: "It's not that we should laugh at him. After all, he is a top student from Tsinghua University and he has joined a unit like the Ministry of Finance. He has a promising future."

Pei Yuanlong said: "Dad, you come from a rural background. Without a family background to help you, even if you are a top student at Tsinghua University, it is probably difficult for you to get a high position. If you are lucky, you may be promoted to the department level, but if you are unlucky, you may stop at the division level."

Pei Yuan said domineeringly: "Even if he is only at the department level, that's fine. Besides, if he can really become our brother-in-law, then with Dad's help at the critical moment, it shouldn't be difficult for him to be promoted to the bureau level. After all, he is a top student who graduated from Tsinghua University!"

Mother Pei said worriedly, "I'll ask Qinghua in detail later. This marriage cannot be decided rashly. I don't ask her to find someone of equal status, but at least he has to be from a wealthy family or have a hall-level elder in the family. Old Pei, do you think I'm right?"

Father Pei smiled and said, "It's naturally a good thing to find someone from a good family, but there's no need to force it. As long as Qinghua likes him and the young man is excellent, that's all."

Mother Pei glared at him and said, "You are a minister. If your in-laws are just ordinary farmers, I'm afraid both of you will feel uncomfortable sitting at the same table to eat. I don't look down on farmers, but you have to admit the gap between them."

Father Pei said: "There is definitely a gap, but as I said, there is no need to force feelings, just let it take its course."

Mother Pei said angrily: "Forget it, since you, a big minister, don't care, why should I worry about it!"

Father Pei laughed and said, "It's not that I don't care, but now the country opposes arranged marriages and advocates free love. We should set an example and let our daughter freely choose the person she likes. We just need to do appropriate screening."

"Aren't I just checking on my daughter?"

Mother Pei said confidently: "Our Qinghua has academic qualifications, a good figure, and good looks. To be frank, there are many men in the whole capital who want to marry her, and they all come from good families.

There are so many better options for her to choose from, why should she choose someone with a bad background?"

Hearing his wife mention this, Pei's father couldn't help but smile. His daughter was indeed outstanding and excellent in all aspects. She was indeed very popular in the capital. If she was willing, it would not be difficult for her to marry someone from a better family than theirs.

However, Pei's father only has this one precious daughter, and he is reluctant to force her to marry someone he doesn't like. He prefers to let his daughter find one herself.

Thinking of this, Father Pei smiled and said, "You have a point. If my daughter likes him, I would be happy for her to marry someone with better conditions. But we can't force her to marry someone she doesn't like. Everything should be based on her wishes."

"I know that. I'm not that snobbish to force her to marry someone she doesn't like. I'll talk to her later and see if I can change her mind."

At this point, Pei's mother picked up the can of beef in front of her and said as she looked at it, "The color of this beef looks very tempting, but I don't know if it tastes as good as Qinghua said."

Pei Yuanba smiled and said, "Mom, you can doubt my little sister about other things, but when it comes to eating, I think you don't have to doubt her at all. If she says it's delicious, then it must be delicious."

Pei Yuanlong nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, we can fully trust the delicacies that have been authenticated by my sister."

Mother Pei laughed and said, "That's right. She has such a picky taste, there aren't many foods that she can praise. It seems that her colleague's father is really good at making beef brisket."

Not long after, Mrs. Pei and her two companions came out carrying four plates of fried ash water dumplings.

Pei Yuanba was the first to praise: "This color looks so appetizing!"

Pei Yuanlong said, "It looks good. Little sister, is this thing better when it's sweet or salty?"

Pei Qinghua smiled and said, "They are all delicious, but the salty ones are more suitable for your taste, big brother. I'll make you a pot of tea. Eat one bite and then drink a sip of tea. That's a perfect match."

Soon, the whole family sat together, drinking tea and eating this specialty from faraway Guangxi.

Sure enough, the whole family loved the delicacies that Pei Qinghua had authenticated.

This salty taste has a special fragrance, and the more you eat it, the more addictive it becomes.

It tastes sweet like a pastry, soft, sticky and sweet, the more you eat it, the more you want to eat it.

Father Pei took a sip of tea, looked at his eldest son and said, "Yuanlong, how is your work going? Have you encountered any difficulties?"

Father Pei said: "Muli County is located in a high-altitude mountainous area with a harsh natural environment and inconvenient transportation. When I asked you to serve here, I didn't expect you to change the spiritual outlook of this poor county. I just wanted you to experience the hardships of the people and learn how to be an official.

Once you have honed your skills, I will transfer you to a better platform so that you can fully display your talents."

Pei Yuanlong nodded and said, "Dad, I understand. It's just that I feel bad when I see the villagers in Muli County living such a hard life. I want to help them find a way out, but it's difficult. This is not something I, a county official, can do. Unless the country strongly supports it, it's really too difficult to change this backward place."

Father Pei sighed, “Our country has been poor for so many years, and there are too many cities in the country that need to be developed. It is impossible to develop all of them at the same time, so Mr. Deng proposed to let some people and some regions get rich first, and then drive most regions to achieve common prosperity.

At present, national resources are naturally tilted towards those cities that can develop rapidly. As for poor counties like Muli County, which are very difficult to develop, we can only wait for other cities to develop and then slowly drive its development. "

Pei Yuanlong said: "I understand. As the saying goes, one should benefit the people while serving as an official. I will do my best to do something for the people of Muli County."

Father Pei said with relief: "I am very happy that you have such an idea. Then you should work hard and do it boldly. I support you."

Pei Yuanlong smiled and said, "Thank you, Dad."

Father Pei looked at his second son and asked, "Yuanba, how are you doing in the army?"

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Pei Yuan said domineeringly: “Dad, everything is going well for me, and the leader values ​​me very much.”

Father Pei nodded and said, "Then work hard and try to become a general."

Pei Yuanba said with high spirits: "I will definitely work hard."

Father Pei then looked at his little daughter and asked, "Qinghua, you just started working this year. How do you feel? Are you adapting?"

Pei Qinghua said: "I feel pretty good. The leaders and colleagues in the unit are easy to get along with. I haven't encountered those dirty intrigues in the officialdom yet."

Father Pei said, "Anyway, you should be more careful. If you encounter something you don't understand, just tell Dad, okay?"

"Got it, Dad!"

Her father had worked in the officialdom for decades, and his experience was far beyond the reach of a rookie like her.

Mother Pei was very satisfied as she listened to her husband asking about the development of her children one by one. Although her three children's official positions were not high enough, it was not time for her to retire yet, so it would be no problem for her to help her children for a while longer.

When her husband Pei retires, I believe his children will be able to achieve a decent level.

Whether we can continue to move forward at that time depends on whether our children have the ability to do so.

…

At the entrance of the Deng Family Ancestral Hall in Naye.

Today is the day for the clan meeting, and all the clan members gathered at the agreed time.

When everyone was present, Deng Shirong went on stage and said, "Dear clan members, today's clan meeting has three main things to do:

1. Award financial aid to outstanding students in the clan.

Second, let me tell you about the current achievements of the Deng Group and its development direction for next year.

Third, it is the group dividend that everyone has been looking forward to for a whole year.

Now, let's start with the first thing. Students whose names are called, please come to the stage to receive your scholarships. I hope you can continue to work hard and get better grades in the next semester."

After clan leader Deng Shirong finished speaking, the clan members in charge of scholarships began to read out the names one by one, and then a special person was responsible for awarding the awards.

Naye Deng has been doing this for several years and has become very familiar with it.

Since the current scholarships are directly sponsored by the Deng Group, the amount of the award has been greatly increased compared to before. Even the clan members who are not short of money cannot ignore such a reward. What's more, this reward is not just money, the most important thing is face.

In the current Naye Deng family, people no longer compete with each other on economic matters, but rather on whose children have better academic performance.

If a child studies well, the parents will have great face in the clan.

This culture of attaching importance to children's learning was started by the clan leader Deng Shirong.

In the entire Naye Deng family, who doesn't envy the clan leader's seven outstanding children, especially the clan leader's second son, Deng Yunheng, who has been promoted to deputy director. The value of this Peking University graduation makes the clan members yearn for it, and they dream of having their own children admitted to such a university.

Deng Shirong is happy to see this kind of comparison. Compared with the comparison in money, the comparison in study is the real way to strengthen a clan.

"Deng Changli, first in the final exam, reward of 1,000 yuan."

Hearing this, Xiao Dong'er happily went on stage to receive the award in Dongzi's envious gaze.

Deng Yuntai and Zhang Xiuping also had smiles on their faces. Their daughter's academic performance made them very proud.

"Jiu Gong is really amazing. Not only did he train Uncle Yunheng, Uncle Yunsong, and Uncle Yunheng to be key university students, but his granddaughter is also so good at studying that she got first place in the grade. I can't help but admire her!"

"Yes, it's really amazing. You have to know that this is a school in the capital Nanning. The competitiveness is not comparable to our Naye Primary School. There are many children with good academic performance there. Xiao Dong'er was able to rank first in the grade in such a learning environment. He is definitely a seedling for Tsinghua University and Peking University."

"If Jiugong's family produces another student who is admitted to Tsinghua University or Peking University, I really can't imagine what that would mean."

"I'm so envious. If my family had a college student, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."

"Who says it's not? It doesn't have to be a key university, even an ordinary university is fine."

“…”

When Xiao Dong'er went on stage to receive the award, the tribesmen below the stage were talking about it, their tone full of envy.

Soon, Xiao Dong'er returned to her parents with 1,000 yuan. Dongzi looked at the money in her sister's hand and said flatteringly, "Sister, you have so much money, can you give me some?"

Xiao Donger glanced at him and asked, "We have food and clothes at home, and there is everything in the supermarket. You can take whatever you want. What do you need money for?"

Dongzi was stunned for a moment when he heard this: "It seems so, there is no use for me to have money."

Xiao Dong'er said, "You have no use for the money anyway, so I won't give it to you, in case you accidentally lose it."

Dongzi nodded and said, "Okay, I don't want it anymore!"

Zhang Xiuping couldn't help but secretly shake her head when she saw this. Her son's IQ was really worrying! Soon, the scholarships were awarded.

Deng Shirong took the stage again and said: "Next, I will tell you about the development of our Deng Group this year. First of all, our Master Kong instant noodles. According to surveys, the instant noodles produced by our Master Kong instant noodles factory currently occupy at least 80% of the national instant noodles market. Except for a few instant noodle brands that still have some sales in certain regions, most instant noodle brands are almost unable to continue to operate due to being squeezed out by our Master Kong.

At present, the Master Kong instant noodles factory is the group's most profitable product.

Secondly, it’s Eight Treasure Porridge…”

On the stage, Deng Shirong briefly summarized the development of the Deng Group this year, including which product is the most profitable and what products are being vigorously promoted. He briefly told his clansmen about it.

“Next, I will tell you about the group’s major developments next year.”

Deng Shirong said: "Next year, other projects will proceed as planned, and Deng's Real Estate is also preparing to develop residential communities in Guangzhou. If anyone wants to buy a house in Guangzhou, they can pay attention to the development progress of our own real estate projects."

After hearing this, only a few clan members who were planning to do business in Guangzhou and those who had relatives in Guangzhou expressed interest. The other clan members were not very interested in buying a house in Guangzhou.

After all, in this day and age, when people buy a house, they consider its practicality, and there is no concept of buying a house for appreciation.

Today, every family of the Naye Deng clan in the county has at least one house, and some have several. A complex of villas is being built in their hometown, and every family has a beautiful villa. So many houses are no longer enough for the clan members to live in.

Why did they go all the way to Guangzhou to buy a house? Deng Shirong was not in a hurry to remind them. If necessary, they could build another Naye Deng community in Guangzhou.

After talking about the development of the Deng Group, the next thing is the annual red-light event that everyone loves to see.

Although the entire Naye Deng family is not short of money now, Deng Shirong still plans to continue to distribute dividends once a year.

Anyway, considering the current size of the Deng Group, taking out thirty or twenty million to distribute dividends to everyone is just a piece of cake and will have no impact on the development of the group at all.

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