Lu Guoan couldn't stand his pitying yet intense gaze and glared at him irritably.
Zhang Yong'an sighed, "Hey, Lao Lu, if you're angry in the future, just glare at me. As long as you don't lay a hand on me, it's okay to curse at me."
My old friend is having a tough time; he's willing to be the scapegoat.
Lu Guoan was speechless. Although this matter might damage his dignity and face as a man, it wasn't something to be so dramatic about. He had three sons and even grandchildren; what did it matter whether it was possible or not?
But Old Zhang made it sound like he was going to be childless, and I really wanted to go up and give him a couple of whacks.
"Get lost! You're not my grandson, why would I curse at you!"
"Hey, Lao Lu, why are you taking advantage of me? I was just trying to comfort you."
Lu Guoan rolled his eyes at him. This was hardly comforting; it was like rubbing salt into his wounds.
Seeing the two bickering, Lu Yuan couldn't help but chuckle.
He stepped forward and said to Lu Guoan, "Uncle, my dad just told me that your injury can be treated. When you have time, go see him. He is very good at treating this kind of illness, and a few pills will make you better."
Yu Shaoheng, who came to watch the spectacle, nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Uncle Gao is really amazing. My dad was seriously injured in battle before, and Uncle Gao cured him last year. My mom then became pregnant with my younger brother and sister."
Everyone knew his mother was pregnant and had come to their village to rest and prepare for childbirth, but no one knew his father had also been impotent before. Many people were still laughing at him, saying he was already an adult and of marriageable age, yet his mother still wanted to have a child.
There was a hidden story behind it all.
Upon hearing that the injury could be treated, Zhang Yong'an was even more excited than Lu Guo'an, the person directly involved. He grabbed Yu Shaoheng's hand, "Dr. Gao really cured your father?"
"Of course, there's no way this could be fake, my mom's belly is so big."
Wang Hongmei was also very excited and pulled Lu Guoan to go to Lu Yuan's house to find Gao Weishan.
"Then what are we waiting for? Lao Lu, let's hurry and find Doctor Gao."
Although Lu Guoan was pleasantly surprised, he still maintained some composure and shook off Wang Hongmei.
"What are you doing, woman? This isn't urgent. Director Qian and the others are still here. Let's take good care of the leaders first, and we can talk about my matter later."
Wang Hongmei looked at Qian Weixin and his group, and found that they were staring at them with smiles. She awkwardly let go of their hands and chuckled, "Right, right, let's entertain the leaders first, we'll talk about your matter later."
Lu Yuan said, "Auntie, come to my house too and help Xiaoqin out. There are a lot of people today, and I'm worried she won't be able to manage cooking all by herself. You can all eat at my house later."
“Okay, I’ll go help with the cooking right now,” Wang Hongmei readily agreed, and then hurried home to get some food before heading to Lu Yuan’s house.
Many commune members had already gathered at the brigade headquarters. Without any prior notice, each household had a representative present. Taking advantage of the large number of people and Qian Weixin's presence, Lu Guoan and Zhang Yongan decided to directly select the sales clerks.
Three people passed the exam, and Hongxia was one of them.
The other two are Jiang Yundong, an older educated youth, and Wang Liang, an educated youth who went to the rabbit farm with Lin Xiaofang a few days ago to target Hong Xia.
Unsurprisingly, Hong Xia won in the end.
She received two-thirds of the votes, Jiang Yundong received one-third, while Wang Liang only had two or three people who were close to him raise their hands to vote for him.
Jiang Yundong was very disappointed, while Wang Liang was indignant, saying that all this talk about fairness, impartiality, and transparency came down to personal connections. It was simply unfair.
Lu Guoan said, "There is only one spot this time, which is indeed a bit limited. However, those who perform well in this exam will be given priority consideration when the team has any open positions in the future."
Jiang Yundong was delighted. Given the current development speed and situation of the brigade, his next position was only a matter of time.
Hearing this, Wang Liang's resentment lessened somewhat, but he still harbored resentment about the salesperson situation.
"All members, thanks to Director Qian and Secretary Lin and other leaders, we were able to successfully select salespersons today. Let us give a warm round of applause to thank Director Qian and all the leaders."
"Clap clap clap—"
Everyone cooperated and was very enthusiastic, and there was thunderous applause.
Qian Weixin raised his hand to quell the commotion, praised Hong Xia and Jiang Yundong, commended the Changhe Brigade, and then stopped after uttering a few official-sounding words.
Later generations were not particularly annoyed by this kind of speech, but the commune members at this time listened with great interest, each of them grinning and looking excited.
As soon as the leader finished speaking, the applause was thunderous and prolonged, and many people's hands turned red from clapping.
Lu Guoan explained the work of the supply and marketing cooperative to Hong Xia, and then he and Lu Yuan welcomed Qian Weixin and the others to their home.
By this time, Lu Xiaoqin and Wang Hongmei had already prepared a large table full of food.
The dishes, such as pheasant stew with mushrooms, braised pork, braised fish, and sauerkraut stew with glass noodles, are so tempting that they make your mouth water.
Lu Guoan and Zhang Yongan were used to the meals at Lu Yuan's house, but Qian Weixin and Lin Pengfei were seeing them for the first time.
Wow, this is even better food than what they ate in the commune.
Lu Yuan explained with a smile, "This chicken stew with mushrooms is made with wild pheasant. My dad knew we were going to entertain Director Qian and other leaders today, so he specially asked his bodyguard to catch wild pheasant from the mountain."
"And these fish were also specially caught from the glacier."
Regardless of whether the pheasants and fish were caught specifically for them, Qian Weixin and his companions felt very relaxed and happy after hearing this.
"Thank you so much, Dr. Gao and your bodyguard," Gao Weixin said.
"I'm happy to go to a little trouble so that Director Qian and all the leaders can have a good meal and drinks," Lu Yuan replied.
They didn't say it wouldn't be troublesome, only that they were willing. This neither erased the contributions of their own people nor failed to show that they valued them.
"Hahaha, thank you so much!" Qian Weixin laughed heartily.
The meal was a great success, with everyone enjoying themselves. Qian Weixin, Lin Pengfei, and the others, finding the triplets adorable, each gave a red envelope containing 50 cents or a dollar.
Qian Weixin gave the most, two yuan to each child.
Lu Yuan accepted the gifts generously and prepared a return gift for each of them when he sent them back.
The others received two apples and four oranges, Lin Pengfei received half a pheasant in addition to that, and Qian Weixin received not only half a pheasant but also a small piece of cured meat.
The group thanked him repeatedly, and Qian Weixin even offered, "When will your supply and marketing cooperative open? I'd like to come and join in the fun."
This is to show our support and encouragement for them.
"Oh, that's great! If Director Qian can come, all the members of our brigade will be ecstatic. I'll call you personally once the date is set," Lu Yuan said happily.
Lu Yuan drove away, and Qian Weixin stared at the departing Jeep, then chuckled and said to Lin Pengfei, "What a remarkable person."
He's very perceptive, and he likes it!
P.S.: I've been out of town for the past few days and haven't been able to update enough. Sorry, I'll catch up by staying up all night when I get back!
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