Around eleven o'clock in the morning, Yu Zhiming connected with Chaozhou via video. The image on the high-definition screen became clearer from shaking, and he saw a room full of people.
Gu Qingran appeared in the video, smiled and waved, saying, "Zhiming, let me introduce you to my relatives from my hometown."
He pointed the camera at an octogenarian, "This is our Gu family's most senior great-uncle..."
Yu Zhiming quickly stood up straight and bowed solemnly, "Hello, great uncle..."
After recognizing hundreds of relatives, even though Yu Zhiming had a pretty good memory, he still felt dizzy and could only remember a few of them.
There are really too many relatives.
However, Yu Zhiming did not recognize these relatives in vain. Every time he visited an elder, he received a red envelope.
Naturally, it was collected by Gu Qingran...
After the recognition, Gu Qingran took the camera to introduce the environment of his hometown to Yu Zhiming and others.
Yu Zhiming only then realized that the place where they were recognizing their relatives was actually the meeting hall of the Gu family ancestral hall.
And this ancestral hall is not as simple as Yu Zhiming imagined, which is to build a memorial archway and a few houses to worship ancestors.
It is about the size of a small castle.
As for the exquisite materials and fine craftsmanship, Yu Zhiming felt that the construction of royal palaces in ancient times was no more than this.
He heard from Gu Qingran that the Gu family ancestral hall in front of him was rebuilt more than 20 years ago.
At that time, Gu people from all over the world donated money and materials, worked hard, and hired skilled craftsmen. It took more than three years and cost nearly 300 million to complete the construction.
Gu Qingran also brought a camera to the top of the Gu family ancestral hall to show the environment of his hometown village.
Under the blue sky and white clouds, small buildings are nestled among the green trees and beside the river, creating a rich and beautiful pastoral picture.
Gu Qingran said: "In fact, our place is similar to other rural areas. Young people work outside, and most of those who stay in the village are the elderly and children."
"However, the environment here is really good, and the living facilities are quite convenient. When I get old and retire, I will probably come back here to retire and rest in peace."
Gu Qingran went to the place where the wedding banquet was being prepared.
Yu Zhiming saw that there were at least thirty or forty nine-layer steamers, each more than one meter tall, lined up there, which was a spectacular sight.
There are also a dozen ovens for roasting suckling pig.
Dozens of wedding banquet staff are each responsible for preparing the wedding banquet dishes which will officially begin tonight.
This scene was much more grand than any wedding or funeral Yu Zhiming had experienced in his hometown.
In his hometown, a wedding or funeral with two or three hundred guests is considered a fairly large event.
Gu Qingran told him that this wedding banquet would be attended by more than 2,000 relatives, friends, and fellow villagers...
Looking at the busy scene of preparing for the wedding banquet, Yu Zhiming couldn't help but feel salivating.
Although he has eaten many carefully prepared banquets in high-end hotels or clubs, Yu Zhiming always feels that the rural wedding and funeral banquets with a strong sense of fireworks and humanistic atmosphere are the real delicacies.
This is also related to his past experiences.
As the village's wedding and funeral director, every time there is a wedding or funeral in the village, it is a time for Yu Zhiming to feast.
If it weren't for the occasional treats and nutritional supplements, Yu Zhiming wouldn't have grown so tall given the Yu family's financial situation at the time...
Gu Qingran used the camera to lead Yu Zhiming and others to visit the village for a while, and then received a call asking him to return to the ancestral hall for lunch.
On the way back, Gu Qingran suddenly said, "Zhiming, I forgot to tell you something..."
"I had a very good conversation with the leader from Quancheng on the phone last night. Ling Yuchuan will be leading a work team to Quancheng today to discuss cooperation with Dongyue Life Insurance."
Even if only family members were having lunch at noon, there would be twenty or thirty tables set up in the small square of the ancestral hall.
Yu Zhiming and Qing Ning expressed their apologies to many members of the Gu family through a high-definition screen temporarily placed in the small square, accepted their blessings, and then briefly spoke a few words to Yu's father, mother, second sister and brother-in-law who were present, and ended the video call at noon.
A few minutes later, everyone at the Yu family started to eat lunch.
"Aunt..."
Fu Xiaobo asked curiously, "How long have you lived in your hometown?"
Qing Ning chuckled and said, "My parents were busy with work back then and didn't have time to take care of me. Basically, before I started junior high school, I spent all my time with my grandparents in my hometown. When I came to Binhai to attend middle school, it was mainly my eldest brother who took care of me."
Wang Shuisu sighed, "From the video, it looks like a beautiful place with outstanding people. If I weren't so busy with work, I'd want to go there and lie down."
Yu Zhiming could hear the tiredness in Wang Shuisu's words and said softly, "The city has its advantages, and the countryside has its advantages. If you are tired from work, just make some adjustments."
He thought of something and said, "Shui Su, I have a hot spring villa in Jinling, and I don't know the details."
"Qing Ning is pregnant now, so it's not suitable for her to soak in a hot spring. Why don't you take your parents there to recuperate for a few days?"
Wang Shuisu was a little moved and looked at Qingning.
Qing Ning chuckled and said, "Zhi Ming is the head of the family. I don't have the courage to disagree with what he proposes."
"Shui Su, if I remember correctly, you haven't had any time to relax since last year. I think you really need to take a break and go soak in the hot springs."
After hearing what she said, Wang Shuisu felt more tired physically and mentally.
In the past year, in addition to being busy with her medicinal food work, her father's health has brought her heavy psychological pressure.
She really wanted to rest for a few days.
"Where's the medicinal food?"
Qing Ning patted her chest and said, "I'm just pregnant. It's not like I can't walk or handle things. Just leave it to me."
Wang Shuisu felt warm in his heart, looked at Yu Zhiming again, and said, "Brother, thank you!"
"We are a family, you're welcome."
Yu Zhiming then looked at his fourth sister, Fu Xiaobo, Zhou Mo, and Sisi, and said, "Qingning and I don't have many opportunities to go to the hot spring villa, so it would be a waste to just sit there. You can arrange your time. If you want to go, just let me know in advance."
Feng Sisi's eyes widened as she asked, "Cousin-in-law, can I bring someone else with me? My team has always been very busy, and now we're even busier working on the medical consultation payment platform project."
"It's time for team building and motivation."
Yu Zhiming chuckled and said, "Of course you can bring your family, friends, or colleagues along. I heard the hot spring pool in the yard can easily accommodate 10 to 20 people at the same time."
"However, the villa has limited rooms and probably can't accommodate so many people, unless they sleep on the floor."
Feng Sisi chuckled and said, "Then we'll sleep on the floor. As long as we can soak in the hot springs and eat delicious food, the rest is fine."
At this moment, Zhou Mo suddenly said, "Doctor Yu, the video about you riding in a Phantom car and not getting out of the car when you encountered a collapsed person hasn't gained any popularity."
"Previously, your videos always had a lot of buzz and traffic, but this time, there's no buzz at all."
"It's been an hour or two, and there haven't been many comments."
Feng Sisi was puzzled and said, "It's really strange. The wedding video of my cousin's husband and cousin is still a hot topic."
Qing Ning analyzed: "It's very likely that the platform has restricted the flow of traffic. After all, this is a very negative video."
Feng Sisi questioned, "The negative videos about my cousin's husband used to be incredibly popular, right?"
Qing Ning rolled her eyes at her and said, "Those negative videos before were caused by someone behind the scenes fanning the flames, so naturally they became popular very quickly."
"This time, there was no one to promote the popularity, and the traffic was limited, so it naturally couldn't take off."
Feng Sisi nodded and said "oh".
Yu Zhiming looked at Zhou Mo and said, "After dinner, contact Zhang Hai and ask him to check on that person."
Zhou Mo nodded in agreement...
More than an hour later, when Zhou Mo contacted Zhang Hai, he immediately got the latest news about the person who fell to the ground.
"Dead? The initial diagnosis is a heart attack?!"
Yu Zhiming frowned and asked, "Excuse me, can you arrange for me to perform an autopsy on that person..."
(End of this chapter)
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