Sitting in the car that came to pick them up, Chu Tian was silent. When he entered the city with the sign of Beijing Municipal Government Staff Quarters, looking at the heavily guarded security at the gate, Chu Tian's heart was in turmoil and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
Finally, the car stopped at a small second floor. Chu Tian and the other two got out of the car, and the driver drove away.
Li Jianmin looked at Chu Tian and Chu Min, who had been silent since they got in the car. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Brother-in-law, Brother Min, let's go. My parents heard yesterday that you were coming, so they started preparing early today."
Chu Tian turned around and looked at Li Jianmin expressionlessly. After a long silence, he asked, "Li Jianmin, what exactly does your family do?"
"Don't tell me again that your parents are just ordinary cadres!"
"As for this compound, I don't think ordinary cadres can live in it!"
Li Jianmin touched his nose. He was just about to say that he was an ordinary cadre, but seeing Chu Tian's attitude that said "I won't go in unless you explain clearly", he sighed in his heart and slowly explained.
"That's right, my father is the mayor of Beijing, and my mother is the deputy minister of finance..."
Chu Tian and Chu Min stared at Li Jianmin in disbelief, as if they were looking at a fool!
After a while, Chu Tiancai finally responded and asked, "Then why don't you use your connections to come back? Why do you have to stay in a place like Xinjiang that's a wasteland? Are you looking for trouble?"
Li Jianmin smiled awkwardly, "There are many people watching my family. My parents won't deliberately pass on evidence to others just to get me back..."
"As for suffering? To be honest, apart from some discomfort in the first year, I felt it was okay afterwards. It actually felt good to earn my living with my own hands."
After a pause, Li Jianmin looked at Chu Tian and Chu Min with confidence and said confidently, "The most important thing is that I will definitely be able to come back openly and honestly in the future through my own efforts!"
"Instead of relying on your parents' connections to come back!"
Chu Tian opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't say it. Instead, he patted his shoulder and said, "I believe you!"
Li Jianmin grinned like a fool, "Yeah!"
After thinking for a while, he said, "Oh, I forgot to mention that my grandfather is well again..."
Chu Tian was pleasantly surprised, "Oh, that's great!"
In the evening, Chu Tian's personality in this life was pretty good, and Chu Min was also a person with high IQ and EQ, so even though they knew that one of them was the mayor and the other was the deputy minister of the Ministry of Finance, the two of them were at ease and communicated with each other in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, and had a meal in a very good atmosphere.
After dinner, everyone sat around on the sofa and chatted.
Father Li looked at Chu Tian and said, "Jianmin is his brother-in-law, his second brother. Jianmin thanks you for your care."
Chu Min quickly said, "Uncle, you are too polite. Regardless of whether we are relatives or not, we are from the same team and it is only natural for us to help each other."
Chu Tian smiled upon hearing this and said, "Yes, uncle, you are very polite. Just like my second brother said, whether we are relatives or not, we should help each other."
As he spoke, Chu Tian glanced at Li Jianmin, who was holding his daughter across from him. "What's more, Jianmin himself is very capable! Especially his accounting skills. As early as two years ago, he began to help our team's accountants with the reconciliation. Now, except for the spring plowing and autumn harvest, he rarely goes to the fields!"
"Really? He didn't even tell us."
Father Li was not surprised at all that his youngest son was good at balancing accounts. He had been good at math since he was young. It could be said that he inherited his talent from his mother, who was also very sensitive to numbers. When she was just a clerk, she had to do the accounts every day, and she was always the one who did the best, fastest and most accurate calculations!
Therefore, Li's mother was able to be promoted to deputy minister in the Ministry of Finance because of the old man's influence, but also because of her own abilities.
They chatted for a while about other things. Seeing that it was getting late, Grandpa Li Jianmin could hardly open his eyes, but was still forcing himself to sit on the sofa. He and Chu Min stood up and prepared to say goodbye.
"Grandpa Li, Uncle Li, Aunt Li, Brother Li, Jianmin, it's getting late, we'll say goodbye."
Father Li nodded and said, "Well, we didn't have enough time this time. Next time you come, don't stay at the guesthouse. Stay at my house instead."
After he finished speaking, he signaled Li Jianmin and his wife to see them off, while he and his second son helped the already exhausted Mr. Li back to the house to rest.
While waiting for the driver to arrive, Chu Tian held Li Huaiyu in his arms, looked down at her, and talked to her teasingly, "Little Huaiyu, your brothers and sisters miss you so much, do you miss them?"
Li Huaiyu was only one year old and could not understand Chu Tian's words, so she blinked her big eyes in confusion, raised her head to look at him, and then turned her head to look at her mother.
Yao Xiuli smiled and touched Li Huaiyu's hand, saying, "Have you forgotten your sister Xinxin and brother Heping? They often played with you!"
She didn’t know who you, Li Huaiyu, and your brothers and sisters were, but when you mentioned Xinxin and Pingping, she seemed to really remember them. Her eyes opened wide, and her mouth excitedly said “ah, ah…” a few times!
Chu Tian was surprised. "Huaiyu still remembers Xinxin and Pingping?"
Yao Xiuli nodded. "I think so, right? After all, every time Jianmin and I chat, whenever Xinxin and Pingping are mentioned, she gets quite excited!"
Chu Tian was extremely surprised, "Oh, our little Huaiyu is so smart!"
Chu Min glanced at Li Jianmin and asked with a smile, "Are you going back tomorrow?"
Li Jianmin nodded, "Yes, the train is at 2:00 PM tomorrow."
"I heard from my eldest brother-in-law, Brother Min, are you guys going back tomorrow too?"
Chu Min nodded, "If nothing unexpected happens, we should set off tomorrow!"
He paused and smiled again, "However, even if we set out on the same day, you can reach Urumqi in ten days, and it will take us more than a month if everything goes well. However, it is already mid-to-late November, and it has snowed in Urumqi, making the roads difficult to travel. I don't know when we can arrive..."
Li Jianmin was silent for a moment before speaking again, "The roads in our country are in such bad condition. I don't know when they can be repaired..."
Chu Min also sighed, "Yes, but our country is so big, even if it is built, who knows how long it will take?"
Li Jianmin smiled and said, "As long as you want it, it will come true!"
After chatting for a few more words, the driver drove over and Chu Tian and Chu Min said goodbye to Li Jianmin and his family of three.
Chu Tian opened the car window and urged, "Why don't you guys go back to the house? It's cold outside. I see Huaiyu's hands are cold to the touch."
Li Jianmin touched his daughter's hand and nodded, "Well, brother-in-law, Brother Min, let's meet when we get back!"
Yao Xiuli also hurriedly said, "Brother-in-law, Brother Min, it's okay if you go slowly on your way back. Safety is the top priority."
Chu Tian nodded, "Well, we understand."
Chu Min waved his hand and said, "We are going back, you can go back too!"
After he finished speaking, the driver started the car and drove towards the government gate.
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