"Brother... woooo... it's really you who's back!"
Ye Zhiqiu was thrown on by Qian Xiaofang, and she burst into tears. Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile: "Xiaofang, what has wronged you? Why are you crying as soon as we meet?"
"Zhiqiu, it really is you. I thought I heard it wrong."
"Quick, quick, stop talking and let Zhiqiu go back to the house to warm up first."
"Oh no! I forgot to close the door. The heating must have gone out..."
The things were taken away, and Ye Zhiqiu was surrounded by a group of people and walked towards the living room.
After they sat down, gifts were distributed. Most of them were food and daily necessities, and a small number were things not available in China. Everyone received a gift. Ye Zhiqiu picked up Zhou Yongjun's three-year-old daughter, Zhou Lihong. The child hadn't forgotten him and still called him Uncle Ye.
Everyone was so happy that Mu Xiuying, Sun Yulan and Aunt Liu ran to make dinner for him. They actually ate a little early today.
Ye Zhiqiu asked curiously, "Yuanjun, don't you have a girlfriend? When I left, we were all planning on getting married. Why haven't you brought her back yet?"
Qian Yuanjun explained with a bitter face: "Brother, I was dumped... She married someone who can help her brother find a job..."
Ye Zhiqiu was surprised and said, "How can this person be so ignorant? It's absurd that he's playing this kind of trick when we're talking about marriage!"
Qian Dafu sighed and said, "Zhiqiu, she asked her brother to take over your aunt's job, but we also have Xiaofang at home who needs to be arranged! We originally thought that if we could find a job for Xiaofang, we could give her your aunt's job. However, before we could find a job, we heard the news that she was getting married. The reinforcements were depressed for a month because of this, and they have only recovered a little in the past few days."
Ye Zhiqiu immediately gave Qian Yuanjun a slap on the head, and scolded him, "You're useless! It's her loss if she doesn't choose you. We are men, and when we encounter such things, we must cheer up and work hard to do better and make her regret it!"
Qian Yuanjun was silent for a moment before he said, "Brother, I don't want to stay here anymore. Can you take me to Hong Kong?"
Qian Xiaofang also hurriedly said: "Brother, we are now being mobilized to go to the countryside. I don't want to go to the countryside. Can you take me away?"
Ye Zhiqiu nodded, took out a cigarette and passed it around to the few people. After lighting it with a kerosene lighter, he explained: "My eldest brother has opened a fried chicken chain store over there, and your second brother also followed me to open a second chain store. You should have come over there with me last time.
It's not too late now. I'll arrange housing and jobs for you, and you can slowly learn the language. You wonder why I left in such a hurry? I told you things would get chaotic for a while, so I persuaded you to come with me to Hong Kong."
It must be said that Qian Dafu was shocked and moved. This nephew became the boss as soon as he arrived there. It was obvious that Brother Ye’s letter was not exaggerated. He could really arrange for his own family!
Ma Banghua, who poured the wine, said with envy, "I've already said that if my parents weren't here with so many people, I would have wanted to follow my brother-in-law to Hong Kong. You guys obviously could have gone with us, but you foolishly refused to go, and now you're causing us a headache about Xiaofang going to the countryside."
Ye Zhiqiu said seriously, "We're still trying to persuade you now, but we'll be forced to go soon. So forget it. I'm coming back this time to take my second cousin and his family to Hong Kong. You should come with me then. My father misses you too!"
Qian Xiaofang was so happy that she ran to hold Ye Zhiqiu's hand, her excitement beyond words.
Ye Zhiqiu rubbed her head and said, "I'll find you a rich young man in Hong Kong as a partner. But don't stay here. Going to the countryside won't just mean suffering, it will be endless suffering!"
Zhou Yongjun asked, "How long have you been back this time, brother? Do we need to notify Master Wang and the others to come over for dinner tomorrow?"
Ye Zhiqiu said helplessly, "I'm in a hurry. I'm leaving for Tianjin the day after tomorrow. I have to be busy tomorrow and I have to contact my second cousin by then, so forget about dinner. I left some things somewhere else. I'll send the things I prepared for them to my master's house when the time comes. I really don't have time to meet them!"
Qian Yuanjun said to Qian Dafu, "Dad, are you leaving or not? I must follow my elder brother. I don't want to stay in this place that makes me sad."
Ye Zhiqiu said helplessly: "You are useless. Uncle Qian, don't think about it. Tomorrow, the reinforcements will go and give the jobs to friends in need. It doesn't matter whether there is money or not. Go there and spend Hong Kong dollars. Big Brother will naturally prepare money for you.
I tell you, when you get there, learn the language first. Once you've mastered Cantonese, you can become my store manager. I'll pay the store manager a monthly salary of 500 yuan, which is more than what a white-collar worker in Hong Kong makes!
Qian Dafu gritted his teeth and said, "Go! I can't let Xiaofang go to the countryside because of my hypocrisy. I have to go with her even if I have to be thick-skinned..."
"Hahaha, Uncle Qian, my dad is blaming me for saying that! He wrote to me asking me to take you there, but I didn't. He said I was just a talker and not a reliable person!"
Ma Banghua smiled and said, "That's right, go. I want to go but I have no choice. Otherwise, I will go to my brother-in-law and live a luxurious life with him!"
Ye Zhiqiu laughed and said, "What's the big deal? Why don't we just go together this time? Is that lousy section chief of yours making you so attached to him?"
Ma Banghua sighed and said, "It's not that I miss my job, but I just can't do it! If I take my wife and children with you to Hong Kong, I can certainly live a carefree life, but what about my family? My father has already retired, and then I won't even be able to see his grandson. This is not a decent thing to do!"
Ye Zhiqiu really couldn't persuade him about this matter. If he did, he would be considered an unfilial son.
The kitchen over there steamed buns and fried a few dishes, then brought them back for Ye Zhiqiu to eat. Zhou Yongjun brought out a few bottles of wine and wanted to have a drink with Ye Zhiqiu.
While eating, Ye Zhiqiu talked to them about what was happening in Hong Kong, which made everyone listen with great interest.
After learning that he had made a lot of money by opening a shop with his recipes, Ma Banghua said depressedly, "Brother-in-law, we laughed at you back then. It's just a dish, why did you go to a master to learn from him? But now we realize that we are the ones making a joke!"
Ye Zhiqiu said cheerfully, "Haha, Brother Banghua, you're overthinking it. My recipes are all based on my understanding of cooking and the results of my own research. They weren't passed down to me by my master or his mentor. This requires talent, and you also need to be wealthy and have plenty of chickens and spices to waste in order to research this recipe."
Zhou Yongjun asked curiously, "Brother, how much money did you make?"
Ye Zhiqiu thought for a moment before saying to Zhou Yongjun, "It should be five times the annual profit of your factory, except that they earn in Hong Kong dollars."
Zhou Yongjun and Ma Banghua looked at each other in disbelief. Ma Banghua asked doubtfully, "Brother-in-law, our First Textile Factory made a profit of over 1.5 million last year. Are you mistaken?"
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