Reborn in the 60s and adopted

"Oh, so you are here. I finally found you. It took me a while to look for you. What is this?"

Jiang Qingxing happily took out something wrapped in oil paper from behind his back and opened it. Inside was the freshly cut pork.

Tang Mei looked closely and saw that the piece of pork was covered with conspicuous red spots. Her face instantly became even gloomier.

"Secretary Tang, what's wrong with you? You should be happy to have meat to eat, but why do you look so unhappy?" Jiang Qing looked at Tang Mei's expression, very confused, and asked in confusion.

"Secretary Jiang, where did this pork come from?" Tang Yongli saw his daughter's gloomy face and quickly changed the subject.

"This is a gift from the village," Jiang Qing replied, adding, "I have already paid for it. Deputy Secretary, please rest assured that I will never take a penny from the people."

When Tang Yongli heard him say that he had paid, he nodded and said nothing more.

"Secretary, take this piece of meat home and add it to your dish. I wish you a happy move into your new home!"

Jiang Qing smiled and handed the steaming hot meat to Tang Yongli.

In those days, if you didn't go to the supply and marketing cooperative early in the morning with your meat coupons and queue up to buy meat, you wouldn't be able to buy meat at all. This was a scarce commodity, and it was definitely a good gift.

Tang Yongli pushed the meat back and said with a smile, "No need, Xiao Jiang, I appreciate your kindness. It's rare for every household to eat meat, so you should take it back and enjoy it with your family."

"Secretary, this..." Jiang Qing was a little embarrassed and felt very awkward.

He scratched his head, holding the carefully prepared gift in his hand, but he didn't know what to do. He couldn't even give the gift, it seemed that there was no hope of flattering this time. He couldn't help but feel annoyed, how could it turn out like this?

"Xiao Jiang, listen to me." Tang Yongli patted Jiang Qing on the shoulder and said in a cheerful tone, "I was just transferred to the commune as well.

I just want to be a good official who sincerely serves the people and makes them live a good life. So, don’t think about giving gifts anymore.”

Tang Yongli went on, "I know you are a kind and hardworking young man, and also an excellent comrade. As long as you do your job conscientiously, you will be the greatest support and help to me." His eyes were firm and sincere, making Jiang Qing feel a warm power.

Jiang Qing nodded silently, feeling a little guilty.

In fact, he is not the kind of person who likes flattery and opportunism.

If it weren't for the circumstances, with his ability and performance, he would have been promoted long ago.

But he was afraid that if he didn't follow the crowd, he would be regarded as an outsider or even isolated.

However, hearing Tang Yongli's words at this moment, Jiang Qing suddenly understood a truth:

True achievement and recognition cannot be achieved through superficial work. Only through real actions and sincere efforts can you win the respect and trust of others.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qing's face suddenly turned red. He really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into and hide his burning face.

But at the same time, he also secretly swore in his heart that from now on, he must change his ideas, no longer blindly follow the trend, but work hard and prove his worth with actual achievements.

Finally, Jiang Qing took a deep breath, expressed his gratitude to Tang Yongli, and promised to work with all his strength and contribute his own strength to the development of the commune.

"Don't feel embarrassed. I'll just pretend that this never happened, and we'll get along the same as before. After all, I still have a lot to learn from you, so you'll have to teach me when the time comes!"

Tang Yongli stared at the other person's face closely, noticed the change in his expression, smiled and nodded, obviously looking forward to seeing Jiang Qing's growth and progress.

The two smiled at each other, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding. In this relaxed conversation, Jiang Qing found a new direction and motivation, and Tang Yongli may have gained a loyal and reliable subordinate and friend.

"Okay, it's getting late, so let's stop here for today. If you are free tomorrow, would you like to go to the countryside with us father and son?" Tang Yongli invited with a smile.

"Okay!" Jiang Qing nodded vigorously with a look of joy on his face. It seemed that the deputy secretary really didn't take what happened just now to heart.

"Then the three of us will go directly back to the commune from the village. When you go back, remember to bring a message to the commune for me." Tang Yongli reminded in a gentle tone.

"Okay, Deputy Secretary, Secretary Tang, see you tomorrow!" Jiang Qing was in a particularly good mood and said goodbye to everyone with a smile on his face. Today was so lucky, now the whole family can eat meat!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

When Tang Yongli returned home, he was filled with anxiety. He wanted to change the status quo very much. Now many people in the commune were waiting to see the joke of him, the deputy secretary who had risen from the mud.

He didn't want to be just a fake and empty deputy secretary, he was eager to keep this position.

After so many years as a village chief, he has developed the concept of wanting the villagers to live a good life. Now that he is in charge of the town's economy, of course he wants the whole Jinshan Town to be better.

Moreover, Secretary Wang is so optimistic about him, so he cannot let Brother Wang down. He wants to develop and expand Jinshan Town.

So driven by this strong desire, he told his wife that he was going out late at night, and then he groped his way to the dilapidated house.

"Knock, knock, knock" the knock on the door that we had agreed on before

Soon there was movement.

It happened that it was Gu Rongyi, who lived not far from the gate, who came to open the door.

"Hey, brother Yongli, why are you here? It's so late at night, I thought it was the kid from the Lin family." After saying this, he leaned his head out to take a look.

"I guess Lin is asleep now. I came here to find you." Tang Yongli didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

"Oh" Gu Rongyi's face showed joy. It was so rare that he could be used by the Yongli brothers.

He happily took Tang Yongli to the bench in the middle of the yard and sat down.

"It's like this. Meimei and I visited Shuangjing Village today. There's a piece of sandy land on the river beach over there. I wanted to plant watermelons there. Can watermelons survive on sandy land?" Tang Yongli said.

"Of course, watermelons prefer sandy soil, and they grow sweeter there. Although I'm just helping my dad, I know a lot about geology, especially what kind of land can be used to grow what kind of crops. I've even done some special research on it." When Gu Rongyi talked about what he was good at, he was so excited that he wanted to talk for three days and three nights.

"Really?" Tang Yongli was overjoyed. He didn't expect that just wanting to find him to study the soil, he would get such a reward.

"Of course," Gu Rongyi's personality is similar to his father's. He is serious and has no bad intentions.

"That's great. I'd like to invite you to join me in researching the soil quality of all the brigades under the jurisdiction of Jinshan Town. Is that okay? Of course, there are risks involved. If someone reports us, neither of us will be in any good."

Tang Yongli explained the pros and cons. It was up to Gu Rongyi to decide whether to go or not. He couldn't put a knife on someone's neck and force them to do something when he knew it was dangerous.

Gu Rongyi said without hesitation, "I'm not afraid. I usually follow my father to do research and rarely go out. Now I've been here for these years. I've been asked to take care of you. I've never been out of the Bayi Brigade and I haven't suffered any hardship. Now I have to go wherever you need me, that is, to the brigade..."

"I just need to tell Guofu, but I have to leave early in the morning so that no one can see me." Tang Yongli thought that he had a good relationship with the current village chief Tang Guofu and there shouldn't be any major problems.

"Okay, and by the way, I want to take Guyu with me tomorrow morning, is that okay?" Gu Rongyi wanted his almost 16-year-old son to go out and see the world. Although he has not fallen behind in his academic studies over the years, his son has never been out of the house and has become taciturn.

"Okay, no problem, let's make it a deal. We'll set out before dawn tomorrow morning."

"it is good"

They both smiled at each other.