Farming and Bend the National Husband

The old man Zhao Borui is 82 years old this year, and he is still in good health, so the family plans to take him back and celebrate his birthday here in the courtyard.

Early the next morning, Dad Zhao went to pick up the old man from the rest house, and the others also got busy.

The three Zhao Zezhong brothers and sisters were busy in and out of the house, commanding the servants to set up four large round tables in the hall, and placed fresh flowers from the florist on the center of the tables. There are some red paper-cuts of birthday characters on the wall, and some green plants and longevity flowers are scattered in the corners of the room, which adds a lot of festive atmosphere to the room.

Mother Zhao was in the kitchen, preparing various ingredients for the banquet with the chef at home, and putting some stewed and steamed dishes that needed to be prepared in advance into the pot to cook.

As for the dishes that Zhao Zezhong brought back, Mother Zhao thought about it, but it was still useless. She planned to wait for the guests to leave in the afternoon, and the family would accompany the old man to taste them in the evening.

Because this year is not the whole year, so this birthday is not planned to be a big one, but some close relatives and friends will still come, so four tables must be prepared.

Bai Shunqi's father was the old man's secretary more than 20 years ago, so he brought his son over early.Yao Yongqian's grandfather worked with the old man, and they had a good personal relationship, so the grandpa and grandson didn't come too late.And Su Cheng, his grandma and Mrs. Zhao were sisters, so he also helped grandma and came here with his parents today.

The other families were not so close, so they only sent a representative, and none of the juniors showed up.

Several elders sat together, drinking tea, and chatting about interesting topics, while several young people couldn't sit still, and ran to find Zhao Zezhong after a while.

The other visitors, besides Uncle Zhao's family, was Meng Yan. Meng Xiushu wanted to come, but the old man was annoyed that his daughter had left, and he didn't even pretend to be, so he hurriedly found another lover, so he broke off contact with him , only the nephew who is born to the daughter can still enter the house.

"Fourth brother, if there is anything you need to help, just tell me." Meng Yan also came early today. At this time, he stood aside obediently, with a pure and harmless smile on his face, watching Zhao Zezhong and a few buddies, Busy with work, playing around for fun, his unwilling eyes flashed away, and he took the initiative to say to Zhao Zezhong.

Meng Yan is 21 years old this year. He is thin and tall, with fair skin and short hair. He looks very sunny and youthful. He has been studying in Donglu Province for the past two years. Maybe he has grown up and will never look back. The appearance of the troubled boy from a few years ago.

"Well, help me hang these red lanterns under the eaves of the yard." Zhao Zezhong pointed to the big red lanterns in the corner.

In fact, this kind of thing can be done by servants, but the Zhao family is used to doing it by themselves, and they feel that only in this way can they look more like a happy event.

Meng Yan happily took the lantern, picked up the ladder next to it, and walked to the yard.

Hanging the lanterns was naturally not difficult, and there were servants watching over them. The young man was quick with his hands and feet, and Meng Yan quickly hung up a few lanterns.

The sound of cars and voices suddenly sounded outside the yard, Meng Yan hurriedly got off the ladder, ran to the door, and saw Zhao Zezhong and the others standing there.

An inaudible flash of resentment flashed in Meng Yan's eyes, and he immediately raised a smile and asked, "Fourth Brother, is it Grandpa?"

"Yes, grandpa has arrived. Aren't you hanging up the lantern? Are you ready?" Zhao Zezhong asked politely.

To this little cousin, he can't say that he is very close, and he doesn't have any ill feelings. Anyway, he maintains the relationship politely.He always felt that there was a wall between Meng Yan and himself, and he even had an intuition that the other party didn't seem to be as close to him as he showed.

So most of the time, besides his brothers at home, he would rather play around with Bai Qishun, Yao Yongqian, Su Cheng, and the others. At least he would feel relaxed when he was with them, and he didn't have to worry about being stabbed in the back.

"Hang it up." Meng Yan replied with a smile.

At the gate, Zhao Mingkang supported the old man's arm and walked in slowly. Next to them, Li Qiaowei also supported an old man, and walked in side by side with Mr. Zhao.

The old man's hair is all white, but the short hair is standing upright, and the weather-beaten face is full of wrinkles left by the years.His complexion was good, his face was flushed, and he was wearing a gray wool trench coat with a stand-up collar, looking very energetic.

The kind old man next to him was about the same age as Mr. Zhao, and his hair was carefully combed without any mess.But the silver-like white hair is still clearly visible in the black hair.Because of thinness, in the slightly sunken eye sockets, a pair of dark brown eyes told the vicissitudes of time.

"Grandpa, Grandpa Li—" Zhao Zezhong and his brothers went up to meet them, calling affectionately.

The person called Grandpa Li is naturally Li Qiaowei's grandfather, Mr. Li.

Grandpa Li, like Mr. Zhao, is also doing rest and retirement. The two are old friends, and their residences are connected together. They often play chess and drink tea together. They are the closest people besides their family members.The relationship between Zhao Zezhong and Li Qiaowei was settled by the two old men in a joke shortly after they were born.

Looking at his grandfather's side, Meng Yan had already occupied it first, Zhao Zezhong walked over and supported Grandpa Li.

"Stinky boy, why should you help me? I'm not too old to walk by myself." Grandpa Li glared at Zhao Zezhong, angrily speaking. As expected of an old soldier who has spent his whole life in the army.On the contrary, Mr. Zhao's Chinese character face made people feel unapproachable, but after he retired, his heart became softer and his tone of voice became softer.

"I know that you are in good health, but with so many people watching today, even if you don't want to, you have to let me pretend to be filial!" Zhao Zezhong has long been accustomed to his way of speaking, and he is not at all glassy, ​​but dead Pi smiled at Grandpa Li with a white face.

"Boy, you're still so thick-skinned." Grandpa Li laughed at his words, and poked his forehead a few times with his fingers.

"Weiwei, are you still used to going home?" Zhao Zezhong greeted Li Qiaowei who was next to him.

"It's okay at first, but it's not good to see you—" Li Qiaowei said with something to say, and after she finished speaking, she gave Zhao Zezhong a look, and her tone of voice was almost exactly the same as that of Grandpa Li.

"Okay, I hate it the most, that's fine." Zhao Zezhong knew that Li Qiaowei was referring to the incident on the Internet, and it was not suitable to explain at this time, so he had to pretend to be pitiful solemnly.

"Weiwei, you are a girl, don't imitate Grandpa's tone of voice." Grandpa Li's face darkened, and he taught unhappily.He gave Zhao Zezhong another meaningful look, "Be careful, you'll scare the men away—"

"Grandpa—" Li Qiaowei twisted her body and refused. "I don't want a man who will scare away like this?"

"Weiwei is right, only a blind person would scare away a cute girl like her." Grandpa Zhao interjected. "Isn't that right, Little Four?"

"Yes, yes." Zhao Zezhong nodded.

He couldn't afford to offend these three people, so he nodded and agreed honestly.

Although Meng Yan supported old man Zhao, he saw that his grandfather was not paying attention to himself, and the haze in his heart became heavier, but the smile on his face became more sincere.

Helped the two old men to the lobby, it was still early, and the two old men sat down on the sofa and drank tea for a while.

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Zhu Honggao went to Yucheng City in the morning. A deputy director of the organization department talked to him and announced the appointment of the organization to him. He was promoted to be the deputy mayor in charge of agriculture. The section chief took him to take office, accompanied by a man in his early thirties who was the new mayor of Zhangtang Town.

The news quickly spread throughout the town, and Qian Xiaoli and her mother also knew about it.

At this time, Mother Qian was so embarrassed that she didn't know how to face her daughter. The facts once again verified her vision, and it was indeed not very good.Just when she thought her daughter's boyfriend would be devastated and insisted that her daughter draw a clear line with him, his father turned around and became the deputy mayor.

What makes her even more dumbfounded is that she looked down on the deputy mayor's son and insisted on marrying her current husband, and now her daughter's boyfriend has become the deputy mayor's son. Satire?

Qian Xiaoli is not as complicated as her mother thought. She is just happy that her future father-in-law can be promoted, which means that the work of the two of them should be fine. Things about the family were exposed online.

You must know that if this matter is not handled well, and someone comes to investigate, she will suffer a lot.

Seeing her daughter's happy smiling face, Mother Qian's expression became more natural, and she thought about going to buy something, and the family went to wish the family a visit at night.

Bringing her daughter to the door for no reason, she couldn't bear this face, and now she just had an excuse to congratulate her future in-laws on their promotion.Of course, by the way, the marriage of the two families can also be finalized.Although Zhu Binyu is not doing well now, maybe he is only a potential stock?

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In the courtyard of the Zhao family, a cooking master has been hired for a long time, and preparations have been made in advance, so the birthday peaches are on the table before noon.

The birthday peach stuffed with red bean paste is made to look like a real peach, and the tip of the peach is dotted with red sand, which can be mistaken for the real one.

On the [-]-inch large LCD screen on the wall, photos of the old man in various periods, and photos of his children and grandchildren in his later years are displayed. Of course, the photos have been carefully selected. The banquet scene added a lot of joy.

After the photos are finished, the following are the blessings from relatives and friends. Some of Mr. Zhao’s former subordinates and comrades-in-arms, family members and friends all said their blessings. Mr. Zhao looked at the familiar or gradually unfamiliar faces, Smiling to reveal the gaping gums.

Of course, these have been prepared a long time ago. Everyone sees that the old man is so happy today, and he keeps talking funny things around him. Put his head down and let these juniors mess around in front of him.

"Look how proud this old man is." Elder Li was on the side, seeing Elder Zhao laughing heartily, he snorted dissatisfied, turned his head and said to his granddaughter.

"It's okay, Grandpa, next year your birthday will be more lively than theirs." Li Qiaowei coaxed.

The old man is getting older, and sometimes he is more like a child, and will compete with others in some irrelevant things. Li Qiaowei is definitely not convinced when she knows what her grandfather said.

It's a pity that almost all of my family are soldiers. Holding a birthday banquet is like holding a meeting of military officers. It's hard and without a trace of warmth. Next year, I have to find a planning company to hold a birthday banquet that my grandfather is satisfied with.

"Pull it down, you brothers are all one-sided. If you tell them to do war drills, they must be good players. Telling them to take care of others and make them happy is harder than killing them." Grandpa Li sneered, dismissively. expose her.

"Grandpa——" Li Qiaowei tugged on Grandpa's sleeve and acted coquettishly, "Are you blaming me for not being with you when I go home?"

She was the only girl in their generation. Grandpa was used to being tough all his life. He just wanted a girl who would be by his side like a caring little padded jacket. Unfortunately, I was studying in the UK. .

In fact, she also thought about going home. It is actually very easy for a family like her to get a diploma, and she does not rely on the certificate to make a living in society. She chose to study that major in the UK purely because of interest, but she seemed to have overlooked it. Grandpa's feelings.

What's more, grandpa is getting older, and every year will be one year less. If something happens to grandpa, it will be empty talk for me to be filial.

She suddenly made up her mind not to return to the UK for the time being. Studies are important, but family and grandpa are more important.

Suddenly, he saw a boy on the chair next to him, sitting there quietly, with an indescribably noble and elegant expression on his face, like a magnet, attracting people's attention.

Isn't this the man I saw at the airport yesterday?She remembered that his name was Su Cheng, and he was Xiaosi's cousin.

She has known Zhao Zezhong for 20 years, and her family has tied them together since she was a child. She also believes that Zhao Zezhong will be with her for the rest of her life, so since she was a child, she has never been tempted by other men, let alone accepting someone. People or like someone and fall in love.

But in the face of Su Cheng, she suddenly felt an indescribable emotion. This kind of emotion came so suddenly and was very strange. It was something she had never encountered before, which made her a little at a loss.

Su Cheng seemed to sense that someone was looking at him, and turned her head around. Li Qiaowei was startled, and hurriedly lowered her head to avoid his gaze. The slight blush behind her ears betrayed her strange thoughts.

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Mr. Zhao is already sitting on a specially prepared carved mahogany chair, accepting the blessings and birthday gifts from his descendants.

Everyone knew the old man's character, so they didn't give any overly expensive things. Most of them were things that the old people could use, such as purple sand pots, root carvings of Fu Lu Shou, hardwood walking sticks, agarwood ruyi, etc.

Zhao Zezhong finally gave a piece of calligraphy with a big birthday character on it. The old man smiled and said that Xiaosi was lazy this year, and the gift was not as thoughtful as last year.

Standing behind, Meng Yan was a little proud. He had put a lot of thought into this year's gift.

When Meng Yan handed over the gift, everyone was a little moved. It turned out to be a hand-copied "Infinite Life Sutra".

Most of the elderly present here are party members, and they are not very interested in Buddhist things, but when a person gets old, it is difficult to see through life and death.Therefore, in the last few years of life, many people will copy Buddhist scriptures, go to temples to burn incense and worship Buddha, and seek comfort with illusory gods and Buddhas.

Meng Yan's handwritten scroll is 12 meters long and more than half a meter wide, with more than 700 characters written on it.Without perseverance, it would be difficult to complete this long scroll.

Someone opened the handwritten scroll, and all of them were handwritten with a brush. The font was in regular script. Looking at it, it was neat and meticulous. I don't know how long he wrote it. Mr. Zhao was a little moved. He didn't expect his nephew to take such thought. .

"I wish grandpa Songhe Changchun and a long life." Meng Yan kowtowed and said emotionally.

"Xiaoyan, you are interested, thank you, grandpa." Mr. Zhao said excitedly, reaching out to help.

The whole family looked at each other, Meng Yan's gift caught them by surprise.