Qu Lianjie and his father Qu Datou drove for more than six hours and arrived at the entrance of his hometown village.
When the folks in the village heard that Qu Datou, the most promising man in the village, was back, they all greeted him at the entrance of the village. Even the village party secretary prepared a lot of firecrackers, which was more grand than the mayor's inspection.
That's because before Qu Datou made his fortune, he worked on construction sites with his friends in the village, and he was considered the leader of the younger generation.
Later, he took the opportunity to establish a building materials company, and those fellow villagers became the initial employees of the company. Now many people still work in the Qu family's company, which can be said to have won Qu Datou's trust.
Of course, after Qu Dafa made his fortune, he did not forget about the villagers. He took the lead in building bridges and paving roads, helping orphans and elderly people, and subsidizing poor students, so the old lady could live very comfortably in the village.
Some children in the village here saw the car and ran over to report to the village party secretary:
"Grandpa, grandpa, I saw Grandpa Qu's car~"
"Okay, let's go play and run slowly~" After the village party secretary Qu Dajiang said, he reached out and rubbed the little head of the leading boy, this is his eldest grandson.
The Qu family is a common surname in the village, so the village party secretary and village director are all named Qu, and they are even related to Qu Datou. They also went out to work together with Qu Datou back then.
As for why Qu Dajiang came back to be the village party secretary, it was because his father was the village party secretary, so he naturally hoped that his son would come back and inherit his father's legacy.
It is impossible for everyone to work with Qu Datou until the end. There were thirty or forty people who went out to work together back then, but now there are less than four or five people who work in Qujia Building Materials Company in high positions.
Some people do not go out to work after getting married and having children, some start small businesses, and some, like Qu Dajiang, have other arrangements at home. In short, it is inevitable that some people will be left behind in life!
Less than a minute after Qu Dajiang listened to his grandson's announcement, he also saw the car slowly approaching. He quickly turned around and told the juniors around him:
"Erlong, hurry up and set off all the firecrackers we prepared. Your Uncle Big Head is back!"
"Shunzi, hurry up and inform your grandmother and Aunt Zheng Fen that your uncle Big Tou has arrived at the entrance of the village!"
Here Qu Datou was sitting in the car and saw the grand scene at the entrance of the village. After the car stopped, he got out of the car and said to the village party secretary Qu Dajiang who came over:
"Ojiang, let's talk later. I'll first wish my elders a happy new year!"
"Brother Big Tou, I'll accompany you there~" Qu Dajiang said with a smile.
Afterwards, Qu Datou walked towards the big elm tree, where all the elders were chatting under the roots of the tree.
It was not far away, and we arrived within a few steps. Qu Datou first greeted the oldest man in the Qu family. He was the youngest brother of Grandpa Qu Datou, and he was also the grandfather of the current village party secretary Qu Dajiang.
Qu Datou leaned down and said very respectfully:
"Happy New Year, Grandpa Fifth. You have been in good health recently. You must be over 90 this year, but you are the oldest member of our Qu family, so you must take care of your health."
"Do you still have pain in your legs now? After the Chinese New Year, I will take you to the Magic City Hospital to have a look~"
After chatting for a while, Qu Datou took out the red envelope he had prepared in advance and handed it over:
"Fifth Grandpa, take this money. If you want to eat something, ask Dajiang to go to the town and buy you something. After that, I will go to your house to see you, and let us have a good drink!"
The old branch secretary's beard was already gray and he didn't have many teeth in his mouth, but he spoke quite clearly and said happily:
"Okay, okay, I just thought you were good at it. If your father were alive and saw that you were so successful today, I don't know how happy he would be~"
Qu Datou chatted with his fifth grandfather for a few more words, and then also sent red envelopes to other elders:
"Happy New Year to Aunt Six..."
Here Qu Lianjie is also following his father and respectfully greeting his elders:
"Happy New Year, Fifth Master, do you still remember me? I used to come to your house to play with Brother Shunzi!"
Although the old party secretary is over 90, his memory has always been good. After listening to Qu Lianjie's description, he immediately remembered it and said with emotion:
"I have an impression, I have an impression. The little urchin who stole dates with my Shunzi back then has grown so big now. It seems that I am really old!"
Qu Datou was a little surprised here. He knew that his son didn't like the environment in his hometown very much. Every time he went back to his hometown, he couldn't get out of the car, let alone greet his elders intimately.
Although he was a little curious, he didn't have time to think too much. After paying homage to his elders, Qu Datou turned around and shook hands with several prominent figures in the village, such as the village party secretary, village director, and accountant, to reminisce about the past.
He even lightly hit the village party secretary Qu Dajiang on the chest and joked:
"You're an old guy, you're still so strong, you're much stronger than me."
Hearing this, Qu Dajiang also held Qu Datou's hand tightly and said very politely:
"Brother Big Tou, you must stay a few more days when you come back this time. We brothers must have a good time together!"
"No problem, you have to get drunk before you stop~" Qu Datou naturally agreed.
Then he also called Qu Lianjie over after greeting his elders:
"Lianjie, come over quickly and give your Uncle Dajiang and the others New Year's greetings!"
After hearing this, Qu Lianjie came over and greeted Qu Dajiang with a smile:
"Happy New Year to Uncle Dajiang. I heard that Brother Shunzi gave you another grandson. You are really blessed. Now you have two grandsons and one granddaughter!"
"Where's my brother Shunzi? Why haven't I seen him? I plan to have a good chat with him about old times. We had the best relationship back then!"
Qu Dajiang was also a little confused, because Qu Lianjie had been sitting in the car every time he came back to celebrate the New Year these years and couldn't get out. He didn't know why there was such a big change this year.
But after all, he had been the village party secretary for so many years. Although Qu Dajiang felt very surprised, he immediately reacted, patted Qu Lianjie on the shoulder, and responded with a smile:
"Your brother Shunzi went to your house to pick up your grandma and the others. He is probably back at this time. Come and play at home when you have time. Let your aunt cook some good food, and you and Shunzi have a good drink!"
Just as Qu Lianjie was about to chat a few more words, he heard an old and familiar voice:
"Grandson!"
Qu Lianjie looked in the direction of the sound and saw his grandmother and mother Zheng Fen walking over from a distance.
"Grandma, Mom~" Qu Lianjie waved his hands very excitedly as he walked towards his relatives.
Qu Datou was chatting with the accountant just now. He heard the voice and noticed his mother's figure. He turned his head and shouted in the direction of the visitor:
"Mom, happy New Year!"
When Grandma Qu heard the voices of her son and grandson, she quickened her steps and soon joined Qu Lianjie, who was approaching.
The old lady reached out and touched her grandson's face, and said with some distress:
"Why have you lost weight again? You must be exhausted from driving. Are you hungry?"
"I'm really hungry, grandma. What delicious food did you and my mother make for me?" Qu Lianjie asked his grandma with a happy face.
Zheng Fen also looked at his son up and down, and finally said with some dissatisfaction:
"You kid, you're wearing so little. Our place is no better than the Magic City. Come home with me quickly and I'll find you some thick clothes to put on!"
"It's okay, Mom, I'm not cold at all~" Qu Lianjie responded, patting his chest in the face of my mother's concern.
(End of chapter)
