Chapter 261 Returning to the Hometown for the Spring Festival
On the national highway leading to Liangping County under Dongchuan City, Buick business car is driving at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour. Even when Qi Ran and his cousin Lu Junhao were sitting in the rear row with slightly less shock absorption, they felt like a steamer on the river, very stable and comfortable.
This is a car borrowed by my uncle Lu Weidong, who carried the two families back to his hometown in Pingjing Town.
Qi Ran’s grandparents are in other provinces, and grandparents are in the suburbs of the city, and the two families are thousands of miles apart, so the Spring Festival is held on both sides of the year. Last year, I returned to my father’s hometown, and this year, the Spring Festival is on my grandparents’ side.
Qi Siming sat in the passenger seat and chatted with Lu Weidong who was driving about work. People's energy often fluctuates with their situation and mentality. In the past, Qi Siming was proficient in professionalism but was depressed and always kept silent. Now his career has taken off, and his every move has increased the calmness and confidence of successful people. When it comes to the current situation and future prospects of Longquan Coal Mine, that is what it means to be a good idea.
Lu Weidong drove and chatted, and felt a little emotion in his heart.
I remember that Qi Siming was a college student from the mine, and his sister married him was considered a handsome man. Later, Qi Siming was suppressed and had no place to perform his skills. The mine had poor efficiency and low salary... At that time, not only did his wife Xu Lifang complain about his sister's family, but when he reached out to his younger sister and husband, he couldn't help but wonder if his sister had chosen the wrong person at the time?
Looking back on the thoughts at that time, Lu Weidong couldn't help laughing at himself. Now Qi Siming has become the chairman and general manager of Longquan Coal Industry. Haha, for twenty years, Longquan Coal Mine is a deputy department-level state-owned enterprise directly under Sanjiang Province! Qi Siming led all cadres and employees to make technical transformation, strict management, safe production and other aspects in order. The company is developing vigorously, and this performance is so beautiful that no one can say.
Many people praised his brother-in-law for being capable in front of Lu Weidong!
But when talking about his work, Lu Weidong laughed twice and was reluctant to talk in detail.
Xu Lifang, who was sitting in the second row, stopped giving him face. He said to Lu Aihua very much: "Oh, your brother used up his luck by mentioning a deputy director! This time, Director Lu was his turn to become a regular manager. He didn't know that Director Lu could not go up, so he could only continue to squat as a deputy."
Some time ago, Lin Weimin had a great chance of becoming a deputy to a regular manager, and the layout of the Lin Department in the city also had corresponding changes. For example, Liu Tiewei won this round in the competition with Li Yishan for the Executive Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau, and Lin Weimin, who was in charge of the work of the municipal government at that time, took action.
As the number one general under Lin Weimin, the possibility of being promoted from director of Industry and Information Technology to executive vice mayor is too low. After a series of political exchanges, Lu Zhiguo was promoted to deputy mayor who ranked low in charge of industry, and then Lu Weidong took over the position of director of Industry and Information Technology to the Lins Department, which became the most suitable arrangement for the Lins Department.
Although Lu Weidong was promoted to deputy director for a short time, he was a college student in the late 1980s and had been in the department level for more than ten years. He had all his education, ability and qualifications, and it was natural to take over the director of Industry and Information Technology.
I didn't know that the situation suddenly changed. Jiangshan came over from Xiling City and robbed the mayor's position. Lin Weimin was intercepted, and Lu Zhiguo and Lu Weidong had to stay in place.
Lu Weidong was able to pretend to be in his heart, but his wife Xu Lifang couldn't hold back her words. Although he was praised by others for being the director's wife, he still had a subtle word in front of him!
Lu Aihua smiled and patted Xu Lifang's leg: "Sister-in-law, don't remember these things in your heart. My brother is still a deputy director at least! I remember that Siming, our family, had been a bald engineer for more than ten years, and I didn't dislike him either."
Qi Siming turned around and smiled at his wife and shook his head.
Qi Ran, who was sitting in the back row, was also funny. My mother was not a saint after all. At that time, Xu Lifang despised our family, but now she complained about her uncle. My mother was using her to speak to her uncle to stab her!
Sure enough, Xu Lifang was a little embarrassed, but she was also very worldly and slick, and immediately called her: "Yes, I told your brother before. Siming is really lucky to marry our sister..."
Yes, these words are so beautiful! She used to say that Qi Siming was not worthy of Lu Aihua, but now she has changed direction and the taste is completely different.
Lu Aihua didn't care much about himself, and talked and laughed with Xu Lifang, chatting about some family matters.
When talking about the academic performance of the two children, Xu Lifang half showed off and half seriously mentioned that Lu Junhao took the 28th place in the class this time, and he should be expected to get a first-tier college entrance examination in half a year. After the college entrance examination, not only can he lend the notes and key points he took in high school and can also tutor his cousin during the summer vacation.
This is also something that Xu Lifang is very proud of. She urged her son to study very strictly. When Lu Junhao got home, she sat in front of the desk to recite the book, and her butt was sore. Hard work pays off. He won twenty-eight places in this final exam.
With the admission rate of Dongchuan No. 1 Middle School, if you enter the top 30 of the senior high school, you can get to the first-tier line in the college entrance examination.
As for Qi Ran, according to Xu Lifang's estimate, there are only about 40 in the class at most, and maybe they can rank outside the 50th. So just now, she was afraid that her sister and husband would be embarrassed, so she didn't plan to ask about her nephew's final results. Later, she asked Lu Junhao to tutor Qi Ran and was also the truth.
Lu Aihua smiled even brighter: "Qi Ran, why don't you thank your aunt and cousin? Although you have finished the exam for 17 this time, you are still not sure if you just entered the first year of high school. Can you keep it in the third year of high school? You must work hard and learn more from your cousin."
Well, Qi Ran nodded harmlessly, but his stomach hurts a little - after hearing my mother's words, it's really hard to hold back and not smile.
Seventeenth place?! Xu Lifang and Lu Junhao were both stunned. Even Lu Weidong, who was driving in front, shook his hands and almost couldn't hold on to the steering wheel.
The 17th class in No. 1 Middle School is already amazing. Other schools are the top three, not to mention Qi Ran is still in Class 1, the most powerful key class! If you keep your grades until you graduate from the third year of high school, you will not only be able to go to the first-tier university, but you can also pick and choose among key universities and choose a better school or major!
"Ten and seventeen, Qi Ran made such great progress, Junhao..." Xu Lifang's voice was like a dream. As a parent who cares about her son's academic performance, she knew very well how difficult it was to make such progress in No. 1 Middle School.
Lu Junhao also came to his senses and blushed half before he spoke. He was afraid that his mother would say something even more embarrassing, so he quickly said, "Mom, you don't know yet. Qi Ran is a sensation figure in our school. He did some fun during breaks last month..."
Qi Ran won the Advanced Individual Award for Brave and Responsibility. Lu Junhao didn't tell his parents immediately because he didn't plan to reveal the news until now.
"Yes, yes, I'm doing exercises during class, and the teacher praised me!" Qi Ran quickly took over the topic and kept winking at Lu Junhao.
It is best not to tell my mother about being brave, as she will definitely be worried if she finds out.
Lu Junhao was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything further.
Qi Ran changed the topic: "By the way, uncle, how much does this car cost now? It's really stable to run."
"Buick business car, more than 200,000 yuan," Lu Weidong replied in the driver's seat, glanced at Qi Ran through the rearview mirror, and smiled: "Why is Qi Ran, your father pretending to be a chairman and not even a special car. Are you planning to buy a car for him?"
"I can transfer the car at any time. Besides, my son is enough to have this intention. Even if the New Year's money is a little less, it may be difficult to buy a car!" Qi Siming also turned around and joked.
Everyone in the car laughed.
Qi Ran smiled and grabbed his hair. He was really determined to buy a car like this, but now he has to say it out loud, and the whole car will only smile even harder.
The two families were talking and laughing, and they arrived at their hometown in Hirai Town with laughter and joy.
The ancestral home in the countryside has been demolished, and the original site has become a roadbed for the expressway. The construction of the highway has stopped as the Spring Festival is approaching, and a lot of building materials are piled up.
There are many newly built small Western-style buildings in the east end of the town, and there are newly planted flowers and plants on the edges of each yard. Even if you can't catch up with a real villa, it's quite beautiful.
Grandpa and grandmother and uncle's family stood under one of the small western-style buildings, looking forward to the road. Seeing Lu Weidong driving over, the same joy appeared on their five faces.
Relatives, family affection.
Chapter completed!