jdhmnovel Chapter 290 The Uninvited Visitor
Chapter 290 The Uninvited Visitor
There were many tables placed on the edge of the open space, on which were placed plates of various fried foods, candies, frozen pears, and several thermoses.
These are all sponsored by the village committee so that everyone can take and eat as they please.
Some of the kettle contained boiling water, but most of it was filled with milk tea.
Gu Mingyue made this herself. It goes best with hot milk tea in such cold weather!
Then he stood up and poured wine for Zhang Qianjin and Shen Yiming...
"This is the milk tea I mentioned. Please try it and see if it suits your taste. If you don't like it, I'll have someone serve you some mutton soup."
They each took a sip, and from their expressions they couldn't tell that they didn't like it.
Shen Yiming said directly, "It's too sweet. Only you female comrades like to drink it."
Gu Mingyue curled her lips and said, "My second brother loves to drink."
As he said that, he looked at Tong Jiye who was standing beside him and invited him, "Director Tong, you should have a cup too. I heard that this thing is good for the stomach. If you think it's good, I'll teach you the method later. It's very simple."
"I quite like it. Please pour me another glass."
Gu Mingyue said as she fell, "Director Shen, you see, you still don't know how to enjoy it."
Shen Yiming shook his head helplessly. "President Zhang and I are both warriors. We can't afford such exquisite things. We are indeed not as sophisticated as Director Tong."
Tong Jiye quickly said, "Maybe it's because I grew up in the south, so I prefer sweet food."
"Haha, maybe. Well, we came out today to take a break from our busy schedule. Don't be so restrained. We are all family, so we should take care of each other. Don't worry, we don't have those things to say. I'm sure you can see that we are all straightforward. If there is anything in the future, let's talk about it. I believe that as long as the three of us work together, we will definitely be able to create a better future. Come, I'll raise a glass and wish you all the best in the coming year."
At this point, it was basically clear, and everyone knew it tacitly, including Tong Jiye.
Since he decided to follow, he didn't take any more risks. What's more, joining forces with the Shen family would bring more benefits than disadvantages to him.
So he raised the glass in his hand and said, "Good luck, cheers!"
At this point, the three forces formed a stable iron triangle. When there was unrest in other places, the situation in Qingshan Town remained as stable as a rock.
At the end of the ten-year revolution, thanks to Tong Jiye's foresight, when more than 90% of the members of the Revolutionary Committee were liquidated, he alone, with the help of the Shen family, rose instead of falling.
Whenever he recalled the dinner at that time, he would feel extremely fortunate. But that’s another story.
Back to the present, Gu Mingyue noticed that there was an uninvited person present, that was Sun Songbai.
He came here with Shen Zhiqiang and his wife. However, he was sitting far away, and if Lu Xue hadn't reminded her, she wouldn't have noticed.
Is this guy treating this as training and even turning invisible?
Gu Mingyue took the initiative to walk over with the kettle and said, "Would you like a cup to warm you up?"
Sun Songbai was surprised and said, "I thought you would ignore me?"
"I'm not that petty. I respect heroes like you. But I'm not used to the way you handle family affairs. I just dealt with the matter at hand before, not involving personal grudges. You are a guest from afar, and I can't let you leave hungry."
At this point, Gu Mingyue asked, "So, you came here this time because you changed your mind?"
"Want to hear the truth?"
"Of course!"
Sun Songbai replied, "To be honest, I haven't made up my mind yet. I admit that what you said makes sense, but I know it's useless. Even if I support him, how can I explain it to my parents later?"
Gu Mingyue then asked, "Have you looked carefully at the blanket I brought you?"
Sun Songbai's temper was obviously much calmer. He nodded and said, "I have seen it. It is very warm. Shugao's craftsmanship is indeed very good."
"Of course! No one else can be so meticulous except him." Gu Mingyue took out the key. There was a bobcat pendant on it, which looked very lifelike. She couldn't let it go and said, "This is also his work. It looks very beautiful. Do you know how much this thing costs in Mingzhu?"
Seeing the other party shaking his head, she held out her palm and said, "Five dollars!"
Sun Songbai looked at the thing that was not even as big as a fist and was subconsciously shocked. "This thing is not enough to eat or wear, but it's still selling for five yuan? Is anyone buying it?"
Gu Mingyue couldn't help but look down on him and said, "You think it's not as good as a meal, but it's in short supply in Mingzhu Department Store. It's just that it's time-consuming and labor-intensive, so we can only produce in limited quantities. If you don't believe me, I can make an exception and show you the order form of our workshop. Let me tell you this, before June after the New Year, Shugao's workload is already full. Don't say that I won't let you take him away. Even the villagers, to be realistic, won't agree to it for the sake of everyone's good life next year. Now you understand, I'm not kidding you, it's true."
Seeing that Sun Songbai didn't say anything, she continued, "I have a saying that I often use to warn myself and others. Today, I'd like to give it to you. It's 'If I treat you the way you treat me, you may not do as well as I do.' Through this saying, I discovered a truth. Many times, I thought I was enduring others, but after thinking from their perspective, I suddenly realized that others were also enduring me at the same time. I heard that in Jingshi, many people call Sun Shugao "Sun Songbai's younger brother." But in Gujia Village, your identity has become Sun Shugao's older brother. This change in address reflects the difference in status to a large extent. In your family, he is the person who lives in the shadow of your almighty brother and is questioned and criticized for not making progress. Here, he is Master Sun in the workshop and the most capable person in everyone's eyes. If it were you, would you be willing to continue to return to the environment where you were suppressed everywhere before?"
Sun Songbai smiled bitterly and said, "Even though I tried my best to persuade myself not to listen to you, I couldn't deceive my heart. If it were me, I would definitely not leave."
He looked up at his brother who was surrounded by everyone. He laughed heartily with the educated youth and smiled shyly with the villagers. The one thing they had in common was that there was light in his eyes.
This was the first time he had seen Shugao laugh from the bottom of his heart since he became an adult.
Thinking of this, Sun Songbai felt very sad.
Because he finally realized his negligence as an older brother. It turned out that his younger brother hadn't laughed so happily for a long time!
Shugao was the son of his parents who were old, and he was once loved by his family. When he was a child, everyone would do everything they could to make him laugh.
He didn't know when it started, but he vaguely remembered that he seemed to have heard someone say that Shu Gao in their family looked silly when he laughed, and it was obvious that he didn't have any good intentions.
His parents listened to him, and he listened to him too. At first they were afraid that he would be deceived, but why did they change later?
They made more and more demands and had higher and higher expectations, and slowly, everyone restricted Shugao from being himself, not allowing him to do this or that.
If you are not satisfied with something, you will be criticized or even beaten.
The stricter they disciplined him, the more his brother cowered. The family felt embarrassed and continued to increase the intensity of his discipline, as if it was a vicious cycle with no end...