Qi Tongwei: I can sign the relationship between characters

"No, there's still some time before the New Year, so let's build a few more houses. Besides, there's not much work in the fields right now."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll contact Old Zhang now. I heard that his family has saved up a lot of adobe bricks this year. Can we borrow some first and return them next year?"

"Let's just buy it. When we have money in a few years, we can move directly to the county town."

Qi Tongwei planned to make Jia's life better, so he cut off contact with them so that there would be less trouble in the future.

The higher the level of the official, the more they care. Sometimes these people can use your name to get a lot of things done, but they still have to bear the blame.

When they heard that a new house was being built at home, the two brothers were very happy.

The eldest son, Qi Tongfeng, is already 23 years old, which is considered an older bachelor in the countryside. He has not been able to get married because of poverty and the lack of living space at home.

Of course, the main reason lies with Qi Tongwei, who drew resources from his family.

Qi Tongwei had the idea of ​​building a brick house, which would require firing kilns and hauling bricks, and it would cost a lot.

In this remote village, it is not an easy task, so we might as well build a few adobe houses to deal with it first.

Adobe bricks are made of straw as the reinforcement and mud as the flesh, which are glued together.

The advantages are low cost, simple construction, warm in winter and cool in summer. The disadvantage is that it is easy to breed snakes, insects, rats and ants over time.

One room requires a lot of materials, so the Qi family bought materials from everyone in the village and also went to the next village to buy some, before they had enough materials for two and a half rooms.

In order to move into their own single room as soon as possible, the whole family, young and old, worked together to carry bricks, and even Qi Tongwei was no exception.

Handong is a mostly plain area, with the plain coverage rate reaching over 70 percent.

Therefore, each household did not live in a particularly concentrated area, and they would carry the bricks back home only after their shoulders were blistered by the work.

Since there were not enough rooms for three main rooms, Qi Tongwei suggested reducing the size of the house and building two large rooms and one small one, so that there would be three more rooms.

After the plan was finalized, the house began to be built in an orderly manner.

The main labor-intensive part of building an adobe house is making bricks, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources. With ready-made bricks and local materials, it can be built quickly.

However, in just five days, with the help of the villagers, the three adobe houses were basically built.

Fortunately, everyone helped each other when building the house, otherwise Qi Tongwei might not be able to afford the two thousand yuan just for the labor cost.

On the first night of moving into the new house, snow began to fall from the sky, and it looked like a heavy snow was coming.

Life in the countryside is plain and peaceful.

Qi Tongwei enjoyed a rare period of peace and quiet.

Chapter 28 Chen Yanshi

As the New Year approaches, every household begins to prepare New Year goods.

In the 1980s and 1990s, rural New Year’s goods were all fried by themselves, mainly peanuts and melon seeds.

Frying it with sand without adding any seasoning can bring out its own flavor and fragrance.

Qi Tongwei sat on a small stool, crossed his legs, peeled some still hot melon seeds and peanuts, drank some hot water, and admired the gradually melting snow. Although the things were simple, he felt extremely comfortable in his heart.

"Tong Wei!"

A silver bell-like sound rang out, disturbing Qi Tongwei's thoughts.

Qi Tongwei was stunned and turned his head in disbelief.

"Chen Yang!"

Not far away, two people were walking slowly towards them, led by the village chief.

A bright red fashionable top, slim and straight jeans outlining a pair of long legs, and a light yellow scarf around her neck made her look like a youthful girl who kept waving at Qi Tongwei and smiling.

If not Chen Yang, then who is it?

Behind Chen Yang followed a young man, carrying two bags of gifts. From his facial features, Qi Tongwei recognized that this was the teenage Chen Hai.

"Tongwei, the two of them said they were here to look for you, so I brought them here to you."

"Um, thank you, village chief. Please come in and have a seat. Have some hot water to warm yourself up."

"No, no, I still have a lot of things to do at home." The old village chief smiled meaningfully at Qi Tongwei, turned around and walked away on the muddy road.

"..."

"Chen Yang, why are you here?" It was no longer the same as when Qi Tongwei first came here.

In this day and age, you can’t just hang out with friends randomly, otherwise you’ll end up in jail.

That crime is a big bag that can fall on anyone.

Fortunately, Chen Yang is not a fool and knows to bring his brother here.

"I was bored at home, so I came to see you, Haizi. This is the man of the hour at Handong University that I told you about, the future president of the Student Union, Qi Tongwei, now Minister Qi."

"Hello, Brother Qi."

"This is my brother, Chen Hai, you can just call him Haizi."

"Hello, Chen Hai."

Chen Hai is much more intelligent than Chen Yanshi. He does not agree with his father Chen Yanshi's ruthless and impartial approach. Instead, he has his own ideas.

Qi Tongwei's family heard the noise and came over, seeing two young men standing outside talking to their son.

From the way he's dressed, you can tell he doesn't look like a child from an ordinary family.

"Tongwei, is this your classmate?"

"Yes, Mom." Seeing that Mother Qi was a little restrained, Qi Tongwei quickly said, "Mom, go and do your thing. I can do this myself."

How could Chen Yang give up such a good opportunity? He walked forward and held Qi's mother's hand affectionately.

Qi Tongwei broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that this lawless woman would say something vicious.

"Uncle and aunt, right? I'm Qi Tongwei's classmate. My name is Chen Yang, and this is my younger brother Chen Hai."

"Hello, uncle and aunt. This is just a small gift, not a token of respect." Chen Hai presented the gift box in his hand.

"Okay, okay, you all sit down." Qi's father and mother were both happy but a little uncomfortable.

As parents, they certainly hope that this beautiful girl will have some relationship with their son, but the way she is dressed doesn't seem to be a good match for her.

Qi Tongwei took out two stools from the house, "Okay, Chen Yang, my parents still have work to do."

Qi Tongwei didn't dare let the woman continue chatting.

Qi's father and mother breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other, asked the children to go back to the house to do their homework, leaving some space for the few people, then one went into the chicken coop and the other put on waders and walked out the door.

"There's no tea at home, so have some hot water." Qi Tongwei brought two cups of hot water. Seeing Chen Yang looking around his own earthen house, Qi Tongwei was secretly happy.

"Why, you know I'm a poor student."

After he had money, Qi Tongwei bought a lot of clothes. His well-dressed appearance had subconsciously made others forget that Qi Tongwei was originally a poor student.

Chen Yang smiled sweetly, "You are not a poor student. You are so good at making money. There is no other student richer than you in the entire Handong University."

Qi Tongwei choked and said nothing.

Chen Yang knew about Qi Tongwei's investment in a factory. It only took him a few months to go from being a poor student to being able to come up with 20,000 yuan to start a factory.

Although most of the money was borrowed and the origin was legitimate, there was still a lot of money whose origin could not be explained. After all, Chen Yang was born in a political and legal family, so he did have this keen sense.

It was because he understood this point that Qi Tongwei did not dare to refute: this was a crazy woman.

Seeing Qi Tongwei being humiliated for the first time, Chen Yang couldn't help but feel a little proud.

After a long silence, Qi Tongwei spoke again, trying to find a topic to chat about.

"How old is your brother?"

"He is in his second year of high school. He plans to enroll in Handong University in the future."

Chen Yanshi has been in the political and legal system. As their children, if they want to inherit his political resources, they naturally have to choose this path.

"Very good, I will inherit my father's business in the future."

Just like in later generations, the spirit of three generations of political and legal people is passed down.

"..."

In their own home court, Qi Tongwei was serious, and the three of them chatted intermittently. Chen Hai asked about the situation of the university from time to time, and was particularly interested in the student union.

After a simple yet not simple lunch, Qi's father and mother pulled Qi Tongwei aside and pointed at the gifts in the corner.

"Tongwei, someone sent something over here, you have to go to their house and give them a return gift?"

Reciprocity has been a tradition since ancient times.

Qi Tongwei nodded, "Okay."

It just so happened that he also wanted to meet Chen Yanshi, the prosecutor general who was known as the "Old Stone" of politics and law.

I don’t know if the sign-in system can make him change his beliefs.

...

Jingzhou City, District 4 of the Provincial Party Committee compound, residential area for department and bureau-level cadres.

Qi Tongwei saw Chen Yanshi and his wife, who were dressed simply, had gray hair, and looked energetic.

There is also Chen Shan, who has a thin face, holding a cup of coffee, and has a bookish and free-spirited air.

Chen Shan looks a bit like Chen Kun in later film and television dramas, handsome and elegant.

No wonder he could charm Miss Liang Lu.

However, Chen Shan was very arrogant. He glanced at Qi Tongwei, then walked into the room with a foreign language book in his hand without even saying hello. He was exactly like Chen Yang.

"Hello, Mr. Chen." Qi Tongwei put down the gift in his hand.

"Okay, okay, you must be Qi Tongwei, not bad, you are a very energetic young man."

Chen Yanshi glanced at what Qi Tongwei brought, which were real local specialties.

"They are all homemade things, not worth much."

Qi Tongwei didn't want Chen Yanshi to think that he had ulterior motives, so he simply got some local specialties, in addition to two bottles of Moutai, as gifts.

"Take these things back. I don't drink." Chen Yanshi said with a smile, but his words were a rejection.

Qi Tongwei knew that Chen Yanshi was drinking, and he also understood that he had misunderstood and thought that Qi Tongwei was trying to establish a relationship.

"Mr. Chen, we Chinese people value reciprocity. Otherwise, I would be embarrassed to accept the valuable gift that classmate Chen Yang gave to my parents."

"Dad, yes, this is a token of Tongwei's love, just accept it."

"I am a party member and cannot accept anything. If others see me doing this, they will think that I, Chen Yanshi, am corrupt." Chen Yanshi was very stubborn.

After all, he lives in the building for senior cadres, and the people who come and go are all important figures in Jingzhou City.

These words made Chen Yang's face turn ugly.

Qi Tongwei didn't care. He didn't want to climb the Chen family's ladder anyway.

Chen Yanshi's interests lie with the people, the Party and the country. It is not a good thing for his relatives.

Although Qi Tongwei was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but admire the old prosecutor.

This is an absolute Star Party member.

To the public, he is undoubtedly qualified.

Chapter 29 Pig teammates

"Since Mr. Chen doesn't like it, I'll take it away later." Qi Tongwei was not annoyed.

Chen Yanshi's style of doing things is extremely tough, and he will criticize anyone who dislikes him.

Because of this, I set higher standards for myself and will not accept even courtesy gifts before I retire.

It seems that Chen Yanshi is more "stubborn" than Qi Tongwei expected.

Maybe I was wrong. As for the separation of Director Qi and Chen Yang, maybe Chen Yang tried hard, but Chen Yanshi, who had a strong sense of party spirit, was not willing to take action.

Chen Yang's mother Wang Fuzhen hurried out to smooth things over, not wanting the situation between father and daughter to become too awkward.

"Okay, okay, don't make a fuss about your daughter bringing her friends here. But, Xiao Qi, Lao Chen can't accept anything due to the nature of his job, so don't be angry about that. I heard that you are also a student of the Political Science and Law Department, and you will understand in the future."