Chapter 110: Visiting the Chen Family

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  "Han Shan, you're also in Oil City now? So that means you and Qiu Feng are fellow townspeople?"

  "Yu Shuai, I've told you countless times, don't just idle around every day. If you have nothing to do, learn something new and arm yourself with knowledge. Even if you really don't have any knowledge, at least have some common sense! Do you know what it means to be a country bumpkin?" Jiang Bingchi asked Yu Shuai while shaking his head.

  Yu Shuai was asked by him and didn't dare to answer, so he asked: "Then what do you mean by 'fellow countryman'?"

  "Old countryman, that refers to people who have been living in a place for a long time. Han Shan is indeed a true Beijinger, he went to Oil City temporarily, didn't his old man not want him to return to Oil City this year? Qiu Feng and Qiu Ye are native-born Oil City people, so they can't be called old countrymen." Jiang Bingchi expressed her own understanding.

  "What should this situation be called?" Yu Shuai asked with a hint of shame.

  His question really stumped Jiang Bingchi, and Jiang Bingchi didn't know what to call their situation either.

  "It's fate, isn't it? To be able to meet here after traveling thousands of miles. If this isn't fate, what is? Right, Han Shan?" Chen Bo turned his head and asked the silent Han Shan.

  "It's not like we're fated to meet either, we've never seen each other in Oil City before." Qiu Feng suddenly added.

  "Haha, don't worry, as long as Hanshan is still in Oil City, you will definitely have the chance to meet again in Oil City." Chen Bo said with a smile.

  Unexpectedly, it came true, and in the near future, Qiu Ye and Han Shan really met again, and they were very close.

  After that, not only did Wang Siqi see the situation clearly, but she was also moved by Yu Shuai's true feelings. In short, she didn't come out to make trouble and pick faults anymore, so a few people in the coffee shop actually started chatting.

  They said that Qiu Feng and Qiu Ye were the kind of people who heard but didn't understand, so they wisely studied the fruit platter and nut platter brought by the waiter. Qiu Feng ate while complaining softly to his sister: "These raisins are not as delicious as ours at home, and these almonds are too hard to eat."

  Han Shan was also a man of few words. He only spoke when others asked him something and then he would say just two sentences.

  Qiu Ye thought that this child must be going through puberty and was too embarrassed to speak up because his voice sounded like a crow's.

  Actually, Qiu Ye was only half right. Han Shan's reluctance to speak wasn't just because of his voice problem, but also because he was naturally a person who didn't like talking to others.

  Eight people chatted in this cafe for over an hour. Then they dispersed, each returning to their own home and finding their own mother. Among them, Comrade Qiu Feng actually packed six cups of milk from the cafe to take back. He said it was to give to Grandpa Jiang, Grandma Xu, and his godfather and godmother to taste.

  After returning home with the milk, Qiu Feng was naturally praised by all the elders. Jiang Bingchi stood beside him, watching as he walked around among the elders, receiving praise, and thought to himself that he really hadn't expected this from Qiu Feng, who seemed to have a good heart after all. This incident also gave Jiang Bingchi a lot of inspiration and insight, and in the decades to come, whenever he had the chance, he would send small gifts to his grandparents and parents. They weren't necessarily expensive, but they were very warm and thoughtful.

  In the evening, Fang Haibo took his family to the hotel to pick up Frederic first, and then rushed to Donglai Shun.

  The copper hot pot with a hundred years of history, the delicious food under the imperial city, that flavor is even more unique. Qiu Ye and Qiu Feng ate it once and got hooked on this flavor.

  Its mutton is very distinctive, with handmade sliced mutton that is as thin as paper and transparent in color. It cooks quickly in the pot and uses carefully selected parts of the sheep's body, typically including "upper brain, yellow melon strip, mill slot, large three forks, small three forks" and other sections.

  This is not the second time to come and eat Donglai Shun, and it has brought a loyal pursuer to Chinese cuisine again.

  "This meat is really delicious." Frederick used his somewhat clumsy chopsticks to scoop up the mutton from the pot.

  "Haha, eat more if you think it's delicious. This is a specialty dish of our country." Fang Haibo was also eating with great relish, occasionally picking out pieces of meat for his family members.

  Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Xu, who were sitting down, did not speak the same language as Frederick, so after Fang Haibo introduced them to each other when they first met, there was no further communication.

  This meal lasted for three hours, and when Frederic came out of Donglai Shun, he was always leaning against the wall, really too full.

  Qiu Feng whispered behind, "This foreigner is also too shameless, seeing delicious food and having no limits, finally still needs to lean against the wall."

  The people behind heard Qiu Feng's muttering and burst out laughing, Xu Nainai smiled and said: "That is him being convinced by China's food culture."

  "Auntie Xu, don't mind him, he's just jealous that others have bigger bellies than him." Qiu Ye took over her brother's old bottom.

  The others burst out laughing after hearing Qiu Ye's words.

  On this cold night, the friendship between China and Germany was further strengthened because of this hot pot dinner.

  The next morning at nine o'clock, Fang Haibo and Qiu Ye came to the hotel where Frederick was staying again, and formally signed a contract with him.

  After all the contracts were signed, Frederic formally shook hands with Qiu Ye and said "pleased to cooperate" before considering it a done deal.

  After signing the contract, Frederic put away the rigorous work style of the Germans and returned to being that humorous foreigner who eats delicious food until he has to lean against a wall.

  Frederick and Fang Haibo said that he would take the afternoon flight back to Germany, eager to put these designs into production as soon as possible and quickly occupy the market.

  Qiu Ye listened to his words and told her godfather that she would invite him to lunch at noon, as a token of appreciation. Since he didn't even care about good food, being so dedicated was also helping Qiu Ye make more money. So, although she was the smallest shareholder in their company, she still wanted to show her gratitude.

  At noon, the three of them went to Quanjude again, eating delicious roast duck. Frederick raised his thumb and praised Chinese cuisine as a must-try. He also sincerely invited Fang Haibo and Qiu Ye to visit Germany as guests, so he could return their hospitality.

  Qiu Ye Xing Ran agreed, when she grows up, she will definitely go to Germany to have a good time. From her godfather's magazines, she knows what kind of country Germany is. When she grows up and has the freedom, she will definitely travel all over the world.

  After sending Frederic to the plane in the afternoon, the two of them returned to Jiang's home with a light heart.

  During this period, apart from the two of them, no one else knew about their signing event with Frederic. Fang Haibo meant that it was better to keep a low profile, and Qiu Ye naturally agreed.

  They have been living in Beijing for over ten days. They can't stay any longer, they still need to return to Oil City for the New Year. So Qiu Ye started to rush to Chen Jianjun's place to retrieve his own jade stone.

  Zhao Shuyan was still a bit hesitant, but she went to Chen Jianjun's place, which was equivalent to going back to the Zhao family. She looked at the expectant little Ye beside her and took a deep breath. Thinking to herself, go then. Didn't she already think it through? Now that she had her own family, those rotten things from the Zhao family were none of her business anymore. Her going back was just to fulfill an obligation as a child should.

  After thinking about it, Zhao Shuyan first called Chen Jianjun and made an appointment with him. Then the family of four went to a certain government compound where Zhao's family lived.

  "Oh, I've been waiting for you guys for a long time! Old Chen came back and said that Little Yan would be coming back for the New Year this year, so I got everything ready to treat you well. But now it's already this late, and only now do we get your letter." Chen Jianjun's wife Cui Yunhua opened the door and warmly welcomed the guests.

  "Sister, don't be busy, these days we've all moved to Uncle Jiang's house, and this year we didn't plan to spend the New Year here, just thinking of coming back to see old friends, after a couple of days we'll still have to go back." Zhao Shuyan said gently looking at the person standing in front of her whom she hadn't seen for many years.

  Cui Yunhua was stunned for a moment, and Chen Jianjun quickly said beside him, "Okay, if you don't spend the New Year here, then just don't spend it here. You've come back this time, and from now on, you'll come back every year to gather with us old friends."

  "Yes, yes, if you're not here for the New Year, then I've prepared some delicious dishes that you must finish eating in the next few days." Cui Yunhua regained her enthusiasm and pulled Zhao Shuyan and her husband into the house.

  "Hello Uncle Chen, hello Aunt Cui." Qiu Ye greeted politely. As soon as she entered the door, these adults started chatting and whispering to each other. She could only stand behind them and wait for them to stop before she had a chance to ask how they were doing. Now was her opportunity at last.

  "You're doing well too, Little Ye, I've heard your Uncle Chen praise you several times. This time, I finally met you, and you're really a good kid." Cui Yunhua saw the two children behind her and thought they must be the kids her husband had been praising all along. In fact, she was a bit jealous - her husband came back so rarely, but instead of spending quality time with his own family's children, he kept praising other people's kids. Which mother would feel good hearing that? So, she had some preconceived notions and thought to herself that she couldn't like these two little ones."

  Now looking at the two children in front of her who were dressed simply and cleanly with clear eyes, she really couldn't say anything unpleasant.

  "Cui aunt, we were in Xinjiang, Uncle Chen was also talking about Aunt every day, and always told us that he missed the two brothers." Qiu Ye patted his horse's buttocks. Chen Jianjun should not be able to say such cheesy words at home, so now he helped him express it, which is also a way of thanking him for bringing Yu with him.

  "Xiao Ye is really clever, but you don't have to flatter your Uncle Chen anymore. I know exactly what kind of person he is - that stubborn head of his can only remember his soldiers, nothing else." Cui Yunhua said with a face full of complaints towards her husband.

  "No, Aunt Cui, when we were in Xinjiang, Uncle Chen said he would buy you the best Hetian jade and make a piece of jewelry for you when he got back. Didn't he bring it back?" Qiu Ye asked intentionally, knowing that Chen Jianjun wouldn't possibly not bring it back, which is why she asked.

  "Haha, that thing was brought back, isn't it just a broken stone? He even treasured it and carried it back from Xinjiang." Although Cui Yunhua's words were disdainful, her facial expression had turned sunny with many clouds.

  This time, Qiu Ye didn't need to say anything else. Zhao Shuyan took over the conversation and repeated what Xiao Ye had said about people raising jade and jade raising people. Finally, she added a sentence: "Sister, Jianjun has his heart set on you."

  Cui Yunhua's face turned bright red. But in her heart, she was exceptionally happy. Although she had been happy when Old Chen brought back a piece of stone for her before, this time it was different. The value of the stone was not important to her; what made her happy was Old Chen's kind intention. Now, after listening to Zhao Shuyan's words, she finally understood the value of that piece of stone. This time, Old Chen had really put his heart into it.

  "Oh dear, everyone stop chatting at the door, let's go inside, let's go inside." Chen Jianjun was made somewhat embarrassed by everyone's words, so he hurriedly urged everyone to go inside and chat again, in order to change the subject.

  Everyone suddenly realized that they had been standing at the door talking all along. Cui Yunhua hastily invited everyone to come in and sit down.

  When arriving at the living room, I also saw two boys standing there. When they saw everyone coming in, they politely greeted everyone.