Chapter 159 More Than Just
What the hell!
Wang Deming almost burst into tears. It was worth loving this nephew!
So he picked up Chang Yichun with great joy, twisted her forehead against hers a few times, making her laugh, and asked in a gentle voice: "Yichun, have you had dinner?"
"I've eaten it," Yichun replied in a baby voice, "My mom and Aunt Ru also made spring pancakes."
"Oh, aunt, please be gentle. Don't tire yourself out."
On the other side, Zhang Shouchun widened his almond-shaped eyes slightly, stretched out his hand to grab Chang Renchun's ear and twisted it gently, and Chang Renchun responded by winking and shouting.
"Hmph!" After letting go, Zhang Shouchun first glanced at Wang Deming, then pointed his finger at Renchun's forehead, directly exposing his little thoughts, "Hmph, you stinky boy, you think I can't give you a rat tail, and when you see your uncle coming back, you rush to flatter him, right?"
"I'm telling you, even at home, your uncle has to listen to me!"
Renchun's little head was spinning quickly. She put her arm around Zhang Shouchun's arm and said coquettishly, "I know my aunt is the best and loves me the most."
"You will definitely ask your uncle to help me cut off the mouse's tail so that I can get first place in school and be praised, right?"
Zhang Shouchun was impatient on the surface when Renchun started to act like a spoiled child, but he was very pleased in his heart. He said, "Okay, I'll ask your uncle to go to Qinlao Hutong tomorrow to ask for more rat tails for you."
Pointing to the table that had not yet been cleared, he asked, "Would you like to have another bite?"
"Yes!" Renchun smiled happily, and climbed onto the table. Just as he was about to take the spring pancake with his hands, Zhang Shouchun hit him with chopsticks, "Go wash your hands first!"
"I washed them at home." But he still went to the door to wash his hands, applied soap, and rubbed his hands together, humming a song: "Clean the gaps between your fingers, rub for half a minute, and the bugs won't come to me."
Back at the table, she skillfully held up the spring pancake with one hand and picked up the dishes with the other, picking up the meat dishes. She took a big mouthful and before she could swallow it, she started to flatter Zhang Shouchun again, "Aunt, your cooking skills are much better than Aunt Ru's."
"Really delicious!"
Zhang Shouchun rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Even eating can't stop your mouth!"
"This is what Jinhualou calls boxed dishes."
On the other side of the table, the redness on Jin Yuqing's face disappeared. She covered her mouth with a handkerchief in her hand and laughed.
"He is just a monkey," Zhang Shouchun said of Chang Renchun, and glanced at Wang Deming, saying meaningfully, "I don't know who he took after?"
Jin Yuqing glanced at Wang Deming secretly, then quickly withdrew her gaze and twisted her handkerchief unconsciously.
The little brat really ate his father out of money. The 9-year-old Chang Renchun's stomach seemed like a bottomless pit. He finished 4 more spring pancakes before patting his bulging belly with satisfaction, "I'm full!"
"Get up and move around, don't let your stomach get stuffy." Zhang Shouchun stood up and helped Zhang Ma clean up the table while advising, "Pay attention to the noise outside, there may be someone selling candied haws asking your uncle for money."
"Well, aunt is so nice!"
"Which aunt is it?"
"belch!"
"Cough cough!"
Wang Deming quickly stood up and carried Yichun back to the main hall. The clever Renchun followed him while burping, "Hiccup, uncle, let me pour you some tea."
"Humph!"
"Brother-in-law, you're back!"
"Hey, brother-in-law. Long time no see!"
Oh shit, just as he stepped over the threshold with Yichun in his arms, Wang Deming got goosebumps when he heard a series of sweet voices behind him.
Wang Deming looked back and saw a group of people heading into the courtyard, led by Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong as his deputy. They included the eldest brother-in-law of the Yuan family, the third brother-in-law of the Qing family, and all the relatives and brothers-in-law from the Ding family, the Su family, and the Zhuo family.
"Hey, brother-in-law, Third Brother, what day is it today? Why are so many people here?"
Wang Deming put Yichun down, rubbed her head, took out a dime from his pocket and gave it to Renchun, saying, "Renchun, take your sister to the entrance of the alley to play for a while."
"You are not allowed to buy anything else except the candied haws."
He stretched out his hand to signal the newcomers, "Please, come in!" "Shouchun, serve the tea." He then moved a few chairs in from the east and west wing rooms before allowing all the people to sit down.
The main hall was packed with people. Seeing their faces glowing red, their expressions excited, their eyes fanatical, Wang Deming, who was sitting in the main seat, thought he was a pyramid schemer.
Wang Deming moved his butt a few times with a little uneasiness, coughed lightly, and asked, "Brother-in-law, Third Brother, what is it today?"
"Haha, Deming, you are this!" Zhang Shouchong and Cha Kuiyuan looked at each other, raised their thumbs, and said excitedly with red faces: "Do you know how fast our Chinese medicine factory is developing?" He stretched out his palm and flipped it back and forth a few times, "The turnover is as high as 20!"
“It’s only been a month!”
"The leaders of the municipal party committee and government spoke highly of our factory. Hehe." Zhang Shouchong pointed at himself and Cha Kuiyuan with a beaming face, puffed out his chest and said proudly: "We two brothers are now deputies to the National People's Congress!"
Wang Deming blinked a few times, then immediately opened his eyes and mouth wide, showing surprise, "Second brother-in-law, third brother, congratulations! You two have a bright future now!"
"Haha, we are happy together, we are happy together!"
The government is acting so quickly? Setting a benchmark?
Looking at the two brothers who were so happy, Wang Deming sighed: If you stand at the wind's outlet, even a pig can fly
Although I had a hunch that Pangdonglai's business model would surely shine soon in this era, I never expected that it would blossom in both business and politics in just one month.
No, considering the official opening on February 2, it’s been less than a month.
Wang Deming was just about to ask for details when Zhang Shouchun, Jin Yuqing and Zhang Ma came to serve tea to the guests.
They are both graceful and elegant, one is a beautiful peony and the other is a rose in bud, they are really pleasing to the eye.
Wang Deming enjoyed the faint smile, his eyes following the two girls until they left the main hall, and was about to speak.
Jin Yushu from Prince Qing's Mansion seemed to have observed something and spoke first, "Deming, we can become closer relatives!"
"What?" Not only Wang Deming, everyone in the room was stunned.
Jin Yushu realized that he had let the cat out of the bag and quickly said, "No, I mean, we are also real relatives."
"Deming, don't just help Kuiyuan and Shouchong, help us too! We also want to make progress!"
"Yes."
"Yes."
"Break the bones and connect the tendons."
Jin Yushu's speech was a great success. All the relatives in the main hall expressed their opinions one after another. "Deming, we will do whatever you say!"
"Yes, we all listen to you!"
The eldest brother-in-law, Yuan Shikai's thirteenth son Yuan Shouan, said anxiously: "Deming, we must be included in the Chinese medicine factory!"
“We’ll add more money!”
“Yes, we’ll add more money!”
Wang Deming understood. So this was the purpose of these relatives coming. But you are overthinking it. How could you get it so easily?
Pretending to be entangled, ready to refuse, "This"
"Deming, can you give me the Five Horses by Li Gonglin in your hand? I also want to donate it to the Palace Museum!" Jin Yushu took the initiative to say, "I will give you the only treasure left in our family!"
"Deming, please give me Wang Xizhi's "Ping An Tie". My family has several houses in the capital."
"Deming, give me the Autumn Moon Over the Han Palace, and take my summer residence in the West Hill."
"Deming, please give me Fan Zhongyan's "Two Letters" and I have several Ru porcelains and Xuande stoves at home for you to choose from."
"Deming."
"Deming."
(End of this chapter)