The 29th day of the twelfth lunar month is also called "Little New Year's Eve". Families prepare banquets, and people visit each other. They also burn incense outdoors, which is called "heavenly incense". Usually, they burn incense for three days.
When Fang Yan was sitting in the living room drinking tea and chatting with his mother and aunt, Ye Fengsheng came to find Fang Yan and said that his third uncle had returned and asked him to come home for lunch at noon.
Fang Yan glanced at his mother Lu Wan, who smiled and said, "Since Feng Sheng has invited you, just go. Anyway, your aunt won't leave for a while, so come back to continue the conversation in the evening."
Fang Yan nodded and said, "I'll be there in a moment."
Seeing that Fang Yan had a guest at home, Ye Fengsheng did not stay any longer and said, "I'll wait for you at home. Go over early. Third Uncle asked you to help pour wine at noon."
"Are there guests at home?"
"Uncle San's guest." Ye Fengsheng said.
Ye Daoling used to be in charge of the research of China's economic system beside the prime minister, so naturally he was surrounded by many bigwigs in the financial system. Now that he has taken a step forward and is in that important position, naturally more people will flock to him.
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. No matter how busy Ye Daoling is, he must come back to have a reunion dinner with the ancestors of the Ye family according to the previous custom. It is reasonable for the subordinates to come to Ye Daoling in advance to wish him a happy new year after hearing the news.
But, what did he want a young man from the Fang family to do? If it was just a job of pouring wine, Ye Fengsheng could do it well. Although his image was not as good as his, he was still a member of the Ye family, wasn't he
Ye Fengsheng left, but Zhou Fan came back.
He had a serious expression and seemed to be worried about something.
He pulled Fang Yijing into the room under the pretext of asking his wife to help him find a tie, closed the door and asked in a low voice: "Is there a Ye family in Yanziwu?"
"Yes, there is a Ye family." Fang Yijing looked at her husband in confusion and said, "Why do you ask this?"
Zhou Fan's face was full of excitement. He grabbed his wife's hand and asked, "How is the relationship between your two families? Do you have any contact with each other? Aren't you rural people all related to each other? Are you relatives?"
"No." Fang Yijing shook her head. "The relationship between the Fang and Ye families has never been very good, and they are hostile to each other. Zhou Fan, what do you want to say? How did the Ye family provoke you?"
What Fang Yijing said was true. In the past, the relationship between the Fang and Ye families was not harmonious, because Fang Yan and Ye Wenrou competed with each other every year, and the people of the Ye and Fang families always regarded each other as the biggest rivals, and often attacked and accused each other in public and behind their backs.
Now that her husband asked about the relationship between the two families, she could only tell him the information she knew before. As for the recent easing of the relationship between the two families, she didn't know that Fang Yan had taken the Ye family's little princess Ye Wenrou to take a walk by Shihezi countless times.
Zhou Fan was so angry that he couldn't vent it, so he said in a muffled voice: "You Fang family must die because of your own stupidity."
Such a high-level leader visited the Ye family, proving that there must be some extraordinary people in the Ye family. Living in Yanziwu, the Fang family actually had a conflict with the Ye family - isn't this courting death
His wish to establish friendship with the Ye family through the Fang family was shattered, so he was naturally in a very bad mood.
"Zhou Fan, how dare you talk like that?" Fang Yijing was angry and shouted.
Zhou Fan still loved his wife very much. Seeing Fang Yijing getting angry, he didn't want to continue arguing with her. He snorted coldly and said, "We will be dragged down by your family sooner or later."
"Who would be a burden to you? If you are afraid of being a burden to our family, then go back quickly. I know you don't want to come, and I know you look down on our Fang family. In that case, don't come again in the future----" Fang Yijing was also irritated by her husband's arrogant and conceited mentality, and she pointed at the door and shouted.
"Just go, who do you think is willing to come?" Zhou Fan couldn't suppress his anger and shouted loudly.
Hearing the quarrel in the room, Lu Wan, Fang Yixin, Fang Yiling and others who were chatting outside rushed over.
Lu Wan was the hostess of the house. She asked, "Yijing, Zhou Fan, what happened? Why did you quarrel?"
Fang Yijing didn't want to say bad things about her husband in front of her sister-in-law, as that would only make her more embarrassed.
Zhou Fan harbored resentment towards the Fang family and was unwilling to answer Lu Wan's questions.
"It's Chinese New Year, why can't we talk it out calmly?" Fang Yixin was the eldest sister, she came over and took the younger sister's hand and advised: "If each of you gives in, won't the conflict be resolved? We finally come back to celebrate the holidays, what's the point of quarreling? We are a family after all, wouldn't it be a joke if outsiders heard us?"
Fang Yijing felt sad, but couldn't say anything.
Zhou Fan felt very depressed, so he went to the yard to smoke.
Fang Yan stood next to the plum tree in the yard and heard clearly the argument between Fang Yixin and Zhou Fan in the house.
Seeing Zhou Fan coming out, Fang Yan smiled and said, "My uncle really hopes that the Fang family and the Ye family will have a harmonious relationship?"
Zhou Fan's face froze slightly. He lit up the cigarette in his hand and took a puff. He said with a straight face, "Isn't it natural for neighbors to live in harmony?"
"It's what I should do." Fang Yan nodded. "So after my efforts, our Fang family and the Ye family are now as close as one family."
"Really?" Zhou Fan was overjoyed. If what Fang Yan said was true, then wouldn't it be logical for him to visit the Ye family? If he could get a chance to have a meal with that leader, no, just chat with him casually so that he could have a deep understanding of himself, then it would also have a profound promotion and boost to his future, right
Taking Zhou Fan's delighted expression into his eyes, Fang Yan reached out and stroked the rough, cold branches of the plum tree, saying, "How does that saying go? A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. I never had a clear understanding of this saying before - even the most distant relatives are still relatives, how can they be not as good as a neighbor? Now I find that this saying really makes sense. Some relatives really don't treat their own family members as human beings."
Zhou Fan's eyes were slightly stern, but he suppressed his anger in his heart and said with a smile: "I had a few gossips with your aunt, don't take it to heart. Who doesn't have quarrels and arguments when living at home? Family members are still family members after all. If I don't treat you as family members, I would have taken the initiative to suggest finding you a job during dinner last night? Do you know how many people want to ask me for help to solve work problems every day?"
"Yes. So I want to thank my uncle for his kindness." Fang Yan nodded. "But I have to be honest. After a night of careful consideration, I decided to go to Huacheng to be a teacher. Because this is the job I like, and it is also a job that can bring me more insights into life."
After Fang Yan became a teacher, he realized the importance of responsibility. After Fang Yan became a teacher, he realized the necessity of morality and rules. After Fang Yan became a teacher, he realized the preciousness of literary advisors.
If civil officials do not covet money and military generals do not fear death, we will surely be able to win the support of all nations in the world.
Even if he is just a scholar, if he has a literary courage to protect him, he can make it through any dangerous situation.
It was also when he was a teacher in Huacheng that Fang Yan glimpsed the spirit of a literary hero from his grandfather Lu Zheng, so his Tai Chi heart, which had been dormant for a long time, was shaken and began to spin again.
He put his life and death aside and took the risk to accept Chiba Hyobu's challenge, which led to another breakthrough in the Heart of Tai Chi. Wasn't it because his mind was cleansed and his soul was sublimated
If Fang Yan had been like this before, if he had met a top master like Qianye Bingbu, he would definitely turn around and run, then dive into the Ye family and never come out again, right
Fang Yan is grateful for the trip to Huacheng, grateful for Suzaku High School, and grateful for everyone he met during this journey.
Of course, the general's order was excluded.
It is because of them that my life is so wonderful and fulfilling.
The Fang family also understood the significance of Suzaku High School to Fang Yan, so no one asked Fang Yan to leave. Even Fang Huwei felt that his grandson had gained a lot from this trip. If he could break through again, it would be a great joy for the Fang family.
This is also the reason why everyone looked strange last night when Zhou Fan proposed to help Fang Yan find a job. Zhou Fan was like a poor millionaire. No matter how hard he tried to show off his wealth, the multi-millionaires sitting in the audience would not give him enthusiastic applause.
For the men of Yanziwu, improving their martial arts is of utmost importance.
"Since this is your choice, I understand and respect it----" Zhou Fan said with a smile. He didn't care where Fang Yan was going to work or whether he had a job. "You said that the Fang family and the Ye family are so close that they are like a family? But your aunt just said that the two families don't get along very well?"
"Ye Daoling, uncle, do you know this person?" Fang Yan asked with a smile.
Zhou Fan's pupils shrank slightly, and his breathing became rapid. Ye Daoling, if he was still unfamiliar with him before, his latest transfer order was released through various media, and it has become known to the whole country. It is a rare opportunity to contact a leader of Ye Daoling's level.
Trying hard to control his excitement, he said, "Ye Daoling - is he also from Yanziwu?"
"Yes." Fang Yan smiled and nodded. "Just now his nephew came to me and said that Uncle Ye asked me to go to his house for lunch. It is said that they have some guests and they need me to pour wine. Why should I go to pour wine for them? I really don't want to go."
Zhou Fan opened his mouth for a long time before he whispered, "How about I go with you? I have accumulated some experience in pouring wine."
"That won't do." Fang Yan refused. "They didn't invite you. I don't want to invite you either. If I rashly bring you in and make the host dislike me, what will we do if you become a burden to our Fang family?" (To be continued)