Chapter 362: Sadness
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Although it was only a year apart, the appearance of Gaotang Village has undergone tremendous changes, not only has a cement road leading to the main road outside the village been built, but the roads in the village have also been paved with stone slabs, in addition to several greens, which looks a little less dilapidated and more vibrant than the last time Gu Chen came. It is also because of the construction of the cement road that the lengthened Rolls-Royce Phantom can drive directly to the entrance of the village.
The villagers of Gaotang Village, who had been notified one step in advance, gathered early in the square at the entrance of the village, which was once an open field overgrown with weeds, but was later paved with cement and used for drying crops on weekdays, but at this time it was crowded with hundreds of people.
Gu Zhennan glanced at the distance, but still didn't see any movement, and couldn't help but say to the old man beside him: "Uncle, why haven't they arrived yet, third uncle, didn't they say that they will arrive at the airport at two o'clock, and it will only take an hour at most from the airport to here, will the third uncle and they go to the hotel to rest first?" ”
Gu Yining, who was more energetic than last year, shook his head with certainty and said, "No, with my understanding of Ah Hua, since he is back, he will definitely come to kowtow to his mother first, it may be that something has delayed on the way, and he should be there in a while." ”
Gu Zhennan felt justified when he thought about it, so he didn't say more. At this time, Gu Yinxi, who was a year older on the side, and Gu Yinxi, who was more and more delicate, asked curiously: "Uncle Tai, I heard my father say that Brother Chen will bring his wife back this time, and there are a lot of them, is it true?" ”
"Hehe......" Gu Yining laughed a few times, and said proudly: "Your brother Chen is a great person, he is not only the richest person in the world. I heard that when I go abroad, the head of state of other countries will meet with me in person. What is it to have more wives for such a capable man. He was born in the late Qing Dynasty and grew up in the Republic of China, when it was common for men to have three wives and four concubines, so he was very open-minded about this issue, and even men who had the ability in his heart should be like this, so as to show their status.
"Hmph." Gu Yinxi pursed his lips and snorted dissatisfiedly, and muttered softly: "What era is it, and my mind is still full of feudal thoughts." ”
"Little girl, don't talk bad about the old man behind your back, your uncle and my ears are still smart." Gu Yining's faint voice reached Gu Yinxi's ears and immediately shut her up. Gu Yining's prestige in Gaotang Village is very high, and she doesn't dare to be too presumptuous with a little girl.
After a while, she asked again: "It seems that many of Brother Chen's wives are big stars, including Wang Guxian, Li Zhi, and Zhao Yazhi, is it true?" ”
"I don't know if it's a big star, but it does have the names of the three people you said." Because according to custom, the names of all the descendants of the heirs need to be written on a 'tribute sheet' at the funeral of the elderly, so when talking on the phone a few days ago, Gu Xiahua told Gu Yining the names of He Chaoqiong and others. Although a few days have passed, he still remembers, which shows that although he is old, his memory is still very good.
"Really, that's great." Gu Yinxi cheered excitedly, and at this moment, someone in the crowd shouted: "It's coming, it's coming." The car is coming. ”
Everyone immediately looked into the distance, and sure enough, they saw a whole line of cars along the concrete road towards the village, and according to local custom, it was supposed to set off firecrackers to welcome a loved one returning from afar, but now it was during the mourning period. No firecrackers were set off.
Together with the two police cars and two buses in which Lee Kangle and Lee Siu-ming were ridden, the entire convoy totaled 11 vehicles. They all stopped along the side of the cement road, and then Gu Chen and the others got out of the car 6 times, and returned to their hometown again after a year's absence, Gu Xiahua was full of excitement, and walked quickly towards Gu Yining and the others who came over, Gu Chen and the others also hurriedly followed behind when they saw this, there are so many people here Only Gu Chen has come back, even Lin Lifang and Liu Huiyun are returning to their hometown for the first time, and the next thing is naturally to make an introduction.
It is worth mentioning that when introducing He Chaoqiong, Wang Guxian and other nine women, Gu Zhennan, Gu Zhenjun and a group of juniors were a little stunned, I heard that it was the same thing, and now I really see Gu Chenzhen bring back nine wives, and each of them is still like a flower, especially that kind of temperament, it is by no means something that a woman in such a small place can have, and the shock in their hearts is really extraordinary, you must know that the big 6 is a socialist society, and they didn't dare to imagine Gu Chen's behavior of 'having great style problems' before.
After the two sides finished introducing themselves, Gu Xiahua couldn't wait to ask Gu Yining: "Third uncle, where are my mother and my brother?" ”
"In the ancestral hall, let's go, I'll take you there." After speaking, Gu Yining walked in the direction of the ancestral hall first, and after walking for a few minutes, the group came to the ancestral hall, the current ancestral hall and the dilapidated house in Gu Chen's memory have no overlap at all, in the past year, the villagers have built a brand new ancestral hall with red bricks and fir wood, although it is not splendid, but it looks extraordinary.
The ancestral hall is divided into three entrances, starting from the door, each entry is hung with white silk, which makes people feel a sense of depression at a glance, after stepping into the ancestral hall, Gu Xiahua's face gradually became solemn, when he walked into the third entrance, he saw the three Jin Ang pressed with paper money placed on the desk in the middle, Gu Xiahua's eyes suddenly blurred, tears condensed in his eyes that had been eroded and deformed by the years, I saw him trembling and taking a few steps forward, and slowly knelt in front of the case: "Mother, eldest brother, second brother, Xiaohua is back to see you." ”
With this sentence full of love, regret and sadness, the tears in Gu Xiahua's eyes could no longer hold back, and flowed down his wrinkled cheeks, and the people in the entire ancestral hall were also infected by this sadness, especially Zhou Huimin and Zhao Yazhi, who were more weak by nature, had already shed tears, even Gu Chen also felt that his mood was very heavy.
Just thinking about whether to comfort the old man, Lin Lifang had already stepped forward and knelt beside her husband, she first kowtowed three times to the three Jin Ang on the case, and then wiped her tears and said to Gu Xiahua: "Okay, don't do this, let the children kowtow to their mothers too." ”
After a while, Gu Xiahua finally controlled her feelings, and stood up with the support of Lin Lifang and Liu Huiyun, and then Liu Huiyun knelt in front of the desk and kowtowed respectfully three times, which she kowtowed for herself and her dead husband.
After that, Gu Chen and He Chaoqiong and the nine daughters honestly stepped forward and kowtowed three times, and after the last Zeng Huaqian kowtowed, Li Kangle and Li Zhaoming, who came together, also stepped forward to put on a stick of incense, and then Li Kangle said to Gu Chen: "In this way, we will not disturb Mr. Gu and his relatives to reunite, but in the evening, the Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government will hold a reception banquet in the city guest house, and Mr. Gu must attend." ”
Gu Chen shook hands with Li Kangle and said, "Okay, I will definitely arrive on time by then, I really bothered Director Li today." Then he shook hands with Li Zhaoming: "Thank you again for the help of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government during this time, and you may need to trouble Secretary Li for a few more days." ”
"Mr. Gu is polite, if there is anything you need to command, as Ning Bo's parent officer, these are what we should do."
Over there, Li Kangle walked up to Gu Xiahua, held Gu Xiahua's hand with both hands, and said in a slightly heavy tone: "Mr. Gu, please mourn." ”
For the innocent and unjust death of his mother and two elder brothers, how could Gu Xiahua not have the slightest resentment, but he knew in his heart that it was the mistake of the previous leader, it was a historical reason, and it had nothing to do with the current leader, so he lowered his face and said, "Thanks to the government for doing so much work this time, otherwise the grievances of the ancestors and their mothers don't know when they will be revealed, and the Gu family is really grateful." ”
"Mr. Gu, don't say that, it should be the state to say sorry to you, I just hope to make up for it a little bit." Li Kangle's attitude was very sincere: "I won't bother much, please be sure to attend the reception banquet held at the city guest house in the evening." ”
On the way back to the city, Li Kangle solemnly instructed: "I will return to Beijing after the reception banquet in the evening, you must do a good job of reception in the next few days, I just got the news from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the morning, not only will many rich businessmen and celebrities from all over the world come to Ningbo on the 8th, but also the Minister of Industry of Canada, the state assistant to British Minister Thatcher and others will come to Ningbo in their private capacity, and you must start preparing for the reception now." ”
"Ningbo is a city with independent planning in the country, and it will be one of the cities supported by the state in the future, but while receiving national support, Ningbo itself should also take action, and I think this is a very good opportunity to show Ningbo."
When Li Kangle said that many international political and business celebrities would come to Ningbo, Li Zhaoming's spirit suddenly burst, this is indeed a rare good opportunity, even if Li Kangle did not remind him, he also knew what he should do, and the first thing he decided to do when he returned to the city was to order a week-long health inspection and public security inspection, to show the best side of Ningbo to all the guests.
At the same time, he was also secretly frightened, even Margaret Thatcher specially sent her state assistant to the funeral, Gu Chen's influence was really not ordinary. However, he was relieved to think of the global opening bank that has attracted much attention in the world recently, not to mention the rest, this global opening bank alone is enough to make Gu Chen a widely influential figure in the world, especially in the exhibition of China.