Chapter 16: Second Uncle
"What a coincidence, are you going to go out?" More than ten meters away, a middle-aged man with a slightly bulging belly, very bright hair, and a black leather bag under his arm saw the door suddenly open, slightly stunned, and then walked two steps briskly while smiling.
"No, I heard the footsteps of the second uncle, so I immediately came out to open the door to greet him. Qin Zhengfan said with a smile on his face.
If Situ Chuxue saw Qin Zhengfan's smile on his face now, he would definitely think that he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
In her opinion, Qin Zhengfan is a cold man with a paralyzed face, how could he show such a bright smile to others!
"Come less, you kid really have to be so hearted, it's been so many days since you came back, and you don't know how to go to the second uncle's house to sit, and the second uncle has to come to the door in person. Is it because you have read too many books and look down on the second uncle, an uneducated person?" the second uncle scolded with a smile.
"Second uncle, you have wronged me, you are an elder, no matter how much I read, I dare not look down on you! But it is wrong for me not to go to the second uncle's house for so many days, and I will definitely change it next time." Qin Zhengfan hurriedly said with a look of shame.
"Hey, Zhengfan, I noticed that you have changed a little, you were not so good at talking before. The second uncle looked at Qin Zhengfan with some surprise when he heard this.
"Is there one?" Qin Zhengfan couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this, and he was also a little surprised by the changes in his heart.
In the past, in the face of familiar people, especially family members, although he would never be as cold as he was with Situ Chuxue last night, compared to others, he was definitely a person who didn't talk much, and his expression was also cold.
Like today, he first went out to greet him with a smile on his face, and then made amends with a face of shame, which is really not like his previous style.
In the past, even if he thought that the second uncle's criticism was reasonable, he would only keep it in his heart, and then improve it directly next time, instead of taking the initiative to say it.
In the past, he was more accustomed to expressing himself directly with his actions, and disdained to express it verbally.
"Yes, absolutely!" the second uncle nodded.
"The second uncle said that if there is, then there must be. Qin Zhengfan smiled, and then invited the second uncle into the courtyard.
After just such a short period of effort, Qin Zhengfan already understood the reason.
In the past, he was just a poor boy and an orphan, even if he was a doctor, there was always a trace of unconfidence and emotional fragility in his heart, especially the departure of his girlfriend, which stung him even more.
He behaved coldly in front of others, and that was to hide his inner self-confidence and emotional vulnerability.
He studied hard with all his heart, that is, to fight against fate, to get rid of this lack of confidence and vulnerability, and not to be looked down upon by others.
But now he is a spiritual cultivator, a strong man far beyond mortals, and even secretly he is the supreme ruler of this planet.
The mood naturally changed.
The change in mood is imperceptibly manifested in actions and words.
"Just sit in the yard, the air is good. The second uncle entered the courtyard and stopped Qin Zhengfan, who was about to enter the house.
"Okay, second uncle, you sit down first, and I'll pour you a glass of water. Qin Zhengfan said and walked into the house quickly.
The second uncle raised his hand, wanting to stop Qin Zhengfan again, but finally withdrew his hand with a relieved face.
Soon, Qin Zhengfan came out with a water glass.
"You're going to graduate with a Ph.D. next year, right?" the second uncle asked as he took the water glass.
"Yes. Qin Zhengfan nodded and replied.
"According to your character, you should be ready to stay at Nanjiang University as a teacher, right? Moreover, when your parents talked to me before their deaths, they once said that they didn't want you to be an official and make a fortune, if you can be a teacher and live a stable life, they will be satisfied. ”
"Hmm!" Qin Zhengfan nodded, thinking of his deceased parents, his nose was sour.
"Although you are very good at studying, it is not enough to stay in Nanjiang University just by studying well, you still have to move around these years, especially the tutor and the college leaders have to work harder, and the money that should be spent has to be spent. ”
"Nanjiang University is the number one institution of higher learning in our state, and the second uncle is a small boss in a small place, so he can't help you with the relationship, so he can only support you in terms of money. Here's 20,000 dollars for you. It's only a year, you have to hurry up and walk around more, you don't have enough money to tell me. If you can stay at Nanjiang University, my uncle and I will have a light on my face, and it will be worth spending more money. Seeing Qin Zhengfan nodding, the second uncle opened the leather bag, took out two stacks of money from the leather bag, and stuffed it to Qin Zhengfan.
Qin Zhengfan glanced at the money in his hand, then raised his head to look at the second uncle, and couldn't help but be moved in his heart.
His grandfather's side is a single line, and his father is a single seedling, so the second uncle in front of him, Qin Jiaqian, is actually not the second uncle, but the cousin, the eldest son of his third grandfather.
His grandfather has three brothers, his grandfather is the second, and the eldest grandfather is said to have crossed the ocean by boat in his early years, and wanted to go to a foreign country, but something happened to the ship, and then there was no news.
The third grandfather is prosperous here, giving birth to two sons and a daughter, and the children are also considered to be somewhat prosperous in the village.
The second son studied secondary school, and after graduation, he stayed in a foreign state and became a civil servant.
A daughter married a well-to-do family in the next county, who had relatives abroad, and in the early years, she joined him with her husband, and it is said that she is now doing well abroad.
Qin Jiaqian, the second uncle in Qin Zhengfan's mouth, is the eldest son of the third grandfather's family, who stayed in Cang Y County to develop.
Qin Jiaqian hadn't studied for a few years, but he had a bright brain, he could drill camps, and he went to the county seat to open a small restaurant very early to make a living.
In the early years, the transportation in the village was inconvenient, and no outsiders came to buy fresh fish, so the seafood caught by the fishermen in the village was sent to the wharf in other places to be unloaded and sold.
The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, not to mention that the fishermen in Fengwan Village are not strong dragons at all, so the price is very low, and they can't make much money from their hard work.
Qin Jiaqian saw that others had bought seafood from their own fishing village, and they could make a lot of money by changing hands, and thought to himself, he was a person from Fengwan Village, which can be said to be close to the water, and he also knew some people in the catering industry in the county, as long as the seafood was good, the price was authentic, and the goods were delivered to the door, he should not worry about sales, so why let others make this money.
So Qin Jiaqian built a small boat specially used to transport seafood and a truck with a freezer, and directly purchased seafood in Fengwan Village at a similar price.
The fishermen don't have to work hard to drive the boat to other people's docks, nor do they have to bargain with others, and they endure the bullying of the locals, so they are naturally happy to sell the fresh fish from the sea directly to Qin Jiaqian.
Qin Jiaqian first specialized in sending restaurants and hotels to merchants to earn the difference, and then the business went smoothly and made some money, so he simply set up a stall in the seafood wholesale market in the county seat.
Today, Qin Jiaqian has assets of 1.5 or 6 million yuan.
The average person in Cang Y County earns about 1,000 a month, and although the assets of 15.6 million yuan are not considered rich families in Cang Y County, they are definitely considered rich families.
The two sons and one daughter of the third grandfather, Qin Zhengfan's family has the best relationship with Qin Jiaqian, of course, because both of them are in Cang Y County, but the main reason is that Qin Jiaqian is more family-oriented.
Four years ago, his parents died unexpectedly, he was just sent to Nanjiang University to study for a doctorate, he knows very little about the world, many of his parents' future affairs are actually Qin Jiaqian is helping to handle, his grandmother's family is far away in other states, there is no contact, and the two uncles hurried to attend the funeral and went back.
The relatives on Grandma's side are already far away, and Qin Zhengfan's family is just an ordinary family in a poor fishing village.
As the saying goes, the rich have distant relatives in the mountains, and the poor have no one to ask in the downtown area. After his grandmother's death, his grandmother's relatives had little contact, so at the funeral, his grandmother's relatives also came to a cousin from a neighboring town, and the others did not come because the mountain road was not easy to walk.
Because of this, although Qin Jiaqian is not Qin Zhengfan's uncle, he is better than his uncle in his heart.
Now Qin Jiaqian came to ask him about his work, and also sent him money, even though Qin Zhengfan is no longer what it used to be, he is still very moved and affectionate in his heart.