Everyone applauded in unison. Subsequently, the Minister of Personnel announced the appointment of grassroots and middle-level leading cadres in accordance with the list drawn up by Yang Yiduo and others. Of course, most of them are Yang Yiduo, Gong Zhendong and their gang's henchmen.

The term of office of the company's senior executives has expired and they should be reappointed. The appointment process of senior executives is nominated by the chairman of the board of directors and approved by the meeting before it takes effect. Yang Yiduo and Gong Zhendong had already drawn up a list of company executives and handed it to Pei Jinguang for him to nominate according to the list. In order to fulfill his promise to Gong Zhendong, Pei Jinguang proposed that Gong Zhendong be the new president of the company. In order to balance the interests of all parties, demonstrate the fairness and justice of the appointment of senior management, and in order to successfully pass the nomination at the meeting, Yang Yiduo did not dare to rush and arrange too many of his henchmen to enter the company's senior management.

Pei Jinguang nominated Yu Bingrui, a veteran of the company who enjoys a good reputation in various factions of the company, as the general manager of the company, Yang Yiduo, the wife of the "chairman", as the deputy general manager, and other vice presidents and deputy general managers, all of which were arranged more appropriately.

Gong Zhendong is the company's founding father, the chairman's brother-in-law, and the husband of Chen Manting, the real power, so it is logical to promote Gong Zhendong from the company's vice president to president, and no one raised objections. Since Yang Yiduo became the chairman's wife, she has gradually participated in the company's affairs, bought the hearts and minds of the company's management, and used both grace and power, and has a certain prestige in the company. Now as a deputy general manager as the hostess of the company, everyone doesn't think she has any authoritarian behavior. The meeting quickly approved all the nominations of the chairman. The personnel meeting was a complete success and was unanimously supported by all parties, especially the selection of leading cadres from within the company, which greatly mobilized everyone's enthusiasm.

Only Chen Manting felt that this personnel arrangement was a little extraordinary, it stands to reason that her husband is the biggest beneficiary of this personnel meeting, and she should be happy, but she always feels that something is wrong, this meeting is very different from her brother's previous style. In the past, my brother never promoted her husband, so Zhendong wanted to resign several times, but he was persuaded by himself. But during this period of time, her brother promoted him step by step from a middle-level cadre to the president of the company, and she always felt abnormal, and she couldn't say what was wrong.

Chen's mother, Wei Rugui, called and said that the Qingming Festival was approaching, and she wanted to take him and Manting back to her hometown in Quanzhou to sweep the graves of his father and ancestors. Pei Jinguang was shocked, this is a big problem, although he knows that Chen Zhifeng's hometown is in Quanzhou, but he has never been there, there are so many relatives in their hometown, and he doesn't know any of them, won't they show their stuffing when they meet? But he couldn't refuse, so he had to vaguely agree.

After hanging up the phone, he hurriedly went to Gong Zhendong to discuss.

"Mr. Gong, did Chen Zhifeng's wife invite you to go with her when she went back to her hometown to sweep the grave this time?" Pei Jinguang asked.

"There is a strong clan concept in southern Fujian, and outsiders generally can't participate in other people's sacrifices, and I, as a son-in-law, will definitely not invite me to go! Yang Yiduo is now the daughter-in-law of the Chen family, and she is already a family, did you invite her to go with her? ”

"Maybe the old lady had a prejudice against her, and she was not invited to such an important matter! Now you can't go, so what should I do? I haven't been to his hometown, and the environment is unfamiliar, and I don't even know my relatives and friends at that time, isn't this just a shame? Pei Jinguang said anxiously.

Gong Zhendong thought for a while and said: "This is indeed a troublesome thing, I have been to Chen Zhifeng's hometown, even if I explain to you in detail now, there are no photos and no videos, you can't tell who is who, which is which, or we will ask Guiyuan Villa for instructions to see what instructions the boss has." ”

Pei Jinguang nodded helplessly. Gong Zhendong went to the inner room, and came out in about ten minutes, and I don't know how he contacted Guiyuan Villa.

Gong Zhendong came out and sighed to Pei Jinguang and said, "He Jinyi said that they didn't have any information about Chen Zhifeng's hometown, and they never thought of returning to their hometown before!" Even if you send someone to collect intelligence now, there is no hurry. The boss orders you to act at the right time, and the time has come to test your ability, and you must make sure that you do not show flaws! ”

In fact, Zhou Zhirou also told Gong Zhendong that he would arrange an undercover agent of Guiyuan Villa to follow Pei Jinguang and monitor him, in case Pei Jinguang was recognized by the Chen family and debunked on the spot, he ordered the undercover agent to secretly kill him to extinguish his mouth in order to protect the safety of Guiyuan Villa, of course Gong Zhendong would not say these things to Pei Jinguang, once Pei Jinguang knew that Guiyuan Villa would kill him when it was critical, he would inevitably turn back first, so that not only Guiyuan Villa would be wiped out, but also Gong Zhendong and Yang Yiduo would not be spared.

Two days later, defenders Rugui and Chen Manting came to urge Pei Jinguang to set off. Pei Jinguang covered his head and pretended to be sick, saying that he couldn't go. But Wei Rugui was stunned: "I told you two days ago that I want to go back to my hometown to worship the master, you don't know how to converge, and you spend time and day drinking, our Chen family is also a famous family in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, and now our family can have such a big industry, all of them are blessed by our ancestors, and you are just developed and even your ancestors don't want it!" ”

Chen Manting also persuaded: "Brother, we go home every year to worship our ancestors, and suddenly we don't go back this year, what do you let the clansmen in my hometown think, besides, my father must miss us very much under Jiuquan, how can we not go to see him once a year?" ”

When Wei Rugui heard her daughter mention her deceased husband, she couldn't help but feel sad and sobbed and cried. When Pei Jinguang saw this situation, he knew that he couldn't refuse, so he had to agree to go, and then comfort her in every way, Wei Rugui gave up.

Gong Zhendong saw that the matter was irreparable, so he arranged for an undercover agent named Lu Bing of his most intimate and clever Guiyuan Villa, mixed with the bodyguards who followed Chen's mother to his hometown in Quanzhou, Fujian, and told Lu Bing that if everything was normal, he would not need to pay attention to it, and if the "Cuckoo" was discovered and debunked on the spot, he would immediately get rid of the "Cuckoo" and extinguish it, so as not to leak the "Cuckoo Plan" and affect the entire Guiyuan Villa.

Pei Jinguang pretended to go to the company to make work arrangements, and authorized President Gong Zhendong to act as the chairman, and then prepared to leave.

Chen Zhifeng usually uses a private jet to go out every day. Chen's mother, Wei Rugui, felt uncomfortable on the plane, so she chose to travel by car.

Since the change of the director of the security department, the chairman of the board of directors has become much more secure. In order to facilitate the conversation with the "Zhifeng" Manting brothers and sisters, Chen's mother sat in the same car. Their car was in the center, and the other vehicles were guarded front and rear, with bodyguards and retinues sitting on them, and even the most satisfactory Angel was also brought. A group of more than 20 people in seven cars set off in a mighty way.

Chen's mother and Manting did not agree with Yang Yiduo as the daughter-in-law of the Chen family, and the last time she attended her wedding ceremony, it was completely for the Chen family's own face and for outsiders to see, so this time they didn't let her go back to their hometown to worship their ancestors.

Along the way, Manting was always excited to talk to Pei Jinguang about interesting things when they were children. Speaking brightly and innocently, it seems to have returned to childhood. Pei Jinguang was very nervous in his heart, and he was careful and perfunctory, afraid that he would accidentally say something, and always wanted to divert the topic.

When it comes to her hometown, Chen's mother also talks more, and she also chats with Chen Zhifeng's brothers and sisters in Hokkien dialect, saying how naughty they were when they were children, how they fought every day, and other childhood anecdotes. Fortunately, Pei Jinguang learned Hokkien dialect during his training in Guiyuan Villa, and he can also communicate with Wei Rugui and Chen Manting in fluent Hokkien dialect.

Chen's father, Chen Gefei, has the advantage of Hokkien people who love to fight and dare to break through. He started a business in the early 80s and later founded a medium-sized shoe factory, so the Chen family has always been well-off. Chen Zhifeng's brothers and sisters are all post-80s, and they are much happier than other peers.

Shenzhen to Quanzhou is not far, seven or eight hours by car, every time it is closer to Quanzhou, Pei Jinguang is more nervous in his heart.

Fujian has many mountains, and the highways are winding through tunnels and bridges. The climate in southern Fujian is also very warm, although the Qingming Festival has not yet arrived, it has long been full of mountain flowers and green trees.

In the evening, the group arrived in Jinjiang, Quanzhou. It is one of the birthplaces of China's private enterprises, with a developed economy, many enterprises and a strong business atmosphere.

Chen Zhifeng's hometown is in Jingning Town, Jinjiang City, a large village surrounded by mountains on three sides, with more than 300 households. Chen Zhifeng's house is at the foot of the hill behind the village, in a four-room, six-story old-fashioned building. Usually, the cousins in the Trotsky clan take care of the management, although it is a little vicissitudes, but it is also clean.

returned to his hometown, and everything was naturally decided by Chen Muwei Rugui. In order to prevent too much ostentatiousness, Wei Rugui asked An Qi to leave three bodyguards to be responsible for their safety, and the rest were arranged to live in a hotel in the town.

Since it was dusk when I got home, I didn't alarm many villagers. After all, Wei Rugui was older, and he was already very tired after seven or eight hours in the car, so he decided to rest for one night and take his children to visit relatives and friends tomorrow. She settled everyone down and went to bed.

Chen Manting and Pei Jinguang lived in the next room on the third floor, and as soon as their mother fell asleep, Chen Manting knocked on Pei Jinguang's door and said to him: "Brother, Mom is asleep, let's go!" ”

"It's getting late, where are you going?" Pei Jinguang asked in surprise.

Who knew that Chen Manting was even more surprised and asked: "Have you forgotten the secret between us for so many years?" ”

Pei Jinguang said hesitantly: "Of course I didn't forget. ”

"Then don't you go quickly!"

Pei Jinguang had no choice but to follow her and slip downstairs. The two said hello to Angel, and Angel was just about to arrange bodyguards for them, but Manting said no, and the two turned around and left.

Manting walked straight to the back mountain. At this time, it was getting dark, and the back mountain was silent. Pei Jinguang didn't know where Manting was going to take him, and he was suspicious and didn't want to ask.

Seeing Pei Jinguang standing there hesitantly, Man Ting couldn't help but say angrily: "You should go, it's so dark, you still want me to lead the way." ”

Pei Jinguang took the mobile phone and turned on the flashlight, and slowly walked in front, and Manting also turned on the mobile phone flashlight and followed behind him.

At this time, a round of emei crescent moon hung in the sky, and the faint moonlight seemed to put a thin veil on the distant mountains and fields, which made it even more ethereal and hazy.

It is a dirt road that is not wide, and it winds and falls along the mountain. The weather is already a little hot, and some unknown insects crawl on the road from time to time, Pei Jinguang also grew up in the countryside since he was a child, so he is very familiar with this and is not afraid.

Along the way, Manting was silent, only occasionally sighing. Pei Jinguang saw that Man Ting was silent, and he didn't dare to say anything.

The two of them walked silently for more than ten minutes. The trail winds its way and turns two corners, only to see a light flickering on the hillside ahead, which stands out in the hazy moonlight. As I got closer, I saw that it was a small nunnery, and the light was shining through the hall.

Pei Jinguang continued to walk along the road, but was stopped by Manting.

I saw that Manting actually walked to the front of the nunnery and knocked on the door. After a while, a woman's voice sounded in the nunnery: "Who?" It's getting late, let's come tomorrow if there's something to do! ”

"It's me, Manting."

"Oh, Manting is back!" Knowing that it was Manting, the woman's voice inside was immediately a little excited, and her voice was much louder, and she hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, I'll open the door immediately!" ”

A little, with the sound of the "squeak" door shaft turning, the door was opened, Pei Jinguang saw through the bright light in the hall, and saw that the door was opened by a nun of the same age as Manting, wearing a cyan nun dress, wearing a nun hat, dressed as a monk, and her appearance was quite beautiful, but her right foot was very lame when she walked around. She welcomed the two into the nunnery.

The nunnery is dedicated to three Buddha statues, and candles are lit in front of the Buddha statues and incense burned. A dazzling incandescent lamp hangs from the beam. The front of the hall is simply furnished: a small square table, a few small stools, and a few futons on the ground for pilgrims to kneel and worship. There is another room on the west side of the nunnery, which must be the residence of this nun.

The three of them sat down at the small table Manting and the nun were talking, Pei Jinguang didn't know what to do, for fear of saying the wrong thing and revealing the stuffing, so he had to sit silently, but he was secretly speculating in his heart about the relationship between Chen Zhifeng's brother and sister and the nun. Chen Zhifeng's big carrot should not even let go of this disabled nun.

Chen Manting was talking to the nun about the past, and the two talked very closely, and when they talked about happiness, they couldn't help laughing.

After a while, Manting looked around and said to the nun with a serious face: "Huijing, we are friends from childhood to adulthood, I will say some things directly, look at this situation, your small nunnery incense is not very vigorous." ”

"It's not very vigorous," replied Hui Jing, "but as a monk, it is enough for me to maintain food and clothing, and for me money is really something outside my body." ”

"What you said is not bad, but you are alone, what should you do when you are old?"

"One step at a time, I didn't think about it that much."

"Why don't you come with us to Shenzhen?" Manting looked at this green lantern lonely nunnery, hanging from each other, she always wanted to persuade Huijing to return to the vulgar.

"I know you're well-intentioned, but what can I do with my crippled body? Everyone has their own aspirations, and the green lantern Buddha is my best destination. Hui Jing replied.

Manting knew that Hui Jing still regretted that she had a disability.

"Huijing, do you remember how your leg was broken?" As soon as Manting said this, her heart suddenly jumped up, and the words that had been held in her heart for many years finally came out.

"Of course I remember, but what can I remember?"

"Do you know who broke your leg?" Asking this sentence, Manting's heart jumped even more.

"I don't know, even if I knew, it wouldn't help now, and what would I do with it." Hui Jing said lightly.

Manting was silent for a moment and asked, "Why don't you take in an apprentice?" At the beginning, your master accepted you, and you gave her a pension and sent her to the end, like a mother and daughter, how good. ”

Hui Jing smiled rarely: "It's good, but now which girl will become a monk, even if she has, she will go to a big temple with good conditions, how can she come to my humble little nunnery." ”

Manting sighed, took out a paper bag from her pocket, handed it to Hui Jing, turned to Pei Jinguang and said, "What about yours?" ”

Pei Jinguang didn't know what was in the paper bag, so he had to whisper: "I didn't bring it." ”

Manting didn't say anything, just sighed softly again.

Hui Jing put the paper bag on the table and said, "From the time I broke my leg when I was nine years old to now, for more than 20 years, your brother and sister have been consistent, never stopping to help me and take care of me, and I don't need to say more politely." ”

"Huijing, you don't have to keep these things in mind, these are what we should do, really ......"

Hui Jing looked at Man Ting and looked at Pei Jinguang and said, "Your brothers and sisters are okay, why do I think something is wrong with your brother this time, is there something difficult!" ”

"It's okay, he's just a little unwell these days." Manting said, then stood up and bowed three times with her hands folded to the Buddha statue, and said, "It's not early, we should go back and come to see you next time." ”

Pei Jinguang listened, and also stood up and saluted in front of the Buddha statue.

"Take care of your body well, and the future will be long-term. Amitabha! Hui Jing stood up, folded her hands, and saluted their "brother and sister".

The "brother and sister" walked out of the nunnery and waved goodbye to Huijing. Hui Jing stood against the door, folded her hands to say goodbye to her "brother and sister", and closed the door of the nunnery after seeing them go away.

The two of them were silent all the way.

The first quarter of the crescent moon always rises early and sets quickly. This hook crescent moon is close to the western mountains.

The deep night sky, dotted with stars; In the fields by the roadside, insects sing and frogs chirp. It's been a long time since I've seen the night view of this countryside.

Approaching the village, Manting said to Pei Jinguang: "Brother, seeing that you are so sick, tomorrow when you visit relatives and friends to worship your ancestors and sweep the tombs, you still follow me closely, do everything according to my way, and save time for mistakes." ”

Pei Jinguang agreed.

The two of them went home, told Anqi and went back to their rooms to sleep.

This night, Pei Jinguang tossed and turned, unable to sleep: what is the relationship between this nun and Chen Zhifeng's brother and sister, and why did she hide from her mother to visit her overnight? Why did Manting suddenly offer to help him on the way back? Has she seen the clue? So why didn't she expose herself? Tomorrow, when you recognize relatives and friends, can you pass the customs smoothly by worshipping ancestors and sweeping the tombs? Yang Yiduo, Gong Zhendong, He Jinyi, Zhou Zhirou and Lin Yuhan's mother and daughter, these people were entangled in his mind all night, and he didn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning.