On the national highway leading from Dongchuan City to Liangping County under its jurisdiction, the Buick commercial vehicle was traveling at a speed of forty kilometers per hour. Qi Ran and his cousin Lu Junhao felt like they were in the middle of nowhere even if they were sitting in the back seat with slightly poor shock absorption effect. The ship on the river is very smooth and comfortable. This is the car borrowed by my uncle Lu Weidong to carry the two families back to their hometown in Pingjing Town. Qi Ran¡¯s grandparents are in other provinces, and her grandparents are in a suburban county of this city. The two families are thousands of miles apart, so the Spring Festival is celebrated at the beginning of the year. Last Spring Festival I went back to my father¡¯s hometown, and this Spring Festival I stayed with my grandparents. Qi Siming was sitting in the passenger seat, chatting about work with Lu Weidong who was driving. People's energy and spirit often fluctuate with their situation and mentality. In the past, Qi Siming was proficient in his profession but depressed and always taciturn. Now that his career has taken off, he has the calmness and confidence of a successful person in his every move. Mentioning the current situation of Longquan Coal Mine And the outlook for the future, that¡¯s what it means. Lu Weidong was chatting while driving, with some emotion in his heart. I think back then, Qi Siming was a college student assigned to the mine, and his sister was considered a talented man and a pretty girl when she married him. Later, Qi Siming was suppressed and had no place to display his talents. The mine was not profitable and his wages were low At that time, not only did his wife Xu Lifang complain about his sister's family, but when he extended a helping hand to his sister's husband, he couldn't help but wonder if his sister was the original one. Chosen the wrong person? Recalling his thoughts at that time, Lu Weidong couldn't help but laugh at himself. Now Qi Siming is the chairman and general manager of Longquan Coal Mine. Oh, going back 20 years, Longquan Coal Mine is a deputy department-level state-owned enterprise under the direct control of Sanjiang Province! Qi Siming led all cadres and workers to keep technical transformation, strict management, safety production and other aspects in order. The business is booming, and this performance is so beautiful that no one can say anything. Many people praised Lu Weidong¡¯s brother-in-law for his ability in front of him! But when he mentioned his work, Lu Weidong laughed twice and was reluctant to discuss it in detail. Xu Lifang, who was sitting in the second row, didn¡¯t want to save face for him. He said to Lu Aihua very casually: "Oh, your brother has used up his luck by appointing deputy director! Originally, this time when Director Lu was promoted, it was his turn to become a full-time official. Who knew that Director Lu was not promoted, so he could only I can continue to squat as a deputy. "Some time ago, Lin Weimin had a good chance of being promoted from deputy to full-time. The layout of the Lin family in the city also changed accordingly. For example, Liu Tiewei won the competition with Li Yishan for the executive deputy director of the Public Security Bureau. , it was Lin Weimin, who was in charge of the municipal government work at the time, who took action. As Lin Weimin¡¯s number one general, Lu Zhiguo. The possibility of being directly promoted from the Director of Industry and Information Technology to the Executive Deputy Mayor is too low. So through a series of political exchanges, Lu Zhiguo was promoted to the lower-ranked Deputy Mayor in charge of industry, and then Lu Weidong took over the position of Director of Industry and Information Technology. , became the most suitable arrangement for the Lin family. Although Lu Weidong has only been promoted to deputy director for a short period of time, he was an old college student in the late 1980s and had been in the position of full subject for more than ten years. With his academic qualifications, ability, and qualifications all in place, taking over as the Director of Industry and Information Technology was a matter of course. Who knew the situation would change suddenly. Jiang Shan parachuted in from Xiling City to snatch the mayor's position, Lin Weimin was intercepted, and Lu Zhiguo and Lu Weidong had no choice but to stay put. Lu Weidong is pretending to be serious, but his wife Xu Lifang can't hold back her words. Although she is praised by others as the wife of the director, she still has a subtitle in front of her! Lu Aihua smiled and patted Xu Lifang's leg: "Sister-in-law, don't keep these things in mind. My brother is still a deputy director after all! I think back then our family Siming had been a bald engineer for more than ten years, and I didn't I dislike him." Qi Siming turned around, smiled at his wife and shook his head. Qi Ran, who was sitting in the back row, also felt funny. Mom is not a saint after all. Xu Lifang disliked our family at first, and now she is complaining about her uncle. Mom is trying to stab her by talking to her uncle! Sure enough, Xu Lifang was a little embarrassed to talk, but she was also very sophisticated and tactful, so she immediately said haha: "Yes, I told your brother before. Siming is really lucky to marry our sister" "Well, this is all true. That¡¯s what it means to be beautiful! Originally, she used to say that Qi Siming was not worthy of Lu Aihua, but now she has changed her direction and the taste is completely different. Lu Aihua was not concerned about himself. He chatted and laughed with Xu Lifang and gossiped about family affairs. When talking about the academic performance of the two children, Xu Lifang mentioned half-showing off and half-serious that Lu Junhao ranked 28th in the class this time, and he should be expected to be in the first class of the college entrance examination in six months. After he passes the college entrance examination, not only can he lend Qi Ran the notes and key points he took in high school, but he can also tutor his cousin during the summer vacation. This is also something that Xu Lifang is very proud of. She supervises her son's studies very strictly. When Lu Junhao came home, he would sit in front of the desk and study, and he would get hot sores on his buttocks from sitting there. Hard work paid off, and he passed the final exam this time?Twenty-eight. With the admission rate of Dongchuan No. 1 Middle School, if you enter the top 30 in your class in your senior year of high school, you will almost be able to get into the first tier of the college entrance examination. Qi Ran, according to Xu Lifang¡¯s estimation, is only around forty in the class at most, maybe fifty. So just now she was afraid that her sister, brother-in-law and her husband would be embarrassed, so she didn't plan to ask about her nephew's final grades. Later, she asked Lu Junhao to tutor Qi Ran sincerely. Lu Aihua smiled even brighter: "Qi Ran, why don't you thank your aunt and cousin? Although you got 17th place in the exam this time, you are still not sure when you first entered the first year of high school. Will you be able to keep it when you are the third year of high school?" Work hard and learn more from my cousin. " "Well, Qi Ran nodded harmlessly, but his stomach ached slightly - it was really hard not to laugh after hearing what my mother said. Seventeen? ! Xu Lifang and Lu Junhao were both stunned. Even Lu Weidong, who was driving in front, had his hands shaking and almost lost control of the steering wheel. The number 17 in the class of No. 1 Middle School is already very impressive. In other schools, it is the top three. What¡¯s more, Qi Ran is still in Class 1, the most powerful key class! If I can maintain this score until I graduate from high school, I will not only be in the top tier, but I will also be able to pick and choose among key universities and choose a better school or major! "Ten or seventeen, Qi Ran has made such great progress, Junhao" Xu Lifang's voice sounded like she was talking in her sleep. As a parent who is very concerned about her son's academic performance, she knows very well how difficult it is to achieve such progress in No. 1 Middle School. Lu Junhao also came to his senses, and half of his face turned red before he spoke. He was afraid that his mother would say something even more embarrassing, so he quickly said, "Mom, you don't know yet. Qi Ran is a famous figure in our school. He did his class last month." "Jiancao" Qi Ran received the Advanced Individual Award for Bravery. Lu Junhao didn't know why he didn't tell his parents immediately, and he didn't prepare to break the news until now. "Yes, yes, I did standard exercises during recess, and the teacher praised me!" Qi Ran quickly picked up the conversation and kept winking at Lu Junhao. "It's best not to tell my mother about the courageous act of justice. If she knew about it, she would definitely be worried." Lu Junhao was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything further. Qi Ran changed the topic: "By the way, uncle, how much does this car cost now? It runs really well." "Buick business car, more than two hundred thousand," Lu Weidong answered from the driver's seat, using the rear view The mirror glanced at Qi Ran and smiled again: "Why Qi Ran, your father pretended to be a chairman and didn't even have a special car. Are you planning to buy one for him?" "I can transfer the car at any time. , Besides, it¡¯s okay if my son has this intention, but if the New Year¡¯s money is a little short, buying a car might be too much!¡± Qi Siming also turned around and joked. Everyone in the car laughed. Qi Ran smiled and scratched his hair. He really wanted to buy a car like this, but if he said it now, everyone in the car would only laugh harder. Two families in one car, chatting and laughing, arrived at their hometown in Pingjing Town with laughter. The ancestral house in the countryside has been demolished, and the original site has been bulldozed to become the roadbed of the highway. Highway construction has stopped before the Spring Festival, and a lot of building materials are piled up. There are many newly built small western-style buildings in the east end of the town, and there are newly planted flowers and plants beside the courtyard of each house. Even if they are not as beautiful as real villas, they are still quite beautiful. Grandpa, grandma, and my uncle's family were standing under one of the small foreign-style buildings, looking up towards the highway. When they saw Lu Weidong driving over, all five faces showed the same joy. Relatives, family affection.