Chapter 44: New Year's (Part 2) (Additional Chapter)

  As a former soldier, today is also a memorable day. For this reason, I will make a small explosion today and add three more chapters for all the passionate soldiers.

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  At the dinner table, Feng Sizi could clearly feel Chen Jiahua's awkwardness, perhaps because of his humble origins, he saw Zhao Zhongjiang, who had fought in battles and had a strong aura, which made him somewhat nervous, even afraid.

  Of course, there is another reason that Chen Jiahua's parents have passed away, and some of his siblings are still here. During big gatherings like Chinese New Year, they would naturally want to be with their own family. Since their parents are no longer around, they might as well come to their uncle's place. This way, they can also deepen their relationships with each other.

  "Second uncle, is everything going smoothly in the earthquake department?" Feng Sicheng noticed Chen Jiahua's tension and picked up a piece of braised pork with his chopsticks and put it into his bowl.

  It's really not a glorious thing to have someone younger than him serve food. But at this moment, he didn't think that much and carefully replied, "I'm fine, I'm fine."

  "Hey, if I were to say it, you shouldn't be working in the earthquake department. If not, I can transfer you to the public security department or the procuratorate court, either way is fine. No matter what, that's still a law enforcement agency and wherever you go, people will look up to you. But staying in the earthquake department, which is just an academic research department, really has no future." Upon hearing his son-in-law say it was okay, Zhao's face showed displeasure.

  In Zhao's eyes, men should be bold and ambitious, not timidly trying to read others' minds. As for doing research, it should be like Feng Si Zhe, who studied abroad and has a high degree, not like Chen Jia Hua, who only attended middle school and joined the earthquake department with just a passion for geology. Now, seeing that Chen Jia Hua is still cautious in his work and stuck at the deputy level, Zhao can't help but regret helping him get into the earthquake department all those years ago.

  The big uncle is still in good relationship with Chen Jia Hua, now seeing Zhao Zhong Jiang having some anger on this matter, he hurriedly made a round of talks saying "Ah, Xiao Zhe, your middle school has already graduated, how about it? Do you have any ideas? Are you thinking of staying in the ministry or coming to the army? I'll tell you, based on your understanding of military affairs, I think if you abandon your pen and join the army now, you will also have great development."

  "That's it." Before the eldest uncle finished speaking, Zhao Zhongjiang interrupted with a sentence. "The military has us old guys, haven't you seen that the country's future development is shifting towards economics? Zhe'er is a graduate of a famous British university's economics department, and if he doesn't go into economics, it would be a waste. So I think let Zhe'er go to the State Council's economic department for some experience, haha, what do you think, Zhe'er?" It turned out that Zhao Zhongjiang had already thought of a way out for Feng Siche.

  However, it is rare that General Zhao also saw that the country's future will focus on economic development. It is unknown whether this insight was influenced by Feng Si Zhe's recent influence or his own epiphany.

  Listening to the conversation between his grandfather and uncle, Feng Siche smiled, "I still have that idea, I want to go to a place to exercise, as long as it's a place, no matter if it's just being a town head or village head, I'm very happy, if not, then go be a village head, in short, must have power."

  Feng Siche expressed his thoughts in front of everyone on one occasion. On this point, Feng Siche had long been firm and unshakeable in his heart, and at the same time, he also believed that his choice would be recognized and agreed upon by everyone.

  "What? Go to the countryside to be a village head?" Grandma He Jiaoyu, who was sitting at a nearby table, heard Feng Sicheng's words and immediately changed her expression. "The countryside is so remote, we finally escaped from there, how can we go back now? I...I don't agree." As a retired women's federation cadre, He Jiaoyu wasn't discriminatory against the countryside, she just couldn't bear to let her only grandson go to the countryside.

  Almost everyone knows that with Feng Si Zhe's current education and his performance in the youth class, plus his relationship with Zhao's family, it is impossible for him to become a village head. It's easy to gain power, just arrange for him to be a deputy county head in the county, which is also considered a demotion, and he won't have to suffer much. Of course, the reason why Grandma is so opposed to Feng Si Zhe going to such a faraway place is still because of her selfish motives, mainly because she can't bear for Feng Si Zhe to go to such a faraway place, and also fears that Feng Si Zhe won't be able to withstand the hardships.

  "How can you disagree, Zhe'er has a good mind? Going to the countryside to support rural construction, and at the same time, we can also find more problems and solve more problems at the grassroots level. This is a good thing, I support it." Zhao immediately became the first to object after hearing his wife's disagreement, and he threw away his previous stance of letting Feng Siche go to the national ministry.

  "Yes, now the local situation is not what you think it is. In rural areas, some households have already reached an annual income of tens of thousands of yuan, and their living standards are not much different from ours." As soon as the conversation turned to local affairs, Zhao Lishu, Feng Sicheng's second aunt, chimed in with a comment. After all, she was the vice mayor of Hangzhou City, so she had some authority when discussing local issues.

  "Yes, yes, so I think it's better to start from the bottom and do things solidly. That way, when talking about this aspect in the future, I'll have more say." Feng Sicheng hurriedly expressed his attitude as soon as he saw that his grandfather and second aunt were both speaking up for him.

  Hearing these people say this, Grandma could only sigh. She knew that since the old man had said so, Feng Sichao's fate was basically sealed. Thinking that her grandson might not be able to stay by her side for much longer and would soon leave the capital, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

  Feng Si Zhe looked at his grandmother's gloomy face and hastily walked two steps to her side, "Grandma, don't be sad, today is the Chinese New Year, we should all be happy. Besides, isn't there a phone? If you miss me, you can call me anytime, and with the country's continuous development and convenient transportation, I can also come back to see you at any time."

  Feng Siche grasped his grandmother's hand, softly comforting her. Not far away, Zhao Zhongjiang also said: "Yes, as long as Phil agrees to stay in the country and not return to England, what else do you have to worry about?" Ah, it turns out that Zhao Zhongjiang agreed so readily because he was afraid of offending Feng Siche, who would turn around and go back to England.

  Anyway, Grandma Zhao's words still had some effect. When Grandpa heard this, he also burst into tears and smiled, thinking that as long as Feng Sicheng was in the country, they could see him whenever they wanted.

  "Alright, let's have a good New Year's celebration and enjoy our meal!" Zhao Wanjun shouted in a small voice, reminding everyone that they were celebrating the new year. Suddenly, the atmosphere became lively again, as General Zhao's face broke into a smile, everyone's nerves relaxed, and some of Feng Sicheng's younger sisters began to speak up softly.