"Why are you back?" Old Madam He was very happy to see Li He back.
"I'm done over there, so I came back." Li He put down his things and inadvertently saw a lot of awards hanging on the side wall. "All of them are in Go?"
Taking a closer look, it was either the first or second prize. Even if he did not understand the Go circle, he could understand the weight of a national award.
"This wall is too narrow to fit a few. There are still many that have not been hung." Old Madam He was very proud.
Li He did not speak and went straight to make himself a pot of tea. But before he could drink the tea, his house began to have guests. Many of them were neighbors, and he could not chase them away. He could only pretend to be polite.
This was nothing. For five or six days in a row, the number of guests at home not only did not decrease, but increased.
He was very tired. He did not know how many times he had to repeat the same words.
Since six o 'clock in the morning, the people at home had not stopped. He had just sent away a group of people, and before he had time to enter the house, another acquaintance came in.
"Bureau Chief Zhou, please come in."
The visitor was the Bureau Chief of the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, previously the County's Beijing Office Chief Zhou.
"Aiya, I can't believe it. If it wasn't for the Hong Kong newspapers, we would all be in the dark." Chief Zhou was very emotional.
"It's not worth mentioning." Li He was very serious. "Are you here on a business trip?"
"I came specially." Bureau Chief Zhou told the truth.
"Bureau Chief Zhou, if you have anything to say, just say it. I will do it if I can." Li He said so, but in fact, he was most afraid that the other party would make some unreliable request.
At this stage, he was in contact with too many people.
He really wanted to slap some people in the face.
"I am not here to ask for money." Chief Zhou laughed.
"Bureau Chief Zhou must be joking." Li He did not expect the other party to be so straightforward.
"I am here to tell you the good news." Bureau Chief Zhou took out a document from the briefcase on the table and handed it to Li He. "Brother, I am here to tell you the good news."
"Good news?" Li He took it.
"See for yourself." After Chief Zhou said that, he picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.
"Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Industry and Commerce?" Li He was confused. "Chief Zhou, are you joking?"
He wasn't even a member.
"Everything else is just a small matter. We're doing something new." Bureau Chief Zhou knew what Li He was thinking. He smiled and said, "Last month, the province held a general meeting. There were 95 delegates, 6 of whom were sick or on leave. The number of delegates was 89, which is in line with the regulations. The meeting has successfully completed the scheduled agenda. According to the constitution of the National Federation of Industry and Commerce, a new president has been elected. After a show of hands and other procedures, we unanimously elected you as the new Vice President and Vice President of the Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce. "
"This …" Li He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "How can I do that?"
He didn't expect to be able to become an official in his absence.
Bureau Chief Zhou said, "Brother, you can't decline this. This is what everyone wants. If you can't do it, who else is qualified to do it?"
"Thank you." Li He said helplessly, "Bureau Chief Zhou, let me tell you the truth. I have a lot of things to do. I don't even have the chance to go back to my hometown. I'm afraid that I'll let everyone down."
He really didn't want to take this job.
"You misunderstood." Bureau Chief Zhou waved his hand. "We know you're busy, so the province understands. You just have to show your face at the end of the year and stand on the stage to encourage everyone. We won't trouble you anymore."
"Then I won't decline." They came all the way here for him. Li He knew that he couldn't decline.
He sent them away and went back to the house, shaking his head.
He Fang couldn't take it anymore. She sighed and said, "Looks like we have to move."
"Let's move." Li He then called Pinsong. He couldn't take it anymore. This was the so-called burden of reputation.
That night, under Pinsong's lead, six big trucks and a dozen people moved the Li family's house.
But after everything was moved, the Li family faced a new problem. Old Madam He didn't want to follow them to West Hill.
"I'm familiar with this place. I don't want to waste time with you." Old Madam He was very determined.
"How can you stay here alone?" He Fang didn't want her to stay alone in the old house.
"Your brother isn't dead. Do you think I don't have a place to go?" Old Madam He said, "You guys go ahead. Don't worry about me."
"I'm counting on you to take care of the children." Hearing that her mother was going to live with her brother, He Fang was even more unhappy. Wu Chunyan wasn't a kind person. She might have to suffer a lot. She held her mother's hand and said, "If you don't go, I won't have a place to put the two children."
"Li Lan doesn't need you to worry about him. Zhang Bing will take him to and from school. There's only Li Yi left. You can't fool a little girl alone." Old Madam He calculated very clearly.
"Auntie, it's better to come with us." Li He also tried to persuade her. He understood what the old lady was thinking. To put it bluntly, she couldn't bear to be too far away from her son. "There's a house next to mine. I'll let He Long choose tomorrow. It'll be more lively if we move together."
"Then I can't give you any more trouble." This time, Old Madam refused more directly. She knew how much her son had taken advantage of her son-in-law and daughter. She couldn't continue to be thick-skinned. "They're already living a good life. If they're not satisfied, even God won't be able to bear it."
Li He smiled and said, "I won't help this time. I know he has money, so I'll let him build a house next to me. It's a small bungalow in the countryside. It's not a waste of money. It'll appreciate in the future. Look at Old Zhang's house he bought. It's already multiplied several times."
"That place is so remote. Why would the price increase?" Old Madam was not confused.
He Fang said, "Let's not talk about the price increase. Let's talk about how good it was in the past. It's a big place. If you want to grow vegetables, you can grow vegetables. If you want to raise livestock, you can raise livestock. No one can control you."
"Then your brother can't go with them." Old Madam still shook her head.
He Fang said, "I won't let him go. I'll only let you go. If you miss them, it'll only take half an hour to drive. It's so convenient."
Old Madam said, "That'll be so troublesome."
Li He said, "In the future, the two children will still go to school in the city. You can follow the bus to and from school. It'll be nearby."
"That's true." Old Madam's heart softened.
"Then let's go. If you don't go, these two children will torment me until I'm flustered." He Fang still insisted on pushing Old Madam to the car.
"Okay, okay. Wait for me to pack." Old Madam finally compromised.
The family finally moved to the West Hills.
Li He once again felt a sense of tranquility.
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