Qi Tongwei: Sign-in relationship started during student days

Chapter 28 Chen Yanshi

As the New Year approaches, every household begins to prepare New Year goods.

In the 1980s and 1990s, rural New Year’s goods were all fried by themselves, mainly peanuts and melon seeds.

Frying it with sand without adding any seasoning can bring out its own flavor and fragrance.

Qi Tongwei sat on a small stool, crossed his legs, peeled some still hot melon seeds and peanuts, drank some hot water, and admired the gradually melting snow. Although the things were simple, he felt extremely comfortable in his heart.

"Tong Wei!"

A silver bell-like sound rang out, disturbing Qi Tongwei's thoughts.

Qi Tongwei was stunned and turned his head in disbelief.

"Chen Yang!"

Not far away, two people were walking slowly towards them, led by the village chief.

A bright red fashionable top, slim and straight jeans outlining a pair of long legs, and a light yellow scarf around her neck made her look like a youthful girl who kept waving at Qi Tongwei and smiling.

If not Chen Yang, then who is it?

Behind Chen Yang followed a young man, carrying two bags of gifts. From his facial features, Qi Tongwei recognized that this was the teenage Chen Hai.

"Tongwei, the two of them said they were here to look for you, so I brought them here to you."

"Um, thank you, village chief. Please come in and have a seat. Have some hot water to warm yourself up."

"No, no, I still have a lot of things to do at home." The old village chief smiled meaningfully at Qi Tongwei, turned around and walked away on the muddy road.

"..."

"Chen Yang, why are you here?" It was no longer the same as when Qi Tongwei first came here.

In this day and age, you can’t just hang out with friends randomly, otherwise you’ll end up in jail.

That crime is a big bag that can fall on anyone.

Fortunately, Chen Yang is not a fool and knows to bring his brother here.

"I was bored at home, so I came to see you, Haizi. This is the man of the hour at Handong University that I told you about, the future president of the Student Union, Qi Tongwei, now Minister Qi."

"Hello, Brother Qi."

"This is my brother, Chen Hai, you can just call him Haizi."

"Hello, Chen Hai."

Chen Hai is much more intelligent than Chen Yanshi. He does not agree with his father Chen Yanshi's ruthless and impartial approach. Instead, he has his own ideas.

Qi Tongwei's family heard the noise and came over, seeing two young men standing outside talking to their son.

From the way he's dressed, you can tell he doesn't look like a child from an ordinary family.

"Tongwei, is this your classmate?"

"Yes, Mom." Seeing that Mother Qi was a little restrained, Qi Tongwei quickly said, "Mom, go and do your thing. I can do this myself."

How could Chen Yang give up such a good opportunity? He walked forward and held Qi's mother's hand affectionately.

Qi Tongwei broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that this lawless woman would say something vicious.

"Uncle and aunt, right? I'm Qi Tongwei's classmate. My name is Chen Yang, and this is my younger brother Chen Hai."

"Hello, uncle and aunt. This is just a small gift, not a token of respect." Chen Hai presented the gift box in his hand.

"Okay, okay, you all sit down." Qi's father and mother were both happy but a little uncomfortable.

As parents, they certainly hope that this beautiful girl will have some relationship with their son, but the way she is dressed doesn't seem to be a good match for her.

Qi Tongwei took out two stools from the house, "Okay, Chen Yang, my parents still have work to do."

Qi Tongwei didn't dare let the woman continue chatting.

Qi's father and mother breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other, asked the children to go back to the house to do their homework, leaving some space for the few people, then one went into the chicken coop and the other put on waders and walked out the door.

"There's no tea at home, so have some hot water." Qi Tongwei brought two cups of hot water. Seeing Chen Yang looking around his own earthen house, Qi Tongwei was secretly happy.

"Why, you know I'm a poor student."

After he had money, Qi Tongwei bought a lot of clothes. His well-dressed appearance had subconsciously made others forget that Qi Tongwei was originally a poor student.

Chen Yang smiled sweetly, "You are not a poor student. You are so good at making money. There is no other student richer than you in the entire Handong University."

Qi Tongwei choked and said nothing.

Chen Yang knew about Qi Tongwei's investment in a factory. It only took him a few months to go from being a poor student to being able to come up with 20,000 yuan to start a factory.

Although most of the money was borrowed and the origin was legitimate, there was still a lot of money whose origin could not be explained. After all, Chen Yang was born in a political and legal family, so he did have this keen sense.

It was because he understood this point that Qi Tongwei did not dare to refute: this was a crazy woman.

Seeing Qi Tongwei being humiliated for the first time, Chen Yang couldn't help but feel a little proud.

After a long silence, Qi Tongwei spoke again, trying to find a topic to chat about.

"How old is your brother?"

"He is in his second year of high school. He plans to enroll in Handong University in the future."

Chen Yanshi has been in the political and legal system. As their children, if they want to inherit his political resources, they naturally have to choose this path.

"Very good, I will inherit my father's business in the future."

Just like in later generations, the spirit of three generations of political and legal people is passed down.

"..."

In their own home court, Qi Tongwei was serious, and the three of them chatted intermittently. Chen Hai asked about the situation of the university from time to time, and was particularly interested in the student union.

After a simple yet not simple lunch, Qi's father and mother pulled Qi Tongwei aside and pointed at the gifts in the corner.

"Tongwei, someone sent something over here, you have to go to their house and give them a return gift?"

Reciprocity has been a tradition since ancient times.

Qi Tongwei nodded, "Okay."

It just so happened that he also wanted to meet Chen Yanshi, the prosecutor general who was known as the "Old Stone" of politics and law.

I don’t know if the sign-in system can make him change his beliefs.

...

Jingzhou City, District 4 of the Provincial Party Committee compound, residential area for department and bureau-level cadres.

Qi Tongwei saw Chen Yanshi and his wife, who were dressed simply, had gray hair, and looked energetic.

There is also Chen Shan, who has a thin face, holding a cup of coffee, and has a bookish and free-spirited air.

Chen Shan looks a bit like Chen Kun in later film and television dramas, handsome and elegant.

No wonder he could charm Miss Liang Lu.

However, Chen Shan was very arrogant. He glanced at Qi Tongwei, then walked into the room with a foreign language book in his hand without even saying hello. He was exactly like Chen Yang.

"Hello, Mr. Chen." Qi Tongwei put down the gift in his hand.

"Okay, okay, you must be Qi Tongwei, not bad, you are a very energetic young man."

Chen Yanshi glanced at what Qi Tongwei brought, which were real local specialties.

"They are all homemade things, not worth much."

Qi Tongwei didn't want Chen Yanshi to think that he had ulterior motives, so he simply got some local specialties, in addition to two bottles of Moutai, as gifts.

"Take these things back. I don't drink." Chen Yanshi said with a smile, but his words were a rejection.

Qi Tongwei knew that Chen Yanshi was drinking, and he also understood that he had misunderstood and thought that Qi Tongwei was trying to establish a relationship.

"Mr. Chen, we Chinese people value reciprocity. Otherwise, I would be embarrassed to accept the valuable gift that classmate Chen Yang gave to my parents."

"Dad, yes, this is a token of Tongwei's love, just accept it."

"I am a party member and cannot accept anything. If others see me doing this, they will think that I, Chen Yanshi, am corrupt." Chen Yanshi was very stubborn.

After all, he lives in the building for senior cadres, and the people who come and go are all important figures in Jingzhou City.

These words made Chen Yang's face turn ugly.

Qi Tongwei didn't care. He didn't want to climb the Chen family's ladder anyway.

Chen Yanshi's interests lie with the people, the Party and the country. It is not a good thing for his relatives.

In the original novel, even his son Chen Hai did not understand his behavior and was unwilling to learn his father's stubbornness.

Although Qi Tongwei was mentally prepared, he still felt uncomfortable.

As a member of the Red Star Party, he is undoubtedly qualified in the eyes of the people.

The establishment of the Second Procuratorate alone means that it is not just helping one or two people.

Of course, the people are optimistic about this kind of thing, but other colleagues, including Qi Tongwei, think it is a bit too much.

This is not about elevating oneself and belittling others, especially what the comrades in the procuratorate think.

It seems that you are the only honest official in the whole Handong.

In short, Chen Yanshi is a very aloof person, a kind of aloofness that can only be seen in novels.