Chapter 2217: Eldest Uncle's Abacus

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Zhou Andong nodded repeatedly in agreement. He couldn't go and provoke Gu Bing anymore; what if he provoked this guy into a mental breakdown?

"Eldest Uncle, Eldest Aunt, we are used to joking with each other; don't take it too seriously."

After Gu Mingxiang glanced sideways at his son, he let out a cold snort from his nose and then turned his gaze toward Zhou Andong. The face that had originally been tight instantly bloomed with a kind smile, as if ice and snow were melting.

"Dongzi, although Gu Bing is older than you, you should call him brother. But he hasn't been very smart since he was a child, and his personality hasn't been very mature since he grew up."

"So sometimes you, as a brother, should give him more guidance. In terms of work, if there is anything he does that is not in place or inappropriate, you must not have any scruples because of face."

"Criticize him severely when you should, and discipline him well when you should; you must never be soft-hearted. If he doesn't know what's good for him and dares to bare his teeth and glare at you, just tell me, and your aunt and I will discipline him together."

Zhou Andong glanced at Gu Bing, who was standing beside him with a face as black as the bottom of a pot. He secretly bit the tip of his tongue to keep himself from laughing, trying his best to keep a straight face and appear serious.

"Don't worry, Eldest Uncle. Fifth Brother and I have supported each other and fought side by side to get to where we are today. Whether now or in the future, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles we encounter, Fifth Brother will always be my closest comrade-in-arms."

Gu Mingxiang laughed. To be fair, he had never held any overly high expectations for his youngest son, so he had never been disappointed either.

It was just that, as a father, watching his son be sloppy and unmotivated all day long, even if there were no excessive expectations in his heart, his mood certainly wouldn't be that beautiful.

Just like that, the relationship between father and son could not be called harmonious, and could even be said to be somewhat tense. Especially when Gu Bing secretly handled the divorce procedures, it could be said to have completely angered Gu Mingxiang.

If Gu Bing hadn't been hiding in Jiangzhou, if this guy hadn't been disciplined until he lost a layer of skin, that would have been the virtue he accumulated in his previous life.

However, with the growing influence of the Yugong Group, the status and weight of Gu Bing, as one of the group's directors, naturally changed.

Especially after the establishment of the brewery, Gu Bing served as the general manager and factory director of the brewery, which caused the anger that Gu Mingxiang had been holding in his heart to dissipate quite a bit.

Until some time ago, when Gu Mingxiang saw the news of his old son personally participating in the flood control and disaster relief on the front line, the last trace of dissatisfaction deep in his heart also vanished like smoke.

Immediately afterward, when he heard the news that Zhou Andong was going to serve as the factory director of the wool mill, and Gu Bing would also go over to serve as the factory secretary, the smile on his face never disappeared.

Although he also knew that letting Gu Bing serve as the wool mill secretary was actually to be a shield for Zhou Andong, so what?

The wool mill is a department-level enterprise. Although it is now sunsetting, its scale, influence, and level have not changed at all.

Gu Bing is only thirty-two years old. Serving as the wool mill secretary can absolutely be called a rising political star. Saying this kid had good luck is not as good as saying their Gu family had good luck.

According to the normal development trajectory, if Gu Bing can firmly take root in the wool mill and successfully pass the next two or three years, then it will be no problem at all to be sent down to the grassroots to serve as a mayor.

And then after another three to five years, when he is in his early forties, reaching the deputy ministerial level will not be a daydream, and the possibility of realization is great. Therefore, the Gu family will definitely go all out to escort him.

However, no one knows a son better than his father, and he understands his own son. If it weren't for the existence of Zhou Andong, I'm afraid Gu Bing would have even lost his position as the Jiangzhou Winery secretary by now.

So, the first thing to do is to hold onto Zhou Andong's thigh tightly and not let go, and fully cooperate with him to push the reform work of the wool mill to the end. He must achieve results. Only in this way can the expected goal be achieved.

This is also why, in the eyes of Gu Minglan, the sister-in-law who is not so generous actually took out those two very precious pearl necklaces without hesitation and gave them to Su Su and Zhou Yu.

After all, no matter how precious things are, they are far less important than the son's future. Although this son lacks motivation and is ugly, he is indeed his own flesh and blood.

Finally, Zhou Andong had time to greet Third Aunt Zhang Yuemei, Fourth Aunt Zhao Ping, and Youngest Aunt Jian Yufang.

"Third Aunt, can Mingliang and Jian Yue get leave for the National Day?"

"Mingliang is about the same, Jian Yue is unlikely." Zhang Yuemei said helplessly: "At the end of last year, she used up all her home leave for this year."

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "I hope Jian Yue can attend Qiuqiu's and my wedding."

Afterward, Zhou Andong was grabbed by the hand by Jian Yufang: "Dongzi, a few days ago your youngest uncle called home and talked about you. I don't know if you have time to go to Guizhou before the New Year."

Zhou Andong pondered for a moment: "If there are no accidents, I should be able to spare some time around mid-October. However, the specific situation will have to wait until then to see."

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the family banquet in the sixth courtyard was something Zhou Andong had always kept in mind. Although Jian Yufang had stood on the opposite side of him before.

But at that family banquet, this youngest aunt, Jian Yufang, chose to stand on his side without hesitation, and youngest uncle Zhu Liesheng also left a very good impression on him.

So even if he didn't know what the investment environment in Guizhou was like, he had long decided in his heart to find an opportunity to go over and take a look.

Reasonably and emotionally, he had to provide some help and support within his power to his youngest uncle. Not to mention that they were now allies; he couldn't have people supporting him so much while he showed nothing in return.

Hearing Zhou Andong's words, Jian Yufang couldn't help but laugh happily and hurriedly said: "He's not in a hurry there. Don't delay your own important matters just because you want to go to Guizhou!"

"Won't!" Zhou Andong waved his hand with a smile, then asked: "Why didn't I see Zhu Cong?"

"He's here!" Jian Yufang didn't know where her son had run off to: "Didn't he play with Xiao Fan in the front?"

Zhou Andong shook his head: "I saw Xiao Fan, but I didn't see Zhu Cong."

Jian Yufang scolded: "Running around blindly again. Wait until we go back tonight and see how I discipline him."

Zhou Andong couldn't respond to this, so he took a cigarette from his pocket and started distributing them to several uncles, two aunts' husbands, and cousins, cousins-in-law, and cousins-in-law one by one.

After everyone took the cigarettes, they gathered around Zhou Andong and started chatting. What surprised him was that what they were most interested in was actually the fraud in the Japanese financial and manufacturing industries, as well as the Japanese stock market crash and his acquisition of Sony shares. ===== CHAPTER 2218 =====