Chapter 2387: Repaying Kindness

Several people stared blankly at Feng Ermin. The room suddenly became eerily quiet, and even Dong Fengying, who had been chopping meat filling, stopped her movements and turned her head to look over.

"Er... Ermin!" After a silence, Shang Peixin broke the strange stillness: "I think I'm having auditory hallucinations. What did you just say? Say it again!"

"Pfft!" Pei Fengyuan laughed and slapped Feng Ermin on the arm, saying coquettishly: "Stop messing around. Look at how you scared your brother-in-law; he's starting to suspect he's sick."

Dong Fengying picked up the kitchen knife again and started chopping the meat filling with a 'clatter-clatter.' Because she also felt that her son was joking; how could such an honor to the ancestors fall on their Feng family's head?

Feng Yumin glared fiercely at her younger brother, then stood up, holding the freshly picked celery, and said unhappily: "You're such a big person, and you have no seriousness at all. How can you make this kind of joke?"

Feng Ermin took a deep drag of his cigarette, then slowly exhaled the smoke. He looked at Shang Peixin with a calm gaze, opened his mouth, and said word by word, his voice low and slow, each word exceptionally clear: "Brother-in-law, you must listen clearly this time: I have been promoted to Deputy Chang Kezhang."

Pei Fengyuan, who was still laughing at her husband, suddenly froze, and her smile immediately stiffened on her face. At the same time, Feng Yumin also stopped the steps she was about to take, her body paused slightly, and she slowly turned back to look at Feng Ermin. Dong Fengying stopped her movements again and turned her head to look over, her gaze landing straight on her son.

Feng Ermin's gaze swept across the faces of his wife, elder sister, and mother in turn, finally resting on his brother-in-law, Shang Peixin. He asked again with a half-smile: "Brother-in-law, did you hear clearly this time?"

However, Shang Peixin's reaction was completely beyond Feng Ermin's expectations. He suddenly raised his hand and slapped Feng Ermin across the face with a 'slap,' making the boy's eyes go straight and his face full of confusion. He then questioned him with a very unfriendly tone.

"Why did you hit me?"

Shang Peixin looked at Feng Ermin and asked seriously: "Does it hurt?"

Feng Ermin didn't say a word, immediately raised his hand, and slapped Shang Peixin just as unceremoniously, then asked: "Does it hurt?"

Shang Peixin rubbed his slapped face, then nodded very sincerely and said: "It hurts!"

Feng Ermin grinned and laughed: "So, you didn't have auditory hallucinations; all of this is real. I have been promoted to Deputy Chang Kezhang!"

After Feng Ermin's repeated emphasis, everyone came to their senses as if from a dream and finally believed the fact that he had been promoted.

Pei Fengyuan was so excited she couldn't control herself. She grabbed Feng Ermin's arm and asked urgently: "Ermin, what is going on? Tell us quickly!"

"Cough... cough-hmm..." Feng Ermin cleared his throat and began to recount the process: "This matter, it has to start from the night before last when I was drinking with colleagues. At that time, we talked about the dispute between Daguang, Jingqi, and Yuxi Real Estate, so I casually mentioned to them that Zhou Andong is my childhood friend..."

Just like that, Feng Ermin talked endlessly for more than ten minutes, describing in detail the series of things that happened in the past two days: "That's how it is, I was confusedly promoted to Deputy Chang Kezhang, and I was also appointed as the deputy leader of the coordination group!"

Dong Fengying took a deep breath and silently turned to walk into the bedroom. The space in the bedroom was not large. Besides a bed, there was a small square table next to the north corner window. On the square table were two memorial tablets: one was inscribed with "Spirit Tablet of Husband Feng Tiangui," and the other was inscribed with "Spirit Tablet of Son Feng Damin."

Dong Fengying carefully picked up three incense sticks, lit them, and inserted them into the incense burner. Smoke curled up, filling the air with a faint fragrance. She sat quietly on the edge of the bed, her gaze fixed on the incense burner, as if she could see the departed Feng Tiangui and her eldest son through the swirling smoke.

"Tiangui, do you know? Our second son has made something of himself; he's even become a Deputy Chang Kezhang!" Dong Fengying's voice trembled, carrying joy and emotion that could not be concealed: "But you definitely don't know how big an official a Deputy Chang Kezhang is, right?"

A smile had been hanging on Dong Fengying's face, but tears flowed down the corners of her eyes like a bursting flood. The smile and tears were intertwined, making people feel sour at heart when they saw it.

"Let me tell you, this Deputy Chang Kezhang is about the same as the Deputy Town Mayor in our town!" Dong Fengying continued, her voice slightly raised, as if afraid Tiangui wouldn't hear her: "However, our second son being able to become an official, we have to thank Dongzi—that is, the eldest son of Zhou Xiaoxin's family. That child is truly amazing now!"

Dong Fengying exclaimed admiringly: "He is now the factory director of Jiangzhou Winery. Do you remember the 'Big Gaoliang' liquor you used to grit your teeth and only buy one bottle of during the New Year? Now, you can't even buy it if you want to!"

She sighed lightly and continued: "Because Jiangzhou Winery has now become a group company, and they don't sell 'Big Gaoliang' anymore; it's all been replaced by Jiangzhou Yugong liquor. That liquor costs dozens or hundreds of yuan a bottle. If you were still alive, you would definitely be even more reluctant to buy it!"

"However, Dongzi is a righteous child. He and our second son are childhood friends. Even if they haven't seen each other for many years, their feelings haven't changed. If you were really alive, you wouldn't even need to spend money to buy it. During festivals, he would definitely bring two bottles of Yugong liquor to see you, his uncle."

Dong Fengying kept wiping her face with her sleeve while rambling, but the tears were like a bursting flood and couldn't be stopped no matter what.

"Today's Dongzi is already the factory director of the Beijing Woolen Mill. That official position is very big. Ermin said it's as big as the Mayor of our Jiangzhou City. The reason our Ermin was able to become a Deputy Chang Kezhang is because Dongzi put in effort behind the scenes."

"Such kindness, we who are still alive definitely cannot repay. If you and Damin really have spirits below, please repay some of this kindness for us. Bless Zhou Dongzi's family with peace and health, and I also hope his official career can go higher and higher..."

At this time, it was very lively outside. His wife and elder sister were asking questions one after another, and Shang Peixin, as the brother-in-law, couldn't get a word in at all. Even if he tried to move forward, he would be pushed aside by Feng Yumin, which made Shang Peixin very depressed.

"Alright, alright!" Feng Ermin raised his hand, interrupting his wife and elder sister's questions: "I have to go, to the woolen mill."

"Wait a minute!" Pei Fengyuan ran back to the bedroom in a hurry, then came out with a hundred yuan and stuffed it into Feng Ermin's hand: "Buy two boxes of good cigarettes on the way, don't be stingy."

"Yes, sir!" Feng Ermin stood at attention, raised his hand to salute, and then turned and left.

"How are you going?" Pei Fengyuan asked hurriedly: "Still riding the motorcycle?"

"Taking the bus!" Feng Ermin pushed open the door and shouted: "I'll definitely be coming back with Dongzi in his car tonight." ===== CHAPTER 2388 =====