Chapter 85

Jian Qiu said: "I'll ask you a question."

Su Minglan crossed her arms: "Okay, ask."

Jian Qiu asked: "Can you and Dad accompany me for a lifetime?"

Su Minglan said with a smile: "Your father and I are both old, there will always be a day when we die, how can we accompany you for a lifetime?"

Jian Qiu asked: "Then who can accompany me for a lifetime?"

Su Minglan was stunned, and Jian Qiu continued: "Only my husband can accompany me for a lifetime, staying together until we are old. But you forced me to sleep in the same room and on the same bed with a man I don't love for a lifetime. Have you ever thought about my feelings?

Family prosperity, that is their men's business, what does it have to do with me, a woman? Why should I sacrifice my happiness for a lifetime to continue their glory?"

Su Minglan didn't expect that Jian Qiu would have such a great resistance to the marriage with the Tong family.

"Qiuqiu, the marriage with the Tong family is just a statement, mainly for you."

"For me?" Jian Qiu smiled: "Do you think I will starve to death if I don't marry Tong Huaiyu?"

"How can you say that?" Su Minglan was a bit dissatisfied with her daughter's attitude, "When you were a child, didn't you especially admire your brother Huaiyu? You even said you wanted to marry him when you grew up."

"You said it yourself, that was when I was a child." Jian Qiu closed the suitcase, pulled the zipper, and then sat on the bed looking at Su Minglan, "When Tong Huaiyu went abroad, I was only sixteen. After this year, I'm twenty-seven. Thinking about it now, I was indeed quite naive at that time."

"Do you have someone you like outside?" Su Minglan stared at her daughter's face.

Jian Qiu said calmly: "Not for now, I don't know about the future."

Su Minglan didn't see anything: "Since you don't have a man you like, why not give Tong Huaiyu another chance, and also give yourself a chance."

Jian Qiu got up and picked up the suitcase: "Mom, I'm telling you this to tell you that no one can make decisions about my love except myself. My grandfather can't, you and Dad can't, my eldest uncle, third uncle, fourth uncle, and eldest aunt and younger aunt can't even more. If you must forcefully intervene in my feelings, then don't blame me for turning against you."

Jian Qiu pulled the suitcase out of the door: "By the way, I'm going straight back to Jiangzhou, not returning to the capital."

Looking at the closed door, Su Minglan frowned, and didn't move for a long time. She knew the daughter she raised too well. This dead girl might have someone she likes in her heart, otherwise, she couldn't have such a great resistance.

On February 8th of the lunar calendar, it was payday. At seven o'clock in the morning, all the staff gathered at the entrance of the winery.

"The secretary is here, the secretary is here." The shouts came one after another, the crowd retreated to both sides, giving way to the middle road, and Gu Bing's 212 jeep drove in.

The crowd followed the car to the downstairs of the factory building. Gu Bing got out of the car and shouted with a smile; "Comrades, how was this New Year?"

"Good!" The people behind couldn't hear what Gu Bing said, but they followed the shout, and the shouting sound resounded through the sky.

Before the New Year, it wasn't payday, but the two-plus years of owed wages were supplemented. The most was 2,300 or 2,400, and the least was 100, so this New Year was spent quite comfortably, and everyone's faces were flushed.

Gu Bing said: "The fact that you spent this New Year well proves that Zhou Andong and I didn't toss in vain."

"Secretary!" A guy shouted: "Can we start work early?"

"Exactly!" Someone in the crowd followed and shouted: "Secretary, let's start work early."

Gu Bing also understood their hearts. After all, they had been idle for more than two years, and only by starting work early would they feel at ease.

"How about this!" Gu Bing thought for a while, "Wait for Zhou Andong to come, I'll discuss it with him."

Gu Bing's words didn't surprise the staff present. After all, everyone knew that the winery could be brought back to life and they could have enough to eat, all thanks to Zhou Andong.

And today is different from the past. Although Zhou Andong is still an ordinary employee, he is appreciated by two big bosses in the city and named and praised. His future is limitless.

"Zhou Andong is here!" A loud voice shouted from behind, "Zhou Andong, hurry up, the secretary has something to find you for."

It's just work, what could he have to find me for? Zhou Andong walked over quickly.

Seeing him, Gu Bing said: "The staff wants to start work early, do you think it's okay?"

"What's wrong with that? Since you want to start work early, then tomorrow." Zhou Andong decided in one word. Those who heard it began to cheer, and then the cheering sound became one piece.

"Now you can rest assured." Gu Bing waved his hand, becoming more and more like a leader, "It's past eight o'clock, everyone line up, wait for the people from the finance department to come, and you can get your wages. This month's wages plus bonuses should not be small."

Zhou Andong followed Gu Bing to the office: "Looking at your flushed face, this New Year should have been quite good."

"When I was a child, I looked forward to the New Year. Now that I'm in my thirties, it doesn't make any difference whether it's New Year or not." Gu Bing took out a cigarette and threw one to Zhou Andong, "What should we do next?"

Zhou Andong took the lighter and lit the cigarette, then sat on the sofa with his butt, crossed his legs and said: "Next, we will hold a nationwide short story competition, just call it the Jiangzhou Yugong Cup. No age limit, no occupation limit, within 20,000 words.

First prize, second prize 30,000, third prize 10,000, fourth to tenth prize, excellence award, 1,000 each. Ten to twenty, can give a consolation prize, each."

Gu Bing's eyes lit up: "Jiangzhou Yugong liquor is not short of fame, but it is short of heritage. If it can enter the literary circle, let those literati drink our liquor and help us promote it, this is much better than spending money on advertising."

Zhou Andong flicked the cigarette ash: "This is only one aspect. The important thing is to maintain the exposure of Jiangzhou Yugong liquor, so that the brand value will not decline."

"However!" Gu Bing said hesitantly: "This short story competition, it seems it won't work if we do it ourselves. Without fame, there is no heat, and it cannot play a role in promotion. Especially the lack of authority, for some literati with a little fame, the attraction is not big."

Zhou Andong smiled: "Those who are famous, it doesn't matter whether they participate or not. But you are right about one thing, without fame, there is no heat, and it cannot play a role in promotion. So, we can cooperate with some periodicals and magazines. For example, 'Reader', 'Zhiyin', 'Sprout', 'Harvest', 'Youth Literature', etc."

Gu Bing frowned: "These are all well-known magazines, it's hard to say whether they are willing to cooperate with us."

Zhou Andong smiled: "I can't handle this matter, and it won't work if you don't use the connections in your family, but there is one person who can definitely handle it."

Gu Bing pondered for a while, looked up suddenly, and smiled: "Guan Shengjie!"

"Snap!" Zhou Andong snapped his fingers, "It has to be him!"