When Lin Chenfeng returned home, the fiery red sun had already set behind the mountain. His mother's stewed pork trotters had already been placed on the dining table, emitting a strong smell from afar.
"Time to eat, time to eat." Lin Chenyu shouted happily. Many times, he was still like a child.
"Where's Chen Lei? Why did you come back?" Lin Chenfeng asked curiously.
"Don't worry about that brat, let's eat first.”Lin Jianan took out a bottle of Deshan Daqu from the cupboard and said in a muffled voice.
This wine was not too spicy, but it had a strong aftertaste. It was a test of one's alcohol tolerance.
When Lin Chenfeng heard his father say this, he already felt that something was wrong. However, he did not want to ruin the atmosphere of the meal, so he did not continue to ask. He only smiled at Lin Jianan and said,"Dad, why don't we drink beer? This wine is too strong. I'm afraid I can't drink it.”
"You brat, you're bargaining with me for a drink?”Lin Jianan glared at him." If I say it's white, then it's white."”
"Dad, don't misunderstand. I'm just afraid that you'll have a stomachburn.”Lin Chenfeng quickly explained.
"So what if my stomach is burning?" Lin Jianan said disapprovingly," Men drink to their heart's content. If they're overcautious when they drink, what can they do?”
" Yes, yes." Lin Chenfeng quickly nodded." Then let's drink white wine."”
Lin Chenfeng took the wine bottle from his father's hand and began to open the cover. When he poured Lin Chenyu, he said with a bitter face,""Big brother, pour less, I can't drink too much.”
" Of course." Lin Chenfeng laughed." Didn't Dad say it just now? Drinking is for pleasure. Besides, you have a soft personality. You should drink more and practice. It's not good for a man to be too bold, but it's not good for a man to be too timid.”
" Yes, your brother is right. You should practice a little." Lin Jianan nodded and said," The Wang family doesn't give birth to weaklings. It's not a problem for you to hold your liquor. You just need to vomit a few more times."”
"Look at you two. Why are you drinking with Chenyu?”Lin Zhilan felt sorry for her youngest son and couldn't help but complain.
Lin Jianan ignored her and raised his wine glass to Lin Chenfeng and Lin Chenyu.""Come, the three of us father and son will leave first. There's no atmosphere in drinking, and it's not fun to drink.”
Lin Chenfeng quickly stood up." Dad, let me toast you. You and Mom have worked hard all these years."”
Lin Chenyu hesitated for a moment before standing up and downing the wine with a bitter face. Lin Jianan looked at the two brothers 'different reactions and could not help but sigh. Then, he also downed the wine in his glass.
After three rounds of wine, the faces of the father and son trio were slowly dyed with a bit of light, so the atmosphere at the table also began to become lively. Lin Jianan was the first to speak,"Feng 'er, to be honest, I was really unhappy when I found out that you were going to come down to take up your post because this is a very embarrassing matter.”
"Dad, I'm useless." Lin Chenfeng said sadly.
" No, this has nothing to do with you." Lin Jianan picked up his wine glass and took a sip slowly." This is reality, because I've experienced it before."”
" Dad, you..." Lin Chenfeng asked in confusion.
" Actually, I had a chance to improve more than ten years ago." Lin Jianan looked nostalgic." If I could improve then, things would not be like this now."”
"Dad, why don't you go?" After drinking, Lin Chenyu became bolder and asked without hesitation.
" Of course I wanted to go, and I was ready to go." Lin Jianan picked up his wine glass and took a sip." But in the end, I was tricked by someone else, so I couldn't go."”
"Oh?" Lin Chenfeng raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Dad, who is it?" Lin Chenyu shouted. Who tricked you?"
"What are you shouting about?" Lin Jianan glared at him before looking at Lin Chenfeng and said," I'm telling you this not to get you to investigate this matter. I just want you to know that you can't trust anything in officialdom until it's set in stone.”
"I understand." Lin Chenfeng nodded, picked up the wine glass on the table, and downed it.
" But to be honest, I can't take this lying down." Lin Jianan picked up a bottle of wine and poured one for his son, then filled his own cup." This is also the reason why I want you to go on the official path."”
"Oh." Lin Chenfeng nodded, expressing his understanding of his father's words.
" Actually, I know that the official road is very dangerous. Maybe you have worked hard for your whole life, but you are nothing. If you take another path, you may become rich very soon." Lin Jianan picked up the wine glass in front of him and put it down again." But I can't overcome my selfishness.”
" Dad, don't say that." Lin Chenfeng shook his head and said," Actually, it doesn't make much difference to me. Besides, I don't hate the so-called official path.”
" But some things are very hard to deal with," Lin Jianan sighed." For example, this time, I came to the village to take up a temporary post.”
" Dad, I don't think it's a big deal," Lin Chenfeng said seriously." I think since I'm back in Lin Village, I have to do something. After all, this is where I was born. If the conditions in the village improve, I'll be proud."”
"Well, if you can think like that, it proves that you're indeed a little magnanimous.”Hearing Lin Chenfeng's words, Lin Jianan was very happy. He raised his head and emptied the wine in his glass.
Lin Chenfeng smiled as he poured wine for his father.""It's not that I'm magnanimous. It's just that I think that since this matter can't be changed, what's the use of me being sad? Therefore, what I have to do now is to try my best to minimize the losses.”
" Good, good." Lin Jianan picked up a piece of oily pork trotter and put it in his mouth." If you have this mentality, you can overcome any obstacle in the future, but..."
Lin Jianan changed the topic." However, don't have too much hope on this matter. Although the Lin Family Village is only a palm-sized place with only one to two thousand people, it's not easy to straighten out the relationship here, let alone make any decent achievements in a short year.”
"Oh?" Lin Chenfeng asked curiously," Are things in the village that complicated? I think the villagers are quite nice and simple.”
" That's why I said that you have too little social experience and need to practice." Lin Jianan took a sip of his cup and said slowly," Let me tell you, don't underestimate farmers. Maybe they don't have as much knowledge as the city people, but they are definitely more sophisticated than the city people.”
"Dad, I don't mean to look down on farmers.”Lin Chenfeng quickly explained.
" Yes, I know." Lin Jianan nodded and said," I'm trying to analyze the mentality of farmers for you. I've been working in the countryside for more than ten years and have accumulated some experience. I think these experiences will be helpful to your future work."”
" That's for sure," Lin Chenfeng said happily." I was also thinking of getting some rural work experience from you.”
" In fact, no matter whether they are from the countryside or the city, their nature is the same," Lin Jianan said as he put a raw chili pepper in his mouth with some salt and chewed." If there is no conflict of interest, everyone can get along with each other. But once it involves their own interests, it is very normal for them to fall out and stab each other.”
"Hmm, it seems that my thinking is indeed a little simple.”Lin Chenfeng placed his chopsticks on the bowl and nodded thoughtfully.
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