Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 863 The reason why Li Huaide invited us to dinner!
"Dingling! Dingling! Dingling!"

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, the phone in Jia Dongming's office suddenly rang. Jia Dongming, who was sitting at his desk reading a newspaper, heard the phone ring and, without even looking up, picked up the receiver and politely greeted, "Hello! This is Jia Dongming. May I ask who this is?"

"Director Jia! This is Li Huaide! I've already arranged for Shazhu to start preparing dinner tonight. If you finish your work, you can come to the Industrial University!" Li Huaide's cheerful voice came through the phone as soon as Jia Dongming finished asking.

Upon hearing Li Huaide's words, Jia Dongming remembered that Li Huaide had invited him to dinner that evening. He glanced at his watch and saw that it was already past four in the afternoon. He then smiled and said to Li Huaide, "Director Li! I'll pack up and head to the Industrial University right away."

Around 5 p.m., Jia Dongming drove his Jeep slowly into the Industrial University. When the car stopped in front of the university's cafeteria, Jia Dongming saw Li Huaide and Wu Tianpeng chatting. He reached out and got out of the driver's seat, smiling as he greeted them, "Mr. Wu! Director Li! What are you two talking about? You seem to be having a lively conversation."

Upon seeing Jia Dongming approaching the two, Li Huaide, upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, immediately smiled and introduced him to Jia Dongming: "Director Jia! I was listening to Mr. Wu describe his life in Hong Kong. I never imagined that Hong Kong would be so prosperous. I wonder when we will be able to take Hong Kong back."

When Jia Dongming heard Li Huaide mention Hong Kong and saw the longing look on his face, he thought about the time when Hong Kong would return to China in the future and said to Li Huaide with a smile, "Director Li! I believe that day will definitely not be too far away."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's answer, Li Huaide nodded in agreement and said with anticipation, "Director Jia! You're right. The new China of today is no longer the corrupt Qing Dynasty of the past. With our current rate of development, I believe that day is definitely not far off. My only hope is that I can witness this history in my lifetime."

When Jia Dongming heard Li Huaide's aspirations and thought about the day of Hong Kong's return to China, he smiled and said to Li Huaide, "Director Li! I believe that you will definitely have the opportunity to witness the historic moment of Hong Kong's return to China."

"Uncle Jia! Mr. Wu! Director Li!" Just as Jia Dongming was chatting with Li Huaide, Lin Zhongtian's respectful voice suddenly came from behind him.

Upon hearing Lin Zhongtian's shout, Jia Dongming instinctively turned around and saw Lin Zhongtian walking towards them. He asked Lin Zhongtian with curiosity, "Xiao Tian! Have you gotten your student ID card? These next two days at home, remember to take out the books you used to read and read them carefully. Come here in three days to prepare for the first assessment."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Lin Zhongtian immediately smiled and introduced to Jia Dongming, "Uncle Jia! After I finished the relevant procedures this afternoon, I was planning to go home to prepare for the exam when I ran into Director Li at the registration office. Director Li said that you would be coming over for dinner tonight and asked me to stay and have dinner with you."

Hearing the conversation between Jia Dongming and Lin Zhongtian, Li Huaide remembered why he had invited Jia Dongming to dinner that night and quickly explained with a smile, "Director Jia! My wife's nephew, Jiang Mingzhe, is a technician at the Jingu Machinery Manufacturing Plant. When the ministry decided to set up a training course, my wife's nephew also signed up, but he was ultimately rejected because he only has a secondary vocational school diploma."

“This morning, I heard from Mr. Wu that the expert group agreed to our request to assess all the registered technicians. So I called my nephew and asked him to come from Jingu to Sijiu City. Originally, I planned to have Mingzhe go home for dinner, but my wife has to work overtime tonight, so I had him come here instead. Considering that he's a young man, he might feel uncomfortable sitting with us, so I invited Comrade Xiaolin to join us.” When Jia Dongming heard Li Huaide mention his wife's nephew, he vaguely guessed the purpose of Li Huaide's invitation to dinner tonight. However, he didn't say anything. Thinking of Li Huaide's father-in-law's status, Jia Dongming asked Li Huaide with curiosity, “Director Li! You both work in Sijiu City, so how did your nephew get arranged to work in Jingu City?”

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Li Huaide, realizing the reason behind it, smiled and explained to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! You may not know this, but my brother-in-law was transferred to work in Jingu City more than ten years ago, so after my nephew finished his vocational school education, he was also assigned to work in Jingu City."

Just as Li Huaide finished speaking, a young man rode a bicycle toward the cafeteria. He quickly smiled and said, "Speak of the devil! I was just mentioning my nephew, and here he is!"

After Li Huaide finished speaking, he waited for the young man to stop his bicycle and walk in front of everyone before introducing Jia Dongming, Wu Tianpeng, and the others to him. After they had all greeted each other, he led everyone towards the cafeteria.

As they entered the canteen, Li Huaide smiled and said to Jia Dongming and Wu Tianpeng, "Director Jia! Mr. Wu! Tonight, I've had Sha Zhu prepare his side dishes. We must have a good drink together then."

Upon hearing Li Huaide's words, Jia Dongming noticed the wine and dishes laid out on several tables and said to Li Huaide with a smile, "Director Li! Why haven't the experts from the expert group arrived yet? We can't just eat by ourselves, can we?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Li Huaide immediately smiled and introduced, "Director Jia! Before you arrived, I had already arranged for someone to go to the experts' building to invite the experts over for dinner. I estimate that the experts should be arriving soon."

"Director Li! The experts are here!" Li Huaide had barely finished speaking when a clerk's shout suddenly came from outside into the canteen.

Upon hearing his subordinates' shouts, Li Huaide immediately smiled and said to Jia Dongming and Wu Tianpeng, "Director Jia! Mr. Wu! Please sit for a moment, I'll go out and greet the experts."

"Brother Dongming! Why are you having dinner here tonight?" Just as Li Huaide went out to greet the experts, Shazhu came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of soup. When Shazhu saw the family members standing in front of the table, he showed a surprised expression and asked Jia Dongming curiously.

Upon hearing Sha Zhu's question, Jia Dongming smiled and introduced him, "Zhu Zi! Your factory director, Mr. Li, is inviting experts to dinner, and he asked me to come and keep them company!"

(End of this chapter)