Chapter 55 Gift Giving
Chu Yang was very busy during this Spring Festival.
He almost never stopped going home to visit relatives and friends. Chu Yang was not keen on doing such things before. During the New Year, he just stayed in bed playing with his mobile phone and refused to go anywhere. No matter how his parents tried to persuade him, it was useless. He was very annoyed by such relatives.
But in this life.
Chu Yang's thoughts have changed. Humans are social animals. Relatives are a special relationship, and if they don't visit each other, the relationship will fade.
It will be difficult to use it in the future.
With the help of my uncle, I have successfully caught the attention of Comrade Huang Shi and am now able to join the Safety Supervision Department.
Of course, there is also my second uncle. With his support, my Taobao store is now thriving and I have started to earn tens of thousands of yuan a month, which has laid a solid foundation for myself.
Chu Yang increasingly understood that if people want to succeed in society, they must master more resources, and connections are resources. You must make full use of the people around you so that you can succeed earlier than others.
When he went to see his second uncle, Chu Yang had a few drinks with him for the first time, and also had a good discussion with him about promoting more youthful, fashionable and sexy women's clothing in the future, after all, it was easier to make money from women.
On the fifth day of the New Year, Chu Yang's mother, who had been deeply poisoned by feudal ideas, inexplicably arranged a blind date for him.
The cause of the incident was that Chu Yang's mother met a matchmaker from the village when she went out to the market in the morning. The matchmaker stopped her and talked to her for a long time, revealing a piece of information to her: there is a girl from the neighboring Xiaomai Village, who is a teacher in Butai. She comes from a well-off family, is good-looking, has a big butt, is easy to bear children, and is a perfect match for your Chu Yang.
Chu Yang's mother, who was feudal and hated the idea of holding her grandson, was suddenly moved and invited others to visit her home tonight.
By the time Chu Yang knew about this, more than a dozen people had already come to his house, and there was no way to avoid it.
The girl's parents and all the gossipy relatives are here, and they brought a few children with them. Is this a war or a fight? Is it necessary to bring the whole family for a blind date?
Chu Yang was very scared.
If it were in his previous life, Chu Yang would have slammed the door and left, embarrassing his mother.
But in this life, Chu Yang held the mentality that knowing one more friend means one more hole, so he came to the living room and sat down like a gentleman.
The girl's family members were delighted when they saw Chu Yang's tall stature and outstanding looks. What a handsome man! When they heard that Chu Yang now worked at the power company, they were even more satisfied and praised him.
After all, at this time, Dian Lao Hu's reputation was still very loud.
Believe in the existence of the top market players.
The girl in red sitting in the middle, wearing a floral green skirt and with her legs tightly together, must be the blind date candidate. She looks pretty good, with both front and back.
The matchmaker was right. This butt is indeed a bit exaggerated. Sitting on the sofa, it looks like a wedding cushion.
She secretly glanced at Chu Yang a few times, and Chu Yang smiled at her, so she was too shy to look up.
Teacher, please stop pretending to be a good woman.
The whole process was almost all about the families of both sides chatting politely, greeting each other in a formulaic way: How many sisters do you have in your family, how many children do you have, do you still farm, what do you grow, how is the harvest...
Chu Yang and the girl never spoke a word to each other. Chu Yang didn't even know the girl's name, nor did he know the meaning of this blind date, but Chu Yang didn't care.
Anyway, they didn't have much interest in girls. In the end, they suddenly complained that Chu Yang didn't take the initiative to talk to girls.
So funny.
Chu Yang's parents asked him to add the girl's QQ at the right time. Chu Yang did it out of politeness and pressure. She was still very shy.
After the blind date, the mother actually took out a stack of red envelopes and distributed them to all the people present on the girl's side. Each red envelope was worth 50 yuan.
After a blind date like this, more than 500 yuan was gone in an instant. Chu Yang felt distressed when he saw it.
Why do men have to give red envelopes to women when they are dating? Are they begging?
Chu Yang asked his mother, but she couldn't explain it. She just said that it was like this. If she didn't do this, the matchmaker would go back and say bad things about her, and she couldn't afford to lose face.
hehe!
This is how it's done, is it right?
absurd.
Why doesn't the woman give the man a red envelope? And you brought so many people with you, isn't that taking advantage of the situation?
It's totally unjust.
Chu Yang was shaking with anger.
I went back and deleted the girl’s QQ.
The girl cried for several days and began to seriously doubt her life.
…
On the sixth day of the New Year, Chu Yang returned to Butai early.
This time, Chu Yang took the initiative to bring back three boxes of air-dried bacon and some homemade honey.
These were all carefully prepared by Chu Yang.
That’s right, Chu Yang still wants to give a gift this time.
The last two times he gave gifts to Huang Shi seemed to have failed, but in fact they were successful, otherwise he would not have been promoted to the Safety Supervision Department, so Chu Yang had to strike while the iron was hot and expand this relationship.
The time for giving gifts after the New Year is actually very particular. It must be before the seventh day of the New Year. In this way, it is very normal and reasonable for you to bring some New Year gifts when you visit someone to wish them a happy new year. Otherwise, after the seventh day, it is no longer considered the New Year, and bringing gifts means you have ulterior motives.
Chu Yang also thought about what to give for a long time. He couldn't afford expensive gifts, and ordinary gifts were not something that others needed. In the end, Chu Yang chose bacon and honey, which were the specialties of his hometown.
In his previous life, giving gifts was his weak point. He did not dare to give any and could not afford to give any. In this life, Chu Yang had given gifts twice and had some experience. After Chu Yang returned to the stage, he contacted Huang Ling first and asked about her family situation.
We can't be so reckless anymore.
Huang Ling was so excited by Chu Yang's teasing in just a few words that she revealed her father's situation. After learning that Comrade Huang Shi was at home, Chu Yang took a box of bacon and two bottles of honey and went straight to Huang Shi's house.
Along the way, Chu Yang was still a little nervous, wondering if what he was doing was too obvious.
But who doesn't know.
After Huangshi opened, Chu Yang concealed his nervousness and said in a feigned excitement: "Uncle Huang, I just came back to work today. I took advantage of the end of the year to come and wish you a happy new year."
Comrade Huang Shi was also very happy to see Chu Yang, but when he saw what Chu Yang was holding, he frowned, as if he was a little unhappy: "Chu Yang, you are here, why do you bring so many things?"
"Uncle Huang, here are some bacon from home. I know you and Auntie both love it. There are also a few bottles of honey. They are for Huang Ling to drink before going to bed. It can help her fall asleep better. She always says that she has trouble sleeping. This is very effective."
Comrade Huang Shi didn't expect Chu Yang to be so thoughtful. After thinking for a while, he said, "Come in first."
Chu Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the gift should be given away.
It’s not as difficult as I imagined.
It seems that I was worrying too much.
"Chu Yang, don't be polite. There are fruits on the table. Help yourself to some." Comrade Huang Shi's wife Huang Cuiyue also said gently.
Chu Yang quickly said, "Thank you, Auntie." In fact, he didn't dare to do anything. Although Chu Yang had come here many times, he was still very reserved.
"Huang Ling, your brother Chu Yang is here. Don't you ask brother Chu Yang to teach you every day before you do your homework? Why don't you come out and see him?" Comrade Huang Shi shouted inside.
Soon, the girl Huang Ling ran out wearing a vest. She seemed to have grown a little bit older and her skin was dazzlingly white. She looked at Chu Yang with a smile: "Brother Chu Yang, guess what place I ranked in the final exam." She looked like she wanted to be praised.
"Sister Huang Ling is so smart, she will definitely improve if she works hard. She should be in the top ten this time." Chu Yang replied. Huang usually ranks around 20th in the class in exams. Seeing her so happy, she must have made progress.
“Chu Yang, Huang Ling’s grades have improved a lot this time and she ranked eighth, all thanks to your guidance.” Huang Shi was also very happy.
Huang Ling pouted immediately: "Dad, that was the result of my hard work. He only contributed a little bit at most." Huang Ling was so cute when she spoke, and she even raised her little finger.
Chu Yang: "It's Sister Huang Ling's own efforts. I really don't dare to take credit for it."
Madam Huang came out and said something fair: "Without Brother Chu Yang watching over you, you would have gone to heaven. This is the last semester, Huang Ling, you must not be proud, just keep it up."
"I know. You guys are so annoying." Huang Ling stuck out her tongue again and ran into the room.
Chu Yang talked to Huang Shi for a few words, looked at the time, and felt that he should leave. It was New Year's Day, and he should not stay too long. He should leave time for others.
After a few pleasantries, Chu Yang stood up and left, but Mayor Huang gave his wife a look, and Sister Huang immediately took out a red envelope: "Chu Yang, this is a New Year's red envelope."
Chu Yang saw that the red envelope was bulging and knew that it must be a large sum of money. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Auntie, I don't need this. I'm not a child anymore."
Comrade Huang Shi added: "Chu Yang, please accept it quickly. This is a must. During the New Year, everyone who comes to visit is a guest. Our rule is to give out red envelopes. Otherwise, we won't dare to let you come in the future."
Things had come to this point , and Chu Yang had no choice but to accept the red envelope.
After going out and walking away, Chu Yang opened the red envelope and took a look. There were ten Lao Mao notes and one thousand yuan.
It seems that Comrade Huang Shi wants to return the favor of the gift he gave.
This amount of money is probably higher than the price of my own gift.
I have to say that my little plan may have failed.
But whatever.
The gift was accepted, but what followed was even more troublesome.
Chu Yang plans to give a gift to Mr. Xie.
How should I proceed?
