Chapter 279: Farewell and Reunion
"Dad, don't believe their nonsense......" Li Guizhi hurriedly said, "Hurry up and rest!
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Seeing this, Xia Ruofei already had a bottom in his heart, and he smiled slightly and said, "You must be Mr. Li Zhifu! I think you should still remember the Song Company Commander who borrowed your house back then, right?"
Sure enough, after Li Zhifu listened to Xia Ruofei's words, he couldn't help but be shocked, and a strange color was released in his cloudy eyes.
"Little ...... Xiao Song?" Li Zhifu said with his lips trembling slightly.
"Dad, what do you really know about Mr. Song from the capital?" asked Li Guizhi in disbelief.
In her impression, her father is an old farmer who has been facing the loess all his life, and there is nothing special at all except for the ancestral tea-making skills.
Moreover, Li Zhifu has never left Southeast Province in his life, how could he know anyone from the capital?
In fact, Li Zhifu can be regarded as an old woman, when the troops were stationed in Xiakeng Village, Li Guizhi had not yet been born, and when Song Lao returned to his hometown thirty years ago, Li Guizhi was already married.
Li Zhifu has always been very low-key, especially Song Lao's status is getting higher and higher, Li Zhifu didn't even take the initiative to contact Song Lao, and even never mentioned the fact that Song Lao had stayed at his house back then.
Therefore, Li Guizhi also knows nothing about this.
When Xia Ruofei saw the old man's reaction, he also had a bottom in his heart.
He turned his head and whispered, "Song Rui, you can go out and let the chief in." ā
"Okay!" Song Rui replied and walked out quickly.
When the two of them came over on foot just now, several cars were also slowly following behind, so Song Rui walked back a few steps as soon as he left the store and arrived in front of the car.
"Grandpa, I found it!" Song Rui said excitedly.
"What did you find?" Song Lao subconsciously repeated.
"It's Mr. Li Zhifu who found it!" Song Rui said happily, "He lives here with his daughter and son-in-law! Grandpa, now Mr. Li Zhifu is in the store." ā
"Let's go!" Song Lao said immediately.
After speaking, Song Lao stepped out of the car, and Director Lu, who was sitting in the back row, hurriedly shouted: "Chief, you slow down! Xiao Rui, hurry up, hold on!"
"Well, Uncle Lu, don't worry!" Song Rui said with a smile.
While speaking, Song Rui stretched out his hand to support Song Lao, but Song Lao gently shook off Song Rui and walked towards the small shop not far ahead.
In the small shop, Li Zhifu's lips trembled slightly and asked, "Young man, is it really Xiao Song who sent you?"
"Mr. Li, you will soon know if it is true or not. Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
At this moment, there was a powerful sound of footsteps.
Song Lao's figure appeared at the door of the shop, and he was closely followed by Song Rui, Huang Fang and others.
The eyes of the two elderly men met, and they both trembled slightly.
Song Lao took two steps forward and shouted in a trembling voice, "Brother Afu......"
Li Zhifu's eyes were also moist, his mouth opened, and he stepped forward tremblingly for a while, looked Song Lao up and down, and said, "Little Song...... You...... You're getting old, too!"
Song Laoyi grabbed Li Zhifu's hand and said, "Brother Afu, it's really you......! I haven't seen you in 30 years!"
"Yes, what ...... in thirty years" Li Zhifu was also full of emotion, "Xiao Song, I can't imagine that we can meet again before we enter the ground!"
"Brother Afu, I'm going to Xiakeng Village to look for you. Song Lao said, "I saw that the old houses had been abandoned, and the villagers told me that you moved out of the village eight years ago, and I inquired in many ways to find this place!"
Song Lao then asked, "Brother Fu, I wrote to you a few years ago, why didn't you reply?"
Li Zhifu said sneeringly: "Xiao Song, the more you become an official, the bigger you are, I am just a peasant...... So think about it or don't bother you......"
Song Lao feigned anger and said: "Brother Afu, no matter how big my official is, isn't it still your little brother? If it weren't for you and my fellow villagers, it would be hard to say that my life would not be there!"
Li Zhifu smiled innocently and did not speak.
When the two old men spoke, the two wrinkled hands kept clasping together, and it could be seen that both of them were very excited.
And Li Guizhi on the side had been looking at Song Lao, she opened her mouth slightly, and shouted, "You...... You are Song ...... Song ......"
Obviously, Li Guizhi has already recognized Song Lao -- when Song Lao had not retired a few years ago, he had to appear on the news every day, and there were very few people in China who did not know him.
It's just that Song Lao has left the leadership position over the years, and he doesn't need to think too much about the national image after he is not in office, so he looks much older than in previous years, Li Guizhi didn't react for a while, but he quickly recognized it.
She was extremely shocked at this time, she couldn't imagine that her honest peasant father actually knew a leader who was important in China, and the old father called this leader "Little Song", and Song Lao himself called himself "Little Brother", which was simply too unexpected for her.
Li Zhifu glanced at his daughter lightly and said, "This is your Uncle Song!"
Li Guizhi, who was also over sixty years old, exclaimed a little reservedly: "Uncle Song is good!"
Song Lao smiled kindly and said, "Brother Fu, this is your daughter Guizhi, right? When I came back thirty years ago, you told me that you had a daughter, who was already married, and was busy with official business at that time, so you didn't have time to see each other. ā
Li Zhifu nodded and said, "Well, now I will live with my daughter and son-in-law!"
Song Lao nodded, he pondered for a while, turned back to Huang Fang and the others and said, "Xiao Huang, I want to stay and catch up with Brother Afu, you all go back to the hotel first! Xiao Xia, Xiao Lu and Xiao Rui stay, you just leave a car here." ā
"Old commander, this ......" Huang Fang showed a look of embarrassment.
He was mostly motivated by security concerns.
Song Lao said undoubtedly: "Execute the order! What are so many people doing here? It's okay to have Xiao Xia here! ā
Xia Ruofei glanced at Xu Wu, Xu Wu immediately pulled Huang Fang's sleeve knowingly, and said in a low voice: "Director Huang, listen to the chief!
Huang Fang had already seen the almost blind confidence of Song Lao, Xu Wu and others in Xia Ruofei, and when he saw that Song Lao was so resolute, he could only nod helplessly and said, "Yes! Old army commander, then we will go back first!"
Song Lao waved his hand and said, "Go, go, go!"
Huang Fang took his subordinates and drove away with Xu Wu, they left the Mercedes-Benz business car and handed over the car keys to Xia Ruofei.
As soon as Huang Fang and the others left, the store suddenly became much quieter.
However, just now Huang Fang and a large group of people gathered at the door of the store, and this is the main street of the town, so it has attracted some onlookers.
Li Zhifu said to his son-in-law: "Yusheng, close the door of the store, it will not be open today!"
"Okay Dad!" Niu Yusheng hurriedly answered, and went over to pull down the roller shutter door.
"Xiao Song, let's go upstairs and sit!" Li Zhifu said, "I'll make you tea!"
"Okay!" Song Lao said with a smile, "I haven't drunk Brother Afu's tea for thirty years......
Then Song Lao said to Xia Ruofei and the others: "Xiao Xia, you have a good fortune today! Brother Afu's tea-making skills are a must, and the tea in his house can't be bought with money outside!"
"This is the blessing of the chief, then we have to taste it!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
"Let's go upstairs and sit down!" Li Guizhi hurriedly greeted warmly.
"Okay, let's go!"
Li Zhifu turned around and personally led the way in front, and when Song Lao saw the back of Li Zhifu's head, his face couldn't help but change slightly. (To be continued.) )