noffsinger Chapter 136 Receiving Gifts
Chapter 136 Receiving Gifts
Jiang Weimin was packing up in his room after get off work when he heard his uncle An Tai calling him.
"Wei Min, someone is looking for you!"
Jiang Weimin walked out and saw that it was Zhang Tianshui who came.
"Brother Zhang, why are you here?"
When An Tai saw that he knew Jiang Weimin, he invited him into the house.
Zhang Tianshui smiled and said, "Teacher Jiang, I heard that you will be returning to Songshan Island in the next two days to celebrate the holidays! I specially prepared some gifts for you!"
After Jiang Weimin returned from the Canton Fair, Qingdao Publishing House again paid Zhang Tianshui royalties for two comic books because Zhang Tianshui's two paintings helped Qingdao Publishing House earn foreign exchange.
At the same time, after Jiang Weimin came back, he also helped Zhang Tianshui successfully adapt a suspense work.
Grateful Zhang Tianshui hurried to Jiang Weimin's house, hoping to give part of the royalties to him, but Jiang Weimin politely declined.
Zhang Tianshui always felt bad about this matter, and he always felt that he owed Jiang Weimin a lot, so Zhang Tianshui took advantage of the holiday to give Jiang Weimin a gift.
"Brother Zhang, we really don't need gifts given our relationship. Didn't you even help me draw comic strips?"
"Teacher Jiang, let's be honest. If it weren't for your help, I wouldn't be able to draw a comic strip that sold millions of copies.
Moreover, the comic strips I drew were distributed abroad, and I received my second payment for my works.
All of this is inseparable from your help. So if you don't accept me, I will feel bad. "
Seeing Zhang Tianshui's sincerity, Jiang Weimin knew that if he did not accept this gift,
I'm afraid given Zhang Tianshui's personality, he wouldn't be too embarrassed to ask me for a new story.
If this continues, the deep friendship between the two may gradually fade.
So, after a brief thought, Jiang Weimin replied with a smile, "In that case, Brother Zhang, I will respectfully obey your orders and accept it!"
Zhang Tianshui heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Jiang Weimin agreed to accept it. Then Zhang Tianshui brought out a box of Moutai from outside the door; then he took out a large bag of various foods; and finally, there was a full twenty kilograms of fresh pork.
Looking at so many gifts in front of him, Jiang Weimin couldn't help but be a little surprised. He waved his hand and said, "Brother Zhang, you have too many gifts!"
"Teacher Jiang, this is a small token of my appreciation. Besides, this token of appreciation is nothing compared to what you have done for me."
"Alright! I'll take that one, big brother!"
"Yes, Mr. Jiang, please don't be polite!"
"Brother Zhang, please sit down and have a rest!" Jiang Weimin then handed a glass of water to Zhang Tianshui.
Zhang Tianshui took the water and drank a sip, then said, "Teacher Jiang, I still have things to deal with, so I have to go first."
After waiting for Zhang Tianshui to leave, Jiang Weimin looked at the gift in front of him and felt troubled.
Since I started drawing comic books, there has never been a shortage of snacks at home. Zhang Tianshui sent me so many more.
Jiang Weimin shook his head helplessly, then casually opened the box of Moutai and counted carefully. There were exactly six bottles in it.
Looking at so many gifts, Jiang Weimin decided to distribute them all.
"Uncle, please share this piece of meat with my uncle! I'm afraid it will take another two days for me to go home, and the meat will probably be spoiled by the time I get home.
As for the Moutai liquor, we have two bottles for each of the three families. As for the snacks, I will leave some for An Yi, An Ran and An Nuo, and take the rest back to Yaning and Ya Fei. "
After hearing this, An Tai nodded repeatedly, expressing his agreement: "Okay, I'll keep this wine for your father and wait for him to drink it when he comes to Qingdao."
Then he asked his wife to put away the meat and food.
The next morning, Jiang Weimin came to Ouyang Yi's house with wine, meat and snacks.
He delivered them to An Xin, and then had a meal at home. After the meal, he discussed with Ouyang Yi about the police dog attack storytelling on the radio.
I didn't stay at Ouyang Yi's house at night.
However, what Jiang Weimin did not expect was that as soon as he arrived at his uncle's house, Director Zhang from the Second Printing and Dyeing Factory and Director Liu from the Third Printing and Dyeing Factory both came to An Tai's house at the same time and presented generous gifts.
Among them, each Moutai printing and dyeing factory received a box of Moutai and various foods.
In addition, Qingdao Publishing House also gave Jiang Weimin a holiday benefit.
Faced with so many items, Jiang Weimin had to redistribute them to An Tai and An Xin's family again.
In this way, Jiang Weimin took two boxes of Moutai and two full bags of snacks and got on the publishing house's car to the pier to Songshan Island.
Jiang Weimin got off the boat and saw Jiang Yafei and Jiang Dehua standing there waving to him.
Jiang Weimin walked over and said, "Jiang Yafei, why are you and your aunt the only ones here to pick me up?"
Jiang Yafei rolled her eyes and replied unhappily, "Isn't it enough for my aunt and I to come? Mom said that you are leaving the island too frequently now.
You are not a big leader, so there is no need for the whole family to come out to greet you every time!"
Jiang Weimin quickly waved his hands and explained, "That's not what I meant."
As he spoke, Jiang Weimin pointed to the pile of large and small bags beside him and said, "But these things are too many and too heavy. The three of us can't carry them all!" The things were taken down with the help of the staff on the ship.
Hearing this, Jiang Dehua couldn't help but scold Jiang Weimin: "Weimin, why are you spending money recklessly again? Buying so many things at once!"
"Aunt, I didn't buy these with my own money, most of them were gifts from others, and some were benefits given to me by the publishing house.
This is only part of it. I have already distributed the rest to my aunt and uncle’s family.
By the way, aunt, there are two boxes of Moutai liquor here. I will move one box over to let uncle taste it later. "
Jiang Dehua's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he replied with a smile: "Okay, okay, your uncle has been looking forward to drinking this Moutai for a long time!"
Jiang Yafei, who was standing by, looked at the items on the floor and couldn't help but feel a headache. She frowned and said to Jiang Weimin, "Jiang Weimin, can you bring less in the future? Don't bring so many things back every time, okay!"
"Most of the food inside is delicious food specially prepared for you and Yaning. Here, do you see it?
These two big bags are full of them! If you say so, I will bring less next time."
"Oh, I'm just telling you, next time I will definitely mobilize my whole family to pick you up."
Jiang Weimin then smiled with satisfaction.
There was no way. There were too many things and they were too heavy. They couldn't get them back by themselves.
In the end, I had to ask other people for help, and it took a lot of effort to finally successfully move these items home.
After arriving home, Jiang Weimin took out all kinds of delicious food and mooncakes and placed them neatly in the cupboard.
Just then, he suddenly noticed that there were two unopened packages of peach cakes in the cabinet.
"Hey Jiang Yafei, why haven't you finished your snacks yet?
Look at these two packages of peach cakes. They have been lying here since last time.
No one has even touched it. If it is not eaten quickly, it will go bad. "
"There are so many delicious foods at home, who would care about that broken peach cake!"
"Okay! Then just give it to my aunt's house!"
Then, Jiang Weimin put away a box of Moutai liquor, a large bag of exquisite mooncakes produced in Shanghai, some snacks and the two packs of peach cakes.
She and Jiang Yafei carried these things and followed Jiang Dehua closely all the way to her aunt's house.
Jiang Weimin and Jiang Yafei put the things on the table.
Jiang Dehua couldn't help but smile when he saw the whole box of Moutai liquor on the table.
"If your uncle saw such a big box of Moutai, he would be so happy!
Back then, our family only had one bottle of Moutai, and your father was reluctant to drink it, so your uncle drank it when he came over!"
"Hehe, don't worry, Auntie, I'll give you enough Moutai from now on. I guarantee my uncle can drink it every day, and he'll never be able to finish it!"
"Tsk, stop bragging here!" Jiang Yafei rolled her eyes, distrust written all over her face.