Gu Zhan's puzzled look pleased Zhu Changzhi to some extent. This kid always looked so arrogant and conscientious, which made him feel that he couldn't control the situation.

"Hahahaha, Comrade Gu Zhan, you guessed wrong this time."

"Oh?" Gu Zhan looked at Zhu Changzhi curiously.

Gao Yuan was at a loss for words when he saw the two of them actually playing a guessing game. He quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, "Gu Zhan, you can't guess this, right? It was our county party secretary who personally sent a message to commend you."

Gao Yuan's voice was loud when he said this. People who came to watch the beam raising of the new house stopped what they were doing and turned their eyes from Gao Yuan to Gu Zhan when they heard Gao Yuan's words. They didn't know who took the lead in applauding, but then a round of applause broke out.

Zhu Changzhi looked at Gu Zhan with a smile, thinking that this kid was really stable. Even after receiving such a great honor, there was not a trace of pride on his face. His future was limitless.

Although Gu Zhan had long expected that the county would definitely make some statement, he did not expect that it would be the county party secretary who would speak personally, and a hint of excitement rose in his chest.

Gu Zhan knew that Director Zhu must have been behind this. Otherwise, no matter how outstanding he was, he wouldn't have been singled out for commendation so quickly by the county party secretary. So he said sincerely, "Thank you, Director Zhu!"

Zhu Changzhi felt very touched by Gu Zhan's words of thanks and became even more satisfied with him. "Comrade Gu Zhan, the county will hold a commendation meeting at 2:00 PM the day after tomorrow. Please be sure to attend on time."

"Okay, Chief Zhu."

Gu Zhan and his wife invited Zhu Changzhi and Gao Yuan to have dinner with them, but when they saw that Gu Zhan was too busy to leave and had no time to invite them, they agreed to get together in the county after the commendation meeting.

After the two left, everyone looked at Gu Zhan again and found that he was very different from before. In addition to admiration, they also felt envy.

In their impression, Gu Zhan has always been the silent and taciturn child who allowed anyone in the Gu family to bully him. However, they felt sorry for him and would give him something to eat. Now he has grown into such an enviable young man.

Before, they thought that Gu Zhan was just going to the county to work, but they didn't expect that he actually achieved some results.

Zhao Baogen walked over, patted Gu Zhan on the shoulder, and said nothing with red eyes.

Gu Zhan smiled slightly: "Uncle Zhao, everything is fine now."

These words were not only spoken to Zhao Baogen, but also to himself.

In recent days, Gu Zhan built a new house. In addition to wondering where Gu Zhan got so much money, the people in the Gu family were more angry. They were angry that Gu Zhan, a wild child without parents, could just build a house like that. This was beyond their expectations.

During the days of building the house, everyone in the Gu family was hoping that Gu Zhan would make a fool of himself. But who would have thought that instead of making a fool of himself, they actually got the news that Gu Zhan was commended by the county leaders.

When Gu Jun heard his childhood friend Liu Dawei say this, his first reaction was that Liu Dawei must have heard it wrong.

Liu Dawei was eating a plum he had stolen from the orchard of the production brigade. As he ate, he said, "How is that possible? The director of the county agricultural bureau came to tell them the news in person. Many people were there at the time and they all heard it."

Gu Jun blushed and said angrily, "You must have heard wrongly. How is it possible? How could a fatherless bastard like Gu Zhan be commended by the county leaders? Are the county leaders blind?"

As soon as Gu Jun finished speaking, Liu Dawei was so scared that the half plum in his mouth fell to the ground.

Liu Dawei looked around in panic, and only felt relieved when he saw that there was no one else around except him and Gu Jun.

"Junzi, you can't say that. If someone with ulterior motives hears it, it will be bad for you and me."

But Gu Jun was so jealous that he didn't care about these things.

The way he cursed Gu Zhan with red eyes scared Liu Dawei. Gu Jun was not like this on normal days. Why did he become like this when he mentioned Gu Zhan?

He asked Gu Jun puzzledly: "Isn't Gu Zhan your cousin? He was commended by the county leaders, which should be good for you..."

"That's enough." Before Liu Dawei could finish his words, he was interrupted by Gu Jun's angry shout: "Gu Zhan is a bastard with dead parents and poor bastard. Who would want to be his brother?"

Liu Dawei touched his nose and said nothing. But at this moment, he made up his mind in his heart that he would stay away from Gu Jun in the future. This person's jealousy was too terrible. Who knew what he would do in the future?

But when he was leaving, he looked at Gu Jun with red eyes and heavy breathing, and said something: "Junzi, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but your cousin looks like a promising man. Why don't you..."

"Get out, get out of here, you are not my brother."

Since he refused to listen, Liu Dawei simply stopped trying to persuade him, picked up his coat and left.

Zhao Dani refused to believe what the old neighbor said. He hurried into the yard and called his daughter-in-law over, "Qiaomei, do you think Gu Zhan really received praise from the county leaders?"

Zhang Qiaomei was busy with her needlework, without even looking up, and said in a cold tone, "It's true."

"That bastard..."

Before Zhao Dani could say anything, she saw Zhang Qiaomei looking at her fiercely.

But who was Zhao Dani? She'd been a fierce fighter in the Shanghe Village production brigade for so many years, never afraid of anyone. But after a moment's hesitation, she escalated her stance: "Is that little bastard even worthy of this?"

Zhang Qiaomei snorted and looked at Zhao Dani with contempt. The old lady was still not in her right mind. She still thought that Gu Zhan was still the same Gu Zhan as before and could be manipulated as she pleased.

When Zhao Dani received Zhang Qiaomei's look, she felt furious. When she was about to curse, Gu Jun came back with an angry face.

"Mom, I heard that Gu Zhan..." Before Gu Jun finished speaking, Zhang Qiaomei knew what he was going to say, so she said, "Xiaojun, come in for a moment."

She could no longer watch the child being influenced by Zhao Dani and Gu Mancang.

"Mom, what's the matter? I'm upset."

If you ask who Gu Jun is most afraid of in the Gu family, his mother is the first and no one dares to be second.

"What's bothering you?"

"That bastard Gu Zhan..."

"Gu Jun, please speak properly. He is your brother."

"My brother? What the hell, my brother? Look, this family says they treat him like a human being?"

Zhang Qiaomei was extremely troubled by her son's stubborn mind. She stood up and twisted his ear: "Gu Jun, you better pretend to be kind now. Don't get into conflict with Gu Zhan anymore. And don't go over to your grandma's place anymore."

"Mom, why?" Gu Jun was surprised.

"Your father and I will take care of the old couple. You young people should go and do your own things."

"Oh, okay, Mom."

Gu Jun nodded and agreed.

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