"Song Qian, don't talk nonsense, Xiao Chen's academic performance is very good, and besides, he doesn't need your father and me to sponsor him, he is richer than me. Song Qiaoshan came out of the kitchen after stewing the soup, just in time to hear the words of Song Qian and Hu Mingchen.

"How good can it be if your academic performance is good?" said Song Qian unconvinced.

"It's not very good, the master is just praising me. Hu Mingchen said modestly.

"Young man, who is Song Qiaoshan, I still know, he can't praise you fictionally, in your countryside, you have to be admitted to school in the city, if your grades are not good enough, I know it should be difficult. Song Qian's grandfather said.

"He was the first in the school every time, whether it was in the countryside or in the city, and he almost got a perfect score on the exam. Song Qiaoshan added.

If Song Qiaoshan wants to prove that his father-in-law is not talking nonsense casually, but really understands him, then he has to come up with evidence to support it.

"It's not a big deal to be the first in that kind of small place. Xu Xiyu said.

"Xiyu, you can't say that, your father was the first in their village and their township back then, and it is because of this that he participated in the revolution, if he hadn't been in the revolutionary ranks, your father should have been able to get a college diploma. Song Qian's grandmother said from the side.

"Mom, can it be the same at that time as it is now?" Xu Xiyu said without annoyance.

"Dad, Mom, the dishes have been prepared, you can see ......" Song Qiaoshan asked tentatively.

Song Qian's grandfather looked at his watch: "It's not too late now, wait for Xiaojie and Yurong to come back, anyway, we can talk now." ”

The Xiaojie in the old man's mouth is Song Qiaoshan's daughter-in-law Xu Jie, as for Yurong, it is Xu Xiyu's wife Yue Yurong, and the two sisters-in-law went shopping, leaving Song Qiaoshan at home in the kitchen.

"Then I'll call and see when they can get home. Saying that, Song Qiaoshan was about to go away and make a phone call.

"Qiao Shan, no matter when they come back, urge them to hurry up and finish eating early, I still have something to do. Xu Xiyu added.

"Xiyu, what else do you have to do with this Chinese New Year?" asked Song Qian's grandmother.

"Mom, it's easy for others to celebrate the New Year, but we can't. I plan to go to Secretary Gu's house tonight to pay a New Year's greeting, and I have already said hello to Gu Bin. Xu Xiyu said.

"You can't be relaxed, I think you're just looking for something for yourself. I don't work hard all day, and I think about some crooked ways. Achievements should be done at work, not by planning and relational. Besides, Gu Changwei is not in charge of education, what are you going to do to pay New Year's greetings to him?" Hearing that his son was going to pay New Year's greetings, the old man sank his face.

"Dad, the times are different, you used to be on stage, you can not go, but now that you have retired, of course I have to manage my relationship. Although Secretary Gu is not in charge of education, he is in charge of personnel and assessment. During the Chinese New Year, all departments and bureaus have to go to Secretary Gu's place, and you said that if I don't go, won't he give me small shoes?" Xu Xiyu said stiffly.

"What kind of shoes can he wear, the state has national laws, the party has party rules, if you do a good job, what can he do with you? Can he still target you with a clear conscience? You are now in the Education Department, you listen to what Xiao Chen said just now, you have thoughts, you should spend more on this, so that the results are real, with work results, the organization will always see it." The old man stubbornly educated Xu Xiyu Dao.

Song Qian's grandfather is called Xu Ren, who participated in the revolution in his early years, did not catch up with the War of Resistance against Japan, but met the tail of the Liberation War, and at the same time went to North Korea to voluntarily participate in the war after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and his meritorious performance was good, and then he was assigned to Langzhou, ** when he had received exclusion, but 76 years later, Xu Ren was reused, and he was promoted to the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee all the way. A few years ago, he was indeed too old, and he completely retired, so Hu Mingchen didn't know the existence of this person.

Although Xu Ren is no longer in office, because he used to be a giant in the province and his level is at the provincial level, he has been able to live in a small building in the family compound of the provincial party committee.

The Xu family itself is equipped with a nanny and a secretary, which is the treatment that a leader of his level should have. But now it's not the New Year, Xu Ren sent them all home for the New Year, even in normal times, except for the nanny who often uses it, Xu Ren basically rarely enjoys other treatments, such as special cars and drivers, Xu Ren is also sent back to the provincial party committee car class. Unless there is a real need, Xu Ren will call to second.

Xu Ren often felt that since he was no longer in his work position, he should try not to cause trouble to the organization, and Langzhou was still an underdeveloped province, so he should save if he could help save a little.

This is the consciousness of their generation, and it is difficult for the younger generation to understand and do it. Like Xu Ren, they have endured hardships, fought wars, and been wrongfully excluded, so they understand very well that the country is not easy, and their sentiments are much more high-spirited.

"Dad, it's really different. Now if the leader turns a blind eye, no matter how good you do, you may not be able to see it. As he spoke, Xu Xiyu picked up the newspaper again and read it.

"I think you, the director of education, have been in vain, if this idea continues, it is strange that the province's education can develop. If other work is not done well, it will only affect a small area, but if the education work is not done well, it will ruin a generation, and it will not affect a single line. Centennial plan, education-oriented. You're drilling like this, where are you letting my face go!" Xu Ren became more and more angry the more he spoke, and the more he spoke, the redder his face became.

"Dad, why are you so stubborn, where did I not do my job well? Didn't I report to you that the college entrance examination in our province is better this year than last year? Moreover, the Normal College has been upgraded to a university, and there are more than a dozen exemplary high schools. Isn't this a grade? A little doll who doesn't understand anything says something, and you are so serious. This year's education funding in Liangcheng has increased by 6 percent compared with last year, why didn't I do a job, really. Xu Xiyu took out his results to defend and refuted.

When he said these words, Xu Xiyu also glared at Hu Mingchen, meaning to blame Hu Mingchen for talking nonsense and smearing him.

"Grandpa, what Uncle Xu said is not wrong, what I just said is the situation in the countryside and the schools in the city have indeed improved. Our school has added a lot of teaching equipment this year, and the school has also added a few new teachers. Hu Mingchen added.

Hu Mingchen was not scared because he was glared at by Xu Xiyu, and he couldn't wait to excuse him.

Hu Mingchen talks about problems from an objective point of view.

Hu Mingchen didn't look down on this Xu Xiyu's character, and even felt that if it weren't for Xu Ren's relationship and Yu Wei, Xu Xiyu would be the director of the hall, and he was really not qualified. However, it is not right and wrong, right and right, one yard is one yard.

People in the education system may have done their work, but they have not yet taken care of the work that only benefits the cities, the vast rural areas below.

"Listen, look, Dad, I'm not lying, didn't he tell the truth? Do you think I'm just doing so nothing, just thinking about climbing up the camp all day long? You say you're embarrassed, if I keep spinning down there, I just can't go up, that's the real shame on you. Lao Tzu is a hero, do you want someone to say that Lao Tzu is a hero?" Just now he was saying that Hu Mingchen didn't understand anything, but now he used Hu Mingchen's words as evidence to prove his achievements, Xu Xiyu really changed his face faster than turning a book.

Xu Xiyu objectively presented a fact, that is, if you want to be an official, you really have to be thick-skinned, otherwise, the future is worrying, this is the objective reality of the current officialdom, otherwise there will not be so many officials and cadres who are related outside.

"If you rely on solid work to get reused by the organization, I will feel honored and feel that you are a good man. But if it is by smuggling and flattery to get an important position, I will feel ashamed. Xu Ren slapped his thigh angrily.

"Old man, why are you so angry, can't you talk well during the New Year, what should you do if you hurt your body, come, drink tea and be smooth. Song Qian's grandmother hurriedly persuaded and personally brought a cup of tea to Xu Ren's hands.

"It's all your fault, if it weren't for you, everything would be fine. Song Qian muttered angrily beside Hu Mingchen.

Hu Mingchen is more wronged than Dou E in his heart, how can he blame himself for this special code. Hu Mingchen didn't think that he had said anything out of the ordinary, he just described the state of education in Liangcheng honestly.

Hu Mingchen didn't believe that it was because of himself, if Xu Xiyu was not a person who always wanted to go through the relationship camp, if Xu Ren was not so stubborn, or Xu Xiyu could follow Xu Ren, this situation would not have happened. Speaking of which, they themselves are the main cause, and they are at most ***.

"Dad, Dad, be relieved, eldest brother is not the kind of person you said, I work at the grassroots level, I can feel that the work of the eldest brother is still advanced, but the conditions in our province are poor, the foundation is thin, and the work should be divided into priorities and priorities. There is so much money for education every year, and if all the rural areas are scattered in the same way, there will be nothing that can be done below, and it may not be enough to replace a table, chair and bench. Therefore, it is also a last resort to concentrate resources and first raise the education in the cities, and I believe that with the increase of investment by the state, the educational conditions in both urban and rural areas will get better and better. Song Qiaoshan said with help soothing his cheeks.

Song Qiaoshan's relationship with his eldest brother is not very good, and from the bottom of his heart, Song Qiaoshan doesn't appreciate Xu Xiyu's style and character very much. But at this moment, he had to help him speak, and he couldn't let the old man have a good time in this New Year's Day.