Chapter Thirty-Seven: My buddy's name is Tang Zifeng
"Ha, Tang Shuai, why did you come to Linhe? Didn't you stay in the capital to work, did you come on a business trip? We haven't seen each other for several years, I think about it, we still had dinner together during the Spring Festival the year before last, and we haven't seen you again......
Ning Mo shook off the friends around him, rushed to Tang Zifeng, and put a fat and greasy arm on Tang Zifeng's shoulder without saying anything, and asked a bunch of questions.
As soon as Ning Mo's arm came up, Tang Zifeng felt as if he was being overpowered by Mount Tai, and he couldn't breathe. He used all the strength of his body, pushed Ning Mo's arm away, and then scolded angrily: "Die, I'm not interested in men, especially a fat man like you!"
"Phew!" Ning Mo also spat to show his disdain for Tang Zifeng, but the smile on his face did not diminish at all.
"Fatty, is this your friend?" Tang Zifeng pointed at Ning Mo's friends and asked.
Ning Mo nodded and began to introduce Tang Zifeng: "These are all my colleagues in the factory, this is Lai Taotao, this is Cui Bing, and this is Chen Jinsong." ...... This is my high school classmate, a highly talented student of Renmin University, Tang Shuai!"
The last sentence he said to his companions. He kept claiming that Tang Zifeng was Tang Shuai, which was actually a nickname for Tang Zifeng in his high school class, and it was said that it was passed from the girls. When Tang Zifeng was in high school, he was the dream lover of half of the girls in the school, which benefited his academic performance and appearance, and perhaps his appearance played a more important role.
"Hello everyone. Tang Zifeng greeted the young men.
"Tang Shuai is good!" Several people also responded politely, in their minds, they really thought that the other party's name was Tang Shuai.
"What are you ......," Tang Zifeng asked.
Ning Mo said, "We were about to go and eat lamb skewers. There is a new skewer shop on the side of the food street, and the taste is very good, no, today we received a salary from the boss, and we are ready to go over and open a meat restaurant. You came just in time, let's go together, Tao Tao said he had a treat. ”
"Why did I have a treat!" The young man named Lai Taotao quit, "You invited me, you see, your classmates are here, are you embarrassed not to pay?"
"Look, these guys are such characters!" Ning Mo said to Tang Zifeng, then smiled again, and said to those people: "I have decided, I will treat you." My buddy is coming to the river, and I must have a treat, you remember, it's all thanks to my buddy!"
"Haha, I'll pay for the beer in a while, which can be regarded as a pick-up for your buddy!" Cui Bing said briskly.
"Otherwise, after eating the meat skewers and singing, Jinsong and I will pay for it. Lai Taotao also said.
These are all bachelors, the kind of people who feed the whole family and are not hungry, don't look at the way when you asked others to treat you just now, I heard that Tang Zifeng was Ning Mo's high school classmate, and everyone also expressed their intention to pay for entertainment.
Tang Zifeng smiled and said, "Forget it, I'll treat you." To tell you the truth, I did a small business with a friend in the capital a while ago and made a few small bucks. I haven't seen the fat man for many years, and you are all friends of the fat man, so let's give me a chance to be the east, please come back, how about it?"
"It turns out that Brother Tang is in business, so you should be treated! I can say okay, I want five skewers of sheep kidneys alone. Cui Bing said with a smile.
"You're not afraid of getting hot after eating, there's no place to vent!" Chen Jinsong scolded with a smile.
"It's okay, I'll sleep with the fat man tonight......"
"Fat man, this damn BT ......"
Everyone walked while talking and laughing, led by Ning Mo, and after a while, they came to the door of the shop he said. Although it was already early November, the outdoor temperature at night was not particularly low at the riverside, and there were seven or eight tables outside the restaurant, most of which were already seated, eating skewers and drinking beer while chatting about various topics.
Seeing a few young people coming, the little waiter at the shop quickly arranged a table for them to sit down. Ning Mo and his gang also seem to be regular visitors to the night market, and as soon as they sit down, they begin to expertly order a variety of food, including skewers, boiled peanuts and beer. When the waiter took the list to prepare the dishes, Ning Mo turned his head and asked Tang Zifeng, "By the way, you haven't said it yet, why did you come to Linhe?"
"Why did you come to Linhe?" Tang Zifeng asked with a smile.
Ning Mo said: "I have always been near the river." After graduating from technical school, I was assigned to work in Pro 1 Machine. You should know that Linyi Machine is the first machine tool factory in Linhe......"
"Uh......" Tang Zifeng was speechless, this world is too small, right? However, if you think about it, there is nothing strange about it, Linyi Machine is also one of the largest enterprises in Dongye Province, Ning Mo graduated from high school and was not admitted to university, but went to a technical school, and it is not strange that he was assigned to work in Linyi Machine after graduation.
"Since you are on the plane, why did you just say that you received a salary from your boss?" Tang Zifeng remembered what Ning Mo said just now, when he first heard Ning Mo's words, he thought that Ning Mo was working in a private enterprise.
Ning Mo smiled: "Linyi has not been paid for several months, and now we are all hunting wild food in the factory outside, or we would have starved to death." A few of us, a few days ago, we did something for a private boss's factory, and today the boss gave us a salary, 50 yuan per person, no, we will open a meat restaurant. ”
"I see. Tang Zifeng nodded, Han Weichang also told him about this situation. Linyi has become a "foreign-funded enterprise", and it has only been paid three times a year, and if the workers do not come out to work and earn money, they will not be able to survive for a long time.
"Meow, the private boss is black, we got up early and worked for him for more than a week, only 50 yuan per person, and it is not enough to eat cabbage every day. Lai Taotao complained.
"I just eat Chinese cabbage in the factory every day, and my stomach is full of sour water. Cui Bing also said in a resentful tone.
"Alas, our broken factory, it would be good to close down as soon as possible, Lao Tzu went to the south to work, I heard that the Pearl River Delta is recruiting technicians, three or four hundred yuan a month. Chen Jinsong said.
Ning Mo waved his hand: "Why are you talking about this, let my buddy laugh." By the way, Tang Shuai, you came to Linhe, are you here for a business trip?"
Tang Zifeng smiled and said: "Fatty, you are in Linyi, don't you know that Linyi has a new director these days?"
"You know, what's it called. Ning Mo said.
"It's called Zhou Heng, and he was sent by the Ministry of Machinery. Cui Bing was obviously more concerned about the big things in the factory than Ning Mo, and directly said Zhou Heng's name.
Tang Zifeng said again: "In addition to sending Director Zhou down, the Machinery Department also sent an assistant to the factory director, do you know?"
"I know, it seems that my surname is Tang, what is it called?" Lai Taotao said.
"It's called Tang Zifeng. Chen Jinsong added.
"What Tang Zifeng! What nonsense are you talking about, my buddy is called Tang Zifeng!" Ning Mo laughed, feeling funny at the confusion of several of his partners.
"What, your name is Tang Zifeng?" A few friends didn't think there was anything funny about this at all, from beginning to end, Ning Mo didn't say that his buddy's name was Tang Zifeng, but that his name was Tang Shuai, so it was absolutely impossible for everyone to confuse the two names. Since it is not confused, then there is only one possibility, that is, Tang Zifeng, it is this Tang Zifeng.
Thinking of Tang Zifeng's unprovoked appearance in Linhe, and having the same educational background as the legendary assistant factory director, don't you understand what's going on?
"I'm glad to be happy!" Tang Zifeng clasped his fists at everyone, "I am indeed the Tang Zifeng who came with Director Zhou." Tang Shuai is a fat man, don't take it seriously. ”
"Ah, Tang, Assistant Tang......" Cui Bing stumbled a little first. I didn't say anything wrong just now, this dead fat man is really confused, his high school classmates have come to the factory to be assistant to the factory director, and he doesn't know anything.
Ning Mo only reacted at this time, he looked at Tang Zifeng, and asked in disbelief: "Tang Shuai, aren't you telling the truth?" Wait, are you really called Tang Zifeng?"
Tang Zifeng picked up a beer bottle, smashed it on Ning Mo's head, and said angrily: "You have all the lard in your brain, you have been at the same table with me for three years, and you can't even forget my name?"
Ning Mo stroked his head and said aggrievedly: "Of course I remember that your name is Tang Zifeng. Good guy, three years of high school, the principal, the head of the grade, the class teacher, the classroom teacher, who doesn't say your name several times a day, my ears are almost calloused. But how did you become the assistant director of our factory?"
Tang Zifeng ignored Ning Mo's muttering, he smiled at Lai Taotao and the others and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know that you were all Linyi people just now, but now that we know each other, I will invite you to this meal today." In the future, I will ask you to help me more. ”
After that, he beckoned to the waiter, took out a hundred-yuan bill and handed it over, and said, "You take this money first, and the beer and skewers on our side are on it, by the way, come with 10 skewers of big kidneys." ”
The waiter quickly took the money and ran away. Several young workers looked at each other, and they all looked a little timid. Chen Jinsong plucked up his courage and said, "That, Assistant Tang, I ...... just now"
Tang Zifeng stretched out his hand to stop the words behind him, and said: "Everyone, if you can afford it, call me Tang Zifeng, or call me buddy, call me Old Tang, or call me Tang Shuai like this dead fat man, it's okay." If you call me Assistant Tang, you won't be able to be friends, right?"
"This ......" several young workers hesitated.
Ning Mo had already come back to his senses, he reached out and patted Tang Zifeng on the shoulder, and said, "That's right, I'll call you Tang Shuai, what's the matter! Bingbing, Taotao, Songsong, I tell you, there is really no need to be too polite with my buddy, he is not the kind of person who can put on a fight." In the past, he was the first in the grade, I was the last in the grade, and he never disliked me, and he always called me a brother. People are called real talents, not like those sour college students in the technical department!"