When July was about to pass, Huang Jinzi sent a text message again, this time stating the purpose straightforwardly, so that Qiao Nan could prepare for the graduate school entrance examination.

"Qiao Nan, you come to Beijing! You don't plan to stay in that mountain for the rest of your life, do you?"

Qiao Nan didn't know why she suddenly became so urgent, he was a very planned person, and he replied to Jinzi's request: "I told you, the postgraduate entrance examination policy is very harsh on us, and there may not be a place for a whole year." I always have to have some results, or a clear research direction, before I can talk to the leader about the graduate school entrance examination. ”

Huang Jinzi was very stubborn: "You are so smart, isn't it easy to do this? I beg you, you will take the test!"

In two months, the graduate school entrance examination will be registered, and as far as Qiao Nan knows, there will be no places this year. Even if there were, he had only been in office for two years, and it would be difficult for him to get his turn.

In a hurry, Huang Jinzi came up with some crooked ways: "You go to find the leader! You perform so well in the army, is it still difficult to walk around with the big chief more and ask for a place in the graduate school entrance examination?"

Qiao Nan was slightly mindful, he understood that the central idea of Jinzi was actually two words - gift-giving.

What level is the big chief in her mouth? Qiao Nan was once commended by a star, and a star could even remember his name, which raised high expectations for him. If Qiao Nan had a little more eyesight and behaved more proactively, would he usher in some opportunities to soar?

Unfortunately, he is as dull as wood in this regard. When you think about it, he seems to be only good at doing things quietly. For Lao Feng, who helped him a lot, he never had the idea of "giving gifts", but he sincerely regarded him as a big brother who could block bullets for him at critical moments.

Jin Jinzi is not unaware of these things. She often said that Qiao Nan can stay in the army like this. If he is really in the workplace, I am afraid that he will work silently for ten years and be a junior brother to an honest boss for ten years......

She once told Qiao Nan that her father became a section chief when he was very young, and his future was very good, but the result was ...... I have been standing still for more than ten years. Isn't he ambitious? No, he's not greedy, he's not lazy, he's diligent in his work, he doesn't have the habit of being an old fritter, and everyone in the unit praises him. can boast and boast, until there was a change in the top level of their unit, his father was promoted to a deputy department.

And in those ten years, the same batch of people who were promoted with him, and those who were engaged in side hustles and side hustles, everyone had a prosperous life, but her father was a dead brain. Huang Jinzi sighed and said that if his father would be active, it would be possible for the governor to do so.

After hearing this, Qiao Nan thought for a moment and said, "Then the uncle's mentality must be very good, right?"

Huang Jinzi had no choice but to support his forehead, forget it, and say that he couldn't move this piece of wood.

Huang Jinzi has been in the workplace for a long time, but he is very envious of Qiao Nan's state. Qiao Nan didn't know that during the New Year's holidays, she always had to carefully choose gifts, pick a time that would not burden others the most, go to the home of the big and small leaders to sit down, and use slightly exaggerated jokes to hide the embarrassment of having nothing to talk about.

She didn't want to do it, and she felt tired of doing it. Sometimes, when she stands on the overpass and looks at the scenery and the endless traffic, she feels very embarrassed. It's best when you're still a student, you don't have to think about anything, she has good grades and good popularity, and others revolve around her, and she never has to think about deliberately pleasing others.

She had never thought that if she became a member of society, she would have to be polite to this society. And these etiquettes not only required her to work hard, but also made her exhausted in human interactions, making choices between groveling and remaining proud. These appearances make up her life and make her a qualified social person.

At nights when she needed to rely on sleeping pills to fall asleep, she would think of Qiao Nan. He has obviously experienced more human feelings, why are his eyes still so clear? Or can it be said that his eyes still maintain an innocent childishness.

There was a long silence on that call. Qiao Nan wanted to ask what was going on, but Huang Jinzi stubbornly didn't say anything. In the end, Qiao Nan made a compromise, he said, he found an opportunity to ask.

And Huang Jinzi already has the answer in his heart, Qiao Nan will not ask. She knows his character too well, he seems to be living a very active life, but if the opportunity does not come to the door, he will not take the initiative to fight for it at all.

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Nan was distressed for a long time, and took out all the reference books that Jinzi bought for him. During that period of childish rebellion, he did want to get out of here. But after the impulse, he found that he did not make the decision to leave so easily.

As I said earlier, if a person has feelings for something, a root will grow under his feet. The first root under Qiao Nan's feet grew in that small city called Port City. When he left there, he couldn't sleep all night because of the pain; the second root, which grew in the place called "University of Science and Technology", left him too many memories, or painful, or beautiful, but when the time of parting came, when he waved goodbye to his classmates, he cried again and again; the third root is here. Although it hasn't been a long time, if it is cut off, he will definitely be in pain.

Qiao Nan opened the diary and wrote down the following paragraph: "Every time I say 'love', I always feel that this word is too greasy. But what can the roots that grow under my feet be called 'love'?"

A few days later, Huang Jinzi called again and asked him how he was thinking about it. Qiao Nan hesitated, and Huang Jinzi sighed in disappointment.

"Jinzi, you know, where can you say this decision?"

"Qiao Nan......"

"Huh?"

Huang Jinzi hesitated for a long time and said, "I have a chance to send." ”

“…… Where to go?"

"Hong Kong. ”

As soon as Huang Jinzi said it, Qiao Nan's chest felt like a hammer.

"The leadership gave me two opportunities, one was that I could stay in Beijing and be promoted, but I was not very satisfied with that department, and the second was to be stationed in Hong Kong, where I usually stay for two years and then move up one level after I came back. However, during the expatriate period, the various subsidies add up, and it is almost the same as a promotion. ”

Huang Jinzi didn't say any more, but Qiao Nan understood what she meant, if he went to Beijing for graduate school, she would choose to stay in Beijing. Her stay has a lot to do with him.

Qiao Nan suddenly felt very guilty, all the girls had considered this, but he didn't even have a serious confession.

After hanging up the phone that time, Qiao Nan forced himself to think realistically, and it was time to find a better way out for himself. After writing the report in a serious way, he went to the battalion commander for an interview.

When he made up his mind, he moved at the speed of light, but this time the operation failed at the speed of light.

The battalion commander glared at him and asked him, "Then who will do your job?"

From registration to admission, there is at least one year, which is enough time to train another cadre like him. But before Qiao Nan could say it, the battalion commander's eyes doubled again: "Can a party member and cadre lose the minimum sense of responsibility?"

As long as you move out with such words, there is basically no hope. The battalion commander retracted his widening pupils and sent him away: "It's impossible for anyone to let you go, go back!"

Qiao Nan wrote a report in three days, but it was rejected by the battalion commander in three sentences. He smoked outside his dorm room, thinking to himself that Huang Jinzi was right, that he was indeed paying the price for being naïve that he shouldn't have at this age.

Qiao Nan was embarrassed to tell Huang Jinzi that she had been beaten to the ground in this battle, but Huang Jinzi had already guessed it, and she gave him another trick: "What if you play the emotional card?"

Almost all the cadres in this unit knew Qiao Nan's sad relationship, and they also witnessed how he spent those years in pain, so much so that he almost had mental problems. If you take this experience as an example, let's say that you met a good girl who saved him from sinking, and now this girl wants to marry him, but she says that he must go to Beijing. If you say that, the odds are better, right?

But Qiao Nan understands very well that Huang Jinzi has given herself a lot of warmth, but it is not her who completely saves herself.

That person was unlike any girl he had ever seen, she was abrupt and bright, like an unstoppable ray of sunshine, which shone into the depths of his heart unreasonably. He was at a loss, but when she was in her heart, she was warm and wandered around with his soul. Thanks to her, Qiao Nan traveled with her to a wonderful world, and it was ...... A world of sunshine.

Although they have broken up for a long time, Qiao Nan occasionally remembers the surprises she brought to her. After Huang Jinzi made this proposal, he felt that he should not use his feelings as an excuse.

In late August, Lao Feng suddenly found him and asked him to reprepare for the graduate school entrance examination.

Qiao Nan smiled bitterly and refused: "How long has it been, can't let me lose people twice in such a short period of time!"

"No need, I'm going to get a place anyway, and I told the chiefs that you are a good academic seedling, and let them try to give you this opportunity. Well...... That's pretty much what it means. ”

"How could they say yes for no reason? You're not going to give me a gift, are you?"

"Gifts?!" Lao Feng glared at Qiao Nan before he said, "I'm leaving, it's not too much to mention such a condition before leaving, right?"

……

"You've sent a lot of people away in the past two years, don't you have such a day sooner or later? Don't put on that expression, I'm not used to looking at it. In the past, when I saw someone in a military uniform, I called Dad, but now I don't call Dad...... You say, shouldn't I have gone yet?"

Lao Feng used to seem to be learning radio, and he was at the bottom of all the grades on the training ground, and in such a sharp knife unit, he didn't expect him to rush to the front line like this. But Qiao Nan imagined what he looked like when he was young, even if he was engaged in technology and did not have such high physical requirements, but in his heart, it was always uncomfortable, right?

Qiao Nan heard from his predecessors that when Lao Feng was still Xiao Feng, he would deal with wires and circuit boards when he was asked to engage in technology, and if he was asked to write materials, he would diligently climb the lattice. In the past, he wore glasses, didn't talk much, and was even a little wooden. is such a person, who does not rise very fast and does not have the right to speak, but he has become the confidant brother of many fighters.

When he was leaving, the chiefs asked him what he wanted. He said that he hoped that a quota would be given so that young cadres would have the opportunity to learn. Some people really want to engage in academics, and giving them some opportunities will also be of great benefit to the development of the troops.

He said to Qiao Nan again, you kid is indeed very capable, but his feelings are a little less sophisticated. Admitted to graduate school, do a good job in learning. As long as you do well academically, you won't suffer too much.

That night, Qiao Nan remembered the story told by Huang Jinzi, and remembered the little section chief who had not been promoted for more than ten years and was a little stupid. Maybe these people are not very proficient in the etiquette of treating society, so they will be swept away by the tide of society, so that they have taken a lot of detours!

Despite the deep night, Qiao Nan still blocked his arm to his eyes. He persuaded himself for a night, but he still couldn't control the surging tears, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth.

He wanted to tell Lao Feng that he hadn't thought about how to get ahead and how to dominate a group of officers. He admires a class of people who are not very proficient in the etiquette of society, but who are still diligent.

It's people like him.