Office of the Director, Faculty of Arts, University of Hong Kong, 1968.

The office is not very large, only about 100 feet in size, in addition to a desk, three chairs, and a small bookcase, there is a small coffee table dedicated to a fan and a thermos.

At this moment, the fan is blowing a cool breeze, bringing a rare coolness in the scorching summer, but this look knows that the fan of some years, its wind power is still too small, the room is small and stuffy, there is no window, it does not play any role in relieving the heat, and the two people sitting in the house are already sweating.

"Director Huang, thank you for your help this time, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid that the matter of me staying in school as a teacher would have been full of twists and turns. Huo Yaowen took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, which is currently the most expensive Marlboro brand on the market, and did not take it out, but opened the cigarette case, handed it to Director Huang behind the table, and said with a smile: "Director Huang eats cigarettes first." ”

Director Huang unceremoniously took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, and as soon as he put it to his mouth, he heard a "click", the sparks on the tip of the match flickered in front of him, and he didn't refuse, he leaned out a little bit, leaned in front of the match, "let's chirp" and "baw" took a few puffs, and after lighting the cigarette, his body returned to the right, looking at Huo Yaowen and said:

"Yaowen, what about me, I watched you grow from school little by little, and I know your ability, this time you can stay in school as a supernumerary teacher, and you are hard and diligent enough!

Mr. Zhang, he is old, and he has also made a retirement report, and after taking the last batch of students in the first half of next year, he will retire and go home to take care of his children. As for you, you are one of Mr. Zhang's favorite students, and he also told the principal that you are the most suitable student to stay in school, so if you want to thank Mr. Zhang, you should thank Mr. Zhang. ”

Speaking of this, Director Huang took a deep puff of the cigarette in his hand, glanced at the box of Marlboro cigarettes that Huo Yaowen had deliberately put on the table, and said with a smile: "Don't say it, good cigarettes are good cigarettes, and they don't taste good at all." ”

Huo Yaowen understood in his heart, and said without hurry: "If Director Huang likes it, next time I come, I will definitely honor and honor you, and repay you for cultivating me for so many years." ”

"Don't worry, the atmosphere in Hong Kong has been bad lately. ”

Director Huang had a headache when he thought of the recent newspaper content, originally the job of staying in school as a supernumerary teacher was not for Huo Yaowen, but now the whole Hong Kong is talking about the topic of anti-corruption, even within the University of Hong Kong. Some time ago, the president deliberately refused any corrupt behavior with repeated orders, otherwise the "good position" of a lecturer in philosophy at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Hong Kong would be the turn of Huo Yaowen, a guy with no money, no power and no background.

Huo Yaowen smiled silently when he heard this, he naturally knew that he could become a supernumerary teacher of the philosophy class of the University of Hong Kong, not because of the credit of Director Huang in front of him, but because of the recent anti-corruption boom in Hong Kong and the support of Teacher Zhang, but Director Huang, as his direct leader in the future, should still do what to do.

Huo Yaowen knew this very well both in his previous life and in this life, since he couldn't put an end to it, he might as well join them.

The two exchanged a few words briefly,

Director Huang said earnestly and looked good for you: "Okay, you prepare materials and some class content, school will start in a month, you have to take advantage of this opportunity, don't let Teacher Zhang and our bosses down." ”

Huo Yaowen lifted the gold-rimmed glasses that had fallen to the tip of his nose, and said with a smile: "This is natural, Director Huang, don't worry, I will prepare for class well." ”

Seeing this, Director Huang was about to wave Huo Yaowen to leave, when he suddenly thought of something, and said, "In terms of salary, Mr. Zhang should have told you." ”

"It's already been said. Huo Yaowen nodded.

Director Huang said lightly: "Four hundred mosquito money is indeed a little less, but after all, you are now... Even if you are a substitute teacher, the school will also look at your teaching ability, and when you become a regular teacher in the future, the salary must be the same as everyone. ”

Huo Yaowen pursed his somewhat dry lips and smiled: "I know this." ”

"That's okay, Yaowen, you go back and prepare first, you have to work hard in the last half a month, learn more from Teacher Zhang, he has been working in the school for more than 20 years, and he is very experienced in teaching, you have to study hard." ”

"I will definitely learn from the teacher about the teaching experience, since this is the case, then I will not bother Director Huang, and I will prepare for the class well after I go back." ”

"Well, remember to come to the school the day after tomorrow, and the teacher's dormitory building will be arranged for you. ”

"Okay, Director Huang. ”

...

A few minutes later,

At the entrance of the University of Hong Kong,

A young man with an Elvis Presley hairstyle and bell-bottoms squatted on the curb opposite the entrance of the University of Hong Kong, eating inferior cigarettes while looking at the scattered young female students who walked by from time to time at the school gate.

Suddenly noticing a man in a white shirt and trousers walking out of the school gate, "Elvis" stood up excitedly, waved his right hand and shouted, "Brother Yaowen!"

Hearing the shouting, Huo Yaowen, who walked over, pursed his lips and said, "I'll tell Mingzai, why are you shouting so loudly, I'm afraid that I'm deaf and can't hear!"

"Huh. Ming Tsai wiped the long hair on his head with his right hand, and said with a stupid smile: "Aren't you afraid that Brother Yaowen won't be able to hear it?

Huo Yaowen nodded with a smile and said, "Well, I have agreed to let me come to teach when school starts next month." ”

Ming Tsai was happy as if he had successfully applied for the job, and yelled: "That's great, Aunt Li will probably be happy to death if she hears the news, a teacher at the University of Hong Kong! ”

Huo Yaowen took out a Marlboro cigarette from his trouser pocket, took out one and put it in his mouth, skillfully took out a match and lit it, took a deep breath, let the smoke wander in his lungs, and then slowly spit out the smoke, and after listening to Ming Zai's words, he pouted and said: "It's only 400 mosquitoes a month, and it's not as good as the grandma who sells bowl wings on the street, what is there to be happy about." ”

Ming Tsai hurriedly said: "That's not the same! How can selling bowl wings compare to being a teacher at the University of Hong Kong, and ask me to say, even if you don't have any money, you're happy!"

"If you don't charge a mosquito money, then you can do it. Huo Yaowen glanced at Ming Zai, this guy almost doesn't know anything except for being literate after reading elementary school, and has been fooling around outside as a flying boy, if it weren't for the fate of a plainclothes policeman Lao Dou who can make money in the police station, I'm afraid he would have starved to death on the street.

"If I want to be a teacher, my old bean will have to die of happiness!"

Listening to Ming Zai's inconspicuous words, Huo Yaowen shook his head helplessly, for fear that he would say something again, and hurriedly said, "Okay, don't say it, have you done what I asked you to do?"

Ming Tsai patted his chest and said: "Brother Yaowen, don't worry, none of the things handed over to me by Ming Tsai can't be done! I have entrusted someone to collect all the newspapers and newspapers in Hong Kong, and I have put them all in your house, and you can see them when you go back." ”

"Alright, let's go home. Hearing this, Huo Yaowen couldn't wait to go home.

Ming Tsai suddenly stopped, "Wait for Brother Yaowen." ”

"What's wrong?" Huo Yaowen looked back.

"That, Brother Yaowen, can Marlboro give me a drink?" Ming Tsai touched the back of his head and smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Fool. ”

Huo Yaowen burst out laughing, took out a cigarette and match from his pocket and threw them to the other party.

"I don't need so many Brother Yaowen, I'll just eat one, I have also eaten this cigarette, and I took it from my old bean secretly, he has good tobacco and food every day in the police station, but I envy it. ”

"It's all for you, I won't eat it anyway. ”

"Don't eat?Brother Yaowen, do you want to quit smoking?Why do you want to quit smoking?!"

"To live a few more years. ”

Huo Yaowen smiled, and then ignored Ming Zai's pity eyes, threw away the cigarette that he had only eaten in his hand, took a deep breath of the air mixed with the hot summer breath, looked at the blue sky and the dazzling sun, felt the vitality of the young body, and suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of pleasure in his heart.

In his previous life, he had been a smoker for more than 20 years, and he often coughed and didn't speak, and when he reached middle age, he was even more uncomfortable every night, and he wanted not to smoke, but at that time he couldn't quit completely.

Now God has given a new opportunity, coming to Hong Kong in this great era in 1968, how can I repeat the mistakes of the past again.