In the first half of 1976, the people of the whole country, who had experienced the death of three great men and a tremendous natural disaster, had not yet recovered from their grief, and just after 11 November, they ushered in the great news of smashing the "Gang of Four." Their mood was really like a roller coaster.

When the teachers in the office heard the news from the radio, they were all stunned for a while, only Zhong Yuemin's mouth rose, and then he heard the shocking cheers on the campus.

Teachers ran out of their offices to find all the students pouring out of classrooms, dormitories, and libraries, smiling on their faces, shouting hooray, and even worse, beating drums with washbasins, buckets, and lunch boxes, shaking hands and hugging everyone they met, and the sad and oppressive atmosphere that had accumulated over the whole country was swept away.

"Great! Great! Yuemin, Yuemin?" Luo Jinlan was also very excited at the moment, and wanted to talk to Zhong Yuemin, but found that he who was standing in the corridor before had long since disappeared.

Zhong Yuemin had actually left when everyone was cheering, he walked on the street, watching the people celebrating and singing and dancing on the street, listening to the crackling firecrackers, and feeling the awakening and pulse of the country.

He had long known that this moment would come, and he thought that he had been ready for a long time, but at this moment, he was deeply moved by the great rejuvenation and brilliant glory that this ancient nation and a country of many difficulties would eventually usher in!!

"Yuemin?" Zhong Shanyue was shocked by Zhong Yuemin's arrival, "Don't you go to work today?"

"Dad, do you hear the sound outside?"

"I heard, it's marching again? It's a lot louder than usual. Zhong Shanyue flipped the newspaper over again, ready to continue reading.

"It's a parade. Zhong Yuemin grinned, "It's a parade to smash the Gang of Four outside." ”

Zhong Shanyue, who was still staring at the newspaper, was like a tiger waking up, "What did you say?!"

"Dad, the Gang of Four has been crushed!" Zhong Yuemin repeated.

"Where did the news come from? Exactly?" Zhong Shanyue threw the newspaper in his hand and stood up.

"The Central Broadcasting has issued a notice, and all four people have been arrested and are awaiting public trial. ”

Zhong Shanyue paced back and forth in the small room, and the excitement in his heart was indescribable.

"Yuemin, do you think it's stable this time?"

Zhong Yuemin didn't answer directly, "It's Ye Laoshuai, Ye Laoshuai and Chairman Hua, they can't turn the tables over." ”

"A few old handsomes have made a move, and they are indeed stable!" Zhong Shanyue was relieved in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face.

"You don't think I'm really just here to tell you the news, do you?" Zhong Yuemin reminded Zhong Shanyue, who was in a state of surprise.

"Do you really think your dad and I are old and confused?" Zhong Shanyue sneered, "You kid has always been unprofitable and can't afford to be early!

"Dad, I'm doing this for your own good!" Zhong Yuemin said: "Why do I feel like you're afraid that I'm going to hurt you?"

"Are you embarrassed to say it?" Zhong Shanyue scolded, "Last time the incident of No. 2, you tell me how scary it was! You said that something was going to happen, but it didn't take long for it to happen!"

"Haha, when are you afraid?" Zhong Yuemin laughed, "I think you're afraid that your son will become an immortal, right?"

Zhong Shanyue scolded with a smile: "You kid still want to become an immortal?

"Do you bury your own son like this?" Zhong Yuemin, "If I am a spirit, what are you?"

"Stinky boy! If you talk nonsense, do you believe it or not?" Zhong Shanyue pretended to be angry and wanted to fight.

Zhong Yuemin has long been hiding, every time he comes back to visit, almost this one happens, Zhong Yuemin has long been used to it, and the right is to help the old man move his muscles.

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"I'm here today for two things, one is where is China going, and the other is where are you going?" Zhong Yuemin said in a suppressed voice.

Zhong Shanyue glared at Zhong Yuemin: "The first one is still like words, and the second one is what's going on? Where can I go, won't I just stay here?"

"No, why don't you understand what I mean?" Zhong Yuemin was helpless, "Do you want to go out?"

"Yes!" Zhong Shanyue said, "But this is a matter decided by the organization, is it your turn to worry about it?"

"I don't want to worry about it, but who made you my son?" Zhong Yuemin muttered.

"What are you talking about, what's the objection?"

Zhong Yuemin said: "I mean, there are thousands of people like you in the country, and the organization can't worry about you, we can't wait stupidly!"

Zhong Shanyue wanted to reprimand Zhong Yuemin, but he reluctantly found that although Zhong Yuemin's words were playful, the truth was not wrong, he was silent for a while, "What do you think?"

Seeing that Zhong Shanyue's attitude was a little relaxed, Zhong Yuemin hurriedly said: "Let's talk about this matter from the first thing, the question of where China is going. ”

"Well, the fate of the nation determines the fate of the individual. Zhong Shanyue nodded, "Yuemin, you continue." ”

"The old handsomes are in power, who do you think will come out in charge?" Zhong Yuemin said softly.

Zhong Shanyue frowned, "Isn't it Chairman Hua?"

"The foundation is too shallow, it's not nice to say, he was brought up by the chairman, and now that the chairman is gone, who still listens to him?" Zhong Yuemin said: "Even compared with you, his qualifications are not enough!"

Zhong Shanyue wanted to refute, but found that this is indeed the case, politics is such a thing, it does not mean that if you sit in that position, you will really become that person, if you have no qualifications, no ability, no means, the job title is bullshit!

"Then who do you think will come out?"

"Jiangxi, what do you think?"

"Vice Premier Deng?" Zhong Shanyue pondered for a long time, but found that he couldn't propose a more suitable person to come out, and he couldn't help but be impressed by his son's accurate analysis.

"Have you dealt with this one?" Zhong Yuemin asked with a glimmer of hope.

Zhong Shanyue shook his head, "I was always fascinated when I was in the army, but I didn't have the opportunity to work together. Later, when I came to Beijing, the prime minister was in charge of the economy and industry, and I was in the organization department, and I had only met from afar in meetings, but I had never dealt with them. ”

In the original work, Zhong Shanyue was finally rehabilitated and released, but he could only retire to leisure at home, Zhong Yuemin expected that he must not have taken any line, and now he asks a little more, but he is just a fluke.

Now this is indeed the case, and Zhong Yuemin is not too disappointed.

"Old man, according to our analysis, the old handsomes come up, Vice Premier Deng comes out, and those like you who are quarantined and censored will come out sooner or later. ”

Zhong Shanyue nodded, "Although you kid is usually unreliable, but your political sense is really powerful, according to this way, it will be a matter of time before our people are rehabilitated." ”

After Zhong Shanyue said this, he was obviously settled, and a smile appeared on his lips unconsciously.

Zhong Yuemin said: "Old man, don't be too happy. ”

"How?"

"Do you still think that after you go out, you will continue to shine and contribute to the construction of socialism?"

"Of course!" Zhong Shanyue said: "The country has been delayed for almost ten years, we must race against time to build the country well!"

"Yes. Zhong Yuemin nodded, "I guess an old revolutionary like yours must think so." However, have you ever thought that there are so many leading posts, but there are many people who want to shine brightly, and this shows that there are too many monks and too little porridge! Maybe we will have to let a group of old cadres retire? ”

"Nonsense, I was the youngest deputy minister in the ministry back then, why am I old?" Zhong Shanyue retorted.

"You also said that it was back then, and it was ten years ago!" Zhong Yuemin said: "There have been several batches of cadres in the department in the past ten years, who still knows your demeanor back then? Besides, you are fifty-seven years old this year, so you can't be considered young, right?"

After listening to Zhong Yuemin's words, Zhong Shanyue suddenly became depressed, and his originally straight waist was a little unable to hold it.

"Am I really old enough to retire?"

After a long time, Zhong Shanyue asked out loud.

"Then it depends on who you compare with, if you compare with me, you must be old, but if you compare with those old handsomes and prime ministers, then you are still very young!" Zhong Yuemin said with a smile.

"Get out!" Zhong Shanyue scolded, "Those old handsome prime ministers are comparable to me?"

"If you don't want to retire and retire at home after you go out, you can only compare with them, you have to the prime minister's heart!" Zhong Yuemin said the purpose of this trip, "Why are you sitting here and sharing the fruits of other people's labor?"

"You kid is teaching Lao Tzu a lesson!" Zhong Shanyue was sullen and scolded with tiger eyes, "You should tell me, if you are Lao Tzu, what will you do?"

"Isn't this an attitude of asking for advice?" Zhong Yuemin said dissatisfied.

"Hey, you kid still picked it up?" Zhong Shanyue said, seeing that Zhong Yuemin still refused to let go, he had to change his posture, "Okay, I'll ask you for advice today!

"Hehe, you're too polite!" Zhong Yuemin accepted it when he saw it.

"The situation is not so clear now, should we hurry up and stand in line?" Zhong Yuemin said.

"I'm still trapped inside, how can I stand in line?"

"Dad, don't we have to give full play to our subjective initiative? You can't just point at me? You have been in the officialdom for so many years, you can't be in vain, right?"

Zhong Shanyue was dissatisfied and said: "I'm doing a revolution, how can I call it a bastard? You talk about yours first, and I'll add it last!"

"Yes, yes, I said it wrong!" Zhong Yuemin said, "You are in prison, but many of your old leaders and colleagues are still active outside!

"Will they listen to me?"

"Now is the trend of the times, as long as you are not a fool can know, there is a shortage of people to start with. ”

Zhong Shanyue hesitated.

"If you don't do it, it won't be your turn after a while!" Zhong Yuemin said quietly.

"Can the letter be delivered?"

Zhong Yuemin was overjoyed, "You can write boldly with confidence, and Director Wang is responsible for sending it for you!"

"Wang Zhanying?"

"We've been chatting for more than two hours, and no one has urged us yet, don't you think it's strange?"

Zhong Shanyue thought thoughtfully, "Wang Zhanying was also bought by your kid?"

"Actually, it's not counted, now it's like China in 49 years, which Kuomintang doesn't leave a way back for itself?" Zhong Yuemin said with a smile, "This is called the general trend!"

"You really said the head of the way!" Zhong Shanyue said: "It seems that your kid still has a backhand, hurry up and talk about it!"

"The aforementioned standing in line is all a trail. Zhong Yuemin said, "The real killer move, in fact, I told you earlier." ”

"Did you say that?" Zhong Shanyue said suspiciously.

"Think about it?"

Zhong Shanyue smiled: "Are you testing your old man?"

Zhong Yuemin smiled but did not speak.

"You mean to let me fuck the Prime Minister's heart?" Zhong Shanyue reacted quickly, "Are you asking me to think about the strategy of governing the country?"

"Hey, that's right!" Zhong Yuemin said: "Now there is a lot of waste to be rebuilt, and there is an urgent need for talents to build the country, especially economic talents, if you are an expert in this field, you can tell me, who do you need to use?"

"That's the reason, but I haven't worked in economics, and I don't understand this?"

"If you don't understand, study and study! Is there anything that can stump you?" Zhong Yuemin said, "You have two things in mind, the first practice is the only criterion for testing the truth, and the second is that you must do anything that is conducive to improving the people's living standards!"

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When Zhong Yuemin came out of the isolation room, it was already dark, he said hello to Wang Zhanying and went home.

He gave some hints to Zhong Shanyue almost to the greatest extent today, and Zhong Shanyue's shocked expression still remained in his mind.

It is impossible for Zhong Shanyue not to be shocked, the line of thought put forward by Zhong Yuemin is actually completely different from the current work center with the class struggle as the key link, and it can even be said that it is deviant, but Zhong Shanyue just can't say that Zhong Yuemin's statement is wrong.

In the final analysis, it is because Zhong Shanyue came all the way from old China, he has seen the suffering of the people, and he has also fought for the people to live a good life, but this original intention has gradually been forgotten in the corner.

Zhong Yuemin's reminder made Zhong Shanyue wake up like a dream.

Before leaving, Zhong Shanyue repeatedly asked Zhong Yuemin to send books in, whether ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, as long as they were beneficial to his study of economics.

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"Brother!"

"Beibei, why are you here?"

"Little Hands asked me to come to you. ”

As soon as the words with Beibei fell, Zhong Yuemin turned around and ran to the place where the bicycle was parked.

"Wait for me, brother, wait for me!" Yu Beibei didn't expect it, so she had to run behind.

Zhong Yuemin stepped on the bicycle and pedaled forward, "Beibei, I'll go first, you slow down!"

As expected, Hou San really couldn't do it, leaving only the last breath and refusing to swallow it.

When Zhong Yuemin entered the house, Qian Fatzi, Ermao, and He Dayong ······ The people at home had already arrived, and everyone got out of the way and let Zhong Yuemin go to Hou San's side.

"Uncle Shi, Brother Yuemin is here!" said with a small hand in Hou San's ear.

"Third master, I'll Yuemin!"

"Uh-huh-hmm······" Hou San's closed eyes shone slightly, and he whimpered in his throat, but he couldn't say a word.

"Third master, don't worry, I have everything with me, I will definitely do what I promised you before, and I will take care of my little hands!"

As soon as Zhong Yuemin's words fell, Hou San tilted his head to the right and went.

"Master, Master!" the little hand wept bitterly.