"Yuemin, according to what you say, this has become a regular army, why didn't you earn more in the ghost market?" Qian Fatzi complained when he heard what happened to Zhong Yuemin in the publishing house.

"The publishing house itself doesn't make money, the section chief in charge settles accounts for me, and the books they publish are all given to Xinhua Bookstore at cost price, and the bookstore only pays money when it is sold, and the whole thing is a confused account!"

"Then you have been busy for a long time, haven't you all learned to do good deeds?" said Qian Fatzi.

"Isn't that all there is to it?" Zhong Yuemin smiled bitterly, "If the teaching and research department does not make money, how can it have the ability to gather more talents to join us and produce more and better teaching and auxiliary materials?

"And what do you mean?"

"Holley will continue to do it over there, ship to the whole country, and even we will ship faster than Xinhua Bookstore!" Zhong Yuemin gritted his teeth and said.

Qian Fatzi hesitated, "Will this be an accident?"

"It's been pirated by others, what does it have to do with us?" Zhong Yuemin said with a smile, "Besides, we are the original authors, we don't pursue it, and the publishing house and bookstore have no incentive to pursue it!"

"Hehe, that's exactly what happened. The fat man thought for a while.

"Okay, I'll give you the sample when I go back, you and Kui Yong hurry up and arrange it! Strive to send this batch of goods out before the publishing house distributes the goods!" Zhong Yuemin advised.

"Come on!" said the fat man happily, "Don't worry, this matter is on me!"

"It's not safe for you to live here, do you want to hide somewhere else?" Zhong Yuemin said.

"Where are you going? Rongzi and Ermao are inconvenient!" said Qian Fatzi.

Zhong Yuemin scratched his head, "My dad often comes home now, and it's not appropriate for you to go to my house." What about the Kui Yong family?"

"He's moving!" said the fat man, "Besides, their family is a big family, and it's not appropriate to go to his house." ”

"Moving?" Zhong Yuemin wondered, "What's going on?"

"It's a lot of fun!" Qian Fatzi said with a smile, "Kui Yong met a family a few days ago who was fighting with the next door, and they quarreled for three days and wanted to change houses. Their house and the next door are two rooms split into two households, sharing the kitchen and bathroom, not very easy to change!

I found Kui Yong, Kui Yong knew that there was another family, and the family took advantage of two suites, but in the two districts, far apart, I wanted to change to a suite, which was convenient to take care of the hometown, and it was best to bring a small courtyard that could bask in the sun.

In this way, Kui Yong changed their house out, and the two families who quarreled were far apart, and those who wanted a courtyard lived in Kui Yong's house, and Kui Yong moved to two rooms. ”

"Hey, Kui Yong's family really lives upstairs!" Zhong Yuemin was also happy.

"Kui Yong's small dilapidated courtyard can still be changed to a building, who is going to reason with this?" said Qian Fatzi.

Zhong Yuemin said, "Kui Yong moved today?"

"Yes, Brother Tang, Rongzi, and Dayong have all gone to help. ”

"Let's go and see. Zhong Yuemin happily pulled the fat man and said.

The fat man was pulled along, "You haven't put on pants yet! Don't worry!"

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When Zhong Yuemin took the fat man to Li Kuiyong's house, they were moving things.

"Yuemin, why are you here?" Li Kuiyong, who was busy, saw Zhong Yuemin and hurriedly greeted him.

"Why didn't you notify me of your move?"

Li Kuiyong rubbed his hands, "You are a serious person who goes to work, it is not suitable for you, a few of them are enough!"

"I have to notify you if I am really not available, and I will not be polite to you!" Zhong Yuemin looked at the courtyard, "Have you finished moving everything?"

"It's almost!" Li Kuiyong said, "I don't know if I don't move, there are so many things in these dilapidated houses in my house!

"If there's anything you want to help with, just tell me, I've brought a strong laborer with me. Zhong Yuemin pointed to the fat man and said.

"It's almost gone, if the alley wasn't too narrow for the truck to drive in, we would have moved in a long time ago!" Li Kuiyong glanced back at his wife, "Mom, don't think about that water tank! Every house in the building has running water, and there is no need for a water tank!"

"It's worth a lot of money!" the old lady said, "You don't want this, you want to lose that, don't you have to buy a new one when you go back?!"

Li Kuiyong held his forehead, his head ached, obviously he had communicated with the old lady countless times about this problem.

"Auntie, this water tank is too big, the staircase of the building is narrow, and you can't move up!" Zhong Yuemin went up and persuaded, "Don't move all the way over, and in the end we can't go upstairs, isn't it in vain?"

"Is the staircase so narrow?" asked the old lady.

"It's so narrow, it's a little wider than my waist. The fat man gestured at his waistline.

The old lady looked at the jar and then at the waist of the fat man, "Well, that's narrow." If you really can't go up, let your efforts be in vain, it's really inappropriate. That, then don't. ”

"Hey!" Li Kuiyong hurriedly stepped forward to help the old lady, "Mom, you get in the car first, rest, I promise to clean up properly for you!"

The old lady also seemed to feel that she couldn't help much, "That's fine, but you must not lose anything again!"

"Don't worry, I won't lose a single one of you!" Li Kuiyong hurriedly assured that the old lady went down to the truck with the help of her second sister.

"My mother!" Li Kuiyong wiped the sweat from his head, "This old lady is becoming more and more reasonable, and there are some things that I really can't reason with her." ”

"The old lady can tell you about death, so you can have fun!" Zhong Yuemin said, "A few years ago, I didn't know who was lying in bed, but now it's much stronger!"

"Yes, yes, I should be content!" Li Kuiyong smiled, "Yuemin, I really have to thank you, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to go back to the city so early, and now I'm still in the building!"

"Then you really have to thank Yuemin, if you rely on your factory to divide the house, it is estimated that you will be useless when you retire!" Qian Fat said.

"There's no drama at all, some of the regular workers in our factory have been waiting for more than ten years, and I'm even more out of luck as a temporary worker!" Li Kuiyong said, "If it weren't for Yuemin to let me be this room worm, I wouldn't have had a chance to mix upstairs, or have two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom! I can wake up from my dreams at night!"

"Haha······" The big guys laughed out loud.

"Kui Yong, everything is loaded, let's go?" shouted Tang Ming, who arranged for the loading.

"Alas, here it is!"

Li Kuiyong took one last look at the courtyard where he had lived for more than 20 years, took his father's photo frame, locked the door, and turned to leave.

Neighbors knew they were moving, so they gathered around the truck to see them off.

There are many old sisters who have been friends with the old lady for many years who are holding her hand through the car window, talking with tears, and the old lady is also in tears, pouring out all kinds of reluctance.

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"Lao Ji is determined to be thousands of miles away!" Zhong Yuemin stood behind Zhong Shanyue and read Zhong Shanyue's poems.

"Dad, your hands are so beautiful, the sword is not old!" Zhong Yuemin made Zhong Shanyue laugh with a little sycophant.

"I didn't do anything else when I was quarantined, just practicing calligraphy!" Zhong Shanyue said, "I won't be waiting for time!"

"Your old man is writing again, and he is sighing in his heart, what's the matter, the Third Plenary Session of the Central Committee will adjust your work for you!" Zhong Yuemin asked with a smile.

"The adjustment of individual work is a trivial matter, and this meeting has shifted the focus of the work of the entire country to socialist economic construction, internal reform, and opening up to the outside world!" Zhong Shanyue said in a comfortable mood, "This is a turning point in history!"

"Your old man is smart!" Zhong Yuemin praised, "China will not be the same in the next 30 years from now on! Your old man will be different from before!"

"Stinky boy, I still wear a high hat to you!" Zhong Shanyue scolded with a smile.

"Tell me quickly, what position has your old man been adjusted to this time?" Zhong Yuemin asked.

"This time, I was elected as an alternate member of the Politburo, and I was transferred to the Planning Commission as a deputy director. Zhong Shanyue understated, but he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.

Zhong Yuemin said: "You are really good now! All of a sudden, you went to the small State Council! This progress is really not small!"

"Go, it's not big, it's not small, is there anyone who talks to his son like this?!" Zhong Shanyue was furious.

"You can be regarded as crossing the river and demolishing the bridge!" Zhong Yuemin joked, "If I hadn't asked you to write a letter to contact the old leaders and colleagues, you would definitely be idle at home now! I also saw Minister Li walking in the compound this morning, and I heard that he has been idle at home for two years!"

"Alas, Lao Li also came to me, there is no way, now all departments are overcrowded, so I can only let the old comrades retire and make room for the young cadres!" Zhong Shanyue sighed and sighed.

"Minister Li is three years older than you!" Zhong Yuemin said coldly, and then turned around and left before Zhong Shanyue was annoyed.

"Come back!" Zhong Shanyue shouted.

Zhong Yuemin stood at the door of the room, ready for Zhong Shanyue to get angry at any time.

Zhong Shanyue suppressed the anger in his heart, "Have you participated in the screening for studying in the United States?"

"Well, I just finished my exam last month. Zhong Yuemin said calmly: "The result is out?"

"It's out. Zhong Shanyue said, "Today, the old leader came to me for a chat, mentioned you, and said that you were on the first list to go to the United States. ”

"Which old leader?" Zhong Yuemin said curiously.

"Do you still remember the leader who sat in the middle of the first row when you participated in the New Year's Day party of the ministry and sang ten to send the Red Army?" Zhong Shanyue reminded, "He remembers you today!"

Zhong Yuemin recalled, "His old man also went out of the mountain?"

"Well, I'm back to work, I'm in charge of the economy, and this time I'm an alternate, and he helped me speak. Zhong Shanyue said, "He still remembers you, and asked a few questions about your situation, encouraging you to study hard and contribute to the country." ”

"Do you remember it so early?" Zhong Yuemin was a little shocked.

"The old leader said that when I heard you sing, I felt very moved, and when I listened to your singing, I remembered the ups and downs and twists and turns I experienced back then, and I missed countless comrades-in-arms who fell on the revolutionary road!" Zhong Shanyue was a little emotional, "He let you have time to see him." ”

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"Yuemin!"

Zhong Yuemin looked up, "Teacher Luo, is there something wrong?"

Luo Jinlan looked at her colleagues in the office and said in a low voice, "Can you come out?" ”

"Okay, I'll finish what I'm doing, and I'll come. Zhong Yuemin sped up sorting out the documents in his hand.

"Yuemin, are you really going to the United States?" Luo Jinlan asked.

"Well, the notice from the Ministry of Education has come down, and after dealing with work in the past two days, I will go to the Foreign Chinese College to participate in a training course. Zhong Yuemin replied.

Luo Jinlan bit her lip, "How long will it take to come back?"

"If it's not good, if it's fast, it's three or four years, if it's slow, it's seven or eight years, and you can see the learning situation at that time. Zhong Yuemin replied.

Luo Jinlan was silent for a moment, and suddenly plucked up her courage, "There's a question I've always wanted to ask you." ”

"Well, you say. ”

"Qin Ling has been missing for so long, have you considered anyone else?"

Zhong Yuemin was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head, "This time I went abroad, in fact, I also wanted to try to find her, even if there was little hope, I also wanted to try." ”

Luo Jinlan looked at Zhong Yuemin in a daze, and tears suddenly fell, "Have a safe journey!"

After speaking, Luo Jinlan ran away without looking back.

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"Yuemin, are you really going abroad?" asked Zheng Tong with envy on his face.

"Do you want to go too?" Jiang Biyun glared at Zheng Tong, "You just got admitted to graduate school, and you want to fly away?"

"No, no, I'm a fish, you're water, I can't live without you!" Zheng Tong said sweetly.

"Virtue!" Jiang Biyun didn't eat this.

Li Kuiyong said: "Zheng Tong, are you still not a man?

"I'm willing, can you handle it?" Zheng Tong said.

"Kui Yong, you can find one when you go back, let us see how you treat your daughter-in-law!" Qian Fat joked.

"I must love my daughter-in-law well!" Li Kuiyong was even more shameless, "I'm looking for a daughter-in-law!"

"Oh, that's what I picked up?" Zheng Tong asked rhetorically.

"Ouch!"

Before Zheng Tong finished speaking, he covered his ears and shouted, it turned out that he was twisted by Jiang Biyun.

The crowd rejoiced.

"Come on, let's get everyone together today, the main thing is to say goodbye, everything that should have been explained before, I am also relieved, come, everyone drink one!" Zhong Yuemin looked at the people sitting together and said.

Everyone raised their glasses, "Come, let's wish Yuemin all the best!"

"Smooth sailing!"

That night, everyone was very drunk and slept in the living room.

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"Comrades, the living habits of Americans are very different from ours, so please pay attention to them······ Don't wipe your butt with newspaper when you go to the toilet, it will clog the toilet!"

The staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained the difference between life in China and the United States to the comrades below who were preparing to study abroad, and the comrades below took their notebooks very seriously to record, and Zhong Yuemin almost laughed when he sat in the back.

At this time, the living standards of China and the United States were indeed far apart, and many comrades had not even used the flushing toilet, so it is no wonder that the staff in charge had to remind them to use toilet paper to go to the toilet.

"Yuemin, let's go buy some paper later. Xie Mei whispered to Zhong Yuemin.

"What's wrong?"

"I heard that the United States is more expensive than China's, and we have limited funds, so let's save a little if we can. Xie Mei said seriously.

Zhong Yuemin couldn't help but smile and nodded, "Mmmm, that makes sense!"