"It's not thoughtful, you're still too young. ”

Old Man Shen shook his head and commented on Zhang Xingming's performance in the conference room.

Zhang Xingming scratched his head, and the old man said again: "There are some things that can't be said, you have to listen more and say less on such occasions, and you have to think about what you have to say, and then talk about it after you think about it." How many people did you offend with one sentence today? That is, you are still young, and no one really takes it seriously, so the old man took it again. The advisor you gave was not really asking you anything, it was to see that you were reckless, and to put a talisman on you. ”

After a pause, the old man said again: "But if you have any ideas, or the customs below, you still have time to write something to the old man, he can't walk, and he is powerless to understand the situation below. ”

Zhang Xingming nodded and agreed.

The old man said, "The meeting is over, are you going to stay in the capital most of this year?"

Zhang Xingming said: "At least half a year, uncertain, Hong Kong Island also has to pass, and I will focus on Hong Kong Island in the next few years." ”

The old man thought for a while and said: "Liaodong is your foundation, while this side is not busy, go back and take care of it again, the arrangement of the arrangement is in place, and it is from several research institutes, and look at it again." In the second half of the year, I guess I will have to come to Beijing, the old man spoke, and he couldn't stay in Liaodong. But it's not a big problem on your side, just develop steadily, I'll come up, Xiaoquan is the most likely to take over, get along well in the future, don't be petty. ”

Zhang Xingming agreed.

The two talked for a while, and Zhang Xingming was driven out by the old man.

didn't get into the car, and walked side by side with Li Chun on the road in the evening in the capital.

It's mid-April, the capital has warmed up, the ice and snow have receded northward, and the wind at night is still a little cool, but it doesn't feel cold anymore.

The meeting has ended, and calm has returned to Beijing after half a month of bustling, deputies from all parts of the country have left Beijing one after another, and the airport and railway station have been busy for several days.

Because the old man Shen is going to take up a post in Beijing in the second half of the year, he may not return to Liaodong except for the handover, so he specially called Zhang Xingming over to tell him, in fact, he has one hundred and twenty hearts for Zhang Xingming, and now there is another one to endorse Zhang Xingming, there is nothing to worry about, but his specific location has not been decided at this time, and he lives in Xiyuan for the time being, and he can't keep Zhang Xingming.

Coming out of the West Garden is the back of the Forbidden City.

Although this area in later generations basically maintained the layout of the courtyard house, and there were no high-rise buildings, it still seemed a little desolate at this time, or it was deserted. The tall trees on both sides of the street stood in the wind, the leaves had not yet grown, and the street lamps had not yet turned on. There were very few pedestrians on the street, and occasionally a few children ran by, carrying laughter along the way.

The yards on both sides of the road are still yards, and they have not yet become a façade, and the sound of pots and pans and the fragrance of stir-frying vegetables come from inside.

In addition to the political atmosphere in the capital of this era, there is no huge difference between the common people and the following places, maybe, it is slightly inferior, at least in this era except for the capital, there are no miscellaneous courtyards, several more than a dozen families are crowded together.

After walking for a while, a kilometer away, several old ladies wearing red armbands and carrying flashlights came over.

In fact, it is not accurate to say that it is an old lady, in this era, you feel very old in your forties, that is, an old man and an old lady, in later generations, no one will see a forty-year-old person as an old man.

The old lady detective team in the capital can be regarded as a landscape, under the roots of the imperial city, people's political consciousness is quite high, the enthusiasm for public activities is also high, and the large courtyard residence, resulting in this unique street culture. In the seventies, various organizations and activities were organized throughout the country on a street-by-street basis, and in the end, only the capital remained.

In northern dialect, it is the old lady here who is very nosy, and the interest in the long and short of the family is particularly high.

The two sides passed by, and several scrutinizing eyes stayed on Zhang Xingming and Li Chun for a long time. Zhang Xingming felt that if it weren't for the two people with a car behind them, it would be possible to be pulled and asked. Sedans, in this era, are still quite bluffing.

Zhang Xingming didn't care about this, and walked forward with Li Chun just gossiping, and his body and mind were extremely relaxed at this moment.

This side is the moat, in the middle of the North Sea, the water vapor is sandwiched in the air to form a cool breeze, bringing the breath of spring, that is, cold, as the saying goes, spring covers autumn frost, the cold of spring is straight into the bone marrow, as the sky gets darker, the wind becomes cold, and Zhang Xingming and Li Chun, who were still very freehand just now, drove into the car.

The car turned out from the root of the imperial city along the North Chizi Street, which happened to be the Beizi Mansion that had been renovated, Zhang Xingming used the price of a new building to exchange for the Beizi Mansion began to be repaired a year ago, because it has been inhabited and used, the damage to the house is not high, and the maintenance is to carry out a modernization, dismantle some of the things that have been added to the unit in these years, and restore the original appearance of the house, which has been basically completed at this time, leaving only some of the fine paint painting inside has not been done, but it is also soon.

And across a narrow street of the old mansion of the palace just cleaned out at this time, the maintenance project here is big, the main house has to be rebuilt, the weather is cold and can not be constructed, can only be warmed up, it is estimated that the end of the year will be at least completed, this year's renovation of this task is heavier, and the old house of Kun can be handed over at the end of the month, and it has to be repaired again, this side is bigger, although the building is intact, but it is too big, and it has been used by the unit for a few years, and even the demolition and reform is estimated to have to get to 87 years, which is still fast.

The plot of land that was promised to build a building for the publishing house has been bulldozed, just exposing the Beizi Mansion, looking at the house outside the car that has been renewed, Zhang Xingming said to Li Chun: "Brother Li, do you say we live here or Hekun?"

Li Chun scratched his head, looked at Zhang Liguo, who was driving, and said, "Lao Zhang, which side do you think is better?"

Zhang Liguo turned his head and looked at it and said, "It's all good." I'll have to die of beauty wherever I live, this house is so beautiful and atmospheric. ”

Zhang Xingming and Li Chun gave him a big roll of the eye at the same time.

Zhang Xingming said: "I want to get a club, just use this old house, do you think it can be done?"

Zhang Liguo asked, "What is the club?"

Zhang Xingming said: "It is a place to gather and play, to eat, sleep, take a bath, play cards, watch small songs, have fun, and have fun, but it is different from those popular places, I am ready to implement a membership system, not a member will not be accepted." ”

Li Chun thought for a while and said: "If that's the case, it will be feasible to use this house, and there will be fewer and fewer big mansions in the future, and a lot of them will be demolished last year, all of them are used by units, and they all want to push the building, and it is estimated that there will be few in a few years, this is the territory of the royal officials and nobles, and it sounds like the grade is different, but I don't know if the place is enough, why don't you take Hekun and get it? ”

Zhang Xingming rubbed his face, looked out the window and said: "It's a little tangled, in fact, I still want to live over there, forget it, listen to you, just transform it there and build a clubhouse, and then leave a yard to live in, it's still a little smaller here, I plan to set the total number of members at 1,005, plus their relatives, this side will definitely not be enough." That's it, Brother Li, you ask how long it will take to get it done here tomorrow, let's just move here and live, we have to stay in the capital for more than half a year. By the way, the club is called the Imperial City Club, and by the way, ask what procedures need to be done. ”

Li Chun nodded in agreement, and the car drove all the way back to the Beijing Office.

Early the next morning, Li Chun took someone to do the affairs of the house, Zhang Xingming lay on the bed for a while, but he couldn't sleep, so he got up and went to the living room to sit in a daze.