After smoking a cigarette, Chen Qingdong called the number Xu Yuanyuan left again.

The phone rang seven times, and just as Chen Qingdong was about to hang up the phone, the phone was finally connected, and it was a man's voice, but it was younger than the last time he answered Chen Qingdong's phone and had a very bad attitude.

"Hey, hello. The other party said.

"Hello. Chen Qingdong also said politely, "May I ask if it is Xu Yuanyuan's family?"

The other party was silent for a moment before saying, "Yes, who are you?"

"Oh, I'm from the government of Shuangshan Town, Liulin County, and I'm a colleague of Xu Yuanyuan. Chen Qingdong said, "The unit has something that needs me to notify Xu Yuanyuan, is it convenient for Xu Yuanyuan to answer the phone?"

"Twin Mountains Town Government?" the man repeated in a low voice, then added, "Tell me something you want, it's the same." ”

Chen Qingdong naturally couldn't tell this man about the blind date, and he called Xu Yuanyuan this time, not to do work for her and let her participate in any blind date conference, so he said: "I'm sorry, if it's convenient for her to answer the phone, I'll tell her in person." ”

The other party immediately looked impatient and said, "Forget it, it's inconvenient for her to answer the phone." ”

Chen Qingdong's heart sank, and he was about to hang up the phone, but suddenly heard a faint female voice on the phone: "Are you looking for me?"

Chen Qingdong immediately perked up, knowing that this girl was Xu Yuanyuan, so he didn't speak, holding the microphone and waiting. Chen Qing**ran felt that he was still a little nervous, and his palms were sweating slightly, he suddenly felt a little flustered, and then comforted himself, Xu Yuanyuan's cousin, who was a middle-level leader in the Red Star Department Store, must be of great help to the sales of the farm's products in the future, and he must not break Xu Yuanyuan's line, so he is so nervous.

After twenty or thirty seconds, Xu Yuanyuan received the phone: "Hey, I'm Xu Yuanyuan." ”

After more than two months, Chen Qingdong heard Xu Yuanyuan's voice again, and he felt a little like a world away, and at the same time, he heard that Xu Yuanyuan's voice was a little hoarse, and it seemed that he was not in a good state.

"Hey?" Xu Yuanyuan said again.

Chen Qingdong said: "Yuanyuan, I am Chen Qingdong. ”

There was silence for about ten seconds before Xu Yuanyuan said, "Qingdong, long time no see." ”

"yes, long time no see. Chen Qingdong could hear that Xu Yuanyuan's voice was a little sad, but he pretended not to hear it, and pretended to be relaxed and said, "Hehe, after the National Day, why are you like a yellow crane and never come back? ”

Xu Yuanyuan laughed amusedly: "It's really fake, you are so busy, and you still have time to miss me?" ”

Chen Qingdong wanted to make a joke again, but suddenly thought that Xu Yuanyuan seemed to be a girl with deep affection, and he couldn't make this kind of joke with her, so he changed the topic and said: "Yuanyuan, it's okay, why haven't you come back for so long?"

Xu Yuanyuan sighed lightly and said, "It's all a family matter......

After saying this simply, Xu Yuanyuan kept silent. Chen Qingdong was naturally embarrassed to ask, and the atmosphere was a little silent and embarrassing.

"Are you still coming back to work?" Chen Qingdong asked after breaking the silence.

"Not necessarily. Xu Yuanyuan said, "But the possibility of not going back is very high." ”

"Oh. Chen Qingdong answered, but he didn't know what to say, and the atmosphere seemed to be about to become awkward again.

Fortunately, Xu Yuanyuan continued: "My family doesn't want me to go back to Liulin, so I found a job in Longwan, and it's about to ......be arranged."

"Oh, it's nice to be able to work in Longwan. Chen Qingdong said, "Where are you looking for a job?"

"It seems to be in the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee, who knows......," Xu Yuanyuan said in a tone that didn't care much.

Chen Qingdong listened to it but was very emotional, this Xu Yuanyuan is indeed not a small way, he can work in the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee, I don't know how many people dream of it, but from Xu Yuanyuan's tone, she seems to be a little unhappy.

However, in Chen Qingdong's memory, Xu Yuanyuan seems to have been transferred directly from the Shuangshan Town Government to the Propaganda Department of the Longwan Municipal Party Committee in the summer of 2001, and Wei Hailong also held a farewell party for Xu Yuanyuan.

If Xu Yuanyuan was transferred to the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee at a young age, it would have been more than half a year earlier than he remembered, perhaps because his rebirth caused the butterfly to flap its wings, and many things have changed?

"The Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee is very good. Chen Qingdong said, "Congratulations." ”

Although Xu Yuanyuan did not have much interest in the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee, he still said to Chen Qingdong: "Thank you." ”

"You...... How are you doing?" Xu Yuanyuan then asked.

"It's okay, it's the same old age, it's busy every day. Chen Qingdong said.

"Still working on the farm?"

"Yes. ”

"The farm should be open, right?"

Chen Qingdong knew that Xu Yuanyuan didn't have much to do with the farm at all, so he said simply: "It's okay, it's better than expected." ”

"That's good. Xu Yuanyuan said, "By the way, what I told you last time, my cousin's work in the Red Star Department Store, if you want to find my sister, you can contact me, and I will arrange for you to meet." I don't know much about the specifics, so you can talk about it yourself. ”

Chen Qingdong didn't expect Xu Yuanyuan to still remember this incident, and couldn't help but be a little moved, and then thought that he was so worried about Xu Yuanyuan, most of the reason was because the cousin who worked in the Red Star Department Store behind her cared about Xu Yuanyuan?

"Thank you, Yuanyuan, for remembering this. Chen Qingdong said sincerely.

"Hehe, I've always remembered it. Xu Yuanyuan said, but after speaking, he felt a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly changed the topic and asked, "By the way, Qingdong, is there anything to find me?"

At this time, Chen Qingdong naturally couldn't say anything about the blind date conference, so he said: "It's nothing, it's just that you haven't come to work for so long, and I'm afraid that something will happen to you, so I called and asked." ”

After speaking, Chen Qingdong quickly thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, I have called you a few times before, but no one has answered. ”

"Thank you. Xu Yuanyuan said.

Although she only said two words, the language was simple, but full of affection, Chen Qingdong couldn't help but feel shocked when he heard it, and said with a smile: "We are colleagues, this is what I should do." ”

Xu Yuanyuan was obviously happy, and said: "Qingdong, I'll leave you a number, it's my mobile phone number, and next time you look for me, call my mobile phone directly." ”

"Good. Chen Qingdong said.

After writing down the phone number, Xu Yuanyuan said: "Qingdong, it's not convenient to chat here, you call my mobile phone another day and we'll talk again." ”

"Okay. Chen Qingdong said.

"Goodbye. ”

"Goodbye. ”

After hanging up the phone, Chen Qingdong looked at the letter with a string of mobile phone numbers written on it, was stunned for a while, and then folded the letter and put it in the drawer.

……

On the day before Christmas, it happened to be a Sunday, so on this Christmas Eve in 2000, sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Liulin County Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Youth League and County Committee, the Women's Federation, the Federation of Trade Unions, the Civil Affairs Bureau and other units, and hosted by the Chengguan Town Government and the County Cultural League, the first public welfare blind date conference in Liulin County was successfully held in the conference room of the Chengguan Town Government.

Li Gongmin, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the county party committee, personally attended and made a speech, the cultural troupe carried out a well-prepared theatrical performance, and the organizers also invited several well-known folk artists in the county, and the atmosphere of the public welfare conference was very good.

Chen Qingdong finally did not report to Liu Xiaoyan for a list of ten people according to Liu Xiaoyan's request, in fact, there were only six people who signed up in the end.

And Liu Xiaoyan hoped that Chen Qingdong would persuade him to sign up, and Yang Fei and Xu Yuanyuan, who were used to improve the quality of the entire blind date conference, did not sign up, Xu Yuanyuan did not sign up because Chen Qingdong did not notify her at all, and after Yang Fei received Chen Qingdong's notice, she just jokingly said to Chen Qingdong that she would not follow those children to join in the fun as soon as she was old.

Chen Qingdong was naturally not reluctant.

In fact, not only Shuangshan Town did not report enough people, but the vast majority of units in the entire Liulin County did not report enough people on the index.

Because this blind date conference is only facing young men and women who are made up in the system, and in Liulin County, young people who can enter the system and have a stable job are all the best among the people.

In addition, because the current atmosphere in Liulin County is not open enough, it seems to be a very shameful thing to participate in such a blind date conference, on the one hand, it seems that he is eager to get married, and on the other hand, it seems that he is in bad condition, so he is so "reserved" to participate in such a blind date activity.

Due to these two reasons, the vast majority of young people who are qualified to sign up are reluctant to sign up, and most of those who finally sign up are not out of their original intentions, but at the request of the leaders of the unit.

In fact, there are also many units that have asked the organizers of this event to let those temporary workers who have not been established also sign up for the event, and there is almost no need to do any work, and the number of people should be increased several times.

However, the organizers insisted on the principle of "rather shortage than excess", preferring that the number of applicants was not enough and that people outside the system would not have signed up.

In this context, the effect of the entire blind date conference is almost conceivable.

It is said that this blind date meeting attended by more than 200 people, and the success of holding hands in the end is definitely not more than three pairs, and the success of these three pairs is not entirely the effect of this blind date conference, but they were previously a confidential couple, and they were made public at this blind date conference......