S City is a small mountain town in the northwest of Hubei Province. It is not too far from W city, about 700 kilometers, and it takes seven or eight hours by train.

Because a few decades ago, when country Z was first founded, the surrounding powers were eyeing each other, and the shadow of war was always shrouded, so the heavy industry of country Z tended to develop towards the mountainous area. It is said that it can be effective in air raids.

S City caught up with this opportunity because of the many mountains. The nationally famous Second Automobile Factory, referred to as the Second Automobile Factory, is located in this small mountain town. People who have never been to S City, when they hear about the Second Automobile Factory, they think it is a big factory. In fact, the entire Second Automobile is actually composed of dozens of small factories, such as shock absorber factories, such as body factories, instrument factories, etc., and these small factories are distributed in all corners of the entire S city.

Each plant is only responsible for producing its own parts, which are then all shipped to the final assembly plant for assembly, and finally a finished car is produced.

And Chen Chufan's parents are employees of the tire manufacturing plant of the Second Automobile. **In the 10s, the efficiency of the factory was still very good, and the treatment of employees was also good. However, with the promulgation of the state's major principles and policies, the country's economy changed from a planned economy to a market economy, and the various shortcomings of state-owned enterprises began to be gradually exposed during this period, and their efficiency gradually declined. Tire factories were not spared, so they were laid off, and wage arrears became the norm.

Because it took too much energy to accompany Han Xiaoxi everywhere for three consecutive days. As soon as Chen Chufan got in the car, he fell asleep leaning on the seat. When I woke up, the car was almost in S City.

The tire factory is in the northernmost part of the city of S. Bus No. 4 runs in a straight line from the railway station to the tyre factory, running through the entire city. So it's convenient to get around.

The tire factory is not big, and it is not small to say small. The factory has more than 8,000 regular employees. Including family members, there are probably more than 30,000 people. Because everyone eats in such a large area all year round, it can be said that they all know each other. Even if the name is spoken, it seems strange. But when it comes to it, whose son is it, whose husband is it, he will nod his head clearly, oh! It turned out to be him. Or that's the case with large state-owned factories across the country. Whoever has something going on, or in two days, they will know.

So Chen Chufan was an acquaintance all the way as soon as he got off the bus, and his uncles and aunts kept shouting, in exchange for the other party's surprised response. "Yo, isn't this mortal? How long has it been since I saw you? How did you grow so tall? By the way, I heard your dad say, your school arranged for you to study abroad at public expense, when will you go? ”

"The school food was good, I played basketball every day, and then I grew taller. I have to wait for September and October to go abroad! ”

Almost every adult who meets Chen Chufan will ask these two questions. So Chen Chufan basically explained it this way along the way. After the explanation, the adult on the other side will praise him twice, the words are different, and the meaning is roughly the same. In short, it means that he has a chance. Lao Chen gave birth to a good son.

Chen Chufan's home is on a mountainside, and it was still in the 90s, when the factory paid to flatten a hill and open up a family area, and built more than 20 houses, and one-third of the workers in the factory lived on this halfway mountainside. Although you need to climb a long staircase every day, the environment of the community is not to say. Leisure squares, green spaces, and big trees are everywhere, and when you enter the community, the air is much fresher than that under the mountain.

Climbed up to the fifth floor and knocked on the door, and my mother's familiar and kind voice came from inside the house, "Who?" ”

"Mom, it's me! Open the door! ”

Through the door, you can hear the footsteps in the room much faster, "Fanfan, you kid won't call in advance when he comes back!" Let Mom prepare something delicious for you! ”

"Hehe, Mom, you still treat me as a guest? It's all over when you have something to eat at home! Throwing the luggage into the house, Chen Chufan said with a smirk.

"You, this is called asking for hardship. There's really nothing you love to eat at home! Huh? Fanfan, are you growing again? Why do you feel that you haven't seen so much in half a year? The mother, who was about to help her son with something, suddenly found that she was only on the child's shoulder, and couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"Mom, it's not good for me to grow taller! Playing basketball every day, eating and sleeping, how can you not grow up! Chen Chufan said casually. This topic has been asked countless times, and the answer is extremely smooth. It's not that he deliberately concealed the mutation of his mother's own body. It's just that the family is not as easy to fool as classmates. In addition, I was afraid that my mother would worry, so I planned to fool around at will.

"Of course it's good to grow taller, well, it's just to exercise more. You take a break first, and your dad will be off work soon. I'm cooking, so I'll eat an apple when I'm hungry! Mom is going to scramble you an egg. Mom instructed.

"Alright, Mom, you can get busy first. I just had to make a phone call to my classmates! ”

When her mother returned to the kitchen, Chen Chufan picked it up and dialed it to Han Xiaoxi's house.

As soon as the phone rang, Chen Chufan couldn't wait to say: "Hey, Xiaoxi, I'm home!" ”

As a result, Xiao Xi's mother's voice came from the phone: "Oh, it's Xiao Chen, right?" Wait, I'll call Xiao Xi to answer the phone. ”

Although it was over the phone, Chen Chufan's face still blushed involuntarily. "You can't be in such a hurry next time you call!" The young man warned himself in his heart.

"Hey, I heard that someone is taking my mom for me?" When Han Xiaoxi's voice came from the other end of the phone, Chen Chufan had already adjusted his mentality.

"Yes, yes! Who let someone know that I was home at this time, and they didn't stay by the phone. Chen Chufan complained.

"Phew! Who do you think you are? Let Miss Ben guard your phone! If you are willing to pick it up, you will be given face. The girl's pretended disdainful voice came, and Chen Chufan even had Xiao Xi's flying expression in his mind.

was supposed to make a safe call, but the two of them fought on the phone for a long time, until a voice on the other end of the phone called Xiaoxi to eat. The two reluctantly hung up the phone.

Not long after hanging up the phone, Chen Chufan's father also came home from work.

Chen Chufan's father is called Chen Zhenquan, and he is an honest man. His hometown is a provincial city, according to his own boasting after drinking, when he was young, his reading performance was quite good, and he was the top two in the whole grade in every exam, but later he came to S City in response to the call of national intellectuals to go to the countryside, and after being assigned to this tire factory, he has been working for more than 20 years.

After my father came back, it was another homely greeting. It's just that the father is much more rigorous than the mother, and when he saw that his son suddenly grew a lot taller, he was so happy that he found a tape measure and measured his son's current height.

"1.86 meters! This has a trend towards 1.9 meters! Ha ha! After measuring his height, Chen Zhenquan said happily.

"Alright, you old nerve, hurry up and eat." The mother is not satisfied, and she is afraid that her son will be hungry.

"Come, go, your mother is in a hurry, hurry up and eat, stinky boy!"

The family of three sat down at the dinner table, and Chen Chufan was a little uneasy.

"Dad, Mom, do you usually eat these at home?" There were only three dishes on the table, a stir-fried Chinese cabbage, a plate of sauerkraut and a fried egg with green onions. Chen Chufan couldn't help but feel a little sour, you must know that when he was at home, there was no shortage of meat at home, especially when he remembered the fried egg with green onions, or because his mother specially fried it when he came back, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"You too! When my son came back, I didn't know how to buy some meat! There is no one who likes to eat. Come to Fanfan to eat eggs, and let your mother cook 2 good dishes for you. Chen Zhenquan complained to his wife.

"Dad, that's not what I meant! It doesn't matter what I eat, but you can't eat it every day! Chen Chufan hurriedly said.

"You know what, it's hot now, and we're both old, and we want to eat light dishes every day!" Dad Zhengse said: "You think you're still like you, you have to eat meat to grow taller!" ”

"That's it, that's it! Come to Fanfan to eat an egg and eat! While talking, as a mother, she sandwiched a large piece of the egg on the plate and put it into Chen Chufan's bowl.

Chen Chufan didn't speak, but he felt very uncomfortable, he used to make a phone call when he went home, and then he would have a hearty dinner when he got home. This made Chen Chufan never think about how the two old men lived when he was not at home. Seeing the food on the table today, Chen Chufan realized that his family had really paid a lot for himself to study.

At least his father used to be a meatless lord.

Chen Chufan deeply realized how painful it is to have no money. "I knew that I should have worked in the club for a while longer!"

After eating the meal silently, when the family sat together, Chen Chufan took out 1,500 yuan and handed it to his mother. "Mom, I earned this money part-time, you can use it first."

This money is the rest of the club's salary of 2,200 yuan, and the police station gave him a reward of 500 yuan. The cost of living for more than 1 month is a little, and it costs a lot if I don't go out with Xiaoxi for 3 days, only more than 1,600 yuan is left, and I keep 100 for myself, and I take out all the rest, ready to subsidize my mother's family.

"You can keep it yourself, you still have money at home. Aren't you going abroad soon? You'll definitely need it then! "The mother didn't reach out to take the money from her son.

"That's it, your dad still raised this family, and the money you earn by yourself will be kept by yourself first, and when you go out, why don't you use money!" Chen Zhenquan was also on the side to help.

"I want to use US dollars when I go abroad, and someone fully sponsors living expenses and tuition, so I don't need to worry about these myself, so you can take it, and it will be my living expenses at home!" Chen Chufan forced the money into his mother's hands, although the money is not much, but at least it can improve the lives of the two old people.

"Hey, okay, the child will take it for you, hey, Fanfan has grown up." Father's tone was reassuring.

Seeing his mother put away the money, Chen Chufan felt better, and the family of three began to chat. The focus was on Chen Chufan's going abroad. When Chen Chufan explained everything clearly, the night was late.

"Fanfan is tired after a day on the train, let's go and rest!"

Lying on the familiar bed, Chen Chufan couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning. A simple dinner not only filled his stomach, but also made him eat his own responsibility. "I have to find a way to make money!"