The silver-gray office building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing is one of the most mysterious institutions of power in the Republic.

At this time, Lu Zheng was in a luxurious and spacious office on the top floor of the building, and sitting opposite him was Vice Foreign Minister Dong Youren.

Holding a teacup in his hand, Minister Dong looked at Lu Zheng with some confusion: "That letter is really what you are talking about?" Zhengzi, I sent you when you joined the army, speaking of which, you are my nephew, if you encounter any difficulties in work and life, you can tell me, and I will help you solve them, okay? ”

The day before Lu Zheng returned to Beijing to report on his work, he wrote a long letter to the leaders of the ministry, requesting his resignation as ambassador to Myanmar and hoping to return to China to work.

This cannot but make Dong Youren feel incomprehensible, because almost everyone knows that with the signing of the Sino-Burmese Treaty of Good Neighborliness, Friendship, and Cooperation, Sino-Burmese relations will enter a new stage, and the Chinese Embassy in Burma has also entered the agenda of the ministerial leadership meeting.

It is almost a certainty that Lu Zheng will be appointed as the director-level ambassador to Myanmar, who knows that at this juncture, Lu Zheng suddenly wrote a letter requesting a transfer, which is really unexpected by everyone.

In particular, the leaders of the ministry, including Minister Dong, and the leaders of the Central Leading Group for Foreign Affairs are well aware of the role played by Lu Zheng in promoting Sino-Burmese relations.

Even Lu Zheng took advantage of his relationship with the armed forces in northern Myanmar to secretly make contact with the Democratic Alliance Party in northern Myanmar and forced the U Thant government to tilt the diplomatic balance in favor of the republic.

It can be said that without Lu Zheng, there would be no new situation in China-Myanmar relations, and Minister Dong sometimes feels that there is likely to be a little-known intimate relationship between Lu Zheng and Wu Thant, of course, this is just a speculation

As a hero who has contributed to the development of Sino-Burmese relations, he took the initiative to leave this post when he was about to have a great future, and several ministers in the ministry were puzzled.

Minister Dong has been very close to Lu Zheng recently, and he wants to find out what happened.

Lu Zheng smiled and said: "It's my sincere words, Uncle Dong, this is what I really can't really say, diplomatic work is a very professional field, I went to Myanmar, it is nothing more than to establish a tacit understanding with the armed forces in northern Myanmar, before I went, I hoped to do something for the reconciliation of the Burmese nation, and now, what I can do, I have done, and it is far beyond my original expectations." Next, dealing with the old Burmese people, carrying out cooperation and exchanges, and promoting the railway network, I feel that my ability is limited, it is difficult to be competent, and the ministry should select a comrade with rich work experience to do the following work, I am just a pioneer, but the next role, I have self-knowledge, I can't play. ”

Minister Dong listened and nodded silently.

Lu Zheng also said: "Actually, I not only want to resign from the post of ambassador to Myanmar, the work of the ministry, in the professional field of diplomacy, I feel that I am a layman, I need to recharge and learn, if I have to stand in front now, it is not conducive to unity." ”

Minister Dong was silent for a long time, sighed deeply, and said: "Zhengzi, your words will make many people ashamed, okay, I understand what you mean, your affairs will be studied by the ministry, you take a vacation for the time being, relax and relax." ”

Lu Zheng bowed his head slightly.

During the vacation, Lu Zheng lived in a manor villa in the suburbs of Beijing, although Mrs. Amalia and many servants returned to Beijing with him and lived in, but Lu Zheng still felt that the big manor was a little deserted, and told his parents, but Lu Tianhe and Han Jing were reluctant to move over.

Because of work, the old lady specially asked Lu Zheng to ask, and Lu Zheng told the old lady what he had said to Minister Dong again, and the old lady sighed with emotion: "Gains and losses, your eldest uncle, I can't see through this."

Lu Zheng knew that the old lady remembered the matter of the eldest uncle again, just a few days ago, the eldest uncle was transferred to the governor of Tiannan Province, it can be said that his career has suffered a heavy setback, although the status of Lingnan Province is not as dazzling as it was later, but after all, it is one of the most developed provinces, and the governor of Lingnan Province was transferred to the governor of Tiannan Province.

The old lady never commented on the elders before the juniors, this sentence is already very exceptional, obviously very disappointed in the eldest uncle, the old lady.

Lu Zheng is rare, he has really relaxed in the past few days, and even slept for a few days in a row.

That night, when Lady Amalia was talking in Lu Zheng's ear about the importance of eating and living regularly, the phone rang.

Listening to Lady Amalia's polite and slightly reserved voice, "This is the Lu Mansion, who are you looking for?" ”

Lu Zheng could only smile bitterly, no wonder it seemed that there were fewer and fewer calls to find him, and they were all turned away.

Subsequently, Mrs. Amalia handed the microphone to Lu Zheng, and the call was from her uncle Lu Tianqing.

"Zhengzi, are you at home? How about I visit your mansion now? "The microphone was very noisy, the sound of heavy metal music came faintly, and the uncle was almost shouting at the top of his throat.

Lu Zheng smiled: "Okay, I'm lonely, no one to accompany me, it's not good for you to accompany me?" ”

I can hear that the uncle is in a place such as a disco dance hall, but it is very unexpected, the uncle was originally a scientific researcher, but in the past two years, the central government has required some non-key scientific research institutions to be responsible for their own profits and losses, and there is a shortage of various scientific research funds, many scientific research institutions have been stopped, and the uncle and several colleagues have been dug up by a private boss, but it seems that the uncle is not very satisfactory at work, and the aunt often quarrels, although he hides from the old lady and his father, but he can't hide his eldest sister Lu Jiaju, and often listens to the eldest sister nagging about the uncle's family.

But Uncle is the typical nerd type, how can he go to a sexy entertainment venue?

On the other side of the microphone, the uncle sighed, "Your house, I don't dare to go, I can't stand the rules, you come out, come out and drink with me, and ah, someone wants to meet you, don't let people think that there is no one in our old Lu family, right?" ”

In the uncle's words, he was obviously a little drunk, and Lu Zheng was even more strange, and asked, "Where are you?" I'll go to you. ”

"Kindlidi Hall," the uncle shouted drunkenly.

Lu Zheng felt a sigh in his heart, it turned out to be a disco opened by his eldest brother-in-law Hu Deli, but I think that my uncle doesn't often mix in this circle, but I'm afraid that most of them don't know who the boss behind this disco is.

"Okay, wait for me, I'll be there in an hour." Lu Zheng hung up the phone, and immediately helplessly picked up the bell on the coffee table and shook it, and Mrs. Amalia, who had just avoided Lu Zheng's call, didn't know where it came from, and listened to the man's command.

Lu Zheng said, "I'll go out for a while." ”

Lady Amalia bowed slightly: "Wait a minute, I'll arrange the car." ”

Lu Zheng said: "No. 3 car, I'll drive it myself." "The No. 3 car in the Lu Mansion is a black Santana.

I don't know how Mrs. Amalia communicated with them, but soon, Louise was standing next to the dressing room with a black tunic, and on the porch of the hall, Anna had already opened the shoe cabinet and selected the matching leather shoes for the man who was about to go out.

In fact, Lu Zheng is now enjoying the current life of stretching out his hands and eating to open his mouth, and there are people to serve everything properly, just like the feeling of being an emperor, which is really good.

Thinking about it, Lu Zheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the rotten life of capitalism kills people.

Before going out, he received a summons from Du Xiaohu, and Lu Zheng also asked him to go to Jindeli Hall.

Lu Zheng doesn't like noisy environments, but he has to admit that in the bizarre colors, the dancing red men and green women are very infectious, making people want to blend in, writhe wildly, and vent the pressure of work and life.

At a table on the second floor that overlooked the entire dance floor, Lu Zheng found Uncle Lu Tianqing, and there was a young and beautiful girl with Uncle Brown, her hair was dyed colorful, and her wide green cultural shirt covered her hot pants, revealing her snow-white legs, very trendy and sexy, Lu Zheng looked at it for a while before she could see the font of the dragon flying and phoenix dancing on the cultural shirt, "Don't pay attention to me, it's annoying." ”

Du Xiaohu has also arrived, and is being pulled by the uncle to fight for wine, the uncle is obviously drunk, his face is red, and when he saw Lu Zheng coming in, he staggered to stand up and beckoned to Lu Zheng: "Zhengzi, you come, come"

Lu Zheng walked over, and the uncle hugged Lu Zheng's shoulder, patted Lu Zheng's chest, and said to the young girl, "What, how's it?" My nephew, who is not yet thirty years old, is an ambassador abroad, and tells you, at the same level as the mayor of China, look, is the spirit? ”

Lu Zheng was uncomfortable with the smell of alcohol from his uncle, and it was even more strange, it was hard to believe that his uncle, who had always been wooden, would drink like this.

The young girl stretched out her hand with some restraint, "Mr. Lu, hello, my name is Hua Wuying." ”

Lu Zheng gently shook hands with her and said, "Hello." Then he sat down with his uncle in his arms and said with a smile: "Why did you drink so much?" ”

"I'm happy, I'm happy today, I'm happy......" The uncle patted the table and shouted hysterically, zuihou, but shook his head and covered his face with his hands, as if he was crying, "Zhengzi, I want a divorce, I want a divorce...... " shook his hand hard, the wine glass fell to the ground, and it shattered.

"Bunny, don't get nervous, are you looking for practice?" On the table next to them, several young people may have been unhappy with the endless Lu Tianqing, but at this time, the wine glass fell at their feet again, and finally they couldn't help it and stood up one after another.

Du Xiaohu stood up and said, "What's wrong?" Defy? ”

Lu Zheng frowned and said, "Huzi, sit down" smiled and made fun of the young people, and said: "Brother, bear with me, okay, don't be drunk in general." ”

"Damn, if you are sick and go home for treatment, what are you doing with your husband?" A few young people scolded and sat down.

Uncle didn't seem to hear what was happening, grabbed Lu Zheng's hand, and looked at Lu Zheng expectantly: "Zhengzi, I want to marry Xiaoying, do you support me?" ”

Lu Zheng was stunned, and then saw the uncle leaning over and lying on the table, as if he was drunk.

Lu Zheng looked at Hua Wuying, and for a while, he didn't know what to say to her.

Although I often hear the eldest sister talk about the affairs of the uncle's family, I never thought that the relationship between the uncle and the aunt deteriorated to the point of divorce, and the uncle had a woman outside, which was too unexpected.

On the side, seven or eight young men in black uniforms suddenly walked over, and walked straight to the table of the young people who were angry at Lu Zheng's table, and the bald head and the young people whispered a few words, and the young people seemed to be unconvinced, and then one of the young people was grabbed by the neck collar like a bald chicken and knocked the table, the young man immediately bled from his mouth and nose, and then, several young people were pulled out by the bald black uniforms.

Hua Wuying looked at this scene in surprise, and screamed in fright when she saw the ruthlessness of the bald head's hands.

Lu Zheng also thought it was a dispute between players at first, but even though he felt that something was wrong, he turned his head around to look, and sure enough, he saw a big fat man standing in the box area not far away.

Lu Zheng beckoned to him, and the fat man hurriedly trotted over, he was a super big meat mound, I was afraid that he had more than 300 catties, just like a mountain of meat, every step he took, his body was full of fat and trembled, and the floor trembled.

"Lu Bureau, you're here." The fat man's face was full of horizontal meat, and he squeezed out a particularly humble smile.

Lu Zheng doesn't know how he got the title of "Lu Bureau", but now he is really at the level of the director, and he is not wrong, this fat man is working for his brother-in-law Hu Deli, and he is also the manager of this Jindeli disco.

In fact, Lu Zheng didn't talk to him, but he saw him when he had dinner with Hu Deli on a certain occasion, because the fat man was really thunderous, Lu Zheng also remembered him, and he also remembered that his brother-in-law said that the fat man's surname was Lei.

Lu Zheng pouted at the already empty table next to him, "You called those people just now, right?" ”

Lei Fat Man smiled and said: "A few little gambal pretends, I'll help you teach them a lesson, Lu Bureau, which part do you want from them, you squeak." ”

Lu Zheng frowned slightly: "What did you say?" ”

Lei Fat Man knew that he was talking inappropriately, so he stretched out his palm and patted his fat face, and said with a smile: "Look, it's me who is wrong, in fact, I have long wanted to clean them up, and it has nothing to do with you, it doesn't matter." Besides, what kind of green onion am I, how can I help you teach a lesson? ”

He is also bright-eyed, but Lu Zheng frowned not because of his words, and waved his hand: "My affairs have nothing to do with you, go and release people, you, don't mess with everything." If it weren't for his brother-in-law Hoodley saying that this Lei Fat Man was his favorite general, he wouldn't have to say these words.

Lei Fatzi saw that Lu Zheng's face was uncertain, and the sweat immediately came down, thinking about it, what kind of person is you, can you be a social person? I don't have to defile people. I took care of my dedication, but I really didn't think it through.

took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and the fat man Lei said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Lu Bureau, what, you, don't be angry, I ......"

Lu Zheng waved his hand: "Go quickly, don't make an accident." ”

Lei Fat didn't dare to say more, he hurriedly turned around and went downstairs, there was a muffled bang, and the beer glasses on the table were trembling.

Lu Zheng shook his head, thought about it and said to Du Xiaohu: "Go back and tell this Lei fat man, run the disco well, and it's useless to touch less, otherwise, Hu Deli won't be able to keep him" and said: "You give him two thousand yuan as the cost of soup and medicine, and ask him to send those young people to the hospital." ”

Du Xiaohu agreed, then took out a bill from his pocket and handed it to Lu Zheng, saying, "By the way, brother, I can't accept this check." ”

Du Xiaohu resigned again, seeing that Lu Zheng's job was very unstable, Du Xiaohu said to Lu Zheng, I don't want any formal work, just follow my brother to be a driver, otherwise it will be too troublesome to transfer back and forth, and the driver of contract workers or temporary workers should be easy to arrange, so that I can always follow you.

Lu Zheng persuaded Huzi and Huzi didn't listen, seeing Huzi's resolute attitude, Lu Zheng didn't continue to persuade him, but he sent a check to Huzi's family, and Huzi's more money-hungry stepmother didn't want to, and the check was still taken back by Huzi.

Lu Zheng waved his hand and said: "If you accept it, you will accept it, you follow me, you want to be my driver according to your ideas, in this life, there is no future, when your uncle and your eldest brother sent you to be a soldier, did they want you to be a coachman for a lifetime?" You have to make a fool of yourself to honor your father and eldest brother, this money is not for you, but for my uncle and eldest brother. ”

Huzi shook his head, he wouldn't say anything, just don't.

Lu Zheng frowned slightly: "Huzi, if you really don't accept it, it's okay, then you can go to work for me honestly, don't follow me around, I will do what I say, if you don't accept it, I will arrange a job for you"

Seeing Lu Zheng's demeanor, Huzi knew that Lu Zheng was serious, his anxious face turned red, scratched his head, and said, "But, it's too much, five million, so I can't use anything." ”

Lu Zheng said with a smile: "Originally, I wanted to open more, but I was afraid that my uncle would think that I was out of the way, and I was blind and worried." My uncle is also retired, this money, to be honest, it won't be anything in a few years, don't you see the current inflation? In this way, you call your uncle and eldest brother, and use the money to go to your hometown county seat to buy a piece of land or something, which can be regarded as a preservation of value. ”

Du Xiaohu nodded in a daze, and suddenly said dejectedly: "If I had known, I wouldn't have resigned." ”

Lu Zheng smiled, picked up the cup and took a sip of beer, and said: "By the way, Huzi, the day after tomorrow, I will attend a department-level and bureau-level advanced training class at the Central Party School, and the three-month class is mainly for party spirit education and advanced study in socialist theory. During this time, you can take a vacation, go home to accompany your uncle and eldest brother, and wait for my letter. ”

Lu Zheng spoke, looked at Hua Wuying, and couldn't just keep hanging her.

Seeing Lu Zheng's gaze, Hua Wuying danced for no reason in her heart, to be honest, when she dated Lu Tianqing, what she liked was his innocence and childishness, that is, she later learned about his family, but she didn't feel anything, after all, Lu Tianqing, who has a wooden personality, really makes people feel that he is no different from ordinary people, and Tianqing, life and work are under great pressure, a depressed scientific researcher, more like a sensitive big child, with him, you can let go of all false pretenses, very relaxed.

But at this moment, Tianqing's nephew, this young man who came unexpectedly, made Hua Wuying suddenly feel that the distance between himself and Tianqing was so far.

Tianqing's nephew, who is young, is an ambassador abroad, a high-ranking official at the same level as the mayor, someone inadvertently provokes him, and it is not even a provocation, and immediately, the person who provokes him will be in a big disaster.

Brother Lei is a very scary character, who often comes to Kindlid's disco to play, who is not afraid of him? However, such a terrifying dangerous person, in front of this young man, is like a filial son and grandson, and this young man doesn't bother to deal with him at all, in a word, you can determine Brother Lei's life and death, right?

If you give it to a driver, you will get five million, and what you are talking about is the Central Party School and socialist education.

Such a shijie, Ping Su really can't imagine, and Tianqing, it turns out, is a member of such a shijie

Hua Wuying felt that her heart was very chaotic, and under the eyes of this young man who was not angry and powerful, she was even more weak.

"Miss Hua, what do you do?" Looking at this young girl with colorful hair, Lu Zheng smiled bitterly in his heart, Uncle and her, they simply live at the opposite ends of the earth, at a glance, you know that this girl loves to talk and play, perhaps, it is really complementary personalities, Uncle can find long-lost happiness from her.

"I, I work in the city song and dance troupe, Beipiao, temporary worker, is able to participate in some less important programs of backup dance. Actually, in fact, my real name is Niu Xiaohong, and Hua Wuying is my stage name in the song and dance troupe. Hua Wuying replied honestly, people want to check their own details, but they are afraid that they can check the bottom in a few minutes.

Looking at Hua Wuying's eyes, it was very clean, Lu Zheng hesitated and asked, "Are you with my uncle?" ”

Hua Wuying nodded honestly again, "Well, we've been together for almost half a year. Then he whispered: "Actually, in fact, I didn't say that I wanted him to divorce, and I won't marry him." Seeing Lu Zheng, Hua Wuying knew that she might have caused a big disaster, such a family, if she felt that she was hindering Tianqing's future, then only God knows what the consequences would be.

Lu Zheng sighed in his heart, the uncle told himself, he hoped that he could support him, right? And his own words, at least in the third generation of the family, are the most weighty, but how can the old lady agree? What's more, I have always had a good impression of my aunt, my uncle has a woman outside, and I don't have a position to care, but if I want to say that it leads to a divorce in the family, I can't pass this hurdle.

"I'll send my uncle home first, and I'll talk about you later." Lu Zheng glanced at Huzi, "Go and call a car for Miss Hua." ”

Hua Wuying hurriedly said, "No, no, I can go back by myself, then, then I won't bother you." "Stand up and walk away quickly.

Looking at her back, Lu Zheng shook his head.

When sending the uncle home, the aunt must leave Lu Zheng to drink sweet soup, and complained repeatedly: "This person, why do you drink so much, it's true, the unit is not going well, I told him a long time ago that I helped him change jobs, no matter how bad it is, and the eldest brother and sister-in-law, he just doesn't listen." ”

Aunt Huo Hongying, who works in the Ministry of Finance, is a deputy director-level Yu Ministry, and has always been able to speak well, and the engagement ceremony between herself and Iris is the host of the aunt.

Listening to the little aunt's nagging, Lu Zheng drank the sweet soup and could only giggle.

The layout of the living room is elegant, and at first glance it is from the handwriting of the aunt, and at home, the aunt has always had the final say.

Cousin Lu Caicai is already in high school, boarding school, the living room is empty, and it looks a little deserted.

The pager on his waist rang suddenly, Lu Zheng looked at the number, and said to Huo Hongying, who was wiping his uncle's face on the sofa: "Auntie, I'll make a call." ”

"You use it, you use it." The tone of the aunt is always so sharp.

Lu Zheng picked up the phone and dialed it back, and the number he called Lu Zheng knew was the phone number of Vice Minister Dong Youren's office.

"Zhengzi, it's convenient to speak, right?" Minister Dong's words seemed to be smiling.

"Convenient, you say." Lu Zheng knew that it should be about his own work arrangement.

"We, just after the meeting, Lao Hu also agreed, don't you want to go to the party school to study? Before leaving, I will give you a tiig, to be honest, we are all very sorry, Lao Hu also has a good impression of you, which opened up the situation for our diplomacy in Myanmar and said a lot of good things about you. ”

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Xiexie Uncle Dong, also Xixiie Minister Hu, in fact, I didn't do anything. ”

Minister Dong said with a smile: "Don't be modest, just now the ministerial meeting has made a decision to appoint you as the director-level counselor of the general office of the ministry, and the document will be officially issued tomorrow." ”

Lu Zheng was stunned, but he didn't expect it, and immediately said, "Uncle Dong, it's really you." "I also know that this is what Minister Dong has tried his best to fight for, if no one speaks for him, what the matter, there will be no such surprise appointment, of course, this also shows that Minister Hu is quite satisfied with his work during this time.

In this way, before he went to study at the party school, he became a counselor at the level of director of the General Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and he will enter the Central Party School to study in the capacity of a department (bureau) at the level of a department.

Minister Dong laughed twice over there and said, "Rest early, remember to come to the ministry tomorrow." ”

Lu Zheng agreed, hung up the phone, and the aunt over there asked with concern: "It's Lao Dong, what's the matter with you?" ”

Lu Zheng smiled: "It seems that he wants to mention me, but I will only have a letter tomorrow." ”

The little aunt was stunned for a moment, and then laughed happily: "Zhengzi, okay, this is the main hall, your aunt and I, I can't survive for a lifetime, and I can't survive your level." Wait, I'll give you a stir-fry, a drink, and a celebratory celebration. ”

Lu Zheng smiled and said no, but his heart was warm.