Chapter 80: Ren Lao

"Planning and design is about science, not fame!" Professor Chen was a little indignant: "You won the gold medal at the New York Architecture Festival this time, I want to see what those officials and gentlemen will say!" ”

Listening to the angry voice on the phone, Lin Yuanfang's image of Professor Chen's crane and childish face appeared in his mind, a man who was almost seventy years old, and his temper was still as straight as before, and he had not changed in the slightest. It's just that this kind of surname is becoming more and more unbearable in the current society. Think about it, what professor would argue for his student's design and an official in power, and even go to New York at the age of 70 to prove that his student's design is the best?

Thinking of this, Lin Yuanfang felt a burst of warmth in his heart, and at the same time felt a little ashamed, he had just been in the early three years of society, and he had already learned so sleek and flexible, not as good as an old man who was almost seventy years old.

"Teacher, when you're older, don't be angry with them, and pay attention to your body." Lin Yuanfang said with concern, at the end, he hesitated, but still said the sentence that had been held in his heart for a long time, "Teacher, this time it is really ...... Thank you! ”

"Far away, thank you for what? How did you get into those habits of society? Professor Chen was a little unhappy, "I'm a teacher, shouldn't I do something for my students?" Besides, even if you're not my student, I'll still do it when I see your design! ”

After educating Lin Yuanfang for a long time, Professor Chen turned the topic to the award: "I have brought back the medals and certificates for you, when will you come to Zhongzhou and take them back." ”

"I was just going to visit you and my wife, and I haven't seen you for almost half a year." Lin Yuanfang said: "Why don't I go over this weekend?" ”

"Yes, yes! Your wife has been talking about you, saying why you haven't come to see it for so long. Professor Chen said happily: "You come here on Saturday, I will ask your wife to prepare a few specialty dishes, and we will have two cups of drink!" ”

"Looks like I'm blessed again. The chopped pepper fish head made by my wife, I drool when I think about it! Lin Yuanfang smiled and hung up the phone.

"Section Chief Lin, try to keep your personal call as short as possible next time, this is an office phone, what if the leader has something urgent to find us and can't call?" Zhang Haiyang's voice sounded behind him.

Lin Yuanfang realized that Zhang Haiyang didn't know when he came in.

"Section Chief Zhang, I'll pay attention next time." Lin Yuanfang's face was hot. He has always been very attentive in the office, and he always hangs up after a sentence or two when he answers personal calls. Today, because I was on the phone with Professor Chen, I was happy for a while, and I forgot about it, but I didn't expect to be seized by Zhang Haiyang to say it. And usually Zhang Haiyang or even Zhang Xiaojun, who doesn't hold a phone call and talk endlessly?

Zhang Haiyang nodded expressionlessly and said, "By the way, Director Yan of the bureau office asked me to inform you that the bureau will arrange for you to go to Laoniuhe to help the poor, and the time will start on the first of next month." You sort out the work at hand these days and hand it over to Xiao Zhang. ”

Poverty alleviation? Lin Yuanfang's head buzzed. He didn't expect that at this time, the bureau would arrange for him to go to poverty alleviation.

In the Planning Bureau, squatting for poverty alleviation has evolved into a means of wholesome people, and Wang Tianfang will arrange for anyone to go to Laoniuhe to help the poor if he sees anyone who is not pleasing to the eye. It was a small natural village deep in the mountains, and the conditions were very harsh, with only six or seven families. When I went to a place like that, I didn't even have a decent place to live, only a broken stone house with an old bachelor. What is even more difficult is that the draft has to run a kilometer or two, down into a ravine hundreds of meters deep to pick it up. It is often a load of water that passes in the morning. Last year, a new college student came to the bureau, and he didn't know how thick the sky was, which offended Wang Tianfang and was sent to Lao Niu River to squat on poverty alleviation. After less than ten days of going, this college student didn't even want the personnel file, and went directly to the south to work.

Because Lin Yuanfang is a technical backbone, he is used in many businesses in the bureau, although he is Fan Yimin's person, he was not arranged by Wang Tianfang to go to poverty alleviation. Unexpectedly, he was promoted to deputy section chief, and the design plan won the gold medal at the New York World Architecture Festival, but he was arranged to go to Lao Niu River to squat on poverty alleviation.

Lin Yuanfang had an urge to go to Wang Tianfang in his heart, but in the end, he pressed it down and sat there slowly. Zhang Xiaojun came over with a teacup: "Section Chief Lin, when are you free, just let me know." "A gloating face.

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In the southern part of Central Plains Province, Banqiao City, Zhao Sancai, secretary of the provincial party committee, was walking slowly on the ridge with a tall old man, and the green wheat fields around him were endless, as if they were about to reach the horizon.

Not far behind them, the secretary of the Banqiao Municipal Party Committee and the mayor all stood respectfully in place, their eyes looking at Zhao Sancai and the old man, but no one dared to follow.

That tall old man was the famous Ren Lao, who held a high position in the Central Committee in the early days of liberation, and although he no longer holds any position, his influence in the party should not be underestimated by anyone. Zhao Sancai, secretary of the provincial party committee, was his secretary in the first place.

As for why Ren Lao appeared in Banqiao City, the leaders of Banqiao City are clear. Over the years, Ren Lao has come to Banqiao City almost every year, in order to find his grandson who he doesn't know is still there.

* , Ren Lao was shocked, and his only son was also affected. At that time, his son and daughter-in-law were placed in Banqiao City, and his daughter-in-law also gave birth to a grandson. Because the little couple was frantically criticized by the local rebels at that time, in order to protect the child, the little couple had to give the child to a local fellow.

Later, the daughter-in-law couldn't stand the crazy criticism of the rebels, so she jumped into the river to find a short meeting, and her son was also crippled by the rebels and sent back to the capital in a dying state.

At that time, an old subordinate took the risk of secretly letting Ren Lao out and saw his son for the last time. The son told Ren Lao in a weak voice that the only thing he was concerned about was the children who stayed in Banqiao City, so that Ren Lao would have a chance in the future, and he must find a way to take the children over. After telling Ren Lao the address and name of the fellow countryman, his son's eyes closed forever.

Ren Lao endured the pain of saying goodbye to his son, and handed over the address and name of his fellow villager to his old subordinates, asking him to find a way to get his son's only flesh and blood back no matter what.

However, when the old subordinates set off to Central Plains Province, he was greeted by the famous flood in Banqiao City, and the village where the old man Ren told him was located had been wiped off the map by the flood.

The old subordinates stayed in Central Plains Province for more than ten days, desperately inquiring among the surviving victims. However, I did not meet a single villager from that village, and the victims said that the village was on the head of the flood and that no one should be able to get out alive. At the time, it was not uncommon for entire villages to be wiped out.

The old subordinate was also gloomy in his heart, and went back to tell Ren Lao about the situation. He was worried that Ren Lao was too sad and couldn't survive in it, so he persuaded Ren Lao, although the flood was big, maybe Ren Lao's little grandson was blessed with a great life, so he escaped? Now the flood water has just receded, and the situation is still very chaotic there, and it is difficult to find anything. After half a year and a year, the situation is stable, and those who escaped the flood return home, he will take a look again, maybe there will be some clues!

It was this sentence that gave Ren Lao confidence and made Ren Lao persist in the cowshed. The little grandson must have been blessed and survived the flood. He didn't have his parents, but he couldn't live without his grandfather.

Half a year later, the old subordinate went to Banqiao City again, and under the guidance of the locals, he went to that village, which was already a fertile land, and there was no sign of the existence of a village at all. The locals told him that existence was buried under this fertile soil, and that when ploughing in winter, people were constantly plowing out bicycles, sewing machines, and other objects in the fields.

As for asking if anyone in this village had ever returned, the locals shook their heads, saying that no one had returned from the villages within a radius of more than ten miles, and that they had all suffered in the flood.

A year later, Ren Lao was liberated and reinstated in the party. The first thing he did was to come to the city of Banqiao to look for his grandson, but he found nothing. But from that day on, for eighteen years, Ren Lao would come to Banqiao City every year and stay here for seven or eight days, looking for clues about his little grandson. There are rumors in the officialdom that the reason why Ren Lao's secretary Zhao Sancai was able to serve as the leader in Central Plains Province was also the result of Ren Lao's operation, so that Zhao Sancai could use his influence to search for news of his little grandson for a long time in a wider range.

The leaders of Banqiao City were also moved by Ren Lao's persistent feelings, although they all thought in their hearts that Ren Lao's little grandson might have long been gone. In that great flood, even a sturdy adult could not get his head out, let alone a four or five-year-old child?

"Eighteen years." Ren Lao stopped, his eyes looking into the distance.

Zhao Sancai stood respectfully next to Ren Lao, holding Ren Lao's arm with one hand, and was also very emotional in his heart. He naturally knew the feelings in the old chief's heart. For eighteen years, the old chief may not be looking for his little grandson, but looking for a dream of his own.

Ren Lao suddenly smiled, and said thoughtlessly: "He is twenty-three years old this year!" ”

"Yes, pigs." Zhao Sancai immediately said on the side. The old chief's youngest grandson was born on February 3, 1971, and the old chief did not know how many times he had read it to him.

Ren Lao was silent for a while, waved his hand, as if he wanted to say goodbye to something, and said, "It's time to go, send me directly to the airport." ”

"You don't have a day off in Midstate?" Zhao Sancai asked with concern, "Your body ......?"

"It's okay, my old bones are still alive, I'm still waiting to see him!" Ren Lao's eyes were shining.

The convoy rushed directly to Zhongzhou Airport, and after bidding farewell to Ren Lao, Zhao San returned to the office. The secretary came in lightly and gently put a document on his desk: "Boss, this is the "Xinhua News Agency Internal Reference" that just came over today. ”

Zhao Sancai opened it and saw that a title was eye-catching: Lin Yuanfang, an international design master who flew out of a small county town and a gold medal winner of the New York World Architecture Festival and a young cadre of the Binan County Planning Bureau.

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