Wang Xiao said bitterly: "You used to be a medical representative in Guangnan, and you have experienced social experience, which is different from the students who grew up on campus, and you can understand the current fierce social competition. Now I am working in the Provincial Construction Bank as a temporary worker, and even if I go to university in the future, I may not be able to enter the Provincial Construction Bank. None of us are children anymore, we have to face the reality that we can't count on our families, we have to rely on ourselves. ”

"Sister, if it was before, I would definitely not be able to ask for it, but after so many things, now I don't want to hand over my fate to others. Our Wang family can't be attached to the Li family forever, when we were in the No. 1 Detention Center in Guangnan, we had to do it, and now that we are free, I don't want to beg them again, otherwise you will have no status in the Li family. More importantly, as a temporary worker in the Provincial Construction Bank, it is not clear whether it will be regularized, and even if it is regularized, it is the lowest level of staff. Nowadays, many successful people and soldiers in society often dare to go into the world alone when they are teenagers, and I can't say that they are stronger, at least not weaker than them. I have made up my mind, don't shake the morale of the army again, if you give up the college entrance examination now, I will regret it for the rest of my life. ”

Wang Qiao felt that he couldn't brush off his sister's kindness, and said: "There is a saying that you regret being a soldier for two years, and regretting not being a soldier for a lifetime." I have already worked and sat in a detention center, and the two most important things when I was young were to be a soldier and to go to university. ”

Wang Xiaolai thought of this situation before, no longer persuaded more, put the form into the bag, and said: "Erwa, we used to think that Dad was too stubborn and would not be flexible, but in fact, your personality is very similar to Dad. Originally, I was worried that you would be depressed or behave perversely when you came out of the Guangnan No. 3 Detention Center, but now I see that you still have the energy, I am very happy, you are worthy of being the son of the Wang family, and my sister respects your choice. ”

"Sister, is the character of our Wang family who doesn't know the times good or bad?"

"Whether it's good or bad, it's a man's character in short, and he doesn't lose the face of the Wang family. Let's go, go out and invite you to eat something delicious, I didn't drive today, it was a small car sent by Xiangyin's father, and they were the most precious child in my belly. ”

"Your body is inconvenient now, you really shouldn't run this trip."

"Whoever told you to stop the pager is not convenient to find you at all. And I wanted to convince you in person, so I made a trip myself. ”

Speaking of the pager, Wang Qiao's figure involuntarily appeared in his mind, and he laughed at himself: "I stopped using the pager to say goodbye to the previous Wang Qiao, and I can write a letter if I have something in the future." After deactivating the pager, he still carried the pager with him, but the pager was changed from a communication tool to an electronic watch.

The sister and brother went downstairs and walked towards the car, and a few students with rice bowls walked upstairs. Wang Xiao saw the students' meals and said with pity: "The repetition class is under pressure, and the nutrition has to keep up, so I'll buy some Shannan milk powder later, and I can drink a cup in the morning and evening." Have you ever taken the exam in the repeater class, and what are your results? ”

History, geography, languages, and even English are not too problematic, but math is a bit difficult. Wang Qiao showed a self-deprecating smile and said, "I scored nine points in the first test, and this time I scored thirteen points, and I finally improved every time." ”

Wang Xiao discussed: "You have no foundation in mathematics at all, and if you don't want to do something special, it is difficult to improve your math scores quickly." I'd like to get you a math tutor, no problem, right? ”

Wang Qiao was proud in his heart, but he was not arrogant, knowing that if he didn't make up for the shortcomings of mathematics, there would be no hope for the college entrance examination, and said, "Sister, what are the two of us polite." I am willing to accept anything that is conducive to improving my grades. ”

Students return to their dormitories in droves with their rice bowls from the cafeteria. The trolley walked slowly through the crowd and exited the campus through the east side gate. Looking at the students through the car window, Wang Qiao pondered: "The admission rate of repeater classes is less than 20 percent, and most students are destined to fail to enter the university. Isn't it too hasty and stupid for me to give up the idea of working as a temporary worker at CCB? As soon as a small sprout came to his mind, he was immediately choked to death in his heart, and he cheered himself up and said: "I can go to the 'Guangnan Three Looks' to go through it intact, and there will be a blessing if I don't die in a catastrophe." If you want to become an upper-class person who is not bullied, you must have a high starting point, and university education is an important way to succeed, and I must be admitted to university. ”

After his acquittal from the Quang Nam No. 3 Detention Center, Wang Qiao learned about what happened outside the detention center.

At that time, he and his girlfriend Lu Qi were drinking in a bar, and they happened to meet a group of fellow villagers from Shannan who had dealings, so they drank together. After he returned to Lu Qi's table after touching the wine, a group of northern tigers rushed in from outside and fought with fellow villagers in Shannan. The Northern Tiger was killed on the spot, and the matter became a bit big.

The fellow villagers in Shannan scattered in a hurry and ran away.

Afterwards, based on the blurred video footage of the bar, the police arrested Wang Qiao, who had been drinking with fellow Shannan villagers, and became the only "member" of the "Shannan Gang" who was arrested.

If it weren't for the fact that the Shannan Gang was arrested in a different place by accident three months later, Wang Qiao said that he would not necessarily be used as a scapegoat.

After coming out of the Shannan No. 3 Detention Center, Wang Qiao learned the whole picture of the case, and was frightened into a cold sweat: "I can be acquitted from the Guangnan No. 3 Detention Center, and benefit from the accident of my fellow villagers in Shannan, if it weren't for their accidental accident, maybe I would really be regarded as one of the murderers, maybe I was killed by a bullet, or I was sentenced to a heavy sentence." ”

After coming out of Guangnan No. 3 Detention Center, Wang Qiao never saw his girlfriend Lu Qi again. He looked for Lu Qi like crazy in Guangnan, but he couldn't find anyone on pager, phone calls, or at work, and Lu Qi disappeared from the world.

After more than 100 days in the No. 3 Detention Center in Guangnan and the disappearance of Lu Qi, Wang Qiao learned from the pain and gained a deep understanding of the reality and cruelty of society. On the first day he walked out of the detention center, he secretly cried in the shower, and made a vow to become a human being. For ordinary children of factories, being admitted to university is a shortcut and the only way to become a master, which is an important reason why he categorically refused to work as a temporary worker in the Provincial Construction Bank.

There is a bridge on the right side of the main gate of the school, which is the only way for students to enter the old city, the north bridgehead is 300 meters away from the main gate of the school, and the south bridgehead is connected to the old city with dense population and shops. The car passed through the main gate, crossed the bridge, and stopped on the street at the south bridgehead. There are more than a dozen restaurants of all sizes along the street. Because his sister was pregnant and the driver sent by Li Jiade, Wang Qiao chose a medium-sized restaurant with a sign of "Liao's Authentic Roast Chicken".

It is said that a driver drove a long-distance bus overnight, missed the meal, and was so hungry that he finally found a restaurant in a place where there was no place in front of the village and no store. The restaurant ran out of ingredients and was about to close. The boss was bold and righteous, and when he saw that the driver was really hungry, he slaughtered his chickens and added chili peppers and spices to the remaining hot pot base.

Jingzhou's diet is greatly influenced by Shuangjiang City, an important town in Hexi, and whenever there is a new variety of Shuangjiang cuisine popular, there will be imitators in Jingzhou in the blink of an eye. The name of the new Shuangjiang cuisine roast chicken is customary, the taste is domineering, and it is very suitable for the rough temper of the people of Jingzhou, and after two or three months of popularity in Shuangjiang, there are four or five roast chicken restaurants in Jingzhou.

Wang Qiao has always liked food, willing to do it himself, he walked into the back kitchen, picked a chicken with an even head and bright coat in a long row of chicken cages, and explained to the chef behind him: "Some restaurants want to put half a spoon of chicken essence to make roast chicken, which is not a real skill." When I cook it, use only green onions, ginger, garlic, Sichuan pepper, dried chilies, and add some ingredients, cinnamon, and green peppers. ”

This roast chicken restaurant used to be a small shop, and the chef and buying were all served by the boss alone, but now that the scale has become larger, the boss has stopped, mainly controlling the purchase, and the former dun zi has been upgraded to a chef. The chef was rigid and muttered: "If you don't need chicken essence to make roast chicken, you can't mention the taste." ”

Wang Qiao said: "Put a little bit of monosodium glutamate and chicken essence to enhance the taste, and it doesn't matter if you don't put it." In the past, restaurants did not have chicken essence and monosodium glutamate, and they made the same good taste. ”

The boss of the restaurant, Liao, happened to be standing next to him, and when he saw that the guest was an expert, he took out a cigarette from his breast pocket, scattered one, and said: "The chickens here are all free-range in the mountains, the meat is delicate, and it is very comfortable, and I will never find a second one in Jingzhou." ”

Wang Qiao said: "I can't show my ability with chicken essence, and I waste the big chickens raised in the wild." The taste is more authentic, and we will come over often to eat it in the future. ”

The boss took a puff of cigarette and said, "The apprentice baby is almost hot, and the materials are heavy." Ordinary guests can't taste the difference, you, the guest, have a bad mouth, are insiders, and can't hide from you. I'll cook it myself later. But if you want it to taste good, I have to use slow heat, don't rush, you have to wait. ”

Wang Qiao said: "It's past twelve o'clock, don't be too slow." Boss, grab a plate of peanuts first, don't let your mouth be idle. ”

walked out of the back kitchen to the lobby, and happened to see Wu Chongbin and others in the same bedroom walking into the store. Wang Qiao and Wu Chongbin were general acquaintances, nodded slightly, and returned to their seats.

Wu Chongbin and his entourage consisted of three men, two women, and five people, all of whom were children of the Red Flag Factory. Except for the tall Yan Lin, the other four were all science students.

(End of Chapter 3)