Uncle Tang's home is a house assigned by the unit, Wujiaohua Company is a very popular unit in this era, with good welfare and high salary, with the level of Zhao Gang's small section chief, it is still assigned to a three-bedroom and one-hall house of nearly 90 square meters.

When a few people arrived home, Zhao Hongbing and Daguo carried things upstairs, and found that the eldest aunt was not at home, and the uncle's daughter Yanzi was not there, Zhao Gang explained: "Your eldest aunt is the chief surgeon and vice president, and the business is too busy, and she usually comes back very late, let's not wait for her, go out to eat now." ”

Zhao Hongbing was ready to save points before coming this time, and he had a certain understanding of the situation of the uncle's family, and asked, "Where is the swallow?" I should be in my second year of high school this year, or wait for her to come back and eat together. ”

The uncle's daughter is called Zhao Hongyan, a few years younger than Zhao Hongbing, Zhao Hongyan dislikes the rustic name, and has changed her name to Zhao Yan a few years ago.

A trace of annoyance flashed on Zhao Gang's face, and he was a little angry at the mention of this daughter, waving his hand and saying impatiently: "Leave her alone, she eats and lives at her grandmother's house these days, and she doesn't go home." ”

Zhao Hongbing didn't say much, he also had a daughter, and he can deeply understand this kind of troubles of being parents as their children grow up, and the estrangement and communication between the two generations has always been an academic problem.

A few people went downstairs, Zhao Gang took them to find a nearby restaurant, the façade of the hotel is very small, and the state-owned hotel next to it is in stark contrast, but Zhao Gang said: "Don't look at this shop is small, but the pasta is really good, the boss is an authentic Datongren, knife noodles are a must here." The state-owned hotel next door was originally a guest house of the Red Star Factory, and now it has begun to open for business, but the chef is passive and slack, the craftsmanship is so-so, and the attitude of the usher is not good, so we don't want to suffer from that idleness. ”

When I entered the hotel, I found that this small noodle restaurant was not ordinary, several tables were already full, and a chubby aunt greeted guests at the door, and when she saw Zhao Gang, she called out affectionately: "Section Chief Zhao is here, wait for a break, wait for a while, the table against the wall will be eaten immediately, and I will go to clean up." ”

Hearing the familiar hometown dialect, Zhao Hongbing felt very cordial, and this small store also felt pleasing to the eye, so he no longer cared about the sanitary conditions, and sat down with his uncle.

The aunt wiped the table quickly, took a few empty bowls, brought a pot of noodle soup, and spooned the soup for a few people, the noodle soup here does not refer to the soup with noodles, but the water that has boiled the noodles, with the fragrance of flour, hot, and I feel comfortable after drinking it.

Zhao Gang ordered two cold dishes, each of them asked for a big bowl of knife-cut noodles, and Zhao Gang asked again: "Red soldier, and this descendant, do you drink beer?" ”

As soon as the big country licked his mouth, he was about to say drink, but was stepped on by Zhao Hongbing and swallowed back, Zhao Hongbing said: "I'm tired on the road, I won't drink today, and when the uncle is not busy another day, we will accompany the uncle to have a good drink." ”

In fact, Zhao Hongbing drinks a lot and likes to drink, but he considered that he would live at his uncle's house at night, and he was afraid that the smell of alcohol when he came to the door for the first time would cause the eldest aunt to be unhappy, so he suppressed the wine worm and claimed to drink it another day.

Zhao Gang was not reluctant, he knew that Luo Kangmei never drank alcohol, so he didn't order it again, and ordered a hot dish with oily meat and asked the proprietress to prepare.

After ordering, a few people began to chat, Zhao Gang asked about the situation in his hometown, Zhao Hongbing said some things, and talked about a few acquaintances, said that the son of the third uncle took the college entrance examination this year, the results were not satisfactory, and the family was not ready to let him continue to study, and then under his own persuasion, he finally dispelled the idea of dropping out of school, and prepared to repeat the exam for a year and next year.

Zhao Gang sighed with emotion: "This is right, rural people are not like city people, there is only a way to live by reading, and if you can't read, you can only farm." ”

Zhao Hongbing's father's generation, there are eight cousins, Zhao Gang is the eldest, Zhao Hongbing's father is the fifth, except for Zhao Gang because of his early encounters, he was supported by nobles, went out to school and later became a city person, the other seven brothers all stayed in the countryside to live on the yellow earth, Zhao Gang grew up in the countryside since he was a child, he knows the hardships of the countryside, and deeply laments that it is not easy for rural children to get ahead.

Luo Kangmei is a native of Jincheng, a native of the city, and now he has come to a big city like Haicheng to do a decent job, so he has no such feelings, and continued: "Now the times are different, I think for young people, there is not only one way to go to school, such as going out to work, this is also a new choice, I have two classmates in my hometown of Jincheng, they quit their good jobs, and they are determined to go to Shenzhen to work, and now they are doing well." ”

Zhao Hongbing said: "The development of Shenzhen is good, the most important thing is to be inclusive and open-minded, but Luo Ge's classmates must have special talents or skills, otherwise it is not easy for ordinary workers to be there." ”

Zhao Gang said: "After all, dropping out of school to work is a last resort, the best choice for young people is to learn knowledge in school, if you go to the society, I am afraid that it is not as much as sweat in school to get more gains." ”

Luo Kangmei said with a smile: "Zhao Ke has come to us again to popularize the unbreakable truth that knowledge is power, I am also in favor of learning knowledge in school, this is the first choice, just to say, if the academic journey is not smooth, you might as well try other roads, after all, the current era has changed, and the proportion of academic qualifications in a person's success factors will be smaller and smaller in the future." ”

Zhao Hongbing nodded, and shook his head again: "I half agree with Brother Luo's statement, and half oppose it. It is agreed that all roads lead to Rome, not that you have to hang yourself from a tree, the times are advancing, and many places can show their talents. ”

Luo Kangmei said: "Yes, the Red Soldier's statement is very atmospheric, young people should not be confined to one place. ”

Zhao Hongbing said: "The other half of the different opinion is that, as Brother Luo said, the times have changed, but this changed era requires more knowledge and technology, so learning academic qualifications will become more important than before." Now a college student is already very popular, but we look at it from a long perspective, five or ten years later, maybe we need to go to the next level and need to continue graduate studies; Twenty years later, college students may have become extremely common, and it has become easy for young people to go to college, but college is no longer a ladder to change fate, but only a threshold to learn knowledge to enrich oneself. Thirty or fifty years from now, I believe that the leader of the times must be the technology giants. ”

Zhao Gang and Luo Kangmei were extremely surprised by these words, no matter whether Zhao Hongbing's vision was correct or not, it was not easy for him to say such things at a young age, Luo Kangmei said: "I hope so, you Brother Luo and I graduated from Fudan University, and now I can only look at the warehouse." ”

Zhao Gang said: "Xiao Luo is complaining again, your organization is already thinking about it, but don't be anxious, put personal interests aside, and obey the overall situation." ”

He said to Zhao Hongbing again: "You can say this, which proves that you are not studying hard, but thinking about things with your brain." Although you are only a secondary school graduate, a thinking person will not be limited to his objective conditions. Red soldier, tell your uncle what you have plans for the future. ”

Zhao Hongbing pondered his sentence and said: "I am now attached to the county material bureau, but it is only a trial, and whether it succeeds depends on the performance. ”

Luo Kangmei interjected: "Then you have found the right person, for the material stores at the city and county level, Zhao Ke is equivalent to the Buddha of ten thousand families, Zhao Ke put a word, give you a random batch of planned indicators in the county, enough for you to eat for three years......"

Zhao Gang snorted and said, "Nonsense! The indicators are all allocated by the state, and they can only be allocated within the system. You mouth! There are no outsiders here, so it's okay to talk casually, and remember not to talk nonsense outside. I wanted to transfer you to the supply and marketing department several times, but Secretary Zhao vetoed it, why? Here is a truth to tell you, someone sued you, saying that you don't feel at ease all day long, criticize the company's business, and disrespect the relevant leaders. Anti-American, I am very optimistic about your talents, but being a man does not only rely on talent, but also has to have other things, especially in the unit, if colleagues are not satisfied with you, they will not be able to convince the public, that is, they will not unite the masses, and the leader will not be able to mention you. ”

Luo Kangmei's face turned red, and she lowered her head and muttered for a long time before she said, "I see! I suspected that the villain was doing the bad, and that was the case. Zhao Ke, you don't have to be embarrassed about my business, if you really can't do it in the station, it's a big deal that I quit my job and don't do it, and I can also learn from those two classmates to go to the sea to do business. ”

Zhao Gang sighed and said, "You, it's impulsive, who can not be without a little setback, just this little blow can't stand it?" I dare say that if it were the Red Soldier in your place today, he would definitely be more mature than you. ”

Zhao Hongbing comforted Luo Kangmei and said: "Brother Luo, you don't have to be discouraged, there are not only villains in the unit, your talent must be seen by many people, just like uncle, he is not the kind of person who values you simply because you are a fellow countryman, if it weren't for your real talent and learning, I believe he wouldn't tell you a bunch of truthful words." Moreover, in the eyes of outsiders, I don't know how many people envy your job, and this partner next to me, he secretly told me on the road just now that if you can work in such a large unit for a day, it will be worth it for a lifetime. ”

When the big country heard this, he kept nodding his head, but he was embarrassed to speak.

Zhao Gang took a deep look at Zhao Hongbing, there was a sense of praise in his eyes, this nephew was very appreciative of him in terms of thinking and life, and he couldn't believe that he was a young man who had just come out of such a backward place as Wenhe County.

Luo Kangmei listened to Zhao Hongbing's words, and felt a lot better, and said: "Maybe Hongbing is right, I am on the tip of the horns, in our high school class, there are 13 people who were admitted to university, and I am the only one who can go to Dahai City, I am lucky compared to them, and I am extremely lucky compared to those students who didn't even go to college." Thank you, Red Soldier. Thank you even more, Section Chief Zhao, I have now recognized my own problems, and I will work hard to correct them in the future, and at the same time do a solid job in my own business, and use my performance to defuse the attacks of those villains. ”

Zhao Gang smiled with satisfaction: "It's good that you can think so!" When you came to the station to report, I was still in the comprehensive warehouse, and I was your first master, and more than five years have passed in a blink of an eye. For such a long time, I have a firm grasp of your character and value your talents, which is why I want to transfer you to the supply and marketing department. As for the identity of a fellow countryman, it can only make me more strict with your requirements, resist the United States, do a good job, believe in the organization, believe in the arrangement of the leader, gold will always shine. ”

Luo Kangmei was also a little emotional, picked up the noodle soup and said: "Zhao Ke, I respect you, there is no wine today, I will replace the wine with soup, thank you for your good intentions for me." Red soldier, and this little brother, I respect you, thank you for helping me untie the knot, thank you. ”

Several people replaced the wine with noodle soup, took a good sip, looked at each other and smiled, and then the knife-cut noodles were finally served, and everyone smelled the familiar taste of hometown and ate fragrant noodles.