Meng Ruoyu looked at Tan Jingting's puzzled eyes and smiled.

"Which two? Naturally, it is money and power, money can change power, and power can make money make money. With these two things, you can gallop around the world with ease. Everything else is embellishment, it's all decoration. Let's take Shi Baochang as an example, how can he have such a ruffian ability, doesn't he rely on this money? Meng Ruoyu pinched his index finger and thumb and made a money movement.

Tan Jingting didn't expect Meng Ruoyu's philosophy of life to be so profound, which opened his eyes.

"But Chairman Jiang has repeatedly ordered a ban on smoking and disinfection, is it just a pretense?"

"Our Chairman Chiang wants to promote a new life, let the society have a new atmosphere, and put an end to opium, which is certainly encouraging on the table, but if smoking is banned, the money bag of the national government will be empty, and the big families will not turn the sky upside down, is money important or slogans important? Besides, which of those officials is not a relative of the emperor, they don't listen to Lao Jiang's words and don't give Lao Jiang face, how old are we? And why do you do anything that is unpleasant to offend people? If you really offend them, these big people who have the power of life and death in their hands, if they want to kill small people like you and me, isn't it like pinching an ant to death? The new life movement promoted by Jiang Gong is okay to do trivial things such as taking a cold shower, taking a cold shower, and not spitting, if he really bans smoking, there will be times when he regrets it. “

Meng Ruoyu saw that Tan Jingting was silent, and knew that his words had worked a little.

Meng Ruoyu patted Tan Jingting on the shoulder: "You are new to the city, you don't understand a lot of things, the relationship here is intertwined, interests abound, and it affects the whole body, so don't risk yourself and do something that harms others and yourself." “

Listening to Meng Ruoyu's words, Tan Jingting seemed to understand what the way to be an official was.

"Meng, I've been taught." Tan Jingting seems to have woken up, Meng Ruoyu is only five or six years older than himself, but he has been in the officialdom for more than ten years, and he has eaten more salt than he Tan Jingting has eaten, so he can't accept it.

"Brother Tan, don't be too frustrated, this matter is a lesson, it is equivalent to teaching yourself a lesson, and there are many things to learn in the future."

Meng Ruoyu's heartfelt and serious words made Tan Jingting seem to feel that his boss was a noble person in his career, if he wanted to continue to mix in this officialdom, it would not be easy, first, to follow the right person, and second, to have a few helpers, if there is a veteran officialdom like Meng Ruoyu for guidance, he may be able to soar in this career.

"Meng, although I have been in the army for more than ten years, I am still a new recruit in the officialdom, and if there is anything I will not do in the future, I will ask Brother Meng to give me advice."

"Well, you and I work together under the same roof, and we should support each other. In the future, if you can use the place of the foolish brother, just open your mouth. “

The reason why Meng Ruoyu preached, taught and solved the doubts of Tan Jingting without reservation was not because he regarded Tan Jingting as a confidant, he was afraid that his brother would suffer losses and be hindered in his career, so he helped him, but more importantly, he took a fancy to Tan Jingting's military background.

At night, Tan Jingting lay on the bed, tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, the events of the day were as vivid as a movie, and Meng Ruoyu's words were like an initiation, which made him pause. Originally, he thought that by his own thunderous means, he would destroy a few cigarette dealers and get the appreciation of Shangfeng, and he would be able to rise to the top in the future. Now it seems that he is indeed a little naïve, of course, even a rough person like Yu Yong has warned himself several times that the water in this officialdom is very deep, but he is still so bookish and angry, he has to poke this basket, and now the chicken is flying and the eggs are beating, instead of bringing to justice a cigarette seller like Shi Baochang, he was framed and suspended for reflection.

Looking back on the past, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful in his heart. Although he has been in the army for more than ten years, which promotion was not made with blood and hard work, if you talk about combat merits, he should also be a division-level officer, but until he is discharged from the army, he is only a regimental level. Every time he was rewarded for his meritorious deeds, he was either taken by some of the chief's cronies and got the moon first, or he was taken by some people who were sloppy and patted on the horse. What's more, there are many factions in the army, and those who are not descendants often seem to be raised by stepmothers, not only are there few military supplies and broken, but in terms of strategic deployment, they always let the descendants preserve their strength and let those miscellaneous armies serve as cannon fodder. Although he has always used Premier Sun's 'Three People's Principles' to inspire himself, and he believes in ideals and beliefs, the cruel reality has forced him to reflect on himself, whether it is right or not, and whether it is worth it.

Today's incident really taught him a lesson, making him understand that he is actually very small, a small, obscene Shi Baochang can put himself in a predicament, if he insists on going his own way, he can only be an egg touching a stone. It seems that a change of course should be made. Knowing the current affairs, knowing the advance and retreat, in order to be able to do well, and following the trend is the king, why cling to what doctrine, faith, ideals, missions, these illusory things, and let those real interests slip away quietly from the side and turn a blind eye?

Tan Jingting seemed to have suddenly opened up, and he decided to break with his former self.

After his suspension, Tan Jingting wrote a dozen pages of inspection, reflecting on his own lack of understanding and overall situation in the process of banning smoking, not only failed to promote unity among comrades, but also unwarrantedly doubted his comrades, thus making everyone's hearts fluctuate, provoking infighting, which objectively caused a very bad impact, and he was so happy that he arrested the suspect without knowing much about the case, and had a blunt attitude towards the suspect, had a rough temper, and even beat people, causing the suspect to be slightly injured. It has seriously damaged the image of government officials among the people, and I implore the peak to impose severe sanctions.

Tan Jingting's inspection made Meng Ruoyu impressed: "Well, you have finally opened your mind." “

"Brother Meng, I also brought Jinchuang Cream, you can help me hand it over to Shi Baochang." Tan Jingting handed a box of Jinchuang paste to Meng Ruoyu, and took out a stack of money from his pocket: "This is my own condolence money to Shi Baochang." “

"There is no need for money, I will convey your meaning to him. Shi Baochang had already gone home yesterday, and I would ask someone to hand it over. Brother Tan, Shi Baochang is nothing, the key is those people behind Shi Baochang, we can't afford to offend those people. Okay, I'll settle this matter for you, and you can recuperate at home. “

"Thank you, Brother Meng." Tan Jingting was grateful to Meng Ruoyu for his generosity.

"Report." The orderly shouted a report outside the door.

"Come in."

An orderly walked into Meng Ruoyu's office with a rural woman.

"Report, there is a woman who wants to see Deputy Director Tan."

Tan Jingting turned his head and saw that this woman was wearing a floral cotton jacket, her hair was messy, her body and face were covered with dust, and she was holding a burden in her hand. I couldn't help frowning: "Looking for me?" Who are you? “

"Jing Ting, don't you know me? I'm osmanthus, Wu osmanthus. “

"Are you osmanthus? Why didn't you stay in your hometown and come to Chongqing? “

"My house was flooded, the fields were flooded, the house was washed away, and I couldn't stay, so I inquired all the way and found you."

Tan Jingting looked at the osmanthus and didn't know what to do for a while.

When Tan Jingting was twenty years old, his grandfather was seriously ill, and his father came up with the idea of letting Tan Jingting marry his relatives Chongxi, and let Tan Jingting marry Wu Guihua from a neighboring village.

Tan Jingting was sent to Guangzhou to study since he was a child, accepted the new school of thought, and was even more opposed to his parents' arrangement of marriage, so when his father told him the decision to marry Chongxi, he was sternly refused, and he did not obey, and was locked in the house by his father. On the day of marriage, Tan Jingting was dragged by his family to worship Wu Guihua.

On the night of getting married, his grandfather died, Tan Jingting took advantage of the family to be busy with funerals, secretly ran out, and later went to sign up for the Whampoa Military Academy.

Since Wu Guihua married Tan Jingting, she has taken the initiative to take on the responsibility of being a daughter-in-law and has been serving her in-laws in her hometown. Tan Jingting went back to his hometown several times, and his parents told him about the marriage of the year and urged him to have a round house with Osmanthus Flower, but Tan Jingting never let go and insisted on commensurate with Wu Osmanthus as a brother and sister.

Later, his parents died one after another, and Tan Jingting's sisters also married one after another, and the two younger brothers also set up another door after marrying wives, and Wu Guihua was left alone in this old house, she lived alone in the Tan family, usually went to the fields to farm, and took care of housework, Tan Jingting would also send some money back every once in a while, just like that, Wu Guihua lived in the Tan family for more than ten years.

When the 19th Route Army was stationed in Shanghai, some school students came to the barracks to work in the army, Tan Jingting took a fancy to one of the female students with clear eyebrows, Liao Shasha, who was lively and cute, cheerful and enthusiastic, and fell in love with Tan Jingting at first sight. This is Tan Jingting's first love, and he is attracted by Liao Shasha's charming temperament. After inquiring, I learned that Liao Shasha's parents were overseas Chinese in Myanmar, and the two had only known each other for a few months, and Liao Shasha returned to Myanmar with her parents.

Later, in the Battle of Taierzhuang, he was injured in his left leg and was sent to the field hospital, where he met nurse Mei Yongqing, who admired Tan Jingting's heroic performance on the battlefield and took the initiative to show his love to Tan Jingting.

In the army, women are a rare breed, and there is a woman who can take a fancy to herself, and she is also a beautiful nurse, which makes many people full of envy and jealousy for Tan Jingting. Tan Jingting naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity, and soon married Mei Yongqing.

Not long after marriage, Mei Yongqing became pregnant, although there was a shortage of materials at that time, Tan Jingting tried his best to meet Mei Yongqing's nutritional needs during pregnancy. Once, when seizing food and trophy from the Japanese army, he was almost shot by a cold gun, but fortunately he was blocked by a military water bottle and only scratched a little skin. When he handed the two cans of tuna to Mei Yongqing, Mei Yongqing was moved.

But at the time of childbirth, Mei Yongqing suffered a difficult birth, and did not give birth to the child for two days and two nights. Due to the lack of obstetricians and gynecologists in the field hospitals at that time, and the war was tight, it was impossible to transport Mei Yongqing from the enemy-occupied area to behind the enemy, and as a result, Mei Yongqing's mother and son died.

In the Battle of Kunlun Pass, Tan Jingting wanted to burn the devil jade on the battlefield to vent the grief and anger in his heart, so he was like a demon on the battlefield, fighting frantically, killing and injuring countless devils, and finally was shot in the left chest, fell in a pool of blood, and was rescued in the field hospital for a day and a night, before he was finally rescued.

Since then, this shadow has not been erased in his heart for a long time. Therefore, Tan Jingting has always avoided talking about marriage and has been single until now.