A Home for Veterans Chapter 28: Apprenticeship (Part II)
"You're talking nonsense! I have 'cohabited' with you, and I will not enjoy a leisurely retirement life like you, this time I will definitely spend a lot of money to buy a house, and my family's 'treasury' will be hollowed out, and after living in a new house, I will have to go outside to find something to do, give full play to my spare energy, and increase the family's income. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½β
"You don't always talk about making money, what is money? It's just a strip of paper printed with various patterns, passed around in the hands of many people, and sticky with all kinds of bacteria. Some people don't like money per se, but like to use it as a tool to achieve a certain end. Generally speaking, when there is little money, the money is the grandfather, and the person is the grandson, because without money you can't do anything; When there is a lot of money, the money is still the grandfather, and the person is still the grandson, because more money is a burden, you have to worry about the money and think about how to spend it. Only when a person's money is appropriately and the expenses are moderate, can they use it to become a grandfather, and the money can become a grandson. β
Wang Quan smiled and said to Tamson Sen: "You are a high-sounding great empty talk. β
"If my words can't convince you, you have to find something to do, I advise you to write books to make money according to the old ideas, and the books you write are sold to insomniacs who take medicine ineffectively, and they will definitely sell well." Tamson also said with a grin.
"You don't always look at the past with the eyes of the present, what I wrote at that time was also judging the situation and following the trend, a handful of loose beads strung into a necklace, a few rags decorated into gorgeous clothes, after the article was written, the leaders all said yes, otherwise how could I have been transferred from the grassroots troops to the leading organs of the headquarters all at once!" Wang Quan said proudly.
"The heroes don't mention the courage of the year, not to mention that your behavior at that time cannot be called 'brave', the history of the events of that year has been concluded, and there is no need for us to argue anymore. I thought about it, when my daughter found a job and became a family, I mobilized my wife to often go back to her hometown in the countryside to live, there is a 'Waseda' university in Japan, we will run a 'late corn' university, scientific farming, grain and cotton harvest, I will come back to the city when the farm is slack, and by the way, I will bring you some local products, so that you can increase nutrition and nourish your body. β
"If I wait for the souvenirs you brought back at that time to nourish my body, I will definitely be thinner than now." Wang Quan said.
Ren Fuxing greeted Tan Sen and Wang Quan, who were sitting in the back, from the front seat of the car: "Don't have a small meeting in the back, sit in the front and listen to me." β
Ren Fuxing told everyone that after the signing of the agreement between the General Department and Reliance Company to jointly develop the land, the design bidding will be carried out, and the design unit will be responsible for the technical issues in the design, but there are some principles that we must first put forward to them, such as architectural forms, residential units, facilities, and so on. Let's take a look at the scene today, and then hold a meeting to listen to the ideas of the veteran cadres, synthesize the opinions of all quarters, and report to the department leaders in person before we can settle down some issues of principle.
A few people first arrived at a construction site on the north side of the development site, where a high-end residential complex is being built, and the rudimentary shape of the building can make people imagine the luxury of its growth. There is a simple shed in the corner of the construction site, and in one of the houses where the office of a construction site of a certain supervision company is hung, Ren Fuxing explained his intention to the person in charge. The other party took the trouble to introduce to Ren Fuxing and his entourage the difficulty of local construction, the direction of various pipelines, and the problems that need to be paid attention to in the process of the project. In the end, he did not forget to hand over his business card and asked Ren Fuxing to consider whether their company could undertake the supervision of the Xinshangpo housing construction project of the General Department in the future, and Ren Fuxing promised to invite them to participate in the supervision bidding at that time.
Ren Fuxing and a few people visited the local township government, but the township government's compound was deserted, and the cadres on duty told them that the government's functions were changing from developing vegetable production and ensuring urban supply to implementing the overall plan and strengthening administrative management. He briefed Ren Fuxing and others on the local municipal planning and the current state of public order, and said that he already knew that a community would be built in their area where retired military cadres lived. He also said that the township government very much welcomes the construction of residential quarters in this area by the troops, because the retired military cadres are of relatively high quality and can change the structure of local residents, and they will be very happy if there is anything that needs the help of the township government to coordinate.
Out of the gate of the township government, Ren Fuxing saw that the workers on the construction site he had just passed by had already started their meals, and they were eating meals with a lack of oil and meat in the open air, and the dust in the air and the sweat on their faces had become the seasoning of the meals. The workers seem to have a large amount of food, each holding a large bowl in their hands, and some chopsticks have three steamed buns on strings, and some have four steamed buns on strings. They eat cheap meals, wear cheap clothes, and live cheaply in the city.
Ren Fuxing looked at his watch and asked the others: "It's almost twelve o'clock, what should we do?" β
"Implement Director Ren's important instruction to eat out at noon today, hurry up and find a restaurant!" Wang Quan instigated several other people to say.
Ren Fuxing said: "I have a treat when I eat out, and there is no problem with this. What I want to talk about is where we are going to eat today and what we are eating. β
Tamson said: "I still have to go to work in the afternoon, and it is best to have lunch nearby, which is simpler, let's take a break from life here and eat whatever you want." β
Wang Quan said: "The cadre of the township government just now said that the quality of retired military cadres is relatively high, but in fact, the quality of my 'vegetarian' is not very high, mainly because the quality of 'meat' is high. β
"Some people have poor gastrointestinal function, and they always want to eat food that is not easy to digest, so they are not afraid of diarrhea!" Tan Sen usually didn't dare to eat more meat and didn't agree with Wang Quan's opinion.
"It is precisely because of my poor gastrointestinal function that I need nutritious food, and some people have good gastrointestinal function, and they are so fat every day that they are worried, and they don't want to eat delicious food, but they dare not eat it, which is also a kind of mental torture." Wang Quan gloated.
"Fat people beautify the city, thin people affect the cityscape, like you, how can you reflect the superiority of socialism as if you don't have enough to eat every day?"
Wang Quan snorted with his nose and said to Tan Sen: "Actually, you want to lose weight more than anyone else, but you can't lose weight, people of your size should eat more meat and drink more alcohol." β
"Why?" Tensen guessed that Wang Quan was going to play tricks on him again, and asked vigilantly.
Wang Quan smiled and said: "Only when you eat and drink enough can you lose weight!" β
"What kind of bullshit logic are you!"
Tamson said with a red face.
Ren Fuxing said to Tan Sen and Wang Quan on the side: "If you two think that bickering is more important than eating, just keep talking here, and a few of us will find a place to eat." β
Tan Sen and Wang Quan listened to Ren Fuxing's words, then they smiled at each other and walked forward with everyone.
On a street not far from the township government, in addition to the shops is a restaurant, which operates Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Huaiyang cuisine, Chaoshan cuisine, Shaanxi stewed noodles, Henan baked cakes, everything, as if a national ministry organized a national food expo here.
Pointing to a restaurant that runs home-cooked food, Tamson said to Ren Fuxing: "This place is very good, the faΓ§ade is big, and it looks clean." β
Before Ren Fuxing could speak, Wang Quan said: "Staff Officer Tan said that this place is good because the waitress in this restaurant is beautiful. What's so delicious about home-cooked food, haven't you eaten enough at home every day? Hey, you see, the place ahead must be good, the name is 'Ten Miles of Fragrance', there must be big fish and big meat. β
Ren Fuxing said: "After Secretary Wang retired, there were fewer opportunities to eat outside, so we respect his opinion today, let's go, go over there and have a look!" β
Wang Quan happily followed behind Ren Fuxing, and said with a grin: "The head of the bureau still understands the masses, I have a fellow who is a manager in a company, and he eats out about 300 days a year, which is slightly higher than the officials who accompany him to eat and drink, and slightly lower than the chef in the hotel. I said to him, if you have any more food or food to entertain in the future, I will go and help you, and this stomach in your stomach will serve you at any time, but he never came to me again. β
"Ten Miles of Fragrance" operates northern-style meals, and several people asked for a single room, and Ren Fuxing asked Wang Quan to order according to his taste. As soon as Wang Quan ordered a liver tip, a fried fat intestine, and a husband and wife lung slices, Tan Sen said on the side: "Lao Wang, how do you clean the internal organs of animals, if animals can talk, they must ask you: Why do you want to put everything in our stomachs into your stomach, you don't want to have an organ transplant, right?" β
Wang Quan said: "When I was young, my family didn't have the money to buy good meat, so I could only buy some relatively cheap intestines, stomach, heart, liver and lungs, haggis, dogs, and pigs in the water, so I had feelings for these things." If you have a problem with the dishes I ordered, I will only order meat dishes, and you will order vegetarian dishes. β
Tamson took the recipe and ordered only an oyster sauce lettuce and a celery lily.
Wang Quan said: "Staff Officer Tan may have been a herbivore in his last life, or he may not dare to spend more money as the director, let's make up six dishes today, if you have no opinion, let's have another fried leeks with local eggs." β
"There are fish every year, let's have a fish!" Ren Fuxing said.
Wang Quan said: "I also want to eat fish, but I don't have any embarrassment, since Director Ren has opened Chrysostom, let's have a steamed osmanthus fish." β
"I want a soup!" Ren Fuxing said again.
"Then another pot of black chicken soup!" Wang Quan said.