There was no sunlight all day long, and the air was still dirty, Liu Dake thought that such a place was not suitable for long-term living, so he urged Zhao Liang to get in touch with his classmates working in national ministries and commissions, and strive to get the project down as soon as possible.

Zhao Liang quickly dialed the mobile phone of Gu Yuefan, a classmate appointed as a deputy director of the Ministry of State. After graduating for many years, with the passage of time, the feelings of the classmates seem to have been indifferent, and compared with Zhao Liang's fiery feelings, the other party's attitude is very cold. Zhao Liang joked with his classmates and asked them to guess who he was, but the other party was very impatient, saying that he was very busy, and if he had nothing else to do, he hung up. Zhao Liang was helpless, so he had to ask what the other party was busy with and said some polite words. The other party rarely responded, but Zhao Liang was talking alone. Zhao Liang wanted to ask the other party if he was in Baidu, take some time to sit, and what Baidu's intentions would be in the future, especially how to do the work of the TD department, listen to the opinions of his old classmates, or let him mediate and build a bridge. After all, the classmate is already a leading cadre at the department and bureau level of an important ministry, and Zhao Liang believes that the classmate has this ability. Even if the old classmates can't help much, the old classmates are well-informed and can help come up with an idea, and it's always okay to dredge up the relationship. Besides, for the public service, Zhao Liang will definitely not treat his old classmates badly. However, it seemed that Gu Yuefan finally heard Zhao Liang's thoughts, was a little impatient, and said, he is very busy now, and he has time to call Zhao Liang again, so he hung up the phone. Originally, Zhao Liang wanted to ask Gu Yuefan if he was in Baidu, and even Zhao Liang thought that if Gu Yuefan lied, he would ask the other party to find a landline to call back. Zhao Liang also thinks that during his school days, he had a deep relationship with Gu Yuefan, and even if there were some inappropriate actions, Gu Yuefan could not only understand, but also would not care. But there was no chance.

Putting down the mobile phone in his hand, Zhao Liang's heart felt like he was choked with a mouthful of vinegar, and then it was like being choked, burping, and the five flavors were overflowing. couldn't help but sound the friendship between him and Gu Yuefan during college.

During school, Zhao Liang and Gu Yuefan had a deep friendship, not only did the two sleep in the same room, but Gu Yuefan slept on Zhao Liang's top bunk. As soon as the new students entered the school, Gu Yuefan was thin and fair-skinned, giving people the impression that he was congenitally malnourished and his personality was also a little introverted. After a long time, the students learned about Gu Yuefan's situation. Gu Yuefan's family is very poor, his father has asthma and can't do some heavy physical work, and the whole family is supported by his mother alone. And Gu Yuefan has many brothers and sisters. Perhaps congenital malnutrition, Gu Yuefan was guilty of pleurisy. His classmates were worried about the spread of the disease and were alienating him. Despite this, in order to reduce the burden on his family, Gu Yuefan worked part-time during his college years and was responsible for the cleaning and sanitation of the campus. Although he is also a rural student, Zhao Liang's living conditions are much better than Gu Yuefan's, so he often helps Gu Yuefan in his life, and often helps Gu Yuefan clean the campus. At first, Gu Yuefan was very reluctant to go and refused many times. But Zhao Liang didn't think so, and said to Gu Yuefan, and the right to exercise his body.

After a long time, the relationship between the two gradually deepened, and Gu Yuefan regarded Zhao Liang as a confidant who talked about everything. Especially at night, Gu Yuefan was sick and weak, unable to sleep, and often invited Zhao Liang to take a walk on campus and talk to his heart. Some classmates jokingly said that the two were gay.

Although work-study takes up a lot of Gu Yuefan's study time, it is very hard, and his natural academic performance is very good, and because he is thin since he was a child, Gu Yuefan does not like to be active, likes calligraphy, and has practiced a good hand. In this regard, some classmates, even Zhao Liang were quite puzzled: it is rare to see Gu Yuefan practicing calligraphy, how can he write calligraphy so well, he is a genius. Gu Yuefan said to Zhao Liang in private, in addition to liking calligraphy since he was a child, every time he cleaned the campus, he regarded it as practicing calligraphy, using the broom as a brush and the earth as rice paper.

Hard-working people, the sky does not pay. With personal efforts, before graduation, an important ministry came to the school to enroll students, and saw that Gu Yuefan had good academic performance, was also handsome, and wrote a good hand, and was admitted to the unit.

At first, Gu Yuefan and Zhao Liang were still in close contact, every time they set off from the provincial capital, the province invited a banquet, as long as Zhao Liang was free, Gu Yuefan would call Zhao Liang to participate together. Send a text message or send a postcard during the New Year's holidays. When Zhao Liang went to Baidu, he would say hello to Gu Yuefan, and Gu Yuefan would take the initiative to invite Zhao Liang to dinner. Gu Yuefan was not in good health and never smoked, so he resold the cigarettes sent by others to Zhao Liang, who set off from Baidu, or sent them to Zhao Liang. Gu Yuefan regarded Zhao Liang as his own brother.

Later, as the working hours went by, Gu Yuefan and Zhao Liang were each working hard for their careers, and the contact gradually decreased, and the new environment changed. Especially with the continuous improvement of Gu Yuefan's position, perhaps the reason for the busier and busier work, there is less contact between the two, lack of common topics, and sometimes just perfunctory sentences. Zhao Liang obviously felt that Gu Yuefan had changed, and he was not as enthusiastic as he was in school.

During this period, Zhao Liang also heard many classmates' comments about Gu Yuefan, which was naturally all negative, saying that Gu Yuefan was a big official, and his shelf was also bigger, and he was no longer the thin poor boy he was when he was in school, especially after he was promoted to deputy director, his classmates set off in Baidu, and his classmates didn't answer his phone at all, and he didn't even give him the opportunity to meet. Even some classmates scolded Gu Yuefan for forgetting the cold window and not being a thing. Zhao Liang has his own understanding: When people were in the most difficult time, what did you people do. At that time, why didn't you pull someone along, and when I had something to ask for someone, I remembered the feelings of my classmates, and to put it bluntly, I came to talk to others.

Give people roses to leave a lingering fragrance, and the grace of dripping water should be reciprocated by springs. Zhao Liang thought that he was different from other classmates, when he was in school, he had a deep relationship with Gu Yuefan, and there was no question of who was in charge of whom, and Gu Yuefan would definitely help him if he needed help in the future. And today's events are indeed beyond Zhao Liang's expectations, is Gu Yuefan really ungrateful, or is he very busy at work?

Zhao Liang still stubbornly believes that Gu Yuefan is in an important position, and he must be very busy at work.

Lying on the bed, Zhao Liang felt bored, and thought of Ma Shan's classmates. Although I have not been in Mashan for a long time, my classmates accompany and surround me every day, and I enjoy the deep feelings between my classmates. I couldn't help but call Ma Shan's classmate.

For Gu Yuefan's performance, Ma Shan's classmates seem to be accustomed to it, and to Zhao Liangdao, Gu Yuefan is already very good if he can answer your mobile phone, and he should feel lucky and satisfied. Since becoming the deputy director, Gu Yuefan has changed his mobile phone number all day long, as if others have asked him for many things, and when he connected the mobile phone, he asked in the first sentence, is there anything wrong? Isn't it just a broken deputy director? In Mashan, he is called a high cadre, and in Baidu is the backbone, it is easier to throw a wine bottle on Chang'an Street and smash a cadre of his level than to smash the masses. Holding a shelf all day long, putting out a score, you ask your classmates, how many don't scold him. Who else is in contact with him?

The times create heroes, and the environment creates people. Zhao Liang seemed to see Gu Yuefan's personality clearly, and he got some psychological comfort.

After thinking about it, it was finally late at night. Because of the mission, maybe he still thinks of his former classmates, or thinks that Gu Yuefan is really busy on weekdays, in this quiet time, Zhao Liang dialed Gu Yuefan's mobile phone again, thinking that he would not hesitate to charge long-distance roaming fees, in the dead of night, he could talk about the old feelings with Gu Yuefan, and even if Gu Yuefan agreed, find a tavern and have a good chat with a little wine.

With the lesson of the last time, remembering that Gu Yuefan's identity is different from that of his former classmates, the gimmick of the deputy director has made Zhao Liang have an inexplicable sense of awe for Gu Yuefan, and he is much more cautious when talking to Gu Yuefan. First talked about the feelings of some classmates who have missed each other for many years, Gu Yuefan seems to be a lot more polite, he has been very busy with work recently, and it is rare to have a moment of rest. Zhao Liang followed his classmates' words and invited them to come out and sit down. Gu Yuefan said that it was too late, and there was an important meeting tomorrow, and he was going to speak on the spot, think about his ideas, and prepare an outline for his speech. Zhao Liang understood what Gu Yuefan meant, which was implying that he not only didn't want to come out, but also wanted to turn off his mobile phone. Zhao Liang directly expressed his thoughts. Xiang Gu Yuefan told the main intention of coming to Baidu, because the matter is important, I want to ask my classmates for help, or help find an acquaintance, say hello to the TD department, and get the approval as soon as possible. Gu Yuefan directly rejected Zhao Liang's request, saying that Baidu is very large, and it is difficult for people in an agency to recognize him, and he rarely deals with the TD department on weekdays, let alone has friends who can talk. Zhao Liang took another step back, he was in a small place, trusted by the leader, the first time he encountered such a tricky thing, he wanted to ask his classmates to help come up with an idea, how to do such a thing, he wanted to invite the leader of the TD department in charge of project approval to have a meal.

Gu Yuefan said to Zhao Liangdao, similar projects, ordinary staff in the government are very difficult to operate, if the provincial leaders come forward, maybe the leaders of the TD department will also give the provincial leaders a face, for future cooperation, there is still the possibility of doing work. It can be said that it is basically impossible for Ma Shan to ask the TD department for approval.

Gu Yuefan also told Zhao Liang that he has been conducting research in other places recently and will not be able to return to Baidu in the short term. Zhao Liang understood Gu Yuefan's thoughts.

Zhao Liang had been listening quietly, his heart was very cold, and before Gu Yuefan finished speaking, he directly turned off his mobile phone and threw it beside him.

Looking at the mobile phone in front of him, Gu Yuefan's contemptuous gaze flashed in front of him from time to time, and the scene of going to college in the past appeared in his mind from time to time. Zhao Liang couldn't help but ask himself: How did Gu Yuefan become like this, the classmates who used to get along with him day and night, but now, they have become so strange. At that time, the two often joked and swore that no matter what time they came, they would be like brothers, and the smell on their bodies would never change.

Zhao Liang clearly remembers that one night the dormitory had a power outage, and Gu Yuefan invited Zhao Liang to go out for a walk. The two sat in the stands by the playground and talked about the future. Gu Yuefan once said to Zhao Liang that as a rural college student, he knows the psychology of the poor at the bottom and understands their difficulties better, maybe he can't be a big official in this life, and he won't have any power in his hands. Once he becomes an official and has power, he will never be difficult for the people, even at the cost of the black gauze hat on his head.

That conclusive scene is still very clearly reflected in front of Zhao Liang's eyes.