A month later.

Over there in the mountain town.

The construction site where Zhou Zhigang is located.

In a cave.

"Master Zhou, your wall is so flat!" A young man said with admiration.

"It's okay, the light here is not good, and it's almost interesting to the touch." Zhou Zhigang spoke while plastering the wall.

"Master Zhou, here is the best you wipe, we are far worse than you."

"Haha, as long as you do it seriously, you must be able to do it."

"Master Zhou, this requires feel and experience, and I'm still far away."

At this time, a young man walked in outside, "Master Zhou, Captain Zhang asked you to come over." ”

"What's the matter?" Zhou Zhigang is still plastering the wall, if he thinks that things are not important, he will go again when he is busy and resting, so as not to delay work.

"I don't know. Master Zhou, come over quickly, Captain Zhang looks very anxious. ”

"In a hurry? What could he do there? Zhou Zhigang stopped working, explained a few words to the young man next to him, and left quickly.

...

Tents near the construction site.

Captain Zhang is busy with eucalyptus work.

Zhou Zhigang walked in.

"Master Zhou, you're here, the above has notified you to go to the engineering corps, you can go quickly."

"To the corps? It's not close, it takes an hour or two to go back and forth, and I haven't finished the work at hand yet. "Zhou Zhigang is a little embarrassed, he can't let go of work, he doesn't like meetings or anything, he is a worker, and he doesn't understand.

"Master Zhou, I will arrange for someone else to do your work, you can go on a bicycle now, and let you go over immediately." Captain Zhang urged.

"Okay, Captain." Zhou Zhigang frowned and set off. He didn't know what was going on with him from above, he thought about it, he hadn't made any mistakes recently, so he shouldn't have been disciplined.

...

Engineering Corps.

Zhou Zhigang rushed over sweating profusely.

"Master Zhou, Chief Engineer Yang is looking for you, go quickly." A young staff member reminded.

"Got it." Zhou Zhigang wiped his sweat and walked into Chief Engineer Yang's office.

Chief Engineer Yang was busy writing. He had a ruddy face, a somewhat fat figure, and was about fifty years old.

He looked up at Zhou Zhigang and said casually: "Master Zhou, you sit down and drink saliva first, and I'll be fine right away." ”

"Okay, Yang Gong." Zhou Zhigang was also thirsty, he was not polite, poured water by himself, and drank it.

A moment later.

Chief Engineer Yang put down his pen and smiled at Zhou Zhigang: "Master Zhou, how many years have you been working at our construction site?" ”

"It's been a few years, I've been with the engineering team for more than six years, and it's been more than ten years now." Zhou Zhigang Hanhu Road. He didn't think about how many years it had been.

"It's been more than ten years, and it's been a long time." Chief Engineer Yang nodded and asked, "Master Zhou, where are you going when you transfer back to Jichun?" ”

"Transferred back to Jichun? When am I going to be transferred back to Jichun? Can I go back? Zhou Zhigang was surprised. Zhou Bingkun didn't tell him about the job transfer. He has long forgotten what Zhou Bingkun said before to help him transfer his work.

"Huh? Master Zhou, you don't know about your job transfer? Chief Engineer Yang wondered. He stared at Zhou Zhigang and examined, and he found that Zhou Zhigang really didn't look like pretending, he really didn't know.

"Am I going to be transferred? Where is it transferred? Guizhou? Zhou Zhigang asked. He knew that there was also a construction site in Guizhou, so Guo Cheng was transferred there.

"Haha, Master Zhou, it seems that you don't know about your work, take a look at this." Chief Engineer Yang smiled and handed Zhou Zhigang a piece of paper.

Zhou Zhigang took it a little strangely, looked down, and it was written that he was going to be transferred back to Jichun City.

"What's going on?" Zhou Zhigang looked at Chief Engineer Yang and asked.

"Master Zhou, I don't know. This is the order that has just been sent from above, and I want to transfer you back to Jichun. Your hometown is also auspicious, which is a good thing. Chief Engineer Yang said with a smile.

Zhou Zhigang remembered what Zhou Bingkun said when he sent him to Jichun Railway Station. He thought to himself, "Bingkun really transferred me back to Jichun?" ”

Seeing that Zhou Zhigang frowned and was silent, Chief Engineer Yang thought that Zhou Zhigang was unwilling to go, so he smiled and said: "Master Zhou, you are a rare eighth-level technician on our construction site, and our construction site is inseparable from you, if you don't want to leave, I will help you refuse the above order." ”

"Can this appointment be refused?" Zhou Zhigang asked. Although he is an old worker, he is obedient to many things, what is said above is what he says, he never mentions his own requirements, and he does not know that he can refuse.

"Yes, after all, our work here is the most important, you are an eighth-level technician, our construction site urgently needs skilled workers like you, you are at our construction site..."

Zhou Zhigang's enthusiasm boiled when he heard it, and he was just about to say, "I still want to stay at the construction site and continue to work." ”

The picture of Zhou Bingkun appeared in his mind, "Zhou Bingkun smiled and said, 'Dad, if you receive a notice one day and transfer you back to Jichun City, don't refuse. ’”

"Your dad isn't stupid, he knows the good and the bad." This is what Zhou Zhigang said to Zhou Bingkun at that time.

Zhou Zhigang thought of this and suddenly sobered up.

He looked at his rough hands, thought about the white hair on his head and the wrinkles on his face when he looked in the mirror in the morning, and remembered that Li Suhua was doing housework alone at home, and he was old and his hair was gray.

I also thought that my three grandsons were also waiting for him to go back.

and when he left home, Li Suhua was sad.

His time at home is numbered, and he and Li Suhua get together less and leave more.

He should be going home.

He looked at Chief Engineer Yang and said with some embarrassment: "Engineer Yang, I'm a little homesick." ”

Chief Engineer Yang was slightly stunned when he heard this, he thought that Zhou Zhigang didn't want to leave, but he didn't expect Zhou Zhigang to say that he was homesick.

Homesickness, human nature, this is understandable.

He looked at the piece of paper in Zhou Zhigang's hand, his painting style changed, and he said with a smile: "Master Zhou, you have been working here for a long time, and it is time to go back to your hometown." In this way, although you are still a few days short of this month, I will also calculate a month for you, you have received the salary of the month, and you can continue to work when you go home, it's all..."

Chief Engineer Yang said some encouraging words again. In any case, he tried his best to follow Zhou Zhigang's meaning.

Zhou Zhigang nodded frequently when he listened. He also felt that he should go home, and that he would continue to work hard and be a good worker when he returned.

A few days later.

Zhou Zhigang left silently alone.

...

this day.

Zhou Bingkun is treating others.

Qi Peng called.

"Hey, Bingkun, your dad got on the train home, or a soft sleeper."

"What? My dad's job has been transferred back? Zhou Bingkun was stunned for a moment and asked.

Zhou Zhigang's work has always been done by Qi Peng, and now that it has been done, he told Zhou Bingkun.

"Yes, Li Maochang over there happened to meet your father buying a ticket at the train station, so he bought a soft sleeper for him."

"What, you can help me remit the ticket money to Li Maochang."

"No need, Li Maochang has a relative over there who is sick, and he wants to mail the results of the hospital examination, you can help him take a look."

"Okay, Qi Peng, we have time to eat together."

Zhou Bingkun hung up the phone.

...

This morning.

Exit of the train station.

Zhou Zhigang walked out with a lot of salutes.

"Dad, come here!" Zhou Bingkun shouted.

"Bingkun, how do you know that I am on this train?"

Zhou Bingkun took the things in Zhou Zhigang's hand, "Dad, you should throw away these old quilts or something, there is no shortage of these at home." It was Li Maochang who told you about the number of your train. ”

"Bingkun, that Li Maochang is very enthusiastic, don't buy the money for the ticket, you go back and give the money to others, don't let people post money."

"I know, I'll ask Qi Peng to send money over."

"Bingkun, did you find someone to get my job?"

"Yes, I asked Qi Peng to help with it. You should report to the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau tomorrow. ”

"Bingkun, did you really transfer me to the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau? I'm a worker, what can I do when I go? ”

"Sitting in the office, drinking tea and reading the newspaper, right?" Zhou Bingkun said with a smile.

"That's fine, don't you have to go to the construction site?"

"No, you can watch it then, and you can go to the construction site if you want."

"Bingkun, Qi Peng has helped us a lot, you have to thank others."

"I know, I'll treat him to a drink another day."

...

Russian-style bungalows.

"Dad, why are you back?" Li Suhua was surprised. She didn't know that Zhou Zhigang was coming back.

"What, you don't know I'm back?" Zhou Zhigang asked.

"I don't know!" Zhou Bingkun didn't tell Li Suhua about Zhou Zhigang's return.

"Didn't Bingkun sue you?" Zhou Zhigang said as he took off his coat.

"Nope!" Li Suhua took Zhou Zhigang's coat.

"I don't have to go to Shancheng in the future, my work, Bingkun helped me transfer to the Jichun Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau."

"Huh? That's a good thing. Why didn't Bingkun tell me? ”

...

Laughter spread from the house.