A bowl of steaming rice, a small plate of fermented bean curd, sprinkled with some sugar and a few drops of sesame oil.

This is the most common breakfast for people in Shanghai. In later generations, such breakfast may have long been invisible in Shanghai families, but what Song Yuanchao eats now is particularly delicious.

In my memory, how many years have I not eaten this kind of soaked rice? He took a bite of the soaked rice with chopsticks, and then picked up some fermented bean curd with the tip of the chopsticks and put it in his mouth. This taste made Song Yuanchao's eyes couldn't help but moisten. He

Sniff hard and continue eating.

The Zhang family's aunt brought the rice, watched Song Yuanchao eat for a while, and then went into the house. Song Yuanchao was someone she had grown up watching, and the relationship between the two families was very good.

Now, Song Yuanchao was back, and the way he was gobbling up the food made her want to cry. To avoid embarrassment, the Zhang family's mother deliberately avoided it with her well-behaved little Pingping.

A few minutes later, Song Yuanchao swept away the rice and fermented bean curd. He licked his lips with some lingering interest, then picked up the bowls and chopsticks and walked to the sink to wash them.

Just after washing, the Zhang family's mother heard the sound and came out of the house. She saw Song Yuanchao washing the dishes and chopsticks and complained to him, "Just eat it and leave it alone." Song Yuanchao smiled and didn't say anything, just washed the dishes and chopsticks and washed them.

I removed the water and put it back in the cupboard belonging to the Zhang family.

"Yuan Chao, please sit down. I have something to tell you." The Zhang family's aunt asked Song Yuanchao to sit down. When he sat down, the Zhang family's aunt took out a key from her pocket.

"This is the key to Nong's house." Zhang's mother sighed: "Nong's mother gave me this key and asked me to keep it for you. Now that Nong is finally back, it will be returned to its original owner.

Already."

Looking at the key, Song Yuanchao's eyes suddenly turned red.

Song Yuanchao's parents who stayed in Shanghai after he went to the countryside passed away one after another. Song Yuanchao was not around when they left, and the relatives of the Song family and the Wang family didn't care about it at all. Although they were afraid to avoid it due to Song Guangzeng's historical reasons,

As a relative, this approach is really heartbreaking.

Especially when Wang Sufen passed away, the funeral was organized with the help of colleagues from the workplace and old neighbors like Zhang's aunt. Song Yuanchao only found out about this later.

In addition to this incident, there was another incident that Song Yuanchao found out about in his previous life many years later, on the day the Zhang family’s mother-in-law passed away and attended the memorial service.

After Wang Sufen's death, just after the funeral, several relatives who had cut off contact with their family suddenly appeared again, and their target was actually the house left by Song Yuanchao's parents.

According to these relatives, Song Guangzeng and his wife passed away, and Song Yuanchao went to the northwest to join the queue to settle down. It is impossible to come back in this life. As relatives, they naturally have the right to dispose of this house. It is better to let them move in if it is vacant.

Song Yuanchao had never seen such a shameless person. When Song Guangzeng and his wife were on good terms, Song Guangzeng and Wang Sufen often helped these relatives.

Song Guangzeng and his wife helped a lot with the school admission of Song Yuanchao's cousins, as well as various matters of family matters such as aunts and uncles, regardless of remuneration, and even gained many favors.

But who would have thought that once something happened to Song Guangzeng and his wife, these relatives who had been very affectionate to Song Yuanchao's family would hide further away than anyone else. When Wang Sufen passed away, they actually had the idea of ​​​​this house, and several families came directly to make a fuss.

They all wanted to take this house as their own.

In the end, the Zhang family's mother couldn't stand it anymore, so she asked several old colleagues from Song Guangzeng's school and the union chairman of Wang Sufen's unit to come forward to resolve the matter.

Although Song Guangzeng and his wife are gone, Song Yuanchao is still there. Even if Song Yuanchao is not in Shanghai, this house can only belong to Song Yuanchao no matter what, and no one can take it away like this.

In his previous life, Song Yuanchao had just returned to Shanghai and did not know about this matter. Especially the Zhang family's aunt who was the party involved never mentioned it to Song Yuanchao. This made Song Yuanchao, who only learned about it later, be grateful to the Zhang family's aunt for the rest of his life.

and guilt.

"Ara cleans Nong's house when he has free time. It was like it was when Nong's mother left. It's still the same now. Now Nong is finally back. Come to Korea! I will return this key to Nong today. Nong'a

If my parents knew that Nong would come back someday, they would definitely be very happy."

As he spoke, the Zhang family's aunt's tears fell again. Song Yuanchao took the key that the Zhang family's aunt gave him. Although it was just a light and ordinary door key, its weight made Song Yuanchao feel extremely happy.

heavy.

Song Yuanchao stood up, without saying anything, he knelt down and kowtowed three times to the Zhang family's aunt.

The Zhang family’s aunt did not expect that Song Yuanchao would do this. She hurriedly tried to help but it was already too late. After kowtow, Song Yuanchao raised his sleeves and wiped the wet corners of his eyes, and assured the Zhang family’s aunt: “Auntie, you are right for me.

You are so good, I, Song Yuanchao, will remember it for the rest of my life! I will definitely repay you!"

"Don't be like this, don't be like this... Yuan Chaonong, get up quickly, get up!"

The Zhang family's mother was at a loss. Song Yuanchao stood up and helped the Zhang family's mother to sit down.

After a while, my mood gradually calmed down.

Zhang's aunt asked Song Yuanchao what his plans were after he came back. Song Yuanchao thought for a while and told Zhang's aunt that he had to solve the household registration problem first. The certificate for returning to his hometown had been issued long ago. He would go to the police station tomorrow to apply for a household registration transfer and wait for the household registration.

After the things are implemented, we can talk about other things.

"Well, household registration is a big thing, and we need to get it done as soon as possible." Zhang's mother-in-law agreed, and then said: "When the household registration is completed, my mother-in-law and Uncle Nong Jianguo will help Nong go to the Revolutionary Committee (neighborhood committee) to ask,

Find a way to clear the way, and work problems must also be solved. People need to eat, and if there is no work, there will be no work. Once the work is solved, aid Korea! You have to pay attention to life-long matters, and know how to fight."

"Grandma, I know! Don't worry, Grandma." Song Yuanchao nodded vigorously.

This was the case in his previous life. Song Yuanchao spent half a month solving the household registration problem first, and then Zhang Jianguo asked someone to help Song Yuanchao find a temporary job at a branch affiliated with the district telephone office.

This job was considered very good at the time. You know, working in a telephone exchange, even if it is a temporary job, I don’t know how many people would be envious of it.

More importantly, from the end of 1978 to 1980, these two years were the climax of the mass return of educated youth to the city. It was very difficult for countless educated youth who returned to their hometowns from all over the country to implement their work. It can be said that there were only a few educated youth who could solve their problems.

, and it is not easy for Song Yuanchao to have such a job at this time.

In his previous life, Song Yuanchao worked as a temporary worker at the telephone station for five years. His job was mainly to climb telephone poles to inspect and repair telephone lines. This position was also called "line attendant". The "machine attendant" who also sat in the computer room was a telephone operator.

There are two front-line positions in the bureau.

It was only in 1984 that Song Yuanchao had the opportunity to be promoted from a temporary worker to a regular worker at the telephone station. In 1990, Song Yuanchao was promoted from the position of line maintenance squad leader to the district branch to be responsible for line maintenance reporting.

Later, the telephone bureau was restructured and divided into fixed-line and mobile parts. Song Yuanchao stayed in the fixed-line work until his retirement. Before retirement, Song Yuanchao was already a middle-level cadre in the district telephone bureau.
Chapter completed!