However, Chen Hong didn't answer the phone. Maybe she was busy?
Xiao Zheng was still drunk and felt hot all over. In addition, this dormitory was a brick building from the 1980s and 1990s, so it was very old and stuffy.
Xiao Zheng simply opened the door and window, took a mop, went to the public bathroom to get a bucket of water, mopped the cement floor, and wiped the tables and chairs in the room with a rag. The whole room was much tidier. Xiao Zheng
After taking another bath, most of the drunkenness disappeared, but his mood was a little gloomy.
Recalling the time when he first started working, although he lived in a simple dormitory from the beginning, his girlfriend Chen Hong often came from the county to help him tidy up his room and wash his clothes, which made him feel warm. After all,
, Chen Hong lives in the county town, she is the only daughter at home, she is considered a lady, she doesn’t need to do anything at home, but she can do something for him, it doesn’t matter how much, it is definitely a sign of her concern and love for him.
Who wouldn't be happy to be cared for and liked by others, especially by a girl as beautiful, smart and from a good background as Chen Hong?
But recently, for more than a year, Chen Hong has not been to this small old building to see Xiao Zheng.
Xiao Zheng asked her why she didn't come. Chen Hong had two theories. One was that she had a lot of things to do at school, and the County No. 1 Middle School promoted her to be the office director, so she was usually much busier; the other was that she
Her parents did not allow her to go to town anymore. She also conveyed her parents' opinions and asked Xiao Zheng to make money as soon as possible to buy a house in the county town, otherwise the house price may rise.
Xiao Zheng thought that the latter statement was more reliable. After six or seven years, Xiao Zheng had not bought a house in the county. Chen Hong's parents were probably a little unhappy, so they forced Xiao Zheng to hurry up by preventing women from going to the town.
Buy a house.
Xiao Zheng thinks this is understandable. If the two of them want to be together in the future, it is necessary to have a house of their own. Therefore, Xiao Zheng has also accumulated some money in the past few years. In 7 years, he has 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. He bought it with a loan.
A small apartment of fifty or sixty square meters is no longer a problem. Xiao Zheng also talked about this matter with Chen Hong.
Chen Hong was also very happy at first and went to report it to his parents, but Chen Guangming and Sun Wenmin not only were not happy for them, but also said: "Fifty or sixty square meters is too small, how can we live there? Chen Hong, you have lived there since you were a child.
The smallest house we live in is only 80 to 90 square meters. Our current house is 120 square meters. How can it be used in a house of 50 to 60 square meters in the future? If you have children in the future, won’t you be suffocating yourself to death? Buying a house
It is still necessary to achieve the goal in one step, to reach more than 100 square meters, with three bedrooms and two living rooms."
This stumped Xiao Zheng.
Xiao Zheng's parents also said that if he wanted to buy a house, they would support him with 80,000 to 90,000 yuan.
But Xiao Zheng didn't want to take his parents' money. The two elders had been working in the mines. It was not easy to raise him and send him to study and finish college. In addition, the two elders drank wind and vacuumed dust all day long, which was not easy for him.
He was in poor health and suffered from minor illnesses and disasters. His father often suffered from bronchitis and often went to the hospital. Under such circumstances, Xiao Zheng did not want to take their money to buy a big house in the county. Their money still had to be paid.
They use it for their retirement.
Therefore, Xiao Zheng really didn't want to touch the tens of thousands of dollars his parents had. Therefore, the matter of buying a house in the county was put on hold.
Xiao Zheng looked around his small dormitory room. After cleaning it, he was actually quite satisfied. Xiao Zheng didn't have much pursuit of material things. He just wanted to live in and be comfortable. But many people had different ideas from him, including Chen Hong and
her parents.
Just as he was thinking about these troublesome things, Xiao Zheng's cell phone rang. When Xiao Zheng saw it was Chen Hong, he felt happy and answered the phone: "Hey, Chen Hong, I called you just now. I'm here to see you."
I did not answer."
Chen Hong's voice was warm today. She said: "Oh, I just came back from eating out. I didn't see it before." Xiao Zheng asked: "Who are you having dinner with today?" Chen Hong said: "My father's colleagues have a dinner party today.
Arranged at Anxian International Hotel. You haven’t been there, right? It’s my first time to go there, it’s a very nice hotel.”
Anxian International Hotel? "Xiaoyue" invited Xiao Zheng to have dinner there last week, and they served good food and wine, and there was a big box for two people. Xiao Zheng wanted to say that he had been there, but with "Xiaoyue"
"Eating together, how do you explain it? Xiao Zheng was afraid that Chen Hong would be jealous, so he said: "Oh, is it very good?"
"It's very good, but it's a pity that this is a high-end hotel. I won't go there unless there are people treating me." Chen Hong said, "I may not have the chance to go to your town."
It can be seen that Chen Hong still hopes that Xiao Zheng can also feel it. Xiao Zheng did not think that Chen Hong looked down on the town or looked down on him, but thought that she actually cared about him.
Xiao Zheng said: "It doesn't matter, it's just a matter of eating environment. If you are around, it will be the same wherever you eat."
This was a sentence to please Chen Hong. Xiao Zheng thought that Chen Hong would be happy. Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Chen Hong was not only unhappy, but also anxious: "Xiao Zheng, why does nothing matter to you? Let's have dinner at a small restaurant in your town.
Is it the same as having dinner at Anxian International Hotel? You say it's just a 'dining environment', but is this really just a difference in environment? No, it's a difference in status and status.
Xiao Zheng, on the way home today, my parents were very emotional, saying that you just lacked motivation, that you treat everything the same, and it doesn’t matter to anything. I even spoke for you, but if you don’t change yourself,
There is nothing we can do to help you!"
On the other end of the phone, Xiao Zheng was a little surprised. He just said "It's okay" casually, but Chen Hong was able to say so much.
Of course, from these words, Xiao Zheng could also realize that Chen Hong still cared about him. She said these words just to stimulate her ambition.
Xiao Zheng felt that it was necessary to tell Chen Hong about today's democratic recommendation, and said: "Chen Hong, I am also working hard, and I want to tell you some good news. Today, the democratic recommendation came to town, and I was
Recommended candidates for inspection as party committee members.”
"What? Democratic recommendation? Have you been recommended?" Chen Hong was a little surprised, "You didn't want to please me and deliberately lied to me, right?"
Xiao Zheng said: "Have I ever lied to you before? Chen Hong, I may still be a little unmotivated, but I have never lied to you before, and I will not lie to you in the future."
Chen Hong still had some doubts: "Why you? Not Cai Shaohua?"
Cai Shaohua called her yesterday and vowed that he would be promoted. Chen Hong also believed that Cai Shaohua was the director of the Party and Government Office and had a very good relationship with the town party committee secretary, so she took it for granted that Cai Shaohua would
I was recommended. But I didn’t expect that it turned out to be Xiao Zheng! This was really beyond Chen Hong’s expectation.
Xiao Zheng explained: "For this recommendation, there is an academic requirement, which must be 'bachelor's degree or above, and graduate from a 985 college'. I am the only one in our town who meets the conditions." Chen Hong was even more strange: "There is such a thing
What happened? Did the inspection go well?" Chen Hong couldn't help but be concerned about Xiao Zheng's inspection.
As far as she knew, the people in the town didn't like him.
Xiao Zheng said: "It went smoothly. Director Shao of the Organization Department was quite polite to me. Many people in our town seemed to have a better attitude towards me." Xiao Zheng and Chen Hong always talked about everything, but recently
Chen Hong became indifferent to him, and there were fewer opportunities for him to chat with Chen Hong. Today, Xiao Zheng seemed to have found that feeling again.
Chen Hong said: "As long as it goes well. I will also tell my parents about this good news. They may also be happy and their attitude towards you will change for the better." After all, Chen Hong has been talking to Xiao Zheng for 9 years.
, no matter what, this relationship is still tied, as long as her parents agree, she will still be with Xiao Zheng.
Xiao Zheng said: "Okay, it's okay to let uncle and aunt know."
Xiao Zheng thought that after Chen Hong went to tell her parents, she would call or text him again. But he didn't wait until that night, and he didn't know what Chen Hong's and Sun Wenmin's reactions were after Chen Hong went to tell her parents.
By the morning of the next day, Chen Hong had not responded to him. During the lunch break, Xiao Zheng called Chen Hong again. Chen Hong answered the phone quickly, and her voice seemed to be lighter than last night:
"Xiao Zheng, what's going on?"
Xiao Zheng hurriedly asked: "Last night, did you tell your uncle and aunt about my news?" "Well," Chen Hong said calmly, "I told my parents." Xiao Zheng asked: "What did they say?
"
Chen Hong said: "My dad was quite happy when he heard the news at first, but then he went to ask people he knew in the organization department. The people in the organization department said that not everyone would use the candidates for this inspection, but they probably could.
No more than 60% will be used, and the rest will not be used if the recommendation votes are not high and the condition is not good after inspection.”
60%? Only 60%! Xiao Zheng's heart skipped a beat.
I heard Chen Hong say again: "My father said that people from the Organization Department said that among the cadres who graduated from 985 colleges and universities during this inspection, most of them are in middle-level positions in towns and departments, or even middle-level deputy positions.
, Ordinary cadres like you are really rare, so they said that your chances are not great, and you are most likely to be on the list."
Accompanying the list? Hearing this statement, Xiao Zheng almost fainted. Originally, he had great expectations, but he didn't expect that in the end he would just accompany the list? Xiao Zheng was also a little discouraged. He said: "I don't
I knew this was the case.”
Chen Hong said: "You were just too ignorant in the past. You offended Secretary Song. You were unmotivated and too honest. You have been working as an ordinary cadre for 7 years. Now that the opportunity is in front of you, you can only watch it.
slip."
Xiao Zheng liked Chen Hong, but he didn't like the way she criticized him, so he couldn't help but reply: "Now that we have investigated, there may be hope! We shouldn't be so pessimistic and think that we can only use 60%."
There is no hope at all! I can’t even see it.”
"Well, since you think you have hope, then just think there is hope." Chen Hong didn't want to argue with Xiao Zheng, "I'm going to class." After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Although Xiao Zheng told Chen Hong on the phone that he also had hope. But when he calmed down and thought about it, he himself felt that the possibility was pitifully small. 60%, others were middle-level or above, and he, an ordinary cadre,
How could it be his turn?
Xiao Zheng felt that he would only have random thoughts if he stayed in the office, so he went to the deputy mayor Jin Hui again. As soon as Jin Hui saw him, he said cheerfully: "Let's go to the village."
Xiao Zheng was a little strange. He usually urged the deputy mayor Jin Hui to go to the village. It had been a long time since he had taken such initiative.