As soon as Yu Fan put the phone to his ear, Ni Qiang's complaint came over. "I mean, Brother Yu, you didn't even call me when you got to the city. Isn't it so boring?" Yu Fan laughed and said: "I'm sorry. Brother Ni. I was dragged into a meeting by the leader as soon as I arrived in the city. I didn't even have the time to drink water. Haha. This is not just after the meeting. I was just thinking of calling you when I was called by Brother Deng. Brother Dong has come out."
Ni Qiang also laughed and said: "Haha. I heard about it too. I heard that you went to participate in the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee." Yu Fan glanced at Deng Guangming and Dong Fangming who were standing aside. He smiled and said: "Where am I? What qualifications do I have to participate in the city’s standing committee? The leader asked me to sit in and listen. I had no choice but to go along, just to listen.”
Hearing this, Ni Qiang felt envious. "You guys are probably going to be famous again this time. The things that happened in the Standing Committee have probably been spread in the municipal party committee and government. Haha. Where are you now? I Come over to meet you. Let’s have a good get-together.” Yu Fan smiled and told him the place. Ni Qiang laughed and said, “It turns out to be the Municipal Military District. Haha. I happen to be nearby. I’ll be there soon.” Then he hung up the phone.
"It's that guy Ni Qiang, right?" Deng Guangming saw Yu Fan finish the phone call and asked with a smile: "This guy has been very popular recently. Although he has not been elected to the Standing Committee, his division of labor as the deputy mayor has been re-adjusted. It's much better than before." Ni Qiang was close to Deng Guangming, so he naturally knew more about him.
Yu Fan made a light sound. He looked at Dong Fangming and said apologetically: "Brother Dong, there is one more person now. Do you think we can arrange it well? If not, I will ask someone to find a place." Dong Fangming was surprised when he heard this. He was not happy. "What are you talking about? When you get to my place, I will naturally make the arrangements. What's going on with you looking for a place?"
Yu Fan hurriedly explained: "Aren't I afraid of troubling my sister-in-law too much?" Dong Fangming was stunned when he heard this. "Sister-in-law, what does this have to do with your sister-in-law?" Deng Guangming on the side burst out laughing when he heard this. " Brother Yu, you thought he was greeting us at home." Yu Fan was stunned when he heard this. Is there a hotel in this military region?
Dong Fangming also understood at this time. Hehehe smiled and said: "Your sister-in-law is not here. She is in Yunjing. Besides, you asked me to greet you at home. I can't greet you. Haha. I can only trouble you two today. Let me go to the cafeteria to eat together." After saying that, he glanced at Deng Guangming, looked at each other and laughed.
Looking at their expressions, when Yu Fan was puzzled, a car slowly drove towards them. Seeing Ni Qiang get out of the car, Yu Fan laughed. People are really in high spirits on happy occasions. .How long has it been since we last met? Ni Qiang has become so fat.
Walking over, Ni Qiang smiled and shook hands with Deng Guangming. Finally, he walked up to Yu Fan and held his hand. Yu Fan chuckled and said: "Brother Ni, you have changed too much, right? Isn't it time to lose weight? Haha. Don't you think my sister-in-law dislikes you?" Ni Qiang also smiled bitterly. "I can't help it. Now I'm socializing all day long. I'm hanging around the dining table all day long. It's hard not to get fat. ." After saying that, he patted his belly mockingly. However, Yu Fan could still hear a hint of pride in his voice.
This is how it is in officialdom. When you are not powerful, no one will take you seriously. Once your status is raised, people who want to flatter you will queue up. They will laugh and chat for a while. Several people also walked towards the gate of the military area.
The environment of the military area is different from that outside. At least it doesn't look very crowded like the outside. The greening work is also done well. Each barracks looks very simple. Cleanliness and tidiness are a consistent tradition in the army. Garbage is littered. You won't see such a scene here. Even in the corner, it will be cleaned.
Along the way, people in military uniforms kept saluting Dong Fanming, and Dong Fanming smiled and looked at them and nodded. The houses in the army are generally not high. Most of them are low-rise bungalows. Occasionally, you can see some newly built buildings. .But generally they are no more than three floors. Only the one in front of Yu Fan is a six-story building.
Deng Guangming had obviously been here before. He smiled and walked in with Dong Fangming in front. Yu Fan glanced at Ni Qiang beside him. His face was full of surprise when he saw him. He patted his shoulder and followed him.
The first floor looks very ordinary. It should be a canteen. But the people eating here are all officers with military rank. But their destination is obviously not here. In the army, things like elevators are rarely seen. Usually When soldiers go out, they have strict regulations on what kind of transportation they take. Of course, they will not install elevators in their military camps.
Climbing all the way to the sixth floor, Yu Fan didn't feel anything. It was just that Ni Qiang looked a little out of breath. Yu Fan laughed at him again, which made him smile bitterly.
The decoration on the sixth floor was beyond Yu Fan's expectation. The environment here is almost comparable to that of a star hotel in Donghu City. Looking at Yu Fan's face with surprise, Deng Guangming also smiled and explained to him: "The army also has leaders "This place is specially used to entertain some leaders who come down from the military region for inspection. Today we are also here to enjoy the treatment of the military region leaders. Haha." It seems that this is not the first time for him to come to this place. He is very familiar with the environment here.
When Yu Fan heard what he said, he smiled and nodded. Yes. Every system will have its own leader. After the leader comes, there must be someone to receive him. But the leader of the army is obviously smarter. The reception work is also within himself. Yes. This is called keeping the good news from outsiders. Compared with local leaders, they appear to be much more pragmatic.
A luxuriously decorated private room. It had obviously just been tidied up. There was still a smell of air freshener left. The air conditioner had just been turned on. But Ni Qiang obviously couldn't stand the heat anymore. He ran to the air conditioner. He just said he felt comfortable. When Yu Fan saw him, he smiled and joked: "Brother Ni, look at how fat you are now. Haha. You still looked more energetic before. How could you have such a heavy burden now?" Ah." He and Ni Qiang were classmates in the party school. He didn't have so many worries when he spoke.
Ni Qiang should have become immune to his words. He smiled indifferently when he heard this. Deng Guangming and Dong Fangming had already sat down. Dong Fangming looked at Yu Fan and asked with a smile: "How do you think? Have something to eat. I’ll let them prepare it.”
Yu Fan has never been very picky about food. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Brother Dong, when we get to your place, you can arrange everything. I can eat anything." Dong Fanming smiled and said nothing. Ni Qiang on the side said quickly: "It's best to make some iced mung bean soup. This thing is delicious to drink now."
Dong Fangming laughed loudly and said: "It seems that you two don't have high requirements. That's easy to handle. I'll let them prepare whatever they want." After that, he walked to the door and waved to the outside. One of them was wearing a military uniform. The young man trotted over.
Only then did Yu Fan realize that although this place was very luxurious, there was not a single waiter on the entire floor. And the people serving them seemed to be soldiers. This gave him a very strange feeling.
"How is it? You feel it?" Deng Guangming, who was on the side, obviously saw Yu Fan's doubts. He said with a smile: "This place is usually not very open. Only when there are leaders of the army who want to receive them, will the cultural troupe We will mobilize some female soldiers to serve here. We are here. It would be good to have some soldiers. Don’t even think about female soldiers.”
The teasing tone made Yu Fan burst out laughing. But Dong Fangming had obviously made arrangements. He turned around and heard Deng Guangming's words. He also laughed and said: "What? Old Deng wants to see the female soldiers of our art troupe. It just so happens that we The army art troupe has a condolence performance in the evening. Why don't we all go and watch it together after dinner."
As soon as he said this, Deng Guangming smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "I'd better forget it. My wife is very strict with me now. I have just passed the confession period. I am now in the probation period. I am on time every day. I can’t make a phone call. It’s not even a minute away.” These words made several people burst into laughter.
Yu Fan actually wanted to watch the performance. His third uncle was in the army. When he was visiting relatives with his grandfather when he was a child, he happened to come across a condolence performance. The memory is still very deep. But Deng Guangming With this interruption, the thought in his mind quickly passed away.
The food is served very quickly. However, the food here is incomparable with the ones in hotels outside. At least in appearance, they are two completely different extremes. The large portions are the characteristic of these dishes. Yu Fan likes this very much. The ones outside Although the things are fancy and pleasing to the eye, the weight is actually very small. Yu Fan worked in a hotel when he was in school. Naturally, he knew this very well. It was still true in the army. There were piles of them.
Dong Fangming also looked at everyone and said with a smile: "I don't have any good delicacies here. But these meats, vegetables and so on are all our own. They are absolutely natural and pollution-free. They are all bought from outside. Something you can't find." At this point, he also took out a bottle of wine from the cabinet on the side. He looked at everyone with a smile and said, "But I do have a bottle of good wine here. I brought it back from Yunjing. This is Good stuff. I finally got it back from the old leader through hard work. You guys are in for a treat." After saying that, he put the wine on the table with a smile.
"Damn. Special for Maotai." Yu Fan couldn't help shouting when he saw it. There was no label on the bottle. There was only the word 'special for'. Yu Fan had drunk this kind of wine once. It was at Lin Dongfang's house. He drank it while eating. At that time, he was wondering what kind of wine it was. Later, when Lin Ning explained it to him with a smile, he was secretly speechless.