"Ma Gan, when I called you Ma Gan, why are you still so thin?" The moment Shen Lin said these words, he suddenly found the feeling he had back then.
When he arrived at Shen Lin's office, Gu Hongde felt a little uneasy.
After all, although he was sure that Shen Lin was the person he was familiar with, he had not seen him for many years, so he was not sure whether Shen Lin still recognized him.
The reason why he had the courage to come to Shen Lin this time was because he didn't want to disappoint the students who believed in him.
He didn't want his students to do their homework under dim kerosene lamps at night.
So after much hesitation, he took the car to Dongzhou, which was both familiar and unfamiliar to him.
Familiarity means that he has lived here with his uncle for two years. Strangeness means that Dongzhou has changed so much!
A few years ago, he also returned to Dongzhou once, but at that time, Dongzhou gave him the feeling that there was not much change.
But now Dongzhou is changing with each passing day, and he is a little afraid to recognize it.
If nothing else, he could no longer recognize many of the buildings in Dongzhou.
Some familiar factories have even become MiKe Electronics.
"Shen Lin, you still haven't changed much." Gu Hongde touched his face, smiled awkwardly and said, "I can't seem to gain weight, so I've always been like this."
Fang Xiaomei felt relieved when she saw that Shen Lin was very familiar with this acquaintance.
There were colleagues in the office who suggested not to tell Director Shen about this kind of thing.
After all, a real acquaintance of Director Shen would not even have Dong Shen's phone number. However, looking at this person's appearance, Fang Xiaomei finally decided to tell Shen Lin.
After pouring a cup of tea for Gu Hongde, she quietly left.
"Ma Gan, what have you been doing all these years?"
Shen Lin took a sip of water and asked curiously.
After all, in the previous life, the two of them had never had much contact with each other. Now that they finally got together, Shen Lin wanted to know how this childhood friend had been living these years.
"I didn't do anything. I just went to the county high school for two years and then returned to the village primary school to teach."
When Gu Hongde said this, he scratched his long hair and said: "He is a private teacher, the king of children."
Shen Lin nodded and said, "It's not bad to be a teacher. I remember your ambition when you were a child, which was to be a teacher."
After a conversation, Shen Lin understood almost everything about his childhood friend.
His life was very ordinary. After returning to his hometown, he attended junior high school and high school. Because he did not enter college, he became a teacher in the village.
Now he is married and has two children.
Listening to Gu Hongde's introduction to his living conditions, Shen Lin felt a little emotion in his heart.
In their previous lives, the two of them were probably just ordinary people, so they were just like two fish that had forgotten each other, slowly losing news about each other.
"Old classmate, why did you come to see me?" Shen Lin took the initiative after seeing Gu Hongde hesitate to speak several times.
Gu Hongde took a sip of water from the tea cup and then said: "Shen Lin, I came here this time to buy a batch of garden lamps for the students."
"Our school is located in the mountains, and it is difficult to get electricity. Coupled with the problem of power supply, students basically study under oil lamps at night."
"I saw the product introduction of your MiKe Electronics in the newspaper and thought that this kind of energy-saving lamp is particularly suitable for us, so I told the principal to buy five energy-saving lamps."
"An' in the classroom, one in each classroom."
When Gu Hongde said this, he scratched his head and said: "But in your store, this kind of solar garden light is really difficult to buy. I went there three times and couldn't buy it, so I ran over to you."
"I would like to ask my old classmate to help me buy some solar garden lights."
Shen Lin originally thought that this old friend came to him because he encountered something difficult to solve, so he came to him for help.
But I didn't expect that I wanted to buy some solar garden lights.
He was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Is it difficult to buy Tianyang's garden lights?"
"It's really hard to buy! Even if you order in advance, you have to wait until half a year later. Not only are these energy-saving lamps not expensive, but they are also very practical."
"Rich people in rural areas basically want to buy one."
Having said this, Gu Hongde said: "When I came out this time, I also wanted to buy one for myself."
"But looking at the hot scene, we still have to wait for a long time!"
Hearing this, Shen Lin frowned, and then said: "Hongde, don't worry, I'll have someone arrange your solar garden lights for you right now."
"I promise, I can press it on for you tomorrow."
Having said this, Shen Lin continued: "I'll ask about energy-saving lamps and see if we can increase production capacity."
"Old classmate, it would be great if we could increase production capacity."
"You don't know, a family in our neighboring village was the first to buy this kind of garden lamp. Every night, many children go to his yard to read with small benches!"
Gu Hongde said with excitement: "Now in some places, the price has been increased by more than ten yuan, and there are still people buying."
Shen Lin heard that someone had also increased the price of solar garden lights, and his expression suddenly became a little ugly.
The reason why this solar garden light is priced so cheaply is that it can be used by people who need it.
Now, if someone increases the price, it not only goes against his original intention, but also puts the part of the profit he gave up directly into his own pocket.
However, Shen Lin was very calm at this time. He smiled and chatted with Gu Hongde for a while, and then said: "Hongde, you are here today, so don't leave yet."
"Stay one night in Dongzhou, let's have a good meal and chat."
"I have something else to do here. You go to the reception room first and have a chat with Nariko. I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
Gu Hongde said: "Shen Lin, if you can help me buy solar garden lights, you have solved my big problem."
"My family is still waiting for me at home, I'm going back first."
Looking at Gu Hongde who turned to leave, Shen Lin stopped him and said, "Old classmate, you don't have a car now when you go back to your hometown."
"Listen to me. If we stay in Dongzhou for one night, we should get together and have a chat."
Just as Shen Lin was talking, Chengzi, who had been notified, had already walked in. Although he and Gu Hongde were not as familiar as Shen Lin, they were no strangers either.
Seeing Gu Hongde about to leave, he said loudly: "Gu Hongde, what have you been doing these days? I have been missing you for a while."
Having said this, he stepped forward with a smile and gave Gu Hongde a big hug.
Gu Hongde was a little uncomfortable with Nariko's enthusiasm, but the smile on his face had become much brighter.
At this moment, Cheng Zhenyuan came to Shen Lin's office.
