Yan Jinsong said: "I accompany the leader to the capital for official business, and I stay here almost every time I come. I come here often, but this is the first time I meet you here."
Xu Chunliang said: "The first time I came here, I met you."
Yan Jinsong laughed loudly and said: "Fate, fate!" He held Xu Chunliang's hand and said, "What number do you live in?"
Xu Chunliang reported his room number to him and guessed that Yan Jinsong was inferring his standards based on the room number where he stayed. It was unusual for him to become the chief secretary of Bell Tower District at such a young age.
Yan Jinsong then let go of Xu Chunliang's hand and thought to himself, Xu Chunliang's standards are not low, and he can't even compare to them. He said with a smile on his face: "Do you have any arrangements for the evening? I'll treat you. Let's sit down together as brothers."
sit."
Xu Chunliang was just about to refuse, but then he had an idea. He could be invited to the reception banquet arranged by Fu Guomin for himself in the evening. It also seemed that he had friends in the capital, so he said: "Squad leader, come with me tonight, Director Fu of the Beijing Office
arrange."
Yan Jinsong was startled, Fu Guomin? He had dinner with Fu Guomin, but he invited the district chief to accompany him. Xu Chunliang could prepare the meal. He pretended to decline, but Xu Chunliang invited him again. He immediately
So I agreed.
Xu Chunliang returned to the room and first reported to his grandfather that he was safe. The old man greeted him as usual and had to video chat with him to see the accommodation conditions before he felt relieved.
Picking up the phone and taking another look, Xu Chunliang found that Mei Ruxue still had no reply. Xu Chunliang felt even more strange. Mei Ruxue's character shouldn't be like this. Even if she planned to break up with him, she would definitely say it clearly.
Could it be that she was controlled by someone? Her mobile phone was confiscated?
Thinking of this, Xu Chunliang began to feel uneasy. He realized that he still cared too little about Mei Ruxue. Mei Ruxue must have encountered something and it was a big deal. Now should be the time when she needs his help the most, and he
But not by her side.
There is another possibility, that is, Mei Ruxue does not want to cause trouble and distress to herself, and she wants to deal with the problems she faces alone.
When Xu Chunliang was thinking about how to find Mei Ruxue, his cell phone rang. When he picked up the phone, it was a call from Gao Xiaobai. It was the contact information Gao Xiaobai had added to each other when he returned to Dongzhou last time, but they had never contacted each other individually.
Pass.
Gao Xiaobai made this call with a mission. Her father Gao Xinhua called her specifically to tell her that Xu Chunliang had gone to the capital and brought some Chinese medicine for her grandfather, and asked her to treat Xu Chunliang to a meal as a landlord.
friendship.
With Gao Xiaobai's wisdom, it is impossible not to see that her father is trying his best to bring them together, but she does not agree with her father's behavior. In what age, how can there be any parents who interfere with their children's feelings?
However, Gao Xiaobai felt that it was okay to invite Xu Chunliang to a meal. After all, they were old classmates and had played together when they were children. The last time they met, Xu Chunliang left a good impression on her. It could be said that this guy had changed completely.
Xu Chunliang told Gao Xiaobai that he had already stayed at the Dongzhou Hotel. Gao Xiaobai knew that the Dongzhou Hotel was only two subway stops away from her school, and offered to go and see Xu Chunliang.
Xu Chunliang asked Gao Xiaobai to go directly to dinner. Now he had two friends in the capital.
At 6:20, Yan Jinsong called Xu Chunliang's room and asked him to go there with him. Xu Chunliang went out and saw Yan Jinsong waiting for him at the elevator entrance. Xu Chunliang realized that Yan Jinsong was not so active.
It was directed at myself, and in all likelihood, it was directed at Fu Guomin, deputy director of the Beijing Office.
As soon as they met, Yan Jinsong stuffed two boxes of Soft China into Xu Chunliang's pocket for him to use for socializing.
The two of them came to the Weishan Lake Hall together. Fu Guomin had not arrived yet, but the hotel manager Li Xiumei was waiting at the door and invited them in with a smile.
Yan Jinsong was very familiar with Li Xiumei and said with a smile: "Sister Li, will you personally serve tonight?"
Li Xiumei smiled and said: "Of course I will serve Director Fu's distinguished guests with the highest standards."
Someone had already arrived early, and they were friends invited by Fu Guomin to accompany him for drinks. One was Jiang Simian, director of admissions at the Graduate School of Shuimu University, and the other was Hu Yuchun, director of the Radiation Therapy Department of the Capital Cancer Institute.
Fu Guomin is very good at selecting companions. Xu Chunliang is a relatively low-level person. The assistant to the director of Changxing Hospital is only a department at most, so it is best to arrange ordinary friends to accompany him. Both of them are Fu Guomin's good friends.
My friends are all from Dongzhou. The three of them usually form an iron triangle and get together almost once a month. The arrangement tonight is a double kill.
When Fu Guomin came over, Gao Xiaobai happened to come too. When Fu Guomin saw her going straight to Weishan Lake Hall, he guessed that she was Xu Chunliang's friend. He smiled at Gao Xiaobai and said, "Looking for Xu Chunliang?"
Gao Xiaobai nodded.
Fu Guomin said: "By the way, my surname is Fu, and I am also Xu Chunliang's friend."
Gao Xiaobai followed Fu Guomin to the Weishan Lake Hall. Several people inside had already introduced each other and were chatting. When he saw them coming in, Hu Yuchun joked: "I think why is the old Fu late? It turns out that he is waiting for the beauty.
"
Fu Guomin said cheerfully: "Don't joke around, Miss Gao is Xiao Xu's friend."
Gao Xiaobai didn't expect there to be so many people. She wouldn't have come if she had known it would be like this, but she saw a familiar face.
Jiang Simian also had some impressions of Gao Xiaobai. After all, there are only a few beautiful girls in the graduate school: "You are a student of our college, right?"
Gao Xiaobai said shyly: "Director Jiang." After all, she didn't have much contact with the society.
Xu Chunliang came to Gao Xiaobai: "Let me introduce you. This is my classmate and good friend Gao Xiaobai, a top student in Shuimu."
Hu Yuchun said: "It turns out we are childhood sweethearts!"
When he said this, Gao Xiaobai blushed.
Xu Chunliang saw that Gao Xiaobai was shy and said with a smile: "He can be regarded as an iron buddy."
When Yan Jinsong saw Gao Xiaobai, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Xu Chunliang was really envious of his luck with women. During his training in Nanjiang, he had seen beauties walking around him like a revolving door. When he first came to the capital, another one came right away.
What is the charm of this thing?
Fu Guomin invited everyone to sit down and arranged for Gao Xiaobai to sit next to Xu Chunliang and Li Xiumei to sit next to her, so that the two ladies could find common topics together.
First, two bottles of wine were served, a bottle of Wuliangye and a bottle of Centennial Niu Er. Wuliangye is for entertaining guests from out of town. People in the capital basically drink Centenary Niu Er because of the local sentiment and because the alcohol content is low.
Fu Guomin came first and gave an opening speech, mainly to welcome Xu Chunliang to the capital. We were all old and new friends gathered together, and we were all Dongzhou fellows. There was no need to be restrained and we just had a good time drinking.
Xu Chunliang, as tonight's guest of honor, naturally became the centerpiece of today's toast, and both of them invited by Fu Guomin were massive.
The first thing Dongzhou people do when entertaining friends is to let them drink well, and the standard for drinking well is basically drinking them down.
Xu Chunliang refused to refuse anyone who came, and after a few rounds of wine, everyone knew that this guy would never get drunk after a thousand cups of wine, and Fu Guomin, the three of them combined, would probably not be able to drink him alone.
As Xu Chunliang's friend, Yan Jinsong naturally had to stand on the same side as Xu Chunliang. He had originally planned to help Xu Chunliang hold back a few drinks, but after seeing this scene, he didn't even have to do it himself.
After all, Gao Xiaobai was a student. She didn't have much contact with this kind of drinking establishment. She said from the beginning that she didn't drink. Fortunately, no one forced her. Li Xiumei was more considerate and talked to her about school matters.
Jiang Simian sat next to Xu Chunliang and had a heated discussion with him, asking Xu Chunliang's purpose of coming to Beijing this time.
Xu Chunliang told him about coming to school. The place where he concentrated his studies was at Yenching University.
Although Yan Jinsong has heard of this teaching method, he doubts whether this method can obtain a nationally recognized academic qualification.
Jiang Simian, who came from an education background, is very aware of this type of routine. He smiled and said: "There is definitely no problem with a diploma. People who can run schools are definitely not ordinary people. Since they can obtain the qualifications to run schools in Europe, there is a way for them to
Academic qualifications are recognized in countries around the world, but they are usually expensive." He also tactfully stated that this was spending money to buy academic qualifications.
Fu Guomin said: "Actually, academic qualifications are not that important now. Look at the many continuing education institutions now, such as business schools and MBAs. Do you really want to be a person just to study and get academic qualifications?" He shook his head and said: "No.
, the real purpose is to get to know more people through this method.”
Jiang Simian said: "Yes, the first people to realize the true meaning are politicians. Basically, you have all gone to the party school for training, right?"
Yan Jinsong and Xu Chunliang looked at each other. They were classmates at Nanjiang Party School.
Fu Guomin said: "Don't talk about politics when drinking." He suggested that everyone drink together.
Hu Yuchun had two drinks with Yan Jinsong. Hearing that he was the chief secret of Zhonglou District, he said to Fu Guomin next to him: "Old Fu, if you had stayed in Dongzhou, you would have been at the senior level, right?"
Fu Guomin said: "I would like to go back, but my wife won't let me. She has to stay in the capital as a second-class citizen."
Jiang Simian said: "That's wrong. You are not a second-class citizen. All citizens enjoy equal rights. You have one more child who has the right to go to school than the ordinary people in Dongzhou. Do you know how much a household registration in the capital costs?"
Fu Guomin said: "No matter how nice it is, there is nothing better than home." He sniffed: "Do you smell anything?"
Jiang Simian and Hu Yuchun said in unison: "Lao Tuan Tuan's stinky tofu stew."
At this time, the waiter brought the stinky tofu stew and another dish of scrambled eggs with salted beans.
Hu Yuchun sighed: "Authentic, authentic! Do you have hot steamed buns?"
"A must, freshly baked steamed buns."
Jiang Simian picked up a yeast steamed bun, broke it open, and smeared stinky tofu marinade inside. It was hot and smelly. The smell immediately reminded him of his hometown.
The most unforgettable thing is the smell of hometown. No matter where you go, as soon as you smell the local specialties, that familiar feeling will come over you.
Fu Guomin said meaningfully: "Is it better to stay in my hometown?"
At this time, his cell phone rang. Fu Guomin saw that it was Secretary Dongzhou Zhou's call and quickly got up to answer it.
After answering the phone, he said to them: "Just say no to politics. Look, there is a mission from above. I have to take the first step."
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