Chen Jing, 25 years old, graduated from Chujiang Normal University in 1997, majoring in applied education.
Work history: Worked in the Provincial People's Congress Office from July 1997 to March 1998; been decentralized and trained since March 1998, and has served as the deputy director of the County Forestry Bureau in Lihe County, Degao City, Chujiang Province until now...
Crushing the latest "Degao Daily", Chen Jing's handsome face muscles trembled slightly, his originally red lips turned blue today, and his face looked horribly gloomy.
25 years old is a young and energetic age. Chen Jing has always been an optimistic person, but the hardships of life have gradually turned all his optimism and longing for the future into haze and confusion in the past few years.
The most famous talent and the most talented writer at Chujiang Normal University back then has now fallen into disgrace in Lihe County, the most remote area of Chujiang River. The so-called talent he was most proud of in the past has become as cheap as dirt.
With his sour bookish spirit, he is such an anomaly in a remote county like Lihe, and his sense of superiority as a literary and artistic youth in a big city is so fragile in front of grown-up old men like Lihe.
After only two years of decentralized training, he was exhausted and suffered injuries everywhere.
He had no place to vent his frustration, no place to use all his strength, and no room to express the thoughts in his head.
He thought he was great, but in the eyes of others he was nothing. He even found that he was completely incompatible with the current work and life circle he was in. He seemed unable to integrate into this secular world...
Lihe County is located in the northern part of Chujiang Province and is a famous remote mountainous area in Chujiang Province.
Lihe County in spring is picturesque. Sitting in Chen Jing's office, he can clearly see the Lihe River flowing eastward not far away.
At this time, the spring tide of the Lihe River is rolling, full of vitality and inspiring people to move forward.
But when all this fell into Chen Jing's eyes, what he was thinking about was what would happen if he fell into this river...
He was thinking wildly. He wondered if he jumped into the river like this, would there be this news in the Lihe News tomorrow? How many people would know this news?
With a self-deprecating smile, Chen Jing closed the curtains with one hand and let out a deep sigh of relief.
"Ding, ding..."
The phone rings.
Chen Jing picked up the phone and heard a familiar voice: "Ah Jing, I've heard about you, and I feel so sorry for you! Your business ability is the best, how could this result happen?"
The caller was Fan Jiang, his best friend in college. Faced with this problem, Chen Jing was filled with pain and could be said to be speechless!
Fan Jiang was living in the provincial capital and was not a member of the system. But because of Chen Jing, he paid close attention to things within the system. In the past few years, Chen Jing was exiled, and thanks to Fan Jiang's guidance, otherwise his
The situation could be worse.
"Lao Fan, thank you for your call! What use is your business ability these days? There is nothing worth complaining about!" Chen Jing said, trying to slow down his tone and pretending to be nonchalant.
"Huh? I feel enlightened by your tone, what? Can you figure out things that you couldn't figure out before?"
"I can't figure it out!" Chen Jing couldn't help but cursed, "Okay, okay! I'm in a bad mood, please leave me alone..."
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this topic anymore, let's talk casually..."
"..."
After a long phone call to reminisce about old times, Chen Jing's mood actually improved, perhaps because of the unrestrained nature of the conversation.
Someone once said that life is like rape. If you can't resist it, you have to try to adapt and enjoy it.
Chen Jing has been depressed due to repeated frustrations and failures. Especially this time, the Degao Daily is open to middle-level leaders and cadres above the deputy department level in the city to sign up.
Chen Jing has a sharp pen and his articles appear frequently in newspapers. Not only in Lihe County, but also in the entire Degao City, his articles are famous.
With such a foundation, coupled with Chen Jingzheng's diploma from a key university and two years of grassroots work experience, these are the unique conditions for joining a newspaper.
Chen Jing's public selection examination score ranked second among all reference candidates.
Adding up all these conditions, Chen Jing's entry into Degao Daily is a sure thing.
The actual progress of things seems to be normal. Degao Daily even made a city-wide public announcement about Chen Jing's situation, but Chen Jing's name was not included in the final appointment.
What makes people most frustrated is not not getting something, but almost getting something.
In recent times, there have been loud calls for Chen Jing to join the Degao Newspaper Company. In a small place like Lihe County, many people are already preparing to bid farewell to him.
Chen Jing is not popular in Lihe County, but if he can join the city daily, which is the mouthpiece of the municipal party committee, people in Lihe who know Chen Jing will naturally know how to adapt.
Besides, Chen Jing is just a little arrogant.
This problem is called water chestnut when it comes to Chen Jing. If he changes his identity and becomes a newspaper worker, he becomes a character again.
It is not easy to find a person with character within the system these days. Chen Jing’s temper is well-known throughout the city. For someone like him to write an article in a daily newspaper, it is very important. This can be regarded as one of Chen Jing’s only resources.
resource.
Chen Jing understood this, so in order to enter the newspaper office, he risked his life this time.
He is not as rotten as rumored outside. In fact, even a piece of elm wood thrown into the Lihe officialdom will change its color in a few years. What's more, a living person like Chen Jing?
In order to get into the newspaper office, Chen Jing made the best hardware himself, and he was cruel enough to give him a gift of five thousand yuan.
Chen Jing's current salary is 718 yuan a month, and 5,000 yuan is his savings over the past few years. He has spent all his savings on things, and to end up like this, you can imagine how he feels.
After chatting with Fan Jiang for a while, Chen Jing hung up the phone and felt a little better.
Just then, the phone rang again.
Chen Jing picked up the phone again. After listening to just one sentence, he stood up respectfully and lowered his voice: "Hello, grandpa, why did you call here?"
There was a deep and deep voice on the other end of the phone: "Xiao Jing, have you read all the books I gave you last time?"
Chen Jing was stunned for a moment. When he thought about books, he felt nervous. He subconsciously opened the drawer. At the top of the drawer was a copy of "Tongjian Xue". This was one of the books that his grandfather asked him to read.
"I've... seen it all, grandpa, don't worry! I'm fine here!" Chen Jing made nonsense.
"Just look at it. Let me ask you, 'Between heaven and earth, is it just like a chasm?' What's behind it?"
There was a buzz in Chen Jing's head, and he was stunned on the spot. He tried his best to use his brain, but for a while he really couldn't remember where this sentence came from.
He flipped through the books in the drawer with some skill. When he saw the "Tao Te Ching", he paused, an idea flashed in his mind, and he stammered: "Xu...Xu...Unyielding, move...move...
The more you move... the more it will come out. It is better to keep the center than to talk too much."
He took a long breath and felt relaxed.
At this time, he finally understood what his grandfather was thinking. He was using the words of the Tao Te Ching to comfort himself.
He felt warm in his heart: "Grandpa, Xiao Jing has learned a lesson, my character is indeed not good enough!"
"Haha!" The old man's hearty laughter came from the other end of the phone: "Xiao Jing, if you can realize that you can't do it, you are making progress! You have never said that you can't do it before. If you say no today, it is progress. I am very happy!"
"Okay, that's it for today! I won't disturb you anymore!"
There was a blind tone of "beep, beep, beep" on the phone, but Chen Jing couldn't put the phone down for a long time.
Grandpa is just a retired teacher, but he always gives Chen Jing a lot of inspiration. Today's phone call made Chen Jing even more enlightened.
After the severe pain, when he reflected on his past at this moment, Chen Jing suddenly felt that his past was so unbearable, so unbelievable, and could be said to be completely useless...
"If you are empty but don't bend, you will get stronger when you move. It is better to stay in the center than to talk too much to limit the number of words..."
Chen Jing savored these words carefully, and the scenes from the past few years were replayed in his mind like a movie. His breathing went from rapid to steady, and his mood went from excited to calm...
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In the early morning, a ray of sunshine shines through the sky onto the earth.
It was still slightly cold in the early spring morning, and Chen Jing rode a bicycle to work.
The Lihe County Forestry Bureau is an old office building from the 1970s. Among the many departments, bureaus, and offices in Lihe, the Forestry Bureau can only be regarded as average. The worst part is that it is located in a remote area in Dongcheng District of the county.
Usually this area is deserted and deserted.
"Good morning, Director Chen!"
The gatekeeper, Lao Zhang, stood up and greeted Chen Jing.
Chen Jing waved his hand, nodded with a bright smile, and with Lao Zhang's stunned expression, Chen Jing parked the car and entered the office building.
There are not many staff members in the Forestry Bureau, there are more than 40 people in total, and most of them are veterans.
It is the best choice for people who have no connections, no abilities, and no ideals to join the Forestry Bureau.
With such a group of people on the table, how could Deputy Director Chen Jing have any prestige? At most, everyone would call him Director Chen in front of his face. When he turned around, it would be Xiao Chen, and some even called him Chen Xiaomao.
In the Lihe area, Xiao Mao means a little kid, and Chen Jing is a little kid in the eyes of his colleagues.
Chen Jing passed by the bureau's office, and a group of old fritters were chatting and spanking again. Chen Jing frowned, walked around and pushed away from his office.
"Hello, Director Chen!"
A clear voice sounded.
Chen Jing turned his head and saw a tall girl, wearing a pair of slender legs tightly wrapped in fashionable water-wash jeans, and wearing a loose mature blouse on her upper body, which appropriately highlighted her plump breasts, revealing her sexiness in her dignity.
Wang Shan, office secretary, the most beautiful woman in the Forestry Bureau, is one year younger than Chen Jing.
"Hello!" Chen Jing nodded lightly.
Wang Shan is a woman Chen Jing is very familiar with. When she first came here, she frequently toasted to Chen Jing at dinner parties.
Despite her delicate appearance, she drinks better than ordinary men. She and Chen Jing drank with admiration. At that time, Chen Jing served as deputy director of the county science and technology bureau at the age of 24. In the eyes of people who did not know the truth, he
He is really young and promising.
It's a pity that Chen Jing only gained fame in vain.
In just one week, Wang Shan understood the role played by Chen Jing. Naturally, the admiration was gone and replaced by a respectful distance.
Chen Jing even felt that this woman's smile often contained a hint of ridicule.
"The director asked me to see you for something!" Wang Shan said softly, her willow-leaf eyebrows slightly raised, and today she actually gave people a long-lost sense of charm...