Comrade Wang Jianguo expressed his opinion: "What kind of gift should you give a penis during the Dragon Boat Festival? It will not be the same whether it is a festival or not. All the bells and whistles are just money wasted."
Wang Zixu apologized to Mr. Qu Yuan behind his back. When he turned around, he saw Comrade Wang Jianguo walking out fifty meters away with cigarettes and wine, and got lost in front of his own house.
From the basement of Banpo next door, a strong voice floated out:
"Old Wang! What good things are you carrying?"
Wang Jianguo raised his head and said: "How did you know that my son came to see me and brought me two pieces of Zhonghua Yiji wine?"
The voice said: "Isn't that a big drink at noon today?"
Wang Jianguo shouted: "Together!"
The voice said: "Okay! I've packed the cold dishes!"
Wang Zixu covered his face in pain from behind.
He forgot that Comrade Jianguo was still an extremely arrogant character. If you bring friends to eat with you at noon, it will be difficult to talk about signing in a smooth manner at the dinner table.
When his father came back with cigarettes and wine, Wang Zixu made an insinuation: "I plan to make a meal at your place for three people. Is the food okay?"
Wang Jianguo waved his hand: "The wine and food are enough! What are you afraid of, I can still starve you when you come here?"
Wang Zixu had a headache, and whispered: "I originally wanted to come and talk to you about something."
Comrade Wang Jianguo also lowered his voice and said: "That Lao Zhang is not an outsider, he has done things with me."
Wang Zixu wanted to say something else, but Comrade Jianguo became anxious and told him to shut up by talking about genitals, and went into the house with cigarettes and wine.
He had no choice but to follow him into the house.
Comrade Jianguo is in his early fifties. Age-wise, he is far from retirement age. However, since his wife ran away and he was laid off, he has never worked for more than two months since then.
Fortunately, Wang Zixu’s grandfather is quite capable. The old man's monthly retirement salary was several thousand dollars, so Jianguo was supported by the old man intermittently. Occasionally, he would work up the energy to do some odd jobs, but he couldn't do them for long.
Grandpa Wang Zixu’s partial support for his eldest son has caused some dissatisfaction among his brothers and sisters, and seems to have caused conflicts. But that was a matter of the previous generation, and the prince had nothing to do with it, and he didn't want to know about it.
Lao Wang said he wanted to show off his skills to Xiao Wang and prepare some dishes. Wang Zixu stayed in the basement for a few minutes, covered in sweat, and he immediately understood why Lao Wang was shirtless in the morning.
He asked Lao Wang why he didn’t turn on the air conditioner, but Lao Wang didn’t answer. He rummaged through the cabinets to find the remote control, only to find that the air conditioner was broken.
When Lao Wang brought the food to the table, Wang Zixu mentioned the air conditioner again, and Lao Wang said: "It's been broken for two months! It broke right after winter. Don't you think it's a coincidence."
Wang Zixu said: "If it's broken, tell me and I'll ask the landlord to fix it."
Lao Wang said: "I told the landlord that I got into a quarrel with him for some reason and let it go."
Wang Zixu felt a headache again, but when he thought about the contract, his headache stopped: "Forget buying an apartment."
Lao Wang stared at him, and Wang Zixu said: "My provident fund I have saved up to 70,000 to 80,000 yuan, and I can’t take it out even if I put it in, so why not buy a house?” Lao Wang continued to stare at him: “You are stupid, everyone knows that the real estate market bubble is about to burst, what are you buying now? What kind of house? "
"Who did you listen to? How can the average price of six or seven thousand in Xihe go down? "
Lao Wang said: "It will definitely collapse anyway."
At this time, Lao Zhang next door came in with cold dishes and said: "Come on, come on, what kind of wine are you bringing?"
The father came up to him and said: "Daohuaxiang Vitality Type, all civil servants drink this grade."
Lao Zhang smiled and said: "It's great to have a son who is a civil servant. This small price is going up."
My father sat down and said carelessly: "Please, Mr. Zhang, please don't use the official reception standard."
Lao Zhang said with a smile: "When will Xiao Wang be promoted to director, and I will also enjoy the standard of being received by the director?"
His father said: "He will be promoted to director, and you will enjoy it?" What kind of director is this? ”
“Haven’t you heard of the section chief? The section chief is the section chief’s father!”
Wang Zixu listened with embarrassment. He didn't know whether Lao Zhang was sincerely stabbing him or speaking openly. He wasn't even at the department level now. Doesn't that mean he was a grandson in the work unit? His uncle is everywhere.
It seems to be correct.
Wang Zixu said: "Uncle, civil servants are all cadres of the people, not like feudalism, where superiors and subordinates are personally dependent. Besides, I am just a business editor, not a civil servant."
Wang Jianguo glared at him : "What's wrong with career editors? Business editors also eat from the public family, and I don't know how many people are trying to do it. Don't look down on career editors, do your best."
Lao Zhang drawled: "Business editors also eat from the public family, don't use bean bags as solid food!"
Wang Zixu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: "I have always used bean bags as dry food..."
The three of them sat down. The basement is small. The folding table is only knee-high, and the stools are even shorter. The three of them sitting on the small stools seem to be squatting, with their waists bent. Fortunately, they are all men, and their legs are spread apart, which is quite comfortable and full of the sentiments of small bourgeois life.
Lao Wang opened the fragrance of rice flowers with a "snap", first "hissed" and took a sip of the aroma, and then "suddenly" poured it into the paper cup. Lao Zhang took the paper cup, as if he was holding a fine wine, and poured it fiercely After taking a few sips, he praised:
“It’s worthy of a business reception.”
“That’s not true.”
Lao Zhang looked at Wang Zixu: "Where did you get it? Are you reimbursed?"
Wang Zixu said: "How can I be reimbursed? I bought this with my own money."
Lao Zhang said: "Then you haven't gotten ahead yet. When will you get enough to be reimbursed?"
The prince said anxiously: "No matter what I do, I won't use public funds to eat and drink!"
Lao Zhang said: "Then you don't understand. My son has opened a company by himself. Every time he takes cigarettes and wine, he always goes to the public account for reimbursement."
After saying this, he laughed mischievously, full of the treachery of a small citizen.
The prince had nothing to say.
Wang Fu said: "Eat vegetables, eat vegetables."
Eat vegetables.
There is a plate of three hot and three cold peanuts on the table. While chewing, Lao Zhang stared at Wang Zixu and pointed with his chopsticks: "Is your son married?"
His father didn't answer, but turned to look at Wang Zixu and said, "By the way, how is Xiaoqian doing recently?"
Wang Zixu said: "That's not it. "
"Xiaoqian is a good girl, and she has a good personality and a good job." Comrade Lao Wang sighed, "You have to treat her well."
"I have a good relationship with her."
Lao Zhang said in a rough voice: "To find a partner, you must quickly create a fait accompli! My daughter-in-law is the one who conceived the baby first and then got married. She obeys my son's words at home..."
Wang Zixu interrupted He raised his glass and said: "Let's have a drink together."
"Okay, be particular."
The three of them drank a drink together. After one drink, Lao Zhang and Lao Wang began to brag.
Lao Wang said that when he was a state-owned enterprise, he won the advanced model for three consecutive years and wore a big red flower every year. The boss of Hengsheng was his younger brother back then. Without the encouragement of Comrade Lao Wang, he would not have been able to marry the factory director's daughter, and then he would not have been able to obtain the entire factory during the restructuring.
Lao Zhang said that when he was in the south, he was good at writing letters to his family, and he was good at flying over eaves and walking over walls. He was known as the Jade-Faced King Kong. Those comrades in arms back then are now scattered all over the country. They have big families and big businesses, and each one is more powerful than the other. When you see him, you have to call him "Old Squad Leader".
The two were chatting animatedly when suddenly there was a knock on the door. The three of them looked back and saw a man wearing a red armband standing at the door, holding a booklet in his left hand and a pen in his right hand. He just knocked on the door with a pen.
“Are you three living here?”
Comrade Lao Wang raised his hand and said: “I live here alone, what can I do, comrade?”
The man said: “What are the other two doing?”
"One lives next door, and the other is my son who came to see me. My son is also in the system."
The man said with a cold face: "This is an order from the committee. This year we will build civilization and the whole city will play a game of chess. No matter where you live, no one can live in the basement because it does not comply with fire safety regulations."
Comrade Lao Wang said: "But I am here. We have lived there for two years.”
The man said, “Then you have not been in compliance with the regulations for the past two years.”
The three of them looked at each other and the man said. : "This time I just came to inform you that I will move out within a week."
Lao Wang blushed and said, "How can this stupid thing be moved in a week?"
The man said: "If you are angry, don't vent your anger on me. I also follow the rules. I will just say it when I come today. The firemen will come next time."
Before leaving, he finally reminded: "Move early!"
Lao Wang looked back at Xiao Wang: "I didn't vent my anger?"
Wang Zixu said: "I know, please stop using uncivilized language. My comrades are right, it is really not safe to live here. You can move to my place first."
Lao Wang suddenly became so angry that his face turned red: "If I don't go, I will kill you. I am making land for my son. How can I occupy my son's land?"
Wang Zixu knew that he would definitely not go. This conversation had happened countless times, so he said calmly: "Then I will find a suitable place for you to rent."
Lao Wang didn't know why he got angry, and said that if you find another three hundred and a month, I will live there.
Wang Zixu finally couldn't help it anymore and said: "I'll tell you the truth, I'm working on a side business with a friend recently, and the income is pretty good. I can make a few thousand a month, and I'll have no problem renting you a decent house worth 800 yuan."
Lao Wang’s eyes lit up: “Really?”
Wang Zixu said: “I just came to you to sign the emergency contact person. Once you sign, everything will be OK.”
Lao Wang quickly nodded: "I'll sign, I'll sign."
Lao Zhang stretched out his hand and gave him a shove and said, "Okay, Lao Wang, you are a happy person. My son has a bright future!"
Lao Wang smiled and nodded: "Enjoy happiness, to be honest, I have never been short of money in my life, and I always make a living out of desperate situations. By the way, what should you do?" Lao Zhang said: "I don't know what to do, the first floor is also my house, I just like to live in the basement."
Lao Wang laughed and scolded: "Fuck! You are a dick."
Lao Zhang and Lao Wang were very drunk. Lao Zhang staggered away on his own, and Lao Wang was moved to the bed by Wang Zixu.
In a daze, he signed the contract for Wang Zixu, and was dragged to press his fingerprints. After wiping the red marks on his hands, Wang Zixu breathed a sigh of relief.
In confusion, Wang Jianguo suddenly opened his eyes, waved his hands and said to Wang Zixu: "Son, listen, money does not necessarily bring happiness."
Wang Zixu nodded perfunctorily: "Yeah."
Wang Jianguo closed his eyes and said, "But it can relieve your pain."
Wang Zixu was startled: "Where did you learn this?"
What answered him was a loud snore.
Wang Zixu was riding his bike on the way home. The wind blew up his hair, and he suddenly felt wet in his eyes.
He stopped the car, squatted on the edge of the roadside, took out the Xuanhemen packaged in Dafengsheng, and smoked it fiercely.
He couldn’t help but feel bitter when he thought about his old father saying that he had a blessed life.
“We are all destined to enjoy happiness, but I am destined to suffer!”
He held the cigarette butt in one hand and called Zuo Ziliang:
"Hey, the contract has been signed, where are you?"
Zuo Ziliang said: "You have signed it. I am in the company. Ye Lan and I are both here."
Wang Zixu said: "Get ready, I want to have a meeting with you. But don't expose me."
Zuo Ziliang asked: "What is the meeting about?"
Wang Zixu said: "I have a plan. A plan to make money."