Counterattack 1988

Chapter 250 Handkerchiefs
Gu Qingyu drank some wine, his face flushed, and his face was ruddy, as if he could pinch water.

Out of politeness, Wang Lin opened the back door to invite Gu Qingyu to get in the car.

When he came back to his senses, Zhou Jun had already sat in the co-pilot.

Wang Lin had no choice but to get into the back seat and told Luo Wei to drive.

Zhou Jun laughed and said, "Speaking of which, Meng Zhiming, Liu Yuhui and I haven't met for a long time. These people are all good people, and they are all very successful."

Gu Qingyu said slightly coquettishly: "You still have the nerve to say it! Since you have a wife, do you still have friends like us in your eyes? How many times have you asked out? When did you come out? We all know that you are a wife Yan, I dare not ask you out now."

Zhou Jun hastily argued: "You are serious, we will always be friends! It's just that my wife is pregnant, and the pregnancy is more serious, and I can't go to the kitchen to cook. I am busy during this time."

With big almond eyes, Gu Qingyu glanced at Wang Lin who was sitting next to him: "Isn't Mr. Wang's wife pregnant too? Look at how chic he is living! He's going to Xiangjiang and Chang'an again!"

Wang Lin smiled and said, "Why do I feel that you are criticizing me?"

Gu Qingyu chuckled and said, "Don't dare. I think a man should look like a man. Don't you think so?"

Wang Lin is not easy to answer this question.

He arrived downstairs at Gu's house.

Gu Qingyu said: "Will you come to my house for a meeting? Have a cup of tea before leaving?"

Wang Lin was about to refuse, but unexpectedly Zhou Jun said: "Okay, if I don't go to your house, you will talk about me again later. Say I passed your house and never entered!"

Gu Qingyu smiled and said: "That's right! We have been old friends for decades, and we work in the same city. It is rare to have a few good friends in life. After getting married, we can no longer have friends ?"

Zhou Jun wanted to go upstairs to drink tea, but Wang Lin couldn't refuse, so he said to Luo Wei, "Luo Wei, can you come with me?"

Luo Wei smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, I won't go up. I'll wait for you below."

Wang Lin and Zhou Jun got out of the car and followed Gu Qingyu upstairs.

Gu Qingyu lives in the dormitory of the TV station, which is similar to the Tongzilou where Wang Lin used to live. Under the windows in the corridor outside, there is a row of stoves and pots for cooking.

Although it was already night, there were still various smells of oily smoke floating in the corridor.

Walking all the way in, I heard various sounds coming from the next room, some were playing musical instruments, some were practicing their voices and reciting poems, and some were reciting lines aloud.

Wang Lin said with a smile: "As expected, people flock together, the cultural atmosphere here is very strong!"

Gu Qingyu said with a smile: "When I don't have parties, I usually stay at home and memorize my lines. The basics of lines are our daily compulsory homework. Everyone is making progress. Anyone who is lazy will soon be replaced by others."

Wang Lindao: "Is introversion serious in your line of business?"

"Introduction?" Gu Qingyu was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

Wang Lin chuckled: "After a certain type of cultural model reaches a certain final form, it can neither stabilize nor transform into a new form, but can only continue to become more complicated internally. It can be It can be understood as irrational internal competition, and it can also refer to competition among peers to pay more efforts to compete for limited resources."

"This word is used well!" Gu Qingyu smiled in surprise, "Since the reform and opening up, competition in all walks of life has increased, and the phenomenon of involution will only become more and more serious."

Zhou Jun said with a smile: "There are also involutions in the system. In our unit, there are often several people competing for a job."

The three came to Gu Qingyu's room, and she took out the key to open the door and turn on the light inside.

This is a single dormitory with an area of ​​more than ten square meters, a single bed, a desk, a dining table, a bookcase, and a few pots of green plants on the window sill, covered with a layer of snow , the green plants were a little wilted, shivering in the cold wind.

Ordinary TV hosts and reporters have not yet been commercialized. They are just employees. They get ordinary wages. The houses are all allocated by collectives. .

Gu Qingyu joined the job not long ago. Although he is a well-known TV host, he can only be allocated a single dormitory, but it is much more convenient than the double dormitory of other people.

Zhou Jun asked, "Didn't you live at home before?"

Gu Qingyu smiled and said: "I just moved out recently, and it's not a big deal to bother my brother to pick me up and go to get off work! He's also very busy with work. I live here, it's closer to Taili, and it's more convenient to go to work. You can do whatever you want Sit down, don't be polite. I'll make tea for you."

She picked up the boiling water bottle, shook it, and said with a smile: "There is no boiling water, I will boil some water, soon."

Wang Lin went to her bookcase to look at it, and said with a smile, "You also read "Life" and "Ordinary World"?"

Gu Qingyu said: "Well, I've read it several times. Especially "Life", I think it's so beautifully written. Are you really going to Chang'an tomorrow?"

Wang Lin said: "Yes."

Gu Qingyu suddenly asked: "Can you take me with you?"

Wang Lin smiled and said, "It's just Chang'an City, and it's not going abroad. You can go if you want? Do you still need me to take it with you?"

Gu Qingyu smiled and said, "Isn't it convenient for you?"

Wang Lindao: "It's nothing convenient or inconvenient. Is this a temporary idea?"

"I heard you talk about Comrade Lu Yao, I want to meet him too, maybe do an interview." Gu Qingyu said, "But, you want me to go alone, and I'm too lazy to leave. Shall I go with you? "

Wang Lin took the book in his hand, sat at the desk to flip through it, and said casually, "Okay!"

Gu Qingyu asked: "Are you taking the train or the plane?"

Wang Lin said: "Take the plane."

Gu Qingyu filled the kettle with water, put it on the stove, and asked, "Are you flying? I've never been on a plane before! Do I need any procedures?"

Wang Lindao: "I have to get a work certificate from your unit, and a letter of introduction, and bring your ID card or household registration book."

"I have all of these. I often interview outside, and these are always on hand."

"That's about it."

"Are the air tickets expensive?"

"Let me help you buy a plane ticket. You treat me to dinner today, and I treat you as a reward for taking a trip to Chang'an."

Gu Qingyu chuckled and said, "So nice? Then I'll be disrespectful! Who told you to be the big boss!"

Zhou Jun saw this photo album on the desktop, so he picked it up and flipped through it, and said with a smile, "Qingyu, these are all our childhood photos, do you still keep them?"

Gu Qingyu said: "Yes! I have always kept my photos. I have kept all the black and white photos I took in the state-run photo studio when I was one year old!"

Wang Lin smiled and said, "Let me see!"

Zhou Jun spread out the photo album on the table, pointed to one of the photos, and said with a smile, "Look, this is me, and this is Qingyu."

"You two still have a photo together!" Wang Lin said with a smile, "You two are childhood sweethearts!"

Zhou Jun let out a snort: "We used to grow up together, there were more than a dozen people. The few you met today, Meng Zhiming and Liu Yuhui, also grew up with us. Meng Zhiming is a few years older than us. Liu Yuhui In the same age as me, Gu Qingyu is younger than us."

Wang Lin pointed to another photo: "Who is this little girl with two braids?"

"This is Zhou porridge!" Zhou Jun laughed, "You didn't recognize it, did you?"

Wang Lin laughed and said, "This is Zhou Porridge? She looked very naughty when she was young!"

Gu Qingyu walked in and said with a smile: "Zhou Congee is the youngest, but also the most mischievous!"

Looking at the old photos from the past, Zhou Jun was suddenly full of memories: "Qingyu, I don't have many photos at home! How do you have them?"

Gu Qingyu said: "You must have some at home, I guess I lost them when I moved. I bought a photo album and packed it up. When a photo album is full, I will buy one more."

When the water boiled, she went to make three cups of tea and brought them over.

"I don't have anything to eat at home, I can only drink some tea." Gu Qingyu said, "Mr. Wang, when are you going to the airport tomorrow?"

Wang Lindao: "I'd rather go earlier and buy a ticket! Around [-]:[-]. Let's meet at the airport."

"Okay." Gu Qingyu said, "I've been waiting for the publication of the third volume of "Ordinary World"! Are you making a special trip to visit Comrade Lu Yao? Or is there something to do over there?"

Wang Lindao: "We are going there to buy treasury bonds, and we will pay a visit to Comrade Lu Yao on the way."

Zhou Jun shook his legs and said, "Qingyu, don't you have a stove in your dormitory? Don't you feel cold when you live here?"

"It's okay, when I'm alone, I just curl up in the bed. If you're cold, go to my bed and cover your legs with the quilt!" Gu Qingyu said with a smile, "I have a stove, I'm going out today It's time to eat, didn't you just come back? I'm too lazy to start the stove."

Zhou Jun said: "Then how can I do it? There is still such a long time at night! Let me help you go to the next door to change coal balls! The fire will start very quickly."

He was talking, put down the photo album, ran outside, picked up a stove, and exchanged briquettes with the neighbor next door.

Wang Lindao: "Brother Jun is very concerned about you!"

Gu Qingyu said: "He has cared about people since he was a child. Among our few friends, he is the one who cares about me the most. He is more like my own brother than my brother."

Wang Lin pondered for a moment, and asked, "If that's the case, why didn't you get together?"

Gu Qingyu shook his head lightly: "It's two different things. I am so familiar with him, like the palm and the back of the hand! On the contrary, it is difficult to have a relationship beyond friendship. The relationship between me and him is more like a family relationship. So, If your sister is afraid that something will happen between me and him, it is completely unfounded."

Wang Lin nodded, expressing his understanding.

After a while, Zhou Jun came in with a briquette stove and said with a smile: "Okay, change to a burning briquette. Wait for it to burn for a while before closing the door. Before you go to bed at night, you must remember to mention it outside and replace it." A briquette, otherwise the fire will have to be extinguished when I wake up tomorrow morning.”

Gu Qingyu smiled and said, "Thank you."

Seeing that he was so busy that his forehead was sweating, she took out a new handkerchief from the drawer and handed it to him: "Wipe your sweat, this handkerchief is new, you can keep it for use!"

Zhou Jun said with a smile: "I'm an old man, I don't need a handkerchief, just wipe it with my sleeve."

Gu Qingyu said: "Now you are both a father and a department-level cadre, how can you be so casual? Why are you being polite to me? How much is a handkerchief?"

Zhou Jun took it over and wiped the sweat off his face. The handkerchief had turned from white to black, and he was too embarrassed to return it to Gu Qingyu, so he had to put it in his pocket.

The two drank tea, chatted and got up to leave.

Back home, Wang Lin and Zhou Porridge were playing at his house.

Wang Lin and Li Wenxiu were knitting sweaters, Zhou Porridge and Li Wenjuan were watching the video.

"Are you back?" Wang Lin smiled and said, "I'm going back too. Zhou Congee, why don't you go home after watching it?"

Zhou Porridge glanced at Wang Lin and said, "No, I'll go home too."

Wang Lin smiled and said, "Why do you leave as soon as I come back?"

Wang Lin said: "You're back, my family is back too, right? I have no choice but to accompany him? He's not drunk, is he?"

Wang Lin said: "I didn't drink much wine."

Zhou Congee said: "You guys have finished watching this video, lend me to watch it tomorrow."

Wang Lindao: "Yes, you can come and get it tomorrow."

Looking at her, Wang Lin suddenly thought of the little girl with two braids in the photo, and couldn't help laughing.

Zhou Porridge was baffled by his laughter, and it was not easy to ask him, so he gave him a blank look, and followed his sister-in-law home.

Wang Lin went to take a shower. It was already nine o'clock in the evening when he came out of the shower. The pager kept ringing. He suddenly remembered that he had promised Shen Xue that he would go to see her at night, but he was delayed for an hour at Gu Qingyu's house. , this time is a bit late.

He couldn't help but hesitate, should he go there?
Li Wenxiu said: "It's so cold outside, you still want to go out?"

Wang Lin snorted, "There's something going on at the sanitary napkin factory, I'll go and have a look."

"It's really rare. When you're not at home, the sanitary napkin factory will be fine. Once you come back, it will be busy every day?" Li Wenxiu asked.

Wang Lin sneered and said: "What you said is so unreasonable! I'm not at home, can people still find you? Of course they still look for me! Even if I am outside, I still contact the factory every day! Do you think I am the factory manager? Is it good?"

Li Wenxiu chuckled and said, "I know you've worked hard! Then go back early."

Li Wenjuan yelled: "Brother-in-law, remember, you will take me to Chang'an tomorrow!"

Wang Lindao: "Okay, I'll take you there! But we're not here to play, but to buy treasury bonds."

Li Wenxiu said: "Exactly! Wenjuan, why don't you go? It's snowing! It's too cold. It's even colder in Chang'an!"

"I'm going! I'm going!" Li Wenjuan said, "I'm going with my brother-in-law, not you! Don't worry about it! Hmph, your words don't count!"

Wang Lin said: "OK, OK, go, go!"

Li Wenxiu said: "Sooner or later I will be spoiled by you! Let's see how she will marry in the future!"

Li Wenjuan said: "I won't marry! I won't marry!"

Wang Lin was about to go out when he suddenly saw his cousin Wang Lin walking over. Looking at her face, she was very unhappy!
"Sister, what's wrong?" Wang Lin asked.

"Wang Lin, tell my sister that Zhou Jun really drank with you tonight?"

"Yes!" Wang Lin turned his head and asked, "We have been together!"

"Are there any other women?" Wang Lin asked.

"No! Just a few old men." Wang Lin's level of lying was getting higher and higher.

"Then where did the handkerchief in his clothes come from?" Wang Lin stretched out her hand, unfolded the handkerchief in her palm, and asked, "He never uses a handkerchief? Could it be that some woman gave it to him?"

(End of this chapter)