Revival Road

Chapter 17 Party One
For the class reunion on Saturday night, Lu Qi dressed herself up meticulously.She repeatedly asked for Fan Yongcheng's opinion, and finally chose a lake blue dress with flesh-colored stockings and brown-red high heels. She was satisfied with herself in the mirror.

I made an appointment with Sun Dunquan at the east gate of the factory at 05:30 pm.Lu Qi left home at [-]:[-], walked to the factory gate without driving her Focus.Along the way, acquaintances kept greeting her.Red Star is a small society. After working in Red Star for more than [-] years, Lu Qi knows at least a quarter of the employees.

Whenever she goes out with careful makeup and dressing, she feels a little more confident for no reason.But such opportunities are becoming less and less. Work clothes must be worn at work, and Sundays are always occupied by overtime work or endless housework.

Lu Qi's biggest hobby is beauty and dressing.For this reason, the most important thing in the house is the closet, which is full of her clothes.She also has a problem, she is reluctant to get rid of those clothes that she doesn't wear once for many years, as if those old clothes she wore took away part of her life.

Comrade Lao Fan has many problems, but there are a few things that make Lu Qi satisfied.The first is to be kind to her parents. In the eyes of her parents, she is definitely a good son-in-law.The second is to treat her well. I have been married for almost 20 years and have never turned against her.She "throws" thousands of dollars to beauty salons every year, and spends even more on clothes and cosmetics, but Lao Fan, who is very strict and frugal with himself, has never said a word.

Just before going out, her son Fan Yue made fun of her, "Haven't you heard of it? Class reunion, class reunion, breaking up one after another. You must be careful not to dump my dad."

"What nonsense!" Lu Qi scolded.

"Don't worry, I've heard that you were a class flower back then, and there were a lot of people chasing you. Maybe today, you can meet your favorite Prince Charming." 16-year-old Fan Yue smiled hippie.

"You say you are a middle school student, what do you think about every day? Are you in a relationship? No, Lao Fan, you have to go to school to ask his head teacher." Fan Yue inherited most of Lu Qi's genes, a very beautiful boy , I can't really talk about the object.

"No, you don't have to worry about it. My vision is high. The girls in the class are either potatoes or sweet potatoes." Fan Yue continued to smile.

Lu Qi, who was walking on the road, thought about her son, who must have been Fan Yue's age back then, and she fell in love with that handsome and smart tablemate at the beginning of her love.It's a pity that the atmosphere at that time was not as open as it is now, and we didn't even have a meal together, let alone other actions.Thinking about it carefully, even though they used to be at the same table, they rarely talked to each other...

From a long distance, Lu Qi saw Han Ruilin waving to her.

"Director Lu is very punctual. Why didn't you drive? That's right, let's get some credit from Mr. Tao today."

"Why just the two of us?" Lu Qi was a little puzzled, "Where are Liu Lin and the others? Didn't you contact me?"

"Liu Lin worked overtime and couldn't ask for leave. Bao Xianbing didn't go, saying he had something to do. Only the old grandson was left. Actually, I haven't seen him for a long time, and I don't know what he's busy with all day long."

"Liu Lin and Bao Xianbing are not going..." Lu Qi took out her mobile phone from her purple leather handbag and called Sun Dunquan.

"Oh, oh," Lu Qi put away the phone and said to Han Ruilin, "Old Sun will be there soon."

While talking, a black Tucson stopped in front of Lu Qi and Han Ruilin, the window was down, and Sun Dunquan poked his head out, "Get in the car, two leaders. Oh, old Han, you are getting more energetic. What happy event do you have recently? "

"It's the old grandson, where's Tao Tang?" Lu Qi leaned over to look in the car, but didn't see Tao Tang.

"Hasn't he arrived yet? I called him half an hour ago and said he was leaving the workshop."

"Oh, our new boss is very diligent." Lu Qi joked.

Han Ruilin felt a little regretful, he should have gone to the workshop, if only he met Tao Tang in the workshop.

"Oh, it looks like he's here..." Sun Dunquan saw Tao Tang in a white shirt walking quickly from the rearview mirror.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting...ah, Han Ruilin, isn't that right?" Tao Tang stretched out his hand to Han Ruilin.

"Hello Mr. Tao. I've wanted to see you for a long time, but I was afraid to disturb you... We are really happy that you are back to take the helm of Red Star..." Han Ruilin held Tao Tang's hand with both hands.

"It's time to meet you," Tao Tang said to Han Ruilin with a smile, "you are much fatter. If I met you on the road, I wouldn't dare to recognize you. Huh? Where are the other students? Why are you the only two?" He turned to Lu Qi.

"Contacted Liu Lin, Bao Xianbing, and Li Suyi..." Han Ruilin was a little excited, "They are all busy and can't come. Mr. Tao, you are still the same..."

"That's really a coincidence... I said Han Ruilin, don't you have to be so sarcastic? At that time, I also had gray hair? At the class reunion, don't call him a job, it looks so alienated, doesn't it?"

"That's it, that's it." Han Ruilin nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, suddenly remembered something, and took out a cigarette from his pocket, "You smoke..."

"I don't smoke, it's up to you." Tao Tang turned to Lu Qi, "Ah, going out with our classmate back then, I feel guilty of abducting a beautiful girl..."

"Just use what you just said to pay back, without such irony." Lu Qi smiled.

"Well, let Lao Sun say, standing with her, does it feel like a generation gap?" Tao Tang said to Sun Dunquan who had just got off the car.

"I completely agree with Chairman Tao's opinion. Being accompanied by Lu Qi has strengthened my confidence in going to the Legend of Dongdong Lake Clubhouse. Let me tell you, everyone, since the others are not going, shall we go?"

"Then let's go." Tao Tang noticed several people pointing in this direction, and opened the back seat door, "Ladies first, please."

Lu Qi was not polite, "Oh, I thought I could be honored by the big boss."

Tao Tang walked around to the left and got in the car, while Han Ruilin sat in the front row.

"I thought you would go back to Yanjing and leave the workshop on Sunday? The big boss is really diligent." Lu Qi smiled.

"Why did you go back to Yanjing a few days after you came here? I'm different from everyone, staying in the guest house is just staying there."

"Your predecessor basically came back every week. His family is also in Yanjing, although there is a house in the factory, and it is the largest." Han Ruilin continued, "He will never go to the branch factory on Sunday."

"Ah, this road is completely unrecognizable. When I came to the city, I used to ride a bicycle. This area is full of bungalows, and there are even wheat fields. The change is really great..." Tao Tang changed the subject .

"Well, that's the Golden Olive Community. Our factory bought a lot of houses here. When I was drinking and chatting with Bao Xianbing that time, he said that Class 58 produced three outstanding people. It's you." Sun Dunquan said.

"I can't compare with them. By the way, Old Sun, I remember the Li Suyi you mentioned last night. Is it the tall and thin one who fainted during long-distance running at the sports meeting?"

"Exactly." Lu Qi answered.

"Which unit are you in? How is her family going?" Tao Tang turned to look at Lu Qi, and saw that she was staring at him.

Lu Qi seemed a little flustered, "I work as a grinder in the third branch factory. She was assigned to the factory after graduating from the Red Star Technical School. She has been working as a grinder and is considered a technical backbone. It seems that there is no progress in her family's affairs, but the district has already intervened." gone."

She was thinking just now that although Tao Tang has only been here for a few days, he seems to have displayed a completely different governance style from his predecessor, a style that has not been seen for a long time... It is already a legendary story that the top leader on Sunday plunged headfirst into the grassroots.

"When you meet her, please bring it for me. By the way, when we talked about the house just now, the housing in our factory is not so tight, right? I went out for a walk this morning and saw a lot of buildings. The apple orchard in those days has turned into a residential area." , not counted, there are dozens of buildings." Tao Tang said to Lu Qi.

It was Sun Dunquan who answered, "A lot of houses have been built. Absolutely, it must be much better than when you were here. This is the case in Hiraizumi, and I think the whole country is the same. Relatively speaking, it is still quite tense. Because of the requirements of life It’s different, especially for children to start a family. Bao Xianbing was the first to get married in our class. Unfortunately, he couldn’t come today because his son is going to marry a wife soon. The woman insists on a new house, and the old building is not Do it. Comrade Bao was forced to borrow money everywhere, and finally bought a small apartment in Golden Olive, and it was only enough for the down payment..."

"How much is the house price there?" Tao Tang asked.

"It's over [-]. It seems to be the price. It's not very expensive. The key is that the wages in our factory are low." Han Ruilin answered.

"Do you know what the average salary of state-owned enterprises in Hiraizumi is?" Tao Tang asked Lu Qi.

"I'm not sure. The state-owned enterprises are not very good anyway. Otherwise, there would be no people who want to enter the Red Star and break their heads."

"There have long been rumors that the overall development of Red Star will occupy the land. I heard it in Yanjing. What does the factory think about this?" Tao Tang continued to ask.

"Does Tao always do surveys?" Lu Qi laughed, "It's more complicated. Most people don't want to move to the Beijiao Development Zone, and they are worried about splitting up the Red Star. The compensation policy for the demolition is not clear. Naturally, there are many opinions. , it is difficult to unify."

"Has there been any special research on this in the factory? I have read the departmental responsibilities, and the overall planning is in your department. Has there been any opinion at the company level? It must have been reported to the headquarters. I mean the relatively consistent internal opinion?"

"I heard that it was researched, and it was conducted by the Political Research Office. But I am not qualified to participate in related meetings. Maybe our Assistant Liu knows. Shall I make a call now?"

"No, no, I'm just asking casually. Maybe Mayor Zhou and Boss Tang will bring up this matter today... Do you guys have any contact with Zhou Hongyou and Tang Yikun?"

"How can there be? The level gap is too big. If you hadn't become the boss of Red Star, why would Tang Yikun invite us to the Donghu Clubhouse?" Sun Dunquan said sharply, "Society has classes. Whether you deny it or not, it exists. In reality. If you don’t like to talk about class, let’s talk about class. And class is mainly divided by economic status. When your annual income is only enough to cover the expenses of one meal, how can you sit together and be friends?”

"Okay, Mr. Writer, don't complain to us people." Lu Qi was a little unhappy.

"This is a fact. In fact, Tao Tang is not of the same class as you or Lao Han. However, Tao Tang is absolutely different from that bastard Song Yue, I can be sure."

"Going off topic. Today, the four of us have the task of throwing off our cheeks and feasting on our beloved Boss Tang. Everything else is secondary. Haha." Tao Tang said with a smile.

Tao Tang's phone rang, and it was Tang Yikun who called, "It's me. Where are you going? Old Sun, how far is it?"

"There is still a quarter of an hour."

"Did you hear that? There's still a quarter of an hour."

(End of this chapter)