Revival Road

Chapter 224 Visit Part [-]

Tao Tang felt Xu Deyu's pain instantly.Compared to Xu Deyu, his loss of Fang Lan is not worth mentioning... At least his parents are still alive, and his daughter is growing up healthily and happily. However, this woman not only lost her brother and parents, but was also abandoned by her husband!I don't know how persevering she used to face this family portrait from more than 20 years ago... What kind of comfort and strength this group photo gave her.

"President Tao, please drink water...you sit down..."

"Thank you..." Tao Tang sat down on the other side of the corner sofa, "Xiao Xu, can I see your home?"

"Don't, it's too messy..." Xu Deyu hurriedly stopped.

"I can understand you. If it were me, I would have been a pigsty...I'm sorry, I mean, women are the pillars of the family..." Seeing the woman's flustered expression, Tao Tang sat down again.

Xu Deyu suddenly remembered that the man in front of him who controlled the fate of tens of thousands of people in the company was widowed... She remembered the things Lu Qi had said to her, but she didn't know how to speak, and now she hoped that he would leave quickly.

"I suddenly thought, I shouldn't recommend this set of books to you. It's not because the writing is bad. Well, I don't know if you have read Gao Yang's books. I think the best one he wrote is "The Red-Capped Merchant" ", and it's the first three, the last four are almost meaningless... Do you know what I mean? You should read a little sunshine, happiness and comedy novels. This set of books is based on the decline of the Cao family. It's not good for you. It's very suitable... "Dream of Red Mansions" is the same."

"Masterpieces are generally tragedies..."

"Yes. Because life is a tragedy, and everyone is the protagonist of the tragedy." Tao Tang took a sip of boiling water from his teacup, "so every child will cry when they are born, and many old people will cry when they pass away. I walked away with a smile... I mean, we are all looking for our own happiness in the miserable world. This is especially true for you. Let me recommend some other books to you. This set of books, no Suitable for you to read..."

"No, I like tragedies. Really."

"why?"

"I don't know..." Xu Deyu didn't understand why Tao Tang talked to her about this. In fact, no one talked to her about literature or life, never, "Probably because works with comedy themes are more likely to be forgotten..."

"Yes! Forget! You must learn to forget. Because forgetting is the greatest happiness, but remembering is a kind of suffering."

Xu Deyu didn't say a word.She's thinking, "You're right, memory sucks. But what else do I have?"

"Xiao Xu, besides reading, what other hobbies do you have?"

"I don't have any hobbies..." Xu Deyu thought, reading is actually not a hobby, is it?It's all about spending time in solitude.

"That's not so good... I don't have many hobbies. Apart from reading, I prefer sports. When I was young, I loved playing basketball and football. Now I can't do it anymore, and I can't run badminton. Maybe I have to practice table tennis. …Oh, I also like to travel, I don’t go to those so-called tourist spots, I just walk around with a camera on my back. But I don’t always have time. I think, you may have too little outdoor activities...”

Xu Deyu still didn't say a word.She thought, your problem is time, my problem is economy.Any hobby needs financial support, just like the stamp collection I liked before, I have to give up, just like visiting bookstores now, I can only look at it more.

"I know what you're thinking... In fact, hobbies don't have to cost money. Just like reading, Mr. Qian Zhongshu once said, 'Books have to be borrowed or read'. It is true, because it is borrowed, so you must read it quickly , even if it is a book from the library. Physical exercise is the same, every exercise brings the same result - physical fatigue and mental pleasure... My wife died unexpectedly, and I used high-intensity physical exercise to hypnotize myself , otherwise I might suffer from insomnia. As a result, my body is better than before. Running, cycling and taking long walks on Sundays cost nothing.”

"Thank you... It may be because of my personality, I don't like outdoor activities very much..." Xu Deyu thought, it turns out that men also suffer from insomnia because of women.

"I saw it. So I brought you "Xu Xiake's Travel Notes" on my own initiative. This is a book I like very much. It is a great enjoyment to read a paragraph or two on the bedside at any time. I don't know if you read it. Have you been?"

"Thank you, I really haven't read it. However, my level of ancient Chinese is not good, so I'm afraid I can't read it."

"Travel notes, it's enough to read them roughly, and they're not scriptures. You need to seek the correct solution for each word. Isn't it a joy to follow the steps of others and let your heart fly?" Tao Tang rarely dropped his book bag.

"Then I must take a good look..."

"Don't read these kinds of books with an attitude of taking exams. From my experience, some books need to be read roughly, and the fun will be lost if intensive reading is done. Oh, there is another book, which I think you will like. It is written by an American, "Val "Climbing the Lake", have you seen it?"

Xu Deyu was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I don't read many books..."

"It's a spiritual journey of an American who graduated from Harvard and lives in a rural village... I also suddenly remembered it. It's a book I like. It's not long, but it's easy to read. If you like it, you can read it. This time, my family sent me a lot of books that I often read, and I have this book."

"I'll definitely take a look...you read so many books."

"It's not too much. I seldom read new books in recent years. I always pick up old books and reread them. This is probably an inevitable process. The books will become narrower and narrower..."

"In contrast, I still like to read novels..."

"Try to change it! There are fewer and fewer good novels now, probably because the pace of society is getting faster and faster, and readers are unwilling to sink their hearts into reading those works that are durable. Secondly, the author also has to eat, and he will not be like Liu Qing. , Lu Yao and other older generation writers have spent several or ten years experiencing life and digging for material..."

"By the way, Brother Sun, the matter with Sun Dunquan is over? The murderer has been found? I didn't go to see him. I should have gone, but I didn't... I heard from Sister Lu that it was thanks to your care..." Xu Deyu suddenly thought of Sun Dunquan.

"Have you read the book written by Old Sun?"

"No... I just heard..."

"No one has been caught. It is estimated that it will be difficult to catch. Not every case can be solved. This matter is very complicated, but Lao Sun's book is carefully written. You can read it. Can you use the Internet at home?"

"Yes..." But Xu Deyu would not tell Tao Tang that she would never spend money to read books.

"Just now you talked about character. In fact, character can be changed! In this world, there is nothing that cannot be changed! What we have to do is to enjoy every day as much as possible without violating the accepted morality. In fact, counting Come on, it is not easy for a person to live for [-] days. We not only have to face the pressure of work, but also suffer from diseases and various accidents, don’t we? Let’s get down to business, I mean work matters." Tao Tang saw Xu Deyu's indifference, and this weak-looking woman put on a thick bullet-proof vest for herself, so he changed the subject.

"What are the arrangements, you say."

"It's not an arrangement, just a random question, have all the pamphlets been distributed? How many have been printed in total?" Tao Tang had already seen the revised brochure about Red Star's relocation.

"A total of 1 copies were printed in the labor company's printing factory. According to the figures given by the Human Resources Department, all of them have been distributed..."

"Is there any reflection below? Well, I'm asking if anyone called you?"

"Yes, but not many. Maybe I have called the ministers? I answered a few, but the question was not about relocation, but retired workers who asked if they would renovate shantytowns..."

"What did you say?"

"I said I don't know."

"You're right, I don't know. I don't know either. I'd love to do it, but it's very difficult, not just financial..."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Xu Deyu froze for a moment, because very few people came to her place.

"Go and open the door..." Tao Tang said softly.

Xu Deyu went to answer the door. It was a neighbor who lived across the street, a female worker working in a foam factory of a labor company.

"Ah, Deyu, you have a guest..." The woman saw Tao Tang sitting on the sofa drinking water, her eyes lit up immediately, "Are you Mr. Tao? Really Mr. Tao?" The woman recognized Tao Tang, She has never spoken to Tao Tang, but Tao Tang's image is often seen on the factory floor, and she recognizes it at a glance.

"Yes, I'm Tao Tang." Tao Tang stood up, "Deyu, greet the guests, I'm leaving..."

"No, sit down, I won't disturb you..." the woman said hastily.

"I'm sending some books to Deyu. There's nothing else to do..." Tao Tang walked towards the door.

Xu Deyu didn't hold back, "Then you slow down, the road is slippery..."

"It's okay..." Tao Tang had already left the door.

"Sister Lin, what's the matter?" Xu Deyu asked the neighbor after closing the door.

"Ah, what a coincidence, I didn't expect Mr. Tao to be here..." The fire of gossip in the woman's eyes was blazing.

"I borrowed a few books from Mr. Tao, but he delivered them in person. He is my brother's classmate..."

"I've heard of it... Oh, look at me, what a great opportunity, I'm here to ask you to plead with Mr. Tao, look at me, I don't know how to say it to my face..."

"Then you should go to his office and talk..."

"Oh, how dare I, and besides, I can't enter the door of others... Deyu, isn't my Xiaofei working in Yanjing? No, the money he earns is not enough for him to rent a house, let alone in Yanjing I bought a house and got married. You know the income of Brother Lin and I... Finally, we made it clear and agreed to return to the factory, but Ren Lao said that only undergraduate freshmen are accepted, and he is a junior college student... I heard Mr. Tao takes good care of you , you can help my sister-in-law with this, Mr. Tao said something, and the matter will be..."

Xu Deyu was very embarrassed, but she couldn't refuse.She doesn't like this woman and thinks her mouth is bad.But Lin Shuisheng who lives opposite, that is, the husband of the woman, is a rare good man. He has helped her many times, such as repairing and turning on and off the faucet, which is a nuisance to others...

"Well, I will find a chance to talk to Mr. Tao, but it may not work. I know Mr. Tao is very principled, and it is difficult for him to deal with those who do not comply with the regulations..." Xu Deyu remembered a recent incident, Tao Youdao, Tao Tang's nephew, built a garage, but Tao Tang forced it to be demolished...

"You say it will work! What is principle? It's not just a matter of Mr. Tao's words? Xiaofei doesn't want any good job, he can just arrange a management position, even if he goes to the workshop in the development zone..." The woman I thought, who is Tao Tang?Whose door will he enter?

"Let's talk about entering the factory first... Mrs. Lin, I really can't guarantee it will happen."

(End of this chapter)