Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 796 Classmates get together! (Happy Dragon Boat Festival!)

After Wu Aiguo delivered dinner to Liang Jing, he drove to Dongxing Building.

Under the guidance of the waiter, Wu Aiguo quickly arrived at the door of a private room. Before he entered, he heard noisy conversation coming from the room.

Wu Aiguo heard the lively conversation and knocked on the door. Then he pushed open the door of the private room. When he saw the people sitting in the room, he smiled and shouted to them, "My old classmates! Hello everyone! I miss you so much after not seeing you for a few years!"

When everyone who was chatting excitedly heard the knock on the box door, they all instinctively looked towards the box door. When everyone saw Wu Aiguo walking into the box from outside, Guo Jianxiong was the first to stand up from his seat and greeted Wu Aiguo enthusiastically, "Aiguo! We are waiting for you! Come over here and sit down."

When Chen Hao saw Wu Aiguo coming into the box, he quickly walked up to Wu Aiguo, punched him lightly on the chest, and said with a smile, "Aiguo! When did you return from the army? You didn't even come to see us old classmates. If Jianxiong hadn't met you in the hospital today, we probably wouldn't have known that you had already been discharged and returned to Kyoto City."

"Aiguo! Haozi is right. After you have been demobilized, why don't you contact us old classmates? Just for what you did, you will have to drink three cups as punishment later!" Xue Weihua walked up to Wu Aiguo and pretended to be dissatisfied and scolded Wu Aiguo for not contacting his classmates.

When Wu Aiguo returned from demobilization, he did not contact his classmates because he was no longer the original Wu Aiguo. His feelings for his classmates were not as deep as those of the original owner. In addition, because he started working, he naturally did not contact his classmates.

Facing the complaints of his classmates, Wu Aiguo looked at several old classmates whom he had not seen for many years and answered happily: "Haozi! Weihua! Chaoyang! Dajun! I am really sorry. I have been busy with work since I was demobilized, so I have not contacted you old classmates. I will drink three cups as Weihua requested!"

"Waiter! Please notify the kitchen to serve the food for us." When Guo Jianxiong saw the waiter standing at the door, he immediately called the waiter happily to serve the food.

After everyone was seated, Chen Hao immediately asked Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! After you joined the army and retired, which unit were you assigned to? Why did you forget to contact us old classmates?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Chen Hao asking about work, he smiled and introduced himself to Chen Hao: "Haozi! After I was demobilized, I was assigned to the Procurement Department of Chaoyang Supply and Marketing Cooperative as deputy section chief. Later, due to work needs, my superiors transferred me from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to the Trade Department. Now I work in the Trade Department."

Wu Aiguo introduced this and immediately asked Chen Hao curiously, "Haozi! I heard from Jianxiong that you are the most successful among your classmates. I wonder which department of the government department you work in now?"

When Chen Hao heard Wu Aiguo's introduction and learned that Wu Aiguo really worked in the Trade Department, he remembered what Guo Jianxiong said, that Director Cao called Wu Aiguo "Director Wu".

Chen Hao was about to confirm this with Wu Aiguo, when he heard Wu Aiguo asking about his job, he smiled and introduced himself to Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! I'm the deputy chief of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Government."

The Propaganda Department is considered a very good department in the government, but once the wind starts to blow, it will be a department sitting on a powder keg. If you are not careful, you may fall into the abyss.

When Wu Aiguo heard what Chen Hao said, he thought about what might happen after takeoff, and smiled and suggested to Chen Hao: "Haozi! The Propaganda Department is indeed a department that is easy to achieve results, but it is also a department that is prone to accidents. If there is a chance, I suggest you change to another department."

When Chen Hao heard Wu Aiguo's suggestion, he was visibly stunned. Thinking of Wu Aiguo's current workplace, Chen Hao asked Wu Aiguo with a puzzled look on his face: "Aiguo! Did you hear any gossip?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Chen Hao's question, he did not tell Chen Hao what might happen in the future. Instead, he said to Chen Hao meaningfully, "Haozi! There are some things that we can only understand but not express in words! Just keep it in mind."

When Chen Hao heard that Wu Aiguo was unwilling to explain the reason, he immediately realized that this was not the place to discuss such matters. He immediately changed the subject and asked Wu Aiguo with a smile, "Aiguo! I heard from Jianxiong that you are now the director of the Trade Department. Is this true?"

Wu Aiguo was visibly stunned when he heard the question raised by Chen Hao. He asked Guo Jianxiong with a puzzled look on his face: "Jianxiong! I remember when I met you, I only told you that I worked in the Trade Department, but I didn't tell you that I was the director of the Trade Department. How did you know this?"

When Guo Jianxiong heard Wu Aiguo's question and saw Wu Aiguo's puzzled expression, he smiled and asked Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! Have you forgotten that when you led the three of us to Director Cao's office, Director Cao called you this way?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Guo Jianxiong's answer, an expression of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face. He replied with a smile: "I'm just wondering, I didn't tell you these things, how did you know that I was the director of the Trade Department? So that's how it is." "Aiguo! So, you really are the director of the Trade Department. What is your level now?" When Xue Weihua saw Wu Aiguo admit that he was the director of the Trade Department, he remembered what Chen Hao had introduced before, and asked Wu Aiguo with shock on his face.

Wu Aiguo was not a person who liked to show off. Facing Xue Weihua's question, Wu Aiguo answered modestly: "I am now at the deputy department level and enjoy the treatment of a full department. However, you guys only need to know about this matter. Don't tell anyone else."

When Chen Hao learned that Wu Aiguo was the director of the Trade Department, he vaguely guessed Wu Aiguo's rank. Now when he heard Wu Aiguo personally introduce his rank and treatment, Chen Hao envied Wu Aiguo from the bottom of his heart. He said in a sour tone: "Aiguo! Originally, I thought I was the best among all of our classmates. Now compared with you, I am nothing. There is no comparison at all."

Wu Aiguo felt Chen Hao's envy when he heard what he said, and replied modestly, "Haozi! I benefited from the army when I joined, so I was promoted to deputy section chief as soon as I came back. I started faster than you, so I was promoted so quickly."

"Aiguo! I heard from Haozi that your Trade Bureau is the most popular and powerful department in our Kyoto City. Is this true?" When Xue Weihua heard Wu Aiguo's words and thought of what Chen Hao had said before, he hurriedly asked Wu Aiguo.

Wu Aiguo heard Xue Weihua's question and saw the curious looks of the other students. He smiled and replied, "Weiguo! To put it nicely, our Trade Department is a department that is specifically responsible for purchasing equipment. It doesn't have any power. Don't listen to what the rat says."

"The food is here!" Wu Aiguo's words had just fallen when a waiter walked into the box from outside carrying a plate of food, and shouted loudly.

After watching the waiter leave the room, Wu Aiguo raised his glass and said loudly, "Dear classmates! Because of work, I didn't contact you immediately after I returned from my job. This is absolutely my fault, so I will punish myself by drinking three glasses of wine to apologize to you all."

Chaoyang saw Wu Aiguo raise his glass and drink it all up. He smiled and said to Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! The old man once said that as a cadre, you must seek truth from facts. Since you are so humble in admitting your mistakes, I will fine you one glass."

Baoguo heard Chaoyang's words and agreed with him, saying, "Patriotic! We have been classmates for so many years. We can sober up after drinking one glass of wine. There is no need to punish him with three glasses."

Wu Aiguo heard Chaoyang and Baoguo's persuasion and replied with a smile: "Chaoyang! You just said that the old man once said that as a cadre, you must seek truth from facts. Since I just said that I will punish myself with three cups, I must punish myself with three cups, otherwise I will be untrustworthy."

"Great! No wonder you, Aiguo, can become the head of the Trade Department. You are indeed a good cadre who can pass the test of alcohol!" Seeing Wu Aiguo remained calm and drank three glasses of wine in one breath, Chen Hao couldn't help but applaud Wu Aiguo.

When Guo Jianxiong saw Wu Aiguo finish his three glasses of wine, he quickly called out to Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! Drinking on an empty stomach is bad for your health. Hurry up and eat some food to fill your stomach."

"Aiguo! I'd like to toast you with this glass of wine. Thank you for helping me use your connections so that my father could be scheduled for surgery by Director Cao." After Wu Aiguo took a few bites of the food, Guo Jianxiong picked up the wine glass in front of him and expressed his gratitude to Wu Aiguo with a grateful face.

Wu Aiguo heard what Guo Jianxiong said and saw the wine glass in his hand. He said to Guo Jianxiong nonchalantly, "Jianxiong! We are old classmates for many years, and I can help with your father's matter, so don't be polite to me."

When Guo Jianxiong heard Wu Aiguo's answer and thought of his father's illness, he said with gratitude, "Aiguo! This matter may be very small for you, but it is a huge matter for our family, so you can drink as much as you want with this glass of wine, I'll drink it! Everything depends on this glass of wine."

Seeing that Guo Jianxiong had said so much, Wu Aiguo didn't say anything more. He lightly clinked the wine glass in his hand with that in Guo Jianxiong's hand, and then drank the wine in one gulp.

While Wu Aiguo and Guo Jianxiong were drinking, the waiter came into the room with a few dishes. Wu Aiguo looked at the dishes on the table and said to Guo Jianxiong, "Jianxiong! There are only a few of us. Don't order too many dishes, otherwise it will be a waste."

"Aiguo! Don't worry about Jianxiong. This kid usually invites us to dinner at those pubs. Today he is generous for once, so of course we have to give him a good meal." When Haozi heard what Wa Ga said to Guo Jianxiong and thought of Guo Jianxiong's usual stingy appearance, he said to Wu Aiguo with a smile.

(End of this chapter)