Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 466 Chapter 465 The Moon Shines on Kyushu

When passing Chongwenmen on the way to school, Tang Zhitong saw shadowy figures on the city gate tower. He took a quick look and saw that they were all people in tattered clothes.

This place is pretty good, at least it can shelter us from the wind and rain.

When he arrived at the Post and Telecommunications College, the first thing Tang Zhitong did was to hand over the national meal ticket that Xiao Wang had given him yesterday to his classmate.

In fact, Tang Zhitong noticed yesterday that these two classmates looked at him with somewhat evasive eyes. They were excited about getting their internship salary, but also looked forward to the food coupons but couldn't bring themselves to ask.

Xiao Wang cannot be blamed for this. The 22nd was a Sunday, and there were a lot of people queuing up to buy food. There was one woman who couldn't squeeze in when the food coupons were being collected, so she went to work on Monday morning and took half a day off in the afternoon to queue up.

It was already Tuesday when the food coupons reached Xiao Wang, but they were not handed over to the two classmates until Wednesday.

In response to the two classmates' thanks, Tang Zhitong waved his hand politely.

These days, transportation is inconvenient and information exchange is slow, so there are indeed many inconveniences in getting things done.

Today is the day when the college distributes food coupons, water coupons, and bath coupons. When Tang Zhitong went to the logistics department to collect them in the afternoon, he was stopped by Wei Zhizhen.

"Comrade Xiao Tang, Director Yan called you yesterday. When I went to look for you, you had already left. Is everything okay?" Wei Zhizhen pulled Tang Zhitong out of the door and expressed his concern first.

"Thank you, Teacher Wei. It's still about the medical skills promotion matter from last time. It's nothing serious." Tang Zhitong naturally couldn't tell the truth, so he found a reasonable excuse to fool the man.

"That's good, that's good." Wei Zhizhen rubbed his hands, a little embarrassed, and said: "Comrade Xiao Tang, the college has ordered a batch of teaching equipment from Hu County. Since they have not been able to confirm the delivery date, it is too late to contact the car now, you see..."

"Teacher Wei, this batch of teaching equipment is not big in size, right?" Tang Zhitong certainly understood what Wei Zhizhen meant, but the premise was that it would not affect the normal escort of the escort department.

"It's about the size of four office desks. To be honest, it's not worth asking for a separate carriage, but we can't take either berths or hard seats." Wei Zhizhen looked at Tang Zhitong expectantly and said.

"Please tell me the train number and I will go back and report to Director Fang. I don't think it will be a big problem. After the goods arrive, you can coordinate people to go to the escort department to pick up the goods." Tang Zhitong nodded, which was considered an agreement.

After confirming the train number with Wei Zhizhen and collecting the ticket, Tang Zhitong immediately returned to the classroom.

There were a lot of things to do today. After handing out the tickets, Tang Zhitong packed up his personal belongings and headed out immediately.

The Materials Bureau is closer to the Post and Telecommunications University, so Tang Zhitong went to find Yan Xiongfei first.

Tang Zhitong wanted to confirm with Yan Xiongfei which commune and production team Wang Bo belonged to. Although this matter was small, it was not suitable to be discussed on the phone, and it would be better to communicate face to face.

After arriving at the Materials Bureau, someone was waiting outside Yan Xiongfei's office.

"Young comrade, please line up." Tang Zhitong was standing at the door, wondering whether to knock on it, when the person who had been waiting for a long time became unhappy.

Although they didn't know each other and were not from the same system, Tang Zhitong still nodded with a smile.

Logically speaking, Yan Xiongfei would have no objection if he went in directly, but Tang Zhitong decided to follow the normal process, at least to leave a good impression on Old Yan.

Hearing someone talking outside, someone from the office next door popped his head out and asked Tang Zhitong, "Comrade, are you looking for Director Yan?"

"Well. Are you Director Yan's secretary?" Tang Zhitong asked speculatively.

"Yes, my last name is Zhang." Secretary Zhang nodded in confirmation.

"Hello, Secretary Zhang. My last name is Tang. I'm looking for Director Yan regarding something that happened yesterday afternoon." Tang Zhitong said as he raised his hand to look at his watch, giving the secretary a hint that time was running out.

The position of secretary is not very high, but in this era, it can definitely be regarded as the leader’s first confidant.

"Okay. Please wait a moment." Secretary Zhang understood after hearing what Tang Zhitong said. Director Yan had asked for leave yesterday. Although he didn't know what the matter was, it must be something that his leader would pay special attention to.

Tang Zhitong nodded without saying anything else. He ignored the person sitting on the bench waiting for his report and stood in the corner lighting a cigarette.

Secretary Zhang stood at Yan Xiongfei's door, ready to wait for the people inside to come out and be the first to go in and report to Yan Xiongfei.

Within the time it takes to smoke a cigarette, the person inside came out and Secretary Zhang went in.

When Secretary Zhang came out, it was Tang Zhitong's turn to go in. The people waiting next to him had no temper and could only continue waiting.

"Xiao Tang, come, sit down." Yan Xiongfei was very polite. He not only stood up and shook hands with Tang Zhitong, but also took out a cigarette and gave it to him.

"Thank you, Director Yan." Tang Zhitong did not sit down immediately. Instead, he took out a match, struck one, lit a cigarette first for Yan Xiongfei, then for himself, and finally both of them sat down.

While he was lighting a cigarette, Secretary Zhang came in with a glass of water: "Comrade Tang, please have some tea."

"Thank you." Tang Zhitong stood up again and nodded to Secretary Zhang. He waited until Secretary Zhang walked out of the office and closed the door before sitting down again.

"Xiao Tang, is there any news?" The office had poor sound insulation, so Yan Xiongfei's voice was not loud.

"There's great hope. I've communicated with the Women's Federation, and they want to ask about Wang Bo's hometown." Although he was very confident, Tang Zhitong did not say anything definite.

Tang Zhitong learned this way of expression from others when he was working as a cow or a horse.

When going out to discuss a project, no client will give a direct guarantee.

Not only will the client not directly say 100%, even the salesperson will not say they are % sure when reporting to the company.

The salesperson is worried about being chased by the company, but as the client, it is not appropriate to say too much.

"Oh! It's my fault that I didn't explain it clearly. He is from the X team of XX Commune in the west. Look how this thing is done, and I even asked you to make a trip alone." Yan Xiongfei said embarrassedly.

"Well, Director Yan, you are too polite. I am just on my way here. I hope you don't mind me disturbing you while you are working."

"Don't bother me. To be honest, if you hadn't come today, I would have gone to see you later." Yan Xiongfei shook his head in self-mockery and said, "For so many years, I haven't talked to anyone about my personal affairs, and I haven't been embarrassed to ask for clarification on many things."

"Director Yan, you are too modest. How can this be a personal matter? You are selecting talents for the country. If you have any questions, feel free to ask."

"You, you are a good talker." Hearing Tang Zhitong say this, Yan Xiongfei showed a comfortable smile on his face. "Hehe." Tang Zhitong did not say anything else, but took a sip of the teacup and waited for Yan Xiongfei's next words.

Well, it is tea, not high-crushed or high-foam tea. This treatment is indeed quite high.

"To be honest, life in the countryside is tough right now. The supply of edible oil there stopped in the second half of this year, and only a small amount is available now," Yan Xiongfei said while shaking his head.

The couple discussed this issue last night. Yan Xiongfei had some guesses in his mind. According to convention, meals would be provided, but this convention was mostly for cadres and representatives attending meetings. However, this time the group was ordinary farmers...

"Rations, right?" Tang Zhitong understood what he meant and confirmed.

"Yes, that's right." Yan Xiongfei nodded.

"Food and accommodation are provided, but you can't tell anyone about this. If it gets out, I'm worried that someone will pretend to sign up to get free food and drinks, and then not be able to go back to work as a doctor with peace of mind in the end." Tang Zhitong did not hide it from Yan Xiongfei and told him the truth.

Ye Zhijuan had mentioned the students' food and accommodation issues to Tang Zhitong before, and the Health Bureau would coordinate to resolve them, but in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the specific details have not been announced yet.

"I understand, I understand. I won't tell anyone." Yan Xiongfei breathed a sigh of relief. His family really wanted to find a more decent job for Wang Bo, but if the training did not include food and accommodation, then the problem of eating for his nephew would naturally fall on his shoulders, and he would be under a lot of pressure at that time.

"The first exam will be organized in early December. After marking the test papers, the list will be announced, and then the study and training will begin. The whole process will take about one month." Tang Zhitong told Yan Xiongfei all the information he got from Ye Zhijuan.

"Okay, I got it. Thanks to you this time, please take care of me in the future. I was planning to deal with the things at hand as soon as possible and then go to the escort department later. Since you are here, I won't go over." Yan Xiongfei said as he took something out of the cupboard under the desk and gave it to Tang Zhitong.

"Director Yan, we can't do this." Tang Zhitong stood up and took a step back without even looking at what was in the bag.

"Look at my brain. Just give me your address and I'll send it to you later." Yan Xiongfei looked at Tang Zhitong's expression, reacted, responded with an apologetic smile, and put the things back.

"Director Yan, if you say that, I dare not leave my address even more." Tang Zhitong waved his hands repeatedly. He certainly knew what Yan Xiongfei meant. He would not feel at ease if he did not accept the job.

"That's not how it's done. You should also ask someone else to do it. I won't ask who you're looking for, but I can't ask you to do things for me by relying on someone else's connections. Otherwise, it would seem like I'm a bad person, right?" Yan Xiongfei waved at Tang Zhitong, motioning him to sit down.

"Director Yan, Director Hu helped me a while ago for your sake. I helped Wang Bo with this matter out of a grateful heart. You can't make me look like an incompetent, right?" No matter what was in the bag that Yan Xiongfei took out, Tang Zhitong felt that he would not be interested in it. Instead of adding to Yan Xiongfei's burden, it would be better to owe him a little and keep some gratitude.

Tang Zhitong doesn’t lack anything now, but what he lacks are connections and personal connections.

"You are so good at talking. Let's visit each other often in the future." Yan Xiongfei pointed at Tang Zhitong with a smile. He didn't bother about the thank you gift anymore, but clearly expressed his intention to make friends.

For Yan Xiongfei, the rank of deputy section chief is not high, but Tang Zhitong’s advantage is that he is young and capable!

It is very comfortable to get along with people who know how to deal with things. Who can refuse it?
After they got the conversation started, everything went smoothly. The two chatted and laughed for a while. Tang Zhitong left after finishing all the tea.

On the way from the Material Bureau to the Telephone Bureau, Tang Zhitong was thinking about Yan Xiongfei's words that the supply of edible oil to rural areas had been suspended.

He knew the difficulties in the countryside, as could be seen from the rush to harvest cabbages, but there were also hateful aspects of pitiful people. When the canteen was set up last year, some people always thought that someone was taking care of their food, so they started to not cherish it and wasted a lot.

If we had been more frugal and restrained, our lives would have been better...

Tang Zhitong went to the telephone office with ease, found Gu Yong, and explained his purpose.

"Wait a minute, I'll go look for the work order." Gu Yong left Tang Zhitong alone in the office without saying a word and rushed out.

After a while, Gu Yong came in with a work order: "It's still early to queue up. I'll bring someone to install it tomorrow."

"Thank you, Brother Yong."

"We are just friends. But tell me the truth, what are you planning? You don't seem like the kind of person who would do good things for nothing." Gu Yong joked.

"I really just wanted to find Brother Yong to set up a phone number." Although Tang Zhitong did not completely use his personal connections to get the job done, it was not easy to admit it directly.

Tang Zhitong certainly had his own selfish motives. He had a phone in his office, so it would be more convenient to contact anyone.

The key is not to always let Fang Yuan be your mouthpiece, otherwise it will appear that you don't know what's good for you and you are not treating Fang Yuan as a cadre. Moreover, Fang Yuan's prestige will be affected. If others follow suit, won't Fang Yuan become the mouthpiece of the escort department? That would be a joke.

"If you say so, I will return the work order." Gu Yongcai didn't believe it. He raised the work order in his hand, stood up and pretended to walk out.

"Okay, okay, my good brother Yong, I said it's not enough. Among this batch of phones, there is one in my office. I have never enjoyed such treatment. I lost my patience. I will reflect on myself." Tang Zhitong joked with himself.

"Great, kid, you've been promoted to a higher grade? Three levels in a row!" Gu Yong's eyes were full of envy. He counted the levels with his fingers, hit Tang Zhitong's shoulder with his fist, and said excitedly.

"Hehe, deputy, deputy, I'm just a little bit luckier." Tang Zhitong made a displeased gesture.

"Don't be so modest. I don't believe you relied on luck. I know your talent." Gu Yong was envious, but he was also truly convinced.

Last year, Tang Zhitong was still a hard-working temporary worker. With his encouragement, I achieved some results and was promoted to a higher position. It was also based on these achievements that an elder had a reason to help me find a job in the telephone bureau.

"Brother Yong, thank you for the compliment. How are you doing recently? I see you look much better." Tang Zhitong said with a sly smile.

"How can it be bad? I don't dare to do anything wrong after you scared me." When Gu Yong said this to the brother who knew the most about his private affairs, there was not much shyness on his face.

"Hey, take it easy. It's hard to buy anything right now. Once you've lost weight, you won't be able to buy supplements even if you want to."

"Okay, don't worry about me. How is your family? Are you short of food? I still have some food coupons here, can I give you some?"

"Oh~ Thank you, Brother Yong. You're not going to the free market, are you? It's hard to store food these days, so you should keep some for your sister-in-law." Tang Zhitong was very moved when he heard this. After so long, there were not many people who directly asked to send him food.

"Oh, you think too much. If the old man attends more of the reception, it will save money. Your sister-in-law is a key protected person. No matter who is missing out, she must be."

"That's great, buy it and save it. If you're unhappy with the cycle of crops in the future, you can tell me. My family grew some cabbages and has some surplus." Tang Zhitong nodded and returned the favor.

"Okay, since you said that, I have to save it well, and we can exchange it later." Many people suffer from the pain of the cycle of grains in winter, especially when winter and spring come together, when the stored vegetables are eaten up, which is so uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)