Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 114 Return to the city
Du Shaojie came out from the kitchen and saw that the people in the lead were all the current leaders of the bureau, including Chen Jizhou, Huang Yicheng, Zhai Yucheng and others.

"Old Director, Director Huang, Chief Engineer Zhai, why are you all here?"

"What? We are all here and you don't welcome us? I might as well tell you that we will have lunch in the cafeteria. If you don't enjoy the meal, I will punish you."

Zhai Yucheng is still the same as before, fond of joking and talking nonsense.

Du Shaojie didn't care and waited quietly for Chen Jizhou and Huang Yicheng to speak.

"Old Zhai and I came to see you and then we're going to call a general staff meeting. Xiao Du, are you all right?"

Chen Jizhou and Zhai Yucheng both missed the old times, so the first thing they did after getting off the bus was to visit Du Shaojie.

Thinking back to when they were in the labor study group, they were all thankful for Du Shaojie's care. Otherwise, if Chen Jizhou hadn't been sent back to the city for medical treatment when he was sick, he might have died.

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern."

Du Shaojie laughed and was still very happy.

You reap what you sow. In that environment at the time, he took a big risk by taking care of certain people.

After everyone stood and chatted for a while, Chen Jizhou asked Chu Xiaowei to notify everyone to come to the cafeteria for a meeting. The field office meeting room could not accommodate so many people, and only the cafeteria was spacious enough.

Twenty minutes later, the meeting officially began.

Chen Jizhou first asked Huang Yicheng to convey the documents from his superiors, asking everyone to work with peace of mind and maintain production and living order.

Then, he continued to say a few words, and changed the subject, directing his criticism at Lin Zuo.

"During this period, we have received a large number of reports from the public, including from various units and farms, and the target of the reports is Lin Zuo.

After research by the team, it was decided to remove Lin Zuo from his post as the director of Laolonghe Farm and return him to the bureau for a comprehensive review! The farm set up a temporary working group, with comrades Chu Xiaowei, Du Shaojie and Wang Liwen as members of the working group, with Chu Xiaowei as the leader.

Chen Jizhou endured humiliation for many years. The first thing he did after returning to power was to cooperate with his superiors to remove Wu Mingde, who was once very popular.

The second thing is what happened today. Lin Zuo, who had done so many bad things, was exposed. What awaits him may not just be dismissal, but even more severe punishment.

There was thunderous applause at the scene, but Lin Zuo looked as pale as death.

He rose from a boilerman to the bureau, then to the leader of the labor study group, and then to the director of Laolonghe Farm. Wasn't it because of his tricks to bully people? He knew very well that he had offended countless people, and now that he was being liquidated, his life was probably over.

The applause at the scene represented the mood of the vast majority of people.

Du Shaojie was feeling quite happy at first, but when he heard that he had become a member of a three-person team, he couldn't help but curl his lips.

He stayed on the farm for the past few years, sleeping on straw and eating bitter food. What was the purpose? Wasn't it to stay away from Wu Mingde's retaliation, so that he could return to the city and enjoy a peaceful life when Chen Jizhou and others came back one day?

He has no interest in power at all. Look at Wu Mingde and then look at Lin Zuo's fate. What's the point?
But after all, he has lived two lives, so he will not undermine his leaders in public. He plans to talk to the leaders in private.

"The task of the temporary working group is to rectify the chaos and actively organize production. After the new appointments from the bureau are made, the working group will be disbanded on the spot and the personnel will return to their original positions to continue working."

Du Shaojie was thinking about this and that when he heard Chen Jizhou add another sentence.

He suddenly realized that there was no treatment at all, it was just a temporary transition. It didn't matter, it was just an empty title, not worth mentioning.

After the meeting, he returned to the cafeteria.

At noon, the leaders had to eat in the cafeteria, but Chen Jizhou was a rather rigid person and probably wouldn't let them cook their own meals. After thinking it over, he decided to make mixed noodles. At most, he could add some meat and a little more oil. Would he be criticized?
"Li Guixiang, go call Aunt Qin over and tell her that I asked her to help."

The situation on the field was settled, and the first thing Du Shaojie had to do was to call Qin Xiaomei back.

As for Li Guixiang and another confidant of Lin Zuo, it is better to wait until the new appointment is made. By then, there will naturally be a new director to handle the matter, and the three-person team will not have personnel power.

"Okay, Master Du."

Li Guixiang lowered her head and ran out, running faster than a rabbit.

Who made her fail to recognize the situation and cling to the wrong person? Her work quota has not been met yet, and she is still implicated by Lin Zuo.

Du Shaojie didn't sympathize with her at all.

Later, Li Guixiang and Qin Xiaomei came back together, and the four of them began to prepare lunch.

After the meal, Chen Jizhou and Zhai Yucheng praised the meal highly, saying that it was exactly the taste they remembered. At that time, they hid under the hill behind the cowshed, and they would eat anything they had with great relish.

After lunch, Chen Jizhou had a private talk with Du Shaojie.

"Xiao Du, what do you want? You were retaliated against by Wu Mingde and others before. You have been on the farm for so long, so we should implement the policy for you."

"I have no other request, I just want to go back to the city."

Du Shaojie couldn't help but feel happy. The job transfer had been full of twists and turns, but now it was good and he could go back without having to transfer units.

Isn't this the result he has been waiting for? What else is there to say? He must return to the city.

"Is it that simple? Haha, I thought you were asking for a pay raise. Okay, come to my house for a drink with me when you have a chance. Now go and call Wang Liwen over." Chen Jizhou couldn't help laughing. Although there was no talk of financial compensation now, he would consider raising the other party's rating at an appropriate time.

Later, Du Shaojie called Wang Liwen and he returned home happily.

After a while, Wang Liwen came in from outside and told him that she would be transferred back to the bureau soon.

Du Shaojie was not surprised at all. At that time, the case involving Yu Mo and Wang Liwen was a shocking case. But now the situation has changed drastically. In the blink of an eye, both of them have become "heroes" fighting against bad people and bad things.

Therefore, this result was expected.

"It's good to go back! You and I can finally escape from the sea of ​​suffering."

Du Shaojie was all smiles, and so was Wang Liwen. When their eyes met, they saw genuine joy in each other's eyes, and before they knew it, they were hugging each other again.

After a long while, Wang Liwen gently broke free and turned to boil water to make tea.

"Shaojie, life on the farm is coming to an end. Let's keep some things in our memories. You should develop well after you go back. I can see that your life is destined to be extraordinary."

Wang Liwen has an emotional side and a rational side.

She knew very well that she and Du Shaojie were destined not to be together. After all, the age difference between them was too big, not to mention that his family would not agree, her own family would not agree either.

On the farm, the two of them could keep each other warm, but they had to pay attention to these details when they returned. People's words were scary, and she didn't want to ruin Du Shaojie's future.

Du Shaojie knew it well, but he did not put any pressure on Wang Liwen.

The two of them just quietly enjoyed the last pleasant time, and their interactions became even closer than before.

Basically, every night, Du Shaojie would not eat in the cafeteria, but would go home to cook and eat. Wang Liwen would definitely come every day. It didn't matter what they ate together, what mattered was the mood.

The main task of the three-person group is to convey the spirit of the superior's documents and organize everyone to study and discuss.

Time flies and the new year arrives as promised.

On January 1977, 1, Zhao Dajun was reappointed as the director of Laolonghe Farm and returned to this familiar land.

The staff of the canteen also underwent a major change afterwards. Except for Qin Xiaomei, Li Guixiang and another person all left. The bureau transferred a young chef over, and Du Shaojie retired after completing his mission.

"Master Du, Doctor Wang, I knew that our temple is small and cannot hold two great gods. Come on, come on, I won't say anything else. I will toast to you two and wish you a bright future and all the best."

Before leaving, Zhao Dajun saw off Du Shaojie and Wang Liwen in a private room in the cafeteria.

The three-person team completed their mission and disbanded on the spot. Zhao Dajun, as the field director, took on the heavy responsibility.

Du Shaojie was transferred back to the bureau's canteen, and Wang Liwen was transferred back to the bureau's infirmary. Everything seemed to have returned to the starting point.

Chu Xiaowei and Qin Xiaomei were a little sad, but they were also happy for the other person. That night, everyone drank too much, and in the end, Du Shaojie and Wang Liwen supported each other and staggered back home.

It's dark.

Wang Liwen got up, boiled water, made breakfast, and then called Du Shaojie to get up.

The two of them had quite a lot of stuff together, so they gave away some of the miscellaneous items to the neighbors around them, and after picking and choosing, they still had several large bags.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the bus sent by the bureau arrived at the farm, just to pick up the two of them.

Many employees in the yard came to help. Chu Xiaowei climbed onto the luggage rack on the roof and tied up the luggage of the two people one by one.

After waving goodbye to everyone, Du Shaojie and Wang Liwen got on the car.

The bus started moving away.

When Du Shaojie looked back, the huge crowd was still standing there. Everyone knew that Master Du and Doctor Wang would never come back, and all their reluctance could only turn into a blessing.

"The thunder of Shenzhou, we crushed it."

"A large number of advanced people have emerged in all walks of life. They work diligently in their jobs and strive hard to realize the 'four modernizations' as soon as possible."

On New Year's Eve, the radio at home was broadcasting various news.

After Du Shaojie finished his busy work in the office cafeteria at noon, he hurried home to start preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Outside the yard, sporadic sounds of firecrackers could be heard, and the festive atmosphere was already wafting through every corner of Chunfeng Lane.

He cooked a large table of dishes. This year's Spring Festival was different. People's fire of hope was completely ignited, as if it would not be long before they could bid farewell to poverty and backwardness and enter a new era.

"Brother, what exactly are you talking about, the Four Modernizations?"

Xiaomei and Xiaoya knew almost nothing about the outside world, and the proposal of the "four modernizations" undoubtedly brought them infinite longings.

Xiaoya was eating with her mouth full of oil, and then she asked her brother a very childish question.

(End of this chapter)