official journey ups and downs

Mother Liu Xiulan made Shen Tong his favorite egg noodles with tomatoes, which made Shen Tong salivate.Regardless of his image, Shen Tong picked up the bowl and ate it with big mouthfuls.

His mother, Liu Xiulan, sat and watched, but she was thinking about her son's lifelong event in her heart.Then he asked: "God, you're already working now, and it's time to talk about marriage. When will you bring your daughter-in-law back to mom?"

Shen Tong's mouth was full of dough, but he still squeezed his teeth and said: "Mom, I have sued you twice, you see you are here again, call me Shen Tong, why do you always forget?" .”

Shen Jianzhu next to him also complained: "My son is so old, and he is still barking like a dog, how ugly, change his name, and call him Shen Tong."

"I'm getting old, and my memory is failing. Hehe, okay, Shen Tong, when will I bring my daughter-in-law back to mom?" Liu Xiulan was still chasing after her. Obviously, Shen Jianzhu was also very concerned, watching Shen Tong silently.

Shen Tong raised his head, saw the two people looking at him strangely, then stopped eating, and said: "Why are you all looking at me, you are eating too!"

"Don't change the subject, talk quickly!" Liu Xiulan pretended to be angry.

Shen Tong originally wanted to tell his parents about Lanyue, but after thinking about it, he didn't know if it would be possible, so he said, "I know, I will try to bring it back to you at the end of the year, okay?"

"Okay, okay." The two got a satisfactory answer and got up to eat.

After dinner, there was nothing else going on at home, so Shen Tong said that he had something to leave.Shen Jianzhu knew that his son had just returned to work and that work was important, so he urged his son to leave quickly, but Liu Xiulan felt sorry for Shen Tong, and she had to leave not long after she came back. She sighed in her heart and said, "Your son is too big to stay."

Before leaving, Liu Xiulan handed a box of eggs to Shen Tong, and said, "You go to the county town and send this box of eggs to your uncle's house."

When it comes to his uncle Liu Guozhi and Shen Tongqi, he doesn't say anything.Liu Xiulan is the eldest, with a younger brother and a younger sister.The younger sister died early, leaving only the younger brother Liu Guozhi.In order to study for Liu Guozhi, Liu Xiulan worked from dawn to dusk, went to the mountains to chop firewood and went to the county to buy it. All the money she earned was given to Liu Guozhi.Later, Liu Guozhi was admitted to a technical secondary school and was assigned to the County Public Security Bureau after graduation.Immediately afterwards, Liu Xiulan made a fuss about marrying him a daughter-in-law.Liu Guozhi's daughter-in-law is from the city, and she doesn't like to see her poor relatives who have gone to the countryside.Liu Guozhi was not allowed to associate with his sister at all costs. Liu Guozhi was afraid of his wife, so he really did not associate with Shen Tong's family.

Things have changed, and Shen Tong's family's conditions are better, but Liu Guozhi is still at the level of a few years ago, and his life is very difficult.His work unit has been changed several times, and now he has gone to the unpopular Grain Bureau as a small section chief.And his daughter-in-law works in a county food company, which has been on the verge of bankruptcy these years, and her wages are almost out of pay. Seeing that the conditions of Shen Tong's family are gradually improving, she approached Shen Tong with a shy face. She hasn't moved for more than ten years. Time, miraculously, New Year greetings.

Shen Tong was very disgusted, so he said angrily: "I won't go, you have to go by yourself."

Liu Xiulan glanced at Shen Jianzhu, intending to ask him to persuade Shen Tong.Shen Jianzhu understood, and said: "Shen Tong, let's go. Although your uncle is at fault, you can't blame him entirely. If you want to blame, you can only blame our poor family. No, now the family is rich, so you have to straighten up." Go back to his house and tell him that we are helping him now."

Shen Jianzhu's words made sense, Shen Tong didn't say anything, just took the eggs, said goodbye and got on the bus to the county seat.

When he arrived at the county seat, Shen Tong found his uncle's house without much effort.Liu Guozhi lived in the family courtyard of the Public Security Bureau, which was the dormitory assigned to him when he was in the Public Security Bureau.He was later transferred away, but the leaders of the Public Security Bureau did not drive him away, so he stayed there.

In Shen Tong's memory, he has been here two or three times since he was a child.There are seven or eight families in a row of houses. The original residents have basically moved to the new family courtyard of the Public Security Bureau. The current residents are either single youths or rented out. Only Liu Guozhi is still living here.

The house is obviously dilapidated, and the bricks at the bottom of the wall have been soaked in water for a long time, showing the shape of "Yardang landform" and crumbling, as if someone pushed it lightly, and it will fall down.The roof is also seriously damaged, and some households are covered with cow felt to prevent water leakage in rainy days.Apparently it rained last night in the county seat, the aisles were full of water, and a few bricks were thrown in the aisles. When people pass through, they still need to practice light skills, jumping back and forth, and walking left and right.

Shen Tong also gave it a try, adding to the fun of childhood.When I got to the innermost one, if I remember correctly, it should be this one.So, when Shen Tong raised his hand and was about to knock on the door, the door opened with a whimper, and Liu Guozhi was about to go out pushing his bicycle.When he saw Shen Tong, he almost couldn't recognize him, but through Shen Tong's appearance and intuition when he was a child, he confirmed that the boy in front of him was his nephew, so he exclaimed in surprise: "Shen Tong."

Shen Tong looked at Liu Guozhi, and pieced together his appearance through fragmented memories, as well as the young man who looked very similar to himself in the photo frame at home, and he was convinced that the person in front of him should be his uncle.Liu Guozhi is much older, with a pair of black-rimmed glasses, a pair of sunken eyes behind, prominent cheekbones, and a thin face with almost no excess flesh. Shen Tong really can't believe that this is Liu Guozhi.But he still called out, "Uncle."

Seeing Shen Tong carrying something, Liu Guozhi quickly pushed the car back, and said, "Come in, I'm getting ready to go to work, if you're late, there probably won't be anyone at home."

Shen Tong walked in, and there was a large pile of bagged items piled up in the yard, making the already crowded space even more cramped.After Liu Guozhi parked his bicycle, he took out the key from the black bag under his arm and opened the door.Enthusiastically let Shen Tong go in quickly.

Shen Tong walked in, the dim light made the room look even more gloomy, the furniture was decades old, the TV was still black and white, and the coffee table was full of small bags, and the baskets on the floor were scattered with some preserved fruits , and some packaged finished products.

Liu Guozhi quickly made room on the sofa for Shen Tong to sit down.Resignedly said: "Your aunt's business is in a downturn, so she bought some raw materials, processed them and sold them to the canteen. The profit is not big, but she can always support the family."

Unexpectedly, his uncle's life has come to such a point, Shen Tong can't help feeling a little sympathetic.I wanted to ask him about his situation in recent years, but seeing the scene in front of him, needless to say, he lived a very poor life.

Liu Guozhi poured Shen Tong a glass of water and asked, "I heard you were assigned to Shihe Town? How is it? Is your work going well?"

Shen Tong nodded and said: "It's okay, I'm currently working on attracting investment, and I'm one of them."

Although Liu Guozhi's fate is bad, he can be regarded as a person who has been in the officialdom for a long time. The officials of Dongquan County, big and small, still knew it clearly, so they shook their heads and said, "Hey! Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Zhao Yitang was framed, but they don't know the county party committee. What does Secretary Wu think, let me remind you, try to stay away from Ma Guotao as much as possible, you will suffer a loss sooner or later if you keep up with him."

Liu Guozhi's analysis was not unreasonable. He clearly saw the situation in the county and could even analyze the real intentions of the county party secretary Wu Jiangkai.