Provincial Party Committee

Chapter 13

Beside him is a woman in her fifties, slightly fat, with permed hair, wavy hair, big round eyes, a delicate nose, and fair skin.She is tall, about the same height as Yu Yanli's sisters. Wearing high heels, she looks generous and elegant, and she looks like a state cadre with status.

As soon as Wang Yiming came in, he had to glance around and nodded to everyone.Yu Yanli hurriedly introduced, "Dad, this is Wang Yiming." Then she said to Wang Yiming, "This is my father, and this is my mother. They all want to meet you."

Wang Yiming hurriedly called out, "Hello Uncle, Hello Auntie."

Yu Kaishan reached out his hand, shook Wang Yiming's hand symbolically, pointed to the sofa, and said, "Sit down, Xiao Wang. Let's chat casually."

Yu Yanmei's mother was busy pouring tea and fruit again, saying that you two should talk first, and I'll go and see if Qiu Ling is ready for dinner, and we'll have dinner in a while.Wang Yiming sat down on the sofa next to Kaishan, facing Sun Guangming and Yu Yanli, Xiaolong was chatting with his aunt Yu Yanmei at this moment.Before Wang Yiming could speak, he took a sip of tea to stabilize his mood, then raised his head and observed the room by the way.

This is the living room on the first floor, with an area of ​​more than 20 square meters. On the side of the wall, there are very fashionable furniture of that era, on which there are color TV sets and integrated stereos. Judging from the exquisite shape, Needless to say, these are all imported brands, and these things can only be bought in duty-free shops in provincial cities.For ordinary families, people who have never had the opportunity to go abroad, relying on their own wages, want to own these things, at that time, it was unrealistic.Yu Kaishan is a senior cadre, and he naturally has the opportunity to go abroad every year. It is not a big deal to have these things at home.

Under his buttocks, he sat on a high-end leather sofa. Wang Yiming had only sat in the meeting room of the Provincial Party Committee Office before, and it was difficult to see such a thing in ordinary people's homes.On the gable wall in the middle hangs a rather large landscape painting.Everything here shows the extraordinary identity of the owner of this family anytime and anywhere.

Wang Yiming was still in a daze, so he heard Yu Kaishan ask him softly: "Xiao Wang, how long have you been in the office, are you still used to it?"

Wang Yiming looked into Yu Kaishan's eyes and said, "It's been almost four months, and I've basically gotten used to it."

"I heard that you are studying Chinese, so your writing skills must be very good."

"It's okay. I like to write something. It used to be published in newspapers. "Qingjiang Daily" published my articles. In the supplement, it was prose."

"Oh, that's quite good, young man, with literary skills, good, good, especially those who do writing work, without literary skills, there will be no literary talent, and the articles written will have nothing to say. Words without words, It’s not far away! I also worked as a secretary when I was young, and later I was the secretary-general of the city government. I have read many articles written by the secretary, but not many of them are really impressive. Most of them are occasional works. Play They are all stereotyped essays and word games, so it is hard to find a good secretary! Able to do things and write articles, especially big ones, is even more rare! Look at the articles written by Chairman Mao, they are so talented, bold, and read a lot It's easy to say, and it's exciting. You must take a good look at it, learn more, and strive to be a good secretary."

Wang Yiming said: "I will definitely keep your words in mind, study more, think more, and improve my writing skills. Uncle Yu, please give me more guidance in the future."

"Deputy Secretary-General Quan of your General Office, we are old colleagues. He is considered a great scholar in our province. Many important articles of the Provincial Party Committee are written by him. But in my opinion, his skill is still a bit lacking. The most important thing is the lack of passion and aura. No matter how long the article is written, it will not have much value. It can only be a simple pile of materials. You must learn from him and surpass him. Only then, You can stand out."

Wang Yiming said: "I remember, Uncle. I will definitely learn his strengths and strive to surpass him." The more the two talked, the more speculative they became, and the more they talked, the more topics they talked about.After Yanmei's mother arranged the meal, everyone sat in the dining room and began to eat, still feeling unfinished.

The first appearance of Wang Yiming won the approval of the Yu family's parents, and the Yu family also began to officially recognize him as the future son-in-law of the Yu family.Wang Yiming and Yu Yanmei went out as a couple openly and openly, and became an intimate couple in the eyes of others.

Yu Kaishan was very satisfied with the three sons-in-law, from appearance to eloquence.Wang Yiming is 1.7 meters five tall, neither fat nor thin, with fair skin, big eyes, and a straight figure. Compared with children in the city, this natural condition is not bad at all.What's more, the young man is smart, has high savvy, and has a good job. Although he is not married to his daughter yet, the relationship between the two can be seen by a father.His daughter really likes this young man, so he has the intention of cultivating Wang Yiming in his heart.When eating with Qiao Yuanfang, Secretary General of the Provincial Party Committee and Director of the General Office, he told Qiao Yuanfang to take care of his eldest daughter Yu Yanli and his future son-in-law Wang Yiming when the time was right.Qiao Yuanfang is also a veteran provincial cadre in Qingjiang Province, and both Secretary Zhao admires him and Yu Kaishan. One is the chief executive in front of the provincial party committee compound, and the other is in charge of the province's money bag. One of the people, the gossip spread privately in the officialdom, said that the two of them were the right-hand men of Mr. Zhao, and they knew that the two were comrades in the trenches, and they should take care of each other as a matter of course.

Secretary-General Qiao naturally knew Yu Yanli, but for Wang Yiming, a young man who had just started work, Secretary-General Qiao was not quite right.There are hundreds of people in the general office. Those who have just started work like Wang Yiming have no chance to contact such a big leader as the Secretary-General.But since Yu Kaishan said hello, the situation is completely different.

At the end of the year, the general office promoted a new batch of department-level cadres. Wang Yiming saw that Yu Yanli was promoted to deputy director of the personnel department in the appointment documents issued.

When the Spring Festival came, the office was on holiday, Wang Yiming bought a train ticket in advance, and asked Yu Yanmei to go back to his hometown with him for a few days, to visit his parents and let the family get to know each other.Anyway, Yu Yanmei was fine. The school had a one-month vacation. After consulting with her parents, she and Wang Yiming got on the train and went back to Wangjia Village, Wang Yiming's hometown in Gukou Town, Hechuan County.

After sitting on the train for more than six hours, the crowd was extremely crowded, people were next to each other, and there was no possibility of going to the toilet, and the air was dirty, which made Yu Yanmei, a young lady who had never suffered such a crime, look exhausted .

Wang Yiming felt sorry for her and couldn't stand it, so he couldn't help complaining: "This broken railway has been at the same level for decades, and it squeezes people into sardines. Fortunately, we are young and can bear it. If it is an old person, it is simply There is no way to live."

Although Yu Yanmei was exhausted, she had such an experience for the first time, and it was very fresh. She advised Wang Yiming, "It's nothing. If you don't experience it once, how would you know that ordinary people live like this! When I went back to my hometown, I always Riding in my father's special car, from childhood to adulthood, the worst thing is a Beijing jeep! It's the first time to take such a train, it's pretty good. I can bear it."

Wang Yiming thought to himself, my eldest lady, even if you can't stand it, you have to grit your teeth and persevere. Now it's halfway through, and you can't go on anymore.Just marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog!

When I arrived at the county seat and got off the train, the most urgent thing was to find a toilet.On the train, even though he was mentally prepared, a few hours before boarding the train, Wang Yiming reminded Wu Yanmei not to drink water, eat, and bear with it. Much more convenient than a stomach full of stuff.Otherwise, if someone who shouldn't come comes, you have to relax at that time, but you won't be able to go to the toilet, because there may be people in it, and you can't squeeze it at all.Then it will be very ugly.

Yu Yanmei followed his advice and made preparations in advance, but when she got off the train, she couldn't do it anymore. She said she couldn't hold it anymore and had to find a toilet immediately.

Wang Yiming hurriedly took her to find the toilet, but at this time the crowds were flocking to them. Many people were in the same situation as them. The entrance of the toilet was as crowded as the ticket hall of a train station. Wang Yiming saw that there was no hope of waiting. So, I mobilized Yu Yanmei to take down the face of the young lady and forcefully squeeze through. As soon as I got to the toilet and found or couldn't find a squat seat, I had to find a way to solve it myself. At this time, I didn't care about face.

Yu Yanmei nodded, let Wang Yiming look at the things, she squeezed in recklessly, and quickly disappeared from Wang Yiming's sight.After a while, Yu Yanmei came back with a relaxed expression on her face.

Seeing her like this, Wang Yiming guessed that the matter had been satisfactorily resolved, so he asked her, "How's it going inside? Is there room?"

Yu Yanmei curled her lips and said: "Where would there be! They just find a place at random, and no one cares about face. Alas, it's so hard to go out! This pain is beyond my imagination. There is nothing to do in the future, I will I’m not coming back, you have to come back and do it yourself, I can’t bear this foreign crime anymore. It’s really uncomfortable, I have a stomachache.”

Wang Yiming took pity on her and said, "Okay, okay, I don't have anything to do in the future, and I won't come back. Let's think about it when the traffic conditions improve."

Yu Yanmei said: "That will have to wait until the year of the monkey. The most important thing is that you want to be an official. If you have a Beijing jeep, that's fine. Let's go home and enjoy the scenery!"

Wang Yiming smiled wryly, and said, "I'm a little secretary. I haven't become a full-time employee yet, and I don't even have a formal rank. Wanting a jeep is basically a daydream!"

Yu Yanmei said: "Hurry up, when you become a full-time employee, there will be a big sister there to take care of you. No matter what, I will give you a sub-department grade, and you will be promoted to a grade in two or three years. After five or six years, you will also be the director of the department. When the time comes back to the county, let them send a car to pick them up, they can't wait!"

Wang Yiming knew that if one day he really became the director of the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee and wanted to go back to his hometown, he would say hello to the parents and officials in the county in advance. No matter how busy they were, they would send a special car to take him home.Of course, there are risks in doing so, that is, if others find out, they will gossip and say that they are putting on airs and creating unhealthy trends.If a higher-ranking leader finds out, it might affect his future.The safest way is to keep a low profile and be a man with your tail between your legs.In the office, you have to be careful in every aspect, and you must not be sloppy.Even a small mistake can ruin your future.

There are human-powered tricycles on the side of the road, and the people who push the tricycles are all farmers who have lost their land in the suburbs. They sell their physical strength to find food all year round.Wang Yiming saw a big brother wearing a locomotive cotton hat, about 40 years old, with white mist from his mouth, wearing old cotton jackets and cotton trousers, with holes worn out in some places. They made big patches and saw Wang Yiming and Yu Yanmei carrying a few bags. It seemed that they had rushed back from other places to celebrate the New Year, so they hurriedly pushed their tricycle up and beckoned Wang Yiming to sit in his car.

Wang Yiming asked, "How much does it cost to go to the youth baths in the county?"

The middle-aged man said: "You two, four or five bags, three yuan is fine."

Wang Yiming said: "Is it so expensive? Isn't it usually one yuan? Why are you so expensive? You don't want to sit."

"Boss, please take care of it. It's the 29th of the twelfth lunar month today, and the prices have all increased. If you don't believe me, just ask, it's all the same price."

"Don't sit, don't sit, let's walk by ourselves. The county is so big, and it won't take much time." Said Wang Yiming as if he was going to leave.

The middle-aged man had no choice but to compromise and said, "Okay, okay, you can give me two yuan, and I will send you to the place for two yuan."

Wang Yiming said, "I'll give you [-] yuan at most. If you want to pull it, you can pull it. If you don't pull it, we will find someone else."

The middle-aged man saw that Wang Yiming was so good at bargaining, and his accent was also a local, so he probably wouldn't be able to make any money if he continued to linger, so he had to compromise and said, "Okay, okay, let's go, let's take care of me." You once." He got out of the car, took the luggage bag from Wang Yiming's hand, and put it on his tricycle.

Yu Yanmei stood quietly at the side, listening to Wang Yiming and the man pushing the tricycle discussing prices. All this was novel to her. Many tricks.If you don’t understand what’s true, what’s not, what’s not, when you get here, you’ll be unable to move forward, or you’ll become a fool in the eyes of others, and you’ll be slaughtered in vain.She also admired her man, who survived in such an environment with ease, and dealt with people from all walks of life, and never saw him panic.This is also a kind of ability, an ability to adapt to the environment.

When we arrived at the youth bathing pool and left our luggage at the front desk, Wang Yiming bought two tickets, handed one to Yu Yanmei, and said, "Take a good bath, and you won't have a chance to go home. The conditions at home are poor, and the nearest bathroom is in the In the town, it is more than ten miles away from home, and the conditions are much worse than those in the county. Let's take a good bath, then find a restaurant, eat something, and then take a bus at the bus station, and return home before dark. It's considered good .”

The two of them took a shower, ate again, got on the broken bus at the bus station, passed by for more than two hours, and arrived at the town. When they got off the bus, they saw brother Erhu and sister Sanni , Sifeng, each pushing a bicycle, stood at the bus station, stretched their necks to look at the car.

Before the younger brother was on vacation, he went to see his elder brother in the compound.Wang Yiming told him that the unit only had a holiday on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.Those who want to go back to their hometown for the New Year like him can go one day in advance to greet the leaders, and they can start on the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month.When I get to the town at home, I'm afraid it will be almost dark.He arranged for the two tigers to go home and tell his father and mother that Yu Yanmei would also go back with him, and let his parents prepare in advance and clean the house.

Erhu said: "Brother, no problem. I will go back for ten days. When you and my sister-in-law come back, I will prepare everything. On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, I will take Sanni in the afternoon and wait at the station early. No see If you come back, I won’t go home. Definitely, definitely!”

At that time, there were no telephones in the countryside, and when I wrote letters to the village, I didn’t know that the postman delivered them every few days, so it was more convenient to make a verbal agreement.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the bus from the direction of the county finally arrived. Erhu, Sanni, and Sifeng saw the bus pull into the stop, and kept looking up through the window, looking for their brother. .

When Wang Yiming and Yu Yanmei got out of the car with their luggage, their younger brothers and younger sisters rushed up to meet them. Erhu took the big bag from Wang Yiming's hands, looked at Yu Yanmei with blushing faces, and called out. :"sister in law."

Sanni and Sifeng, one on the left and the other on the right, took the things from Yanmei's hands. They hugged Yu Yanmei's arms and walked forward, saying, "Sister-in-law, you look so good-looking. Dad." I don't know how happy I am to see you!"

Although Yu Yanmei and Wang Yiming were not officially married, they already had a very close relationship. Hearing the man's younger brother and sister call her sister-in-law, she didn't feel embarrassed at all. On the contrary, she found it quite interesting.

Wang Yiming said as he walked, "You guys have been waiting for a long time!" He gently pinched his sister Sifeng's face with his hands, and said, "Why is your face frozen again? If you don't pay attention to protecting it, it will be chapped and ugly. "

Sifeng smiled sheepishly and said, "I ran in the morning at school, and the wind blew my face, so I froze!"

Yu Yanmei touched the scarf around her neck with her hand, and said, "When you get home, put on the new scarf my sister-in-law bought for you. It's made of wool, and you'll be warm."

Before returning, more than ten days in advance, Yu Yanmei started to prepare things.She knew that Wang Yiming's salary was not high, he didn't have much money, and his family had a lot of people, so he needed to help him from time to time.Her family's conditions are good. Although Yu Yanmei has no salary, the girl eats a lot, and she often eats at home. The school gives her a monthly subsidy of more than 20 yuan, which she can't use up.Parents usually give pocket money, and she also has red envelopes during the holidays.In this way, she has a lot of private money in her hands.This time when she came home, she took them all out, went to department stores again and again, and chose gifts for everyone.What to eat, drink, wear, and buy a few big bags.

Of the three bicycles, only one belonged to Wang Yiming's family, and the rest were borrowed from the village.Wang Yiming and Yu Yanmei ride one, Sanni and Sifeng ride one.Sifeng was holding some small things in his hand.The two big bags were tied by Erhu to both sides of the back seat of the bicycle with ropes, and Erhu carried them by himself.

Following the dirt road in the countryside, the three cars traveled for more than half an hour before returning home.When we got to the small bridge at the entrance of the village, my parents had been standing there waiting for a long time.There were many people nearby, they all knew that Wang Yiming was going to bring his girlfriend back, and they all wanted to see what the new daughter-in-law looked like. Neighbors, when they saw the bicycle in the distance, they all stretched their necks, wanting to watch the fun.

Wang Yiming braked the brakes and let Yu Yanmei jump out of the car.Yu Yanmei rode the bicycle for half an hour. The dirt road in the country was bumpy and bumpy, which made her butt hurt and her legs were already numb.

Wang Yiming's mother hurried up, supported her daughter-in-law, and said, "My son, you have suffered a lot on this journey! You are from the city, and gold is precious! You have never been abused by our peasants." It’s hard, move quickly, your legs must be sore and numb, when you get home, lie down and rest.”

Wang Yiming hurriedly said to Yanmei: "This is our mother, this is our father."

Yu Yanmei hurriedly called out: "Mother, father."

Wang Yiming's father, Wang Chunfu, had a long cigarette pouch dangling from his mouth, his old face turned into a walnut with a smile, he held his hands in his mouth, and tied a thick belt around his waist to tightly tie up the big padded jacket on his upper body. with.Underneath is a pair of large cotton trousers, because I often squat on the ground, some places curled up into the shape of leeches.On the feet are a pair of big cotton shoes covered with grass clippings, in a typical rural peasant dress.

(End of this chapter)