The cart was parked in front of the guest house. The staff in the guest house were already waiting outside.
The leaders are the secretary and mayor of Qinghe Town. As for the leaders of Yantian County, they are still on the road because of inconvenient communication and transportation.
When Li Zheng got out of the car, he saw an acquaintance, Master Liu, the head chef of the guest house. Li Zheng still remembered the green squid he cooked with scallion oil, which tasted amazing.
Li Zheng smiled and nodded to Master Liu in the astonished eyes of Master Liu, and then went into the guest house chatting and laughing with Qiu Zhengye and others.
"The conditions are simple, please Haihan." Qiu Zhengye smiled.
"You're too modest, it's fine here."
David's words were not polite. Although Qinghe Town is not wealthy, the guest house is well built.
There used to be a naval base near Qinghe Town. When Huaguo and Su had a good relationship, experts from Su often came here to give technical guidance, and they lived in a guest house in the town.
If you want to suffer, you must suffer yourself, and you must not suffer foreign guests. At that time, the conditions of the people were difficult, but the hostel built was not shabby after 30 years, which is also a feature of the times.
After a day of driving and horses, everyone was really tired. Therefore, without further talking in the hall, they each took their keys and went back to their rooms to rest.
There are two ordinary staff in one room, and Liang Zhe, David and Li Zheng are in one room.
Li Zheng was surprised that he still had this kind of treatment, and thanked Qiu Zhengye with a smile.
Qiu Zhengye waved his hands again and again, and he could see clearly that although Li Zheng came as a member of Roche's entourage, whether it was Mr. David Andorio, the executive vice president of Roche Asia, or the helm of the Liang family They were all very convinced of Li Zheng.
In particular, Mr. Liang and Qiu Zhengye observed the interaction between the two, and found that Li Zheng was the dominant player among the two.
Therefore, when contacting the Qinghe Town Guest House, he specifically instructed the secretary to ask for a single room for Li Zheng.
After Li Zheng and others went upstairs, the staff who stayed in the hall started to discuss.
"Hey, old Liu. The young man who just smiled at you, why do I look like the Li family boy?"
"How is this possible! The people who come back are all big people! Didn't I see the Governor Qiu also personally accompany him!"
"Are the foreigners this time the same group as last time?"
"I don't know, foreigners all look the same."
"By the way, Accountant Xu, isn't your husband from the county? Is there any news?" The aunt at the front desk of the guest house suddenly turned around and asked Xu Fen, who had been silent.
Xu Fen is the accountant in the guest house, Wang Aiguo's lover, and Wang Chengcai's mother.
Everyone said that Zhou Deqing killed Xiaohe and Yang Kaijian, but Xu Fen knew that it was Yang Kaijian who killed Xiaohe. On the night of Yang Kaijian's burial, Yang Sheng took Wang Aijuan to the Wang family.
Yang Sheng, who has always respected Wang Aiguo very much, became angry with Wang Aiguo for the first time.
Yang Sheng pointed at Wang Aiguo's nose and scolded the Wang family's son as a murderer. Yang Kaijian and Xiao He, one is a student and the other is a younger brother in the guest house, the only intersection between the two is Wang Chengcai.
Because of Xu Fen's relationship, Xiao He has always been Wang Chengcai's sidekick. Every time Wang Chengcai goes to the guest house, Xiao He will be "Brother Wang, Brother Wang". This is not a secret in the guest house.
Xu Fen snapped back to her senses, facing her colleague who looked at her strangely, she smiled a little stiffly, "I haven't heard him mention it."
Xu Fen naturally knew the purpose of the foreigner's trip. Not only that, Wang Aiguo also worked hard to get a factory quota. The fewer people know about this, the better. Xu Fen doesn't want to have more competitors.
"What are you doing! Pay attention to the impact. What should you do?" Director Liu yelled loudly as he came out of the office.
Everyone in the hall dispersed in a hurry, leaving behind Master Liu, who was still confused, and muttered to himself in a low voice, "The one just now seems to be really the Li family boy."
In the evening, Li Chaoyang's home.
"Dad, I don't want to go." Li Chaoyang stood in the living room, his hands clenched into fists.
Father Li put down the fruit basket in his hand, "Don't go? Do you know how many people are vying for a place in this foreign-funded factory? If it weren't for your father and I, I used to have some connections in the army. You don't have the qualifications to fight!"
"Chaoyang, just listen to your dad. If you don't settle things today and wait for the firecrackers to go off for the completion ceremony of the factory tomorrow, it will be even more difficult to fight for this title!" said Mama Li bitterly.
Li Chaoyang's nails were deeply embedded in the flesh of his palm.
He didn't know how precious the quota of foreign factories was. Unlike later generations, factory work in the 1980s was an iron rice bowl that almost everyone wanted, especially in profitable enterprises, even civil servants sharpened their heads and squeezed in. In those days, it was commonplace for civil servants to go to enterprises improperly.
What's more, the treatment of this foreign-funded enterprise is much better than that of ordinary enterprises. Well-informed people in Yantian County, and even in the Shennan region and Haidong Province are already ready to make a move.
Li's father was the first to win the month. His old leader was assigned as the security captain for the safety of the complex foreign-funded factory. In addition to bringing a few old subordinates, there were still a few vacancies.
When Li's father was drinking with him, he heard that foreigners had bought several cars and put them in the factory, but they couldn't find the driver, so he was asking him to find the driver.
Father Li was taken aback at once. Drivers were a very popular industry in the 1980s. With this skill, they are not afraid to travel all over the world. Moreover, in this day and age, there are not many cars in a town. As a driver, driving a small car in and out of the town every day is such a cool thing.
According to Li's father, if you become a driver, you can marry a better wife.
"But... But I want to take the college entrance examination!" Li Chaoyang raised his head sharply, many of them had connections at home, and many had already dropped out of school and went to work one after another.
Originally, it was the same bitterness haha, and he hesitated for a long time to buy a popsicle. The other party suddenly became rich and sold, making money and spending by himself, and even helping the family to subsidize the household.
Li Chaoyang must be lying when he said that he was not envious.
But what Li Zheng said that afternoon tightly bound his restless heart like a rope.
"This world is very big. The surface of the earth is 510 million square kilometers, and the land is about 149 million square kilometers. And when we lie down with our arms outstretched, we can only occupy 2 square meters at most. We live in this corner of Qinghe Town, just It's like a frog at the bottom of a well. The sky when looking up is only the size of the wellhead. Reading books and taking the exam are the fastest ways to jump out of this well or expand our wellhead."
Li Zheng tapped his fingers on the table and said. At that time, the book on his desk happened to be on the page of the world map.
He wants to read! He wants to get out! He wanted to see the big world Li Zheng was talking about!
"The college entrance examination? Li Chaoyang, you are only in the first year of high school! There are still two years before the third year of high school. In two years, everyone's children will be able to go to the ground! Also, can you guarantee that you will be admitted to university? How many people in Qinghe Town pass the test every year? Go to college!" Father Li wanted to throw the fruit basket on his son's head.
"But Li Zheng..."
"Li Zheng, Li Zheng, it's Li Zheng every day. The Li family kid gave you some crazy soup. No one knows where he's gone now. The town says he smuggled across the Xiangjiang River, and people are smarter than you. Much more. How high is Xiangjiang’s salary! He earns one year, and you have to earn ten or eight years for the last ten years!”
Li Chaoyang pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.
"You have to go if you don't go today! Otherwise, don't recognize me as a father!" Father Li said harshly.
Li Chaoyang raised his head abruptly, Mother Li stomped her feet, gently pulled Li Chaoyang aside, and said softly to him: "Chaoyang, just listen to your father. You know your father's character, and he always loves face the most, this time. But it's for your sake, saying a lot of good things to people, drinking with them for more than a month, you know, since the last time I came back from the hospital. Your dad hasn't touched alcohol for two years. "
"Dad..." Li Chaoyang was moved after all. He blinked his astringent eyes and took the initiative to pick up the fruit basket on the coffee table, "Dad, let's go."
Father Li sighed and finally showed a smile. He rubbed his son's head vigorously, "You will thank me in the future."
The dim street lights slowly turned on, and a tricycle carrying the boy and the fruit basket passed through the center of Qinghe Town and slowly drove towards the Shenyao Factory not far away.
Li Zheng didn't know that his first true friend in his life was facing the biggest choice in his life. Not long after he finished washing, there was a knock on the door.
Opening the door, Liang Zhe in casual clothes stood at the door.
"This is your hometown, why don't you go out for a walk?" Liang Zhe said.
Li Zheng touched his nose, "This is not Xiangjiang, and now most people are sleeping at this point. But... If you want to see it, I can take you to my house to see it."
Li Zheng's feelings for Qinghe Town are very complicated. This is where his life began. But in Li Zheng's heart, if Xiangjiang belongs to him, then Qinghe Town belongs to the original Li Zheng.
He... subconsciously avoided the traces of the original Li Zheng.
"Okay." The corner of Liang Zhe's lips raised a slight arc.
Li Zheng chuckled, as a biologist, how can he be dominated by the stressful emotions of human beings, and it is not advisable to subconsciously escape.
The two did not notify anyone, and walked slowly towards the Li family while taking advantage of the night.
Since Roche built a factory here, the main roads in Qinghe Town were poured with cement, and the originally muddy paths were also paved with fine stones.
There were still not many street lights, but combined with the lights emitting from the townspeople's homes on both sides of the road, it was enough for Li Zheng and the two to accurately find the way to Li's house.
"You should bring a flashlight." Li Zheng shrugged.
Hearing this, Liang Zhe moved his right hand slightly, and then grabbed Li Zheng's hand in surprise.
"I'll lead you." Liang Zhe said seriously.
The dry and warm temperature from the palm of the hand seems to have made the temperature of the early spring night rise a lot.
Li Zheng raised his head and glanced at Liang Zhe, his angular face was sharp and angular, he looked straight ahead, his lips were stretched straight, and seemed to notice Li Zheng's gaze, Liang Zhe's expression seemed a little stiff, holding Li Zheng's The hand did not consciously add a little force.
Li Zheng blinked, and he found that he didn't seem to hate this feeling.
Qinghe Town was not big, and about twenty minutes later, the Li family's house appeared in front of the two of them.
"Looks like my family is lucky." Not far from Li Zheng's house, a new street lamp was erected.
"Help me." Li Zheng said, resting on Liang Zhe's shoulder with one hand, and jumped up to the high concrete platform. After reaching for the broadcast under the eaves, a key quickly appeared in his hand.
After getting the key, Li Zheng jumped off the high platform. He almost fell to the ground because he stepped on a stone in the dark. Fortunately, he was supported by Liang Zhe.
"In the future, don't hide in such a dangerous place." Liang Zhe said with pursed lips.
Li Zheng waved his hand, "Don't worry. I've always had good luck."
When he opened the door and turned on the light, no one had lived there for a long time, and a thick layer of ash had fallen inside the house. He glanced at the familiar and unfamiliar room and spread his hands, "I just said, there is nothing to see."
Liang Zhe obviously didn't think so, his eyes swept across the slightly yellowed wall, over the wall calendar with a very background of the times on the wall, and over the clock that had stopped turning.
The boxy wooden table was surrounded by four long benches. Liang Zhe sat on the benches with his back straight.
"Dirty." Li Zheng pulled the man up from the stool, looked at Liang Zhe's slightly aggrieved expression, and helplessly held his forehead. This does not look like the helm of a wealthy family in Hong Kong.
At the request of Liang Zhe, Li Zheng took him to visit all the rooms of the Li family. There were several rooms that even Li Zheng himself hadn't looked at carefully, but this time he looked at them all.
The Li family was not big, but they made four rooms, one for Father Li, one for Zhou Sitian, one for Li Zheng, and one more... Because Zhou Sitian was so secretive, he didn't observe it carefully.
Compared with the other three, the decoration of this room is much more artistic. There are rows of books on the bookshelf, and there is a set of women's business attire on the bed. The breath of life is very strong.
Li Zheng's eyes swept across the room, and there was a flash of thought in his eyes. It seemed that Zhao Qiuhua and Li Qiang had slept in separate rooms for a long time.
"Bang bang bang" suddenly came the sound of heavy objects knocking downstairs.
"Who's upstairs! You'd better come down immediately, I have informed the police station!" A loud male voice came from downstairs.
Li Zheng sounded a little familiar, and after searching his memory, a stunned look appeared on his face.
"Brother Xiaodong, it's me." He walked out of the room and responded at the stairs.
"Clap" the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.
Zheng Xiaodong trotted to the entrance of the stairs and looked up.
"Li Zheng?! It's you! You're back!"
The author has something to say: Yu Changchang: Oh, no, I have to go to work tomorrow! ! I don't want to go to work
Li Zheng: What are you being hypocritical about? Didn't you go to work overtime today...
Fish Changchang: What's the matter! I slept until ten o'clock to go to work today!
Li Zheng: Oh... indifferent face