In late August 1974, our Third Company's Deputy Instructor Lin called and called me to his office. As soon as I entered the door, he praised me endlessly, saying how I dared to be responsible for my work, adhere to principles, and how I had a fearless anti-trend revolutionary spirit.
I didn't want to hear him say these boring words, so I immediately interrupted him."You didn't call me here just to praise me, did you? If there's anything, just give the order. Don't make me play riddles anymore.”
Assistant Instructor Lin smiled at me and said,""I just received an urgent notice from the factory. The Second Company and the Third Company will each transfer a comrade to participate in the head office's study class. The factory has decided to send you to participate. What do you think? Do you agree to go? The people from the Second Company had already reported to the study class. We're waiting for you."
At that time, I really didn't know what was going on, but Assistant Instructor Lin said that this was the decision of the factory department. I thought that since this was the decision of the factory department and I was asked to go, then no matter how bold I was, I probably wouldn't dare to go against the factory department directly. It seemed that I could only obey.
So I nodded to Deputy Instructor Lin, indicating that I would obey the leader's decision. Then, I returned to the model room and reported to the section chief, Master Yang. Master Yang heard that I was asked to participate in the head office's Lin and Kong review class. It was the decision of the factory department, so he couldn't say anything else. He took the blueprint in my hand and handed it to others to complete.
The next morning, I went to the Wuye Corporation's Lin and Kong class at Niushikou to report.
When I rushed to the Wuye Pilin Pilkong class to report, I never dreamed that the registration procedures would be so simple. Even the usual registration procedures were skipped. I was directly arranged to participate in the organization's logistics team.
What was even more unexpected was that the leader of this group was actually an old acquaintance of my father's for many years.
When he saw that it was me who came to report for the class, he was stunned for a moment before he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The team leader patted my shoulder and said to everyone present,"Everyone, take a look. Everyone has seen it. Our class has expanded. Now, everyone, take a good look. Our group not only has leading officials, but also government officials and the working class. Now, we've even sent little kids.”
Unfortunately, at that time, I didn't hear the hidden meaning in his words at all. I actually said confidently and proudly,"Don't look at me just because I'm younger than all of you.”
The team leader grabbed my arm with a big hand and turned around to bring me to the empty meeting room. He sat on a long wooden stool and asked me in a very serious voice,"Who sent you here to attend the class? Tell me the truth."
"I was sent by the machine repair factory to participate in the study," I asked in confusion. Is there a problem here?"
"Does your father know that you're here to attend this class?”
I said,"I told my father.”
The team leader looked around at the empty surroundings and asked in a low voice,"Then what is your father's opinion?"
"He said a lot," I replied in the same low voice."His general opinion can be summarized in seven words: They only have their ears and not their mouths."
The team leader nodded and said with a smile,"As expected of an old man. It was really high. But then again, Little Rock, you really shouldn't have come to this class. You might have been fooled. I'm afraid you were pulled into this class by those people with ulterior motives.”
"How could this be?" I asked, puzzled. It shouldn't be."
The team leader still looked around carefully and continued to say in a low voice,"The composition of this class is too complicated. Many of them are rebels from the Cultural Revolution. They want to seize the power of the head office through this class. Of course, there are good people in this class, and the majority of them are good people. They won't let these rebels succeed. They are fighting with them, but the interpersonal relationships here are too complicated. Although the rebels are not many, they have a lot of energy. It is precisely because of their small number of people that they asked the head office to increase the number of workers in this class. After repeated discussions, the head office finally reluctantly agreed to increase the number of workers in this class. It is probably because of this reason that you were sent to the class from the factory. "Their goal is to use young workers like you who have the spirit of going against the trend to achieve the goal of expanding their camp's strength. Don't fall for it. We all know that you lack experience in this area. You don't know the history of the Wuye Cultural Revolution at all. I hope you won't get involved.”
The team leader's words really stunned me.
Yes, I never thought that I could be an official in Wuye, and I never thought that I would seize anyone's power. He only wanted to be a good worker and make a big deal out of it. In the future, he would take over the revolutionary class and be the successor of the revolution.
It seems like I shouldn't have come to this class. I'll just go back to the factory.
Just as he thought of this…I was a little anxious, so I said to the team leader,"Then I'll go back to the factory immediately. I won't be attending this class.”
The team leader's expression was very serious at this time. He turned around and looked at the door of the conference room. He said thoughtfully,"It's too late. As long as you stood in this courtyard, you would be considered to have registered. Most of the members of the class, including the leaders of the head office, saw you. As long as your name was in the class and you entered this courtyard, you would be considered to have joined even if you didn't want to. As the saying went, it was easy to get on the ship but difficult to get off. If you leave at this time, someone will label you and say that you are going against the head office! You don't need to wear such a big hat, and you can't afford it. He couldn't possibly fight with the head office. However, I think that you can follow the basic method your father told you.”
"Then what should I do?" I asked the leader.”
As expected of the team leader. He immediately replied,"Since you're already here, you have to use the same method. Every morning, come early, get the water ready, clean the office floor, wipe the tables and stools, and then stay in the group for half an hour in the morning. In the future, you can play wherever you want. Watching movies, strolling on the streets, going to the park, strolling in the mall, you can do whatever you want. No one cared. Just don't go back to the factory. It's not good for others to see you. He would rush back about 40 minutes before he got off work in the afternoon and make an appointment in the group. However, if there is a meeting, you must participate. If you need to express your stance in a meeting, you must not speak first. If you want to speak in a group meeting, you should try to avoid it. If you can avoid speaking, it's best not to speak. When everyone needs to express their stance, you should act according to the opinions of the vast majority. Do you understand?"
I nodded solemnly and said,"I remember it all."”
Sure enough, after studying in the class for more than 40 days, I followed the method that the team leader told me. This method was effective. Everyone's comments on me were good. They all said that this child was very good, diligent, obedient, and not annoying. No matter what kind of person he was, he was willing to chat with me and could say one or two words. I strictly followed the method that my father told me. I only listened and didn't open my mouth. No matter what, I followed the crowd and didn't nitpick. The overall effect was pretty good. They all had a good impression of my general views and were very positive, but their faction views were not prominent. Who couldn't tell which side he was on? The faction was not obvious. Many people have the impression that I love to help others. He had done a good job of uniting and helping each other.
I understand very well that this is the reason why the team leader arranged this for me. The purpose is to protect me. He was afraid that he would cause unnecessary trouble for my political progress in the future.
The rebel party's expected goal in this class was not achieved.
After staying in this class for more than 40 days, I learned some experience of fighting with others that I couldn't learn from books. I also got to know a lot of business leaders who were in charge of engineering construction, materials, and finance. I also got to know the leaders of many functional departments and engineering companies, which laid a good foundation for me to engage in professional management work in the future.
I later found out that the factory party committee only agreed to the construction company's arrangements. The Third Company sent a young worker to criticize Lin and Kong's classes, but they didn't name anyone. On the other hand, the deputy instructor of our Third Company was the one who decided to send me to attend the class to criticize Lin and Kong. His goal was to send me to another unfamiliar environment and let me fend for myself. If anything happened to me, I would rebel blindly with others and make a political mistake. Using someone else to get rid of me was what he wanted to achieve the most. By doing so, he could borrow the hands of others and turn the clouds into rain with a flip of his hand. If I did well, he would say that Xiao Shi's progress was all thanks to his help and recommendations. By doing so, he could achieve the goal of not losing out on either side. This is the real reason why our Third Company's Assistant Instructor Lin sent me to the head office's class to criticize Lin and Kong.
Time really flies. Now that I think about it, I've been transferred from the countryside to the factory for more than three years. This year is 1974. My eldest brother graduated from high school and it's his turn to go to the countryside. At this time, there were some changes to the policy of educated youths going to the countryside. He could take care of them and stay in the city instead of going to the countryside. However, to my younger brother, it's not even worth taking care of. Firstly, he was not the boss. He couldn't take care of her. Secondly, to him, he had an older brother and younger brother at home, so he was not considered an only child. He still couldn't take care of her. It seemed like he couldn't hide.
Please look at the next section, My Big Brother Has Gone to the Village.
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