Chen Aiguo's unit was less than 100 meters away from their family's courtyard. They could reach it in a few steps.
The old building was renovated before the new year. The original address of the old grain bureau was designated as a renovation project, and the new unit was moved to Fuxing Gate Street, three streets away from here.
Chen Aiguo was not in good health and could not ride a bicycle. He took the No. 3 bus at the bus stop at the entrance. It was not far from five or six stops.
Chen Weiguo's grain station was even further away.
The bus stop was at the entrance of the alley. Chen Weiguo insisted on driving Chen Aiguo and was unwilling to let him walk a few steps by himself.
Chen Weiguo didn't ride in the direction of the grain station until he sent Chen Aiguo to the bus.
Chen Weiguo stopped his bicycle and spent 30 cents to buy two sesame seed cakes.
The sesame seed cake in his hand was long and oval in shape, fluffy and crispy.
When he opened a piece, he saw that the inside was covered in layers of golden yellow, so crispy that it was broken into pieces.
Chen Weiguo was anxious to eat it, but the baked sesame seed cake was really hot. His left hand moved for a while and blew on it for half a day. In the end, he simply removed the sesame seed layer and stuffed it into his mouth to satisfy his craving.
The outer layer was crispy, and the noodles inside were mixed with pork fat and chopped green onions. It was fragrant and soft, and it could make one's tongue fall.
After a while, Chen Weiguo finished the two biscuits, not even leaving the dregs behind.
Chen Weiguo burped in satisfaction and rode his bicycle back to the grain store.
When they arrived at the grain store, they saw that the stationmaster, Old Man Fang, had already arrived. He did not enter the store but was squatting at the door, smoking a cigarette. There were already three to four cigarette butts thrown beside him.
"Commander Fang, you're here so early?”
Chen Weiguo locked his bicycle and walked to Station Master Fang. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it over.
Station Chief Fang took the cigarette and put it under his nose to sniff it in intoxication before putting it to his ear.
Station Chief Fang didn't have any hobbies, but he liked to smoke. He was quite addicted to smoking, often smoking two packs a day. According to him, this was still restraining his addiction. When he was young, his addiction was much stronger than this.
Once he smoked too much, he would be under a lot of financial pressure.
Old Man Fang had many children, and now he had four or five grandchildren. His daily expenses were terrifying, and the old man did not dare to buy good cigarettes."Brat, you smoke better than me! I can't even bear to smoke this kind of cigarette. Look at the one in my hand. Have you ever smoked a white cigarette?”
There were no words printed on the white cigarette.
The cigarette box was made of a very poor quality white paper. It cost seven cents a box. This cigarette had a not-so-nice nickname, the poor man's cigarette.
Chen Weiguo chuckled and hurriedly stuffed a bag of big front door into Old Man Fang's pocket. He said,"Station Chief Fang, you know my family's situation. I only have one mouth to feed.”
"Hey! Take the cigarette away. I just want one to satisfy my craving. Take it away!”
Old Man Fang stuffed the cigarette back into Chen Weiguo's mouth.
"Station Chief Fang, I'm respecting you and showing you my filial piety. If you don't accept it, isn't that the same as not treating me as a junior!”
Chen Weiguo knew that Old Man Fang had always been thrifty. He was used to living frugally and would not be willing to spend thirty to fifty cents on a pack of cigarettes.
Chen Weiguo was indeed not short of cigarettes. He was also willing to give them to Old Man Fang. His attitude was firm.
Only then did Old Man Fang accept it. After all, it was too short a hand to take it. He waved at Chen Weiguo, signaling him to come closer.
"What's wrong?" Chen Weiguo squatted down and leaned his ear closer to Old Man Fang.
"Have you heard that a new person is coming to our grain station?”Old Man Fang said.
When Chen Weiguo heard this, he knew that Old Man Fang was prepared to leak some information to him.
His pack of cigarettes was not wasted.
He immediately shook his head and said," I've never heard of it. There's no shortage now, and the grain station doesn't have time to come out. Why are there new people at this time?”
Old Man Fang shook his head." Xiao Chen, you're still too young. If they really want to come, they can come with any conditions and reasons. Why would they wait for our grain station to vacate a position?”
Chen Weiguo nodded in agreement.
He actually knew everything in his heart, but he just pretended to be obedient.
The older generation liked to give pointers to the younger generation. The more they gave pointers, the more they would pay attention to the person they had taught. Therefore, occasionally acting dumb would make the other party feel happy as a teacher.
With this, their relationship became closer!
"The young man who returned is not simple.”Old Man Fang took a puff of his cigarette." Speaking of which, that young man is related to your uncle.”
"Oh?" Chen Weiguo's interest was piqued." Why do you say that?”
His uncle only told him not to worry about it yesterday, but he did not tell him the details.
"The young man's surname is Zhang. His name is Zhang Zhaoyao. His father is in the same unit as your uncle. He's also in the food system.”
Chen Weiguo had never heard Chen Aijun mention this name before. At the very least, they should not have any interactions or conflicts at work.
"Station Chief Fang, when will he arrive?”Chen Weiguo asked.
Old Man Fang took another puff of his cigarette." Tomorrow, our deputy station chief will come back to hand over the work. She's going to be transferred to the municipal government. I reckon Zhang Zhaoyao will be here around the same time."”
Look at how smart he was and how he picked the right time.
As soon as the deputy station chief was about to leave, Zhang Zhaoming came over.
It was easy for the people at the grain station to plant a psychological hint that this newcomer was here to replace the deputy station chief.
This psychological tactic was quite good. If it wasn't for Old Man Fang's firm will, he would probably have looked up to the new young man.
Old Man Fang seemed to remember something and said,"By the way, Deputy Station Chief, you've already been on loan for two years when you came here. You probably haven't seen her before. I have something to do tomorrow, so I might not be at the station.”
Chen Weiguo agreed immediately." Alright, what's the deputy station chief's name? What characteristics did he have? I'll recognize you when you come tomorrow."
Although Chen Weiguo was assigned to work at the counter on the surface, he only went out to help when the counter was too busy. Occasionally, he would guard the shop. Most of the time, he was equivalent to the left and right arms of the station chief. He had already started to do the work that the deputy station chief needed to do, so Old Man Fang arranged him quite smoothly. It was only natural for him to accept it.
"Her name is Liu Xiaobai. She is twenty years old like you. She looks quite beautiful. You can recognize her when you see her.”
After Old Man Fang finished speaking, the cigarette in his hand had just reached its end.
Seeing that the other employees of the grain station had arrived one after another, he crushed the cigarette butt on the ground and said to Chen Weiguo," It's time to go to work. Let's go."”
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