Chapter 346 New Friends and Old Friends
Yan Jinsong said: "I accompany the leader to the capital for official business, and I live here almost every time I come. I come often, but this is the first time I meet you here."
Xu Chunliang said: "I met you the first time I came here."
Yan Jinsong laughed loudly and said: "Fate, fate!" He held Xu Chunliang's hand and said, "What number do you live?"
Xu Chunliang reported the room number to him, and guessed that Yan Jinsong infers his standard through the room number where he stayed.
Only then did Yan Jinsong let go of Xu Chunliang's hand, thinking in his heart that Xu Chunliang's standards are not low, and he is not as good as he, and said with a smile on his face: "Is there any arrangement for the evening? sit."
Xu Chunliang was just about to decline, but he had an idea, he could be invited to the reception banquet that Fu Guomin arranged for him at night, and it seemed that he had friends in the capital, so he said: "Squad leader, come with me tonight, Director Fu of the Beijing Office arrange."
Yan Jinsong was taken aback, Fu Guomin? I had dinner with Fu Guomin, but the district chief was invited, and I was with him. Xu Chunliang could arrange a meeting, but he pretended to decline, and Xu Chunliang invited him again, and he immediately agreed.
Xu Chunliang returned to the room, and first reported to his grandfather that he was safe, and the old man routinely greeted his health, so he had to watch the video with him to see the accommodation conditions before he could rest assured.
Picking up the phone and looking again, he found that Mei Ruxue still didn't reply. Xu Chunliang was even more surprised. With Mei Ruxue's character, she shouldn't be like this. Even if she planned to break up with herself, she would definitely say it clearly.
Could it be that she is being controlled? Phone confiscated?
Thinking of this level, Xu Chunliang began to feel uneasy. He realized that he still cared too little for Mei Ruxue. Mei Ruxue must have encountered something and it was a big one. Now should be the time when she needs his help the most. Just not by her side.
There is another possibility that Mei Ruxue doesn't want to cause trouble and distress to herself, and she wants to deal with the problems she faces alone.
When Xu Chunliang was thinking about how to find Mei Ruxue, his cell phone rang, and when he picked up the phone, it was Gao Xiaobai's call. It was also the contact information that Gao Xiaobai added to each other when he returned to Dongzhou last time, but they never contacted alone Pass.
Gao Xiaobai made this call with a mission in mind. Her father, Gao Xinhua, called her specifically, saying that Xu Chunliang had gone to the capital and brought her grandfather some Chinese medicine for conditioning, and asked her to treat Xu Chunliang to a meal, and do what the landlord could do. friendship.
With Gao Xiaobai's wisdom, it is impossible not to see that her father is trying to match them up, but she does not agree with his behavior. What age is it, how can parents interfere with their children's feelings?
However, Gao Xiaobai felt that it was okay to invite Xu Chunliang to dinner. After all, they were old classmates, and they still played together when they were young. The last time we met, Xu Chunliang left a good impression on her. It can be said that this guy has undergone a complete change.
Xu Chunliang told Gao Xiaobai that he had already stayed at the Dongzhou Hotel. Gao Xiaobai knew that the Dongzhou Hotel was only two subway stations away from her school, so he offered to meet Xu Chunliang.
Xu Chunliang asked Gao Xiaobai to eat directly, now he has two friends in the capital.
At 6:20, Yan Jinsong called Xu Chunliang's room and asked him to go there with him. Xu Chunliang went out and saw that Yan Jinsong was already waiting for him at the elevator entrance. Xu Chunliang realized that Yan Jinsong was so active. It was aimed at himself, and nine out of ten it was aimed at Fu Guomin, the deputy director of the Beijing Office.
As soon as they met, Yan Jinsong stuffed two boxes of soft China into Xu Chunliang's pocket for him to entertain.
The two came to the Weishan Lake Hall together. Before Fu Guomin arrived, Li Xiumei, the hotel manager, was waiting at the door and invited the two of them in with a smile.
Yan Jinsong knew Li Xiumei very well, and said with a smile, "Is Sister Li serving in person tonight?"
Li Xiumei said with a smile: "Director Fu's distinguished guest, of course I will serve you with the highest standard."
Someone has already arrived ahead of time, and they are all friends called by Fu Guomin to accompany the drink. One is Jiang Simian, director of admissions at the Graduate School of Shuimu University, and the other is Hu Yuchun, director of the Radiation Therapy Department of the Capital Cancer Institute.
Fu Guomin is very good at selecting accompanying guests. Xu Chunliang is relatively low-level, and the assistant to the president of Changxing Hospital is at most a department level, so it is best to arrange ordinary friends to accompany him. These two are good friends of Fu Guomin. My friends are all from Dongzhou. Usually, the three of them are an iron triangle, and they get together almost every month. Tonight's arrangement can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
When Fu Guomin came over, Gao Xiaobai also came. When Fu Guomin saw her going straight to Weishan Lake Hall, he guessed that she was Xu Chunliang's friend. He smiled at Gao Xiaobai: "Looking for Xu Chunliang?"
Gao Xiaobai nodded.
Fu Guomindao: "Together, my surname is Fu, and I am also Xu Chunliang's friend."
Gao Xiaobai followed Fu Guomin to the Weishan Lake Hall. Several people inside had already introduced each other and were chatting. Seeing them coming in, Hu Yuchun teased: "I think old Fu is late, so he was waiting for a beautiful woman. "
Fu Guomin said cheerfully: "Don't make jokes, Miss Gao is Xiao Xu's friend."
Gao Xiaobai didn't expect there to be so many people, and she wouldn't have come if she knew it was like this, but she saw a familiar face.
Jiang Simian also has some impressions of Gao Xiaobai, after all, there are only a few beautiful girls in the graduate school: "Are you a student of our college?"
Gao Xiaobai said a little shyly: "Director Jiang." After all, she doesn't have much contact with the society.
Hu Yuchun said: "So it's a childhood sweetheart!"
Gao Xiaobai blushed when he said this.
Xu Chunliang saw Gao Xiaobai's lack of face, and said with a smile: "You can be regarded as an iron buddy."
When Yan Jinsong saw Gao Xiaobai, he couldn't help sighing in his heart. Xu Chunliang was really envious of his womanhood. During his training in Nanjiang, he saw beautiful women wandering around him like lanterns. He just came to the capital, and another one came right away. What is the charm of this product?
Fu Guomin invited everyone to sit down, arranged for Gao Xiaobai to sit beside Xu Chunliang, and asked Li Xiumei to sit beside her, so that the two ladies could find a common topic together.
First served two bottles of wine, a bottle of Wuliangye and a bottle of century-old Niu Er. Wuliangye is for entertaining guests from other places. The locals in the capital basically drink century-old Niu Er.
Fu Guomin gave an opening speech first, mainly to welcome Xu Chunliang to the capital. Everyone, old and new friends, gathered together, and they are all from Dongzhou. Don’t be restrained, just drink to your heart’s content.
Xu Chunliang, as tonight's host and guest, naturally became the core of today's toast, and the two that Fu Guomin called were all massive.
The first gist of Dongzhou people entertaining friends is to let them drink well, and the standard of drinking well is basically to drink down.
Xu Chunliang never refuses anyone who comes, and after a few rounds of drinking, everyone knows that this guy is not drunk after a thousand cups, Fu Guomin and the three of them combined may not be able to drink him alone.
As Xu Chunliang's friend, Yan Jinsong must of course stand on the same side as Xu Chunliang. He had originally planned to help Xu Chunliang hold back a few glasses of wine. Seeing this scene, he didn't even have to do it himself.
Gao Xiaobai is a student after all. She doesn't have much contact with this kind of wine shop. From the beginning, she said that she doesn't drink alcohol. Fortunately, no one forced her. Li Xiumei was more understanding and talked to her about school affairs.
Jiang Simian sat next to Xu Chunliang, had a blast with him, and asked Xu Chunliang's purpose for coming to Beijing this time.
Xu Chunliang told about his coming to school. The place where he concentrated his studies was at Yenching University.
Although Yan Jinsong has heard of such a teaching method, he doubts whether this method can obtain a degree recognized by the state.
Jiang Simian, who was born in education, knew this kind of routine very well. He said with a smile: "There must be no problem with a diploma. Those who can run a school are definitely not ordinary people. Since they can get the qualifications to run a school in Europe, there is a way to let their Academic qualifications are recognized all over the world, but they are usually expensive.” He also tactfully stated that this is spending money to buy academic qualifications.
Fu Guomindao: "In fact, academic qualifications are not so important now. You see so many continuing education institutions, such as business schools and MBAs. You really want to be a person for your studies and for your academic qualifications?" He shook his head and said: "No , the real purpose is to get to know more people in this way.”
Jiang Simian said: "Yes, the politicians were the first to understand the true meaning of it. You have basically gone to the party school for training, right?"
Yan Jinsong and Xu Chunliang glanced at each other. They were classmates of Nanjiang Party School.
Fu Guomindao: "You don't talk about politics when you drink." He suggested that everyone should have a drink together.
Hu Yuchun drank two cups with Yan Jinsong. Hearing that he is the chief secretary of the Bell Tower District, he said to Fu Guomin beside him: "Old Fu, if you have stayed in Dongzhou, you would have been at the top level long ago, right?"
Fu Guomindao: "I want to go back, but my wife won't let me. She has to stay in the capital as a second-class citizen."
Jiang Simian said: "This statement is wrong. You are not a second-class citizen. Citizens enjoy equal rights. You have one more child's right to go to school than ordinary people in Dongzhou. Do you know how much a capital account is?"
Fu Guomindao: "Nowhere is better than home." He sniffed: "Do you smell anything?"
Jiang Simian and Hu Yuchun said in unison: "The old united stinky tofu stew."
At this time, the waiter brought the stinky tofu stew, and another dish of scrambled eggs with salt beans.
Hu Yuchun said with emotion: "Authentic, authentic! Are there any hot steamed buns?"
"Must, freshly baked sourdough buns."
Jiang Simian picked up a sourdough steamed bun, broke it open, and put stinky tofu stew on it. It was hot and smelly, and the smell immediately reminded him of his hometown.
The most memorable is the taste of hometown. No matter where you go, as soon as you smell the special products of your hometown, that familiar feeling will come up.
Fu Guomin said meaningfully: "It's still my hometown?"
At this time, his cell phone rang, and Fu Guomin saw that it was Dongzhou Secretary Zhou's call, so he got up to answer it.
After answering the phone, he said to them: "Let's not talk about politics. Look, there is a task from above, and I have to go first."
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(end of this chapter)