Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 37 Promotion

Chen Guobang's visa was approved, and Lu Shaohua was relieved. The only thing he could do now was to wait. When September came, he would set off for Hong Kong with Chen Guobang. I don't know if it was because of excitement or something else, but the time passed unusually slowly during the waiting days.

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On the evening of August 1987, 8, Lu Shaohua boarded the bus to go home, ready to go home to see Lu Jiayao and Chen Li. This was also a farewell, after all, he would not come back for a few days in Hong Kong, but maybe only once every few years. Going home to say goodbye to his family was only one of the reasons, and the second reason was of course to get the money, because the bankbook in Hong Kong was still in Lu Jiayao's hands.

"Mom!" As soon as Lu Shaohua arrived home, he saw Chen Li locking the door, and it seemed that she was about to go out.

Chen Li turned her head in surprise when she heard the voice, but when she saw that it was Lu Shaohua, her face was full of love. "Hehe, Mom thought you would come back in a few days!"

"There's nothing to do in Shenzhen, so I'll go home early and stay for a few more days. If I go to Hong Kong in the future, it may take a few years before I can go home." The more Lu Shaohua spoke, the heavier his tone became. In fact, he was reluctant to leave the country, but for the ideal in his heart, he still knew what was important.

"Haha! Silly child, your father let you go to Hong Kong to study for your future. It doesn't mean you won't come back. You'll just be gone for a few years. Oh, by the way, come in quickly. You haven't seen the newly built house yet." Chen Li hurriedly opened the door and led Lu Shaohua to the three-story house.

"Xiaohua, your room is on the third floor, next to your brother and sister." Chen Li looked at the steps of the stairs while talking to Lu Shaohua.

"I understand. I'll only be staying here for a few days before going to Hong Kong. If there aren't enough rooms, give them to others." Lu Shaohua looked around at the newly built house and spoke casually.

"Now it's big enough to live in, with three floors, even your grandpa and grandma have moved in." Chen Li's face was full of pride. But she was really proud of it, because in the whole village and even the whole town, there was only this three-story private house, and it was the most luxurious one.

In the late 1980s, the average annual income in China was still very low, with the highest being only a few thousand yuan. There were no households with an income of 10,000 yuan. Lu Shaohua's family was basically the only one that spent more than 100,000 yuan to build a house. They were also called "nouveau riche". However, the villagers living in the countryside were relatively simple and would not be jealous of others. They only envied and admired them.

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At night, Lu Jiayao and his family also came back. The family had a happy dinner, and then sat in the living room drinking tea and chatting until almost twelve o'clock when they went back to bed.

The next morning, Lu Shaohua boarded the bus to the county town early to meet Lu Chang. At this time, the county government office building was only two stories high, which made Lu Shaohua shake his head. In his memory, this county government office building was rebuilt in the late 1990s and was only five stories high after the reconstruction. This made people in the county confused. A coastal area with convenient transportation and resources that are no worse than other places, why can't it develop? The reason is nothing more than corrupt officials and chaotic public security. Locals dare not invest because of the chaotic public security, and outsiders dare not invest because of corrupt officials. Just imagine how it can develop?

"Excuse me, where is Lu Chang's office?" Lu Shaohua had no idea what position Lu Chang held or where his office was, so he could only ask the security guard.

"Oh! Are you looking for Director Lu Chang? What can I do for you?" The security guard was a man who looked to be in his fifties. Seeing that Lu Shaohua was only in his teens, he was a little surprised why a child would look for a director.

"What? Director?" Lu Shaohua was very surprised. He didn't expect that Lu Chang had only been in the government for more than a year, and his promotion from secretary to director was faster than a rocket.

"That's right, Lu Chang is the office director of our county government!" The guard spoke with a hint of pride, as if he and Lu Chang were a relative.

"Oh! Then may I know how to get to his office?" After being surprised, Lu Shaohua calmed down and his tone became much calmer.

"It's the first office after you go up the stairs."

"OK, thanks"

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"Knock, knock, knock." The sound of knocking on the door came from the corridor on the second floor.

"Please come in."

There was a click and the door opened.

"Hello, Director Lu!" Lu Shaohua pushed open the door and saw Lu Chang with his head down as if he was looking at something seriously, so he called out in a pretentious manner.

"Please..." Lu Chang turned his eyes away from the documents on the table, raised his head and greeted warmly before he could see who it was, but he stopped in the middle of his words because he saw that the person was Lu Shaohua. "Oh, it turns out to be you, little brat, when did you come back?"

"Haha, Director Lu, you're not bad. It's been just over a year and you've achieved so much." Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Lu Shaohua didn't hesitate to be polite. He found a chair to sit on and then teased Lu Chang.

"You want to be beaten, don't you?"

All of a sudden, the uncle and nephew started to quarrel, but fortunately, Lu Shaohua closed the door when he came in, otherwise the two of them would be fighting inside, which would have a bad influence on Lu Chang.

"Okay, okay, uncle, I surrender, I surrender." Lu Shaohua was really helpless after being tickled by Lu Chang, his whole body was itchy.

"Haha, okay, I won't play with you anymore. There's water over there, pour it yourself if you want to drink." Lu Chang hadn't seen Lu Shaohua for a long time, and now that he finally saw him, it was normal for him to play around. He also knew that Lu Jiayao was going to send Lu Shaohua to study in Hong Kong, and now that Lu Shaohua was back, he guessed that this was Lu Shaohua coming back to say goodbye to his family, and maybe they would meet again in a few years.

After playing around for a while, Lu Shaohua was sweating all over. He poured himself a cup of water and put it on the table. He found a chair and sat opposite Lu Chang. "Uncle, didn't you say you were a secretary when you first came?"

"Haha! I have to thank you, little brat!" Lu Chang was a little emotional. He could say that Lu Shaohua had influenced him to pursue a career in government. He was promoted from a secretary to an office director after more than a year of hard work because of the lesson Lu Shaohua taught him. He still remembers the words: "Listen more, watch more, talk less."

After more than a year in the official career, Lu Chang has also experienced a lot of things, such as stabbing his superiors in the back, taking advantage of others' misfortunes, and plotting intrigues. However, he managed to get through each time safely. In addition to his high IQ, another key point is that he deeply remembered Lu Shaohua's words, which enabled him to think calmly and see the situation clearly. After sighing, Lu Chang told Lu Shaohua about what had happened in the past year...

"It turns out that my uncle is helping me behind the scenes, haha." Lu Shaohua thought that Lu Chang climbed up through his own strength, but he didn't expect that his distant uncle was helping him.

"Haha, I have some political achievements, but without my uncle's connections, I would not have been able to climb to the position of deputy director of the office." Lu Chang's tone was filled with gratitude to his distant uncle.

"Hahaha, it's easy to get things done with someone in the court."

"Oh, little brat, you see everything so clearly. Okay, let's go eat. I know you will only be home for a few days and will go to Hong Kong soon." Speaking of Lu Shaohua going to Hong Kong, Lu Chang was indeed a little reluctant, but considering Lu Shaohua's future, no matter how reluctant he was, he could only hide the reluctance deep in his heart.

"Haha, uncle, I'm really hungry."

"What are you waiting for? Let's go and eat."

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