Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

“Dang, dang, dang!…”

Not long after, hurried footsteps were heard on the stairs on the third floor.

The sound came from far away and gradually, the person ran into the corridor.

Looking at it again, who else could this person be but Zhao Guoping?

No way? Zhao Guoping didn't want to do this either. He was summoned by the boss, so he had to hurry up!

After arriving at the corridor, Zhao Guoping slowed down his pace, calmed himself down, and then walked towards Deputy Minister Bai's office.

"Deputy Minister Bai, Secretary Hu told me that you were looking for me."

In the office, Zhao Guoping stood there obediently and asked carefully.

"Comrade Guoping! Relax, don't be so restrained, sit down and talk." Deputy Minister Bai pointed at the chair and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Vice Minister Bai."

After Zhao Guoping sat down, Deputy Minister Bai did not hide his question and asked directly.

"Comrade Guoping! I called you here today for nothing important. I just wanted to ask you how your relationship with Sun Zhengguo is going."

Deputy Minister Bai's question stumped Zhao Guoping.

How should I describe my relationship with Sun Zhengguo?

Zhao Guoping certainly thought it was right. In his heart, Sun Zhengguo was his benefactor, teacher, and friend, and his status was very high.

But this is just his own thought. He has no idea what Sun Zhengguo thinks, so he can't describe it.

"What's wrong? Is there something you can't tell me?"

Seeing Zhao Guoping's hesitation and silence, Deputy Minister Bai couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

"It's not what you think. I just can't describe it." Zhao Guoping waved his hand and explained.

"Oh! Then tell me, let me hear what's going on."

With the encouragement of Vice Minister Bai, Zhao Guoping slowly began to narrate.

"In fact, we have always had a good relationship, but the Section Chief Sun I know has become a higher-ranking official now. I don't know if he has changed, ..."

After listening to Zhao Guoping's story, Deputy Minister Bai's eyes lit up.

It seemed that the two of them had a good relationship, so he decided to let Zhao Guoping explore the way.

"Comrade Guoping! Hearing what you said, I feel relieved. Comrade Zhengguo is not such a person. So, I will give you a task..."

After listening to Vice Minister Bai's description of the mission, to be honest, Zhao Guoping was very resistant to this thankless task.

But what can he do? What the leader decides is the most important thing, and he can't refuse.

After accepting the task, Zhao Guoping had no choice but to push his bicycle and ride towards the Mechanical Research Institute.

Along the way, he was still thinking in his mind, how should he start the conversation when he got there?

Before he knew it, the research institute was right in front of him. Zhao Guoping collected his thoughts, got out of the car, and pushed it towards the door.

Since the Mechanical Research Institute is a confidential unit, there are PLA soldiers standing guard at the gate instead of security guards.

"Hello comrade, who are you looking for?"

When Zhao Guoping saw the sentry stopping him, he didn't react much. He just took out his work ID and handed it over.

"Hello, comrade from the People's Liberation Army. I have business to attend to. I am here to see your Director Sun."

After looking at the work permit, the sentry did not make things difficult for him, but turned around and made a phone call.

After a while, the sentry returned and asked Zhao Guoping to register again before letting him in.

After entering the research institute, Zhao Guoping originally wanted to find someone to ask, but when he saw the only building, he knew which way to go.

"Guoping, what are you looking at? You can't see a living person like me."

Hearing this somewhat familiar voice, Zhao Guoping looked in the direction of the voice.

It turned out that they were old acquaintances. They had fought side by side for a long time and had developed a deep friendship with each other.

"Lianshan, why is it you here? Are you waiting for me here on purpose?"

"What do you say?"

Chen Lianshan walked up quickly and the two of them gave each other a big hug.

"The director heard that you were here, so he asked me to pick you up. Let's go upstairs."

"it is good."

Zhao Guoping then parked his bicycle and followed Chen Lianshan upstairs.

At this time, Sun Zhengguo, who was in the office, had stopped working and got up to make two cups of tea.

As a result, he had just finished making tea when Chen Lianshan brought Zhao Guoping into the office.

"Director, Guoping is here."

Seeing Zhao Guoping coming, Sun Zhengguo put down his teacup and said in a pretended displeasure.

"Guoping! It's been a few years since we last met. You didn't even come to see me."

"Chief, I...I...I see that you are getting more and more powerful, and I am afraid that others will misunderstand and think that I am trying to curry favor with you, so..."

Zhao Guoping was really a little ashamed. According to his understanding, Sun Zhengguo should not be such a person, but he was unsure and afraid of being rejected when he visited him.

Sun Zhengguo naturally believed what he said.

If Zhao Guoping was a flatterer, he would not have been demoted to a remote place.

Seeing Zhao Guoping's embarrassing look, Sun Zhengguo didn't want to tease him anymore, so he also stretched out his arms, walked up to him and gave him a big hug.

Just as enthusiastic as when he was deputy section chief.

At this moment, Zhao Guoping was very moved. The section chief was still the same section chief and had not changed at all.

But the purpose of my visit this time seems a little impure.

"Chief, I...I came here this time..."

Before Zhao Guoping could finish his words, Sun Zhengguo reached out to stop him.

"No need to say, I know why you are here. Sit down and have some tea first. We will have lunch here at noon. Senior Brother Chen will come over later."

Originally, today was a family dinner to celebrate his second uncle's employment, so Sun Zhengguo didn't want to invite outsiders.

But plans cannot keep up with changes. Now that Zhao Guoping is here, we might as well ask him to join us.

As for bringing Chen Lianshan along? That was because they were afraid of embarrassing Zhao Guoping.

Zhao Guoping didn't know about the family dinner at noon and agreed immediately.

The few of them didn't talk about business anymore, but drank tea and chatted, talking about some changes in recent years.

Speaking of this change, everyone has undergone great changes in recent years, Sun Zhengguo and Chen Lianshan needless to say.

Last year, Zhao Guoping successfully passed the engineer examination and was promoted to section chief.

Now thinking back to the time when he was demoted, Zhao Guoping was filled with emotion, and several others also sighed...

Time passed quickly and it was noon. When they arrived at the cafeteria, Zhao Guoping was dumbfounded.

It turns out that today is the section chief's family dinner, so I would be the troublemaker.

However, he soon forgot all of this, because everyone present was very friendly to him as an unexpected visitor.

But everyone has a question: Sun Zhengguo is obviously the director, so why does Zhao Guoping always call him section chief?

It was not until the banquet was over and everyone had left that Zhou Weimin asked in confusion.

"Section Chief Zhao, you just kept calling our director the Section Chief. What does that mean?"

"Uh...!" Zhao Guoping was speechless. Yes! He is the director, why do I keep calling him section chief?

In fact, they don’t know that this is a kind of sentiment of men.

Just like when you are in the army, even after leaving the army for many years, when you meet again, you often still call him "old squad leader".

Because this makes it seem more intimate and more real, as if everything has returned to the past and has never changed.