Siheyuan: Becoming a cadre after graduating from technical secondary school

After dinner, Lin Zongxuan told his family that he was going out for a walk and then left.

This time, he went to see an old friend of the original owner who had been demobilized from the army.

This old friend was demobilized some time ago. I sent him a letter to inform him in advance before his demobilization, but there was a misunderstanding in the middle, which caused him to receive it only recently.

It turned out that the friend's letter was sent a month ago, but his friend didn't know that he had returned to Beijing. The letter was sent to Shenshi Management College, and then it was recently received by one of his teachers and sent to him again, which was really funny.

As the night falls, there are not many pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, you can see young men hitting on women and ruffians hanging around on the street. After seeing Lin Zongxuan, who has a straight posture (compared to that era), they dare not provoke him easily.

Accompanied by the chirping of cicadas and the gentle breeze, Lin Zongxuan walked to a courtyard with a layout similar to theirs. After handing a cigarette to the old man sitting at the door and saying hello, he found the second room in the backyard.

After seeing the light on in the house, Lin Zongxuan knocked on the door and asked softly, "Is Wang Zheng home?"

"Who?"

There was a response from inside the room, and a tall and strong young man opened the door. He looked at Lin Zongxuan and seemed to be lost in thought. After a while, his expression gradually became filled with surprise.

"Do you remember? I'm your third brother Lin." Lin Zongxuan smiled and took the initiative to shake hands with him.

Wang Chu shouted in surprise, "Brother Zongxuan, why are you here? Ah, come in quickly."

As the two were about to go in, Wang Chu seemed to remember something and said with some embarrassment: "Brother Zongxuan, my brother has a bad temper recently. If he says something wrong later, you..."

"Don't worry, I won't argue with him." Lin Zongxuan secretly laughed in his heart. He has a bad temper. I guess he doesn't like me, a brother who abandons his friends after becoming successful.

An old lady in tattered clothes was sewing shoe soles in the room. Her eyes were almost touching the needle holes. She raised her eyes and saw Lin Zongxuan coming in. She looked at him carefully.

Lin Zongxuan walked up to her and greeted her respectfully: "Grandma, are you in good health?"

Seeing that his grandmother was still looking at him and must not have recognized him, Wang Chu shouted at her: "Grandma, don't you recognize him? This is Lin Zongxuan, my brother's former best friend. He even sent our family specialties from Shen City last year."

"What, Lin what?" The old lady raised her ears and asked curiously.

"Lin Zongxuan, Zheng Ge's friend."

"What Xuan?"

"..."

Lin Zongxuan realized that the old lady was imitating him, and she had the same stubborn temper as Wang Zheng.

At this time, a man who looked 70% like Wang Chu, but was taller and had tougher facial features, walked out from the inner room. He looked at Lin Zongxuan expressionlessly, then said to the old lady, "Grandma, it's Xiao Linzi, my friend before I joined the army."

He even deliberately emphasized the word "before joining the army".

The old lady just 'remembered' and said politely: "Ah, Zongxuan, are you back from school?"

Wang Zheng poured a glass of water for Lin Zongxuan and said calmly, "Teacher Lin, how come you have time to come to my friend's house today?"

After saying that, he added with disdain: "Here we are, you can't bear to bring some melons and dates?"

"Brother Zheng, you've been in the army for a few years and you've learned to be sarcastic. I remember that the army doesn't teach this."

Lin Zongxuan took the cup and put it beside him, saying with a smile: "I know what you are complaining about me, but you can't blame me for this. We have been friends for so many years, I..."

"No, what kind of friendship can there be between us? You were reluctant to come back once for my father's burial."

Wang Zheng interrupted and said bluntly: "After drinking this glass of water, you can leave. Our temple is small and cannot accommodate a big shot like you."

The old lady also muttered: "This person, the feelings fade away as soon as they separate."

"All right!"

Lin Zongxuan quickly stopped them from talking and asked, "Old lady, you said that except for the past six months, I have never missed the three festivals and two gifts. In the past few years when I was studying in Shen City, besides my parents, you are the one I sent the most letters to. I am also concerned about my uncle's illness. Do you send medicine to you every now and then?"

Without waiting for the old lady to answer, Lin Zongxuan looked at Wang Zheng, his best friend in the courtyard, and asked solemnly, "We are friends for life, so you would rather believe that I am a person who despises the poor and loves the rich and has no sense of loyalty than to believe that you are a fool?"

"I'm not stupid at all. Please be polite when you speak!" Wang Zheng said unconvinced.

"You're not stupid. If you can't get my letter, why don't you go back to the Red Star Courtyard and ask?"

"I don't want to go back to that hospital. I looked for your father at his workplace, but the guard wouldn't let me in."

"Oh, look at what this has caused."

Lin Zongxuan sighed lightly and continued to ask: "You said you are not stupid, let me ask you, where did you send your letter?"

“It was sent to your school.”

"But I came back a long time ago."

"Ah?" Wang Zheng asked in surprise, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to stay in school?"

"I just said you might have to stay in school, not that you must. You mailed the letter to my school and it was kept in the guard room for a month before my teacher found it. It was delivered to my house this morning, and I rushed over in the evening."

Lin Zongxuan sighed lightly and said self-blamingly: "It's my fault too. I was too busy after I came back this time and didn't have time to come to your house to see you. (In fact, it was because the original owner's memory was like watching a movie. After not seeing each other for several years, Lin Zongxuan only remembered such a good friend after receiving the letter)

When Wang Zheng heard Lin Zongxuan's words, he felt ashamed and uncomfortable, and his eyes immediately turned red.

After a long while, he said with a trembling voice: "Lin Saner, my dad didn't make it through this summer."

Seeing this tough guy in such pain, Lin Zongxuan couldn't help but feel heartbroken. He asked in a low voice, "Where is my uncle buried? I want to go and pay my respects."

"I'll take you there myself some other time when I'm free."

Wang Zheng looked at Lin Zongxuan, wanting to apologize but not knowing what to say. Just as he was about to say something, the old lady suddenly shouted, "Chuzi, your brother's good friend is here, go prepare some snacks."

"Yes, it's all in the wine."

Lin Zongxuan patted Wang Zheng on the shoulder and said with a smile.

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