At 11 o'clock in the night, Chen Zhu, who had just finished working overtime in the office, drove home in a used Dongfeng Nissan.
Guangdong City is very lively at night. Even at this time, the vehicles on the road are constantly coming and going. The inner ring is like a flowing ribbon, reflecting the prosperity and splendor of the first-tier cities.
"Huh~"
Chen Zhu opened the window a little, and the cold night breeze could clear his head. As he turned the steering wheel, he thought about the words and sentences of the official document he had just written.
Suddenly, there was a rapid ringing of the phone.
Chen Zhu looked at the glowing mobile phone screen, paused for three seconds, then put on his Bluetooth headset and connected: "Good evening~"
He didn't hide the fatigue in his tone.
"Chen Zhu, let me tell you something..."
There was a woman opposite. Unfortunately, she didn't notice the fatigue shown by Chen Zhu. She just said to herself: "I received a message today. I heard that the Tianhe District Bureau of Industry and Information Technology is recruiting a fresh graduate. Can you
I can’t just say hello and recommend my brother over.”
Chen Zhu felt a hint of disappointment that he had been ignored.
He didn't show it, and his tone remained calm and easy-going: "Everyone in the system must take the exam now, and you know this."
"I know."
The woman raised her voice slightly: "That's for people who have nothing to do with you. You are the counterpart of the provincial industry and information department. Can the district give you some face? I only have this one brother. If we get married, he will also be your brother.
, you have to help me no matter what."
Chen Zhu was silent for a moment. He actually wanted to tell the woman:
First, the District Industry and Information Technology Bureau is not run by me. Anyone who wants to enter can enter.
Second, it is a national policy that everyone must take the exam. Do you know what national policy means? Is it something that can be shaken by just saying hello?
Third, I don’t want to complain about your brother’s quality level. Can you understand the content of the argument?
The most important thing is that you and I are just on a blind date. We are still far away from getting married. Do you want me to use my connections to help your brother now?
But when the words came to his lips, they turned into gentle suggestions: "If your brother really wants to pursue an official career, I suggest you sign up for a class and study first. There happens to be a young man in our office who has just passed the exam. I can ask him to serve as
Your brother can provide you with some exam experience..."
"no!"
The woman refused directly: "Registering for classes requires staying up late to read. My brother has never suffered much since he was a child. Do you think you don't want to help me if you keep refusing?"
At this time, another voice came from the phone: "Sister, just forget it if he doesn't want to help. Why should we beg him? It's obviously the same as him..."
This sentence is like a fuse, instantly igniting a woman's emotions.
"Chen Zhu, outsiders think you are a glamorous deputy in the provincial department. Don't you know what your actual situation is?"
"You are just an old man who drives a car worth more than RMB 100,000, has a house loan worth millions, earns a salary of less than 20,000 RMB, and is still unmarried in his thirties."
"I was willing to get in touch with you at the beginning because I thought your position might help my brother. Now that you are avoiding even trivial matters like work, why should I go on a blind date with you?"
"Dududu..."
After the woman vented her dissatisfaction, she hung up the phone directly, and because most of it was true, Chen Zhu was speechless.
"Am I really that bad?"
Chen Zhu's chest suddenly felt a little congested.
My grades were pretty good when I was studying. After graduating from high school, I was admitted to the 985 university of China University of Technology. After graduating from undergraduate and master's degrees, I was admitted to the provincial system and became a regular major six years later.
At that time, I happened to have the opportunity to work in a prefecture-level city to help the poor. Three years later, I returned to my original unit and was successfully announced as a deputy deputy.
Although the deputy director has no real power, he is actually a deputy director-level cadre. If he reaches this position before he is thirty-five years old, when he goes out to a meeting, everyone will praise him as a "young old leader."
However, only Chen Zhu himself knows the hardships involved. He has not been married for so many years and is really too busy to fall in love. Especially when he was working on poverty alleviation, he was in the countryside and had no time to go home.
In the past two years, I have seen more and more gray hair on my parents' heads, so I was forced to embark on the road of blind date.
It's a pity that I'm older. Among the blind dates introduced by the matchmaker, there are already divorced women with children, and there are quite a few "brother-supporting demons" like tonight who like to mess around.
"Why!"
Chen Zhu sighed deeply. Thinking of the happy faces of his parents when they saw other people's children, he couldn't help but start to regret in his heart: "If I had known, I would not have taken the public examination back then. After entering this wall, many things
I really can’t help myself!”
My mind couldn't help but start to wander. When I made a sharp turn, a dazzling white light suddenly shot from the opposite side.
Hearing a "boom" sound, Chen Zhu instantly lost consciousness.
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"Chen Chen, wake up, class will start soon."
I don't know how long it took, but Chen Zhu was woken up by someone pushing his arm.
"Did I get into a car accident? I don't know if the other person was injured?"
Chen Zhu rubbed his sore arms and dizzy head, intending to check the situation of the oncoming vehicles.
As soon as he raised his head, he was suddenly stunned.
It seems that this is not an inner ring road, there was no car accident, and it is not even a hospital, but a classroom.
Surrounded by a group of students with hair sticking to their scalps and greasy faces, some were sleeping on the table, some were immersed in writing test papers, and some were joking with their classmates;
In front of me is a thick pile of exercise books. The top one has the words "Five years of college entrance examination, three years of simulation" prominently printed on it;
The glass window was half open, and the blue curtains were blown left and right by the draft from the corridor.
"This seems to be my classroom in my senior year of high school."
Looking at these familiar yet unfamiliar pictures, Chen Zhu seemed to think of something, and his throat suddenly went dry due to nervousness.
I am
Have you been reborn?
Chen Zhu slowly turned around and saw a line of conspicuous large characters written in red chalk on the blackboard behind him - there are still 99 days until the college entrance examination!
leave!
Really reborn!
I still go back to that evening in 2007 when there were 99 days left before the college entrance examination!
Chen Zhu suppressed the turmoil in his heart and turned to look at his deskmate.
Huang Baihan!
That's right, his deskmate in the third year of high school was exactly him.
This kid does indeed look like he did in high school. He has a black furry beard on his lips, a few pimples on his face, a layer of oil on the thick glasses, and his nails have been chewed bald due to the habit of doing test questions.
Several.
"Chen Zhu, why do you always look at me?"
Huang Baihan noticed that Chen Zhuo's eyes were weirder than usual and couldn't help but ask.
"Oh nothing."
Chen Zhu forced himself to calm down, picked up the pen and tried to turn it around twice in his hand. Then he thought it might be a dream and stumbled to the corridor outside the classroom.
A group of young faces in school uniforms walked past me laughing.
He lowered his head and saw that he was wearing the same school uniform.
When I raised my head, I saw that the sky was so blue, and the afterglow of the setting sun was spreading wantonly on the teaching building not far away. The old tiles reflected light that was not dazzling. I took a deep breath, and there was a sense of comfort that penetrated my heart and spleen.
"I am indeed born again."
Although his head was still a little dizzy, Chen Zhu slowly accepted this fact.
"It's so depressing. The pot of money tree I bought during the Chinese New Year died today. It's only been less than a month. Does it mean that I will die of poverty this year?"
There were two teachers standing next to Chen Zhu. Because it was not class time yet, they were also chatting in the corridor.
Another teacher smiled and comforted: "This kind of tree is very difficult to grow. I have raised it before and it died. Don't take it too seriously."
This kind of comfort is very unsatisfactory, and the teacher who just started talking is still unhappy.
Somehow, after hearing these words, a certain string in Chen Zhu's head suddenly moved, and he subconsciously replied: "I think this is a good thing. If the tree dies, then the only thing left is to make a fortune. I see you
Not only will you not be poor this year, you may even make a fortune."
"Um?"
The two teachers looked at Chen Zhu in surprise.
Chen Zhu was also stunned for a while.
This is really the muscle reaction of many years of working in the system. If you are polite, you will speak it. Even if you are reborn, it will still be engraved in your bones.
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(The next chapter will be at around 8 pm. This is the first book after returning from a temporary job. Newcomers ask for all kinds of support. The quality of urban books is definitely guaranteed!)
Chapter completed!