Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 509 Chapter 508 Sudden
After dinner, Luo Zhiping and Tang Zhitong had a brief handover of the responsibilities of the living committee members in the dormitory corridor.

"Teacher Tang, there's nothing going on in class recently, except that many students don't want to go home during the winter break."

"Did you ask about last year's situation? I should be able to stay in school, right?" Tang Zhitong took out a cigarette and lit one. He understood the thoughts of these classmates. The winter vacation was less than a month away. Although the tickets were half-price, the round-trip transportation fee was still not low for those who lived far away. The money saved and sent back to their families could buy a few more kilograms of food.

"I asked. Last year, you could stay in school. You just had to register. The school also gave you meal tickets. But this year, the situation is special. There are rumors that the school will not set a quota for holidays.

I asked a senior, and he said that the system was not strict in the past. Even if you registered to stay on campus, you could go back home during the semester, and the school would still give you meal tickets.

Now those who want to go home don’t dare to go back, for fear that they won’t be able to get their food quotas, and those who want to stay in school don’t dare to stay, for fear that the school won’t give them meal tickets.”

Luo Zhiping was afraid that Tang Zhitong didn't understand, so he told him everything he had heard.

"It shouldn't be the case. I'll ask later. Thank you, squad leader." Tang Zhitong thought about it and denied the rumor first. Right now, the country attaches great importance to college students. All units are in urgent need of college students. Some students with excellent grades are even brought out and given a stable job before graduation, not to mention that this is a poor city.

On the way to the classroom in the afternoon, Tang Zhitong noticed Gu Mancang's shoes. It was almost the winter solstice, and he was still wearing the shoes he bought after school started.

"Mancang, are your feet cold?"

"It's okay. I wanted to buy some cotton shoes, but they were out of stock. Normally, I only have the dormitory and the classroom, so I'll just have to make do with them for two days." Gu Mancang was much more cheerful than when he first entered school, and replied with a smile.

Tang Zhitong nodded and said nothing more, but kept this in mind.

When he arrived at the classroom, Tang Zhitong stood in the back row while other students were concentrating on their studies, and tried his best to observe his classmates' shoes.

Not only Gu Mancang, but several other classmates also wore flat shoes.

The concrete floor was cold, so in order to keep warm, these students either put their feet on the crossbeam at the bottom of the desk or pushed the crossbeam of their stools with their heels. In short, they kept their feet off the ground.

Tang Zhitong did not disturb others. He gently opened the back door and went to office 3227 to find Teacher Zhou.

"Are you back?" Teacher Zhou asked in a friendly manner when Tang Zhitong walked to his desk.

"Well, come and take your leave."

"I am still very confident in you. Okay, go back to class." Teacher Zhou smiled and didn't take it seriously.

"Well, Teacher Zhou, I have something else to do." Tang Zhitong did not leave immediately, but told him what Luo Zhiping said at noon and the fact that his classmates did not have cotton shoes.

"I also heard some noises, they are fake. Please tell the students to study with peace of mind. I will report the matter of shoes to the logistics department later." Teacher Zhou took the initiative to take charge of the matter.

"Okay, thank you Teacher Zhou. I'll go back first." Tang Zhitong was really fine this time. After saying that, he nodded to Teacher Zhou and waited for his signal.

"Well, the final exam is coming soon, so you should pay more attention to this." After giving the instructions, Teacher Zhou waved his hand to send everyone away.

After returning to the classroom, Tang Zhitong told his classmates the news that they would stay in school during the winter vacation, and there was an immediate cheer.

Many students whose families are better off have already started to make plans. They will definitely sign up to stay in school, but they also have to go home. They plan to buy a few days' worth of food from the cafeteria during the holidays, pack their bags and go home at any time.

As for the matter of cotton shoes, since there has been no further news, Tang Zhitong chose not to mention it for the time being and planned to wait until there is definite news before talking about it.

The homework had been overdue for so long and could not be finished in one day. After Tang Zhitong finished dealing with class matters, he packed up and went to the escort department.

Ma Wei has been bearing the brunt of the burden for so long. Now that I'm back, it would be unreasonable if I continue to be lazy.

"Chief Tang, Director Fang just called and asked you to come over after you arrive." After seeing Tang Zhitong, Ma Wei immediately conveyed Fang Yuan's arrangements.

"Thank you for your hard work during this period. I brought you some pine nuts. Please try them." Tang Zhitong took out a bag of prepared roasted pine nuts from his bag and placed them on Ma Wei's table.

"Thank you, Chief Tang." Ma Wei did not exchange pleasantries with Tang Zhitong. She not only happily accepted the candies, but also opened them and tasted two of them on the spot.

"You're welcome. If it's work, I'll hand it over when I come back, and you can take a break." Tang Zhitong put away his clothes and hung up what needed to be hung up. After talking to Ma Wei, he went to find Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan was in the office, holding a dictionary, scratching his head and trying hard to make up for his shortcomings.

After hearing the knock on the door, Fang Yuan put down the dictionary and shouted to the outside with full energy: "Come in."

"Brother Yuan, are you busy?" Tang Zhitong came in and saw that there was no one else in the room. He turned around and closed the door before walking over and sitting down.

"It's literacy." Fang Yuan waved the dictionary in his hand towards Tang Zhitong and complained, "It's damn hard!"

"Hey, why did you think of learning this?" Tang Zhitong took out a cigarette and gave one to Fang Yuan, secretly wondering, could it be that he wanted to be a tutor?
"I have to learn. I was criticized by my boss a few days ago. If I don't learn, I won't be competent for my job." Fang Yuan took the cigarette, lit it, took a puff and said.

"Hey, don't you want to find a secretary?" Yan Xiongfei and Su Qingxiang, both at the department level, have secretaries, and Tang Zhitong has met them both.

"Let's talk about it later. I called you over because I wanted to say thank you for sending you a lot of things yesterday." Fang Yuan glanced at Tang Zhitong and shook his head. He was very satisfied with Tang Zhitong and thought he was suitable for being his secretary, but Tang Zhitong was currently studying at a university on a sponsored scholarship. If he came to be his secretary, it would completely ruin his bright future.

"Well, Brother Yuan, you're too polite. It's not much. Gangdan calls me uncle, so I have to do my best for him, right?" Tang Zhitong waved his hand and changed the subject: "Brother Yuan, how is Wanping? Did you get anything?"

"It's not that easy. I don't know how many times the field has been plowed in this period. The birds have learned their lesson and ran into the mountains. I was frozen for most of the day and came back empty-handed." Fang Yuan said with a wry smile.

"Well, let's wait a little longer. New Year's Day is coming soon. We should be able to get more meat coupons or something."

"Oh, I'm looking forward to it. Spring will come. Then I can go outside and dig some wild vegetables to add to my diet." Fang Yuan sighed and said.

Before Tang Zhitong could respond, the phone on Fang Yuan's desk rang.

"Brother Yuan, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go back first." Tang Zhitong immediately stood up and said after the phone rang.

"Don't be anxious, I still have something to tell you, sit down first." Fang Yuan waved at Tang Zhitong, then picked up the phone: "Hello?" "It's Hu Zhiheng!" The call leaked out, and Tang Zhitong heard it clearly standing on the other side of the desk.

"Hello, Director Hu. I'm Fang Yuan." When Fang Yuan heard the person introducing himself, he immediately put his cigarette butt into the ashtray and stood up.

Tang Zhitong saw this and thought that Fang Yuan's attitude was very correct. It was also a good thing that he was not sitting down...

"Comrade Tang Zhitong is at work, right?" Tang Zhitong was confused when he heard the question from the other end of the phone. What did he have to do with this?

"Yes." Fang Yuan glanced at the younger brother in front of him and replied affirmatively.

"Okay! Bring him over here now."

"Okay, Director Hu, I'll be there right away." After hearing Fang Yuan's assurance, Hu Zhiheng hung up the phone.

"Did you hear everything?" Fang Yuan put down the phone and asked Tang Zhitong directly without sitting down.

"Yeah, I heard it." Tang Zhitong nodded.

"Don't just stand there, go back and cover yourself tightly and get ready to go." Fang Yuan pulled off his cotton hat and put it on his head.

Tang Zhitong did not say anything and returned to the Finance Department. He put on his clothes, which were still warm, and before leaving, he told Ma Wei, "Ma Wei, I can't hand over today. You leave first after get off work and we'll talk about the handover tomorrow."

The two of them rode their bicycles side by side and walked out. Fang Yuan asked, "What good things have you done recently? Why did Director Hu suddenly look for you?"

"I don't know. I didn't do anything. I'm still confused." Tang Zhitong shook his head.

"It's strange. I didn't mention your name in the matter of the returned letter. But since Director Hu called you comrade, it must not be a bad thing." Fang Yuan was also a little confused.

"Well, it's a blessing, not a disaster. If it is a disaster, you can't avoid it. Just go there and see what happens." Since he can be called "comrade", he is one of us. Tang Zhitong understands this.

However, Tang Zhitong still reviewed his recent behavior. The only thing wrong might be that he hitchhiked to Anton. Even if someone was involved in this matter, it would not lead to a face-to-face meeting with the director.

As for good news, it seems that there is nothing. We can only wait for Director Hu to reveal the answer.

"You are quite open-minded. The reason why I didn't mention you in the letter return is that I didn't want people to know that you were freeloading." Fang Yuan explained to Tang Zhitong.

"Okay, I see. Thank you, Brother Yuan." Tang Zhitong smiled at Fang Yuan. Fang Yuan might have thought about explaining that he was not seeking credit, but it was hard to say whether it was a merit or a fault after exposing this matter. The act of lifting the lid would always arouse disgust among some people. Fang Yuan was just taking the blame for himself.

On the way, Fang Yuan briefly talked about the progress of the letter rejection situation.

After arriving at the Municipal Bureau, Tang Zhitong, led by Fang Yuan, went straight to Director Hu's office.

"Director Fang is here. Director Hu has given instructions that you can go in directly." Director Hu's secretary greeted Fang Yuan with a smile when he saw him.

"Okay, thank you." Fang Yuan took off his gloves and hat, stuffed the gloves into the hat, tucked them under his arms, and knocked on the door of Director Hu's office.

Tang Zhitong followed Fang Yuan and the secretary did not stop him.

"Come, sit down." Hu Zhiheng greeted Fang Yuan with a smile after seeing him push the door open. After seeing Tang Zhitong behind Fang Yuan, he asked, "You must be Comrade Tang Zhitong, right?"

"Hello, Director Hu, I'm Tang Zhitong." Tang Zhitong was a little reserved. In his two lifetimes combined, he had never talked to a living person of such a high rank. He could only get a glimpse of their voices and appearances on the news.

"You look very energetic and a young talent. You haven't brought shame to our postal service. Well done!" Hu Zhiheng smiled and extended his hand to Tang Zhitong.

Tang Zhitong was flattered. Although he didn't know why he was praised by the director, he still took two quick steps, raised his hands and accepted the praise.

"Come, sit, sit." After shaking hands, Hu Zhiheng waved to the two of them, asked Fang Yuan and Tang Zhitong to sit on the sofa, and personally made two cups of tea for them.

Fang Yuan was a little flattered. He had been to this office many times, but had never been treated like this.

"Look familiar, right? If the relevant department in the city hadn't called me, I wouldn't have known that our post office could produce such a talent as you." Hu Zhiheng smiled and picked up a book from his desk, turned the cover towards the two of them, and asked with a smile on his face.

As soon as he saw the book, Tang Zhitong understood and felt relieved. It turned out that the trouble was caused by the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual".

"Doctor? Manual?" Fang Yuan was still confused. He looked at the big words on the cover and tried hard to recognize them.

"Yes. Barefoot Doctor's Handbook." Hu Zhiheng handed the book to the confused Fang Yuan, and then praised Tang Zhitong without hesitation: "Comrade Tang participated in the compilation and review of the handbook, providing a way out for the vast number of aspiring young people and contributing to the health of the masses. It's amazing!"

Hearing Hu Zhiheng's praise, Tang Zhitong blushed and waved his hands modestly: "Director Hu, I accidentally helped Yan Ningning spit out a piece of candy. As a result, this method was favored by the experts, and they asked me to modify it together. I didn't expect it to cause such a big commotion..."

Fang Yuan took the book, listened to the two people talking, carefully read the words on the cover, and after making sure he had memorized them, he turned the page.

A picture of dragons and phoenixes flying, swords and iron horses came into view.

Fang Yuan didn't recognize the characters, but the font looked very familiar! Not only did it appear in some books and newspapers, but it was also on the monument outside the city government!
Fang Yuan was completely stunned when he saw the words. His heart was excited and his hands were shaking. He pointed at the words and murmured, "Oh my god... Is this true?"

"Director Fang, it's true." Tang Zhitong took over the conversation without caring who Fang Yuan was asking for confirmation. He couldn't let Director Hu respond, right?

"You are really a little cow... No, hanging a thermos on the plane, that's high level! Why didn't you tell anyone about such a good thing?" Fang Yuan reacted and was very happy for his little brother. If Hu Zhiheng hadn't been there, he would probably have excitedly punched Tang Zhitong twice.

Tang Zhitong guessed that Fang Yuan wanted to say that Heifer took a plane, but changed his words because Hu Zhiheng was present. In order to make him less embarrassed, Tang Zhitong made a gesture that would break Xiba's defense, and tried to downplay his own contribution in the manual: "I only did a little bit. Compared with those experts and scholars above, it is very insignificant. How can I have the nerve to shout?"

"Okay, Comrade Fang Yuan, Comrade Xiao Tang is low-key and modest, which are very good qualities. Let's not bring up the matter later." Hu Zhiheng sided with Tang Zhitong, and when Tang Zhitong mentioned Yan Ningning, everything came together.

When the city called, I even suspected that it might be a mistake. How could a cadre trained by the postal system be involved in the compilation of a medical book and even have a name on it?
"Comrade Xiao Tang, the meaning of the above is to select a comrade to carry out publicity. I have taken a look, and there are not many who are on the list of editors and the list of reviewers. You are one of them. What do you think? Speak boldly. I will express my position first and I will definitely support you." Hu Zhiheng encouraged.

(End of this chapter)