1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 507: A small episode before the New Year
February thirteenth.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Except for convenient service projects such as Momo Baichao and Momo Baishou, all units have finally had a holiday.

However, unlike previous years when the countryside was bustling but the city was a bit deserted, this year's DZ city is full of the festive atmosphere.

and……

The New Year atmosphere here is completely different from that in other parts of Qi and Lu, and it feels like a mixture of all over the world.

"There is a pair of horns on the old dragon's head~"

"I came to your house to ask for candles~"

"Your candles haven't been lit yet~"

"I came to your house to ask for daddy~"

This was a spring festival activity organized by some store managers and employees who were becoming more and more fond of making trouble. Perhaps it was because the opening of the New Year's Eve dinner had been determined to become a regular program after internal discussion. Therefore, they, who had to spend New Year's Eve in DZ city, brought over the New Year customs of their hometown without any hesitation.

It is obvious that this is a dragon lantern team composed of employees from Tongren area... Although according to the rural customs in Tongren, the dragon lanterns are not displayed until the first day of the Lunar New Year, but they are well aware of the New Year customs in Qilu and will not be stupid enough to wander around the empty streets and cause trouble for themselves!

But to be honest, this dragon dance team consisting of more than a dozen people, each holding a dragon body made of straw with red candles inserted on the dragon, completely overturned the Qi and Lu people's impression of dragon dancing.

Especially those store managers who usually look so majestic took the lead holding dragon balls and knocking on the doors of every house. After singing a long section in southwestern accent, a group of people holding dragon lanterns insisted on asking the owners for a bowl of rice, and only a bowl of rice. This peculiar custom really made the people of Qi and Lu who experienced this for the first time feel extremely novel.

Therefore, although this dragon lantern team has only a dozen people, there are nearly two hundred local people from Qi and Lu who follow along to watch the fun and make noises. Among them, they sing in the Tongren dialect which is so distorted that even people from Guizhou cannot understand it. It is a very festive landscape.

Of course, in addition to this dragon lantern team that is very different from the northern style, other elements from all over the world are also active in the city today.

There was a large group of people wearing costumes, winged hats, oil-painted makeup, holding handkerchiefs, marching in tango-like steps, singing in pairs to the command of gongs and bangzi players... Judging from their accents, this should be a regular program in a certain area of ​​Bashu, but I don't know which project's employees organized this spontaneously.

There were men and women carrying radios, singing blushing folk songs, holding hands, taking three steps to the left, four steps to the right, and then forcing interested passers-by to join them. The circle was getting bigger and bigger, and they directly occupied half of the street... These should be employees and their families from southern Yunnan who were indulging themselves, and judging from their skin color and accent, they should be from Chuxiong.

Some were walking in a line on stilts, occasionally splitting into teams to pair up, then lifting one leg up in a very dangerous manner, holding each other's stilt legs to form a square or hexagonal pattern... These should be the fellow villagers from Henan Province who had poured in from neighboring countries this year. Judging from the fact that they didn't have time to put on makeup and just put on performance costumes and rushed into the battle, they were probably stimulated by the dozens of southwestern teams and came up with this idea on the spur of the moment.

Of course, since it is the New Year, the large-scale yangko troupe and the pavilion carried by the city are indispensable.

Perhaps because it was promoted to a prefecture-level city this year, even though the city's budget is tight, it is still willing to invest in this area, organizing more than 30 yangko teams and 4 teams of pavilions... If it were in previous years, this would definitely be the focus of everyone's attention, but this year there were really too many new things that suddenly emerged, so even though the little actors on the pavilions were all extremely festive and the clowns in the yangko team were also trying their best to be funny, the limelight was still suppressed.

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"Hey, boss, stop just standing there and lend a hand!"

Miss Mu lifted half of a large box of frozen seafood with some difficulty. When she found that she couldn't lift it at all, she called out to someone in anger.

I don't know when this young lady started to use different names for her man, depending on the situation and her mood, from Yang Mo to Mr. Yang, to jerk, bad guy, brother, boss, and so on. There are even some names in some private moments that are not to be told to outsiders.

Hearing this, Yang Mo retracted his gaze, turned his head and chuckled: "Boss? It's been less than four hours and you've already changed your call?"

When Mu Liya heard this, a blush suddenly appeared on her cheeks. She glared at her man threateningly, but her hands and feet became a little weak.

She returned home last night. They had been married for only a short time and were rarely together, so naturally they couldn't avoid a romantic relationship.

It's strange to say, although her husband is a nerd who doesn't exercise, this bastard has amazing physical strength at times. Fortunately, she deliberately goes to meet him out of guilt, but this beastly guy makes her suffer for half a night... plus half a morning.

Although every woman would feel proud and even have a strange sense of joy when seeing the man she likes is so obsessed with her body, the problem is that you have to be able to bear it.

So in desperation, facing the green light in her man's eyes that took a long time to dissipate, Team Mu could only surrender and beg for mercy like a kitten.

As for begging for mercy, the name used is naturally not suitable for outsiders to understand.

When Yang Mo saw her blushing, he burst out laughing. Knowing that his woman was thin-skinned, he did not continue teasing her. Instead, he squatted down and worked together to lift the heavy box of frozen seafood onto the Santana, which had a relatively low-key appearance... These days, seafood sold by the box was frozen into large ice blocks together with the water, and the weight was really not light.

"Hey, Yang Mo, what were you looking at just now? There's nothing interesting here!"

Mu Liya took a few breaths, then shook her limp little hands, and looked curiously in the direction Yang Mo was looking.

Yang Mo shrugged: "I didn't see anything, I just felt that... the New Year atmosphere in Jinan is so weak!"

Ok……

That’s right, Yang Mo and Miss Mu are not in the bustling city of Texas at the moment, but in the provincial capital of Jinan.

To be precise, it is in Jinan People's Shopping Mall.

There is no way. Although the drilling company, Dahua Company, and Urban Development Fund Company have distributed so many benefits at the end of the year that even a car cannot hold them, and each one is of the highest quality, a new daughter-in-law who will be going home with her husband to celebrate the New Year tomorrow does not want to meet her parents-in-law with these gifts that she thinks are insincere, so she insists on going to the provincial capital to pick out some rare goods.

At that time, the famous Ginza Department Store in Jinan had not yet appeared. Compared with the Grand View Garden, the First Department Store and the Second Department Store, which have a longer history, the People's Department Store, which was built in 83, had more complete items and was more fashionable.

So, without any hesitation, Miss Mu took her man, a man who, in her impression, had never driven a car, and headed straight to the eastern section of Jingsi Road.

When Yang Mo mentioned the New Year atmosphere, Miss Mu glanced at the densely packed down jackets on the street and nodded disapprovingly: "Isn't it like this in the city? It's lively, but there's nothing festive about it. But we're all strangers. If we want to congratulate everyone like in the village and spend half a day with them when we meet, it's really embarrassing."

She grew up in Dongying and was accustomed to the lukewarm atmosphere in the city. However, she was not used to the familiarity between the villagers in Yangjia Village when she went there several times before, with no sense of boundary at all.

Hearing this, Yang Mo nodded: "That's right."

In fact, cities in later generations have even less of the festive atmosphere of the New Year. In fact, in many cities, there are hardly any people on the streets during the Spring Festival. When he passed through the main urban area of ​​Dezhou in the morning, he had just witnessed the unbridled and casual lively scene, and he was just expressing his feelings just now.

So after he finished speaking, Yang Mo glanced at the already full trunk and looked at his wife with a smile: "Now that we've bought the conches, the electric blanket, the small radio TV, and even several boxes of southern and imported fruits, let's find a place to eat mutton and watch a movie!"

Ever since they confirmed their relationship, they seldom had the chance to go out on dates like ordinary boys and girls. Plus, they were too well-known in Texas, so when they arrived in Jinan, a completely unfamiliar city, Yang Mo actually wanted to make up for his past romantic feelings... There was no way, as Miss Mu had always been bothered by the fact that Yang Mo had not pursued her seriously.

When she heard the words "watch a movie", a hint of joy appeared in Muliya's eyes, but then she glared at him with a red face.

Video halls in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s were admittedly filthy, but movie theaters were not much better. Those remote seats in particular were a holy place for young men and women to indulge in free and unrestrained love.

This bastard must have bad intentions!
Miss Mu recalled the green light in this guy's eyes that had not faded when he got out of bed in the morning, and she suddenly felt uneasy.

However, when I thought that no one in Jinan knew them, a sense of novelty and excitement inexplicably emerged from the bottom of my heart.

"It's still early, why are you in such a hurry? Let's go around for a while. We've almost finished buying Dad's things, but we haven't chosen Mom's gift yet. Let's go watch a movie after we've chosen!"

Miss Mu glared at the bad guy arrogantly, then took his hand and pulled him towards the mall.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is a top priority. Even if you want to do something bad, you have to wait until I have chosen the gift for my mother-in-law first.

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So half an hour later, Yang Mo stood trembling at the entrance of the shopping mall, staring at the pile of various oral liquids and shoe boxes on the ground with a depressed look on his face.

Places like the People's Shopping Mall do not have the shopping carts that are a must-have in supermarkets in later generations, so walking around with large and small bags of things is really a very painful experience.

But after buying all kinds of health products, clothes and shoes, Miss Mu was still struggling with what style of scarf and jewelry to buy for her mother-in-law. Therefore, someone who felt that his fingers were about to be broken had to retreat gracefully and wait obediently at the door in the cold wind for his wife to come out.

Hey ~
Sure enough, accompanying a woman shopping is a hard job that consumes time and tests one’s physical strength and perseverance!
Even a woman like Miss Mu is no exception.

Damn it, bah, next time this happens, I will ask Momo Department Store to choose the things for me in advance. Whoever comes to accompany a woman shopping in the mall again is an idiot!
amount……

It seems that Momobaishou does not currently sell imported goods, and everyone has different aesthetic preferences, so the things you get may not necessarily please your wife.

Then... let that girl Zhuo Junyue help me choose first!
Anyway, this girl is my personal secretary, so it is reasonable for her to help out a little. After all, this girl was born in Jiangnan and graduated from journalism, so her aesthetic taste should not be too bad. Let her help screen it first. There should always be a few things that my wife likes.

Just when someone was imagining how to use his power to help himself escape from the sea of ​​suffering, suddenly a figure stopped in front of him.

Away from the city he was familiar with, Yang Mo, who had already begun to let himself go, was squatting on the ground, smoking like a social idler with a smug look on his face. When he noticed someone stopping in front of him, he waved his hand impatiently without even looking up: "No need to ask... I'm waiting for someone, not selling anything!"

Although the market has been gradually liberalized, in places like the People's Shopping Mall, there are still some things, especially imported things, that require tickets to buy. Therefore, even though Yang Mo only stayed at the entrance of the mall for more than ten minutes, several groups of people came over and pointed at things on the ground and asked about the price... It was obvious that they regarded him as a scalper.

After Yang Mo spoke, a vaguely familiar voice came along with an uncertain sigh: "Boss Yang?"

Hearing that someone recognized him, Yang Mo looked up in surprise, only to find a girl who looked familiar standing in front of him.

She glanced at the two bags in the other person's hands, then looked at the exquisite curves that could not be concealed by her down jacket, and her face that became even more delicate after a light application of makeup.

"You are……?"

Yang Mo searched his mind for a long time, but couldn't remember who this familiar-looking young girl was.

Seeing Yang Mo racking his brains, this beautiful woman, whose figure was at least close to 90 points, did not feel disappointed at all. Instead, she put down the bag in her hand and stretched out her right hand generously: "Boss Yang, you are forgetful, so it's normal that you can't remember me... Let me introduce myself again, Wang Xin, a reporter and host of the TV station of Drilling Company 1. I interviewed you more than a week ago."

After hearing the other party's self-introduction, Yang Mo suddenly realized.

So it’s from the company’s TV station. I was wondering why he looked so familiar.

As for the interview...

It seems that there is such a thing.

As the Spring Festival approaches, all the main leaders of the company have to send their blessings to the employees. Although I can't go back many times throughout the year, and at least 70% of the people in the drilling company now don't know what I look like, this form must be followed, so the company's TV station directly sent a host and two staff members to Texas, and asked me to record a blessing in front of the camera.

However, I don't know if it was because of Mr. Wang's instructions, or if the people at the company's TV station were particularly interested in me, a seldom-seen cadre who was the only director-level cadre in the company except for the four leading groups. Therefore, after recording the greetings, they even wanted to interview me on other aspects.

How could Yang Mo, who was extremely busy at that time, have the time to do this?

So he waved them off on the spot.

I forgot what I said at that time, but I vaguely remember that the scene was a bit awkward. The pretty host seemed to have suffered a great injustice, and then left angrily under the polite but firm attitude of a personal secretary.

original……

You are the host!
Tsk tsk~
Sorry, I really didn’t recognize you without your makeup off!
Thinking of this, Yang Mo laughed, stretched out his right hand and lightly touched the other party before retracting it: "So it's Host Wang, I'm so sorry, I'm a bit face-blind and I didn't remember it right away, don't blame me, don't blame me!"

As long as it's not at work, Yang Mo is a very easy-going person, so his attitude is completely different from the previous time.

Besides, there are a lot of bad things in every unit, and places like the company TV station where beautiful women gather are notoriously bad.

Who the hell knows which company executive’s circle this girl is the canary in!
Although for Yang Mo now, there is no one in the entire company who needs to be paid special attention to except Mr. Wang; but no one wants to make an unnecessary enemy for no reason.

It's just a few words in a friendly and gentle manner, what's the big deal?
But perhaps because it was vacation time, Yang Mo, who had already come out of work mode, started gossiping unconsciously while greeting the other party.

Whose canary is this girl?

Old Deng?

Old Tang?

Old Tian?

Or XXX?

After all, it can’t be Mr. Wang’s, right?
The names that came to Yang Mo's mind were all at the vice president level and above.

There's no way. This girl's appearance is actually quite outstanding. Although she is slightly inferior to Miss Mu, she is only slightly inferior. Not to mention being on the company's TV station, even if she is released, she will at least be a second-tier star.

In this society, invisible hierarchies are everywhere. If a beautiful girl of this level is willing to be a canary, an ordinary department head is really not qualified.

However, Wang Xin obviously didn't know what Yang Mo was thinking at the moment. Seeing Yang Mo just extended his hand to touch her and then retreated, she couldn't help laughing: "I was originally curious about why Mr. Yang, who is not very old, can become the most influential leader in the company after Mr. Wang. Today, it seems that there is a reason... In today's society, there are fewer and fewer people who can be as gentlemanly as Mr. Yang."

It was obvious that Yang Mo was trying to avoid suspicion and he had no interest in her, but the girl interpreted it as gentlemanly behavior and even tried hard to attribute it to Yang Mo's achievements. This shows that those who can be hosts in a unit like a drilling company are indeed not ordinary people.

Hearing this, Yang Mo just smiled softly, looked into the mall, and found that his wife had not come out yet, so he casually changed the subject: "Host Wang, haven't the non-production frontline employees of the company already had their holidays? New employees like you have even had their holidays two days in advance, so why did you come to Jinan to buy New Year's goods? Why didn't the company buy you train tickets?"

The girl's facial features were very delicate. Although she was quite tall, her frame was very small. So one could tell at a glance that she was not from Qilu... In fact, apart from some employees from the General Office and the Public Security Section, there were no locals in the drilling company.

Judging from the unfamiliarity of this girl, it is obvious that she was transferred from the second or third company, or was specially recruited from a university like Zhuo Junyue. But no matter which one it is, as long as she is not a native employee of the first company, she usually wants to go home for the New Year. Therefore, with the current train speed, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and it is really a very strange thing that she is still wandering around Qilu today.

Wang Xin laughed as she covered her mouth when she heard this: "Everyone in the company is saying that you, Boss Yang, are busy with important matters all day long, and ordinary documents are not worthy of being handed to you. I didn't quite believe it at first, but now that I see it, it's true."

As she spoke, the girl showed a playful expression on her face: "Boss Yang, don't you know that given the current situation of the Spring Festival travel on the railway lines, for safety reasons, the company does not recommend that we go home for the Spring Festival this year?"

What is the current situation of Spring Festival travel rush?

Is it not recommended to go home for the New Year this year?
Yang Mo was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that the country had begun to gradually increase its efforts to rectify those thieves on the transportation routes this year, and he immediately understood.

The company gave this advice because it was worried that employees might get into accidents.

Although it is called a suggestion, in fact, those who have worked in the system know that it is actually mandatory to a certain extent. Although you will not be punished or criticized if you do not listen to the "suggestions", it will definitely affect the subsequent employee evaluation.

Yang Mo has never been good at speaking to people he is not familiar with and has no need to interact with, especially when the other person is a pretty girl whom he has no intention of messing with, then he has even less to say.

After thinking for a while, he could only ask for something to talk about: "Host Wang, where are you from?"

Wang Xin laughed again: "Boss Yang, don't keep calling me host. It's too formal. I'm not used to it. Just call me Wang Xin, or Xiao Wang... I'm from Chengdu, Boss Yang, have you been to our place?"

From Chengdu?
Yang Mo's eyelids twitched, and then he moved towards the door calmly.

"So Host Wang is from Chengdu... I've never been there. I only know there's a Mianyang in Bashu, and it's a city that the company values ​​very much."

Yang Mo smiled appropriately, as if he was a country bumpkin who had never seen the world and was fully devoted to his work.

Wang Xin was stunned when she heard this. She looked inside the mall, then looked at the pile of things in front of Yang Mo, and then smiled coquettishly: "Boss Yang, are you here with Section Chief Mu to buy New Year's goods? Where is Section Chief Mu? Is he still inside?"

The people from Dahua Company and Urban Property Fund Company call Miss Mu Minister Mu, while the people from the Drilling Company call her Section Chief Mu. This seems to have become a routine.

Yang Mo didn't like the teasing smile in Wang Xin's eyes; he nodded decisively: "Yes, I'm waiting for someone...but he should be coming out soon."

Wang Xin was stunned when she heard Yang Mo's straightforward answer and his almost direct hint to send him away.

But after all, she was the host, so Wang Xin quickly adjusted her mentality and immediately chuckled again: "Since Mr. Yang's wife is here, in order not to cause you any trouble, I will leave, bye!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and turned away very casually. After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and came to his senses: "Boss Yang, the company's TV station will have a lot of interview tasks in the spring of next year. If you are presumptuous to disturb us at that time, you must support our work and can't just kick people out like you did last time!"

After saying that, without waiting for Yang Mo to reply, he just picked up the two bags, turned around and walked away with a stern look on his face.

Looking at the other party's vaguely familiar behavior, Yang Mo couldn't help but frown.

This is……

what's the situation?
(End of this chapter)