Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 343: The Socialite of the Republic of China, the Wedding Gift Brought Back by Xiangjiang (All Subscriptions Plus Updates)
When Fangyan heard the voice, he reacted immediately.

Following the sound, I saw Tang Shengming standing in the main hall.

At this moment he was wearing a white shirt, gray trousers and a pair of leather shoes.

Compared to before he set out, he now looks more like a senior leader.

Paired with a neatly combed back hair.

With a smile on his face, you can't tell at all how poor he was before when he couldn't even afford the medical expenses.

"Master Tang!"

"When did you come back?"

Fangyan greeted him and then walked quickly towards him.

Tang Shengming smiled and said to Fang Yan:

"My plane arrived this morning, and as soon as I arrived I went to report the situation to my leader. I spent the whole morning reporting, and I am so hungry from all the reporting."

"Well, there's no one at home, and I thought I'd come over for lunch since I'm close to you."

Fangyan smiled and shook his head. The old man seemed to be in a good mood and could even joke with him.

"You're joking. Please take a seat."

The food had already been placed on the table. The old man had come without notifying anyone, so the only food in the house was from the Union Medical College cafeteria and a few leftover dishes that Fangyan had prepared last night to celebrate the passing of the review for the aconite root.

At this moment, all the dishes have been served on the table by the family.

"If you don't mind, you're welcome here anytime." Fang Yan said to Tang Shengming.

The old man deserves to be called a socialite in the Republic of China, and what he does always makes people feel good about him.

When he came back to report his work to his leader, he would definitely be invited to have lunch, but he didn't.

Instead, he ran here without stopping.

The aspect of social skills is absolutely maxed out.

Tang Shengming smiled and said to Fang Yan:

"Haha, I knew I had come to the right place. Look at how sumptuous this table is."

There was a table full of food from the cafeteria's big pot, with some leftovers. It was not like Tang Shengming had never eaten bran before, so it was a relief that he could brag about it.

When Fangyan heard Mr. Tang say this, he invited him to start eating.

Tang Shengming didn't act pretentiously. He picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

While eating, he chatted with Fangyan, mainly asking about Fangyan and Zhu Linyue's marriage which was about to take place.

When I heard the dialect, I knew the whole yard was full of people.

Tang Shengming smiled and said that it was the same when he got married when he was young.

As he spoke, a look of reminiscence appeared on his face.

Thinking that the old man's wife had passed away, Fang Yan quickly changed the subject and asked Old Tang:

"I remember you said before that it would take more than three months to come back, didn't you?"

I remember Fangyan very clearly. At that time, my younger brother had just returned from the Northeast, and Mr. Tang had just left that day. When they met outside Union Hospital, he asked for a prescription to take away.

When he heard the question about the dialect, Mr. Tang finally came out of his memories.

He was in a trance for a moment, and then he spoke in dialect:
"Well, it's a long story. To put it simply, I learned when I went there this time that the Independent Commission Against Corruption was established in Hong Kong in 1972. In recent years, it has been arresting people suspected of corruption, most of whom are Hong Kong police officers."

"The four detectives all ran away."

“When I went there this time, I found that many of my acquaintances had already gone in.”

"I have done nothing in the past two months except rebuilding my network of contacts."

"I heard recently that the ICAC is bringing up old scores again, and their police officers and their families are organizing a protest parade."

"I got inside information that a conflict might break out in a few days."

"I was worried about riots, and some of the businesses there were involved, so I withdrew urgently to avoid being implicated and getting myself arrested."

When Fangyan heard this, he suddenly realized.

He recalled the historical conflict between the Hong Kong police and the ICAC on October 1977, 10.

There was a standoff between the two sides at that time, which led to the collapse of the police force.

Hong Kong is in chaos.

The situation was so serious that the Governor once considered sending in the foreign troops, but this was flatly rejected. Under this circumstance, the Governor of Hong Kong considered it over and over again and finally decided to take a step back and see what would happen next.

Therefore, except for those who have been interrogated, are wanted and are overseas, all persons suspected of corruption but not prosecuted before January 1977, 1 were granted amnesty.

Old Tang is worthy of being a double agent back then. He has a keen political sense and will leave as soon as he finds something wrong.

His prediction was quite accurate. It was already October 23rd, and there were only less than five days left before the police-ICAC conflict.

At this time, Mr. Tang, who had finished speaking, slapped his forehead and said:

"Well, why am I telling you this? You probably don't understand what the Independent Commission Against Corruption is talking about..."

"Anyway, in a nutshell...something might happen over there, so I'm coming back early."

Fangyan didn't explain, just smiled and nodded, and responded:

"clear."

Old Tang took two more bites of the food and nodded repeatedly while eating.

Lian said that the food in the mainland was more to his liking, and the food in Hong Kong was so bland that it almost tasted like a bird in his mouth. Fangyan then remembered that Lao Tang was from Hunan, and there happened to be Hunan dishes in the dishes yesterday.

It is no wonder that he is the chosen lucky star of the Republic of China, as he can encounter such a low-probability event.

Fangyan just wanted to celebrate yesterday, and for some reason he ended up making some Hunan dishes.

The result seemed to have been laid out here long ago.

After eating for a while, Old Tang finally burped and put down his chopsticks.

He wiped his mouth contentedly to show that he was full.

Zhu Lin immediately brought him a cup of tea.

Old Tang took a sip and smiled with satisfaction.

It was then that I remembered that there was something important I hadn’t said yet:

"By the way, this time when I came back, I brought you two a wedding gift."

After that, he said to the middle-aged driver who came with him:
"Xiao Zheng, go get it."

After a while, the driver Xiao Zheng came over with a big box.

Old Tang asked him to put it on the coffee table in Fangyan's house.

After Fangyan saw the Japanese label on the box, he asked:
"Is this...a microwave?"

"Do you know him?" Tang Shengming looked at Fang Yan with some surprise.

The dialect said:

"I've seen it in a magazine. It was said to be produced by the Americans in 1947."

This thing is not available in China now. It was not introduced to Shanghai until 1980.

For many years, they have been domestic high-end electrical appliances.

At that time, only some laboratories in the country, or families with special status, had this thing.

This thing is rarer than a color TV.

Of course I know the dialect because this thing was so common in my previous life.

Old Tang did not doubt him and nodded and said:
"Yes, this is a Xiao Ri Zhi brand, which is very popular in Hong Kong. At that time, I saw my family always using it to heat up my medicine, and it seemed quite useful, so I brought one back for you two as a wedding gift!"

"Thank you for remembering this." Fang Yan responded with a smile.

I looked at the brand carefully and it was a Toshiba brand.

Old Tang waved his hand:
"How could I forget? You are my old man's benefactor! My luck started to change only after I met you."

People with maxed-out social attributes are different.

He will always remember what he promised.

By this time, Xiao Zheng had already helped unpack the boxes, and the rest of the family were standing around watching.

Fangyan remembered what Mr. Tang had just said about taking Chinese medicine in Xiangjiang, so he asked:
"Speaking of which, you were treated for rheumatism over there. How are you doing now?"

Old Tang turned around and said to Fang Yan:
"My son hired a family Chinese medicine doctor for me. He gave me the prescriptions you prescribed every day. He told me to drink the medicine and take a bath. When I left, he checked me and said I was recovering well."

Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand and handed it to Fang Yan:

"Or, you can check it for me."

"Okay." Fang Yan asked Mr. Tang to sit down, and then began to examine him.

After checking, Fang Yan confirmed:
"Yeah, he's recovered pretty well indeed."

Old Tang asked cheerfully:

"Hahaha, it's okay to live another ten years, right?"

The dialect said:

"If you practice some more health-preserving exercises, even twenty years will be enough."

"Health-preserving exercises?" Old Tang asked with some confusion.

Fang Yan nodded and said:
"Yes, Yi Jin Jing, Five Animals Exercises, Eight Sections of Brocade, Six-Character Formula Qigong, Tai Chi Health Preservation Exercises, Qigong Circulation Method, Twelve Sections of Brocade, Yellow Emperor's Great Dance, Mawangdui Guidance Technique, these are all health preservation exercises."

Old Tang became interested now and asked:

"Would you?"

The dialect responded:
"Yes, how about I teach you?"

Tang Shengming said in surprise:

"That would be great, you can teach me!"

After his wife passed away, Old Tang felt that he had no desire to live. But after a trip to Hong Kong, he found that there were still many things the country needed him to accomplish.

At this time he changed his view of life and decided that he had to live longer and do more for the country.

At this moment, Xiao Zheng, who was working on the microwave, turned to Mr. Tang and said awkwardly:

"Commissioner Tang... the plug can't be plugged in."

PS: After finishing this chapter, I still owe you 5000 words.

No more today. Please come early tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)