No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 40 Confession (for the book friend 161115182459098)
Although it was indeed as Luo Jianming said, the job of collecting the money was not easy to do, and it was naturally a headache for him to write the letter of guarantee.

But if it were someone else, it might not be as much of a headache as Luo Jianming.

With at least one morning, I should be able to come up with a guarantee letter of several hundred words.

……

But the same thing goes, Luo Jianming is an honest man.

The kind who has been honest all his life.

……

In fact, in the workplace, being honest is not necessarily a bad thing.

For example, if you are engaged in a job that requires more technical skills, if you are honest, you may be able to avoid a lot of troubles and live a more comfortable life.

Especially in very stable units such as state-owned enterprises, and in certain technical positions, unless you are thinking about how to get promoted every day, you can completely ignore anyone's face and rely on "honesty" to work steadily and comfortably until retirement.

Luo Jianming actually has such potential.

But unfortunately, his position as deputy director of credit is not really a technical position.

Therefore, Luo Jianming's honesty became a double-edged sword.

On the one hand, everyone in the company respects employees like him.

No one will be deprived of benefits during the holidays, and all leave requests will be approved 100%. If someone gets a serious illness, people will be arranged to visit him as soon as possible.

On the other hand, whenever there is something happening in the unit, such as heavy and difficult work, the leader will think of him first.

Therefore, it was not surprising that Luo Jianming became the leader of the special task force for collecting payments this time.

……

However, Luo Jianming, who is used to being honest, has no experience with things like guarantee letters.

"Uncle Luo, have you never written anything like this before?"

Before Luo Jianming could answer, Su Ping looked at Guan Ren and took over the conversation with interest:
"Your Uncle Luo started out as a low-level accountant. He's been diligently working on the business for so many years, but he's a bit of a dullard, so he's really not very good at this... Guan Ren, Xiaobei said you got a perfect score on your Chinese composition this time. Will you write a letter of guarantee?"

Guan Ren smiled:

"First of all, I didn't get a perfect score, I got 59 points."

Luo Xiaobei quickly added:
"That's a perfect score! Guan Ren's handwriting is ugly, the teacher must have deducted points from his paper!"

Hearing this, Guan Ren also leaned close to Luo Xiaobei's ear and imitated someone's tone just now:
"Horse-flatterer..."

"???"

Luo Xiaobei opened his eyes wide.

What an ungrateful childhood sweetheart!

Qingmei was angry, wrinkled her nose, and kicked him under the table.

Guan Ren remained indifferent and continued:

"Secondly, Auntie, writing an essay for an exam and writing a letter of guarantee to your boss are not even close. After all, a letter of guarantee doesn't test your writing skills."

"That's right, this thing is not the same as writing an essay."

Luo Jianming agreed with Guan Ren's words.

Although he didn't know it, in fact, a teacher actually wanted Guan Ren to write a "guarantee letter" for the monthly exam composition...

In short, Luo Jianming is now very conflicted about the letter of guarantee.

You can write it if you want. Luo Jianming doesn’t dare to make any guarantees about the difficulty of this task.

I won’t write it. The leader has given the order and I have accepted the task, but I can’t even hand in the letter of guarantee.

It seems as if he, as a team leader, has no idea about his job. What's going on?
Therefore, for this reason, Luo Jianming spent the entire morning on analysis on the first day of the holiday.

After analyzing this group of "deadbeats", we found out which ones have a chance and which ones don't. We also combined the risk assessment when we took out the loan in the first place, and wanted to find out which parts can be guaranteed and write them down.

"Letter of Guarantee, letter of guarantee, ah, you need a guarantee before you can write it..."

Luo Jianming ate his food and sighed a little irritably.

Guan Ren followed up on his words and said:

"Uncle Luo, what you said is absolutely right."

"?"

Luo Jianming was stunned for a moment. Why did he feel like this kid was just repeating the same thing over and over again?

"Uncle Luo, what do you think is the most important thing to write in your letter of guarantee?"

"Write what?"

Nonsense, Luo Jianming also wants to know what to write, so that’s why he’s worried.

But the answer given by Guan Ren gave him a little hint:

"The most important thing about a letter of guarantee is the guarantee. As for what it's about... Uncle Luo, I think you can put it second."

Snapped!
Luo Jianming suddenly sat up after hearing this and punched his left palm with his right fist:
"Yup!"

It's really because I'm always buried in my work and my habitual thinking has become rigid. I couldn't figure out such a simple truth and was stuck in a dead end for the whole morning.

"Guan Ren, you're right, I understand, hahaha..."

Seeing Luo Jianming happy, and because of Guan Ren, Su Ping was both delighted and puzzled:
"Hey, hey, old man, what are you so proud of? What's the point?"

"Oh, I told you not to worry about me. Didn't you understand what Guan Ren said?"

Luo Jianming felt much more relaxed all of a sudden. He ate a large piece of beef, a smile on his face, and explained:
"Guan Ren's point is, since this job is so difficult, when I write a letter of guarantee, I don't have to 'guarantee that I'll get it done,' but rather 'guarantee that I'll do my best' or 'guarantee that I'll do my best'! This way, I can write the letter of guarantee and leave myself a way out. It's perfect!"

"Hiss... is that true?"

After the words were put in this way, Su Ping immediately understood.

Luo Xiaobei's heart was filled with a rare hint of surprise towards his childhood sweetheart.

As a result, Luo Jianming suddenly understood more things.

For example, the reason why the leader asked you to write this letter of guarantee at the meeting was actually to ask you to "do your best" rather than asking you to sign a "military order."

As the deputy director taking the lead in this work, we want him to show his attitude to both his superiors and his subordinates, so as to highlight the importance of this work and increase his determination and confidence in the work.

It’s just that Luo Jianming didn’t understand it at first, but now that Guan Ren mentioned it, he suddenly felt like the clouds had cleared and the light had come.

Although the real difficulty lies in the work itself, at least the gloom of the morning has been swept away.

"Pingping."

"Tsk, what are you shouting..."

Luo Jianming's sudden address made Su Ping feel a little embarrassed. She gritted her teeth and glared at Luo Jianming:
"The children are still here..."

"No, go get the grain wine I bought in the countryside earlier."

Luo Jianming was obviously in a good mood, but Su Ping was hesitant:
"You've been complaining about all the drinking parties lately, so why are you drinking at home now?"

"Auntie."

At this time, Guan Ren interrupted and advised:

"Uncle definitely drinks differently at a drinking party, especially if there's someone forcing you to drink. It's really annoying. It's completely different from just drinking at home when you're happy."

"Listen, listen to what Xiaoguan said!"

If it were Luo Jianming before today, he would never have thought that Guan Ren's words would give him the confidence to "fight against Su Ping."

Amidst his emotional fluctuations, he even asked Guan Ren in a strange way:
"Xiao Guan, do you want to drink something too?"

"Dad, can Guan Ren drink white wine? Just let him drink..."

Luo Xiaobei objected, and Su Ping immediately laughed at him:
"You were forced to drink at the drinking party, so you forced Guan Ren to drink at home, right?"

"What you said... I'm just asking, what does it mean to be drunk?"

Luo Jianming felt a little embarrassed, but he really didn't mean that.

However, Guan Ren agreed:

"There are still so many dishes. I'll just have a drink with Uncle Luo. It's a good time. Uncle Luo is happy today, and it's National Day. Let's just treat it as a birthday for our motherland. It's great."

"Well, alright, alright, since Xiaoguan said so, I'll let you two have a drink at noon!"

……

It was one thing for Luo Jianming and Su Ping to hear what Guan Ren said, and they were both very happy.

On the other hand, the couple also felt more deeply that Guan Ren had indeed changed a lot compared to his freshman year of high school, as if he had suddenly grown up and become much more sensible.

And it's just the right kind.

He did not lose the mentality of a young boy because of this. Especially Luo Jianming, his attitude towards Guan Ren has changed 180 degrees.

……

"Old man, drink less. You've gained weight and have uric acid and other problems."

"I'm also planning to lose weight, but I'm just too busy with work..."

"It's okay, Uncle Luo, if you want to lose weight, I actually have some suggestions."

"Oh? Tell me?"

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Health and wellness issues are also a favorite topic among middle-aged and elderly people. Later, while drinking and chatting with Luo Jianming, the atmosphere was very pleasant.

So much so that after the meal, Su Ping was humming a little tune while washing the dishes.

Later, Guan Ren asked Luo Xiaobei to help her wash, but she also firmly refused, and just looked at Guan Ren happily:
"Oh...that's great...Xiao Guan, you've really helped your Uncle Luo a lot this time. He's obviously not as stubborn towards you as before. While you focus on your studies, you should also come and play with Xiao Bei often, just like when we were kids, okay?"

"Well, I will come here often in the future."

"Don't do it later... I think National Day is good enough."

Su Ping suddenly said:
"It just so happens that my husband and I are going on a trip during the National Day holiday. Xiaobei is bored staying at home anyway, and it's a bit of a worry if there's no one to look after him."

"Eh?"

After these words were spoken, Luo Xiaobei blinked in confusion.

Mom is going to travel with Dad during National Day?

When did it happen?

Why didn't she know?
Could it be that mom just decided this...?
……

But no matter what, Luo Xiaobei was somewhat excited when he heard this sudden news.

In addition, as the saying goes, the speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.

When Luo Xiaobei heard his mother say the word "father and son", his little face immediately felt warm.

Even now after leaving the table, she is still thinking about it.

This indirectly led to Luo Xiaobei becoming the absent-minded one when he continued to play games with Guan Ren in the living room.

"Luo Xiaobei, why did you fall again?"

"Oh, no, no, we've been playing for too long. Let's watch TV for a while."

Luo Xiaobei absentmindedly pressed the remote control, and a channel came out of nowhere, but it was actually replaying the melodramatic idol drama "Smiling Blockbuster" that he had watched in elementary school.

"Guan Ren, have you seen this?"

"I've seen it. 'Tears of the North Star' is from this drama."

Guan Ren nodded, but this was the first time he watched this with his childhood sweetheart.

So even though the plot was cheesy and the characters' lines were ridiculous, Guan Ren watched it for fun and actually found some interest in it.

In contrast, Luo Xiaobei was watching this on purpose for another purpose.

Because the recent episodes all revolve around the same theme for the male and female protagonists.

【Confession】

"Guan Ren..."

"Um…"

Guan Ren stared at the TV, grinning foolishly from time to time.

Luo Xiaobei sat next to her, remembering the "test" trick that the beautiful teacher taught her that morning.

"You watch these TV shows, and they're always confessing their feelings... isn't that a bit stupid?"

Guan Ren nodded:
"It's a bit stupid."

"..."

This pighead is really like this...

"So what do you think is so stupid about confessing your feelings?"

"Uh...actually it's not that the confession itself is stupid."

Guan Ren thought about it and answered seriously:
"But a lot of times, when a confession fails, it's pretty embarrassing for both the confessor and the person being confessed to, especially if the two people had a good relationship before."

After Guan Ren said this, Luo Xiaobei actually felt that he had gotten a clear answer.

But I still didn't give up and subconsciously asked:
"What about what they said about being friends even if the confession fails?"

"Be friends?"

Guan Ren sneered and shook his head:

"I hate this sentence the most. What do you mean by failure and still being friends? It's obvious that you didn't want to be friends with the other person in the first place. Since the confession failed, then don't drag it out and just leave."

"..."

"Similarly, the idea of ​​remaining friends after breaking up is also stupid. Which normal person can truly treat someone they once slept with as a pure friend? It's either just polite talk or an excuse to keep the connection going..."

"Alright, alright! I was talking about confession, what are you talking about..."

Luo Xiaobei interrupted Guan Ren's divergent thoughts and sighed angrily:

"So after all this talk, you said confession itself isn't stupid. What do you mean?"

“That’s when you score.”

A glimmer of hope flashed in Luo Xiaobei's eyes:
"When?"

"I think confession should be a declaration of victory, not a call to charge."

Confession should be a declaration of victory...

Rather than a call to charge...

Luo Xiaobei repeated these words in his mind, deep in thought.

"Then...if, for example, the heroine never sees any signs of success, then doesn't that mean she'll never be able to confess her feelings to the hero?"

"No, you can choose to accompany me."

"accompany?"

"Yes."

Guan Ren stared at the male and female protagonists hugging each other on TV and murmured casually:

"Because companionship is the most enduring expression of love in the world. If the other person feels the same way, they'll feel it sooner or later. The key is that it reduces the risk of falling out, which is great."

"..."

Companionship is the most lasting expression of love in this world.

Another sentence from his childhood sweetheart once again made Luo Xiaobei stunned.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, a deep breath was heard beside Guan Ren.

"Huh——~"

"what happened?"

"Nothing~"

Luo Xiaobei laughed and shook his body:

"Will you still look at this?"

"Look, what about you?"

"Yeah~!"

Luo Xiaobei hummed twice, his swaying body slowly stopped, and his head rested lightly on his childhood friend's shoulder:
"I'll watch it with you..."

……

After this day, Luo Xiaobei no longer worried about the little notes.

Because she suddenly understood.

It turned out that she confessed her feelings for him earlier than anyone else.

And... from childhood to adulthood, it has never ended.

(End of this chapter)