Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things.

Du Kefeng smiled awkwardly, not looking like a powerful minister at all.

"Alright." Lin Shaowen waved his hand and said, "Du Wenbo, take your little brother and find a place to sit. Order whatever you want. This meal is on me."

"Professor Lin, I don't like this. It's mine." Du Kefeng said hurriedly.

"Lin Gang knows my income, so don't be polite to me." Lin Shaowen said with a smile.

Seeing this, Lin Gang whispered a few words into Du Kefeng's ear.

His face suddenly became extremely interesting.

To be honest, he actually had some concerns about Lin Shaowen's age.

Sometimes when he heard his comrades bragging about how capable Lin Shaowen was, he actually didn't take it seriously. But just now, Lin Gang actually said that this kid's casual move was worth his monthly salary, which really made him a little unbearable.

As expected, don’t look down on young people because they are poor.

Du Wenbo was also a straightforward person. After hearing what Lin Shaowen said, he immediately put two tables together and started ordering food.

Lin Shaowen opened a new table with Du Kefeng and Lin Gang.

Lou Xiao'e, who was not far away, had a glittering look in her eyes. A minister was considered unattainable by ordinary people. But with Lin Shaowen, she became his friend in just a few words.

If this kind of communication ability were applied in Hong Kong, I wonder how much wealth it could create.

"Minister Du, do I still need to go to work?" Lin Shaowen asked.

"I'm taking a break today." Du Kefeng said helplessly, "I heard from Lin Gang that the little bastard came to cause trouble for you, so I asked for leave."

"No problem." Lin Shaowen smiled and waved his hand, shouting to the waiter, "Give me two boxes of Moutai..."

"Two boxes?" Du Kefeng and Lin Gang were slightly stunned.

"Here."

Lin Shaowen nodded at Du Wenbo and others who were almost drooling.

"Professor Lin is very generous." Du Kefeng said with a wry smile.

"If you have money, you will be generous, just like you and me... If you don't have money, there's no point in being generous." Lin Gang said disapprovingly.

"Lao Lin, your salary is not even as good as mine." Du Kefeng said angrily.

"If I hadn't been tricked by that old guy into losing seven places, would I be worse than you?" Lin Gang said disdainfully.

"You are……"

"Comrade."

The two said in unison.

"I joined the army a year earlier than him, so I am considered his elder brother." Du Kefeng said calmly.

"Screw you." Lin Gang sneered, "Your grades in all subjects in the army were not as good as mine. If that old man hadn't lied to me, I would have been a minister a long time ago..."

“Is there a story behind this?”

While pouring the wine, Lin Shaowen signaled the waiter to send a box of wine to Du Wenbo's table.

"There's no story." Lin Gang sighed, "Xu Shen is our head of the group. When he retired, he said he would take the most capable person with him. In the end, he was fooled, wasn't he?"

"Fuck you, what he said back then was 'he wanted to take someone with him', but he didn't say anything about the most capable one." Du Kefeng retorted.

"So I said he lied to me." Lin Gang picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then said sadly, "Later I found out... he had said this to many people, but no one was fooled by him."

puff!

Du Kefeng and Lin Shaowen couldn't help but burst into laughter.

As they chatted and laughed, the relationship between the two people became closer.

After a few drinks, they started to treat each other like brothers.

Another one.

"Why do I feel that this kid seems to be of the same age as the old man..." Du Wenbo said dimly.

"Hey, in terms of knowledge, we can't compare to him." Xie Weidong said in a muffled voice, "In terms of knowledge, we can't even flatter him. Did you hear what Uncle Du called him?"

"No, Brother Jie, how old is that kid? Why does Uncle Du call him 'Professor Lin'?"

Everyone was a little puzzled.

In their opinion, Lin Shaowen brought a group of old women out to eat at the Big Eight Restaurant without caring about other people's eyes at all.

To be honest, they are more knowledgeable than ordinary people. If those women had nothing to do with Lin Shaowen, they would be willing to cut off their heads.

Chapter 490: Childhood friend? It will be hard for you to see him in the future

"You don't understand him." Xie Weidong said with a wry smile.

"By the way, Lao Jie, what is your relationship with him?" Du Wenbo wondered, "Last time I asked Lao Song and Brother Hongjun, they refused to tell me."

"Do you know my aunt?" Xie Weidong sighed.

"Aunt Xiu?" Du Wenbo and the others widened their eyes. "Don't tell me, he is Aunt Xiu..."

"He is my cousin." Xie Weidong said helplessly.

"Fuck."

Everyone immediately exclaimed.

"No, how can you two brothers fight like this?" Chapman To looked ridiculous.

"Two brothers?" Xie Weidong said self-deprecatingly, "He just put a gun to my head in front of my grandfather and said he would kill my whole family... Do you think he treats me as a brother?"

"Fuck you." Du Wenbo said angrily, "Old Jie, you think too highly of me, don't you? He's such a tough guy, and you want me to offend him? You want me to die."

"Old Jie, this is not very authentic."

"Yeah, Lao Jie, you are pushing Brother Du into the fire pit."

"..."

Everyone began to blame Jie Weidong.

Lin Shaowen didn't even give face to Jie Zhonghan, so how could he give face to these brats? Don't be ridiculous.

"I just wanted to beat him up to vent my anger." Xie Weidong said with a wry smile, "This kid is very strong-willed. He will never complain if he gets beaten... But I didn't expect him to be such a good fighter."

"If my father hadn't arrived in time, he would have beaten me to death. Do you believe it?" Du Wenbo said resentfully.

"I didn't believe it before, but now I do." Xie Weidong said with a cupped hand, "Brother Du, I'm really sorry for causing you trouble."

"Hey." Du Wenbo sighed, "Old Jie, can you tell me, what is the identity of this kid?"

"He is a first-class professor at the Medical University. He has served as the deputy director of the Logistics Department of the Ministry of Industry, the director of a steel mill, the deputy secretary of Changping County, and the vice president of Union Medical College..."

……

The entire dinner table fell into deathly silence.

For a long time.

Du Wenbo squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "Isn't this a monster?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

No wonder Du Kefeng was so polite to him. According to the rank, the deputy director of the Logistics Department of the Ministry of Industry was at least a deputy bureau-level cadre. Two steps up was the deputy ministerial level, although these two steps were a gap that some people could never cross in their lifetime.

But considering that kid's ability and age, his future achievements might even be better than Du Kefeng's.

"What are you guys talking about?" Lin Shaowen came over.

"Well, weren't you drinking with my dad?" Du Wenbo wondered.

"Oh, I've finished drinking it." Lin Shaowen said calmly.

"Finished?"

When everyone looked over, they saw Lin Gang and Du Kefeng already lying on the table.

He would vomit from time to time, and the spit was all over the floor.

"You got them both drunk?" Xie Weidong was horrified.

"What else? Did they get themselves drunk?" Lin Shaowen rolled his eyes.

"Brother Lin, please sit down."

Du Wenbo stood up immediately.

"Yes, yes, yes, Brother Lin, please sit down..."

Others immediately came forward to set the table and pour wine.

Lin Shaowen raised his glass and said, "Brothers, we can be said to have known each other through fighting. It would be hypocritical to say that we are friends... If we have the opportunity to get along with each other in the future, we can get along slowly. The city is not big, and we will see each other sooner or later. There is no need to fight to the point of death."

"Brother Lin is right." Du Wenbo stood in awe and raised his glass, "Brother Lin, this is my apology to you."

"Everyone, come together." Lin Shaowen said with a smile.

Everyone at the table raised their glasses to show respect, even Jie Weidong was no exception.

"Brother Lin, I really don't want to go to the army. It's too hard." Du Wenbo said with a bitter face.

"So you're just hanging around like this?" Lin Shaowen said disdainfully, "I know you guys from the compound have your own ways. You can resell foreign exchange certificates and make a little money by relying on your fathers' power. You can still live a comfortable life, but what about the future?"

"future?"

Du Wenbo and others were slightly stunned.

"Let's take a typical example. You all know Xie Hongjun, right?"

Lin Shaowen took out a cigarette, smoked one, and threw it on the table.

The corners of everyone's mouth twitched slightly. This kid actually smokes Zhonghua cigarettes.

"What's wrong with my brother?" Xie Weidong frowned.

"Du Wenbo, if you continue on your current path, it will be difficult for you to meet with the Red Army in 20 years..." Lin Shaowen said seriously.

"How is that possible? We have been playing together since we were young." Du Wenbo didn't believe it.

"You are too naive." Lin Shaowen shook his head. "With Xie Hongjun's ability and skills, as long as he doesn't make any mistakes and with the support of the Xie family, if nothing unexpected happens... he will at least be a ministerial-level cadre. And what about you? You're just a street kid."

"Let me ask you, why would the minister want to meet with a street urchin like you? You said we grew up together? There are many people who grew up together, so who do you think you are?"

As soon as these words were spoken, almost everyone fell silent.

"Let's talk about Xie Weidong. Although he has been suspended for reflection, given Xie Zhonghan's character, he will find a way out for him sooner or later after the storm has passed." Lin Shaowen picked up the wine glass and laughed softly, "In the future, he will be an official and you will be a civilian... It's okay if your father is still alive, you are from the same compound, but your father will grow old and die."

"When you have no power or influence, what can you use to interact with others? Just based on your words...we are close friends? Don't be ridiculous."

"It's not as realistic as you say. We are all brothers." Xie Weidong couldn't help but say.

“You can go home and ask your grandfather how many of his comrades-in-arms went through life and death with him, but returned to their hometowns or retired for various reasons… Now they want to meet him, do you think they can?” Lin Shaowen said with a sneer.

"them……"

Xie Weidong opened his mouth, but ultimately let out a sigh.

Leaving the city means being far away from the center of power.

Even though they are both officials, their power is incomparable.

"I'm going to join the army."

Du Wenbo picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"I'll go as well."

"Count me in."

"I'll tell the old man when I get back."

……

Everyone was stimulated by Lin Shaowen's words.

They are not stupid people. On the contrary, because of their backgrounds, they are much more knowledgeable than ordinary people.

Others are making progress, but they are standing still.

Even though they are all children from large institutions, the gap between them will become larger and larger.