This escort mission is not complicated. The cultural relic expert is going to Hong Kong to repair a precious Yuan blue and white porcelain. Xia Tao only needs to ensure the expert's safety on the journey and in Hong Kong.
The workers, peasants and soldiers students of their class will graduate in June. The last two months of courses will be much easier. During the two years, some students will be sent back. Those who can persevere to the end are diligent and hardworking, and have learned real skills. After graduation, they will return to their original units or hometowns to make contributions.
The principle for workers, peasants and soldiers students is that you return to where you came from after graduation.
There are also some people whose families have connections, and they use their connections early on to try to stay in Tanzhou or go to other cities.
Some students who perform particularly well will be recommended to large companies by their teachers. Such students are rare, and there may be only one or two in a class.
Most of the students have to return to their original places. For example, He Aihong and Li Yuqin will return to their original units. However, they were workers before, but after returning, they became cadres. Their salaries and benefits have increased, and their development prospects are also broader.
Xu Erfeng originally had to return to her hometown in the county, but she and Comrade Xiao Cao were dating, and they definitely couldn't live apart. Xiao Cao found a job for her in Tanzhou, and she went to work after graduation.
Shangguan Qing, Xia Tao, and Ruan Qiqi are now all employees of 759, but Shangguan Qing's health has not yet recovered to its peak, so he is temporarily doing clerical work.
Yao Kexin is a year younger than them and will graduate next year. If she cannot find an employer in Tanzhou, she will have to return to her ex-husband's hometown in the county to find a job.
Xia Tao's escort mission is in early June, so she can stay in school for a while. Ever since Little Potato died, Ruan Qiqi has not been a day student and goes home once a week.
Tudou has Manzai's family and Lu Desheng and the others to take care of her. She is having so much fun that she has no time to think about her mother. Ruan Qiqi is also happy and relaxed.
It was Xu Erfeng's birthday, and she wanted to treat her roommates to a good meal to thank them for their care over the past two years.
"Going to a restaurant is boring. Let's go to the cafeteria, get a few dishes, some peanuts and snacks, and a bottle of wine. We can drink and chat in the dormitory. It will be more fun than in a restaurant," Li Yuqin suggested.
"It's good to drink in the dormitory. When you're drunk, just lie on the bed and it's so comfortable!"
Xia Tao clapped her hands on the table in agreement and said that she would sponsor the wine. After that, she pulled out a box from under the bed, opened it, and saw that it was filled with Erguotou, Shaoyang Daqu, Kuaijishan yellow wine, wine, Baisha wine, beer, etc.
"White, yellow, red, beer, whatever you want to drink, just get it yourself!"
Xia Tao generously placed the box on the table, enough for everyone in the dormitory to drink.
"You actually put so much alcohol in the dormitory?" He Aihong widened her eyes, unable to believe it.
It's outrageous that so much wine was hidden right under her eyes!
"Would you like to drink?"
Xia Tao rolled her eyes and grumbled in annoyance.
"Drink, I want both white and red!"
He Aihong picked two bottles, Baisha wine and red wine, because she thought these two bottles were the most expensive and she must drink good wine.
"I'll sponsor the cake!" said Shangguan Qing.
Go back and ask Fatty Ding for some cakes.
"Then I'll serve the braised beef!" Ruan Qiqi said with a smile.
"I'll serve spiced dried tofu and peanuts!" Li Yuqin.
"I'll provide a bundle of chickens!" He Aihong.
"I'll serve the pig's head." Yao Kexin said with a smile.
"Don't worry about it, I'll buy it. I've been eating your food for the past two years. Now that I'm about to graduate, give me a chance to treat you guys, okay?"
Xu Erfeng was a little anxious. She had agreed to treat everyone, but everyone rushed to buy things.
"It's not like we won't see each other anymore after graduation. Qiqi and the others are in Tanzhou, I'm in Hengcheng, and Aihong is in Zhucheng, which is not far from Tanzhou. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to treat us in the future. By the way, we will also come to your wedding!" Li Yuqin joked.
"That's right, there are plenty of opportunities. It's settled today. You're not without work. Go to the cafeteria and be responsible for serving food. Order less dishes, or you won't be able to finish them!"
He Aihong showed her authority as a squad leader, and after she finished speaking, she shook her hands vigorously to indicate that she had made the decision.
"We've been classmates for two years, and you're the most comfortable speaking in an official tone today!"
Xia Tao made a joke and He Aihong rolled her eyes at her. She never spoke in official language.
Xu Erfeng did not insist any longer. There would indeed be opportunities in the future, and she would just remember the friendship of her classmates in her heart.
There are not many classes today, only two in the afternoon. After class, everyone went their separate ways and ran out to buy things.
Xu Erfeng also got a lot of food in the cafeteria, including braised pork, fried bacon, fried hairtail, etc., all of which were staple dishes, plus two large pots of rice.
As the sky gradually darkened, everyone came back with delicious food. Everyone bought a lot. In addition to the braised beef, Ruan Qiqi also fried a lunch box of spicy dried fish in the restaurant, Yao Kexin had a pound of pork head, and He Aihong had a full lunch box of chicken, plus peanuts, spiced dried tofu, cakes, etc. The table was full. The chicken was super delicious. "It's so rich. My family doesn't have so many dishes during the Chinese New Year."
Xu Erfeng felt warm in her heart. This was the most grand birthday she had ever had.
"The days to come will definitely get better and better. Let's have a drink first and let the birthday boy choose the wine!" Ruan Qiqi said with a smile.
"Red, right? I saw foreigners in the movies all drink red wine, so let's be fashionable today!"
Xu Erfeng picked a bottle of red wine. The school often shows movies on the playground on weekends, including both domestic and foreign films. Watching movies is also one of the students' favorite entertainment activities on weekends.
She poured red wine for everyone, raised her glass, and said sincerely: "Thank you for taking care of me in the past two years. I hope that we can all have smooth sailing in our careers in the future, move to a higher level, and become the best in our respective industries!"
"That's a must, come on, cheers!"
Xia Tao clinked glasses with her generously, drank it all in one gulp, and then switched to Shaoyang Daqu. She liked drinking white wine.
He Aihong switched to Baisha wine, Li Yuqin drank beer, and the rest drank red wine.
"This red wine is so sour, why do foreigners like to drink it so much?"
Xu Erfeng took a few sips of red wine and felt that it was not very good. It was not as good as the glutinous rice wine she brewed herself.
"Foreigners like to eat steak with blood on it. Their tongues are different from ours. Drink this!"
Xia Tao handed over the Shaoyang Daqu.
Everyone ate and drank, and gradually they got drunk and talked more and more. Many things that they usually didn't dare to say were said while they were drunk.
"I have something I've always wanted to ask you, Ke Xin, are you and Director Zhong really together?"
Li Yuqin drank the beer in the glass in one gulp and asked with drunken eyes.
There were rumors in the school, but no one saw the two of them together, and she felt more itchy than a cat scratching.
"Well, we'll get married after graduation."
Yao Kexin nodded. She was also a little tipsy, her cheeks were rosy and her eyes were watery.
"Director Zhong is already in his forties, twenty years older than you. Isn't he a little old?" Li Yuqin found it unbelievable. To put it bluntly, he could be Yao Keyin's father.
Yao Kexin smiled and said, "I think he's pretty good. He's knowledgeable, well-mannered, and humorous. He taught me a lot of things that I couldn't learn in school. Most importantly, he can arrange a job for me in Tanzhou."