Xu Xiangyang followed Chen Jiancai outside, and the two people inside looked over curiously.
Chen Jiancai closed the door and then asked, "Xiao Xu, how did it go with dropping off Director Yang yesterday?"
How about it?
Xu Xiangyang was a little confused when he heard this question. What does "how" mean?
However, he still answered honestly, "It's great. Director Yang is approachable and kind, and very tolerant of his subordinates."
Well, let's flatter him a bit first. After all, he's the leader, and we can't expect him to talk badly about people behind their backs, can we?
It's best to avoid talking about others in public or private, because who knows if it might get back to someone else?
Besides, leaders are all people who dislike gossiping subordinates; nobody likes someone who talks badly about others behind their backs.
Chen Jiancai nodded, but he was puzzled. This Director Yang was known for being meticulous and particular, so why did he have such a good impression of Xu Xiangyang?
Without much thought, since Xu Xiangyang thought Director Yang was a good person, he said, "Then you will be responsible for taking Director Yang home from now on. He goes home every Saturday afternoon."
After saying that, he patted Xu Xiangyang on the shoulder and then went inside.
Xu Xiangyang: ? ? ?
Wait, how did I end up being assigned to be someone's driver?
He didn't want to be Director Yang's driver!
With Director Yang's personality, even if Xu Xiangyang hadn't spoken to him, he would have offended someone sooner or later.
Given the current situation, it's not hard to say that he might be removed from his post someday.
He's a good person, but not really suited for this position.
Of course, Xu Xiangyang has no right to judge others, since everyone has different attitudes towards life and work.
Back in the lounge, everyone was looking at him, clearly wondering why Chen Jiancai had called him out.
However, Xu Xiangyang did not bring it up himself. It was okay to talk about it, but it would be too inappropriate to tell him if no one asked him.
He casually returned to his chair and sat down, waiting for today's work.
With the end of the month approaching, things are getting busy at work.
It's not just the leaders; even those at the bottom have to work.
"Comrade Xu, Director Yang needs a car, please hurry." A person walked in from outside, greeted him, and then left.
Xu Xiangyang didn't know who the person was, but he was the only person with the surname Xu in the whole room, so it must be calling him.
He quickly grabbed the car keys and drove off to pick up the person.
Director Yang got into the car looking unhappy, along with the man who had just called Xu Xiangyang.
"Secretary Jin, just use bicycles next time. It's such a waste of resources! It's such a long way, the two of us can just ride bicycles!" Director Yang was still making a fuss.
Secretary Jin replied with a smile, "Director Yang, all the bicycles here belong to individuals; the higher-ups have only allocated two cars."
The leaders usually travel by car. Who rides bicycles to work? How can they be used?
Director Yang was clearly dissatisfied with his answer and immediately said seriously, "Cars are more wasteful; it would be better to prepare a few bicycles. We are here to serve the people, not to burden those above us!"
That's a lot...
Secretary Kim couldn't answer; after all, the other party was the bureau chief, so what could he say?
Xu Xiangyang, who was standing to the side, felt that Director Yang was being quite meddlesome. He said that it was a waste of resources, but wasn't buying bicycles also a waste? Wouldn't that just add to the burden?
Park your car there, then buy a bicycle to ride? What kind of thought process is that?
Secretary Kim actually thought the same thing, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.
He was just a secretary, after all. What right did he have to question his superiors?
No one spoke along the way. Xu Xiangyang followed their directions and drove all the way to the provincial university.
Director Yang came here to give a lecture, mainly about his glorious deeds in leading troops into battle.
Xu Xiangyang waited for them in the parking lot. After thinking about it, he decided to go in and take a look, since he was already there.
When he went in, there were many people sitting in the classroom, and some people standing at the back.
Xu Xiangyang also stood behind, while Director Yang on the stage was speaking in great depth.
"Back then, we ate snow and tree roots. The soil was frozen in winter and we couldn't dig it up at all, so we could only eat some dry grass."
"Life is getting better and better now, all thanks to the leadership of our Party. I hope you will cherish your life and every grain of rice!"
Director Yang didn't elaborate on his war exploits; there was no need to tell these students about the brutality of war.
They are the pillars of the nation's future, destined to serve the country without having to fight on the front lines.
Xu Xiangyang listened from the side and was very moved. In later generations, people talked about eating a mouthful of snow and a mouthful of noodles. Where are the noodles here?
Low-volume items simply cannot be supplied, and even the flour produced cannot be a necessity for everyone.
So most people ate very poorly, it's only in the last few years that things have gotten better.
The students couldn't fully grasp the situation at the time, but they could sense from Director Yang's insightful speech that these things were not easy.
After the lecture, Xu Xiangyang went to the parking lot to wait. At that time, the school leaders were probably talking to Director Yang.
Not long after, Secretary Jin and Director Yang came out.
After getting into the car, Director Yang was clearly still not recovered from the speech he had just given.
He thought of his comrades who had fought alongside him before; the life he had now was truly hard-won…
After dropping off the person, Xu Xiangyang put the car keys back where they belonged and went to the cafeteria for lunch.
When he got back, it was lunchtime, and everyone else had gone out except him.
The cafeteria was crowded during mealtimes, with everyone queuing up for food.
Xu Xiangyang didn't refuse to eat here just because there was a canteen in his own space. Well, although the food here was just average, he felt comfortable being with people.
He's lacking friends right now; he can't always be alone, can he?
Therefore, Xu Xiangyang has never been detached from the masses and is determined to integrate with them!
"Comrade Xu! Over here." Qian Wenqing saw him and waved to him.
Xu Xiangyang carried the lunchbox over and sat down next to him.
He wasn't the only one at the table; there were several colleagues from the grain bureau as well.
The short-haired boy sitting next to Qian Wenqing greeted him, "This must be the new driver? Hello, comrade, my name is Li Xiangqian!"
Li Xiangqian was very enthusiastic, his eyes scrutinizing Xu Xiangyang, clearly curious about him.
Xu Xiangyang gave the same self-introduction, then smiled and began to eat.
After eating about half full, Li Xiangqian sighed and said, "Sigh, the food at our grain bureau is quite good, but it still doesn't taste very good!"
As he spoke, he rummaged through the food in his lunchbox.
Xu Xiangyang glanced at the lunchbox; it contained cabbage and tofu. Although there was no meat, it was stewed with lard and tasted alright.
There's also a stir-fried potato dish, which is common, but it's also stir-fried with lard, making it taste better than regular stir-fried potato shreds.
Besides, it's already quite good if vegetarian dishes can use animal fat.
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