Xu Jianguo was not in a hurry to meet Zhou Huainan, but instead drank tea with Li Jianbin in the office.
"Old Li, it's almost time. There are still a lot of things to do at the base. Do you think I should go find Zhou Huainan, or should you ask someone to call him over?" Xu Jianguo put down his teacup and asked.
Li Jianbin thought for a moment and said, "Let's just let him come over. There are too many people over there on the farm, so it's not suitable."
"Okay, then I'll wait for him here." Xu Jianguo nodded.
"Then wait a moment, I'll go out and arrange for someone to bring him here. But Jianguo, I have a few words to tell you. In principle, new prisoners are not allowed to have visitors, so you have to know what to say and what not to say!" Li Jianbin stood up and said.
"Don't worry, I understand and won't cause you any trouble!" Xu Jianguo said with a smile.
"Okay, I believe you!" Li Jianbin said and left.
Xu Jianguo thought about it, stood up and walked out, took the things he had prepared for Zhou Huainan from the car, and carried them back to the office.
Half an hour later, an old and slightly hoarse voice sounded outside the door: "Report!"
Xu Jianguo knew that it was Zhou Huainan who had arrived, so he said, "Come in!"
As he finished speaking, the office door was pushed open from the outside, and Zhou Huainan, wearing a thin, patched coarse cloth shirt, walked in.
When he received the notice, the person arranged by Li Jianbin did not tell Zhou Huainan who he was going to see, so the old man thought that there might be some changes in his own affairs, or that something had happened to his wife and daughter at home.
Therefore, he was worried all the way here, and his originally straight body became slightly bent, and he even lowered his head when he entered the door.
Xu Jianguo looked at the much older figure in front of him, feeling a mixture of emotions. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Zhou Huainan speak first, "Reporting to the supervisor, Zhou Huainan is reporting for duty in the third shift of the logging team."
Hearing this voice, Xu Jianguo felt a little sad, so he said, "Grandpa, look up and see if you still recognize me."
After hearing what Xu Jianguo said, Zhou Huainan looked up in surprise and looked at Xu Jianguo standing in front of him. After just one glance, he froze in place, and then his thin body began to tremble involuntarily.
"You, you are Jianguo? You are Xu Jianguo?" Zhou Huainan raised his right hand and said with some stuttering.
"Mr. Zhou, long time no see!" Xu Jianguo walked quickly to Zhou Huainan, stretched out his hands, held his trembling hands, and said with a smile.
"Are you really Xu Jianguo?"
"It's absolutely true! It's only been three years since we last met, and you've forgotten me so quickly?"
"How could I not remember you? You saved my life. But I never dreamed that I would see you here. I heard from Gao Wangshan that you went to join the army. I regretted for a while that I didn't recruit you to the Machinery Management Bureau. But it's a good thing you didn't go, otherwise you would probably have the same fate as me!" Zhou Huainan said with some sigh.
"Come, Mr. Zhou, let's sit down and talk!" Seeing that he was a little excited, Xu Jianguo helped him sit on a chair, then took a new cup and poured him a cup of hot water.
"Jianguo, why are you here? Have you been transferred to work on this farm?" Zhou Huainan held the teacup with his wound-covered hands and drank some hot water before asking.
"No, I was in Binhai before, and came here for a base rotation some time ago. When you first arrived that day, I happened to be accompanying our commander for an inspection, and I saw you in the crowd at that time, but there were too many people around at that time, so I didn't talk to you. Besides, I wasn't afraid of you getting angry, and I was also worried that you really made a mistake, so after I went back, I asked around through my connections, and after I understood the ins and outs of the matter, I immediately came to see you." Xu Jianguo took out a cigarette box and matches from his pocket, lit one for the old man and one for himself, and began to speak.
"There's nothing to be angry about. Ever since the accident, I've become more open-minded about many people and things around me. This has made me see the true faces of some people. It's just that my wife and daughter have suffered. I don't know how they are doing!" Zhou Huainan said after taking a puff of his cigarette.
"Don't worry about Auntie. He was indeed hospitalized some time ago because of your situation, but there was nothing serious. He has been discharged now and is currently living in your daughter's house. I have arranged for someone to visit him and left them money and tickets. There will be no problem with their life. Besides, the organization has not taken away your house, so you will still have a place to live when you return from here." Xu Jianguo said. In fact, he had not asked Fu Bo to go there yet, but he had to go sooner or later. He just told Zhou Huainan the good news first to make him happy.
"Are you serious?" Zhou Huainan became excited as soon as he heard it. Xu Jianguo could feel that the old man's previous spirit seemed to have returned, and he couldn't help but feel happy for him.
"Of course it's true, so you don't have to worry about things at home. I'll take care of everything. I have friends there and I'll visit them regularly."
"Jianguo, I, I really don't know how to thank you. You are our family's savior!"
"With our relationship, there's no need to say thank you. If you hadn't introduced me to Uncle Gao, I wouldn't have had the chance to meet my wife. So if I really have to say thank you, it's me who should thank you!"
"I heard from Gao Wangshan that you got together with a girl from his factory. Great, really great! Do you have a child? A boy or a girl?"
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