At the beginning of December, Lu Tao was transferred back to Sijiucheng. He was promoted to a higher rank at the beginning of the year because of his eloquence and background. However, after being transferred to Sijiucheng, he had to start from the most ordinary train conductor. Lu Jiaguang had mentioned all this to him in advance, and Lu Tao had no objection. If he was in his previous work unit, he would be a stationmaster at most after retirement, but after being transferred to Sijiucheng, there would be more room for advancement.

Lu Tao reported in on Friday. Due to the special nature of the work at the Railway Bureau, he was given one day to settle in and then went to work on Monday.

Mrs. Lu was so happy to see him: "You were able to be transferred to Sijiu City this time thanks to your uncle. I have already talked to your uncle and aunt and invited them to come to our house for dinner this weekend."

Of course Lu Tao had no objection: "Mom, I'll go to my uncle's house later."

Today is Friday, Lu Jiaguang and Wang Xiaojie are at work, so they will go to thank him after get off work. Although his parents invited his uncle's family to dinner on Sunday to express their gratitude, he can't be so ignorant, and he must go to thank them first.

Mrs. Lu nodded and then talked about his marriage: "I have asked your aunt to help you find someone. If there is a suitable one, you can go and meet him. You are not young anymore. If you like him, you should settle down as soon as possible."

Lu Tao is 23 years old this year, and most of his peers in the workplace are already fathers. Of course, it’s mainly because he had a falling out with his last girlfriend, otherwise he would have been planning to get married this year.

"Mom, let marriage take its course!"

Mrs. Lu was unwilling to let things take their own course: "This place is far from your workplace. I plan to buy a house near your workplace. It's up to you whether you want a bungalow or a building. However, it's hard to buy a building, so we have to wait."

Housing reform only applies to a small part of the population, and public housing cannot be bought or sold, so it is difficult to buy a house if the budget is insufficient.

Lu Tao was very surprised and asked, "Mom, when you bought this yard, didn't you say you owed a lot of money?"

Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "The sweet-scented osmanthus cake and red date cake made by your sister-in-law are delicious, and the store has another source of income. But Taozi, after I buy you a house and marry you a wife, the store will be handed over to your brother and sister-in-law to manage, and your father and I will no longer be able to help you with money."

The man that the eldest sister-in-law introduced to Taozi must have a job. The house was bought for them, and both husband and wife had jobs and received monthly salaries, so they could live comfortably when they had children. Of course, the shop was given to the second husband and wife, and they would definitely work there, but the second husband and wife would take the bulk of the profits, after all, they would be the ones to run the business in the future. They would just save the small portion of the profits every month for their retirement.

Lu Tao said, "Mom, you and Dad should take a good rest after all these years."

He originally thought his parents only prepared money for his wedding, but unexpectedly they also prepared money for buying a house. Compared with his peers, he was much richer than them.

Mrs. Lu was very happy. Among her three sons, only the second son liked to be cunning and play tricks. The eldest and the third son were both diligent and filial. However, the second son married a good wife this time. She controlled him and now he is busy every day.

At around 3 o'clock, Lu Tao went to Shichahai with two baskets of fruit and two bottles of wine. One basket of fruit was for Lu Hongjun and one for Lu Jiaguang, and the wine was for Lu Jiaguang.

Lu Hongjun knew that he would be transferred to Sijiu City, but he was not sure when. He was very happy when he saw him: "Taozi, have you completed all the formalities?"

Lu Tao smiled and nodded, "It's all done. We can go back to work on Monday. Third Grandpa, my parents are going to invite my uncle and his family to dinner at home on Sunday. You have to go too!"

As he got older, he was afraid of crowds. Lu Tao had come to invite him personally, so he would definitely go. How could Lu Hongjun refuse? "Okay, I'll call Xing Ziyang tomorrow and ask him to take me there."

Hearing this, Lu Tao couldn't help but ask Lu Jiaxin: "Third Grandpa, is my aunt doing well in Hong Kong City?"

Lu Tao was a little helpless. Why were all the elders urging him to get married? He just hoped that his aunt could help him find a suitable partner as soon as possible. If every vacation was like this, he would not dare to go home to visit relatives.

"My mother said she has asked my aunt to help find out, and if there is a suitable one, we will meet."

Seeing that he was not opposed, Lu Hongjun told him another story: "Your uncle told me two days ago that there are two young people in their unit, one with a junior college degree and the other with a technical secondary school degree. The technical secondary school student is more capable, while the junior college student is slightly less capable. Originally, they wanted to promote the technical secondary school student, but after a meeting, they decided to promote the junior college student."

Lu Tao reacted quickly: "If the ability of technical secondary school students is much stronger than that of college students, the ones who should be promoted should be the technical secondary school students."

Lu Hongjun didn't argue with him and said, "Taozi, this is a sign that the country and the company are beginning to value academic qualifications, and academic qualifications will be used as one of the assessment criteria for future promotions. Your high school diploma is too low, so you have to find a way to improve your academic qualifications."

Lu Tao was a little confused. This meant he still had a lot to learn.

Lu Hongjun said to him, "Taozi, you are still young. You can go to night school or continue to take the college entrance examination. If you want to go to college and come back to work after graduation, there will be more room for advancement."

Forget about going to college. Lu Tao knows his own limitations and can go to night school to get a college diploma. He said, "I am a train conductor. I work with the train except on vacation. I can't go to night school."

Lu Hongjun thought this was not a problem: "First work on the railway, and then find an opportunity to change to a job in the city, so that you can go to night school at night. Before that, you have to keep studying."

After a pause, he said, "After graduating from college, Lu Ping worked while studying for exams. After two years of preparation, he was admitted to graduate school. Now he has applied to study at a foreign university. When he returns from studying abroad, major hospitals in Beijing will be eager to hire him. If he had not been willing to endure hardships, he would have ended up being the director of a district hospital in his lifetime."

It was Jiaxin who encouraged him, but Lu Ping also worked hard to learn. According to his niece-in-law, Lu Ping studied with the same enthusiasm as he would for the college entrance exam. If you work hard, you will get something in return. Now it is time for Lu Ping to reap the rewards.

After graduating, Lu Tao didn't want to study anymore, but Lu Hongjun's words made sense. After thinking for a while, he made up his mind: "Third Grandpa, I will go to night school when it starts."

He didn't want to wait for a promotion and then be held back because of his lack of education. If there was no room for advancement, it would be meaningless to just get a salary of 100 or 80 yuan a month.

"Okay, I'll help you find out."

Lu Tao asked Du Ai again: "Grandpa, when will Brother Ping go to America?"

Lu Hongjun said, "He will start school next month, so he plans to go there at the beginning of next month. Your aunt told Pingping to go to Gangcheng first, and she will arrange for someone to take Pingping to school."

The main reason was that Lu Ping was not studying abroad at a government expense, as everyone went together. Lu Ping was studying abroad at his own expense and had never been abroad, so Lu Jiaxin was worried and prepared to let her secretary accompany him.

Lu Tao was very envious. He hadn't even been to Hong Kong City, but Brother Ping was now going to America.

There is one more chapter, it will be very late, please read it tomorrow 　　 　 (end of this chapter)