Chapter 414: Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and we are still as young as ever when we meet again
in Nanning.
Wuyue Square luxury residence.
Deng Shirong received a call from his third son.
After greeting each other, Deng Yunsong said, "Dad, I have good news for you. I have already won over my female colleague. She is now my partner. I even went to her house to meet her parents yesterday."
Thinking of the girl whose figure and appearance were not inferior to the eldest and second daughters-in-law, Deng Shirong said happily: "Not bad, well done. I think the girl's family should be well-off. What do her parents do?"
Deng Yunsong said with deep emotion: "Dad, speaking of this, I still find it incredible. Her father's rank is actually one level higher than my second brother's father-in-law. He is equivalent to a real frontier official. It's simply outrageous."
Deng Shirong was also surprised when he heard this and asked, "Her father is such a high-ranking official, he doesn't dislike you, right?"
Deng Yunsong said, "No, Uncle Pei is quite approachable and open-minded. After talking to him, I think he is quite appreciative of me."
Deng Shirong said, "If that's the case, then you have to treat Xiao Pei well. She's talented and beautiful, and has such a good family background, but she doesn't despise you and is willing to date you. You have to cherish her and don't let her down, understand?"
Deng Yunsong said: "I know, Dad. I will treat her well."
Deng Shirong said, "Xiao Pei likes beef brisket, I'll make more later. Does she like original flavor or spicy?"
Deng Yunsong said: "She likes spicy flavors."
Deng Shirong said, "Okay, then I'll make more spicy flavors and some other canned foods and send them to you."
Deng Yunsong smiled and said, "Thank you, Dad."
Next, the father and son chatted for more than ten minutes before hanging up the phone.
This call from his third son gave Deng Shirong a deeper understanding of the saying that studying can change one's destiny. In his previous life, his second son and third son failed to get into college. As a result, one became a professional gambler, and the other reached the level of a department director, but was only at that level.
In this life, the second son was admitted to Peking University and his career soared.
The third son was admitted to Tsinghua University. Although he has just started working, he has been dating the daughter of a high-ranking official because of his outstanding talents. Even if the third son does not have other opportunities in the future, based on his father-in-law's status and position, it is a foregone conclusion that he will become a department-level official in the future, and he can even think about becoming a ministerial-level official.
The same person has completely different development trajectories in his past life and this life, which once again proves the importance of reading.
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at the same time.
Guangzhou.
After dinner, Zhou Haidong and Deng Yunzhu were taking a walk to digest the food.
The two chatted casually. When they passed a flower shop, Zhou Haidong paid for a rose. He returned to Deng Yunzhu and said with courage: "Ah Zhu, we have known each other for such a long time. Uncle also approves of me. I...I want to be your date officially. Do you want to?"
Deng Yunzhu looked at the rose he handed over, but did not take it immediately. Instead, she said, "Haidong, I have to remind you that if you want to date me, you will have to listen to me in everything if we get married. I am afraid you will be bullied by me for the rest of your life. Are you sure you want to date me?"
Zhou Haidong smiled and said, "Azhu, we have to be reasonable. You know more about business than I do, so I should listen to you. But you may not know more about other things than I do. So I'll listen to whoever makes more sense."
Deng Yunzhu said rather forcefully: "You can give your opinions when something happens, but the one who makes the final decision can only be me."
Zhou Haidong saw that she looked unreasonable, but he thought she was inexplicably cute, and said with a smile on his face: "Okay, you make the decision, I'll listen to you."
Deng Yunzhu then took the rose and warned: "Remember what you just said, don't regret it in the future, otherwise I will let my brothers deal with you."
Zhou Haidong smiled and said, "I won't regret it, so don't worry!"
Deng Yunzhu looked at him with a meaningful smile. If he knew her second brother's identity as a deputy director, I wonder if he would dare to respond so readily? ...
Three days later.
Sui Feng Hotel.
Zhu Shiba came back from school in the afternoon. When he saw Deng Shirong, he happily rushed over to him and said, "Grandpa."
Deng Shirong hugged him and asked with a smile: "Shi Ba, did you bully other children in kindergarten today?"
Zhu Shiba quickly said, "Grandpa, I didn't bully other kids. He pushed me first, and then I hit him."
Deng Shirong said with a smile: "You really fought with other kids again?"
Deng Yunzhen replied with a headache, "Dad, I don't know who this kid looks like. He's just in the kindergarten class, but he's already like a devil. Every day he's either fighting with this guy or that guy. Anyway, he always thinks that others did something to him first."
Zhu Shiba said angrily: "Mom, what I said is true. He pushed me first, so I hit him."
Deng Shirong touched his little head and taught him, "Eighteen, grandpa tells you that we can't let anyone bully us in kindergarten. No matter who bullies us, we must dare to resist. If anyone dares to bully you, you should beat him. But we can't take the initiative to bully others, understand?"
Zhu Shiba nodded and said, "Grandpa, I didn't bully others. I only beat others because they wanted to bully me."
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Well, you did the right thing. If anyone wants to bully you, just beat him up."
Zhu Shiba was happy to hear that: "Grandpa is still the best. Mom always scolds me when I get into a fight."
Deng Yunzhen glared at him and said, "You think you're right to fight, right?"
Zhu Shiba's neck shrank, and then he remembered that his grandfather was there, and he said confidently: "Grandpa has already said that I will beat anyone who wants to bully me."
Deng Yunzhen looked at her father and said, "Dad, if you teach him like this, he will become more and more lawless."
Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Don't worry, as long as we are right, then we can fight. Boys can never avoid fighting. If we train him to be a timid person who dares not say a word when being bullied, what good will that do him in the future?"
Deng Yunzhen thought about it and felt that it made sense, so she looked at her son and said, "Eighteen, then remember what your grandpa said. If someone bullies you in kindergarten, you can beat him up, but you must never take the initiative to bully others. Otherwise, if I find out, I will come back and see how I will deal with you."
Zhu Shiba nodded excitedly: "Mom, I understand. I promise not to bully others."
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Deng Shirong came back to Bobai, naturally, to make beef brisket and other canned foods.
Last time, it was the first time to make this kind of canned food, so the quantity produced was not large. This time, Deng Shirong had experience, so he made 1,000 cans of beef brisket at a time. In order to make these 1,000 cans of beef brisket, he even bought six cattle to kill! In addition to canned beef brisket, Deng Shirong also made canned beef brisket.
This beef brisket is quite famous in Bobai, especially the beef brisket noodles made with it, which tastes similar to beef noodle noodles.
Since it was his first time making canned beef brisket, Deng Shirong did not make too much. He only made 200 cans to test the water. If the taste is good, he will make more next time.
In addition, Deng Shirong also tried making spicy crabs and then canning them, but he only made 200 cans.
After finishing, Deng Shirong left 100 cans of beef brisket, 50 cans of beef brisket and spicy crab for his eldest daughter, and stored the rest in the system space first.
Now that summer vacation is approaching, Xiaodong'er's academic performance has always been at the top of the grade. If nothing unexpected happens, she will be the first in the grade in the final exam. Since he has already promised to take her out to play, he must not go back on his word.
I wonder where Xiaodong wants to go this summer vacation?
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noon.
A factory in Baoan, Shenzhen.
After having lunch at the factory, Zhu Chenglong (one of Deng Yunheng’s best classmates in high school) met with his wife Li Xiaoyan, walked around the factory and chatted.
After the couple exchanged a few heartfelt words, Zhu Chenglong said, "Wife, I want to quit my job and go back to my hometown to develop."
Li Xiaoyan was surprised when she heard this: "Husband, how could you have such an idea? My husband and I can earn more than 500 yuan a month in the factory, and the factory provides food and accommodation, so we can basically save this money. It is absolutely impossible to find a job with such a high salary if we go back to our hometown."
Zhu Chenglong said: "Of course I can't earn that much if I go back to work. I am thinking of going back to do business. We have been frugal over the past few years and have saved more than 20,000 yuan, which is enough to start a small business."
Li Xiaoyan frowned and said, "Hubby, we have never done business before. What if we lose money..."
Zhu Chenglong said: "Wife, although the income from working in this factory is good, there is not much free time except for work. We have been here for several years, but we have basically never been to other places except the vicinity of the factory.
The most important thing is that we still live separately, and it is extremely difficult to live a life as a married couple. I am fed up with this kind of life.
Moreover, our children stay in our hometown and we can only see them during the Chinese New Year. It was okay when the children were young, but now that they are a little older, they are not close to us at all. If this continues, they won’t even want to call us mom and dad.
So, we can't go on like this. Even if we earn less, we have to go back to our hometown to develop. What do you think, honey?"
Li Xiaoyan was convinced and nodded, "Husband, you are right, then we will go back to our hometown to develop. If we lose money in business, we can just come to Shenzhen to work."
Zhu Chenglong said, "Wife, don't worry. This year is the tenth anniversary of my high school graduation. Ten years ago, my classmates and I made an agreement that no matter where we are, we must go back to attend the class reunion. I quit my job and go back so that I can attend the class reunion. Then I can ask my good brothers from that time to give me some advice."
Li Xiaoyan asked, "Are you talking about the classmate who was admitted to Peking University?"
Zhu Chenglong smiled and said, "Who else could it be but him? He was my best classmate back then. With his knowledge as a top student at Peking University, he could probably make money by giving me advice on any business I wanted to do. This is also the biggest reason why I want to quit my job and go back to do business."
"If your classmate is willing to give you some advice, then this business can really be successful. My husband is really thoughtful. Then we will quit our jobs later."
"Well, I'll quit my job as soon as I get to work."
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Cangwu County, Wuzhou, Guangxi.
The family compound of the Agricultural Mechanization Administration Bureau.
After Chen Wenfeng finished cooking the last dish of vegetables, he took off his apron and shouted to the room, "Wife, it's time to eat!"
“Here it comes!”
Pang Xueling responded and walked out of the room with her son.
When the family of three was having dinner, Chen Wenfeng said, "Wife, I'm going back to my hometown in two days."
Pang Xueling asked, "It's not a festival, why are you going back home at this time? Is it your parents who asked you to go back?"
Chen Wenfeng shook his head and said, "No, I'm going back this time to attend the 10th anniversary reunion of my high school graduation. On the night of my high school graduation ten years ago, our entire class sat on the grass all night and talked all night. At that time, we made an agreement that no matter where we were ten years later, we would come to the class reunion. I can't break my promise."
Pang Xueling laughed and said, "Those were just things I said when I was young. How many people can do that ten years later?"
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Chen Wenfeng said: "I don't know if others can do it, but I can definitely do it, so of course I can't break my promise!"
Pang Xueling said, "Husband, you are now the director of the Agricultural Machinery Bureau, a section-level cadre with a promising future. You are a world apart from your former classmates. You don't work hard, but rush back to attend the class reunion for them. Is it worth it?"
"Wife, it's fine if other students don't attend the party, but as the class monitor, if I don't go back to attend the party, then this party will not be complete."
At this point, Chen Wenfeng changed the subject: "What's more, there was a great person in our class who was admitted to Peking University. I also want to know what this top student of Peking University is like now."
Pang Xueling was surprised and said, "Hubby, there is a top student from Peking University in your class? Why didn't you tell me about this before?"
Chen Wenfeng sighed and said, "In our class, there were three students who were admitted to universities. However, I and a classmate from another class were only admitted to ordinary universities, but one of our classmates was admitted to the top university, Peking University. The gap is really too big. How can I have the face to mention this in front of you!"
Pang Xueling exclaimed: "It's amazing. It's incredible that the shabby high school you attended could produce a top student from Peking University."
Chen Wenfeng said in a complicated tone, "Who said it wasn't true? In fact, in the first semester of the freshman year, his grades were far worse than mine, so I was the monitor, not him. But in the second semester of the senior year, he became powerful all of a sudden, just like the Ren and Du meridians in martial arts novels. He was finally admitted to Peking University, creating history for our school."
Pang Xueling said, "Your classmate is indeed amazing, but you are not bad either, husband. You graduated from college, and my father promoted you. Even if your classmate graduated from Peking University, he may not be better than you after he starts working."
Chen Wenfeng couldn't help but smile when he heard this. After graduating from university, he was assigned to work in Cangwu County. His biggest gain was marrying a wife with a good background.
His father-in-law is the county magistrate of Cangwu County, and the county magistrate of Cangwu County is about to retire. If nothing unexpected happens, his father-in-law will be able to take over the position of county magistrate next year. By then, his status as a son-in-law will naturally rise.
Deng Yunheng, who graduated from Peking University, may not have such good conditions as him.
Thinking of this, Chen Wenfeng said confidently: "Wife, you are right. In the officialdom, academic qualifications are important, but connections are more important. I am lucky to marry you, my wife, but my classmate may not be as lucky as me. This time when I go back to attend the class reunion, I want to see what level he is now."
Pang Xueling smiled and said, "Okay, then go back and attend the class reunion. Come back and tell me how your Peking University classmates are doing."
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at the same time.
A family in Guangzhou is also having dinner.
Liu Limei picked up a dish that a short man in his thirties liked and said, "Honey, my high school reunion is coming up in a few days. I want to go back to my parents' home and attend the reunion. Is that okay?"
The man put down his chopsticks, took out his wallet from his trouser pocket, and then took out 10 hundred-yuan bills from the wallet, handed them to her and said, "Take them, buy some gifts for your parents and take them back, and by the way, treat your high school classmates to a meal, so that they know how well you are doing now."
Liu Limei smiled and said, "Thank you, husband."
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As the college entrance examination approaches, the graduates of Class 34 of Songshan High School, who are now in various places, all remember the agreement made ten years ago. Except for a few classmates who really cannot spare the time, most of the classmates plan to return to their alma mater to attend this class reunion.
Even Deng Yunheng, who was far away in Fujian, arranged all his work in advance and took time to come back to attend this class reunion.
After all, it was Deng Yunheng who proposed the ten-year agreement for this class reunion. If he, the initiator, did not attend, this class reunion would be meaningless.
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Songshan High School.
On the evening after the college entrance examination, the graduates held their graduation parties in their own ways.
Li Hongjun, the head teacher of Class 34 at that time and now the director of studies, is looking forward to tomorrow.
Because tomorrow is the 10th anniversary reunion of Class 34, and his favorite student Deng Yunheng will also come back to participate, Li Hongjun is of course looking forward to it.
Li Huaxin looked at his father's excited expression and couldn't help but sigh secretly. He also wanted to learn from his senior brother Deng Yunheng and get admitted to a top university like Peking University, but studying is not something you can do just by thinking about it. He felt that he had worked hard enough and his grades were among the best in the class.
But compared with Senior Brother Deng Yunheng, there is still a huge gap!
"Dad, in addition to Senior Brother Deng Yunheng, there was another senior brother who was admitted to university. Do you know how he is doing now?"
Li Hongjun said: "I only know that he was assigned to work in Wuzhou after graduating from university, but I don't know the details, and I don't know if he will come to the class reunion tomorrow."
Li Huaxin said: "If I work in the county, I would probably come to participate, but I work in Wuzhou, which is so far away. In addition, I may not be able to spare time for work, so it is unlikely that I will come back to attend the class reunion."
Li Hongjun said, "That's not necessarily true. Your senior brother Deng Yunheng is working far away in Fujian, and he said he would come back to attend the party. Compared to Fujian, Wuzhou is not that far away."
Li Huaxin said, "Our Songshan High School has been established for quite a few years, and many students graduate every year, but I have never heard of any graduating class holding a class reunion. The seniors from Class 34 have set a precedent."
Li Hongjun said: "It depends on how many classmates come to attend tomorrow. If there are few classmates who come to the graduation party, it can't be called a class reunion. At least more than half of the classmates must come to participate in it to be called a class reunion."
Li Huaxin said: "It depends on how cohesive the seniors in Class 34 are."
Li Hongjun said: "This ten-year agreement was proposed by Deng Yunheng. I hope the number of people attending the class reunion tomorrow will not disappoint him."
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The next day.
Songshan High School put up a banner early on with the following large characters written on top: Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and when we meet again we are still as young as ever.
Below this line of large characters, there is a line of small characters: 10th anniversary reunion of the 34th class of Songshan High School.
This banner was naturally arranged by Li Hongjun. As the class teacher, he was the most active one in the 10th anniversary reunion of Class 34. After all, this was the peak of his teaching career that would never be surpassed, and this class of graduates was also his bragging capital, so he naturally had to actively participate in this reunion.
At nine o'clock in the morning, two classmates who originally lived in the town rushed to school together.
"head teacher."
After seeing Li Hongjun, the two classmates greeted him one after another.
Since they all live in the town, teachers and students meet each other quite often. After greeting each other, they sit down and chat while waiting for other students to arrive.
After half past nine, other students began to arrive one after another. Most of these students lived in the villages under the jurisdiction of Songwang Town, which were not far from the school. Although there were not many such students, there were still more than a dozen of them.
Among them were Zhu Chenglong who returned from Shenzhen and Liu Limei who returned from Guangzhou.
Although these classmates who arrived early were basically from Songwang Town, they did not live in the same village. In addition, after graduation, they went their separate ways, some working outside and some staying at home, so it was difficult for them to see each other normally.
In fact, except for a few classmates who have met each other before, most of the classmates are meeting each other for the first time after graduation.
In ten years, even a city will undergo huge changes, let alone a person.
The appearances of these dozen or so classmates have basically changed a lot. Some of them are like completely different people. If they hadn't introduced themselves, I'm afraid no one would have recognized them if they saw them on the street.
The classmates hadn't seen each other for ten years, so when they got together again, they naturally had endless things to talk about. One of the indispensable topics was asking each other about their recent situation.
"Zhu Chenglong, you look so clean and white, where did you make your fortune recently?"
"Liu Limei, I heard you got married in Guangzhou?"
"Bu Deshang, I haven't seen you for ten years. How come you have changed so much? I almost didn't recognize you."
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