At about ten o'clock the next morning, Fang Hanmin was reviewing the technical report sent by his assistant. The phone in front of him rang. He stared at a form in the report and picked up the phone. He heard someone asking: "Hello! Is this the technical department of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory?"
"Yes, who are you looking for?" Fang Hanmin asked casually.
"Excuse me, is there a person named Fang Hanmin in your department?"
"Fang Hanmin? Oh, there is this person."
"Please ask him to answer the phone."
Fang Hanmin suddenly realized something. He threw the technical report on the table and said, "Who are you looking for? Fang Hanmin, I am Fang Hanmin!"
"Are you Fang Hanmin? Are you Fang Hanmin from Class 3, Grade 79, Guichun No. 2 Middle School?"
"That's correct, I am Fang Hanmin from Class 3, Grade 79."
"You are so boring! I asked you for a long time before you told me the truth. Why, you don't want to get involved with your former classmates? Don't worry, I won't borrow money from you."
"Look where you got me? I was in a hurry just now, so I was a little distracted when I answered the phone. I'm sorry. After talking for a long time, I haven't asked you who you are?" Fang Hanmin then realized that he had neglected the other party.
"Who am I? Can't you hear me at all? It seems that two years of sitting together at the same table is for nothing!"
"My deskmate? Are you Lu Hui? Why don't you just tell me your name? It's not fun for you to hide and seek on the phone with me!"
"Don't talk nonsense! I know if you are Fang Hanmin from Class 3, Grade 79. What if you have the same name? I'll tell you your name directly. People will know who Lu Hui is!"
"Okay, we finally got in touch, why are we bickering? Lu Hui, how did you find me?" Fang Hanmin asked with interest.
"Through Yu Dongmei! She is a teacher at Shuangling No. 3 Middle School. With Yu Dongmei as the head of the intelligence station, there is no one she can't find!"
"Oh, yes, Yu Dongmei knows about my situation." Of course Fang Hanmin would not forget that Yu Dongmei told him personally that she had Lu Hui's contact information.
"Hanmin, I haven't heard from you for many years. It's like you disappeared from the world these years. A few days ago, you suddenly appeared in newspapers, radio and TV at the same time. You are just a blockbuster!"
"What a blockbuster? All the fuss about!"
"Fang Hanmin, your company and your deeds have become important news in Shuangling Daily, Shuangling People's Broadcasting Station and Shuangling TV Station in the past two days. Isn't such a big news a blockbuster?"
"Hey, I'm just being interviewed by a reporter. Why should I surprise you?"
"Pure nonsense! If you don't have any touching stories, why should the media interview you? Why don't they come to interview me?"
"Okay, don't talk about this, Lu Hui, I haven't heard from you in the past few years. How are you, buddy?"
"Me?" Lu Hui said cheerfully, "Take a guess."
"I guess...," Fang Hanmin learned from Yu Dongmei that Lu Hui did not go into business with his parents as he once said, but went out on his own, but he deliberately pretended not to know Qing said, "When you were in school, didn't you say you wanted to go into business with your parents after graduation? Your family's business is already very big, right?"
"Hahaha! Man, that was just my original idea. The plan did not change quickly. In this era we live in, things change very quickly and there are many opportunities. When I returned home after graduating from high school, I only worked with my parents for two months. Regarding business, I went out and looked around, and immediately came up with the idea of starting my own business, so now I’m going it alone.”
"Hey, so you are the big boss? Congratulations!"
"Congratulations! What I have done is nothing compared to your contribution to the company! I found you today mainly to express my congratulations. Who makes us not only classmates, but also classmates? Where's the table?" Although Lu Hui's academic performance was not good, he was very talkative during school. In the past few years, he has been working outside and has become more eloquent.
"Thank you then! When we have time, let's get together and have a good chat."
"You don't have to wait too long. I'll go to the city to find you in the next two days."
"Why are you so anxious? Just concentrate on your business. We'll talk to you later when we have the opportunity."
"You don't know my temper? We didn't know each other a few years ago, but we finally got in touch today. I can't wait to find you now. Business is never finished, so it doesn't matter if I delay it for three or two days. Besides, the store I don’t just count on myself, there are other people in charge when I’m not here.”
Lu Hui is outgoing and enthusiastic. On the surface, he and Fang Hanmin are not the same person. In fact, they have very good characters. Perhaps because of their complementary personalities, he and Fang Hanmin had the best relationship during school. Lu Hui is playful by nature, and now he finally knows the whereabouts of his good friend Fang Hanmin, and he wants to see Fang Hanmin as soon as possible.
After greeting his family, Lu Hui bought a long-distance bus ticket to Shuangling City early the next morning. At about ten o'clock in the morning, Lu Hui walked out of Shuangling Bus Station. He found a hotel to stay in the city, and then Call Fang Hanmin at the phone booth near the hotel.
When Fang Hanmin learned that Lu Hui had arrived in the city from Guichun County, he was a little surprised, "Are you really here?"
"What are you talking about! I have already stayed at the Chunfeng Hotel in the city. Who is kidding you about this kind of thing?"
"You are really resolute and do what you say."
"I learned it from you. Isn't your style of doing things just doing what you say? Not to mention, I have been sitting at the same table with you for two years. Apart from not improving my academic performance, I have learned a lot of good habits from you in other aspects." Zai Lu In Hui's impression, Fang Hanmin is his good role model.
"Hey, that's all in the past. Now that you are the big boss, I have to learn business and management knowledge from you. But Lu Hui, I can't go out at noon, and you are quite tired from the car ride in the morning. It's time to take a break at noon. I’ll go to the hotel to see you early in the afternoon.”
"I know you can't come out during the day, so you don't have to worry about it. I happen to be walking around the city during the day. Let's meet in the evening after you get off work."
Just when he was about to hang up the phone, Fang Hanmin asked: "You know Yu Dongmei is in the city, do you want to inform her if we meet in the evening?"
"What do you think? I don't care. If you want her to come, just inform her."
Based on the analysis of yesterday afternoon and the phone call just now, Lu Hui probably didn't know that Fang Hanmin and Yu Dongmei had developed a romantic relationship, so it would be more convenient to meet and talk.
Fang Hanmin called the Academic Affairs Office of Shuangling No. 3 Middle School and told Yu Dongmei about his meeting with Lu Hui that night, "Are you willing to attend the party tonight?"
"What is he doing in the city?" Yu Dongmei was a little surprised.
"It's not because of your contribution."
Fang Hanmin's words made Yu Dongmei confused, "Lv Hui came to the city to find you. What does it have to do with me? What credit do I have?"
"If you don't tell Lu Hui about my situation, he won't be able to find me!"
"If you are talking about the reason for this, it is indeed me who told Lu Hui about your situation. But you made such a big fuss and your name was mentioned many times in newspapers, radio and television. How could Lu Hui not know about it? He called me Knowing your situation, I can only tell you the truth."
"It doesn't matter. We are good buddies. Wouldn't it be better if we got in touch this time? There aren't many people at the party at night, so you can join us too."
"If you have no private issues to communicate with him and don't mind me getting in the way, of course I am willing to participate."
"You really know how to joke. Where do the private issues between me and Lu Hui come from? Okay, between 5:30 and 6 o'clock in the evening, let's go to the Chunfeng Hotel to meet him first."
Fang Hanmin said hello to his colleagues. He left the unit fifteen minutes early and rode his bicycle straight to the Chunfeng Hotel. After checking at the front desk, he went directly to the third floor and came to the door of Room 306. He reached out and knocked on the door a few times. Next, the door opened, and the person who appeared at the door was Lu Hui.
"Hanmin, I finally see you! Where have you been all these years?" Lu Hui was extremely excited. He did not shake hands with Fang Hanmin, but stretched out his arms and hugged Fang Hanmin.
The two sides patted each other's backs gently. After a full minute, the two separated and stood face to face again. Fang Hanmin looked at Lu Hui as if he were examining a stranger, because this was the first time that the time traveler had met Fang Hanmin. It is normal for him to feel strange when meeting his close classmates and classmates.
"What, you don't recognize me anymore?" Lu Hui's excitement felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured on him.
"Oh, no, I think you're a little fatter than you were then. You've gained more than ten kilograms, right?" Fang Hanmin quickly excused himself.
"What was life like back then? Can it be compared with now? I think you were as skinny as a telephone pole back then, but now you have gained more than ten pounds, right?"
Just as they were greeting each other, the sound of high-heeled shoes came from far away. Fang Hanmin and Lu Hui did not notice the visitor, but heard a string of silver bell-like voices, "Lv Hui, when will you come to the city?" Fang Hanmin, have you been here a long time ago?"
The two turned around and saw that Yu Dongmei had come forward. Lu Hui took the initiative to shake hands with Yu Dongmei, "Look, our entertainment committee member is getting more and more beautiful!"
"Lv Hui, you were glib when you were in school. After several years of business experience in society, I think you have become even more glib now!" Yu Dongmei has always been aloof in front of boys.
"Yu Dongmei, you wronged me before, and you are still wronging me now, asking the old squad leader to comment. Why am I so glib? It is a fact that you are getting more and more beautiful. Hanmin, please speak fair for me." Lu Fai pretended to be innocent.
"Okay! You guys used to pinch each other when we met, but we haven't seen each other for so many years. It's so rare to get together today! Let's get back to the topic, now I'm hungry, let's go out to find a restaurant and chat while eating." Fang Hanmin does look like a monitor.
The three of them walked out of the hotel and saw a slightly upscale restaurant diagonally opposite. They walked in and asked the front desk for a small private room. The waiter told them that there was a fee for the private room.
"There is a charge for private rooms? What a weird rule!" A time traveler from the 21st century cannot understand this kind of rule, but the mid-1980s was still an era of shortages, and private rooms in hotels were also a scarce resource. Most of the private rooms in hotels were There is a fee.
"It doesn't matter. The bill will be paid together with the meal fee when the time comes." Lu Hui looked very generous.
However, Fang Hanmin wanted to fulfill his duties as a landlord. After entering the private room and sitting down, while ordering the dishes, he declared: "I will be the host today, Lu Hui. It has nothing to do with you to settle the bill after the meal."
Just a few days ago, Fang Hanmin attended a wine party hosted by Director Yuan. Fang Hanmin learned and put it into practice. Now he has basically learned some of the host's wine party routines. He ordered the dishes and drinks and arranged everything on the wine table. .
Of the three people here, Fang Hanmin focuses on technical work all day long and has little contact with the outside world. Yu Dongmei is a middle school teacher, and her scope of activities is mainly in school. Only Lu Hui has worked hard in society. In terms of social experience and No one can match him in greeting and reciprocating at the wine table. I am afraid that he must be the protagonist of this wine party.
