The long-distance bus that passes here to the county only leaves in more than an hour. Fang Hanmin and Song Yuping have been chatting for a long time, and they already have a general understanding of each other's situation.
When he met this schoolmate by chance, Fang Hanmin was a little shy at first, and his eyes wandered elsewhere when he spoke. After getting familiar with each other, he met Song Yuping's eyes. This was also the first time since school days that Fang Hanmin took a closer look at this person who had long been close to him. The school girl he paid attention to.
Song Yuping in front of her is tall, moderately fat and thin, with straight hair shawl, and fair skin. Although she is not a peach blossom, she still has delicate features. She wears a light gray casual top, dark blue trousers, and a pair of black half-high heels, which makes her look... A fresh and refined feeling.
Just when they were about to learn more about each other's situation, they saw a bus approaching from far away. The two parties left each other's contact information for the "Technical Section of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory" and the "Chinese Teaching and Research Group of Yumin Junior High School". Fang Hanmin boarded the Got the bus to the county seat.
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Section Chief Hou of the Personnel Department had helped Fang Hanmin before. Fang Hanmin always wanted to express his gratitude to Lao Hou. Sending cigarettes and wine was not the same thing. When he returned to his hometown this time, he wanted to bring some local specialties to Lao Hou, but There really wasn't much to offer in his hometown. After much deliberation, he felt that the peanuts produced in his hometown might be useful to people in the city. So, with his parents' permission, he brought more than ten kilograms of peanuts from his hometown and prepared to give them away. To Lao Hou.
It was almost six o'clock in the evening when we came out of Shuangling Long-distance Bus Station. It would be too stingy if we carried a bag of peanuts back to the dormitory and let the neighbors see it without giving some to them. But what I brought back this time, They really don't have a share.
After getting off the bus, Fang Hanmin decided not to go back to the dormitory yet. He wanted to deliver these peanuts directly to Lao Hou.
Because I had been to Lao Hou's house before, and I was already familiar with the journey again. When I arrived at the door of Lao Hou's house, Fang Hanmin knocked on the door a few times. The person who opened the door for him was a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, of moderate height and with tied hair. A girl with bun, fair skin and delicate features.
Fang Hanmin thought he had gone to the wrong door, so he timidly asked: "Is this Chief Hou's house?"
"Yes," the girl turned and shouted toward the kitchen: "Dad, there are guests here, looking for you." After saying that, she politely let Fang Hanmin into the house.
Lao Hou was cooking with his wife in the kitchen. After hearing the shouting, he picked up the rag and wiped his hands. He returned to the living room and was slightly surprised to see Fang Hanmin visiting. "Hanmin, why are you free to visit today?"
"Chief Hou, I went back to my hometown. I just came back. I brought you some peanuts from my hometown. They are considered a local specialty." Fang Hanmin put the bag in the corner.
"Oh, your hometown is dozens of kilometers away from here, and you have to bring these things for me. It will be tiring for you along the way. Thank you, Hanmin!"
"It's not worth a lot of money, just consider it a little bit of my kindness."
"Okay, I'll accept it. You must not have eaten yet. We are about to have dinner. Let's sit down and eat together."
Fang Hanmin knew that this was dinner time for every household, so he had no intention of sitting down. He exchanged a few pleasantries with Lao Hou and then made excuses to leave.
During dinner, Lao Hou's family of three sat around the table. His daughter Hou Xuemei suddenly asked, "Where were the guests just now? Didn't they stay for dinner?"
"Guest? You mean Fang Hanmin? The peanuts he brought me from his hometown were left there." Lao Hou pointed to the bag in the corner.
Hou Xuemei looked very surprised, "What was the name of this man just now? Did you say his name was Fang Hanmin?"
Lao Hou was eating his meal and ignored his daughter's question, "What a fuss! He is an employee of our unit. Why, do you know him?"
"An employee of your unit, where did I know him? However, the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory was in the newspaper some time ago, and I saw his name was on the news."
"Yes! That was when Fang Hanmin, our factory director and Mr. Xia were interviewed by the three major media outlets in Shuangling City. Not only did it make the headlines of newspapers, but the city radio and television stations also made simultaneous reports." Lao Hou said proudly.
"Because the report was about the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory, I read the news in the newspaper in detail. Director Yuan and Fang Hanmin answered the most questions, and Mr. Xia was basically a foil." Hou Xuemei told the truth.
"You looked very carefully. Are you doing nothing at work and passing the time by reading newspapers?"
"Mom, what did you say? I read the newspaper. What do you mean by doing nothing? To pass the time?" Hou Xuemei, a son and daughter, studied financial management. After graduating from college, she was assigned to work as an accountant in the Shuangling City Commercial Bureau. The job was indeed relatively easy.
Lao Hou's wife is not well educated and is not interested in the news in the newspaper. "You can read a newspaper with gusto, but what does it have to do with you?"
"You old lady has no overall perspective. How come the affairs of the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory have nothing to do with me? My dad is the HR section chief of the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory. The house we live in is allocated by the factory. I have been working in the employee department of the Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory since I was a child. Growing up in the dean is a big deal!" Hou Xuemei is the only daughter in the family, and she always talks casually in front of her parents.
"I'm low on consciousness, but you have an overall view of the situation, okay? Hurry up and eat!" Mother said angrily.
"That's right! Dad, this Fang Hanmin is famous at a young age. Which university did he graduate from?" Hou Xuemei asked curiously.
Lao Hou simply put down his chopsticks and briefly introduced Fang Hanmin's situation, "Although this young man has neither education nor qualifications, he is very perseverant. It is said that he had no contact with the outside world in the first few years and held a book all day long. I persisted in self-study and finally mastered so many modern pharmaceutical technologies."
"No contact with the outside world? Judging from his answers to reporters' questions, he doesn't look like a nerd! In any case, he has made so many contributions at such a young age, which is really amazing! Those of our classmates, even if they passed the exam Those from key universities are still training at the grassroots level, and not to mention famous ones, there are not even any budding ones.”
"This young man is indeed extraordinary. It is said that the new technology he developed not only has good product quality and high production efficiency, but also completely eliminated environmental pollution. Moreover, none of the scientific and technical personnel in the factory, including Mr. Xia, has I’ve seen it before.”
"So awesome? He is an expert-level figure. No wonder he and the factory director are interviewed by the media. Dad, what is the phone number of his office?"
His daughter's words were completely unexpected and surprised Lao Hou, "What do you want to do if you want his office phone number?"
"I haven't done anything dangerous, why are I so nervous? Why don't you help us pull the strings?" Hou Xuemei said cynically.
"You..." Lao Hou pushed the bowls and chopsticks aside angrily, "Xuemei, I can tell you, you can't be willful in this matter, you are not allowed to do whatever you want!"... ..
At about 10:30 on Monday morning, after the weekly dispatch meeting, Fang Hanmin had just returned to the office when the phone on his desk rang. He picked it up and heard a woman's voice: "Hello! Is this Red Star? Pharmaceutical factory technical department?"
Fang Hanmin thought it was a call from Yu Dongmei. After listening carefully, he felt something was wrong, "This is the technical department of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory. Who are you looking for? Who are you?"
"Comrade, does your technical department have a section chief named Fang Hanmin?"
"I am Fang Hanmin, but I am the deputy section chief, not the section chief."
"Are you Fang Hanmin? Then I have found the right person."
"Sorry, you haven't answered me yet. Who are you? What do you want from me?"
"Who am I? You may have forgotten that we met briefly. I called you today and wanted to talk to you."
Fang Hanmin felt baffled, "Talk? I don't know you at all. What can I talk to you about?"
The other party was not in a hurry, "I told you that we have met once, maybe you have forgotten."
"I'm sorry, I can't remember where I saw you." Fang Hanmin didn't want to get entangled with the other party. He wanted to end the call as soon as possible.
"It doesn't matter if you can't remember. I can remind you. Remember last night when you visited Chief Hou's house and who opened the door for you?"
Of course Fang Hanmin remembered the girl who opened the door for him, "Are you Section Chief Hou's Qian Jin? I'm sorry, I didn't hear your voice. I'm sorry!"
"Hahaha!" the other party laughed on the phone, "Why are you in a hurry? We met for less than two minutes and only spoke a few words in total. I didn't hear that my voice was normal. What's wrong with that? Are you embarrassed? In addition, I want to declare to you that my dad is just a section chief, not a senior official. I am not a powerful person, I am just an accountant in the Commerce Bureau. "
"Thank you for understanding! What should I call you?"
"My name is Hou Xuemei, they all call me Xiaomei, you can call me whatever you want."
"Okay, Comrade Xiaomei, what do you want from me?"
"I said at the beginning that I called you mainly because I wanted to chat with you. Why are you so serious? Please return the favor to Comrade Xiaomei and remove the comrade, okay?"
"Okay, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"We should be of the same age, right? We should have a lot in common. We can talk about life ideals and goals, as well as work, life, and love, don't you think?"
Fang Hanmin felt that Hou Xuemei seemed to be bored and was looking for him to have fun. But what he couldn't understand was that I only knew you once and I didn't even know your name at the beginning. I think you have found the wrong person. !
"Comrade Xiaomei, these topics are too broad to explain in a few words. I'm busy right now. Let's talk about it when we have time." Fang Hanmin just wanted to push the other person away.
"Then I won't waste your time today. Your suggestion is very good. Let's talk when we have time. Then let's do it on the weekend. You and I are both free on the weekend. You can set a time. Where can we meet?"
Hou Xuemei's climbing along the pole made Fang Hanmin dumbfounded. Can I talk to you on the weekend? You think so! Because I went back to my hometown last weekend, I already delayed my date with Yu Dongmei. I must not delay it anymore this weekend. In addition, Yu Dongmei is my girlfriend. I am dating you, Hou Xuemei, talking about life ideals, work life, what is going on?
Fang Hanmin directly rejected the other party's proposal, "I'm sorry, my weekend time has been arranged."
"It's okay, I can wait. If you don't have time this weekend, just wait for next weekend, or the weekend after that. I have plenty of time. In addition, it is said that you live in a single dormitory. If you have any difficulties in life, I can help you solve them. .”
Fang Hanmin noticed something in the other person's words. There is a saying that there is no such thing as love without reason. Was this Hou Xuemei taking the initiative to approach him? Was she under the instigation of her father, or was she acting on her own initiative? What is her purpose in approaching him?
Although he does not have a deep personal relationship with Section Chief Hou, he has had many opportunities to deal with him in the past two or three years. Based on his own personal experience, Fang Hanmin believes that Lao Hou is not the kind of person who makes small moves behind his back. No matter what, He likes to put it all on the table.
If there was no factor of Section Chief Hou, and it was completely Hou Xuemei's decision, what on earth did she want to do?
