"Minister, the National Two Sessions will be held in a few days. Hasn't the leadership of the agency where we will go out for investigation been decided yet?"
Chen Yuxing put down the Beijing Evening News and looked at Minister Zhao who was browsing "ifeng.com" in front of the computer with questioning eyes, hoping that he could reveal some information.
As a civil servant in the provincial party committee of a certain party in Liaodong Province, Chen Yuxing gets an opportunity to go out for research every year during the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress. This type of research activity has almost become a routine for the provincial party committees of all democratic parties. The Democratic Party is a Qingshui Yamen, and this kind of tourism research has become one of the few benefits for civil servants. Chen Yuxing is looking forward to going to a good place this year.
During the National Two Sessions, the chairpersons of the provincial committees of all parties went to the capital to participate in the two sessions. The United Front Work Department of the ruling party's provincial committee also focused its work on maintaining stability during the two sessions. Therefore, this period has become the most leisure time for various party agencies. The leaders of the agencies are not around, and the United Front Work Department of the Provincial Party Committee is not looking for them, so they can go out for research and study at ease.
Minister Zhao moved his bloodshot eyes away from the computer, reached for the hard box of Great Hall of the People cigarettes on the table, and took out one. Chen Yuxing immediately took out his lighter and took two steps to light a cigarette for Minister Zhao.
Minister Zhao's bald forehead was covered with a few strands of white hair coming from the side. Every time Chen Yuxing lit a cigarette for Minister Zhao, he had the urge to light these strands of white hair on fire.
"It hasn't been decided yet. I guess there will be an explanation at the office meeting this afternoon. However, the central and provincial committees are very tight on public-funded travel, especially overseas travel. The central government has issued notifications many times and has also dealt with some issues. Unit. Therefore, it is unlikely that all cadres of the agency will travel collectively this year. According to agency leaders, it is more likely that they will arrange research routes in small teams or by themselves."
Minister Zhao took a strong drag on the cigarette and exhaled thick smoke. The smoke instantly made his face hazy and blurred, and his bloodshot eyes became even more red.
"If you are arranging your own research route. Do you have any ideas about where you want to go?" Minister Zhao said that the meaning of this sentence is far more casual than asking. He is a lazy person who lacks interest in sightseeing.
"If I were to arrange my own route, I would really like to go to Nanyun, especially to Sifang Ancient City." Chen Yuxing didn't need to consider that the place he most wanted to go to alone now was Sifang City.
Sifang Ancient City contains Chen Yuxing's romantic first love. Although it is not shocking and dramatic, it is the most unforgettable memory in Chen Yuxing's 28 years of life. He is still trapped in this love web and cannot extricate himself.
Chen Yuxing graduated from a national key university located in a small city in Liaodong Province, known as the coal capital.
The city has a population of more than 1.2 million. The reason why it is called a small city is that it is compared with the population of nearly 10 million in Fengjing, the capital city of Liaodong Province.
This key university is the only one in the city. It originally belonged to the Ministry of Coal and was a key college under the ministry. After the Ministry of Coal was withdrawn and merged, it was handed over to the Ministry of Education, and the word "coal" in the school name was erased and changed to " technology".
The school's key subjects are still majors related to coal. Chen Yuxing's major is related to coal, and its full name is "coalfield geology major."
After graduation, Chen Yuxing returned to the provincial capital Fengjing and applied for a job in a provincial state-owned enterprise that matched his major to engage in coal field geological exploration.
The work of the geological team is hard and lonely, and the living environment is extremely poor. They guard the cold drilling towers and broken rock cores every day. They don't see a woman for several days, and they are accompanied by unkempt drillers; It was a marching tent. It was cold and dry in the winter, but hot and humid in the summer. They ate a big pot of rice. Chen Yuxing's stomach and intestines, spoiled by his mother, could not adapt to this crude food. He stayed in the wilderness for several weeks and was 1.75 meters tall. Although his height has not shortened, his weight of 80 kilograms has been reduced to 70 kilograms.
Although Chen Yuxing did not argue about things, he was stubborn and lively. After being tortured in this empty and quiet environment for several weeks, his 23-year-old young heart was still attracted by the bustling metropolitan life, and he resolutely chose Resigned and said goodbye to the adventurous life that filled him with hope and yearning - 'geological exploration'.
True to the famous saying "Ideals are plump, reality is skinny", the adventure career that he had been weaving in his dreams since he was sensible came to an end. Chen Yuxing plans to take some time off to recharge his batteries, change his studies to a graduate degree in economics and management next year, and work hard to carve out a small world of his own in another sunny and promising field.
Chen Yuxing's family belongs to a well-off family. His father, Chen Ning, works as a sales manager in a pharmaceutical company. His monthly salary is more than 3,000 yuan, and his sales commission can also be 3,000 to 2,000 yuan per month. In Fengjing, a first- and semi-tiered city, his income is even higher. It's not very high, but it's still within the middle income level (please don't be like the idiot of a certain provincial Academy of Social Sciences who classifies a city's middle income level as middle class). He can still manage his family of three with ease. As a small manager, Chen Ning works in other places much longer than in Fengjing, but Chen Ning gives Chen Yuxing no less fatherly love. He uses examples from daily life to teach Chen Yuxing by words and deeds, which he often talks about. The two sentences on the side are "Be kind to others" and "I want what is mine, but don't fight for what is not mine." Chen Yuxing inherited his father's character of being kind to others and keeping aloof from the world.
My mother, Zhang Rongrong, works as an accountant in a private company. Her monthly salary is not high, only more than 2,000 yuan, but fortunately it is close to home and can be reached in two or three minutes. The school where Chen Yuxing attended high school was also very close to his home. Standing in front of the window of his room, he could see the national flag flying on the school flagpole. Therefore, when Chen Yuxing was in high school, he never had lunch at school. His mother would put hot meals on the dining table and wait for him to come home on time. Therefore, Chen Yuxing's appetite became more and more cunning, and it was difficult for him to swallow ordinary food.
His parents were very open-minded about Chen Yuxing's resignation. They did not preach or complain. They just told him to make a practical life and work plan for himself based on the reality of society and his personal ability. When Chen Yuxing proposed to go outside to relax, they did not stop him. Instead, they used the ancient saying "It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books" to warn Chen Yuxing to see society with his own eyes and learn to observe and analyze during the journey. Traveling alone away from his parents for the first time will be an unforgettable experience in his life. After repeatedly telling Chen Yuxing to pay attention to travel safety, the parents put Chen Yuxing on the plane without hesitation.
In the ancient city of Sifang, Chen Yuxing met the beautiful, generous, lively and cheerful Li Xiaoqing by chance, and began a seven-day lingering and passionate love. He ended his virginity career in this ancient city, which is known as a romantic city. This is his first love, and at the same time it is a beautiful and painful experience...
After returning to Fengjing from the ancient city of Sifang, the confused Chen Yuxing was depressed. He was not aware of the pain of broken love, and he tortured his parents mentally for a period of time. With the careful and patient care of his parents, Chen Yuxing gradually recovered, but his belief in taking the postgraduate entrance examination in economics and management next year was completely wiped out during this period.
In June 2009, the provincial government's open recruitment plan for civil servants was announced in major newspapers. Chen Yuxing's parents strongly encouraged and encouraged him to take part in the civil service examination. He carefully studied the job nature of the job and the registration requirements of candidates in the recruiting unit, looking for positions suitable for his major. However, he sadly discovered that the major he studied did not match the registration requirements of 90% of the units.
None of the positions he liked that had power and dignity included the geology major among the majors he was allowed to apply for. In desperation, he had no choice but to apply for a provincial-level party agency that had no professional requirements.
Chen Yuxing was very lucky. When only seven people applied for the exam, he got into the top three. Then he was lucky enough to find that he was the only male among the three interview candidates. Then he was lucky enough to become a glorious party organ. civil servant.
In the four years since he joined the party organization, he has quickly become familiar with the work of various departments of the organization. Because of his good-natured personality, he gets along extremely well with his colleagues. Chen Yuxing's writing skills are very high. He has followed all the comrades in the agency to conduct research in Western Xinjiang, Uyghur, and the eastern provinces of the Yangtze River. He was the main author and drafted more than a dozen research reports, which were well received by the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the United Front Work Department of the ruling party.
"Lijiang is a good place, simple and romantic, very suitable for young people."
Minister Chen's fifty-eight-year-old wrinkled face showed an ambiguous smile.
Chen Yuxing also immediately showed a respectful and flattering smile: "That's right, that's right. If you arrange the route yourself, why don't I accompany the minister to Sifang Ancient City."
Chen Yuxing's heart was twitching nervously. He was very afraid that if the old man who was about to retire nodded and agreed, then his planned journey would come to nothing.
"Haha, no, no, I won't do the work of hiking and walking. I'd better find a place to relax and recuperate." Minister Zhao did not see through Chen Yuxing's thoughts, but deliberately gave Chen Yuxing free space. It's because his physical strength is really not suitable for long-distance travel, and he has more than enough energy but not enough energy.
In fact, this old man Zhao is quite good. He has been working in the party organization for more than 30 years and says whatever he wants without hiding it. Not to mention being jealous and plotting against others, he is very sincere, does what he says, and is serious and responsible in his work. His literary skills are also very solid, and the articles he writes are colorful. All I have is respect for such a simple and kind-hearted old man Chen Yuxing.
There are only two people in this county-level department, Chen Yuxing and Minister Zhao. Old man Zhao gives Chen Yuxing a lot of care. He comes late and leaves early. The old man always turns a blind eye and pretends he cannot see. When someone came to see Chen Yuxing, he would roll his blood-red eyes and say, "I'm going to the hospital."
In the more than four years that Chen Yuxing has been working under him, Old Man Zhao has introduced more than a dozen blind dates to him, including Old Man Zhao's own daughter who is a graduate student and has begun to gain weight.
That afternoon, Minister Zhao walked into the office with a smile on his face after holding an office meeting. He said to Yu Xing who was dozing off on his chair with squinted eyes.
"Xiao Chen, the research work arrangement has been decided. It is up to individuals to select the research topic and destination. It is best to work in groups of three, but there is no requirement. The research time is ten days, and the research fee cannot exceed the quota."
"That's great, Minister, I'm going to Nagumo."
Yuxing's sleepy head disappeared, and his mind was clearer than when he was taking notes at the Standing Committee. He suppressed his excitement and smiled at Minister Zhao.
"This survey is divided into two batches. I signed up for the first batch for you. You can discuss it with your colleagues to see if there is anyone who will go to Nanyun with you. It will be safer if there are more people." Old man Zhao cared more about Yuxing like a nephew.
"Minister, will you go to Nanyun with me?" Yuxing asked sincerely this time. Mr. Zhao is almost sixty years old, so it is really not reassuring to travel alone without anyone accompanying him.
"I am in the second batch. The department must retain someone no matter what. We can't sing about an empty city." The old man pulled over the armchair and sat down.
"Remember, this is a research trip, do you understand?" the old man said solemnly.
"understand."
Yuxing nodded quickly.
"Okay, you can borrow the research fees today, decide on the destination, and book the air tickets. The first batch must travel within this week."
The old man clicked on the Great Hall of the People and browsed his Phoenix website again.
Chen Yuxing slowly sat down on the armchair, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
His thoughts flew through nearly ten thousand miles of time and space to the romantic Sifang Ancient City. At this moment, his heart, which had been silent for nearly five years, began to beat fiercely again.
Five years ago, every detail of the seven days in Sifang Ancient City was like a flood that opened the floodgates, roaring into Chen Yuxing's mind. The expressions of happiness and pain on his face kept changing, and his dull eyes just stared blankly. The tea cup was tilted in his hand, and the tea had soaked into the newspaper on the desk.
"Hey, hey, what's wrong?"
Old man Zhao knocked on the table "dong, dong" and pulled Chen Yuxing back, who was immersed in memories.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm thinking about it. Minister, I'll borrow the research funds."
Chen Yuxing quickly stood up and ran to borrow the research fee as if he was running away.
Borrowing money, booking air tickets, checking travel routes online, and booking hotels, I was busy for a while, and finally I was done. The plane took off on the afternoon of the next day, flying directly to the ancient city of Sifang. He planned to take the same route again, savoring the lost sweetness and heart-wrenching pain for the last time. Then give up all this, truly experience the next love, get married, start a family, have a wife and children, a hot bed, pots and pans of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and spend your life in an ordinary way.
But how could his life be ordinary? With his journey of remembrance, his life, his country and even the whole world have undergone earth-shaking changes following his footsteps.