Return To 1977 Chapter 400: Out of place
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In fact, just as the Yang family felt extremely awkward, Hong Yanwu also felt quite troubled by Yang Weifan's invitation.
Yes, he and Yang Weifan are good buddies, but this does not mean that he is willing to have contact with other members of the Yang family.
In the past, although Yang Weifan only mentioned the situation in his family occasionally, intentionally or unintentionally. But what kind of person is Hong Yanwu? He had already sensed the true situation in Yang Weifan's family from a few words.
What kind of relatives are they?
Because of the rejection of Yang Weifan and his son. There are endless tricks such as sap, evil tricks, gossip, material temptation and corruption.
To put it bluntly, Yang Weifan's brothers and sisters were as obsessed with destroying the mother and son as they were in Yue Erhe's "The Nine Dragons Seize the Progeny".
Even though it is already a new society, this is clearly a common problem among powerful families in feudal society.
Thankfully, there is no such thing as hereditary right now, otherwise Yang Weifan might be in danger for his life just for the sake of General Yang's title of "Gong of the State".
In addition, although Yang Weifan's mother really cared about her son. But Hong Yanwu didn't have a bad impression of her.
Not to mention that Moody's arrogant way of teasing the official's wife offended him, even the way Moody loved his son was too dark and selfish.
Hong Yanwu Ke still remembers that Moody did not hesitate to put a **** basin on Shou Jingfang's head in order to clear away the responsibility of Yang Weifan's shooting. He didn't care at all that Shou Jingfang was the person Yang Weifan invited to treat Yang Yaohua.
Such a cold-hearted person is really chilling, so it would be wise to stay away from him.
Besides, there is a crucial point at the end.
Hong Yanwu was a man who had been sent to a labor camp, and his job was not decent. The family composition cannot be dealt with either.
For a person like him, on the surface, even an ordinary family would not be happy for their children to make friends with him.
On the contrary, the sense of superiority of status, arrogance of status, family arrogance, sensitivity and insight into political power games are all common problems in the families of senior cadres.
Therefore, there was a naturally clear and insurmountable gap between the Yang family and him.
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. It is completely foreseeable that if people and things with completely different attributes are forced to come together, they will definitely be uncomfortable with each other.
As for whether he would object to Yang Weifan continuing to associate with him after meeting him, that's hard to say.
So it seems that not going is the best outcome for both of us.
But the reason for this was that Yang Weifan was conveying the invitation on behalf of his father.
It’s just because of the special choice of New Year’s Day and Yang Weifan’s tireless persuasion. You know that the sincerity of this veteran general who has spent his entire life in the military and has outstanding achievements is very obvious.
In this way, whether it is out of admiration for heroes or respect for friends and elders, it is not easy to refute other people's face.
So after careful consideration, Hong Yanwu pinched his nose and agreed.
But he was really not willing to suffer this "foreign crime" alone, so he put forward a condition and asked if Chen Liquan could accompany him.
"Of course you can. Quanzi is also a good buddy of mine."
Yang Weifan agreed immediately and explained immediately.
"Hey, let's not beat around the bush, let's make it clear to avoid misunderstandings. In fact, I know at all that you are not willing to go, and you will definitely feel uncomfortable there, so I don't have the nerve to invite Quanzi. If Quanzi is willing to give this face, I can’t ask for more.”
How could Chen Liquan care about this? He was so happy after hearing this.
"I'll go, but I'll be busy eating, as long as you don't mind."
Hong Yanwu also said, "It's not that I'm not willing to go. I'm afraid that if your family sees us, they will treat you..."
Yang Weifan didn't like hearing this and immediately waved his hand.
"Nothing. Don't have any worries. You are my friends, it's none of their business! Yes, my mother is a bit difficult to deal with, and she has a bit of that in her thoughts. But even if she Empress Dowager Cixi, I am not the Emperor Guangxu. Besides, my father is very easy-going and open-minded. He first confirmed that our friends are true friends and he wants to see you. How can my mother make him unhappy? My brothers and sisters have nothing to say, so just relax..."
At this point, Hong Yanwu could only pat Yang Weifan on the shoulder.
"Yes. It's all about the old man!"
Two days later, the New Year’s Day finally arrived.
As the voice came out on the early morning radio that "the government has ordered the People's Liberation Army to stop shelling Kinmen and other islands from today," the "Message to Compatriots in Taiwan" became the most important news, kicking off the 1979 prelude.
At nine-thirty in the morning that day, Yang Weifan came on time as agreed and drove Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan away. Pull them straight to Jingxi.
As we all know, the area around Gongzhufen is a gathering place for courtyards. It was still a suburb in this era.
From here to the foot of the West Mountain, the air force, navy, communications corps, general logistics, artillery, armored corps, engineering corps, railway corps and other headquarters are lined up in sequence.
Moreover, these military compounds are all unified, self-contained and relatively closed.
Each of them has its own office area, living area, canteen, service agency, auditorium, club, swimming pool, hospital, fleet, kindergarten, primary school, and even middle school.
Like independent small cities, they can fully deserve the words "large and comprehensive".
So when Yang Weifan drove into the "Hai X Compound", Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan, who had only been to the Third General Staff Office, felt unprecedentedly fresh about this relatively special environment and atmosphere.
It is rare to see "banner green" here, basically navy gray. However, the discipline and strict sense of hierarchy of military personnel, like all military stations, are always implemented in every corner. Keep the entire compound looking organized forever.
For example, whether it is shopping, taking a bath, getting a haircut, going to the theater, or eating, the queue is always neat and orderly without any chaos. There are almost no outsiders.
Also, the housing for ordinary cadres, military cadres and senior cadres in the courtyard are completely different.
The residences of senior cadres are on one floor, with six spacious rooms on each floor. Ordinary cadres usually have two buildings and public toilets. The workers live in bungalows surrounding the compound.
It is no exaggeration to say that this kind of neat and hierarchical atmosphere. It's really hard to tell whether this is where these people work or where they live.
The only ones who can be called energetic and not too rigid are the young men in the Navy Yard who can do a lot of work
They all dress in gray, white socks, and white-edged loafers (commonly known as "Pian'er shoes" and "Pian'er lazy"). The back seat of the bicycle must be removed, and the companion sits on the front beam.
In the courtyard, you can often see men and women whizzing past together on bicycles with cigarettes in their mouths. It seems a bit uninhibited and indulgent, with a "mountain king" meaning.
But even such a chic group that does its own thing is still shrouded in a kind of underlying rules and norms.
To put it bluntly, this is because they have grown up in such an environment and have become accustomed to relying on commonalities. The worship of power and hierarchy makes it difficult to have any real independence or individuality.
For example, "unconventional" people like them are still inseparable from the concept of group, and are deliberately meaningless.
I just wanted to make a simple comparison with the army children who wore brown and red-edged "shoes" and dark blue socks, raised the bicycle seats to the highest position, and made people accustomed to them both front and rear.
And they are still extremely sensitive to any reference that can establish their level.
If you pay close attention, you can often hear responses like this from their mouths.
"What's your dad's rank?"
"Colonel. What is your father's rank?"
"Alas, Lieutenant."
"Come on, then you can hang out with me from now on."
"Okay, I'll do whatever you want."
It is so natural and common that no matter which party agrees with it without any objection.
So after the initial sense of novelty, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan soon felt uninterested. As two children who grew up in an alley, they instinctively felt a huge institutional pressure and their own freedom in such an environment. Undisciplined misfit.
What they didn't expect was that the worst hit area of this atmosphere was Yang Weifan's home, which made them feel even more constrained.
For example, Yang Weifan's home actually has an entire security squad stationed there.
When he drove a friend into his home, he had to wait patiently for the security guard to complete the inspection and call him inside before he could be saluted and let go.
Also, his home is full of service personnel, drivers, boilermakers, cooks, and nannies sent by the government. In such an environment, it is difficult to protect your privacy and tranquility.
The most exaggerated thing is the living room in his home. The room was very empty, with three large chandeliers on the roof, so big that it seemed like you couldn't even see the end of the room.
But apart from a dozen single or double sofas and some coffee tables, there was no other furniture in the room. There were only portraits of leaders and some photos and certificates hung on the walls.
But what is particularly interesting is that there is not only a large rockery bonsai of about two square meters with goldfish and green plants placed in the middle of the living room. Moreover, the tea cups that the nanny brought to Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan actually had Arabic numerals written on them with a brush.
Chen Liquan felt strange when he saw it like this.
"Yang Zi, why do you still have writing on your cups? Are you still afraid of losing them?"
Yang Weifan’s answer was beyond imagination.
"The living room in our house is just for meetings. Whenever there are guests at home, there are always many people, and my parents will make tea for everyone. Write the numbers in this way so that everyone will not make a mess."
At this time, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan observed again. Sure enough, there were many ashtrays on the coffee table in the living room, and ten thermos bottles stacked in the corners. In terms of layout and form, it is actually no different from a conference room in a public institution.