Return To 1977 Chapter 561: New Year’s Eve

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On February 15, 1980, New Year’s Eve finally arrived.

Turn over this day and it will be the Spring Festival in the Gengshen year of the lunar calendar, the Year of the Monkey.

So the windows of the four houses in the east courtyard of Guanyin Yuan were all cut out by Hong Yanru and Su Xiu, showing little monkeys sitting on peach trees or holding big peaches.

In addition, at the request of Xiao Hongjun and Ding Ling'er, two figures of Sun Dasheng holding golden hoops were cut out for them.

The Hong family's Spring Festival couplets also read, "Flowers and fruits are fragrant, and the paradise is beautiful. How can the beauty of the world be changed in the Year of the Monkey?" Hengpi is a "happy family".

From this we can see the Hong family’s hopes for this year. There is no gold and silver in their hearts, no high-ranking officials and generous salaries, only the most down-to-earth and simple life.

Although this wish was good, because Hong Yanwu's incident was weighing heavily on everyone's mind, everyone's mood was not very high on this night that was supposed to be extremely festive and full of laughter.

Everyone pretended to be happy, the New Year's Eve dinner was quite bland, and the wine was only lightly drank. After the meal, everyone was not even interested in guessing riddles to win gifts. They only passed the time by playing poker and tiger chess.

Only the two children in the courtyard lit foreign wax paper lanterns and they lit small whips sporadically, adding some brightness and vividness to the dark night.

Fortunately, around eight o'clock, Bian Jiangong, Su Jin, and Su Xiu all came to Hong's house. It's always more lively when young people get together.

So everyone ate mixed food and played group games of "head stickers" and "guessing numbers". While laughing and joking, the Hong family gradually forgot about the unpleasantness and finally had some sincere joy. Even the Hong family couple and Xu Manli who were watching showed long-lost smiles...

As usual, at the same time on such a night. We still have to go see those people related to the Hong family.

Like the Shui Family in Xiyuan, the Chang Family in Pingyuan Hutong, the Shou Family in Chashi Hutong, and the Wanyan Family in Longkou Village, these are just a few places where everything is business as usual.

Like most families. Those who had not finished the reunion dinner continued to drink and chat around the sumptuous table. Those who have already eaten are either teasing the children, playing cards for fun, or gossiping about everyday things. In short, we get together to watch the New Year's Eve and eat dumplings at the end of the day.

In comparison, it was the three police officers who had the hard work.

Xing Zhengyi has been promoted to deputy director, so he naturally takes duty on New Year's Eve as a natural responsibility. Of course Zhao Zhenmin came as scheduled to deliver dumplings to him.

But Zhang Baocheng made "progress" this year purely because he was broken up and wanted to be clean, both in public and private matters. But no matter how you put it, it has indeed made a contribution to the peace and tranquility of the people in the capital.

In addition to them, there are a few unusual things worth describing.

For example, there was a dispute at Song Guofu's house at this time.

The Song family’s New Year’s Eve dinner has come to an end. Director Song, his wife and their daughter Song Pingping were watching programs on the 18-inch color TV.

But no one expected that Song Guofu at the dinner table suddenly drank a full glass of wine in one gulp, and then made a request to his parents as if declaring war.

"Dad, Mom! I don't want to stay in the Grain Bureau anymore. You can find a way to get me to the Foreign Trade Port."

Of course Director Song and his wife were shocked, and subconsciously, they immediately objected together.

Mrs. Song said, "Nonsense. How good are you under your father's hands? In other places, your marshmallow-like temper cannot be controlled by others? Do you think leaders are easy to get along with?" Don't look at the division chiefs, section chiefs, and directors around you who are very kind and tolerant to you. That's because of your father. Son, don't be stupid. Your father's relationship is all about food. You just need to be down-to-earth in the bureau. Be honest, even if your father retires, there will still be someone to take care of you. But if you change places, our relationship will be out of reach."

Director Song said, "Foreign trade? Do you also want to engage in foreign trade? Then let me ask you, do you understand English? Do you know Russian and Japanese? Don't think that you have a director who can only look at the mountains. . How many times have I told you that the higher the level, the more people will stare at me. I will get rid of people like you who know nothing. It will cause losses to the country. Don’t you want your father to be expelled from the party? If so, I might as well make you the section chief. At least if you make a mistake, I can still wipe your ass..."

But Song Guofu still persisted. "Dad, Mom, I know what you are saying. But if I don't experience it, won't I never understand the ways of the world? I don't know English, but I can learn it. How many people can speak foreign languages ​​now? Don't we all need it? I'm trying to study on my own. Let me tell you, it's not just a whim, I really want to do something. What better place to broaden my horizons than at Foreign Trade? Yesterday I had a drink with Xiao Wu, and even he knew a lot of English. What about words? He also said that foreigners like to drink wine together, which is called "keketai", which translates as "chicken tail". He also said that foreigners are very petty when they drink wine, and they talk leisurely with a glass of wine after dinner. It may not take an hour to finish drinking, just like us old men who go to the grocery store to drink. I just think it’s quite interesting what he said..."

These words were unexpected by Director Song and his wife, and they were stunned.

But Song Pingping didn't believe this. "Brother, that friend of yours also knows English? Isn't he a pig intestine cleaner? What's the use of learning English for him? Why do I think you can't stand this tone just because you're broken in love? You're making up excuses..."

Following the girl, she said, "Don't think that Fang Ting's new partner is that guy from the Foreign Trade Bureau. I tell you, Mom has asked about it. She even dumped that guy. What Fang Ting is talking about now is a guy. Participated in the "Southern Xinjiang Fighting Heroes". Do you want to go to the battlefield with a gun? Besides, the battle is over..."

As soon as he said this, Song Guofu was even more surprised, and then his expression darkened.

Mrs. Song glared at Song Pingping fiercely, blaming her for revealing the secret, which frightened the girl immediately.

Unexpectedly, Song Guofu still insisted after a moment.

"No, I'm not vindictive. I just feel that the people around me are making progress. I'm afraid that if I continue to live in a muddleheaded way, everything will be delayed. In fact, what Xiao Wu said unintentionally makes a lot of sense, He said, 'I am just a big kid, I only know sweetness but not bitterness.' But I really don't want to be such a "big kid". I have to rely on you for everything. Not only do others look down on me, but I also look down on myself. Can you just help me this last time? From now on, I promise that I will never take advantage of dad’s relationship again..."

This is the biggest surprise. Director Song and his wife had never seen their son be so serious, and it was the first time they felt that he looked a bit like an adult. Their mouths could barely close. Even Song Pingping didn't believe that his brother said this, so he touched his forehead, suspecting that he had a fever.

But the good thing is that Song Guofu's stubbornness paid off, and Director Song's eyes softened, leaving something to be said.

"You know that being independent is a good thing. But this matter should not be taken so lightly. After the festival, find a night and ask your friend named Xiao Wu to come over. I will talk to him."

As soon as he said this, Song Guofu showed a relaxed expression. But Mrs. Song and Song Pingping were very puzzled.

A question. "What can you come up with if you come to him?"

Another one also said, "That's right, Dad, do I need to hire a temporary worker for my brother's job?"

Unexpectedly, Director Song said that. "Do you think they are temporary workers? The color TV you are looking at is the result of temporary workers. You don't understand, that Xiao Wu is not simple, he is very experienced in dealing with people. What is rare is that a person has principles, backbone and sense of proportion, and has no sense of consequences. He has a crawling problem and unrealistic expectations. Even if he hasn't spoken to me, I would have transferred him to the Grain Bureau. If Guofu hadn't told me, he was... forget it. As the saying goes, it is true that those who are close to Zhu are those who are close to Mo. A good mentor can benefit a person for a lifetime. Otherwise, who do you think Guofu is influenced by? Besides, the only ones who can really understand Guofu are his peers... …”