Feeling somewhat disheartened, Lu Weimin decided to go directly to the station. Originally, he had planned to visit his second sister, but he changed his mind and went straight to Nantang to report in.
"Hey, it's you again? You're also going to Nantang?" Su Yanqing raised her eyebrows in surprise, looking at the guy who was carrying a bag and swaggering onto the bus.
"Hehe, what a coincidence. Could it be that you're also going to Nantang?" Lu Weimin was also quite pleased. No matter what, meeting an acquaintance on the road, even one he had only met once, was better than spending the whole morning in this stuffy bus.
"Yes, I'm also going to Nantang. Looking at you, you seem like a newly graduated college student who has just been assigned back." Su Yanqing sized up the guy in front of her, who seemed more composed and generous than the average newly graduated college student.
"Indeed, you have a good eye. Your guess is correct." Lu Weimin politely exchanged seats with an aunt sitting next to Su Yanqing and naturally sat beside her. "Your accent doesn't seem to be from our Quyang area."
"I'm from Changzhou." Su Yanqing said lightly.
Realizing that his question might have touched on some sensitive emotions, Lu Weimin quickly changed the topic. "I'm from Nantang. I graduated and came back to Nantang. Today, I'm going to the county to report in."
"Where are you assigned?" Su Yanqing asked curiously, "Which university did you graduate from?"
"Lingnan University." Sensing that the other person was somewhat surprised, Lu Weimin shrugged. "Vast land, great potential. Don't look at me like that, okay? I haven't done anything wrong, and this isn't a punishment."
"Right, a graduate from Lingnan University, directly assigned back to the county. You might even have to go to the countryside." Su Yanqing glanced at him. "I heard that this year, the county has a requirement for new graduates to go to the townships."
"Oh?" Lu Weimin had also heard this. Going to the countryside was fine; at this point, would he be afraid of going to the countryside? However, he knew that the possibility of him going to the countryside was low. Gao Yingcheng had already clearly told him that he would stay in the county, possibly in the County Party Committee Office or the Organization Department.
"I heard it from others, but it might not be true. However, there is such a rumor." Su Yanqing laughed. "You were talking about vast land and great potential. Isn't being a youth worker about going to the countryside? It seems like you're afraid of going to the countryside?"
"Who said I'm afraid of going to the countryside?" Lu Weimin smiled and countered. "I grew up in the countryside, so why would I be afraid of going home?"
Time always passed quickly when he was with a beautiful and intelligent girl. Lu Weimin even felt a bit regretful that the bus ride was so smooth, with few stops. The 140 kilometers took only two and a half hours.
Lu Weimin felt a sense of unfinished business for the first time. When the girl smiled and stood in front of him to say goodbye, he realized he hadn't even asked her name or where she worked.
"Right, I haven't had the chance to ask your name and workplace. I think you should be working in Nantang, right?" Lu Weimin, unsure of what to say, stood in front of her, somewhat shyly.
"I thought you were going to keep calling me 'hey' without asking my name. I'm Su Yanqing, and I work at the Agriculture Bureau." Su Yanqing extended her hand, and Lu Weimin enjoyed shaking it. "Can I know why you came to work in Nantang?"
"Same as you, assigned after graduation." Su Yanqing's face became slightly colder, and her tone was slightly mocking.
"Graduated from which university?" Lu Weimin was a bit puzzled. Was everyone as unlucky as him? But Su Yanqing was from Changzhou; she shouldn't have been assigned to Nantang. This seemed quite unbelievable. "Which university?"
The corners of Su Yanqing's mouth curled with more sarcasm. "Is this question important?"
"No, no, not important. I just want to confirm my feeling." Lu Weimin responded calmly.
"Really? Renmin University, I'm one year ahead of you." Su Yanqing finished and waved. "I have something to do, see you."
Renmin University? Graduated last year? Lu Weimin, who had already figured it out, immediately understood. "Okay, Yanqing, can I call you that? Stay in touch."
Watching her butterfly-like figure quickly disappear from his sight, Lu Weimin sighed with a complex expression.
Graduated last year, from Changzhou to Nantang. Could it be for any other reason except the influence of the turmoil last spring and summer?
He himself was also passionate at the time. If his father hadn't called to scold him and make him calm down, he might have also made some minor mistakes.
Thinking about the past, Lu Weimin couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion. Now, everything would start anew.
Like other counties and cities, the Nantang County Party Committee, County Government, County People's Congress, and County CPPCC all worked in the same compound and building. However, this so-called building was still as old and dilapidated as Lu Weimin remembered.
Two Volgas, a green Beijing Jeep 212, and a light blue Shanghai sedan were parked in the clean garage. A light blue Shanghai sedan was slowly driving into the compound.
Although the Santana had already started production in Shanghai, in Lu Weimin's memory, Nantang County didn't have the financial capability to buy a Santana, which cost over 100,000 yuan, before 1992. Volgas and Shanghai sedans would continue to be the main vehicles for the county's top leaders for another year or two.
The Shanghai sedan stopped in front of the building. A young man quickly jumped out of the passenger seat, deftly opened the rear door, and a middle-aged man got out. The young man quickly took the bag from the middle-aged man and followed closely behind him, entering the building step by step.
Lu Weimin watched the middle-aged man and the young man from a distance. He still remembered them.
The middle-aged man was the county magistrate, Wang Zirong, and the young man was his secretary, Lu Weimin's junior high school classmate, Guo Huaizhang.
Lu Weimin and Guo Huaizhang weren't very close. During his three years of junior high school, Lu Weimin studied at Nantang Middle School and lived on campus.
Guo Huaizhang's family lived in the county town. His father worked at the County Labor Bureau, and his mother worked at the County Hospital. His family conditions were good, while most of the boarding students came from the outskirts of the city. Therefore, the relationship between boarding students and day students wasn't very good, so Lu Weimin and Guo Huaizhang had a rather ordinary relationship, nothing special. However, in his previous life, when Lu Weimin was assigned to Dongpi Township, he still had some contact with Guo Huaizhang, but it was limited to ordinary work-related interactions.
The building actually had only four floors, still bearing the strong style of the planned economy era. The entrance was a foyer, followed by a somewhat narrow staircase. The cement floor was not very smooth. When terrazzo floors were becoming popular, this place had not yet caught up with the trend.
The County People's Congress and the County CPPCC were on the fourth floor, while the County Party Committee departments were on the third floor. The first and second floors were occupied by various government departments, such as the Labor and Personnel Bureau, the Audit Bureau, the Statistics Bureau, and the Science and Technology Commission. These small departments were all crammed together in the government building, with each department having only three to five offices. Departments like the Public Security Bureau, the Finance Bureau, the Tax Bureau, and the Transportation Bureau, which had many people and large offices, naturally had their own territories and did not gather with the government.
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