Chapter 011
After drinking the farewell wine, the speed of separation between classmates significantly accelerated.
Chang Yuan returned to his hometown the next day and inherited the fish pond at home; Cheng Zhi and Zeng Ruize traveled south together to enjoy the little left of the two-person world; Zhang Wenwu also moved out of the dormitory, and his father had already bought a house near the bank where he worked.
Only Lin Lisong, who had not found a job, was left in the dormitory. He had obviously given up his job search and sat in front of the computer to play games every day.
Ren Pingsheng has not found the first pot of gold for starting a business, but the school no longer allows them to continue living in the dormitory.
The 107 dormitory they lived in for four years will be demolished and rebuilt as a whole. Freshmen can live in newly built student apartments off campus, and then Hanhai University boys can bid farewell to the old tradition of eight people in one room.
Lin Lisong planned to go back to his hometown to find a job first. Ren Pingsheng had not yet made plans to live in Mayor of Hanhai, so they decided to go home first.
After Ren Pingsheng took the train to Wenzhou South Station, he took another bus No. 2 before he arrived at his hometown.
This is an old residential community located on Ningtao Road, Haiou District. It used to belong to the Haiou District Materials Company's family building. It was built in the 1980s and has basically been bought out by individuals.
Ren Pingsheng was born in this building until he graduated from university and went to work in Hanzhou City. He lived here for more than 20 years, so he was very familiar with every tree and grass here. It can be said that he could walk home with his eyes closed.
Standing in front of the familiar green security door on the 4th floor, Ren Pingsheng suddenly felt an indescribable sense of absurdity.
In his previous life, the building had been demolished and transformed into a high-end community. Ren Pingsheng's parents bought a small 60-square-meter house in Hanzhou City with the demolition compensation, and went to Hanzhou to live with their son.
The white-gray wall in front of me, the iron door with a bit of mottled paint, and the milk box hanging outside the door was the same as when Ren Pingsheng went to college. On the shoe rack next to the door were shoes that his parents often wore and the football shoes that Ren Pingsheng wore. Everything was still stuck in the memory of 2006, the year 2006 that no longer existed in his previous life.
I wonder if the parents behind the door still looked like they were back then? Ren Pingsheng rang the doorbell.
As expected, after opening the door, Ren Pingsheng saw his mother more than ten years ago. In front of him, Ren's mother, Wang Xiujun, did not have so many white hair, and there were many fewer wrinkles on her face. She was full of energy.
Ren Pingsheng felt that his eyes were already wet. This was the first time he had experienced the happiness brought to him by rebirth after traveling through time. He could be with his parents for ten years. This happiness could not be bought for no amount of money.
"Good kid, you're home, why are you crying? Come in quickly." Wang Xiujun was even more excited than Ren Pingsheng when she saw her son who had been worried about for a long time.
"Mom, I miss you so much." Ren Pingsheng could no longer help but hugged his mother in his arms. This sentence was said to Ren's mother in front of him and to Ren's mother in his previous life.
In his previous life, because Ren Pingsheng's wife did not get along very well with the elders of the Ren family, Ren's mother reduced contact with the three of them after her grandson went to kindergarten. Although the distance between her parents and the community where she lived was not far, Ren Pingsheng was also a little distant from her parents in order to take into account his wife's feelings.
At this moment, facing his reborn mother, Ren Pingsheng secretly made up his mind to make up for the lack of filial piety to his parents in his previous life.
"Okay, okay, good son, mom is going to breathe." Wang Xiujun was still a little uncomfortable with her son's sudden attachment to her. She gently patted Ren Pingsheng on the shoulder, and Ren Pingsheng let go of his arm with a little embarrassed.
After taking his luggage into the door, Ren Pingsheng glanced around the room.
Public housing in the last century was generally not well designed. The 100 square meters indoor area only consisted of 2 bedrooms and 2 living rooms. The toilet and kitchen were on the west side. The room of parents and Ren Pingsheng was on the east side. A rectangular area in the middle was used as both a living room and a dining room.
The old-fashioned solid wood sofa, a dining table with white tablecloths, and a calendar that was not replaced in time on the walls. Although the place is not big and there are not many furniture, it is cleaned by the hardworking and capable Wang Xiujun, which is exactly in line with the appearance of a well-off family.
"Mom, I'll go back to the room for a rest first." Ren Pingsheng said, carrying his luggage into his smaller room.
"Okay, I'll call you when the meal is ready." Wang Xiujun's voice came from the other end of the kitchen.
Ren Pingsheng did not answer. He threw down his luggage and fell head-on on the single bed that had accompanied him for more than ten years. He got up from junior high school to graduate from high school. Every time he went home on holiday, Wang Xiujun would wash the sheets and quilts again, and clean them up neatly so that his son who was out could have a good rest when he went home.
Today is no exception. Smelling the unique smell of cleaning and sunlight on the bed sheets, the sound of a spatula stirring in the iron pot came from outside the house. Feeling the tolerance and comfort brought to himself by the family, Ren Pingsheng felt his eyelids heavier and his body became softer and softer, and finally fell asleep.
This was the first time Ren Ping's dream since his reincarnation. In the dream, he revisited what happened before and after his reincarnation. In the dream, there were Zuo Xiaoxiao, Gao Yuanyuan, Zhu Jieran, and Shi Xiaolian. Their every frown and smile were very real, as if they were watching a movie.
I don’t know if it’s just an exception. Ren Ping had similar dreams in his previous life. What happened to him in his dreams is more real than what happened in reality, just like he really lived in the dream world. But every time he woke up, he found that even the real dream was still a dream, and the reality of his existence was reality.
Ren Pingsheng almost wondered which one was the dream, whether he had a dream of reincarnation, or after reincarnation, he dreamed of his previous life until the sound of Wang Xiujun asking him to eat came to his ears that he was sure that he was indeed living in the world after reincarnation.
Ren Pingsheng rubbed his eyes and walked out of the room. There were a few steaming and fragrant dishes on the table in the restaurant, including braised eggplant, vinegar and cabbage, potato cakes, sauce meat and spicy tofu, which were all loved when Ren Pingsheng was a child. Wang Xiujun also stewed a duck with lotus seeds and wolfberry added to the soup, which smelled very fragrant, which made Ren Pingsheng's index finger stir.
"Pingsheng, you are back." Ren Pingsheng then realized that his father Ren Tianhua had also been home. At this time, he was looking for something in the corner of the kitchen, saying hello to Ren Pingsheng, and then bowed his head to search.
"Yes, I just arrived in the morning." Ren Pingsheng said while sitting down on the table. This is the daily atmosphere of the Ren family. There are not so many etiquette and rules between parents and children.
His father, Ren Tianhua, is an optimistic person. He has worked in a material company all his life. Although it is never his turn to be promoted or something, he is not like some people. He will be very escaping when he gets power, and he will blame the world if he doesn't get power.
He was only happy to run home after get off work, chat with his wife and children, and occasionally drink wine. He was a person who had no conflict of interest with anyone, and of course he could not gain additional benefits for his family.
So when Ren Tianhua heard that his son was coming home, he immediately slipped back from the unit to see his son.
Of course, his unit actually has nothing to do. In the years when the market economy is taking off, the state-owned material companies have already been left with a shell. Except for a few old stores that can be rented out, most of the employees are just stumbled. Ren Tianhua will retire in three years, and no one will say anything about him.
"What are you doing there? Just rub it around and make things happen for me." Wang Xiujun scolded Ren's father who was squatting at her feet while cooking.
"Wife, where is my wine? A few days ago, I hid the remaining half under the cabinet, why did it disappear?" Ren Tianhua searched for a long time but couldn't find it. He stood up and scratched his half-bad hair, looking unwilling.
"What alcohol do you drink? You have drunk kidney stones, and you still drink it! Are you still alive?" Wang Xiujun glared at her husband.
"I haven't had a drink for more than half a month. Isn't my son back? We both have a few drinks and we should treat him to the air." Ren Tianhua muttered and defended. Although Wang Xiujun said this, it still seemed to be able to be comfortable, so he kept pestering him.
"Okay, okay, don't bother me anymore. Go and get it from behind the TV." Wang Xiujun could not resist her husband and said his whereabouts impatiently.
Seeing his father find half a bottle of Yanghe Daqu and smile like a child, Ren Pingsheng couldn't help but smile. After so many years, his parents' ways of getting along have not changed much.
Ren’s father loves to drink, and Ren’s mother hates people to drink, so Ren’s father often buys wine secretly and hides it in the corner of the house where he thinks he is very secret, but every time he is discovered by the sharp-eyed Ren’s mother, and then confiscated.
Often at this time, Ren Pingsheng would privately tell Ren’s father about the place where Ren’s mother kept the wine, and then get a reward of ten or twenty yuan from Ren’s father. After a long time, Ren’s mother went to take stock of the spoils, she found that she had been stolen by a thief again.
At this time, Ren's father would stand up with a smile and resist the matter when Ren's mother was furious. After so many years, the offensive and defensive alliance between the father and son has not been noticed by Ren's mother.
Seeing his father happily take out two cups and pour the bottle of Yanghe Daqu, which he regarded as a treasure, into the cup, Ren Pingsheng naturally recalled the past of his father and son's offensive and defensive alliance.
Only then did he realize that he really missed the old time when his parents were together. If the dream was in front of him, then he would rather stay in the dream for a longer time than wake up so quickly.
"Come on, to celebrate the college students in our family's return home, have a drink." Ren Tianhua raised his glass and signaled. Before Ren Pingsheng could report it, he drank all the white wine glasses. It seemed that Ren's father did not lie. He really didn't drink any more, and he really committed the slander of alcohol.
Ren Pingsheng naturally would not disappoint his father's pleasure. He also smiled and drank the wine in the glass. The bitter taste of Yanghe Daqu cut across his throat like a quick knife, and then his stomach felt hot. He quickly picked up a chopstick and ate the potato cake and neutralized it.
Ren Pingsheng didn't like drinking white wine very much, but he was not unfamiliar with white wine. Since he was very young, he often helped him with peanuts and nuts at his father's table.
Ren's father always finds opportunities to avoid Ren's mother's sight, dip chopsticks into white wine for Ren Pingsheng to taste, and when he gets older, he will change to let Ren Pingsheng take a small sip.
Every time Ren Pingsheng choked and coughed with white wine, Ren’s father would laugh, pat his son’s back vigorously while boasting: “My son will definitely drink in the future, and drinking white wine from a young age is like me.”
Ren’s father was only half right. Ren Pingsheng’s current alcohol tolerance is indeed not bad, but he really can’t like white wine. Red wine and beer are even more important to his stomach.
However, during this long reunion, Ren Pingsheng still cooperated with his father very sensiblely and eliminated the bottle of Yanghe Daqu with him.
I don’t know if I was in a good mood when I saw my son or if I had accumulated a long time of alcohol retention, Ren Tianhua drank very quickly today. When Wang Xiujun brought the last sweet and sour fish to the table, only one-third of the bottle of Yanghe Daqu was left.
Ren's mother knocked on the table hard, knocked on Ren's father with chopsticks, and blamed him: "Old Ren, don't keep asking your son to drink. He has been in the car so far, and he hasn't had much rest yet."
Looking back, Ren's mother greeted Ren Pingsheng with concern and said, "Son, you should eat a bowl of rice to cushion your belly first, don't imitate your father."
As he said, his hands were not idle either, and soon a bowl of hot rice was placed in front of Ren Pingsheng.
Ren Pingsheng listened to his mother's familiar nagging and complained in a low voice with his father, just like hearing the top musician playing symphony. Every sentence made him happy and every word made him feel moved.
There is no more warmer than the family, nor more delicious than the mother's home-cooked dishes.
With the care and love of his parents, every bite of rice in Ren's mouth was so sweet and delicious. He quickly killed a large bowl of rice. Ren's mother saw it and enjoyed it in her heart. She filled him with a full bowl.
My father poured and drank alone, which was not very satisfying. When he saw that his son had finished his meal, he quickly filled the cup again.
Ren's mother's eyebrows were raised and about to have an attack, but Ren's father waved his hand and raised his glass and said, "Son, this cup is something that Dad respects you. Congratulations on your passing the civil servant in Hanzhou City. We have greatly promoted our old Ren family. From now on, we will be the parents of provincial cadres."
At this time, Ren's mother also said to the side: "Yes, my son is so promising. The child of Manager Huang, your material company, took the exam three times before taking the exam to civil servants in Zhonghaiou District. Our son passed the exam to civil servants in the provincial capital once. In the future, his wife will never dare to show off in front of me again, and your father will not have to worry about being bullied by people in the unit."
Ren Pingsheng drank the wine with his father, but he could not integrate into his parents' joyful atmosphere. One of his main tasks this time was to solve the problem of civil servants joining the job.
The Hanzhou Municipal Personnel Bureau is still easy to deal with, but it is necessary to tell his parents about giving up civil servants, and at the same time, it cannot hurt their hearts too much. This is the most troublesome thing about Ren Pingsheng.
You should know that their parents have always regarded Ren Pingsheng as their pride, especially Ren's mother. In order to take care of Ren Pingsheng, she gave up her job as a substitute teacher and has been a housewife for so many years just to raise her son to become a talent.
In her opinion, having a stable job of eating imperial grain is better than earning more money. The reason why Ren Pingsheng took the civil service exam was largely influenced by his mother's accumulation over time.
But in front of these happy parents, if Ren Pingsheng said his thoughts, it would undoubtedly cause a great blow to them.
Ren Pingsheng really didn't know how to speak. He couldn't say that he was reincarnated through time, because he had no development on the path of civil servants in his previous life, so he should not repeat the same mistakes in this life.
But it wouldn't work if he didn't say this. He couldn't stay at home all the time. It's less than a year since the A-share bull market in 2007. If Ren Pingsheng didn't get his first pot of gold within this period, he would not be able to build his strength through snowballing, which would affect the smooth implementation of his entire entrepreneurial plan after his reincarnation.
Before embarking on the journey of business, Ren Pingsheng must convince his parents and must first stabilize the rear.
Ren’s father and Ren’s mother didn’t know what their son was thinking. They were still immersed in the joy brought by their son and the civil servants in Hanzhou. They planned whether they would move to Hanzhou to take care of their son in the future, and planned how much down payment would be required to help their son buy a house in Hanzhou.
Ren's mother even arranged the marriage of her son, and she had a quarrel with Ren's father about the candidate for her future daughter-in-law.
One said that Deputy Director Zhang's daughter had just graduated, and her age and appearance were just as good as Ren Pingsheng;
Another disliked Deputy Director Zhang's daughter, who did not take the civil service exam, was just a professional position, and it was difficult to transfer in the future...
Ren Pingsheng listened to his parents' conversation and his head grew several times. Until his parents began to arrange blind dates and time, he finally couldn't help but speak:
Chapter completed!