From the tone of their voices, Xiao Liu could tell that they were a little scared. He did not answer immediately. He paused for a while, put on a domineering attitude, and said, "You know in your heart what is going on, and...

Bringing it to this point again, I have nothing to say. Let’s just forget about treating guests to dinner and talk about it later when we have time.”

Fortunately, those people left. Fang Wei and the others returned to the room. Xiao Liu asked Dapeng, "What is going on? Please explain it clearly so that I can have a clear understanding."

Dapeng told the story of what happened. Those people thought he was a foreigner and they didn't know where they got an old car. They didn't even have a household registration, so they insisted on selling it to him. They struggled for several days. Unexpectedly, they wanted to sell it to him.

Found by the person who lost the car,

He brought the police to find him, but he was so frightened that a few gangsters ran away. After the police left, those people came back and said that he was the informant and they had to pay him tens of thousands of yuan. This gang of scoundrels were blatantly blackmailing people.

, you say it’s irritating or not.

Xiao Liu said, "Oh, so that's what happened. These people are just gangsters in society. They don't have much ability and specialize in blackmailing and defrauding people to get by."

Fang Wei asked Xiao Liu, "I'm a little surprised. How did you suppress those people and talk to you so politely? What is your relationship with them? You have to tell us."

Xiao Liu said, "I don't deal with such scoundrels in society and don't care about them. We have nothing to do with each other and don't know each other. Maybe they have seen me or heard my name. How do they know me?"

Yes, I don’t know too well.”

Dapeng took the words and said, "Fellow, you just came here and you don't know Xiao Liu yet. Even though he is polite and doesn't speak loudly, his reputation is not small. When he encounters unreasonable people, Xiao Liu will never

There is no need to argue with them, and there is no need to take action. As long as Xiao Liu says his name, no matter how big the problem is, he can solve it. What he wants to do can usually be done, and he has to give face to both black and white."

Dapeng gave a brief introduction to Xiao Liu, and Fang Wei got a general understanding of him. He thought, without fighting and killing, he could make both black and white admire him. Fang Wei had never seen this before, only read about it in novels.

A person who is capable but hides it deeply is a powerful character.

Xiao Liu stood up, looked out the window, then looked at his watch, then turned around and said, "There has been a lot of noise just now. You must be hungry. Let's go and have dinner at my house."

After all, Fang Wei had just met Xiao Liu*. He hesitated a little and said sheepishly, "Why don't you go today? I'll go to your house tomorrow."

"We're all fellow countrymen, don't be polite." Xiao Liu just finished speaking. Dapeng, who had grown up with him since childhood, grabbed Fang Wei's arm and pushed and pulled him to the door.

The three people walked to the street. The shops on both sides were still open, but some shops were closed. The street lights illuminated the street, like a bright belt, cutting through the dark night sky and stretching into the jungle with tall buildings.

The hotel is not far from Xiao Liu's house, only a ten-minute walk away. When you walk in, you will find a courtyard house, where several families live, all of whom work for the provincial party committee. Xiao Liu's family lives in three main rooms. When he opens the door, his mother is there.

I was at home, the food was set on the table, but my father was not seen.

Xiao Liu introduced Fang Wei to his mother. His mother greeted Fang Wei warmly, said a few polite words, and asked the nanny to add two more dishes. His mother invited Fang Wei to sit down in the restaurant and said, "It's getting late.

Well, it seems his dad isn’t coming back, so there’s no need to wait, let’s eat first.”

After dinner, during the chat, Fang Wei learned that Xiao Liu’s father was from Hedong, his hometown, and his mother was from Northern Hebei. Their parents met and got married in the army. Of the three children in the family, Xiao Liu is the youngest, with an older brother and an older sister.

They all work in the military art troupe and don't go home usually. They only come back during holidays to visit relatives.

Xiao Liu said that back then, his parents' army fought all the way to the south. After the liberation of Lingnan, it was necessary to transfer a group of cadres from the army to work in the local area, and his parents were among them. This group of cadres who took off their military uniforms and stayed in the local area,

Later, people often referred to him as "cadres going south". His father worked in the provincial party committee and his mother worked in the Cultural Bureau.

After Fang Wei got acquainted with Xiao Liu's family, he went to his house in the evenings and chatted with Xiao Liu's mother. Fang Wei looked for a job during the day and stayed alone in the hotel at night with no one to talk to. He was lonely, boring and boring.

Chatting at home has become a habit.

There is no TV in the room where Fang Wei lives, so he can only watch it in the reception room. There is a broken TV in the reception room, which is clear sometimes and blurry sometimes. Sometimes you have to shoot it hard with your hand several times before the image appears. Even so, at night

There are still a lot of people watching TV.

On Sunday evening, Xiao Liu came to Fang Wei and said that his father had a day off today and that he could talk to his father about finding a job to see if he could help. Fang Wei locked the door of the room and went out with Xiao Liu.

The hotel door.

Fang Wei came to Xiao Liu's house, and Xiao Liu introduced Fang Wei to his father. Fang Wei quickly greeted, "Hello, uncle!"

After Fang Wei finished speaking, he stood stiffly and didn't move, a little at a loss, looking cautious.

"Little fellow, sit down, don't be restrained, just like at home." Xiao Liu's father pointed to the sofa next to him and said.

Xiao Liu's father asked Fang Wei about the situation in his hometown, and he answered truthfully. At the same time, he talked about the purpose of coming here and the situation of looking for a job in the past few days. Xiao Liu's father looked at Fang Wei.

Wei didn't speak, as if he was thinking about something.

"I just came to Lingnan, and I am not familiar with the place. I would like to ask my uncle if he can help me find a job." Fang Wei said politely.

"I'll think about it and get back to you in a few days, okay?" Xiao Liu's father said kindly.

"Thank you, uncle, for taking your trouble." Fang Wei stood up and expressed his gratitude politely.

"Sit down and talk, sit down and talk, you are so polite and you are out of touch." Xiao Liu's father motioned for Fang Wei to sit down and continued, "You are new here and have no acquaintances. If you have any difficulties in the future and need help, come to your home to find him."

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After chatting for a while, the clock on the wall showed that it would be eleven o'clock in a few minutes. Staying any longer would affect the rest of Xiao Liu's family. Fang Wei stood up and left.

Fang Wei often visits his fellow villagers. As the number of visits increases, he gets to know him better. The two elders treat him like a child, and they are friendly and easy-going. Fang Wei also treats the two elders as his parents, and carries both

The bankbook, which was inconvenient and afraid of being lost, was given to Xiao Liu’s mother for safekeeping.

Xiao Liu's parents were very happy to see that Fang Wei trusted them so much. Whenever they wanted to make delicious food at home, they would call Fang Wei there. Fang Wei didn't regard himself as an outsider, and kept calling him "uncle, aunt". Every time Fang Wei

When Wei went to a fellow villager's house, the two old men called him "little fellow villager" and asked him about his welfare, just like a family member.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Fang Wei was running around everywhere every day, busy looking for a job, and was so exhausted that he had no time to take care of anything else.

One day, Fang Wei was busy working all morning, but the work still had no results, and he was a little frustrated. He walked feebly along the street, saw food being sold on the roadside, and felt a little hungry, so he sat down in front of a stall and asked for some food.

I ordered an egg fried rice and ate it slowly.

Fang Wei thought back on the running around for the past few days. He had no results at work and was under a lot of mental pressure, which almost overwhelmed him. Fang Wei planned to calm down and rest for a long time. It was time to relax his tense nerves in the past few days.

After dinner, Fang Wei planned to use this afternoon to relax, take a look at the street scene, visit the shopping mall, and buy some daily necessities.

Fang Wei left the food stall and walked along the street looking at the construction sites under construction not far away. The buildings were like bamboo shoots springing up after the rain, growing rapidly, changing every day.

The streets are full of people rushing to and fro. There are shopping malls on both sides of the streets with a dazzling array of products. Fang Wei has never seen most of the products before.

Many shops have opened on both sides of the street, as well as many newly opened restaurants. Fang Wei has never tasted the food, but they have grand and novel signboards, which are colorful and sparkle with alluring light.

At this time, beautiful singing came from not far away. Fang Wei followed the singing and saw a young man in strange clothes standing not far away with a tape recorder. The song was played by his tape recorder.

The soft singing was so beautiful that Fang Wei was mesmerized by it. At that time, Fang Wei was thinking, how dare he play this melodious music in public on the street. If he were in his hometown in the north, someone would probably cause trouble.

Fang Wei walked up to the young man and after asking around, he found out that the song was sung by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng. The young man said that the audio tapes of Teresa Teng's songs were brought over by smugglers or businessmen from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

In this city at the forefront of reform and opening up, Lingnan, there is such a degree of openness, which surprised Fang Weiwei. He thought that people listening to this beautiful and pleasant song can relieve their work stress after busy work.

The pressure is a kind of spiritual enjoyment.

From then on, Fang Wei fell in love with Teresa Teng's songs, as if he was addicted after eating delicious food. He liked it so much. Not listening to Teresa Teng's songs for a while felt like he had lost his soul. Fang Wei still saves it to this day

With, most of Teresa Teng's tapes.

Although decades have passed, Fang Wei still retains the habits of his youth. If he has free time, he takes out the well-preserved tapes and listens to some of Teresa Teng's beautiful songs. Perhaps it is a nostalgia for that era.

Fang Wei walked around the streets all afternoon. He heard foreign accents with southern and northern accents, and rarely saw local people. People from all over the country came and went in a hurry, busy and full of energy. Nanling was like a rising star.

The sun is full of vitality and rays of light.

The torrent of reform and opening up has spread from coastal areas to the whole country. The spirit of Nanling people who dare to be the first and have the courage to fight heralds the beginning of a new era.

Lingnan is like a rich gold mine that has been excavated, attracting aspiring young people from all over the country to come here to start a business. Just like the gold rush in the United States, it attracted adventurous people from all over the world who left their homes and careers to work tirelessly.

Traveling thousands of miles to get there.

For more than half a month, Fang Wei has traveled almost all over Lingnan City. What he saw and heard was that there are busy people everywhere. Fang Wei realized that Lingnan is his dream place, and he should follow the trend of the times and participate in it, so that his life will not be wasted.

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Fang Wei secretly rejoiced and felt quite proud. He felt that he came at the right time and at the right time, just in time to catch up with the tide of the times.

As night falls, the lanterns come on, and there is a bustling crowd and a lively scene. Fang Wei passes by a night market, which is filled with various food stalls, specialties from all over the country, sour, spicy, sweet, fragrant, attractive in color, and full of aroma.

He walked down the street and got into Fang Wei's nose.

The stall owners' cries, in Mandarin mixed with dialects, came and went, attracting the pretty men and women who were wandering around.

The weather has turned hot, and there are many diners in the stalls. Some people take off their shirts, sit around the small tables, throw off their arms, play guessing games, eat and drink, make loud noises, and indulge themselves to their heart's content. It's so intoxicating.

lively scene.

The excitement of the night market and the aroma of the food attracted Fang Wei. At this time, he felt hungry and tired. He wanted to sit down and have something to eat. He found several stalls, but they were all overcrowded and there was not even an empty seat.

He could only leave in despair.

The next morning, it started to rain and continued until noon, with no intention of stopping. Fang Wei's plan to go out to find a job was ruined.

Fang Wei returned to the room, lying on the bed boredly, flipping through the newspapers he had bought a few days ago. At this time, there was a knock on the door. When he opened the door, he saw that it was fellow Dapeng who lived in the next room. Fang Wei said with a smile; "

Fellow fellow, come in and sit down."

"We're not going in." Dapeng looked at his watch and continued, "It's past twelve o'clock, it's almost one o'clock. Aren't you hungry?"

"Wait a minute, I'll get the umbrella, and let's go have dinner together." Fang Wei said, turned around to get the umbrella, and then walked out of the room.

The two of them left the hotel, and not far away was a restaurant that Fang Wei often went to. They were from the same hometown, so naturally they had the same taste, and they both liked northern food.

It was past one o'clock at noon, the dining peak had passed, and there were not many people eating in the restaurant. The two of them found an empty table and sat down. Fang Wei habitually hung his coat on the back of the seat, and Dapeng ordered four dishes.
Chapter completed!