The Era of Hard Work

The car stopped in front of Li Wenyue's house. Lu Dong lowered the window slightly, and a gust of cold wind came in. It was so cold that he couldn't help shrinking his neck. Just a few days after warming up, the Siberian cold current came again.

Lu Dong opened his mouth, and a white mist floated out: "Wen Yue! Wen Yue!"

Li Wenyue ran out of the house, got into the co-pilot, and rubbed his hands together: "It's so cold! It's going to be minus ten degrees."

Lu Dong turned on the heater, drove to Liuwan to pick up Liu Linlin, and then went to the university town.

"Take the black egg?" Li Wenyue asked.

"It's too cold." Lu Dong said, "She went there by herself on a motorcycle, so her hands and feet would be frozen to the ground."

Liu Linlin thought of the sports student who sold fireworks with Lu Dong last year, who seemed to be called Song Na.

The car came to the Luozhuang intersection in the south, and walked a short distance to the west. Liu Linlin found that it was completely different from what she remembered. The spacious road diverged from the sidewalk, tall buildings rose in the distance, and many construction sites were under construction.

The original cultivated land on both sides has either been turned into a construction site, or buildings have been built.

Compared with the last time I walked this way, the scope of the University City has expanded too much.

The Diaojiazhuang in my impression has been demolished.

Li Wenyue said, "Is there a big change here?"

Liu Linlin smiled: "I don't know each other."

Lu Dong continued: "In our county, the biggest changes and the fastest development are here. The province and the city will concentrate on developing this."

When she came near the intersection of the center, Song Na waited on the side of the road at the main entrance of Wenyuan of Xuefu, and when she saw Santana coming, she waved quickly.

After getting into the back seat of the car, Song Na greeted Liu Linlin who was sitting on the other side, "Hello."

Liu Linlin replied softly: "Hello, Song Na."

This person has changed even more than Lu Dong. When I saw him from a distance last year, he was still wearing a ragged padded jacket, covered in ashes, selling firecrackers at the fair.

Now, with a suitable hairstyle and neat outfits, she looks very beautiful and has a sassy and unique temperament.

When Liu Linlin secretly looked at Song Na, Song Na looked at her calmly. She was a man of the year in Qingzhao No. 1 Middle School and a treasure in the hands of countless teachers.

Song Na had never been in the same class as Liu Linlin, and they were not familiar with each other, so she asked Li Wenyue, "Have you helped out at the food company again?"

Li Wenyue said: "You can't be idle. It's a rare good opportunity to practice. Even if you make a mistake, there are still people to help correct it in time."

"The factories in our village are getting bigger and bigger, and there is a shortage of high-end talents." Lu Dong asked, "Wen Yue, don't you think that the third grandpa has ideas for you?"

Li Wenyue was not stupid, and said, "I haven't figured it out yet. There are still two and a half years before I graduate. Let's wait until the last year."

Song Na joked: "According to this posture, when you graduate, you will be well trained. Lu Dong, why don't Lavin come over and become our partner."

Lu Dong smiled: "I think so, it depends on what Wen Yue thinks, and the third grandpa..."

"Let's not talk about that, it's still uncertain what the situation will be." Li Wenyue said solemnly: "My father said that he must let me work in a political unit. If you mix it up, you can also shine on the lintel."

He turned back to Song Na: "Hei Dan, I heard from my classmates that your store has opened in Ginza?"

"It hasn't opened yet." Song Na said, "It will be the end of the New Year."

They were talking here, and Liu Linlin couldn't get in the conversation at all.

Lu Dong took the initiative to find a topic: "Liu Linlin, what are you going to do after graduation?"

"Me?" Liu Linlin hesitated for a moment and said, "I haven't thought about it yet."

At the gate of No. 1 Middle School, a classmate rode a bicycle and went in. Song Na got off the car and went to talk to the gatekeeper. Lu Dong and others also entered the gate.

Li Wenyue was still thinking of a student, so he had concerns: "Others ride bicycles and motorcycles, so why don't we drive for others to see?"

Lu Dong said: "It's such a cold day, we can't drive without a car, so it's hard to ride a motorcycle?"

Li Wenyue smiled embarrassedly: "That's the reason."

If you earn money and don't even improve your basic living conditions, isn't that something wrong with your head?

The initiators of the class reunion were Li Wenyue and Yuan Jing, and the big guys also tacitly agreed that these two people were responsible. Because of the university's winter vacation, compared with the May 1st gathering, there were more people this time, and more than 30 people came here.

Lu Dong is relatively familiar, in addition to a few people who often meet, there are buck-toothed Liu Jie who teased him and Song Na last time that they are black winds, Zou Kai who studied at the Normal University, Zhou Shanshan from the University of Finance and Economics, and Jiang Xiaoxiao from the School of Art.

Among them, Jiang Xiaoxiao is not a first-class person with them, and she is also someone Song Na has been in contact with. She majored in arts and crafts at the Art Academy.

Entering the meeting room arranged in advance by the school, Song Na found Jiang Xiaoxiao and kept whispering.

Jiang Xiaoxiao is graduating next year, and Song Na wants to attract people to Wenxin Trading Company.

There must be difficulties, and this is not the future. Four-year undergraduate students are very valuable, even if they do not include assignments, it is not difficult to find a job.

The school also attached great importance to this group of students, and there was Liu Linlin among them, who not only provided tea, but also dried fruits such as melon seeds and peanuts on the long conference table.

In the middle of the morning, the principal came over specially to chat with the students next to each other.

Whether you are familiar with it or not, talk about it.

When students were studying, they might think this school was really annoying, but after graduation, all they could think about was the good of their alma mater.

Even Lu Dong's impression of the school was changing.

This probably means that I can scold 10,000 times, but others cannot scold once.

"You are a model of entrepreneurship in our No. 1 Middle School. The one in the class of 95 surprised me the most." The old principal shook hands with Lu Dong, speaking in a friendly way: "Who would have thought that the famous Lu Kuisheng from Qingzhao No. 1 Middle School started a company?" !"

Liu Jie showed two big buck teeth, and said intentionally, "Principal, I thought Brother Dong would unify Qingzhao's underworld after graduation."

Everyone around couldn't help laughing.

Lu Dong also laughed, and cupped his hands at the old classmates around him: "I did some stupid things before, please forgive me." He then said to the old principal: "Principal Shen, I have caused troubles for the school a lot in the past."

Principal Shen waved his hand: "It's okay, I, an old man, are the happiest if you can make achievements."

According to the information he has learned, among the well-known alumni of Qingzhao No. 1 Middle School, the name of Lu Dong may be added soon.

Principal Shen walked around the conference room and specifically called Lu Dong and Liu Linlin to the principal's room for a chat.

When I was in school, being called to the principal's office was a terrifying thing for most students. Under normal circumstances, only students who made serious mistakes could enjoy this kind of treatment.

Lu Dong enjoyed it once in his freshman year of high school, regardless of the specific reasons, but now that he came to the principal's office again, the feeling is completely different.

"Liu...Linlin." Principal Shen called out a little awkwardly, but he also knew why his student changed his name, so he asked with concern, "How is it in the capital?"

"Very good." Liu Linlin didn't talk much, and didn't want to talk about family affairs.

Principal Shen is old and mature, and he will not take the initiative to mention things about Liu Linlin's family, so he asked, "How are your preparations going?"

At the school meeting in the afternoon, Liu Linlin was going to speak on stage to boost the morale of her juniors. She took out a neatly folded stationery from her pocket: "I wrote the manuscript yesterday, Principal Shen, can you take a look first?"

For a good student like Liu Linlin who is both good at character and learning, Principal Shen is very relieved: "No need, you have spoken on stage many times when you were in high school, and you have experience."

Hearing this, Lu Dong suddenly had a bad feeling.

This alone called him and Liu Linlin over...

Sure enough, Principal Shen said something to Liu Linlin, and his eyes fell on him: "Lu Dong, you are back today, are you going to make a speech too?"

After all, it is his alma mater, so Lu Dong spoke very politely: "I... forget it?"

Principal Shen did not let Lu Dong go, and said very seriously: "Lu Dong, you have been to high school, and you know the actual situation of high school and the college entrance examination. The university expanded its enrollment last year, and it will continue to expand its enrollment this year. There are still a small number of people who go to college, even in a good school like our No. 1 Middle School, at most one-third of the students in a class can go to college, and more students either choose to repeat their studies or enter the society to make a living."

Lu Dong didn't say a word, maybe even the old principal didn't think that the speed of industrialization of education caught people by surprise, at most three to five years later, as long as he was willing to pay high tuition fees, going to high school would be equivalent to having a university.

The difference is that some universities are purely mixed diplomas. If you fail the exam, such as high mathematics, you will pass Liang Jingru's "Courage" in the make-up exam.

Maybe these universities pay attention to the spirit of business contracts. If you spend a lot of money in school, I will naturally give you a basic diploma.

Principal Shen's words continued: "There are some students who study very hard, but... they will inevitably fail the rankings. These people are prone to form a huge psychological gap. As the principal of this school, I am not only responsible for the students who can be admitted to the university. , but also to be responsible to all students, I want you to speak out and tell some people with your own actual experience that even if you fail the college entrance examination, you can still succeed in life."

Principal Shen would not say that to students, but what he said to Lu Dong, who has social experience, is completely different from what he said to students: "The college entrance examination is an important threshold in life. It is easier to succeed if you pass it, but you can't pass it. , is not a failure. Lu Dong, you are more convincing than other students in this regard."

Lu Dong could tell that the old headmaster wasn't talking in a fake way, he probably really thought so.

But he thought about it carefully, and said, "In half a year, senior high school students will take the college entrance examination. Is it inappropriate for me to speak on stage and say this?"

This is of course an excuse. Lu Dong never thought that someone would ask him to speak today. He didn't prepare at all, and he didn't even write a manuscript.

If you are looking for someone, you can only look for black eggs, or forget it.

It is impossible for others to write manuscripts for him without relevant experience.

"Look at me, I'm so confused." Principal Shen caught Lu Dong with great difficulty, and said with a smile, "Well, Lu Dong, let's make an agreement that you can come again when the college entrance examination is over this year and the school holds a general meeting, okay? .”

"Okay." Lu Dong answered first.

Looking at her old classmates and old friends, Liu Linlin felt a sense of confusion. Probably Guo Ying would not have imagined that the fixed bottom one in the class would also have the opportunity for the principal to come back to speak on stage.

At the meeting in the afternoon, Lu Dong purely acted as a spectator. When he was free, he also helped Song Na chat with Jiang Xiaoxiao.

In the end, a big group photo was inevitable. At Lu Dong's suggestion, with the strong support of Principal Shen and the school, everyone unanimously agreed that the No. 1 Middle School Alumni Association of the University City was officially renamed the No. 1 Middle School Alumni Association.

Since then, Qingzhao No. 1 Middle School has a formal alumni association.

While doing business, Lu Dong is also actively participating in various social group activities.

I recommend the book "I Have Three Thousand Disciples". In addition, I would like to congratulate the moderator of this book "Longxiang Shengteng" on his wedding, and wish him an early son.