Kneeling in front of my wife’s tombstone and crying bitterly, I was reborn

After Shen Qiansan played two games of chess with the old man, Zhao Hanyu sent him home, leaving only the old man and Zhao Deming and his son in the room.

It was only at this time that the old man asked, "What did Mr. Shen come to talk to you about?"

Zhao Deming said: "He plans to buy the state-owned leather shoe factory."

Hearing that Shen Qiansan wanted to buy the state-owned leather shoe factory, the old man was still a little surprised. He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Have you agreed?"

Zhao Deming said, "In principle, I agree, but the shoe factory is state-owned after all. Although it is about to close down, it is not something I can decide on my own. I still have to look at Mr. Shen's plan, and then put it on the table for discussion before we can finally make a decision."

The old man nodded, "That should be it!"

As someone who has been through this, he knew that as long as Zhao Deming agreed, the matter would basically be settled.

But when working within the system, you can take the lead and even push for your own decisions, but the procedures cannot be omitted and matters that require the approval of meetings must still be carried out through meetings.

After knowing the outcome of the matter, the old man asked, "Why did he suddenly want to buy the state-owned shoe factory?"

Zhao Deming smiled and said, "I asked him this question as well. Guess what he said?"

The old man shook his head. "Mr. Shen's ideas are often wild and unrealistic. Judging from the disposable lighter factory and furniture factory he is running now, including the Ideal City project, the market prospects are far greater than a leather shoe factory."

"A person's energy is limited. He has done so many things. There is no need for him to buy a state-owned shoe factory. I really can't understand why he would buy a shoe factory."

"Just tell me straight!"

Zhao Deming said: "He said that after buying the state-owned leather shoe factory, he would find something for his father-in-law to do so that he wouldn't be bored."

"This... is also a reason?" Even though the old man had seen a lot of the world and experienced countless things, he was still very surprised to hear that Shen Qiansan bought the state-owned leather shoe factory for this reason. He felt that this reason was too perfunctory.

Zhao Deming felt the same way when he heard it, and said with a wry smile: "But that's what he said."

The old man smiled bitterly for a while, then said, "If he really bought the shoe factory for this reason, it's actually quite interesting."

"Huh?" Zhao Deming was surprised for a moment and asked, "Dad, what do you mean?"

The old man sighed, “You are in a position now, so you can’t understand the loneliness of retired people.”

He spread his hands and said, "Just like me, I am really bored sitting at home all day."

"If I had something to do, I think I could live a few more years."

Zhao Deming said sincerely: "Dad, you have worked hard for the country and the people for most of your life. Now it's time to take a break. The country has young people like us, so how can we let you old seniors continue to work so hard!"

The old man rolled his eyes at him and sneered, "I'm your father, and you're still talking to me in an official tone?"

Zhao Deming quickly said, "No, Dad, I'm telling the truth."

Yes, he spoke from the heart, but when one has been in a position for a long time, even if what he said came from the heart, his words still had a strong flavor of the system.

This is a habit, and I can't change it even when I return home.

Or perhaps this speaking habit has been ingrained into our bones, and when we say it, it is completely subconscious without any effort to discern.

The old man had been in the system longer than Zhao Deming, so he was naturally aware of this. Therefore, he only complained verbally, without any intention of blaming him. He said, "Of course I know what you said, but think about it carefully, why are so many people unwilling to go to the Old Cadre Bureau?"

"That's because retired cadres are hard to deal with!"

“Why are they so difficult to deal with?”

"It's because they are used to fighting in battles when they are on duty, and now they are sitting on the bench and have nothing to do!"

Zhao Deming thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case.

Puzzled, he asked, "So Mr. Shen bought the state-owned shoe factory to find something for his father-in-law?"

The old man shook his head, "I'm not sure if it is, but it's probably true."

After saying this, he sighed. "

the other side.

Shen Qiansan didn't know that the old man and Zhao Deming were discussing these things after he left. He sat in Zhao Hanyu's car with his eyes closed to rest.

When Zhao Hanyu saw this, he said nothing.

Until Shen Qiansan got out of the car and left, he did not ask what Shen Qiansan and his father talked about in the study.

This is Zhao Hanyu. As long as his third brother doesn’t take the initiative to tell him something, he won’t ask no matter how curious he is.

When he returned home, he saw his grandfather and father still chatting. Zhao Hanyu said hello and was about to go back to his room, but was stopped by the old man unexpectedly.

"Hanyu, come and sit for a while!"

Zhao Hanyu walked over, sat down beside him, and asked, "Grandpa, do you have any instructions?"

The old man asked, "When you sent Mr. Shen back, did he say anything to you?"

Zhao Hanyu was startled and said, "Third brother looks a little tired. He closed his eyes and rested after getting in the car. What did we talk about?"

But I was wondering why my grandfather was asking about this.

After hearing what Zhao Hanyu said, the old man and Zhao Deming looked at each other, and finally Zhao Deming asked: "Hanyu, why did Mr. Shen suddenly want to buy a state-owned leather shoe factory?"

"What do you mean by buying a state-owned shoe factory?" Zhao Hanyu asked in surprise, a little confused.

"You don't know?" Zhao Deming asked in surprise.

The disposable lighter factory and the furniture factory were both partners of Shen Qiansan and Zhao Hanyu. He and the old man thought that Shen Qiansan would tell Zhao Hanyu about buying the state-owned leather shoe factory, but from Zhao Hanyu's tone, he didn't know.

Sure enough, Zhao Hanyu said affirmatively: "If you don't tell me, I really don't know."

At this time, he seemed to understand and asked, "You invited my third brother to dinner today to discuss the sale of the state-owned leather shoe factory?"

Zhao Deming said, "I am not the one who wants to sell it. It is Shen Qiansan who wants to buy it. He asked me to talk to him, so I invited him to my house for dinner. After dinner, I talked to him for a while."

So that’s it!

Zhao Hanyu understood and said, "Third brother never told me that he wanted to buy the state-owned leather shoe factory."

Zhao Deming said: "Forget it if you don't know!"

Zhao Hanyu said, "Dad, since Third Brother wants to buy it, just sell it to him! I tell you, you will definitely not lose money if you sell the state-owned leather shoe factory to Third Brother. You are guaranteed to make a fortune!"

Zhao Deming glared at him and said, "Do you think the state-owned leather shoe factory belongs to me? I can sell it just because I want to?"

"You're the mayor!" Zhao Hanyu said as a matter of course: "If you can't make the decision on such a small matter, then you might as well quit your job and stay at home to play chess with your grandfather. Anyway, I'm the one making the money, so you won't starve!"

"You bastard!" Zhao Deming cursed angrily.