Return to the 1982 Staff Compound

Chapter 32 It’s really you

After school, Qiu Huoming left first. Although he and Gu Xiaoran were going the same way, he was embarrassed to hitchhike with the girl.

At the same time, she was also afraid of being gossiped about by others. There were many students on the way home from school, but she didn't care about the gossip. The girl was thin-skinned, so it was not a good thing.

The Propaganda Department is a two-story building with several slogans painted on the wall. Family planning has been implemented for several years, and young couples in the city can only have one child now. Sometimes people will secretly put down babies in swaddling clothes at the gate of the coal factory. Qiu Huoming encountered this once, and the child's birth date was placed in the swaddling clothes.

Old people always say that an orphan has a foothold in this world only when he has a destiny.

Diagonally opposite the Propaganda Department is the "Old State-owned Restaurant". This restaurant is much larger than the one opposite the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. There is a yard in front with several cars parked inside.

As Qiu Huoming walked in, he saw Zhang Yougen sticking his head out from the second-floor staircase and waving at him, "I saw you just as you were crossing the street, let's go."

When we entered the box, there were already three people sitting inside. Together with Qiu Huoming and Zhang Yougen, there were exactly five people, three women and two men. Everyone present looked young.

"Hello, sister-in-law." Qiu Huoming greeted Zhang Yougen's girlfriend who was sitting in the main seat respectfully, and then sat down at the serving seat.

The woman opposite covered her mouth and laughed, "What sister-in-law? You haven't even started dating yet. Call me Sister Hong."

"Sister Hong." Qiu Huoming called out obediently.

The girl with short hair next to Sister Hong's eyes lit up, "Yougen, your brother is so handsome! Can you introduce him?"

"Call him Huoming. He looked average when he was a child. How come he stands out now that he has grown up?" Zhang Yougen looked at Qiu Huoming with some disdain.

Then he shouted to the door, "Serve the food in Box 02!"

Sister Hong smiled and hugged the short-haired girl beside her, "Huo Ming, you can call her Sister Li." She pointed to the braided girl next to Sister Li and introduced her, "Call her Sister Xiaoyun."

Qiu Huoming called them one by one, focusing on his sweet talk.

The waiter outside the door has come in to serve the food.

After all the dishes were served, Zhang Yougen began to pour wine. There were a few big words on the bottle: Gujing Gongjiu.

55 degrees, strong aroma, good wine. Qiu Huoming smelled the familiar aroma of wine, and his Adam's apple slid. Zhang Yougen quickly poured five glasses and pushed one to Qiu Huoming, "You are still studying, have a drink." enough."

Sister Hong took down a large cloth bag hanging on the back of the chair and handed it to Qiu Huoming with a smile, "I almost forgot about it. I'll give it to you first, otherwise you may forget it when you're drunk."

Qiu Huoming wanted to be polite, but Zhang Yougen had already hijacked the bag in mid-air. He opened his mouth and took a look, "Oh, a promotional poster for Shaolin Temple..."

Zhang Yougen stuffed the cloth bag into Qiu Huoming's hand. Looking at the stack of posters of the leading actors inside, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

"Thank you, Sister Hong. How did you get these things? This movie is very popular in our school!"

Zhang Yougen smiled and patted his shoulder. "Your sister Hong is from the Propaganda Department. The cinema is under their management."

"Come, let's drink first and talk while we drink."

Four dishes were already on the table, and the others were still coming. Qiu Huoming raised his glass and stood up, "I toast to all the brothers and sisters."

"Don't stand. We are all young people. We don't need this kind of thing. Sit down and drink." Sister Hong said.

After drinking a glass of wine, it was like a hot line rushing from the throat to the stomach, and Qiu Huoming's face suddenly turned red.

Zhang Yougen hurriedly advised him, "Eat the food, why did you drink it all? Don't get drunk and ask me to take you home."

Sister Hong smiled and said, "What's wrong with sending him back? You must send Huo Ming back today."

The atmosphere at the dinner table was very harmonious. Before long, Qiu Huoming found out that Sister Li and Sister Xiaoyun both worked in movie theaters. Sister Li was a projectionist, which was one of the most popular professions in this era, referred to as the "Eight Major Staff".

"Most projectionists in movie theaters are young men, but Sister Li is a woman who is as capable as any man. A few years ago, she even showed open-air movies in rural areas..." Sister Hong gave appropriate praise.

"Come to think of it, I really miss the days when I went to the countryside... I only grew my hair long later..." Sister Li drank another glass of wine, and a red cloud appeared on her face.

"Sister Li, do you have the tape of the Shaolin Temple interlude 'Shepherd's Song'?" Qiu Huoming finally got in a word.

Sister Li tucked her scattered hair behind her ears and replied with a smile: "You really asked the right person. If you want, I will be on the day shift tomorrow. You can come over and see Sister Li directly."

"Okay, I'll come over tomorrow at noon. Thank you, Sister Li."

Sister Li is outgoing and talkative, almost controlling the whole audience. Sister Xiaoyun is very quiet and only answers questions. She is the ticket seller of the theater. Last time, Ding Yu went to buy the tickets. Qiu Huoming did not follow her. Face to face.

The meal lasted nearly two hours. Qiu Huoming held his stomach and couldn't eat any more.

Sister Hong paid the bill, and several people walked out of the room into the yard. The lanterns in the yard had been lit, and the slogans on the wall next to it were half bright and half dark. Qiu Huoming was in the middle of it, and for a moment he didn't know what day it was.

The three of them lived not far away. Zhang Yougen pushed his bicycle to take them home and parted ways with Qiu Huoming at the gate.

Qiu Huoming thought to himself, what about the gift you promised me? He complained in his heart, but he didn't take it seriously.

A man was walking on the street. He looked at the county party committee compound not far away and walked over leisurely.

The gatekeeper, Old Man Li, recognized him and thought he was there to get something that Qiu Jianshe had dropped, so he let him in without saying a word.

A cold moon hung in the sky. Qiu Huoming walked to the downstairs of his father Qiu Jianshe's office building. He walked up the stairs and looked at the small courtyard connected to the wall below. There was a dim tungsten light at the door. The silk lamp was on, and the flowers and plants in the yard were neglected and abandoned. The bicycle was parked alone on the side of the courtyard wall. Next to it was the small bamboo chair where the bespectacled grandmother often sat. It was falling apart, just like the abandoned flowers and plants. Get attention again.

This body probably had its first time to drink strong liquor. He was a little tipsy. He leaned on the wooden handrail of the stairs, looking into the distance.

The cool spring night breeze blew across his slightly flushed cheeks.

"Why are you here?" A familiar voice suddenly came from below.

Qiu Huoming looked down and saw Gu Xiaoran, wearing a set of home clothes. He had walked out of the house at some point and was standing in the yard, looking at him with sharp eyes.

"My dad works here." Qiu Huoming said without thinking.

Gu Xiaoran looked up at the young man at the stairs and was suddenly startled. From this angle, he actually overlapped with someone in his memory...

She gave a mischievous smile, "I know who you are!"

"It's not me, it's definitely not me, you've got the wrong person." Qiu Huoming's face suddenly turned red again.

Gu Xiaoran, who originally just wanted to cheat him, was sure this time, "You are only trying to hide your true intentions! You are a damn liar! A profiteer!"

"Okay, I admit that I was young at that time! When we get to the provincial capital, I will treat you to ice cream, as much as you want!" Qiu Huoming looked down at the little girl standing in the yard below. The two of them spoke in loud voices, but there was no movement in the room next to the yard.

"Where are your relatives?" Qiu Huoming asked.

"I live alone here, and an auntie comes to cook for me every day."

"That's so unsafe!"

There seemed to be a wisp of mist in Gu Xiaoran's eyes. He only uttered one word, "I..." and swallowed the rest.

"However, this is the county party committee compound, and no one nearby dares to cause trouble." Qiu Huoming quickly made amends.

"I'm going home, and I'm going to get Shepherd's Song!" Qiu Huoming raised the corners of his mouth, revealing his white front teeth. He waved his hand, "I'll perform a magic trick for you. As long as you close your eyes and open them again, I will disappear..."

He ran down the stairs quickly, and vaguely heard her say in his ear: Fool...