Chapter 6 Section 6

In December 2003, the results of Wang Chuanzhi's written examination for national civil servants came out. He ranked fourth in the competition among 97 people. He had an interview in February 2004 and was judged two months later. six.The next thing to wait is a contract from a less popular central agency.The place of work is Beijing, the household registration is transferred, and the salary is less than three gold, which is less than 800 yuan, and there is a year-end bonus.Although the salary is mediocre, he found a permanent job at a time when millions of college students are sighing and sighing every year when they can't find a job all over the world. It's not bad. He retires at the age of sixty and has a pension after retirement!Although he is just a civil servant, "civil servant" also gives people a tempting imagination.

Wang Chuanzhi, who was admitted as a civil servant, was very happy. Just like the first place in the college entrance examination to go to university in Beijing, this is another stage of victory, one step at a time, and down-to-earth.Life should be like this, seemingly peaceful, but in fact it is due to strength, and it will go on naturally. The young man is still outstanding, especially at critical moments, he dares to speak up, has the courage to take responsibility, and gives people a sense of stability.For example, if you take the civil service exam, you should be unambiguous, and you can say "almost can pass the exam", and then you can concentrate on preparing for the exam steadily, without panic, anxiety, or self-doubt.You have to say that this concentration is a kind of ability, a kind of general demeanor.And his down-to-earth style and determination also support this ability and demeanor.This is the real reason why He Lin fell in love with him, and it is also the reason why the He family does not underestimate him.We all firmly believe that: he has a future!

Wang Chuanzhi immediately called his family to announce the good news.There was no phone at home, so I called the neighbor's house, and the neighbor's child called someone.Then he called He Lin, He Lin was also very happy, she couldn't close her mouth, she didn't care about the salary, but Chuanzhi was completely a member of this city, although her parents would not divide people into three according to household registration in a vulgar way. Sixth, ninth, etc., but with such a job, life can be considered stable and down-to-earth.Another point is even more important. Chuanzhi is a capable person, and he can be regarded as a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge in the civil servant test. He just walked over it.If you say you are capable, you have to prove it.I took the test myself, and I passed the first round. Fortunately, I didn't have much hope at the time.

He Lin hung up the phone.Chuanzhi called the neighbor's house again, and his mother was already waiting by the phone. Knowing the good news of her son, the old lady couldn't keep her lips from ear to ear, her voice filled with unconcealable joy and pride, "Oh, it's like eating dumplings on the first day of the new year and making your belly round! It's like eating a big watermelon in the dog days My heart is cold! My son has been admitted to the national cadre again! My son’s brain is so famous and easy to use! My Wang family’s ancestor’s grave is growing Artemisia annua! Even if I go out to beg for food, it’s worth it!”

Speaking of the last sentence, I cried with joy. I listened to the envious neighbor's persuasion: "Mother Chuanzhi, what do you want if your son becomes an official? It's embarrassing for your son!" "Hey, you have a son as capable as Chuanzhi, so why bother! I've been watching this kid since I was a child, out of the five children, you must be the son of this son!" Hearing this, Chuanzhi was filled with elation and mixed feelings, and actually burst into tears. This is a widowed mother who has exhausted all her efforts to feed herself! Mothers are always full of compliments for their sons. They praise their heads, their looks, their looks, their hard work, and their hard work and luck.Finally, he said, "Son, if you become a national cadre, your status will be higher than that of He Lin?"

The son faltered: "It's not high, I don't want to say that here." "Then you earn more than her, don't you?" The son continued to hesitate: "A little more? The main thing is for my welfare." The mother is already convinced that her son's salary is higher than that of her daughter-in-law. "Get married if it suits you. Are you willing to marry? Anyway, a while ago, I found a husband to let it go. He said that getting married in the month of intersection this year and next year will improve your official and financial luck for the rest of your life. You can figure it out. If you want to get married , I’ll go to Beijing to meet He Lin’s parents after I pack up, and finalize the matter. If you don’t want to end it, you can wait, anyway, you are now a cadre in Beijing, and you can handle it yourself.”

Chuanzhi thought it was a little funny, and in a blink of an eye, this old lady had so much confidence.What worries him a little is that he is not such an important "national cadre" as his mother imagined, but just an ordinary civil servant.Society is no longer the society my mother knew. In a family like He Lin’s, civil servants are just a job with no unemployment worries, a stable and mediocre job, and ordinary income. He Lin just turned a blind eye and didn’t pass the exam. However, He Chong didn't bother to take the exam. In the evening, He Lin called and asked him to come to her house for dinner. The future father-in-law and mother-in-law held a small family celebration for the future son-in-law, and even the brother-in-law He Chong, who never showed up much, came back.

He Chong is a junior in an art school.According to his parents, he didn't know which tendon was wrong, he had to suspend school for a year, and then disappeared, and he didn't know what he was doing with a bunch of cronies, and it was useless to pull his ears to explain.This boy from the He family is very beautiful, with a height of 1.86 meters, surpassing the tallest father ever, and his facial features seem to be more delicate and attractive than his sister; I don't remember, it made his parents depressed.Such a rare gentle and delicate northern boy, but he is extremely rough and sharp in his clothes, with ripped jeans, neat cuts on his knees and buttocks, and a pirate suit on top, which is loose and is covered with Damn repeated scolding.Let him come back on fire today, let Chuanzhi "correct" to some extent, the power of role models is infinite, boy, you have to follow the right path and put your career first.

The future brother-in-law just smiled at the future brother-in-law, chatted a few words, and then started dinner.Before it was halfway through, a phone call came, saying what happened to Factory 789. Amidst the scolding of his parents, the boy from the He family still ran out. "Among the three children, the two daughters follow the routine, go to school, work, the most worry-free. This son is out of tune all day long, and he doesn't know what he is doing all day long!" The Shanghai man was a little angry when he saw his son disappearing from the door. , "You can't be a civil servant like Chuanzhi, even if you find a place to work, your life is a bit regular, and you still look good. You see, he is dressed like a ghost or a ghost. How old is he? He's in his twenties. !"

Yu Huaming: "I annoy him the most!" The eldest of the He family, He Jing, was adopted when He Lin was seven years old.The little girl was twelve years old as soon as she entered the house. She cherished the hard-won stable living environment, studied hard, and also benefited from Beijing's not too high college entrance examination scores, all the way from Renmin University to the University of California for a doctorate in biology.The sadness of Shanghai men is that their own children are not as good as the outsiders who follow the right path and make progress? Professor Yu also said: "Give him some more time, if it doesn't work, stop the tuition and living expenses, and let him drink the northwest wind."

Chuanzhi said obediently: "Why don't I come to pay for He Chong, and my life and income will be stable in the future. Civil servants are not like company employees, and they don't have much to spend..." The future father-in-law waved his hand, "You just started working, you have no money, and you need some savings, how can you use your money?" The future mother-in-law said: "It's not about the money. I don't know what the kid is doing now. If you don't give him some pressure, he will know how to play around outside! He Jing will work and study in the second year in the United States and doesn't use much at home. Give the money, the boys in the family are spoiled!" Then he talked about their marriage.According to Chuanzhi, his mother hopes to get married this year, maybe the first half of the year.He Lin's mother said that it was a bit early, but she respected her daughter's opinion.Chuanzhi also said that his mother hoped to come to visit his uncles and aunts sooner, so that the two sides could sit down and discuss matters of marriage. After all, it was a major event in life, and his mother was a traditional person who took it very seriously. He Zhongtian nodded again and again: Yes, yes, we also attach great importance to it, after all, it is the first time marrying a girl.Finally, when it came to where to live, Chuanzhi said with great backbone: "It's not realistic to buy a house now. Let's rent a house. It's just wronged He Lin. But we can rent the house nearby so that we can come and take care of our uncles and aunts. Anyway, we are young and have You can run over and do the work.” Professor Yu, who never worked very much, was very moved: "We are young, we don't need you to take care of us, just come and have a meal on weekends. It's just that He Lin is too delicate and doesn't know how to do housework, and the food is also unpalatable. Chuanzhi, please be more considerate and stop quarreling all the time. As for the house, even the unit was divided and bought, four sets of large and small, you can choose the one close to the unit to live in, you don’t need to spend money to rent. Save your life Live is better than anything.” With his wife's statement, He's father stepped forward and said, "To marry our daughter, let's marry a house." He Lin was very happy, her intentional or unintentional hint finally paid off.The most important thing to live in Beijing is to have a house of your own. Let alone decades of struggle, the living conditions will be very different.Among my classmates, handsome boys can't find a girlfriend because they lack this set of hardware, and good-looking girls also have to find a housemate, unless the boy is particularly outstanding in other aspects, such as Chuanzhi. potential stocks. There are four suites in the family, including the second bedroom in my mother's university and the tube building in my father's early factory, but they don't have big property rights. Not to mention the old tube building, it may face demolition in recent years.There is an independent small building on the North Fifth Ring Road. In the mid-1990s, by chance, my father bought the land with tens of thousands of yuan and built three floors. The whole family lived there for several years. Later, a garbage factory was built nearby. Moved out and bought another four-bedroom apartment in the city center.The three floors are rented out.What He Lin thinks about now is this three-story house, which can be done in one step, and she will never have to buy a house for the rest of her life.Although it looks a bit old, it will be very good after decoration. It is still a villa!And it is relatively close to Chuanzhi's unit. How do you say girls are extroverted?This unmarried daughter wanted her own comfort zone so much, she immediately said, "I want that small building." Dad He laughed immediately, "The market value is at least one million now, right?" Mother He hummed, "Is it worth a million if you sell you?" He Lin could only laugh and glance at her boyfriend triumphantly. Chuanzhi hesitated for a moment and said, "Uncle and aunt can consider selling it to us." He Lin turned her head, "Are you rich?" "You can pay the IOU." The head of the family, Professor Yu, spoke: "We will be a family from now on, and there is no need to issue any IOUs. Your Uncle He has already said it, and it will be our dowry. He Lin is too delicate and lacks the ability to live. You can understand each other in the future. Just live in peace." So the future young couple got a three-story house with independent property rights without any effort.The next day after get off work, the two went to see it.Roads are being built on the North Fifth Ring Road, and the garbage dump has to be removed for the Olympic Games. Although the current environment is not very good, it must be a good place with considerable potential in the near future! At that time, there were still tenants living inside, and the two of them only looked at the outside, thinking together to paint the outside and redecorate the inside, it was no less than those sky-high priced villas nearby. The cheerful Wang Chuanzhi called his family again. This time his mother, brother, niece and a bunch of neighbors all came, as if there was some important news from the central government to be announced in advance. Chuanzhi felt sweet and embarrassed, and his voice was trembling: "Mom, don't worry about the house where you get married. He Lin's parents said they would give us a three-story building..." Oh, my son not only became an official in the central government, but also lived in a building!The old lady was so excited that she couldn't speak clearly. There were two big news within five or six days, and she didn't set off firecrackers every day... So in the crackling, "My son, you have a great future! These few days Your uncle, second uncle, your two sister-in-laws, your cousin and sister all came to our house to congratulate, even your second uncle’s aunt said that I want to enjoy your blessing! Alas, the ancestors are smoking, God open your eyes, I can live a few more years." He took a breath, "Son, it's not easy to earn two dollars, so save some money, our family has so much money!" After work, He Lin went to the home improvement market, took a small notebook, and listed the prices of floor tiles, wooden floors, paints, etc. in detail. It was more than 300 square meters, and the bare floor stone cost 40,000 to 50,000.Then look at the lamps, five rooms plus the attic on the top floor, also cost a lot of money.There is also furniture, including labor costs and so on, and the simple decoration will cost 200,000 yuan! Over the weekend she found Chuanzhi and showed him one by one.Chuanzhi was also shocked, two hundred thousand!Why is decoration more expensive than buying a house? "Where do we have so much money?" "The floor needs to be resurfaced, right? The cheapest one costs 30,000 to 40,000 yuan. Even if the lamps don't change, the walls need to be painted. After all, it's our new house! That's not counting the refrigerator, washing machine, TV, and bed!" Chuanzhi was still in a daze, "How can we have so much money! How come so much?" He doesn't understand the market, he only knows that buying a house costs money, but he doesn't know that accessories also cost money. He Lin was also in a hurry, "I can't live in without pretending, right? My house is also in the same building, can't you borrow something from your house to make do?" Chuanzhi's face paled suddenly, "You, you, you saw it too, my house is in that condition, how can we have the money to decorate it for us!" He Lin was depressed, yes, his family is not very rich, so what should I do? Chuanzhi comforted her in a friendly voice: "Let's go and have a look after they move out. Maybe the floor, lamps, furniture, walls, etc. are all in good condition. Wouldn't it save money?" So far, that's all there is to it. This little dispute made Wang Chuanzhi feel depressed for a while, and felt guilty for not being able to contribute to his family. At the same time, he also felt that He Lin was not as gentle and pleasant as before, and even domineering to some extent.Is the dowry too rich?At the same time, he also discovered another problem. This building is said to be a dowry, but it is actually He Lin's pre-marital property. It has nothing to do with him. He spent a sum of money to renovate it.Besides, today He Lin has a problem with how little her family pays, so she won't show her face every day when she has something to do! ?A man can bend and stretch, but he can't depend on others!Wang Chuanzhi felt uncomfortable. He Lin didn't think about it so much. This "threshold person" who just realized that oil and rice are expensive is calculating his salary. How much money can he save in these two months? How much can he save before the 11th? lamps and more.Anyway, her natal family clearly stated that they would not pay any money, and she was ashamed to ask for it. She had already taken the best of the four suites.