1979: Reopening Wenhao Road from the Village

Does it smell good?

Seeing Chen Xiaosui, Chen Xiaoting, and Chen Xiaoteng with their mouths covered in oil from eating, Chen Weidong took a sip of hot water and asked with a smile.

"It smells delicious! I wish I could have another piece of bread."

Chen Xiaoting was missing the lotus leaf pancakes she had at Quanjude that day.

"We had steamed buns for lunch at home, so we used that to sandwich the filling, added some scallions, and it tasted pretty good. It was quite nice."

Chen Weidong casually remarked that this was how they often ate at home later on, and they would also add cucumber strips and fermented bean paste.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaoting immediately ran towards the kitchen, with Chen Xiaoteng following closely behind.

Chen Xiaosui wanted to go too, but Chen Weidong stopped her.

"Dad, I want to eat steamed buns too."

"Xiaoteng, get one for your sister too."

"Understood, Second Uncle."

Watching her three grandsons wolfing down their food, Chen's mother said lovingly, "Eat slowly, Grandma will make you some pancakes tomorrow."

"Really!? Grandma, you're so kind!"

"Grandma is so kind, here, have some."

Chen Xiaosui also said something, then held up a steamed bun with roast duck meat and scallions and handed it to her mother.

"Grandma doesn't want to eat, you eat it! You're still thinking of Grandma, oh my, so sweet!"

Chen's mother happily picked up Chen Xiaosui and kissed her on the cheek.

Giggle...

Chen Xiaosui smiled happily, while Chen Xiaoting, who was standing next to her, suddenly felt that the roast duck in his mouth was no longer delicious. He stared at Chen Xiaosui and his mother, feeling that his position was somewhat unstable.

Before, there were only him and Chen Xiaoteng in the family, and he was the most pampered. But when Chen Xiaosui came back, he instantly became the apple of everyone's eye. Not to mention Chen's parents, even Chen's older brother and sister-in-law were always talking about "Suisui".

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The next day, Chen Weidong got up early, wearing the new clothes that Su Man had made for him in Yangjiatun.

"Honey, I'm leaving now."

"Here's a steamed bun for you."

"The school provides meals."

"It's our first day there, so if they don't have any, we can take some to eat."

Chen Weidong agreed with his reasoning, put the steamed bun in his pocket, and headed towards the Central Academy of Drama.

Although it wasn't far, he still envied the bicycles that kept passing by, and at that moment he felt even more eager to buy a bicycle for his own family.

However, I have enough money now, but I don't have industrial vouchers, so I have to put the idea down again.

"Comrade, this is a school, and outsiders are not allowed to enter at will."

"Hello comrade, I'm here to report for duty. This is my letter of introduction."

Chen Weidong took out the letter of introduction that Wang Liming had given him yesterday and handed it to the security guard across the street.

"Chen Weidong... security guard!"

There were also stamps from the street and the school. The security guard immediately smiled and said, "So it's Comrade Wei Dong. My name is Gou Buli. I heard yesterday that someone was coming to our school security team. I'll take you to find our captain."

Goubuli (a type of steamed bun)?!

What is this name?

"It's the character '苟' with the grass radical, the '不' in 'don't know,' and the '理' in 'reason.'"

Gou Buli may have encountered people like Chen Weidong who didn't understand, so he offered an explanation.

"Brother Gou."

Chen Weidong nodded in realization and affectionately called him "Big Brother," as he was very familiar with the rules of interpersonal relationships in the workplace.

Those who are older than him and at the same level are called "elder brother" or "elder sister," and those who are one level higher than him are all called by their professional title, even if they are deputy, they are called by their full title.

"Um... I'm only twenty this year, so I'm probably not as old as you."

Gou Buli blushed and explained.

You look older than your age!

Looking at Gou Buli's weathered face, Chen Weidong felt it would be perfectly normal for him to call him "uncle," let alone "big brother."

"Well, then I'll call you Comrade Gou...Ignore."

He felt that calling him Comrade Gou was a bit of an insult, but Gou Buli's face, combined with this name, was a perfect match!

"Ignore Comrade, then I'll call you Comrade Weidong."

Upon hearing Chen Weidong's address, Gou Buli immediately beamed with joy; it was the first time he had ever heard someone call him "comrade."

"Comrade Weidong, where are you from? I'm a local from Yanjing. If you have any questions at school, just ask me anytime. I know this area well."

"I didn't expect we were from the same hometown. I'm also from Yanjing."

"What a coincidence! You're also here to see our minister?"

Perhaps because they were from the same hometown, Gou Buli seemed more friendly, and the conversation became much more casual.

"Pretty much, how about you?"

"Me too. My dad has a good relationship with the minister, so he transferred me to the school security team."

Hearing Gou Buli's words, Chen Weidong was no exception. At his age and with his looks, to be able to enter the Central Academy of Drama's security team, without some strong connections, he probably wouldn't even be able to get through the gates of the Central Academy of Drama.

"Comrade Bu Li, how many people are in our school security team? What's the captain like?"

Chen Weidong felt that their relationship had grown closer and began to inquire about their upcoming work environment.

"Our school security team currently has two teams, each with about five or six people. Our team was established later, so we only have four people now, and with you, we'll have five."

Our leader's name is Wang Tiezhu, he's from Shandong Province, but everyone calls him Captain or Leader. He used to be a soldier in the army, and later transferred to our school.

Our boss has a great personality; if you can drink, things will get even better.

Through Gou Buli's description, Wang Tiezhu's image vividly came to mind in Chen Weidong's mind.

"Boss~ Boss~ Comrade Weidong, the newcomer, has come to report for duty."

"Stop making noise, I'm in my dorm, come in."

Chen Weidong followed Gou Buli into the dormitory, where he saw a middle-aged man about 1.75 meters tall washing his hair with his shirt off and his body bent over. He was very strong and you could see the muscles on his arms.

The other person looked to be in his early thirties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a somewhat simple and honest smile.

"Chen Weidong?"

Wang Tiezhu casually wiped his head with a towel.

"Yes, Captain, my name is Chen Weidong."

"Let me give you a brief introduction to our school security team. There are two teams in total, and our team, including you, has five people now..."

"Boss, I've already said all of that."

Gou Buli chimed in from the side.

"Why are you still here? Aren't you on duty? Was today too easy? Do you want me to give you a little 'training'?"

Wang Tiezhu looked at Gou Buli and glared at him.

"Ah... Boss, please spare me, I'll go to my shift right away."

Gou Buli gave Chen Weidong a look and hurriedly ran out. At this moment, it was clear that the former was indeed like an immature child.

"Since he just told you about the situation, let me tell you about our work. Our school now has a south gate and a west gate, with the south gate being the main entrance and exit."

In addition, the faculty dormitory has a separate door, and these three doors are the main entrances where we need to be on duty every day.

There are also patrols on weekdays, usually by two people. Before, our team only had four people, so I usually patrolled by myself.

This month our team is on the day shift, next month it's the night shift. The two teams will rotate. Comrade Weidong, do you understand?