Chapter 508: Preface to Dongyang Horse
Pitter-patter, pitter-patter, pitter-patter~
The sky was grey, and the drizzling rain was like a hanging pearl curtain, hazy and exuding a chill.
The wind carrying the smell of earth blew in from the woods between the mountains, knocking down a few leaves and carrying a little rain, which dripped onto the transparent glass and condensed into streams of water that meandered like spider webs.
In the office, the small ceiling lamp emits a soft bright yellow light, and the standing air conditioner in the corner quietly sends out heat waves. The whole room is warm and even a thin layer of mist appears on the window.
Gu Jianguo was wearing a gray woolen sweater and handling recent development affairs with a serious expression. His slightly tired brows were sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed.
Although he had anticipated the huge workload and complicated tasks of rebuilding a gathering place, it still seemed a bit overwhelming for him.
Harm~
Gu Jianguo signed his name on the document in a casual manner, then leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh.
"I have to admit that I'm getting old. I really can't keep up with my energy!"
"When I first started working, I would stay up for three days and three nights to complete an important task, and when I got home I was as energetic as a bull, and I could handle work and my wife with ease!"
dong dong dong~
Just as Gu Jianguo was reminiscing about the past, there was a sudden and urgent knock on the door.
"Leader, this is an order from the provincial military region!"
"An order from the military district?"
Hearing this, Gu Jianguo immediately thought of his two sons in the provincial capital.
The son of a military commander who doesn't like to reply to letters
A college student son who doesn't like going home...
They are all rebellious sons!!
When he and his wife received the news that their youngest son was successfully rescued and returned to Ye Province, they were both extremely happy and for the first time ever got drunk and indulged themselves all night!
If it weren't for the fact that the Prime Minister's gathering place was in a critical period of construction and really needed people, Gu Jianguo would have taken his wife to the night market long ago!
But what's the right of this brat Cheng Yun? He has nothing to do and doesn't even mention going home? ?
It's true that children are no longer under the control of their parents when they grow up!
It's fine that your eldest son doesn't stay home to build a career, but this youngest son, who has neither a family nor a career, dares to imitate your eldest brother and grow wings?
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"Tell me, what's the order?"
Gu Jianguo's tone was depressed, he knew that it must be that commander who came to make him work again!
Go ahead and do it!
Anyway, you only have me as your father, you broke my waist and worked me to death at my desk!!!
As Gu Jianguo's personal secretary, Zhang Wei is naturally a well-mannered person. How could he not understand his leader's current mood?
Normally, he would have suppressed his emotions and turned into a machine that only knew how to transmit messages.
He has already summarized this:
When the leader is in a bad mood, just behave yourself and do your job properly, because when people are in a bad mood, they are dissatisfied with everything. Instead of doing everything wrong, it is better to do nothing.
But the situation is different now. Zhang Wei knows that what he has in his hand will definitely make his leader in a good mood, so instead of restraining his emotions, he becomes very excited!
Your emotions should resonate with the leader's. You should worry about what the leader worries about and be happy about what the leader is happy about. It would be best if you could make the leader think, "This child is similar to me!"
How can one not make progress if things are like this? A leader can’t possibly not love himself anymore, right?
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"Leader, the provincial military district has issued two documents. One is to appoint you as a permanent member of the Yezhou Military District Military Committee, grant you the rank of major general, and enjoy deputy army-level treatment. Your appointment letter and related insignia and uniforms are on the way!"
Standing member of the Military Commission? Major General? Deputy Army Level Treatment? ?
Hearing this, Gu Jianguo was stunned for a moment, and then he felt a sense of surprise that he had gotten what he wanted!
Is it because of power?
Not really. Although Gu Jianguo has a desire for power, he would not desire it to the extent of extending it to his own son.
What's more, he never thought about getting involved in military power from the beginning to the end, he just wanted this status.
You must know that no matter whether it is between people or between father and son, no matter how good or close the relationship is, they must maintain sufficient sense of boundaries!
This is especially true when it comes to something as extremely sensitive as power!
How many tragedies have been caused throughout history by poor distribution of power and lack of self-awareness?
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"Um"
Gu Jianguo forced himself to suppress his inner joy and nodded calmly. With a calm expression, he was already looking forward to wearing the major general's uniform.
It would be best if I could get there before getting off work today so I can wear it back and show it to my wife!
I never thought that after working in politics for most of my life, I would end up wearing a military uniform!
Gu Jianguo said to Gu Chengyuan: "Dad has always dreamed of joining the army since he was a child."
It's not a joke actually...
When he was 14, he almost joined the army, but his grandmother refused to allow him to do so. She beat and scolded him, saying that she would hang herself if he dared to go.
"You rotten piece of shit! If you want to go to the broth, bury me first! I gave birth to a big piece of shit and gave it to someone else!"
These crying and cursing words still echo clearly in Gu Jianguo's ears when he thinks of them now.
That summer, the cicadas chirped in my ears, my mother cried and scolded me, my father held a rope, the mud house with bamboo strips, and the villagers who watched...
It was they who together brought the 14-year-old boy
Tied to the yellow earth..
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After that, in order to leave the mountains, he had to choose another more difficult path.
He was so engrossed in reading that his father beat him because his cow ran home early, causing him to crawl all over the floor and even tear up his textbooks.
In order to buy the exercise books that the teacher mentioned, he traveled with his father to and from the mountains dozens of miles away all night long, carrying one piece of wood after another...
He once sat awkwardly outside a restaurant, waiting with an empty stomach for his classmates who were going to the countryside to take the exam to finish their meals and drinks.
He had...
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It was these countless hardships that paved the way for him to come here. This road out of the mountain was covered with thorns and blades.
Let him walk barefoot, bleeding...
To this day, he still has a handwritten copy of "Preface to Sending Off Ma Sheng from Dongyang" on his desk.
Two yellowed old papers and a piece of cotton thread, as shabby as he was when he was a teenager.
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In fact, even after many years, he became the golden phoenix that flew out of the mountains in the eyes of others...
Gu Jianguo still occasionally wondered what life would be like if he had successfully joined the army.
Or what would have happened if my family had supported my studies?
Will I suffer so much?
Would I be so strong if I hadn’t suffered so much?
Without this tenacity, would I have been able to make it this far by overcoming the waves of setbacks I encountered after entering politics?
There is no answer to this question, because people can never imagine a path they have not walked.
"I will soon be wearing this military uniform as a gift from fate to my younger self many years later." Gu Jianguo sighed in his heart.
"The boy who was locked at home by his mother and cried for half a month, you can laugh now!"
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