Chapter 10 Go to the secretary's house for dinner

Looking at the jeep driving into the family building behind him, Yu Fan breathed a sigh of relief and felt that his back seemed to be a little wet. When he went to Zhang Shuisheng's house last time, Yu Fan didn't feel anything. This time, after working in the township axe, he got along with Zhang Shuisheng for the first time, but he felt a strong official prestige rushed to him. It turns out that the official power of a township secretary can be so heavy.

There was an old man's laughter behind him, and Yu Fan turned around and looked at him. The old man said jokingly, "How's it going? Do you feel a lot of pressure? Yu Fan couldn't help nodding his head. The old man smiled and said, "Of course, you can hang up if it's none of your business, but if it's related to yourself, you will naturally fall into it involuntarily." When Yu Fan heard it, he seemed to understand. I used to see a story on the Internet: an old monk pointed to the flagpole outside and asked the little monk whether the wind was moving or the flag was moving. The little monk said that the wind was moving, and the old monk shook his head. The little monk said that the flag was moving, and the old monk shook his head again. The final answer is naturally moving. At that time, Yu Fan felt that this story was very boring. What does it matter if the wind moves the flag? Why should he investigate who is moving? Now Yu Fan has some understanding that if he hadn't paid too much attention to the matter of regularization, he would not have felt so much pressure in the face of Zhang Shuisheng. In fact, these pressures are not given by Zhang Shuisheng, but by himself.

Looking at Yu Fan, Mr. Dai patted him two steps forward and said with a smile, "Bad boy, what are you doing? You fell asleep standing up, are you?" Yu Fan also woke up and looked at the old man Dai with a smile. When the old man Dai heard the words, he laughed and scolded, "You stinky boy, why are you always stunned? This problem is terrible." Yu Fan was stunned when he heard this. The old man Dai said with a smile, "If you are stunned in front of the leader, the leader will feel that you are not rigorous enough and difficult to reuse." Yu Fan's heart was moved when he heard this. It's really like this. It seems that he should pay attention to it in the future.

Looking at Yu Fan in front of him, Mr. Dai sighed and said, "What are you still doing? The first time you go to the leader's house, do you want to go empty-handed? Why don't you go and prepare a gift?" Yu Fan said 'ah'. He really forgot to prepare a gift. What on earth did he want to buy? Looking at the old man in front of him, Yu Fan smiled and said, "Uncle Dai, what kind of gift should I prepare?" The old man Dai shivered and said, "I wonder if you talk so disgusting every time you ask for help."

Yu Fan snorted softly when he heard the words, "I said, old man Dai, it's not good to be polite to you. I respect the old and love the young. What's disgusting?" The old man said, "That's right. I feel much more comfortable when you talk like this." Yu Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "What's wrong with you? Come on, you'd better tell me what you want to buy first. When the old man Dai heard the words, he was surprised and said, "How do I know what you want to buy as a gift?"

Yu Fan didn't listen to it and said, "Then you should also give me some advice." Mr. Dai thought for a few time and said, "I don't have any advice, but I know that Secretary Zhang likes tea, so you can buy some tea. Besides, you are a descendant and just started working, and no one will care what you buy. It's just a matter of politeness. Yu Fan nodded suddenly when he heard the words.

In school, I heard that political axe officials give gifts to tens of thousands of people. How can I have so much money now? Before coming to work, my father gave me a thousand yuan, but I didn't use it for more than half a month, and there were still more than nine hundred left. Out of the door of the township axe compound, Yu Fan strolled around the streets of the town. Before coming out, Yu Fan gave the key to the office to the old man Dai and asked him to help look at the phone. Although the phone in the office had never thought about it, wasn't there a chance? Who knows when it will ring?

Of course, the tea shop in the town can't be compared with the provincial capital Donghu City. Yu Fan walked around for a long time before he chose a box of tea worth more than 200 yuan, which is already the best tea in the town. Although it's only more than 200 yuan, it also made Yu Fan feel sad for a long time. What is the salary of his current temporary worker? It's only three or four hundred yuan a month, and a box of tea is equivalent to more than half a month's salary. No wonder those officials are going to embezzle and take bribes, and the money for each gift is not what their own salary can afford.

Back to the reception room, Yu Fan put the tea on the table and asked the old man with a smile, "How's it going?" Mr. Dai, do you think I can still handle this big gift? Old man Dai picked up the tea and took a look. After a long time, he said, "The packaging is not bad. Isn't this box cheap?" Yu Fan sighed and said, "Where's more than 200 yuan? I now know why those officials are corrupt. If you don't embezzle, the gift money alone will starve to death.

When the old man Dai heard the words, he smiled and said, "How can you not pay if you want to do something? Besides, with your little gift, you, Uncle Zhang, may not be able to like it? You just use relatives to mean it. Some people want to give gifts but can't give them out. As long as things can work out, it's worth spending more than two hundred yuan, stinky boy, take your eyes away. Yu Fan smiled and said, "Of course I understand this truth, otherwise I wouldn't have bought it back. Although more than 200 yuan is not much, it is more than half a month's salary.

The old man Dai smiled and said, "I said stinky boy, I have helped you a lot this time. When will you buy a box of filial piety to my old man?" Yu Fan said angrily, "I said Dai, old man, but I gave out 2,000 yuan without taking a penny of the axe in the township government. But don't worry, as long as it's done, I will definitely send you a better box. Just wait for it. After saying that, Yu Fan picked up the tea and walked outside. The old man Dai also smiled in the back and said, "Then you have to keep your word." Yu Fan waved to the old man Dai without looking back, which made the old man Dai laugh and scold in the back: "This stinky boy."

In the office, Yu Fan also thought about it for a long time in the afternoon. What should he say when he goes to Zhang Shuisheng's house later? He can't directly mention the matter of regularity. Thinking about it, I'm also a little irritable. It seems that this official thing is really not something that everyone can do. Even gift-giving is a college question. I should pay more attention to this matter in the future.

After finally getting off work, Yu Fan cleaned up the office, locked the door and walked to the family building behind. He knocked on the door on the third floor, and it was his aunt who opened the door. As soon as she saw Yu Fan, her aunt smiled and said, "Oh, it's Xiao Fan. Come in quickly. I heard your uncle say that you were coming up for dinner in the morning. I was so happy to hear that." Looking at Yu Fan still holding something in his hand, he couldn't help blaming, "You child, what else do you bring to your aunt's house? You've only been working for a few days. How can you learn this? Take it back quickly."

Yu Fan smiled and said, "Auntie, this is my first time to come home. I have to bring some gifts, otherwise my father will say that I don't know etiquette. Besides, it's just a little tea, which is not worth much money. You can take it. After saying that, he couldn't help but stuff it into his aunt's hands.

Aunt also shook her head and smiled, "You child, you really can't do anything about you. In the future, you are not allowed to buy things indiscriminately. Auntie can't run out of things at home. Hurry into the house." After saying that, he let Yu Fan in. When Yu Fan entered the room and saw that there was no one inside, he smiled and asked his aunt, "Auntie, isn't my uncle at home?" Aunt smiled and said to Yu Fan, "Your uncle has something to do in town. He will be back soon. Sit down for a while and get the drinks in the refrigerator by yourself. It's like being in your own home with your aunt. Don't be too formal. I'm still cooking in my kitchen. I'll see if it's cooked.

Yu Fan said quickly when he heard the words, "Auntie, let me help you cook." Auntie shook her hand and smiled, "You child, you are our guest today. There is no reason to help me cook. Yu Fan smiled and said, "Auntie, don't believe it. When I was in college in Donghu City, I worked hard in the kitchen in the restaurant, and the food was not bad."

Aunt looked at Yu Fan and smiled, "I can't see that our Xiaofan can still cook. Nowadays, few young people are interested in the things in the kitchen. The wild girl in our family never enters the kitchen. You said that a girl can't cook. How can she get a family in the future? Yu Fan asked with a smile, "Auntie, hasn't Cousin Xiaojing said when she will come back?" Auntie smiled happily and said, "Come on, come on, this girl called today and said that she would come back in the past two days and said that something about the trip was ruined. How do you think today's young people change day by day, which makes me, a mother, shocked.

Yu Fan smiled and said, "It's good to come back. Aren't you looking forward to her coming back every day? My cousin is finally coming back. You should be happy." Auntie said happily, "This girl doesn't let me worry even if she comes back. She will quarrel with her father at home. She will say that his father is not this and that is not all day long, which makes the chickens and dogs at home jump." Yu Fan smiled and said, "Anyway, it's better for children to be by their parents' side." After saying that, he smiled and said, "Auntie, I think you'd better sit outside and rest. Today, I'll try my cooking skills. I'll show filial piety to you for my cousin Xiaojing."

Auntie hurriedly said, "How about that? How about that?" Yu Fan smiled and walked into the kitchen. Yu Fan really didn't lie this time. When he was in college, he really went to the restaurant next to the school to work and study for a period of time. At that time, I was chasing girls in college, and the cost was very high. The living expenses of a month could be spent in less than ten days. The family conditions of the guys in the dormitory were not very good. The monthly expenses were bigger than his. There was no place to borrow money from someone. I had no choice but to work and study together. I really learned a few good dishes from those chefs in the restaurant.

Looking at Yu Fan's orderly work in the kitchen, the aunt beside her smiled and said, "I can't see that Xiao Fan outside is really capable. Whoever marries you in the future will be happy." Yu Fan also smiled when he heard it, and his aunt sighed again and said, "Okay, aunt also enjoys Xiaofan's blessing today. I have cooked for their father and daughter all their lives, and today my aunt also ate ready-made food. Yu Fan smiled and said, "Auntie, just go outside and sit down. There is a lot of oil smoke here. Just these dishes will be fine for a while. Auntie also walked out with a smile.

Several home-cooked dishes are difficult for Yu Fan, and they will be ready soon. At this time, Zhang Shuisheng also came back. Seeing that his aunt opened the door, he was stunned and said, "Is Xiaofan here?" The aunt smiled and said, "I've been here for a long time. Are you busy in the kitchen now?" Zhang Shuisheng laughed and scolded, "Aren't you messing around? Why did you let Xiao Fan cook? Aunt stared at him and said, "What's the matter? I have cooked for your father and daughter all my life. It's rare for Xiaofan to be filial, so I'm not allowed to eat ready-made food once? Zhang Shuisheng was also speechless for a while.