The Era of Hard Work

Nike man Du Xiaobing chose the nearby Chunjiang Restaurant. There were not many people in the restaurant, so the three of them changed tables several times before finding a place to sit down.

Because the solid wood table here has not been repaired for an unknown period of time, and it shakes badly.

After washing their hands in turn, Fang Yan sat alone on one side of the table, while Du Xiaobing and Lu Dong sat on the other side.

Seeing that no one came to greet him, Du Xiaobing rushed to the front desk and shouted: "Waiter, order."

There was a voice in response: "Come here and get the menu yourself."

Du Xiaobing had no choice but to get the menu back and asked Lu Dong and Fang Yan to order.

The three of them were polite, and after ordering, Du Xiaobing shouted again: "Waiter..."

Before he finished speaking, a voice from the kitchen said, "What did you order, bring the menu."

It seems that Du Xiaobing is the waiter and they are the customers.

Since he chose this place for the treat, Du Xiaobing didn't want to change places, so he sent back the menu, and brought back chopsticks, teacups and teapots along the way.

This posture is very obvious, if you don't take it, no one will bring it over.

"The state-run restaurant, what a master." Du Xiaobing poured water for Lu Dong and Fang Yan: "I won't come to the state-run restaurant for dinner in the future."

Fang Yan pushed down the black-rimmed glasses: "Chunjiang is not bad, the service of Bianyifang, you can judge people by your nostrils..."

Bianyifang is a well-known and time-honored shop in Quannan, specializing in pot stickers.

What is more famous than pot stickers is the service.

Du Xiaobing added: "Some time ago, the Evening News complained to the time-honored state-run store, calling for more dining at the state-run time-honored store, and don't let the time-honored store disappear. That's it? It's better to disappear."

Seeing that Lu Dong didn't speak, Fang Yan could not avoid being left out, so she took the initiative to ask, "Lu Dong, you said you were a student at the police station just now?"

Lu Dong answered: "Graduated, school is over."

Du Xiaobing followed up and asked, "Senior year? How did you do in the exam?"

Lu Dong said directly: "Let's not talk about the college entrance examination."

Du Xiaobing is a sports student, and understands the pain of studying: "It's no big deal, I can't study well, and sports are what I need to go to college."

Lu Dong was curious: "Are you practicing Sanda at the Physical Education Academy?"

"Basketball players are average. At most, they should be a physical education teacher." Du Xiaobing laughed at himself and asked, "Why do you guess I practice Sanda?"

Lu Dong made a gesture: "You are very good at fighting in the car, and kicked the two thieves down."

Du Xiaobing said embarrassingly: "Don't mention it. Brother, if you hadn't brought a biochemical weapon with you today, I would have fallen. It's okay to hit one, but it's enough to hit two. You didn't listen to what the police said. The short man found it in his pocket. A switchblade, I'm so scared."

Fang Yan was surprised: "Are you afraid? Do it again."

Du Xiaobing said: "My hands are in my pockets, and I almost grab my wallet. I'll just watch?"

Fang Yan thought of some rumors: "A lot of people just watched their wallets being robbed."

Du Xiaobing patted Lu Dong on the shoulder: "Everyone can stand up like you brother, pickpockets won't be as arrogant as they are today."

Fang Yan looked at Lu Dong, first reminded her, and then helped Du Xiaobing, this young man is really good.

So, she has an idea.

"Lv Dong, Du Xiaobing." Fang Yan tentatively said, "You know, I am a reporter for the Evening News, a column on social and current affairs. I want to write a report on today's events, and see it in the newspaper."

"Okay!" Du Xiaobing was very happy.

Lu Dong did not respond for the time being.

When the food arrived, the waiter finally had a bit of professionalism and didn't let himself go to the kitchen to serve the food.

"Talk while eating." Du Xiaobing greeted.

Chunjiang is still a relatively authentic Lu cuisine restaurant. Although the service quality is better than nothing, the taste of the dishes is not bad.

The three drank a cup of Jianlibao together, and Fang Yan reminded: "Pickpockets often commit crimes in gangs, so don't take that bus recently."

Lu Dong responded, "Understood."

Although Du Xiaobing was impulsive, he was not out of his mind: "I seldom take the bus, so I don't take it at all." He was interested in Fang Yan's words just now: "Can I read the newspaper? Can I read the newspaper?"

"It's not difficult." Fang Yan looked at Lu Dong, this young man was much calmer than Du Xiaobing: "Lu Dong, how about you?"

Lu Dong thought for a while and said, "I have no objection, can I change my name?"

Du Xiaobing rushed to say: "Why use a pseudonym!"

Fang Yan glanced at him, Du Xiaobing shut up with a smile, Fang Yan said: "When I was at the police station, I had an idea that bus pickpockets are becoming more and more serious and unscrupulous. Many people are paying attention, Lu Dong, you are the key to my report."

Du Xiaobing put down his chopsticks, and couldn't help it: "I'm also the key, okay?"

"It's different." Fang Yan proceeded from an objective standpoint: "You are a victim, and you are protecting your own rights and interests. Lu Dong is acting bravely for justice."

She said seriously: "A true role model can awaken more people."

Du Xiaobing was anxious for Lu Dong: "Brother, this is a good opportunity to appear in the newspaper!"

Fang Yan looked at Lu Dong with anticipation in his eyes. Judging from the limited contact, he was a honest young man with the spirit of drawing his sword to help in times of crisis.

As for caterpillars and leeches, they are pets and means of maintenance, and they can also prove that the young man is self-reliant.

Lu Dong ate his food, raised his head, and happened to see the small red mole on Fang Yan's chin. From the perspective of meeting his own needs, he asked, "Is there any reward?"

The anticipation in Fang Yan's eyes turned into surprise.

Du Xiaobing was puzzled: "Brother, what are you thinking? This is the newspaper, the evening paper! This is a rare opportunity!"

Lu Dong smiled: "I didn't think about it, life."

Fang Yan's surprise was fleeting, but when she looked at the Nike on Du Xiaobing's body, and then at Lu Dong's poor-quality jersey, she realized it instantly.

She is also from the countryside.

Lu Dong could tell that Du Xiaobing was out of good intentions, but the needs and demands of different classes of life are naturally different.

"Reporter Fang, don't newspapers give prizes to solicit news?" Lu Dong asked.

Fang Yan thought she understood Lu Dong: "I am one of the participants, so I can only fight for it." She repeated the old saying: "Lu Dong, this matter has very positive social significance."

Lu Dong waved his hand: "I like to do good deeds without leaving my name behind."

Du Xiaobing was surprised: "Then what do you ask for the reward?"

Lu Dong figured it out, this guy was always tempered and not embarrassed, picked up his cup and said, "It's nice to meet you today, I respect you both."

Fang Yan picked up the cup and took a sip of Jianlibao, feeling more and more that this boy was different from what she thought.

All journalists have a stubbornness of not giving up until they achieve their goals, and after talking to Lu Dong, Fang Yan decided that no matter whether Lu Dong agrees or not, she will push this matter to be published in the newspaper.

Of course, it is not easy to pass the review because it involves various aspects such as public transportation and police stations.

Du Xiaobing was very enthusiastic and left a pager number for Lu Dong and Fang Yan, telling Lu Dong that the Physical Education College will move to the newly built university town in September, so that Lu Dong must call the pager and take him to visit Qingzhao, especially wanting to see what Lu Dong caught. place for bugs.

Fang Yan left the mobile phone number for the two of them, and also asked for Lu Dong's contact address, so that they could be contacted if something happened.

Du Xiaobing went to check out, Fang Yan thought of the two heavy words of life, and said to Lu Dong: "I am in charge of social affairs, if you have news leads, you can call me, and there will be prizes to collect."

Looking at the business card, Lu Dong really thought of one thing.

But Du Xiaobing is still there, so it's hard to say.

After paying the bill, the three of them left the Spring River Hotel. Du Xiaobing had to go to work, so he left first.

Fang Yan is also preparing to leave, the newspaper office is still a mess.

But Lu Dong stopped her: "Reporter Fang, I encountered something strange two days ago. I can't figure it out. Can you help me with the staff? See if it's newsworthy?"

Fang Yan glanced at Du Xiaobing's leaving figure, realized something, and pointed to the front: "Go over there and talk."

The sidewalk ahead obviously widened. Under the luxuriant tung tree, there was a round stone table and four stone stools around it. Because it was hot at noon, there would be no one here.

Coming to the stone table, Fang Yan took out a tissue, gave one to Lu Dong, and wiped the other on the stool before sitting down: "What's the matter?"

Through some contact during the meal, she no longer regarded Lu Dong as an ordinary boy.

Lu Dong deliberated about the content, and said selectively: "A few days ago, when I was fishing, I caught a small dish from the river and sold it at the Shunshan Cultural Market. I went in and took a look, they said the dish was worth 350,000 yuan, but before going to auction, you need to pay 2,000 yuan for the initial operation fee..."

Hearing this, Fang Yan first felt that Lu Dong was lucky to meet antiques while fishing, and then realized something was wrong.

Excluding the part of earning 1,000 yuan from selling the small white porcelain dish, Lu Dong gave a general description of what he saw and heard at Zhengda Art Auction Company.

As for earning the scammer's money, and then selling the scammer back to earn a press reward, Lu Dong didn't have any psychological burden.

Lu Chun said that the best way is to expose the media to avoid more people being fooled.

Lu Dongxin said: I am doing a good deed!

Fang Yan didn't know much about this industry, so she thought carefully: "I read related reports in Taidong Weekly, and discussed with my colleagues who has babies. Listening to you, it seems a bit wrong. What's wrong?"

In the future, this may not be a very subtle deception, but in this era, it is enough to confuse most people.

"Why didn't you pay?" Fang Yan asked.

Of course Lu Dong didn't pay the money because he wanted to make money, but he couldn't say that. He scratched his head and said, "I am very suspicious and have little knowledge. I just thought, if I pay the money, they will find a place and spend some money to hire some people." If someone holds a fake auction, I can't tell the difference, and then the things won't be sold, and the money will be for nothing."

After all, Fang Yan is a reporter. When she heard this, she immediately thought of the key point: "You said that there are many people queuing up for identification. If it is really a scam, each person cheated thousands of dollars, is that okay?"

Lu Dong deliberately added: "Qingzhao's rural conditions are not bad. My family may not be able to earn two to three thousand yuan a year."

Fang Yan lightly clasped the stone table with her fingers, not caring about the dust on it: "Lu Dong, something is wrong! Take me to the company tomorrow to have a look."

Lu Dong quickly refused: "No, no, I have something to sell tomorrow. I showed my face there, what if I get caught and pay? They're right next to the second-hand book market, so it's easy to find."

"According to what you said, so many people may be fooled, how many families can be saved by exposing them?" Fang Yan gradually grasped a little characteristic of Lu Dong: "If the deception is true and can be reported, I will apply for a reward from the newspaper! "

Lu Dong really wanted to ask how much the reward would be, but thinking of the risks involved, he endured it and said, "You are a great reporter, with great energy and a wide range of people, so there is no shortage of helpers. By the way, go to the market and buy an antique Porcelain bowls, just go to the appraisal and find out."

He was about to withdraw, and finally reminded: "Don't forget, this is a news thread I provided, and there will be rewards for reporting!"

Before going back, Lu Dong went to the Industrial and Commercial Bank near the East Outer Ring Road to open a card, and deposited all the money from today's sales into it.

He also asked, Quannan County has an automatic teller machine, and it is convenient to withdraw money.

Ask for collection! Ask for a recommendation ticket! Ask for support!

(Forget about 1996 or 1997, when I was young and ignorant, I just came out of the village, and my dad took me to eat at a time-honored brand in Jinan. The food was delicious, and the experience was very strange. The waiters in the restaurants in the city were fiercer than those in the family planning committee. ...)