"Teacher Liu, I want to take time off from English class this Friday afternoon. My dad wants to take me to the home of Director Wang of the Education Committee to discuss something."

"Asking for leave? Do you still want to..." Old Monster Liu was stunned for a moment, his thoughts were a bit confused and he didn't fully understand the meaning of this sentence.

"Which Director Wang are you talking about?" Old Monster Liu suddenly came to his senses and said with surprise on his face.

"Director Wang of the Municipal Education Commission! His name seems to be Wang Qinian." Lu Menglin said with a smile.

Old Monster Liu suddenly took a breath. Director Wang Qinian of the Municipal Education Commission, the director who was responsible for the establishment and evaluation of teachers' professional titles, had the direct power to decide his career.

"Do you know Director Wang at home?" Old Monster Liu asked, still full of suspicion.

Lu Menglin nodded and replied sincerely: "I don't think I know him, but my dad's good friend Factory Director Zhao knows him. Uncle Zhao said he would take us there."

"Director Zhao? Is he Director Zhao from the second factory?" Old Monster Liu's heart skipped a beat again, and he immediately believed 90% of it.

Liufang Group is divided into five major factories. The director of the second factory, Zhao Yuanchao, is definitely a ruthless character with good hands and eyes. He became the director at a young age. I heard that he is a powerful person with background in the province.

"Yes! Uncle Zhao and my dad are fellow villagers and have known each other for many years." Lu Menglin replied calmly.

"Oh! So that's it! You kid, you didn't tell me earlier if you had this kind of relationship in your family! The teacher will take good care of you from now on. If you have anything to do, just tell the teacher!" Old Monster Liu was uncharacteristically trying his best to show off his face.

A smile appeared on the fat face and he said bitterly.

"No need! I won't tell my family what happened this time. Please respect yourself in the future." Lu Menglin ordered calmly.

"Okay, okay!" Old Monster Liu nodded with a smile on his face, but he was really surprised in his heart. He thought that when he faced this kid, he felt like he was facing his immediate boss. What a ghost!

Anyway, don’t provoke this kid again. If what he says is true, if you have the opportunity to sue yourself to Director Wang of the Education Committee, you will lose your job!

Lu Menglin ignored Old Monster Liu and walked into the classroom.

At this time, dozens of pairs of eyes in the classroom looked over at the same time.

Lu Menglin was calm and composed, and the expression on his face was even calmer. He didn't feel depressed at all like he had been beaten.

But when Old Monster Liu came in later, everyone was stunned and dumbfounded.

Old Monster Liu was dirty, and there was a white mark left by the blackboard eraser on his left cheek. He obviously looked like he had been beaten, but he still smiled awkwardly and said, "Teacher, I accidentally fell down just now. Fortunately, I fell down."

Classmate Lu Menglin helped me in time. The teacher expressed his gratitude to Classmate Lu, and now I have to go to the infirmary to see a doctor. You can study by yourself!"

The whole class was suddenly in an uproar.

This obviously nonsense explanation made the students wish they were all petrified, and they all speculated about what happened in the corridor just now?

Why did Lu Menglin not only not get beaten, but seemed to have subdued Old Monster Liu? This style of painting is so weird!

Old Monster Liu hurriedly left the classroom, and the students' eyes were once again focused on Lu Menglin without exception.

But at this moment, Lu Menglin was thinking about another, more important thing.

The memories that had been buried for many years seemed to be stimulated by a special point and suddenly became vivid and vivid.

What Lu Menglin said casually just now, that Director Zhao would take the Lu family and his son to find Director Wang, was not only true, but it would also be an important turning point that would lead to the Lu family's subsequent financial hardship.

It is a pity that Lu Menglin was ignorant back then. Although he was in the game, he had no idea what was happening.

Back then, it was Factory Director Zhao, who had great hands and eyes, who took Lu and his son to the home of Director Wang of the Education Committee, and used the excuse of helping Lu Menglin go to college to trick his father into signing a letter of responsibility for him.

Later, it was because of the existence of that responsibility letter that my father could not defend himself and was laid off due to the stigma. The Lu family, which was originally a family of middle-level cadres in the factory, also plummeted.

In order to regain his reputation, his father decided to go into business, spending his small savings and borrowing hundreds of thousands. As a result, he lost everything. The huge debt pressure made the Lu Menglin family unable to afford it in front of relatives and friends for a long time.

beginning.

If it weren't for these debts, with Lu Menglin's hard work and work ability, he wouldn't have had to wait until he was in his thirties to collect the down payment for a house.

So the source of all this is that damn responsibility letter.

Lu Menglin was thinking about how to get his stubborn father not to sign the responsibility letter, but the long-lost bell sounded in his ears.

"Brother Menglin, let's go! It's early after school today. Do you want to go to the arcade? I'll invite you!" The person speaking next to him was Lu Menglin's good friend Wang Shaoxiao.

Wang Shaoxiao is a dark-skinned little fat guy, with an unattractive appearance, a bit of a splayed walk, and a bit of a wretched appearance. He is the unpopular type in the class, and he only has a good relationship with Lu Menglin.

Fatty's grades are so bad that he can't be saved, and he is timid, so he is often teased. However, his family conditions are not bad. His parents are both powerful cadres in the factory, and they send gifts to his home every festival.

There was an endless stream of people, so this guy was very generous and always clamoring for treats.

Lu Menglin came back to his senses and looked directly at the fat man in front of him. His nose suddenly felt sour.

When Lu Menglin was a boy, he never thought that Wang Shaoxiao was his best friend, because the little fat guy's appearance and behavior were too vulgar and like a bad guy. But it wasn't until the day he lost him that he realized that Wang Shaoxiao was actually a good friend.

An honest kid who doesn’t hold back.

It must have been in the second semester of his sophomore year in high school that Wang Shaoxiao's father died in a car accident, and his mother's mental state suddenly collapsed. Wang Shaoxiao, who had lost the support of his family, did not go to college, but was directly assigned to work in a factory.

Since the late 1990s, state-owned enterprises have been in decline, especially cotton spinning enterprises. Their profits have plummeted. Not only are they unable to pay wages, but they are also facing the crisis of being laid off.

Wang Shaoxiao couldn't survive in the factory anymore. He could only work during the day, set up a street vendor at night, and ride a tricycle to solicit customers. His life was extremely poor.

At that time, Lu Menglin and a group of classmates had just graduated and started working. When they heard that Wang Shaoxiao often asked his classmates to borrow money, everyone just took it as a joke and didn't take it seriously, and even found it annoying.

However, every time he heard that Lu Menglin was returning to his hometown, Wang Shaoxiao would definitely come to keep him company, and like when he was a child, he would pat his chest and shout for a treat.

Everyone also knows that his income is meager, so he will not be asked to pay for dinner. At most, he will only be asked to buy a few bottles of water. Moreover, when parting, Lu Menglin usually buys two packs of cigarettes and throws them to him.

I just didn't expect that Wang Shaoxiao would be the first among this group of classmates to pass away.

Perhaps because of the hard life and overwork, or perhaps because of depression, Wang Shaoxiao never woke up after getting drunk.

Throughout his life, he was as light as a feather, lived on the edge, and was as insignificant as if he had never lived. Except for Lu Menglin and a few close classmates, he did not leave a deep impression on others at all.
Chapter completed!