179. Chapter 179 All Are Acquaintances

Before Li Duoyu went to the county town, he informed Zhou Xiaoying and his parents.

Chen Huiying asked:

"Did you come back tonight?"

Before Li Duoyu answered, Chen Dongqing, who looked anxious, replied:

"Sister, if you have a meeting now, you may stay in the guesthouse in the county town tonight."

"I made salty rice at noon, you can eat it before leaving."

Chen Dongqing looked at the watch, "It's too late to leave now for the meeting in the afternoon."

"What meeting? You are so anxious. Then bring some glutinous rice cakes and tea to eat on the way."

After Chen Huiying finished speaking, she hurried to the kitchen to get a few glutinous rice cakes that she had made a few days ago, and added a lot of warm water to Li Duoyu's kettle.

Before Li Duoyu left, he teased Xiao Tutu: "Your father, after this meeting, I will buy you a big bed that won't make noises, and I promise that I won't disturb you in the future."

Zhou Xiaoying blushed.

"Hurry up, my uncle looks like he's almost dying of anxiety."

"Then I'm leaving."

Zhou Xiaoying brought him a green messenger bag embroidered with a big red star, and reminded him:

"I've put your notebook and pen in the bag, and there's also a set of clothes to change into. Remember to listen carefully in the meeting, okay?"

"I got it."

Chen Dongqing in the courtyard kept looking at his watch, and then shouted to Li Duoyu: "Hurry up, it's half past eleven."

"I'm here, don't rush me."

After Li Duoyu put on the bag, he and Chen Dongqing boarded the iron boat of the Fisheries Research Institute and rushed to Lianjiang Wharf.

On the iron boat, Chen Dongqing kept staring at his watch and urged the boatman of the institute to drive the fishing boat faster.

Watching the time go by.

Chen Dongqing was so anxious that his head was about to smoke, while Li Duoyu sat at the bow of the boat, leisurely looking at the sea, drinking water and eating glutinous rice cakes.

"Dongqing, don't you want two cakes?"

"Eat shit, I'm so angry."

Li Duoyu said lightly: "Being angry is bad for your health, young people should relax."

It would be better if Li Duoyu didn't say it.

After saying it, Chen Dongqing exploded on the spot: "Fuck you, do you think I was angry by someone? If you were a little more nervous, I wouldn't be so angry."

Li Duoyu was stunned for a moment, frowned and said:

"It's too late, so nervous, so nervous."

"Ah, it's over."

Chen Dongqing looked at his mean look and wanted to go up and punch him directly.

He heard from the leader that there was a commendation session at this aquatic conference, and it seemed that he and Duoyu had to go on stage to receive the award.

So, the two of them couldn't be late, otherwise when their names were read, there would be no one on the scene, which would be embarrassing.

And Li Duoyu also wanted to be nervous, but he really couldn't be nervous.

Maybe he had experienced more in his previous life, but he really couldn't be nervous unless it was related to the safety of his family's life.

Lianjiang Wharf

Before the iron boat had even docked, Chen Dongqing jumped off the dock.

He immediately found a human-powered tricycle, and without asking the price, he pushed Li Duoyu onto the tricycle and said, "Uncle, County Assembly Hall."

"Okay."

As the bell rang, the uncle stood up and rode the tricycle towards the assembly hall.

"Comrade, you are here for the meeting, right? I have driven to the assembly hall several times today."

Chen Dongqing, who had been nervous for several hours, did not want to talk at all.

Li Duoyu saw that the uncle was so talkative, so he simply started chatting with him.

"Then business is good today, right? You made a lot of money, right?"

"In our line of work, how can we make money? At most, we can just make ends meet. Today is a little better. Usually, we can't even get a few people a day."

"Is business so bad? I heard before that any tricycle driver in the county could buy a house in one or two years."

The old man sighed, "That was in the past. Now the goods are gone. No one comes to a small place like ours. Now all the hotels are closed."

Li Duoyu looked at the streets along the way. In the past, the streets were full of small blackboards with the names of various hotels written on them.

Now the streets are empty, and the wooden doors of many restaurants are closed. Even the Maoxuewang Laohua restaurant he used to eat at is closed.

When the tricycle passed by the [Xinyue Hotel], Li Duoyu couldn't help but take a second look. The hotel was actually sealed.

I remember that when I stayed here last time, a gang was doing a honey trap in the hotel, and in the end, even the owner of the hotel was arrested.

What Li Duoyu remembers most clearly is that in the public toilet on this street, you have to queue up no matter how urgent it is to use the toilet. Now there are no people queuing, but there are a few skinny stray dogs coming in and out.

In just one year, the county has really changed a lot. The streets used to be very clean, but now no one sweeps the fallen leaves on the streets.

The county is very small.

It took the old man less than ten minutes to send the two of them to the meeting hall. Because Li Duoyu is talkative, the old man only charged them three cents.

After arriving at the county hall.

Li Duoyu saw the conspicuous banner with the words [The Third Rongcheng Fisheries Conference] glued on it.

There were no printing presses in those days, and the words on the banner were all glued on.

There were already quite a few people gathered at the entrance of the hall, and most of them were acquaintances. Li Duoyu took a quick look and found that there might be one-third of the group of people who went to the island country for investigation.

Zhao Jialu, the show-off, was also there.

This time, his attire was very different from the last time I saw him. He was wearing formal clothes for the first time and carrying a briefcase.

He Gang also stood with him.

The two were chatting animatedly with several lesbians who had come to attend the meeting.

Li Duoyu wanted to keep a low profile when he came to attend this kind of meeting, but he really couldn't.

Because as soon as he arrived, Director Zheng and Zhang Qingyun of the Lianjiang Fisheries Research Institute walked over to him and Chen Dongqing.

"Duoyu, you are finally here. We have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Hello, Director Zheng and Section Chief Zhang."

Li Duoyu just finished speaking.

Director Zheng smiled and said: "Duoyu, you can no longer call me Section Chief Zhang, you have to call me Director Zhang."

"It's rising so quickly, so I have to hug my thighs quickly."

Zhang Qingyun smiled and said: "It's just a deputy position. It's easier to call me Section Chief Zhang, or you can just call me by my name."

Director Zheng then asked: "Why are you here so late today? I thought you forgot, so I asked Dongqing to pick you up quickly."

Li Duoyu said truthfully.

"There was something wrong this morning. The town happened to return the money invested in abalone to the villagers who invested it. As the village director, I helped to deal with this matter."

I heard about abalone farming.

Director Zheng frowned slightly: "Our research institute also has a big responsibility for this matter. Speaking of which, it's really hard for you."

Chen Dongqing on the side became less angry after knowing the whole story and asked: "Is the money recovered much?"

"Including the abalone breeding raft, it's almost two-fifths."

Zhang Qingyun said in surprise:

"Then I've chased quite a lot of them back."

Li Duoyu nodded.

At this time, a Toyota Coaster minibus stopped at the entrance of the auditorium, and several county leaders immediately greeted it.

After Director Zheng saw the car coming, he quickly said to Zhang Qingyun: "Qingyun, come with me first."

Li Duoyu glanced at the minibus. It seemed that in this era, this kind of car was a special vehicle for leaders to travel.

As soon as Director Zheng and the others left, Zhao Jialu and He Gang came over.

"I've been looking for you for a long time, but I didn't see you. I thought you weren't coming."

Zhao Jialu continued: "Now we have gathered together in the 413 dormitory. There are many fish. When will we arrange to go fishing on Dandan Island?"

"After returning to China this time, I learned fishing techniques from an uncle for a long time. I will never be dragged away by a fish again."

Li Duoyu smiled and said:

"Fishing is possible. You are very welcome. I happen to be renting out fishing spots right now. Bait and lunch are all included. A day of fishing costs 30 yuan."

"Even I have to pay."

Li Duoyu asked doubtfully: "Compared with others, is there anything special about you?"

Zhao Jialu smacked his lips and said, "Comrade Duoyu, you are too cruel. At least we slept together for more than half a month."

When Zhao Jialu said this, Li Xiuyun, who went to the island country with them, happened to pass by and wanted to say hello to them.

But as soon as he raised his hand, he put it down.

Zhao Jialu quickly explained: "Xiuyun, what's that expression on your face? Duoyu and I only have bunk beds, we don't sleep together."

Li Xiuyun smiled awkwardly: "It's okay, you guys talk first, I'll leave first."

Li Duoyu blinked, feeling that there was something wrong with these two people. Zhao Jialu seemed to have called her by name just now.

"You two?"

Zhao Jialu scratched his head and said, "We just had a blind date last week."

Li Duoyu asked: "The one with the purpose of getting married?"

Zhao Jialu said helplessly: "Her house is in the building next to mine. Her father is in the army. If he acts like a gangster, he will probably be beaten to death."

And after the leader came.

The door of the auditorium opened and everyone walked into the auditorium. During this period, Li Duoyu also saw Zhang Linbin.

He was the one who wanted to have his fishing rod and fishing boat confiscated.

But this time, when Zhang Linbin saw them, he ran away with his tail between his legs just like a mouse seeing a cat.

Li Duoyu frowned slightly.

Zhao Jialu said with a proud smile: "Even though I'm just a small clerk, I'm still his superior unit after all."

Li Duoyu made two simple gestures with his hands.

Zhao Jialu nodded and said: "He disgusted you with the rhythm last time. After returning home, I disgusted him."

Li Duoyu gave him a thumbs up.

"Awesome."

"Look, I've made you angry, so why don't you take me out to sea for the thirty yuan?"

"No more, I'll give you a 50% discount this time and a pure experience fishing package."

“What is a pure experience package?”

"It's just a pure experience. You can't take away the fish you caught."

"I can't take him away. I'm working for you in vain. I don't even have a chance to make money."

"Otherwise, how can we call it pure experience?"

Zhao Jialu cursed and said: "Li Duoyu, Li Duoyu, why didn't I see it before? You are really a profiteer."

Chen Dongqing on the side sighed: "Xiao Zhao, you didn't realize it until now, right? This guy is really stingy, cunning and cheap." (End of Chapter)