long shot

After the two left, the man reading the newspaper in the western restaurant put down the newspaper, pouted his lips and shook his head.

I thought to myself, how can this person be so pretentious?Don't you know how to play the piano? What's so good about it? I'm not humble at all. I can also play the suona, which is also very nice.

Moreover, the suona is simple and down-to-earth. Anyone who has a wedding or a wedding can help out and help neighbors. Is it okay to play the piano?Is there any other use for disturbing the people in the house?

Really, he loves to show so much, he provoked a bunch of waiters to shout, if he has the ability to play at concerts, what a skill it is to recruit waiters.

But after thinking about it, Shi Jiu was also puzzled. I don't know what his mother thought back then. His children are both piano and calligraphy. Why did he think of sending him to learn suona? Playing the erhu is easier than this Ah, after a day of practicing this thing, the spit stars are flying all over the place, and my mouth is tired. The most hateful thing is that because of this skill, the school drum band has to play the trumpet every year, and the eyes and cheeks are staring every day, which affects the face. I can't blame Shi Jiuchang for being so righteous, his eyes are piercing, and he stared at them when he played the suona back then.

The air in the western restaurant was very high, and the black pepper steak that Shi Jiu ordered was cold, lying dry on the plate, and the appearance had changed from a piece of steak to a pool of cow dung.

Shi Jiu felt a little uncomfortable sitting on the sofa.

Yan Xi and Jiang Yunqing had already left the door, and happened to pass by the window where Shi Jiu was sitting. They walked quickly, and they didn't seem to notice Shi Jiu's existence.

Jiang Yunqing looked happy, dancing and talking, but the person next to him didn't respond much, with a cold expression, silently took out the car keys from his pocket, opened the door and got in the car.

Shi Jiu stretched his neck slightly.

Whoops, Audi.

It is more than one hundred thousand more expensive than my own Passat.

Just a lawyer, he can drive a BYD, and even an Audi.

Too impetuous, too vain.

Besides, it's not that Shi Jiu can't afford an Audi. After all, he is still a small cadre, so he has to be careful if he can achieve Shi's position. Everyone knows that he is a poor man, so he pretends to be simple.

The Commission for Discipline Inspection and the people are all staring at them. They all know that some suppliers want to give you money, so they can keep a low profile as much as possible. Shi Jiu is quite honest. After all, Shi Jiu still drives more than 20 Passats. He's going to die, he's fat and oily, and he drives Santana all day long, trying to fool the masses by pretending to be an upright official eating bran and swallowing vegetables.

After their car drove away, Shi Jiu checked the time.

It's only 12:30, I feel that eating steak is boring, I might as well go home and drink porridge with the old lady.

He got up to pay the bill, and when he was about to reach the door, Shi Jiu saw Jiang Yunqing's little yellow head appearing at the door.

When the two of them met each other, Shi Jiu couldn't run away, so he had to bite the bullet,

"Hey, I wonder why you didn't come..."

Jiang Yunqing was stunned for a moment, remembering that Shi Jiu was next to him when he was talking on the phone in the morning,

"Why are you here?"

Shi Jiusui pointed to the inside, "I didn't want to come to eat with the supplier. Fuck, but that buddy insisted on coming. I thought I would run into you. Who knows, you're not here either."

"I came early, why didn't I see you..." Jiang Yunqing said and walked to the front desk, "Hello, I was eating here just now, and I forgot my phone here."

Shi Jiu turned his head naturally and turned towards the bathroom, pretending to go to the bathroom, "Oh, I'm in the cubicle..."

Jiang Yunqing anxiously asked the waiter for a mobile phone, but did not answer Shi Jiu's words.

Shi Jiu glanced outside, and found that Audi was already waiting outside, with exhaust fumes floating, and it seemed that it was still on fire.

Jiang Yunqing followed a waiter to the inner hall, and Shi Jiu couldn't do it, so he just went out. If you think about it, just pretend to the end, and the cat will not kill you if you go to the toilet for a while.

I was just about to go to the bathroom, but I called someone by name.

To be precise, it's not the name, but Section Chief Shi.

Shi Jiu turned his head to greet the person who called him, just in time to see Yan Xi who just entered the door looked at each other.

This time I can't say hello.

Yan Xi's eyelids tightened slightly.

It's not good to pretend not to see, so I have to come up and talk,

The attitude is calm, not at all unnatural.

"Hey, isn't this Section Chief Shi? What a coincidence..."

Shi Jiu was baffled, his mind was full of how the grandson rode on Jiang Yunqing and plowed piles.

Just thinking about it, Shi Jiu wanted to go up and give him a shovel.

But Shi Jiu didn't have a shovel in his hand, and he couldn't flirt with people for no reason, so he had to go up and say hello, "Oh, Lawyer Yan, hello... hello..."

After speaking, he reached out and shook hands with Yan Xi.

Several people stood in place and greeted each other politely, and took advantage of these two or three minutes to take a good look at this rival in love.

There is no time to look at each other when they meet, or there is no environment to look at in a smoky environment. On this sunny day, the sun shines on the pores of people's faces, and the two of them are also close to each other. This is a good time to compare their looks with their rivals.

Four minutes later, Shi Jiu crouched in the bathroom cubicle, feeling a little sad.

In fact, when the old lady was younger, she was still in good shape. How did she get her genetic mutation like this?

I regret playing suona, it really affects my development.

However, Shi Jiu didn't like that boy's appearance very much. Gentlemen, he should be rough and obscene. No matter how you look at him, a good-looking man is a bit bitch. It's better to be like himself...

This depressed mood brought Shi Jiu to work.

There was a meeting at three o'clock in the afternoon, and Shi Jiu was about to leave the office with his notebook and documents between his face sullenly, but was stopped by a little girl.

It's Xiao Tian from the planning department. This girl just graduated, and because of her father's relationship, she left here, and looked at Shi Jiu timidly, "Shi Ke, our department's framework bidding plan has been made, and the planning department is preparing to submit it, so don't bother." You sign."

Shi Jiu felt apologetic when he saw that he had scared people like this. He made a modest gesture towards Oda, turned around and pushed the door, "Put it on my desk first, and I'll come back after the meeting to take a good look, and I signed the contract." Send it to you."

Although signing is nothing more than a single transaction, it is better to be cautious.

Besides, reliable sources say that the department will promote a group of grassroots cadres. At this juncture, it will be difficult for the superiors to think of achievements, but it is still easy to ensure that there will be no troubles.

Odamoto saw that he was still very careful with a straight face, so he breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face, "You are too polite, I will come to pick it up before I get off work."

Shi Jiu put down his things, then locked the office door, put away the keys, and walked out.

The corridor was cold and cold, the front door creaked, and the person who came out also had a notebook in his hand.

Lin Ke casually glanced over here.

Both of them were frowning.

Shi Jiu probably knew why Lin Ke was unhappy. Last week her daughter-in-law came to work with him to fight, opened the door of his office, swung her arms round and smashed cups and teapots in it, and called Lin Ke an old dick lamp. What is the meaning of the term Shi Jiu surfing Baidu for a long time?

In short, the whole floor where her daughter-in-law was arguing with him could be heard. Lin Ke was so humiliated that he was embarrassed to look up at everyone when he saw these section chiefs for a long time.

But I don't know what method this buddy used to get his wife in the end. His daughter-in-law never came back after that, but the divorce is a long-term war of resistance, and it can't be resolved for a year or so. There must be this buddy. .

The meeting was similar to usual, the only difference was that the personnel leader mentioned the retirement of the purchasing and supply director.

The originally drowsy scene immediately became more vigilant.

In the past, it was all rumored in private, but this time it was finally said publicly, so it will be fast.

The supply department is the purchasing unit of the oil field facing the vast number of social enterprises.

Needless to say, the money earned by the oil field in a year, the supply office is where the oil field spends money, and Shi Jiu and others are the frontlines of this huge money-spending organization. To put it bluntly, they are just like shopping malls. It's just that people spend tens of thousands of yuan at most, and Guang Shijiu's department has hundreds of millions of funds in circulation every year.

The director is the boss in charge of these purchasing experts.

Now that the director has retired, someone will fill the fat job. There are only a few candidates, including Lin Ke and Shi Jiu.

In fact, everyone who hangs around here has some connections. This matter has been an open secret before the official announcement. The candidate has already started to work hard. I don’t know how Lin Ke is working hard behind the scenes. Anyway, Shi Jiu hasn’t done it yet. There is no activity in the shot.

But it doesn't mean that Shi Jiu doesn't want to be active.

Shi Jiu's face was pale, he occasionally messed with his hair, and pretended to draw two circles and write two words on the note, and when he found a mistake, he corrected it later.

After the meeting, Lin Ke followed closely behind the leader, pretending to be smiling.

Shi Jiu didn't react too much, he just returned to the office with his notebook in his hands, and when he entered the door, he closed it with his backhand, took out a comb from his trousers, combed his hair for a while in front of the small mirror on Zhuo's face, and then looked at the door just now. Documents sent by the Planning Section.

After reading it carefully, he was sure there was no problem, and Shi Jiu was fine anyway, so he walked upstairs slowly to send it to Xiaotian.

As a result, Shi Jiu managed to carry forward the spirit of leadership and compassion for the grassroots. Oda was not in the department, and Shi Jiu's enthusiasm for work was greatly reduced.

Shi Jiu hesitantly put down the plan and was about to leave, but saw the plans of other departments on her desk.

At the top is Lin Ke's department.Shi Jiu picked it up and took a look at it. Basically, everything that should be signed has already been signed, and the leader of the department has to give a final approval.

Shi Jiu scrutinized the plan for a while, and found that there were some discrepancies in the details of a few materials, which may be due to the planning department's mistakes, but Lin Ke, who was the first to sign, did not find out.

Oda came back from the bathroom and was a little surprised to see Shi Jiu at his desk, "Shi Ke, why are you here? I was thinking of calling you later..."

Shi Jiu put the things down,

"Oh, I'll drop by, you're welcome."

After thinking about it again, I raised my eyelids slightly,

"There seems to be something wrong with this plan of your equipment department."

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Just before getting off work, Shi Jiu's office door was suddenly pushed open.

Lin Ke came in with a tea cake, and took it out again when he saw Shi Jiu.

"Xiaoshi, come and taste this, it's really good..."

Shi Jiu wondered if it would be okay if this buddy caught the smell under his armpits, but he was too embarrassed to refuse, so he replied, "Ah...Lin Ke...I quit tea recently and drink Coke instead. "

"Don't, people quit cola and drink tea, why do you do it the other way around? Besides, you can't drink too much cola, and you will become osteoporotic if you drink too much." Lin Ke put the tea on Shi Jiu's table, "Bring it back from Yunnan Yes, I am not even willing to drink..."

After speaking, he sat on the sofa opposite Shi Jiu, and with a full stomach, he began to exchange greetings with Shi Jiu, just like a close buddy.

Although Lin Ke didn't go into details, but he came here so enthusiastically, Shi Jiu guessed it was pretty good.

Lin Ke's reaction was expected.

Oda's erroneous plan was submitted before, and once it was reviewed by the director, Oda's mistakes in the planning department would bear the brunt of the mistakes, and even Lin Ke would give the leader the impression that he was not serious about his work.

It's not a big deal, but overall it's not very good.

Especially at this time.

So at that time, Oda thanked him and took it for revision, and then asked Lin Ke to re-sign it. Only then did Lin Ke know that Shi Jiu had done him a small favor.

Shi Jiu was so mean to him that Lin Ke had no choice but to thank him.

Lin Ke fiddled with the tea cakes, looked at Shi Jiu sincerely,

"Xiaoshi... so, do you have time tonight? I'll be the host..."

Shi Jiu saw that he was looking at him like he was looking at a mistress, and a rash immediately appeared, "Unfortunately, brother Lin, I really have something to do tonight, and I have an appointment with someone, why don't you look at it like this, wait Someday we will meet again when you finish bidding? Our buddies are not short of a day or two, isn't it..."

When he said this, Shi Jiu looked very sincere, his eyes were full of regret.

But I was thinking in my heart that I have nothing to do at night, why don't I go home and have porridge with the old lady. I have been eating out these days, and it is not filial to let her eat at home all day.

He and his mother were the only ones in Shi Jiu's family, and they had been with Shi Jiu since he was born.

His mother has never been married, and has lived with Shi Jiu for more than 20 years. When she was young, she didn't look for anyone else, and when she was old, she didn't need to look for anyone else.

It's not that Shi Jiu's father is so attractive. On the contrary, the two girls bother him very much. Back then, this man fired such a small shell as Shi Jiu, and left after blasting it. What the fuck is that? .

When Shi Jiu arrived home, Shi Jiu's mother was holding the keys and preparing to go shopping. Seeing Shi Jiu was like seeing a star, and she couldn't take her eyes off her. "Oh, Jiu Jiu, why did you come back so early today?"

While talking, Shi Jiu's mother went back to the room again, opened the drawer, pulled out a [-] bill from the inside and stuffed it into the coin purse, "Do you want to eat at home?"

Shi Jiu has always been annoyed by his mother calling him that, he always feels a bit inferior,

"Where are you going?"

"I don't want to go to the vegetable market to sell some celery and peanuts to make a small dish. If you eat it at home, I will cook a fish for you."

Shi Jiu grabbed his mother's linen shirt, lowered his head, and took off his shoes.

"Wait for me for a while, I will accompany you."

Shi Jiu's mother was very happy, thinking that Shi Jiu was willing to accompany her to go shopping for groceries, obviously to show her filial piety to her, what a good eldest son.

But after waiting for 15 minutes, Shi Jiu's mother didn't think so.

When Shi Jiu came out of the bathroom, the old lady complained with a cold face,

"Shi Jiu, you said that you're not on a blind date, but just going out to buy groceries, why wash your hair, why are you so stinky, old man?"

Shi Jiu didn't bother to quarrel with her, so he just dried his hair, kicked the wooden comb, and followed her downstairs to buy vegetables.

The dry little hair moved slowly in the evening wind, and Shi Jiu felt better.

Shi Jiu's mother was buying in front, and Shi Jiu was pushing her bicycle in the back. The basket of the cart was full of eggs and fish, and the old lady was still talking about how hard it was to have a meal at home and buy more ingredients for Shi Jiu. Do something fine.

The two walked around for half an hour, when Shi Jiu's cell phone rang.

It was Jiang Yunqing calling.

This kid was so idle at home that he called Shi Jiu to ask if he wanted to have dinner together.

Shi Jiu's heart was bubbling with beauty, but the words he said were still sour,

"Eat together? Hey, don't you eat with that lawyer of yours?"

The voice on the phone was soft and slow, "I asked him a long time ago, and he said he wanted to see a client, so I have nothing to do..."

Shi Jiu was not very emotional, "Oh, I promised my mother to eat at home today, you come to my house to eat, my mother will cook fish for us two."

"Ah... so good," Jiang Yunqing's voice was clearly excited, "I miss your mother's cooking so much, do you want me to bring some more cooked dishes?"

"No, I'm at the vegetable market with my mother, you just come here..."

It was already getting dark, and several vegetable stalls were lit with lights.

This market will be open until nine o'clock in the evening, and there are many small restaurants next to it, which are not very high-end. Shi Jiu has never eaten here, but seeing the large flow of people, it probably won't be unpalatable.

There are electric cars parked densely at the entrance of the meal, and occasionally a car will be very conspicuous when it comes in.

Not to mention Audi.

Shi Jiu's mother pulled Shi Jiu who was on the phone next to her,

"What are you looking at?"

Shi Jiu didn't pay attention to his mother, and stared straight at her, with a smile on his face, a bit wretched.

Then I asked Jiang Yunqing again,

"Hey, what client did your lawyer hire?"

"I don't know... just say it's an appointment with a client... what's the matter?"

Shi Jiu watched his rival and a young woman get off the Audi, and the two entered a restaurant side by side. When they went up the steps, the young woman raised her hand to embrace her rival, and naturally pinched his waist twice. .

Yan Xi kept talking on the phone throughout the whole process. Although he didn't show any intimacy with that person, he didn't see any rejection reaction either.

Seeing this, Shi Jiu quickly hung up the phone.

There is a smile on the corner of the mouth, and the eyes are bright.

While the two were still sticking together, he held up his phone and took a photo of the two of them.