Chapter 8 Accidental Discovery
In the political review of the organizational department, there was a problem with Zeng Sitao's family identity.
In Zeng Sita's dossier, his grandfather and parents were all party members. However, in Qingdong County, Qingdong area where Zeng Sita was born, there is no information about the three people at all.
Zeng Sitao only vaguely knew that he and his grandfather lived in that village, they were not locals, but where did they come from, Zeng Sitao had no idea. It was unknown whether no one told him or if he lost that memory.
This sudden question made Zeng Sitao also somewhat bewildered, and for a moment he didn't know what to say either.
"I suffered a head injury last time and there are some things I don't remember. I also don't recall what happened."
"This thing......" The person from the Organization Department hesitated.
"Zeng Sita, think again and see if you can remember? I'm sure there's been some misunderstanding." Zeng Zhongrong said hastily as he saw the people from the organization department were about to let it go.
"Alright, okay, Comrade Xiao Zeng, think carefully about this again. This matter is very important and must be clarified as soon as possible. We are responsible to the organization and also to you personally. If there's any new situation, please contact us through the school in a timely manner," said the person from the Organization Department.
"Okay, okay, I'll think carefully."
After the person from the Organization Department left, Zeng Zirong looked at Zeng Sitao who was somewhat disheartened and asked: "What's going on with your family's file? Your grandfather in your hometown didn't have any issues, did he? Do you know anything?"
"How would I know? If I knew for sure, I would have said it out already." Zeng Si Tao said helplessly.
Zeng Sitao was really worried. Such a thing shouldn't have happened. His parents had passed away. There wasn't any problem with that. But he and his grandfather had lived in Qingdong County for over ten years. Yet, his grandfather didn't even have a registered residence in Qingdong County.
"What about our household registration then? Where did Grandpa originally live? Why did he come here? ………" A string of questions appeared in Zeng Sitao's mind.
"If all else fails, I'll go back to my hometown and ask around. I don't want to give up just yet." Zeng Sitao said after some thought.
Zeng Zirong saw Zeng Sitao's resolute attitude and agreed.
Back to the dormitory. Zeng Sitao was in a bad mood. He directly fell onto the bed and stared blankly at the ceiling.
"Taozi, what's wrong? You've been gone all day without a trace. You still know how to come back today?" said Zhao Lin Dong, his roommate, with a smile.
Zeng Si Tao responded vaguely.
"What's wrong, Taotao? You're not heartbroken, are you? I haven't heard that you're close to anyone." Zhao Linedong teased him with a smile, seeing that Zeng Sita was in low spirits.
"Nope, I'm feeling quite annoyed lately... Everything has been so extreme, it feels like my days are passing by in extremes..." Zeng Si Tao hummed a tune.
"What's this song? I've never heard anyone sing it before. It sounds pretty good." Zhao Lin Dong asked.
"Those who sing randomly, Lin Wei and the others are coming back today, right? I'll invite everyone to drink tonight." Zeng Sitao sat up, pulled out the box under the bed to pack things, and said to Zhao Lin Dong.
In addition to Zhao Lindong and Lin Wei, there were three other people in the dormitory: Meng Fan from Lingdong Province, Liao Guixi from Qianyang Province, and Wu Dongming from Xiangnan Province. Zhao Lindong was a native of Rudong Province, the oldest at 25 years old, with a straightforward and chivalrous personality. Lin Wei was also from Sihai, introverted and not very talkative, liked to read books and was nicknamed "Doctor". Meng Fan from Lingdong was deeply influenced by the coastal commodity economy, with a strong mercantile atmosphere. Liao Guixi was honest and down-to-earth, but once he started talking, he would make people laugh to death. Wu Dongming was chubby and smiled all day long, earning him the nickname "Maitreya Buddha".
Zeng Sihao used to have a very difficult time financially, and his dorm-mates helped him out a lot. Now that Zeng Sihao has some money in his pocket, he thinks it's time for him to treat them back.
"Never mind, Taizi, you're in a bad mood, I'll treat you to a drink."
"I'm treating you guys, I just got a small fortune, haha, let's eat something good. How about we go to Hongbin Building?"
Hongbin Building was a small wine building outside the dormitory building where Zeng Sita and others lived, but compared to those roadside stalls that sold skewers, it was much better. They rarely went there, except when Zhao Lin Dong's girlfriend had a birthday, everyone followed him to eat once.
"Bring your family members along if you have any."
"Haha, what's with bringing family members? Are we having a meal?"
Just then, Wu Dongming came back.
"Alright, I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight. I have some things to take care of, and I'm thinking of heading back home tomorrow."
"What did you come home for? To choose a job?" Zhao Lin Dong asked.
"En... something's come up and I need to head back."
Zeng Sitao was speaking when he saw a small medicine box. Inside were some things his grandfather had left him, which Zeng Sitao had not yet opened to look at.
Zeng Sitao opened the medicine box, inside there were some simple instruments. He flipped open the lower layer of the medicine box, and found dozens of yuan underneath. Underneath the money was a small red notebook, its surface worn and faded, looking like it had been around for quite some time. Zeng Sitao gently flipped open the notebook, and found a note stuck between its pages, with some Mao-era currency inside. As he looked at the notebook, only one sentence caught his eye: "Treading on iron shoes without finding a place, getting here was not effortless." The notebook was his grandfather's party membership card!
The paper inside the notebook has turned yellow, and some of the words are blurry. It looks like it's been a long time, but the three characters "Zeng Shao Tang" are very clear. The note is from Qingyang County People's Hospital, which Zeng Si Tao knows is a county under Qingdong area, although not adjacent to Qingdong County, but also not far away. Could his hometown be Qingyang? A thought flashed through Zeng Si Tao's mind, in any case, this at least shows that Zeng Si Tao did not deceive the organization, the situation of his grandfather on his file is true. As for the situation of his parents, with such a clue, it should also be possible to investigate. Except that his parents passed away when he was very young, and he doesn't know anything about their situation, Zeng Si Tao thought that he would try to understand more when he has the opportunity in the future.
"Haha, tonight we'll not only treat you to dinner, but also to a drink of Sichuan Four Rivers Daqu. Hurry up and call your family members, then let's head to Hongbin Building!"
Zeng Sitao is in high spirits.
"I told Taozi, if you eat and don't have money to pay, just pawn yourself to the old lady boss!"
The landlady of Hongbin Building was nicknamed "Racing Imperial Concubine" by the guests, and she still looked pretty, but was too fat.
"Is this enough for everyone to have a meal?" Zeng Sitao took out some money and shook it.
"Haha, that's enough, I said I haven't seen you for a while, turns out you've been making a fortune. Graduation is near, Hongbin Building business is booming, let's go, we'll grab seats first." Wu Dongming said with his hands rubbing together.
"Mingzi, you're really suited for each other with the owner of Hongbin Building!" Lin Wei, who didn't like to talk much, also said with a smile.
"Haha, yeah, Mingzi, I don't know how you guys will handle things in the future! Otherwise, let's just get everything done while we're still not graduated." Zhao Lin Dong also said with a smile.
"I won't waste my breath on you bunch of rotten people, I'm going to take my seat, hurry up."
