Chapter 3 The Superior is an Old Classmate

  Fei Chai had previously bought a laptop desk for the convenience of using his computer, but now it has become a dining table, and he and his wife finished their breakfast together.

  After dinner, Fei Chai washed the bowls and plates. When he came back, he saw that You Qian was still in bed, her head buried under the quilt, snoring loudly. He smiled and shook her, saying: "Qianqian, get up! We still have to pick up our son."

  Yu Qian said: "It's almost 11 o'clock, I'm not going."

  "Anyway, we have to go, hurry up, I miss my son."

  Youqian said: "Now go, it's almost 12 o'clock when we arrive, my parents won't invite us to eat dinner, but we just had breakfast. I don't mind, but if Dad and Mom see you eating less, they will definitely not be happy, so let's just go in the afternoon."

  Fei Chai said: "How could it be? Would Dad and Mom be so petty?"

  "You're so careless and offend people without even realizing it."

  Fei Chai saw that she was definitely not going to get up, so he said: "Alright then, let's go this afternoon."

  You Qian listened, smiled with satisfaction, and grasped Fei Chai's hand without letting go. Fei Chai said: "What's wrong, Qianqian? Let go, I haven't even opened my luggage yet." But You Qian still smiled mischievously and didn't let go, Fei Chai laughed and said: "Good guy, this is more tiring than being in the wilderness!"

  "You've been away from home for almost half a year, this is what you owe me."

  He slept until two o'clock in the afternoon after a nap.

  It was easy to get out of bed, wash and dress, and then wait for Yu Qian to finish her makeup. The two didn't leave the house until 3:30, and they didn't arrive at Old Father-in-law's house until almost 5 o'clock.

  His father-in-law, Lao You, was also an old cadre of the organization. Although he was also a lifetime unfulfilled, he had seen and heard a lot, and had some experience in the organization. So after dinner, he drank a few cups with Fei Chai and told him all his experiences.

  Fei Chai nodded repeatedly, but You Qian knew that her husband hadn't actually heard a word. If he was really good at handling interpersonal relationships, would he have spent over ten years in the wilderness? However, she didn't say anything, after all Fei Chai was a very intelligent person and now that he's over thirty, having been transferred back to work in the government agency, with time, he'll slowly mature.

  After lunch, I chatted with my father-in-law and mother-in-law for a while before taking my son Fei Xiaomian back home. The father-son duo hadn't seen each other in half a year, so they were very affectionate. Fei Chai even promised on the way that he would take his son to the amusement park the next day.

  A family of three returned home, and Fei Yang also came back, having cooked dinner and waited. Fei Chai smiled and said: "Oh dear, I forgot to tell you, we had dinner at Little Millet's grandma's house, sorry for making you wait, hurry up and eat, we've already eaten."

  Just then, Fei Xiaomi broke free from Fei Chai's arms and ran to hug his sister's leg, saying: "I want to eat more, I want to eat the rice my sister cooked."

  You Qian glanced at Fei Chai and smiled: "Your son is more intimate with me than his sister."

  Then Xiao Mi Fei ate another bowl of congee, and her little belly was bulging.

  After dinner, the whole family watched TV for a while. Fei Xiaomiao was still a child and got sleepy first, but insisted on sleeping with his father. However, according to their daily routine, Fei Xiaomiao usually slept with his mother during weekdays and with his sister Fei Yangyang on weekends. Now that his father was back, it being the weekend, Fei Xiaomiao said: "Then Dad, you sleep with me and Sister together." It was an innocent remark, but it made everyone feel awkward. In the end, they had to put him in the master bedroom to sleep with his parents.

  After the son fell asleep, Fei Chai whispered to You Qian: "Qianqian, shouldn't we start cultivating our son to sleep alone slowly? The child is growing up slowly."

  "You've finally figured it out," Yu Qian said with a glance at him. "This isn't the first time you've been away from home for so long, is it?"

  Fei Chai sighed and said: "Qianqian, these years have been really hard on you."

  "You're still saying such things even as an old couple... " Yu Qian said with a scolding tone, but in her heart she was delighted.

  The next day, the family of four got up early and had breakfast outside together. They took a bus to the amusement park, but today was Saturday, and all the buses going to the amusement park were crowded with people taking their kids out for the weekend. Yu Qian complained, "It's really better to have your own car." At this time, the bus drove over an overpass, and from the window, they saw that the road below was packed with cars, bumper to bumper. Fei Chai laughed and said, "Look down there, it's even more crowded!"

  You Qian said: "The car is crowded with cars, it's better than people being crowded with people, I'm out of breath."

  Fei Chai knew what was on her mind and said: "Isn't it just wanting to buy a car? Alright, isn't there still some money left?"

  Youqian listened and was overjoyed, but still managed to say calmly: "Actually, I'm not doing it for you. Now that you're back, the bureau is quite far from our home, so having a car will make it more convenient for you to go to work."

  Fei Chai smiled and said, "I don't mind, the bus is pretty good too. I heard that our Nanchuan will soon have a light rail metro, which will be even more convenient. We can get a car suitable for girls to drive, and you can take Xiao Mi to and from school easily every day."

  "You're overthinking it, we have a car at home and everyone uses it." She then turned to Fei Yangyang and said: "Yangyang, when you turn 18, go learn how to drive too. In the future, picking up your brother will be up to you."

  Fei Yangyang smiled slightly and didn't say a word, but it was clear that he was quite pleased.

  A family had a happy day at the amusement park, and for lunch they ate at "Delancey", a fake foreign fast food restaurant with a name that sounds like it's from another country but actually has no relation to one. The menu was just fried chicken wings, fries, Coke, etc., which didn't interest Fei Chai much, but Yu Qian and the two kids loved it and had a great meal.

  The next day, Fei Chai went to the furniture market to buy a single bed and desk wardrobe for Xiao Mi. Yu Qian stayed at home to do ideological work on her son, but made many promises. Under coercion and temptation, Xiao Mi reluctantly agreed to try sleeping alone. However, when Fei Chai returned home, Xiao Mi ignored him because in his heart he felt that his father's return had deprived him of the right to sleep with his mother and sister together.

  Anyway, the family is finally reunited.

  On Monday, Fei Chai got up early. Since Fei Yang had returned to school the day before, there was no ready-made breakfast after getting up.

  You Qian is very particular about her appearance, and she also gets up early with him to prepare his suit, tie, and winter coat. She also scolds him for not getting a haircut the past two days, and it takes more than half an hour before she lets him leave the house.

  Fei Chai got on the bus and transferred to another one after seven stops, finally arriving at the Nanquan City Address Monitoring Survey Bureau. He checked the time and found that it had taken exactly 50 minutes, so he secretly made a note of it to plan his commute better in the future.

  Because Fei Chai got up early today, although it was time to go to work, there were no people in the office yet. He took a walk around the nearby area to get familiar with the environment and had breakfast at the same time before going back into the office compound.

  As soon as he entered the courtyard, a sedan followed behind him. He instinctively gave way, but the car seemed to have eyes and chased after him, forcing him to the side of a flower stand. Although Fei Chai was an honest man, it didn't mean he had no temper. Just as he was about to get angry, the window rolled down and a man in his thirties with a flat head smiled at him. Fei Chai's eyes lit up as he immediately recognized him and exclaimed: "Zhu Ya Jun!"

  It turned out that the man with a flat head was his old classmate Zhu Yajun from the Geology Institute. Zhu Yajun also smiled and said, "I saw your back from afar and knew it was you, still as good-tempered as ever, no matter how hard I tease you, you never get angry."

  Fei Chai smiled and said: "Why aren't you angry? He almost smashed your car glass, I was wondering why this driver is so annoying, chasing people to crash."

  Zhu Yajun also smiled and said: "I just want to see when you will turn your head and take a look at me, hehe."

  Fei Chai was about to speak again when another person walked by and greeted Zhu Ya Jun, saying "Director, good morning." He seemed to want to come over and chat for a bit, but seeing Fei Chai standing there with the two of them in the middle of a conversation, he didn't know what his background was, so he ended up not coming over. Fei Chai then said: "So you're the director here? That's impressive, are you the real one or the deputy?"

  Zhu Yajun said: "You'd better not try to lecture me, I'm just temporarily in charge of the work after being transferred over. You don't know me, if it wasn't for your help back then, I wouldn't have even graduated... but compared to you, my luck is a bit better..."

  Zhu Yajun is telling the truth, but luck has always been an excuse. In fact, all technical departments have a very interesting phenomenon: first-class talents can only do business until retirement, and it's not easy to get a high administrative position. However, those who are always supplementary exams in school, because they can't compete in business, often think of another way out and become administrative leaders above these business talents. Zhu Yajun became the director of a municipal bureau at just over 30 years old, which cannot be explained by just two words "good luck".

  Zhu Yajun saw Fei Chai wearing new clothes and smiled, saying: "Are you here to report for duty today too? Old Liu from the political department told me last week that you were coming. I wanted to contact you but couldn't get in touch with you. Otherwise, we should have had a good gathering over the weekend. Wait for me while I park my car, and you go sit in my office first. Let's discuss your specific work issues... actually, it's mainly just to catch up with old times."

  Fei Chai Yuan thought Zhu Ya Jun would park the car himself, but instead he got out of the car and looked around, then shouted at a young man who had just entered the courtyard: "Little Zhang, help me park the car!" The young man smiled and ran over to ask how he was doing, then helped him park the car.

  Fei Chai thought to himself, "Times have changed, although we were classmates, but now he's a leader after all. It's probably impossible to be as carefree and joking around like in university days." Just thinking this, Zhu Ya Jun pulled his sleeve and said, "Let's go, don't stand in the courtyard blowing cold wind." The two of them chatted and laughed as they entered the office building, with people constantly greeting Zhu Ya Jun along the way, while also sizing Fei Chai up from head to toe.