As the saying goes, there are many variables in the world. In this World Guard Exchange, I was regretfully placed second.
Although this ranking made Director You and the leaders of the Secret Service beam with joy, in the depths of my heart, there was always a trace of regret that burned constantly.
The most regretful thing in life was this. When the opportunity was in front of me, when I thought I could win great glory for China's Secret Service, I suddenly had diarrhea. This small illness shattered all my dreams.
I felt more and more clearly that if my body didn't have any abnormalities at that time, I would have easily defeated the insufferably arrogant National Guard Captain Keszew.
I definitely could.
But there was no use regretting it now, I could only accept this irrefutable fact.
In other words, I had already begun to place my hopes on next year's Exchange. Perhaps at that time, I would use my strength to prove the strength of China's National Guard and prove my strength.
At that time, if I had diarrhea again, I felt that God was deliberately playing tricks on me, Zhao Long.
However, there are gains and losses. Although I didn't achieve my desired goal at the exchange, I did obtain a beautiful female confidante.
That was You Meng.
This gain was enough for me to clear the clouds and see the sun.
The second day after returning to China.
The Chief's Department.
The Secret Service arranged for us to take a break for a week.
The Secret Service will also organize a commendation ceremony in the near future.
The second day after returning to China, You Meng and I woke up early in the morning. We changed into casual clothes and prepared to go out to buy some things.
You Meng and I had an argument about the choice of transportation.
If it was up to me, we would have taken a taxi, but You Meng insisted on driving the Chief's car.
In today's society, You Meng's' abuse of official authority for personal gain 'isn't too much, but I don't agree with it.
After all, most of the vehicles in the Bureau of Chief's Department had military license plates, and most of them were from Beijing 0 (originally, it started with A0). Moreover, the number of the vehicles was no longer a big secret. First of all, when the traffic police saw them when they went out, they would have to salute them politely, and it would also attract the attention of many passersby.
Therefore, to a certain extent, driving this kind of car was not a wise choice.
What's more, public is private. I have a habit. Under normal circumstances, I don't like to use public things to do my own things.
This was the principle.
Some people might say that I'm stupid, stubborn, or even that I'm making a mountain out of a molehill.
But I don't think so.
Perhaps driving the bus had saved him a lot of transportation fees, and it was relatively more convenient.
But I couldn't bear it.
If all the government workers and military officers used public vehicles for private matters, then just the transportation costs alone would add hundreds of millions of dollars to the country's burden.
Being thrifty and diligent must start from me, from the small things.
This is my opinion.
I think that as a worker in an important position, whether it's an official or an important position, we must have our own principles.
Taking advantage of the government to do our own small things is abhorrent.
The newspaper once exposed the 'absurd deeds' of a department director. This director's surname was Huang. Because he liked to drink tofu pudding from a small restaurant in the suburbs, the first thing he did when he came to work every day was to ask his driver to drive him to this restaurant to drink a bowl of tofu pudding.
Regarding this matter, Director Huang was even called the 'most thrifty leader' by his subordinates. There were even subordinates who were good at flattery who actively urged all the employees in the unit to learn from Director Huang.
Learning from his hard work and simple spirit, they only drank a bowl of tofu pudding and two fried dough sticks for breakfast.
On the surface, this Director Huang was indeed more thrifty, but after careful analysis, one would know how absurd this matter was.
Because the department was more than 20 kilometers away from this restaurant, a round trip would take more than an hour.
Just to drink this bowl of tofu pudding, how much economic loss did Director Huang cause to the government?
Just the cost of the fuel alone would be enough to drink tofu pudding for a few days, and this didn't include Director Huang's loss of time.
In order to drink a bowl of tofu pudding that was worth around one yuan, he actually damaged the government's interests by several times, dozens of times. Instead, he was praised as a thrifty leader, isn't it ridiculous?
In other words, I think a lot of leaders are numb.
They are numb to the point that they would rather let the government lose a thousand yuan to achieve their own goals.
Someone is numb, but I can't numb.
Also, I have to guide You Meng to not be numb.
After all, she is my girlfriend, and she might be my wife in the future, someone who will accompany me for life.
I said to You Meng: "You Meng, try not to use the public car, and we won't use it.
It's not official business, we don't need to use a car. "
You Meng retorted: "Zhao Long, don't pretend to be noble. Look at the Minister's Office, even the civil servants can use the public car for private purposes, what's wrong with us using it?"
I said: "You Meng, you have to be disciplined first.
We don't care about others, we just need to do our job well. "
You Meng pouted and scolded with a smile: "Do you think you have a high awareness?
Hmph, can this be considered using the public car for private purposes?
It's just a convenience. "
I said: "That's not okay.
This is the principle. "
You Meng crossed her arms and felt indignant.
I came over and comforted her: "You Meng, don't tell me you don't even have this bit of awareness?"
You Meng chewed on a bubble gum and sighed: "I'll listen to you!
Let's go, we'll take a taxi.
Sigh, having such a stingy boyfriend, I'll never have a good life! "
Although You Meng put on a regretful expression, I could tell that she was already very happy in her heart.
Perhaps it could be said that You Meng wasn't the type of person who liked to use the public for private purposes. The reason why she was like this was because she wanted to argue with me.
The two of us, if we don't argue for a day, we feel like our lives are lacking some flavor.
After You Meng compromised, we walked out of the Guard District, took a taxi, and rushed to the Red Flag Station near the Guard District.
In the car, I looked outside and found that there was a very advanced transportation tool that was very popular, and that was the electric bicycle.
To be exact, before this, I didn't know much about this kind of transportation tool, I only occasionally heard of it or encountered it.
After all, before I became a soldier, electric bicycles weren't popular. After becoming a soldier, due to various reasons, I definitely suffered a lot of restrictions in terms of understanding the development of society.
At this time, electric bicycles started to lead a new era of transportation, and became the daily mode of transportation used by office workers and normal families.
Moreover, with the popularity of this transportation tool, the once popular transportation tool — — motorcycles gradually became overshadowed, to the point that motorcycles had to be withdrawn from the market.
As if I suddenly had an inspiration, I discussed with You Meng: "You Meng, let's buy an electric bicycle, how about it?
It'll be convenient to ride when we go out for personal matters. "
You Meng thought for a bit and nodded: "That's a good idea.
Why don't we buy one today? "
I said: "There's no need to be in such a hurry."
You Meng said firmly: "If you say we'll buy it, then we'll buy it. A soldier should have this kind of decisiveness!"
I completely submitted.
As expected, You Meng told the driver to find an electric bicycle store. At this time, the electric bicycle stores were already full of dazzling items. We found a relatively large one and walked in.
The store was quite complete, the three to four hundred square meters of hall was filled with all kinds of electric bicycles.
You Meng slowly walked, and started to seriously choose with interest. Sometimes she would ask me how this one was, and sometimes she would ask me how that one was.
I only perfunctorily answered. I blamed myself for being talkative. I originally planned for the future, but I didn't think You Meng would act so quickly in terms of spending money. She immediately wanted to buy an electric bicycle.
Although an electric bicycle only cost one or two thousand kuai, I still couldn't bear to spend it.
More accurately, I was a bit stingy.
You Meng chose a relatively large green electric scooter and happily asked the staff for the price. Then she gestured to me with one hand, indicating that I should pay for it.
I thought to myself, we just established a relationship, and you're already trying to rip me off?
Seeing You Meng's confident appearance, my bad intentions also spontaneously arose.
I pretended to search my body, and suddenly realized: "Ah, I came in a hurry and forgot to bring my wallet.
How about we come back another day? "
You Meng frowned and glared at me, and scolded: "Why didn't you forget to bring yourself?
You're still … careless all day, how can you do this? "
Seeing You Meng 'reprimanding' me, the staff of the car dealership was secretly happy.
After You Meng scolded me, she scolded the staff: "What are you laughing at?
Is it that funny? "
The staff only laughed and didn't answer, and secretly gave me a look to express sympathy.
You Meng asked about the price and performance, and then continued to compare other models.
The staff didn't miss the opportunity to come in front of me, and quietly said: "Bro, your status at home isn't high, right?"
I was stunned, and instantly understood what he meant.
He meant that I was controlled by my wife at home, and had no status.
I was both angry and amused, and said: "This is nothing, we're not married yet."
The staff casually said: "Then after we get married, it'll probably be even worse.
But bro, you're still lucky, this sister is really beautiful.
It's worth it. "
I blushed with shame as I complained, "What nonsense are you talking about?
Can beauty feed you? "
While the staff was teasing me, You Meng stopped in front of a black scooter, and turned around to look for the staff.
The staff was quite tactful, and pointed at You Meng, and raised his voice: "Bro, with my looks, you won't be able to find me even with a lantern.
Look at how beautiful and elegant she is, look at her body and face … "
I thought to myself: Stop flattering me, aren't you just trying to curry favor with You Meng, and trick us into buying the scooter?
People who sold things all had the ability to flatter others. If you came to buy something, the seller would not only praise his own goods, but he would also take the opportunity to flatter the buyer to satisfy the buyer's vanity. It would make the buyer feel that if they did not buy his goods, they would feel very guilty.
Perhaps this is the modern version of the business rules.
However, You Meng didn't fall for it, and asked the staff with a smile: "Handsome, are you selling a car, or are you selling me?"
The staff blushed.