A tiny change in history

  On Monday, when Han Dong went to the government office to read the newspaper, he found a subtle change. The number of argumentative articles on Huaxia Daily had decreased by more than half compared to previous days. The front page was all about reporting news of leaders.

  "It seems that the situation is about to settle down." Han Dong thought to himself, he remembered that the leader should have started his southern tour in the middle of January and delivered a series of speeches, which was less than two weeks from now.

  Since being disdained by Han Dong last time, Lu Jinyuan didn't pay much attention to him. The staff in the office also got used to this guy who did nothing but read newspapers all day and no one talked to him, except for that powerful woman Hu Mei who still looked at him with displeasure, her eyebrows furrowed as if Han Dong owed her money and hadn't paid it back.

  Han Dong would certainly not bother with such a petty person, and there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with her in the future, so it's really not necessary to waste his mind on such a role.

  At noon, Han Dong first went to make a call on the pager and then walked back slowly to eat. Aunt Wang's small restaurant usually had average business, and there weren't many people eating at this time either.

  "Hey Big Brother Dong, what do you want to eat? I'm treating." Yanlin said with a smile.

  She wore a pink down jacket today, with a silver small butterfly hair clip on her shiny black hair, and under the crescent-shaped eyebrows, a pair of bright eyes sparkled like stars.

  "Never mind, wait till you earn your own money and then invite me."

  Yan Lin wiped the table with a cloth and said with a slight pout: "Then you can wait slowly."

  This girl's pouting face is very cute, Han Dong couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth, "It's okay, I have time to wait."

  Soon, Wang aunt had stir-fried the dish, Yanlin brought it over and put it on Han Dong's table, smiling: "Dong ge, you're too simple, just one dish for every meal?"

  "As long as I can eat my fill, that's all that matters."

  Yan Lin sat down opposite Han Dong, her white right hand propping up her head, her starry eyes gazing at Han Dong, a sunny smile filling her face.

  Han Dong ate two mouthfuls of food and asked inexplicably: "Why are you looking at me like that? I'll be very embarrassed."

  "Hehe......" Yan Lin smiled and said, "You know, I told the sisters in my dorm that I saw you, young and handsome, they didn't believe me?"

  Han Dong smiled, "What don't they believe?"

  "Hehe, they all thought you were an old man."

  "Am I old?"

  "Of course not!" Yanlin opened her bright eyes, "Dong Ge, you are a handsome and elegant, refined and dignified, talented and exceptional big brother..."

  Han Dong couldn't help but reach out and touch his chin, then flipped the spoon over and gently tapped Yan Lin on the head, saying: "Can being handsome be eaten as rice? It seems I still have a future in acting."

  Yan Lin chuckled and suddenly leaned forward, with a cautious expression, lowering her voice to ask: "Dong Ge, are you okay?"

  Han Dong was taken aback, "What did you say?"

  "Didn't they bully you?" Yanlin said, leaning in closer.

  A faint fragrance wafted over, and Han Dong smiled slightly. This girl still thought this was some kind of ancient era, "What's going on in that little head of yours? Am I not fine?"

  Yan Lin pouted and sat back down, tilting her head in puzzlement as she muttered to herself: "But the teacher said our situation in Xichuan is very complicated..."

  Han Dong smiled and said: "It can't be more complicated than this, it will get better soon."

  Han Dong's words are not groundless, from today's Huaxia Daily, he has keenly sensed the changes in the high-level, plus he knows about the huge changes that will happen soon, so he is full of confidence.

  Through this period of time, Han Dong has successfully entered the camp of County Party Secretary Huang Wenyun, and as long as the situation reverses, Han Dong's situation will definitely be improved.

  The following week, all aspects of the news were very calm, and the debate about reform and stability also decreased a lot. It seemed that this big debate had come to an end.

  ……

  "Dong Ge, the situation is a bit calm now." Zhou Zheng said, holding up his wine cup.

  He has been working as deputy director of Zhao Hua police station for several days and looks quite spirited.

  Chen Minxuan said slowly: "I think the wind direction is starting to change, Xiao Dong really has a long-term vision."

  Han Dong smiled and said: "I don't have any foresight, I just expressed my own opinion."

  "Hey, soon Dong Ge will rise again from the east, and then we'll see what those people in the county have to say."

  Han Dong smiled faintly, "What else can we do? This isn't something we can decide."

  Chen Minxuan poured himself a small cup of wine and said, "Xiao Dong, although the situation has eased somewhat, you still need to report more to your superiors."

  Han Dong nodded, "I know, thank you for reminding me, Brother Chen."

  Chen Minxuan smiled slightly and said, "However, this time your actions are a double-edged sword. From now on, you will be labeled as a reformist, and all levels of leaders will have an impression of you being radical. Even if the central government continues to deepen reforms and opening up as you said, it is impossible to adjust all provincial and municipal officials. Therefore, you should be more careful in the future."

  Zhou Zheng also understood and said: "That's right, Dong Ge was so famous recently, now it's time to be low-key."

  Han Dong smiled and said: "Actually, I don't want to be so famous either, I just want to do some practical things with a peace of mind."

  ……

  January 12th, 1992, Sunday.

  Today is a rest day, Han Dong finished washing clothes and returned to the living room, sat down, turned on the TV, just listened to two sentences, he was stunned.

  This is the noon news of CCTV, reporting on the speech made by the top leader during his inspection tour in Hubei Province's Wuhan City. On TV, that wise old man, surrounded by crowds, spoke in his typical Sichuan accent: "Revolution is to liberate productive forces, reform is also to liberate productive forces..."

  "Is the old man starting his southern tour already?" Han Dong stood up in shock. "How did it get moved up?"

  In memory, the Southern Tour started in mid-January from Hubei Province's Wuhan City, along the Yangtze River downstream, inspecting several key cities and delivering a series of speeches. These speeches mainly revolved around reform, development, and stability, quickly reversing the situation at that time, allowing China's reform and opening-up to move forward faster and better.

  Now, just over a fortnight into January, the Southern Tour leader has already begun inspections, nearly a week ahead of Han Dong's recollection.

  "Could it be that my article caused the change?" Han Dong looked at the wise old man on TV, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, unaware that he had actually brought about a small change in history.

  "Ding ding ding......"

  A sudden ring of the phone broke out.

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