"Secretary Ding, you just came back today, so I'm here to disturb you. I'm very embarrassed. Today, I'm here to greet you, and I have something for myself. I'm already a senior year and will start the internship next semester. The internship lasts for two months. The school has issued a certificate and I want to follow you to do social practice."

"Oh, it's so fast. You're going to graduate in a flash. Why? Didn't the school arrange an internship?"

"If the school arranges it, it usually goes to the school in Xilin City for internships. I don't want to teach, but I still want to follow you to do social practice."

"Haha, Xiao Xu, it seems that you are unwilling to teach. Okay, you can go to Huaiyang City to do social practice, but you can't follow me, tell me, what is the purpose of your social practice?"

"Secretary Ding, I haven't considered it well yet. The main purpose is to understand some actual situation. Two months is too short. If you are doing things, you will leave before you get familiar with them. So I want to do some research. I have always grown up in the county town and want to go to the countryside to see some actual situation."

"Well, the idea is good, but in two months, you are far from familiar with the countryside. You can only experience many things after going deeper. This way, you have a good rest at home and come to Huaiyang City in mid-March. The Municipal Party Committee Office will issue you a certificate. You go to Huai'an City to do social investigations. There are two points I want to remind you. First, I will not say anything to you. You have to rely on your own efforts to do social investigations. Second, you must consider what kind of investigations you focus on. The practice of catching hair and beard is not practical, and it is not possible to have too big a topic. You have not graduated and have not really entered the society. It is best to go down to understand some actual situations. Don't think about making any investigation conclusions. Calm down. As long as you can be familiar with some actual situations in the countryside, your social investigation will be successful."

"Secretary Ding, thank you. I will definitely do a good job in social investigation."

"Xiao Xu, I heard that your father has passed away for several years. Can you tell me about your father?"

Xu Shaojie was silent for a few seconds and spoke slowly.

"Secretary Ding, my father is from the south. After graduating from college in the 1960s, he went to work in the county town. Since then, he has never left the county town. My father has been a real person all his life and has a good relationship with colleagues in the unit. My father has always been an ordinary cadre. When he passed away, he was still an ordinary cadre. I once thought my father lacked abilities, but later I realized that my father is a foreigner and working alone in a small county town is not easy. When my father died, he told me to study hard, work hard, and step by step. Now, I miss my father very much. My father has high hopes for me. I will definitely work hard and not let my father down."

Ding Yuan was also silent for a while, as if he had remembered something.

"Xiao Xu, your father will be great when he works hard in the future."

Xu Shaojie left Ding Yuan's house and was in a very happy mood. The gift was finally left at Ding Yuan's house. Xu Shaojie had seen two Chinese cigarettes and two bottles of Maotai. These things are something that ordinary families dare not imagine, but Xu Shaojie did not think so much. After all, Zhang Shaocai was very familiar with the tricks here. Through this gift giving, Xu Shaojie had some experience. The meaning of giving gifts was not just about giving things out and achieving his own goals. Sometimes, giving gifts meant to bring closer relationships and leave a deep impression on the other party. Of course, Xu Shaojie learned the many meanings of giving gifts in his later practice.

Xiao Xinglan sat in the living room. Ding Yuan had just returned home. At this moment, officials in Huaiyang City would not come to visit. After today, they may not be so relaxed. Past experience told her that until New Year's Eve, the family should not be quiet. Xiao Xinglan wanted Ding Yuan to go home, but she was afraid that Ding Yuan would go home. Especially on holidays, the officials who came to visit were connected together. For the New Year, they could not show their faces. However, Ding Yuan's rules were very strict. Gifts such as tobacco and alcohol can be accepted, but money was not allowed. Of course, Ding Yuan had several subordinates who were particularly dependent on them, but they were still in special circumstances.

"Old Ding, you seem to be optimistic about this Xu Shaojie. I have never seen you like this before."

"Xinglan, I met Xu Shaojie a few years ago. I was deeply impressed by it at that time. Xu Shaojie has a somewhat similar experience to me, and his performance in school was also good."

Ding Yuan slowly explained some of Xu Shaojie's performance in the school, and Xiao Xinglan listened very carefully.

"So that's the case. Xu Shaojie is about to graduate. Depending on what you mean, you are ready to accept it."

"That's what I think. This is a good seedling. It's well-trained and has a future. This time he went on social practice and just understood the situation. He can really understand the actual situation below. It will be helpful to his future work. The school is also the same. The taste of internships has changed. I think many students are not internships, but are trying to find ways to go to the unit. If the unit implements it, everything will be fine."

"This cannot be blamed on students. Who doesn't want to allocate a good place? Xu Shaojie is pretty good. He is willing to go to the grassroots level. Not to mention the graduates of Xilin University, many ordinary university graduates all want to stay in the provincial capital. This is the reality."

"Well, it's good that Xu Shaojie can have such an understanding. However, he doesn't understand the real social reality and always thinks that step by step from the grassroots level is the best way. I think that in this social practice, he will be able to understand these things. If I expected it well, Xu Shaojie's social practice this time will focus on understanding the system issues."

Ding Yuan didn't care too much about the gifts brought by Xu Shaojie. He had too much tobacco and alcohol at home, but he had to accept them. If he kept his face and looked extremely honest and refused all the gifts sent by his subordinates, the final result would be that everyone was betrayal and had to leave sadly.

"Xinglan, are the things ready? I'll go to Secretary Xu's house immediately. I made an appointment by phone today and the time is coming soon."

"I know, I've prepared it for you a long time ago, remember to report it."

Xiao Xinglan took out a black bag, and the gifts inside were ready long ago.

During the Spring Festival, Xu Shaojie was in a very happy mood. The effect of going to Ding Yuan’s house was very good. Xu Shaojie could feel that Ding Yuan was very optimistic about him. Why did this happen? Xu Shaojie didn’t know. However, Ding Yuan’s deep care was revealed in his words. Xu Shaojie knew that after graduation, he would definitely work in Huaiyang City.

Zhang Shaocai and Yan Yuhuan returned home on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.

The main force in organizing the New Year's Eve dinner was Yan Yuhuan. Han Qing'e took action, and Liu Xiaomei could not move. She was already pregnant. The family was happy to celebrate the New Year. There were no relatives and friends in the provincial capital. Therefore, it was very leisurely during the Spring Festival. Zhang Shaocai and Yan Yuhuan left on the second day of the first lunar month and wanted to go to Yan Yuhuan's hometown to pay New Year's greetings. Liu Xiaomei was unable to go home due to health reasons, so Xu Yijie went to Liu Xiaomei's hometown alone.

Liu Xiaomei's due date is in the first lunar month, so during the Chinese New Year, the family is still nervous. Pay attention to Liu Xiaomei's situation at any time. Xu Yijie rushed back after two days of leaving. According to the time, it should be around the tenth day of the first lunar month. At this time, everyone is still at home. Xu Lan also wanted to see her nephew.

On the night of the ninth day of the first lunar month, Liu Xiaomei had an attack.

The whole family was in chaos. Xu Shaojie drove to take Liu Xiaomei to the hospital. Xu Yijie accompanied him. Han Qing'e and Xu Lan packed up the prepared things and waited for Xu Shaojie to pick them up. After everyone arrived at the hospital, the doctor conducted an examination and told everyone that Liu Xiaomei was thin and had a small pelvis. It was estimated that the surgery would be subject to a cesarean birth. There were certain risks. Han Qing'e and Xu Yijie's faces changed at the time. Xu Yijie trembled and signed the documents to agree to the surgery. At this moment, Zhang Shaocai and Yan Yuhuan arrived. After asking about the situation, Zhang Shaocai pulled Xu Yijie and said that he had something to discuss with the doctor. After the doctor came out, Zhang Shaocai quickly took out a red envelope and stuffed it into the doctor's pocket. While saying more care, he asked whether to have surgery immediately. The doctor said nothing, smiled and entered the office.

A few minutes later, the doctor came out and said that he had an operation immediately. Everything was ready. The reason was very simple. Liu Xiaomei had a poor physical condition and had to undergo the operation as soon as possible, otherwise there would be certain dangers. Of course, other people who were preparing for the operation naturally had to wait a while longer. The doctors saw it too much, and rarely saw pregnant women who were in great pain.

At about 11 o'clock, Liu Xiaomei, whose face had changed in pain, was pushed into the operating room. Everyone was waiting outside. When the operation was on, Yan Yuhuan kept comforting Han Qing'e. The most nervous outside the operating room was Han Qing'e, with her face pale and her hands were shaking. Zhang Shaocai invited Xu Shaojie and Xu Yijie to smoke outside. Xu Yijie's hands were trembling and no one spoke.

In less than an hour, the doctor came out and she said to Han Qing'e.

"I've given birth to a boy, 7 pounds and 2 ounces, and all adults and children are safe."

Everyone was very happy when the stone fell to the ground. The nurse came out with the little guy who had already taken a shower. Everyone hurriedly looked at it. The nurse was about to send the child to the nursery room. In the first three days, except for the mother feeding the child, the little guy was in the nursery room, and the nurse was responsible for it.

The little guy was too young, with his eyes closed, his face was red, and he couldn't tell who he looked like. Han Qing'e whispered that he wanted to hug her. The nurse smiled and handed the child to Han Qing'e. Zhang Shaocai quickly took out the red envelope that had been prepared from his body and handed it to the doctor and the nurse, saying thank you repeatedly. Xu Shaojie knew that the red envelope this time was incomparable with the red envelope given to the doctor in front.

During the few days in the hospital, Liu Xiaomei and her child were carefully cared for. The doctor and nurse came to see the child every day and carefully told Liu Xiaomei what to pay attention to. They probably knew that Han Qing'e would definitely be responsible for taking care of her in the future. Therefore, they did not forget to tell Han Qing'e some basic common sense of caring for children. Han Qing'e listened very carefully, and the nurse also taught Han Qing'e step by step how to wrap the child and what to pay attention to when taking a bath. Others in the same ward were envious. What is Han Qing'e's origin? The doctor and nurse are so careful.

On the 24th day of the first lunar month, Liu Xiaomei was discharged from the hospital. Because she had a caesarean childbirth, she was in the hospital for a long time. The doctor carefully checked and found that Liu Xiaomei had no problems, so she agreed to be discharged. She gave birth normally and was discharged after three days of hospitalization. At this time, Xu Lan had already gone to Beijing to go to school, and Zhang Shaocai went to Huaiyang City. Yan Yuhuan stayed and accompanied Han Qing'e to greet Liu Xiaomei. Han Qing'e repeatedly asked Yan Yuhuan to go to work, but Yan Yuhuan remained.

The main thing to name a child is Xu Shaojie. After the child was born, Xu Shaojie thought hard and said that the first thing to do was to have a class. The following is the character "Jie" school, so in fact, the one thing I consider is one character. Xu Shaojie thought about it for two days, and when everyone was not leaving, he gave the answer: Xu Pingfan.

There is a certain idea of ​​this name. Before Xu Shaojie explained it, Xu Lan understood that Xu Pingfan, ordinary means extraordinary. His nephew will definitely be extraordinary in the future and will have great achievements. The whole family laughed and said that this name is good and there will be no changes.

After returning home, Xu Shaojie was packing up his things. It was not far from what Ding Yuan said. Xu Shaojie was going to Huaiyang City for an internship. The current focus of the house was all on Xu Pingfan. The house was full of diapers. Han Qing'e changed it quickly. The ones baked on the stove were diapers and the ones hung on the balcony were diapers. Xu Pingfan was really a bit hateful. He slept during the day and cried at night. Han Qing'e, Yan Yuhuan and Liu Xiaomei were all a little busy. Liu Xiaomei was in confinement and could not go out.

Xu Yijie was responsible for buying vegetables. Yan Yuhuan cooked and Han Qing'e was responsible for taking care of Xu Pingfan. Of course, Yan Yuhuan also had to help. At this moment, Xu Shaojie was at home and couldn't help. He really didn't know how to take care of the children. Once, Han Qing'e had something to do and asked him to hug Xu Pingfan for a few minutes. When Han Qing'e saw Xu Shaojie's posture, she hurriedly took Xu Pingfan and said that Xu Shaojie would not hug him. Yan Yuhuan on the side laughed and said that Xu Yijie was much stronger in this regard.

When Xu Pingfan was full moon, Liu Xiaomei's parents and brother and sister-in-law came. This was their first time to come to the provincial capital. Xu Shaojie went to the station to pick him up. Seeing the group of people being restrained and novel, Xu Shaojie didn't say anything. According to rural customs, after the child was full moon, he had to have a full moon wine. However, the Xu family had no relatives and friends in the provincial capital, so this matter was exempted. Xu Shaojie had to go to Huaiyang City. He reminded Xu Yijie not to forget to give Liu Xiaomei's parents and brother and sister-in-law travel expenses.

Zhang Shaocai came to the provincial capital and took Xu Shaojie to Huaiyang City. When Xu Shaojie left, there were many people at home. Liu Xiaomei's parents and others were still at home. Han Qing'e didn't care about Xu Shaojie and gave a few simple instructions.
Chapter completed!