Xiao Rongrong and Fei Qingmei looked at each other, still embarrassed.
Xiao Zheng was really worried when he saw the expressions of his parents: "Are you using my name as the mayor to accept gifts? Are you going to ask us to undertake projects for those people in the future, or do you do other shameful things?
"
Xiao Zheng said this on purpose. When he first saw this Mercedes-Benz, it was still in his teenage years. What power did he have to help others contract projects at that time? Therefore, Xiao Zheng said this to get it out of his parents.
Some words to come.
Fei Qingmei hurriedly said: "Xiao Zheng, no. Don't worry, we won't accept any gifts in your name. These things were also stuffed there by those people. They are very rich and wealthy.
Because of their status, they will not ask you to undertake some projects for them."
Xiao Zheng asked again: "Where are those people from? Why do they come to our house so often? What is their relationship with our family?"
Xiao Zheng asked a series of questions.
Xiao Rongrong said: "Xiao Zheng, originally we didn't want to bother you with the past things. But now you have discovered them. When your mother and I were raising you, we had a rule, that is, we can't do anything wrong
You said, but I won't lie to you. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and you are also turning 30. There are some things that you want to know, so we will tell you."
Fei Qingmei looked anxious at the side and reminded Xiao Rongrong: "Rongrong, do you really want to tell Xiao Zheng?" Xiao Rongrong picked up the wine bottle and put half a bowl of white wine into his own porcelain bowl, and half a bowl of white wine into Xiao Zheng's bowl.
After pouring half a bowl, he said, "Let's talk about it. Xiao Zheng is no longer a child. He is already the mayor and has the ability to make his own judgment."
Xiao Zheng vaguely saw his own appearance in the half bowl of white wine that Xiao Rongrong poured for him. He had handsome eyes and a straight nose, and he was full of heroic spirit. Xiao Zheng had not drank white wine from a bowl for a long time.
He picked up the wine glass and said, "Dad, let me pay homage to you and mom first. Mom, please pour some too, today is New Year's Eve." Xiao Rongrong suddenly became refreshed and said, "Okay."
The two of them clinked their small bowls, and Xiao Zheng suddenly raised his neck and drank half the bowl of white wine. Fei Qingmei looked at it and immediately shouted: "Kid, drink slowly. Why are you drinking so fast?"
Xiao Rongrong smiled and said: "Qingmei, let him drink. It doesn't matter at home." Xiao Zheng poured himself another half a bowl and said to Xiao Rongrong: "Dad, you say it."
Xiao Rongrong coughed reservedly before starting: "Xiao Zheng, our Xiao family is not native to An County. We moved here from another place when you were very young."
Xiao Zheng was mentally prepared and was not surprised. He asked: "Where did we move from?" Xiao Rongrong said: "From Huajing. You were very weak when you were born, you had a dry cough all the time, and you suffered from severe heart disease.
According to the doctor, the source of heart disease is very likely to disappear suddenly. You must not know that the Hua Jingxiao family attaches great importance to the inheritance of their children. If any of their descendants are sick, weak or disabled, there are only two options.
Either deal with it immediately, or leave the family with the child.
The Xiao family has always used this strict standard to maintain the strong body and superior intelligence of the family bloodline. This is not just the Xiao family, it is done this way among the most competitive families in Huajing."
These words surprised Xiao Zheng. Xiao Zheng was born in the 1980s. At that time, the family in Huajing still used such inhumane methods to maintain the strength of the family? "You and your mother chose to leave.
?”
Xiao Rongrong said: "In my family, I was ranked last among my peers, and I was a bit undisciplined. I was not good at reading, let alone have leadership skills. I was bullied a lot by my brothers in the family. At that time
I gave birth to a weak and sick child like you, and was ridiculed and looked down upon by the clan. However, I just liked you very much when you were a child. Even though you are sick and weak, you are here, which means that I am the father!"
Fei Qingmei intervened and said: "Your father did not tell lies. After you were born, he was the happiest! He was the one who hugged you the most."
Xiao Zheng vaguely recalled that when he was young, he was carried around on someone's shoulders, lifted up with both hands, put down, and lifted up again... Those memories seemed very far away, but they were
It seems to be engraved in a corner of my mind forever.
I just heard Xiao Rongrong say again: "I have nothing successful. I used to drink and do stupid things. But with you, I suddenly feel a burden on me. Even if the whole world laughs at you for being weak and making fun of you for being sick, you are still me.
My precious son, I just want to raise you up."
Fei Qingmei said: "Your father and I both think so. No matter how bad you are, we will raise you up. After you left the family, your father went to find the master who often came to the family and asked him
How to go. The master got along very well with your father, and said to your father, "Go to Jiangnan. Your family will gain a foothold there, and your son will get well soon under the nourishment of the mountains, rivers, and rains of Jiangnan."
Your son should grow up close to the mountains, live near the water, and fully absorb the atmosphere of the countryside, and he will grow up strong.'"
Xiao Rongrong took it over and said, "Just like that, your mother and I put a bag of pots and pans on our backs, hugged you in our arms, bought a ticket at Huajing West Station, and headed south. We heard
Hangcheng is good, so I went to Hangzhou first, but it was too difficult to own a piece of land in Hangzhou. On the contrary, in the mountain corners of An County, Jingzhou, many of them were barren hills and no one claimed them. At that time,
, there was no one in Lushui Village, so we settled here. We spent dozens of dollars to get land in the village, and spent hundreds of dollars to build a simple house. I am the 'young master' from the Huajing family,
I became a 'farmer' in a small mountain corner. Your mother has been suffering here with me."
Fei Qingmei said: "Rongrong, don't say such things. I was not a young lady from a wealthy family before. My parents were gone a long time ago, and soon the house in Huajing Alley will be gone as well. If you hadn't been protecting me all the time,
I, I may have died in Huajing. So, as long as I have a home, a place to live, food to eat, and a son, the world will be complete. What more do I need!"
Only then did Xiao Zheng understand why his mother was always so easily satisfied. She almost never compared herself with others, never compared money with others, or whether her son did well in exams. Therefore, growing up, Xiao Zheng
Instead, he lived freely.
Xiao Zheng really didn't expect that his parents had such a story. He always thought that his parents were farmers who had lived in this small village for generations. He didn't expect that they moved here from Huajing for himself.
Just like Xiao Rongrong said to him from the beginning, there are some things they would rather not tell him, but they would not lie to him. Therefore, the above story should not be deliberately made up by Xiao Rongrong to deceive them.
Another question emerged from Xiao Zheng: "Dad, in this case, you should have severed ties with the Xiao family. Why is that black Mercedes-Benz coming again? And the license plate is also very strange, it seems to be the embassy's car?"
"
Xiao Rongrong said: "The Xiao family did not expect that since you moved to Lushui Village, An County, your health has been getting better day by day, and your whole person is completely different. The dry cough, heart disease, etc. have all disappeared. Moreover,
Ever since you entered elementary school, you have ranked first in the class and in the school almost every time you take exams.
There is also a practice in the Xiao family that every five years, a thorough investigation of the members of the Zeng Xiao family scattered around the world is conducted. When they found us, they found that you were very good-looking, which made them feel strange. After that, almost all
They will come to your door once every two years to bring something. Recently, since you became the mayor, they have come more frequently."
After listening to Xiao Rongrong's story, Xiao Zheng didn't like the snobbish Xiao family at all. He asked, "What is their purpose?"
Xiao Rongrong and Fei Qingmei both said: "We don't know. When they come, they put down their things, ask about your situation, and then leave. They do this every time."
Xiao Zheng said: "Mom and Dad, I mean, we are living very well now. The Huajing Xiao family kicked you out of the family before, and I don't think we need to have any contact with them. I am also a leading cadre now,
I also don’t like to get involved with any family. Even if I may become an orthodox doctor in the future, I don’t want to take advantage of them and ask them not to interfere in our lives. When the “beautiful countryside construction” here is completed,
Our family’s life will be happy.”
Fei Qingmei smiled and said: "That's right! Xiao Zheng said it very well, and I mean the same thing." Xiao Rongrong said: "I'm worried that it's not that simple. Every time they come, I feel uneasy, so I'm worried about them.
I want to snatch Xiao Zheng away again."
Xiao Zheng smiled and said: "How to take it away? Dad? I am an adult and now a leading cadre. They can take it away if they want. Mom and dad don't need to have such worries. As long as we
If we don’t have any expectations or unreasonable thoughts about this kind of family, we will be just as strong as we want!”
Fei Qingmei said: "What my son said makes so much sense. Son, my mother will also toast you a drink today."
Xiao Zheng said: "Today is New Year's Eve, let's have another drink together."
The three people's wine bowls clinked together again. Xiao Rongrong put aside the question for the time being, and then asked Xiao Zheng: "When will you go to your father-in-law's house?" Xiao Zheng said: "I'll wait for Chen Hong to follow me.
Let’s talk about it after getting in touch.”…
That night, when Yao Beixiang returned to his home in Hangcheng, he called the provincial director Tan Siming: "Uncle Tan, this is Beixiang."
"Well, Beixiang, have you returned to Hangzhou?" Tan Siming was socializing, but he still answered the phone and asked, "You called, what's the matter?"
Yao Beixiang said: "Uncle Tan, I heard that Jingzhou City is about to publicly elect deputy county and division-level leading cadres. Can you say hello to them? Can you set the conditions a little looser and I can promote them to the post of Zhengke?
I only completed half a year of actual work after the New Year."
Tan Siming thought for a moment and said, "I'll go ask your Jingzhou Tan Secretary first." Yao Beixiang said, "Thank you, Uncle Tan."