Deputy Mayor Wen spent more than an hour visiting the homes of mountain residents. The enthusiastic mountain residents almost made Deputy Mayor Wen stay for dinner. In the eyes of the mountain residents, this place is much better than the villagers.
Although he is an official, he is much more cordial than the township chief and has no official airs at all.
There were no reporters accompanying him or interviews, and Vice Mayor Wen was not pretentious. When he left, Vice Mayor Wen sat in silence for a long time in the helicopter. With his brows furrowed, he didn’t know what he was thinking, and even forgot the true purpose of his trip.
, my mind is still stuck in that small mountain village.
It was not the enthusiasm of the mountain people that moved him, but the life of the mountain people that touched him. After so many years of reform and opening up, life in the mountains is still so difficult, and there is not even a TV. If he hadn't made an in-depth investigation,
He could not even imagine that the prosperous Dongning City would still have such a scene.
On the helicopter, there were still ten students sitting, and they were all silent. Like Vice Mayor Wen, although their people had left, their hearts had already stayed in Niujiamiao. These days had really given them a lot of experience.
, a life that is difficult to experience in this lifetime, it’s not that they can’t experience it, it’s just that they don’t have such an opportunity.
When they left, they left their beloved mobile phones, laptops and even tablets to the children in the mountains. I don’t know why, but at the moment of leaving, they suddenly felt that these things were not worth the food they had eaten among the mountain people.
The value of those meals.
The strong flavor of the New Year, the strong family affection, and the deep love for the mountains are something they cannot feel in the city. At this moment, they suddenly understand why when the New Year comes, the less money people have, the more money they have.
The more they want to go home, hundreds of millions of people have caught up with the Spring Festival travel train. No matter how crowded it is, no matter how expensive it is, they have to go home. This is a feeling that people who have lived in the city since childhood cannot understand.
Feel it?
This is what Canglong asked them when they left, and their answer was in unison: "I feel it."
At that moment, they suddenly felt like they didn't want to go back to the city again. The eighteen-year-olds shouldn't have experienced the feeling of separation so deeply, but they did.
People always like to compare, and the students in Class 9 are no exception. They compared the childhoods, lives, and habits of children in the mountains, and found that although they all have their own merits, there always seems to be a lack of this one thing in their lives.
So, when Vice Mayor Wen arranged for the students to be sent back by car, when they returned to their respective homes, they discovered the biggest contrast. The feelings in the mountains were always strong, while the feelings in the city were always so light.
The lightness makes them leave home for so many days without any desire to come back. The lightness makes them feel that this home is still so deserted even during the Chinese New Year.
After so many days of activities, the parents were worried. They originally wanted to criticize me, but in the new year, the parents swallowed all the words of blame and spoke only with concern.
Normally, children would definitely say something like "Are you bothered?" but most Class 9 students said "I'm sorry" to their parents after they returned home.
The parents thought their children had made some mistake and were extremely worried. After asking, they found out that this New Year's Eve activity was not actually organized by the school, but by Teacher Cang. The students recounted everything that happened these days.
After hearing this, almost every parent had a silent expression.
Although the parents did not speak, in the following days, the students suddenly discovered that there was something missing between themselves and their parents, and there was also something more.
"For Yu Xue's sake, you will help her, right?" Sitting in the car, Vice Mayor Wen looked at Canglong with a solemn expression and asked.
It wasn't until the students were sent away that Vice Mayor Wen came to his senses. Vice Mayor Liang was said to have left, so Canglong took Vice Mayor Wen's special car.
"It's a matter of principle that cannot be changed." Canglong said calmly.
"Okay, tell me, what do you want to do?" Vice Mayor Wen frowned, "Think about it, if another person were in charge of this house, do you think he could do better than Secretary Yu?"
"You have your considerations, and I have mine." Canglong smiled, but was not fooled. Vice Mayor Wen's words were obviously intended to lure him into a trap. If you really want to follow his words, you will not be fooled.
Sometimes I have to spend some time talking.
"What are your considerations?" Vice Mayor Wen suddenly laughed, "Excuse me, what are your considerations? Can you tell me about it?"
"Didn't you just ask me if someone else could do better than Secretary Yu?" Canglong said expressionlessly, "Indeed, I can't guarantee that someone else can do better than her, but I'm sure she
We can do better than what we are doing now. If the development of Dongning City is rash and radical, it will only leave endless troubles."
"Well!" Vice Mayor Wen suddenly pondered. At this moment, he suddenly understood what Canglong meant. Everyone only saw the rapid economic development of Dongning City, but did not see the hidden dangers left by the rapid economic development, such as the gap between urban and rural areas.
, rural disparity and the intensification of social conflicts can all be said to be the consequences of rapid social development.
Although some people have thought of this, in today's fast-paced economic development, people tend to see more of the benefits brought by the economic boom, but ignore the widening gap.
"You mean we are eager for success?" Vice Mayor Wen suddenly showed a look of helplessness on his face, "Cities are the mainstream, and this is also the inevitable trend in the future. No one can stop it, even if Secretary Yu is not the master of the country.
You can't change anything."
"No, you are wrong. Your mainstream is just superficial. China's future does not lie in the cities, but in the countryside." Cang Long looked at Vice Mayor Wen and shook his head, "Throughout the ages, the rich have always controlled the most wealth in society.
, more than the sum of all the lower classes. People often think that these talents control the mainstream of national trends, but this is not the case. Without the work of the poor, the wealth in the hands of the rich will be worthless. If the oppressed poor cannot survive, then...
..."
"But Dongning City has not reached the point you said." Vice Mayor Wen said calmly, "Besides, wanting everyone to be rich is nothing more than a dream."
"This kind of dream is often dreamed by people." Cang Long took a deep look at Vice Mayor Wen, with a hint of irony in his tone, "The laws of history always tell us a profound truth. If
If you deceive others too much, you will suffer the consequences."
Vice Mayor Wen looked at Cang Long and stopped talking, because Cang Long meant something in his words.
Back in Dongning City, Canglong got off the car, and Vice Mayor Wen went directly to the Municipal Party Committee Courtyard. When he walked into Secretary Yu's house, he felt a little familiar. There were Spring Festival couplets posted in Secretary Yu's house, and there were melon seed candies on the table.
, although there are only two people at home, Yu Xue and Secretary Yu, they still have a strong sense of the New Year.
The mother and daughter were watching the replay of the Spring Festival Gala with great interest. When Vice Mayor Wen came in, he always felt that something was missing in his hands.
"Uncle Wen, Happy New Year." Yu Xue came over and said.
"Happy New Year, Comrade Wen." Secretary Yu also looked serious. Only then did Deputy Mayor Wen realize that the thing he was missing was a gift.
However, the appearance of Secretary Yu’s home really makes Deputy Mayor Wen feel like he has returned to the past. When Secretary Yu and his family were still in China, they would visit each other every year during the holidays, and they would all bring some gifts in their hands, although they were not
It is precious, but it is better because of its deep affection.
Nowadays, during the holidays, gift-giving has become a show-off and comparison summit, and there is no such thing as the feeling of being light on gifts but heavy on affection.
"Call Wenwen over here, we'll have dinner at my house tonight." Secretary Yu said hurriedly.
"Yes, yes, my mother will be cooking tonight." Yu Xue also said happily.
"What are you..." Vice Mayor Wen looked at the two mother and daughter with a strange expression, thinking that when they were young, the two mother and daughter were not at odds with each other, but now they are at odds with each other.
But he quickly realized that he had said the wrong thing and was about to apologize, but Secretary Yu sighed: "Thanks to Xiaoxue's boyfriend for this. If he hadn't taken such a big detour and gave me a holiday, I might have
There’s no chance to celebrate the New Year at home.”
These words made Deputy Mayor Wen feel even more strange. Judging from Secretary Yu's tone, the resentment towards Canglong was gone, but in the following conversation, he seemed to understand something.
"I haven't reported to you yet, Canglong..." After taking a moment, Vice Mayor Wen prepared to report the inspection to Secretary Yu.
"What are you reporting?" Secretary Yu shook his head, "Today I will only talk about family matters, not official matters."
"What are you?" Vice Mayor Wen was surprised.
"Old Wen, this work must be put down when it's time to put it down. You see, the two of us have done a good job over the years, but our family no longer feels like a family. You Wenwen, our Yu Xue,
See what points are pointing towards us?" Secretary Yu shook his head.
"That's all you plan to do..." Deputy Mayor Wen felt a chill in his heart, thinking that if Secretary Yu just lets go like this, Dongning City will really change in the future.
"Don't think too much, I mean, home and work must be separated." Secretary Yu looked at him with a deep look on his face, "You will definitely gain nothing from going to Mawang Township this time. Am I right?"
Vice Mayor Wen nodded, not surprised, and just said: "This kid has become determined after eating the weight, and I don't know what he wants to do."
"It's very simple." Secretary Yu took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, and said, "In the past, we always left the small family to take care of everyone. We always thought that if everyone was taken care of, the small family would naturally go well, but the fact is completely different.
On the contrary, we abandoned our little family and no one took good care of it. This kid took such a big detour because he actually wanted us to take care of our little family first and then everyone else. Only by straightening out our little family can everyone take care of it well. Just imagine that little family
If everything goes wrong at home, how can we take care of everyone?"
"But it's too difficult to let go." Vice Mayor Wen shook his head.
"I always thought that if I put down my work, a lot of trouble might happen. But after I came back from the secretary's office, I found that Dongning City could still function even if I put down my work. Only then did I realize that I took myself too seriously.
." Secretary Yu shook his head, "The hardest thing is to let go, and the easiest thing is to let go. When we use the time that should be spent on family on work, over time, not only will our family not go well, but our work will also not go well."