Since he was promoted to a party committee member, it was Xiao Zheng's happiest moment today when he could tell his parents, "I am now a party committee member in the town."
The village party secretary Ma Fulai dared to provoke his father in person because he was an ordinary cadre. Among the ordinary cadres in the town, none of the village party secretaries had any weight. But from now on, it was completely different.
After hearing this, Xiao Rongrong and Fei Qingmei's eyes widened: "Really?" Xiao Zheng smiled lightly and said, "Mom and dad, I will not lie to you just to make you happy. I have been promoted.
It’s just a promotion.”
Indeed, this son has never lied to them. Xiao Rongrong stood up, went to the cupboard and took out two small cups, and said, "I must have a drink today." Fei Qingmei glanced at him and said, "You
Why are you only bringing two wine glasses? Bring me one too, I want a drink today too."
Xiao Rongrong smiled and said: "These two cups are for you and Xiao Zheng. I will get another one myself."
On an old-fashioned fairy table, three dishes and one soup were served, and the wine was poured. The three of them poured 38% Thai wine into their wine cups and held the cups. Xiao Rongrong said: "Qingmei, my son has been promoted. Today
Let’s toast our son together and congratulate him.”
Fei Qingmei's eyes were slightly moist: "Son, it's not easy. Mom and dad both respect you and wish you a better career from now on."
Xiao Zheng laughed when he heard this: "Mom, do you still want me to continue to rise?" Fei Qingmei said with a smile: "Of course, my son is a famous college student. He was suppressed by others for the first seven years. Now,
If people can't hold you down anymore, your fortune must have turned around and you will definitely be able to rise all the way up."
Xiao Rongrong said: "Qingmei, don't put so much pressure on your son. If we can have a town leader in our family, it will be like smoke coming out of the ancestral graves. I am already very satisfied." Fei Qingmei said: "I am not dissatisfied.
.However, I believe that my son can still be promoted because my son is excellent."
Fei Qingmei's confidence in her son can sometimes be regarded as blind. But which mother is not blind? Sometimes it is this blindness that gives her son confidence and confidence.
After drinking two cups of wine, Fei Qingmei asked: "Son, you are now the leader, have the Chen family treated you better?" Chen Hong and her family have not treated Xiao Zheng very well over the years. Fei Qingmei asked
My sister also knew something about it. Chen Hong had come to his house several times before, even though the village road was still small, but he had not come once in the past two years.
Fei Qingmei also became suspicious and asked her son about the situation. Xiao Zheng did not hide anything and told the truth. This was the reason why Fei Qingmei asked like this.
Xiao Zheng said: "Mom, I'm feeling better now. You even invited me to dinner a few days ago." Fei Qingmei said: "That's good."
Xiao Rongrong said: "Xiao Zheng, I think the Chen family is too snobbish. We farmers are all real people, and it's too tiring to interact with them." Fei Qingmei said: "Who asked you to have contact with them? It's Xiao Zheng
As long as they young people like it, we don’t have to worry too much about Chen Hong’s affairs.”
Xiao Rongrong said: "The two of them are in contact now. If they get married in the future, we will inevitably have contact. Even if we don't have contact, their family's attitude towards Xiao Zheng will always depend on whether Xiao Zheng's personal development is good or not, and how good Xiao Zheng is.
When Xiao Zheng had problems at work, they would just ignore him. How could that be okay? People always have their ups and downs. We can never treat people, especially those closest to us, the best.
That’s it. Don’t you think so?”
Fei Qingmei said: "What you said is correct. But in the end, it's up to us, Xiao Zheng, to let him make his own decision. Besides, I also quite like this girl Chen Hong." Xiao Rongrong said: "Xiao Zheng,
What do you think...ahem..."
While talking, Xiao Rongrong suddenly coughed, and the cough was severe. Fei Qingmei quickly put down her chopsticks and helped Xiao Rongrong pat her back.
Xiao Zheng also put down his chopsticks and asked hurriedly: "Why is dad coughing so badly?" Fei Qingmei patted her husband on the back and said: "It's been more than a month."
Xiao Rongrong coughed for a long time, and the saliva from his mouth dripped to the ground, and then he calmed down a little. Xiao Zheng was a little distressed and worried, so he said: "Dad, come with me to the county hospital tomorrow to have a look. You are so
The cough is so terrible." Xiao Rongrong said: "I have to go to work tomorrow and I can't go." Xiao Zheng said: "Whether you sharpen your knife or chop wood, you have to take good care of your cough first."
Xiao Rongrong didn't take it seriously: "In our village, which man doesn't have a cough? It's normal, no need to make a fuss."
Since Murakami opened the mine, more and more people have coughed. No one takes it seriously. Many people only care about making money and don’t care much about their health. Xiao Zheng said: "Dad, why do you make this money?"
?Isn’t it to improve your life? To live a good life? If you want to live a good life, what can you do without a good body? Your body is 1, and everything else is 0. If this 1 is not good, those 0s will still be there.
What is the use?"
Xiao Rongrong listened and thought it made sense. He was silent for a moment and said: "Tomorrow is Sunday, I'm afraid there is no doctor, right? I'm going to work again. Well, I'll ask for leave tomorrow and go to the county hospital the day after tomorrow." Xiao Zheng said.
: "That's okay. But you have to call me in advance and I'll go with you."
Xiao Rongrong said: "Okay, it's settled." Then Xiao Zheng drank the last sip of wine with Xiao Rongrong and stopped drinking.
That night, Fei Qingmei originally asked Xiao Zheng to go back to the dormitory in town to sleep. This was the case before. But today Xiao Zheng refused to leave. He wanted to observe Xiao Rongrong's situation at night. He didn't know that Xiao Zheng had drunk some wine.
, so he slept deeply because Xiao Rongrong really didn't cough. In short, Xiao Zheng hardly heard any coughing that night.
Early the next morning, Xiao Rongrong and Fei Qingmei left a bowl of porridge, a fried egg and a bowl of fried vegetables on the table for Xiao Zheng. They had already gone to work early.
After Xiao Zheng had breakfast, he returned to town.
On Monday, Xiao Zheng didn't receive a call from his father and mother. He was a little worried, so he called home, but no one answered the call. What happened to these two people? Xiao Zheng complained a little in his heart.
The old one must have gone to work again.
At around one o'clock in the evening, Xiao Zheng called home again, and his mother, Fei Qingmei, answered the call. Xiao Zheng asked what was going on and why didn't his father go to the county to see a doctor?
Fei Qingmei said: "Your father's cough has improved in the past two days, and he has not coughed during the day or night, so he said there is no need to go to the hospital." Xiao Zheng said: "But didn't he still have a severe cough two days ago?
Even if you don’t have any symptoms now, it’s best to go to the hospital for a checkup before you feel at ease, right?”
At this time, Xiao Rongrong answered the phone: "Xiao Zheng, you don't have to worry about me. I have been very well these two days and there is no problem at all, so don't worry. If you have any symptoms, I will call you. What's new to you?
When you are a leader, there will definitely be a lot of things going on in the town, so just go about your business."
Xiao Zheng really couldn't do anything about his father and didn't pay attention to his body at all. But this was not the case for Xiao Rongrong alone. In fact, it was generally the case for everyone in the village. It was impossible for Xiao Zheng to tie him to the county hospital.
, and said: "Dad, I told you that if you cough again, you must call me immediately. This matter is not a joke." Xiao Rongrong said: "Okay, I promise you, if you cough again, you will call me immediately."
call you."
Before noon the next day, Deputy Mayor Jin Hui called Xiao Zheng: "Commissioner Xiao, now that you have become the leader, I have no trace of you." Xiao Zheng heard a hint of emotion in Jin Hui's voice.
Slightly dissatisfied.
After all, he had followed Jin Hui for a long time, and Jin Hui was usually the leader who cared most about him in the town. Xiao Zheng couldn't save face, so he said: "Mayor Jin, if you are willing to show your face, I will treat you to a meal at noon." Jin Hui.
He said: "Okay, since you were promoted, you haven't treated anyone to dinner yet."
Jin Hui really liked to eat. When he heard that Xiao Zheng wanted to treat him to dinner, Jin Hui was happy, and the resentment in his words disappeared without a trace.
At noon, when other town cadres were rushing to the canteen, Jin Hui and Xiao Zheng came to the Anxian local food restaurant. The hardest dish here is Anxian local chicken. It is made with bamboo forest chicken, mushroom slices, and dried chili peppers.
The local chicken braised with garlic is served with a strong aroma.
“This chicken is so delicious!”
Xiao Zheng said: "Then you should eat more. How about we get four bottles of beer?" Jin Hui said matter-of-factly: "How can you eat local chicken without wine? Of course you have to have beer."
There was no prohibition on alcohol at that time, so you could drink a little if you wanted, as long as you didn't become confused or dizzy, which would seriously affect your work, it would be fine. The two drank for a while, and Jin Hui filled a glass with beer.
, picked it up and said to Xiao Zheng: "Congratulations, you finally slipped away from your post at the safety supervision station! Now, I am the only one left to fight alone."
Regarding this matter, Xiao Zheng actually had something to say. He said: "Mayor Jin, the mining problem in Fengqi Village is a time bomb. I think we should really make up our mind to solve it completely. You are the deputy in charge
Mayor, you should know this better than me!"
Jin Hui looked at Xiao Zheng: "Yes, I know better than you. But, what's the use of being clearer?"
Xiao Zheng said in surprise: "Why is it useless! Since you know that this is a time bomb, let's solve it. If you, the deputy mayor, can't solve it, you can use the strength of the mayor. If the mayor can't solve it, you can use the town party committee secretary.
.The power of memory. Mayor Jin, I have been working with you for so long, and we have feelings for each other. If you really want to do it, I will definitely support you!"
Jin Hui looked at Xiao Zheng, his expression unavoidably filled with a slight touch, but after a while, he seemed to shake his head to himself and said, "Xiao Zheng, our arms can't hold our thighs."
Xiao Zheng frowned slightly: "You said the arms can't hold the thighs, so who are the 'arms'? And who are the 'thighs'?"
Jin Hui stared at Xiao Zheng and said: "Who do you think is the arm and who is the thigh? Xiao Zheng, Song Secretary. Ji is deeply rooted in our town. All we can do is obey, cooperate and support. If you can understand this truth earlier,