Xiao Zheng left, and only Chen Hong and Tan Zhen were left in the waiter's box.
Tan Zhen could smell the feminine fragrance coming from Chen Hong. He looked at her sideways: "Chen Hong, you made a very important and wise choice today. I think you have a better future than your boyfriend."
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Xiao Zheng's departure made Chen Hong feel sad, but she knew that this was not the time to be sad, so she forced herself to smile and said, "Thank you, Secretary Tan, for the compliment."
"This is definitely not a compliment, this is my judgment!" Tan Zhen smiled at Chen Hong and smelled the feminine fragrance emanating from her body. Tan Zhen couldn't help but put his hand on Chen Hong's leg, "Tomorrow I will
Tell the Organization Department that Chen Guangming is a good comrade and should be promoted; in addition, Comrade Chen Hong should also be trained intensively so that he can assume a leadership position at the county level as soon as possible."
Chen Hong's eyes lit up, and all the trace of sadness in his eyes was pushed away to the edge, and then disappeared.
After Xiao Zheng came out of the "Jingzhou Banquet", he was in a mess. Xiao Zhong saw it and stepped forward to ask Xiao Zheng: "County Chief Xiao, I'll drive up the car." But Xiao Zheng was in no mood to sit in.
In the car, he said to Xiao Zhong: "I want to go for a walk and have some drinks. I'll call you later."
Xiao Zhong could only say: "Okay." But Xiao Zhong felt that Xiao Zheng's face was not good-looking, so he was vaguely worried.
This is an ancient neighborhood, built near the water. The "Jingzhou Banquet" is a small river in the old city. Xiao Zheng was not familiar with this place and was a little confused. He could only walk along with the lights on the shore.
.The lingering geothermal heat of late summer and the coolness of early autumn are mixed together, just like the mixed emotions in Xiao Zheng's heart at this moment.
After walking a few steps, Xiao Zheng called Xiao Jingyu. He wanted to explain clearly to her.
At this moment, Xiao Jingyu had finished the banquet and just walked into the hotel room when her cell phone rang. When she saw it was Xiao Zheng, she put it on the coffee table and did not answer it.
Xiao Jingyu also had complicated emotions towards Xiao Zheng at the moment. When they went to Secretary Tan's box to toast, she and Mayor Hong were not mentally prepared for meeting Xiao Zheng. From Tan Zhen's mouth, they heard with their own ears that it was
Xiao Zheng and Chen Hong invited him to dinner. Tan Zhen said this in front of everyone, and neither Xiao Zheng nor Chen Hong denied it. It can be seen that this matter is also true.
Mayor Hong had talked to her two days ago that Xiao Zheng's performance in all aspects was good and could be focused on training. This was all because in Mayor Hong's view, Xiao Zheng had never had any problems with Secretary Tan's people.
Everything went smoothly, but what happened today was beyond Mayor Hong's expectation. To use what Mayor Hong said to Xiao Jingyu in the car, he said, "Xiao Zheng, it's really shocking!"
It can be seen from this sentence that Mayor Hong must be very disappointed with Xiao Zheng.
The phone was still ringing, Xiao Jingyu glanced at it again, but still didn't answer it. She didn't blame Xiao Zheng, but she just didn't know how to tell him for a while, so she would rather be cold first.
Li Haiyan followed Xiao Jingyu into the room. She also heard Xiao Jingyu's cell phone ringing, but Xiao Jingyu didn't answer it. Li Haiyan walked over, took a look, and found that it was "Master" Xiao Zheng's phone number. Li Haiyan reminded her
He said: "Mayor Xiao, this is Mayor Xiao. Do you want to pick up the call?"
Xiao Jingyu shook his head and said, "Don't answer it yet. I'm a little tired. I'll take a shower first and I'll call you back later." Li Haiyan had no choice but to say, "Okay, Mayor Xiao."
Xiao Jingyu went into the bathroom to take a shower, letting the warm water slide down from her silky hair, past her cheeks, pink neck, slender shoulders, and down the curve of her body until her pair of exquisite feet splashed on the tiles.
, smashed into pieces. Xiao Jingyu’s thoughts were as irregular as these broken water drops.
How much Xiao Jingyu didn't want Xiao Zheng and Chen Hong to be together again. She vaguely felt that Chen Hong's family would only keep asking for Xiao Zheng and using Xiao Zheng to fulfill their desires. But she couldn't ask Xiao Zheng like this
, because she could not agree to the request to be with Xiao Zheng. These conflicts made Xiao Jingyu not sure what to do next?
Can she rush out right now, find Xiao Zheng, throw herself into his arms, and let him never have to pay attention to Chen Hong's family again!
She really had such an impulse in her heart, and she really wanted to do it just once. Her hands were already on the bathroom glass door, but she finally let go.
She knew that with her current strength and Xiao Zheng's current position, her family, especially her father, would never allow her to be with Xiao Zheng. By then, instead of helping Xiao Zheng, she might have harmed Xiao Zheng.
.She must not act on impulse.
Xiao Jingyu allowed the warm water to continue washing over his body.
Xiao Zheng saw that no one answered the phone call to Xiao Jingyu, and thought that today's events may have made Xiao Jingyu very angry with himself! Xiao Zheng called twice in a row, so he didn't call again. He just walked in the ancient city, and the wind
The smell of alcohol seemed to get stronger when I blew on it, and all the smells I smelled in my nose seemed to have a hint of alcohol, which was both pleasant and confusing.
But he kept walking and walking. In this old city, there are splendid places like the "Jingzhou Banquet" where dignitaries come and go, but they are surrounded by ancient residences, most of which are one-story.
There is only a narrow attic on the second floor, with dim light emitting from the narrow iron grille window and the low doorway from time to time.
These low-rise old residences give the city ancient heritage and historical memories, but most of the ordinary people living in them are from the bottom of the city. They earn little money, have low living standards, and are lonely and elderly.
Xiao Juduo. Xiao Zheng, who was full and drunk, and in a drunken state, suddenly felt sympathy for the people living here.
The living conditions of Xiao Zheng's family were not good before, but now he has become the deputy county magistrate, and his parents have lived a good life in Lushui Village, Mingxing Village, An County. On the contrary, these urbanites who used to look down upon the farmers are
, Today’s life has become unbearable. Xiao Zheng feels that the times are undergoing tremendous changes, and the gap between rich and poor is also widening in different regions. Do you think this is their own fault? You can’t say that. This is the change of the times.
, the different fates of individuals.
Xiao Zheng saw a doorway, under the light of a white-haired, skinny old man, sitting in the humid and sultry patio, his eyes empty, as if he was guarding something, or just waiting for time to take care of her.
Take it away. On a game console next to a stall, a fat boy in his teens was playing Street Fighter on an old game console. Xiao Zheng recalled that this kind of game console he went to town when he was a child.
You can see it when you go up... maybe this is the legendary urban village?
Perhaps when there is an opportunity in the future, we can help a group of residents like this and let them get out of these low, old houses. Poverty alleviation is what the government should do... But now, Xiao Zheng knows that he has no
this ability.
Just tonight, in just a few hours, he brought his nearly ten-year relationship with Chen Hong to a miserable end; he offended Tan Zhen again; he also let Mayor Hong and Xiao Jingyu
He had a misunderstanding about himself. How long can he remain an official? How long he can go in An County and Jingzhou is really unknown to Xiao Zheng.
Thinking of all these things, I was filled with sorrow and just wanted to get drunk and fall unconscious.
He lowered his head and saw that he was holding two undrinked bottles of Maojiu and a golden leaf in his hands. Xiao Zheng sat down on the steps in front of a doorway. He leaned against the closed door and opened a bottle of Maojiu.
The wine started to drink.
It was late and few people were passing by. A woman passed by with a boy of seven or eight years old. She glanced at him as if he were a dangerous person and left quickly.
Xiao Zheng smiled in his heart, I am not a bad person, I am just a sad person!
Xiao Zheng continued to drink with his head raised, no longer paying attention to the people passing by in the alley. He just wanted to lean against the old door of someone's house and get drunk. As for what to do after getting drunk, it is never a matter that drunk people consider.
However, after taking a few sips of wine, Xiao Zheng suddenly heard a slightly older voice saying: "This wine smells so good, what kind of wine is it?" Xiao Zheng raised his eyes and saw an old man in simple clothes and a little hair on his head.
The wrinkled hat is a little different from the poor, but not much better.
But when the other party said that the wine was fragrant, Xiao Zheng smiled and said: "This is Maojiu. I have another bottle here. Do you want to drink it?" After saying that, he handed out another bottle of Maojiu in the plastic bag.
The old man took a look and said: "It's really Maojiu. I haven't drank this wine for several years. Do you really want to drink it for me? You won't regret it, right?"
Xiao Zheng smiled and said: "Old man, you underestimate me, Xiao Zheng. It's just wine. Just drink it." When the old man heard the name "Xiao Zheng", his eyes narrowed slightly, but then
Then he smiled and said: "Then I'm welcome. I'll just accept the wine. And this cigarette, it looks good too."
Xiao Zheng laughed again: "Old man, you are too greedy. After drinking my wine, you want to smoke my cigarettes again?" The old man scratched his head, actually scratching his hat, and said, "I don't have much money.
I usually can't drink good wine or smoke good cigarettes." Xiao Zheng looked at this alley and asked, "Old man, do you live here?"
The old man looked at the doorway behind him and said, "I live in there." Xiao Zheng was speechless, quickly stood up, stood aside, and said with a smile: "So...it was me... who blocked your door...
Okay... I’ll give you this cigarette, and it’s considered as rent for me to sit on the steps of your house.” The old man also smiled and said, “Then I won’t be polite.”
The old man actually took his wine and his cigarette, stepped forward and opened the door, and said, "Would you like to sit inside?" Xiao Zheng thought for a while and said, "No need. I'm drunk.
Don't bother me anymore. I'll come and sit down with you next time when I have the opportunity. Old man, it's not easy for you to live in this old house. In the future, if I have the ability, I will improve your living conditions."
The old man glanced at Xiao Zheng again in surprise, and said with a smile: "Young man, you are so loud, do you think you are the mayor?" When Xiao Zheng was asked by the old man, he suddenly thought of the previous things.
When he got discouraged, he said, "Yeah, I'm too loud. I can't be the mayor. Let's go. I won't disturb my rest."
Xiao Zheng walked towards the alley, and after a few steps, the old man stopped him again: "Wait a minute." Xiao Zheng turned around in surprise, and the old man came up and said, "Can you take the half bottle of Maojiu in your hand?
Give it to me, I think you can't drink it anymore."
Xiao Zheng thought it was something, but he didn't expect that the old man was still thinking about the half-bottle in his hand. Xiao Zheng took a sip from the bottle, happily handed the remaining half-bottle of Maojiu to the old man, and turned to face
Walk down the alley.
The old man did not stay, he returned home and closed the door.
Although Xiao Zheng was not in high spirits at the wine table, he drank a lot of wine. He just drank half a bottle of Maojiu. Although the wine was good, it had a strong stamina. Xiao Zheng was already in a daze and did not even know where he was.
Where.
After he reached the end, he saw a bright light and reached the river again.
The alleys in this old city were built along the water, crisscrossing each other, and the vertical alleys could lead to the river. Xiao Zheng was standing by the river at the moment, seeing the dim lights reflected in it, and suddenly had a whim, wanting to take out the things in the water.
The light was in his hands. So Xiao Zheng took a step forward.
He thought there were steps below, but when he stepped down, his foot missed and he fell into the water.
Unexpectedly, the river was quite deep. After going down, what I saw under my feet was not mud, but soft and cold river water. Xiao Zheng tried to reach something, but he couldn't reach it. Being drunk, Xiao Zheng seemed to have no strength to swim.
A few sips of water poured into my nose, and a feeling of pain hit my head.
A gossamer-like consciousness emerged in my mind: My life will end here today!