The most fundamental reason why I agreed to her was because of the help the old director had given me. I remember my father once said to me before he was alive: You must have a conscience. When others are going downhill, you should help them; be a good person.
When walking uphill, try to stay away.
I can't be that noble, but now the old director needs comfort, that's for sure. He has reached retirement age innocently in his life, but I hired him back and gave him a certain amount of power, which resulted in this
As a result, although I have no responsibility in this, as a friend, it is necessary to comfort him in such a situation. Warmth is needed between people, and the time when warmth can truly be reflected should be at this time.
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I didn't drive because I thought I might drink a lot with my old director today. The driver didn't go back, but I didn't want to call him because it was my real private matter. It's best not to let him know about things like this.
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Although the driver is someone close to me, he can know some of my secrets, but not all of them. The same is true for my secretary.
It was Chenchen who came to open the door for me. When she saw me, she immediately smiled at me beautifully. Her eyes looked more like Zhao Menglei today, because I found that there was a lot more tenderness in her eyes.
I suddenly smelled a strong aroma of wine coming from the house. It was the smell of Maotai liquor.
"He locked himself in the room and didn't want to come out," she said to me in a low voice.
I nodded. After entering, the old director's wife asked me to sit down very enthusiastically, and then started to chatter, "Director Feng, thank you so much for our old man's matter. He was also obsessed for a while before he did such a thing. This
The old man threw all his wine on the ground when he came back. Xiaochen and I swept it for a long time before cleaning it up. You smell it, this room is full of alcohol, I almost got drunk. "
I was shocked, "What about the piece of wine? Where was the piece of wine that he received from someone else? He also threw it?"
The old lady shook her head, "That's not true."
I immediately laughed: This shows that he is still somewhat rational.
The old lady continued: "Director Feng, fortunately Xiaochen called you. I was so anxious today that I didn't know what to do. Thank you so much. Our old man really met a noble person. Without you to help him
If so, his life will be over..."
I didn't want to hear her continue nagging, so I hurriedly said: "The main thing is that the old director's problem is not very serious. It's okay now. Auntie, don't be so polite. The old director and I have been friends for many years, so of course I have to take care of his affairs.
Fortunately, Chenchen told me this matter, otherwise they would have come and ransacked my house tomorrow, which would have had a huge impact."
The old lady turned pale with fright, and immediately went to Chenchen and said, "Xiaochen, you thought of Director Feng at the critical moment..."
Chenchen interrupted the old lady with a smile, "Mother, I am now the deputy mayor. Why do you still call him Director Feng?"
I hurriedly said: "That's just a title. Auntie, I'll go talk to the old director, or I'll ask him to go out for a few drinks later. Just leave it alone."
The old lady was immediately ready to run and knock on the door, but I stopped her and said, "I'll do it."
I immediately went to the closed door and knocked gently, "Old director, it's me. I'm Feng Xiao. Please open the door, and we'll go have a drink. What's the big deal? Now
Isn’t it over now? It’s okay. Come and have a drink with me and you’ll feel better.”
The old director said inside: "Xiao Feng, I'm fine. Just leave me alone."
I couldn't help but laugh, "I know you're fine. Can I ask you something? Governor Huang asked me to convey a message to you. Open the door and I must tell you immediately."
I had to say this, and at this time, I also had a desire to express myself in front of Chenchen.
He finally opened the door. In front of me, his hair was all white, and I couldn't help but feel horrified.
The old lady also discovered this situation, and she immediately screamed out loud, "Old man, why did your hair turn gray in just a short time? Don't be confused!"
Chenchen also looked at him in surprise.
The old director looked at us in astonishment. I hurriedly said: "It's okay. You look much more elegant now. Your hair used to be gray, which made you look older. You're much better now. How energetic do you look like this?"
Just like the old professor. Old director, let’s go and find a tavern to have a drink.”
He said: "I'm going to look in the mirror."
Then he went directly to the bathroom.
I smiled bitterly and said to the old lady: "For such a thing, you must first have a calm mind. What he needs most now is comfort, and he needs to be freed from that matter as soon as possible."
The old lady smiled bitterly and said: "Isn't I shocked? He was fine when he came back, but why did his hair turn white in a short time? This old man has never encountered such a thing in his life. It must be
Terrified."
Chenchen said hurriedly from the side: "Auntie, please stop talking. Let Mayor Feng go have a drink with him. He will have a way to persuade uncle."
I said, "I'll do my best."
At this time, the old director came out and said, "Let's go. It's better now. There's no need to dye your hair in the future."
I found that his mental state was really getting better at this time. Just now, the moment he opened the door, I found that the corners of his eyebrows were drooped, and his face had a completely downcast look. But not now
Much the same, he returned to a basically normal state within a short period of time.
I immediately knew why—
In fact, what the old director cares about most is his reputation. After he was taken away by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, the first thing he thought of was that something must have happened to him. Of course he knew the value of the Maotai liquor, so
He also knew what kind of outcome he might face. Under such circumstances, he felt at ease because he had to bear corresponding responsibilities for what he had done. Even if he was imprisoned, he would have to accept it.
But he didn't expect that he would be okay and would be released soon. People are like this. After they have hope, they will have more ideas. At this time, the old director suddenly thought of his reputation, and for a while
I still take this issue too seriously.
It is normal for him to take this issue very seriously, because he cares too much about his reputation. Perhaps, he was thinking about this issue just now when he locked himself in the room alone, and it was precisely because of this that he
All my hair turned gray in an instant.
Buddha said: Once you let it go, you have it.
But we are always unable to let go, so we have countless worries. At this moment, he seems to have let go of part of it.
In fact, I can't let go, but I haven't encountered the same problems as him, so I can be indifferent. So I can go drink with him and comfort him.
As ordinary people, we don’t need to give up everything. What we need is to be indifferent. (To be continued)