We chatted politely for at least ten minutes before hanging up the phone. In the final analysis, these ten minutes of chatting was to give each other a way to step up. It was very hypocritical, but it was very necessary.
People in the officialdom spend a lot of words, a lot of time and energy on such hypocrisy. There is no way, this is the result of being bound by various rules and necessary caution.
Now, what I have to consider is what gift to give. In fact, I also know that giving money is the best, especially for people of his level. But I am not a businessman after all. In the end, I have to consider my own
identity.
I admit that I am a novice in this area, but it is not convenient for me to consult others. No, you can consult. I suddenly thought of a person, because only in front of him I don't need to hide anything.
"De Mao, are you free now?" I quickly dialed the number I was thinking of.
What came from the phone was his sleepy voice, "Feng Xiao, I'm still awake from the wine last night."
I smiled and said, "Okay, then you continue to sleep. I will treat you to dinner at noon, and you must come. Don't ask me who else is there, it's just the two of us. I have something to ask you."
He said: "My brother, I have someone to arrange for you at noon."
I asked: "Isn't he a leader in the province? If he is not, you must reject him. Let's go have some porridge."
He replied to me: "That's fine. I'll reject it... You can call me in two hours. I really haven't woken up yet."
I hung up the phone, but I was thinking: What this guy said may not be true. At this time, I felt very sad because I clearly felt his falsehood.
Why is this happening? Is this my fault or his?
Now I clearly feel that the relationship between me and Kang Demao is completely alienated. But I don’t know the reason. But I immediately realized something: maybe my strongness just now made him feel disgusted.
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Therefore, I feel that I must make up for the mistake I just made.
When friends have reached this point, it is actually no longer interesting, but they must be maintained because I really can't bear to lose it. Maybe what I don't want to lose is friendship, but more of the last trace of sincerity in my heart.
Emotional craving.
Now it suddenly occurred to me that Kang Demao and I were actually unequal from the beginning. When he came to pay me New Year greetings that year, he gave my father such an expensive gift. I can’t think about what he gave me.
Where did his gift come from? I could only fully accept his friendship. Now I suddenly understood something: now is the time for me to repay him.
Yes, I have to do that. Now I don’t need to ask him to give me any advice, but the love must be repaid. In fact, I also know very well in my heart that such a relationship between friends has already
It doesn't make any sense anymore.
If it's not interesting, then I have to pay it back. I understand this more and more in my heart.
I drove to a shopping mall specializing in luxury goods in the provincial capital and bought a suit for Kang Demao and a scarf for his wife. I couldn't buy anything too expensive for his wife, lest he worry too much.
Then, I bought a few red envelopes and gave 5,000 yuan to his children, and 10,000 yuan to his parents.
Maybe I despise his family from the bottom of my heart, but I really don’t know what to give his parents. After coming out of the shopping mall, I suddenly felt that this was not good, so I went to another shopping mall and wandered around.
Half a day later, I found something nice. It was a set of pure silk pajamas, one for men and one for men. The total value was more than 5,000 yuan.
After getting in the car, I put the 10,000 yuan that I was going to seal for his parents back into my satchel, and then drove to his home.
I suddenly felt so tired.
I parked the car in front of Kang Demao's house and knocked on the door. It was Kang Demao's father who opened the door. I politely called him uncle, and then asked: "Do you still recognize me?"
I found that the old man's health was much better than before, and his face was healthy and rosy, but it seemed that he hadn't shaved for several days.
The old man smiled and said, "Aren't you Feng Xiao? I recognize you."
I asked again: "Is Demao here?"
He smiled and said: "Here he is, playing with his children."
I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart, and then I clasped my fists towards the old man and said, "Uncle, Happy Chinese New Year."
When I was cupping my fists just now, I had already put things on the ground, and then I picked them up and said, "Uncle, this is a little bit of my thoughts. Please accept it."
The old man turned around and called: "Mao, your classmate is here."
The first thing that appeared in front of me was Lilac. She looked at me in surprise, "Brother Feng, why are you here? Ah? What else did you give me? Are you too polite?"
I smiled and said, "I'm here to wish you a happy new year. Lilac, you are getting more and more beautiful."
In fact, what I told was a lie, because the Lilac in front of me has lost her former beauty. She is so haggard now, and her figure has been completely out of shape: she has become fat, so fat that I almost can’t recognize her.
: Her face is much bigger, her hair has been cut short, her previous oval face has become the current square face, and her waist is as thick as her shoulders.
Her face immediately turned red, "Stop telling lies. I don't know what I look like now?"
At this time Kang Demao came out, and he looked at me in surprise, "Feng Xiao, what are you doing? Didn't we make an appointment to have dinner together at noon?"
I said, "De Mao, I'm really sorry. I suddenly had another arrangement at noon today. I'm sorry, it's my fault that you turned down the noon entertainment."
He smiled and said: "That's good, I don't need to drink at noon. Feng Xiao, come in and sit down." Then he glanced at the thing in my hand and said, "You guys, why are you so polite to me?"
I smiled and said, "I'm not polite? I'm not here to wish you a happy new year. I'm here to wish my uncle and aunt a happy new year. Then I took out the red envelope and handed it to Ding Xiang, "This is the new year's money I gave to my child. I wish my child always good health.
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Ding Xiang was very unhappy, "Brother Feng, why are you so polite?"
I smiled and said, "You have to be polite. The child is so old and I haven't given her anything yet." Then I handed over to Kang Demao and his father and said, "I'm leaving. I wish your family a happy Spring Festival."
Kang Demao looked at me, "Didn't you say you wanted to see me for something?"
I smiled and said to him: "The problem has been solved. Let's change the time. Let's drink together at another time. Uncle, Ding Xiang, I'm leaving."
They all said a few words to me politely. I went to the car and drove away.
At this time, my heart was filled with sadness - why is this happening?
But I still feel a little calm in my heart, because the things I gave Kang Demao today are valuable, and his suit alone is worth more than 200,000.
To be honest, I was totally angry with myself when I bought that set of clothes.
I drove to an alley in the city and ate a bowl of noodles there for three yuan. Then I drove to a nearby shopping mall.
I bought some Cordyceps sinensis, tobacco and alcohol, and then prepared to go home.
At this time, I felt very unhappy and felt panicked. I thought for a long time, then picked up the phone and called Ruan Zhenzhen, "Are you in the provincial capital?"
Her laughter immediately came from the phone, "Are you there? You finally remembered me?"
I felt a little irritated, "Is your man here?"
She smiled and said: "I'm not here, I went to play cards."
I said: "Then you come to my house, I want you."
She kept laughing, "I'll be right away."
I suddenly felt that it was boring, but the call had already been made. I picked up the phone and hesitated for a while, thinking to myself: Do it! (To be continued)