She looked at me, and something familiar in her eyes suddenly enveloped my eyes. I quickly looked away. Her face immediately turned red, and then she coughed twice, and then she whispered softly.
He said to me: "Mayor Feng, I never thought that you, the mayor, would be lonely just like us ordinary people."
I couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I am an ordinary person. Now I am the mayor. If the organization does not allow me to be the mayor, then I will be nothing."
She nodded, "Then, if that happens, will you go back to be your doctor?"
I shook my head and said, "I guess I can't be a professional by then. I've lost my profession for too long, and it's not that easy to pick it up again. The technology will be stale, the knowledge will not be updated, and the experience will be lost too."
It becomes gone.”
She sighed: "Then why do you have to be this official?"
I suddenly felt that her question was a bit childish, and I couldn't help but laugh, "It's not that I have to be this official, it's fate that pushed me to this point. Just like you, you really liked music at the beginning, so you started that music business.
Well. Later, the three of you separated, and then you opened the new one now. At that time, the three of you didn’t think that you would separate at the beginning, right? Let alone that person... Doudou,
Will you die a violent death? What is this? This is fate. Also, now you feel tired, in fact you are not tired, you have a higher dream, which is also fate. Destiny will push you towards you
It develops in unpredictable directions and makes you unable to resist."
She said softly: "What you said is so good."
I found that I talked a lot today, and I also wanted to talk. Maybe this is because my loneliness and isolation need to be vented. I continued: "But fate is not terrible, just let it take its course. Since we
The future is unknown and unpredictable, so just let nature take its course. If the road ahead is smooth sailing, then we can enjoy that life to the fullest. If there are endless ups and downs ahead, then we can only
Face it calmly and laugh it off. Because many things will always be in front of us, and that is reality, a reality that cannot be changed, because our lives and our past cannot be repeated."
She said nothing, looking at the coffee table in front of her with an indifferent expression.
The old director once told me about her situation. Now, I think it is a rare opportunity to enlighten her. So I continued: "Xiaochen, maybe there are some things I shouldn't say, but I feel that I should
Tell me, after all, I am here and have experienced the death of my relatives several times. In fact, from the moment we are born, each of us faces the threat of death every moment. Each of us will die.
, sooner or later. My first wife killed someone and later committed suicide in a detention center. My second wife fell into a coma when giving birth and became a vegetative state. She never woke up again until she finally died.
.My father chose to commit suicide because of liver cancer. He was once such a strong person, but he couldn't stand the torture of the disease, so he chose that way. Of course, these things are a heavy blow to me, but we
But we must face it and endure it. Because we living people have to continue to live. Each of us coming to this world is a miracle, so we must cherish our lives and take good care of our lives.
After a lifetime is over, we can live happily every day, which is the best comfort for our deceased relatives. Do you think so, Xiaochen?"
At this time, I saw that she had shed tears. She nodded slightly and said, "Yes."
I took out a handkerchief from my body and handed it to her, "Here. Don't cry. I'm most afraid of seeing girls cry. It's the Chinese New Year now. It's not good to cry. The superstitious saying is that if you cry now, you will do it often this year.
Crying.”
She smiled brightly, took the handkerchief from my hand and wiped her tears, then handed the handkerchief back to me, and smiled at the same time, "I never thought you would bring something like this."
I smiled and said, "I'm used to it. I've had the habit of carrying handkerchiefs since I was in college. Because I think handkerchiefs are more hygienic than paper towels. Paper towels may look clean, but in fact there are many bacteria inside."
She laughed, "I thought you used this thing to wipe away girls' tears... I'm sorry, I was joking. Mayor Feng, thank you, thank you for what you just said to me."
"
I said nonchalantly: "I didn't fall in love when I was in college, and I didn't fall in love when I was a graduate student. Actually, the reason I used handkerchiefs at first was because I had rhinitis at the time..."
She kept laughing, "Oh! You're so disgusting. Have you ever wiped your nose with this handkerchief?"
I laughed immediately, "No. Do you think I still have rhinitis? Habits come naturally. From then on, I became accustomed to carrying handkerchiefs with me at all times. And I also like to buy handkerchiefs, even used handkerchiefs.
Go and clean it yourself."
She said: "Some people say that most of you doctors have mysophobia. I think you have it too."
I shook my head and said, "It's okay, I'm not a mysophobic person."
As she was talking, she suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside. She stood up quickly and said, "They are back."
Sure enough, when she opened the door, the old director and his wife appeared at the door, holding groceries in their hands. I hurriedly smiled and said to them, "Why are you going to buy groceries? What a hassle.
Just eat whatever you want."
The old director smiled and said: "I thought that during this period you will eat a lot of meat and fish every day, so I went to buy some fresh vegetables to remove the greasy food for you."
I smiled and said, "No, I'm not interested in anything but sex."
They all laugh.
The old lady said to me: "Xiao Feng, thank you for the scarves you gave us. The gift is too expensive and you are too polite."
I shook my head and said, "Little thing, it's disrespectful, so please don't talk about it again."
The old director smiled and said: "Yes, don't say it. Xiao Feng is not an outsider. If you talk about it, you will get angry. Xiao Feng, I didn't expect that you would be free to come and drink with me today."
I smiled bitterly and said, "I was telling Xiaochen just now. Today I have placed my order and have no place to eat, so I came to your house to get some food."
He looked at me in surprise, "Where are your family members?"
I just remembered that I had not answered Chenchen's question just now, "My mother went back to her hometown with her children. Aren't I too busy during the Spring Festival? I stayed in the city every day the past few days. My mother felt uncomfortable staying at home.
So I took my children back to my hometown. But today, after I finished my errands, I suddenly thought that I had no place to eat, and I didn’t want to eat out alone. I felt depressed and panicked, so I called you.”
Chenchen asked me: "You don't even take a break during the Spring Festival?"
I laughed and said, "It's just a show. When you watch TV, aren't the leaders paying New Year greetings to the people below? This is the image of a public servant of the people."
The old director laughed and said, "Xiao Feng, it's okay to say things like this here, but don't say it casually outside. You are the mayor, so the meaning of what you say will be different."
I smiled and said, "That's for sure."
The old lady quickly brought the dishes to the table. She had already cooked and cut sausages, bacon and other dishes. She smiled and said to us: "You guys eat first, I will make two vegetarian dishes."
I was not polite, and immediately went to open a bottle of the wine I brought, "Old director, let's drink this."
He shook his head and sighed: "This is already good wine. Hey! I remember that I once did it for this thing..."
I interrupted him hastily, "Old director, today is the Chinese New Year, let's not talk about those unhappy things in the past. Okay?"
Chenchen said from the side: "That's right."
I filled the old director's glass with wine, and then asked Chenchen, "Would you like some?"
She hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said: "I'll drink some too, it's Chinese New Year today."
While I poured the cup for her, I said, "You can see for yourself. If it's suitable, let me stop pouring."
She smiled and said: "Half a cup."
Then I filled it up for myself. The old director raised his glass and said to me: "Xiao Feng, I am very happy that you can come to my place for a drink today. Come, I wish you a happy Spring Festival and good luck in the new year."
Everything went well.”
I went to clink glasses with him and Chenchen, "I also wish you a happy Spring Festival, good health, and everything goes well."
We drank a sip together and started eating. The old director asked me, "How long have you been going to Shangjiang? Why do I feel that you have been going for a long time?"
I smiled and said, "It's not long, close to two years. I think it's pretty fast."
He nodded and said: "You young people are so powerful now. For example, you became the mayor at such a young age, at the department level. If this was done before us, we would have never imagined it."
I smiled and said, "I am still the acting mayor now, and the formal election will not be until the National People's Congress in the next year. In fact, I am nothing, right? There are many department-level cadres like me now."
He shook his head and said: "Definitely not much. But to be honest, you are a very capable person and very kind, so there is a reason why you can become the mayor. Haha! The National People's Congress election is just a procedure.
It's only a matter of time before you change your ways."
I went to toast him and Chenchen. After taking a sip, I said, "It's hard to say. If something goes wrong now, it will also go wrong during the election."
The old director smiled and said: "It depends on what kind of problem it is. If the problem is big, you will be removed even if you are elected. I don't know about you yet? You are so cautious in doing things, there will definitely be no problems.
"
I smiled bitterly and said: "Some things are hard to say. Now there is a very unstable factor hidden in our Shangjiang City. Many of our laid-off workers, as well as citizens and cadres have participated in fund-raising. Now I am most worried
What is wrong is that there is a problem with this matter. Once this fund-raising company suffers from a funding shortage, the problem will be troublesome. This matter has made me very anxious in the past few days, and I don’t care about it. I don’t care about it.”
At this time, the old lady brought out a bowl of tofu and spinach soup. After hearing what I said, she hurriedly said: "Xiao Feng, are you talking about fund-raising? The kind with high interest rates, right?"
?”
I said, "Yes." Then I looked at her, "Did you also go to raise funds?"
She replied: "Yes. I put 80,000 yuan in that company. I thought that the interest there was higher than that of the bank, and they were returning interest every month."
I asked her hurriedly: "Have they returned interest to you in the past two months?"
She shook her head and said: "No, but as I said, the finances are very busy during the Spring Festival, so we have to wait until after the Spring Festival to settle the accounts."
I said: "Auntie, I suggest you to find a way to withdraw your money immediately, without paying the interest in the past two months. But don't tell anyone else about this, remember."
The old director asked me: "Why?"
I said: "Old director, think about it, if they pay you such a high interest rate, it means that the money they earn with the money they raise must be higher than that interest rate, right? Then think about it, what is it like now?"
How can an investment achieve such high profits? This is obviously a scam."
The old director shook his head and said: "But they really returned the interest every month. How could this be a scam?"
I said: "This is a trick of knocking down one wall to make up for the other. Think about it, they return you interest, and then they win a reputation. You may save more money, and at the same time they will promote this kind of thing."
With the benefits of investment, more people will put their money in. The company's funds will snowball and grow bigger and bigger. But they have to pay high interest, so it is inevitable that their capital chain will break.
Things will happen sooner or later. Now they are delaying the payment of interest, which means that their capital chain has begun to have problems. If you don't withdraw your principal at this time, I'm afraid you will
Lost everything."
The old director nodded, "That makes sense. But Xiao Feng, if that's the case, why don't you ignore it?"
I shook my head and said: "This matter is too complicated. Anyway, you must listen to me and withdraw the money immediately. By the way, be sure not to tell others, because once this matter is spread, it will
If a large-scale run occurs, the company's capital chain will quickly break, which will be disastrous for ordinary people."
Chenchen asked me: "Are you just going to sit back and do nothing?"
I shook my head and said: "It must be taken care of, but the person in charge of this matter is not me, but a higher-level leader. Now we must stabilize this company temporarily so that we can minimize the losses.
Old director, you must listen to me. You know that I am relatively experienced in investment. Such things are completely against the laws of economics and will not last long. Once those people discover the funds,
If there is a problem with the chain, donations will definitely abscond. Of course, we will try to solve this problem as early as possible to prevent the people from suffering too much loss. However, this is a matter that is beyond my control after all, so I will not control the situation in the future.
Unpredictable.”
The old director nodded and said: "I understand. In this way, I will withdraw the money as soon as the company comes to work."
Chenchen smiled and said: "Fortunately, I didn't deposit the money. My aunt asked me to deposit the money, but I didn't agree. Although I don't understand this, I always feel that this pie-in-the-sky thing happened too strangely."
I smiled and said, "You are right to think so. The same is true for everything. As long as it is too weird, there will definitely be problems. You see, those who deceive people first use benefits to seduce the fool, so that the fool can really
I thought it was pie in the sky. So, people like Xiaochen are the least likely to be deceived, because she can keep her head clear at all times."
Xiaochen immediately raised his glass to me and said, "Thank you for your praise. This is the best gift I received during the Spring Festival this year."
I apologized and said to her: "Xiaochen, I really didn't expect you to be here, so I didn't prepare a gift for you. My car is full of cigarettes and alcohol, and you don't like it. I'm sorry."
She smiled and said: "Didn't you already give me a gift? Scarf, I have to thank you."
I was a little embarrassed, "How can that thing be counted? It was a gift I brought back from abroad."
The old director said: "This matter is easy to handle. After dinner, you can invite Xiaochen to watch a movie."
Chenchen's face suddenly turned red, "Uncle, what did you say?"
I was also a little uncomfortable, "Well... I have to go back and prepare after eating. Maybe I have to report to the provincial party secretary tomorrow."
The old director glanced at me, shook his head slightly and sighed: "Come, let's drink."
After eating, I sat for a while and then said goodbye to the old director.
Chenchen glanced at me and hesitated to speak. The old director saw this and said to me: "Then please send Xiaochen off, she and you are relatively smooth sailing."
I had no choice but to say to Chenchen: "Then I'll give it to you."
Her face turned red again, "Thank you."
Then, she and I walked out of the old director's house and went downstairs.
After getting in the car, I quickly drove out of the family compound and merged into the main road of the city in the night. At this time, she suddenly said to me: "Is fundraising really so scary?"
I nodded, "If we don't do it right, it may cause social unrest."
She asked me: "Can't you even control me?"
I nodded, "I can't control it. But there are people who can, such as our provincial party committee secretary."
She looked at me, and I once again felt the familiar look in her eyes, "You are going to report this matter to him tomorrow, right?"
I nodded.
She said softly: "I knew you were a socially responsible person."
At this moment, my mood suddenly became better, because I suddenly felt that her evaluation of me was better than anything else. At this time, the haze in my heart was completely dispelled... (To be continued)