Then, I called Xiao Sui and asked him to pick me up at the old man's place. To be honest, now that I have this thing in my hands, I am very worried about what will happen to it.
After Xiao Sui arrived, the old man said to me: "I am old and useless. Today I am very happy and drunk."
The old lady came over to help him, and I held the box in my hand and bowed deeply to the two old people.
I handed the thing to Xiao Sui, "If you go to sleep at my place today, you must protect this thing."
He asked me: "Mayor Feng, what is this? Is it very expensive?"
I nodded, "Yes. It's very valuable. He can be exchanged for our future in Shangjiang City. Xiao Sui, you must keep this matter a secret."
He nodded in agreement.
He and I went directly to my residence, and then I called Secretary Rong. I told her, "I got the stuff and it's in the old man's hands."
She asked me: "How much?"
I said: "He donated this thing to us. But he had a request, that is, we don't tell anyone about it. Only the two of us know about it."
Secretary Rong immediately sighed, "What a good old comrade... Mayor Feng, we feel very ashamed for accepting things from others like this."
I said: "Yes. But the old man insists on this. He is from our Shangjiang City and hopes that he can make some contributions to his hometown. Secretary Rong, I am very touched today and feel very sorry. But to be honest, now I
I feel that everything we have done, including all the hard work and exhaustion we have endured, is worth it.”
She also said with a very moved voice, "Yes, it's worth it. As I said, the people have a stronghold in their hearts. In the future, we should work harder and do more good things for the people, so as not to live up to their trust and expectations of us."
ah."
Her words were not big words or empty words. I could feel that they were emotions coming from her heart. Because at this time, I felt the same way in my heart.
After I got off the phone with Secretary Rong, I immediately called Director Hou and said, "Director Hou, I've got the stuff. But it might be difficult to take it on the plane. What do you think we should do?"
He was very happy, "It's done so quickly? Mayor Feng, I really have it for you! Thank you so much. I'll call you tomorrow and I will send someone to pick it up from you. By the way, you can get it from
Where did you find this? Can you be sure it’s genuine?”
I felt unhappy, "You'll know it when you see it. Although I don't know much about such things, I can be sure that they are true."
He smiled and said: "Brother, don't mind, I just said that casually. By the way, whose hands is that thing? Can you tell me?"
He didn't mention money at all. I didn't have any extravagant expectations about him paying, but this man didn't even say a word. I felt that he was going too far. Maybe he had many other collections.
I got it this way, so it has become a habit. But I can't offend him because of this situation. It's not worth it.
I smiled and said, "Of course I can tell you. But the owner of the thing has a request, that is, he hopes that we can keep this matter a secret for him."
He said: "Don't worry, I will keep it secret. I'm just asking you this out of curiosity. I know clearly that this thing is in Jiangnan Province, but I don't know whose hands it is."
I immediately told him the old man's name, and then told him: "Director Hou, to be precise, this thing was given to you by the old man. Of course, he first donated the thing to our Shangjiang Municipal Government, but my
The understanding is that he gave this to you."
"Why?" he asked quietly.
In fact, the purpose of what I said just now was to wait for him to ask me this way. I said: "Director Hou, do you know who the old man is? He was once your teacher, and he was in the same school as the head teacher who raised you.
School teacher, do you remember him?"
He didn't say anything. I don't know if he was reminiscing or because he was in a complicated mood at this time. I continued: "The old man asked me to bring you a message: My hometown has not forgotten you, and you are welcome to come back at any time. If you come back
If so, he, your teacher Liu back then, will definitely treat you to a drink."
He spoke after a while, "Brother, is he really my former teacher Liu?"
I replied: "Yes. He has been living in Shangjiang City since his retirement. He has a small courtyard here that has been passed down from his ancestors."
He immediately asked me: "What did he say to you?"
His tone suddenly became a little cold, and I suddenly felt nervous: He definitely didn't want more people to know about his past, because it was the most painful past for him. I said: "He didn't say anything to me.
I just blame you for not coming back to my hometown for so many years. The old man is very grateful to you and thank you for what you have done for your hometown this time."
In fact, I know that he may not completely believe what I just said, but I can only say this.
Then I heard him sighing on the phone: "Hey! Life goes by so fast. In the blink of an eye, more than 20 years have passed. Mayor Feng, thank you, thank you for conveying Teacher Liu's words to me.
, I’m very ashamed and very emotional. I’ll try my best and I’ll try to come back when I have time in the future.”
I immediately secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and I also understood in my heart that in fact, he didn't necessarily really believe what I just said, but he just didn't want to be too serious about such a matter. Maybe he cared more at this time.
It was Mr. Liu's true love for him that made people's hearts full of flesh. If it were me, I would definitely be moved by such true love.
I said: "Great, I will definitely get drunk with you, Brother Hou."
He said: "Okay, I will definitely come back if I have the chance."
I secretly thought in my heart: He still hasn’t said he must come back. It seems that Mr. Liu’s analysis is right. In fact, I also understand in my heart: it is difficult to untie the knot in a person’s heart, let alone the one in his heart
The knot contains such deep pain.
Xiao Sui stayed at my place that night. When I went to work the next day, I asked him to give me the car keys. I said I would drive to work and let him look at the thing at my place. Xiao Sui said to me:
"Mayor Feng, this is the first time I see you attach so much importance to something."
I suddenly thought of something: curiosity. Sometimes some things are often caused by curiosity. I went to the box, took it out, and opened it in front of Xiao Sui, "Look, these are the two bowls. They look like
It's very ordinary, but it's very precious. Our subway project in Shangjiang City depends on it. Although this thing is valuable, if it is lost, I can still afford to pay for it, but if it is lost, I will never find such a thing again.
, our project may be ruined. So, I don’t want it to have any problems.”
Xiao Sui understood immediately, "Mayor Feng, don't worry, I will protect it." (To be continued)