In addition to the well-known employee benefits promised by Lang Wei at the year-end meeting, a sufficient number of firecrackers were distributed to middle-level and above personnel, and even dumpling fillings for making dumplings during the New Year were distributed.

At the same time, a policy of celebrating the birthday of middle-level and above cadres has been launched, and even if the cadre is not at home, the birthday cake will be delivered to the home.

These benefits are not available to Shi Tao because he has been dismissed. He didn't know when these special benefits were awarded, but he heard about them later.

There is nothing wrong with these Shi Tao, if he is not in his position, he will not seek his own government, and if he is not in his position, he will not be able to accept it.

Lang Weipo went south to build a factory as a top priority, to the majority of workers in detail, now the engineering drawings have been drawn, the construction of the project will start immediately after the year.

The majority of employees are of course hotly discussing when they hear this exciting news, and they are thinking that there is finally a substantial big move, and the company is really going to expand its scale.

It's the New Year's holiday, and the company has sent a lot of things, and Shi Tao and Shangmei are two copies. He felt that the two of them couldn't eat so much, so he gave some to Shang Mei's parents, and only took a few items with Shang Mei to go back to his hometown for the New Year.

Chaumet was also immersed in the joy of the company's goods distribution. But Shi Tao was not so excited, thinking back on the ups and downs he had experienced in the past year, his heart could not be calm for a long time, and he carried this anxiety until the end of the New Year.

After returning home, according to the usual practice, I first greeted my parents, and then visited relatives and friends. His parents are in good health, but his father needs to take some medicine to maintain his blood pressure, and he is currently fine.

The parents are most concerned about Shi Tao not having children so far, and Shi Tao has prevaricated this matter again. Years later, with a still dull mood, Shi Tao and Shang Mei returned to Haishi.

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Chang Xiaochang called Shi Tao and asked Shi Tao and Ding Dezhi to have dinner at home.

Chang Xiaochang, with the assistance of Ma Juan, was busy, fried a few dishes, took out the liquor, and beckoned everyone to sit around the table.

"We haven't been together for a long time, and when we get together for the Chinese New Year, we almost forget each other if we don't get together. ”

Chang Xiaochang was deliberately arranged, and the only purpose was to invite everyone to sit together and talk about their hearts and connect with each other.

"It's a little late at this time, but I still want to wish you all a happy new year!" Chang Xiaochang raised his glass and invited everyone to drink together.

"Here, cheers!"

After three glasses of wine, everyone chatted about you and me.

"Shi Tao, what's the matter with you? You see that my daughters are three years old, but you haven't moved yet, what are you going to do?" Chang Xiaochang was concerned about Shi Tao's children.

"Yes, my son has been left behind for more than two weeks, aren't you in a hurry?" Ding Dezhi followed up and asked Shi Tao.

Shi Tao didn't answer immediately, poured himself a drink, lit a cigarette, and took two puffs hard.

"Don't ask for children if you don't have children, and you can't force your children's things to come. We have all seen the doctor who should be seen, he doesn't want to come to our house, and we can't help it, so it's better to let it be. You don't have to worry about me. ”

Chang Xiaochang saw that Shi Tao was reluctant to talk about this topic, so he diverted from the conversation.

"You see that you have really had ups and downs in the past year, like a roller coaster, and it is very unpleasant! If you stay in the office well, why do you have to go to the supply department? Now that the supply is gone, you can't be the deputy director. Although we are both in the supply and marketing department, your income is not as good as before, and I think you are on the wrong path. ”

"Yes, what's the trouble? Did you offend someone?" Ding Dezhi followed and asked Shi Tao.

"Alas, the relationship in the factory is complicated, which I didn't think of before, and I never thought about who had anything to do with whom, and I can't figure it out until now. I don't think I'm doing anything wrong, I'm talking about work. ”

Shi Tao drank a glass of wine and continued: "But I may also be really wrong, or maybe I can't help myself, but these don't seem to be determined by my will, let it be fate." ”

Shi Tao was very helpless, saying ambiguous words, and he didn't know if Ding Dezhi could understand them, because he felt that he couldn't speak clearly.

"Think of a way, if it doesn't work, you can transfer and transfer, you can't go on like this forever, what future can you have if you keep doing this. Chang Xiaochang took a bite of food and suggested that Shi Tao think of another idea.

"If you can't do it, go back to your old job, and follow me to take care of the equipment. Ding Dezhi sent an invitation to Shi Tao.

Ding Dezhi is now the deputy director of the equipment department of Shidong Company. Shi Tao and Ding Dezhi are classmates, and he knows that Ding Dezhi has a certain professional ability.

He heard that Ding Dezhi's promotion was because of his wife. Although his wife is a teacher, she is called aunt to the director of the company's hospital.

Anyway, this aunt came, through the relationship between this aunt and Lang Weipo, Lang Weipo finally gave some face, so Ding Dezhi was promoted.

Many people know about this, and Shi Tao also knows it, but he just tacitly understands it.

Chang Xiaochang is now a supervisor in the sales department, but his supervisor is only a sales director. It was still when Niu Coaxing had the final say, seeing Chang Xiaochang's ability and the achievements he had made, and entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.

Perhaps it was the discord between Niu Coatian and Lang Weipo, which caused Chang Xiaochang not to be promoted by the company.

He, the supervisor, is only equivalent to a substitute in the sales department, and is equivalent to the team leader in the workshop. Chang Xiaochang was also unwilling to do this, but he couldn't do anything about it.

Ma Juan is still a sales officer, responsible for some daily chores in the sales department, and has not been reused.

But she doesn't care about these, she has a good time every day, she is a real person, and her popularity in the sales department is not bad.

Their daughter is already in kindergarten, Ma Juan's mother is watching, and she is responsible for picking up and dropping off the children every day, and she lives with Chang Xiaochang and them.

"I haven't thought about it yet, it's certain to leave the supply, sooner or later, see when there is the right opportunity I will definitely leave. I will never suffer from this kind of wretched spirit again, I have never suffered from this, and it makes me unhappy. ”

Shi Tao said that he wanted to leave the supply.

"That is, to be angry with them! A great genius is angry with them. I'm sorry for you. Ma Juan interjected on the side.

"You are a tiger falling in Pingyang and being bullied by dogs. Chang Xiaochang also felt for Shi Tao.

"A feathered phoenix is not as good as a chicken. Shi Tao smiled bitterly.

"Don't be discouraged, it's gold that always shines, that's what you said. Ding Dezhi was encouraging Shi Tao.

"yes, I still think so. Okay, thank you for your concern, come, let's have a drink!" everyone toasted Shi Tao.

Shi Tao drank a lot today, and he found that he was not drunk on the spot, and when he went home, his mind was still clear. Maybe the cool breeze blowing outside, the wine came up, and after entering the house, I fell asleep.

Even Shang Mei asked, "Why do you drink so much, you won't drink a little less, wash and go to sleep again", Shi Tao almost turned a deaf ear, maybe he didn't hear it at all, and before Shang Mei finished speaking, he was already snoring like thunder.

Shi Tao had a very uncomfortable New Year, in fact, there was another person who had an uncomfortable New Year.

Yang Qiong is also uncomfortable, she still spends the New Year in Niu Yi's home, and she spends this year alone.

According to Niu Yi, he will not come back from duty during the Spring Festival this year, so there is no need for Yang Qiong to accompany him to see his parents, so he can't accompany Yang Qiong to see Yang Qiong's parents.

Yang Qiong gave her parents some benefits from the company a year ago, and she came back, and she didn't go to see them again after the New Year, so she was bored at home alone for several days.

Outside the window, firecrackers were blaring, and the lights were lit up for the Spring Festival, and Yang Qiong felt that these seemed to have nothing to do with her.

In the past few days of vacation, in addition to occasionally watching TV series, she still reads books, and she is not interested in other pastimes. Her parents also told her to go back for two days, but she didn't go back at all on the grounds that she was still on duty.

According to local customs, unmarried daughters have to celebrate the New Year with their parents, and daughters who have left the cabinet have to spend the New Year at their in-laws' house.

In the eyes of her parents, Yang Qiong is a married girl, so Yang Qiong can't celebrate the New Year with her parents, and she still hides her divorce from her parents.

She can't go to celebrate the New Year with Niu Yi's parents, after all, Niu Yi is not at home, she is alone, and she doesn't want to go at all. Besides, they are already living alone, so they can not go. What's more, she is divorced, so it is impossible for her to go to Niu Yi's parents' house for the holidays.

Lonely people have complex thoughts, and they may think about something.

Yang Qiong felt very unfortunate about her situation in the past year, and even said that what she had encountered in recent years.

She also kept reflecting on why she was so unhappy, why she was hurt so much, what did she do wrong?

She knew that her emotional threads were jumbled right now. She has love, she feels that she is still in love with Shi Tao, although she has not communicated for a long time, and it is so difficult to even see each other, but these can't prevent her from missing.

She often thinks of Shi Tao's goodness, and she often asks herself why she doesn't have such a strong feeling when Shi Tao is there, and Shi Tao no longer belongs to her, but the more she thinks about it, the more attached she becomes.

She has hatred, she hates Lang Weipo, a shameless person who forcibly occupied her, but this is also forced to be helpless, after all, she also loves her parents. Worried that his parents would have an accident, he had to make the kind of cowardly decision to wronged himself and protect his family.

She also hated Niu Yi, she knew that she was a person with a problem, why bother to go on a blind date with her again, why bother begging each other, and why marry her, so that she could be embarrassed!

I wanted to marry myself casually, but I never thought that I was too casual, and I met such an incompetent person and buried my youth. You really shouldn't have made such a bad decision.

In the end, she hated herself, hated herself for being too cowardly, hated herself for not being strong or brave, always frightened, always looking ahead, and not decisive. All these bitter fruits are self-inflicted, and they are all wrong choices.

Why? She asked herself why she was in this situation, even though she was promoted now and made more money, but it was all outside of her body.

She felt that her heart, her pure heart, was defiled, her quiet heart was no longer at peace, when would she be able to calm down?