Chapter 40: Heartbeat
On the second day after completing the resignation procedures, Li Shaohui went to his hometown on the bank of the Qinhuai River to revisit, but the scenery was still the same, and the people were not there.
On the way back, Li Shaohui looked at the plane trees all over the street, smiled bitterly, back then, Chiang Kai-shek in order to please Song Meiling, personally planted the first plane tree here, for many years, the plane tree is prosperous, has become the city tree here.
However, however, the beloved, without saying goodbye, left here, leaving behind the sycamores, and letting them grow alone and lonely, what is the point of them in the days to come, no matter how leafy, no matter how fruitful?
If you love someone, you will fall in love with this city, if you hate someone, you will hate this city, you will hate everything here, yes, it's time to part, goodbye to Nanjing in late autumn, in the leafy sycamores.
Li Shaohui wandered alone, worried, it seems that there is really nothing worth nostalgia for in this huge Jinling City, and he should be like "Farewell Kangqiao", come gently, go quietly, and not take away a cloud.
Li Shaohui, who was listless all the way, received a call from Song Dafu when he just returned home.
"Brother Song, how are you doing?" Li Shaohui was quite ashamed, after more than two months of separation, he never took the initiative to contact Song Dafu, but Song Dafu often cared about himself and introduced jobs for himself, but he was also politely rejected by his self-depraved self.
"You guy, the phone can finally get through, do you have time to get together at my house tomorrow? Our brother and I haven't seen each other since you left the job last time, and we both feel a little rusty. Song Dafu's tone was relaxed, and he looked in a good mood.
Li Shaohui was a little puzzled, since something like the last time, Song Dafu's situation in the company could only become more and more difficult, how could he still be happy? Could it be that he had already found another high place and found another unit, but when he thought about it, he felt unlikely.
"Yes! I just returned to Nanjing in the past few days, and I lack everything, so I don't lack time, and tomorrow we will definitely come to Nanjing without getting drunk and not returning. Li Shaohui readily agreed, Song Dafu was one of the few friends he could make in Nanjing, and he should say goodbye to him before leaving.
The next day, Li Shaohui spent nearly 1,000 yuan to buy gifts, and arrived at the downstairs of Song Tai Fook near noon, this community was established in the eighties and nineties, and there are broken walls, messy wiring and old pipes everywhere... The security property here is naturally not in place, fully open management, and pedestrians do not need to be identified by swiping cards at all, which also provides convenience for stealing and disturbing the people.
But what Li Shaohui didn't expect was that although this place is a junction of urban and rural areas, the environment is not very good, and most of the people who live are migrant workers, but the sincere smiles on their faces and their straightforward words still make people feel relieved, and there is a real atmosphere of life in the neighborhood.
On the left side of the entrance of the community, there is a shoeshine stall owner, the stall owner is a young man, he sits on a small bench and looks at the pedestrians who come and goes, and shouts shyly, "Shoe shine, shoe shine, one yuan at a time, genuine, no money if you can't wipe it clean." ”
This young man is a disabled person, he has lost his left calf, and his trouser leg is tied with a pimple at the knee, hanging arrogantly, but he is cleanly dressed, and he has a bright smile on his face, it seems that he is a strong person who is self-reliant, Li Shaohui suddenly felt respect and walked over.
"Little brother, do you want to shine your shoes?" asked the little master to Li Shaohui.
This little master is not very old, similar to Li Shaohui, but his face is old, and he seems to be in his forties, only those bright eyes are shining, his eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Song Dafu, Li Shaohui's heart moved, he had heard Song Dafu talk about his family affairs, so this is his younger brother in front of him.
"Yes, wipe it!" Li Shaohui sat down in front of Song Dafu's younger brother.
"Okay, wait a minute. The joy on Song Dafu's younger brother's face came spontaneously, it was a sense of satisfaction through labor, and it was extremely sincere. He quickly took out shoe polish from the shoe box, squeezed some and applied it to Li Shaohui's shoes, and then gently wiped it with a sponge. His every movement is so serious, so focused, it is obvious that this is a hard-working, down-to-earth and serious young man.
"How much do you have earned this day?"
"Ranging from a few dozen to a hundred, if you want to earn a little more, you have to hold on until seven or eight o'clock in the evening! But not today, my eldest brother told me that there is a distinguished guest visiting today, and he wants me to buy some vegetables and go back early!" Song Dafu's younger brother is very simple, and he knows everything when he sees a stranger casually.
After polishing his shoes, Li Shaohui stuffed a 50 yuan for him, but he insisted on only charging one yuan, and emphasized: "Money is earned with both hands, not by other people's sympathy and charity, if you don't have change, forget it." ”
The two were deadlocked for a moment, and Li Shaohui had no choice but to give one yuan.
Then, Song Dafu's younger brother smiled sincerely, stood up with difficulty, packed up his tools, and walked step by step towards the supermarket in front of him on crutches.
When Song Dafu's younger brother was far away, Li Shaohui suddenly realized that he was so remorseful, how could he be so blind? If people are willing to accept alms, they can enjoy a peaceful life under the protection of Song Dafu, so why bother to work in the wind and rain? The seemingly well-intentioned act he just made inadvertently hurt a proud heart.
Li Shaohui blamed himself and followed the address to find Song Dafu's home.
The door was opened by a beautiful girl with braided hair, she wore a red and white plaid shirt, the hem of the cloth shirt was leisurely tied in a washed white blue denim wide legs, a homely dress, not rustic or tacky, casual and amiable; her wheat-colored face with a faint plateau red, under the thick eyebrows is a pair of bright big eyes, shining, her height is almost the same as Li Shaohui, is a rare tall man, the figure is also just rightly proportioned, one more is too fat, one less is too thin.
This is a peasant girl who is both delicate and generous.
"It's Brother Li, right? I've heard my brother say you, please come in, please come in." The girl's seemingly generous smile was tinged with a hint of shyness.
"You--you're Brother Song's sister, right?" Li Shaohui, who was a little dazed, finally reacted, and said embarrassedly, he was too rude just now, and he stared at others for so long, and everyone who saw it began to feel uneasy.
But looking at her, Li Shaohui suddenly had a kind of "You don't have to be too beautiful, just fill my heart, you don't have to be too good, just warm my body." The impulse to entrust a lifetime.
Because the threshold was too high, Li Shaohui didn't pay attention, he tripped when he entered the door, and fell forward, but there was only this girl in front of him, so it happened that Li Shaohui was planted in the chest of other girls.
"Ahh
"What's wrong?" Song Dafu and Xiaomei ran out of the kitchen together and asked.
"Nothing, nothing. Li Shaohui and the girl said in unison, and the two looked at each other awkwardly, and could only smile embarrassedly. And the faces of the two of them are also red and abnormal, but one is like a monkey's buttocks, eager to be kicked by someone, and the other is like a ripe tomato, eager for people to take a bite.
"Xiao Li, sit down, don't be polite when you come to my house, just like your own home. Song Dafu pressed Li Shaohui on the sofa, there were two strollers next to the sofa, Qifan and Qihang were lying there, one of them was asleep, and the other looked at Li Shaohui in front of him curiously.
Set sail The two little guys are also one and a half years old, they are babbling and learning to speak, they are also delicate and cute, a pair of big black eyes are as pure as two gems, Li Shaohui couldn't help but bend down and pinch the delicate little face that I don't know whether to set sail or set sail, and took out an intelligent early education machine in the shape of a robot and put it in front of him, which made him scream excitedly.
After a while, Song Dafu's younger brother also returned, and everyone greeted each other and sat down for tea.
"When did you return to Nanjing from Lhasa?" Li and Song reunited, and Song Dafu was very happy.
"I've come back in the past few days, Brother Song has seen that you have been looking good lately, could it be any happy event?" Looking at Song Dafu's happy face and the happy appearance of the whole family, Li Shaohui was happy for him in his heart.
Song Dafu smiled: "It's not a happy event, it's a lot of work has gone smoothly recently, our company has a new female leader, she has extraordinary ability, decisiveness, and strong leadership, she has just taken office for less than three months, and she has suppressed the contradictions in our company, so that the company's mental outlook is refreshed, speaking of which she is not big, a few years younger than me, probably about the same as you!"
Listening to Song Dafu's praise, Li Shaohui could only smile helplessly in his heart, the female leader he said was the head of the personnel department who went to visit the company on the day he left the meeting, and it seemed that he was still Yao Wanli's niece, called Yue'er or something, she was a rare beauty, and she was praised by the company's group of perverts, and she slandered Yao Wanli, so she had to resign.
"Xiao Li, what's wrong with you?" Song Dafu patted Li Shaohui who was in a trance with his hand, and Song Dafu's sister was also looking at him with a concerned face.
Li Shaohui smiled: "It's okay, I just remembered some things from the past." ”
"Xiao Li, I still have to thank you for what happened last time, I didn't expect me to be such a big person, or a leader, and in the end I have to let you take the blame for me, I'm really sorry. Song Dafu's tone changed and he said very guiltily.
"Brother Song, what are you talking about? This is a big deal, you have been holding it in your heart, if you do this again, I will not dare to come to your door. Li Shaohui smiled and threatened, and added, "Besides, this matter is mainly to blame me for being young and reckless, and doing things without thinking about the consequences." ”
"Hey, I said you two don't want to thank you, this is a reunion dinner, not a thank-you banquet!" Song Dafu's sister joked with a smile.
"Yes, yes, it's me who spoils the atmosphere regardless of the occasion, and I punish myself with a drink. Song Dafu laughed, took the wine glass and drank it all, and then said: " Xiao Li, I think there is one thing you should think about again, the day after you resigned, our vice president Lin took office, the first task she received was to handle your resignation procedures, she understood the reason for the matter, think that you are a very good talent, should not just leave without knowing it, bury yourself, so she promised me that as long as you are willing to come back, the company can not blame the past, and will give you a better treatment, so I suggest you still come back!" When Song Dafu said this, he smiled, and he couldn't hide the joy in his heart.
I recommend you to watch a movie "Heartbeat", it's pretty good, hehe...