Chapter 2 Family Turmoil

Twilight falls over the city, and the streets are lined with high-rise buildings and shops, lit up with colorful lights. The lights of the cars that weave through the streets form a rainbow of colors, connecting with the stars in the sky and the round moon, decorating the small city like a shining pearl in the night sky.

Lei Yusheng went to the bureau to report the day's environmental investigation to the leaders, and talked about a few of his thoughts and suggestions, so he delayed the time, and he hurried home, but he was still thinking about Chen Xiaoyan's disappointed and lovely face. "When a man has a crush on a woman, is it happiness or trouble?" he asked himself over and over again.

The bird he kept in his handbag was still fluttering and struggling, and it was making a nice cooing sound, as if calling for its lovers. "I have to go back and give it to my mother. He thought to himself, "Should I tell her about Chen Xiaoyan?" She kept nagging that she was a good girl. ”

's mother's name is Xu Huizhen, and she is a woman who makes Lei Yusheng admire and respect. He often tells his mother what he has in his heart, which is not only a mother's excessive love for her son, but also because Xu Huizhen has a loving heart that is good at understanding her son's feelings. Since Lei Yusheng was sensible, he has told his mother everything he has to say, and he also tells his mother what troubles he has, and Xu Huizhen always uses comfort and loving friendship to break down the distress in his heart. This made Lei Yusheng admire and worship his mother as a goddess.

But Lei Yusheng's attitude towards his father is completely different, and his father Lei Zhihong always disciplines him majesticly. This may have something to do with Lei Zhihong's profession, he is used to commanding others in the army or government agencies, and he also treats his mother and son as subordinates at home.

He walked through a few streets and came to a small restaurant owned by his mother, and after Xu Huizhen was laid off, he pulled a few sisters to open a restaurant on this street, and the business was still very good. These days, the mother is busy with things in the restaurant, so she has no time to ask her son. He's going to talk to his mother tonight.

There were a lot of people gathered outside the brightly lit restaurant, "Yo! It seems that my mother's business is getting better and better!" Lei Yusheng thought happily in his heart, but suddenly saw that something was wrong here, a police car was parked in front of the restaurant, and there was a 120 ambulance, and the people around there were talking loudly about something. Lei Yusheng's mood began to get nervous, so he separated from the crowd of people who were talking about it and ran inside in a few steps. "Mom!" he shouted nervously.

The restaurant was in shambles, the seats were staggered, some people were lying on the floor, some were vomiting, and Xu Huizhen and others were busy lifting those who had fallen to the ground to the ambulance outside. When she saw her son, she handed the patient over to the sisters around her, and then ran over to Lei Yusheng and said, "Son." Don't be nervous, they're just food poisoning. ”

But Lei Yusheng could see that the mother was very panicked, she just didn't want her son to be afraid of her. "Mom. Why are they poisoned?" he asked, a little flustered.

"The situation is not clear now. Yusheng. You help everyone clean up, and Mom has to take care of the others. After Xu Huizhen finished talking to him, she hurried to take care of the patients who were still vomiting. Lei Yusheng put his bag on the counter and also went to help send several poisoned people to the ambulance.

The bird flapped a few times in the bag, then flew out of it and flew around the restaurant in panic. Many people looked at it in amazement, shouting and laughing. Lei Yusheng walked in and shouted in surprise: "Help me catch it!" Xu Huizhen also walked in, she saw her son catching the bird, and asked with some surprise: "Yusheng." Where did this bird fly in?"

Lei Yusheng and a few waiters in the restaurant caught the bird, he held it in his arms and said to his mother: "I rescued it by the Tuojiang River in the evening, and it seems to be sick too!" Xu Huizhen stared at the bird and said, "This bird is a male bird, and there is a female bird? They should live in pairs in the cold north, why did they fall to us!"

And they all talked about the bird. The restaurant calmed down, and the poisoned patients were all sent to the hospital for rescue, but there were still a few family members of the patients who were not poisoned who stayed here, blocking the door, shouting for the boss here to give them an explanation. The atmosphere suddenly became tense again, and Xu Huizhen had to go over to comfort them, but those people still scolded unrelentingly.

Lei Yusheng put the bird back into his bag and was about to walk over to help his mother say a few words, when a public security officer walked in and sternly said to them: "What is the use of you making trouble here? The government leaders have already arrived, will they solve your current problems?" His words had an effect, and the families of the patients quieted down.

Next, several government officials walked into the restaurant, followed by a few reporters. Lei Yusheng saw those reporters and felt that things would make a storm in the city, so he went over and whispered to the officer, "Officer Liu." Shouldn't these reporters come to do the interview? Could you please help stop it?"

"Brother Yusheng. This may not be easy to do!" Officer Liu said in embarrassment: "Now that the government leaders have been alarmed, these reporters are like fucking bees, running behind the leaders' butts all day long, and even those of us who maintain social order have nothing to do with them!"

Lei Yusheng's heart was very anxious, so he had no choice but to turn around and say to a government cadre he knew: "Hello Director Wang! Please tell those reporters, don't report what happened here?" That Director Wang is a cadre of the Food and Food Inspection Bureau, he glanced at a few reporters who were filming, and said in a low voice: "Now I am afraid it will be too late for me to stop them! Their news is faster than we still know!"

"Take a sample of everything on the table, and don't miss a single piece of food. Director Wang said to his staff. Then he turned around and patted Lei Yusheng, which comforted him. Xu Huizhen was telling the leaders about the incident, Lei Yusheng looked at her calm face on the surface, but her heart was hidden panic and anxiety. He thought very badly, "Will Mother be able to withstand this blow?"

It took a while for the staff to take an inventory of all the food in the restaurant and leave with government officials and reporters. Xu Huizhen sent them away, and when she returned to the store, she suddenly collapsed in her chair. Lei Yusheng hurriedly walked over to comfort her and said, "Mom." You're tired, aren't you! I'll leave it to them to clean up, and I'll escort you home to rest!"

Xu Huizhen glanced at her son, then at her other partners who were also exhausted and said, "I can't go home yet! There are still so many patients in the hospital, and now my mother is most worried about their safety! I must go to the hospital immediately!"

"Then I'll accompany you to the hospital!" Lei Yusheng said.

"You go home first, your dad may not know what's going on here!" Xu Huizhen said to her son, then stood up and said to the waiter in the store, "You are all tired too." Let's all go home and rest, and come back tomorrow to clean up these things! I'm afraid, I'm afraid this restaurant won't be able to open until things are cleared!"

Lei Yusheng sent his mother away and hurried back home. When his father Lei Zhihong saw him, he shouted loudly: "Why are you only coming back now? What about your mother?" "There was an accident in the restaurant, and my mother went to the hospital." Lei Yusheng said lightly, went to find a birdcage, put the bird in the cage, and the bird was already asleep. But Lei Zhihong's voice woke it up again, and it screamed and fluttered in the cage.

"What's the matter? What is she going to the hospital for? Is she raw, sick? Then I'll go to the hospital to take care of her!" The impatient Lei Zhihong was about to walk out the door after speaking. Lei Yusheng hurriedly said, "Dad." You can't just be quiet. Mom wasn't sick, yes, some customers didn't know what they had eaten and got food poisoning. Mom is in the hospital to take care of them!"

When Lei Zhihong heard this, he asked even more angrily: "Ah? Why is this happening? Are there many people who have been poisoned? Is it serious?" Lei Yusheng said: "Don't worry, more than 20 people have been poisoned, and they have all been sent to the hospital for rescue." Lei Zhihong scolded: "If such a big thing happens, she should report it to me in time! Oh my God! If someone dies, can she afford such a serious responsibility? Then I have to go to the hospital to see how to rest assured!"

After he finished speaking, he hurriedly walked out of the door, and when he got to the door, he turned to his son and said, "Yusheng." Don't run around tomorrow, Uncle Chen and his family are coming to the house, you have to entertain them well at noon!" Lei Yusheng felt a little sudden when he heard this, what his father said about Uncle Chen was Chen Xiaoyan's father. What are they going to do as a family? They don't usually have much time to visit!

"Dad. What's the matter with them?hey!" Lei Yusheng asked suspiciously. But the father had already turned and closed the door and disappeared up the stairs. He sat on the sofa in the living room, wrapped the birdcage in his arms, and soothed the birds while waiting for his mother to return from the hospital. He was so tired that he fell asleep in a short time.

A quarrel woke Lei Yusheng from his sleep, and his father and mother were already standing in the living room, and his father was scolding his mother loudly. But the mother did not say a word with an ugly face. He hurriedly stood up and escorted his mother to the sofa and asked, "Mom." What happened to the poisoned patients?" It's okay, they're all in danger anymore. Xu Huizhen patted her son and said tiredly.

"Fortunately, there are no dead people!" Lei Zhihong still said angrily: "If a few people die, our whole family will be bankrupt and we can't afford to compensate for it!" Lei Yusheng also said in a stiff tone: "Dad." Can't you say a few words? You see that Mom is tired enough! Hasn't the Food Supervision Bureau already taken samples for testing? When the test results come out tomorrow, they will notify them and deal with it. ”

The son's words gave Xu Huizhen some comfort. She let out a long sigh, then stood up and said, "It's almost dawn! Yusheng, you go to rest! Mom is going to rest too!" Lei Zhihong said, "Huizhen." Don't be busy resting yet, we'll discuss something tomorrow. ”

Xu Huizhen was already walking upstairs, so she turned around and asked, "What's the matter?" Lei Zhihong said with a smile: "Haha! It's a good thing! Chen Xiaoyan's parents will come over tomorrow to propose to us!"

Lei Yusheng heard it like five thunderbolts, Xu Huizhen was also very surprised, she looked at her son next to her, and saw that he was a little stunned, and knew that her son didn't like this family business. "Now that such a big thing has happened at home, where can I still be in the mood. I'll tell them tomorrow that the proposal will be postponed for a few days!"