The principal inquired for a long time, but there was no movement.

Dongmei asked anxiously, "Principal, what's the matter, is there still a shortage of people in the English department?"

The principal put down the materials in his hand and said regretfully: "If you come three days early, your child may still have a chance to enter the English department of our school, but now, it is too late." ”

Hearing this, Dongmei finally ignited her hope, but it was shattered in an instant.

She opened her mouth wide and asked the principal: "Principal, I only found out about my child's college entrance examination results and admission school at nine o'clock the night before yesterday. ”

After speaking, Dong Meixian's emotions were very excited.

The principal comforted Dongmei and said: "Our school is short of people in these two departments, and now they are full, so your child should find another high school." ”

After speaking, the principal also expressed regret.

Coming out of the principal's office, Dongmei felt very uncomfortable.

She came here alone and stood guard at the school gate for two days, but waited for such a result?

I went back by myself, how should I explain to my child?

Thinking of this, Dongmei's tears flowed down her cheeks.

In the afternoon, Dongmei returned home.

Tao Tao has been praying since yesterday, looking forward to his mother and bringing back good news.

However, when he saw his mother's expression when she entered the door, he knew that he could not enter the provincial petroleum institute to study.

After Dongmei entered the door, she took out a bottle of Coke from her bag that she was not willing to drink, handed it to the two children, and said, "Taotao, Mom didn't get things done for you, shouldn't you resent Mom." ”

Hearing his mother's self-blame, Taotao felt even more uncomfortable.

He said, "Mom, these consequences are all the consequences of my failure to listen to you and my father in the first place, and they are the consequences of my own making, how can I resent you?"

Dongmei listened to the child's words, and she said, "However, my mother went to the provincial petroleum institute and didn't get things done for you?"

Tao Tao said: "Mom, you went to such a big city alone, and you have to find the provincial petroleum school in the vast sea of people, I am already very worried, I am very happy to see you come back safely at this time, as for the Yucai University, I can't go to it, I will be able to re-study the same, I will definitely be able to take a better university than the provincial petroleum college." ”

Hearing that Tao Tao was going to tutor, Dong Mei thought of the efforts that Tao Tao had put in throughout her senior year of high school, and she felt scared.

During the entire third year of high school, in order to improve his academic performance, Tao Tao didn't sleep at night, moved out to live, got up early in the morning, and didn't eat, which was too torturous for his body.

Dongmei felt that if the child tossed like this for another year, she was afraid that the child's body would not be able to hold on.

Suddenly, another way popped up in Dongmei's mind.

I saw that Dongmei's expression, which was still gloomy just now, suddenly lit up.

She said to Taotao: "Taotao, don't worry about tutoring first, mom has another way here." ”

Hearing that his mother still had a way, Tao Tao asked energetically, "Mom, do you still want to run to that school?"

Dongmei walked to the phone and said, "I'll call your Uncle Zhiqiang now." ”

Hearing Uncle Zhiqiang, Tao Tao knew that distant relative.

When he was very young, he heard his mother tell stories about Uncle Zhiqiang.

In 1942, there was a great famine in Henan, and Uncle Zhiqiang's father, grandfather, grandmother, elder brother, and younger brother starved to death in the famine, and only his mother and he survived.

The mother and son fled all the way along the railway and fled from Henan to Yinjia Village, in the hinterland of Guanzhong.

Uncle Zhiqiang's mother took Uncle Zhiqiang to marry a bachelor in the village, and gave birth to three boys and one girl.

Because Zhiqiang is not his stepfather's biological child, he has been very pitiful since he was a child, often underfed, poorly dressed, and abused by his stepfather.

Dongmei's father was the village chief of Yinjia Village at the time, and he looked at Zhiqiang pitifully, so he gave the only place in the village to be a soldier to the eighteen-year-old Zhiqiang.

Since then, Zhiqiang has left the countryside and joined the army.

Because Zhiqiang performed well in the army and was admitted to the military university, he was quickly promoted to an officer, and after retiring from the army, he worked in the government and held important positions.

Tao Tao looked at his mother worriedly and said, "Will Uncle Zhiqiang help us?"

Dongmei said confidently: "If it weren't for your grandfather, your uncle Zhiqiang would definitely still be farming at home now, now we have a difficult matter, I think he should help us too." ”

With that, Dongmei called Zhiqiang's uncle's house.

Dongmei was very polite, she said on the phone: "Brother Zhiqiang, I'm Dongmei, you won't be busy." ”

Although the phone is not turned on speakerphone, Tao Tao can hear it very clearly next to him.

Uncle Zhiqiang said: "Oh, Sister Dongmei, if you have something, just say it quickly." ”

Hearing this, Dongmei hurriedly said: "Brother Zhiqiang, my son Taotao took the college entrance examination this year, and his results in the exam were good, and he was on the first line, but due to the wrong filling in the college entrance examination, the volunteer slipped and was finally admitted to a private university called Yucai University, I want to ask you to ......."

Before Dongmei's word for help was spoken, she was interrupted by Uncle Zhiqiang.

He directly rejected Dongmei and said: "Although I work in the city, I really can't help with this favor." ”

Tao Tao clearly saw his mother's throat and suddenly moved.

Apparently, the mother was already choked up.

Dongmei begged for help, she said: "Brother Zhiqiang, I know you have this right, that's why I just looked for you, I haven't begged you, help me anything, now my son's college entrance examination is considered our family, the most important thing, please ......"

Dongmei still hadn't finished saying the word help before she was interrupted by Uncle Zhiqiang.

He said: "My jurisdiction is the city, and if I go out of the city to the province, I can't control it." ”

After speaking, Uncle Zhiqiang didn't say goodbye, and hung up the phone directly.

Hearing that the phone was turned off directly, Taotao on the side felt very uncomfortable.

He couldn't accept his mother's unreasonable rejection.

However, Dongmei comforted Taotao and said: "Your Uncle Zhiqiang is now a big official, and he is very busy with work, since we can't tell us clearly on the phone, let's go to the city, find your Uncle Zhiqiang, and tell him in person, maybe he can help us." ”

Hearing that his mother was going to run to the city again, he knew that his mother had just settled down and was going to continue to go out and run for himself before she rested, and Taotao blamed himself very much.

He knew that it was his own mistakes that caused his mother so much pain.

If I knew that this was the case now, I would have listened to my parents when I filled out the volunteers.

However, there are no ifs in the world, and there is no regret medicine to take, let alone go back in time.

Tao Tao looked at his mother and asked, "Mom, are we really going to the city to find Uncle Zhiqiang?"

Dongmei said: "I can't tell you when I call, so let's not go to the city to look for it, what should we do?"

Taotao persuaded Dongmei and said, "Mom, you just came back from the provincial capital, you should rest for a night, and let's go again tomorrow." ”

Dong Mei came back to China fiercely, looked at Tao Tao and said: "We are now racing against time, even if it is one step late, it may change your future and destiny, where do you dare to slack off, you hurry up and clean up, we will set off now." ”

Hearing that he was going to leave now, Tao Tao was stunned.

He said, "Mom, we haven't eaten yet, so we'll leave?"

Dongmei said: "Where there is still time to eat, go out and buy a meat bun and eat while walking." ”

With that, Dongmei went to the bathroom, went to the toilet, then combed her hair, and led Taotao out.

Dongmei must arrive at the door of the office building before Uncle Zhiqiang gets off work, otherwise, if she misses Uncle Zhiqiang's work, it will be in vain.

Dongmei and Taotao went well, and they soon arrived at the door of the office building.

Dongmei looked at the time, it was already five and fifteen, and there were less than fifteen minutes before she got off work at half past five.

Dongmei told Taotao: "Child, we have to go in, and then wait for your Uncle Zhiqiang to come out of the office on the fifth floor." ”

Hearing that he was going to enter the office building, Taotao was surprised and said, "Isn't it okay to wait at the door?"

Dongmei explained to Taotao: "Your uncle Zhiqiang is a busy man, and the time we talk to him is only to take the elevator from the fifth floor to the first floor, and then walk from the first floor to the door. ”

Hearing this, Tao Tao gasped, and he said: "Such a short distance, it must not take more than five minutes, we use five minutes, can we explain it clearly?"

"So we have to organize the language in advance, think about what to say and what not to say in advance, and focus on the shortest time and the most information," Dongmei said. ”

After Dongmei thought about it, she was going to take Taotao into the office building.

Like anywhere else, Dongmei was stopped by the aunt in the guard house.

The aunt looked Dongmei up and down and said, "What are you doing?"

Dongmei told her aunt directly: "Auntie, we are here to find someone to do something, you just let us in." ”

Aunt didn't believe Dongmei, she said, "Who are you looking for?"

Dongmei said: "We are looking for Yin Zhiqiang. ”

Hearing that Dongmei was looking for a leader here, the aunt asked vigilantly, "Do you have his phone number?"

Dongmei hurriedly took out the phone book and read Uncle Zhiqiang's phone number to her aunt.

The aunt walked to the phone booth, dialed Zhiqiang's uncle's phone, and said, "Hello, is it Yin Zhiqiang?"

Uncle Zhiqiang said, "Yes, what's wrong?"

The aunt said, "There is a woman with her son at the door, and she wants to come in to find you......"

Uncle Zhiqiang interrupted the aunt and said, "You let her in." ”

Hearing this, the aunt let Dongmei and Taotao go.

After Dongmei took Taotao to the fifth floor, the two waited nervously at the elevator entrance.

At this time, Taotao was very nervous, he didn't know if Uncle Zhiqiang would agree to help him in this short five minutes?

After a while, Uncle Zhiqiang came out of work.

I saw that there were several people around him.

Dongmei hurriedly greeted her enthusiastically.

Dongmei was very polite, she smiled and said, "Brother Zhiqiang, I brought the child here for you." ”

As she spoke, Dongmei shouted to Taotao: "Drive over and call you Uncle Zhiqiang." ”

Tao Tao ran over quickly, and then bowed to Uncle Zhiqiang and said, "Uncle Zhiqiang is good." ”

When Uncle Zhiqiang saw Taotao, he first smiled, and then said, "The children have grown so big, time is really fast." ”

After speaking, he returned to his serious expression.

Dongmei was just about to speak when the elevator door opened.

Uncle Zhiqiang walked quickly, as if he was in a hurry.

He stepped into the elevator with one step.

After Dongmei saw Uncle Zhiqiang stepping into the elevator, she also quickly pulled Taotao and walked into the elevator.

When the elevator began to descend, Dongmei finally found the time and opportunity to speak.

She said: "Brother Zhiqiang, here's the thing, Taotao, this kid, his college entrance examination results are not bad, but he just filled in the wrong volunteer, slipped the gear, and was transferred to a private private school......"

Uncle Zhiqiang interrupted Dongmei's words again, and he said, "What do you want me to do to you?"

Dongmei said: "Brother Zhiqiang, if you know someone in the Education Bureau, you can redeploy Taotao and put him in a public school, even if it is two books." ”

When Dongmei finished saying this, the elevator had already reached the first floor.

Before Uncle Zhiqiang could answer Dongmei's words, he got out of the elevator.

Dongmei is a relatively fast walker, but she also has to trot all the way to catch up with Uncle Zhiqiang.

And Tao Tao followed behind, not daring to slack off at all.

Dongmei said while chasing: "Brother Zhiqiang, I know that as long as you say a word, this matter will definitely be done......"

Before Dongmei's words were finished, Uncle Zhiqiang went out of the gate.

Immediately after that, a black Audi car drove over, and Uncle Zhiqiang said while getting into the Audi car: "I can tell you clearly about this matter, I can't help you, you go back first, if there is anything, you can contact me again." ”

With that, Uncle Zhiqiang closed the car door.

And Dongmei, who was standing in place, only heard the roar of a car engine, and saw Uncle Zhiqiang's car disappearing into the vast sea of people.

Compared with Dongmei's indifference, Taotao, who was standing next to him, was completely shocked.

He looked at the people coming and going on the street, and said uncomfortably: "Mom, we have spent so much effort to come from the county seat to the city, and we can only talk to Uncle Zhiqiang for less than five minutes?"

Dongmei breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Ask someone to do something, if you don't do this, what should I do?"

Tao Tao looked at his mother and said, "But, Uncle Zhiqiang didn't promise to do things for us?"

Dongmei lowered her head, looked at the ground, and said, "Since it can't be done, then forget it, Uncle Zhiqiang must also have his own difficulties, let's find another way." ”

With that, Dongmei took Taotao and walked towards the station.

Along the way, Dongmei's mood was gray.

She felt very uncomfortable.

She said in her heart, why is it so difficult to ask someone to do something?

The child is just changing the college entrance examination and reassigning a university, why doesn't Uncle Zhiqiang help him?

Doesn't he remember back then, who gave him the only place in the village to be a soldier and let him become a soldier, so that he is now high?

Although Dongmei was complaining in her heart, she did not resent Uncle Zhiqiang, because she knew that Uncle Zhiqiang had always been diligent and honest, enforced the law impartially, and was an absolute clean and good official.

So she still has a reverence for Uncle Zhiqiang.

And Taotao is different, this time he asked for someone to do things, which taught him a real lesson, and made him understand that even if he worked hard in the early stage, if he made a mistake in the last step, resulting in a tiger, he would still fail.

At the same time, Tao Tao also warned himself that from now on, he could no longer toss his mother like this, so that a sick person like his mother would run back and forth, tossing over and over again. [.]