After Tang Haotian left Xie Zili's office, Xie Zili frowned and thought for a while, picked up the phone and dialed the phone in Li Liangfeng's office: "Li Liangfeng, you will hand over the work with Tang Haotian in the afternoon." Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Your appointment notice will come down tomorrow, these days, you don't have to go to work, just stay at home with your family, explain things clearly to your family, and don't let them have any misunderstandings. Next Monday, you will officially go to the sand and gravel factory to take up a new challenge! ”

After Li Liangfeng handed over the work to Tang Haotian in the afternoon, he left the office and went home. I didn't get a good rest last night, so I could go home and catch up on my sleepiness. Push the door open, Zhang Rendong is at home. Zhang Rendong saw that Li Liangfeng came back so early, and said in surprise: "Li Liangfeng, got off work so early today?" ”

Li Liangfeng put down the bag and said, "There is nothing to do in the afternoon, so I will come back first." ”

Zhang Rendong looked at the time, stood up and said to Li Liangfeng: "It's still early, let's go out for a walk." ”

Li Liangfeng agreed, went to the bathroom to wash his hands, came out and picked up an apple in the fruit bowl on the coffee table, and followed Zhang Rendong downstairs while nibbling on it.

Li Liangfeng and Zhang Mengran have already applied for a marriage certificate, but they decided not to invite guests, after Li Liangfeng became Zhang Rendong's son-in-law, Li Liangfeng has never gone out for a walk with Zhang Rendong alone, and he used to occasionally have leisure and play chess with Zhang Rendong at home. Zhang Rendong took Li Liangfeng to the Yangtze River, the breeze was light, the willows by the river were full of verdant, and the willow branches swayed gently with the wind. The water in the river has risen significantly higher than in the dry season, and the position of the barges docked along the river has also risen a little.

Li Liangfeng took out a cigarette and tried to hand one to Zhang Rendong, but he didn't expect Zhang Rendong to take it. Zhang Rendong basically doesn't smoke at ordinary times, especially after Zhang Mengran is pregnant, he doesn't smoke, worrying about polluting the air and not being good for the fetus. Li Liangfeng also tried not to smoke at home, and he didn't hand Zhang Rendong cigarettes when he smoked in the past, because Zhang Rendong always refused to accept cigarettes. Today, Zhang Rendong actually took the cigarette, Li Liangfeng felt a little surprised, but he immediately took out a lighter and lit it for him.

Zhang Rendong took a hard puff of cigarette, then slowly exhaled a puff of smoke rings, and said to Li Liangfeng: "When I was a soldier before, I smoked very much, and I had to smoke at least two packs of cigarettes a day. ”

Li Liangfeng said: "At that time, when you were a soldier, you happened to be in a war, and you were under a lot of pressure, and your life on the front line was also very boring, and it was normal for you to smoke a lot. ”

Zhang Rendong smiled and said, "Yes, at that time, I was still the platoon leader, and there were almost no people in our platoon who didn't smoke." Even if we don't smoke, we smokers force them to learn to smoke, and if anyone doesn't smoke, we all despise him, saying that he is a woman, not a man. At that time, I had a soldier named Tian Youcai who was very good at marksmanship, that is, a man from Hangcheng City, next to our Shanghai Sea, and the young man was young, because his family was relatively poor, and he was reluctant to spend a penny of the army's allowance, so he sent the money home. He was determined not to smoke, and everyone in his class laughed at him, saying that he was just a little daughter-in-law. Every time he was ridiculed by everyone, his face turned red, but he still didn't smoke. Someone from their class once held him down, shoved a lit cigarette into his mouth, and demanded that he have to smoke. He came to me and complained that the people in his class were bullying him. I asked him what was going on, and he ended up telling me the truth. It's not that he doesn't want to smoke, but he is worried that when he smokes, he will have to take money from the allowance to buy cigarettes, and then he will have less money to send home. My family is relatively well-off, and there is no shortage of cigarette money, so I told him that cigarettes must be smoked, and if a soldier does not smoke, he is not a man. I bought cigarettes one by one, so I wanted to give him one and tell him to come to me when he didn't have any cigarettes. ”

Li Liangfeng also smiled and said: "I guess the Tian Youcai you said will not accept your cigarettes, and the poor people have strong self-esteem, and they are afraid that others will look down on him." ”

Zhang Rendong nodded and said, "You're right." Tian Youcai is that kind of person, he resolutely refuses to do it, saying that he doesn't smoke. I wanted to give him a cigarette, but after thinking about it, I gave him a pack of cigarettes and told him to smoke and play with it. He hesitated for a long time before taking the cigarette. I took out the cigarette and lit one for him, and he choked on tears. And just like that, I finally taught him how to smoke. But he is still very frugal in smoking, a pack of cigarettes, he smokes for a week. I gave him a pack of cigarettes a week, and the people in his class stopped laughing at him. ”

Li Liangfeng said thoughtfully: "It seems that no matter where you are, people still have to be gregarious, otherwise they will be ridiculed by others or left out in the cold." ”

Zhang Rendong said: "Isn't it? Especially during the time when I went to the battlefield, the soldiers under my command smoked the most. I remember that Tian Youcai basically used to smoke one pack of cigarettes a day at that time, and I had to smoke at least three packs of cigarettes a day. On the way back from that reconnaissance, we encountered the Vietnamese and were surrounded. At that time, I didn't have much cigarette on me, and everyone took turns smoking a cigarette. ”

Li Liangfeng said: "Then you later retired from the army, why didn't you smoke?" And it has remained so until now. ”

Zhang Rendong said: "When I was discharged from the army, I went to check my body and found that I had lung problems because I smoked too much. And after getting to know your mother-in-law, she was very disgusted with me smoking, so I slowly quit smoking, and now, I basically don't smoke. I don't smoke, I can get used to it. In fact, no matter what you do, as long as you can persist and identify a truth, you will always succeed, it depends on whether you have perseverance. ”

Li Liangfeng sighed and said: "Of course the truth is like this, but when you really encounter something, it is still difficult to be calm and calm." Sometimes, when I encounter a thing, I feel uncomfortable, very aggrieved, and helpless, but there are too many other reasons involved in this matter, and I can't really be calm. Therefore, I now admire those Buddhist disciples very much, and it takes a lot of courage to really let go. ”

Zhang Rendong shook the ashes and said to Li Liangfeng: "You say it so hard, look at these ashes, I shook them lightly, and they turned into ashes and floated in the air." I know what may have happened to you lately, you're in a bad mood, but because Mengran is pregnant again, you're worried about speaking out and making us worry about you. I used to think the same way as you. But now that I think about it, it's just like that for a person's whole life, so why do you have to put a mantra on yourself in everything? You are too tired to live, but the world will not stop to sympathize with you because you are tired. The world is still spinning, and it won't make any difference without you. Your mother-in-law is suffering from such a serious illness, and I didn't even pay attention to it. It wasn't until she was gone that I realized how stupid and worthless I was. People are emotional animals, and family is the most important thing. But I realized it too late......"