"How do you think about going to see the old man today, it's not a weekend. [Ran^Text^Library] []”

Due to the call in advance, when the car arrived in front of the Provincial Federation of Trade Unions, Yan Li was already standing in the shade of the tree in front of the door, and when she got into the car, Yan Li asked puzzledly, and her face was also covered with a look of doubt.

"Visiting the elderly is not anytime and anywhere, what weekends are not weekends, do you have to look through the yellow calendar, and choose an auspicious day of the zodiac?" Qi Tianxiang glanced at Yan Li deeply, and said with a smile: "I want to eat the cold dishes that our mother has concocted, is this a reason?" ”

Yan Li listened to Qi Tianxiang's ridiculous words, knew that she couldn't ask anything, greeted Xiao Zhang and Xiao Wang, exchanged a few words, and stopped talking. But he knew in his heart that Qi Tianxiang must have something, otherwise he would not have made a special trip to pick him up, and it would not be time to get off work.

Over the years, a tacit understanding has been formed between Qi Tianxiang and Yan Li, that is, Yan Li will not take Qi Tianxiang's special car unless necessary, and will definitely not take a special car to pick him up. Yan Li has her own electric car, and she goes out every morning and goes home at night. Even when he goes back to his parents, he travels by electric car, and sometimes Qi Tianxiang has to take Yan Li's hitchhiker. Most of them were Qi Tianxiang to his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house, and when he came, Xiao Wang sent him back in a special car, and after dinner in the evening, the two of them rode an electric car home together, and they got used to it after a long time, as if life was supposed to be like this. It seems that it has become a practice to go back to the old man's house on weekends or Sundays, as long as it is not a business trip or a social event, Qi Tianxiang will usually accompany Yan Li home, unless the old man has something to do, or something else important, these will not change.

Today is Tuesday, a very ordinary day, usually such days are Yan Li went home alone after work, prepared dinner, and then waited for Qi Tianxiang to come back to eat after being busy, after dinner, the two usually went out for a walk together, chatting about some innocuous gossip, and the day was over.

Although such times often change due to Qi Tianxiang's trivial matters, it has also become a basic content of daily life, firewood, rice, oil and salt are originally the main content of life, and peace and tranquility should be the whole of life. These are Yan Li's inner desires, and they are also the indifference that she has adhered to for so many years after marriage, whether it is in the academy or returning to Hehai Province with Qi Tianxiang, Yan Li has never changed, and in essence, she is unwilling to change anything. In her mind, Qi Tianxiang and Liangliang are all she has, as long as the family is calm, everything is everything, as for Qi Tianxiang is a professor, vice president, secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, or a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, there is no essential change, Qi Tianxiang is still that elegant, witty, honest, persistent, and even a little silly naïve man, who is her life's reliance, and her sunny and handsome son Liangliang, it is enough to have these.

As a wife and mother, Yan Li is very content, and she also knows how to cherish everything in front of her. The life of her husband and wife is deeply rejected by her heart, so she does not value these ethereal things, which comes from her own growth experience and the experience of so many years. There was just a faint worry, worry that these things of peace would be lost, that something would interfere with the peace. Thinking like this, Yan Li's thoughts didn't stop until the car arrived at the gate of the small courtyard.

Xiao Zhang quickly got out of the car and opened the door, Qi Tianxiang and Yan Li got out of the car, a wave of heat came to their faces, Qi Tianxiang turned to Xiao Zhang who was behind him and said, "You guys go back first, see you in the office tomorrow morning." ”

Watching the car leave, Qi Tianxiang looked at Yan Li, smiled slightly and made an arm-holding movement, was slapped on the arm by Yan Lijiao, blushed, and took the lead in pushing open the courtyard door and walking in.

"I just heard the sound of a car outside, and I didn't care." Hearing the sound of the courtyard door ringing, Zhang Wanfen opened the door and walked out, looked at the two of them happily, and asked in surprise, "Why did you come here today?" I didn't call in advance, and there was no food at home. ”

"What more do you want, aren't the eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers in my father's garden ready-made? Isn't it just a dish? Yan Li said casually, took Zhang Wanfen's hand and pushed it into the house, and said as she walked: "It's too hot outside, don't come out." ”

Entering the house, Yan Li saw Yan Bonian standing in front of the square table in the living room, so she smiled in surprise and asked, "Dad, what are you doing?" ”

"What about writing in large letters? What else can I do, it's been a long time to toss, and I started to prepare after I got up in the afternoon nap. Before Yan Bonian could answer, Zhang Wanfen grabbed the conversation and said dissatisfiedly: "On such a hot day, I don't know how to rest." ”

"It's so hot in the house, why don't you turn on the air conditioner!" Yan Li picked up the remote control on the sofa and opened the cabinet in the living room, and there was immediately a trace of coolness in the room. ”

"I won't let your mother open it, and I will blow up all the words I just wrote." Yan Bonian stopped the pen in his hand, looked at Qi Tianxiang, then looked at Yan Li, and said with a slight smile: "Are you worried about the vegetables in my vegetable garden again?" When I was working, no one came to help, and when I got the harvest, I came to reach out, how could there be such a good thing. ”

As he spoke, he beckoned to Qi Tianxiang and said, "Tianxiang, come over and see how I write." ”

Qi Tianxiang stepped forward and walked a few steps, looking at the calligraphy works scattered on the sofa and on the ground, and sighed sincerely: "Of course, Dad's words have nothing to say, after the guidance of celebrities, and hard work, the attainments are extraordinary, the pen power, structure, and ink color are all full of skill." ”

"Don't just praise it, those are all pen practice." Yan Bonian was very satisfied with Qi Tianxiang's evaluation, knowing that there were both compliments and real compliments. This son-in-law still knows it himself, although he may not be good at calligraphy, but there is no need to question his vision and taste. Then he said, "How about coming and seeing this banner I just wrote?" ”

Qi Tianxiang slowly approached the square table, and couldn't help but be stunned at a glance, and couldn't help but deeply admire the old man's unique and meticulous thoughts, and a kind of worship suddenly rose. I saw that the rectangular rice paper was upright with four regular script characters "cautious words and deeds", the ink color was thick and black, the structure was square and atmospheric, round and full, and the collection and Tibetan front were handled very well, so that the font and the meaning complemented each other and blended together, there was no payment and seal, obviously written specifically for yourself. The paperweight presses down on the four corners of the rice paper, which highlights the contrast between white and black.

"Dad has heard about it, and it seems that I'm still late." Qi Tianxiang said with a smile: "In the afternoon, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee just passed, so I hurried over to ask for advice, and asked my father to give me some advice. ”

"I only heard it in the afternoon, the so-called good news but not bad news, such a good thing is afraid that no one will tell me the first time?" Yan Bonian looked at Qi Tianxiang with a smile, and said briefly to Zhang Wanfen and Yan Li, who were confused: "Tianxiang has gone to Hezhou City to serve as the secretary of the municipal party committee. ”

"I just said that there was something unusual today, and I felt a little wrong as soon as he called me, but what did he tell me?" Yan Li's blank face turned into joy in an instant, but she still glared at Qi Tianxiang unrelentingly, and turned to Zhang Wanfen and said, "I want to eat the little cold dishes that my mother mixes, let's lie to the ghosts!" ”

"What do you want me to say? I will report to you in front of Xiao Zhang and Xiao Wang, and report to my daughter-in-law, I have been appointed as the secretary of the Hezhou Municipal Party Committee, but it is still temporary. Is that okay? Qi Tianxiang said exaggeratedly, saluting and bowing and making movements, and his vivid performance immediately made the three people in the room laugh, and the atmosphere suddenly became cheerful.

"It's still a child, it's still a child!" Yan Bonian shook his head with a smile, and said to his wife with joy: "Today is a good day, shouldn't you celebrate!" After getting Zhang Wanfen's nod of approval, she turned her face to Yan Li and ordered: "Call your brother and sister-in-law and Beibei, ask your brother to buy a few dishes, and let's have a family banquet in the evening to celebrate Tianxiang." ”

Seeing Yan Li smiling and agreeing to leave, Yan Bonian turned his face to Qi Tianxiang and said, "It's all my own family, there are no outsiders, just talk in the living room, it's cooler here." ”

Qi Tianxiang nodded, walked quickly to the study and took out Yan Bonian's teacup, poured out the leftover tea, made another cup of tea, and gently put it on the coffee table. He turned around and poured himself a cup of tea, sat down slowly, and waited humbly for Yan Bonian's question.

Yan Bonian looked at Qi Tianxiang's neat movements and demeanor, smiled with satisfaction, and said slowly: "It seems that you are not surprised, it seems that you have already made the necessary preparations in your chest." ”

"Don't hide it from my father, in fact, Secretary Lin Dongsheng talked to me a few days ago, although he repeatedly claimed that it was just a personal idea, but it can be seen that it has been fully considered, and it may have solicited the opinions of the above." Qi Tianxiang looked at Yan Bonian and continued honestly: "At that time, I didn't reply immediately, but I just promised to think about it seriously. ”

"It was well thought out, and as you said, a lot of people were consulted, including me." Yan Bonian glanced at Qi Tianxiang deeply, appreciated his frankness, and was also happy with his choice, so he said more frankly: "To be honest, I was not very familiar with Lin Dongsheng before, and I always felt that this comrade who came up step by step from the grassroots level has too strong local concepts, and he is very competitive. Because I really can't see this person clearly. ”

Yan Bonian recalled slowly, seemed to fall into deep thought, lit a cigarette and took a deep breath, before slowly saying: "But because I am a local cadre, and I also stepped into a provincial-level leadership position from the grassroots level, especially after taking a back seat, in the face of the contradiction between airborne cadres and local cadres, I have become a weather vane to balance this relationship, so I rarely participate in the activities of the province, and try to show up and speak as little as possible, and it is precisely in this way that I have received the attention of the central and provincial party committees, and many issues related to Hohai Province, I have been consulted through various avenues and means. ”

"That is, on the issue of who can become the successor to the provincial party secretary after Zhao Haonan leaves, I tend to select and appoint cadres on the spot to stabilize the cadre team in the province. When Yan Bonian said this, he suddenly said as if he remembered something: "When Fang Xiang and Zheng Ming came to see me at home, you were also there." In fact, when Fang Xiang came to Hehai, he came to inspect the provincial party committee, which was also a job before he took office as deputy director of the Organization Department of the Central Committee! ”

Speaking of this, Yan Bonian seemed to feel that the topic was far away, so he retracted the conversation and continued: "Maybe after Lin Dongsheng knew my attitude, he kept calling me in the past two years, humbly asking for my opinions on many issues, and revealing appreciation and praise for you everywhere, which in addition to your work achievements and ability, there seems to be an element of gratitude in it." Yan Bonian looked at Qi Tianxiang fixedly, and said gently: "So a few days ago, he called to ask for my opinion on your new appointment, and I was against it. In addition to its own reasons, more importantly, in such a period, it is not very suitable for you to take up such a position. ”