After washing his face, Secretary Lu took a disinfectant towel, carefully wiped the water droplets and tears on his face, and touched his forehead that he had just hit a few times on the edge of the washbasin, and then stood in front of the washbasin, looked at the mirror on the wall, and saw that his forehead was a little red and swollen, for fear that Ye Ming would find a flaw, so he rubbed it with his hands again, but the more he rubbed it, the more red it became, and the more obvious it became, so he had to smile bitterly.

Then, he took a few deep breaths in the mirror and raised his hands to expand his chest a few times to calm his agitated mind.

After a few minutes, he felt that he had looked as usual, although the sad expression on his face could not be erased, and the redness and swelling on his forehead were more obvious, but he was able to control his emotions freely, so he opened the door of the bathroom and walked out slowly.

Ye Ming was standing anxiously at the door of the bathroom, staring inside, and when he saw Secretary Lu open the door and walk out, he immediately walked up and stretched out his hand to support him.

At this time, Secretary Lu knew that the sunny and handsome boy in front of him was his own son. Therefore, when I saw him again at this moment, I felt a wave of love and warmth in my heart, and when I saw him sensibly reaching out to support himself, I couldn't help but feel relieved, so I took two steps and asked him to wrap his hand with Kong Wu's powerful arm, and said with a smile while walking into the room: "Mingming, you are really a sensible and good boy!" The years are not forgiving! In the blink of an eye, I was already old, and I had to be supported by young people when I walked. You sit down, you sit, we continue to chat. ”

Ye Ming heard that he suddenly changed to call him a more intimate "Mingming", and that tone, like a kind father calling his beloved son, was a little strange in his heart, but he didn't think much about it, thinking that this was just a manifestation of Secretary Lu's approachable style, so after helping him to sit on the sofa, he also sat down carefully opposite him.

Seeing that his words and deeds were a little restrained, Secretary Lu sat there respectfully, so he said gently: "Child, don't be restrained. Although I am the secretary of the provincial party committee, I am a half-old man in my life, I also have to eat, drink and sleep, I will also be sick and depressed, and occasionally I will be depressed. So, if you treat me as your uncle or uncle, don't always think that I am a big leader, dare not say what I should say, and dare not laugh when I should laugh, then it seems very angry, right? ”

Ye Ming was originally a generous and chic person, but today was the first time to see Secretary Lu, so he was a little nervous and restrained, and now after listening to him say this kindly, his expression was really relaxed a lot, and he accompanied Secretary Lu to start a family routine.

From Ye Ming's mouth, Secretary Lu learned that Zhao Han's Wantou Town Middle School, due to its location in a remote mountainous area, there are fewer and fewer students in the school, and there are less than ten teachers, and they are all newcomers who have just graduated from normal schools. The rest of the qualifications are older, the relationship and the background are harder, and they have been transferred. Like Zhao Han, she is the only one who has been teaching in this remote and deserted rural middle school for more than 20 years and has never moved places.

Moreover, Zhao Han is extremely conscientious and responsible in teaching, and his teaching level is also quite high, and he has been rated as an "excellent teacher" several times. There are several middle schools in the county that are in good condition and want to transfer her to teach in their school, but she politely refuses.

Six years ago, when she was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer and could only live for two more years at most, she secretly concealed her condition, and even did not disclose her son, but still returned to school as if nothing had happened, and continued to insist on teaching, until one day she fainted in pain on the podium, and the school leaders and Ye Ming learned that she had liver cancer......

When Ye Ming said this, Secretary Lu's heart was colic again, and tears of pain appeared in his eyes again......

After Ye Ming finished narrating, Secretary Lu suddenly asked: "Child, your life experience is so bumpy, and your mother must have worked extremely hard with you." So, did she ever complain about your father? Did I tell you something about your father? Do you hate your father a little bit now? ”

Ye Ming shook his head and said with certainty: "No, absolutely not!" On the contrary, my mother was very concerned about my father and missed me very much. I remember when I was a child, she used to drag me up the hill behind our school and gaze north for a long time. She also told me that my father was in the north, and although he was far away from us, she could feel that he was also thinking about us and missing us. Sometimes, she said to me, "Son, your father is a very good, very responsible, and great man. The reason why he has not come to us, not to recognize you as a son, is because he has unspeakable troubles, and I don't want him to come to us. Therefore, you must not have the slightest resentment towards your father in your heart...... Later, when she was dying, she repeatedly told me that her ashes must be buried on the east hill behind the school, and the tombstone should face north. For she will keep looking in the direction of my father until the ...... is old."

When Secretary Lu heard the last sentence, the tears that he had been holding back burst out again, and he couldn't stop it......

Ye Ming inadvertently glanced at him, and suddenly saw that his face was full of tears, and there were several tissues around him to wipe his tears, so he was shocked, and quickly stopped talking and asked, "Secretary Lu, what's wrong with you?" ”

Secretary Lu covered his mouth and nose with a tissue, waved his hand at Ye Ming, and said in a deep voice: "Child, I'm fine!" The deeds of your mother, and her affection for your father, touched me deeply, so I was a little emotionally out of control just now...... It's okay, you go on! ”

When Secretary Lu and Ye Ming closed the door to chat, his secretary Guo Zhijun was enjoying the treatment of "No. 2 Chief" in the next room at the moment.

Because they didn't dare to take the liberty of disturbing Secretary Lu and Ye Ming to "discuss literary and artistic topics", Qing Tao, secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of K City, and Shen Youbin, secretary of the Xinleng County Party Committee, invariably targeted Guo Zhijun, Secretary Lu's secretary.

Qing Tao knocked on the door first, and after learning that Guo Zhijun didn't take a nap, he talked to him very affectionately, and praised him from time to time for his young and promising future. After some praise, Qing Tao got up and said goodbye, leaving behind an envelope containing a bank card.

Guo Zhijun was originally a secretary to the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, and the leaders of the city and state bureaus below were very polite to the secretaries of the leaders of the provincial party committee, and they would definitely give red envelopes when they met for the first time, so they were not polite and accepted the bank card.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Youbin knocked on the door again, and like Qingtao, he chatted with him for a while, praised him, and then left an envelope when he left......