Ye Ming had been listening intently to the phone call between Zhang Lingzhi and Xiao Jin, and when he heard the last sentence, he knew that Xiao Jin had promised to go to his house with Zhang Lingzhi, and he was very happy, and after Zhang Lingzhi hung up the phone, he asked anxiously: "County Magistrate Zhang, can't we go to Director Xiao's house a little earlier, it seems a little too late at eight o'clock in the evening." ”

Zhang Lingzhi shook his head and said: "Xiao Ye, you don't know: Director Xiao's life at home is very regular, usually eat on time at seven o'clock in the evening, and then, his lover goes to the nearby family area Cāo Ping to dance a square dance to exercise, and Director Xiao tutors his son at home for an hour, and he will not be able to meet guests until after eight o'clock, so if someone doesn't know the law of Lu Dao, and goes to Director Xiao's house to visit him before eight o'clock in the evening, it is likely to be closed." ”

Ye Ming asked a little strangely: "Director Xiao looks like he is forty-four or five years old, according to common sense, his son should be in college, at least he should be in the second and third years of high school, why do you need him to tutor in his homework." ”

Zhang Lingzhi's face darkened, and after thinking about it, he said to Ye Ming in a heavier tone: "Director Ye, you may not know what to say: Director Xiao has been living a very hard and bitter life over the years, first of all, in his career, although he has the ability and level, and is honest and fair, and has good conduct, but because he is too upright and self-disciplined, he often offends his colleagues and superiors, so he is still the director of the Education Division of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee who does not have much real power, and he is the director, The original head of the organization took a fancy to his sincerity and hard work and was promoted unusually, and according to his character, ability, and work performance, he should have been promoted to a higher post long ago.

"Secondly, his family life is more unfortunate than his promotion, Director Xiao's hometown is in Xiangfeng County, the poorest county in the western part of Tianjiang Province, and there are many brothers and sisters in the family, so his family is extremely poor, and his university and graduate studies are barely supported by the school's grants and scholarships.

Because he is from a poor family in a poor county, and he himself is relatively wooden in terms of feelings, not good at socializing, and will not please girls, therefore, although he has been working in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee after graduating from graduate school, and he is not bad, but he has not been able to find a suitable object, until he was thirty-two years old, he was introduced to find an older girl in the cotton mill who looked mediocre and the family conditions were not very good, and hurriedly married, which is his current lover, and he gave birth to a son after two years of marriageSo, his son is now just 10 years old and is still in the fifth grade of primary school.

"More unfortunate things are still to come: when his son was two and a half years old, he suddenly had a continuous fever, and the fever was several days, because the couple were busy at that time, and lack of medical knowledge, so they treated their son's fever as a common cold, and went to a small clinic nearby for injections as soon as he had a fever, delaying the best time for diagnosis and treatment, one right leg is no longer able to move, and it is as small as a hemp pole, and usually has to be on crutches to walk.

For this reason, Director Xiao and his wife were remorseful, so they took their son to seek medical advice everywhere, trying to cure his son's right leg, but he was treated everywhere for several years, spending all the savings of the two families, but did not cure his son's leg.

As long as he has time, he stays with his son, accompanies him to do his homework, tells him stories, and more importantly, he has to often dismiss his son and let him establish a self-esteem and self-confidence, because his son now has a little bit of autism symptoms: he doesn't like to meet people, doesn't like to go to school, just wants to stay at home and not go out, so as not to be looked at and ridiculed by others. Alas, what a good man didn't have a good life. ”

Zhang Lingzhi ended his introduction to Director Xiao's unfortunate family with a sigh.

Ye Ming has been listening to Zhang Lingzhi's narration silently, the more he listens, the more he worries, the more he listens, the more sad he becomes, and at the end of the day, his eyes have tears of sympathy.

He didn't expect that Director Xiao, the head teacher who looked very tough, very aggressive, and very serious on the outside, would have such a bitter experience and such an unhappy family, and even in such a poor situation, he was still honest and self-controlled, meticulous, did not accept gifts and money from anyone, and did not do anything to make ends meet......

So, he secretly decided: next time he sees Secretary Li, he must tell him about Director Xiao, and reflect the situation that Zhang Lingzhi told him today, Secretary Li admires such a cadre the most, but he still doesn't know Director Xiao, if he understands his deeds, maybe Director Xiao's situation will be greatly improved......

Before going to Xiao Jin's house at night, Ye Ming always felt that he couldn't just go to Director Xiao's house empty-handed, so he asked Zhang Lingzhi what gift he should buy to go to Director Xiao's house.

Zhang Lingzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Director Ye, I told you: Director Xiao will not accept any gifts, if you carry the gifts to his door, he will most likely block you at the door and will not let you in, but,. ”

Ye Ming heard him say, "But,." Then he asked anxiously: "But what, is there any other way?" ”

Zhang Lingzhi said: "I have been to Director Xiao's house a few times, and the only gift he accepted from me was a toy that he bought for his son, so I guess: because Director Xiao is more sorry for his son, and he also feels very sorry for his son, he just wants to make him happy and happy, therefore, for the toys or children's food that the guests buy for his son, as long as it is not too expensive, he should not refuse, I suggest, if you must bring some gifts to Director Xiao, Just buy his son some toys or food that he likes to eat. ”

Ye Ming said happily: "I also have this idea, Xie Lu Xie Zhang County Magistrate's reminder." ”

So, before going to Xiao Jin's house, Ye Ming went to a supermarket and bought a relatively high-end electric remote control airplane model, an Ultraman toy that can fight automatically, and also bought some small foods such as "Langwei Xian" and "Want Want Snow Cake" that children love to eat, and followed Zhang Lingzhi to Xiao Jin's doorstep.