On the first day of the Lunar New Year, when Secretary Hao and Zhang Jianzhong went to the border town, Min Min did not go with them. The border town is such a small place, what can be the attraction of the New Year, there are theatrical performances everywhere in the county, from day to night, besides, they are going to do things, so busy that they can accompany you? Besides, someone has to make his lunch and dinner, right?

During the Spring Festival, the canteen in the county government compound was closed for meals early and closed.

Early in the morning, Min Min went to Hulu Lane very filial piety to greet Zhang Jianzhong's parents. At that time, everyone thought that there was no atmosphere without firecrackers during the festival, and along the way, the sound of firecrackers kept ringing, and they had to walk in the middle of the street, for fear that suddenly, a string of firecrackers would be thrown out from the door.

As soon as I entered Hulu Alley, I smelled a strong smell of sulfur, and red paper full of firecracker crumbs flew with the wind.

After greeting Zhang Jianzhong's parents, his mother-in-law gave two red envelopes to her daughter-in-law, and said with a smile a longed-for auspicious word: "Give birth to a noble son early!" I hope you will have a noble son as soon as possible. ”

This is a good word inherited from the previous year, and it seems to have become something that the old people must say when they see them.

Yesterday, at the Chinese New Year's Eve reunion dinner, Zhang Jianzhong and Min Min first ate in Hulu Lane, at the dinner table, my mother did not mention this topic less, Zhang Jianzhong said, not that Min Min does not want to be, the main thing is his problem, he is still young, and now he is a secretary, worried that having children will affect his work.

My mother said, "How can having children affect work? If you have children, you don't need to be superconscious, I will bring them to you, and you will do whatever you want. I can't do it alone, and your dad, who will retire in a year. ”

Zhang Jianzhong poured wine for his father and said, "Dad has retired, you will first live a few years of leisure, go out to travel, take a walk, and have a look." ”

My mother said, "If you want to go to him alone, I don't want to go anywhere, and it is more practical to give me a grandson than to travel or something." ”

"Good, good. Work hard, work hard! Zhang Jianzhong patted Minmin's shoulder and said matter-of-factly, "This year, we must work hard, and we must be completely sure of my mother's task indicators." ”

Min Min's face turned red, and there was a hint of happiness in her heart. After listening to such topics a lot, he was somewhat numb, and Zhang Jianzhong was always so protective of himself, and gradually felt that he was not in a hurry to have children.

Mom said: "Don't always talk about it, go to your heart, don't learn from your father, you will only have you after thirty, but your father got married at the beginning of the year, and I gave birth to you at the end of the year." ”

When she said this, she always looked very proud, and it was her regret that she didn't have children in the future, but everyone always likes to mention what they are most proud of.

Dad doesn't talk much, in the past few years, his son has come out, and he feels that he is full of officialdom, and he is no longer the former Zhang Jianzhong, so he said: "Children's affairs, don't worry so much, he is a person from the government, and many things are not up to him." ”

"You can't have the final say when you have a baby!"

Zhang Jianzhong said with a smile: "Dad is right, one qiē obeys the organizational arrangement. The organization arranged for me to return to the border town, and I had to devote myself to my work, bringing the spring breeze of reform and opening up to the old mother in the border town and saying with a flat mouth: "Why don't you bring me the spring breeze of reform and opening up?" ”

Zhang Jianzhong said: "I think so too! When my father retires, you go out to travel, which is to bring you the spring breeze of reform and opening up! ”

The old mother said that she couldn't say that her son, and there was an old man on the side to help, at this time, the daughter-in-law came to pay New Year's greetings alone, and she seized the opportunity to persuade Minmin, grabbed her hand, patted the back of her hand and said: - Don't listen to him too much, men can't get used to it, and if they are used to it, they won't think about others. In the past, his father rarely touched the house, and always ate and drank outside with some pig friends and dog friends, and every three or few days, he was so drunk that he was carried back. How about now? As soon as I get off work, I go home and don't go anywhere.

-- It is our woman's business to have children, and we cannot listen to him. You're pregnant, what else can he do? I dare to tell you to do it!

- Don't be afraid that he will be unhappy, with me on your back, he won't dare to do anything to you!

"We are husband and wife, so we have to respect his opinion," Min Min said. ”

Zhang Jianzhong had already explained, and the old mother pushed him when she mentioned it.

"Respect, respect. You respect each other, that is, you do not listen to me, you respect my opinion. The old mother said, "Today, on the first day of the new year, I only have this little hope, you should promise me, you should satisfy me." Usually, seeing that you are so filial, why can't you rely on me in this matter? ”

"I'm attached, I am attached." Min Min had to say this, otherwise, the old man would blame her for fulfilling her New Year's wishes, but not her.

"Say yes! Don't go back! Don't listen to his sweet words and forget what you said today! ”

"I can't forget, I can't forget." Min Min has other plans, Zhang Jianzhong has a lot of ideas, and when the time comes, let him find some reasonable reasons to explain to his mother.

The old mother's face bloomed with joy.

People in the alley don't like to close the door, and don't want others to see the situation at home, so they all hang the door curtain, at this time the door curtain is lifted, someone breaks in, as if realizing that the New Year should be polite, so they retreat again, "um, um" twice, and said loudly through the door curtain: "Happy New Year!" Wishing you prosperity! ”

"Ahhwa!" The old mother asked.

"Who am not me?" As soon as the door curtain was lifted again, I saw Ah Hua standing outside the door, grinning and saying, "Wishing you prosperity, Wishing you prosperity!" ”

The old mother asked, "When did you come back?" ”

"I've been back for two days."

After Ah Hua left Xingning with her husband, her family moved to that villa, and when she came back for the New Year, she didn't go back to the alley.

My mother said, "The longer you get, the more beautiful you get." ”

Ah Hua said, "Pretty what? Old. ”

"I'm going to spit and say, on the first day of the new year, how can you talk nonsense?"

"When my Ah Hua says the truth, it's the truth."

Seeing that there was a beautiful girl in the house, Ah Hua guessed who she was, and asked, "Is it a daughter-in-law?" It's Zhang Jianzhong's wife, right? ”

The people of Hulu Lane, Min Min didn't say anything and recognized, "What about Zhang Jianzhong?" Where is Zhang Jianzhong hiding? Ah Hua opened the curtain of Zhang Jianzhong's room, and turned back to the kitchen and shouted, "Why are you hiding from me when you come out?" ”

My mother said, "What are you doing so loudly?" You're a boss lady now, so you don't know how to change it, so you can't look like a woman? ”

"I also know that I have to change, but I'm afraid that if I do, you don't know me anymore." Ah Hua said with a smile, "I also know that the boss lady has to look like a boss lady, but I can't change it, I'm so tired!" It's better to come back to the comfort of home, or to go back to the alley at ease. ”

She handed the gift basket in her hand to Min Min and said, "I'm not like your daughter-in-law, beautiful and virtuous." ”

Min Min glanced at her mother-in-law and didn't dare to accept the gift she handed over, but Ah Hua said, "It's not for you, it's not for Zhang Jianzhong, it's for my uncle and my aunt." My mother hurriedly said, "Give you a red envelope, give you a red envelope!" Ah Hua said: "I'm married, adult, and I don't accept red envelopes." ”

My mother said: "In my eyes, you are still a child, and you still have two small pigtails, and when you hold it, it is a piece of red paper, which means a little." ”

Ah Hua took the red envelope and asked, "Is he really not at home?" ”

Min Min said: "In the afternoon, there was a theatrical performance in the border town, and he rushed back early in the morning. ”

"When will you be back?"

"On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the event will end, and I will not come back until the evening of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year at the earliest."

"It's going to take so long! I couldn't meet him this time, so I went back in my fourth year of junior high school. Ah Hua said, "Aren't all officials very idle? Isn't there nothing to do at work? Why are you busy during the New Year? ”

Min Min was very unhappy with what she said, originally, she was a little dissatisfied with her appearance, she entered the door as if she was going back to her own home, and called Zhang Jianzhong's name, even if she herself didn't treat him so much, she thought in her heart, before, did they have any special relationship?

"Sister-in-law is upset!" Ah Hua immediately corrected and said, "It's my brother and sister, I'm half a year older than Zhang Jianzhong, you have to call me aunt." ”

My mother said, "You speak quietly, you can't stand yelling." ”

Ah Hua still smiled and said: "I can't stand it, I'll leave, don't sit, Zhang Jianzhong is not at home anyway." ”

No matter how unhappy Min Min was, she still sent her out with her mother-in-law, and when she arrived at the door, she saw several gift baskets placed outside the door, and knew that she still had to go to the New Year one by one.