The afternoon sun slanted into the ward, and although it was icy and snowy outside, it was warm as spring inside. Lao Zhao is about to be discharged from the hospital one day, he sat on the hospital bed and looked at a pot of begonias placed on the windowsill, the crystal begonia flowers are red like rouge under the sunshine, Lao Zhao, who usually likes to fiddle with some flowers and plants, was attracted by this pot of vibrant begonias, he remembered that he put in the office for seven or eight years to raise the arrow lotus was not destroyed in the fire is really lucky, his first task after being discharged from the hospital tomorrow is to water this pot of arrow lotus. Lao Zhao, who has died once, really understands that it is good to be alive! But how do you live after being discharged from the hospital? Lao Zhao himself didn't know. A knock at the door interrupted Lao Zhao's thoughts.

"Come in." Lao Zhao said weakly.

The door was opened, and Gui Fang happily walked in and said; "Dad, we see you're here!"

"Just look at it, what are you happy about?" Lao Zhao turned around as he spoke, he was stunned as soon as he turned around, how could there be Wang Yunqing among the people who came in with Gui Fang and Hongxing! He couldn't believe his eyes, and after rubbing his eyes vigorously, he finally saw that it was Wang Yunqing.

"Sir, why are you here?" Lao Zhao hurriedly got up from the hospital bed and bowed to Wang Yunqing.

Wang Yunqing politely said to Lao Zhao: "Lao Zhao, this is a new society, your name for me should also be changed, if others hear it, they should scold me for being a stinky exploiting class!" ”

"Yes, sir." Lao Zhao's habit has become natural, and his name for Wang Yunqing will not be changed for a while.

"Your Guifang is my daughter-in-law, what kind of system do you call my master? It's better to call it in-laws. ”

"Yes, it's called in-laws. But I'm not worthy to be your in-laws! I'm sorry for you, especially for you! Lao Zhao lowered his head embarrassedly and said.

"Hey! We are in-laws, and there is no need to mention the previous things again! ”

At this time, Wang Hongxing handed Lao Zhao a dim sum box, "This is what my old man personally bought for you." It's your favorite beef tongue cake. Wang Hongxing put the snack box on the bedside table.

"Master still remembers that I love to eat beef tongue cakes!" Lao Zhao's tears flowed out uncontrollably, in fact, Wang Yunqing didn't say a few words, but this box of snacks conveyed a signal of reconciliation and forgiveness, he was completely impressed by Wang Yunqing's generosity and benevolence, thinking of what he had done before, he felt that he was too small and shameful in front of Wang Yunqing. He was ashamed, remorseful, and blamed himself, he choked and knelt down in front of Wang Yunqing, slapped his face vigorously with his hand, and said: "Master, you have a lot, I am not human!" I'm damned! I'm sorry for you! What I did was so abominable! ”

Wang Hongxing saw that his father-in-law knelt down for his father and wanted to step forward to help Lao Zhao up, Gui Fang hurriedly grabbed him and whispered in his ear: "Don't move, my father is sincerely repentant, so he feels better." ”

Wang Yunqing gently picked up Lao Zhao with his hand: "What are you doing here?" Even if the past is in the past, don't mention it again! Your body is not neat yet, don't hurt your body again. ”

Lao Zhao stood up and asked Wang Yunqing, "Are you really an adult who doesn't care about villains?" Have you forgiven me? ”

Wang Yunqing said with emotion: "Lao Zhao, I work in the city's cultural and historical research room, and several of my colleagues there turned out to be senior generals of the Kuomintang, and they all had the blood of ** people on their hands, but they surrendered to **, and now they are working for New China, and the government is not to blame them for the past." Compared to them, the personal vendetta between you and me is nothing at all. ”

Wang Yunqing pointed at Gui Fang again and said: "I came to see you today to give Gui Fang an explanation, although our Wang family did not agree to Hongxing marrying Gui Fang, and there were many twists and turns during this period, but I want to tell you now that our Wang family has accepted Gui Fang as a daughter-in-law." ”

Gui Fang and Wang Hongxing were very happy to hear Wang Yunqing say this, and Lao Zhao also had a smile on his face.

Wang Yunqing left not long after visiting Lao Zhao this time, and he didn't say anything superfluous, but his visit made Lao Zhao's mood much better, anyway, no matter how he faced life in the future, the Wang family's forgiveness of Lao Zhao gave him great spiritual comfort.

After Lao Zhao was discharged from the hospital, he had no place to live for the time being, so he lived in an office left in the printing factory, and the landlord came to him early in the morning. Lao Zhao knew that the other party was not good at looking for him this time, so he carefully accompanied the smiling face. The landlord looked distressed at the yard that had been burned by the fire, and he asked Lao Zhao to rebuild all the burned houses in a short period of time, Lao Zhao told the landlord that he had also suffered great losses, and he still owed a lot of debts outside, and he had no money to repair the entire courtyard for the time being, and begged the landlord to give him more grace. The landlord didn't agree, he drooped his face and said: "Lao Zhao, I'll give you a month and a half to deal with, and the rent you should pay can't be less, if you exceed this deadline, we'll see you!" After he finished speaking, he didn't want to listen to Lao Zhao's begging, and left with a scolding and scolding.

In fact, this landlord is Lao Zhao's wine and meat friend in the business field, and when he has nothing to drink, the buddies are very affectionate, but when Lao Zhao has an accident, he immediately turns his face, and he doesn't mean anything about the buddies, which makes Lao Zhao, who is already helpless, even more depressed.

In the evening, Gui Fang and Wang Hongxing came to Lao Zhao to take him to a restaurant outside to eat, during the meal, Gui Fang saw his father listless, tea and rice thoughtless, so he smiled and put his mouth to his ear, and told him a news that he couldn't dream of, Lao Zhao opened his mouth in surprise and didn't close it for a long time.

It turned out that after a few days of careful consideration, Wang Yunqing decided to help Lao Zhao and others. One is to pay for the rebuilding of the burned house. The second is to invest in the Lihua Printing Factory to rebuild it, and the third is to use the West Cross Courtyard where his family's original servants lived as the new site of the printing house free of charge. Wang Yunqing told Wang Hongxing and Shuzhen about this decision, and then asked Gui Fang to tell Lao Zhao. When Lao Zhao heard the news, he was first surprised, and shouted: "I can't think of it!" Unexpected! Lao Zhao, who was desperate, cried excitedly on the dining table like a child, and Lao Zhao's cry contained gratitude to Wang Yunqing and deep repentance for the lack of virtue he had done before. The people eating at the table next to him all looked at Lao Zhao curiously.

"This is exactly another village where there is no way out of doubt, and the willows and flowers are bright. Our factory is saved! Don't cry! Wang Hongxing comforted Lao Zhao.

The decision to help Lao Zhao was made by Wang Yunqing after careful consideration, he told his husband and wife his thoughts, Mrs. Wang did not agree at first, she thought that the family had some money, but that was the assets left before the liberation, and now there is no rent to eat, it is necessary to rely on wages to maintain various living expenses, and can not save too much money.

Wang Yunqing patiently explained to his wife: "Money is something that life does not bring and death does not take away, my salary is given to you every month, Shuzhen also pays you living expenses every month, Hongxing does not eat at home, this money alone is enough for our family's daily expenses." Besides, I now work in the government department, and I have a monthly pension after retirement, and I see a doctor and the unit reimburses the medical expenses, and I have all kinds of benefits, so what do we keep all the money for? Now Lao Zhao and the children are in great difficulty, and we use money to help them in a serious place. In fact, this money is not given to them in vain, they will run the factory well in the future, and the money will be able to make more money, and this dead money will become living money, do you say this reason? ”

Mrs. Wang also felt that it was so reasonable when she heard the old man say this, she said: "Anyway, when we talk about it, you are always reasonable, this time, I still can't talk about you, come on, just do it according to your ideas!" So the old couple immediately told their son and daughter-in-law about the idea. Wang Hongxing and his wife couldn't wait to tell Lao Zhao the good news that night.

After Lao Zhao cried, he reached out and picked up the wine bottle to pour himself a glass of wine, he raised the wine glass high and said to Wang Hongxing and Gui Fang: "It is said that the stone will not hit the foot when it falls, and there will always be nobles to help when it falls." Looks like my life is really good! I feel like I've been reborn again! With that, he drained the wine in one gulp.

"Dad, it's not your fate, it's my father-in-law's good character, it's his help regardless of his past suspicions, you can survive in a desperate situation, if he doesn't care about us, that stone will have to smash the surface of your feet."

"Not bad! Gui Fang said yes! The lord is a good man! Lao Zhao's kung fu was like a different person, and his bitter face became radiant.

Wang Hongxing, who had not spoken, opened his mouth: "Gui Fang, if you don't marry into our family as a daughter-in-law, can my father help your Zhao family like this?" You father and daughter have said so much, why don't you have a word of thanks? ”

Gui Fang said: "Hongxing, you have also learned to play poor now?" After she finished speaking, she picked up the wine bottle and filled Wang Hongxing's wine glass, poured a full glass for herself and Lao Zhao, and then raised the wine glass and said, "Dad, Hongxing, let's celebrate today and dry the wine together." ”

Lao Zhao hurriedly said: "Slow! I feel that Hongxing is a child, and we have to thank you. If you don't marry Hongxing, how can you meet such a good father-in-law! ”

"That's not the beauty plan you designed at the beginning!" Wang Hongxing teased Lao Zhao.

"Hey! Which pot are you not opening and mentioning! Lao Zhao was said by Wang Hongxing with a big red face.

Gui Fang clicked on Wang Hongju's head and said, "Do you talk to your father-in-law like this?" Three glasses of wine in a while! ”

Wang Hongxing said with a smile: "I'm happy today, don't talk about three glasses of wine, even if I give me another bottle of wine, I can drink it dry!" ”

The three of them drank happily and planned to rebuild the Lihua Printing Factory.