The traditional Spring Festival is coming, and Huang Tingting's unit held a Spring Festival Gala on the evening of the 29th of the lunar month. At the party, all colleagues gathered together, singing, dancing and performing programs, and the atmosphere was very lively and lively. In the middle of the party, Xiao Qin, the hostess of the party, suddenly walked to the front of the stage to let everyone be quiet, she smiled and said: "Comrades, please be quiet, I now announce a good news to everyone." ”

Hearing that Xiao Qin was going to announce a good news, everyone immediately quieted down.

Xiao Qin saw that everyone wanted to know what good news there was, so he deliberately sold it and said, "Do you know what good news this is?" ”

"I don't know!" Everyone replied in unison.

"Guess what!"

"Can't guess!" Everyone replied in unison.

"Coax", the whole audience was happy.

This is Xiao Qin Gao holding up a piece of paper and saying: "I now officially announce: Yao Weiwen and Shi Shuxian, two comrades from the Propaganda Department, have been in love for many years, and they have received a marriage certificate. Today they are going to have a simple and meaningful wedding at this party! ”

Everyone was happy for the two newcomers when they heard the news, but it was more of an accident. These two people know about falling in love, but no one knows about getting a marriage certificate and getting married tonight, and they have done a good job of keeping secrets! After everyone was surprised, the party scene resounded with warm applause. The groom and bride were crowded to the front of the stage, and after the two of them bowed to their colleagues at the scene, Xiao Qin pulled Huang Tingting onto the stage and said: "Comrades, this couple is from the Propaganda Department, and we now ask Minister Huang of the Propaganda Department to give a wedding speech to the newlyweds." All are welcome! ”

Huang Tingting walked forward unprepared, she smiled and pointed to the couple in front of her and said: "I am your leader, but the two of you suddenly announced your marriage without telling me, which caught me off guard!" I can't even prepare a gift for you. Alright then, I'll give you both my blessings as a wedding gift! I wish you all to work hand in hand, respect and love each other, support each other, work hard, make progress together, and serve the people until you grow old on the revolutionary road guided by Chairman Mao! ”

After Huang Tingting finished saying the congratulations, everyone applauded warmly, and Xiao Qin put two big red flowers on the chest of the newcomer. The groom took out candy and cigarettes from a schoolbag and threw them at everyone, and his colleagues were scrambling to grab them. At this time, Xiao Qin turned on the record player, and the party scene sounded a relaxed and cheerful dance music, and everyone gathered the groom and the bride in the circle and danced a ballroom dance. Xue Mingyi, who was almost silent at the party, walked up to Huang Tingting and invited her to dance, Huang Tingting generously stood up and danced with Xue Mingyi into the dancing crowd. In the process of dancing, Huang Tingting felt that Xue Mingyi's dancing skills were good, so she praised him a few words, Xue Mingyi said that he had to work hard to dance with Huang Tingting, Huang Tingting smiled disappreciatively. After dancing a few dances, everyone sat on chairs and ate peanuts and melon seeds and played a guessing game. After a while, the host Xiao Qin walked to the front of the stage again and picked up the microphone: "Comrades, I announce that the next program will be performed by comrades from the Propaganda Department, and the performers Minister Huang and Minister Xue, everyone is welcome!" ”

In a round of applause, Huang Tingting stood up inexplicably and asked, "Are you asking me to perform a show?" I didn't arrange it beforehand, why didn't I know? ”

Xue Mingyi also stood up, he walked up to Huang Tingting and said, "Minister Huang, since people have asked the two of us to put out a show, then let's give everyone a show, can you see it?" ”

Huang Tingting pointed at Xiao Qin with a smile and said, "You, a surprise attack on the leader is another crime, I will criticize you well!" Tell me first, what show are we going to put on? ”

Xiao Qin said: "Minister Huang, this show has already been arranged, please dance with Minister Xue." ”

"Okay."

In the applause of everyone, Xue Mingyi and Huang Tingting danced to the melodious waltz music. During the dance between the two, Xiao Qin kept interjecting and saying witticisms on the side: "Look, how good Minister Huang and Minister Xue dance!" How tacit they cooperate, they are not only good partners at work, but also good partners in ordinary life, Minister Huang just doesn't show his feelings, in fact, we all know! Isn't it? ”

Xiao Qin just finished speaking, "Yes!" The surrounding colleagues applauded enthusiastically.

Huang Tingting heard Xiao Qin say this, her heart "chuckled", and her whole face turned red, she didn't expect Xiao Qin to say such things at today's party. She stopped dancing, took Xue Mingyi's hand away, walked to Xiao Qin's side with a straight face and asked, "Xiao Qin, who is in love with Minister Xue?" What nonsense are you talking about! ”

Xiao Qin was a little surprised to see Huang Tingting, who was usually gentle, glaring at her angrily, she looked at Xue Mingyi a little nervously and said, "This is what Minister Xue said personally, and many people know about the two of you!" ”

Huang Tingting heard Xiao Qin say this, and she understood what was going on. She glanced at Xue Mingyi, and Xue Mingyi hurriedly avoided her gaze. Huang Tingting is a personable person who understands the overall situation, she doesn't want to affect the emotions of others because she is unhappy, she took Xiao Qin's microphone and said to the people present: "Comrades, everyone misunderstood!" I want to explain: I didn't fall in love with Comrade Xue Mingyi, we just had a working relationship. I had a beloved a few years ago, he is a cadre of the People's Liberation Army, he is a very good man, we are comrades-in-arms who once fought together for the founding of New China, he is now guarding Hainan Island in the southernmost part of the motherland, although we are thousands of miles apart, but the relationship is very good. I'll tell you when we get married. Thank you all for your concern for me! ”

Huang Tingting returned the microphone to Xiao Qin and said, "Xiao Qin, you don't understand the situation, I'm not angry with you." She patted Xiao Qin's shoulder comfortingly, then turned around and walked out of the auditorium.

Xue Mingyi looked very embarrassed standing alone in the middle of the field, he spread his hands to everyone and said, "We are indeed in love, this woman's face can change no matter what you say!" He shook his head and walked off the field.

It turned out that after Xue Mingyi's courtship to Huang Tingting was rejected, he was unwilling to adopt the strategy of retreating and advancing, on the surface he kept a certain distance from Huang Tingting, and secretly continued to create public opinion that he and Huang Tingting were in love, so that many people believed it to be true, and the more people who knew, the better. Before today's party, he arranged a solo dance program for himself and Huang Tingting to Xiao Qin, who didn't know the truth. He wants to use public opinion to surround Huang Tingting, he thinks that Huang Tingting is a woman, a woman's heart is soft, and she will definitely obey herself under the pressure of surrounding public opinion. But his wishful thinking was wrong.

The next day was the Chinese New Year's Eve, and when she went to work in the morning, Huang Tingting saw Xue Mingyi as if there was nothing between the two, because she had clarified the rumors to everyone and didn't want to embarrass Xue Mingyi anymore. In the afternoon, in order to let everyone go home early for Chinese New Year's Eve, the unit leaders left work a little earlier. When Huang Tingting walked out of the office, Xue Mingyi chased after him from behind, and he said to Huang Tingting: "Minister Huang, there are several Spring Festival balls in Beijing's government offices during the Spring Festival, my father asked me to invite you, do you agree?" ”

Huang Tingting said lukewarmly: "I have to stay with my parents during the Spring Festival and don't go anywhere." ”

"My dad invited you to go, he likes you, and it has nothing to do with me."

"Thank you for his kindness, I really can't think of a reason why he likes me, goodbye." Huang Tingting pushed the car and left.

"Huang Tingting, can you think about the two of us? I really like you! ”

Huang Tingting was really anxious when she met this difficult person, she had to say to Xue Mingyi calmly: "Xue Mingyi, feelings are not forced, it's useless to grind hard, your current behavior has affected my work mood, I am principled in personal feelings, and I will not change because of your continuous pursuit." Please respect me in the future, and you should respect yourself. If you pester me like this again, I will report your problem to my superiors. ”

"My pursuit of you is just a matter of personal feelings, it is purely a private matter, and it is not a matter of principle, the leader can't control it, don't use the leader to scare me!" Xue Mingyi was very dissatisfied with Huang Tingting's words.

"Xue Mingyi is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve today, can you make me feel better?" Huang Tingting was also very angry, she ignored Xue Mingyi's entanglement and rode home.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, after the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Huang Boyang's family of three ate some peanuts and melon seeds and sat on the sofa chatting, and when it was midnight, Huang Boyang took his daughter to set off a few firecrackers in the yard, and the old two went back to the bedroom to sleep. Huang Tingting sat in her room and couldn't sleep, she was upset when she thought of Xue Mingyi's matter. Recently, there are a lot of things in her heart, there are unhappiness at work, troubles in life, and thoughts about lovers, she really wants to confide these things to a person, she turned on the lamp and wrote a letter to Wang Hongju. Huang Tingting wrote a lot in the letter, but for the first time, she mentioned the idea of wanting to get married to Wang Hongju.

On the first day of work after the Spring Festival, Huang Tingting's superiors called her into their office. Huang Tingting's leader is an old comrade in his fifties, he asked Huang Tingting to sit down and personally poured her a cup of tea, and then the leader sat on the chair and looked at Huang Tingting with a smile and did not speak.

"Director Liu, what are you looking for me? Why do you always look at me and laugh? ”

"Xiao Huang, the leaders of the ministry value you very much! During the Spring Festival, I came to his house as a guest, and he specifically mentioned you Huang Tingting! ”

"What do you say? I'm just a small person, which ministry leader mentioned me? Huang Tingting asked strangely.

Director Liu deliberately teased Huang Tingting: "You are an extremely smart person, you have met, guess what!" ”

This Huang Tingting's brain reacted really fast, as soon as Director Liu finished speaking, Huang Tingting immediately knew who the leader of this department was. She remembered Director Xue of the Ministry of Education, who had danced with her. She blurted out: "I guessed that it was Director Xue, Xue Mingyi's father." ”

"Yes, that's him. Director Xue is my old chief, and he praised you vigorously for me, saying that you are beautiful, temperamental, and personable, and that you dance well. Oh, and he also said that you have a strong ability to work. Huang Tingting smiled: "You have praised me stupidly, am I so good?" How does he know I'm capable of work? ”

"That's not even Xue Mingyi always praising you in front of his father!" Director Liu wanted to pour tea for Huang Tingting at this time, and Huang Tingting hurriedly took the teapot and poured it for the leader first, and then poured tea for herself.

"Director Liu, I have something to tell you when you mention this Xue Mingyi, he has been stalking me for a while now, which makes me very uncomfortable."

"Xiao Huang, I've heard about this, you've been in love, haven't you? I personally asked Xue Mingyi at Director Xue's house, and he also said that this was the case. Director Xue heard that the two of you were in love, and he was very happy. Why don't you admit it? What is the root of this problem? ”

"Actually, this is Xue Mingyi's unrequited love, I have already told him that I have a boyfriend, and I have rejected him several times, but he has to pursue me!"

"As a person who came over, I want to persuade you a few words, as long as you are not married, Xiao Xue has the right to chase you."

Huang Tingting felt very strange when she heard Director Liu say this: "Huh? Director, why are your words the same as what Xue Mingyi said? He has the right to pursue me, and I have the right to reject him! ”

"This young man Xue Mingyi is very handsome, born in a revolutionary family, trained in the army, politically excellent, his father is a senior leading cadre, his conditions are very superior, there are many girls who pursue her, but he is only infatuated with you, I can't figure it out, what is he not worthy of you?" Director Liu spread his hands to Huang Tingting, with an inexplicable and wonderful expression on his face.

"But I don't feel anything about him, and my boyfriend and I have a good relationship."

"Xiao Huang, let me tell you, people's feelings can be cultivated, many of our old comrades are married first and then fall in love, and they live very well after marriage! Let me tell you from the bottom of my heart, it would be a pity if you missed Xiao Xue, a comrade! Director Xue admires you very much, if you become Director Xue's daughter-in-law, how happy he should be! ”

"Maybe Director Xue is just listening to his son's words, and the relationship between me and Xue Mingyi is just a colleague, please make this matter clear when you see Director Xue next time. He's a kind old chief, don't let him misunderstand me. ”

Director Liu said earnestly: "Director Xue is a big bureau chief and an old cadre in the ministry, and people don't worry about finding a good daughter-in-law, so you go back and think about it carefully, which will be of great help to your future future." You are a young cadre who has been trained in our organ, and I am truly good for you. ”

Huang Tingting stood up and said, "Director Liu, thank you for your order, if there is nothing else, I will go back to work." ”

"Well, remember what I said." Director Liu sent Huang Tingting out of the office.

After coming out of the director's office, Huang Tingting's heart was not very happy, she saw Xue Mingyi walking towards the director's office, so she ignored him and walked over with her head held high.

A few days later, Huang Tingting submitted an application to the leaders of the Municipal Education Bureau to teach in poor and backward areas of Beijing. After several struggles, the leaders finally approved her application, and Huang Tingting went to Huairou County, a deep mountainous area in Beijing, to teach for two years, as the principal of a mountain middle school.

Most of the peasants in the mountainous areas where Huang Tingting teaches have not even solved the problem of basic food and clothing, and the working and living conditions are very difficult. But getting rid of the hustle and bustle of the city, getting rid of Xue Mingyi's endless entanglement, and being with simple rural children every day, she feels very relaxed and happy, and she can concentrate on her work. Huang Tingting fell in love with this place due to the green peaks, the endless ancient Great Wall, the dense forests, the clear mountain springs, the mountain flowers and the fresh air in the Huairou Mountains.