On this day, Chen Mingyu and Tian Xiaoyang worked in the field for a long time, and the two of them squatted on the ridge to smoke, Chen Mingyu asked: "Xiaoyang, what are you going to do if the Liu family builds a house and occupies your homestead?" ”

Tian Xiaoyang flicked down the ashes and said, "Mingyu, you don't care about this matter." ”

Chen Mingyu looked at Tian Xiaoyang and said with a smile: "If you can come up with a good solution, then I don't care." ”

Tian Xiaoyang smiled bitterly and said, "I haven't thought about this matter for the time being, let's wait until the matter is resolved." ”

"Work to work, house to house, yard to yard. Otherwise, let me tell you what I think? ”

"Hehe......" Tian Xiaoyang smiled, meaning you say it.

"I think there are two main ways to solve this problem. First, let the Liu family demolish the house and return the homestead to you; Second, I heard from the cadres of the brigade that the Liu family has a lot of homesteads in your village, so let them take out another homestead to compensate you. Of course, it's up to you to decide what you choose. ”

Tian Xiaoyang took a puff of his cigarette lightly and asked, "Mingyu, are the people of the Liu family looking for you?" ”

Chen Mingyu smiled, and there was nothing to hide, and said: "That's right, the people of the Liu family asked your village party secretary to find me yesterday, and the attitude of the people of the Liu family is not bad, and after he expressed deep repentance for occupying your family's homestead, it was they who proposed these two plans." Also, they told me that they wanted to go to your house to apologize to you, but they went twice and you didn't let them in, did you? ”

Tian Xiaoyang nodded lightly, and said with a serious face: "That's right, I didn't let them in." ”

"Xiaoyang, I actually understand your feelings very well, but how do you think this problem should be solved? The Liu family occupies your family's homestead, you can't just let them occupy it for nothing, right? In addition, let me put it bluntly, your house can no longer be inhabited, and if there is any bad weather with violent storms, your house may be in danger. Moreover, now that you have a family of your own and your child is almost two years old, do you want your child to grow up in this environment all the time? ”

Tian Xiaoyang lowered his head, smoked fiercely, and didn't say a word.

In fact, from the contact with Tian Xiaoyang in the past few days, Chen Mingyu can see the problem of Tian Xiaoyang, that is, Tian Xiaoyang is too stubborn, in his eyes, things in this society are either black or white, there is no so-called middle gray area at all, if you say it on the good, that is, Tian Xiaoyang has a pure heart and is a good policeman who is dedicated to the public, but if you say it at worst, it is that Tian Xiaoyang is too naïve, too simple, and it is not suitable to mix in the current society.

The current society is in a period of transition, and many things are blurred, but if you have to be black and white, how can you get along with other people?

When the water is clear, there are no fish; If people are observant, there are no disciples!

It is conceivable that the reason why Tian Xiaoyang was framed and fired from public office this time was not only because he offended the powerful big hooligan, but also because he was usually not very gregarious in the unit, so after this incident, no one helped him, and someone might even fall into the ground.

In fact, Chen Mingyu felt that with Tian Xiaoyang's character, he was not suitable for being a criminal police officer at all, even if he was reabsorbed into the public security team this time, he might have another accident in the future.

As the saying goes, the country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change.

Chen Mingyu didn't think that he would completely change Tian Xiaoyang's personality in the few days he was in contact with Tian Xiaoyang, but he hoped that Tian Xiaoyang could make some changes.

Tian Xiaoyang can maintain the black and white innocence in his bones, but he also has to adapt himself to this society and be able to survive.

Because, survival is paramount.

"Xiaoyang, can I give you a suggestion?" Chen Mingyu asked.

Tian Xiaoyang nodded lightly.

"The Liu family has come up with a plan, they are going to replace their homestead in the south of the village to you, and the area of that homestead is about seven points. The Liu family also said that in order to apologize, they are willing to build a two-story brick and concrete building for your family on this homestead, and all the expenses will be borne by themselves. I think this plan is still possible. ”

Tian Xiaoyang raised the corners of his mouth, raised his eyes to look at Chen Mingyu, and said, "Mingyu, are you asking me to take advantage of their family?" Their family only occupied less than two cents of our family's land, but they had to return a seven-cent homestead to our family and pay us to build a house. If I want it, what's the difference between it and a robbery? ”

Chen Mingyu said: "If you use your power to suppress people and force them to do this, it is a robbery." Now, they are taking the initiative to give you land and houses, which is of course not to rob them openly, but to fulfill them. ”

"Fulfillment? Hehe......" Tian Xiaoyang sneered, "Mingyu, if you weren't the deputy mayor, would they do this?" On the surface, they are ready to give me the homestead and the house, but it is all because of your power. Speaking of which, what's the difference between this and open robbery? ”

Chen Mingyu sighed lightly and said, "Xiaoyang, I'm not going to raise the bar with you, in fact, I still admire your innocence." However, I don't have the same concept as you. Do you know what my concept is? To put it simply, it's four words: survival first. Because I know very well that no matter what kind of life pursuits I have, I must first ensure that I can live, and then it is possible to achieve those life pursuits. The better I live, the more power I have, and the more resources I have, the more opportunities I have to fulfill my life's pursuits. Actually, you are the same. For example, you want to be a good cop, you want to arrest all criminals, and give the world a clear view. However, when you are just a grassroots policeman, you may only be able to catch a few thieves and scoop up small hooligans, once you want to do something to those very powerful hooligans, maybe you will be counterattacked, and in the end it will be you who are unlucky. However, if you have the opportunity to be promoted to the chief of public security, then in your county, when you want to move a big hooligan, it is almost a matter of getting caught, and that big hooligan can still fight back against you? No way! Unless this big hooligan is very powerful, unless you are one level higher, or even a few levels, you can get him. So the best thing you can do in order to get rid of him is to continue to ascend, and if you do it to him before you have enough strength to deal with him, then won't you be the one who is unlucky in the end? Xiaoyang, I'm a little verbose about what I said, but I'm sure you can understand the truth. ”

After listening to Chen Mingyu's words, Tian Xiaoyang fell silent, and after a long while, Tian Xiaoyang said: "Mingyu, you let me think about it." ”

Chen Mingyu reached out and patted Tian Xiaoyang's shoulder lightly, but didn't say anything.

The next morning, Chen Mingyu ate a bowl of tofu brain and two fried dough sticks on the street, and then walked to Tian Xiaoyang's house.

As soon as he came to the entrance of Tian Xiaoyang's alley, Chen Mingyu saw that there were many people around Tian Xiaoyang's house, and Chen Mingyu walked over quickly.

"Mingyu, you're here." Tian Xiaoyang, who was standing in the crowd, saw Chen Mingyu and hurried up to greet him.

"Hehe, Xiaoyang, what are you doing here, why are there so many people?" Chen Mingyu asked.

"The Liu family got six gifts because of the occupation of our homestead, and the whole family made a special trip to my house to apologize, and the neighbors came to see the excitement!" Tian Xiaoyang's face flashed with an unconcealable joy.

"Really?" Chen Mingyu also laughed playfully.

Tian Xiaoyang handed Chen Mingyu a cigarette, took Chen Mingyu to a secluded place next to him, smoked two puffs of cigarette with his head down, and then said: "Mingyu, I didn't close my eyes all night last night, and I kept thinking about what you said to me. Later, I finally figured out that you are right, in this society, you have to live first, and then you can think about other things. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your family. Survival is paramount, it's just too right. ”

Chen Mingyu exhaled a puff of smoke and asked, "So what are you going to do with the matter of the Liu family?" ”

Tian Xiaoyang said: "I thought about it and decided to reconcile with the Liu family." The Liu family is a big family in our village, they are rich, powerful and connected, and I am not their opponent at all. This time, it was entirely because of your relationship that they bowed their heads to me. However, you can't be here all the time, and if I insist on making them ugly this time, they will definitely retaliate against me and my family in the future, and if something happens to any of my family members, then I will definitely feel guilty for the rest of my life. Therefore, I am ready to take this opportunity to reconcile with them, and it is better to settle the grievances than to settle them, so let's look forward. ”

Hearing Tian Xiaoyang's words, Chen Mingyu should have been happy for him, because his choice was exactly what he taught him, and it was also his philosophy of life. However, I don't know why, Chen Mingyu felt a faint sadness in his heart, because he thought that Tian Xiaoyang was a person who was not easy to change his concept, but he didn't expect that after only one night, Tian Xiaoyang changed his concept.

It turns out that in this world, many things that seem to be very difficult are actually not so difficult.

But from the perspective of survival, Tian Xiaoyang's choice is undoubtedly optimal.

Chen Mingyu spat out a puff of smoke and asked, "Then about the house, are you going to accept them to replace you with a homestead?" ”

Tian Xiaoyang said: "I am ready to agree to this plan. Our house is really uninhabitable, and I am afraid that if there is a heavy snowfall this year, the house may collapse. Since the Liu family is willing to pay for me to build a yard, let him build it. ”

Chen Mingyu nodded and said, "That's good." ”