He followed the secluded path to the Yuqin house. When he opened the door, he didn't turn on the living room light and went straight to the bedroom. He turned on the bedside lamp, but saw some photos spread out at the bedside, all of which he took with Yuqin. It turned out that when he was away, Yuqin snuggled up to these photos and fell asleep!

Zhu Huaijing lay on the bed, looking at these photos one by one. He remembered the days when he stayed with Yuqin night and night, and every photo had a story that made his heart flutter. As if hallucinating, he stroked the Yuqin in the photo with his hand, looked at the Yuqin and came out of it, talking to him. After a while, he fell asleep again, sticking out her warm tongue and licking his face. His face was tickled, and he reached out and scratched it. As soon as his hand was raised, he really felt Yuqin's body. He opened his eyes suddenly, and Yuqin was really sleeping in his arms!

Seeing that he was awake, Yuqin pursed her mouth and said, "You are really bad!" I didn't say a word when I came, so I was alone on duty there and lonely. Knowing you're here, I can come over with you sooner. It's good now, it's been a long time since dawn! ”

Zhu Huaijing touched Yuqin's body, it was still cold, and he knew that she had only been lying down for a long time. He looked up at his watch, but it was past eight in the morning. "It's okay now, I'm going to be late for work." Zhu Huaijing said.

Yuqin seemed a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "It was seven fifty when I came in, I wonder why you slept so hard, you must have been too tired last night." I want you to sleep a little longer, so I won't wake you up. Besides, I want to sleep on you for a while. ”

Zhu Huaijing hugged Yuqin tightly and said, "Silly boy, are you afraid that I will blame you for not calling me?" I'd love to stay with you a little longer! If you're late, we'll sleep a little longer. He figured that this was the peak time for people to come in and out, so he would just wait a little while before going out. He hung up Liu Zhongxia's phone and said that he had something to do and would go later. Liu Zhongxia was very polite and said, "It's okay, you can rest assured." Yuqin arched sweetly in his arms for a while, teasing him: "Bad guy, you said you want to do something, what do you do?" He had a fire in his throat, gasped and said, "you!" Do your best thing in the world! The two have only been together for more than ten hours, but it is as if they have not seen each other in eight lifetimes.

It was already more than ten o'clock when Zhu Huaijing left the Longxing Hotel. After walking for a while, I felt hungry. Neither he nor Yuqin had breakfast. Yuqin said to get food to eat, but he didn't let her leave half a step, so the two of them just hugged Wen Cun. I'm really hungry at this point. But he was afraid of any further delay, so he had to hold back his hunger and stop a taxi.

Zhu Huaijing got out of the car at the gate of **, and when he saw the majestic armed police soldiers standing guard, he shook his spirits and didn't seem to feel hungry anymore. When he straightened his back, threw his arms, and walked through the wide lawn of the compound in a dashing manner, he seemed to be extraordinarily energetic. Liu Zhongxia heard him open the door and came over to follow him into the office. "Is there something wrong?" Zhu Huaijing asked politely, but he felt that his tone was a bit like asking a subordinate, so he immediately smiled humbly. He saw that Liu Zhongxia didn't have any special expression, so he felt more comfortable.

Liu Zhongxia sat down opposite him and said, "Huaijing, discuss something with you." The Spring Festival is approaching, and the comrades are looking forward to the early distribution of benefits. I mean, prices are rising fast this year, and everyone feels that money is tight, is it a little more than in previous years? My idea is to send 6,000 per person. It is estimated that there will be three or four thousand in the hall. There are nearly 10,000 people in total, and the New Year is almost the same. What do you think? ”

Zhu Huaijing said: "Okay, just follow what you say." Comrades have worked hard for a year, and they are looking forward to a sound at the beginning of the year. ”

Liu Zhongxia said again: "Okay, let's agree on this opinion." But I'd like to do it a few more times so that it doesn't get too conspicuous. Let's send two thousand today. The above issued another notice, prohibiting the indiscriminate distribution of money and materials at the end of the year, and prohibiting the surprise spending at the end of the year. Notices are issued every year, and tickets are issued every year. Our office is well-behaved, and it is a thief who gives out a few thousand dollars. ”

Zhu Huaijing sighed: "Yes, we are the head of the organization, and we pay attention to influence in everything. Those units outside, who still says that the impact is not affected? As long as it's a ticket, you dare to stuff it into your pocket! I know that there are several departments that have issued tens of thousands of yuan during the Spring Festival as early as a few years ago! ”

The two lamented the image problem of the ** head of state organ for a while, and thought that the image was indeed too important. Who told you to work in the summit office? To work here, you have to be willing to sacrifice.

Liu Zhongxia sat for a while, said you are busy, got up and left. Zhu Huaijing seemed to sense something from Liu Zhongxia's tone. After thinking about it carefully, he found that Liu Zhongxia was more polite to him than usual. A colleague in a place, going in and out of the office is very casual, without saying polite words such as whether you are busy or not. Liu Zhongxia stood in the position of the director again, and he never spoke politely to any subordinate. Zhu Huaijing thought that all this was because he was about to go to the Finance and Trade Department as a director.

After a while, Xiao Xiang came in with a smile. Zhu Huaijing knew that he was sending money. Xiao Xiang is the cashier of the small cash cabinet in the department, and he is going to send money with such an expression. Sure enough, Xiao Xiang mysteriously gently closed the door, and the thief took out a large envelope from under his armpit and took out a form for Zhu Huaijing to sign. Xiao Xiang looked at Zhu Huaijing and signed, counted 2,000 yuan and handed it to Zhu Huaijing, and said, "Director Zhu count again?" ”

Zhu Huaijing felt that Xiao Xiang was so rigid and cute, and he insisted on looking at you to sign the words before he knew how to count the money, as if he was afraid that you would not be able to write your name well. Zhu Huaijing put the money in his pocket and said with a smile: "If you give less, you don't ask for it, but if you give more, you will pay for it." Xiao Xiang smiled, put the big envelope under his armpit again, and went out without a sound, like an underground worker.

As soon as Xiao Xiang walked, Zhu Huaijing couldn't help but take out his wallet and count the tickets inside. The 3,000 yuan given by Xiaoxiong yesterday has not been moved, and 2,000 yuan was sent just now, and it turns out that he still has about 500 yuan, a total of more than 5,500 yuan. Zhu Huaijing felt strange, why did Liu Zhongxia become generous all of a sudden this time, he is a very cautious person, and he never dared to pay more than 3,000 yuan during the Spring Festival in the past. Zhu Huaijing always thought that it was not that he didn't want to take more money, but that he was afraid that if he made a big move, the small cash cabinet would be empty and there would be no financial resources for a while, and the cadres would have opinions. It's okay, just take the 5,000 yuan in hand to visit Aunt Yu, and I'm too lazy to make trouble with my wife.

He saw that it was only eleven o'clock at this time, and there was nothing to do, so he wanted to simply go to the hospital to see Aunt Yu, but he wished. He pulled the door and came out, and he didn't say hello to Liu Zhongxia. Not long after I entered the office, I said that I was going out to have something to do, which was not very good, so I simply didn't say it.

When I got out of the ** compound, I remembered that I didn't know which hospital Aunt Yu lived in. It is said that it should be in the First People's Hospital, which is a medical unit designated by the ** agency. He took a taxi to the First People's Hospital. When I went to the information desk, I knew that patients like Aunt Yu should be admitted to the eighth ward. He went to the nurse duty room of the eighth ward to check, and saw that there was a 38-bed Yu Juan. Ask the nurse again, it is Aunt Yu. He didn't rush to the ward, ran to the door, and spent eighty yuan to buy a flower basket at the stall.

Aunt Yu sat reclining on the bed, looking very lonely. There was only one teacup at the head of the bed and no flowers. She didn't recognize Zhu Huaijing right away, and her expression was indifferent. Zhu Huaijing smiled and bowed down, and said, "Aunt Yu, hello!" I just learned that you were hospitalized and only came to see you today. ”

Aunt Yu's eyes flashed, and she said with a smile: "You are so busy, I dare not alarm you." Sit, sit. Aunt Yu's face was pale, and she seemed to have a hard time even laughing. Zhu Huaijing felt that Aunt Yu still didn't seem to remember who he was, so he simply introduced himself: "Aunt Yu can't remember, right?" I'm Xiao Zhu from the General Office. ”

Aunt Yu hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Where, I remember you." ”

After gossiping for a while, Aunt Yu said, "Xiao Zhu, please do me a favor and help me lie down." I just asked someone to help me sit up, and then I'm going to trouble someone to help me lie down, which is not good. ”

Zhu Huaijing hurriedly got up and helped Aunt Yu. As soon as his hand touched Aunt Yu's body, his heart was suddenly shocked, and he almost shivered. Aunt Yu's body was tired and cold, without a trace of life. She was visibly weak, and as soon as she lay down, she was sweating profusely from her forehead. Zhu Huaijing was careful, and when he saw that there was a tissue at the head of the bed, he pulled a sheet to wipe the sweat for Aunt Yu. Aunt Yu seemed to be moved, and her face flushed. She asked Zhu Huaijing's age, and said that if she got married early, her son would only be as old as Zhu Huaijing. Zhu Huaijing knew that this was her sad place, so she just smiled and avoided the topic.

Aunt Yu said, "Xiao Zhu, go back, it's almost twelve o'clock, right?" ”

Zhu Huaijing nodded and said, "Okay." How do you eat lunch? ”

Aunt Yu's face was slightly cloudy, and she said, "Xiao Wu will send it." ”

Zhu Huaijing got up and said, "Aunt Yu, just rest well, don't worry, and recuperate with peace of mind." I'll come back to see you another day. ”

Zhu Huaijing came out of the ward. He finally didn't take out the five thousand dollars. At the moment when he helped Aunt Yu lie down just now, he vaguely felt that this woman might not be important in her husband's mind. Then bring a flower basket and take a look.

Zhu Huaijing walked out of the gate of the hospital, passing by the stall where he had just bought a flower basket, and overheard a woman bargaining, and finally bought a flower basket like him for sixty yuan. He thought that he had suffered a loss of twenty yuan, and he was unhappy. I remembered that I was supposed to spend 5,000 yuan, but I only used 80 yuan to pay the difference. Thinking about it like this, he was relieved, but felt as if he had earned it.

Little Bear, Zhu Huaijing has not been free to knot. It doesn't seem to be anything to do today, so he wants to invite Zeng Yi to get together in the evening, and by the way, he also invites Li Mingxi, and then asks Yuqin to accompany him. As soon as he went to work in the afternoon, he called Yuqin to discuss the matter. He felt that it was not good to always rub Yuqin's oil and water, and besides, Zeng Yan and Li Mingxi were very casual with him, so they just needed to find a slightly passable shop. So he said that it was a small hotel diagonally opposite the door of the Longxing Hotel.

Unexpectedly, he just notified Zeng and Li, Fang Mingyuan called and said that the mayor of Xiang and their ashes would arrive at four o'clock in the afternoon, and Mayor Pi would go to the airport to greet him and ask him if he was free to go together.

Zhu Huaijing felt that since he was going to attend the memorial service, it would be very inappropriate to get together with his friends to drink again. He had no choice but to call Yuqin and the three of them, saying that they would meet again another day, and explained the reason. Yuqin and Li Mingxi didn't say anything, but Zeng Yan sighed greatly, saying that Zhu Huaijing still has the heart of an ancient gentleman, which is rare in today's officialdom.

Zhu Huaijing finished the phone call and went upstairs to peel the mayor's office. Fang Mingyuan smiled silently and beckoned him to come in and sit down. Seeing Fang Mingyuan like this, Zhu Huaijing knew that Mayor Pi was working inside at this time, so he carefully came in and sat down. Fang Mingyuan said softly: "Just sit here for a while, the time is almost up, let's go down together later." Immediately after returning, a memorial service will be held. There's another event for you, and I'll talk to you later. ”

Zhu Huaijing asked, "What's the matter?" So mysterious? ”

Fang Mingyuan's mouth was furrowed, and he shook his head again. Zhu Huaijing knew that it must be something inconvenient to say here, so he didn't ask. The two were talking softly, and Mayor Pi opened the door and came out of it. Zhu Huaijing hurriedly stood up and said, "Hello Mayor Pi!" ”

Mayor Pi was kind and pleasant, and said, "Is it Xiao Zhu?" Sit down, sit down. We'll go to the airport to pick up the mayor later, so you can go too. Zhu Huaijing nodded hurriedly and said okay. Mayor Pi handed over a few approved documents to Fang Mingyuan, explained a few words, and still went back inside. The two of them continued to gossip.

Soon Secretary General Liu came in, saw Zhu Huaijing here, nodded and smiled at him, knocked on the door of Mayor Pi, and entered. After a while, Mayor Pi came out with Secretary General Liu. Mayor Pi said, "Xiao Zhu, let's go together." ”

Secretary-General Liu also said: "Yes, yes, let's go with Huaijing." ”

When I went downstairs, I saw that there were more than 20 cars parked neatly in the ping, and there were some people with solemn expressions standing next to each car. Fang Mingyuan stepped forward and opened the car door for Mayor Pi. Mayor Pi did not wave to his comrades enthusiastically as usual, but lowered his head and slowly got into the car. The others got into the car without a sound. Secretary-General Liu got into his car. Fang Mingyuan pulled Zhu Huaijing and called him to peel the mayor's car. Fang Mingyuan sat in the front position by himself, and Zhu Huaijing could only sit side by side with Mayor Pi in the back. He felt that this was inappropriate, but he didn't have time to think about it, so he walked around the front of the car. But as he walked past the front of the car, it suddenly became very unnatural, as if he was in the spotlight. He suddenly realized that as soon as he was nervous, he had made a mistake of etiquette. As a rule, he should go around the back of the car, not the front of it. He opened the car door and saw Mayor Pi sitting at one end of the sofa, and he didn't turn his face to greet him. He regretted getting into the car a little.

Along the way, Mayor Pi didn't say a word, and no one in the car spoke. Zhu Huaijing thought that these people might be secretly laughing at his lack of knowledge.

When I arrived at the airport, the person in charge of the airport was already waiting there. Everyone just shook hands and didn't talk much. After the greetings, a young lady came over and led everyone into the VIP room. Shortly after they sat down, someone handed each person a black veil.

After a while, the flight arrived, and Mayor Pi and his entourage took a car to the tarmac. There was already a military band waiting there in a phalanx. After the other guests got off the plane, the military band played mournful music. Deputy Secretary-General Wei slowly walked out of the cabin with the urn, but no one else came out. Suddenly hearing a cry, Zhu Huaijing looked back and saw that it was the mayor's wife and his children crying. He guessed that this must be the ashes of the mayor. Mayor Pi and Mayor Xiang's son helped Mayor Xiang's wife and stepped forward to take the urn. Madame stroked the urn and wept silently. Mayor Pi comforted her and sent her into the car.

At this time, other talents rushed out with urns in their hands. The family members of more than a dozen people cried together, and the cry suddenly shook the sky. At the front is the ashes of Secretary General Gu, followed by the director of the Finance Bureau, then the president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and finally Gong Yongsheng, the secretary of the mayor. First there are cadres at the department and bureau level, and then cadres at the department level. Cadres at the department and bureau level are ranked in order of seniority.

For the first time in his life, Zhu Huaijing saw so many people dying at one time, he was very shocked, a burst of grief hit his heart, and his eyes were astringent. At this time, Fang Mingyuan pulled his hand, leaned over and said, "Mayor Pi's second son is going to the United States, and Mayor Pi wants to invite a few people around him to get together at home." The memorial service is over, let's go together. ”

The crying was so loud that others could not hear what they said. Zhu Huaijing guessed that this was what Fang Mingyuan had mysteriously said to him in the office, so he asked: "It's the end of the year, why don't he just leave after the Spring Festival?" ”

Fang Mingyuan said: "Mr. Brown is about to go back to the United States, and Mayor Pi wants to ask him to take Pi Yong with him, so he can take care of him all the way." "Mr. Brown is the president of the American company Witz Corporation, and he is a good friend of Mayor Pi. Zhu Huaijing hadn't seen this foreigner, but he had just heard Fang Mingyuan talk about it.

The urns were handed over, everyone got into the car, and the convoy went straight to the funeral home.