Section VIII
Since her sister-in-law lived in Huang Xiaomao's house, Huang Xiaomao also wanted to open it, anyway, she ate for nothing, let her send the child, and let her cook in the morning. After all, my sister-in-law is a highly educated person, and she also feels that eating and drinking for nothing is a little unbearable, and she takes the initiative to undertake some housework. Huang Xiaomao is also happy to be relaxed. As soon as people get up easily, it is early, and there is a small park not far from the family home, and some people who exercise in the morning are concentrated in the small park to stretch their arms and kick their legs. Huang Xiaomao also joined the team of these morning exercises. A few days ago, Huang Xiaomao saw a newspaper with a message that said: Now middle-aged people are under pressure and are prone to sudden death. Huang Xiaomao thought that he was also in his thirties, and he was about to reach middle age in a flash. Huang Xiaomao felt a sense of urgency when he saw the news, so he began to exercise. He doesn't want to die suddenly in middle age, the child has not grown up yet, life should be said to have just begun, he has not lived enough, he has to live well.
During the morning exercise, something happened. He watched as an old man fell under a tree, and the old man had been doing tai chi under the tree, and he fell down after fighting. At first, Huang Xiaomao didn't care, thinking that he was tired, lying on the grass to rest, looked for a while, looked for a while, and found that something was wrong, so he walked over, and at this time several old people also came around. The old people seemed very experienced, and they could see at a glance that something was wrong. Because they don't know each other, they seem a little indifferent. Huang Xiaomao stepped forward to take a look, the old man lying on the ground was a little familiar, and he couldn't remember where he had seen it for a while. He was the only young man who surrounded him, and the old men all looked at him with their eyes and said, "If you get to the hospital in time, maybe you can save me." Having said that, no one has taken action. Huang Xiaomao had no choice but to walk over and pick up the old man, the park was not big, and he walked to the door in a few steps, and a taxi stopped in front of him in time.
Everything that followed was very popular, Huang Xiaomao paid the deposit again, called again, and was busy for several rounds. The old man was finally rescued. It turned out that the old man had a heart attack, and he didn't have a heart-saving pill or anything on his body. The doctor said that if he had come a little later, he might have died. The old man who came back to life was naturally very moved, holding Huang Xiaomao's hand, and thanked him a thousand times. It was only at this time that Huang Xiaomao remembered in his mind that this old man was none other than the old minister who had recently retired. So Huang Xiaomao said his work unit, and the old man opened his mouth wide, and the two suddenly had a feeling of hating each other.
Huang Xiaomao failed to recognize the old minister at a glance because although he worked in a ministry, he really hadn't seen the old minister a few times, and the level was very far apart. When the minister was in office, he was very busy, and he had many meetings to attend from the central to the local level, and he could not work in the ministry for a few days. Even in the ministry, it is not Huang Xiaomao's turn to deal with the minister, even if the director-level cadres want to see the minister, they have to make an appointment in advance.
Huang Xiaomao didn't leave immediately after saving people, and there is a real reason that the money to rescue the old man is on his pad, he can't go like this, there must be a saying whether he is dead or alive, that is the money he set aside for Lao Zhou to call him to play mahjong on the weekend. For the first time since the last gathering of fellow villagers, he found out that Lao Zhou was actually quite pitiful. I was so far away from Lao Zhou, I felt that it was quite unrighteous. So he swore that as long as Lao Zhou asked him to play mahjong, he would definitely go, and it would be the same as before. After all, it was Lao Zhou's help to stay in Beijing, and if there was no Lao Zhou, he might not even be able to work at this time. Huang Xiaomao is a kind person and a person with a conscience. He didn't want the money to go down the drain, no matter what the outcome, he wanted to hear a sound.
Sure enough, he heard it. The minister's wife came and not only paid him back the money, but the old minister also took his hand and said in a loud voice: Xiao Huang, go to play at home on the weekend, ah.
On the weekend, Huang Xiaomao almost forgot the words of the old minister, in his subconscious, the old minister is a retired person, and retired people are useless, besides, the relationship between the old minister and the new minister is not harmonious, which can be clearly seen. Those who used to be reused by the old minister are now standing aside, and the new minister must establish his own prestige and organize his own backbone as soon as he takes office. Director Yang belonged to the old minister's people, and he was not welcomed, so he made a parallel role as the director.
Huang Xiaomao's rescue of the old minister was purely accidental, and there was no utilitarian color at all in his righteous deeds. Past is over.
On the weekend, Lao Zhou didn't ask him to play mahjong, and Huang Xiaomao, who had nothing to do, suddenly felt empty, and he was tired of asking him to play mahjong every weekend, and even had some hostility and reluctance. Lao Zhou suddenly stopped asking him, and he seemed to be helpless again. In his confusion, he thought of the old minister, and what he had said to the old minister.
Huang Xiaomao thought: Anyway, being idle is idle, and going to sit with the old minister has no benefit or harm. The old minister had already told him that it was in a nearby residential building, that building Huang Xiaomao was familiar with, and he passed by that dormitory every day when he went to work and got off work, but he didn't know that the old minister lived in that ordinary building.
When Huang Xiaomao knocked on the door of the old minister's house, he found that the old minister's house had an ordinary appearance, and the contents inside were not ordinary at all. This is a big house formed after the two houses are opened, there are five or six rooms, and the hall is a little exaggerated, except for the hall of the hotel, Huang Xiaomao has never seen such a large hall.
The old minister's house was very deserted, the old minister was sitting in front of the window looking out at the busy street, and there were only two people in such a big house, the old minister and his wife. Huang Xiaomao's arrival undoubtedly surprised and delighted the old minister, who commanded his wife to take cigarettes and pour tea. After Huang Xiaomao sat down, his hand was grabbed by the old minister, and he found that the old minister's hand was soft and thin, like a woman's hand. Next, the old couple rushed to talk to Huang Xiaomao, asked about the family and work, there was nothing to ask, so they talked about themselves. The two children are now abroad, there is no one around, very lonely, very lonely. The minister's wife talked about the unit again, saying that when he just retired, the head of the unit often came to sit at home, and now no one has come for ten and a half months.
The old minister looked very self-contained, not to mention this, he kept looking at Huang Xiaomao enthusiastically, and patted Huang Xiaomao's hand with his other hand and said: Unfortunately, I didn't know you when I was working.
Huang Xiaomao also heard the sound outside the strings, if he knew the old minister at that time, what would it be like? Will he faint then? Is it his turn to save him if he faints? If he saved him, will the old minister treat him like this? So after a series of assumptions, Huang Xiaomao calmed down.
The minister's wife still said the short words of many parents, which means that the two children are not around, and it would be nice if there was a child like Huang Xiaomao by his side. This was said very sincerely, for a moment, Huang Xiaomao's heart was hot, if the old minister hadn't retreated, he would definitely kneel down without hesitation and call his godfather and godmother. What would it be like? But now Huang Xiaomao seemed very sensible, sitting on the sofa with a docile expression. Huang Xiaomao knows the proverb, a man has gold under his knees. If he kneels down for the old minister at this moment, what will he get in exchange? Is it the work of the sister-in-law, or the position of the director? So, he had to sit like that.
When Huang Xiaomao said goodbye to the old minister, the old minister took his hand and said sincerely: Come to the house when you have time to bring your lover and children, and this will be your home in the future.
Huang Xiaomao was moved, for the sake of an old man's true feelings, how ordinary the minister in front of him was, ordinary and no different from ordinary old people. On the way home, he thought that maybe when he reached old age, he would be as eager to be lively as the old minister. But the old minister's life has been lively, and he has never been lively until now.
When he got home, he quickly calmed down. The sister-in-law in her twenties is in front of her, and his wife is still knocking on the side and saying that he has been in the agency for so many years. The position of director who is about to be handed over is about to be beaten, and the efforts made over the years are about to disappear. When he thought of this, he couldn't lift his spirits at all.
One day, he came back early from work, and when he entered the door, he saw his sister-in-law wearing only a small vest and a pair of shorts on the sofa watching TV. On a hot day, it is not an exaggeration to dress up as a sister-in-law who is alone at home. What happened was that she clearly saw Huang Xiaomao coming back, and she didn't mean to get dressed. Huang Xiaomao was a little embarrassed. The sister-in-law is not pretty, the wife is less than the same, and the sister-in-law is not as good as the wife. When my sister-in-law was in college, everyone else was in full swing in love, but my sister-in-law didn't talk about it, and the reason was because my sister-in-law was not beautiful. Now there is no work to sit at home, and there will be no young men to pursue. So the sister-in-law boldly showed her carcass in front of Huang Xiaomao.
Huang Xiaomao lay on the bed in frustration, and he closed the door of the house with his hand, so as to completely isolate the image of his sister-in-law from himself. Huang Xiaomao was panicked, he thought: If the sister-in-law can't find a job, she will live with him for a long time, so a big girl poked there, what is this called?
When he went to work, Huang Xiaomao heard Xiao Hong in the office say that the director Guo had handed over the report of his future successor, along with some personal materials of Xiao Gong. When Huang Xiaomao heard the news, he was angry and panicked, so he said hello to Xiaohong and came back early.