It's almost the Spring Festival, and the unit's labor union will issue benefits. Originally, Chen Xu thought that she didn't have her share, because she only joined the company in the second half of the year, and all the cadres and employees of the unit except for the newcomers paid their dues at the beginning of the year. Unexpectedly, everyone had a share of the benefits, and each person was issued a shopping card from Dragon City Department Store, with a face value of 500 yuan. Chen Xu wanted to use the money to buy some New Year's goods for his grandmother to take home.

On Friday, Zhang Dawei's mother suddenly called and invited Chen Xu to her house for dinner tomorrow. Chen Xu then remembered that he hadn't been to her house for more than a month, and Chen Xu had gone to training before and said hello in advance. But Chen Xu didn't go after he came back. She thought about it for a while, if she didn't go to Zhang's house at all now, it would be tantamount to telling others to break up. I am afraid that this will have an impact on the mood of the Zhang family for the New Year, and I am afraid that it will affect Zhang Dawei's exam after the New Year. Chen Xu had no choice but to call his grandmother and tell him that he would go back later on Saturday.

Chen Xu came to Zhang's house early Saturday morning, because she didn't want to wait for dinner, she could help cook. Zhang's mother injured her arm before, and it must have been difficult to cook. When she arrived at Zhang's house, she found that Zhang's mother had removed the plaster cast and hung it around her neck with only a sling. When Chen Xu saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward to help with the housework. Hearing Chen Xu come in, Zhang Dawei hurriedly came out to say hello, and Chen Xu saw that he was a little thin. Zhang's mother hurriedly spoke for her son, "Chen Xu, Dawei has been studying very hard recently, you can see that the whole person has lost a lot of weight, I guarantee that I can be admitted this time, you can rest assured." Chen Xu smiled and didn't speak, but was busy choosing vegetables in his hands. Mother Zhang bought fish and meat, Chen Xu smiled bitterly, and saw that Mother Zhang meant to wait for her to do it. Mother Zhang couldn't clean up the fish with one hand, it seemed that she was used to Chen Xu's cooking.

The lunch meals were all made by Chen Xu, and it was rare that Zhang Dawei also came over to help pick the vegetables. He whispered to Chen Xu: "I'm about to vomit when I brush up on the questions recently, why do I have less confidence the more I do it?" Chen Xu comforted: "Just let it be, the efforts that should be done have been done, and the next thing is to do your best to obey the destiny of heaven, and you don't have to have a psychological burden." Zhang Dawei looked at her and smiled, "Chen Xu, thank you!" I never dreamed you would actually be my girlfriend. Chen Xu stopped talking, she was a little weak-hearted, after all, she had already planned to break up.

After eating a sumptuous lunch, Chen Xu helped clean up the stove and said goodbye and said that he would go back to Beicheng to see his grandmother. Zhang's mother also hurriedly changed into her working clothes and prepared to do cleaning. Chen Xu was surprised: "What? Are you still doing it? Zhang's mother said, "It's okay, I'm almost fine now." The two of them came out together, and Chen Xu said while going downstairs: "Didn't the old man say: Hurt your muscles and bones for 100 days?" Why did you remove the plaster so early? Zhang's mother sighed and said, "It's too heavy to carry the plaster, and it's inconvenient to work and get dressed and undressed, so I have no choice but to dismantle it." Chen Xu also sighed, Zhang's mother is the pillar and backbone of this family, and it is not good for an outsider to say anything. When they walked downstairs, when the two of them were about to go separately, Zhang's mother called Chen Xu again, "Chen Xu, Dawei will definitely be able to pass the exam this time, you have to believe him!" Chen Xu nodded, "Okay, I also believe that he can be admitted." ”

Mother Zhang unconsciously wiped a handful of tears, "Chen Xu, you look good and work well, I know you can find a better family, but you have promised Dawei, just be good with him." I'm only in my forties now, and I'm fine until I'm seventy or eighty years old. When the time comes, I can do anything while watching the children cook and clean up the house. And I also paid social security, so I will not be your burden when the time comes. Chen Xu was a little sad when he heard this, this is a mother who has done the ultimate for her son, Chen Xu doesn't know whether to admire her or feel sorry for her, a woman carries the life of the family with her thin shoulders, and she carries everything alone. Obviously he gave birth to a son, why can't he be raised according to the standard of manhood? The son is in his twenties, and he still protects him under his wings, protecting the child with his not strong body. Chen Xu sometimes thinks that he should envy Zhang Dawei, because after all, he has a mother who loves him so much. But he felt very sorry for Zhang's mother, Zhang Dawei didn't know how to care about his mother at all. Chen Xu gently patted Zhang's mother on the shoulder, "Auntie, don't worry, Dawei will definitely be able to pass the exam." When he has a job, you don't have to do such heavy work. Chen Xu suddenly remembered a card in her bag, she reached out from the bag and took out the shopping card issued by the unit and stuffed it into Zhang's mother's hand, "Auntie, this is the benefit of our unit for the New Year, you can take it to the mall to buy some New Year's goods!" Mother Zhang looked at it and smiled, "Hey, people are all those who are officials, so they use this thing, but I didn't expect that I, a cleaner, can also take a shopping card to buy things." Chen Xu's nose was sour, and she reached out and hugged Zhang's mother, "Auntie, don't say that, everything will be fine." Chen Xu said, turned around and left.

Sitting on the car to Beicheng, Chen Xu was in a very bad mood, she knew that she shouldn't give Zhang's mother hope, but in order for this family to have a stable and peaceful Spring Festival, and in order not to affect Zhang Dawei's exam, she decided to be false and wronged for a while.

Chen Xu bought some necessary things for his grandmother for the New Year in Beicheng and took them back, but he didn't buy much, because his grandmother didn't have a refrigerator at home, so she could only buy some and eat them first.

As soon as she got home, Liu Jiaxin, who was on vacation, ran over, "Chen Xu, you are all at work, I really envy you!" I'm so annoyed all day long, doing experiments and experimenting every day, it's so annoying. I now regret going for my PhD. It's better not to study well after getting a master's degree. Chen Xu smiled: "How rare a female doctor is." ”

Liu Jiaxin obviously didn't want to continue this uncomfortable topic, "Hey, by the way, why did you go back to Dragon City?" Where's your boyfriend? Chen Xu said that he had broken up, and Liu Jiaxin sighed a little and said: "Alas, rich people really can't climb high, and we poor people have to recognize our position." Hey, by the way, does your good-looking friend have a girlfriend? Chen Xu is helpless, this is still thinking about Liu Jingsheng! She looked at him left and right, "You just said that we poor people can't climb up to those rich people, and that person's family is also very rich, do you think he will look for poor people like us?" Liu Jiaxin was a little unwilling and said: "But, if I am a doctor, do you think it will add points?" Chen Xu shook his head, "I don't think there's hope, you better don't worry about him, let's change to a practical goal!" ”

At this time, Liu Jiaxin suddenly gossiped again: "Do you know? Daniel Zhang is out of prison! Chen Xu was taken aback, "What did you say?" ”