Meteorological Bureau, Xujia.

According to custom, after a woman gives birth, her husband's mother-in-law generally takes care of her daughter-in-law during confinement. But Li Xiulan has already passed away, and Cheng Jia'an's body is a big problem, and he can't even take care of himself, let alone take care of the confined in an airtight room, and it takes a lot of effort to survive thirty days.

Therefore, since Xu Dongmei gave birth, the place of confinement can only be placed in her own mother's house, which is taken care of by Xu's mother after retirement, which is much more convenient. The Xu family can also understand the difficulties of the Cheng family, but fortunately, the Xu family's house is also big enough, and it is not difficult to set aside another room for Xu Dongmei to live in. Besides, his own daughter was put elsewhere to cultivate, and the old couple who had always regarded Xu Dongmei as a baby bump still didn't agree.

"Come, Dongmei, drink this bowl of mutton soup while it's hot."

Every day, Xu's mother will take the trouble to stew a bowl of white mutton soup for her daughter, except for sprinkling a little salt foam, there are no condiments, so the fishy smell is difficult to hide, and the words "delicious" are not on the side at all. But even if it is such a soup, you must close your eyes and grit your teeth and drink it, because this soup is famous: milk soup.

Not to mention whether such a soup can effectively promote milk secretion and achieve the effect of milk, just the smell of mutton makes people nauseated, not to mention a meal a day, even if it is a mountain and sea delicacies, it is difficult to swallow at the end, and it is no different from drinking Chinese medicine.

In this way, eating has become an extremely painful thing, even under the pressure of her mother's eyes, Xu Dongmei was able to make do with it at first, but within two days she began to protest angrily.

"Mom, it's mutton soup again, I'm tired of drinking it."

"This milk is also good for your recovery body, women are confined like this, you bear it, a month is very fast."

Mother Xu has said this upside down several times, and Xu Dongmei's ears are about to become calloused. I really can't stand this inhuman "abuse", Xu Dongmei's eyes rolled a few times, and she excused: "Oh, I don't feel like anything, I still want to move back in two days!" ”

Mother Xu raised her eyebrows and said, "Forget it, with your arrogant temperament, can you take care of my good grandson when you go back?" Your mom and I serve behind your ass all day long, and I'm tired of you. ”

The escape plan fell through, Xu Dongmei pursed her lips and said coquettishly: "Then you make me something delicious, don't force me to drink mutton soup again!" ”

Mother Xu agreed very dryly: "Okay, I'll stew chicken soup for you tomorrow." ”

Mutton soup for chicken soup, smell for fishy smell, Xu Dongmei was speechless for a while, and complained: "Mom, you are a typical change of medicine without changing soup." ”

Xu Mu smiled and said, "Hehe, bear with me, who made you a woman." ”

forced her daughter to swallow the last mouthful of soup, and Xu's mother left the house satisfied, leaving Xu Dongmei lying on the bed like a fool and feeling sorry for herself, but fortunately, she didn't collapse with this little Cheng Zhan.

When it was close to noon, Xu Huangsheng got off work and rushed home.

A few years have passed, Xu Huangsheng is still in the position of director of the bureau has not moved a bit, and when he is about to retire, it is unrealistic to take another step.

Being able to maintain this level and work smoothly to the end is also a happy ending, and it is something worth celebrating.

Ideas are ideas, but in the treacherous and changeable officialdom, how many people can do it well?

The spring breeze is not arrogant, and the root cause of the insolence is buried.

As the old saying goes: those who come out to mix always have to be returned, and until the last moment of the coffin, the final life evaluation is always unknown.

Today's Xu Huangsheng is like this, the official frame is still the same official frame, but his expression is a little sluggish, and he has completely lost his lofty demeanor in a high position.

"It's time to get off work!"

Mother Xu greeted her with kindness, and when she took the briefcase, she found that her husband's expression was a little abnormal: "What's wrong, I'm not feeling well?" ”

Xu Huangsheng, who looked melancholy, stroked his forehead and said listlessly: "Nothing? A little tired! How are Dongmei and the child? ”

"Okay, sit down and rest!"

Xu Huangsheng raised his hand lightly and muttered, "Well, then I'll go!" ”

Saying that, Xu Huangsheng sat down with a lot of worries, buried his body deep in the sofa, and closed his eyes physically and mentally exhausted. Husband and wife who have lived together for many years, the slightest change in each other's mood was captured in time, and Xu's mother, who noticed that something was wrong, sat on the side and asked hesitantly: "Old Xu, is something wrong?" You don't look tired! ”

Facing his wife, Xu Huangsheng didn't want to hide anything, maybe he could only say something behind closed doors and tell his only trusted wife. Besides, there are some things that you can't hide if you want to, and there will always be a day when they are exposed.

After being silent for a while, he sighed with a sad face and said: "Hey, recently, the masses below have a lot of opinions about me, saying that I am nepotism and gangsters, and some complaint letters have been written in the province. ”

"Ahh

Xu Huangsheng's words were really shocking, and Xu's mother suddenly turned pale with fright. For a period of time, there are not a few people who have fallen in the rumors, and writing a report letter or even a real-name report seems to have become a popular means to reflect the public opinion at the bottom, and it has also become the source of some people's sleepless nights and fear.

It also responds to that sentence: don't do bad things on weekdays, and don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night.

Could it be that his wife also has to face a similar situation, Xu's mother, who knows a lot about her affairs as an official and has always been proud of her husband, is not calm at all, and pulled Xu Huangsheng's arm in a panic: "This! How could such a thing happen! That...... So what should I do? ”

Xu Huangsheng, who frowned, let out a lament: "Hey, I'm also looking for the old leaders in the province to see if I can suppress these things as much as possible." ”

As much as possible?

Having said that, Xu Mu still heard the potential panic in Xu Huangsheng's words, and for a while her heart rose to her throat, and she asked with a pale face: "That...... What if you can't hold it down? ”

"That's hard to say, if it's a bad situation, I, the director, may end up doing it."

Xu Huangsheng lowered his head in frustration, with a little remorse between his eyebrows, recalling those moments when he was infinitely beautiful and reckless, and wished that he could turn back time now and be a good official who was clean and impartial in his use of power.

But all of this is just a fool's dream, how high you stand and how miserable you fall, you lose your calm and calm psychology, and now the only thing left is self-comfort and happiness: "Fortunately, I haven't received money from others, otherwise it wouldn't be so simple." ”

Xu Huangsheng has done many things that can be blamed behind him, and Xu's mother knows best, and perhaps she is also a participant and instigator. When the nightmare strikes, remorse may be the only main tone.

Looking at her sad and complaining husband, she also blamed herself: "This! If I knew this, I wouldn't have let you help those relatives find jobs in the first place, wouldn't it hurt you? ”

Flowers are not red for a hundred days, people are not good for a thousand days, there is always a disaster lurking behind the scenery, and retribution is in the rear, so we must learn to be low-key in life.

Low-key is a kind of character, a kind of cultivation, and a kind of wisdom.

Thinking about what he has done since he was in a high position, Xu Huangsheng also had palpitations for a while, sighed, and realized to himself: "Hey, I have indeed relaxed my requirements and vigilance over the years, and the young and old who have entered the Meteorological Bureau through my relationship will not be brushed down because of this, and I will not be a person inside and outside by then." ”

The hidden worry in Xu Huangsheng's words Xu Mu heard it, and others did it, but Xu Dongmei was also one of them, she asked in a panic: "That...... What about Dongmei? Could she be implicated as well? ”

Xu Huangsheng took a deep breath, bit his lip fiercely, and analyzed cautiously: "Speaking of Dongmei, fortunately, there are rivers urging her to get a bachelor's degree in on-the-job meteorology. ”

Xu Mu let out a sigh of relief and said happily: "So it's thanks to the river?" ”

Xu Huangsheng nodded tremblingly, and said with emotion: "Yes, I used some private power to think about sharing a house for him and Dongmei, but he didn't want to be killed, so I didn't complain to you and me for this." Now it seems that he is reminding me and protecting me in disguise. Hey, in the end, this son-in-law has a long-term vision, and the future is terrifying! ”

At that time, he was wishful thinking and wanted to allocate a house from the Meteorological Bureau to Xu Dongmei through a black-box operation, but he was resolutely opposed by Cheng Jianghe, and he would rather squeeze the two of them into the palm-sized dormitory of the rural middle school than accept this house full of hidden dangers, and he was very unhappy with himself for this.

Now it seems that it is clear who is wise and who is stupid.

Mother Xu thumped her thighs and sighed sadly: "Hey, it's going to be like this!" ”

Looking at his miserable and sad wife, Xu Huangsheng gently patted the back of her hand and comforted her sullenly: "Dongmei has a river, it's okay!" As for me, now I can only take one step at a time. Don't tell Dongmei about this in advance, let her be confined with peace of mind! ”

Mother Xu raised her head with tears in her eyes, and said worriedly: "Then old Xu, you have to be careful." ”

Xu Huangsheng replied bitterly: "I know, I know ......"