Chapter 3 third chapter

The heavy snow that had been falling for several days and nights suddenly stopped silently. The first day of the new year is the most festive day of the year, but it is also the most heartwarming day for Huang Nina: last night, her daughter did not return home all night. It's not the first time I've slept away, but yesterday was New Year's Eve, the only day of the year when I have to spend time with my family.In order to be able to reunite with their relatives on this day, many people who are far away in the sky try their best to rush back home from other places, but those who are close to them have not returned.

It was a promise that she would come back.When I went out yesterday morning, Huang Nina chased after me almost beggingly: "Yes, you must come back early, mom is waiting for you at home, and mom will prepare the New Year's dinner for you to eat when you come back!" At that time, Liao was hurriedly following a boy out, and said impatiently, "Okay, okay." He didn't even turn his head. Huang Nina was busy all afternoon on New Year's Eve, chopping stuffing, kneading noodles, making dumplings, and cooking.She has never been very good at cooking, and Liao often complained that the food she cooked was not delicious, which made her panic.Huang Nina made this New Year's dinner very carefully.She wanted to be happy, to make herself happy.

But did not come back. Watching the year alone until dawn, and from dawn to dusk.Huang Nina has been curled up alone in the corner of the sofa, crying silently listening to the bursts of lively firecrackers outside. It's over, everything is over, family, career, kids.Huang Nina couldn't figure out how she got into this state, couldn't figure out how she got to where she is today in a daze.The parents who loved her have passed away one after another, the man who used to be her husband has married another wife and had children, and she has done a good job in the work unit but was optimized and combined... In a blink of an eye, she had nothing but It's over.But this heartless person is so heartless that she didn’t even pass the high school entrance exam, and finally spent money to send her to a vocational high school. After a few days of studying, she gave up studying desperately. run.Huang Nina scolded and scolded, cried and cried, but in the end she only got one sentence: Mom, can you stop worrying about it?If you have the time, you might as well figure out that little thing about yourself!

The sky outside was getting darker and darker. As the sky got darker, Huang Nina's heart became colder and colder.I'm afraid I won't be able to come back again, Huang Nina thought disappointedly.no!If he stays alone for another night like this, he will go crazy.She has to go find it, she has to persuade her to come back, as long as she is willing to come back, she will agree to all her requests, including not going to school, and bringing the boy home.Huang Nina brushed her messy hair, and rushed out the door recklessly. The boy lived in a remote shanty town.Under the guidance of her classmates, Huang Nina reversed the car four times before she found the place.That area is like a black hole in the city, everywhere is dark, and there are hardly any street lights.The freshly fallen snow was covered with black ash, and there was a choking smell of soot in the air.Huang Nina stepped on the unswept snow with one foot deep and one shallow foot, bypassed several ice surfaces splashed with dirty water, finally reached a low doorway, and found the boy's father, a pedal Man with tricycle.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Huang Nina opened her mouth to explain her intentions, a disheveled woman rushed out of the room.The woman spat all over her head, and cursed at the top of her voice: "Why do you come to my house to find someone?! You want someone from us? We still want someone from you!" Huang Nina said in surprise: "How can you say that? If the child has a problem, we parents should discuss it together calmly..." "Bah! That little vixen of yours snatched away my son's soul, and you still ask me to discuss it with you calmly? Negotiation is a fart!"

In the darkness, with a creaking sound, many inquiring eyes protruded from behind the doors and windows. The woman's spirit immediately rose, and her voice raised an octave: "Look, everyone, in the middle of the night, she is an old woman who seduces other men, what good things can be negotiated!" Those eyes immediately came alive, and without exception, they shone with excitement and joy. Huang Nina was startled and angry, and said calmly: "You are too uneducated, you speak so badly!" The woman sneered: "Are you well-educated? Did you teach you to run outside like an old lady in the dark? Did you raise a little vixen if you were educated?" The woman grated on Huang Nina's face like a grate with her eyes as she spoke. Once again, and then spat fiercely: "Looking at how coquettish you two are, you can tell that you are not a good family!"

Huang Nina felt a rush of blood rushing to her head, she straightened her chest and said proudly: "Be careful what you say, we are serious people!" "Come on, you, don't put on a bastard's cover and pretend to be serious!" the woman said, "Go back and tell your little vixen to stop pestering my son!" "You...you..." Huang Nina was trembling with anger, "We pester you? Why do we pester you?!" Huang Nina pointed to the low house in front of her and said, "What is there to pester you with such a broken house?" What?!" He pointed to the woman in front of him: "What are you rotten people like?!"

"Ah!" The woman's eyes lit up, and she rushed forward with high spirits as if she had heard a call to battle, and grabbed Huang Nina: "What did you say? Who do you say is the third worst?" Huang Nina was dragged staggeringly and twisted with the woman. The eyes around them suddenly glowed as if they were charged, and people rushed out from behind the doors and windows in high spirits, and gathered around happily, cheering for the two people's tearing up. The strength of the two sides is obviously too different.The woman has quick hands and feet and skillful movements, while Huang Nina has always been in a passive defensive position.Within a few rounds, the woman took the initiative - grabbed Huang Nina's hair.

The woman pulled Huang Nina's hair and pressed it to the ground, and shouted triumphantly: "What are you, you dare to come to my house to mess with you! How dare you come and mess with me! How dare you come and mess with me!" Huang Nina was so gripped that she couldn't lift her head and straighten her waist, her hands were helplessly grasping in the air. Immediately, there was a sound of "tsk tsk, tsk tsk..." admiration one after another.The man on the tricycle, who had been watching with his hands folded, now also grinned in satisfaction and smiled "hehehe".

Huang Nina has completely lost her ability to resist, and she is about to be pushed down on the snow by a woman.At this moment, a powerful hand suddenly patted the woman's shoulder. "Let go!" said a deep voice. The woman who was in a state of excitement turned her head and was about to curse when she met a pair of gloomy eyes. The woman's voice suddenly dropped: "Six Fingers," the woman explained, "She came to the door..." "Let go!" the man repeated. The woman closed her mouth in frustration, and then let go of her hands. Not being able to enjoy themselves to the fullest, the surrounding eyes suddenly dimmed in disappointment, and the cold hissing and haha ​​sounds from people's mouths quickly disappeared quietly.The woman was dragged into the house by a man riding a tricycle.Before entering the door, the woman turned her head and shouted unwillingly: "Go back and tell you that little vixen, if you come to seduce my son again, be careful, I will break her leg!" The man on the tricycle tugged her hard inside the door, The door closed with a bang.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet. Huang Nina squatted on the snow with her hair loose, and stood up slowly after a long time. "Are you all right?" the deep voice asked. It was only then that Huang Nina realized that the person called "Six Fingers" had been standing by the side and hadn't left.She looked at the man with absent-minded eyes, and then at the tightly closed doors and windows, then turned around numbly and staggered back. After walking a few steps, the man suddenly shouted from behind: "Wait." Then he caught up and waved for a taxi for Huang Nina. Huang Nina stood in front of the opened taxi and didn't move. She didn't want to take a taxi. There was a bus stop not far in front of her. She would get home after two trips. Taking a taxi would cost at least 20 yuan.Even though her whole body is limp and her head hurts like it's about to split open, she doesn't want to spend this kind of money. The man seemed to see Huang Nina's embarrassment, put fifty yuan into the driver's hand, and said, "Go up." Without any explanation, he pushed Huang Nina into the car, and closed the door with a "bang".Before Huang Nina could react, the car drove away. It was only later that Huang Nina remembered that she didn't even have time to say "thank you". As soon as he returned to the regiment headquarters from the Montenegro outpost, Zhou Dongjin went straight to the communication department, and asked the head of the communication department, "Do you have a phone at home?" The head of the communication department was stunned when asked: What's wrong with the head?It is obvious that the cadres of the regiment organs have telephones at home. How can I be the head of the communications department without a telephone? "I asked if you have a phone at home!" The head of the communications section saw that the face of the group leader was wrong, and quickly replied: "Yes, the number is..." "Okay, go and get rid of the phone immediately!" "Captain..." "Excuting an order!" "yes……" "Get off the phone and run to my office." "yes." Just as Chen Qi turned around and was about to slip away, Zhou Dongjin called out: "Mr. Chen, you also come to my office." Chen Qi had no choice but to follow Zhou Dong into the office. The Chief of Communications quickly came running back. Zhou Dongjin asked with a sullen face, "Has the call been withdrawn?" "Reporting to the head, it has been withdrawn." "Do you know why I want to cancel your call?" "have no idea." "I want you to feel what it's like to have a dead phone. Although it's not as deep as the Montenegro Whistle Station here, it can help to some extent!" "Captain..." "Let me ask you, how is the communication line of the Montenegro outpost?" "Head, the communication facilities of the Montenegro outpost are aging, and we are preparing to replace the new equipment to completely solve the communication problem of the Montenegro outpost..." "I've heard this for several years!" Zhou Dongjin slammed his fist on the table, startling Chen Qi. "It's fine if there was no equipment replacement in the past few years. Last year, didn't I personally go to the military region to get the equipment! I told you when I came back from the military region, and told you to hurry up and organize the construction. Why did you delay me until now? !" Zhou Dongjin approached the head of the communication department aggressively: "Do you know how dangerous it is to maintain that line? Do you know how many soldiers are frostbitten every winter to maintain that line?" Just as the communications chief was about to speak, Zhou Dongjin suddenly pointed to the outside and shouted angrily, "Tomorrow, you will go to the Black Mountain Pass, and you will go up the mountain to maintain the line yourself!" It was the first time Chen Qi saw the head of the group get so angry.As if nothing had happened, he watched Zhou Dongjin's ferocious appearance and the communication chief's embarrassment with cold eyes, thinking: This guy deserves to be scolded, but the one who should be scolded even more is the scolding team leader! At the Montenegro outpost, Chen Qi saw with his own eyes the harsh environment there, and saw with his own eyes the difficulty and danger of the soldiers maintaining the line under the harsh conditions of more than 40 degrees below zero.Chen Qi never imagined that even in this age, there are still such difficult places; even in the information age, there are still such closed corners.At that time, Chen Qi scolded Zhou Dongjin countless times in his heart. The head of the communication department was so suffocated that his face twisted, but he finally didn't speak up to argue. He obviously knew the head of the group very well. After lighting up the fire, Zhou Dongjin silently lit a cigarette, and then said to the communications chief, "Tell me about the situation." The head of the communications department said that the equipment that Zhou Dongjin wanted in the military area had been agreed to be sent to the border defense in two batches, but the first batch of equipment was not received until three months later.When the equipment arrived, this place had already entered the freezing period, and it was impossible to construct at all.Not only that, but the second batch of devices has yet to arrive. "Why don't you rush?" "The reminders have never stopped. The reminders are too urgent and I am afraid that it will affect the relationship with the higher authorities." "When was the last reminder?" "The beginning of the year." "How did you answer?" "It is said that the equipment can only be sent out after the Spring Festival." Zhou Dongjin's brows were frowned, and while thinking, he said to the communication section chief: "Well, I will personally go to urge the second batch of equipment, and you should hurry up and do pre-construction preparations now. Before the second batch of equipment arrives, In the past, some small and minor expenses were paid in advance with the proceeds of Tuan Farm. In any case, once the freezing period passed, we had to start working immediately! Our place only has a frost-free period of three months a year. The construction time is missed, we can't delay with them." "No problem!" The head of the communications department cheered up immediately. After thinking about it, Zhou Dongjin said again: "Also, when the communication line in Heishankou is resolved, your phone will be restored as soon as it is." "Yes." The head of the Communications Department responded happily, and walked away contentedly as if he had won the first lottery.It made Chen Qi very baffled. After the communication chief left, Zhou Dongjin didn't say a word for a long time, lowered his head and smoked a cigarette for a while, then raised his head and said to Chen Qi: "Chen Staff Officer, I have an idea, and I want you to help me think it over." "Head, I don't know anything about communication." Chen Qi refused politely. Zhou Dongjin squinted at Chen Qi with provocative eyes: "Do you really think that I think highly of you so much that I can let you engage in communication engineering?" "It's hard to say, not everyone knows what other people's majors are for." Chen Qi did not back down. Zhou Dongjin grinned contemptuously, stared at Chen Qi and said, "Chen Qi, you underestimated me. If it was just doing this kind of thing, I, Zhou Dongjin, wouldn't be able to go to such lengths to get you here. Any one you pull out is better than your little boy!" Chen Qi smiled: "Since it's useless, does the leader mean to let me go?" "Beautiful thinking!" Zhou Dongjin said bluntly, "You have your uses." Chen Qi stared helplessly at Zhou Dongjin, wishing he could punch that face hard. Zhou Dongjin ignored Chen Qi's attitude at all, and said to himself: "During this time, you and I have been in the army for a long time, and you have basically understood the situation in the regiment. You are right, according to modern standards, we have It’s still slash-and-burn farming.” Chen Qi just wanted to speak, but Zhou Dongjin stopped him with gestures. Zhou Dongjin said, "Listen to me first. In fact, all these years, everyone has been working hard to change the status quo of the army, but change requires conditions, not only advanced concepts , advanced technology, and sufficient funds. These conditions are indispensable, but it is difficult to have none. So after so many years of reform, it is still a laggard." After a pause, Zhou Dongjin said excitedly: "To be honest, I am not reconciled. Now that high technology is so advanced, we are still guarding the border with the most primitive method. Up to now, we still patrol the border on two legs. Use two eyes to search for targets on the border!" Zhou Dongjin stared at Chen Qi suddenly and said, "I want to change this situation!" Chen Qi didn't speak, he suddenly didn't know what to say.Ever since he joined the border defense regiment, he has always been at odds with Zhou Dongjin psychologically. No matter what Zhou Dongjin said, his first reaction must be to hold back.After walking around the regiment with Zhou Dongjin, what he saw more was the hardship and backwardness of the border guards.Whenever Zhou Dongjin and the company cadres proudly displayed the fat pigs in the pigsty and the vegetables in the greenhouse, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Peasant army!In Chen Qi's view, how can an army that puts agricultural and sideline production on its front door as a signboard can do more?Chen Qi felt very sad for Zhou Dongjin. He felt that Zhou Dongjin was more like a village chief who led the villagers out of poverty. Before he was full, he was eager to replace the sickle in his hand with a combine harvester.Zhou Dongjin said that he was not reconciled, and that he wanted to change this situation, but could this situation be changed by him or anyone of them working hard? Seeing that Chen Qi didn't speak, Zhou Dongjin asked bluntly: "Do you think I'm a little... a little Don Quixote?" He forced a smile, and the smile was a bit difficult. Chen Qi suddenly felt a little moved, I don't know if it was because of Don Quixote, or because of the slightly awkward smile. Zhou Dongjin said: "I also know that the issue of equipment has always been considered by the higher-ups, and I don't need to worry about it as a small regiment leader. I also know that the safest way is to wait patiently for the superior to issue updated equipment. But I can't wait. I don’t know if the project I care about can attract their attention? I don’t know how many researches, demonstrations, approvals, and project approval processes at all levels have to go through even if they pay attention to it? I don’t know when they follow the steps. It takes a lifetime to equip the army? In a word, I don’t want to wait!” "Then what do you want to do?" Chen Qi blurted out without thinking, and he regretted it as soon as he said it. Zhou Dongjin smiled, his unique kind of innocent and childish smile. Zhou Dongjin smiled and said: "Chen Qi, I'm just waiting for your words!" He took out a large stack of drawings. Chen Qi was surprised to see that on the blueprint it was written—"Electronic Scanning Multifunctional Field Patrol Vehicle Design Scheme". If she hadn't met again unexpectedly, Huang Nina would never have remembered Liuzhi.I don't know what the hell, Huang Nina always meets Liuzhi when she is unlucky. That day was originally a good day, it was Huang Nina's birthday.It has been a long time since Huang Nina's birthday, even she herself forgot that there is a birthday.It was Liu, the chief of the personnel department of the unit, who told Huang Nina about her birthday. In the morning, before Huang Nina got up, the phone rang.Lazily picking up the phone, Huang Nina heard a voice with a strong accent: "Hello, is this Nina?" As soon as Huang Nina recognized that it was Lao Liu's voice, her heart immediately became full.Ever since I had a talk with Lao Liu about optimizing the combination, Lao Liu always called her for a few words when he had nothing to do, and he talked more and more presumptuously in front of her, as if he had established some special relationship with her. It seems related.Huang Nina regretted that she shed tears in front of Lao Liu, but she couldn't bear it at that time. "What's the matter?" Huang Nina asked coldly. "Nina, are you still awake?" "Of course, people who are optimized like us have nothing to do when they wake up." Old Liu suddenly snickered, lowered his voice and said, "Then you can only work on the bed?" "You..." Huang Nina said angrily, "Why are you such a rascal? If you do this again, I will sue you for phone harassment!" "How can you say that? Nina," Old Liu said with a smile, "I care about you." "I don't need you to care!" "That's what you said, since you don't need to worry about it, should I put the phone down?" Huang Nina hesitated and said nothing, she heard that something must be wrong with Lao Liu. Seeing that Huang Nina was silent here, Old Liu smiled triumphantly.After laughing enough, he said, "Nina, today is your birthday, right? Happy birthday to you." Huang Nina's heart moved: Really, today is my birthday, I even forgot. "How do you know today is my birthday?" Huang Nina was very surprised. "Why don't I know? What am I doing? Isn't it just in charge of personnel?" Lao Liu smiled more complacently, and said, "Nina, why don't you come to the company today, the company has booked for you A birthday cake." "Really?!" Huang Nina was a little surprised, but immediately concluded that Old Liu must be "spotting" her. "Come on, I've been classified into another volume, who would miss me?" Huang Nina's tone was a little sad. "I will miss you, Nina, I am "I Really Miss You", I can't sleep every night because I think about it..." "Rogue!" Huang Nina put down the phone with a resentful "snap". Immediately the phone rang again.After it rang for a long time, Huang Nina finally picked it up. Of course it was Lao Liu.Old Liu said: "Look, look, you're playing the lady's temper again. Nina, you have suffered because of this lady's temper. You see, I haven't talked about the serious business here, why did you put the phone away? Already?!" "Tell me something, I'm going to put up the phone." Huang Nina said coldly. Lao Liu stopped talking nonsense, and quickly told Huang Nina that the company had indeed ordered a birthday cake for her and asked her to pick it up today.In addition, Mr. Zhang of the company has to talk to her in person. Huang Nina held the phone in surprise for a long time, and was so moved that her nose was sore.It's been a long time since she felt cared about by others. Since her parents passed away one after another, since she divorced her husband, and since her work unit implemented an optimized combination, she felt as if she was abandoned and forgotten by everyone all at once.She huddled up at home all day with the excuse of being sick. It had been a long time since she went to the company or showed up in front of people. She didn't expect that the company still thought of her and remembered her birthday, and even ordered a birthday cake for her! Huang Nina is not very popular in the company. The first is that women don't like her.The reason why women don't like her is simple: she is too beautiful and too proud.When she first transferred from the army to join the company, Huang Nina was so proud that she couldn't speak.At that time, it was the time when foreign trade companies were the hottest, and ordinary people would never even think about coming in. Huang Nina came in gracefully with her long smooth neck and her beautiful face upturned.Without asking, everyone knew that Huang Nina had a pair of powerful parents behind her: her father was a veteran general in the army, and her mother was the deputy director of the Provincial Economic and Trade Department, the superior unit of the foreign trade company.Otherwise, why should she transfer to a foreign trade company as a doctor?Originally, these objective conditions were enough to make people alienate and reject her psychologically, and she was especially not good at getting along with others.For example, female compatriots want people to say yes to wearing a new dress.So no matter whether it is true or false, everyone will agree with it.If you make others satisfied, you will also make yourself comfortable. Everyone understands this principle.But Huang Nina didn't understand.When people ask her if she is good, she will carefully identify whether it is good or not, and help them analyze why it is good and why it is not good, and often directly say that you are too thin to wear this style, or you are too fat to wear it. If you wear this color.It makes sense, but it hurts people.So, often when she turned around, people pouted behind her: Virtue!She herself looks good, neither fat nor thin, but it's a pity that an embroidered pillow is nothing! The reason why men don't like her is also very simple.Men like beautiful women, but not all beautiful women.Men like beautiful women who are within arm's reach and who can arouse desire.Although Huang Nina is beautiful, she is too serious, too proud, and too difficult to arouse desire.At first, there were some men who tried to find fault with her and made a nasty joke with her, but every time, she snarled them back in a serious manner.As a result, she became an out-and-out "sour grapes" in the eyes of men.The men also said in private: What's so awesome, isn't it just a person who has grown up?It seems that everyone has taken a fancy to her, as if everyone wants to do something to her? !Actually what does she have?Nothing! No matter how many people there are in a unit, it is only composed of men and women. Both men and women say that Huang Nina is nothing, but Huang Nina is really nothing.What's more, Huang Nina is indeed nothing in business.She was studying medicine, but she didn't know what to do, and she was a student of workers, peasants and soldiers, so she couldn't speak foreign languages.But the most important thing is that she is not a very caring person.She is used to being rich, and she has never worried about herself since she grew up, so whether she is a doctor or a foreign trade salesman, she doesn't care too much.Therefore, in the optimized combination, she was naturally excluded by both men and women.No one wants her.If Huang Nina's mother was still there, her situation might be better, but the deputy director's mother had already passed away by now, and she couldn't manage the affairs of the world, so Huang Nina was optimized.Originally, she was in a bad mood after being optimized, and Huang Nina heard that she was going to work as a handyman in the cafeteria. Naturally, she refused to give in, and angrily claimed to be sick and went home, and never went to work. After being dazed for a long time, Huang Nina realized that the phone was beeping all the time, and Lao Liu had already put it down.She jumped out of bed suddenly in a panic, and searched for clothes in the closet. It's been a long time since she went to work, she has to tidy herself up so that everyone can see that Huang Nina is still alive and well. Huang Nina didn't know how she got out of the company.When she regained her senses, she found herself standing in the middle of the road, and a car was speeding past her.For a moment, she couldn't figure out where she should go and what she should do.His thoughts were as chaotic as a car running wildly in front of him, rampaging in his mind, but he couldn't catch any of them.Anyway, she thought, she had to grab something.When I was in a hurry, I suddenly saw my father's black big red flag driving over.She immediately raised her arms and ran towards the car... After a screeching sound of brakes, Huang Nina saw a bunch of cars parked in front of her, and the taxi driver in the front jumped down, jumping up and down in front of her and yelling, as if saying that she wanted to die, didn't want to live or something.She thought the taxi driver looked a little funny, so she smiled.The taxi driver was blinded by her laughter, and suddenly stopped yelling, and looked at her suspiciously.She couldn't help laughing again.The taxi driver froze for a moment, then said angrily, "Crazy!", turned around and left. A traffic policeman came over and pulled her away without saying a word.She kept struggling to free herself, and looked back at the big black red flag, but was disappointed to find that it was actually a black Cadillac.After the traffic policeman sent her to the other side of the road, he stuffed something into her hand, saying that she had dropped it, and told her to take it and leave quickly.She looked at the thing in her hand very strangely, and after studying it for a long time, she remembered that it was a birthday card issued by the company. With this card, she could go to the designated store to pick up a birthday cake... Now, Huang Nina remembered everything. Huang Nina remembered that when she arrived at the company, Mr. Zhang was about to go to a meeting, so she only talked with her for a few minutes.The general idea is that the efficiency is not good now, and the company is streamlining its staff.In principle, young people with a bachelor's degree or above are reserved.Others are carded according to age, enough for the next one, and women are carded until they are forty years old.According to the list reported by the Personnel Division, you are just of age today.The company ordered a birthday cake for you, firstly to express congratulations, and secondly to express apology.For specific matters, you can go to the personnel department and ask Section Chief Liu to handle it.After finishing speaking, he hurried away without even giving Huang Nina a chance to speak. When Huang Nina arrived at the office of the head of the personnel department, old Liu Zhengren, five of them, were sitting behind the desk. As soon as Huang Nina entered the door, she asked, "Section Chief Liu, you already knew about it, right?" Old Liu said with a smile: "I know, I know what I do, isn't it just to manage personnel affairs?" Huang Nina said, "Then why don't you do some personnel work?" Lao Liu's face fell down immediately: "Can't you say that? Huang Nina, I have called you several times during this period." Lao Liu looked at her meaningfully and said, "I would like to give you You sent me a letter, but when did you give me a chance?" Huang Nina was taken aback, and asked: "So, there is no room for this matter?" "Have you ever seen anything that leaves no room for anything?" "Then what should I do now?" Old Liu stared at Huang Nina and said, "If you really want to do it, I can help you find a way. But..." Old Liu walked around to Huang Nina, put his hands on her shoulders and said, "Nina , In fact, you have your own advantages, but you are too bad at making use of your own advantages." The hand on the shoulder made Huang Nina feel uncomfortable all over. In the past, Huang Nina would have turned her face a long time ago.But today Huang Nina held back.She can't turn her back, she has to find a way to persuade Lao Liu to let him help her get this matter back.She cannot afford to lose this job. It is already very difficult for her to raise a child alone. If she is reduced, her future life will be even more difficult.Huang Nina suppressed the disgust in her heart, and asked in a soft voice as much as possible: "Chief Liu, please help me, and report my situation to the company leader. You know the situation, and my family does have difficulties." "Of course, I understand your situation, but you are not the only one who has difficulties." "Section Chief Liu," Huang Nina said eagerly, "You must help me with this. If it is really impossible, I... I will work as a handyman in the cafeteria... that's okay..." Tears came down as she spoke. "Look, look, why are you crying again?" Lao Liu patted Huang Nina's shoulder affectionately and said, "Nina, don't worry, there is always a way. Look, if you knew how to be anxious, why would you be so anxious?" Has it reached this point?" As he said that, his hands slipped from his shoulders and slid towards Huang Nina's chest. Huang Nina was crying when she suddenly realized that Lao Liu's hand touched her chest.She trembled all over, and couldn't help shaking like a rejection reaction.She instinctively wanted to run away, but desperately held back.She closed her eyes and told herself secretly: Huang Nina, you have to hold back, no matter what you have to hold back.You can't offend Lao Liu anymore, you have to rely on him to help you.Now, only if he is willing to help you, can you have a glimmer of hope... Old Liu felt the trembling of Huang Nina's body, he was very happy, he took it as a normal reaction, as the expression of excitement and excitement after the woman was touched.Lao Liu's mood immediately rose.He frantically worked while thinking: all fucking women are the same, no matter how noble and decent a woman is, she still wants a man in her heart, and she can't do without a man.Especially fucking women who stay alone for a long time. If Huang Nina kept her eyes closed, maybe Lao Liu could do everything.But Huang Nina opened her eyes at the critical moment.Huang Nina didn't want to open her eyes at first, and she didn't know why she opened them suddenly.And as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the thing she least wanted to see.All the hard work and restraint collapsed in this instant.Huang Nina raised her arm suddenly like a conditioned reflex, and swung it fiercely at Lao Liu's flushed and fat face.There was only a crisp sound of "pa", and Lao Liu was slapped heavily on the face. For a moment, both of them froze there. Huang Nina looked at the red-headed old Liu in horror, then at her trembling hands, and suddenly stumbled out the door. Liuzhi later said he was "working" in a nearby store when the traffic jam occurred.After there was a sound of brakes outside, someone said, "It's a madman." "female." "It's pretty pretty." He just walked out of the store, wanting to see which crazy woman is so beautiful that she blocks the traffic?Unexpectedly, I saw Huang Nina. He recognized at a glance that it was the woman who had fought at his door that night.For some reason, this woman left such a deep impression on him.He felt that there was something special about this woman that he was not familiar with.He couldn't tell what it was, but he could feel that it was something innate, something that the women around him didn't have, and he felt it was very fresh.Later, when Huang Nina was forced to wrestle with someone, he clearly felt the pain of watching that thing being destroyed.Without thinking too much, he made a move for her without hesitation. He saw Huang Nina walking towards this side being dragged by the traffic police, saw Huang Nina standing on the side of the road in a daze for a while, and saw her drifting forward like sleepwalking. There was plenty of sunlight outside, and under the strong sunlight, Huang Nina looked extraordinarily weak and pale.This woman is not young anymore, he thought as he looked at Huang Nina's back, but she must have been beautiful when she was young.She is crazy?Unlike, she looked quite normal the night she fought with Dagang's mother, but... When Liuzhi was thinking wildly and was about to turn back to the store, Huang Nina turned her head unconsciously.At this moment, Liuzhi clearly saw the expression on Huang Nina's face: that pale and dazed face was full of helpless despair.Liuzhi was startled, and stopped involuntarily. A piece of paper fell from Huang Nina's hand.Six Fingers hesitated for a moment, then caught up and picked it up. When Zhou Dongjin drove by that road, the blocked road had just begun to clear.The speed of the car became very slow here, and he frowned and looked out the window. He saw a long line of cars crawling slowly and many people who hurried past the cars. "The car is getting slower, and the people are getting faster." This changing city will leave him with such exciting and helpless impressions every time. The car crawled forward slowly with the flow of traffic, and Zhou Dongjin became more and more impatient. The journey from the train station to the General Hospital of the Military Region was only 20 minutes away, and it took more than half an hour to get there.The new driver at home, Xiao Deng, is so dumb that he can't make a sound. No matter how slow the car in front is, he will follow behind with all his might, never in a hurry. Also refuse to go beyond.I really don't understand how Secretary Lu got such a driver for Dad.Putting it in the regiment, Zhou Dongjin has long been impatient.Is this also called driving?Zhou Dongjin thought, it was simply driving cattle! 从黑山口回来，周东进气还没等喘匀乎就被政委王耀文给塞进火车了。王耀文说：“老周，我估摸着老人家这次恐怕病得不轻，要不周部长也不会亲自打电话来。分区那边我已经替你请下假了，票也给你买好了。团里这边有我顶着，你就放心回去吧，有事来个电话就行。”王耀文这人办事从来都是这样有板有眼、滴水不漏。 从知道爸爸住院抢救的那一刻起，周东进的大脑就一片空白，他怎么也无法把爸爸和医院联系在一起。在周东进的记忆中，爸爸是个永远不会生病而且坚决鄙视别人生病的家伙。 记得小时候他常闹病，爸爸因此对他表示出强烈的不满，经常在他生病的时候皱着眉头捏起他的瘦胳膊瘦腿儿说：“你怎么给我长成这副熊样？”好像他是故意把自己长成这副细毛瘦筋的样子，有意跟爸爸过不去似的。弄得他心里一直很内疚，总觉得自己长得挺对不住别人的，总觉得生病是一件最让人瞧不起的事。后来，在一次大病痊愈之后，爸爸失望地摆弄了一阵他的麻秆胳膊柴禾腿儿，又嫌恶地捏了捏他的枣核腚后，终于下定决心，用不容置疑的口气命令道：从明天开始，早上起来跟我出操！ 那年，他还不到六岁。 一开始，东进还以为出操很好玩。他早就暗暗羡慕南征能天天跟在爸爸屁股后面出操，早就盼望着能跟爸爸、哥哥一起出操了。所以，当听到爸爸的决定时他乐得一蹦老高。但很快，他就知道出操不是好玩的了。 有一次，东进感冒发烧，爸爸却照样让他起床出操。他头疼得要死，实在不想起来，就央求爸爸，说爸爸我头疼。 爸爸看也不看他一眼，毫不在意地说，出去跑跑头就不疼了。 南征在一旁帮东进求情，说爸爸，东进昨天晚上发高烧了。 爸爸听后不仅仍旧不肯通融，反倒烦躁起来，恶狠狠地说，那就更应该起来，到外面活动活动出点汗就好了！ 没办法，东进只好硬撑着爬起来去出操，结果刚跑了一半就觉得天旋地转，一头栽倒在地上了。 东进醒来时，妈妈和保健医生都在他身边忙活着，爸爸则阴沉着脸子远远地站在一边。看到他醒了，大家都松了一口气。他发现自己突然成了大家关注的中心，心里顿时产生了一种从未体验过的满足感。医生说：“没事了，孩子发了一夜高烧，身体有点虚弱，多休息休息就好了。”医生的话一下子把他心里的委屈全勾了出来，他瘪了瘪嘴刚想哭，就听见爸爸、妈妈吵了起来。 妈妈的声音里充满了怨恨：“你听见了吧？这可是郑医生说的，孩子有病得好好休息，不能跑操！” 爸爸显然不服气，说：“胡扯，头疼脑热也算个病？” “你……”妈妈气得声都岔音了，“周汉，你还是不是人？我告诉你，东进只要落下一丁点儿毛病，我都得找你算账！” “放屁！你找我算账？我还想找你算账呢！”爸爸勃然大怒，“你他妈的把老子的男娃都养成女娃了，别人打个喷嚏他就发烧，被苍蝇踢一脚也摔跟头，跑个步还能像个女娃似的晕倒。我看他就是短练，多跑跑操啥鸡巴毛病都没有了！” ... 像被迎头风潲了似的，东进的眼泪一下子就全收回去了。 第二天一早，不等爸爸来叫，东进早早地就从床上爬起来了。跟在爸爸和哥哥后面跑的时候，他赌气一步也没拉下。有那么一阵子，胸口憋得要死，他以为自己要跑死了，就很快乐地想：跑死就跑死吧，看自己跑死了爸爸还有什么可说的！看自己跑死了爸爸后不后悔？一想到自己死了爸爸会后悔，一想到爸爸再后悔自己也死了，爸爸一点办法也没有了，他就兴奋不已。 但他并没有跑死，甚至都没再晕倒，累是累得够呛，但他却活着跑下来了。这个出乎意料的结果让他遗憾了好一阵子。 从那以后，东进早上出操就没让人叫过，也从没间断过。 怪也就怪在这里，他从此真就没再闹过大病，身体也真就从此壮实起来了。 路边突然闪出一个身影。那身影像慢镜头一样迈着飘忽不定地的步子，逆着人流悠然飘行。快速行走的人群与她形成了极大的反差，像背景一样衬托着她，衬托出她与周围环境极不协调的缓慢和飘然。周东进愣住了，怔怔地望着那个飘然而过的身影，一个名字突然脱口而出：黄妮娜！ 没错，是黄妮娜！周东进的心抑制不住地悸动起来，他扭着头久久地追望着黄妮娜那熟悉的背影，胸口竟像被揪住了一般，憋闷得几乎喘不过气来，喉头也如同塞进了东西似的一阵阵地发紧。 车子突然拐了个弯，黄妮娜的身影从周东进的视野中消失了。周东进却仍旧呆呆地向后面望着，连车停下来都没发觉。直到司机打开后门，把圆溜溜的脑袋伸进来说：“医院到了。”周东进这才回过神儿来。 黄妮娜不知道后面有人追了上来，只懵懵懂懂地向前走着。 那声响亮的耳光先是把黄妮娜吓了一跳，她这辈子第一次伸手打人，打过人的那只手立刻像触了电般地剧烈地颤抖起来，怎么也止不住。她几乎要哭出来了。但很快，她就体验到了一种激动的快感，当那快感随着手的颤抖迅速地传遍全身的时候，她才发觉自己其实早就想扇老刘那张胖脸了。 紧接着，她就看到了老刘那惊愕的表情。这一刻她明白自己完了，刚才那个痛快淋漓的耳光把自己的最后一线希望断送掉了，断送得彻底决绝。绝望情绪立刻紧紧地攫住了她的心，她突然感到很害怕，只想赶快逃离那里。 被那个交通警送过马路之后，黄妮娜梦游般地走上了人行道，没走多远就听到后面有人喊：“喂，东西掉了！”她没回头。迎面过来的一个人很热情地叫住她说：“喊你呢，是你的东西掉了！”她这才木木地回过头去，只见一个人手里扬着张纸片向她走来。 “这东西是你的吧？”那人问。 她神情恍惚地摇了摇头，看也没看转身就想走，却被那人拦住了。 那人说：“我看见从你手里掉下来的，这东西肯定是你的。” 黄妮娜看了一眼，是单位发给她的那张生日贺卡，用这张贺卡可以在来喜糕饼屋领到一个双层的来喜生日蛋糕。她记起自己就是为了这个生日蛋糕才到公司来的，不由得有些心酸：自己高高兴兴地跑来领生日蛋糕，却怎么也不曾想到，这竟是她在公司这个大餐桌上分得的最后一块蛋糕！ 来喜，这个蛋糕居然叫“来喜”，黄妮娜突然发觉这两个字像恶作剧一样刺痛着她的双眼。她有些害怕地挪开目光，对那人说了一句：“送给你吧。”转身就走。 没走几步，那人却又追了上来，拦住她问道：“你叫黄妮娜？” 黄妮娜看着他没吭声。名字在贺卡上写着。 “你……”那人试探着问：“你今天过生日？” 黄妮娜咧了咧嘴，似乎想努力笑一下，但结果只弄出了一个似笑非笑的凄惨表情。 那人把贺卡递到她面前：“自己的生日蛋糕怎么好随便送人呢？” “无所谓。”黄妮娜说。见那人用一种奇怪的眼光看着自己，又补充道：“我真的无所谓。再说，我自己也吃不了那么大个蛋糕。” 那人狐疑地扫了她一眼，问道：“你是一个人？” “就算是吧。”黄妮娜突然很想哭。 停顿了一会儿，那人突然说：“我帮你吃这个蛋糕怎么样？” 黄妮娜一惊，戒备地向后退了一步，慌乱地说：“我不认识你。” 那人不动声色地回答：“我可认识你。” 黄妮娜愣了。她探寻地向那人望去，碰到了一双阴沉的眼睛。黄妮娜心里一动，这双眼睛的确似曾相识，但一时又想不起在哪儿见过。她不由仔细打量起对方，这是一个几乎可以用丑陋这个词来形容的人。他个子低矮，体魄强壮，粗眉、高颧、厚唇，深陷的眼窝中嵌着一对冷嗖嗖的鹰眼，举手投足间带有一种粗俗武断的强硬做派。黄妮娜断定自己不可能认识这个人，在她的生活圈子里根本就不存在这一类人。黄妮娜断然说：“不，我不认识你！” 那人突然龇开牙笑了。黄妮娜发觉他笑得很僵硬，但牙齿却十分洁白。那人说：“你忘了？我还帮过你呢，就是你和大刚妈打架的那个晚上。” 黄妮娜呆呆地看着他，终于想起了那个雪后的夜晚，想起了那个蓬头跣足的女人，想起了那个低沉的声音。“你是……六指？”黄妮娜问。 六指满意地龇了龇牙。 “哎呀，真不好意思。”黄妮娜说，““那天晚上天太黑，什么也看不清……” 六指再一龇牙。 “你看，你帮了我，我连声谢谢都没来得及说，到现在还欠着你的打车钱呢……” 六指还是一龇牙。 “我这就还你。”黄妮娜赶紧掏钱包。 六指拦住了她。六指说：“别，我不是来找你要钱的。你要是真心谢我，就请我帮你吃这个生日蛋糕吧。” 六指把黄妮娜带到太阳城，要了一个包间，边吩咐服务员去来喜取生日蛋糕，边让黄妮娜点菜。 黄妮娜翻过来调过去地翻弄着菜牌，那上面一串串陌生的菜名和高昂的标价，显然使她有些不知所措了。 “你别看价钱，只管点菜就是了。今天就算是我给你过生日吧，我请客。”六指看出了她的尴尬，在旁边点了一句。 黄妮娜的脸红了，她顺势把菜牌扔到六指面前：“还是你点吧，我随便。” 六指说：“好，那就点个'随便'吧。” 黄妮娜以为六指是在开玩笑，没想到服务小姐竟爽快地应声记下了菜名，不禁好奇地问：“真有'随便'这个菜？” “有。”服务小姐笑着答道：“这是我们太阳城的特色菜。很多不会点菜的客人都喜欢说'随便'，因此总有人开玩笑地问我们有没有'随便'这道菜。我们老板觉得这个玩笑里面有生意，就特别请人琢磨了一道新菜——牛髓烧牛鞭，取髓和鞭的谐音，就叫'随便'。这是个男士菜，很补的。” 黄妮娜的脸又红了，六指解围道：“谢谢你给我点了个好菜，看来我也得点个好菜给你。”说罢合上菜牌，对服务小姐吩咐道：“来一桌生日喜宴！” 服务小姐惊讶道：“先生，一桌生日喜宴是八至十人份的，可你们只有两个人……” “我高兴！”六指断然打断服务小姐说，“你上菜就是了，哪那么多废话？！” 六指也不知道自己为什么要这么做。开始他说要帮黄妮娜吃生日蛋糕的时候，还只是因为担心。他觉得这女人那副魂不守舍的样子不大对劲儿，如果一个女人连自己的生日也不在意了，连自己的生日蛋糕也能随便送人，那就说明这个女人准备将一切都放弃了，甚至包括自己的生命。他想，劝她吃下这个生日蛋糕也许就能拉住她。但后来，他的想法变了。他一直在注意观察黄妮娜，黄妮娜眼下虽然神色暗淡，精神疲惫，但身上那种挥之不去的特殊气质却再一次使他感到了新鲜。他从未接触过这种女人，他不明白这个穿戴打扮很不新潮，看上去并不阔绰的女人为什么会给人一种高贵感。直到看见黄妮娜脸红的时候，他心动了。他知道，现在市面上已经难得见到会脸红的女人了。女人们包括女孩儿都变得越来越豪放，越来越生猛了，而这个显然已经不年轻了的女人竟然还保留着一份难得的羞涩！也许就为了这，六指才突然决定要好好给黄妮娜过个生日。 他们喝了很多酒。喝到醉眼矇眬的时候，黄妮娜哭了。 黄妮娜哭着说：知道吗？我有很多年不过生日了，我都忘了还有过生日这一说了。 黄妮娜哭着说：知道吗？我十岁那年的生日是在北京过的。那次，到场的人里光将军就有六个。你为什么这样看着我？你以为我在跟你吹牛是不是？告诉你，我不是吹牛，我说的都是真话，我犯不着跟你这样的人吹牛。 黄妮娜哭着说：我为什么要过生日？我什么都没有了，我什么都没有了过生日还有什么意思？ 黄妮娜哭着说：你是谁？你凭什么非要给我过生日？你是成心叫我伤心是不是？你这个丑八怪，你有什么资格给我过生日？ ! ... 六指一直任黄妮娜哭闹，既不劝也不拦，既不气也不恼。他也纳闷自己怎么像中了邪似的，就喜欢看这女人的样子，不管是哭还是笑，不管是吹牛还是耍脾气。他才不在乎她满嘴胡言乱语都说些什么呢。 一见面，东进就觉得大哥南征看着他的眼神儿有点不对劲，悬了一路的心猛地一沉，忙问爸爸怎么样了？南征拍了拍东进的肩膀，告诉他说爸爸手术后病情还算稳定。东进这才长嘘了一口气。 爸爸躺在病床上，还没有苏醒过来。长这么大，东进从来没听说过爸爸生病，也从来没见过爸爸生病的样子，一见之下，不由吃了一惊：躺在那里的是个极度衰弱的老人，面容苍老，脸色灰白，双目紧闭，呼吸急促，身上插满了横七竖八的管子。东进怎么也无法把这个病弱的老人和精力充沛、易怒好动的爸爸联系在一起。他忍不住唤了声“爸爸”，爸爸却一点反应也没有。呆呆地在床边站了一会儿，姐姐就把他拉出来了。川川说监护病房里不允许家属呆的时间过长。 出了病房，东进下意识地摸索着掏出了一根烟，迫不及待地点着了。 心里有一种空落落的感觉。这是第一次，与爸爸见面没有看到爸爸的脸子，没有听到爸爸的呵斥。从小到大，他已经习惯了爸爸看到他时的那种挑剔的目光，习惯了爸爸劈头盖脑的严厉斥责。爸爸从来就没对他满意过，无论他怎样做，爸爸都能随时在他的言谈举止中找出一百个以上可引起他发火的理由。为此，毛毛经常幸灾乐祸地夸奖东进是最质优价廉，经久耐用的导火索。 在家里的几个子女中，爸爸最满意的就是老大南征。而爸爸又特别喜欢拿南征和东进比，越比就越对东进不满意，越比就越看不上东进。没办法，东进几乎没有任何地方能比得过南征。南征从小就体格健壮，而东进却体弱多病；南征在小学就是学生干部、少先队大队长，出头露面的事次次拉不下，而东进则是学校里的头号淘气包，调皮捣蛋的事回回跑不了；南征入伍后很快就入了党、提了干，一步一个脚印地一直干到军区组织部部长。而东进呢，从入伍以后就没断了麻烦，今天因为顶撞领导受个处分，明天为了打骂战士被撸掉一级，好不容易才波波折折地干到了团长的位置。虽说这个团长还干得不错，但仍是小毛病不断，一到提拔的时候总有不同说法。在爸爸的眼里，南征是支摆弄熟了的性能良好，指哪打哪的好枪，而东进则是个紧着收拾还动不动就走火的生家伙。没治。对这，东进自己也认账。 还想再抽一根烟，却被南征拦住了。南征问东进还没吃饭吧？东进这才想起，从上路到现在，自己没吃过一顿囫囵饭。南征说要和东进一起出去吃点东西。东进说那就回家吃吧，让小崔随便做点就行。南征说算了，家里都乱套了。小崔从爸爸发病后就魔魔怔怔的，非说爸爸是没吃上红烧肉气病的，是他的责任。怎么跟他说也转不过这个弯。现在整天提不起精神头，饭菜也做得没滋没味的。 两人来到医院对面的饭店。不是吃饭的时候，饭店里冷冷清清的。南征点了几个菜，又破例要了一瓶酒。东进任南征安排着，一直没说话。两人默默地喝下了第一杯酒后，东进才开口道：“大哥，你说吧，什么事？” 南征的脸上毫无表情，看着酒杯说：“吃饭。” 东进却干脆把筷子放下了，说：“大哥，我一见面就看出你心里有事。没事，你也不会把我叫出来吃饭，没事，在这种时候你也不会让我喝酒。反正你不说出来我也吃不下去，有什么事就痛痛快快说了吧，说完咱再痛痛快快地吃。” 南征看了东进一眼说：“那你就没胃口了。” 东进逼上去说：“我已经没胃口了。” 南征就不再看东进，慢慢地往杯子里斟着酒说：“军区最近要研究一批师职干部，你那边有没有把握报你？” “没问题吧？”东进换了副嬉皮笑脸的样子，拍着胸脯说，“我是分区最老的团长，也是最好的团长，舍我其谁也？” 南征心事重重地说：“东进，你已经干了七年正团了，年龄又刚好卡在线上，今年再提不了副师，你可就超龄了。” 东进立刻接口道：“是呀，是呀，我可千万不能报废。我这么优秀的军事人才一旦报废，对咱中国人民解放军的损失可就大了。我……” “东进，”南征一反常态烦躁地打断东进的话头说，“这种事情复杂得很，往往受很多因素的左右，你得有足够的思想准备。” 东进有些意外地盯着南征看了一会儿，突然问道：“大哥，到底怎么了？你找我不会就是为了说这件事吧？” 南征停顿了一下，尽量语调平缓地说：“你团里出事了。” 东进“呼”地一下站了起来。 南征突然把手里的酒瓶重重地蹾在桌上，低声喝道：“坐下！” 两人对视着僵持了一会儿，直到东进勉强把屁股搭回到凳子边上，南征才接着说：“一个小时之前王耀文打来电话，说黑山口哨所的两个兵在维护线路时被风雪围困，造成一伤一亡。” 东进又“呼”的一声站了起来：“怎么搞的？我离开的时候还好好的嘛！我这才刚刚……” “王耀文现在已经去黑山口了。他让我把情况向你通报一下，告诉你先别着急回去，有什么事他会随时通过作战值班室与你联系。” “不行，我得回去！”东进毫不犹豫地说。 南征看了东进一眼，口气和缓地说：“坐一会儿吧，东进。” “不行，我得回去！”东进的调都变了。 南征没再坚持，默默地从兜里掏出一张火车票递给东进，又看了看表说：“还有两个多小时才发车，你至少应该好好吃顿饭吧？” 东进脸色阴沉地坐了下来，南征把斟满的酒杯推到东进面前，东进一仰脖灌了进去，嘴角边狠狠地挤出了一个字：“操！” 两人一时无话。沉默了好久，南征又艰难地开口说道：“还有一个坏消息。” 东进眉心一跳，声音硬邦邦的：“说吧，总不会比死人更糟糕了吧？” 南征忧虑地望着东进说：“你们分区新任司令员已经赴任去了。” “嗐，这算什么坏消息？”东进不屑地松了口气。 “你知道新任司令员是谁吗？”南征问“谁？” “魏明坤。” “坤子？！”东进手里的酒杯咔嚓一声被捏得粉碎。