Chapter 13 Chapter Twelve

Wan Lusheng came to Hong Zhonghua's office at the appointed time. He knew that there must be something important, otherwise Hong Zhonghua would not have asked him to come to this place at this time to talk in this way.It's already off work, and the office building is quiet. There are rooms on both sides of the corridor, and the sunlight can't get in. It's a bit gloomy.I don't know if it was affected by this gloomy and oppressive feeling, or the mysterious atmosphere of Hong Zhonghua's appointment method. When Wan Lusheng came to Hong Zhonghua's door, he felt short of breath.He took a few deep breaths in front of Hong Zhonghua's office, calmed down and knocked on the door.Hong Zhonghua was obviously waiting for him. As soon as the door knocked, he immediately opened the door and welcomed Wan Lusheng in with great enthusiasm: "Come, come, Lao Wan is very punctual, come in and sit down."

Wan Lusheng couldn't wait to ask again and again: "What's the matter? What's the matter?" Hong Zhonghua let him sit on the sofa, and then made tea and water for him, just like a warm and thoughtful waiter.After sitting down, Hong Zhonghua carefully tried to bring up that heavy topic to Wan Lusheng in the most relaxed way possible.Even though Hong Zhonghua had already prepared a draft in advance, announcing to a mayor that he was going to arrest his wife was not as easy and pleasant as trying to secure a mediator for an acquaintance or announcing a promotion and salary increase to a subordinate.

"Old Wan, how many years have we been together?" Hong Zhonghua asked first. Wan Lusheng cursed inwardly: It's useless to work together for a few years, and you won't take the initiative to give up your position.Thinking this way in my heart, I replied, "Has it been three or four years?" Hong Zhonghua smiled slightly: "It's been four years and four months. No matter how you feel, I think you are generally satisfied and happy." Wan Lusheng quickly replied: "Yes, I feel the same way." I was eager to know what he was going to say, so I couldn't help asking, "If there is anything wrong, tell the secretary quickly, so we can go to dinner."

Hong Zhonghua said: "It's okay, I have asked Sima to go to Tongzhou Hotel to pick up the meal." Wan Lusheng: "Are things troublesome? It looks like I have to have dinner in the secretary's office." Hong Zhonghua said: "It's nothing to worry about, it's about your lover, Comrade Li Fang." Wan Lusheng never expected that Hong Zhonghua would come to him so mysteriously and hurriedly, and what he was talking about was about his wife, his eyes became a pair of goose eggs in shock: "Li Fang? What's wrong with Li Fang?" Now that the point has been made, Hong Zhonghua stopped beating around the bush and said to Wan Lusheng directly: "Secretary Shan of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection came to me today and said that they will take certain organizational measures against your lover, Comrade Li Fang."

Wan Lusheng couldn't sit still anymore, stood up and asked in surprise: "What organizational measures to take? What happened to her?" After asking, Wan Lusheng realized that the so-called organizational measures were shuanggui. Hong Zhonghua also got up and pushed him back to the sofa: "Don't get excited, calm down." Wan Lusheng sat down, and instinctively asked again: "Why did you double-regulate her?" Hong Zhonghua said: "After Wei Kuiyang died, more than six million cash was found in his home. You know about this..." Wan Lusheng interrupted him: "I know, now all the people in Tongzhou City know, what does this have to do with Li Fang?"

Hong Zhonghua said: "When Secretary Shan of the Commission for Discipline Inspection went to the province to report this matter to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection instructed to conduct a thorough investigation of Wei Kuiyang's problems. After returning, Secretary Shan organized forces to investigate Wei Kuiyang's funds. Because he had a close relationship with Hongfa Company during his lifetime, and Hongfa Company was responsible for collecting the annual parking fees he presided over, so the Commission for Discipline Inspection organized personnel to audit Hongfa Company, and found that Hongfa Company There are more than 6 million funds whose whereabouts are unknown..." Hong Zhonghua introduced to Wan Lusheng the situation of Shan Liren's tracing of the whereabouts of funds.

Wan Lusheng was stunned, with four words written all over his face: downcast.For a moment, Hong Zhonghua even had a little sympathy for him. This majestic mayor who used to make a big deal on the scene, talked loudly, and boasted with high spirits that Tongzhou City would achieve a new round of leapfrog development under his hands, now Hearing that his wife was going to be shuanggui and became the subject of the Disciplinary Committee's review, he immediately turned into a defeated rooster, bowing his head and drooping, like a patient who has just been diagnosed with an incurable disease.He was just about to say some words of comfort and encouragement to Wan Lusheng according to the usual practice at this time, so that he can treat him correctly, let go of the burden, and move forward lightly. Will let a bad guy go, and so on, but Wan Lusheng said something that shocked him: "It seems that you don't want me to be the mayor anymore." As soon as he said this, Hong Zhonghua realized, but in an instant, Wan Lusheng Lu Sheng has regained his composure, and his expression has changed from the chaos of panic, surprise, astonishment, and panic when he just heard the news to a calm and cold, reminiscent of muddy water with sediment that has settled into bottomless water. deep pool.

This is the result that Hong Zhonghua is most afraid of seeing. Even if Wan Lusheng jumped up and made a fuss, it would be better than the current situation, because he linked the organizational measures against his wife with the common power struggle in the officialdom At the same time, it turned the review of an economic case into a bad means of political struggle.Hong Zhonghua didn't speak up, and looked at Wan Lusheng coldly. Since this was the outcome he was most afraid of seeing, of course Hong Zhonghua had prepared a plan in advance to deal with this kind of situation.After all, Wan Lusheng was guilty and short-spirited. After saying that sentence, he didn't continue the following ones. Anyway, he had already reached the point. Seeing Hong Zhonghua's cold and serious expression, it was the best policy not to confront Hong Zhonghua head-on. No, there's no point in fighting him.

Hong Zhonghua said: "Old Wan, what you said just now surprised me very much. This is not what a senior party cadre should say. I can understand that you are in a bad mood and emotional when something like this happens, but I hope you Be calm, you should trust the organization, and believe that the comrades of the Commission for Discipline Inspection will figure out the problem. What I want to declare is that the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection are not behind your back to handle this case. At least I, Lao Hong, did not make any plans. I don't need to make a name for myself, it's not good for me to mess with you, you should understand that."

Wan Lusheng said: "I'm not talking about what's wrong with you Secretary Hong, I'm saying that some people are making a fuss about my wife. The matter has been found out, and the whereabouts of Hongfa's funds have also been clarified. What do you mean by double-regulating my wife? Afraid that she will escape or that she will collude? Escape, can I be a guarantee? Can you still follow Lord Yan to seek Wei Kuiyang's confession? My words are not very nice, but the fact is that, I am the mayor, and my wife is censored by double regulations. How can I be the mayor? Doesn't this force me to resign?"

Hong Zhonghua said: "Old Wan, I think you think too much from your own point of view. I believe that the Commission for Discipline Inspection is as unwilling as me to take measures against Comrade Li Fang. However, the responsibility lies in finding out the problem. On the other hand, if Comrade Li Fang is indeed innocent and has no problems after the review, wouldn't that be a good thing?" Wan Lusheng cursed secretly: Put your mother's shit on, why don't you arrest your wife for an examination and prove her innocence?Thinking of this in his heart, a big disapproving expression appeared on his face.Hong Zhonghua knew that he was not convinced in his heart, and he did not expect him to be convinced, but as a secretary, he still had to say clearly: "Maybe you still have some misunderstandings about this issue. You said that the problem has been clarified, why did Li Fang want to do that? A large sum of money was transferred to Wei Kuiyang's personal account? Do they have any common interests? The use of the funds, the process of the exchange, and the corruption issues that may be involved in it still require a lot of investigation work. I will not hide anything in front of you. Comrade Li Fang’s statement cannot be justified. In addition, Hongfa Company took advantage of the opportunity of collecting annual parking fees in the city and took advantage of the artificially formed monopoly position to seek personal gains wantonly. Don't you know how much it has increased since the annual parking fee was introduced?" Wan Lusheng was stunned: "How much has it increased? She never told me, and I never asked." Hong Zhonghua told him: "Since the annual parking fee was collected, the salaries and bonuses of Hongfa employees have increased tenfold. Your family's Li Fang's annual salary is 500,000." Wan Lusheng was surprised: "Impossible, why are there so many? Why don't I know?" Hong Zhonghua: "You don't know about this matter, so are there other things you don't know about? Why did Li Fang transfer more than 6 million state-owned assets to Wei Kuiyang's account at once? ?Even if there is no economic crime involved, at least it is a serious violation of national policies and laws? So, I think you should not have any resistance to this matter. You are also a senior cadre trained by the party and the state for a long time. On this issue We must stand firm, have a correct attitude, must not be impulsive, and must actively cooperate with the organization to find out Comrade Li Fang's problems." Wan Lusheng was silent, dejected.Hong Zhonghua also said: "This matter has not yet been implemented. If you firmly oppose it, I will not be able to deal with it. First, you can directly talk to Comrade Shan Liren about your ideas. Second, you can also directly approach the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, The provincial party committee will talk about your opinion. My task today is to inform you about the situation, communicate with you in advance, and of course, I also mean to ask for your personal opinion." Wan Lusheng heard it very clearly, Hong Zhonghua was telling him: this matter was approved by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and even the Provincial Party Committee, and Shan Liren must resolutely implement it, not that Hong Zhonghua wanted to make any articles in it.At the same time, he was also giving him an ultimatum: if Wan Lusheng disagreed with this matter, he must be ordered by the Provincial Party Committee or the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.After Wan Lusheng understood Hong Zhonghua's meaning, he also understood that it was meaningless to say anything to Hong Zhonghua now. If he wanted to save Li Fang, or more precisely, if he wanted to save himself, the only way to save him was through the provincial party committee or Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.It's hard to imagine that if Li Fang really committed serious economic crimes, his husband, who is the mayor, would be able to get away with it. At least, he would not be the mayor anymore. "Well, I have no personal opinion. I obey the organization's decision. If Li Fang really has serious financial problems, I will divorce her at worst. Yes. Divorce, resolutely divorce." After hearing Wan Lusheng's words, Hong Zhonghua secretly found it funny.I thought to myself, people nowadays are really interesting, when his wife makes a lot of money, he sits back and enjoys it.If something goes wrong, just say divorce and you will be safe and sound, just like trading stocks and futures, if the market is not good, you will immediately cut your meat and close your position.Take Wan Lusheng as an example, whether he knows about his wife's corruption or bribery issue is hard to come to a conclusion now, but who would believe that his wife's annual salary of 500,000 yuan would be unknown to him at all.Usually he was not clear with that Wang Qingqing, but now that his wife had an accident, it just so happened that he left, and this side left and the other side happened to be in line with Wang Qingqing, this Wan Lusheng was really prepared.Hong Zhonghua thought of this in his heart, and a sneer appeared on his face before he knew it. Wan Lusheng read the smile on his face, and said unhappily, "What are you laughing at? Is this thing worth laughing at?" Hong Zhonghua quickly denied: "Are you too sensitive? Why am I laughing? I can't laugh. However, the investigation of Li Fang's matter has just started. You say it's too early to divorce, not to mention that it's still not sure whether she is real or not. Some have illegal and criminal acts, even if there are, divorce is not the only way to solve the problem." Wan Lusheng stood up and said goodbye: "Whether it's the only way or not, if Li Fang commits a crime, what else can I do but divorce her? Well, thank you secretary for calling me in advance. Don't worry, I will treat it correctly. " Hong Zhonghua quickly stopped him: "I've asked Sima to get you and me some food, and he'll be here soon, what should you do if you leave? Let's talk after dinner, I still have something to say to you." Wan Lusheng stopped walking: "It seems that you have made sufficient preparations." Hong Zhonghua said: "Do you think it's easy for me to talk to you about this topic? Of course, I have to make full preparations, including material and spiritual preparations. Come, come, it's rare to have time today, let's have a good talk .” Wan Lusheng sat down.Hong Zhonghua said: "Oh, I really can't figure it out. How can you come up with the idea of ​​imposing an annual parking fee in the city? Passive, really passive." Wan Lusheng snorted and said, "Which local government in the country is not doing everything possible to increase fiscal revenue? Our Tongzhou is not bad. I went to a southeast coastal city once, and there is even more wickedness there. They are all expropriating What kind of road and bridge annual fees, no matter whether you walk or not, as long as you have a car with a local license plate, you have to collect an annual fee. The government increases its revenue by several hundred million yuan every year. The common people are so angry that they compose text messages on their mobile phones to scold their mothers: The bandit said: I opened this road, I planted this tree, and I want to pass by from now on, leaving money to buy roads. The mayor said: This road is not mine Open, this tree is not planted by me, if you don’t pass by, you have to keep money to buy roads. What’s the matter? If the common people scold them again, they just bite the bullet and just take it. What can you do? Why is it so difficult for us to do something here? ?” Hong Zhonghua said: "The people in those places didn't report to the secretary of the provincial party committee. Didn't the people in our Tongzhou city complain to Secretary Zhang of the provincial party committee?" Wan Luchang sighed and said, "Secretary Hong, do you think I'm a cheap old man who likes to let the common people scold me by pointing at my spine? When I was in Tongzhou, I couldn’t carry a bad name, right? But what can I do? If I don’t do everything possible to increase income, how can I maintain such a large family business? Financial expenditures are getting bigger and bigger, and no amount of money is enough to spend. The party and government meeting held that day At the joint meeting, I was very clear about what the Finance Bureau said at the meeting. Anyone can say what they say, but not everyone can do things, so I don’t listen to their nonsense at all. Everyone knows that the administrative expenses are huge, but Who can solve it? Which part can be compressed? It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. The society has developed to this level. Take the bus as an example. Everyone knows that it is unreasonable, but who has a solution? ? We can only desperately try to get money to maintain it.” Hong Zhonghua was at a loss for words, because Wan Lusheng was telling the truth.Wan Lusheng also said: "At the meeting that day, Hua Sanba said that the past leaders of our Tongzhou City, whether it was the secretary or the mayor, who had a special car? They all used the car to ask for the team, and arranged for which car to take which one. Car. That’s true, but can it work now? If we in Tongzhou really follow the same way, it’s no wonder that the leaders of the counties and cities in the province don’t scold us to death, and the cadres in the city will also scold us. Die. So, you, Secretary Hong, should understand me in this regard. If you are not in charge of a family, you don’t know how expensive rice is. If you don’t spend money desperately, how can you support these high-consumption guys? If you don’t feed these guys well, who will give me the mayor Work, to put it bluntly, who will vote for me, the mayor, when evaluating cadres?" Hong Zhonghua had to admit that Wan Lusheng was telling the truth at the moment. He was not unaware of these phenomena, and he was also one of the groups enjoying high consumption treatment.In all fairness, if he is allowed to ride a bicycle to and from get off work like in the past, ask the team for a car when he encounters something, and walk if he has a car, it will be difficult for him to adapt: ​​"Old Wan, I agree with what you said, and I agree with you." They all agree, and today I also want to say something to you from the bottom of my heart. These things are not something you and I can solve, so let’s not talk about them today. Anyway, you still have to deal with Li Fang’s problem correctly, and don’t treat it right. When you say those angry words outside, don’t move around, no one will let you be the mayor, and you divorced your wife, it sounds like you are in a mood. Don’t say that you are a senior party leader, you are just an ordinary citizen. When it comes to this kind of thing, you have to be calm, you can afford it and let it go..." Wan Lusheng interrupted him: "I just said that I want a divorce because I can afford it and let it go. Okay, secretary, I will definitely treat it correctly, and I can't treat it incorrectly. I said so much just now, what I said is You caused it. You keep saying that it is wrong to levy annual parking fees in the city, and I know it is wrong. I am explaining to you why you have to do it when you know it is wrong. As for whether Li Fang has financial problems here, I, Wan Lu Whether the student has any financial problems, I accept the organization's review." Hong Zhonghua could tell that Wan Lusheng was still brooding over this matter, and now it could only be like this. Anyone who encounters this kind of thing will inevitably have an idea, and he can do it without making noise or disrupting the stability of the overall situation. Even if the conversation has achieved its purpose.As for Li Fang's case, what can be found out in the end, no one dares to say dead words now. At this time, someone knocked on the door, and Hong Zhonghua said to Wan Lusheng: "It's Sima, he must have brought us food. In all things, food is the most important thing. Food is the most important thing for the people. Everything will be discussed after eating." .” He answered the door as he spoke, “Sima? Come in.” Sima came in carrying two big plastic bags: "Secretary Hong, Mayor Wan, I've called for dinner, should we eat now or later?" Wan Lusheng lifted his ass and left: "I don't want to eat, so I don't have the heart to eat now." Wan Lusheng walked away.Sima froze there.Hong Zhonghua smiled wryly: "Forget it, he won't eat if he doesn't eat, have you eaten? If not, let's eat together." Sima said: "I've eaten it, it's for two people, the rest will be ruined." Hong Zhonghua said: "There are no leftovers, come on, share half of it and take it back to eat tomorrow." Coming out of Hong Zhonghua's office, Wan Lusheng's heart was mixed with ups and downs, and his emotions were full of ups and downs.He made several phone calls to his wife Li Fang, but no one answered the phone at home, and Li Fang's mobile phone was turned off. From this, he confirmed that Li Fang had been shuanggui and lost her personal freedom.Wan Lusheng felt empty for a moment, his eyes were filled with the night scene project he personally presided over the construction turned into an illusory shadow, his spirit was a little trance, and he even wished that he was in a dream, but his reason told him mercilessly that this was not a dream.To be honest, with Wan Lusheng as old as Wan Lusheng and with Wang Qingqing's affection, Li Fang is just living together with Wan Lusheng, which is just a habit. A portrayal of Li Fang's emotional nature.However, as people often say, when you have many things, you don't feel how precious they are, and sometimes you even feel cumbersome.However, once it is lost, it makes people feel empty in the heart like a stuffed bun.Although he and Li Fang no longer have any love to speak of, their feelings and family ties are hard to part with.What happened to Li Fang and Wan Lusheng still felt the piercing pain. Wan Lusheng didn't take the elevator, but walked down the stairs. The corridor was empty, and his leather shoes echoed.Suddenly, Wan Lusheng felt that the echo seemed to be the ringing of bells and drums in his ears.If, in case, Li Fang is really obsessed with ghosts and desperately trying to make money, then even if it is verified afterwards that Wan Lusheng has nothing to do with him, even if he really divorces Li Fang, he is not alone in causing the political damage The mayor of a small prefecture-level city can bear it. At least, his political life will be frozen, and no matter how dazzling his achievements are, he will not be able to continue to perform on the political stage.Thinking of this, Wan Lusheng's heart was trembling and uneasy, and he felt chilly all over his body, as if a piece of ice had directly dipped into his heart.No, you can't just sit around and wait to die like this. Instead of divorcing Li Fang in embarrassment, it's better to take the initiative now. The ice stimulated him and cooled him down. He began to calmly assess the situation and analyze and judge the current situation.Wan Lusheng sat on the stairs, wanted to take out a cigarette, but took out the electronic cigarette that Wang Qingqing gave him.Wang Qingqing said that smoking does too much damage to the human body. This kind of electronic cigarette can help quit smoking, at least it can reduce the number of smoking. Each cigarette costs more than 1,000 yuan.He accepted the e-cigarette Wang Qingqing gave him, and at the same time accepted Wang Qingqing's deep affection.He put the electronic cigarette in his mouth, and began to think about the ins and outs of Shan Liren, an old smoker, investigating Li Fang's case. The matter is not complicated. Based on what Hong Zhonghua talked about, he quickly concluded the following points: First, so far they have no evidence that Li Fang made illegal profits from it. Kui Yang's account has been transferred to more than six million. At least, there is no evidence to prove that Li Fang has committed any corruption and bribery in the process.Second, Li Fang's annual salary of 500,000 yuan cannot be regarded as an economic crime. At best, it is just that the salary is too high.Hongfa Company is an enterprise, and the enterprise has the right to determine the salary income of the management personnel according to the operating efficiency.Taking a step back, even if the high salary is unreasonable, it is only unreasonable and does not involve crime.Third, the general nature of the current problem is nothing more than a violation of financial discipline. There is no evidence at all that economic crimes have been involved. Just because of a violation of financial discipline, the big smoker who stands alone will make waves to double-regulate a mayor's wife. Either he is mentally ill or has ulterior motives, Wan Lusheng would rather believe that he has ulterior motives.Fourth, no matter what the final review results are, the damage to Wan Lusheng's reality is obvious. If Li Fang is double-regulated in this way, it will be really difficult for Wan Lusheng to continue to issue orders from the position of mayor. All leaders understand. Wan Lusheng stood up and called his driver: "You wait for me at the front and follow me to the provincial capital." The driver was shocked: "Let's go now?" Wan Lusheng answered unmistakably, "Let's go now, do you have enough oil?" The driver said: "There is no problem with the fuel, and you can refill it at any time on the road." Wan Lusheng said, "That's good, I'll go down now." Wan Lusheng called Secretary Zhang of the Provincial Party Committee while going downstairs: "Secretary Zhang? Hello. Yes, yes, I am Wan Lusheng. I have something urgent and I want to report to you in person." Secretary Zhang was taken aback for a moment: "What's the rush? Can't we talk on the phone?" Wan Lusheng replied affirmatively: "It's very urgent, I can't talk on the phone." Secretary Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow, I will arrange a time tomorrow morning. Do you have time to come over tomorrow?" Wan Lusheng said: "I'll go there tonight. I won't bother you if I get to the provincial capital too late. I'll wait for your call in the provincial capital tomorrow." Secretary Zhang said: "Well, I will ask Xiao Cao to contact you tomorrow." Xiao Cao is Secretary Zhang of the Provincial Party Committee. Wan Lusheng went downstairs to the door, his special car was already waiting for him in front of the building.Wan Lusheng got into the car and asked the driver, "Have you eaten yet?" The driver said he had eaten, and asked Wan Lusheng if he had eaten. Wan Lusheng said that I had eaten too. After Sima sent Hong Zhonghua home, instead of going back to the dormitory, he turned the steering wheel and drove towards Li Guixiang's house.He was reluctant to enjoy the dinner that Wan Lusheng didn't eat, so he wanted to give it to Xiaoyan.Because this was a dinner prepared for the secretary and the mayor, Wang Qingqing paid special attention to it. He personally placed an order for the catering department of Tongzhou Hotel and personally supervised the preparation of the kitchen.The staple food is rice and buttered steamed buns. The portion is not big. The focus is on non-staple food, braised prawns, lettuce in oyster sauce, lily and fresh celery. Each meal is served with a piece of fried steak, which is two meat and two vegetables. Emerald Soup.Because the dinner was clearly prepared for Hong Zhonghua and Wan Lusheng, Wang Qingqing divided the dinner into two portions, and put each person in a food box. harmonious. Based on Sima's understanding of the living conditions of Li Guixiang's mother and daughter, he concluded that such a common dinner for Hong Zhonghua and Wan Lusheng, not to mention eating, might have never even seen each other.When Sima arrived at Li Guixiang's house, it was already dark. Sima looked at his watch, and it was eight o'clock. He guessed that Li Guixiang's mother and daughter must have eaten, which made him a little regretful.However, this is also something that can't be helped, he can't control the leader's food problem. Sima took out the set of "One Hundred Thousand Whys" from the trunk of the car again. Thinking of Xiaoyan's surprised look when she saw this set of books, Sima himself became happy first.When he came to Li Guixiang's house, Sima heard Li Guixiang yelling. The content of the yelling seemed to be that Xiaoyan had made some serious mistake.This surprised him greatly. In his mind, Li Guixiang was a gentle, easy-going, and introverted person, and he always spoke calmly to Xiaoyan. He had never seen her scolding and scolding her children harshly like some parents did. .Sima knocked on the door hastily, wanting to go in quickly to persuade the fight. With the sound of knocking on the door, Li Guixiang's roar stopped abruptly, and then the kind and gentle voice resumed: "Who is it? Please come in, the door is unlocked." Sima pushed the door open and entered, and what he saw surprised him again. The usually lively and mischievous little Yanzi gave people the impression that she was not afraid of anything, let alone her mother.At this moment, like a puppy who has just been punished by its master, it is obediently lying on the dining table doing homework, and when Sima comes in, he doesn't even dare to lift his head. Sima asked, "What's the matter? I heard you arguing outside." Xiaoyan is a child at heart, and hasn't learned how to hide her strength and bide her time. When Sima asked this question, she couldn't help opening her mouth to correct her: "I didn't quarrel with my mother, it was my mother who scolded me." Li Guixiang asked Xiaoyan in turn: "Tell Uncle Sima why I scolded you?" Xiaoyan said: "Uncle Sima already knew about it, so I don't need to tell you." Sima made the two of them confused: "What do I know? I don't know anything." Li Guixiang told Sima: "Talk about irritating people or not. Today when I got off work, I met the retired old master Li downstairs. He told me that you will be fine once you go to work, and your Xiaoyan will feel relaxed. After finishing speaking, he let out a long sigh. I asked him what was the matter, but he didn’t say anything at first, but I was in a hurry to tell me that when I was ill, he saw Xiaoyan kneeling on the side of the road to Pedestrians in the past asked for money..." Li Guixiang became more and more angry, her voice became louder unconsciously, and she turned to scold Xiaoyan, "Why are you so ignorant, ah? As the saying goes, people cannot be poor if they are poor Zhiqi, have I been educating you like this all the time? I didn’t expect you to be such a worthless person. You actually go to the road to beg for food. Where do you want to put my face in front of the neighbors? Ah? You let your mother’s face go where to put it?" Xiaoyan muttered, "I didn't ask for food." Li Guixiang raised her hand to beat Xiaoyan: "You have learned to talk back..." Seeing that the slap was about to come down, Xiaoyan shrank her neck and covered her head in fright.Li Guixiang didn't want to slap her with that slap, she sat down on the stool and shed tears silently: "You said that you have been so unmotivated since you were a child, and you shamed yourself on the street. With your nature, you will be able to grow up in the future." Can you be admitted to be a civil servant and become a national cadre? I counted as supporting you for nothing..." Sima quickly interrupted the fight: "Sister, don't be angry, I met Xiaoyan on the street that day, and I brought her back. She admitted her mistake at that time and promised not to do that kind of thing again. .” Li Guixiang wiped away tears: "You knew about this a long time ago? Then why didn't you tell me?" There was a sense of complaint in his tone. Sima hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean to hide it from you. The matter has already passed. Xiaoyan already knew that she was wrong and corrected it. I will tell you that it was useless to make you angry, so I didn't say it. Actually, this matter Depending on how you look at it, I think Xiaoyan is really an ambitious child. Didn’t she do that to help you heal your illness? Although the method is inappropriate, the purpose is still good. A child of the poor Being in charge of the family early, Xiaoyan knows how to go out to earn money at such a young age, and knows how to help you support the family, you should be happy." Li Guixiang respected Sima very much, and what Sima said was very important in her heart. Hearing what Sima said, Li Guixiang asked hesitantly: "So she did the right thing?" Sima said: "It's not a good approach. I told her at the time that earning money is not a way to earn money. It's not earning money but asking for money. Besides, she is too young to think about these issues. Xiaoyan promised me at that time. By the way, Xiaoyan, did you go there later?" Xiaoyan quickly denied: "No, absolutely not. You said it, and I agreed, so how can I go again? A gentleman's words are hard to follow." Sima said: "Look, Xiaoyan is a good child who knows her mistakes and corrects them, and you still scold her like that. Forget it, don't be angry, Xiaoyan will never do that kind of thing again, Xiaoyan will definitely Concentrate on your studies, get admitted to key prestigious universities, and then go to graduate school, become a doctor, and create a wonderful old age for your mother." Xiaoyan: "Of course, I must let my mother live a good life, otherwise why am I working so hard to do my homework?" Li Guixiang let Sima and Xiaoyan sing and coax her tears into laughter: "You two, I can really say it, but I can't say it to you two." Only then did Sima find time to mention his dinner: "This is our work meal tonight. It's pretty good. I'll order an extra one for Xiaoyan to supplement her nutrition. There's also this set of books, Give Xiaoyan mental nutrition." Xiaoyan jumped up: "I smelled the fragrance just now, what delicious food did Uncle Sima give me? Ha, "One Hundred Thousand Whys" is so good!" Li Guixiang scolded her: "Just after eating, I blew up when I smelled the smell, really like a puppy." After talking, there was no anger in his voice. Sima said: "Come and see for yourself, eat a little if you want, or wait a while for supper if you don't want to eat." He lifted the lid of the food box while speaking. Xiaoyan was astonished: "There are so many delicious foods, Uncle Sima, is your work meal like this? It's really high-end." Seeing that Xiaoyan was happy, Sima said to Li Guixiang: "Sister, you should try it too. These are the signature dishes of Tongzhou Hotel." Well, it's made by Tongzhou Hotel, and the taste is sure to be unmistakable. Just bragging like this, the purpose is still to let their mother and son eat it. Xiaoyan was not polite, picked up a prawn with two fingers and stuffed it into her mouth.Li Guixiang hurriedly got up and went to the kitchen to take a pair of chopsticks and handed them to Xiaoyan: "Eat it, you are just a greedy cat." Sima said: "I heard people say that shrimp is high in phosphorus, and children eating more are good for the brain." Xiaoyan said: "I've heard that too, but unfortunately our family can't afford it, and my mother just sends me off with dried shrimp skins." Sima quickly said: "The steamed stuffed buns stuffed with dried shrimps are delicious. When I was young, my mother used to wrap steamed buns stuffed with cabbage with dried dried shrimps. Now I think about it, it makes me laugh." Xiaoyan said: "This wish is easy to come true." Chewing on the prawns in her mouth, she turned her head and said to Li Guixiang, "Mom, did you hear that, Uncle Sima asked you to make him steamed stuffed buns with shrimp skin and cabbage stuffing." Li Guixiang said: "Nonsense, that's what Uncle Sima said." After finishing speaking, he said to Sima again, "If you really want to eat, I will make it for you on Thursdays. Don't come over to eat after get off work." Sima Da repeatedly promised: "Great, no problem, I will definitely come." Xiaoyan jokingly teased Sima: "Uncle Sima, you are so funny, there are so many delicious ones, how did you settle for buns and dumplings? They are all plain stuffing." Sima explained solemnly: "When I was young, my family was very poor. My mother worked alone in a street factory and supported me and my brother. By the way, plus my mother herself, there were three people. At that time , being able to make a meal of dumplings and buns is to improve life during the festival. Do you know? Where did the cabbage in the cabbage stuffed buns made by my mother come from? They are all vegetable leaves thrown by others in the vegetable market. That’s it, my mother Add some dried shrimp skin and wrap it into buns, my brother and I are fighting to eat it." Li Guixiang asked: "Master Sima heard what you said. When you were young, your family was also very difficult." Sima said: "I am the same as Xiaoyan. I have no father since I was very young. What is different from Xiaoyan is that my mother has to take care of my brother and me. Xiaoyan has a mother who takes care of her wholeheartedly. Xiaoyan Yan is still more blessed than me." Xiaoyan nodded: "That's right, my mother takes care of me wholeheartedly, I am blessed. Come, mother, I will comfort you." As she said, she brought the two peeled shrimps to Li Guixiang's mouth, "Mom, you can try it too. Taste it, it actually tastes the same as dried shrimp skin, but it has more meat." Li Guixiang was a little embarrassed when he came, and wanted Xiaoyan to eat as much as possible, so she repeatedly waved her head to avoid it: "You eat, you eat, I'm not hungry after eating, and I can't eat anything." 小燕硬将两只对虾塞进了李桂香的嘴里，李桂香也只好吃了。小燕吃了对虾，又吃了一个奶油小馒头，就不再吃了，聚精会神地埋头翻阅《十万个为什么》。李桂香把剩下的吃食收拾起来。司马达提醒她：“放冰箱里吧，别坏了。”话说出口才想起来，冰箱这种对大部分家庭来说不过是日常器具的装备，对李桂香家来说，却还是可望不可即的奢侈品。 李桂香说：“没关系，放在厨房里，下面用水冰上，明天早上就吃了。” 司马达又坐了片刻，和李桂香聊了一阵上班以后感觉怎么样啊，最近身体好不好啊之类的家常话儿，看看时间不早，就告辞出来了。他万万想不到，好心办坏事仿佛是他跟李桂香娘儿俩之间删改不掉的剧情，今天他送来的这一餐饭，明天却害苦了李桂香。 最近一段时间车轱辘的心情极佳。局里围绕配新车而掀起的茶壶风波，以他大获全胜收场。坐上了崭新的奥迪，葫芦继续给他当车夫，看着那几位同僚酸溜溜却又不得不假装坦然的样儿，他心里乐滋滋的。然而，车轱辘并不是一个初出茅庐的莽汉，他深谙官场的人情世故，明白在这个时候他应该怎么做，所以，态度上他对其他同僚格外热情，格外亲切，格外谦虚，千方百计企图把自己不小心露出来的獠牙再深深掩藏起来。同僚们，尤其是卫骏、李有禄在这次争抢新车的斗争中踢到了石头上，暗地里揉着疼痛难忍的脚丫子，把车轱辘的祖宗八代骂了个遍，表面上却也只能做出从来没有发生任何事情的样儿，照样跟车轱辘满面笑容地打哈哈。 车轱辘心情爽了，对工作也就格外卖力，整天坐了他那台崭新的奥迪东奔西跑，会同市、区两级老龄办的工作人员，整顿了铜山区那帮老赌棍，定立了铜山区老年活动中心精神文明建设公约，在老年活动室增设了更多适合老年人的娱乐项目，老年赌风很快被压制下去。今天，他驱车来到了殡葬管理科，拽着殡葬管理科科长跟他跑到远郊落实陵园改扩建计划。铜州市过去死人住的地方在市区南边的小山上，随着城市的疯狂扩张，活人开始跟死人抢占地盘，地产商的魔爪伸向了这座小山下面的城乡接合部。可是，由于小山上住着死人，在这里开盘的房子卖得并不好，于是，房地产商便软硬兼施让市政府赶走死人，给房地产商创造更加完善的发财空间。 现在的经济社会普遍形态是：市政府领导对投资商比对自己的亲爹还恭顺。任何一个市委、市政府的头头都明白，要拿政绩给上面看，还是要靠这些富商的财力，全市的老百姓都变成活雷锋，也比不上富商的投资给城市GDP增加一个百分点。房地产商抱怨死人碍了活人的财路，万鲁生吓得要命，怕人家撤资，在市长办公会上决然拍板，立即找一块地方重新修建陵园，把原来住在小山陵园里的死人统统赶走。赶走死人容易，死人不会到市政府门前集体上访，然而，给死人找块地方却很困难。原因很简单：哪的活人都不愿意跟死人做邻居，尤其是跟大批同自己没有任何关系的死人为邻就更是一件让人毛骨悚然的事情。所以，市长万鲁生拍板容易，真正落实起来，就跟他拍的大部分板一样，并不像拍板本身那么简单。 车轱辘有了新轿车，便也有了新动力，在殡葬管理科科长的陪同下，驾着新车跑遍了铜州市的山山水水，终于在铜州市边缘的山区里找了一座山头。这里过去是华侨农场，改革开放后，华侨谁也不再安心守着穷山僻壤种地吃粮，大部分华侨都又跑到国外投亲靠友，在外国没有什么可靠关系的华侨也都纷纷进城做生意搞买卖，这个华侨农场就渐渐荒废了。这里偏远，又没有固定居民，想必在这里建陵园不会有活人反对。虽然偏远，但是又有一条现成的公路直达华侨农场，稍加整修完全可以通车。 “这块地方怎么样？”车轱辘兴冲冲中夹杂着几分得意地问科长。 “当然好了，山清水秀，人烟稀少，交通又方便，过去我们怎么就没想到这个地方呢。” 车轱辘半开玩笑地批评人家：“这就叫要想知道梨子的滋味就要亲口变革梨子，领导干部就是要做到四勤，脑勤腿勤手勤嘴勤，你一勤都没有，也不知道变革梨子，怎么能找到这块好地方。” 科长傻乎乎地问：“梨子怎么了？怎么变革？” 车轱辘哈哈大笑：“你呀你，是真不懂还是装傻逗我玩？这是毛主席他老人家的名言，说俗了，就是你要想知道梨是什么味道，就要亲口尝一尝。” 科长恍然：“这么说我就懂了，不但我懂，我老婆都懂，到市场上买水果，也不光是梨，不管什么水果，想知道好吃不好吃，咬一口不就得了。” 车轱辘嘿嘿一笑，晃晃脑袋，钻进车里，坐到了司机旁边的位置上，葫芦连忙请示：“车局长今天动车不？” 车轱辘当着科长的面还要避嫌，摆摆手说：“不动不动。” 科长也爬上车，装疯卖傻地讨好车轱辘：“车局长，你这个人说话太深奥了，我在理解上真的有点跟不上点。你刚才说领导干部要有四勤，我没记住，再给我说一遍，哪四勤啊？” 车轱辘让他变着法儿吹捧得心里舒服，就不厌其烦地给他解释：“脑勤，就是要勤于学习，勤于思考，就像给陵园选址，你光瞎跑不行，得认真动脑筋想办法。既要认真总结选址失败的教训，又要能根据预选地址的要求和时代的进步来确定方针政策。过去失败主要就在于我们选的地方大部分附近都有居民，谁愿意整天看着烧死人的大烟筒冒黑烟，谁愿意邻居都是死人？所以啊，我们就要选那些没人的地方。过去老怕交通不便，现在是什么时代？是汽车时代，远点根本就没关系，大不了修一条路，所以啊，我们就到偏远的地区来找地方，思路对了，问题也就迎刃而解了。腿勤，就是要经常深入基层，掌握了解第一手资料，就像我们这一次选的地方，光在地图上看能行吗？亲自跑到了，才能做到心中有数，心中有数了，啥事情就都好办了。手勤，就是很多工作要亲自动手去做，光发号施令是不行的……” 话说到这儿，科长的手机响了，科长请示车轱辘：“车局长，我接个电话。” 车轱辘正说到兴头上，让电话打断难免扫兴，可是也不能不让人家接电话，只好挥挥手：“你接，你接。” 殡葬科长接通电话，一开始应答就引起了车轱辘注意：来电话的是个女人。 科长：“谁啊，我正和车局长在外面呢。” 对方告诉科长，她是科里的小文，有急事要找科长。听到来电话的女人不过是殡葬管理科的办事员，车轱辘便也没多大兴趣了，可是那位小文随后告诉科长的事又引起了车轱辘的注意。叫小文的女办事员告诉科长，有两个人来找他，自称是市纪委的。一听到是市纪委的人找自己，科长连忙偷觑了车轱辘一眼，车轱辘坐在前座，其实他已经听到了，却假装正在关注道路两边的景色，竖直耳朵偷听科长的对话。纪委这种单位的人，无论找谁，都容易引起别人的关注，车轱辘也不例外。 科长：“他们找我干啥？” 小文：“他们没说，就说要找你。” 科长：“人呢？” 小文：“在会客室等着呢。” 科长：“我上午回不去了，要找让他们换个时间再来。” 挂断电话，科长估计车轱辘肯定已经听到了电话内容，便做出纳闷的样子说：“市纪委的找我干嘛？” 车轱辘说：“看你刚才说话的口气好像你没啥问题，不然不敢让人家换个时间再来。” 科长：“我能有啥问题？一个小科长，人家行贿也看不上我这样的。” 车轱辘开玩笑：“噢，你的意思是说，人家行贿专门看上我这样的？” 科长：“那也不会，车局长谁不知道，一身正气，清正廉洁，是我们学习的好榜样啊。” 虽然明知他是在开玩笑逗闷子，车轱辘还是高兴得哈哈大笑起来。