Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen Returning Home

Jia Shizhen slept in the dormitory for three full days. Who knows how he spent it without eating or drinking. If the person who charged the water bill hadn't woke him up, maybe he really starved to death in the dormitory.Not to mention Jia Shizhen's miserable scene at that time and how he left the dormitory, nor how he thought about going home.How did he know that when the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee made a large-scale adjustment of leading cadres in this institutional reform, the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee promoted five division chiefs to the deputy prefecture and department level at once, but did not do the same.This is something the director did not expect.On the third day of the conversation with the director and Jia Shizhen, the directors of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee who had been promoted to deputy prefecture and department levels all knew the news. His painful mood is no better than that of Jia Shizhen.

When Tong Shiju was fidgeting in the office, the directors who were promoted all informed the conversation, and he was notified to go to Minister Guo's office until he was about to leave work. On the way to Minister Guo's office, his mood changed so much This change, at first he thought that he was also included in the promotion target, and began to guess where he would be placed, because the other directors already knew their whereabouts before the conversation, and only he, Based on his many years of experience as an agency cadre and division chief, this is not a good omen, but he doesn't want to think like this, and he tries to think of the best.He always thought that it was impossible for him to be promoted as the division chief this time, but the moment he entered Minister Guo's office, his heart skipped a beat.At that time, Minister Guo had Deputy Minister Tuo in his office. This first signal was an ominous omen. According to the past practice, there must be a deputy secretary of the provincial party committee in charge of political affairs during the promotion talk, and the promotion of deputy prefectural and municipal officials Conversations are usually held in the Provincial Party Secretary Building.Now not only in the organization department but also only the two ministers of the organization department, this is clearly another form of comforting talk.

After Tong Shiju entered the room, Minister Guo was very polite, and Deputy Minister Tuo stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder, which made Tong Shiju feel that it was unnecessary. After Tong Shiju sat down, Minister Guo smiled slightly and said, "Shiju! I invite you to come, mainly to chat with you. This reform of provincial-level institutions has adjusted a group of leading cadres at the department and bureau levels. This is mainly due to work needs. You are an old comrade, and you should have been considered, but because of the limited number of positions and work needs, there is no arrangement for the time being. I believe you can correct it. Treat it and understand it.”

At this moment, Tong Shiju only felt that his brain was growing bigger, like putting bread into boiling water.In all fairness, Minister Guo's reason for not arranging him is too flimsy and far-fetched.What made Tong Shiju unbearable was that the leader even coaxed him like a three-year-old child.In fact, he hoped that the leader would be straightforward, so he might as well say: "You were not considered in this promotion. Anyway, as long as the director of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee is transferred out, he will be the deputy director, deputy prefecture-level cadre, and it will be the same sooner or later. Afterwards." Maybe the leader said this, and Tong Shiju's heart would suddenly become much brighter.Even so, Tong Shiju still didn't understand why he was allowed to occupy such a very sensitive position in the eyes of outsiders, since his age had passed the limit of the department head.Of course, he didn't believe that it was just because of the limited number of positions. There must be a reason for this, and Tong Shiju couldn't figure out what the reason was for a while. In short, Tong Shiju was somewhat unhappy in his heart.

Besides, when Jia Shizhen returned to Wucheng, the sun had already set. This is why he deliberately chose to get on the bus in the afternoon. He wanted to enter the house quietly when there were few people, so as to avoid running into acquaintances. After getting off the car, Jia Shizhen's mind was in a mess, and she couldn't tell east, west, north, south, as if she had arrived in a strange place.The exit of the station was crowded with people. Even though it was already past six o'clock in the evening, the dim light still shone on the faces looking forward to waiting for their relatives as in daytime. For some reason, Jia Shizhen was a little afraid of those faces, even those who greeted them Among the faces of relatives will appear his relatives, his colleagues, and his friends. He doesn't want them to see him looking dingy and embarrassed.Jia Shizhen lowered her head, avoiding everyone.Thinking back to the time when I went to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, the scenery and the happy mood of the spring breeze really changed from moment to moment.

When he got out of the station, he thought of his wife and daughter, and Jia Shizhen wished to see Lingling right away.Since he talked with the director, he never called his wife again. Lingling didn't know about his current situation. If he suddenly appeared in front of his wife with his luggage on his back, how would he explain it to Lingling?Thinking of this, Jia Shizhen resolutely changed his plan, instead of going back to see his wife, he went back to his parents, who he firmly believed could understand him best. Jia Shizhen stood at the door of her parents' house, hesitated for a long time before knocking on the door lightly twice.

"Who is it!" This is the voice of the mother. In the past, every time he came to his parents, whether he was alone or with his wife and daughter, they would definitely call for them to open the door. There was no sound, until the door opened and his mother's familiar figure appeared in the dim light, he called softly: "Mom..." Mother was stunned, as if she didn't believe the reality in front of her, " Son, Shizhen...you..." Jia Shizhen felt sad, dropped her luggage, and threw herself into her mother's arms. This action was a bit like returning from kindergarten, hoping that mother would hug her son, "Mom...it's me, I'm your son Shizhen..."

"Son, why do you..." The mother put her arms around her son, "Where did you come from? Why didn't you even make a phone call?" At this time, my father said loudly in the room: "Who is it? Why are you standing outside talking, why don't you come in?" Then the mother pulled her son, picked up the luggage on the ground, and said with great joy: "Son, come in and talk." The mother said loudly while pulling her son, "His father is Shizhen, and it is the son who came back." Already!" The father came out of the living room and looked at the son who came back suddenly. His pair of surprised eyes stared at the son for a long time. Inexplicably, she pulled her son aside, and suddenly came to her husband, glared at the old man, and said, "Son, let's eat first! Your father and I are preparing to eat."

Only then did my father understand something and said, "Come here, let's eat first, Shizhen must be hungry." Then he turned and went to the restaurant. During the time of entering the house, Jia Shizhen's mood suddenly became complicated. The mother's unexpected surprise when she saw her son, and the father's inexplicable speculation when he saw his son, he saw them all. Needless to say, a mother's love is pure and kind Yes, but the father's love is severe and deep, the reason is that his return is too sudden.yes!Even he himself couldn't make it clear. Logically speaking, even if he came back after work, he shouldn't bring so much luggage, and he shouldn't come directly to his parents, but he should go back to his little home first!In this short period of time, Jia Shizhen didn't even say a word, his heart was like an overturned five-flavored bottle, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty all rushed to his heart.Look at the elderly parents, he has a thousand words to tell his parents, but he doesn't know where to start.

The clever father felt something from his son's silence.He said to his wife who was busy serving dishes: "I think I have two drinks today, my son is back, and I will add two more dishes. I still have a bottle of old goods." Jia Shizhen felt even more saddened by her father's abnormal behavior.Jia Shizhen knew her father very well. Over the years, except for the holidays, her father rarely drank at home, especially today when he was alone with his parents. Jia Shizhen thought that his father might have realized something.He only felt sour for a while, and even felt that he had made some unforgivable mistake, as if he was ashamed of his parents.

He didn't understand what he had done wrong in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee in the past few months, and he didn't understand why the leader returned him to his original unit in such an unclear manner.If there is any mistake, it is not his fault. He is too clear about what kind of person Wang Xuexi is.On the day he reported to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, he had a car accident. When he met Wang Xuexi, he refused to save him. Who knows that the world is so small. Being shocked and caught off guard, Jia Shizhen was also deeply surprised.However, only the two of them knew about such a coincidence. Although Wang Xuexi was sweating and told him that he didn't use his special car to save people that day and was afraid that Jia Shizhen would ruin his business, Wang Xuexi was so old and spicy after all. , pretending that nothing happened between him and Jia Shizhen.And Jia Shizhen didn't have a good impression of Wang Xuexi's reluctance to save him, and whether the opinions of the masses were great during the process of inspecting cadres, he was just a staff member seconded to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. As far as the cadres are concerned, it will never act as an obstacle.Yes, what is Jia Shizhen?What is he in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee?At best, it can be regarded as the number of people accompanying the investigation cadres, and it is just a decoration.He has no right to speak, no right to suggest, not even a side drum.But in the eyes of the director of the same department, he was too overestimated. He didn't know his identity, and regardless of his own importance, he asked the director of the same department the question of Wang Xuexi's investigation materials.To this day, the scene that frightened him at that time is still engraved in his brain, and when he thinks of that scene at that time, he will shudder for a while. At that time, Jia Shizhen felt that he was justified; now, he can recite that sentence verbatim: "Director, I found some relevant materials about Wang Xuexi and checked them repeatedly. What I wrote originally and those materials It's completely consistent and doesn't..." "Xiao Jia, what's the matter with you? You...you..." The head of the same department darkened immediately, interrupted Jia Shizhen, and took the materials from Jia Shizhen's hand, "How long have you been in the organization department? Do you know how the Organization Department selects, inspects, and appoints leading cadres? I have been in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee for so many years, and this is the first time I have met someone like you! Well, it’s none of your business, you go and stay Let's go!" Director Tong was like an angry lion. Jia Shizhen never expected that the same director would get so angry. Looking back now, he felt that he had never seen anyone get angry at him like that in his life, and it was so terrible and frightened him. The father brought the wine, and the mother brought the dishes to the table, but Jia Shizhen was still standing there blankly like a log, and his confused thoughts brought him back to the sad and distressed unpleasant past. Jia Shizhen was always in a state of anxiety about the unpleasant encounter between the directors. The father finished pouring the wine, looked at his son in a daze, and said, "Shizhen, come, dad will have a drink with you today!" Only then did Jia Shizhen come back to reality, and tried her best to hide her uneasy mood. He sat next to his father, picked up the wine glass, smiled and said: "Dad, thank you for your kindness in nurturing me. At this moment, I know that you have a lot of guesses about your son, but you love your son, and you know that your son is in his heart." There are unspeakable difficulties..." Jia Shizhen didn't continue, holding the wine glass with both hands, stood up, bowed deeply to his father, and drank the full glass of wine in one gulp. The father looked at his son, but he didn't stop his son from drinking because he didn't want to see his son in such pain, but as a father, he deeply understood his son's psychology.He knows that his son is a righteous and enterprising person, and also a resolute and strong man. He doesn't tell his unspeakable secrets because he is afraid that we, the old couple, will feel uncomfortable for him... Jia Shizhen held the glass in his left hand and the wine bottle in his right hand, and filled himself up with wine. At this time, the father pulled his son, looked at his son affectionately and said, "Son, sit down, dad didn't ask you to drink away your worries today." , Dad welcomes you back, no matter what the reason, you always come home, back to your parents, this is a reunion, you should be happy. If you say you are drinking to relieve your sorrow, it is Dad's fault." At this time, the mother came over, and she heard what her husband said to her son. After she put the dishes away, she looked at her son and said, "Shizhen, your father is happy today. He saw you coming back, but Don't drink too much wine, and ask Lingling to bring the children over after dinner." Looking at the loving eyes of his parents and thinking of his wife and daughter, Jia Shizhen suddenly forgot all the troubles and unhappiness in his heart. He raised his glass and said, "Dad, Mom, my son is happy today. Let's toast the old one..." "Di...ring...ring..." The phone rang. "Answer the phone." Father said and was about to stand up. "I'll pick it up, maybe it's from my granddaughter!" The mother happily went to the living room to answer the phone. After hearing her mother's words, Jia Shizhen immediately became excited, but what followed was a complicated and indescribable state of mind amidst panic. In all fairness, he didn't want his wife to know that he was sent back by the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, so he didn't go back to his home first, but chose to come to his parents first.However, this matter cannot be hidden from his wife after all. If Lingling really made the phone call, her mother would definitely tell Lingling that she has returned. How should Lingling accept this reality?In particular, at this time, he has not had time to explain to his parents the real reason why he was returned by the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. How should this be done? ! The father and son stared at the ringing phone, and saw the mother picked up the receiver, "Hello..." The mother was full of excitement, "Oh, it's my granddaughter! Lanlan... where is your mother? Come on, grandpa Grandma is here for dinner...ask your mother to answer the phone..." Ah, it's really my daughter calling!Jia Shizhen suddenly seemed very excited, his heart almost jumped into his throat, he stood up abruptly, and was about to answer his daughter's phone call, but his father held him down and waved to him. "Lingling, you haven't eaten yet, so bring Lanlan over here! Come over for dinner, your father and I will wait for you..." After finishing speaking, the mother hung up the phone without mentioning her son's return.The mother's behavior was beyond the expectation of the husband and son. Back at the dining table, my mother said nonchalantly, "Their mother and daughter will be here soon. I am very happy when my granddaughter comes..." She turned around and took the dishes with a smile as she spoke. At this time, Jia Shizhen was fidgeting. He put down his glass and said with a serious face: "Dad, why didn't you ask me why I came back suddenly?" The father smiled easily and said: "Son, as the saying goes, there is no one who knows a son better than his father. I have noticed since you entered the door. From your expression, Dad has already guessed eight or nine points. If you don't say it, You have your reasons." "Dad..." Jia Shizhen looked at her father affectionately, with tears in her eyes, as if she had been wronged outside when she was a child. "Son, what's the matter?" The mother looked at the serious expressions of the father and son, and then said, "Shizhen, if you have anything to say, just tell your father." Jia Shizhen looked at her parents, suppressed the tears in her eyes and said, "Dad, Mom, I... I was sent back by the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee..." "What?" The mother's eyes were wide open, but one hand rested on her son's head. The father stood up unhurriedly, stroked his son's head lightly, and said after a while, "What's the matter? Don't take it as a big deal. The Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee said it was a secondment. , since it is a secondment, there are two possibilities of reconciliation or inconsistency. The province has a population of more than 60 million, and the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department has only one or two hundred people. Besides, the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department may not be a paradise. If you don’t go to work, life will still be good?!” "Dad, Mom, don't you think your son has committed some unforgivable sin?" My father shook his head and said, "You are a seconded ordinary worker who has no position and no authority in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. What mistakes can you make in just a few months? It's just that the leader doesn't treat you well in a certain way. Satisfied, or for some other reason!" As a son, Jia Shizhen, at this time, how much he wanted to confess to his parents, and truthfully told some of his feelings and opinions during his work in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, talked about his unhappiness and confusion, and talked about his feelings about the selection and inspection of the Organization Department. , The confusion and incomprehension of appointing cadres!However, for a while, he didn't know where to start.His heart is still in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, but there are thousands of knots deep in his heart that he can't untie. How much he hopes that his father can help him untie them one by one! My father went on to say: "Yes, in people's eyes, what is the organization department? It is a noble and sacred place! Why do people view the organization department like this? It is because it holds the power to promote and promote cadres, and they hope to go to the organization. Those who work in the department can enjoy the privilege of priority promotion! Besides, what is so special about the organization department? I have worked in the organization department for so many years, ranging from being a member of the standing committee of the prefectural committee to the head of the organization department of the prefectural committee. , Can you still wear the hat of the organization minister for a lifetime? Can you still wear this halo around your neck forever? Look at the old comrades who stepped back with me back then, who still remembers that I am the organization minister of the prefectural committee? Me and them What’s the difference? If you don’t eat a meal, you’ll still be unbearably hungry! Shizhen, you have to be open-minded and understandable! There’s a saying called: the heart is selfless and the world is wide!” "It's okay to go, or not to go..." At this time, the doorbell rang, and the mother went to open the door, then turned around and continued, "You are not allowed to mention unpleasant things today. The whole family hasn't been together like this for a long time." She said she didn't mention it, but at this time, Jia Shizhen's heart became more disturbed with the sound of the doorbell... He began to resent himself for not hiding it from his wife at all, not to mention that he didn't do anything shady outside. If Lingling didn't understand her and complained about it, would such a couple still be considered a couple? ? The door opened, Lanlan shouted loudly: "Grandma, grandma!" Grandma took her granddaughter's little hand and said, "Lan Lan, go and see, who's here?" At this time, Jia Shizhen stood up. Lanlan saw her father, let go of her grandmother's hand, and ran towards her father. Jia Shizhen greeted her swallow-like daughter with both hands. Lingling was stunned, she couldn't figure out what was going on for a while, she just felt a violent heartbeat, and a slight warm current suddenly rushed all over her body!Ah, the reunion of husband and wife, the reunion of the whole family, what a happy and beautiful family happiness in the world! "Come on, come on, sit down, and Lan Lan sits between grandpa and dad." Grandpa held his granddaughter in his arms, and watched the whole family with infinitely warm, happy, and sweet expressions on their faces. The little granddaughter kissed lightly on the back of the neck, and immediately, the laughter of the grandparent and grandson brought the whole family into a happy atmosphere. Lingling just sat next to her husband, stared at him for a while, and suddenly asked: "Shizhen, why did you come back so quietly? Didn't Mom mention you coming back when she called?" Looking at his wife, he slowly lowered his head, the smile on his face disappeared without a trace, and he began to panic.This, an embarrassing and unavoidable scene for him, still arrived as promised. At this time, the mother broke the awkward situation and said: "Shizhen has something to do, so she came back suddenly without saying hello. Come, eat." For Jia Shizhen, this meal was tasteless and even a little uneasy. He didn't know how to explain to his wife how he was returned by the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. friends and relatives. As soon as the son's family of three left, the mother pulled her face down and said, "It's all because of your unlucky words at the beginning. God didn't open his eyes. I didn't let my son take a car at that time, but there was an accident when I took a bus! You Look now...hey! Misfortunes never come singly..." The mother complained endlessly to the father. My father smiled and said, "You...look at you...you have been working for the Women's Federation for so many years, and you are also an old member. You really believe in those inexplicable things!" "It's not that I believe in superstition," my mother said angrily, "how do you explain this? You are not usually like that, but that day you said those inexplicable and unlucky words. There are many things in nature that I just can't explain clearly." You said it was superstitious, but how could it be such a coincidence? Why did the bus that Shizhen was riding in overturn? Now my son has been sent back by the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee for no apparent reason! Can you explain clearly to me? " "Actually, there are too many coincidences in this world. People can't explain many coincidences, and they all attribute it to fate. I don't think it makes sense!" Father still said with a smile, "Didn't Shizhen come back well? " "Come back well?" The mother was even more upset, "How did the son come back? I want to put this account on your head!" No matter how my father explained it, my mother always had a grudge.It was determined that the bus his son was riding in had an accident and his son was returned by the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee because of his father's unlucky words.