Painter Li Mingxi suddenly burst out laughing while watching a football game, and couldn't stop it no matter what.Zhu Huaijing asked if he was crazy.Usually Li Mingxi is no different from a lunatic in Zhu Huaijing's eyes.At that time, Zhu Huaijing did not think that Li Mingxi's wild laughter would change his fate unintentionally. It was an exhibition match held by the national women's basketball team in Jingdu City. It was not very grand, but tickets were hard to come by.Li Mingxi is not a fan either, he always hides in the small studio of the Academy of Fine Arts and daubs all day long.The so-called studio is his own dwelling.That day he suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Zhu Huaijing for a long time, so he hung up the phone.Zhu Huaijing always looks weak when answering the phone: "What? What masterpiece is coming out? You have to be famous quickly. You become famous and get rich, and I will follow suit." Li Mingxi knew that this old man was trapped in the deep house compound. Helpless, he smiled and said, "Where am I going to get rich? You, a government official, don't forget me." Zhu Huaijing scolded: "Don't make fun of me, you don't know that I have a job but no power? You always take it like this I am happy, but it makes me miserable!" Li Mingxi laughed even louder. "Why are you smirking!" Zhu Huaijing said, "Hey, I have two ball game tickets, do you want to see them? If so, we will go together." Li Mingxi was not sure whether to go or not, just talking about the ball game?match?Zhu Huaijing was in a hurry, "You don't know how to compliment. Others can't get tickets if they want to watch it! Do you want to watch it or not?" Li Mingxi also wanted to meet his old friend, so he said without asking about the game, "Okay. Where is it?" Zhu Huaijing told, "Nantian Gymnasium, seven thirty in the evening. See you at Nantian Ximen." He knew that Li Mingxi was too lazy to run to the city hall.Li Mingxi's artist style is too full, with long hair and shawls, he is always stopped by the armed police at the gate, and he is not allowed to enter without showing his ID.He never carried any documents.He said that I am who I am, is it necessary to prove who I am to others?The thing about documents is simply inexplicable.Perhaps only Zhu Huaijing liked his madness.

After Zhu Huaijing had dinner, he told his wife Chen Xiangmei that there would be a meeting tonight, and then left for Nantian.Li Mingxi was tired and was a step late.Zhu Huaijing was already standing at the west gate of the gymnasium, with his hands in the pockets of his leather jacket, looking around.Li Mingxi was very conspicuous, Zhu Huaijing quickly spotted him and quickly raised his hands in greeting.Li Mingxi also waved his hand, and hurriedly squeezed over from the crowd, attracting a strange look. "You look like a leader, you have such a big air!" Zhu Huaijing stretched out his hand as he spoke.

But Li Mingxi blocked it with his hand and said: "You are a leader! Shaking hands when you meet is simply a bad habit. Your official handshake is probably similar to Hollywood movie stars' blowing kisses. Anyway, there is no emotional content, just a habitual gesture. I It's annoying to see." Zhu Huaijing gave him a slap, with his hands still in his pockets, and said: "Of course, we are all ordinary people, how can we be as outstanding as you artists? But nowadays, it is not difficult to be an artist, as long as you grow your hair longer. " "You think I like to grow such long hair? I'm too lazy to go out! But it's easier for you to be an official. People say that this person has no skills, so we have to let him be a leader."

The two were joking, turned around and entered the arena, and found their seats.Zhu Huaijing gained weight slightly, and after sitting down, he writhed for a while before he felt the ironing.Li Mingxi made fun of him, "You are the deputy director, and your stomach is getting bigger. How can this be done? Your director will not have any objections? You have to leave room for future promotion. What happened? The bigger the belly? Is it because you have a global mind?" "Have you said enough? It would be nice to be as immortal as you are?" Zhu Huaijing said as he pinched his bony shoulders.

Li Mingxi still didn't give up, and teased again: "Your belly is bigger than the director, and when the two of you go out together, you always think you are the director, and you always shake hands with you first. It's your fault that the director hates you to death." Zhu Huaijing smiled and said nothing.In fact, what Li Mingxi said was really true.Not only his belly, some people say that he is more like the director in terms of demeanor and physical appearance.He knew that this was a flattery said in person, but at least it was half-truth.Director Liu Zhongxia went on a business trip with him once, and never went out with him again.Walking outside, it seemed that he had always overshadowed Liu Zhongxia in the limelight.He also faintly felt that Liu Zhongxia was always jealous of him.

The two chatted, and the opening ceremony began.The host announced loudly that Comrade Pi Deqiu, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and executive deputy mayor, was invited to deliver an opening speech.Deputy Mayor Pi pouted, smiled, clapped his hands lightly, and walked towards the rostrum to speak. "Ladies and gentlemen," Deputy Mayor Pi delivered a speech loudly, "I am in a very happy mood. It is such a pleasure to have friends from afar. Welcome the National Women's Basketball Team to Jingdu City to spread the scriptures and present treasures... "

Hearing this sentence just now, Li Mingxi turned his head and smiled at Zhu Huaijing: "Your mayor is not bad at all, and you can say what you want. I'm not very literate, and I don't know much. People with the surname Pi, except for Mr. Pi in front of you, All I know is that in ancient times, there was another person who took care of Pi Rixiu. What does this mean? I usually only see people getting burned out and overwhelmed, so I say they are having a great time.” It was difficult for Zhu Huaijing to hold back his laughter.It was inconvenient for him to discuss the leadership with Li Mingxi, so he said: "Don't be too horny, who doesn't make mistakes? Let's watch the game, let's watch the game." But he thought that although Mayor Pi's words were wrong, they were indeed true. .They are tired of socializing all day long, and it is really a joy.

But Li Mingxi was still laughing, and said: "The terrible thing is that he doesn't think he's slipped up, on the contrary, he's quite proud. Look at his high spirits." Zhu Huaijing let him speak alone and ignored him.The athletes entered the field, jogged around the field, waved to the audience, and the applause was like thunder. "Oh my god, how does this look like a woman?" Li Mingxi shook his head, "Every one of them is simply huge!" Zhu Huaijing scolded: "Are you bored or not! You are watching football, not women!" After a while, the game officially started.Because it is an exhibition match, the red team is against the blue team, the camp is very abstract, and the audience has no psychological tendency.After a while, the red team gains the upper hand, and the audience sympathizes with the blue team.But no matter which side scores the goal, it will win applause.

At this time, Zhu Huaijing saw a very tall female reporter, who was carrying a camera, sweeping back and forth.The appearance was not clear, but he could guess that it must be Chen Yan.Only she has this charming figure.Chen Yan is the ace reporter of the city TV station, known as the flower of reporters, he is his favorite.Watching TV at home, as soon as Chen Yan shows his face, Xiangmei will make fun of him, saying, "Look, watch, don't let your wild goose fly away."Today Chen Yan was only wearing a set of denim clothes, but he could still feel that her figure was as graceful as water and as soft as willow.

Zhu Huaijing seemed to be a little heartbroken, but suddenly he heard Li Mingxi laugh out loud.Zhu Huaijing's chest jumped suddenly, as if the secret in his heart had been seen through by this dear friend.He hurriedly withdrew his gaze from Chen Yan's waist, and turned to look at Li Mingxi.What's so funny about you!Li Mingxi still couldn't stop laughing.The audience around looked strangely at this.Zhu Huaijing's face became hot, he squeezed Li Mingxi, and told him in a low voice to calm down, lest everyone think we are crazy.Li Mingxi still only smiled to himself, buried his head and endured it for a long time, and all difficulties finally stopped.

Zhu Huaijing took another look at the arena, but he didn't know when Chen Yan had left.He felt a little sad.I also remembered that my gaze just now was like chasing the lights on the stage. Li Mingxi must have noticed it when he ran after Chen Yan, so he asked: "What's wrong with you just now?" Don't ask, I'll laugh again if you ask." Zhu Huaijing has long since lost interest in watching the game.After finally waiting until the end of the game, the two went home together in a taxi.Zhu Huaijing asked again: "What are you laughing at?" Li Mingxi seemed to be harboring a secret, shaking his head and laughing endlessly.Zhu Huaijing scolded him for being crazy, and stopped asking him. The taxi first took Li Mingxi to the beauty salon, and then took Zhu Huaijing home.Zhu Huaijing got out of the car at the gate of the city hall, and the cold wind blew in.He wanted to tuck his head into his collar, but he was afraid that he would get into trouble when questioned by the armed police, so he had no choice but to stiffen his neck and enter the gate with his head held high. Almost at the door of the house, my hand inadvertently touched the taxi ticket in my pocket, crumpled it up and threw it away.He clearly said that there was a meeting at night, and if his wife found out about the taxi ticket, it would be difficult to explain. Xiangmei has already gone to bed.Zhu Huaijing tiptoed into the house, took a hasty wash in the bathroom, and went to bed.The wife fell asleep face inward.He guessed that his wife might have woken up just now and was just too lazy to talk to her.He didn't flirt, and lay down with his back against the woman. I couldn't sleep for a while.What an absurdity tonight.When he said he was going to watch the game, Li Mingxi just smirked, but he couldn't look back at Chen Yan.Thinking of Chen Yan, he immediately felt Xiangmei's body temperature on his back.This is a kind of body temperature that makes people so attached to it, but it is as normal as the lights on the windows of his own house every night, which he can see from a distance every time he returns home at night.I really shouldn't, what does this woman, Chen Yan, have to do with me?It was very late at night, and his empty stomach was playing tricks, which made him feel uncomfortable.Was it said by an American scholar?It is said that when a person is hungry, his sexual desire is strong.But he thought of Chen Yan again, and suddenly felt an impulse, something dangling in his chest.This habitual urge can last, but the shaking in the chest is fleeting.At that moment, my body was about to float like a cloud, which was wonderful.He couldn't help trying to figure out the wobble again.That woman's eyebrows and eyes are impeccable, but her natural charm is all in her waist.His chest wobbled again.It's really wonderful, as long as he thinks of that waist, his chest will shake, and his body will float like a cloud. "Why haven't you slept yet?" Xiangmei turned over, her voice sticky. "I can't sleep, I don't know why I have insomnia." Zhu Huaijing said and turned on the bedside lamp. Xiangmei squinted her eyes and rubbed them for a while, her eyes became clear, and she looked at the man lovingly, "Sleep well, you are always working so hard." Like a child, she covered the man's eyes with her hand and rubbed them lightly. Zhu Huaijing closed his eyes, and what appeared in front of him was the charming Chen Yan.He was startled secretly that his soul was out of his body, he quickly took away his wife's hand, hugged her, looked at her, and begged his wife to use her charming eyes to drive away the irrelevant things in his mind. woman. What Xiangmei felt was his passion, so she was a little shy and said, "You just asked for it yesterday, so take a good rest today." Zhu Huaijing didn't mean that at first, but when the woman said this, he hugged her tightly and said, "I can't sleep, just make me tired so I can fall asleep." The woman's eyes gradually blurred, like a misty sea.This is Zhu Huaijing's most familiar gaze, a gaze that has turned him into billowing waves countless times.He always had to catch a woman's eyes in order to be truly passionate, otherwise he would be depressed afterwards.Every time, he was obsessed with savoring the indescribable emotional changes of a woman.The woman's eyes were blurred, and he knew that this was the prelude to a wonderful movement, soft and distant.The blurred vision became more and more hazy, more and more chaotic, and slowly turned into a thick mist, floating low on the sea surface.The woman's eyes closed gently. The woman's chest began to heave and heave.The most exciting movement was played.There was a storm on the sea.He is just a wave rolled up by the storm, rushing crazily on the sea, rushing past, rushing past, without direction or time, it seems that this surging white wave will roll forever. The sky is about to collapse, and the sea is about to leak.The hurricane rolled the waves and rumbled towards the beach, and fell hard... The woman lay softly, like a soft beach... He closed his eyes, lazily, as if tired.He really wanted to just fall asleep like this.But after a while, he suddenly thought of Chen Yan again.The wife is asleep, almost like a sweet baby.He loves his woman.This woman is so nice.He tried his best to think about the benefits of women, so as not to be distracted again.In his hometown of Wu County, his woman is a flower in that small county.What made his heart flutter when he saw this woman was the little black mole on the corner of her right mouth.He said her face was so pretty, she probably helped that little mole.When they were in love, they played a game many times: He asked the woman to paint the small black mole on the corner of her mouth with powder, and her handsome face seemed to become dull immediately, so he leaned over to lick the powder on the corner of her mouth. His face became vivid all of a sudden.It's like magic. The town of Wu County is small but beautiful, and they have worked there for ten years.They get married, have kids, and have lots of friends.In the next few years, Zhu Huaijing became the deputy county magistrate, and everything went well.The woman is the magistrate's wife respected by everyone. She always has a happy face, and she is very beautiful.Later, by chance, he was transferred to the city government office.He was not very willing to transfer outside. He liked the casualness and peace of life in a small place.Just because someone took a look at him, it is predicted that he will have a great future after leaving the country.At first he didn't quite believe it, but once he visited other provinces and met an expert, he firmly believed it.That gentleman is good at reading and measuring characters.He first wrote the word "you" casually.Mr. said that "you" is the beginning of the word "Tian". I think you must not be an ordinary person, and you will surely rise to the top and show your relatives and fame.But you must leave the soil and fly far away to make a difference.The husband looked at his face again, and said that he has a mole between his eyebrows, which means he is intelligent and wealthy, and he will definitely be rich.He felt very mysterious when he heard it, and couldn't help laughing.Mr. is an easy-going person. Ask him why he is smiling?Do you think the old man is talking nonsense?Believe it or not, it's up to me.But the theory of fate is also unbelievable.Let me tell you something funny, don't call me vulgar.Pay attention to those women, anyone with upturned eyes must be extremely romantic.When a man meets this kind of woman, he is naturally very lucky.But most of them are cheating, and men have to work hard to control them.Some women have moles at the corners of their mouths, and there must be moles below.Most of these women are cold and not interested in sex.Marrying this kind of woman is a rare ecstasy.But they behave well, men can rest assured.But their husbands are hard to tell, they usually have the problem of promiscuity.At that time, Zhu Huaijing thought that he didn't care if there was a mole on his woman's bottom, but he had experienced the coldness before.When they first got married, they quarreled over this matter so many times.The woman said he was boring, he only thought about that all day long, and he was useless.He said what do you want me to think about all day long?Always thinking about lofty revolutionary ideals?Always thinking about why sacrifice your precious life?I am human!It's a real man!Humans have seven emotions and six desires!Do you know what a man is?In addition to working hard on careers, men also want to work hard on women!After many quarrels and persuasion, the woman became the woman she is now. When he came home from a business trip that time, he put his wife on the bed, opened it and looked at it carefully.Sure enough, she found a mole under the woman.This is strange.Is the theory of fate really so wonderful?The woman felt that something was wrong with him, and said what happened to you today?You are always anxious to go home on weekdays, so you won't come for half a day today?He said I'll take a look, I'll take a look.The woman said you haven't seen it yet, have you?Could it be that a flower has grown there since I haven't seen it for ten days?so pretty?Full of suspicion, he climbed onto the woman.The woman said you are not happy today, right?He said no miles.That time he didn't enjoy himself very much, but he was afraid that women would be suspicious, so he pretended to be violent for a while.When it was done, he let the woman sit on the bed.The woman was puzzled, but sat up obediently.The man stared at her intently.She thought that the man hadn't seen her for a long time, and wanted to appreciate her naked body, so she appeared coquettish and lovely.He was actually looking closely at the outer corners of her eyes.When this woman's eyes are looking straight, the outer corners of her eyes are flat; when she is looking down, the outer corners of her eyes are upturned.He wondered if the corners of the woman's eyes were upturned.Looking at the woman's sitting posture that is about to fall, it is really painful to love.Never mind!I'd rather she be a romantic woman than cold.Don't be afraid of her flirtatiousness, as long as you can control her.What's more, he was the deputy county magistrate at that time, and he was not afraid of women.But since then he has really believed in fortune tellers.But just keep it in mind.After all, he is a leading cadre, and he cannot talk about superstition.But he firmly remembered the words of the expert.Later, when the opportunity came up, he decided that God was taking care of him, so he was transferred to the city government. But I don't know which tendon is wrong. He has been transferred to the city government for more than three years, and he has not seen signs of development.He worked as a deputy county magistrate for more than three years, and now more than three years later, he is still only a deputy director.Director Liu Zhongxia's qualifications are not as high as his, but he is thriving.What's more terrible is that his relationship with Liu Zhongxia is indescribably subtle.The two of them were always polite and courteous when they were together, but Zhu Huaijing always felt like he had a full belch that couldn't come out, and it was stuck in his throat, making him uncomfortable.Xiangmei's unit is also not very satisfactory. Their company's profitability is not as good as each year, and now it is almost becoming a very poor enterprise.The woman quarreled with him many times, asking him to find a way to change her unit.He just said take it easy.He knew that based on his current status, he had to change the unit for the woman.It's really harder than climbing to the sky.He didn't want to tell the woman about his incompetence, for fear that the woman would look down on him.In today's world, once a woman looks down on her man, something will happen.He still has secrets that he can't tell.He found that in companies that are more profitable nowadays, managers, big and small, are mostly flamboyant, and it is fashionable to keep mistresses.The woman's appearance is so pretty, it is inevitable to make people greedy.I'm just a little deputy director, who would be jealous of you?If someone takes your woman, you have to swallow your anger.Xiangmei's current company is not profitable, but the bosses are honest.Perhaps because of honesty, business is not doing well.Never mind, if you have less money, use less, just to be on the safe side.But the woman seemed to be unable to stay in the company for a day.A man can't figure out a way for her, so she is on her own.There was a big boss who fell in love with her, and she followed him after hesitation.Everyone knew about this, only Zhu Huaijing was kept in the dark.When he got home, he saw the woman was jumping on the bed with the man.He ran to the kitchen to get the kitchen knife and chopped it off angrily.But he used too much force, and instead of slashing others, he slashed his own thigh.He jumped up in pain, shouted loudly, but could not make a sound.It turned out to be a nightmare. When Zhu Huaijing woke up, his back was sticky and he was sweating profusely.Xiangmei has already woken up and is busy making breakfast in the kitchen.He didn't sleep well and his head was a little heavy.I can't sleep anymore, afraid of being late for work. Woke up, eyes still astringent.Going to work like this, I'm afraid I'm going to doze off.He went to the bathroom to take a shower.I'm afraid that the water heater will consume too much gas when it is turned on, and I will be shivering from the cold. When my wife hears him screaming inside, she will say that you are dying?If you get sick from the cold, you will spend more money!As she spoke, she turned up the water temperature.He felt better all of a sudden.But he only flushed for a while, then turned off the water and put on his clothes.I thought to myself that this woman is really nice, but I still have such a dream, it's too wrong. Son Qiqi thought the steamed buns were not tasty, so she pursed her mouth and played petty temper.Zhu Huaijing said: "Don't eat fast, you will be late for school. How could we eat such a good thing when we were young? We eat sweet potatoes for every meal!" Qiqi is only in the first grade of elementary school, how can she understand the reason behind this?Said: "Sweet potatoes are better, and I can eat them with meals." Xiangmei couldn't laugh or cry, and said, "Are you afraid that they are roasted sweet potatoes on the street? Do you think so!" Zhu Huaijing became dignified and said: "Eat it, eat it. If you don’t eat, then don’t eat, first starve him for three days, and see if he eats.” Qiqi became afraid, so she gasped and started to eat like medicine. The family had breakfast, those who went to work went to work, and those who went to school went to school.Qiqi had to be carried to school by her father on a bicycle. First, she was in a hurry, and second, there were too many cars on the road and it was unsafe. The cold wind was blowing, and Qiqi was shivering on the bicycle.When I got to the gate, I saw many men and women gathered around the gate to come in, pushing and shoving with the armed police soldiers. "Dad, what is this for?" Qiqi wondered. Zhu Huaijing casually said: "They are workers in the factory. The factory can't pay wages, and they have no food to eat, so they come to the government to beg for food. Qiqi must study hard, otherwise she will become a worker when she grows up, that's how it is. You do you know?" Qiqi still didn't understand, but she was used to saying yes in front of adults, so she agreed vaguely.Zhu Huaijing asked again: "What does Qiqi want to do when she grows up?" Qiqi thought for a while and said, "I don't know. My mother said that I don't want to be a cadre when I grow up, because I have no money." After hearing this, Zhu Huaijing laughed, not knowing whether it was sour or humorous. After sending Qiqi back, the workers around the door were gone, but colorful pennants were everywhere.Several armed police soldiers were cleaning quickly.There must have been a conflict just now.These workers are indeed pitiful. They just want a bite to eat, but they still say that to their son, which is really a sin. When I walked to the office, I went to the toilet first, and straightened my hair in front of the mirror.It was windy outside and my hair was messed up.You used to work at the bottom, if you make your hair shiny all day long, people will definitely say that you are divorced from the masses.But when you get to this big institution, you have to be meticulous, otherwise people will say that you have no self-cultivation.But his hair is not very ironed, and it will become messy if it is not done properly.This really caused him a lot of trouble.When he first transferred, he was ignorant and unrestrained, and once joked that his hair was always messed up, which was annoying to the extreme, and his head was full of troubles!But this word somehow reached Secretary-General Gu Zhengqing's ears, which made Secretary-General Gu very unhappy.The leaders here may think that they are of a high level, and they don't bother to talk to you face to face if they have something to say, and only talk to you on the sidelines.Secretary-General Gu yelled at him behind his back: "What is he worried about? I'm sorry for him in the organization or something?" Secretary-General Gu's words turned to Zhu Huaijing's ears again and again, which really shocked him.He thought that someone must have seized on this to make a fuss, and reported it to Secretary-General Gu to make Secretary-General Gu think about him.He knows that sometimes the greatest law is not the constitution, but opinion.If your boss has an opinion about you, you are finished.Change places immediately if you have the ability, don't wait for others to fix you.Otherwise, if you want to hang on, you'll have no choice but to let go.Since then, Zhu Huaijing has become more cautious in his speech.You have to keep an eye on Secretary-General Gu's face to see how bad his opinion of him is.But the demeanor is still not sloppy, so Zhu Huaijing had no choice but to insist on using mousse to maintain his hairstyle.But nowadays there are so many counterfeit products, it is rare to come across a good mousse, so I have to put some water on my head from time to time. Zhu Huaijing tidied up her hair, looked energetic, and went to the office.Cleaning up is the first homework to do in the morning.So turn on the water, mop the floor, wipe the table and cabinets.There are five cabinets in a row, occupying an entire wall.He sat alone in this office, but there was only one cabinet belonging to him, and the other four were occupied by the former secretaries.There is a printed porcelain vase on the top of a cabinet. He cleans it every day, and he has to take it down and wipe it, which is very troublesome.Putting it there is also unsightly.Once Zhu Huaijing took the porcelain bottle down and put it on the table to use as a pen holder.But Secretary-General Gu saw it and scolded him severely: "What's the matter with you? How can you move the things of old comrades casually? These old comrades are all revolutionaries of the older generation. Strictly speaking, they Everything used is considered a revolutionary cultural relic and must go into the museum! Did you know that this porcelain vase was brought back from Zhongnanhai by the old Secretary-General when he came to Beijing for the first time. Such a big fire with long hair.I don't know if the old Secretary-General mentioned is Pang or Pan. Anyway, no one working in the general office has ever seen him, and it is unknown whether he has passed away long ago.He had no choice but to respectfully put the vase back to its original place, just like offering the tooth relic of Sakyamuni Buddha.These dark blue tin cabinets have never been opened by anyone, but he has to wipe them spotlessly every day. It seems that Secretary-General Gu's opinion of him has been fixed, and it will be difficult to change it.He didn't have much fun in Jingdu, so he had to suffer here.He became more and more aware that he was in a dead-end situation. But Zhu Huaijing always thought that Secretary-General Gu shouldn't be so angry about the porcelain vase.Maybe he gave Gu Zhengqing a bad impression, so let's make use of it.Perhaps Gu Zhengqing established his own prestige by respecting the old leaders.It seems to be an old routine in officialdom to use the old to overwhelm the new, or even the dead to overwhelm the living. After sweeping, sit down and look at the information.At the end of the year, it is time to draft a government work report.The current task is to look at the data.Facing a pair of dead materials all day long, the oil crisis, blah blah blah.fuck me!Go to the material again.But after turning over for a while, I shivered with cold.The heating pipes of the office started to be repaired in September. It was originally said to be completed in two months, but now it has been three months and it has not been fixed yet.At this time, Liu Zhongxia called from the next door, saying that he had something to go over.He passed.After talking about things, Liu Zhongxia asked: "Did you go to watch the football yesterday?" "Yes, I went. How do you know?" Liu Zhongxia said: "I'm right behind you. Seeing that you have friends with you, I won't greet you." Zhu Huaijing immediately remembered Li Mingxi's madness last night, it was really embarrassing.Those who don't know, when they see him like that, they will think that he is a dubious person.I wonder what Liu Zhongxia thinks?He improvised: "My friend, anyone who sees him will think he is a bum. All artists are like this. Despite his appearance, he is still an influential figure in the Chinese painting circle! Former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, Nakasone Kang Hong has collected his works." Liu Zhongxia suddenly became awed, "Really? I can't tell. The friends Lao Zhu made are quite high-level." "No matter where, a friend is a friend. Don't pretend to be an artist in front of him. How about an artist? Don't you just burp and fart?" Liu Zhongxia also talked about painting art for a while, and mentioned the names of several foreign painters such as Van Gogh and Leonardo da Vinci, and he seemed very knowledgeable.Then he tentatively said: "Can you do me a favor? You know, I haven't arranged much since I moved this time. Can you ask your friend to make a painting for me?" Zhu Huaijing didn't expect Liu Zhongxia to say this.This made him difficult.He knew Li Mingxi too well.If he was asked to make a painting for a certain adult, it would be no wonder if he didn't scold him to death.The most important thing is that what he told just now was a big lie, and if he acted it out as the truth, he might give away his feet.Liu Zhongxia would say that he was fooling people.Seeing that he was a little embarrassed, Liu Zhongxia said: "Of course you have to pay, and you can't exploit other people's labor. But I can't afford too much, so let's make sense." Anyway, the lie has been revealed, so Zhu Huaijing had no choice but to go on talking nonsense: "Don't mention the reward. Do you know the price of his paintings? Usually the price is 30,000 to 50,000 per square foot, it depends on his mood. If he is in a good mood, ask for the price." It's cheaper, but it's more expensive if you're in a bad mood. If you're a friend, you can give it away for nothing. I'm not sure, I'll try it. People like them are a bit weird. If it's not our friends, I really can't stand him .” "Then I'll leave it to you." Liu Zhongxia said politely. When Zhu Huaijing returned to his office, he didn't have time to think about how to tell Li Mingxi about this, so he hung up the phone to him first: "Mingxi? What were you doing last night? Are you crazy?" Before Li Mingxi could answer, he laughed first, and said: "I saw everyone in the auditorium stretching out their hands and clapping for a while, and suddenly felt very funny, like a group of monkeys. At that time, I felt that my soul was out of my body. Floating in mid-air. It seems that I have been divided into two halves. One half is floating in the air. I can see myself on the seat, sitting in a daze among a group of monkeys. I want to catch my soul back, but I can’t catch it I suddenly felt a buzzing in my head, and I couldn't help laughing. The more you asked me, the more funny I found it. Now you mention that, I can't help laughing again. " Zhu Huaijing felt baffled, and said, "Isn't that funny? Are you afraid that you have some neurological problem? It's better not to go crazy! If you're crazy, and you're alone, without care, don't kill me?" But Li Mingxi really seemed to be crazy, and said: "Don't call me crazy. I think crazy people are people with extraordinary intelligence. Why do you always see dogs crazy, but not other animals? Because dogs are the most intelligent animals. Smart. When a dog's intelligence exceeds the limit and is as smart as a human, it becomes a mad dog. And because dogs know people best, they bite people when they are crazy." Zhu Huaijing didn't understand why this person had so many weird ideas in his mind all of a sudden?Then he said, "I don't want you to talk crazy. You just said that you are free at noon? I have something to talk to you." Li Mingxi was reluctant to come out, why is it so mysterious, just talk on the phone?Zhu Huaijing said that you are talking nonsense, so why don't I stop talking?So the two made an appointment to meet at the coffee shop on the first floor of the Dongfang Building opposite the city hall at twelve noon. After agreeing, Zhu Huaijing thought about it again.Fuck him!Anyway, the words have been spoken, so I have no choice but to follow the plan, and the fake show is really done.Besides, Liu Zhongxia doesn't know anything about the painting world, so just coax him if you can.Then there was a sudden power outage.The city government also often cuts off power without prior notice.He used to work down there, and the county government didn't dare to stop the electricity casually. Once in a while, when the government made a call, the head of the power company would be frightened and rush to explain.I don't know what's going on with the situation below.Judging from the signs here, it seems that the prestige of the city government is getting worse day by day.It was already cold, but the electricity was cut off, and the room was gloomy, making it even more chilly.The trees outside the window sway in the cold wind.Winter is getting deeper and deeper. Zhu Huaijing got off work at noon and went straight to Dongfang Building.Li Mingxi would not be so punctual, so he found a seat and sat down.The lady came over and asked him what he wanted. He looked at the list and found that the coffee cost ten yuan a cup.He came here two months ago, and the price was six yuan.But it was hard to say anything, so I ordered a cup of coffee.This place is very quiet, and it is quite interesting to sit here and there occasionally.After waiting for a long time, Li Mingxi came in sideways.He was wearing a large down jacket, so he looked a little funny. The coffee house has fast food, which is somewhat nondescript, but it is also a pioneering work here.Business is better.They each ordered a snack and some drinks.While eating, Zhu Huaijing said: "It's nothing, I just want you to make a picture for me." Li Mingxi felt strange, looked at Zhu Huaijing with wide eyes, and said, "Aren't you crazy too? Don't you always say that my paintings are stinky, and you think there is ink on them for making toilet paper? It has been a ghost for a few years! " Zhu Huaijing felt embarrassed and said, "Don't be narrow-minded. I said that because I saw that you were too crazy and deliberately suppressed your sharpness. You just took it seriously? To be honest, your paintings are not Poor, it’s just that you are not famous. You should know Picasso’s jokes. This master’s late painting style became more and more bizarre, almost to the point of unreasonable. According to his private disclosure in his later years, he himself did not understand how to draw such inexplicable paintings It’s just that he is so famous that no matter how he paints, he is applauded by the world. The more people appreciate his weirdness, the more weird he paints. This is actually another kind of kitsch. I don’t know that people at that time When scrambling to buy and collect Picasso's paintings, when those self-sufficient art critics are bragging about his works, what old Picasso thinks while hiding, maybe he is laughing to himself." Li Mingxi just laughed when he heard it, and didn't feel a bosom friend.He was laughing anyway.After a while, he said, "You don't know how to paint anyway." Zhu Huaijing said: "Then you only paint for people who know how to paint? In this case, the only way for you as painters to starve to death is to starve to death. But the real starvation is only you who are not famous. People like Wu Guanzhong, Huang Yongyu, etc., put pen to paper Thousands of gold! Don’t traditional Chinese paintings pay attention to blank space? A large piece of white rice paper is left on the painting, which costs tens of thousands of dollars per square foot!” Li Mingxi suppressed his smile and only chewed the food.Zhu Huaijing said: "Don't be like me. I also have a reason!" He explained the reason, but he didn't mention the former Japanese Prime Minister's collection of Li Mingxi's paintings. Li Mingxi immediately raised his eyes, looking at Zhu Huaijing strangely, as if looking at a stranger.Another laugh.It took me a long time before I said, "Are you going to flatter the horse and use my paintings as timepieces? At first I wanted to paint for you, but now I won't paint even if you beat me to death." Zhu Huaijing became anxious and said, "Why should I flatter him? He is only the director, and I am also the deputy director. If I want to flatter, I will only flatter the secretary-general and the mayor. It's just that we work together.好驳人家的面子？”李明溪是个糊涂人，没有去想刘仲夏怎么会知道这世上还有个李明溪。朱怀镜当然也没说起上午即兴扯谎的事。他只是说他单位的人事关系，当然也说得遮掩。他说官场这正副之间，有时是天壤之别。就说市长，不仅带着秘书，还有警卫，出门就是警车开道。到了这个位置，说不定哪天往北京一调，就是国家领导人了。至少也是部长什么的，级别虽然不变，却是京官。但副市长们，弄不好一辈子就只是这个样儿了。正职要是一手遮天，你就没有希望出头。刘仲夏就是这种人，他不让任何下属有接触上级领导的机会，好像怕谁同他争宠似的。碰上这么一位正职，你纵有满腹经纶，也只是沤在肚子里发酵。他没有权力提拔你，甚至也并不给你穿小鞋，但就是不在领导面前给你一个字的评价，哪怕坏的评价也没有。那么你就只有在他刘处长的正确领导下好好干了。干出的所有成绩，都是因为他领导有方。你还不能生气。你没有理由生气；别人并没有对你怎么样呀？你要是沉不住气，跑到上级领导那里去诉苦，就是自找麻烦了。领导反而会认为你这人品行有问题。人家刘仲夏同志可是从来没有说你半个不字，你倒跑来告人家状了。所以你只好忍耐和等待。朱怀镜就这么要死不活地熬了三年了，市长换了两位，他同市长话都没有搭过一句。市长他倒是常看见，但这同老百姓天天在电视里看见没有什么两样。在电视里还可以看见市长的头部特写，连市长伸出来的鼻毛都看得清清楚楚。而他通常是在办公楼的走廊里碰上市长。现任市长姓向，一位瘦高的老头儿。向市长从走廊里走过，背后总是跟着三两个蹑手蹑脚的人。这些人都是办公厅的同事，都是熟人。可他们只要一跟在市长背后，就一个个陌生着脸，眼睛一律望着市长的后脑勺。似乎向市长的后脑勺上安着荧光屏，上面正演着令人兴奋的色情片。前面的人就忙让着路，就像在医院急救室的走道上遇上了手术车。朱怀镜碰上这种情形，总会情不自禁地叫声向市长好。向市长多半像是没听见，面无表情地只管往前走。有时也会笑容可掬地应声好。但即使这样每天碰上十次市长，市长也不会知道你是谁。可市长偶尔回应的笑容却令朱怀镜印象深刻。他有时在外面同别人吃饭，人家把他当市长身边的人看，总会怀着好奇心或别的什么心问起向市长。这时他就会想起向市长的笑容，感慨说：向市长很平易近人。他心里清楚这与其说是在摆向市长的好，倒不如说是在为自己护面子。如今这世道，不怕你吹牛说自己同领导关系如何的好，甚至不怕暴露在你如何的在领导面前拍马，就怕让人知道你没后台。朱怀镜缺的就是后台！ 朱怀镜一时也不说话了，只机械地嚼着饭，不知什么味道。这本是一个清静的所在，但他俩的清静有些叫人发闷。吃完饭，家里人又各要了一杯咖啡。 “明溪，”朱怀镜语气有些沉重，“你是槛外人，自然可以潇潇洒洒，无所顾忌。但官场况味，你是无法体会的。不亲临其境，谁也想象不出那种味道。一切都是说不出的微妙。比你创作的苦闷更甚百倍千倍。你可以躲进小楼成一统，不管春夏与秋冬。我就太难做到了。”朱怀镜说了许多，无限感慨。他从来没有这么同人推心置腹讲过自己的境遇。他知道现在这世道，你同人家诉苦，除了遭人看不起，连一点廉价的同情都捞不着。所以现在人们不管弄得怎么焦头烂额，却总是打肿了脸充胖子，牛皮喧天。有些人屁本事没有，居然就凭吹牛，转眼间就大富大贵了。你今天还在笑话这人瞎吹，明天你就不敢笑话别人了。人家早已真的人模人样了。 朱怀镜说话的时候，李明溪一直埋着头。他脸上的笑容越来越怪异。等朱怀镜说完，长叹一声，他才似笑非笑地说：“如此说来你还真的很痛苦？我原来只以为你有些无聊哩！好吧，我画吧。你说，他有何兴趣？我没有激情，只好搞命题作文了。” 朱怀镜想了想，说：“那也一时说不上。不过人家不是你想象的那样只会说几句官话，他还是经济博士哩。” 李明溪听了马上笑了起来，说：“经济博士？据我所知，如今官场上有些人的文凭来得可并不经济哩。” “人家可是出过几本书的哩，”朱怀镜说，“他那几本书将是他在政界过关斩将的重要资本。”朱怀镜说是这么说，他怎么不知道李明溪说的是事实？花钱买硕士、博士文凭的领导干部太多了。 “有了。”李明溪突然眼睛亮了一下，随之掩嘴而笑。 朱怀镜原以为他得到灵感了，可是见他的样子像是恶作剧，就说：“画什么东西就随你，只要不像纪晓岚羞辱和珅，搞他什么'竹苞松茂'之类的东西去骂人家就行了。他也是文化人，你的那些个小聪明，人家懂！” 说好了，时间也就差不多，两人付了帐走人。朱怀镜径直去了办公室。本想去刘仲夏那里说说索画的事，估计他这会儿可能还没有来上班，就先翻翻报纸。看到一则笑话，说是第比利斯一幢高层建筑停电停水一个多星期了，有人却贴出一张通知，请冬后幸存者于星期一上午在大楼前集合，拍照留念。朱怀镜立即想象着俄罗斯的冬天，寒冷而漫长。他不禁打了个寒颤。俄罗斯人真是幽默，快要冻死了还有心思开玩笑。记得西方有个说法，说人在最无奈的时候就只有笑了。朱怀镜心想，暖气要是还不修好，这里只怕也要拍冬后幸存者纪念照了。只是没有人敢开这个玩笑罢了。 想给刘仲夏打个电话，又觉得不太好，就跑过去看了看。仍不见他来上班。已是三点半了，要来也该来了。只怕是开会去了？去开会也该打个招呼。正副职之间工作不通气，论公是不合组织原则，论私是不尊重人。朱怀镜便有些不快了。又一想，何必想这么多呢？自寻烦恼。也有可能人家有紧急事情出去了，来不及打招呼。 他一个下午没事，只在装模作样地看资料。冷又冷得要命，久坐一会儿就透心凉。只好起身到各间办公室走走。手下同志们是两人一间办公室。同事们见他去了，忙招呼朱处长好，手便下意识地抚弄着摊开的文件，好像要告诉他，他们正在认真阅读资料。一见这样子，朱怀镜就知道他们是在海阔天空地聊天了，却故意装糊涂，说：“都在看吗？时间越来越紧了，要好好看一看资料。不光是看，还要琢磨一下观点。”同事们点头称是。他当然明白手下人最烦的就是成天傻坐着看资料，却仍是故作正经，强调吃透材料的重要性。他讲得好像很认真，手下人听得也好像很认真。真是有意思，官场上的很多事情，大家都知道很无聊，但都心照不宣，仍是认认真真的样子。似乎上下级之间就靠这种心照不宣维护着一种太平气象。 好不容易挨到了下班，朱怀镜步态从容地回到家里。一进门，就嗬嗬地搓手。真冷得有些受不了啦。他估计这会儿刘仲夏即使开会去了也该回来了，就准备挂个电话过去。他刚拿起电话，又放下了。还是明天上班时没事似的告诉他吧，不然显得太巴结了。香妹在厨房里忙，说道：“你这么冷，不知道开电暖器？朱怀镜开了电暖器，身上慢慢暖和些了。琪琪小孩子不怕冷，坐在一边看电视。电视里正演着卡通片。 听到有人敲门。开门一看，是香妹的表弟四毛来了。四毛提了个尼龙编织袋，站在门口半天不晓得进来。朱怀镜说你快进屋呀！四毛擦着鞋问要脱鞋吗？朱怀镜说着不要脱哩，却又取了双拖鞋给他。 “快叫舅舅，琪琪。”朱怀镜说。 琪琪就喊了舅舅，却头也没抬，望着电视不回眼。香妹听见了，摊着双手出来招呼：“四毛来了？快坐快坐。我在做饭，你姐夫陪你说话吧。” “今天从乌县来的？”朱怀镜问。 “是。清早上的车。”四毛答道。 “姨夫姨娘身体好吗？”朱怀镜又问。 四毛问道：“我爸爸身体还行，做得事。妈妈身体不行，一年有半年在床上。” “家里收入怎么样？”朱怀镜问。 “一年到头找不到几个钱。”四毛说。 两人说了这几句，就没有说话了。朱怀镜因为在老家当着副县长，四毛在他面前总有些畏畏缩缩。朱怀镜就客气地对他说：“看电视吧。”