Chapter 34 Chapter Thirty-Four

Because Huang Qun went on a long-distance business trip a few days ago—he was sent to the United States to purchase a batch of medical equipment. He just returned home today. Ma Yang, who rarely returns home early, made an exception and returned home early today.As soon as they got home, they found that Huang Qun and Xiao Yang looked a little bit wrong, like the kitten who stole something in the cartoon, and they were a little afraid to look at Ma Yang. "What's the matter, why did the truth slip away from the majority this time?" Ma Yang asked with a smile while picking up a piece of American snack brought by Huang Qun and throwing it into his mouth.There are two women and one man in his family, so he belongs to the "minority" and "minority".Once a dispute arises in the family, he often quotes Marx's famous statement: "Truth is often in the hands of a few people" to "defend" himself. "It's not a matter of truth..." Xiao Yang explained with a blushing face. "What's the problem?" Ma Yang asked with a smile, and threw another piece of American pastry into his mouth.Xiao Yang looked at Huang Qun in embarrassment.But Huang Qun said: "You tell your dad yourself." "Just say it." Xiao Yang took a gamble and said with all his heart, "Dad, I have a classmate whose parents want to meet you..." "No." Ma Yang didn't wait for Xiao Yang to finish speaking, then flatly refused. "Dad..." "Why don't you even understand the rules?" Ma Yang was a little unhappy.Over the years——since he took the leadership position, and since Xiao Yang grew up and became sensible, he has made this rule with Xiao Yang: you can bring your classmates to play at home, but you must never promise classmates or teachers to use the relationship between him and her. This kind of father-daughter relationship came to him for business. "Absolutely don't remember it," Ma Yang told his daughter to look up into his eyes.To be honest, Xiao Yang has conscientiously implemented this regulation over the years.She also looked down on those "evil young yamen" who relied on the power of her father and brother to yell and run wild in the countryside, and never claimed to be someone's daughter outside.But today, she made up her mind to "break" the ban once.The origin of the incident was that in the evening, Feifei's mother, the Huadan actor Xia Huiping, dragged her all her life, and brought Feifei to Ma Xiaoyang, asking her to help introduce her father who was in charge.

"Dad, she's really pitiful. She's in her forties, let the Beijing Opera Troupe run, and let the oxygen station run two days ago..." "..." Ma Yang still remembered this Peking Opera actress who was determined to engage in "cultural work". "The oxygen station laid off staff, and she was among the first batch of laid-off lists. She was laid off, and my classmate lived and went to school. She has a unique talent..." "She's coming for you" "..." "Talk. Where is she?" "Don't scold me..." "You brought her to our house"

"I didn't bring her here..." "Where is she?" Ma Yang looked at his daughter helplessly. "Stay in my room. Dad, please help her. Just this one time. I won't bring any of my classmates' parents to you again. Please..." "...Director Ma, I don't want to mess around with you. Hundreds of thousands of people have been laid off. I'm begging you to arrange work for me. I'm too ignorant, and it's too difficult for you." Xia Huiping saw Ma Yang , that's all.But then, he made a special "weird" request to Ma Yang: "I just ask you to find a husband for me... It doesn't matter how old or ugly you are, as long as you can help me, let this girl finish reading. I'm incompetent, I can't delay the child anymore. I don't have the ability to send her to school anymore. I just ask you to find a husband for me..." As he spoke, he choked up.

Xia Feifei's eye circles were also red.Ma Xiaoyang, who had been standing beside Feifei and gently hugging her, also had red eye circles. At this time, Pan Xiangmin's car had already entered Dashanzi City.This is a relatively lively area in Dashanzi City.Potholes.The streets are crowded with all kinds of stalls.They sell everything.Many stalls sell some tools and labor protection supplies commonly used by workers: various types of pliers, wrenches, calipers, canvas gloves, suede shoes, iron wire, nuts, sledgehammers, protective masks for welders, etc.Some food stalls are even placed in the middle of the road, making the narrow road even narrower, and the speed of the car has to be slowed down.At this moment, Pan Xiangmin seemed to have discovered something, and hurriedly asked the driver to stop.Pan Xiangmin looked carefully at the street on the right side of the car, and asked the secretary, "Do you think that person looks like?" "Who does he look like?" The secretary didn't know what Secretary Pan meant, so he asked cautiously. "Like... like Zhao Changlin, a famous model worker in our province." Pan Xiangmin said.

The secretary hurriedly leaned over to take a closer look.But the streets were crowded with people and the street lights were dim, so it was hard to tell who was who.He glanced at it for a while, then hurriedly asked: "Where is it?" Pan Xiangmin was a little anxious: "There. The shoe shiner." While looking in the direction of his finger, the secretary was still muttering: "No way. How could Zhao Changlin do that? Don’t say he’s a model worker for shoe-shining, but he’s also an eighth-level mechanic in terms of skills. No matter how poor he is, he can’t be reduced to shoe-shining.”

But that person was indeed Zhao Changlin.He had just finished shining a passerby's shoes and was collecting money.Like all the newly laid-off workers, he was too embarrassed to "negotiate the price" with others, and said a little shyly, "You can see and give it. Thirty-five cents, whatever..." The man threw down a one-yuan note , got up and left.The banknotes fluttered and fell into the mud outside the shoebox.Zhao Changlin quickly picked it up and carefully wiped off the mud on the banknotes with his cuff. After confirming that the other party was Zhao Changlin, Pan Xiangmin hurriedly got out of the car and walked towards Zhao Changlin.Of course the secretary has to hurry to follow.Zhao Changlin found that two people got out of the official's car and strode towards him, thinking that he had violated some regulations of the city appearance inspection brigade and that the two were coming to "clean up" him, so he quickly collected the money and carried the wipes on his back. Shoe box, hide aside.There must be a distance of about ten meters between them. After all, Pan Xiangmin, whose legs and feet are not very flexible, can't catch up, and he is too embarrassed to yell in the street. Seeing that Zhao Changlin turned into a private restaurant.There was a crude sign at the entrance of the small restaurant, which read "Shoeshine Point for Laid-Off Workers".The secretary knew from experience that this matter would not stop for a while, so he took out his mobile phone and informed the comrades who organized the discussion in Dashanzi: "Secretary Pan has entered the urban area and is blocked at the intersection of Xiaobailou Street. It may take a while... ..." After chasing about ten meters away from the small restaurant, Pan Xiangmin stopped, did not let the secretary chase after him, and dodged into a dark place aside, he wanted to take a good look at what happened.

There are several middle-aged workers of different ages around the "shoe shine point" sign, all carrying shoe shine boxes, waiting silently for work.Zhao Changlin "hid" in the small restaurant for a while, and seeing that the two people behind him stopped chasing him, he came out to shine the leather shoes of a gentleman who was dining in the restaurant. Pan Xiangmin walked over, walked behind Zhao Changlin and stopped, staring at Zhao Changlin with his head lowered and wholeheartedly busy shining shoes for someone in a daze.The secretary wanted to go up to say hello to Zhao Changlin, but Pan Xiangmin grabbed him.

A worker came over to do business with a shoebox on his back: "You two, shine shoes. We are all eighth-level master craftsmen. You are satisfied with this job. The price is also negotiable..." The secretary hurriedly pulled him away. At this time, Zhao Changlin found Pan Xiangmin, looked up for a while, saw Pan's face clearly, and involuntarily slowed down his movements.He knew Secretary Pan.The customer got a little impatient: "Hey, what are you looking at? My socks are dirty." Zhao Changlin quickly blushed and lowered his head to speed up the movement of his hands, and apologized: "I'm sorry...I'm sorry..." Pan Xiangmin felt sore in his heart, turned around and left.A few minutes later, Ma Yang, who was still talking with Xia Huiping's mother and daughter, received a call from Pan Xiangmin himself: "Secretary Pan, this is Ma Yang. I don't know about the fact that Zhao Changlin is shining shoes for someone. Okay. I'll be there right away." Go there." Xia Huiping had said everything he wanted to say at this time, so he hurriedly said, "You should be busy. I should go." Ma Yang secretly signaled to Huang Qun.Huang Qun followed Ma Yang outside, listened to Ma Yang's instructions, and returned to the room with Ma Yang.Ma Yang asked Xia Huiping to "sit for a while", then turned to Xia Feifei and said, "Feifei, Xiao Yang often praises you in front of us, saying that you are excellent in all aspects. If it is possible in the future, I hope you will help our little one more." Yang. If you encounter any difficulties in family life, you can come to Aunt Huang." After speaking, she left in a hurry.Huang Qun gave Xia Huiping some money, and said, "Feifei's mother, this is Xiaoyang's father..." Xia Huiping's face turned red, and she quickly pushed the money away: "She is Aunt Huang, what do you mean by that?" Huang Qun was also a little embarrassed and said: "Buy... buy some school supplies for Feifei..." Xia Huiping's eyes were moist, but she said firmly: "Aunt Huang, I... We are not here to beg for food"

Huang Qun's hand holding the money trembled.