Chapter 5 4. Ordinary days

Yao Tianming and his wife Xiang Jiyue have been married for thirteen years, and their son Yao Tao is twelve years old.Life has been going on as usual.Tianming is a worker in an automobile engine factory, and Jiyue works as a salesperson in Nantian Commercial Building.There are no elderly people around, just a family of three.The efficiency of the Tianming factory is not as good as every year, and it is also difficult to pay wages this year.But the couple can still think about it, so let's live a little tighter.So many people can't get their wages, and if they want to live, don't we still have to live?Besides, although Jiyue's salary is not much, after all, Yueyue still gets it.Sometimes money is too tight, and the couple will sigh a few times, or complain a few words.This does not affect the peace of life of the family.Every morning, Jiyue gets up to cook, and Tianming takes her son for a morning run.After breakfast, those who go to work go to work, and those who go to school go to school.At noon, they each buy boxed lunches.It was not until evening that the whole family met again at the dinner table.While eating, I turned on the TV and let my son watch his favorite cartoons.The meal is over, the cartoons are over, and then there is the news broadcast.Jiyue went to turn off the TV.What news broadcasts do ordinary people watch?After the son washed his face, he went to his own little room to do his homework.Jiyue cleaned up the whole house.She seems to always have something to do.Tianming is a little bored, so he might turn on the TV again.But I couldn't find a good program, so I pressed the remote control back and forth.When Jiyue saw it, she said, don't waste electricity, just turn it off.

After a while, it was past nine o'clock, Jiyue said to the man, do you think Taotao has finished his homework?Go to sleep.As soon as dawn left, I sometimes ran into Taotao reading idle books, and scolded softly, you are not paying attention again.Next time I find out, I'll tell your mother. Years of peaceful life, but recently there have been some changes because of his son.Tao Tao won the gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad and became a news figure in the city.Mayor Li, Deputy Mayor Wang who is in charge of education and other leading comrades cordially received Yao Tianming's family.Mayor Li also personally wrote an inscription for Taotao: There are no child prodigies in the world, geniuses come from hard work.He repeatedly encouraged Taotao to work harder, study hard, and grow up to be a useful person for the motherland.He also asked Tianming and his wife, is there any difficulty?Go to him if you have trouble.Tianming and his wife were so grateful that they didn't expect Mayor Li to solve any difficulties.

After dinner that day, the family of three sat in front of the TV and waited to watch the news.After the CCTV news, there is the city's news program.It first reported an important meeting, and then broadcast the news that Mayor Li met Tianming's family.Tianming and his wife watched with bated breath, unable to tell whether they were excited or nervous, feeling their heart beating a little fast.After reading it, both of them couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.Both of them are not satisfied with their image on TV, why do they look like country bumpkins?So shy!We, Taotao, are more natural. You can see that Taotao salutes to Mayor Li with a good standard and a good posture!Tao Tao smiled childishly.

After the news was over, the family was still immersed in an inexplicable emotion.Tianming said that being mayor is really busy.If you watch the entire news program, Mayor Li is the main character. As the saying goes, when nine gongs are played, ten are present. Jiyue joked, you can't even say a word about everything you do?Fortunately, I don't want you to be the leader's secretary.You see, Mayor Li is so personable!That hair is shiny. Tianming said that people are weird.We ordinary people, if we have shiny hair all day long, it will be strange if others don't say that you are not serious behind your back.If it was our workshop director who was oily and powdery, others would say that he was a little radish and looked like a human being.As the director of the horse factory, you can manage to tidy up your hair more carefully, but it is best not to use mousse, otherwise your factory is not doing well, and people will definitely say that you have spent it by showing off.But Mayor Li and the others are different. If they don't trim their appearance, others will say that they don't have the demeanor of a leading cadre at all.Can't imagine the effect of their unkempt appearance on TV?

Jiyue laughed when she heard this, and said that you have come up with a theory.While talking, he found his son Taotao was still sitting here, listening to adults talking with open ears, so he said, why is Taotao listening here?Do your homework quickly.Tianming continued, you have to remember the words of Mayor Grandpa Li, study hard, study hard, and don't be lazy!Tao Tao had to go to his room. Tianming found a mounting shop and had Mayor Li's inscription mounted.The couple pondered over and over again, not knowing where to hang the inscription.Jiyue said it's better to hang it in Taotao's room. This is written by Mayor Li specially for him, so that he can watch it every day and work harder.Tianming insisted on hanging it in the living room.This is Mayor Li's inscription, of course it should be hung in the living room, but also on the front wall.Not only Taotao must always remember the teachings of Mayor Li, but we adults must also remember.Of course, this is specifically for Taotao's questions, but the essence of diligence is equally important to both of us.According to my understanding, the spirit of Mayor Li's eight words is hard work.Jiyue laughed when she heard it, and said, why the more I listen to what you say, the more I feel like the leader is giving a report?When Jiyue said this, Tianming also laughed and said, yes, is it like a leader giving a report?I didn't mean to play tricks.I think that when people talk about serious things, they probably have this taste.No wonder everyone says that the leaders' speeches are bureaucratic. It may be because most of the leaders' speeches are serious things.

After talking for a while, it has not been decided whether to hang it on the front wall of the living room.Because a shrine has been set up there.Now the shrine is also modernized, and it is electrified, and incense is lingering all day long. Seeing that Jiyue was silent, Tianming asked her if the shrine was removed and Mayor Li's inscription should be hung?Don't believe in what you say, but trust the leaders and the government. Hanging the mayor's inscription is indeed a big deal, Jiyue said, if you want to withdraw, just withdraw, you should keep your mouth clean and don't talk nonsense.Believe it or not.

Tianming didn't expect Jiyue to agree to remove the shrine so easily.Over the past few years, Jiyue has become more and more superstitious. She regards burning incense and worshiping Buddha more than being filial to her mother, and she has learned the tricks very well.He didn't believe it, but he didn't say Jiyue either.Anyway, this matter doesn't bother him, it's just Jiyue kowtowing alone.He just felt strange sometimes: this Jiyue is also a person who has read books. In the early years, he was disgusted when he saw the Bodhisattva with open eyes and closed eyes, but now he pays homage to him.The world is so strange. Many things that I believed in when I was young, I don’t believe when I grow up; and many things that I didn’t believe in when I was young, I have to believe when I grow up.However, Jiyue's enlightenment today shows that she still understands major issues, and she resolutely chose the leader between the leader and the gods.Tianming set up a stool, took down the shrine, and put it in a corner of the balcony.Then I found a circle ruler and measured left and right on the wall, looking very serious.After working for a long time, I nailed a nail in the middle of the wall, and then hung the inscription.After hanging up, Jiyue was asked to take a closer look below to see if it was hung upright.

Tianming stood in the middle of the living room, looking at the inscription, unable to look back for a long time.Jiyue said, just hang it up, what are you doing standing there?Tianming tutted, Mayor Li is a genius, how beautiful this handwriting is! Hearing what the man said, Jiyue also came over and looked at it carefully for a while.She still believed in the man's vision.When she first fell in love with Tianming, she saw that he was quite talented, he could sing, play the piano and write well.At that time, I never thought that he was just an ordinary worker.After marriage, everything becomes real.Tianming's little cleverness can't be regarded as oil or salt, but it just added some romance to their days before the moon.Not long after she got married, Jiyue seemed to feel slightly frustrated.After a long time, I don't care anymore.After all, he still thinks that Tianming is not stupid.

Jiyue asked, how much does it cost to frame this word? Tianming said that it cost eighty yuan.They said that according to their standard, they would charge 120 yuan, but seeing that it was written by Mayor Li, it was a little discount. eighty?Still a discount?Jiyue felt a little bit sad in her heart, but she couldn't say anything.Tianming sees Jiyue's thoughts, but just pretends not to know. Jiyue was busy with other things, Tianming walked outside the door, pretending to come back from outside.As soon as I got to the door, I saw Mayor Li's inscription hanging there impressively.I am very proud of myself.

After dinner that day, the whole family was watching the news again.Now the three of them watch the news every day.In the end want to see what, no one said.But as long as Mayor Li shows up, the whole family will feel very cordial.Mayor Li's name is often on the mouths of the family.Jiyue is very careful. After reading the news for a while, she even counted the number of suits that Mayor Li has.Jiyue's housework will not be done until after watching the news.Taotao is also used to watching the news before doing homework.Mom and Dad didn't urge him either.Dad would also ask Taotao about some things in the news from time to time.Taotao is smart, but after all, he is too young. He is not clear about some important national affairs, so his father teaches the children.Taotao seemed to understand, but nodded in a daze.

After Taotao went in, Tianming solemnly told Jiyue that Director Ma had told him that he wanted to transfer him to the trade union as an officer and asked for his opinion. Ji Yue asked, how did you tell the factory manager? Tianming said, I said I am very grateful to Director Ma.But I have no mental preparation, and I don't know if I will do well or not, so let me think about it. Jiyue thought for a while, and said, even though she was just an officer in the trade union, she was still working for a worker, and she was more decent.I said you still go.Maybe there is a chance to change jobs at that time? Tianming said, I want to go too, the trade union is easier.Whether to turn it around or not, that's all.In fact, why didn't Tianming want to switch jobs?Just don't want to be so eager. Jiyue said again, I usually heard you say that your director Ma didn't treat you very well, why did you suddenly care about you? Tianming said softly, isn't it thanks to his son?After speaking, he turned his head and looked at the door of his son's room, as if he was afraid that his son would hear.Tianming really didn't want his son to see that his parents were in favor of him at such a young age. This would not only make him lose face, but also be detrimental to his son's growth.Tianming turned around and said, “To tell you the truth, I always thought that Director Ma didn’t know me.I usually say hello to him, but he doesn't answer very much.Wherever he went in the factory, he kept his head held high and his eyes were not too gazing.I think there are more than a thousand people in this factory, and we ourselves can't recognize them all. How can we ask the factory manager Ma to recognize everyone?So sometimes it makes sense for me to have a hot face and a cold face.I didn't expect him to recognize me.Going to work this morning, when he saw me, he greeted me warmly to his office. Ji Yue said, yes, our Manager Liu, who usually doesn't care much about people, seems to treat me differently now. Tianming smiled and said, really?really interesting.But your Manager Liu is a very popular and strong woman now, and she has the capital to show off. Jiyue said, don't talk about a strong woman.Last year, she was rated as a model worker, and the newspapers hyped her up, claiming that she was a strong woman, which made her mad.She dislikes people saying that she is a strong woman.She likes to be called gentle.Don't look at her who is almost forty years old, she still twists her buttocks and cocks her mouth on the scene. As soon as Tianming heard it, he said Jiyue, don't talk nonsense like others, he is your leader after all!But Tianming said that's what he said, and he also believed that the woman was that kind of person. He had heard a lot of bad things about her.Some people say that she has two hands with Mayor Li.It turned out that Tianming and his wife heard similar rumors when they were away, and occasionally talked about it when they got home.But now neither of them brought up the subject. But Jiyue seemed to have a problem with Manager Liu, and said, in terms of capital, her capital is definitely not as good as Mayor Li's.Mayor Li is a dignified mayor, and he doesn't appear to be airy in front of us, so approachable.While speaking, Jiyue's face was filled with happiness.Tianming also felt emotional, looked up at Mayor Li's inscription on the wall, and said, after all, now that some people think highly of us, we should help Mayor Li after all.Jiyue also said yes yes.The two then talked about Mayor Li again.It is said that no matter where the leader goes, he looks so graceful, courageous, capable, and so kind.What a rare leader! Tianming hadn't gone to the trade union yet, and the news had already spread in the workshop.When Tianming went to work, everyone surrounded him, insisting that he had become an official and asked him to treat him.He really didn't know what to do.Don't you please?People say that you have benefited, forget about brother.please?It's not a big deal, you just go to work as an officer in the trade union, maybe one day the factory manager tells you to go back to the workshop and you will go back to the workshop.Excitedly entertaining guests for this matter, won't people talk about you behind their backs?It was Lao Wang, the workshop director, who helped him out and said, don't embarrass Tianming.How much money does he have a month?You guys who eat mountains and seas, who can afford it?I make the decision, our workshop will have a meal at noon tomorrow, which is regarded as a farewell to Tianming.Someone joked that Lao Wang started to curry favor with Tianming.Old Wang said, I am flattering him on behalf of everyone.The welfare of our workshop depends on Tianming's more care in the future, and the status of the masters of all of us depends on Tianming to maintain us.Just kidding, that's it. When Tianming came home, Jiyue just came back from grocery shopping, yelling that the prices had risen outrageously, I'm afraid we won't be able to afford cabbage after a while.Tianming said that the government is preparing to take measures.Didn't Mayor Li specifically talk about prices last night?Jiyue was still angry, so she said, the government is still in a hurry, but those peddlers, who listen to the government?If everyone did what Mayor Li said, the world would be peaceful.Tianming originally wanted to talk about the treat in the workshop, but seeing that Jiyue was not in a good mood, he held back for now. After dinner, after watching the news, Jiyue called her son, why didn't Taotao do her homework? Taotao said, tomorrow is Saturday.It turned out that Taotao didn't do his homework on Friday night, so his parents allowed him to watch TV. Jiyue sighed and said, the days go by so fast, it's another week in the blink of an eye. Tianming felt differently, saying that people's days pass quickly, either because they are too busy or because they are easy. Jiyue looked at Tianming and asked, are you busy?Is it better? Tianming smiled and said, what am I busy with?With a good wife like you at home, that's the way it is in the factory. Jiyue said, so you just have a better life? Tianming leaned his head on the sofa very comfortably, and naturally cast his eyes on Mayor Li's inscription, saying, I really feel that life is better recently.The family is full of happy events, our son has won honor for our family, Mayor Li received us again, and we both look good at work.I walk more easily all day long. When talking about this matter, Jiyue's mood immediately improved, but she didn't say anything, she just touched the top of her son's head and said, Taotao should be more obedient, remember what Grandpa Li said, and study hard.Taotao nodded sensibly. The TV program tonight is also good, and the family of three enjoyed watching it happily. Before going to bed, Taotao said that a few classmates invited them to go on an outing tomorrow.When Jiyue heard this, she refused to let her son go.Can't you just play all the time on the rest day?Did you forget what Grandpa Li said? Taotao argues that it is necessary to exercise properly, instead of squatting at home all day long and studying hard. Jiyue got angry and said, that's the problem with you, you always think that your brain is easy to use, you don't study hard, and you only care about playing.Everyone is in a good mood these days. If I don’t talk about you, you won’t recognize yourself.Look at what Grandpa Li wrote, there are no child prodigies in the world, geniuses come from hard work.Do you think you are a child prodigy?If you are still so complacent and don't study hard, you will become a fool sooner or later! Taotao felt aggrieved, and went to sleep in her room with her mouth pouted. Tianming kept silent just now, Jiyue blamed him and said, you don't talk about Taotao anyway, is he my only son?Look at his temper!In fact, Tianming thought that there was nothing wrong with his son going out to play on his rest day. It turned out that he and his wife specially took their son out to play.He didn't want to speak ill of Jiyue in front of his son, so he had no choice but to keep silent.Now I want to say, Jiyue is angry again, so he can't say it. Sleeping on the bed, Tianming thought of the treat that his colleague had mentioned, and he didn't know how to bring it up.Talked about some other topics before talking about this matter.Jiyue said, since Pharaoh said they would invite them, let them invite them. Tianming said, please, they invited me, but I didn't express anything and I felt sorry. Jiyue said, I'm not saying you can't ask, the question is can you afford it?There are more than 80 people in your workshop! Tianming thought for a while and said, of course I can't afford it.But the brothers have been together for almost twenty years, so they have some feelings.Everyone gave me such a lively farewell, I always feel that I am not enough friends.I wondered if I should buy a few sticks of cigarettes. When the workshop saw me off, I would give everyone a pack as a thank you.What do you say? Jiyue did the calculations and said that it would cost four to five hundred yuan even to buy ordinary cigarettes.This is our monthly salary. Tianming was silent.Four or five hundred yuan is Jiyue's salary, and he himself can't get that much money a month.Isn't it said that economic status determines political status?I don't have much money, so it's inconvenient to say more.Jiyue saw that Tianming was in a dilemma, so she said, okay.As the saying goes, borrowing money to buy rice and keeping guests for dinner, the most important thing is ourselves. The union office is just a big room with seven or eight desks.Tianming went to report to the trade union. Factory manager Ma and chairman Wu of the trade union talked to him very politely.Factory manager Ma said, I discussed with Chairman Wu, and considering that you can play and sing, and you are politically reliable, I will transfer you to the labor union to be mainly responsible for the cultural life of the employees.Tianming repeatedly expressed his gratitude to the factory leaders for their concern, but he knew in his heart that he must have been honored by Mayor Li. Work for a few days, no specific tasks.Chairman Wu said, first look at some documents and materials, and familiarize yourself with policies and related situations.Labor union work is highly policy-oriented and concerns the vital interests of employees. It is very important.In the morning, I read documents and newspapers every day.But I want to doze off after sitting for a while.He laughed in his heart that he was destined to be a slut, born to sweat profusely in the workshop.Seeing colleagues drinking tea and reading newspapers leisurely, I thought why don't I also bring a teacup?It turned out that in the workshop, he never drank tea at work.I always drink a big tank of it when I get home from get off work, like a donkey drink.When I came here this morning, I also thought of bringing a teacup, but I always felt that it shouldn't be so serious, so I didn't bring it.Now I think, if I have a cup of hot strong tea in my hand, I won't doze off.I have no choice but to go to the toilet all the time.The purpose is to walk around and eliminate fatigue. No one in the office who reads newspapers all day long has this ability, so they have to talk about it.Tianming is a newcomer, and everyone can't help but praise his son Taotao, so naturally Mayor Li is also mentioned.When the topic came to Mayor Li, most of the people who talked were Tianming, who looked very fascinated.Colleagues are also full of envy. The office of the factory manager Ma is next to the trade union office, and he sometimes comes over to sit.On this day, my colleagues somehow mentioned Mayor Li again.Tianming has been working in the trade union for a while, and he is used to drinking tea slowly with a magnetized cup with a purple sand core.Tianming took a sip of the boiled strong tea, exhaled deeply, as if he was intoxicated by the fragrance of the tea, and seemed to be feeling something, and said, Mayor Li, you will know if you deal with him a few times, yes People are very casual.Tianming didn't use the word "approachable". Firstly, he thought it was too official, and secondly, he didn't say that he was casually close. Everyone was talking about Mayor Li, and Factory Manager Ma came over.Everyone hurriedly got up to give up their seats to Director Ma.Director Ma sat down and said with a smile, everyone is talking about national affairs again?As he spoke, he turned his face to Tianming and asked, is Mayor Li easy to deal with?Tianming smiled and said, yes, yes, very casually.Director Ma seemed to have met many leaders, and said with emotion, yes!The bigger the leader, the more airless he is. Director Ma sat for a while, then got up and went to his office.During working hours, he usually doesn't want everyone to sit idle for too long.As soon as Factory Manager Ma left, everyone immediately realized that it was time to get down to business for a while.So everyone started to read the newspaper seriously again.Tianming drank his tea gracefully and turned to the last page of the newspaper.He is a worker, the more important the news, the more he dozes off after reading it.So he always reads the newspaper from the last page, and just glances over the front page.He was about to read another newspaper when he heard Chairman Wu say that Mayor Li is still very clean.Tianming knew that he was talking to him, so he looked up at Chairman Wu and replied, yes, yes, very honest.Chairman Wu seemed very interested, and asked Tianming a lot about Mayor Li, and he seemed to regard Tianming as someone who had a close relationship with Mayor Li.Some of the things he asked were difficult for people to answer, but Tianming seemed to want to protect his face, trying to be perfunctory and tactful.Chairman Wu is in his fifties. He has been a factory leader all his life, and he can be regarded as engaged in politics in the factory. Whenever he talks about political figures, his face will be very different.But after all, I have never done real politics, so I always listen to others talking about the local political arena with a bit of fascination. That night, Jiyue avoided Taotao and said to Tianming, I heard Xiao Zhang talk about Mayor Li at work, saying that he is greedy and lustful.Xiao Zhang didn't have a good relationship with me. When he saw me there, he talked about it loudly, as if he wanted to tell me. Tianming asked, did she mention the specific details? Jiyue said, that's not true.Who can tell clearly whether to be greedy or not?Unless caught.On the contrary, she said he was lustful, and everyone knew what was going on after hearing her tone.This little Zhang is a weird person, he can't get along well with anyone, and he is like an enemy with Manager Liu.Everyone knew that she was insinuating against Manager Liu, so it was difficult to agree and let her speak alone. Tianming told Jiyue not to gossip with others.What others say is other people's business, we can't talk about Mayor Li.It's not what I said, but Mayor Li is here, even if he has a lover, so what?As long as he does things for the common people sincerely, I have no problem!People have different levels, and people at different levels have to look at it with different standards.For example, if the incident between Zhang Xueliang and Ms. Zhao Si happened to us ordinary people, it would be Chen Shimei if it was less serious, and if it was more serious, it would be moral corruption.But the man is Zhang Xueliang, and their relationship has become a love story that has been passed down through the ages, and it is also associated with patriotism. Jiyue smiled and asked Tianming, is this your theory?When you become prosperous one day, don’t you also want to support someone? Tianming laughed too, and said, You're getting caught again.Do you believe me? Jiyue said, anyway, you men, you just don't get rich. Tianming replied, it's not that I gave up on myself, I've never been rich in my life. During the speech, a special news was launched on the TV, showing Mayor Li's speech at the city's clean government construction work conference.Mayor Li has a serious expression, sometimes he speaks earnestly and earnestly, and sometimes he speaks passionately and impassionedly.When talking about the corruption of some leading cadres, Mayor Li slapped the table angrily, and the lids of the teacups on the table jumped up in shock.Tianming and his wife were infected and felt very happy.Tianming said, look, Mayor Li hates corruption.I just don't believe people's nonsense, this is also an old saying, slander is as high as the name. Jiyue said, yes, as soon as he was outstanding, he had no choice but to follow others. Going to work at dawn the next day, reading the newspaper in the office, I saw Mayor Li angrily denouncing corruption on the front page of the city daily.Tianming browsed through it, thinking that the means of news are really fast now. Chairman Wu seemed to have seen the news and said, did you watch Mayor Li's speech yesterday? Tianming hurriedly raised his head to look at Chairman Wu, and replied, looked at it.Mayor Li spoke very excitedly, which shows that the municipal government has great determination to build a clean government. The two sighed for a while, saying that the top still attaches great importance to the construction of a clean government, but the people below have messed up, and the central government is making repeated orders! Salary will be paid in a while.The salary is paid by the department as a unit and goes to the accounting office to collect.The wages of the trade union are all collected by the old bear, and each of them goes to the old bear to sign.This was Tianming's first time receiving wages from the trade union. While reading the payroll and signing, he found that the wages were almost 50 yuan less than that in the workshop.The salary wasn't much in the first place, and now it's so little, it's hard to avoid feeling uncomfortable.But it's hard to say anything.Old Xiong asked casually, I heard that Mayor Li is Tianming's relative? Tianming didn't want Old Xiong to ask this question, almost stuttered, and hurriedly said, no, no, where... Old Xiong smiled slightly, don't be humble! Everyone looked at the dawn, each with his own thoughts.Tianming felt sweat dripping from his nose. I thought that Lao Xiong was a real person, and told me not to be modest, as if it would be a big deal if he was a relative of Mayor Li.Tianming didn't know what to say at the moment, so he casually said that if he came to the trade union, his salary would be reduced by dozens of dollars. While talking, the manager of the horse factory came in and said, compared with the front-line workers, we need to take less.After talking, he asked Tianming to go to his office for a while. Tianming didn't know what was going on, so Mu Mu Nao followed.Factory Manager Ma politely asked Tianming to sit down, and Tianming sat down.Factory manager Ma didn't say what was wrong, he just talked about the difficulties in the factory, saying that the biggest difficulty was financial difficulties.Banks hate the poor and love the rich. We are a big loss-maker, so we can't get loans unless there is an instruction from the leader.The leaders in the city are busy, and we always miss them.Tianming, you have a good relationship with Mayor Li, can you find Mayor Li? Tianming never expected that Director Ma would seek him out for this matter, and felt very embarrassed.He thought that maybe Director Ma also thought he and Mayor Li were relatives.But I didn't want to lose face, so I said that a personal relationship is a personal relationship. I'm afraid it's not easy to go to him for this business-to-business matter.I am not the leader of the factory, and my name is not justified.When Tianming said this, he was afraid that Director Ma would misunderstand that he was asking for an official, so he said, I can test it out first. Director Ma said, okay, you try first.If you get the loan, you will be a great contributor, and all the employees in the factory will thank you.Factory Manager Ma handed Tianming a loan request report after he finished speaking, and asked him to take it with him and adapt accordingly. Tianming went home and talked about it with Jiyue.Jiyue said, it's strange, he is the director of the factory, so why can't he look for Mayor Li?Does he also believe that Mayor Li is our relative? Tianming said that he didn't ask, but I think he might also believe this, or he wouldn't have asked me to go.I thought about it, he must have lost face with Mayor Li.The mayors are definitely not interested in the leadership of loss-making enterprises. Jiyue said, you said to try first, how to try? Tianming said, I'm just making excuses for a while, and I really want to go to Mayor Li? But Jiyue said, that's not what he said. The factory manager Ma is a three-year-old child?You are not in the factory for a day or two, how can you prevaricate? Tianming felt embarrassed and said, what do you mean, I still have to look for Mayor Li?This matter... Jiyue said, didn't Mayor Li say that we should go to him if we need anything? Tianming looked up at Mayor Li's inscription, feeling uncertain.Since being interviewed by Mayor Li, I always feel how approachable Mayor Li is.But now that I really have to go to someone for something, it feels a little different.The big characters on the wall that usually make him feel kind and warm now seem to be majestic.Tianming took a long time to say, is it appropriate to just go to him like this?The two discussed over and over whether they should look for it and how to look for it.Jiyue said, I said I'd better look for it.Whether there is a result or not, don't care about it.Taking a step back, you are the mayor of the people's government, of course the people want you, right? Tianming still felt unsure, and pondered, what if people don't even see him? What's this?Jiyue seemed indifferent, and said that if he didn't see him, it would be a big deal not to see him.Besides, this is for the factory, not to lose face. The matter was discussed in this way, but when Tianming handed over the wages paid today, Jiyue changed her mind.She said, I said Tianming, how can we live with such a small salary?The family has been relatively safe these years. If there is any major event at home and there is no money at hand, isn't it a desperate situation? Tianming seemed a little helpless, and asked, what do you think should be done? Jiyue said, didn't Mayor Li say that we should go to him if we have any difficulties?I said, anyway, you have to go to him, just ask him to care about our life and transfer you to a better unit. Tianming immediately shook his head when he heard this, and said, why do you say that?No no no! Jiyue said, now who has connections, who is not using connections?As long as you sell your face once, you might get a lifetime of freedom, what's wrong with it?Jiyue repeatedly persuaded Tianming to open his mind. Tianming couldn't hold back Jiyue, so he reluctantly agreed.A request for reassignment was drafted that night.I put the loan matter aside in my heart. The next day, Tianming went to the office first, greeted Director Ma and Chairman Wu, and then went to the city hall.He made up his mind at night, and first went to Mayor Li's secretary, Xiao Wu.Xiao Wu gave him a very polite impression. He had never been to the city hall before, so he was a little nervous.Just calm yourself in your heart.This is the people's government, the place where the people should come, so why be nervous?In the lobby on the first floor, he saw a schematic diagram of the office building hanging on the wall.Take a closer look and see that the municipal government office is located on the second floor.He held his breath and climbed to the second floor.I wanted to ask which office Xiao Wu was in, but it was obvious that the doors of each office were open, so I went to find them one by one.Just looking for it, a young cadre came to meet him, it was Xiao Wu.Tianming smiled and nodded.But Xiao Wu didn't seem to know him, so he passed him and went to the toilet.Embarrassed to look back, Tianming walked straight ahead and went downstairs from the other end of the stairs. Tianming didn't have the courage to go upstairs again, so he walked back.Walking out of the office building, I felt numb in my brain, as if I had taken some wrong medicine.It wasn't until I got on the bus and was squeezed by those extremely unfriendly working people that I became slightly sober.If you think that you are really useless, what is there to be afraid of the people going to the people's government?It came out so bleakly. When he got back to the unit, he first went to the factory director Ma and said that Mayor Li had stepped down to the grassroots level. Director Ma said, yes, it is not easy to be the mayor, he is too busy.Don't worry, just keep an eye on it. When they got home at night, Tianming and Jiyue couldn't tell the truth. They only said that Mayor Li was not in the office and had gone to the grassroots.Taotao gradually lost interest in watching the news, and went to his little room after watching the cartoons.Only then did Jiyue say that the relationship between Mayor Li and our manager Liu is probably unusual. Tianming thought Jiyue's words were weird, so he asked, what new discovery did you have? Jiyue said, listening to you, it seems like I have a lot of things.What can I discover?I heard from my colleagues in the unit.Old Song, do you remember?It was the fat man with a foreign accent.He said that he was playing at the celebrity club yesterday and saw Mayor Li with Manager Liu, which was unusual. Tianming asked, how much money does your old Song have in his pocket?Can afford a celebrity club?There is a membership system, and I heard that the consumption is scary. Jiyue said that Lao Song couldn't afford to go.He has a cousin who runs a big business in his hometown. Now that he's back, I invite him to open a restaurant.Unfortunately, I saw Mayor Li and Manager Liu.Old Song's sharp eyes saw Manager Liu from a distance, and he immediately avoided it. Tianming said that there might not be anything wrong.They are all people who walk on the scene, will something happen when they are together?Tianming said this on his lips, but he thought in his heart that even if Manager Liu is Mayor Li's mistress, it's no big deal.Aren't the famous women in Chinese history just a few famous prostitutes?What Su Xiaoxiao, Li Xiangjun, Xiaofengxian.He didn't say it because he didn't want Jiyue to understand this truth.It's not that he's worried about Jiyue, he knows his woman well. The two were talking, the CCTV news was over, and then came the city news, the first important news was Mayor Li's visit to needy workers.Mayor Li didn't wear a suit today, but a jacket, which looked very plain.The mayor of this city went to the homes of several workers in need to ask about their health and well-being.A family of six workers, old and young, squeezed into a small room of less than 15 square meters, and the family's monthly living expenses were only more than 300 yuan.Mayor Li felt very heavy, and sincerely said that he was not a good mayor, so he took out the 800 yuan salary he had just paid and put it in their hands on the spot.The family was moved to tears and knelt down to thank them.Mayor Li quickly helped them up.Seeing this, Jiyue couldn't help but shed tears. When the couple were about to go out the next day, Jiyue said that it is better not to go to Mayor Li for their own affairs. Compared with those who are particularly difficult, we are better.If you want to look for it, just look for Mayor Li for the factory. For several days, Tianming told people to go to see Mayor Li, but in fact he never went.Jiyue's mother fell ill and was admitted to the hospital. He went to the hospital every day for a look before returning to the office, and made up some words to perfunctory. When she came home from work that day, Jiyue told Tianming mysteriously that she hadn't seen Manager Liu come to work for several days, and she heard that she was quarantined for inspection.Tianming felt unbelievable.Maybe they went on a business trip?Don't believe in rumors.Tianming thought to himself, everyone said that Manager Liu and Mayor Li are the same, so watch the news today to see if Mayor Li still shows up. After dinner, I sat down to watch the news.李市长照样在新闻节目中出现了，神采奕奕的，天明和吉月像是各自有各自的心思，谁也没提起李市长怎么的。只是像是终于放了心，起身交待涛涛好好在家做作业，两人去了医院看吉月妈妈。 这天，天明照样去上班，他又准备同人说去找找李市长试试，却感觉同事们的表情有些异样。他也是有心眼的人，就坐下来老老实实办公了。今天气氛好像不对，大家不怎么说话。他去了厕所回来，就见大家正说着什么。他一进办公室，大家就不说了。他只当这些天自己总是往医院跑，有谁知道了。他当然不好问什么，就没事似的看报纸。无意间发现今天报纸上没有李市长的任何消息。再翻翻前几天的报纸，才发现好几天报纸上都没有李市长的名字。这几天岳母的病有些加重了，他和吉月一下班就往医院去，没有看新闻。 下了班，天明径直去了医院。他先去医生值班室，想问问岳母的病情。几个医生却在兴致勃勃地议论什么。一听，天明脸上轰地发起烧来。原来是说李市长被抓起来了。 天明退了回来，不想问岳母的病情了。他静静地坐在岳母病床边。岳母这会儿正睡着了。他想自己真是奇怪，又不是说你怎么了，脸烧什么？可又觉得李市长真同自己有什么关系似的。过一会儿，吉月来了，天明见吉月的脸色不太好，就问她怎么了？吉月说没什么。 服侍老人家吃了晚饭，洗漱完了，吉月的弟弟和弟媳来接班，天明夫妇就回去了。 公共车上，吉月说，你听说了吗？ 天明一听就明白了，说，听说了，会不会是谣言？ 是谣言就好了。吉月像是很难过。 两人不再说话，一声不响地回家了。 一连几天，天明夫妇都不太愉快。涛涛机灵，见大人不怎么说话，都以为大人闹了口角，他也就规矩了许多。 两人好久没说到李市长怎么的了，这天天明忍不住又说了起来。他说，吉月，现在听到的都还只是“路边社”消息，又没有权威的官方消息，说不定是谣言哩。 是谣言，怎么不见李市长露面？是谣言，这么满城风雨的怎么没有人出面辟谣？ 天明说，你讲得也有道理。但是，人家要是上中央党校学习去了呢？议论这事的都是下面的老百姓，他们怎么知道上面领导的安排？说不定，他们议论来议论去，人家哪天从中央党校一回来，又官升一级了哩。 吉月说，这当然巴不得。 这回，天明像是一下子觉悟了，说，其实，他李市长怎么样，跟我们又有什么关系呢？我们用不着为人家去喜怒哀乐。 吉月却不这么看，说，你这么说就不仁义了，人家李市长对我们还不好？ 以后的日子，天明夫妇尽量回避说起李市长，却都在心里指望这位领导平安无事。而外面的传闻却是沸沸扬扬，越来越像真的。有一天涛涛却突然问起，怎么好久不见李爷爷在电视里出现了？原来他偶尔也看看新闻。天明就说，怎么不看见？我昨天还看见他在电视里说话哩。你还是好好学习，大人的事，你不用管。其实天明夫妇早不看新闻了。 终于有一天，电视里播出了爆炸新闻：李市长、刘经理等一批经济犯罪分子受到了审判。往日的李市长头发乱蓬蓬的，头却直挺挺地昂着，尽量保持一种风度。刚听了几句，吉月朝天明使了个眼色，天明就关了电视。他们生怕里面做作业的儿子听到这条新闻。 关了电视，两人半天不说话。天明猛然记起自己原先说过，不知李市长蓬头垢面地出现在电视上，会是什么效果？不想今天真的就见到这场景了。 两人没看完电视，就不知李市长到底犯了多大的罪。但这事情是千真万确的。第二天清早，两人都觉得不太好出门，像是自己家什么人做出了丑事。 当天晚上，天明说，这副字，还是挂到涛涛的房里去吧。吉月不说什么，天明就把它取了下来，将这字放在涛涛房里挂好，天明又交待儿子，要记住这勤奋二字，好好学习。涛涛点头称是。 吉月轻声对天明说，这事还不能让涛涛知道，他太小了，大人的事，对他说不清楚。 是啊，这是涛涛碰上的最大的事。要是让他知道了，还真想不通，会以为大家愚弄了他哩。以后要是涛涛问起，就说他李爷爷调到外地去了。天明说。 吉月不做声，天明又说，我想还是回车间算了。做工的生就是做工的，懒得天天在办公室打瞌睡。过了好一会儿，吉月才说，我们是老百姓，还是老老实实过自己的平常日子吧。 客厅正面那堵墙便显得空落落的了，总像缺了些什么。这天休息，吉月又将阳台角落里的神龛掸去灰尘，很虔诚地安放在原来的位置上。然后点上三支高香，双手合十，缓缓跪下。