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Chapter 30 Yellow leaves falling in the autumn wind (14)

Collected Works of Lu Yao 路遥 1956Words 2018-03-20
Lu Ruohua led several cadres from the Education Bureau and Educational Research to condolences to the retired teachers and advanced workers scattered in the north of the city.Another group of people led by the director went to the south of the city.Because these people lived scattered, some in ditches and some on the mountainside, the work was carried out quite slowly.Lu Ruohua is very serious about these things.I worked hard all afternoon, going up the mountain and down the ditch, going in from one house and going out from that house.Every time I go to a house, there are roughly the same words: thank you for your achievements and contributions to the party's educational cause over the years; and extend warm festival greetings to you.If you have any difficulties and problems, the bureau will definitely study them carefully and solve them properly; please give us more valuable criticisms and suggestions for our work and myself...

He speaks well and has a warm attitude; all those who are sympathized are very moved.Those who accompanied him on this work also expressed admiration for the young leader.Some interviewees raised some difficulties of their own, and Deputy Director Lu carefully wrote them down in his notebook. It was Lu Ruohua who brought up the issue of condolences to retired teachers in the bureau.That would have been a good thing.Unfortunately, Lu Ruohua often expresses himself by doing good deeds.For example, this matter was originally approved at a meeting in the bureau, and everyone could do it separately, but before Lu Ruohua left, he went to the deputy secretary in charge of culture and education, the deputy county magistrate, and the deputy director of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to tell them separately. Reported his plans.He didn't get up until he was praised by these leaders.The Director of Education himself did not know about these activities of his.The director who loves to talk and laugh is an honest man, he just leads people out to carry out this matter.

In any case, Lu Ruohua is finally a capable leader.This work was very popular, and it immediately inspired the leaders of other systems - all the systems went out to condolences to retirees and advanced workers in their systems; out.This incident even attracted the attention of the secretary of the county party committee; he also knew that the "source" of the hot wind was blowing from Lu Ruohua, the deputy director of the Education Bureau! (It seems that the cheerful director of the Education Bureau may be transferred to a health and epidemic prevention station or a unit like the Meteorological Bureau, right?)

It was just before lunch time that Lu Ruohua and his party came out from the home of the last person to be sympathized with. At this time, there were some noises of gongs and drums here and there.The companions told Deputy Director Lu that it was the leaders of other systems who came out to condolence to the people in their system. These people, trying to catch up from behind, even beat the gongs and drums and sent out with condolence letters written in red paper.Lu Ruohua commented: "Formalism! The 'Gang of Four' system has not been eliminated!" He said in his heart: "Anyway, I took the first step!

Lu Ruohua and his comrades broke up on the street and went back to their respective homes. When he was walking home in a happy mood, he was blocked by Liu Mingsheng, the director of the county party committee office.Mingsheng forced Lu Ruohua to sit at his house. The two of them are "dogskin socks are not anyway" friends.So Lu Ruohua walked towards the family he was used to without saying any excuses. As soon as you sit down, it's the old routine: all the wine and food are served.Immediately after closing, the two wine glasses "dang".Half a bottle of "Xifeng wine" was almost done, but the conversation became more and more.The content is nothing more than personnel issues that these people never tire of talking about.

The blushing Liu Mingsheng said to him in an incoherent tone: "You bastard...you are going to be promoted again...the Standing Committee has discussed it once...I joined...maybe you will be... The game is... long!" Lu Ruohua was startled.But he quickly calmed down: he had known intuitively that the news was coming soon.However, he still shook his head solemnly at the slightly drunk director: "Our level is not good enough!" "It's enough...to be...the secretary of the county party committee...it's enough...what you said just now...you...keep it a secret!" the drunk seriously told him.

Lu Ruohua couldn't help laughing.Liu Mingsheng's lover came over and frowned and told her husband not to drink, and smiled apologetically at Lu Ruohua.Lu Ruohua felt that he should smile apologetically.So he also smiled apologetically at Liu Mingsheng's lover, and said, "Tell Mingsheng to lie down for a while..." After finishing speaking, he left the house.When Lu Ruohua walked to the street, it was already dark.The streets were quiet and deserted.He paced slowly, using the strength of alcohol to make his body drift forward, and his spirit felt extremely excited.Yes, everything is as desired.The career is progressing smoothly, and the new family has also been established, and it is quite happy.

He quickly thought of Liying and his warm home.Although it is the second marriage, Lu Ruohua is still as passionate as a young man - he likes his beautiful and passionate wife.When Lu Ruohua returned home, he saw Liying had fallen asleep with a little boy in his arms - he recognized Gao Guanghou's son.He suddenly remembered that there was still such a thing today-his sister and his wife's son were coming to his house. He looked at his wife's sleeping face: she was frowning, and there seemed to be some signs of unhappiness, and there seemed to be tears in the corners of her eyes—he knew what was going on.

An inexplicable trouble flooded into his heart.The high emotions just now disappeared in an instant.He didn't want to lie down on this bed.Ruoqin and Lingling probably lived in that suite.For a moment he felt that his chest was tight and uncomfortable, so he came to the yard unhappily.He came to the yard and walked squarely with his arms folded behind his back.He stood down and looked up at the shining stars in the sky, which seemed to be looking at him like eyes.He sighed in annoyance.The windows of the house where Lingling and Ruoqin lived were also dark with no light at all.They also fell asleep.All asleep!Only he is awake.He can't sleep even in bed now.

Lu Ruohua suddenly remembered that some friend had quietly told him not long ago that his sister seemed to be "that" like Gao Guanghou... Lu Ruohua suddenly felt a pain in his chest.He shouted in his heart: Life, you always mix sweet and bitter together for people to eat! He touched his face, which was hot from the power of the wine, and thought in his heart: other things can be put aside, but tomorrow he has to have a good talk with Ruoqin no matter what...
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