Chapter 34 Help in the third quarter

In order to find this old man, on a rainy day, two comrades from the provincial branch of Guoxing Bank and I came to Linyuan Community in Chongqing City.Walking into the Linyuan community, you can see many people sitting or standing in the open area of ​​the community.The earthquake frightened people and brought them together. The neighbors did not know each other before.After the earthquake, everyone gathered in an open area far away from the building every day to talk about the earthquake, the news, and whose relatives and friends in the community died in the earthquake—— When we came in front of the residents, Wang Jiao, the chairman of the labor union of the provincial branch, asked where Liu Siqin's relatives lived. The residents shook their heads and waved their hands and said they didn't know.I had an idea and said: "Please help, we are here to find an old lady in her eighties and a Persian cat. If anyone knows anything, please let us know."

A person stood out from the crowd, pointed forward and said: "On the first floor of the second gate of Building No. 6, there is an old lady who often brings a white cat out and stands at the gate of the community." Under the leadership of an enthusiastic resident in the community, we finally walked into the relative's house of Liu Siqin, an employee of Guoxing Bank's Wenchuan branch.Unexpectedly, we were greeted by three elderly people whose enthusiasm made us full of doubts.The legendary Persian cat rolled on the ground to welcome us.The Persian cat knew Wang Jiao because Wang Jiao visited the old man twice when he was in Chengdu.The rolling of the Persian cat is very distinctive. When it rolls, it hooks its head and narrows its eyes slightly, as if it is watching the face of the guests.I encouraged and said: "Good, good, it's so beautiful. Good, good, it's amazing!"

The Persian cat was praised and rolled more vigorously, which made us feel warm when we entered this home. The long snow-white fur of the Persian cat looks like a white princess dress, so cute!The old man said to us: "The cat is welcoming you, look how cute it is!" We were shocked by the scene in front of us. Are the three old people, a child and a snow-white Persian cat the composition of this family?Where is Liu Siqin's husband?Why didn't I see him?Is it in the hospital?Or do not want to see us "cultural people" and deliberately hide?Are we here this time to be "self-indulgent"?

It is reported that after the earthquake, the disabled were admitted to hospitals all over the country free of charge under the unified arrangement of the state, which is difficult for most countries in the world. Liu Siqin's daughter, a lively and lovely child about six or seven years old, stood timidly by the door after seeing us. Wang Jiao, the chairman of the labor union of Sichuan Branch of Guoxing Bank who was our guide, saw this and lovingly hugged us. This poor kid who just lost his mother.The girl who was shy just now snuggled into Wang Jiao's arms obediently, as if reliving her mother's love contentedly. Tears glistened in the girl's eyes, and Wang Jiao gently stroked the girl's back unwilling to let go. The two have the reluctance and attachment between mother and daughter that blood is thicker than water.Indeed, this hug also aroused Wang Jiao's emotions and sadness.

Seeing Liu Siqin's daughter's helplessness and pain of losing her mother, Wang Jiao couldn't help but think of her own mother.After the earthquake, as the chairman of the labor union of Guoxing Bank, she was very busy.She organizes donations day and night, appeases disabled employees, condolences to hospitalized employees and families of injured employees, and arranges food and accommodation for employees who have lost their homes.For the trapped and escaped employees of the Sichuan branch, she organized the labor union to come to the door without exception to condolence and rescue.

She also wanted to take time off to take care of her mother, husband and children, but she was too busy at work.After the family members of some employees lost their loved ones, they vented all their grievances and injustices. They organized to ask the leaders of the provincial branch every day for an explanation.What the family members said seemed to make sense. They asked the leaders of the provincial branch: "Why did all the employees die when the earthquake hit? Why didn't any of your leading cadres die?" Leading cadres also died on the front line, and they were all "small officials". The leading cadres referred to by the family members of the employees were "big officials". What about sacrifice?

The presidents of the provincial and city branches of Guoxing Bank did not die in the earthquake. More than 300 employees died in the earthquake-stricken area, but the main leaders, that is, the top leaders, were unscathed. Whether it was God's arrangement or another reason, no one can explain the mystery.The family members of the victims seized this question to question the leaders of the provincial branch of Guoxing Bank, which is indeed difficult to answer.At the enlarged meeting of the party committee of the provincial branch, the leaders divided the work in detail, and handed over this work to the chairman of the labor union, and no mistakes were allowed.The trade unions of Guoxing Bank are similar to those in all financial sectors and even in various industries across the country. They are basically departments in name only, with positions but no authority. It is important to say that it is not necessary to do it at critical moments. department.The human resources department is responsible for the salary payment, the promotion of cadres, the pension insurance, and all the benefits of good things. People in the human resources department, even if they are a small pawn, are very powerful when they appear on the stage.Therefore, in China's officialdom, the top leaders are all in charge of the human resources department.The labor union department is responsible for offending people due to layoffs, and the leader in charge of the labor union is generally not the main leader.On the one hand, trade union organizations must shout slogans to protect the rights of employees, and on the other hand, they must find ways to destroy the jobs of some employees.The appointment of the chairman of the trade union is also very interesting. Nominally, it is elected by the workers' congress, but in fact the presidents have the final say.If the main leader is willing, the chairman of the trade union can enjoy the treatment of a cadre of the same level. If he refuses to do so, he will be laid off immediately. The responsibility and pressure are extraordinary.After the earthquake, Wang Jiao wanted to show off in front of the leaders. As the saying goes, only a catastrophe can reveal a hero's true colors. She usually has no chance to show her leadership ability, but the earthquake provided her with a stage to show it.Wang Jiao was busy with her work wholeheartedly, trying her best to appease the families of the victims.After the earthquake, she couldn't go home to visit her old mother. In desperation, she had to call her mother and tell her that she was too busy recently, and she would definitely go home to visit the elderly when she was busy.Wang Jiao's father was an old Red Army soldier who died early, and his mother was an old revolutionary during the Anti-Japanese War, who was already eighty-five years old.After retiring, he has been concerned about the affairs of the country.The elderly have a soft spot for the daily news broadcasts, know the names of national leaders like a treasure, and know the major events happening at home and abroad every day.As an old revolutionary mother, she understood her daughter and told her on the phone: When the country is in trouble, don't think about your own small family, but think about serving the country.The encouragement of her mother made Wang Jiao even more busy. During the most urgent period of earthquake relief, she was always busy in the post of logistics support. She prevented the families of the victims from gathering together to make trouble. A group of veteran comrades went door-to-door to help them deal with the aftermath, and if they found any family that had a tendency to organize and cause trouble, she would come to the door to help them solve practical difficulties. Under her meticulous care, the family members were no longer embarrassed Get together and make trouble.

Wang Jiao did not expect that on the sixth day after the earthquake, she went to Chengdu Hospital to visit seriously injured workers, and accidentally found a gray-haired old man she knew very well by the side of the road.The old man sat on a stone bench by the road and stared blankly at the flow of traffic and people, as if he was looking for and looking forward to something.Wang Jiao's tears couldn't be restrained, and they burst out instantly. She walked up to the old man and called out "Mom" excitedly! The old man was full of surprises and smiled contentedly. The old man said, "I've been watching here every day for the past few days. I don't believe I can't see you!"

Wang Jiao also laughed, but she laughed with tears in her eyes. She shed tears for her mother's obsession with wishful thinking and her own neglect of her mother's emotions.Wang Jiao originally thought that her mother would not let her go home and let her serve the country wholeheartedly, because as an old revolutionary mother, she was not so affectionate, or because she was not careful enough to take care of her mother, and the old man did not care about her. I got to know my mother!This old man is so stupid and so cute and heartbreaking!With a population of nearly ten million in Chengdu, how could you find your daughter on the bustling and busy streets?

Wang Jiao tenderly hugged Liu Siqin's lovely daughter in a daze. The vertical and horizontal wrinkles on the old man's face gathered together to form the shape of a chrysanthemum.She hunched over and tremblingly led us to the bedroom where Liu Siqin's husband was recuperating. The middle-aged man had a dark complexion and was lying on his back on the bed, unable to move his whole body. His waist was broken in the earthquake.I saw a slightly whitish military uniform next to his pillow.During the conversation, we asked about his injuries, and Liu Siqin's husband talked about how he was injured when the disaster struck.When the earthquake happened, Liu Siqin's family was playing cards together. Originally, according to their family's habit, the game ended before 2:00 noon every day.My daughter lost the card game that day, and she strongly demanded to play two more rounds until she won the game before ending the game.The three continued to play cards. Just as they were arguing about their daughter's wrong card, the building suddenly shook violently. As soon as her husband yelled that there was an earthquake, Liu Siqin instinctively threw herself on her daughter, and got under the table with her in her arms.There was only room for two people under the table. Seeing that there was nowhere to hide, Liu Siqin's husband ran towards the bathroom. At this moment, the building collapsed.The three of them fell together from the second floor to the first floor, and then from the first floor into the basement.Liu Siqin protected her daughter with her body, but she was hit on the head by a broken corner of the table and died on the spot. Liu Siqin's husband was broken in the waist by the falling cement prefabricated board.Later, the father and daughter were rescued by PLA soldiers.Liu Siqin's husband talked about the tragedy of his family with a heavy heart. Seeing that I was the only male among the guests, he asked me about the recent situation of several of his colleagues.Wang Jiao took the topic and told him the situation of rescued Jin Hai, Li Da and other colleagues.There was a smile on Liu Siqin's husband's face. It was very difficult, but it could be seen that it was a smile from the heart and a blessing for colleagues.Because of his serious back injury, even a slight twitch of his facial muscles would cause severe pain in his back, so it was inconvenient for our group to stay here for a long time.We all know that being bedridden with a broken waist is the most unbearable, which means that he will spend the rest of his life in loneliness and pain.When I was leaving, I asked him why he didn’t go to the hospital for treatment. He said that the burden on the country was too heavy, and there were so many disabled people. The state saves some money.

We exited Liu Siqin's husband's room and went to the living room, and found that the old man's eyes were full of tears. As if understanding the old man, the Persian cat frowned, narrowed its eyes, and rubbed back and forth on her legs. It seems to be comforting the old man.The air froze, and we didn't know what to say at this moment, for fear of accidentally touching the painful nerves of the old man.Seeing that everyone was silent and not speaking, the old man swallowed hard, raised his face and recalled that she was rescued by the People's Liberation Army. Chengdu was sent to my younger brother’s home in Chongqing.Only later did she know that her daughter was killed in the earthquake, leaving only her son-in-law and granddaughter.The old man pointed to the other two old men beside him and said that they were Liu Siqin's uncle and aunt, that is, her younger brother and sister-in-law. Their only son was working in Beichuan and was buried in a building at the foot of the mountain when he encountered a landslide. The two families are now one. The old man finally said: "We three old people take care of our son-in-law and a young man, don't worry! There are too many national affairs, including the son-in-law's medical expenses, we don't want the country to bear it. My old life was given by the People's Liberation Army. We I don't want to trouble the country anymore!" As she spoke, the mother's tears flowed down involuntarily, and the wrinkles on her face trembled.I couldn't control my emotions anymore, so I turned around hastily, and the pale face of a man was reflected in the full-length mirror opposite, he bit his lips tightly, tears streaming down his face.