Chapter Forty-Three
Qin Meixiang's father, Qin Shengwu, was originally the deputy mayor of Chengguan Town, County. Before New Year's Day, the county made major adjustments to section-level cadres, cleared the relationship between the county party committee leaders in advance, and was promoted to town mayor. [ ] It turned out that most of the leading cadres of the committee and bureau who lived in the county party committee's family courtyard had already moved out. At present, their family still lived in the director of the elderly human resources bureau. Qin Meixiang's grandfather left behind. Although the area was not large, it was a single courtyard, which seemed very quiet and natural. Although the couple also wanted to go out to build a house, their savings over the years were constantly being managed, and they didn't have much left. They had to supply their daughter to go to school, so they had to not consider it for the time being.
In recent times, Qin Shengwu has been very excited when people are happy and have promoted their positions. As the Spring Festival approaches, social engagements naturally increase a lot. We welcome and send off, drink and drink, and are drunk all day long, like a muddy man, and have no intention of caring for everything in the family. The only mother of Qin Meixiang, Zhao Shuting, knows that her baby daughter will be back from the winter vacation soon, is particularly excited and energetic, and she is always dreaming about her, worried about her, and can't sleep all night. She imagines her coquettish and naughty appearance with her daughter and the moment she meets, and is eager to stand in front of her as soon as possible.
Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I finally waited for the arrival of this day. Early in the morning, Zhao Shuting called Qin Shengwu, who was returning from the middle of the night, drunk and still sleeping, "Get up quickly, Xiaoxiang is coming back today, you can't go anywhere. You must stay at home honestly, clean up the house, and welcome the arrival of my precious daughter."
Qin Shengwu rubbed his sleepy eyes and said in a daze, "What did you say? Xiaoxiang is back today, why don't I know?"
Zhao Shuting cried and said, "Apart from eating and drinking with a bunch of friends all day and coming back in the middle of the night, you know what else you know and what memory you remember. Xiaoxiang's long-distance phone number four days ago was already very clear. When you come back at around 8 o'clock tonight, you will forget it all in a blink of an eye. You don't have this home in your heart."
Qin Shengwu quickly got up with guilt and put on his clothes. The two of them started to clean the house and the outside of the house as if they were welcoming guests. Especially Qin Meixiang's room was spotlessly cleaned. He put all the sheets and quilts he bought at Yuanzhen Department Store three days ago on the bed. It was neat and was afraid of the cold at night, so he placed the electric sun in the living room on the head of the bed. After everything was finished, the two of them came to the vegetable market with a happy face and bought a lot of chicken, duck, fish, meat and seafood. When they returned home, they washed, fryed, fried, cooked and fried. After busy for most of the day, they made a lot of dishes that Qin Meixiang liked to eat, so that they could surprise their daughter and warmth at home.
Because my daughter didn't get to the long-distance bus station until about 8 o'clock in the evening, it was still early and I was busy all day, and finally I could breathe a sigh of relief. Qin Sheng sat on the sofa on May Day, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, and went to his pocket to take the lighter. After touching for a long time, he couldn't find it. He looked up and found that the lighter was under the coffee table, so he leaned over to get it. He saw that the telephone line was broken at some point, and he was shocked. He thought to himself, it was broken, it was an extraordinary time, and I wonder if anyone called me today, it would be fine for ordinary personnel. If any leader in the county was in a hurry to find him, it would be a big deal. Thinking of this, he quickly got up and connected the line, and tried it through, and he was considered as a silly cigarette.
Suddenly, the phone rang, and Qin Shengwu picked up the receiver and put it in his ear, "Hey, who?"
I heard the other party say quickly, "I am the mayor of the fifth provincial town. I am Zhang Dawei of the Organization Department. What's wrong? I called you several times in the afternoon, but I couldn't get through. It's really difficult to find you. I won't talk to you more. Deputy County Mayor Liu, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and Director Qian of the Finance Bureau are in the 8th room of Shengxian Hotel. Please hurry up and come here immediately." After that, he put the phone away.
Qin Shengwu was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. While walking out in a hurry, he turned his head to Zhao Shuting who was busy in the kitchen and said, "Shu Ting, the minister and others are waiting for me in the Shengxian Hotel. No one can afford to offend anyone. It seems that you will have to work hard to pick up Xiaoxiang to the station tonight." Before Zhao Shuting could answer, he walked out of the door.
Zhao Shuting looked helpless and shook her head and said to herself, "I can't help but be in the world. My family has become an inn, so I really can't count on it."
Although the county party committee’s family courtyard is not far from the long-distance bus station, only a twenty-minute walk away. Zhao Shuting was anxious for a moment and no thoughts were left. Her mind was full of scenes of mother and daughter meeting, and her daughter’s smiling and proud face. Before 7:30 pm, she brought boiled water that had prepared in advance to put rock sugar, and rushed to the long-distance bus station to pick up her daughter.
At the station, cars from all over the place came back one after another. Every time there was a bus, Zhao Shuting would come forward to see if there was a daughter, but she was disappointed every time. After more than four hours of tossing, she didn't see Qin Meixiang. Zhao Shuting looked worried and anxious, worried about whether something happened to her daughter on the road. The more she thought about it, she became more anxious, and she kept walking back and forth like an ant on a hot pan. Gradually, she saw that there were fewer and fewer buses coming back. The people at the station were scattered in a hurry, and she felt hungry. The northwest wind blew, and her whole body was trembling, so she had to go home dejectedly. Before Qin Sheng came back, she heated up the hot meal and ate a little.
Just as I was about to go to the station, the gate opened with a "collision", and Qin Shengwu was fascinated, drunk, his legs and feet were suspended, and he was humming a small song, "Half drunk and half awake, day after day, flowers fell and bloomed year after year. I hope I would die of old age and death, and I would not bow in front of the carriage and horse. The dust of the carriage and horse feet were revealed, and the wine cup and the flower branches of the hermit..." With a "bang", he hit the door frame and was bounced back. "I'm so funny, how many times can I laugh in my life? When I meet with wine, I have to get drunk. I'm sleepy when I'm sleepy, and I'm so proud of the day and think of tea. I knock on the door. Savage family, sister-in-law, please give me a glass of water."
When Zhao Shuting saw Qin Shengwu's nonsense and was unconscious, she hurried forward and held her tilted body, "Looking at you, you can't drink less, you can't drink, don't drink, no one will pinch your nose and pour you back, hurry back to the house." As she said that, she pulled Qin Shengwu's arm hard, dragged him into the house, and threw it on the sofa, "Give you some vinegar, wake up, stay at home honestly, don't go anywhere, I'll pick up Xiaoxiang at the station."
Qin Shengwu said in a daze, "You, what did you say, pick Xiaoxiang, isn't it early, early, have you come back early, are you sleeping, sleeping. You're drinking too much, no."
Zhao Shuting said angrily, "I drink like a dead pig. I'm too lazy to pay attention to you, I'm out." Then he walked out.
Qin Shengwu suddenly stood up, grabbed Zhao Shuting's hand, and said incoherently, "Don't, don't go, it's so late, I will definitely not come back. Maybe it's the train, late, late, there is no train to Pingdong, there is no return, so I stay in the hotel. Come back tomorrow morning, you go, go, it's useless."
Zhao Shuting was angry as soon as she heard this. Shen You suddenly slapped Qin Shengwu for a few more mouths, "I told you to talk nonsense, I told you to talk nonsense, smash your stinky mouth, and shut your crow's mouth. I know my daughter's temper. She has always been the only one and never fired a blank shot. She said that she would definitely come back today, and it would be even more impossible to spend the night in Pingdong."
A beating was very effective. Qin Shengwu vomited all over the ground with a "wow" sound, and suddenly became much more awake. He shivered a few times and calmed down. He looked at Zhao Shuting as he was busy cleaning the battlefield for him. He was at home, his face was flushed, and he looked at Zhao Shuting in surprise, and said slowly, "I can understand your daughter's mood. Do you think I am not anxious? Is it use to just hurry up? Can my daughter come back by hurrying? If I really don't arrive at Yuanzhen's bus at night, can I come back? You should calmly analyze and consider the reality. It is currently the peak period of passenger transport. It is normal for the train to be delayed. Everything is possible, and it is not something our daughter can control. Besides, many roads from Yuanzhen to Pingdong have been closed, and ordinary buses are unwilling to run this section."
Zhao Shuting was shocked, "What did you say? The road to Pingdong has been blocked and you need to take a detour before you can get back. If Mei Xiang takes the last bus, how long will it take to get to Yuanzhen?"
Qin Sheng yawned a few times, looked up at the ceiling, thought carefully and said, "From Pingdong to Yuanzhen, the last bus is usually 9:30 pm. It usually takes an hour and a half to walk on sunny days. It may take more than three hours to get there on a detour on ice and snowy days. It is hard to say if there is an unexpected situation."
Zhao Shuting said, "When you say this, I feel excited again. I always feel uneasy and restless when I don't see Mei Xiang. It's already past one o'clock now. Maybe the child has arrived at the station and is rushing home. No, I have to go out and take a look, otherwise I won't give up and I can't sleep well all night."
Qin Shengwu knew his wife's temper and was also impatient. He couldn't stop him. In the middle of the night, he was worried that he would not be safe when he went out alone, so he had to say, "Let's go together, and I happened to have a ride and sober up. When the girl was at home, she often made me angry and annoyed me. She just wanted to drive him out as soon as possible, but for a few months I couldn't see her naughty spirit and could not hear her talking back to me. She felt itchy. Now that she was about to see her, she felt bad and couldn't wait."
Zhao Shuting helped Qin Shengwu stagger out of the house. As soon as she left the gate of the resident yard, she vaguely saw two people hugging each other and swaying constantly, and said softly, "It's so late, no one is afraid of the cold, and there is leisure and elegance in this lingering and free life. I really have a mind. Qin Shengwu said absent-mindedly, "It's not surprising, people are very crazy nowadays. Some young men and girls, hooking up and staying at night, watch some pornographic videos, do things that are unfair and embarrassing, and I don't know how his parents educated him."
When they got closer, they found that the girl was her daughter Xiaoxiang and a boy kissing with extreme excitement. Their movements were incredible and unbearable. The two of them were stunned, very embarrassed, with a look of surprise, green and purple, and the nameless fire suddenly rose. But they thought that it was inconvenient to attack in the middle of the night. Once it was known by others, it would not spread quickly throughout the Yuanzhen officialdom. Where could the mayor's face be put, so they had to knock off their teeth and swallow it. Qin Shengwu thought of this, pressed the anger in his chest and coughed twice to remind him not to be arrogant anymore. You have been exposed, so he let go quickly.
Wu Xiaojun and Qin Meixiang were firmly grasping the last moment of breaking up and leaving. They were fascinated and enjoyed the short and beautiful moments with great pleasure. Suddenly, they heard the sound of coughing and quickly let goosebumps goosebumps. But they quickly let goosebumps goosebumps out of their heads when they turned to see Qin Meixiang's father. Ugly daughter-in-law must be her mother. Looking at the furious faces of the two, they immediately became nervous, and they were so scared that they were trembling all over, and they would never spare me. But now that things have come to this point, it is a blessing, not a disaster, and they can't escape it. An ugly daughter-in-law cannot be afraid of seeing her parents-in-law. Just do whatever she wants, anyway, she is willing to give up.
Qin Shengwu looked at the young man in front of him a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it. He opened his mouth tremblingly, but couldn't say a word, but just stared at Wu Xiaojun straight.
Although Qin Meixiang is the favorite of her parents, she is usually arrogant and spoiled, but seeing her parents' faces are gloomy and silent, she can't help but feel pounding in her heart, as nervous as a thief. After all, she didn't do anything glorious, and her parents saw her every move so she could not explain it anyway. She had to let them go. So she tried to calm down and came closer, saying with a smile, "Dad, mom, I'm back, why haven't you been sleeping yet? It's quite cold outside, go home quickly."
Zhao Shuting said sadly and angrily. "Xiaoxiang, my parents have been waiting for you to come back for many days. Today, they went back and forth from home to the station for four or five hours. They just wanted to see you happy, but they didn't expect..."
"Mom, don't say it, it's because my daughter is unfilial and makes you worry. It's okay. I'm back." He turned to Wu Xiaojun and said, "Go back quickly. Thank you for your care along the way. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I won't see my parents today. Be careful on the road, there will be a period of time." As he said that, he gritted his teeth, picked up his bag, held Zhao Shuting's arm without turning back, and turned around and left. At this moment, the five Qin Sheng and his wife said it was neither, nor did they say it. They were stunned for a long time, and were pulled by Qin Meixiang, so they had to walk home silently.
Chapter completed!