It was originally sunny in the early morning, but after a few hours, a steady drizzle began to fall, and the temperature also dropped with the falling raindrops. Some pedestrians on the street were caught off guard.

The umbrella man carried various things and scattered in all directions.

The Hongyuan Office Building in the center of QY is home to more than a dozen large and small companies in QY City.

Every day, you can see many company employees rushing in and out, as if they will lose billions if they are delayed on the road for one minute.

Just as people were running towards the lobby on the first floor of the office building, a middle-aged man in his forties was walking out step by step.

This person is none other than Zhao Hongming.

He was wearing a black suit, his hair was meticulously styled, his steps were firm, and his eyes were calm. He held a small cardboard box against his chest, which contained some small things for daily use.

"Another company is laying off employees!"

"Alas, the current market situation is not good!"

Zhao Hongming ignored the comments of the people behind him and just walked slowly into the rain.

The drizzle fell like silk on his body. In just a moment, his hair, which was originally neatly combed, was already clinging to his scalp.

On his face, the rainwater gathered into a stream and slid down his chin.

The suit on his body was also wet and looked darker.

There is a bus stop and a small pavilion on the roadside, which has become a good place for people to take shelter from the rain.

Four or five people stood under the pavilion, holding up their mobile phones. They didn't know whether they were taking shelter from the rain or waiting for the bus.

There was a bench at the very edge of the platform that had been rained down and no one was sitting on it. Zhao Hongming walked to the platform and sat down on the stool.

The moment he sat down, his originally straight spine shrank down as if it had been under heavy pressure. The calm look in his eyes had long since disappeared, replaced by confusion.

The drizzle did not last long, and the originally cold streets became lively again when the sun reappeared.

As trains came and went, the people waiting on the platform changed one after another. The only thing that remained unchanged was the man at the end who had never changed his posture since he sat down.

"Alas!"

Zhao Hongming suddenly let out a long sigh. This sigh seemed to let out all the frustration in his heart.

"Now that things have come to this, it's useless to give up on yourself." He laughed at himself in his heart.

"Wow!"

When I stood up, I forgot to put the cardboard box on my lap.

All of a sudden, the carton fell to the ground, the lid opened, and something fell out of the box.

Zhao Hongming hurriedly knelt down to pick up something. When his eyes fell on an object, he paused.

This is a photo frame with a family photo inside.

It was when Zhao Huan turned one year old that their family of three went to take the photo.

Zhao Hongming has always kept this photo in his office.

"So cute."

Looking at Zhao Huan's pink appearance in the photo when she was one year old, the corners of Zhao Hongming's mouth turned up slightly.

Even though I have seen this photo countless times, every time I look at it, it seems to touch the softest place in Zhao Hongming's heart.

He carefully wiped off the water stains on the photo frame and put it back into the carton.

"Go home."

Zhao Hongming gave a low shout, hugged the cardboard box, and strode away from the platform, heading towards the direction of the house he rented.

The landlord had already made an agreement and they were all old acquaintances. Zhao Hongming directly put the key under the doormat and waited for the landlord to come and get it.

The rent previously deposited with the landlord will be returned to Zhao Hongming after the landlord inspects the house.

The furniture and other items were purchased by the landlord before renting the house. Zhao Hongming only needed to take away his belongings.

A grown man with nothing. After packing up, Zhao Hongming dragged a large suitcase and stood outside the door, looking at the place where he had lived for six years and said, "Goodbye!"

Go downstairs, put the suitcase away, and drive.

The car gradually accelerated, leaving QY City behind.

"Yo! Hongming is back!"

In the evening, when Zhao Hongming arrived at the gate of the community, he heard someone calling him.

When he lowered the car window, he saw his neighbor Cai Ge standing at the door and greeting him.

"Brother Cai, you're back! Come to my house for a drink some other time?" Zhao Hongming had a smile on his face.

"I'm just waiting for your words!" Brother Cai grinned, "I heard that your Huanhuan went to Qixing Middle School. It's a good school! Come on Huanhuan, I'll find you another day. I'm already hungry.

The braised food you made is delicious."

"Okay."

Brother Cai is the neighbor upstairs. Like Zhao Hongming, he is also a big smoker. When Mrs. Cai is at home, they usually smoke in the small pavilion downstairs, and they have become familiar with each other.

Zhao Hongming is far away in Qingyuan. Sometimes, Brother Cai helps with any heavy work at home.

Brother Cai's family has a daughter who is now a senior in college in Beijing. The next step is to take the postgraduate entrance examination. In order to let her daughter concentrate on preparing for the exam, Sister Cai went to the capital to accompany her.

"Mom, Mom, I saw my dad's car, and he is talking to Uncle Cai!"

The building where Zhao Hongming lives faces the gate of the community.

At this moment, Zhao Huan is looking out.

"Really? Go get ready quickly and give your dad a surprise."

Qin Yali wiped her hands on her apron and looked outside, urging Zhao Huan to get ready.

Today is Zhao Hongming’s 40th birthday, and we agreed last week that we would celebrate it for him.

Qin Yali started busy at home early.

"Hoo!"

Not long after, Zhao Hongming was already standing at the door of his house, but he didn't bring the suitcase in the car.

He didn't know how to tell his wife and children that he was unemployed.

"Pop!"

When he opened the door, he saw his wife Qin Yali and son Zhao Huan standing on the left and right, each holding a fireworks tube in their hands.

Seeing Zhao Hongming enter the house, the two people immediately opened the fireworks tube.

"Husband/Dad, happy birthday!"

Qin Yali and Zhao Huan smiled and gave Zhao Hongming a surprise.

"Ah!"

Zhao Hongming was stunned for a moment before suddenly realizing that today is his birthday.

He has been in a state of anxiety these days and has not thought of his birthday at all.

He quickly gave Zhao Huan a hug and said, "Thank you, son."

"Thank you, wife!"

However, the hug given to Qin Yali was avoided, "Just hug my son. This is his idea."

Qin Yali lost no time in creating opportunities for the father and son.

"Hahaha, it's the son who loves his father." Zhao Hongming put his arms around his son's shoulders and patted him hard.

On the dining table, there is a heart-shaped cake in the middle, surrounded by five or six fragrant dishes.

"Look, this is the cake Huanhuan chose for you." After the family sat down, Qin Yali said, "Make a wish and blow out the candles."

Looking at his wife's soft smile and the rare intimacy in his son's eyes, Zhao Hongming suppressed the bitterness in his heart and replaced it with a full-blown smile...

In the middle of the night, Zhao Hongming, who could not sleep, got up quietly, hid on the small balcony and lit a cigarette.

"Pa."

The light in the living room was turned on, and Zhao Hongming quickly put out the cigarette in his hand.

"Old Zhao, it's so late and you come here to smoke. What's going on?" Qin Yali frowned and looked at her husband, "Are you hiding something from me? When we were eating, I felt something was wrong with you."

I have to say that Qin Yali's intuition is quite powerful.

"I...I was laid off from my company."
Chapter completed!