I came back to celebrate the New Year with a happy heart, but I didn’t expect it to end like this.

When his wife left, Zheng Haixin left without saying goodbye.

Other people's houses are full of laughter, but my own is deserted.

It was only then that Li Yuanlang realized how lonely he was.

Several times, he thought of contacting Han Yin because he missed his daughter Yuanyuan.

But he wasn't sure whether the call would go through.

Zheng Haixin was forced to leave, which sounded the alarm for him.

Will Han Yin follow in his footsteps and disappear from his sight forever?

Li Yuanlang really wanted to find someone to talk to him about his feelings.

He wanted to complain and release.

All in all, Li Yuanlang has a lot of friends, but not many of them can really make him reveal his heart and soul without reservation.

Ji Tianhou, Jin Sheng, even Chang Ming will do.

However, they all have families, and they all take advantage of the rare Spring Festival holiday to have fun with their families and enjoy the beauty of reunion.

That's not right, Li Yuanlang also has a family.

He also has five children.

However, his home always had a cold feeling and lacked the atmosphere of the world.

It's more of a game and a calculation.

In fact, Li Yuanlang was quite envious of Zheng Zheng.

At the deputy director level, I just gave up my words and became a businessman without hesitation.

Unlike him, who is a department-level cadre, he becomes a loner on the first day of the new year.

Driving around the streets and alleys of Chuzhong City, watching other people's laughter, feeling his own loneliness, and the huge psychological gap, Li Yuanlang once had the idea of ​​​​resigning.

If he were an ordinary person, what would happen to his four marriages?

Just keep eating, drinking, and living the same way.

But it's different when you're an official. It's a taboo.

It is his weakness and a target for others to attack.

On the afternoon of the first day of the first lunar month, he drove his two sons, Gu Yu and Zheng Li, and accompanied them to the amusement park in the city center to have a good time.

After all, they are related by blood, and the two young brothers, Gu Yu and Zheng Li, quickly got along with each other.

Gu Yu seemed to have the air of an older brother. He thought about his younger brother in everything and did not appear unfamiliar because of the lack of contact.

Moreover, through this interaction, the relationship between Li Yuanlang and his two sons has become one step closer.

After having enough fun, Li Yuanlang took the two brothers to eat at KFC again.

This kind of fast food is the favorite of most children, and Gu Yu Zhengli is no exception.

It was already past nine o'clock in the evening when we sent them back to Shui Qingzhang.

Shui Qingzhang didn't sleep and kept waiting for them.

The nanny took care of the children to sleep, but Shui Qingzhang persuaded them to stay here tonight. Your father-in-law's place is empty, and it will be deserted when you go back.

"No." Li Yuanlang said, "I plan to drive back to Lanqiao. I have to pack my things tonight and leave tomorrow morning."

"That's fine." Shui Qingzhang thought for a while, "I'm afraid I won't be able to figure out the matter you asked me to analyze for a while. I have a hunch that your father-in-law will not just recuperate this time, but will also...

There is something else. As for what it is, given my current status, I can’t think of it.”

"I understand." After hearing what Shui Qingzhang said, Li Yuanlang knew that even people with high official positions might not be aware of this kind of thing.

Then it had nothing to do with him, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The car Li Yuanlang drives is a Honda CRV, an old model that is 70% new.

With Bai Qing's strength, she can own many expensive luxury cars.

Li Yuanlang's identity must have been taken into consideration to keep this humble car so that it would not arouse criticism.

Anyway, there were still a few days until work on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, so Li Yuanlang decided to drive back to Lanqiao City. There was no need to rush, just drive slowly.

He set off at 9 a.m. the next day and headed to Bac Giang Province along the highway.

Along the way, Li Yuanlang stopped and walked. When he was tired, he got off the highway, found a place to stay, and rested for a night before continuing on his way.

It took him more than two days to reach Lanqiao City after traveling thousands of kilometers.

From Chuzhong, which was more than ten degrees above zero, to the snow-capped Lanqiao, Li Yuanlang felt the cold atmosphere.

This winter has been extremely cold, especially during the Spring Festival, when a cold wave hits.

He originally planned to drive directly to the city, but unexpectedly, the car broke down.

The headlights of the car did not light up, and because it was in the north, Li Yuanlang's car used all-season tires and needed to be replaced with snow tires.

It snows in the north, there is ice on the ground, and the tires are easy to slip. Highways are better, but ordinary roads are very dangerous.

Come to think of it, today is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, so I have plenty of time.

So, he turned off the highway at a place called Wujia Town and drove the car into the town.

It gets dark early here, it's only half past three, and the sun is already setting.

Regardless of the Spring Festival, there is actually an auto repair shop open for business in the town.

The car repairman made a preliminary inspection and found that the problem with the car was easy to solve. We just need to wait and let him pick up the car tomorrow afternoon.

It seems that we can't leave tonight.

After leaving the auto repair shop, Li Yuanlang strolled along the only main street in the town.

Hey!

He noticed a strange sight. The merchant plaques on both sides of the street were all in white fonts on a black background.

Looking from a distance, I thought this was a funeral street.

Li Yuanlang frowned. There was a hotel in front of him with the same sign.

He opened the door and came in. When he was checking in, he accidentally talked to the boss about this matter.

"Boss, your plaque is very interesting. It looks scary at night."

Because Li Yuanlang was dressed plainly and the road was dusty, it was difficult to identify him.

When he mentioned this, the boss curled his lips and said, "You are not the only one who says this. All the customers who come to my store have reported that they thought they had entered a wreath shroud shop."

"Who told you to change it like this? The town?" Li Yuanlang asked.

"It's more or less the same. It's a unified request from the town's urban management and law enforcement team. We dare not refuse to agree."

Li Yuanlang heard something in his boss's words, and said aggrievedly: "How dare you not do this? The government requires the unified production of plaques, but it also needs to seek the opinions of everyone!"

The boss smiled helplessly, "Comrade of yours must be an outsider. You don't know that in our Wujia Town, anyone who dares to offend Captain Sheng Linsheng, even our Secretary Lu, will give him three points."

Li Yuanlang guessed that Secretary Lu mentioned by the boss should be the secretary of the town committee.

Of course, with his current status, he still does not know the name of a township secretary.

"Sheng Lin is the captain of the law enforcement team?"

The boss nodded, "Although Captain Sheng is not a big man, there are people covering him above." He pointed upstairs in a serious manner.

"Above?" Li Yuanlang guessed that he must be referring to the county.

He knew that Wujia Town was under the jurisdiction of Shenlin County, and the designation of Shenglin was supported by the leaders of Shenlin County.

"Of course, it is said that Captain Sheng has a relationship with the county leaders, and he tells us everything in our Wujia Town."

After the boss said so much, he realized that he had made a mistake, so he quickly stopped, handed the room key to Li Yuanlang, and pointed out the location of the room.

Although the hotel is small, it is clean and tidy.

Li Yuanlang washed himself, lay on the bed and squinted for a while.

When I woke up, it was completely dark.

Feeling hungry, I put on my coat and went downstairs. I found out from the boss that the largest restaurant in town was called Four Seasons Spring Cake House.

After leaving the hotel, we walked a short distance along the main street. When we turned down the street, we saw the signboard of Spring Cake House, which was as bright as day.

It's just that the color is really not flattering.

Even during the Spring Festival, the Spring Cake House's business is booming, with many vehicles parked at the door, including several with license plates from other places.

It should be a car for tourists returning to their hometown. During the Spring Festival, the family reunited here.

People's ideas have changed a lot nowadays, and more and more people choose to dine in restaurants during the holidays.

The main thing is to save worry and trouble. You don’t have to clean up after eating, and you can order whatever you want.
To be continued...