After washing his face, Secretary Lu took a sterilized towel, carefully wiped off the water drops and tears on his face, touched his forehead where he had just bumped against the edge of the sink a few times, and then stood in front of the sink. , he looked at the mirror on the wall and saw that his forehead was a little red and swollen. He was afraid that Ye Ming would find the flaw later, so he rubbed it with his hands again, but the more he rubbed, the redder and more obvious it became, so he had to smile bitterly and give up.
Then, he took a few deep breaths in front of the mirror, raised his hands and made a few chest-expanding movements to calm his agitated mood.
After a few minutes, he felt that he looked as normal as usual. Although the sad expression on his face could not be wiped off, and the redness and swelling on his forehead were more obvious, he was able to control his emotions freely. He opened the door to the bathroom and walked slowly Went out.
Ye Ming was standing anxiously at the door of the bathroom, staring inside eagerly. When he saw Secretary Lu opening the door and walking out, he immediately walked up and stretched out his hand to help him.
At this moment, Secretary Lu knew that the sunny, handsome, literate and martial boy in front of him was his biological son. Therefore, when he saw him again at this moment, he suddenly felt a feeling of love and warmth in his heart, and saw him reaching out his hands to help him sensibly. I couldn't help but feel relieved, so I took two steps forward and asked him to hold my hand with his strong arms. As I walked into the room, I said with a smile: "Mingming, you are such a sensible and good boy. , Time is not forgiving. In the blink of an eye, I have become very old, and I have to be supported by young people when I walk. You sit down, you sit down, and we continue to chat."
Ye Ming felt a little strange when he heard that he suddenly changed his name to the more intimate "Ming Ming", and the tone was like a kind father calling his beloved son, but he didn't think much about it, thinking it was just Secretary Lu. Showing his approachable style, after helping him sit on the sofa, he carefully sat down opposite him.
Secretary Lu saw that he was a little reserved in his words and deeds and was sitting there respectfully, so he said gently: "Son, don't be restrained. Although I am the secretary of the provincial party committee, I am only an old man in my life. I still have to eat, drink and sleep. I will get sick and depressed, and occasionally feel depressed, so just treat me as your uncle or uncle. Don’t always think that I am a big boss. I don’t dare to say what I should say, and I don’t dare to laugh when I should laugh. Then It seems very raw, doesn’t it?”
Ye Ming was always a generous and unrestrained person, but today was the first time he met Secretary Lu, so he was a little nervous and reserved. Now after hearing him say these words in a pleasant manner, his expression really relaxed a lot, and he accompanied Lu The secretary started the household chores.
From Ye Ming's mouth, Secretary Lu learned: Zhao Han's Wantou Town Middle School is located in a remote mountainous area. Currently, the school has fewer and fewer students and less than ten teachers, all of whom have just graduated from the normal school. The newcomers who graduated from the school, and the rest who have more senior qualifications and stronger connections and backgrounds, have all been transferred. Some like Zhao Han have been teaching in this remote and deserted rural middle school for more than 20 years and have never moved. She alone.
Moreover, Zhao Han is extremely serious and responsible in teaching, and her teaching level is also quite high. She has been rated as an "outstanding teacher" several times. Several middle schools with good conditions in the county wanted to transfer her to teach in their schools, but she politely refused. .
Six years ago, when she was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer and could only live for two more years, she secretly hid her illness, even to her own son, but returned to school as if nothing had happened and continued to persevere. She was teaching until one day she passed out from pain on the podium. The school leaders and Ye Ming knew that she had liver cancer...
When Ye Ming said this, Secretary Lu's heart felt cramped again, and tears of grief filled his eyes again...
After Ye Ming finished narrating, Secretary Lu suddenly asked: "Son, your life experience is so rough, and your mother must have had a hard time raising you. So, has she ever complained about your father, and has she said anything to you?" Regarding your father, do you hate your father a little now?"
Ye Ming shook his head and said with certainty: "No, absolutely not. On the contrary, my mother cares about my father very much and misses her very much. I remember when I was a child, she often pulled me up to the small hill behind our school for a long time. Staring towards the north, she also told me: My father is in the north. Although he is far away from us, she can feel that he is also caring about us and missing us. Sometimes, she said to me: My child, you My father is a very outstanding, responsible and amazing man. The reason why he has never come to us or to recognize your son is because he has unspeakable difficulties, and I don’t want him to come to us, so , you must not have any resentment towards your father... Later, when she was dying, she repeatedly told me: her ashes must be buried on the donggang behind the school, and the tombstone must face the north, because , she will keep looking in the direction of my father until the end of time..."
When Secretary Lu heard those last words, the tears he had been holding back burst into his eyes again, and he couldn't stop them even if he wanted to...
Ye Ming glanced at him accidentally, and suddenly saw that his face was covered with tears, and there were several wads of tissues wiping tears around him. He was shocked, and quickly stopped talking and asked: "Secretary Lu, what's wrong with you?"
Secretary Lu covered his mouth and nose with a tissue, waved his hand to Ye Ming, and said in a low voice: "Son, I'm fine. Your mother's deeds and her deep love for your father moved me deeply. So I just lost my temper a little bit...it's okay, just keep talking,"
While Secretary Lu and Ye Ming were chatting behind closed doors, his secretary Guo Zhijun was enjoying the treatment of "No. 2 Chief" in the room next door.
Since they did not dare to disturb Secretary Lu and Ye Ming's "discussing literary and artistic topics," K City Party Committee Secretary Qing Tao and Xinleng County Party Committee Secretary Shen Youbin coincidentally set their sights on Secretary Lu's secretary Guo Zhijun.
Qing Tao first knocked on the door and went in. After learning that Guo Zhijun did not take a nap, he started chatting with him affectionately, praising him from time to time for his youth and potential and his bright future. After some compliments, Qing Tao got up and left, leaving at the same time I dropped an envelope with a bank card inside.
Guo Zhijun originally worked as a secretary for the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee. He knew that the leaders of the municipal and state bureaus were very polite to the secretaries of the provincial party committee leaders. They would definitely give red envelopes when they met for the first time, so he was not polite and accepted the bank card. .
Chapter completed!