"Hanqing, let's change the hotel, eat here, it must be very expensive!"

Nie Pan held his son's soft little hand and looked up at the 25th floor New Town Hotel. He felt so beautiful and a little frightened.

"How can that be! You two have finally come here. If you don't eat here, it would be meaningless if you didn't eat here!" Ye Hanqing looked at his wife with white hair and wearing the new clothes he just bought for him. He stood timidly with the Transformers toy in his arms, staring at his son with strange and curious eyes. He was happy and sad, and tears were about to flow down again, and he refused to change places no matter what he said.

Over the years, he owed his wife and had too many children, but he could repay too little, so how could they not even have a good meal?

When he graduated from a prestigious school, he was appreciated by his mentor and stayed at the school to teach.

At that time, his career went smoothly and he married his beautiful and gentle colleague Nie Pan as his wife. He soon had a child and was so energetic. But just because he said the wrong sentence at the party meeting, he was labeled as a capitalist roader, suspended, sentenced, and deported. Under his traction, his wife was also deprived of her teaching position. The Revolutionary Committee asked her to cut off relations with her and draw a clear line. However, she, who has always been gentle and virtuous, firmly refused to admit that her husband was a bad person and would rather go to sweep the streets than divorce him.

The mother and son have been struggling all the way, and they have suffered a lot of sin. They can't eat enough and don't wear warm clothes. If they weren't for the kind-hearted people around them, they might have starved to death.

The child is almost ten years old this year, but he looks thin and small, with deep eyes, just like little bean sprouts, much thinner than children of the same age. He still remembers that when he received a letter from his wife and saw his son's thin and panicked eyes in the photo, he cried bitterly, and the tears completely soaked the pillow.

Men don’t cry easily because they have not reached the sad place.

Finally, with the help of the External Liaison Department of the Military Sub-district, he lifted the surveillance of Nie Pan and his son and received the military sub-district. When Meng Hai received the two of them, he couldn't help but hug them and cried bitterly. Until now, his eyes were still red and swollen.

Ye Hanqing felt too much guilt towards them. All he could think of was to do his best to buy new clothes, buy Transformers toys for his son, and then take them to the Xincheng Hotel to have a good meal.

He knew that this was far from making up for his debts to them, mother and son. But at this moment, he could only use this vulgar way to express his guilt, gratitude, longing and regret for his wife.

He reached out to caress his son's head, but he took two steps back, hid behind his mother, poked his head out, looked at him with big eyes that were not commensurate with his head, and felt very heartbroken. He covered his mouth with his hands, his lips trembled violently, and he bit his teeth desperately before he could cry.

Two lines of tears rolled down from their cheeks.

When he left, his son was still a baby, and he liked the play of being thrown into the sky and caught by him the most. Although he couldn't speak, he smiled when he saw him, giggled and stretched out his hand, asking him to hug him, and asking him to throw himself into the sky to play. However, when we meet again ten years later, the father and son no longer know each other, just like a strange journey. This is the most sad and painful thing in life!

Nie Pan also cried like tears, cruelly forced his son to pull him to Ye Hanqing, and cried, "Binbin, why are you hiding? He is your father! Hurry up, call dad, let dad hug you. Didn't you like dad hug you the most when you were a child, and did your mother not even hug you?"

Binbin looked at his father who was staring at him expectantly, but he didn't dare to hug him, and started crying, tearing and beating him, and trying to escape.

"Forget it, don't force him! If you don't hug him, don't hug him. If I can see him, I will be satisfied with seeing you..." Ye Hanqing half-squatted down and stretched out his hand in pain, trying to comfort his son, and then he quickly took it back as if he was burned by fire, and said awkwardly.

He stood up, held Nie Pan's hand, with tears in his eyes and smiled, "Okay, listen to me today, our family will eat here today! Don't be afraid of the highs, haven't I told you in the letter? Now my monthly salary is 182 yuan. Because the junior high school cram school I taught has good grades, all the staff passed the high school level exam, and the school also rewarded 500 yuan at one time, so we are not short of money!"

"Okay! Listen to you!" Nie Pan was held hands by her husband who had been thinking about it day and night, looking at his side face, no longer insisting on changing places, and agreed with tears in his smile.

She did not say that when she received the letter from him, the letter had been opened long ago. Moreover, the neighborhood committee also used this as evidence of her husband's escape, repeatedly reported it to her unit, asking the public security organs to arrest her. Later, the Military Sub-district External Relations Department actively contacted her, and after several efforts, she found them. Through the coordination of the local organization, she restored her reputation and work.

It was also because of this letter that she always wanted to come and see it. However, the local police station and neighborhood committee said that she would not stamp it with permission. In order to avoid her running away, she also sent someone to stare at her and control her every move at any time.

But it's all over, and now she finally comes to her husband. It's better not to tell him the annoying things.

It’s even happier to see that my husband is doing well now and is better than her own!

"I asked the military sub-district to help find you last year. Why did I find it until now? It's too slow!" Ye Hanqing complained with some angrily.

"It's not their fault. We moved a few times later. It was quite far from where we used to live, so it was not easy to find." Nie Pan said in a low voice.

"Oh, so that's how it is!" Ye Hanqing said, holding her hand tightly, and his heart hurt again.

Although my wife said so calmly, what a painful experience it would be behind this calmness. But she never complained in the letter, and when she met her, she was still trying to pretend to be a smile, afraid that she would worry.

"Okay, our family has finally reunited, and life will get better in the future. Let's go in, and have a happy meal today. Don't mention the sad things!" Ye Hanqing grabbed her hand tightly, with infinite tenderness in his eyes, just like watching the gentle and lovely beautiful girl who first met on campus back then, and said softly.

"Well! We will never be separated again in the future!" Nie Pan nodded, and tears fell on his eyelashes.

"By the way, I'll tell you, the commune party secretary asked me if I would like to teach in the mountains. He scared me and said that the mountains are so hard that some people don't even have pants, and they also said that as long as they go, they will never come back. But I think that being able to continue teaching is the greatest happiness, so I agreed. His expression at that time, hahahaha, I still remember it..."

Ye Hanqing took Nie Pan and his son and said funny things all the way, climbing up the stairs.

Nie Pan stepped on the white marble steps and watched the bright silver aluminum alloy glass door get closer and closer, and he unconsciously showed his timidity.

Can they really afford the money for the meal here?

When we arrived at the door, two waiters in red uniforms smiled and helped them open the glass door, turned their heads slightly, and said, "Welcome to the New Town Hotel, I hope you can have a happy meal!"

What a politeness!

After entering the door, she saw the red carpet covering the floor of the hall. She could hardly move her feet, but her husband was dragged up. The place where she stepped on was soft and comfortable.

The hall was filled with lights, with branches on the head, decorative colorful lights, wall lights, and many flashing lights on equipment that they didn't know, which made her heart tremble.

How much electricity should I use!

Nie Pan was only in his student days. He followed his classmates to Lao Mo once because he was curious, but he felt that he was not as luxurious as here. He used many mirrors on the walls of the hotel and the carved railings, reflecting the lights. She was a little dazzled and didn't know where to go.

My son was rejected and discriminated against by children of the same age since childhood. He always played alone and was very brave. At this time, he was even more unbearable. He held her hand and kept falling back, saying that he didn't dare to walk in any way.

Ye Hanqing is not much better than them. It was his first time here. He was a little afraid and looked around in a daze, feeling upset.

"Is this your first time here to have a meal?" A waiter standing next to the Huadiao gate railing smiled and leaned over, stopped a few steps away from their family, and asked politely.

"Yes! Our family is here to have a meal, please find us a seat!" Ye Hanqing found the person who was asking and said hurriedly.

"No problem. Do you like to eat in the lobby, or do you want a private room and the whole family talk?" the waiter asked with one hand behind his back.

"Is there any difference between this? Is it expensive to eat here?" Ye Hanqing said embarrassedly with sweat from his forehead.

"There is not much difference in price, but the number of private rooms is limited. For small private rooms for four people, each will be charged a private room fee of 2.8 yuan. According to our statistics, the average cost is about 30 yuan. Save a little, you can eat well for more than ten yuan." The waiter knew that the consumption here was very high in the military sub-district, so he introduced it carefully, then stood by with his hands behind his back, quietly waiting for their choice, not urging, and there was no impatient look in China's "what hotel should I come to?"

Even if you have other ideas in your heart, at least on the surface, every waiter in the hotel must keep the friendly smile.

Those waiters who still have a high attitude have long been returned to the Labor Service Department to re-arrange their work.

"It's okay, it's okay, just give us a small private room." Ye Hanqing felt relieved, breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and kept saying.

He touched his chest with a close-fitting wardrobe and smiled with confidence.

Fortunately, I didn't make a fool of myself.

Today, I learned that Nie Pan was coming and to reward the mother and son, he went to the bank to withdraw 200 yuan. He spent about 70 yuan to help them buy clothes and toys. The remaining money was enough for them to have a good meal.

Speaking of which, although it is a little expensive here, it is not as expensive as ordinary people cannot afford it!

Nie Pan's face changed drastically, and he pulled his sleeves hard to wink. Seeing that he was unmoved, he simply came over and whispered: "Hanqing, let's change the restaurant. Didn't you say there is a restaurant street on the way, saying that the food there is cheap and delicious, and you can eat enough for two or three dollars. This place is just a little better, but eating here is too unpaid!"

Ye Hanqing hesitated for a second or two, but when he saw his son's early nervousness, he looked around with an inquiring look, showing a few happy smiles, and unconsciously felt a passionate heart. He hugged his wife in his arms, patted his chest and said loudly: "Okay, I promised that I will make the decision today! I said that I will eat here, just a few dozen dollars, and we can't afford it!"

Nie Pan wanted to persuade her again, and saw her husband's spirited look and swallowed it back.

Forget it, just like he said, today is a happy day, just be extravagant. If he says that his monthly salary of 180 yuan is not bragging, 30 yuan is just a week's income, it is a little expensive, but he can still afford it.

The waiter was about to take their family to the private room when he suddenly heard a hustle and bustle from the door. Everyone stopped and turned their heads and found a large group of people coming in. Most of them were wearing domestic green military uniforms, red collars, and five-pointed stars sewn on their hats. They were real soldiers, not fake military uniforms. Some were wearing old-fashioned Zhongshan uniforms and cadre uniforms, with a more restrained expression.

"It's Commander Guan!"

Guan Fei is busy with affairs and has many opportunities to show up publicly. Almost no one doesn’t know the troops, teachers, cadres, and the masses.

Ye Hanqing recognized at a glance that the young soldier who was chatting and laughing with the domestic soldiers beside him was the highest leader of the military sub-district. Several other military sub-district soldiers who talked to people from China seemed to have a high status. They were surprised for a moment and could not help but blurt out.

Unexpectedly, they came here to have a meal, which was a coincidence.

I just don’t know what those domestic soldiers and cadres are doing in the military sub-district. Since Commander Guan and others have come forward to accompany each other in person, it can be seen that they are not ordinary people.

"That's your commander?" Nie Pan widened his eyes in surprise.

Senior domestic leaders often see photos in newspapers, but the chances of seeing real people are almost gone. Guan Fei is also the highest leader of the military sub-district, but she is really incredible to see them in public restaurants.

"Yes, he is our commander! We often see him, and everyone is used to it." Ye Hanqing affectionately called him "our commander", and the proud tone contained in it was not concealed at all.
Chapter completed!