The toys and children's food that Ye Ming bought were all packed in a big plastic bag, which looked bulging. Therefore, when Xiao Jin opened the door and saw such a big bag in his hand, his expression immediately changed. , leaning across the door, glared at Zhang Lingzhi dissatisfied, turned to look at the bag in Ye Ming's hand again, and asked angrily: "County Magistrate Zhang, what are you doing, you brought Xiaoye here to Why do I offer so many suggestions and ideas? Others don’t understand my temperament. Don’t you, County Magistrate Zhang, understand it either? You’re really playing the piano randomly.”
Zhang Lingzhi hurriedly laughed and said: "Director Xiao, Xiaoye does have some good ideas and suggestions. You will understand when you listen to them next time. As for the things he mentioned, they are all small toys bought for Xiaohua. "Snacks are Xiaoye's idea. Don't blame him. Otherwise, you should check first."
Ye Ming also quickly smiled and said: "Director Xiao, County Magistrate Zhang introduced to me many times that you are a very clean and spotless good leader, so you can rest assured that I will not come to visit you with any expensive gifts. Look, these are indeed some small toys for little brother Xiaohua to play with, and some food that children like to eat, nothing else."
With that said, he really opened the big bag and showed it to Xiao Jin.
Xiao Jin lowered his head and looked into the bag carefully for a while. When he saw that it was indeed just some children's toys and food, the expression on his face relaxed. He stepped away from the door and invited Ye Ming and Zhang Lingzhi to come in.
After Ye Ming entered the living room, he looked around and found that, as Zhang Lingzhi said, Director Xiao's home looked relatively poor at first glance: it was a house with three bedrooms and two living rooms, and the living room was empty, with few decent things. The furniture only includes an octagonal stove for warming up in winter, which is still made of iron; two old wooden sofas with peeling paint, placed at right angles to the east and west; between the two sofas is a small counter with There are some books and stationery arranged messily; on the wall facing the door, there is a large wall mirror that was fashionable in the 1990s but has long been outdated now. It can be regarded as the most luxurious decoration in the living room; the floor is covered with A lattice purple porcelain plate, also very old.
There is no air conditioning in the living room, and a rusty ceiling fan is whirring overhead, making a horrifying "crunching" sound, which makes people fearful that it will suddenly fall from the top of their heads; because now It was the hot summer season, and the living room was very hot. As a result, the air blown by the fan was also hot, and it didn't feel cool at all. As soon as Ye Ming entered, he broke into a sweat...
Ye Ming couldn't help but feel a little sad when he saw this living room that exuded the aura of poverty. He was also very emotional: Director Xiao was a division-level cadre after all, and he was still in the very powerful Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, but at home he was... It is not comparable to an ordinary citizen family, let alone other officials, large and small. Although there are objective reasons, such as the son is sick, the wife is laid off, the parents and younger brothers in the hometown need to be taken care of, etc., but if If Director Xiao were a little more "intelligent" and relaxed his strict requirements on himself, he would never be as poor as he is now.
It can be seen from this that Zhang Lingzhi's evaluation of him is completely impressive and correct. Director Xiao is definitely an upright official with clean sleeves and a good official...
Xiao Jin saw Ye Ming looking around his living room with a surprised look in his eyes, so he smiled mockingly and said, "Xiao Ye, this is your first time coming to my house. Do you think my house is too simple and shabby? Many people will have a look like yours when they come to my house for the first time. However, I have never felt embarrassed, and I have never been afraid of others coming to my house and seeing the dilapidated look. My family is already in a difficult situation. This is not a scandal, right? However, I see that you are sweating profusely because of the heat. You young people have suffered a lot and may not be able to bear the stuffy air in my house. Let's go to my son's bedroom to talk. It’s the only room in my house that has air conditioning.”
With that said, Xiao Jin pushed open the door of the innermost bedroom and walked in with Zhang Lingzhi and Ye Ming.
This bedroom is equipped with a wall-mounted air conditioner, and it's chilly as soon as you enter. Xiao Jin's son, Xiaohua, is sitting at the desk reading a comic book. When he sees a stranger come in, he has a shy look on his face and lowers his head. After walking down, I didn't dare to look at Zhang Lingzhi and Ye Ming.
Ye Ming saw that Xiaohua had pretty features, white teeth, and red lips. Judging from his appearance, he was indeed a very cute child. However, his right leg was as thin as a hemp pole, hanging under the chair, which made people look at him. It makes me feel extremely distressed and dazzling when I look at it...
As soon as Xiao Jin faced his son, he showed a very loving and gentle expression on his face. He walked over and lowered his head. While caressing his son's cheek with his hand, he said softly: "Xiaohua, you go to bed first." "Lie down, daddy wants to talk to these two uncles about something, it will only take half an hour. After the talk, daddy will tell you another story and you can go to bed, okay,"
While Xiao Jin was talking to Xiaohua, Ye Ming had already opened the bag in his hand, took out the remote control plane from it, walked up to Xiaohua, and said with a smile: "Xiaohua, you and your brother will play a game first. Okay, look, this plane can fly, I'll let him fly one to show you first,"
Xiaohua raised his eyes and looked at the exquisitely crafted and very beautiful airplane model in Ye Ming's hand. The shy expression on his face was immediately replaced by a kind of childlike curiosity. He raised his head and glanced at Xiao Jin, with longing in his eyes. look.
Xiao Jin saw that his son really wanted to watch Ye Ming perform airplane flying, so he nodded to Ye Ming and said: "Xiao Ye, you can operate one first and show it to Xiaohua. After watching it, let him lie on the bed first and let's talk about things first." ,"
Ye Ming put the plane on the floor, then took out a boxy remote control box, turned on the power, and pressed the remote control button. The small plane on the ground suddenly flashed with colored lights and made a "rumbling" sound. The sound started to slide on the floor.
Ye Ming waited for the plane to taxi to the center of the floor. Suddenly, he pressed the green take-off button next to him. He saw that the small plane was just like a real passenger plane. It raised its head, tilted its tail, and began to take off slowly, and it was in the bedroom. Swirling back and forth...
Xiaohua had been watching Ye Ming's operation intently. When he saw the plane take off, he almost jumped out of his chair with excitement. It turned out that due to the poor financial conditions of his family, although Xiao Jin loved his son, he rarely gave him anything. What kind of expensive toy did he buy? Today was the first time Xiaohua saw a small plane that could fly remotely, and his eyes immediately showed a look of eagerness and excitement...
As soon as Xiao Jin saw the workmanship and functions of this small plane, he guessed that this small toy must be expensive, at least several hundred yuan. Seeing that his son was so happy and excited, he turned around and glanced at the
Ye Ming, who was happily operating the airplane model, finally showed a look of satisfaction and gratitude in his eyes...