Although Wei Fugui spoke in a very low voice, the cafeteria was not very large, so everyone heard his cry of grief.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianshan stood up from his chair and walked to Wei Fugui in a few steps, with a concerned look on his face.
"Old Wei? What's wrong with you?"
In the face of Zhao Tianshan's concern, Wei Fugui seemed to turn a deaf ear and didn't react at all. He just stared at the roof with dull eyes.
Zhao Tianshan raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then gently put it down. Although Wei Fugui didn't say anything, combined with Wei Fugui's sad tone, he already guessed something in his heart.
I'm afraid something happened to Lao Wei's mother.
Everyone in the world knows that no one can escape birth, old age, illness and death. Everyone understands the truth, but when it comes, who can take it calmly?
Zhao Tianshan took back his palm because he didn't know how to comfort Wei Fugui.
Tell him to look away?
That's what they say, but who can really see through it?
Everyone else looked silent when they saw this. Even Shen Mengyin, who was the slowest to react, understood what happened.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Tianshan waved to everyone, and then said, "Let's go out and talk."
However, before everyone could take action, Wei Fugui, who had collapsed on the ground, suddenly got up and grabbed Zhao Tianshan's arm tightly.
"Captain, where is the south? Which side is the south?"
Zhao Tianshan subconsciously pointed towards the south: "The south is over there."
Immediately, Wei Fugui staggered out of the canteen and came outside the camp. He plopped down on the ground towards the south, wailing and kowtowing.
"Mom, my son is unfilial. He failed to provide for you until the end of his life. He is unfilial and unfilial!"
Zhao Tianshan walked to Wei Fugui lightly, then leaned over and hugged his shoulders, comforting him.
"Old Wei, don't be too sad. I'm sorry and accept the change."
Wei Fugui burst into tears and said, "My mother is gone just like that. It's a pity that she can no longer eat the food I saved for her."
Li Jie also followed Zhao Tianshan to Wei Fugui and patted his back gently.
"Old Wei, go back and take a look."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianshan quickly added: "I grant leave. Go back and have a look. I can ask the Forestry Bureau for leave for you."
Wei Fugui sighed and said in silence: "Forget it, my mother has been gone for two months, and this letter just arrived. I have to deduct money from my company when I go back, and how much does it cost to go back for a round-trip train ticket?" Money, my brothers and sisters still expect me to support them."
Li Jie sighed secretly when he heard this. He knew more or less about the situation of Lao Wei's family. Lao Wei was from a rural area and had several brothers and sisters. He was not only the eldest son of the family, but also the only one who had access to commercial food.
Except for him, the remaining brothers and sisters are all working at home. Not only that, the fourth and fifth eldest children in the family are still under adulthood.
Lao Wei not only has to support his younger brothers and sisters in school, but also provides financial support for the second child who is married and the third child who has not yet married a wife.
Frankly speaking, he didn't want to go home for the funeral, but reality did not allow him to be willful.
To use a very cliché saying, in the adult world, there is never the word easy.
"Old Wei, you can go back with peace of mind. While you are gone, I will take over the kitchen work!"
In fact, Li Jie could have covered Wei Fugui's round-trip fare, but he didn't say so because he knew Wei Fugui would not accept it.
However, what Li Jie didn't say, Qin Xuemei said.
"Brother Wei, Feng Cheng and the captain are right. You can go back with peace of mind. We are here on the dam and nothing will happen."
As she spoke, Tan Xuemei took out two big black tens (the second set of RMB ten yuan denominations) from her arms and presented them to Wei Fugui.
"Here, Brother Wei."
Although Qin Xuemei did not explain the use of the money, everyone knew that the money was used to pay Wei Fugui's fare.
When Wei Fugui saw this, he waved his hands repeatedly: "This... this money is also earned with your hard work. I... I can't take it!"
Although Lao Wei is poor, he is not the kind of person who is blind to money. His mother has taught him since he was a child.
Being poor is not terrible. What is terrible is having no backbone. No matter how poor a person is, he cannot lose his bottom line!
We don’t want to take any money that we shouldn’t take!
"Brother Wei, just take it. I am alone now and have nothing to worry about in this world. It can be said that if one person is full, the whole family will not be hungry."
"Furthermore, the state controls my food, drink, and housing. I have no place to spend money."
In order for Wei Fugui to accept this gift, Tan Xuemei went all out and directly revealed her identity as an 'orphan'.
Meng Yue, who was in the distance, felt her heart twitch when she heard what Tan Xuemei said.
Although she had known about these situations for a long time, she still felt very distressed when she saw Tan Xuemei say these words without noticing.
On the other side, Wei Fugui was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that Tan Xuemei had such a life experience, but when he came to his senses, he still rejected Tan Xuemei's kindness.
"Comrade Qin Xuemei, thank you, but I can't ask for this money."
Seeing that Qin Xuemei wanted to say something more, Li Jie took a step forward and pushed her outstretched hand back.
"Tin Xuemei, you should listen to Old Wei."
Then, he lowered his voice again, leaned over and whispered in his ear.
"Thank you for your kindness, but I know Lao Wei. With his character, he will never accept this money no matter who says it."
Feeling the heat coming from her ears, Tan Xuemei's face suddenly turned red.
The two people are too close!
In her memory, she had never had such "intimate" behavior with another man. At this time, she only felt a sudden heat all over her body, warm and hot.
This feeling is so strange.
In an instant, Li Jie took the initiative to take a step back and widened the distance between them.
Tan Xuemei blushed and secretly looked at Li Jie. For some reason, she seemed to be a little disappointed in her heart.
'Pooh!'
'Pooh!'
'Pooh!'
'Tin Xuemei, you are so ashamed!'
After Li Jie made such a fuss, Qin Xuemei completely forgot about her original intention. At this moment, she was only thinking about what the feeling just now was about.
At the same time, Wu Yansheng, who was standing at the door of the dormitory more than ten meters away, happened to see the scene that just happened. The next second, his face turned green with anger.
From his perspective, the actions of the two people just now looked like they were kissing!
Wu Yansheng has always regarded Tan Xuemei as a forbidden love. In his eyes, Tan Xuemei is his girlfriend, and others are "flirting" with his girlfriend in front of him.