"Er Heng, the child's matter is the top priority of our family. You helped us solve it. Normally, we should treat you to a meal. I won't say anything about treating you to a meal now. I will invite you to my home.
Drinking, what do you think?"
"Today is Friday the 2nd, right?"
"Yes, the day after tomorrow is Sunday."
"Okay, you've said it all. If I don't go, I'll be disrespectful. I'll definitely be there at noon the day after tomorrow." Li Heng thought for a while and nodded.
"Sure, it's agreed, and there will be no regrets."
"I'll definitely be there if I can have a meal."
"I want to bring Xiaoya with me, you two."
"That's necessary."
Zhang Lianshun's son has officially reported to the Agricultural Tax Cadre School in mid-September. Arrangements for the child have been taken care of. This has solved a major concern for the couple.
For this reason, Lao Zhang tried to invite Li Heng to dinner several times, but he turned him down for various reasons. It seemed that he would not be able to go this time.
"Okay, it's settled then. You can wander around slowly and I'll go to the logistics office to take a look."
Zhang Lianshun had just left here, and Li Heng was about to go to the front hall to have a look, when Zhao Mingxia came over.
I don't know what happened, but this old woman who usually speaks very straightforwardly seemed a little shy today, as if she was embarrassed to say something.
"Director Mingxia, if you have anything to say, just say it. It makes me feel uncomfortable when you do this."
Seeing that she was rambling for a long time but not talking about the real thing, Li Heng said helplessly.
"Uh... I want to see if you have any extra food stamps here. If so, can you sell me some."
After hearing him ask this question, Zhao Mingxia gritted her teeth and revealed her purpose.
"Food stamps? Why do you want food stamps?"
Li Heng couldn't help but be curious. She was the only one in this woman's family. She had a ration of food and usually ate three meals on the stove. She didn't even cook them herself. It was impossible to get food.
Although she donated all her shares in the previous department store for free, which seemed like she had lost a way to make money, the superiors actually gave her a lot of rewards, including cash and a lot of scarce tickets. This is why she
Reasons why you can feed milk powder to dogs.
This alone made Li Heng think she was a bit extravagant. Now she actually said she wanted to buy some food stamps, which sounded a bit fanciful.
"I...Oh, actually I didn't ask for it, it's my brother from my mother's side. He lives in the countryside. Due to the drought this year, the harvest is really not very good. His eldest daughter-in-law just gave birth to twins, and the family has been taken over.
I’ve almost spent all my money, but there’s really nothing I can do about it, so I’m asking for help at my door.”
At this moment, Li Heng's eyes were wide open and his mouth was half open, as if he had heard some fantasy.
"Director, what's your expression?"
"No, Director Mingxia, you actually have a family?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Li Heng knew that something was wrong. How could he speak like this? He quickly raised his hand and waved: "I'm sorry, I've just never heard about your mother's family, so..."
"Pfft..." Seeing his eager look, Zhao Mingxia was happy to be straightforward. She smiled and shook her head and said, "It's okay, it's okay. In the past, my mother's family did not recognize me as their daughter because of my identity.
If life hadn't been really difficult this time, I guess my eldest brother wouldn't have come to the city to look for me."
Although she said this with a smile, Li Heng could still see the flash of sadness in her eyes.
But you choose the path you take, and you have to decide whether it is bitter or sweet.
"How many do you want?"
"Just one that weighs thirty or fifty pounds will be fine. Originally, I wanted to give my eldest brother some money and let him find a way to exchange for food stamps, but as you know, it is illegal to use money to collect food stamps in the market.
, I’m worried that if he accidentally bumps into someone else’s hands, wouldn’t that harm him.”
"Okay, come to my office this afternoon."
"Thank you, director."
"It's just a small favor, nothing to thank you for. By the way, how is the registration process for the New Year Party going?"
"Haha, it's rare that your leader can still remember this."
"Look at what you said, why can't you remember the work I arranged? The bureau also allocated 500 yuan for our activity. You can get it from Lao Wan later."
"That's just right. I can just give some subsidies to those who work hard in rehearsals. The registration situation is not bad. I also let them perform a short part of some programs. To be honest, I really didn't expect that our department store employees and
There are so many talented people in my family."
"How is the registration status of family members?"
"It's not bad. So far, ten family members have signed up. The programs they signed up for are really good."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Director Mingxia."
"Work, there is nothing hard or not." Zhao Mingxia waved her hand nonchalantly: "I said, director, you promised everyone that you would also perform a show by then, but I haven't seen you sign up until now. You
What’s going on?”
"You don't have to worry about me here, you won't lose anything."
"Tch, don't brag. I've asked Xiaoya. You haven't done anything at home. Don't be laughed at."
"Don't worry, I'm just pretending here." Li Heng raised his hand and tapped his temple.
"When I was a company commander in the army, I would often organize all the company's soldiers to sing songs with other companies. It would definitely not be embarrassing."
Looking at the confident and cheerful Li Heng, Zhao Mingxia didn't know why, but she suddenly felt a little hot. She hurriedly lowered her eyes, not daring to look at the man in front of her again.
"As long as you are prepared, then, Director, I have something else to do, so I will go over there first."
"Well……"
Seeing Zhao Mingxia turn around and leave a little rudely, and her slightly flustered back, Li Heng felt confused. What the hell is this? He looked down at his clothes, then turned around to look.
All around, everything is normal, what the hell is this.
He shook his head and didn't think about it anymore. He didn't continue walking in the courtyard, turned around and walked outside the gate.
Further north along the road, there are several century-old shops on both sides of the road, which are now run by the government. There are shoes sellers, snack sellers, roast duck shops, tailor shops, braised pork shops, and old restaurants.
Unfortunately, it seems that it is somewhat difficult to regain its former glory.
It’s not that the things are not good enough, but that people really don’t have any extra money in their pockets. At a time when every penny has to be carefully calculated and they want to break it in half and spend it, few people choose to come over to eat out, let alone buy ready-made clothes and shoes.
of.
Li Heng, who was standing on the roadside, sighed. This kind of life will last for a long time. How many century-old brands can survive?