Secretary Lu didn’t know that Ye Ming had accompanied Shen Youbin and the others to the capital. Therefore, when his daughter said that Ye Ming had just gone to her house and talked about his relationship with her, he couldn’t help but be shocked and remained silent on the phone for a long time. , then slowly said: "Xiao Zi, he is right: I have dated him several times, and I did stay at his house for one night. I didn't know that he would come to the capital to find you this time, otherwise , I will call you first."
Hearing the tone of her father's last words, Lu Nianzi seemed to be very concerned about Ye Ming, and was shocked. She quickly asked: "Dad, why are you so concerned about this young man? He is just a civil servant in a small county. No matter how talented and capable he is, he is not worthy of the attention of you, the provincial party committee secretary! Besides, I just had a few words with him. He seems to have not started in the officialdom. He is a bit willful and naive. He even criticized a few words. I can't stand it anymore. He's full of emotions and anger, and he doesn't have any emotions at all. Moreover, he just told me in detail the process of your relationship with him. If he goes outside in front of other people, he will do the same. Bragging about his relationship with you will affect your reputation."
Secretary Lu heard that she was very dissatisfied with Ye Ming in her tone, so he said: "Xiao Zi, you don't understand Ye Ming: he is not as you think, a person who likes to brag and pull tiger skins as a banner. On the contrary, He rarely mentions my relationship with him in front of others. I guess the reason why he just wanted to talk to you about his relationship with me is because you are my daughter, and he is eager to have you help them with the county. , so I had to tell the story of my relationship with him.
"As for you saying that he has no entry into the officialdom and has no experience in the city government at all, that is correct, but you must also understand and consider him: he was only promoted to the position of deputy director of the first branch of their county local taxation bureau four months ago. I have never been in the officialdom before. What experience do you think he will have in the officialdom? Moreover, he is a very unique child with strong self-esteem and an upright character. You just criticized him like that, saying that he wanted to borrow me. Of course he will be angry if his reputation goes up, because he doesn’t have this thought or idea in his heart at all.”
When Lu Nianzi listened to his father's words, the more he listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. The more he listened, the more surprised he became. Listening to his father's tone, it seemed that he not only had a complete grasp of Ye Ming's basic situation, temperament, and experience. He knew clearly, and defended him, defended and defended him everywhere. What was going on? My father had just been in Tianjiang for more than half a year, and how could he have made such a close "little friend".
So, she asked with full of doubts: "Dad, what is going on between you and that young cadre named Ye Ming? Is he particularly capable and capable, so you value him very much and want to train him in an exceptional way? Promote him. From your tone, it sounds like you love and protect him. This is not your personality and behavior style! In my impression, although you are humble and easy-going towards subordinate cadres, you are very principled and have a bottom line. , I will never establish any close personal relationships with subordinate cadres, and I will not allow subordinate cadres to come to you in private to establish relationships. However, you seem to be a little too close to this Ye Ming. Can you explain to me the reason? ?”
Secretary Lu was silent on the phone for a long time, and then asked in a very solemn tone: "Xiao Zi, do you have to know the reason?"
Lu Nianzi heard her father's tone was a little strange, and her curiosity became even more intense. She hurriedly replied: "Of course, I really want to know the reason."
Secretary Lu was silent for a moment again, and then said word by word: "The reason is very simple: because this child named Ye Ming is the son of me and your Aunt Zhao Han, and he is also your half-brother."
The reason why Secretary Lu wants to tell Lu Nianzi the truth now is not just a whim, but something he has been thinking about for a long time.
Secretary Lu knows very well: Although his daughter Lu Nianzi looks trendy and strong, in fact, she still has some traditional values of her old Lu family: she is very filial to her parents and attaches great importance to family ties. Value friendship, be moral, behave according to rules, and be principled.
It is precisely because of these virtues that she is highly valued by the leaders and respected by her colleagues in their unit. In addition, she is very capable and highly educated, so she became a supervisor in her thirties. Level department heads.
Lu Nianzi was aware of the past events between Secretary Lu and Zhao Han, and had expressed her sympathy for the unfortunate woman in front of Secretary Lu many times.
Therefore, Secretary Lu felt that he should tell Lu Nianzi that Ye Ming was his son as soon as possible, so that she could have a clear understanding of it, so that when he and Ye Ming recognized each other in the future, she would not feel abrupt and find it difficult to accept.
Therefore, when Lu Nianzi asked about his relationship with Ye Ming today, Secretary Lu told Ye Ming's life experience...
After Lu Nianzi heard his father's shocking words, he first screamed "Ah", his eyes suddenly widened, and the hand holding the phone shook, almost shaking the phone to the ground.
Then, she touched her chest that was rising and falling rapidly with her hands, finally regaining her composure, and asked in a trembling voice: "Dad, what were you just saying? Say it again, I didn't hear it clearly."
Secretary Lu once again used a mellow voice and said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "Xiao Zi, please listen clearly: the young man who left you just now is the son of me and your Aunt Zhao Han, your same father. My half-brother, did you hear me clearly?"
Lu Nianzi heard clearly this time, but the doubts in his heart were even worse, so he immediately asked: "Dad, what is going on? I was confused by you. Please tell me what happened." ."
Secretary Lu said "hmm" and after carefully considering his words, he explained that Zhao Han was pregnant at school, quietly dropped out of school for the sake of his future, and taught under the anonymity of Ye Ming, a middle school student in a remote rural area in Xinlang for more than 20 years. He told Lu Nianzi in detail about his death from liver cancer a few years ago.
While listening, Lu Nianzi kept crying silently, especially when she heard her father say that Zhao Han wrote a desperate poem before she died, expressing her longing for her lifelong lover, and asking Ye Ming to take care of him. When this poem was engraved on her tombstone, the tears in her eyes rolled down like spring water, and she couldn't wipe them away with a tissue...
Only then did she understand why she felt familiar and cordial when she met Ye Ming for the first time. It turned out that this was a natural sibling relationship, a sense of closeness connected by blood. Feeling of warmth...