Ye Ming was listening to the call between Zhang Lingzhi and Xiao Jin. When he heard the last sentence, he knew that Xiao Jin had promised him to go to his house with Zhang Lingzhi. He was very happy. After Zhang Lingzhi hung up the phone, He asked anxiously: "County Magistrate Zhang, can't we go to Director Xiao's house a little earlier? It seems a bit too late at 8 o'clock in the evening."
Zhang Lingzhi shook his head and said, "Xiao Ye, you don't know: Director Xiao's life at home is very regular, usually eating on time at 7 o'clock in the evening. Then, his lover went to the nearby family area to dance square dance to exercise. Director Xiao He tutored his son at home for an hour and could not meet until after 8 o'clock. Therefore, if someone does not know this rule, he will probably be rejected when he visits Director Xiao's house before 8 o'clock in the evening."
Ye Ming asked a little strangely: "Director Xiao looks forty-four and five years old. According to common sense, his son should be in college, at least he should be in his second year and third year of high school. Why do you still need him to provide tutoring for his homework?"
Zhang Lingzhi's face dimmed. After thinking about it, he said to Ye Ming in a heavier tone: "Director Ye, you may not know: Director Xiao has been living a very hard and hard life over the years. First of all, In career, although he is capable, skilled, honest and fair, and has excellent character, he is too straightforward and self-disciplined and often offends colleagues and bosses. So he still has no real power in the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department. The director of the Education Department, and the former director of the Organization Department, was promoted by the original director of the organization. According to his character, ability and work performance, he should have been promoted long ago. Going to a higher level position.
"Secondly, his family life is even more unfortunate than his promotion. Director Xiao's hometown is Xiangfeng County, the poorest in western Tianjiang Province. There are many brothers and sisters in his family. Therefore, his family is extremely poor and he is in college. , graduate students rely on school scholarships and scholarships to barely support their graduation. I heard that he still has to send money to his family every month to support his youngest younger brother in school.
"Because he is from a poor family from a poor county, and he is also relatively dull in terms of feelings, not good at socializing, and not happy with girls, so he has been working in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee after graduation, He was not bad at all, but he couldn't find a suitable partner until he was thirty-two years old. He was introduced by someone to find an older girl in a cotton mill with an average appearance and a bad family condition. It is his current lover. He only gave birth to a son two years after getting married, so his son is just ten years old and is still in the fifth grade of elementary school.
"The more unfortunate thing is still to come: when his son was two and a half years old, he suddenly had a fever, and he had a fever for several days. Because the couple were both busy at that time and lacked medical knowledge, they regarded their son's fever as ordinary. Treatment of a cold, and when you have a fever, you go to a nearby small clinic for injection, which delays the best time for diagnosis and treatment. As a result, you finally went to the Provincial Children's Hospital for diagnosis. His son suffered from polio inflammation, commonly known as polio, and At this time, he was already incompetent. His son was disabled for life. His right leg was too small to move. He usually had to use crutches to walk.
"For this reason, Director Xiao and his wife regretted it, so they took their son to seek medical treatment and asked for medicine, trying to cure their son's right leg. As a result, they treated them for several years, spent all their savings, but did not take their son. The legs were cured. A few years ago, his lover was laid off from the cotton mill again, making life at his family even more difficult.
"So, now Director Xiao is extremely distressed and loved by his disabled son who is suffering from illness and now looked down upon by his classmates. As long as he has time, he will stay with his son, do his homework with him, and give him the gift. Telling stories, more importantly, he should often help his son to establish a self-esteem, self-reliance, self-confidence, because his son now has some symptoms of autism: he doesn't like to meet people, he doesn't like to go to school, I just want to stay at home and not go out so as not to be rolled and ridiculed by others. Oh, it’s such a good person who has no good life.”
Zhang Lingzhi finally ended his introduction to Director Xiao’s unfortunate family with a sigh.
Ye Ming had been listening to Zhang Lingzhi's narration silently. The more he listened, the more he felt heartbroken, and the more he listened, the more sad he felt. In the end, tears of sympathy were already rising in his eyes.
He never expected: Director Xiao, the head teacher who looks very strong, sharp and serious, would have such a painful experience, such an unfortunate family, and even in such a poor situation, he is still honest Being self-reliant, meticulous, not accepting gifts and money from anyone, and not doing anything to do anything to do. There are really very few such good officials now...
So he secretly decided: Next time when he meets Secretary Li, he must tell him about Director Xiao, and report what Zhang Lingzhi told him today to Secretary Li. Secretary Li is the cadre who appreciates the most. Yes, but he doesn't know Director Xiao yet. If he knew his deeds, Director Xiao's situation might have changed a lot...
Before going to Xiao Jin's house tonight, Ye Ming always felt that he could not just go to Director Xiao's house empty-handed, so he asked Zhang Lingzhi what gifts he should buy to Director Xiao's house.
Zhang Lingzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Director Ye, I told you: Director Xiao will not accept any gifts. If you carry the gift to his door, he will probably block you at the door. I won't let you in, but,."
When Ye Ming heard him say "But," he asked anxiously: "But what, is there any other way?"
Zhang Lingzhi said: "I have been to Director Xiao's house several times. The only time he accepted my gift was a toy he bought for his son. So, I guess: Because Director Xiao is more guilty of his son, he is also very I feel sorry for his son, I just want him to be happier and happier. Therefore, as long as the toys or children's food bought by the customer for his son, he should not refuse. I suggest you, if you have to be If you want to bring some gifts to Director Xiao, go and buy some toys for his son or food that his children like to eat.”
Ye Ming said happily: "I am the one who thinks this, thank you for your reminder."
So, before going to Xiao Jin's house, Ye Ming went to a supermarket and bought a relatively advanced electric remote-controlled aircraft model, an Ultraman toy that can automatically fight, and also bought some "Langweixian" that children like to eat. Snacks such as "Wangwang Snow Cake" followed Zhang Lingzhi to Xiao Jin's doorstep.