Today is New Year's Eve, and people in Beijing are used to calling it New Year's Eve.
The crackling firecrackers outside were deafening, and the streets were filled with the joy of the Spring Festival. Dong Xuebin was in a mood as if it was the New Year. Ever since he learned that his deputy department appointment was appointed yesterday, he couldn't wait to sleep happily.
What a joy. He posted a red couplet on the door of his house and corrected the word "Fu" on the front door. Dong Xuebin turned around and went back to the house. After washing his hands, he started making dumplings stuffed with bread and chives in the living room.
The only regret is that this year’s Spring Festival is still so deserted.
Aunt Xuan is not married yet, so she will naturally have to go back to her parents' place during the Chinese New Year. She seems to be going to her grandparents' house. Because her family is relatively large, Aunt Xuan went over to prepare a meal yesterday morning and will probably come back after the Chinese New Year.
Mom was on her way to Beijing, and the car hadn't arrived yet, so Dong Xuebin could only knead his face by himself.
Ring, ring, ring, the phone rang. Dong Xuebin didn’t recognize the number, so he picked it up and said hello.
"Director Xiao Dong, I, Lao Yan, haha, wish you a happy new year and wish you a better career!"
Dong Xuebin was stunned, "...Have a good New Year, have a good New Year."
Lao Yan said a few words and then hung up. Dong Xuebin then remembered that he was no better than before. Not only did people pay New Year's greetings, but he also had to pay New Year's greetings to the leaders. People who entered the National Security Family Hospital were not just casual. He had just been promoted to deputy department.
There must be a lot of gossip, and it is impossible to go there carelessly with things. The situation here is a bit different from other agencies, so after thinking about it, Dong Xuebin quickly picked up the phone and called Zhen Anguo, Xu Yan and other leaders
pay a New Year call.
"Director Xu, Xiaodong wishes you a happy New Year. Thank you for your constant care and concern. In the next year, I will continue to follow the leadership's footsteps. If you go east, I will go east. If you go north, I will go.
Go north..."
"Happy New Year, Director Zhen. I wish you success in your work and advancement, and all your wishes come true..."
In the end, Xie Huilan even called Xie Huilan, and there were no surprises. Xie Huilan's phone number was the most difficult to call among all leaders. Director Xu was called twice, and Director Zhen was called four times. But what about Xie Huilan?
?Eighteen times! I called a total of eighteen times and they were all on the phone. It was the nineteenth time that Xie Huilan's magnetic voice came over there. You can tell me how many people were paying her New Year's greetings, and at this time
This is not the peak of New Year greetings by phone.
After paying New Year's greetings to his leaders, Dong Xuebin continued to roll out dumpling wrappers.
Ring ring ring, the phone rang.
It was Tan Limei calling, "Hee hee, Happy New Year, Director Dong. I sincerely wish you happiness every year."
Dong Xuebin smiled and said: "Thank you, and I wish you and Comrade Sun Zhuang happiness." As a native, he spoke more casually.
"Thank you, Director Dong, for your blessing. Hey, why is it so quiet over there? Are you alone?"
Dong Xuebin smiled bitterly and said: "Xiao Tan, which pot are you not picking up? Haha, my mother is coming soon, and we are the two of us this year. No, I am a big man making dumplings.
"
"Hey, how can that be done? Then Zhuangzi and I will go over and help you!"
"Come on, I accept your wishes."
"Our family just got together for dinner in the evening. It's okay now. If there is no inconvenience to you, I will come over. Ahem, actually, Zhuangzi and I have something to ask you. We planned to go there on the first day of the new year."
When Dong Xuebin heard this, he did not refuse, "Okay, come and eat."
As soon as I put down the phone, ding dong, ding dong, the doorbell rang softly.
Dong Xuebin thought his mother had arrived, so he walked over and opened the door.
Unexpectedly, it was Guo Panwei standing outside the door. He was holding two large bags and said with a smile on his face: "Happy New Year, Director Dong. I brought you something. I won't go in. You are busy with your work."
, you are busy with your business." Logically speaking, New Year greetings to leaders usually take place on the first, second, or third day of the lunar month, but Guo Panwei knew the situation of Director Xiao Dong's family. There must not be many relatives in the family celebrating the New Year, so he wanted to come and see what was going on.
Can help.
Dong Xuebin chuckled and said, "Come on, come on. What else can you get? Come in quickly."
"It's suitable. I'm the only one at home. My mother won't be here until later. Let's sit in the room."
"Hey! Then I'll bother you."
Outside the building.
Mom Luan Xiaoping walked into the community in a dusty way, looking at the red lanterns hanging high on the windows of every house, and watching several children laughing and lighting firecrackers. Luan Xiaoping showed a knowing smile, since her son entered the institution
In the next few months, she didn't bother to go home. Now that she could finally see her son, of course she felt happy. However, she was also worried. Luan Xiaoping knew that she had a weak temper and couldn't help but fall in love with him whenever something happened.
Tears, my son is sensible, so I don’t tell myself a lot of troubling things, for fear that I will miss him. Alas, I don’t know how Xuebin is doing with the agency. He always says it’s good and good, but I don’t know if it’s really good or not.
Fake is good.
"Hey, isn't this Sister Luan?" An old neighbor said hello: "Have a good New Year."
Luan Xiaoping smiled at her and said, "Happy New Year. How is the child? Has he graduated from college?"
The man said: "I graduated and found a job. The salary is not high, so I can just do it. It's not as good as your Xiao Bin."
Luan Xiaoping felt very happy, but she still said: "Our family Xuebin's salary is not much. Three thousand yuan for a small section member is too much. He just gives out something during the New Year and energy saving."
The neighbor's eldest sister exclaimed, "No, isn't your Xiaobin promoted?"
Luan Xiaoping was stunned and said amusedly: "What kind of official position has he been promoted to? His probation period as a civil servant has not yet passed."
The eldest sister said: "But I heard everyone said that? Oh, maybe it's a mistake. Haha, Xiao Bin is also capable. He took away Section Chief Xu with his nostrils turned upward and entrusted his house to him.
The agency rented it out, and now the couple who sells clothes with Lu Bei live there." Luan Xiaoping was startled again, Section Chief Xu? That high-ranking official who lived upstairs in her house? Xiao Bin was taken away? What do you mean?
?Why did Xiaobin take someone away? But before she could ask anything, the neighbor's eldest sister said: "My relatives are here. I'll go out to pick them up at the door. I'll drop by when I have time."
Full of suspicion, Luan Xiaoping walked into the corridor of a unit, and the sound of firecrackers shook her eardrums.
Click, click, Luan Xiaoping took the key and opened the door, "Xuebin, mom is here."
"Mom, why are you so late? Is there a traffic jam?"
"The train is late."
"Are you auntie? Hello auntie, I wish you a happy new year."
What surprised Luan Xiaoping was that there were two people sitting in the room. In addition to her son, whom she had not seen for several months, there was also a man in his thirties. His expression was not sharp and he looked like he worked in an agency. Luan Xiaoping took off her clothes.
Hanging her coat aside, she entered the room and said, "Are you Xuebin's colleague? Happy New Year to you too." She didn't understand why a colleague from her son's work unit came to visit today. When she saw that there wasn't even a cup on the table, Luan Xiaoping blamed him.
He glanced at his son and said, "My colleague is here, and I don't know how to pour him tea." He went over to pour water.
Dong Xuebin smiled bitterly and said: "He has just entered the house."
Guo Panwei stood up hurriedly and said: "Auntie, please stop being busy. I will do it by myself. I will do it by myself."
Guo Panwei rushed to pick up the electric kettle and filled it not only for Luan Xiaoping but also for Dong Xuebin.
Luan Xiaoping was startled when she saw this, and thought to herself, this person is too polite. You are all clerks in the same office, why are you pouring water for my son? You are much older than my son, so she took the tea cup and said thank you.
, Luan Xiaoping looked at him, "...this, how do I call you?"
Guo Panwei sat half-assed on the sofa and said respectfully: "Guo Panwei, auntie, just call me Xiao Guo."
"Oh, you also work in the General Office?"
"yes."
Seeing his cautious look, Luan Xiaoping was a little speechless, thinking to herself, am I so scary? The children in the rural middle school always said that I look gentle, why are you so reserved when I come here? Luan Xiaoping sat next to the sofa.
Next, "Don't be so polite. When you come here, it's just like coming to your own home. Are you busy with work recently?" She asked, having nothing to say.
Guo Panwei straightened his back and said, "It's the Spring Festival, so I'm busier than usual."
Luan Xiaoping said, "How is our Xuebin doing with the unit? He didn't get scolded by the leader, right? He's a kid, he doesn't tell me anything."
Guo Panwei was stunned, "... scolded? Auntie, who dares to scold Director Dong?" Guo Panwei said to himself, someone dared to scold Director Dong, Zhou Guoan scolded, Guo Shunjie scolded, but in the end both of them were scolded.
I was invited to tea by the Discipline Inspection Commission and never came back. Since then, who doesn’t think carefully before scolding Director Xiao Dong?
Now it was Luan Xiaoping's turn to be stunned, "Director Dong? What Director Dong?"
Guo Panwei exclaimed, "You don't know?"
"What do I know?"
Dong Xuebin smiled and patted the back of his mother's hand, "Mom, you haven't come back to the village, so I didn't say anything. I thought I'd tell you face to face, so I already mentioned it to the deputy director of the General Affairs Office and returned it.
Party, by the way, the appointment of the deputy department was also announced yesterday, and I can barely count as a cadre." He didn't say anything just to give his mother a surprise. Seeing his mother's dumbfounded look, Dong Xuebin was very satisfied.
"What!?" Luan Xiaoping asked in astonishment: "Did you take the minor subject?"
Guo Panwei hurriedly shouted: "Auntie, ever since Director Dong entered the agency, he has achieved so many achievements that he can't even count them. Director Dong can do everything that others can't do, and there is nothing that Director Dong can't solve."
If you want to see the difficulties, Director Dong, let alone the deputy subjects, just directly mention the main subjects... No... no one will gossip if he directly mentions the deputy subjects, it's too normal."
Luan Xiaoping still didn't realize what the results were. Doesn't his son know it yet? He has been clumsy since he was a child. What results can he achieve? It's good if he doesn't cause any trouble!
Dong Xuebin smiled and said: "Mom, there will be people coming later. Let's make dumplings. The ones I made don't look very good."
"Let me come! Let me come!" Guo Panwei volunteered and ran to the bathroom to wash his hands. When he came out, he moved the dough and fillings rolled out by Dong Xuebin to the kitchen. "Director Dong, Auntie hasn't been back for a long time.
If you don't want to disturb you two, I will go to the kitchen to make dumplings."
Dong Xuebin stopped him and said: "Panwei, please stop being busy and sit down for a while."
"It's okay. I came here today just to see if there is anything I can do to help you. I may not be as good-looking as you and auntie, but I can barely make it."
Dong Xuebin smiled and said: "Look at you, I came all the way here and still made you busy."
"It should."
Mother Luan Xiaoping grabbed her son's hand and said, "Xuebin, are you really an official?"
"Of course."
"You didn't find a colleague to collude with you to deceive mom, right?"
"Halo, why did I lie to you?"
Luan Xiaoping still didn't believe it. How could it be possible? How could his son be so capable? Just as he was about to ask him to take out his work permit and show it to him, the doorbell rang. Luan Xiaoping was closer to the door and swallowed back the words that came to her lips.
, stood up and went to open the door. Standing outside the door were a man and a woman. The man was tall and fat, and the woman was small and exquisite.
"You are?"
Tan Limei said with a smile on her face: "Auntie, you must be Director Dong's mother. Hello, I wish you a happy New Year."
Sun Zhuang on the side also said naively: "Happy New Year, aunt."
Hearing them call her son Director Dong again, Luan Xiaoping now believed it even if she didn't believe it, and opened the door blankly to let them in.
As soon as they entered the house, Tan Limei and Sun Zhuang put the things they brought with them in the hallway. Inside, they could vaguely see a few red Chinese knots and some fruits. Oh, and there seemed to be two Chinese cigarettes. Luan Xiaoping was frightened when she saw it.
For a moment, he knew the prices in China even if he didn't smoke, and thought to himself how much it would cost. Then Tan Limei smiled and said to Dong Xuebin on the sofa: "Director Dong, I'm here to make dumplings for you."
Dong Xuebin smiled and said, "Pan Wei is working with the kitchen."
Tan Limei groaned, "Brother Guo is here too? Then there is no chance for me to show off? How can this be done? No, no, I have to find something to do." She stretched her neck and looked around, and finally she was generous.
Fang Di took Luan Xiaoping's hand and said, "Auntie, I just learned some massage techniques from my mother recently. Let me rub your shoulders."
Luan Xiaoping had never been treated like this before. She waved her hands hurriedly: "No, no, no."
"Hey, I guarantee that you will be satisfied with my skills. Auntie, can you give me a chance to show off?" Sun Zhuang is not very good at talking, but Tan Limei has a sweet mouth. With a few words, Luan Xiaoping was coaxed to sit on the sofa.
Like her own daughter, Tan Limei began to pat her back and squeeze her shoulders, and while squeezing, she praised: "Auntie, your skin is so good, we young people can't compare to you."
Luan Xiaoping smiled and said: "No way, I am almost fifty, how can I compare with you?"
"Oh, you are almost fifty? No, no, I think you thought you were forty."
Luan Xiaoping had never been complimented like this before, and the smile on her face suddenly grew, "Girl, are you tired? Sit down and drink some water, and Auntie will make tea for you."
Tan Limei worked very hard, "You're not tired, I haven't beaten your legs yet."
Sun Zhuang was not idle either. He took a broom and started cleaning his house.
Dong Xuebin didn't know what was going on with these two people today. They were too enthusiastic. And they just paid New Year greetings and still got so many things? By the way, they said on the phone that they had something to ask for. Thinking of this, Dong Xuebin didn't know what to do.
Mom has worked hard for most of her life to stop them. Now that she has little power, it’s time for her to enjoy the blessings.
Luan Xiaoping's back was squeezed very comfortably by Tan Limei. It was not only comfortable physically, but also psychologically. Only now did she believe that her son was really a leader. Look, there were people bringing things and tea.
Some people are making dumplings, others are pinching their shoulders, and others are sweeping and wiping the floor. When has their family ever enjoyed this kind of treatment? Alas, my son is promising, his son is capable!
Half an hour later.
Guo Panwei walked out of the kitchen with a smile on his face, "Director Dong, Auntie, the dumplings are ready."
Luan Xiaoping apologized a little and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Come and sit down and eat some fruit." She lowered her head and glanced at Tan Limei, who was beating her legs. Luan Xiaoping quickly helped her up, "Daughter, you are tired, so stop being busy."
, get up, auntie will cook for you, and you will eat here at noon."
Guo Panwei said: "No, if you don't have any other work here, I won't bother you."
Tan Limei looked at Guo Panwei and said, "We are going back too."
Luan Xiaoping was so happy to know that her son had been promoted that she would not let them go. "It's time to have lunch soon, so stay here while Auntie cooks two dishes."
Guo Panwei and Tan Limei and Sun Zhuang both looked at Dong Xuebin. Of course they also wanted to stay. This is not a matter of a meal, but an attitude. Only people who the leader absolutely trusts will be invited to dine with their families. What's more,
What's more, it's lunch on New Year's Eve. What kind of trust does it feel to be able to celebrate the New Year with the leader's family?
Dong Xuebin waved his hand, "If there are people at home having a dinner, that's fine. Family is more important during the Chinese New Year. If you have nothing to do, just stay and eat. We are all our own people, so there is no need to pay too much attention." After saying this, Dong Xuebin
I feel a little complacent, hey, my brother is becoming more and more leadership-like.
Seeing her son behave like a superior person, Luan Xiaoping was extremely pleased and felt a touch of pride.
Guo Panwei was a little confused by Dong Xuebin's words that he was one of his own. He knew that the original grudge between himself and Director Xiao Dong had been resolved, so there was no way he could leave. "...Then I'll help auntie wash the vegetables."
Tan Limei also said: "I will help auntie."
Sun Zhuang said stupidly, "I...will also help auntie."
Dumplings were eaten in the evening, and a few home-cooked dishes were prepared for lunch.
After the meal, Guo Panwei helped Luan Xiaoping clean up the bowls and chopsticks before saying goodbye and going back. This time Luan Xiaoping did not stop her, knowing that no one was idle during the New Year, but Tan Limei and Sun Zhuang did not leave, waiting for Guo Panwei
As soon as he went out, Sun Zhuang hesitated as if he wanted to say something. Tan Limei opened her mouth but said nothing. She simply ran to Luan Xiaoping again and beat her on the back and squeezed her legs very hard.
No matter how stupid Luan Xiaoping was, she could still see it, "Daughter, are you two having trouble with Xue Bin?"
Tan Limei coughed awkwardly, "Well, we...we have something to ask Director Dong, but we are too embarrassed to ask. It's the Chinese New Year, so we shouldn't talk about this in the first place. Isn't this deliberately causing trouble for the leader?" Chinese New Year means giving gifts.
This is generally not the time to ask for help, unless it's an emergency.
Dong Xuebin said with a smile: "If you have something to say, just say it. When did you become so coquettish?"
Tan Limei glanced at Sun Zhuang and winked at him. Sun Zhuang blushed a little. After holding it in for a long time, he still didn't have the nerve to speak, so he winked at Tan Limei again. Tan Limei was so angry that she glared at him with hatred, and then turned to Dong Xuebin.
Said: "Director Dong, didn't Sun Zhuang and I have to separate the department because we were in love? A while ago, the staff was tight and there was no allocation from above. But yesterday, Director Li Qing just talked to Sun Zhuang and said that he would be transferred to
The Discipline Inspection Commission has gone."
Dong Xuebin blinked, Discipline Inspection Commission? Not bad, at least better than the archives.
Tan Limei looked at Dong Xuebin's face and said tentatively: "You also know the work of the Discipline Inspection Commission... I'm afraid..."
Dong Xuebin smiled and said: "Okay, just tell me which department you want to go to."
Luan Xiaoping was shocked as she listened to the sidelines. What do you mean by this? You can transfer him to any department you want? Is your son so capable?
Sun Zhuang finally said: "I think the work of the Political Department... well... if it can be done there..." The Political Department is of course a popular department in the branch. It is responsible for inspecting cadres. Everyone wants to go, but
Not everyone can enter.
Dong Xuebin thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll ask you after the New Year. It shouldn't be a big problem." He now has a good relationship with the leaders above, so this matter is not a big deal.
When Tan Limei and Sun Zhuang heard this, they hurriedly thanked him.
Before leaving, Dong Xuebin rummaged through the things they had brought in the aisle and said, "Leave the fruits, leave the Chinese knots, and take the cigarettes back."
Tan Limei hurriedly said: "Director Dong, you have done Sun Zhuang such a big favor, how can we..."
Dong Xuebin waved his hand, "Isn't it just a small thing? I don't smoke? For the Chinese New Year, take it home and give it to your elders. By the way, you two wait." Dong Xuebin took out a bottle of Maotai from a cabinet.
When the wine came, he put it into Sun Zhuang's hand with a smile, "I don't drink this as a gift. You two can take it back and think of it as helping me solve the problem." When I had no status, I was depressed about why no one gave me gifts.
, now that he has a status, Dong Xuebin is depressed about what to do with so many gifts.
Tan Limei didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Director Dong..."
"Stop inking and go home to celebrate the New Year."
Luan Xiaoping looked at the bottle of Maotai distressedly, and still said: "Take it, Xuebin doesn't drink."
"Then...then thank you, Director Dong." Helpless, they both had no choice but to accept it.
After exiting the corridor of Dong Xuebin's house, Tan Limei glanced at the Maotai in Zhuanzi's hand and sighed: "We asked Director Binzi to do something, but not only did he not take the gift, but he also took his things. What do you call this?
What's the matter?"
Sun Zhuang said: "Binzi is a very nice person."
Tan Limei sighed and said: "Yeah, I have never seen such a good leader. I don't know how Director Binzi treats others, but I know that he really doesn't talk to his subordinates. I still remember that time when Guo Shunjie framed Binzi.
What's the matter between the director and me and Sister Chang? If Director Binzi hadn't taken over all the responsibilities of Sister Chang and me, we would definitely have suffered. Alas, where can we find such a good leader?"