Chapter 684 Life Mentor

Lin Weimin patted Cheng Zaochun on the shoulder and said, "Old Cheng, you have a lot of work to do in the next period of time!"

Cheng Zaochun couldn't help but twitch his face twice. He retracted the regret in his heart and just wanted to give Lin Weimin four big words: It's all your own fault!

No, he deserves it!

"Stop smiling so frivolously!" Cheng Zaochun scolded him, "What are you going to do next?"

"What should I do? Didn't you listen to what your boss said? I'm suspended from work. You need to take a good rest for a while. I've been exhausted in the past two years!"

Like a habitual criminal who had just been released from prison, Lin Weimin stretched himself and prepared to enjoy the free air and sunshine.

Cheng Zaochun suddenly felt unbalanced. This kid was disorganized and undisciplined. He was warned and suspended, but he was so carefree while he had to work so hard.

This is not fair!

"Since you're already suspended, you might as well stay idle. You can organize a nationwide book signing for the contracted authors of the Ragdoll series."

After being stabbed in the back by Lao Cheng, Lin Weimin was furious, "Lao Cheng, you are pretending to obey! The leader said that I should be suspended (fang) from my post (jia)!"

"I didn't stop you from being suspended. These are all your personal arrangements during the period of suspension."

"I'm not going. Whoever wants to go can go."

Cheng Zaochun saw that the hard approach didn't work, so he had to try the soft approach.

"Look at you, Weimin. You've been suspended for three months. You're just sitting there doing nothing. Ten days or half a month is fine, but if it's too long, you must be uncomfortable.

You haven't had any new work for over a year, right?

This time I go out to relax, collect some information, and experience life!"

Lin Weimin looked at Lao Cheng sideways. Although he knew that this guy just wanted to make him work for him, what he said did make sense.

This vacation is three months long, which is indeed a bit long for a vacation. It is a bit boring to stay at home all the time, so he reluctantly agreed to it as it would be good for a change of pace.

"Okay, okay. But first of all, I just want to go out and relax."

"Don't worry, you have several people under you!"

After chatting with Lao Cheng, Lin Weimin gave some instructions on the work and then left the Chinese Literature Society in a leisurely manner.

At this time, the news that he was suspended again spread quickly throughout the Guowen Society, and his colleagues had become numb.

Why are you suspended again?

Counting it up, how many times has this happened?

It seems that others have been suspended from their jobs for their entire lives, rather than as many as Lin Weimin, who was suspended for just a few years.

Moreover, what is the reason for the suspension this time? I haven’t heard that the editor-in-chief has made any mistakes recently!

It must be said that the power of the people is great. After everyone gathered together to discuss and analyze the situation, someone soon attributed the suspension to the recently rumored "job transfer."

During this period of time, not only people in the radio and television system, but even people in the Guowen Society had heard that Lin Weimin might be transferred to the Film Bureau.

There is no smoke without fire.

This is most likely true, but now there is a sudden news that Lin Weimin has been suspended. What is going on?

It was common for Lin Weimin to return home at 7 or 8 o'clock in the evening on weekdays, but today he returned just after lunch. Tao Huimin asked in surprise: "Why are you back at this time?"

"Suspended." Lin Weimin said honestly.

"Suspended again?"

Tao Huimin's tone was a little unexpected, but not shocked.

Including this time, this is the third time Lin Weimin has been suspended.

Lin Weimin was dissatisfied, "What do you mean by 'again'? It seems like you can't change your use of the word 'again' even after repeated admonitions from me!"

Tao Huimin rolled her eyes at him and said, "Instead of joking with me, you might as well take care of the kids. It's a good time to have a holiday now so you can build up a relationship with your kid. She's not close to you anymore because you're busy with work all day."

"Nonsense! My daughter loves her dad the most!"

Lin Weimin took off his shirt, washed his face, and took the steamed bun from Sister Sun.

"Come here, my dear girl, let daddy give you a good kiss!"

As he said that, his old face moved closer to Xiao Doubao's tender face. Xiao Doubao twisted her body to resist. She only knew a few simple words now. She resisted in her heart but could not say it out loud. She could only shout: "Dad! Dad!"

"You pricked her without even shaving." Tao Huimin said unhappily.

Lin Weimin kissed the little boy's face twice, then moved to his hair and kissed it hard a few more times.

"It's better to be at home!"

Holding his daughter's soft little body in his arms, Lin Weimin couldn't help but sigh.

Tao Huimin said: "Let's go to my parents' house for dinner tonight."

"Okay, then let's give Sister Sun and Sister Qin half a day off this afternoon."

Tao's father and mother have been taking care of Xiao Doubao since he was born, and now Xiao Doubao is almost eighteen months old.

When her granddaughter turned one, Tao Huimin talked to her parents about it. Both of them are retired now, and they can't focus all their energy on their granddaughter, so they have to find something to do for themselves.

Over the past year or so, the two nannies in the family, Sister Sun and Sister Qin, have performed very well, and the little Doubao has grown up, and they are relieved.

Tao's father and mother followed suit and came over for two days a week to take care of their granddaughter. They spent the rest of the time enjoying life and doing whatever they liked. In the past few months, they have been living a happy life like a god.

Tao Huimin told Sister Sun and Sister Qin that they would have a day off in the afternoon. Although they both said yes, neither of them moved, and they did not feel happy about having a day off at all.

It is midsummer now, the hottest time of the year in Yanjing City. They don't want to go out even on holidays. It's better to stay at home. The yard is cool and the house has air conditioning. They still have to do their work, just like they didn't have a holiday.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, when the heat was not so severe, Lin Weimin and Tao Huimin brought Xiao Doubao to Tao's parents.

When Tao Huimin told them that Lin Weimin had been suspended, Tao's parents were worried. However, Tao Huimin said nonchalantly, "He gets suspended every two years. I'm used to it."

Tao's mother asked, "Why was he suspended? Did he make a mistake?"

As soon as she asked the question, Tao's father gave her a retort, his eyes hinting that she was asking about something irrelevant.

Tao Huimin smiled and said, "It wasn't a big mistake. They wanted to transfer him to the Film Bureau as director, but he refused. That made the senior leader unhappy, so he was suspended from his post."

Father Tao pondered and said, "Oh, then this is refusing to obey the organization's deployment, which is no small matter!"

"It's okay, just treat it as a holiday." Lin Weimin said nonchalantly.

Tao's father and mother looked at each other and stopped talking about this topic.

My son-in-law is well-known and earns money that others cannot make in several lifetimes. Even if he stops being the editor-in-chief, he can still live a good life. There is really no need to worry.

Today, it was a rare occasion that the daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter came. Mr. and Mrs. Tao prepared a table of dishes. After everyone finished eating, they sat under the jujube tree in the yard to enjoy the cool and chat.

As they were talking, there was a knock on the door, and then an old lady came in.

It looked like she was an acquaintance. Tao's mother stood up and greeted the old lady, "Old sister, you're here!"

The old lady was a little surprised when she saw Lin Weimin. "There are guests at home. Oh, I'll come another day."

Tao's mother quickly stepped forward to hold her back and said, "It's okay. My daughter and son-in-law brought my granddaughter to dinner."

Tao's mother pulled the old lady to sit down, Tao Huimin went to pour a glass of water for the old lady, and Tao's mother introduced her to Lin Weimin: "This is our neighbor Sister Ni, Li Chengru's mother."

"Hello, Auntie!"

Lin Weimin and his wife greeted Li's mother. Lin Weimin said, "I met Chengru last year. He gave me a box of cigars and asked us to visit each other more often!"

When Li's mother heard Lin Weimin mention his son, her smile seemed a little forced.

Tao's mother looked strange and said to Li's mother, "He doesn't know about this yet!"

Mother Li smiled bitterly and said, "It's okay."

Lin Weimin looked suspicious, and Tao's mother explained, "There was a problem with Chengru's business."

Li's mother continued, "It would have been nice to open a clothing mall, but they had to deal with foreign exchange. That thing is almost like gambling. I made a lot of money before, but I lost it all a while ago. Not only did I lose all my money, I also lost my business."

Lin Weimin pretended to be surprised. Of course he knew that Li Chengru was bankrupt.

He comforted her, "Auntie, it's okay. Chengru is still young, in his thirties, and has a long life ahead of him. Two years is enough for him to recover."

Mother Li sighed and said, "I thought so too. But after all, it's such a big business, run for so many years, and it failed just like that. Even I am worried, not to mention the children. As for me, I can come to you and have a place to talk. As for him, he just lies at home every day, not saying a word..."

As a mother, Li felt very uncomfortable knowing that her son had encountered such a big setback in his life. She choked up as she spoke.

Lin Weimin consoled them again, and thought it would be inconvenient for Mother Li and Mother Tao to talk with him here, so he said, "I'll go see Chengru, you guys chat first."

Lin Weimin got up and went out. He was thinking about the box of cigars Li Chengru gave him last time, so he couldn't go empty-handed when he came to visit him.

After thinking about it, he walked to the Wangfujing Bookstore not far away and bought a hardcover edition of "Ordinary World" before coming back and knocking on the Li family's door.

It took a long time before someone came to open the door.

Li Chengru, with a haggard face and unshaven beard, opened the door for Lin Weimin. When he saw Lin Weimin, he looked surprised.

"Teacher Lin, why are you here?"

"Just now your mother went to chat with my mother-in-law and mentioned you, so she came to see you."

The bankruptcy of the business was a new wound for Li Chengru. A trace of embarrassment flashed across his face. "Please come in."

The Li family's courtyard is similar to the one where Tao's father and mother live now, both have two entrances.

Lin Weimin came into the house and Li Chengru poured him a cup of tea.

After a few pleasantries, Lin Weimin said, "Your mother has told you about your situation. You must be under a lot of pressure recently, right?"

Li Chengru smiled bitterly, said nothing, lowered his head, and showed Lin Weimin the top of his head, "Take a look!"

There are several bald spots on the top of Li Chengru's head, which would be hard to see if you didn't look at it this way.

Lin Weimin said lightly: "Why not shave your head?"

Li Chengru stood there in a daze. His first reaction when he heard Lin Weimin's words was anger. I'm in this state and you're still using me to play cymbals.

But suddenly, his anger disappeared, because he realized that Lin Weimin did not say this to deliberately make fun of him.

Li Chengru is a smart man who understands things quickly, otherwise he would not have made his business so big.

"You're right. It's time to shave."

Lin Weimin laughed and talked about the funny thing that when "The Troublemakers" was released that year, a group of them instigated to shave Ge You's head bald. Li Chengru listened with great interest. He didn't expect that Teacher Lin was also a bad friend when getting along with his friends.

At this time, Lin Weimin said meaningfully: "That year, I told Youzi: Shave it, and you will be famous."

Li Chengru thought about it for a moment, nodded solemnly, and said gratefully: "Thank you for your advice."

Lin Weimin patted his shoulder and placed the set of "Ordinary World" in front of him. "You can read it when you have time. This book can give people encouragement."

As soon as he entered the door, Li Chengru noticed the book in Lin Weimin's hand and knew that he must have given it to him.

He recalled the winter of last year when he was so proud of himself that he forgot everything else. At that time, when he met Lin Weimin, he generously gave him a box of cigars worth several hundred dollars.

At that time, he did have a desire to show off. After all, when he met Lin Weimin, Lin Weimin was already a famous writer, while he was just a nobody.

The price of a set of "Ordinary World" is certainly not comparable to that of his box of cigars, but when Li Chengru looked at the set of books, he felt inexplicably ashamed.

A box of cigars is dispensable to Teacher Lin.

But this book "Ordinary World" is the best medicine to cure his mental illness.

It turns out that I, who was once so arrogant, couldn’t even give the right gifts.

All the shame turned into bitterness and flowed into his heart. Li Chengru looked at Lin Weimin with a bit of admiration in his eyes.

At this moment, Lin Weimin seemed to be glowing.

(End of this chapter)