In the days before the Spring Festival, apart from the urgent work at hand, I spent all the rest of my time writing a "Suggestion on Unifying the Supervision and Management of Mines". From the perspective of institutional reform, I suggested that the management of coal mine boundaries be transferred to the National Resources Department like other mines. Once these licenses that were previously supervised and managed by the Coal Bureau are transferred to the National Resources Bureau, it will be so easy for Tian and Zheng to intervene in this matter.
Managing coal mines separately from other mines is a natural consequence of institutional reform and the unification of responsibilities.
I left all the preparations for the New Year at home to my wife Qingwan.
Qingwan prepared a generous gift. I thought it was a gift for her parents or my parents, so I didn't take it seriously.
That month, she urged me to deliver this gift to my ex-father-in-law and mother-in-law's house.
I looked at her and asked in confusion, "Is this necessary?"
She said, "With Ningyu as our relationship, even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. Isn't it right to be filial during the holidays? Besides, I have an idea. Next year, my parents-in-law will come to our house for the New Year. I want to take Ningyu over. Can you take some time out of your busy schedule to help me?"
I was overwhelmed with emotions. Her frail body actually contained such a broad mind.
With such a virtuous wife, what more could a husband ask for?
I went to my ex-father-in-law and mother-in-law's house as she arranged, and truly felt the truth of the saying "people are all made of flesh and blood". The whole family, including Zhang Fangfang, agreed that I should pick up Ningyu on the morning of the first day of the new year.
Zhang Fangfang walked me downstairs and asked me a question before we parted: "This was all arranged by Zhu Qingwan, right?"
There was no need for me to hide it, so I nodded.
She said with some emotion: "She is a good woman, but you are not worthy of her!"
I didn't say anything, but nodded anyway.
I comforted her and said, "Fangfang, you should also consider your personal problems."
She said with a disgusted expression: "Don't blame me, Fangfang. Our whole family is doing this to give face to Zhu Qingwan, not to you, a heartless person. Don't worry about my personal problems."
Having said that, she turned and left.
I looked at her back and couldn't help shouting, "Senior Sister! Thank you no matter what."
She spat bitterly and ran upstairs without looking back.
Two donkeys tied in a trough, her stubbornness and my stubbornness destroyed our marriage.
I stood in the biting cold wind and actually felt a slight salty taste in my mouth.
In the afternoon, I accompanied the new town chief Zhang Weiguo to visit several retired town cadres. During the process, I had a basic understanding of Zhang Weiguo's style of doing things. He should be the kind of bureaucrat who appears humble and amiable on the surface, but is quite cunning inside. He always says half of what he means and keeps the other half, making it impossible for people to guess his true thoughts.
On the way back to the town government, he said that Secretary Tian Zhenyu had gone back home to celebrate the New Year, so he would keep an eye on me since the leaders were on duty, and asked me if I had any difficulties.
Since he wants to be a good person, I will just go with the flow and help him achieve his goal.
I told him that my parents from the countryside were going to the city to celebrate the New Year, and he promised to take my place and arranged for the driver, Xiao Wang, to drive me to pick up my parents.
I thanked him profusely, and he smiled faintly, patted my hand lightly, and said meaningfully: "We should cooperate with each other in government work, and we should also help each other with family matters."
Of course I understand the meaning of the word "government" that he emphasized.
I immediately smelled a strong smell of tension. It seemed that the relationship between him and Tian Zhenyu was not as harmonious as it seemed on the surface.
So I replied to him meaningfully: "See you later!"
In order to take into account the inconvenience that my parents might have when they went to my parents-in-law's house to celebrate the New Year, Qingwan thoughtfully invited the elderly from both sides to our warm home to celebrate the Spring Festival together.
This is the happiest Spring Festival I have ever experienced for my parents.
Especially at this wonderful moment when Ningyu was able to snuggle up to them, bringing them endless laughter and comfort, allowing them to deeply experience the warmth and happiness of family happiness.
In the third year of junior high school, I was responsible for sending my parents back to the countryside, while Qingwan was responsible for sending Ningyu back to the Zhang family.
When we were about to say goodbye, Qingwan said to me softly, "You should stay in the countryside tonight and spend more time with your parents. Stay one night and then come back. And I should have some arrangements of my own tonight."
I couldn't help but feel a little curious, because Qingwan has always been a person who is keen on making friends.
Seeing that I looked confused and lost, she whispered in my ear, "I plan to get together with Fangfang tonight. We have a lot of things to talk about in common."
Of course I understood what he meant. This so-called "common topic" was undoubtedly referring to me.
I forced a wry smile and said to her, "If my ears start to feel hot at night, it must be because of what you guys are saying about me behind my back."
She laughed and said jokingly, "That's not just talking about you, that's verbal criticism."
I bent down and kissed Ning Yu gently, and half-jokingly told him: "If anyone dares to say bad things about Dad, remember to report to me truthfully when you come back."
He curled his lips and muttered in a baby voice: "Dad is a bad man."
I was dumbfounded when I heard that. I felt angry and amused at the same time. Feeling helpless and annoyed, I went downstairs angrily.
On the first day of work after the Spring Festival, at the town's staff refocusing meeting, Tian Zhenyu read the manuscript and spoke eloquently for half a day. The core content is to strengthen work discipline, change work style, and achieve greater results in the new year.
Finally, he once again stressed the importance of unity.
After he finished speaking, the town chief Zhang Weiguo took over the speech. He cleared his throat and continued freely on the topic left by Tian Zhenyu.
After all, he was a former penman of the county's top leader, so he didn't speak word for word. He said, "Just now, Secretary Tian emphasized that all the party and government systems in the town must maintain unity. I agree with this very much. What I want to say is, what kind of unity do we want? Is it a harmonious and principled unity, or a struggle-based unity based on criticism and self-criticism? This is a question worth pondering. I have just arrived in the town for a long time, and I have not met some of the comrades here yet. But this has affected me. The understanding and knowledge of the town's work, especially the government's work. Since 2005, the government's work has focused on the economy and projects. Regarding this task, I would like to give a precautionary shot. Those who shirk their responsibilities, shirk their responsibilities, and affect the progress of work will be dealt with resolutely. Those who take bribes and take advantage of the opportunity to make money will be handed over to the disciplinary inspection and supervision department..."
I turned my gaze to Tian Zhenyu. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he was calm and composed, as if he was not disturbed at all by Zhang Weiguo's speech.
Zhang Weiguo's words were like a stone that caused a thousand waves in the audience. Some of them whispered to each other, while others talked to each other.