Grandpa Liu took out two resignation reports from the drawer, one of which was the one written in advance by Lin Yi that Zhou Mingming had seen at home before.
The other was a bit sloppy, with large water stains on it, which he thought might be tears, and there were only a few words on it:
I am applying for resignation due to family reasons. I hope your approval.
The signature is Zhu Cuifang and the date is today.
"Really quit?" Zhou Mingming rubbed his eyes and looked again: "Then where are they now?"
Director Liu sighed, "He's probably gone home! You should go back too. This is a matter for the adults, they have their own judgment. Listen to Grandpa, you still have to go back to school as soon as possible. Let's go."
Zhou Mingming left the hospital with mixed emotions, his ears buzzing, and two little people arguing in his head.
The little person on the left said: "They are really being irritated by themselves. After being expelled from school, are they also starting to give up? Did they really do something wrong? Is going to school really that important?"
The little man on the right crossed his arms over his chest and said, "They just want to scare you. This is their last resort. It's so comfortable not having to go to school. You have to hold on. Whoever holds on till the end will be the winner."
When he got home, the house was still the same as when he left. His parents were not back?
Zhou Mingming turned on the TV and absentmindedly found a TV series to watch. He would lean out the window from time to time to look downstairs, trying to meet the two familiar figures, but until after nine o'clock in the evening, they still hadn't returned.
Zhou Mingming took out the phone book, but didn't know who to call. His family was not native to the area, and their relatives were all in the neighboring province, more than a thousand kilometers away. He also didn't know his parents' circle of friends. As far as he remembered, it seemed that they only had work or home time, and had no other social interactions.
Yes, to work. Mom should still be on night shift tonight. He put on a coat and rushed to the hospital again.
The nurse on duty told him: "Your mother has taken leave today, and Hu Yan is taking her shift."
Hu Yan had just returned from the ward carrying a tray and was delighted to see him. "Hey, stinky Mingming, you came all the way here to pay me back? What's the rush?"
Mingming felt his pockets, empty: "Sister Yan'er, um, I forgot to bring it."
Hu Yan was startled. "It's okay, it's okay. Let's talk about it next time. So what are you doing here?"
Zhou Mingming quickly said, "Do you know where my mother is?"
"Your mother? I don't know. Isn't your mother at home? I was supposed to be on vacation today. She called me this morning and asked me to keep watch for her at night, but she didn't say what it was. What's the matter? Did you make your mother angry again?" Hu Yan looked gossipy. Most of her colleagues in the hospital had heard about Chou Mingming's destructive power.
At this moment, for some reason, he clearly didn't want to talk about his parents' quarrel or their resignation, so he forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I'll go home and see. I think he's out for a walk. Maybe he's already back."
When he got home, there was still no one there. He didn't even know where to look. He had called his parents' pagers, but one was off and the other rang at home. But he was sure they hadn't gone to the Civil Affairs Bureau because he had searched the drawer where his parents kept their IDs, and they had their household registration and marriage certificate all there.
This is probably a blessing in disguise.
As the night grew darker, Zhou Mingming became more and more panicked. This was truly a situation he had never encountered before.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, he took his household registration book to the police station to report the case. He called the police before leaving, but the police said that the adult had been missing for less than 24 hours and would not send police. After hanging up the phone, he wanted to go directly to the police station to try his luck.
The police officer at the police station replied in the same way. The police officer on duty, Xiao Zhang, was also a semi-acquaintance of his, and he even drove him home "thoughtfully", telling him to go in and get some sleep and not run around.
Before leaving, she gave him some earnest advice: "Adults actually have a lot of pressure, so it's normal to go out and relax. Your parents are strong enough to endure it. If my parents had a son like you... Haha, if your parents come back, don't be naughty and make them angry. Be obedient. If they are not back tomorrow morning, come to the police station to find me."
......
Zhou Mingming slept with her clothes on. She seemed to have had a very bad dream, and her tears soaked the sofa towel.
Ling Shuang and Lin Yi, however, had a very pleasant day at the Nanjiao Hot Springs Resort. They took a taxi there and chose the largest hotel, the most expensive package for two: a day and a night for 1,888 yuan.
We stayed in a detached villa with a hot spring inside. The room was decorated with flowers, and provided with red wine, drinks, various fruit snacks, three meals a day, and a professional beauty masseuse on call. It was so comfortable.
The next morning, the two energetic people returned to the hospital from the southern suburbs. Ling Shuang went directly to work, and Lin Yi went home alone.
Zhou Mingming, who was calculating whether he had been missing for 24 hours, pursed his lips, wanting to laugh but also a little to cry: "Where have you been? Where's my mother?" He looked behind Lin Yi again and again, but did not see his mother.
"I didn't go anywhere. I just walked around and relaxed. Your mother went to the hospital to do the handover. We all resigned." Lin Yi said calmly.
Zhou Mingming remained silent. Even though there were still many things he didn't understand and many questions he wanted to ask, he ultimately couldn't say anything. He had a premonition that even if he asked those questions, it would only bring humiliation to himself.
"I'll go cook," he said.
Lin Yi touched his bloated belly and said, "No need to do mine, I've already eaten."
.......
This day also happened to be a weekend, and Zhou Mingming went to the "old place" with a lot on his mind to reunite with his old friends.
The old place is a billiard hall in an old factory building. Usually, there are a lot of social youth and problem students gathering here. Few people outside know about this place, and they will not easily expose this "stronghold."
Huangmaolunzi took out a pack of wrinkled Zhonghua cigarettes, lit one and put it between his lips, and asked Zhou Mingming to come. Mingming waved his hand and said, "Smoking is bad for my lungs. I don't smoke."
The yellow-haired boy rolled his eyes. "Look at you! I thought you were a good student. How come? I heard you were expelled from school too?"
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