fire rescue

In previous years, the more festivals came, the busier Bai Zifeng would be. He would go to condolences or be on duty. Anyway, he would never see anyone. Bai Hewei had dinner with his mother, and waited for Bai Zifeng to go home while watching the TV. eat dumplings.This year, because Bai Zifeng is recuperating at home, all things at work have been left behind. The whole family is here, Aunt Zhang has not returned to her hometown, and there is an extra dog. It was lively, it hadn't been like this for a long time after Shi Jiaonan's death.

On New Year's Eve, the weather was fine and sunny, and the government compound was filled with lights and festoons, creating a festive atmosphere for the New Year.

One morning, Ding Ziwei brought his wife and daughter over to pay New Year's greetings. Bai Zifeng even played a few games of chess with his secretary. He was in good spirits. Bai Hewei saw his father sitting around a blanket in the sun arguing with his subordinates over a move. The appearance of his father actually gave him the illusion that his father had become much more easy-going after his illness.Ding Ziwei's Ding Yunwei's daughter is about ten years old, the little girl sits there quietly, very well-behaved, mother asks and answers, very well-bred.Bai Hewei could see her mother's desire for her next generation from the way her mother looked at the little girl, but...

Ding Ziwei's wife asked Bai Hewei with a smile: "I heard from your Brother Ding that you haven't married yet?"

Bai Hewei shook his head, and before he could speak, his mother continued, "After my daughter-in-law passed away, he didn't want to look for her anymore. You said this child is really screwed up."

"It means that He Wei has a long relationship."

Ding Ziwei's wife is also a teacher, and she also said that there are quite a lot of unmarried girls in the school. If Bai Hewei didn't work in Zhangzhou, she would like to introduce them.

Bai Hewei didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, so he prevaricated: "Forget about the long distance. Now that I have limited ability, I can't transfer him there." It couldn't be more obvious that he didn't want to use his father's private power, and he didn't want to go on a blind date.

His mother gave him a blank look, then turned her head and said, "He's also too busy with work, saying he's not in the mood. Young man, I really can't figure it out. How lonely I am in Zhangzhou. Only when we have a home can we rest assured."

At this time, Bai Zifeng won another game of chess and was very happy. Ding Ziwei stood up and said, "Leader, I can't play this game anymore. I have lost several games to you. It's getting late, we have to go to my parents' place." During the Chinese New Year, you should rest well and don't work too hard."

Bai Zifeng waved his hands and said, "Go, go, I'll come here specially for the New Year's Eve. I'll go back to work after the New Year, and people can't be idle all the time."

Bai Hewei and his mother sent their family of three out, and soon welcomed the next group of guests.

After dinner, Bai Hewei sat on the balcony with his dog egg in his arms, watching the Spring Festival Gala, his father was flipping through the newspaper, and his mother was chatting with Aunt Zhang.At this time, Bai Hewei's cell phone rang, and the three people in the living room looked at him at the same time. Bai Hewei took it out and looked at it. It was Zheng Yi who called.It's no longer a concise and concise wechat, a phone call is considered a bit of a conscience, doesn't he keep saying that he likes him?After having a girlfriend, it became colder. ——Bai Hewei thought so.But this is also normal.

He picked it up in front of his parents without changing his face, Zheng Yi was silent for a while, and Bai Hewei said, "Why don't you talk?"

"Ah, no, I didn't expect you to pick it up so soon." Zheng Yi's voice was very soft, and it sounded like there was no joy in the New Year at all.

Bai Hewei stroked Goudan's hair, and Goudan let out a comfortable moan, "I'm watching TV at my parents' place, and my mobile phone is by my side." He explained the environment he was in thoroughly, and hoped that Zheng Yi could I understand that I can't talk to him more now.

Zheng Yi said "hmm" through the receiver, and then he said: "Senior, I called you just to wish you a new year. You, how are you recently?"

Bai Hewei said, "Well, it's pretty good."

Zheng Yi said: "That's good, I have nothing else to do, so I'll hang up first."

Bai Hewei hung up the phone in a firework exploding outside the window, and the screen of the phone went black quickly. He behaved normally, and his parents didn't notice anything. He continued to rub Goudan's fur with his hands, The silly guy almost fell asleep in his arms.Bai Hewei always felt that Zheng Yi's voice was tinged with desolation, and he thought again, shouldn't Zheng Yi be at home during the Chinese New Year?How dare you call him behind your elders' backs?

Zheng Yi hung up the phone and let out a sigh of relief.The pot where instant noodles were boiled on the table, because the room temperature in the duty room of the town government was not high, a red layer of oil formed on the surface of the soup. He went to the bathroom to get some water, put it on the induction cooker and boiled it for a while, and the oil layer melted , Just poured some dish soap to clean the pot.

The sound of firecrackers sounded one after another outside the window. He stood in front of the window and watched for a while, then turned around and turned off the TV, and returned to his dormitory with the pot and induction cooker.

This is not the first time he has been on duty in the town on New Year's Eve, but his heart has never been so heavy.Originally, Lin Bing was supposed to be on duty on New Year's Eve, but he was thinking about going back to his hometown because he didn't go back often when he was a soldier. Now that he is working somewhere, he really wants to spend the New Year with his parents.Zheng Yi thought that he was going to live alone this year anyway, so he simply replaced this class. Lin Bing thanked him a lot and said a lot of words of gratitude. Zheng Yi smiled wryly, thinking that he was also helpless.The leader who worked with Lin Bing was Li Dawei. He came during the day, and Zheng Yi asked him to go home at night. Li Dawei asked him why he didn't go back. Not also myself.Ever since he was kicked out of the house, his mother refused to even answer his phone calls, and he suspected that he was being blacklisted.He couldn't contact his mother, and he couldn't go home. It was almost Chinese New Year, so he had to buy some New Year's goods online, fill in his home address and send them back. Even if these things were thrown out, he recognized them.

This is a bleak Spring Festival that Zheng Yi has never experienced before, everywhere is deserted, and there is no one in the town government building except him, maybe he is accompanied by a few mice who do not want to show up.

Zheng Yi mustered up a lot of courage to call Bai Hewei. He also knew that Bai Hewei should be with his parents, but now he is not satisfied with just sending out WeChat. The loneliness of endless growth makes him want to Listen to Bai Hewei's voice.This kind of thinking is like weeds that can't be eradicated after they are savagely exposed. He shook his fingers and dialed the phone. After hearing Bai Hewei's voice, the huge emptiness in his heart was instantly filled, even though he only said A few innocuous words, even though Bai Hewei said that he was not so convenient, even though... there was a little regret, but he was still satisfied.

He never told Bai Hewei about breaking up with Li Younian, and Zheng Yi couldn't explain why he chose to remain silent after the breakup. It was more because he wanted to calm down and plan the future carefully, and his mother refused to talk to him. , Zheng Yi always feels that he owes her psychologically, so even if he can recover Bai Hewei again, he still feels burdened and simply muddle along.This time he was almost about to blurt out, but calmly restrained his thoughts, he was afraid of embarrassing people at this juncture, and because it had been so long, he didn't know how to speak.What can I say?Can Bai Hewei be replaced?Distance is the scariest factor.

He had just put the noodle pot and induction cooker away, when Li Dawei's singer's voice sounded in the corridor: "Zheng Yi, where are you? Your sister-in-law made dumplings and I brought them here, come down and eat!"

Zheng Yimen ran downstairs in a hurry without locking the door. Li Dawei was wearing a camouflage uniform and a big padded jacket. He carried an insulated bucket and a food bag in his left hand, and a few bottles of beer in the bag in his right hand. Put it on the table in the duty room, and said with a smile: "Our family asked your sister-in-law to wrap the dumplings after dinner. I said I can't let you stay in the town alone. It's so deserted during the Chinese New Year. "He opened the thermos, and a smell of food came to his nostrils. "Three delicacies stuffed stuffing, your sister-in-law is good at cooking, try it!"

"Then I have to thank my sister-in-law." Zheng Yi took one out with his fingers and put it in his mouth. It was very good and tasted like home.

Li Dawei started to open two bottles of wine, "Come here, dumplings are just wine, the more you eat, the better!" Li Dawei didn't know what kind of mood Zheng Yi was in, but he gave Zheng Yi a drink on this lonely New Year's Eve. Zheng Yi is especially grateful for his friendly companionship.

Li Dawei used alcohol to tell him the joys and sorrows of working in Changchun Town for these years, and he also said that Zheng Yi is the most reliable young man he has ever met, "Xiao Zheng, go out of the town if you have the opportunity. .What’s so good about it? It’s boring to be intriguing.”

Zheng Yi smiled wryly: "It's not that easy."

"That's right, I have worked for so many years to become a deputy mayor, hey... helpless."

The two of them ate and drank until past eleven o'clock. Several bottles of beer had gone into their stomachs, the dumplings had been eaten, and there were still some other food left, which were placed in a mess on the coffee table.Li Dawei said: "I'm not going back either, just stay here for the night and go upstairs to sleep."

Zheng Yi wobbled up the stairs, and lay on the bed with his clothes together, but became a little more awake. He took out his mobile phone with eyes wide open, all kinds of New Year's greetings filled the screen, exited the interface, and dialed his mother's number, It was a beeping busy tone, but she still refused to answer her call.Zheng Yi thought that apart from Zheng Xiaoli, he hurt his mother the most. It was their father and son who deprived his mother of a lifetime of happiness.

The sound of firecrackers outside to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new came one after another, and the bell was about to strike zero. Zheng Yi wrote a WeChat message to Bai Hewei, "Senior, Happy Chinese New Year."

After a while, Bai Hewei replied, "Happy Chinese New Year."

Zheng Yi was so happy that he couldn't close his eyes while holding the phone, the sound of firecrackers outside the window was still ringing in his ears.Before going to bed, he was thinking, I hope the new year will be better.