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Projects go on, and so does life.In the blink of an eye, it is the busy season for everyone to earn performance and work. Chang Zheng began to visit a group of customers with the best relationship, hoping to get a few more advance payments before the partner meeting at the end of the year.Tao Ran didn't need to go on a business trip, but Mr. Jia's clients made him feel that everything was not going his way.After a long time, the children on the project began to get sick one by one, not to mention a cold and contagion, and one of them got chickenpox.

This little boy who had no idea had a fever for several days, insisting that he could not get out of the fire line with minor injuries. One day, he went out from the company at two o'clock in the middle of the night and fell asleep directly on the way back by taking a taxi with his colleagues.The taxi turned around and drove directly to the emergency department. It took a lot of trouble before the diagnosis was made. Unfortunately, he was admitted to the hospital for observation.

It wasn't until people from the labor union came to ask him when he would be free to visit the hospital together that Tao Ran belatedly realized that he had become a negative example of labor exploitation.

The one who was sick was a little girl, wearing a big black mask with cartoon patterns and sitting on the hospital bed, she seemed to be in good spirits, but she insisted that she had chickenpox on her face, she was so ugly that she didn’t want to see anyone.When the little girl's parents saw that the company sent someone, they couldn't complain openly, but the implication was that the company was too harsh on the employees.There was a lot of movement, men, women and children in other beds in the ward were also staring at each other. The group had nothing to say, they could only offer fruits and flowers, nodding with a smile and apologizing.

In fact, Tao Ran was also infected by the children of the project team, and he himself was suffering from a headache.A colleague with a trade union position rushed to the front and was in charge of the conversation. He looked at the bright yellow figure pattern on the little girl's mask in a daze, and suddenly felt that he had been so busy recently. Thinking about it, it was really funny.

If the job at hand is done well, it is purely normal based on his usual work performance, so it may not be beneficial to him, but there is a high probability that it will be disadvantageous to Chang Zheng.Everyone understood that old man Jia couldn't even keep his right-hand man, and it was obviously unscientific to expect Tao Ran, someone else's confidant, to turn the tide.So if Tao Ran's job is not done well, it may not be bad for him. Anyway, the rumors are always there, and he is not afraid to be fair... But there is a high probability that it will be beneficial to Chang Zheng.

At this moment, smelling the faint smell of disinfectant in the ward, and the indescribable rotten smell of Homo sapiens after lying down for a long time, Tao Ran clearly realized that the balance in his heart had tilted.

From the perspective of the trade union colleagues and the personnel department, it seems that Manager Tao, who is obsessed with work, has been touched since this visit.Even if someone in the group has a bad face, even if he wants to hold on, Manager Tao will take the initiative to say that if he is not feeling well, he can go back and rest-it is easy to make mistakes when working while sick, it is better to come back when he is well.As soon as the mouth was loosened, half of the staff was lost immediately, and manager Tao calmly accepted the newcomers transferred by the personnel department, and then personally taught them.He would rather not leave the office until midnight every day than to urge patients to come back as soon as possible.

Boss Jia seemed to have a lot of complaints about this, and the Human Resources Department, with the purpose of not making any mistakes, told him the dissatisfaction of the patient's family members during the previous visit, and the company's "lenient" relationship with Manager Tao. Dongfeng carried out a wave of employee care publicity.Old man Jia listened for a while, and finally walked out from the personnel department with a smile.

It is true that their industry is labor-intensive, but there is no reason why the entire group will be exhausted one after another.Now that online public opinion is free, once something gets out, the company will have nothing to do.As a relevant functional department, it is impossible for personnel to sit back and watch this kind of thing happen.Although Manager Tao himself earned applause, he never forgot to add that Boss Jia is sympathetic.They have done what they should do and can do. Old man Jia has been a boss for so many years, so he understands what kind of posture he should change to be reasonable.

As for how Tao Ran changed his sexuality, old man Jia's smile at that time was true or false, and naturally they were all submerged in the ocean of disputes in the office, not even a small splash.

A few words of dispute in the middle of the night last time made the two people who are cautious by nature even more cautious.No one is someone who can't hide things, and the situation gradually developed for the better, and the topic of that night was never brought up again.

The temperature changed from just wearing a shirt to the time when the windbreaker was no longer able to withstand the cold wind. It seemed that it took less than a month.This year's winter has come fiercely and decisively, apart from the expressionless city, Wu Yueyin's small family seems to be the only one that has cooled down.

The frequency of her calling to entrust the children was getting higher and higher. At first, everyone was thinking about the relationship between Chang Zheng and Wu Guizhou, and they still had some concerns in their hearts, but after listening to her tone, it turned out that they didn't care about such trivial matters at all.In the process, Tao Ran gradually learned that it wasn't that she didn't have friends, or that she really wanted to go on a business trip, but that her family, Mr. He, never showed up after a "meeting out of town". Far away from the original social circle, there are indeed too many things to deal with.

In the "bad luck" of his father and the fuss of his mother, He Xunyan said that this little fish in the pond has no way out.

This young child, who didn't know what he had learned from the details of these days, suddenly became even more silent.Once he took sick leave during his stay, and Tao Ran got so dazed that he forgot to say hello to Chang Zheng. When Chang Zheng came back from a business trip and heard the sound of a piano at home, he opened the door and said "I'm back", but his eyes collided with He Xunyan It's right.The child actually said "I am the guest, you don't have to do this".

Chang Zheng has met him many times, and this is the first time He Xunyan communicated with him with "something to say" besides saying hello.

When Tao Ran came back in the middle of the night, the two of them had an extra supper after taking care of the young master, and Chang Zheng recounted it to Tao Ran completely when he was alone.

The world treats everyone coldly, but there are not many people like He Xunyan who have personally experienced what it means to be cold and warm at this age.After Tao Ran heard it, he didn't know what to say for a long time, so he could only talk to Chang Zheng in silence.

From He Xunyan's words, they could tell that Mr. He must have had this matter.But he was just a child after all, and he didn't know the exact amount and the plot. Seeing Wu Yueyin's bewildered behavior, she was probably kept in the dark...but cooperating with the investigation is always an indispensable step.

When Tao Ran was taking out the trash one day, he happened to see a piece of draft paper that He Xunyan tore into pieces after using it.It was probably done on the spur of the moment, the fragments were obviously not small enough, Tao Ran could see clearly at a glance, all of the words on it were "If the skin doesn't survive, the hair will get attached".

…So until the last time before the Lunar New Year when he was returned to Wu Yueyin, neither Tao Ran nor Chang Zheng asked about his family affairs.

Just like last year, as the year approached, Chang Zheng still took more than a week off and went back early.Anyway, Tao Ran's air ticket prices were about the same, so he decided to save it until the end and finish his work for this year.

When it came to the partner meeting, Mr. Jia's client didn't let go of saying whether next year's project funding would go to Mr. Jia or Yang Baijun.The mess that lasted for three or four months finally had such a gray and vague ending.Old man Jia obviously lost, and Chang Zheng couldn't be counted as winning either.Among the group of partners and senior partners waiting to see the old man's joke, Chang Zheng was even the friendliest one, at least he sent Tao Ran to help.At the end of the conference, the members of the board of directors who flew from the headquarters to preside over the meeting specially praised them, saying that the partners in China showed a "moving spirit of mutual assistance" in this matter.

Chang Zheng applauded along with the audience, feeling that it was finally over.

Too many things happened from the beginning to the end of the year, and there was still a decision that must be made on this trip home. Chang Zheng bought a train ticket to go back, wanting to give himself a little more time to clear his mind.

But a person's "thoughts" in the first half of his life can be clearly understood after a few hours on the road.Until the early morning of this day, he got up early as usual to go to the annual meeting, but he still couldn't figure out how to speak later.

Self-proclaimed that he was sober for half his life, all his hesitation was used on Wu Guizhou and Tao Ran, and when he thought about it carefully, it was all fate.

He was not thinking about walking at all. While wearing a scarf, he walked slowly through the living room at home, but unexpectedly, he was stopped by his father at the door.

Chang Zheng came back to his senses all of a sudden, and met his father's slightly dodgy eyes.Looking at this man who didn't even dare to look him in the face, he thought for a while, then turned around to look, and sure enough, not a few steps behind him, he saw his mother with a worried face.

After so many years, it was difficult for them, but this moment finally came.

In his own home, he has long been a character that no one dares to talk to him much.Before and after the incident in the third year of high school, his behavior made his parents realize that he was probably the other leading actor in the scandal.Seeing that his son has spent more and more time on studies since he became sensible, and he is getting less and less close to his parents. Only this boy surnamed Wu who often comes to play at home can make him smile more, so they I am very impressed with this face.But gossip and rumors are more important than Mount Tai. They are cowardly and never dare to ask.

Later, once, Chang Zheng passed by neighbors who were talking about their parents’ short stories. He happened to hear them talking about how perverted it is for men to like men. He also happened to see his parents standing in the middle and listening. The possibility of online communication is cut off.

Later, he passed the exam and never went home to live there.He usually pays money on time every month, and occasionally buys some household appliances that his parents cannot afford and sends them home. The financial responsibility of the family has been gradually transferred to him.The parents received their son's favor, and saw that he only answered bluntly "I don't have a girlfriend, and I don't have this plan" when he comes back every year, and they still don't understand.It's just that they didn't dare to ask when the incident happened. Now that their son has become independent, they don't know how to speak up.

Back to the present moment, the second elder was still standing in his living room with that hesitant expression.Chang Zheng was silent for a moment. Seeing that his parents did not back down, he simply pulled up a chair and sat down: "Dad, Mom, sit down too. If you have anything to say, just say it, and I'll listen."

His father was full of embarrassment, Chang Zheng looked at him like this, and remembered that he had the same ostrich virtue when he stood among the group of people, and couldn't help but feel angry.Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly noticed that his father had already turned gray at the temples.

With mixed feelings at that moment, Chang Zheng still remembers it many years later.

People who are worthless all their lives tend to be very good at winking, and the other two people in the room can understand this change in his expression.My father couldn't stand still, so he hurriedly made an excuse to pour tea and hid in the kitchen.

That was when the mother stood in front of her. Chang Zheng looked over with heavy eyes, and saw that she couldn't find a suitable word after thinking for a long time, so he lowered his eyebrows and adjusted his expression so that his expression would not look so scary.

"A Zheng, are you...are you still with that Wu...cough, that child named Wu?"

"No, we separated at that time, and later stayed together in Beijing for a while, but there was still no result."

Father was standing at the door of the kitchen with a teacup in his hand. For some reason, his hands were shaking so badly that he didn't even notice that the tea was spilled all over the floor: "Then you come back every year, this is..."

Chang Zheng still answered flatly: "He never said it was me back then, and I felt ashamed of him. I just want to see with my own eyes every year how he is doing."

The heart knot of more than ten years suddenly came to light, and the mother subconsciously covered her heart, as if she was a little out of breath.Chang Zheng got up, stepped forward to take the cup from his father, turned his head and handed it to his mother, and while feeding her, he raised his hand to smooth her back.

...Forget it, what else could be wrong with this.From an angle that Chang Zheng couldn't see, his parents quickly exchanged helpless glances.

This time, it was the mother who spoke first.

"A Zheng, if there are people around you, no matter male or female, you..."

No matter how long it has been brewing, no matter how well the psychological construction is done, the parents are still from this town.She really couldn't finish the sentence.

But she really tried her best.

So Chang Zheng raised his eyes and smiled at her, and put the cup on the tea table without any hassle.The room was full of silence, the air was thick and solid, and the sun gradually flourished outside the window, illuminating the room that had been in the shadows for a long time.

The three of them remained deadlocked for a long time, as if the time had come to an end, Chang Zheng finally moved again.

He lowered his head, touched his mother's side face affectionately to express his thanks, then turned to meet his father's complex eyes, and nodded slightly.

Then he easily opened the door, facing the golden sunshine.

The author has something to say: When I was writing an article recently, I kept chanting a favorite lyrics in my heart, "Why, there is a layer of tears between us"

I hope that because of this layer of tears, all close people can be more tolerant to each other