Forty has a hurdle

Chapter 4 Resignation and Birthdays

Originally, the weather was sunny in the morning, but after a few hours, it began to drizzle, and the temperature also dropped with the raindrops. Some pedestrians on the street were caught off guard and had no umbrellas. The people carrying all kinds of things scattered in all directions.

The Hongyuan office building in the center of QY has gathered more than a dozen large and small companies in QY City.

Every day, many company employees can be seen rushing in and out, as if they will lose more than one billion if they are delayed on the road for one minute.

While people were running towards the lobby on the first floor of the office building, a middle-aged man in his 40s walked out step by step.

This person is Zhao Hongming.

He was dressed in a black suit, his hair was carefully arranged, his steps were firm, and his eyes were calm.A small cardboard box was held in front of his chest, which contained some small things that are usually used.

"Another company has laid off employees!"

"Oh, the current market is not good!"

Zhao Hongming ignored the comments of the people behind him, but walked slowly into the rain.

The drizzle was like silk, falling on his body, and in just a moment, the well-combed hair was already clinging to his scalp.

On his face, the rainwater merged into a stream and slid down his chin.

The suit on his body was also wet, and it looked more and more black.

There is a bus stop and a small pavilion on the side of the road, which has become a good place for people to shelter from the rain.

Four or five people stood under the pavilion, carrying their mobile phones, not knowing whether they were sheltering from the rain or waiting for the bus.

There was rainwater on a stool at the far end of the platform, and no one was sitting on it. Zhao Hongming went to the platform and sat down on that stool.

At the moment of sitting down, the originally straight spine seemed to be under a great weight, and suddenly shrank down, the calm look in his eyes had long since disappeared, replaced by confusion.

The drizzle didn't last long, and the originally cold street became bustling again when the sun reappeared.

Cars came and went, and the people waiting on the platform changed from group to group. The only thing that remained the same was the man on the far side who hadn't changed his posture since he sat down.

"Ugh!"

Zhao Hongming suddenly let out a long sigh. This sigh seemed to let out all the stagnation in his heart.

"Things have come to this, it is useless to give up on yourself." He laughed at himself in his heart.

"Whoa!"

When he stood up, he forgot that there was a cardboard box on his lap.

All of a sudden, the carton fell to the ground, the lid opened, and something fell out of the box.

Zhao Hongming quickly squatted down to pick up something, and when his eyes fell on something, he paused.

This is a photo frame with a family portrait inside.

That was when Zhao Huan was one year old, and the family of three went to take pictures.

Zhao Hongming keeps this photo in his office.

"So cute."

Looking at Zhao Huan's pink face when he was one year old in the photo, the corners of Zhao Hongming's mouth curled up slightly.

Even though this photo has been seen countless times, every time I look at it, it seems to touch the softest part of Zhao Hongming's heart.

He carefully wiped off the water stains on the photo frame and put it back into the paper box.

"go home."

Zhao Hongming let out a low cry, hugged the paper box, strode away from the platform, and walked towards the house he was renting.

The landlord had already agreed that they were all old acquaintances, so Zhao Hongming directly put the keys under the mat outside the door and waited for the landlord to come and get them.

The rent that was bet on the landlord before will be refunded to Zhao Hongming after the landlord inspects the house.

All the furniture was bought by the landlord before renting the house, so Zhao Hongming only needs to take his belongings with him.

A big man with nothing else. After packing up, he dragged a big suitcase. Zhao Hongming stood outside the door, looking at the place where he had lived for six years, "Goodbye!"

Go downstairs, put your suitcase away, and drive.

The car gradually accelerated, gradually leaving QY City behind.

"Yo! Hong Ming is back!"

In the evening, when Zhao Hongming arrived at the gate of the community, he heard someone calling him.

He lowered the car window, only to see his upstairs neighbor Cai Ge standing at the door and greeting him.

"Brother Cai, you're back! Come to have a drink at home some other day?" Zhao Hongming smiled.

"I'm just waiting for your words!" Brother Cai grinned, "I heard that your Huanhuanyao went to Qixing Middle School, which is a good school! Let Huanhuan come on, I'll find you another day, I'm already hungry You made lo mei."

"okay."

Brother Cai is the neighbor upstairs, and like Zhao Hongming, he is also a big smoker. When Mrs. Cai was at home, the two of them would usually smoke in the small pavilion downstairs.

Zhao Hongming is far away in Qingyuan, and sometimes Cai Ge helps with any heavy work at home.

Brother Cai's family has a daughter who is currently in her senior year in the capital, and the next step is to take the postgraduate entrance examination. In order to let her concentrate on preparing for the exam, Cai's sister-in-law went to the capital to accompany her.

"Mom, Mom, I saw my dad's car, he is talking to Uncle Cai!"

The building where Zhao Hongming's family lives is facing the gate of the community.

At this moment, Zhao Huan was poking his head out to look out.

"Really? Hurry up and get ready to surprise your father."

Qin Yali wiped her hands on the apron and looked out, urging Zhao Huan to get ready.

Today is Zhao Hongming's 40th birthday, and it was agreed to celebrate him last week.

Qin Yali started to work at home early.

"call!"

Not long after, Zhao Hongming was already standing at the door of his house, but he didn't bring the suitcase in the car.

He didn't know how to tell his wife and children that he was unemployed.

"Clap!"

Pushing open the door, he saw his wife Qin Yali and son Zhao Huan standing on both sides, each holding a firework tube in their hands.

Seeing Zhao Hongming enter the house, the two immediately unscrewed the fireworks tube.

"Husband/Dad, happy birthday!"

Qin Yali and Zhao Huan gave Zhao Hongming a surprise with smiles.

"what!"

Zhao Hongming was taken aback for a moment before suddenly realizing that today is his birthday.

He has been in anxiety these days, and he has not thought of his birthday at all.

He quickly gave Zhao Huan a hug, "Thank you son."

"Thank Wife!"

However, the hug given to Qin Yali was avoided, "Just hug my son, this is his idea."

Qin Yali lost no time in creating opportunities for the father and son.

"Hahaha, the son still loves the father." Zhao Hongming put his arms around his son's shoulder and patted him hard.

On the dining table, there is a heart-shaped cake in the middle, surrounded by five or six dishes that exude fragrance.

"Look, this is the cake Huanhuan chose for you." After the family sat down, Qin Yali said, "Make a wish and blow out the candles."

Looking at his wife's soft smile and the rare intimacy in his son's eyes, Zhao Hongming suppressed the bitterness in his heart and put on a smile that was all over his face.
In the middle of the night, Zhao Hongming, who had trouble falling asleep, crept up, hid on the small balcony and lit a cigarette.

"Snapped."

The light in the living room was turned on, and Zhao Hongming quickly extinguished the cigarette in his hand.

"Old Zhao, it's so late, you came here to smoke, what's the matter?" Qin Yali frowned and looked at her husband, "Is there something you're hiding from me? When I was eating, I felt something was wrong with you."

It has to be said that Qin Yali's intuition is quite powerful.

"I was laid off by the company."

Looking at his wife's concerned eyes, Zhao Hongming muttered.

(End of this chapter)