official journey ups and downs

Shen Tong walked into the house and saw his mother Liu Xiulan busy preparing pig feed in the yard. Shen Tong felt a little sad, so he hurried over to help his mother with the work.

Seeing her son come back, Liu Xiulan said happily, "God, you're back?"

Shen Tong hated his mother calling him by his nickname very much, so he said angrily: "Mom, how old I am, you still call me by my nickname, how embarrassing it is for others to hear it, call me Shen Tong from now on."

When Liu Xiulan heard that Shen Tong minded calling him by his nickname, she chuckled and said, "Okay, mom will call you Shen Tong from now on, ha ha."

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Xiulan yelled again: "God, why did you suddenly come home today? It's not Sunday."

Shen Tong threw the feed away, stared at Liu Xiulan and said, "Mom, didn't I tell you not to bark you as a dog? Why are you barking again? It's so ugly."

Liu Xiulan patted her head and said: "Look at my memory, I forget it as soon as I say it, okay, okay, Shen Tong, okay." The son is not allowed to be called a nickname, which means that he has grown up. Liu Xiulan looked at Gao Da Shen Tong felt very relieved.She never left Shen Tong's eyes for a moment, staring at him.

Shen Tong glanced into the room, then asked, "Where's my dad?"

Liu Xiulan came back to her senses and said, "He's gone to the pig farm, and he'll be back in a while." Liu Xiulan looked at her watch and saw that it was almost 12 o'clock, so she wanted to get up to cook. I felt heart-piercing pain in my waist, and cold sweat broke out on my face.

Shen Tong saw everything at the side, so he immediately supported Liu Xiulan, and said: "Mom, you are not in good health, so don't do this heavy work. If you can't do it, hire two people. If your health breaks down, no matter how much money you earn, you will lose money." What's the use." The mother's body tugged at Shen Tong's nerves, and she was very worried.

Liu Xiulan stood there for a while, then said with a smile: "I'm sick, it's okay. Hire people? You put it lightly, you do it yourself to make money for yourself, and if you let others do it, don't you let others earn it?" ?" After finishing speaking, she gave Shen Tong a hard look, and then asked gently: "God, what do you want to eat, mom will make it for you." As soon as the words came out, Liu Xiulan felt that something was wrong, and said with a smile: "You Look at my mother's mouth, I'm used to it, and I can't change it all at once."

Shen Tong didn't complain about his mother, so he helped her into the back room.Last year, Shen Tong's father knocked down his dilapidated one-story house and spent a lot of money to build the current four two-story building.The walls are all covered with ceramic tiles, the yard is paved with refractory bricks, the house is paved with floors, and heating is installed cruelly.Under the background of the times at that time, the living standard of Shen Tong's family should be regarded as upper-middle class.

After entering the house, mother Liu Xiulan went to cook, so Shen Tong ran to the second floor to find some unwashed clothes.When he found a cultural shirt with "Dongjiang Daily" printed on it, he felt extremely melancholy.During those days at the newspaper office, although he was a bit tired, it was the happiest time he had.The eccentric old naughty boy "Editor Xing", the gentle and elegant "Sister Zhao", the knowledgeable "Brother Qiu", and the lively and lovely "Little Sister Li". Although the five people have different ages, it does not affect their communication. , especially the editor-in-chief Xing, often beat himself with harsh eyes, making himself advance by leaps and bounds, but he was also dismissed because of that incident.Shen Tong lay on the bed and murmured, "How are you doing?"

After a while, Shen Jianzhu opened the door and came in.Hearing that Liu Xiulan said her son was back, she hurried upstairs.Although we haven't seen each other for a few days, I am eager to think about my son, and it is spontaneous.

Shen Jianzhu walked in with a bag in his hand.Shen Tong immediately got up, pulled Shen Jianzhu to his side, and said with a smile: "Old Shen, are you busy these days?"

Shen Jianzhu loves this little son very much. He usually spoils him, and he is not big or small when we meet, but Shen Jianzhu is full of joy, so he stroked his son's head and said: "Busy, dad went to collect more than a dozen sheep yesterday. If there are no accidents at the end of the year, Dad can buy you a house in the county."

Looking at the cracks in my father's palm, after being exposed to the wind and the sun, black soil even seeped into it, and it couldn't be washed off.Shen Tong touched his father's hand distressedly and said: "Dad, I don't want your money, keep it for your retirement, I want to buy a house on my own."

"Silly boy, when will you be able to afford it with your own ability? Besides, who will Dad spend the money he earns, not you? Besides, your sister doesn't come home all the year round, and her family's financial conditions are not good enough." That's right, and I don't need to worry about it, so it's not for you that Dad is still so energetic at this age. As long as he is happy and lives comfortably, Dad is happy." Shen Jianzhu is also coming soon this year. He is 50 years old, his face is full of vicissitudes, his body is obviously much more bent than before, and he even has black spots on his face.

Shen Tong understood his father's painstaking efforts, tears rolled in his eyes unconsciously, and said: "Dad, I don't want anything, I just want you and mom to be healthy and healthy, which is better than anything. You will be 50 next year, and there will be no shortage of money at home. The money is gone, and I am starting to earn money, or you will rest next year, I feel distressed."

The father and son had discussed similar topics countless times. Shen Jianzhu was very moved when he saw his son being so sensible, but he didn't want to discuss this topic endlessly, so he took the bag next to him and said, "Son, guess what dad gave you. What did you buy?"

Shen Tong looked at this square thing suspiciously, and couldn't think of anything for a while, so he asked curiously: "What is it?"

Shen Jianzhu smiled mysteriously and said, "Open it yourself."

After Shen Tong opened it, he found that it was a Motorola flip phone, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Wow, it's a mobile phone." Shen Tong played with it fondly, thinking that it would be more convenient to contact Lanyue in the future.After the joy, Shen Tong looked at the happy Shen Jianzhu and asked, "Dad, how much does it cost?"

Shen Jianzhu stretched out a hand. "Ah? Five thousand? I don't want it, you should return it, it's too expensive." After Shen Tong learned that the phone was so expensive, he hurriedly put the phone in Shen Jianzhu's hands.

Shen Jianzhu pushed the phone to Shen Tong again, and said: "Shen Tong, you have grown up, and you have been assigned to work so far away. When your parents miss you, they don't know how to contact you. With this contact, you It's more convenient. Besides, if you're going to work, you need a mobile phone, so Dad spends the money happily."

It is true that blood is thicker than water.Parents pour all their efforts and put their hopes on their children in order to inherit their unfulfilled career.Isn't Shen Jianzhu like this?

Shen Tong reluctantly accepted this expensive gift, but suddenly thought of asking for money, but didn't know how to ask.When Shen Tong was in a dilemma, Shen Jianzhu saw through his son's mind, took out 2000 yuan from his body, and handed it to Shen Tong.

Shen Tong really wanted to hug his father and give him a few kisses at this moment. As he grew older, the distance between himself and his father became farther and farther, but that family relationship will not change with the passage of time.Shen Tong murmured: "Our town is going to attract business and investment, and I'm one of them, so if I don't have money, I can't do it. My salary hasn't been paid yet, so I'm going to lend you the money."

Shen Jianzhu heard Shen Tong complaining, so he slapped him on the back, and said: "What do you pay? If you pay me back, you don't know how much you should pay me back from birth to now. Dad knows that your government officials are socializing. Too much, how can you do it if you don’t have money, you can’t let others invite you every day, you have to take the initiative to invite others, the so-called reciprocity, that’s the reason, Dad understands you. You earn more than 600 yuan a month, it’s not enough for you to eat What about your consumption. Dad’s business has been okay these years, at least you won’t be wronged economically, so take it.”

Shen Tong still wanted to argue, but Shen Jianzhu pulled his son up and said, "Let's go to eat."