National Tide 1980

All parents in the world are the same. Even wolves and beasts have the feeling of licking their calves and feel sorry for their cubs.

Just like Father Jiang, who has been anxious about Jiang Hao's future recently.

For the sake of their daughter, Huo Xin's parents also have endless worries...

At around 9 o'clock on the night of May 12, No. 33, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street.

Huo Xin's father had just returned home by car after a day's work.

In order not to disturb others, he just asked the driver to park the Jim car in front of the Western-style gatehouse that was once the main entrance of the Beiyang Government Guest House, and got out of the car.

Then he nodded at the two soldiers who saluted him, picked up his briefcase, and walked into the compound.

At this moment, Huo Yanping only drank a few glasses of wine and ate very little at the buffet.

In addition to the obvious hunger, I also had a headache.

He himself knew that this was a side effect of aging and spending too much energy.

So he couldn't wait to go back, hurriedly ate a bowl of plain noodles, took an aspirin, and went to bed.

But he didn't expect that when he knocked on the door of his house, he found that it was very unusual. The room was dark.

The overhead light in the living room was not on, and neither was the TV.

With the help of the still light and shadow of the floor lamp in the corner of the room, he could barely see his wife Huang Jinghua, who opened the door for him, looking at him with an extremely annoyed look.

And then he asked coldly.

"Why did you come home? Does this home mean nothing to you?"

This inexplicable coldness and hostility made him freeze at the door.

He blinked in surprise and asked in a panic, "Jinghua, you... what's wrong with you? Are you angry with me?"

"How dare I? You are a dignified Secretary-General and a pillar of the country. You are busy with national affairs every day. Do I dare to be angry with you?"

Huang Jinghua's sneer face was almost distorted by anger.

Huo Yanping had never seen her look so ugly.

They all couldn't believe that the person in front of them was their usually gentle, virtuous, knowledgeable and courteous wife.

He was afraid that outsiders would hear him, so he quickly walked into the house and closed the door.

Then I couldn't help but feel tight-lipped.

"I...what did I do wrong? You...why is this?"

Huang Jinghua's eye circles suddenly turned red, and tears were about to fall.

"It's not that you did something wrong, it's that we all did something wrong. We really shouldn't have left our daughter alone..."

"For so many years, apart from sending her money and things, what have we done to her? What she needs is love, her father's strong and broad chest, and her mother's warm heart. But have we given it to her?"

"We know how many times she has cried, and why? Do we know what she is thinking about every day? We don't know at all, we don't know anything..."

"So now, she...she doesn't regard us as her parents anymore...she doesn't want to tell us anything anymore..."

Huo Yanping suddenly understood.

It's her daughter. Something must have happened to her daughter Huo Xin.

Otherwise, my wife would never be so rude and abnormal.

Now he was also worried, "Where is my daughter? What happened to Xinxin again? What's the use of you crying like this? Call her out quickly?"

"She left, ran away from home. Just an hour ago, I...we just had a fight."

"You...you two were arguing?" Huo Yanping became more and more stunned.

"I smelled cigarette smoke and found that she was hiding in her room secretly smoking, drinking, and secretly crying. Of course I had to take care of her, and then we started to quarrel..."

"What? Did our Xinxin learn how to smoke and drink? And she even cried? How is this possible?"

Huo Yanping couldn't believe it.

"Yeah, of course I had to ask her when she learned the bad habit and why? But she refused to tell and just kept crying. Later, when I got anxious, I scolded her a few times and said she was worthless and even beautiful. There is no difference between ugly and good. She asked me to stop talking, saying that she had long been tired of being a well-behaved daughter who could be shown off to us. She also said that since you dislike me so much and cannot tolerate me in the family, then I will move out. Let’s go out, she said and packed her luggage..."

"Then...then we don't really leave. Aren't you two, mother and daughter, just talking in anger? Didn't you stop her?"

Huo Yanping's eyes were so wide that they were about to pop out.

"I...it was only after I stopped her that something happened. I actually saw sleeping pills in her things. I was so anxious at the time! I asked her why she took this? How long had she been taking it? She still didn't tell me, I... ...I beat her..."

At this point, Huang Jinghua didn't know whether he was sad or regretful. He covered his mouth and sat on the chair, crying uncontrollably.

But Huo Yanping felt as if his head had been hit hard with a fist, and his ears were ringing and dizzy.

Sleeping pills!

He knew very well what it meant to have this thing next to his daughter.

No wonder she has been so haggard recently, no wonder her energy and mood are getting worse and worse.

Even though he had seen countless strong winds and waves, this news still made him confused.

This is called caring and chaos.

Especially when I think of my daughter who doesn’t know where she is now, and it’s getting so late, if something happens...

That’s what I regret so much!

Huo Yanping didn't bother to comfort his wife, but instead began to ask questions impatiently.

"Don't cry yet. Where can she go? Have you called to find her? Does Xinxin have any money on her? What clothes are she wearing? What did she take with her?"

Coincidentally, at this moment, the phone at home rang.

Huo Yanping rushed over in a few steps and picked it up.

Fortunately!

Before calling the police, they actually learned the whereabouts of their daughter!

It turned out that after Huo Xin left home, she went to the Oriental Hotel to stay.

She has money, but she doesn't want to reveal her privacy to others.

Then finding a comfortable hotel to stay is undoubtedly the best choice.

But the problem is that Dongfang Hotel is one of the few foreign-related hotels in the capital, so it naturally cannot do without the control of our special department.

Even some hotel managers themselves were hired by special departments.

Huo Xin, a local girl from the capital, is so young and beautiful, and spends a lot of money to stay in a hotel.

It's really an abnormal situation.

It is impossible not to attract the attention of these personnel and report it to the superiors.

What a coincidence. On May 4, the capital had just given this special department its official name and establishment.

Because there are many tasks that require mutual cooperation, Huo Yanping even went to congratulate him as a guest of the counterpart unit when the company was listed.

In particular, the director of this special department named Duan Tielin was Huo Yanping's old colleague who had worked with him for three years in Europe.

They have a great friendship and working relationship.

Today, it happens to be Director Duan who is on duty.

When he received a report from his subordinates and found out that Huo Xin was Huo Yanping's daughter, he naturally called to inquire immediately.

I would like to know what is going on with Huo Xin not living at home or in a hotel. Does Huo Yanping know?

Needless to say, Huo Yanping's hanging heart finally calmed down.

He thanked Director Duan for the news and explained clearly what was going on before he was able to comfort his wife who was already crying.

"Okay, don't cry. I know you are also worried about your daughter. Now we have the exact whereabouts of Xinxin. She is fine and has stayed in the hotel. You can rest assured. However, we still have to learn lessons. We must admit , my daughter is already grown up. She has a very independent personality, so it won’t work for you to treat her like a child."

"What you said is easy. You didn't see it with your own eyes. If you saw your daughter's decadent look, you would also get anxious. Who did this? It's not like her to harm my daughter like this. Already..."

Even if Huang Jinghua wiped away his tears, he still couldn't stop pouring out his bitter tears.

Suddenly, she seemed to have found the key to the problem.

"By the way, it must be that young man, the young man driving the jeep we met in Shijia Hutong on New Year's Eve. The one with the surname... Ning. The one who sent Xinxin here. Do you remember it? , Xinxin also cried for a long time that day, which made Sister Zhang's family not have a good time in the past year, but she helped us comfort Xinxin. Ever since the Spring Festival, Xinxin has been in a low mood, and she has never been cheerful again..."

Huo Yanping pondered for a moment.

"Isn't it? That young man's eyes are very clear. He has to feel guilty and won't be so calm when facing us. And Xinxin said it himself. There is actually nothing between them, they are just ordinary colleagues. From now on. It won't be anything. They really haven't contacted each other..."

But this was immediately refuted by Huang Jinghua.

"Who do you think you are? You know people but don't know their hearts. You have such a big heart. Are you not worried about your daughter at all? Just believe whatever she says. At least her condition is not normal now. You You can't deny it. And you're not a woman. You don't know that there are some things, especially emotional matters. As long as a woman gets into a corner, she can't get out. Especially when facing her parents, no matter how wronged she is, she would rather die. I won’t say it in my stomach. I’m really afraid of her...afraid of her..."

"What are you afraid of her for?"

"I'm afraid she'll suffer a loss."

These words immediately rendered Huo Yanping speechless.

He rubbed his forehead vigorously, and after a while, he considered his words.

"No, no, my daughter won't be so unreasonable. Maybe it's just that you're overthinking it, and things won't be so bad."

"I think we should still trust our daughter and find an opportunity to have a serious conversation with her. If we want our daughter to understand us, we must first try to understand her..."

"Ah, by the way, I will hurry up and take care of Xinxin's schooling in France. When the time comes, you will accompany Huo Xin. Even if there is something wrong, go and stay abroad for a few days and focus on her studies. Then she will Forget what happened here.”

"When the time comes, treat her illness if she is ill, and treat her heart if she is not ill. Her condition will gradually get better..."

"That's it. Is that it?" Huang Jinghua's body was trembling, and his voice was not loud, but he said fiercely, "Huo Yanping, you are not worthy to be the father of the child! You just concluded so arbitrarily that your daughter has not been wronged? No. Bullying? I really didn’t expect that your temper could be so good. Alas, someone else bullied your daughter, but at this time you just want to send Xinxin away. You are so angry with me! You, the director, In my opinion, he is worse than a policeman from a police station..."

These words made Huo Yanping's whole body feel like he was on fire. His face turned completely gloomy and he slapped the table in anger.

"Fart! Whoever bullies my daughter, I, Huo Yanping, will make him regret it! But the problem is, we must first remember that we are state cadres. We cannot use public weapons for private purposes, abuse the power in our hands, and we must respect the truth. , You can't impose your grievances on innocent people. Without investigation, you have no right to speak. You have to wait for me to figure things out."

With that said, he picked up the phone and started dialing again.

"Hey, Xiao Duan, I am Huo Yanping. Yes, I have to ask you for a favor. Frankly speaking, it is a matter of both public and private considerations."

"As the first foreign-funded enterprise to enter the Republic, the French company Pierre Cardin is the economic and cultural exchange object that our company focuses on. I have been referring to it recently and sorting out information about them. There are some information that you gave me, and also Some of it was provided to me by my daughter.”

"After paying attention to this company, I discovered that many of the business behaviors and cultural activities of this foreign-funded enterprise are quite surprising and interesting. I think it is necessary to learn more about it and analyze the ideas and context of this company. .”

"For the middle managers of this company, can you help me find out more about it? Especially the one named Ning, okay, okay, that's it. There is no way, my daughter may resign soon, I can only trouble you. Yes. Yes, all aspects..."