Chapter 413 Kiwi
On Chang'an Street in front of Tiananmen Square, there are a total of 253 Jihua lanterns.
Since the founding of the Republic, these lanterns have witnessed many important historical moments in our country's journey of great rejuvenation.
On New Year’s Eve in 1983, they also illuminated the longest street of the Republic as always.
And continue to use solemn gestures and soft light to set off the majesty of Tiananmen, the symbol of political power in this great country.
But at around eight o'clock in the evening, a Jim car drove out of the parking lot of the Jingcheng Hotel. It seemed to be quite eager to escape the solemn atmosphere of this street, and drove straight to the direction outside Jianguomen at an extremely fast speed. .
The light from the lights only left a long arc like lightning on the car.
This Jim car blended into the dark shadows and the sound of fireworks and firecrackers that represented the atmosphere of the city.
"Hey, I have been away for so long, and when I come back, there are still no changes in the country. Yanping, just take a look at our ten-mile long street. The light shines on the scope of the ten-mile land. Once Jianguo came out The door is completely dark. The streets are the same, the shops are the same, the people are the same, there are still so many bicycles, and the cars are too few and too shabby..."
Sitting together. Behind the car was a middle-aged couple wearing long black woolen coats, and the woman who expressed this emotion was the woman who looked like a lady.
She is in her early forties, but she looks like someone in their thirties.
Not only did he perm his hair in a fashionable style, he also wore a European-style hat.
Anyone who takes a look will know that she must be a returnee from overseas.
However, the equally handsome man wearing gold-rimmed glasses did not agree with her words.
Immediately make a negative argument with an opposing attitude.
"...That's why we need to build the motherland well, that's why we need to develop the economy. Don't always be so negative. Just because there is no change now, does not mean there will never be change. I believe that our country, under the policy of reform and opening up, will Everything will get better and better..."
As he spoke, he patted the back of the woman's hand.
The woman immediately woke up and quietly glanced at the driver Xiao Li who was driving silently in front of her through the rearview mirror.
This is a new driver assigned to them by the ministry, and they are not familiar with it yet.
So I quickly made up for my rash remarks.
"I am also anxious for the country. You are right, I am a little impatient. After all, our starting point is too low. We cannot compare with those old capitalist countries. It will take time for us to catch up... …”
He smiled softly and changed the topic.
"Hey, but speaking of this, you seem to be a little impatient today. Why are you leaving in such a hurry? You are already the director of the department and one of the protagonists of today's reception. Why not take this opportunity? Want to get acquainted with your new subordinates?"
Unexpectedly, the man actually refuted her words.
"Jinghua, you are a bit incompetent as the wife of the director. The more this happens, the less we can stay. At this kind of reception, our task is just to bring those international friends It's enough to entertain the guests of the embassy. The rest of the time should be left to the subordinates to relax. What's more, it's New Year's Eve. If we don't leave, how can everyone leave early? It’s the New Year. And you, don’t you want to reunite with your daughter as soon as possible?”
The woman really couldn't bear this last sentence, so she couldn't help but hug him with resentment.
"You are really capable of knocking people off. It's not you who insists on letting me accompany you. In fact, I wish I could stay at home and cook a reunion dinner for you and my daughter. It's better now, so we just have to I can go to my sister's house and borrow someone else's place to celebrate the New Year, but I have to leave you behind. When I think that it has been more than a week since I came back, and I have never spent a day with our daughter, I feel bad about you. This big director only has your job in his heart. He has no love at all and has completely forgotten about his daughter..."
While the couple was talking, the car had already arrived at the intersection of Jianguo Hotel. .
The man was afraid that the driver would go the wrong way, so he no longer cared about his wife.
Instructed the driver to turn the car into the intersection and parked it in front of the iron gate of the Foreign Affairs Courtyard.
After getting out of the car, he took two cigarettes and two bottles of wine from the trunk from the driver.
He also shook hands with the driver in a graceful manner.
"Xiao Li, thank you for sending us back. We can just walk in by ourselves. You should go home for the New Year. Today has taken up a lot of your time. Your family must be waiting impatiently."
Xiao Li couldn't bear the gratitude.
"Director Huo. My job is to serve you. I should wait as long as I need. You and I must never see each other. Whenever you use the car, just say a word and I will be there. .”
And his words obviously won the favor of the leader.
Because the man quickly took out a mechanical pencil from his arms and handed it to him. "Okay, Xiao Li, I'll give this to you. I brought it back from Europe, consider it a New Year's gift."
I heard that you don't need to cut it, you can just press it to get the lead core. The driver Xiao Li, who had never seen such a pencil before, couldn't help but smile and was overjoyed.
Until he nodded and bowed and thanked me again, he drove away in his car.
This Director Huo, Huo Yanping, could coax his wife Huang Jinghua back to being a husband.
"You said I don't care about my daughter? Nonsense. Look, I brought back a novel gift for our Xinxin from the reception."
While walking, he said , Huo Yanping suddenly moved all the things he was carrying to his left hand.
Then he used his right hand to magically pull out two light brown objects, shaped like duck eggs, from his coat pocket and showed them to his wife.
“Do you know what this is?”
Huang Jinghua couldn't help but reach out and touch the thing.
But no matter what she thought, it seemed that she had never seen it before, and in the end she could only say that she didn’t know.
This made the Chief Secretary feel a little proud.
"What's wrong with you? I really don't know you? This is KiwiFruit! It's the kind of fruit that the New Zealand Ambassador brought tonight, and it was placed in the last ice basin. It has emerald green flesh and black sesame-like seeds. It tastes sour and sweet, but what you see is that the skin is removed. This is the complete appearance of the fruit."
The wife was so proud when she saw her husband dancing. I can't help but laugh like a child who has done something great.
"How come you, a dignified foreign affairs cadre, went to a foreign-related cocktail party and picked up two fruits and put them in your pocket? This is outrageous!"
But Director Huo didn't think there was anything wrong.
“What’s so great about that! Foreigners have never seen more of our good things. I told the ambassador that today is New Year’s Eve, and I will go home to be with my daughter soon. To have this kind of fruit, I took it back to express my condolences to my daughter and told her that this was New Zealand's KiwiFruit. She would be happy after hearing this. The ambassador immediately ordered someone to bring a box. Sincerity. The ambassador kept saying yes. In fact, we don’t eat it and only give it to monkeys. It is called kiwi fruit. In turn, it is regarded as a national treasure by New Zealanders..."
While talking, they walked side by side to the unit door of a building.
However, just as they were about to go upstairs, the couple stopped again.
Because the wife took the initiative to beg her husband again.
"Yanping, should we wait another year or two before discussing our daughter's study abroad? We have just come back. The whole family has not been reunited for a long time. I really can't bear to leave her..."
< br>"Look, you're here again." The man's face immediately drooped.
“Do you think I don’t want to spend more time with my daughter? Don’t I long for the warmth of family? But we must always prioritize her future. That is the obligation of qualified parents.”
“I think it is necessary to send my daughter out. First, I hope that Xinxin can exercise outside for a few more years and improve her horizons, etiquette, and literacy. Second, I feel that the existing friends around her will be very kind to her. She has a bad influence and many people are too philistine.”
"If Xinxin has been with these people for a long time, she will have no room for improvement. Mother Meng moved three times, you should understand this truth."
Huang Jinghua was silent for a long time before sighing.
“I understand the truth of this, but I just can’t turn this corner emotionally. We have sacrificed too much time with our daughter. When will it end?”
< br>Huo Yanping said extremely firmly.
"Xiao Ci is a thief of great mercy. If you really love your daughter, sometimes you have to be cruel. Our Xinxin has been too pampered since she was a child, and she has a straight temper. She doesn't know how to use her tricks at all. , If you only rely on academic qualifications and English proficiency in the future, you will only end up being a fool. ”
"So she must find a promising young man who is worthy of being entrusted to take care of her. The people around her are not qualified. I think her friends of the opposite sex are not from the ivory tower. They only know how to study death. A good scholar who only understands the benefits of power but has no sense of responsibility. From this perspective, she should go out as soon as possible. "
"She can only get in touch with the real world by going abroad. Only in the upper class can she understand what a truly wonderful life is like. Only by learning advanced etiquette and cultivating a good temperament can she find a higher-level marriage partner who can be entrusted to her for life. I sincerely care for my daughter. Think about it in the future, do you understand? Besides, our daughter doesn't have enough time, and women will grow old very quickly..."
Yes, the couple who spoke are Huo Xin's parents who returned from abroad.
If Ning Weimin were here at this time, he would not only find that this is the downstairs of Aunt Huo Xin's house.
It can also be seen that under the reflection of the fireworks in the sky, the couple's looks are similar to Huo Xin's.
(End of this chapter)