No matter how great an official is, he cannot scare an upright person, but when he becomes a high official, he will attract many people who want to follow others' influence, as well as relatives whom he has not contacted for eight hundred years.
After Liu Fusheng became the captain of the criminal police, he had repeatedly told his parents not to tell anyone about his official career for the time being. This was not because he was low-key, but because he didn't want to cause so much trouble.
Otherwise, this year, he would not be able to stop at home.
It was already dusk when he and his father Liu Shuigan arrived home.
His family is an ordinary small mountain village in the north. It is small in scale, with less than 300 households. Now the whole village is surrounded by snow-capped peaks, and it looks like a paradise.
In the yard of Liu Fusheng's house, the space originally used to grow vegetables is just enough for parking.
My mother heard the sound and opened the cotton curtain. Hot steam and the aroma of food suddenly came out of the room.
Liu Fusheng looked at this scene with some regret. This was the first New Year spent at home after his rebirth... Even in his previous life, he rarely went home to celebrate the New Year.
At that time, Liu Fusheng had achieved some success in his official career, but his parents had always lived here and did not move to Liaonan City.
It's not that Liu Fusheng doesn't want to fulfill his filial piety, but that the Zhang family is too harsh and he doesn't have the money to buy a decent building for his parents. Even during the Chinese New Year, he has to go to the Zhang family.
My parents went to Zhang's house once and never went back again.
In Liu Shuigan's words, your father-in-law's relatives are beyond the reach of us country people. From now on, let's just live our own lives and not have any contact with each other.
He felt that he owed his parents too much in his previous life.
"Fusheng! What are you doing standing still!"
His mother's words interrupted Liu Fusheng's thoughts and brought him back to reality!
He glanced at the roof covered with thick white snow again and said with a smile, "I see the snow on the roof is so thick. I'll go up and sweep it in a while!"
"This kid, you have to work when you get home! Why do you want to live in a house during the Chinese New Year! Besides, you don't need to do this work, there are me and your dad! Go inside and warm yourself up, and wait for dinner!" Mother Liu laughed road.
Liu Shuigen also nodded and said: "Yes! Our roof is very strong, and the snow can't damage it! The snow won't melt for a while in this weather! It's getting dark after dinner, so don't mess around! Go inside !”
Seeing his parents urging him to enter the house, Liu Fusheng smiled and said: "Okay! Then I will take down the things from the car first. They are all the New Year's goods bought for you!"
"Oh! It's not easy for you to work, and you don't need anything at home! You always spend money indiscriminately!" Liu's mother kept scolding her with a happy smile on her face.
Liu Fusheng bought a lot of things, including down jackets for his parents, medicinal wine from Xiushan New Year's Fair, many daily necessities, tea, milk powder in the city... Although the prices were not expensive, they made the old couple happy. Mouth.
When we entered the house, the fire was already so hot that it burned our buttocks. There was a big carp stewed in a large iron pot on the stove. Several other dishes were also prepared and ready to be stir-fried at any time.
"Mom, it's only New Year's Eve tomorrow, and you're going to have such a sumptuous meal today?" Liu Fusheng sat on the kang and smiled.
Liu's mother smiled and said: "My son is promising and has become a county magistrate. When I go home for the New Year, I must cook something delicious! Tell me, what does it feel like to be a county magistrate? I heard that the poor in Xiushan County are all scum. , your county government is still a bungalow, right? Can you usually eat meat there? You can eat more at home!"
Most ordinary people don't know much about the lives of officials, especially people in mountain villages. In their minds, the biggest official is definitely the chairman, and then the village chief. Because the former is often seen on TV and radio, but the latter is a real cadre right in front of you.
As for township heads, county heads, and even mayors and provincial governors, these positions are almost all summarized into three words. "Official" will not have much impact on them unless there is such a person around them. Only people will study it carefully.
Don’t you hear that people often say with disdain at wine shops and roadside stalls, how about such-and-such mayor? His ability to do things is not as good as mine! As for the county magistrate, he is a seventh-grade sesame official and is not even qualified to be discussed!
Before Liu Fusheng could speak, his father Liu Shuigan rushed to say: "Bungalow? Can't eat meat? What are you thinking! Do you think it was more than 20 years ago? Do you know how big an official the county magistrate is? In ancient times, that That’s the county magistrate! I saw it today! When my son went to that station, even the director of the police station trembled, and the property manager where I worked was so scared that he almost peed his pants!"
The conversation started, and Liu Shuigen kept talking, telling the story of what happened in Shuicheng with added detail.
Mother Liu was stunned for a moment, smacking her lips and saying, "Really? My son is so powerful! Fusheng, you were promoted so quickly, is it because of... Wenwen's father's help?"
Liu Fusheng was about to say a few humble words, but he didn't expect his mother's thinking to be so fast, and she suddenly changed the topic to Zhang Wenwen.
He had never told his parents about Zhang Wenwen and the Zhang family, mainly because he didn't have time to discuss it in detail and because he was afraid that his parents would get angry worrying about it.
Liu Shuigen also thought of this question, looked at Liu Fusheng and asked: "I just wanted to ask you on the way, won't Wenwen come home for the New Year this year? If she doesn't have time, your mother and I will find time to go to her house in the city to give them Happy New Year! Last time you said that her family likes to eat our red mushrooms, so your mother and I specially prepared a lot..."
Liu Fusheng originally wanted to come back during the New Year and talk about the matter in detail. Now that his parents had brought it up, he just said it.
"Zhang Wenwen and I broke up a long time ago." Liu Fusheng said with a plain smile.
"What!" Liu Shuigen glared.
Zhang's mother was also stunned: "Breaking up? Why! Did you and Wenwen have a quarrel? That girl Wenwen has a bad temper, so you should be more accommodating to her... My child, you must not do anything stupid. !”
Liu Shuigen also said seriously: "Fusheng! We, the old Liu family, must not forget our roots! The Zhang family treats you very well! You can become such a big official now, it must be the Zhang family that has helped a lot! You know the favor?" Report, you can't forget your roots when your wings become stiff! As for me and your mother...you don't have to worry about it, as long as you are good!"
Liu Fusheng knew his parents too well. He had heard these words for two lifetimes.
"Dad, Mom! You have misunderstood! Zhang Wenwen and I broke up, not because of any quarrel, but because she and I were not suitable at all. Moreover, from the provincial examination to now, the Zhang family has never helped." Liu Fusheng He said to his parents with a smile.
After seeing Liu Fusheng's "ability" today, Liu Shuigen was a little unconvinced: "Didn't the Zhang family help?"
Liu Fusheng nodded and said with a smile: "My provincial written test score is the first, and it is almost a matter of course to be admitted to the civil service. After entering the police station, I solved several major cases one after another, and then I got an exception for meritorious service." Promotion! Even this time I went to Xiushan County to be the deputy county magistrate, it was also an opportunity I fought for! I may have lied to others, but what else can’t I say to you two? "
"This..." Liu Shuigen was startled.
But Liu's mother immediately nodded: "Believe it! Why don't you believe it? My son has this ability, he doesn't need anyone's help! It would be better if we split up. Their family originally thought that our family was poor and that we were from the countryside! Even if Fusheng married her, You have to be inferior to others and let them look down on you! Maybe you will be criticized for being cowardly in the future!"
While saying these words, Liu Fusheng's parents showed expressions of relief on their faces.
Liu Fusheng knew that the matter between him and Zhang Wenwen, as well as the attitude of the Zhang family, had always been the biggest knot in his parents' minds. Now this knot was finally solved.
