Chasing

This is a Muslim restaurant, diagonally opposite the township government, which has been open for seven or eight years. Wei Yi is a regular customer, and he visits it every now and then. Every time Wei Yi comes, the boss will give him extra support.

This time Wei Yi took a look at the young man, and the boss asked a lot when he saw him: "Secretary Wei, is this young man new to our town?"

Wei Yi nodded and said, "Yes, the leaders of the newly admitted college students from the village have been assigned to us for comprehensive treatment."

The boss looked at Han Jifei and praised: "The young man is really energetic, do you have a date?"

This straightforward question made Han Jifei's face turn red, and he shook his head and said, "No."

Wei Yi was amused by Han Jifei's appearance. He pretended to scold the restaurant owner and said, "You're asking such a straightforward question, the young man is even shy."

The boss said: "How did I know that the big guy is still shy, why is he like a little girl."

Wei Yi smiled even more happily, "Go, go, hurry up and get the vegetables, don't make trouble here." As soon as he said that, he drove the person away.

He turned his head to comfort Han Jifei and said, "He's just like this, straight to the point, don't take it to heart."

"Ah."

The mutton soup came up quickly, a small pot with solid alcohol under it, and all kinds of sheep offal were stewed in the pot, and the unique smell of mutton mixed with mutton fishy smell floated out from the pot, which made everyone feel delicious. People here are coveting it.

Wei Yi likes beef and mutton with a strong smell, but his son Wei Wenxi can't avoid it, just like his mother Zhang Xinrui.Wei Yi usually can't eat at home, so except for summer, he would go to this restaurant to drink mutton soup almost every day when he was on duty. This has become his habit for several years. , then order a lamb soup pot.

While the mutton soup was being heated, it was steaming. Wei Yi filled a bowl with a spoon. Seeing that Han Jifei looked a little embarrassed, he took his bowl and picked out some mutton liver, mutton tripe, etc. Shun Dang Rou filled a bowl full for him.

Han Jifei thanked him, and Wei Yi said, "Why are you polite to have dinner with brother?"

Wei Yi desperately added vinegar and pepper to his bowl, then stirred it well, blew on it, took a big sip, and sighed: "This restaurant has been here for many years, and the taste hasn't changed. The boss is a serious Muslim. Things are authentic, try it quickly."

I saw Han Jifei scooped some up with a spoon, and when the heat dissipated, he ate it with a full amount of meat in his mouth. He nodded under Wei Yi's eagerly-needed approval gaze, and said, "It's delicious."

Wei Yite was happy, and said with a smile: "Really!"

If there is a mirror at this time, Wei Yi in the mirror smiles like a child who has been praised by the teacher, and he will be happy without limit. He cast that kind of inexplicable look.

The pot roast and pies were served, Wei Yi was sour, and continued to pour vinegar into the plate. At this time, the boss came to tease him, saying: "When Secretary Wei comes, my small restaurant will be very jealous."

Wei Yi chuckled, ignored the boss, and said to Han Jifei, "Mutton dumplings must be served with vinegar. Try it?"

Han Jifei waved his hand and said, "My stomach is so acidic, I can't eat too much sour food."

Seeing that he couldn't sell his way of eating, Wei Yi frowned slightly and said, "That's a pity."

After dinner, Wei Yi and Han Jifei returned to the village. Wei Yi asked Han Jifei to go back to the dormitory first. He dumped all the luggage he brought in the morning onto the bed, and Wei Yi leaned against the door frame with a cigarette in his mouth and watched.Han Jifei seemed to smell the smoke, turned his head to look at him, then smiled at him, and called "Brother Wei".

"Yes." Wei Yi agreed, "Where are you going to clean up? Can I help you?" In fact, Wei Yi just talked about it, and didn't intend to reach out at all.

Han Jifei shook his head and said, "No need, I'm almost done." Han Jifei folded the quilt, sat on the bed, took out the slippers, and went out to fetch water with the thermos in the room.

Usually when on duty, if nothing happens, Wei Yi usually surfs the Internet in the office, waits until eight or nine o'clock, washes up and goes to sleep, but now there is an extra person in his dormitory, and Wei Yi always feels uncomfortable. Let's go to the office, it's not good to leave Han Jifei here alone; let's stay in the dormitory, the two of them looked at each other and didn't seem to have much to talk about, just when he didn't know what to do, Han Jifei came back on the phone.

He heard Han Jifei say: "Hey, I envy you too. If I can do what I like, I can't do it anymore and I'm tied up here." Wei Yi didn't know what was said on the other end of the phone, and Han Jifei said again: " I can't go out, my mother is not in good health, and I stayed in the hospital for a month before I came to work, let's talk about it later, I am on duty tonight, so I won't say much, let's talk another day." After saying that, he hung up the phone Then he said to Wei Yi: "My classmate."

"What's wrong?" Wei Yi asked casually.

Han Jifei said: "My classmate signed with a company in Beijing after graduation. He has been working for four months now, and he is doing well. He said that there is a position in their company that is suitable for me, and he wants me to go there."

"That's what happened." Wei Yi said.In fact, he hoped that the young people would go out for a while, instead of being trapped in such a small place to eat and die. Although this place is stable, it can wipe out the young people's fighting spirit.Wei Yi himself had no other choice, he lacked the courage and age to venture out, but he didn't want young people to be kidnapped by the establishment and unable to show their talents.But from the sound of the phone call, Han Jifei seemed to stand up involuntarily.

"Well, I really want to go too. Before I graduate from university, I want to find a job I like. I originally studied programming, so it's not hard to find a job. But because of my mother, I came back. After I came back, I didn't have any We don’t have a suitable company here.” Han Jifei thought for a while, and then said: “There are other reasons, I think outside is more suitable for me.”

Wei Yi didn't ask Han Jifei about the other reasons. He looked at this young man who had always been a little shy because he was new to this environment, but he was very sensible and said: "Wherever you work hard, you can reflect your value. And you have the backing of your father, after a few years, you will definitely have a career."

"Yes." Han Jifei's "yes" seemed to reveal a trace of helplessness.

This evening, Wei Yi did not go to the office to surf the Internet, but sat in the dormitory. He and Han Jifei occupied the same bed and talked for a long time.

Han Jifei said to Wei Yi: "I don't know how my father told you why I came here, but the specific reasons are more complicated. I know that many young people like me yearn for such a job. I don't know anything. It’s enough. In fact, the past few days have made me feel quite stressed. I worked part-time when I was in college, and I also got in touch with people and things in the society. It’s not that I’m just a college student who just stepped out of the ivory tower. So simple, but this place is more complicated than I imagined. Before coming here, my mother persuaded me to go out and venture out. Seeing her poor health, I was really worried. I was also telling myself that both If you come, you will be at ease. But I was very moved when I heard what my classmates said. This place is different from what I thought, and it is very realistic. I thought maybe it would be good to get used to it slowly.”

Wei Yi could see that Han Jifei's mood became depressed because of that phone call. He sat cross-legged on the bed, picked up the cigarette case next to him, knocked out one, lit it, and was not in a hurry to smoke.Wei Yi appreciates this young man, not only because of his powerful father, but also because of the young man himself.When he was young, he seemed to have had a dream, but it was worn away by that failed marriage.So in his life, it seems that there is nothing else except his son, who is a highly repetitive and boring job.Wei Yi was silent for a while, and said to Han Jifei: "Xiao Han, if we say it's good here, you can't find it worse. The most important thing is the mentality."

"I know, Brother Wei. My dad... because of my own reasons, I'm not very close to my dad."

"Huh? Can't you tell?" Wei Yi asked in surprise.

Han Jifei shook his head, and said: "My dad is used to being superior in that position. He is used to instructing and arranging. By his side, I can't have any rebellious thoughts. So I passed the exam. He can't control the university."

"Young man, don't think so much. Which parent doesn't love their children?"

Han Jifei pondered for a while, then nodded in agreement.