Chasing

After going to work on Monday, Wei Yi sent his son to his parents' house as usual, and then went to pick up Han Jifei on the way. Han Jifei was still standing on the roadside waiting for him, got in the car, and fastened his seat belt.He is not as talkative as before, when he sees him, he is endlessly looking for something to say, but he has become much quieter, and only cares about playing mobile games with his head down.

Wei Yi suddenly remembered that he and Han Jifei were on duty on New Year's Eve, so he said, "Have you checked the duty list?"

"Duty schedule?" Han Jifei finally raised his head from the attraction of the phone and asked, "What's wrong with the duty schedule?"

Wei Yi smiled, "I just found out that it happened to be our two shifts on New Year's Eve."

"Ah? I didn't pay attention." Han Jifei's voice became a little lost when he heard this.

Wei Yi said: "It's okay, you don't need to come, I can just stay in the village by myself."

"It's not good."

"There's nothing wrong with it. It's not up to me that day. You spend the New Year with your parents at home."

"But……"

"It's nothing to worry about. You came with me. There is no car to go back to the city in the afternoon. There is no need to spend the whole day in the countryside."

"Oh." Han Jifei didn't struggle anymore.

Wei Yi understands that in the hearts of young people, holidays are above all else. After a long holiday, everyone wants to have a good rest at home, instead of coming to the unit to be on duty alone during the family reunion.In the past few years in the village, he has been on duty several times on New Year's Eve, watching the lights of thousands of houses outside. He hid in the duty room and watched the Spring Festival Gala alone.All the nearby small restaurants were closed, and he and the leader on duty at the time had no dumplings to eat, and used instant noodles prepared in advance to satisfy their hunger. Actually, it was really pitiful to think about it.Now he is the leader on duty, and in this position, he can empathize with him. No matter what, he has to take this responsibility, and he doesn't want his subordinates to suffer.

Han Jifei looked at Wei Yi gratefully. Wei Yi was quite uncomfortable. He wanted to say don't make Han Jifei think too much. This is just a leader showing compassion for his subordinates.

The days before the festival are still busy, and everyone seems to want to finish their work before the festival. Several petitioners in the township are even more concerned about the New Year, and they keep saying that they have no money to come to the township to ask for money. Wei Yi is pestered by them every day. Physically and mentally exhausted; members of the party committee have to hold a meeting every two or three days to study the arrangements for the election work after the festival, and occasionally have to go to the countryside to participate in the villager congress in the village. He has no time to think about those other things.It was the same with Han Jifei, those young people were assigned those small tasks to them, running up and down all day long, never having a moment of leisure.

The two of them can live together in the same space after work and off work, so it won't be particularly embarrassing, and everything will be as if nothing happened.

During this period, Zhang Xinrui called Wei Yi and said that he wanted to see Wei Wenxi years ago, but Wei Yi did not agree. Who knew that the next day, Wei Yi received a big package, which was full of things that Zhang Xinrui bought for Wei Wenxi, including clothes. , shoes, and a Lego set.

Wei Yi didn't dare to take the box to his parents, but took the box home directly. He told Wei Wenxi that it was sent to him by his mother, and also told Zhang Xinrui that he wanted to see what he meant, but Wei Wenxi couldn't even read it. I didn't look at it, so I said to him: "Dad, it's a pity to throw this away. It can be donated to those poor families in your village."

Seeing his son's behavior like this, Wei Yi knew that there was no room for negotiation, and keeping the box would take up space. He wanted to send it back to Zhang Xinrui, but there was no address on the box, and he didn't know where Zhang Xinrui lived. She didn't say anything to Zhang Xinrui, but even said the same thing to Wei Wenxi: "Forget it if he doesn't want him. This is my wish as a mother. Otherwise, you can just throw it away." Zhang Xinrui's words revealed disappointment and helplessness. Yi was in a dilemma, so he simply moved the box back to the village and put it under the bed in the dormitory, thinking about donating it when there is a poverty alleviation task, after all, they are all new.

On the last working day before the holiday, the township held a meeting. At the meeting, the leader summarized the work of last year, and then gave New Year greetings to everyone. By the way, he also arranged and emphasized the duty requirements during the New Year.At noon, the cafeteria made dumplings and made a few good dishes. Wei Yi still felt that the so-called good dishes were tasteless, and the dumplings were not very tasty, but the main reason for the big guys to get together was to have fun. After lunch, they all left in twos and threes. Wei Yi was waiting for Han Jifei to get off work, and happened to meet Wei Hui. Wei Hui reminded him of his duty tomorrow. Wei Yi teased her and said, "Are you still worried about my work?"

"Don't worry, I'll be on duty tomorrow."

Wei Yi waved his hand generously and said, "If you have nothing to do tomorrow, don't come here, and I won't let Xiao Han come over, I'll just stay here by myself."

"Brother Wei, it's so deserted. I'll come over in the morning, and I'll leave after lunch."

"Don't worry about it, there will be no car to go back then, besides, the restaurants are closed, so there is no food."

Wei Hui looked very happy, thanked her with a smile, and left.It happened that Wei Yi also waited until Han Jifei, and the two of them got off work together.

Their family has become accustomed to Wei Yi being on duty on New Year's Eve. The only one who is not happy is Wei Wenxi, but he has to accept this fact slowly.When Wei Yi came home, his parents were busy in the kitchen, and he would not be there tomorrow, so they had a reunion dinner today.

After five o'clock in the afternoon, the table was filled with dishes, and Wei Yi cooked a few dishes. His father opened a bottle of good wine, and Wei Wenxi poured coconut milk into the cups of himself and grandma. The family exchanged glasses and exchanged glasses. , so lively.

While eating, Wei Yi's cell phone rang, and he picked it up when he saw it was Han Jifei.

Han Jifei said, "Brother Wei, I'm downstairs, can you come down?"

Wei Yi didn't think much, and said, "Okay, just wait for me." As he spoke, he stood up and was about to get his clothes.

It was Wei Wenxi who kept asking who was next to him, and Wei Yi said to his son: "Your brother Xiao Fei is downstairs, I'll go down."

Wei's mother heard it, but said: "Why are you going down? Let Xiao Han come up to have some food." His father also responded and asked Han Jifei to come up to drink with him.

Wei Yi knew that both his parents and son liked Han Jifei very much, so he couldn't refute his mother's point of view, so he asked Han Jifei, "Have you eaten yet? My family is having a reunion dinner today, and my parents asked you to come up."

Wei Wenxi snatched the phone and said, "Brother Xiao Fei, come up, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss you."

Wei Yi took the phone over and said hello, Han Jifei heard his voice and asked, "May I go up?"

Wei Yi said, "There's nothing wrong with it, you can come up."

Not long after, the doorbell rang, and Wei Wenxi ran out to open the door without even wearing slippers on her bare feet. Han Jifei carried a bag of things and put it at the door. After entering the door, he first paid New Year greetings to Wei Yi's parents, and then was dragged by Wei Wenxi Sitting next to Wei Yi.In fact, maybe their family members think this is normal, but for Wei Yi and Han Jifei, there is a sense of embarrassment lingering in it. After all, no one knows what happened between them.

Han Jifei whispered to Wei Yi: "Brother Wei, you will be on duty tomorrow. I heard that there is nothing to eat on the New Year's Eve shift in the village, and the nearby restaurants are closed, so I went to buy you something. You can take it with you tomorrow." .”

Before Wei Yi could say anything, his mother praised Han Jifei, "Oh, Xiao Han is really sensible, Wei Yi, you see how much he cares about you."

Han Jifei hurriedly explained: "I'm in the same class as Brother Wei, and Brother Wei told me to stay at home for the New Year and not let me go over."

Wei's mother said, "What are you going to do when it's Chinese New Year? Just let your brother Wei be there alone. You can spend the New Year with your parents at home. Did your brother Wei say that your mother is sick? Then you have to stay at home with your parents." With your mother."

Mothers are usually like this, mercilessly dismantling your platform in front of outsiders, Wei Yi is obviously used to this kind of differential treatment, so he didn't say much.

Wei's mother talked with Han Jifei for a long time, and Han Jifei drank two more glasses of wine with Wei Yi's father. They were almost finished, and Han Jifei left.Wei Yi sent him to the door, saw the big bag of food, and said, "Why do you buy so much? I can't eat it myself. How much is it, I'll give it to you." He pretended to give Han Jifei money with his wallet.

Han Jifei showed some frustration on his face, but it disappeared immediately, and he whispered to Wei Yi: "Don't give me any money, it's not much money, Brother Wei, actually, I want to accompany you on duty more." Said After finishing this, he opened the door and left without looking back.

Wei Yi stood alone at the door in a daze for a long time before returning to the house to help his mother pack things.

This kid, did you really not give up on him?