In the evening, Chen Yang finally drove back to his home in the military compound by himself.
Chen Ruonan, who had been waiting for him to come home for a long time, heard the sound of the courtyard door and opened the door to welcome him out. There was heating in the room, and she was wearing very little, just a simple white silk hook-and-loop shirt with a pair of Wearing a black pleated skirt, without any accessories, and with long straight black hair hanging casually on the back of her head, the whole person looked fresh and graceful, with an indescribable charming charm.
Chen Yang parked the car outside the courtyard and got out of the car. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Chen Ruonan looking towards the courtyard gate from a distance.
When Chen Ruonan saw Chen Yang entering the courtyard, he quickly walked down the steps and came up to him.
Speaking of which, Chen Yang had not seen his wife for two or three months. When he saw his wife standing on the steps of the concierge, even though it was freezing outside, he felt a warmth in his heart unconsciously.
"It's so cold outside, why don't you stay at home and come out to wait for me?" Chen Yang asked with a smile.
Chen Ruonan ignored his words and reached out to gently pat the snowflakes on his coat. He complained in a low voice: "You didn't fly on the plane at noon. Why are you so busy that you didn't come back until now?"
Chen Yang smiled helplessly, handed the bag to Chen Ruonan, and said, "Some things have delayed us." Then he changed the topic and asked, "Where are the parents and children, are they all at home?"
Chen Ruonan took Chen Yang's handbag smoothly and glanced up at Chen Yang. Apparently he didn't believe Chen Yang's perfunctory words, but he was staying at home with his parents now. She didn't want to inquire further, so she just curled her lips and replied to Chen Yang: "The children are studying in the study room, and dad is resting upstairs. Mom and Sister Lan are making dumplings in the kitchen."
Chen Yang was a little speechless when he heard this. He entered the room, changed his shoes, frowned slightly, and said helplessly: "You too, the New Year will be celebrated in two or three days, so why don't you hold on so tightly? You have to do it more or less. Let the two kids relax for a few days."
Chen Ruonan, who was squatting and stuffing Chen Yang's shoes into the shoe cabinet, became a little unhappy when he heard this and stood up. He said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "Don't scold me as soon as you get home. Do you think it's the timetable I arranged for the children? Well, if you, the father, are not satisfied. Well" As Chen Ruonan spoke, he pursed his lips in the direction of the kitchen, "If you have the ability, tell mom."
"Well" Chen Yang coughed dryly, but quickly stopped the conversation.
"Ruonan, is Xiao Yang home?"
Just as the couple were whispering, Li Duanyu's angry voice came from the kitchen.
Before Chen Ruonan could reply, Chen Yang quickly replied loudly: "Mom, I'm home." After saying that, he started to walk towards the kitchen.
"Wait a moment." Chen Ruonan quickly grabbed him.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yang asked in surprise.
Chen Ruonan quickly lowered his voice and said: "Mom and dad had a fight last night. Mom was not in a good mood all the way back. You have to be careful when you talk to mom later."
Chen Yang couldn't help but shudder. Subconsciously, he asked in shock: "Isn't it right? With dad's temper, he will have no time to quarrel with mom?"
"You ask me, I'll ask who to ask." Chen Ruonan replied irresponsibly, and then pushed her husband's shoulder. "Okay, just don't make mom angry again. You go over there first. I'll go upstairs and check on the kids. I'll go to the kitchen to help later."
After saying this, Chen Ruonan chuckled lightly. He turned around and stomped upstairs.
"Ruonan, you"
Chen Yang sweated. After shaking his head, he walked towards the kitchen hesitantly. When he entered the kitchen, he saw Li Duanyu who was busy making dumplings. He quickly walked over with a smile on his face, took off the rolling pin from Li Duanyu's hand with a smile and said: "Mom, please rest for a while and let me do it."
Li Duanyu was not polite. He patted the flour on his hands. He sat on the armchair and carefully looked at his son whom he had not seen for a long time. Then he said: "You are the same kid. Usually you say you It¡¯s just that I¡¯m busy with work and don¡¯t have time. It¡¯s almost the New Year now, so I¡¯m going home as soon as possible. You didn¡¯t say you¡¯d give yourself a holiday early. Could it be that you, the secretary of the municipal party committee, went home to visit your relatives and there are still people talking about it? Isn¡¯t it possible to achieve Dao Si?¡±
"Mom, look what you said, am I already home? Besides, you have just returned to Beijing." Chen Yang said with a smile while carefully rolling out the dough.
Li Duanyu snorted slightly unhappily, and then continued: "Okay, don't stay in the kitchen anymore. Ruonan will be with me here. You can go upstairs and see your dad. By the way, Please give your old stubborn dad a good advice. After dinner,?You should have a good chat with mom. "
"What's the matter? Dad, what happened to make you unhappy?" Chen Yang put down the rolling pin and asked cautiously.
"What else can happen?" Li Duanyu said with an unhappy look on his face.
Seeing the unhappy look on his mother's face, Chen Yang was secretly surprised. Although his mother had been extremely strong in her life, she had never had many quarrels with his father. This time, there was obviously a real quarrel. coming.
"Haha, Mom, don't be angry. I'm still planning to have a few more children with Ruonan in the future to serve you. It won't be worth it if you get so angry that you lose your health." Chen Yang quickly hugged his mother with a smile. shoulder, comforted.
Perhaps because he felt a lot better after seeing his son whom he had not seen for a long time, Li Duanyu lost a lot of his anger. He gently patted Chen Yang's hand on her shoulder and laughed: "Haha, you stinky boy." You just tell lies to make me happy. If you really think so, I have to burn incense and worship Buddha immediately to thank my ancestors for their blessings."
Next, after the mother and son chatted for a while, Chen Yang left the kitchen at the urging of his mother, then went straight to the third floor, stopped in front of the study door, and knocked twice, "Dad, I It¡¯s Xiao Yang.¡± After saying that, he pushed the door open and entered.
At this time, Chen Yaohua was practicing calligraphy on the desk. After Chen Yang entered the room, he did not stop. Instead, while writing on the rice paper, he responded to Chen Yang in a low voice: "You're back?"
"Well, Dad, I just arrived home. I was chatting with my mother for a while downstairs."
In front of his adoptive father, Chen Yang was somewhat less casual than when he was downstairs. In fact, in his memory, it seemed that Chen Yaohua had always been like this from the day he was led into the Chen family by Chen Yaohua. He looks like a strict father with no words or words, and there is very little communication between the father and son. On the contrary, although Li Duanyu has very strict requirements for Chen Yang and Chen Ruonan, and is far from being a loving mother, the relationship between Chen Yang and his mother is very good. However, we have much more communication with each other than with my father.
However, Chen Yang has been a cadre for more than ten years. Especially in the past few years, he naturally has a calm aura of being in a high position. Therefore, although his father is still as cold as usual, , but he didn't feel anything was wrong. Standing next to the desk, he naturally picked up the inkstone and gently helped his father grind it.
"By the way, Dad, I heard Ruonan talking about it earlier"
Before Chen Yang could finish his question, Chen Yaohua interrupted: "Ruonan said that? Humph, I think your mother just said a lot about me in front of you, right?"
"Haha, Dad, Mom didn't say anything to you." Chen Yang adheres to the principle of protecting himself wisely and refuses to offend both parties.
Chen Yaohua slowly put down the brush in his hand, sighed softly, and then said: "Speaking of which, your mother is also worried about you." After a pause, a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face. , "Haha, I think she just has nothing to do. Is it possible that a father like me would really stand in the way of my child?"
After all, Chen Yang is a man who has been in officialdom for a long time. Although Chen Yaohua spoke very vaguely, he understood the deep meaning of Chen Yaohua's words almost immediately.
His expression suddenly changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "After all, Mom has never been in the system. She doesn't know many things. Dad, you must not listen to Mom."
After hearing this, Chen Yaohua turned to look at Chen Yang without saying a word. After being silent for a while, he patted Chen Yang's arm gently, sighed slightly, and said calmly: "Xiao Yang, don't say that to you. Mother, although your mother has never been in the system, she is a smart person" At this point, he smiled innocently at his son, "Of course, your dad and I are no worse than anyone else, right? ?¡±
Although he hadn't seen his father's smile for a long time, Chen Yang felt a little uncomfortable for no reason at this moment. He opened his mouth, and when he was about to say something, Chen Yaohua took the initiative to interrupt him: "Don't worry about us. I have a sense of propriety in my heart, so just work hard."
Chen Yang's face darkened, he raised his eyes and looked at his father, but finally said nothing more.
Yes, he knew in his heart that no matter how much he said now, since his father had already made a decision, no one could persuade him based on his father's temperament. Maybe it won't be long before my father will leave the army for which he has devoted his whole life. Although it is time for his father to retire and rest at his current age, at his current level, I don't know how much hard work and effort my father has put in. , and how can you retreat with just one sentence?
Why
Chen Yang sighed softly in his heart, if he had not embarked on the road of official career and had a smooth journey?If he has climbed to such a high position smoothly, given his father's ability and background, I'm afraid his career has just begun.
is not that right? You must know that Chen Yaohua was awarded the rank of lieutenant general just last year, and is now the deputy political commissar of the Ningxi Military Region. He will definitely be a popular candidate to compete for the position of chief of various ministries in the future, and it is very possible for him to even enter the Military Commission. (To be continued)