Officialdom is a frying pan: the female district chief wants a divorce (I)

Su Mei, 62, is getting a divorce. The news spread like wildfire in N city, especially in politics. It exploded like a muffled thunder and caused quite a shock in N city officialdom.

Although Su Mei has already left the leadership position, the network of contacts she has accumulated in politics for decades, her former subordinates and the N batches of leaders she promoted all hold important positions in the city. Many female leaders regard her as an example to learn from. Because Su Mei has been famous for her ability and reputation since she entered politics, what's more important is that she has a husband who walks with me and an excellent son. Their family used to be the envy of many families after dinner.

Thirty-five years ago, Yuan Qing was the trade union director of a large state-owned enterprise in N city. He was very attractive, 1.78 meters tall, elegant and natural, and he was very good at sketching and calligraphy, so he was highly valued by the leaders in the factory. Girls worship him as a male god, and some send Yuan Qing movie tickets; Some send books and brushes, others find various excuses to get close to him. It is said that all the girls who pursued Yuan Qing at that time had companies. Leaders at all levels who have daughters at home in the factory hinted that they would introduce their daughters to Yuan Qing. Yuan Qing has his own ideas: although he has attracted much attention in the factory, he wants to leave the factory by his own efforts and go to a bigger platform, so he politely refuses.

? Time has passed year by year, and many persistent girls in the factory still can't get through. They abandoned Yuan and fled and got married. Yuan Qing's two brothers and sisters also got married one after another. Mom can't beat him and often wipes her tears alone. All kinds of gossip from neighbors often reach his mother's ears. Yuan Qingxiao comforted her to ignore them.

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At the age of thirty, Yuan Qing was transferred to the Propaganda Department by a bank because of his good handwriting. In an activity organized by the district, Yuan Qing fell in love with Samui at first sight, so he asked the people around him, only to know that this Samui was a legendary woman, and at the age of 22, she became the director of women in the village (then a commune). This is a typical example of trees in this area.

As soon as Yuan Qing got home, she couldn't wait to ask her mother to entrust her to be a matchmaker. This is the first time he has taken the initiative to talk to his mother about marriage. The old lady didn't recover for a long time, and her mouth almost fell off. As the saying goes, fate is unstoppable. The marriage went surprisingly well. Samui's father is an old secretary of the commune, and her daughter was trained by her. She is getting old. When he saw Yuan Qingshi, he saw that the young man was handsome and talented. The old secretary had a sharp eye, and he knew that Yuan Qing would have a bright future. My heart is exulting. Yuan Qing's mother was overjoyed, her son's marriage finally came to an end, and her daughter-in-law was handsome and capable. Relatives, friends and neighbors all praised the old lady for her good fortune, and she tied the knot in less than half a year.

Good days always pass quickly. Five years later, both husband and wife have made progress. Commune re-election, Samui became deputy heads, Yuan Qing was promoted to department director by the bank, and his son was three years old. Husband and wife can be said to live in harmony and go hand in hand. In the district and even in the city, they are all model couples.

This model couple, after 20 years, became a political couple. Before retiring, Samui was an official of the deputy district chief, and Yuan Qing was the president of the bank. In the eyes of outsiders, the two are extremely well matched. No matter how the couple are promoted, there is no scandal and scandal in any position. Koh Samui, in particular, has always been famous for its pungent, capable and dedicated work.

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Everyone envies a couple, both of whom are of this age. The sudden divorce has surprised many people and made many people wonder behind their backs.

Five years ago, Su Mei retired, and her son in Beijing asked his mother to take care of his grandson. Samui readily agreed. For so many years, he owed his son too much, and both husband and wife were very busy. Sometimes he hasn't seen his son for days. My son followed his grandmother since childhood and was independent since childhood. He hardly let them worry about his study. After graduating from college, he stayed in Beijing and started his own business. The company is doing well. In order to make up for her past debt to her son, Su Mei gave up the invitation of many enterprises to let her be a consultant and went to Beijing to take care of her grandson.

No one expected that Samui, who had been in the officialdom for decades, had only lived in Beijing for five years, and such great changes had taken place. At that time, all kinds of gossip spread like wildfire in N city.

There are more than 10,000 people in the community where Samui's son lives, and one third of them are foreign parents. From all directions, most of them are northerners. There are activity centers for the elderly and various interest classes in the community. Usually young people go to work and old people take care of their children. On weekends, young people take their children out, and parents get together to participate in various activities. Su Mei has been absorbed in her work for many years and has little personal life. In the past, Yuan Qing often made fun of her, saying that she had no culture and no taste. She also often misses Yuan Qing. You have culture and taste. Yuan Qing often racked his brains and was at a loss.

At first, when the son and daughter-in-law took their grandchildren out on weekends, Samui stayed at home to finish the housework. Besides watching TV, she watched the old choir downstairs on the balcony. One day Aunt Xiao across the hall met Samui on the balcony and watched:

"Samui, why don't you attend?"

"I can't do anything."

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Although Aunt Xiao is several years older than Samui, she looks like a man in his forties. She is well maintained, dressed in fashion and wears delicate makeup every day. Aunt Xiao's husband is an ugly and fat old man, and everyone calls him Sanpang. Aunt Xiao and Sanpang came from Shanghai to help their daughter take care of the children. Aunt Xiao is very enthusiastic because the two families are opposite. Every time she goes to the supermarket or the food market, she asks Su Mei if she wants to go with her. Gradually they got to know each other, and the neighborhood relationship between the two families became better and better. Aunt Xiao took Samui to the Old People's Choir and made many friends. They all didn't know about the official school until Beijing. Several retired at the departmental level, and one at the deputy provincial level. Samui is still a little carried away and always feels different from them. When she got to know these people, she saw their casual, happy and enjoyable appearance, and saw their respective specialties, such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, music and opera, photography and painting, which made them play with ease. Especially in their spontaneous exhibition of calligraphy and painting photography, Samui saw her heart pounding like a surging tide, and she felt that there were so many gaps in her decades of life.

Su Mei looked back at her past life and felt that she was just a working machine, just alive. Life had nothing but eating and sleeping. After working for more than ten hours every day, it is difficult for both husband and wife to take photos when they get home, especially after their children go to college.

Aunt Xiao is the center of the group wherever she goes. The old man likes her, and so does the old lady. She has the delicacy and shrewdness of a Shanghai woman, and her speech is gentle, sweet and crisp, just right. It is particularly comfortable and warm to get along with it. Her husband Sanpang is like a follower. He always gives her bags, things and water, and she follows her wherever she goes. Aunt Xiao is often surrounded by people, and Sanpang is in the corner, looking at Aunt Xiao from a distance, grinning alone. Only when Aunt Xiao needs him, will he appear in everyone's field of vision in due course. Su Mei thinks Aunt Xiao is a typical pretty daughter-in-law who marries Lai Han. It was not until Aunt Xiao invited her to a party of their husband and wife that Su Mei completely subverted her views and philosophy of life on the couple in the first half of her life.

To be continued (the best is yet to come)