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Before the Spring Festival, the company held an annual meeting in the hotel. The boss is a down-to-earth person who doesn't like nonsense. He simply came on stage and said a few opening remarks before asking everyone to start eating. A group of leaders took turns to toast each table.

As a representative promoted by colleagues from the finance department, Xu Le inevitably drank several glasses.He doesn't drink very well, but because he drank red wine, he wasn't drunk except his face was a little red.

The flow of personnel in their department is relatively stable, and they usually spend more time seeing each other than family members. Everyone sits together chatting and laughing in a friendly manner, and the atmosphere is very harmonious and relaxed.

The company is generous enough and the dishes are pretty good.Colleagues were chatting while eating. During the period, someone teased a newly married colleague who was a vegetarian, saying that it was no wonder that her husband gained a lot of weight after marriage. It turned out that all the meat went into his stomach.Not to be outdone, the female colleague said, "This is called a sweet load! Do you understand?"

Everyone laughed, and someone joked: "Of course we understand, but Xiao Hu, have you considered Xu Le's feelings when you show your affection like this?"

Xu Le, who has always been a melon-eating crowd, is really innocent. The single dog has provoked whoever.

Xu Le had no choice but to accept the move calmly: "It's okay, I just happen to be studying."

"Yo Xu Le! Are you finally thinking about it and starting to find a girlfriend?"

"No, no, I'm still accumulating theoretical knowledge."

Xu Le was very helpless to bring up this topic again.

Inevitably, I was ridiculed by everyone again, but fortunately, the climax of the annual meeting soon came - the time for the lottery draw, so Xu Le was able to be let go.

Xu Le and his company have good benefits, and every colleague who attends the annual meeting will not return empty-handed.However, due to the large price difference of the prizes, the annual lucky draw time is the finale of the annual meeting.

There was a lot of excitement for a while, and the most eye-catching prize was finally taken away by colleagues in the marketing department.

Xu Le only got shopping coupons from chain supermarkets, but at least it is more practical than last year's bread machine, which has been used no more than five times so far.

When I went home on the weekend, I gave all the shopping vouchers to my mother, and I also gave them some extra money this month to let them buy things for the New Year.His mother Wang Dan said that there is no need to give so much, they have enough money to spend, and he wants to keep it for himself.

"Mom, just keep it. The company's bonus this year is not bad."

Xu Le knew that he was doomed to let his parents down in his life. This was a fact that he had no choice but to do what he could for them.

Seeing his resolute attitude, Wang Dan didn't evade any further excuses, and only asked him to accompany him to a nearby shopping mall after dinner.

The shopping mall is crowded with people, and the shops are doing Chinese New Year promotions.Now that the taste of the new year is getting weaker and weaker, only when you are in it can you feel the real feeling that the new year is coming.

Wang Dan bought new clothes for each member of the family. This is the case every year, implying a new beginning.She and Xu Cheng go back to their hometown for the Spring Festival every year, so they bought a lot of New Year gifts for relatives and friends.It took her about three hours to shop around before she bought everything. Xu Le followed her with big bags and small bags, but she didn't complain.

The relatives of Xu Le's family basically stayed in their hometown. In the past, they used to go back to their hometown as a family of three every Spring Festival.Two years ago, only his parents went back. Xu Le didn't know how they explained it to his relatives, nor did he know how much they knew about him.But Xu Le only went back once a year before, and didn't have much contact with people in his hometown, and it didn't matter what they thought.

This year's Spring Festival holiday plus weekends are five days. A colleague took several days of annual leave to travel. Xu Le gave up the idea when he thought of the crowds during the Spring Festival.

It was about a three-hour drive from the city to their hometown, and Xu Le came over early in the morning to take his parents to the station.Helped them put their luggage away, and went to buy bread and water for them to eat in the car.After checking the time and driving in about 10 minutes, Xu Le told them to get in the car and sit down.

Xu Cheng got into the car, Wang Dan pulled Xu Le, and gave him some red envelopes, "This is the lucky money and red envelopes from your parents."

Seeing her son put away the red envelope, she said again: "Xiao Le, don't blame your dad, he just..." As she spoke, her eyes turned red.

Xu Le hugged her and comforted her softly: "Don't be sad, Mom, don't worry, I understand."

Wang Dan told Xu Le a few more words, and got into the car after he promised that he would take good care of himself.

Xu Le stood there until the car started to leave the station.

It was rare to wake up so early during the holidays, Xu Le was not in a hurry to go home, and planned to go shopping.

Usually this time is either at home or on the way to work, but now I am walking leisurely on the street, breathing the unique fresh air in the morning, and the sullenness in my heart has been swept away recently.

Walking into a breakfast shop at random, Xu Le went to the bookstore after filling his stomach.This is the one he visits most often. The store is bright and spacious and has a wide variety of books. It is common to spend an hour or two there.

Originally, I thought that I could spend time here when I was bored during the holidays, but I saw the notice of the bookstore that it will be closed for two weeks from this afternoon.I walked around the bookstore slowly, and when I left, I bought a book I was interested in and read it at home.

Coming out of the bookstore, the street is already bustling with people.This area used to be full of low and old buildings, which were later demolished and rebuilt. In just a few years, it has developed into one of the busiest commercial areas in the city.Even though he was born and raised here, Xu Le sometimes has to lament the rapid development of the city.People who have been here all the time feel strange sometimes, let alone people who have been away for several years?

On the side of the street, under the shade of the trees, the places where there are all kinds of laughter and laughter are gradually covered by tall buildings.The scenery is difficult to remain the same, and the human face is completely different.Maybe this is the norm, after all, time never stops for anyone.Whether it is happiness or sadness, they are all sealed in the old time, and they are only suitable for secretly reminiscing alone in the sleepless night.When I opened my eyes after dawn, it was another day without ripples.