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Hello everyone, I am Huang Linfeng, 61 years old this year, and I am a retired leader of a public institution.
Every winter before my retirement, many subordinates came to visit me, but just after I retired for a year, I waited at home and waited, and none of my subordinates came.
About a month ago, I started reminding my wife to get ready.
I told her that now that she is retired and has more time, she can dry more dried turnips and bacon, at least twice as much as before.
My wife asked in surprise: "Why are you drying so much, can you finish eating?" ”
I looked at my wife, smiled and said, "Are these all for us to eat?" ”
In the past year, our family's dried radish and bacon were always rushed to leave by colleagues in the unit.
When my wife heard this, she felt a little reasonable, but he still said: Old man, I don't think it will be possible this year, you have retired, and there are definitely not as many people who come to see you as before.
As for my wife's statement, at first I showed displeasure on my face and replied impatiently: You just do what I say.
However, in the past week, I couldn't help but be stunned when I looked at the bacon and sausages drying on two long bamboo poles at home, and the dried radishes spread on the ground.
These prepared delicacies are waiting to be entertained, but why is there not a single old subordinate who comes to visit?
In the past ten years, I have developed the habit of having old colleagues and subordinates visit my home every year during the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.
And every December, when the weather is cold, there are always colleagues who come to greet them.
This is a kind of tradition in our local area, when it is cold, people will come to visit the elders, the elderly or the leaders of the family.
Reminiscing about the past, I began to look in my heart for the objective reasons why this year was so deserted.
Maybe it's getting colder, maybe it's busy with work, but there are all sorts of reasons why no one is coming.
Even if it's not for me, it's always for the delicious bacon and dried radishes at home, which they used to compete for.
For days on end, I was in a state of gloom.
My wife seemed to sense my displeasure, but instead of blaming me, she began to try to comfort me.
My wife said: Old man, the weather this year is indeed colder than usual, and everyone has been busy recently, maybe because there is no time to come.
We can't eat all of these delicacies ourselves, and we can give the rest to others.
My wife's words made me suddenly brightened.
I used to be their leader, but I can't always keep a high posture, they don't come, I can also take the initiative and go to them.
So, I decided to change my strategy and take the initiative to visit them and surprise them.
Two days ago, on the weekend, I braved the cold wind to visit six subordinates who had worked in my department, as well as two old colleagues.
However, it turned out that the visit was still not ideal.
Before going out, I called each colleague in advance, and four of them said that they were not at home and were too busy to make a trip.
I visited the remaining four colleagues one by one, and although they were still polite, I could feel that their tone and attitude were completely different from what they had done before.
Over the years, I have noticed some changes in the attitudes of my colleagues. In the past, people always kept a humble tone towards me, as if they were asking for my opinion. No matter what I say, I can get a positive response, and everyone thinks that what I say makes sense, and the leader's teaching is very good.
However, something different seems to have emerged this year. Whatever I say, everyone tends to debate and discuss, and no longer accepts my views by default as before. I can understand this change because the discussion is within reason.
But what bothered me was that even the gifts I gave to my colleagues were negatively rated. I first went to my colleague A's house, and then to the other colleagues' homes. However, when I returned to Little A's neighborhood in the evening, I found a scene that made my heart ache.
While passing by a trash can, I saw a box that was very visibly thrown inside, and this was exactly what my wife had prepared for me. The box contained some dried radishes and bacon, but at the moment it was thrown into the trash and mixed with other garbage.
I opened the box and found that the bacon had been taken and the dried radish had been thrown away. Obviously, this is the behavior of Little A.
I think other colleagues besides Little A may have similar thoughts or behaviors.
In the face of all this, I felt so sad that I could only sit alone on a bench on the side of the road, immersed in the memories of the past. I remember that over the years, my colleagues loved the bacon and dried radishes that my wife made.
Some young colleagues said that the dried radishes made by their wife had the taste of their childhood, and they were particularly delicious. Some old colleagues also praised that this bacon and dried radish are really a perfect match, and they look forward to the leaders drying more every winter.
But why has everything changed in just one year? I've been sitting on the bench for more than an hour, hungry, and thinking about finding a nearby restaurant for dinner. Passing by a claypot restaurant, it looks good, and there are many customers inside. It was too cold and I involuntarily walked inside. Coincidentally, when I ordered, I subconsciously chose a steamed bacon.
I've never been used to eating out, so I usually go to work in the cafeteria to serve lunch, and come home in the evening to enjoy the delicious meals cooked by my wife.
However, the last time I tried the claypot rice served by the boss, I have to admit that the bacon on the outside is really better than the wife herself. Fat and thin, the taste is delicious, and the thin cut piece by bite, I am quite amazed.
In addition to bacon, I also added some small ingredients at the front desk, and in the process, I was pleasantly surprised. All kinds of condiments in the small material area, chili sauce, snow peanuts, dried radish, Lao Gan Ma, I tried to dig two spoonfuls of dried radish with rice, and found that it was not much different from my wife's sun.
After the whole meal, I began to realize that maybe my former colleagues praised the taste of our bacon and dried radishes, not really liking, but more polite words.
When I got home, my wife saw that I was coming back empty-handed, and asked curiously if I had given everything away. I smiled and said, "It's all sent out, and everyone is happy to accept it." ”
Then, I told my wife about the experience of this meal, and found that the claypot rice outside and the condiments in the small food area were even better than the ones we made ourselves. My wife was surprised and asked me why, and I explained, "We rarely eat out and probably don't know much about the changes in modern society." Now for only 18 yuan, you can enjoy more delicious food than the bacon claypot rice we make ourselves. ”
As for dried radish, I found that it can be found everywhere in the small ingredient section of various fast food restaurants, and it is no longer a treasure sought after by everyone. Maybe in the past, people only praised us out of respect for the leader, but now that I'm retired, people don't like it as much as they used to.
My wife nodded, and we unanimously decided that we would no longer dry bacon next year, preferring to enjoy a quiet winter. Although I was a little depressed before, after this realization, I gradually relieved.
In the past, it was often said that "when people go to tea and cool, the world is hot and cold", but now I think that it is normal for people to go to tea and cool, which is the normal state of life. After all, it is also a good life to enjoy life after retirement and live a peaceful old age.