The Spring Festival is approaching, and I decided to go to the old leader's house to pay New Year's greetings. This is the first time I have visited his family alone, and I am also the only one who has gone to visit the New Year after the retirement of the old leader of the unit.
I walked into the yard, and a strong smell of the New Year came to my face, making me feel warm.
The old leader's son led me into the living room. The living room is full of all kinds of ornaments, and there are photos of the old leader participating in the work on the wall, which shows that he is a hard-working person.
I saw the old leader sitting on the sofa in good spirits.
Speaking of which, the old leader really took good care of me, and after retirement, he gave me some red envelopes or something from time to time, which really flattered me.
After a glass of wine, the old leader looked a little dazed, and suddenly told me something unknown in the unit.
I looked at the old leader's eyes in a daze, and my heart was quite complicated. He seemed to regret a little after saying these words to me, and showed a hint of an embarrassed smile.
"Don't take these words to heart, I may have drunk too much and talked nonsense. The old leader said with some embarrassment.
I smiled and said, "Don't worry, old leader, I'll treat these words as if I didn't hear them." However, can I advise you to drink less?".
The old leader looked at me deeply and nodded. At this time, the atmosphere in the living room was a little awkward, and I hurriedly found a topic to change it.
The old leader's wife also joined us in the conversation with a smile on her face.
Time passed quickly, and I said goodbye to the old leader's family and felt the sincere emotions between the family. When I left the old leader's house, I was still a little uneasy.
I don't know how I'm going to deal with my old leader. Coupled with the special care of my old leader, I really don't know how to deal with this sudden change.
Until I got home, I was lost in thought. The old leader's gaffe made me a little unable to let go of it, and it also made me at a loss.
A few days later, I still feel uneasy. The scene of the old leader's drunken gaffe has always lingered in my mind.
And the old leader also seemed to notice my difference, and often looked at me with pity, which made me feel pressured.
A month later, the unit organized a dinner party, and all the old colleagues went to the appointment. The old leader also came, his face ruddy and in good spirits.
I don't know when, it was my turn to sit opposite the old leader. The old leader looked at me and suddenly squeezed out a smile: "You look a little wrong lately, is something going on?".
I didn't know how to answer for a moment, so I smiled awkwardly and stopped talking. The old leader looked at me deeply, as if he had seen through my heart: "Did what I said before make you feel uncomfortable?" I'm sorry, I drank too much and said something that shouldn't be said.
I was surprised by the sincerity of the old leader, and my anxiety eased a little. I slowly told the old leader that my respect and gratitude for him would not change because of a momentary gaffe.
The sudden outbreak of this contradiction caught me off guard. I clearly felt that this was not like an impulse, but a deep resentment in the heart of the old leader.
For a moment, I didn't know what to do.
That night, I couldn't sleep, and my mind kept replaying the scene of the old leader's gaffe. I couldn't let go of my heart, after all, this was a major blow to my trust in my old leader, and it was also the biggest challenge I faced in my work in the unit.
All this happened to make me think more deeply about the emotional entanglements and contradictions between my family.
Late at night, I lay in bed with a lot of thoughts. The old leader's gaffe that day has been haunting my mind, and I feel a little difficult to sleep.
I thought to myself, could it be because of the events of that day? So I hurriedly got dressed and rushed to the old leader's house.
When I arrived at the old leader's house, I knocked on the door and entered, and the old leader was sitting alone in the living room, looking a little melancholy. I stepped forward and asked, "Old leader, do you have something to do with me?"
The old leader looked at me, looked a little hesitant, and finally spoke: "That day, I'm sorry, I drank too much and said something that shouldn't be said."
I felt a little complicated in my heart, and I didn't know how to respond to the old leader, so I had to say: "Old leader, you are the person I have always admired, I won't mind what happened that day, and you don't have to care too much."
The old leader sighed softly, as if relieved. He turned his head and suddenly asked me, "You and my daughter...... How are you getting along?".
I was stunned, I didn't expect the old leader to suddenly mention his daughter. The daughter of the old leader has always been a high-ranking existence in my heart, and there is not much intersection between us.
After listening to my answer, the old leader's eyes were a little deep, and there seemed to be some indescribable bitterness. I vaguely felt a little uncomfortable, looked at the old leader at a loss, and began to panic a little in my heart.
"You ...... There should be a chance to get along more. The old leader's voice was a little heavy, as if he was speaking to himself. Then he seemed to feel a little tired and closed his eyes.
There was an oppressive atmosphere throughout the room.
This sudden topic made me a little confused. The gaffe of the old leader, as well as the mention of my daughter, made me feel unprecedentedly confused and uneasy.
How to deal with all of this became a difficult puzzle for me.