When Pei En came out after making the call, Lin Shuang and Zhang Yangyang were still in the office outside.

The corners of her eyes were red. When she saw the two beloved generals, she was slightly startled, and then she smiled: "What's wrong? Is it rare that you don't work overtime and go home early?"

During this period, in addition to the projects in Yanshan Community, the "Love Together" project department also actively bid for government procurement services for several social work service stations under the leadership of Pei En. In addition to working on Zheng Shuyi's case, Lin Shuang

He also filled out application materials with his colleagues. According to Zhang Yangyang, Pei En often worked overtime until late at night.

Lin Shuang hesitated for a moment and said: "Pei Pei, I'm not very busy right now. If there's anything else I can do about the bidding work..."

Zhang Yangyang said straightforwardly: "Yes, yes, if you are busy at home, just leave the work to us, and we will do our best..."

Lin Shuang touched her elbow.

The room fell silent.

The embarrassment on Pei En's face flashed away, and he turned to smile: "You haven't had dinner, right? I'll treat you!"

The three girls went straight to the affordable buffet Western restaurant on Luwan Road, grabbed a few plates of signature dishes and two bottles of beer, and waited to sit down at the window seats.

Pei En ate little and drank most of the time, and his face gradually turned red.

Lin Shuang didn't drink at all, and kept moving his hands quickly to peel shrimps and divide pork ribs for them. Occasionally, he would take a sip of lime tea.

Zhang Yangyang wore disposable gloves and tore up the roasted chicken and stuffed it into his mouth. He thanked Lin Shuang vaguely, then turned to Pei En and asked, "By the way, Pei Pei, are you cured of the preserved egg disease?"

Pei En has a son named "Preserved Egg" who will go to elementary school in September. That's what they overheard. The person on the other end of the phone complained that Pei En "didn't care" about his child when he was sick.

"Isn't it normal to catch a cold and have a fever when the air conditioner blows too much in the summer? I went to the community hospital for two days and the water went away." Maybe he drank too much. Pei En's eyes were twinkling and his mouth was slightly pouted. He was tighter than when he was working daily.

Baba's state added a bit of coquettishness.

"Preserved father is just making a fuss out of a molehill. Grandpa and grandma are always around the child every day. Isn't that enough? You have to drag me into the water."

"Drag the water..." Zhang Yangyang couldn't help but muttered and repeated.

Lin Shuang and her stopped their forks at the same time and looked at each other for a moment, neither of them expected that Pei En would say this.

Perhaps seeing their surprise, Pei En smiled: "Oh, did it scare you? I'm not saying that the life of cooking for children and taking care of food is terrible..."

The always fiery supervisor spoke the truth, somewhat incoherently, and spoke to the hearts of the two girls: "It's just that I prefer working to raising children and handling housework. But my family doesn't think so."

She lowered her head in silence.

Lin Shuang put a macaron on her plate: "Pei Pei, eat it."

When he looked up again, the corners of Pei En's eyes were shining brightly under the chandelier.

"Yes, the salary is low and there is no social status. After so many years, I am just a supervisor...but this is where my value lies."

Lin Shuang wordlessly took out the tissue and stuffed it into her hand, her eyes falling on that lonely side face.

Pei Enlai has been working for "Love Together" for more than six years, and she is also one of the few graduates of "social work" among that group of employees. Lin Shuang has been working and studying under her since she entered the organization. In a sense

, Pei En is both her direct boss and her mentor. Lin Shuang also understands that compared to some front-line colleagues who want to be "social workers" who have less money, less work, less commuting, and can easily take care of their families, Pei En really loves

this career.

However, not everyone can understand this kind of love. When sarcasm and blame turn into invisible blades and are projected from all directions, the sharpest one comes from the closest family member, especially a capable and open-minded person like Pei En.

They were all a bit unbearable.

Her voice was trembling: "I say I am too busy to care about my family, but now is the peak bidding season, and everyone in the organization has to rely on projects to make a living. Applying for projects and providing services, how come our work is meaningless?"

The floor-to-ceiling windows of the restaurant reflected three silent figures, slowly being obscured by tourists from tour groups passing by outside.

It was getting dark, and the tour guide waved a small flag and led the crowd south.

The sobs in his ears gradually became smaller and melted into the sound of a delicious meal. Lin Shuang looked at the crowd outside the window and walked for a while.

She thought that the destination for tourists should be the ferry terminal, where they could overlook the famous island of Luqi across the river. At this moment, the island's lights, as bright as stars, were projected on the sea and the bay, which must be particularly beautiful. That group of people

Will you linger and marvel at it? Can you see the hard work of the devotees behind this civilized city through one or two sightseeing tours?

…

Lin Shuang and Zhang Yangyang each comforted Pei En, saying nothing more than "you are great" and "lucky the organization has you", etc. They both felt that words were pale in the face of reality.

When saying goodbye, Pei En hugged them both and still smiled.

At about ten o'clock, Lin Shuang returned to his residence and found that Pei En had posted a message in the project application group: "Everyone has worked hard to apply for projects with me during this period. At present, the first drafts of the tender documents for the three projects have been completed, but because of our

Our goal is to win at least two cooperations. Before bidding at the end of the month, I also hope that everyone will make the corrections that need to be made, the improvements that need to be made, and there will be no obvious mistakes."

By the time Lin Shuang finished taking a shower and sat down in front of the computer, some colleagues in the group had already replied "ok" or "received" in succession.

Zhang Yangyang knocked on her privately: "Have you slept, Ah Shuang?"

20: "No. You didn't sleep either?"

[Sun][Have]: "I'm checking the activity plan I wrote in the bid. Anyway, I'm just checking my phone when I'm not sleeping, so why not help Pei Pei reduce some stress."

Lin Shuang smiled knowingly.

Zhang Yangyang continued: "Actually, I really want to tell her today that if she can, she can, and if she can't, she will be held back."

Lin Shuang: "..."

In fact, she also felt that what Pidan's father said was excessive. But from her perspective as a professional social worker, she definitely could not think like Zhang Yangyang.

[Sun][Have]: "But I can't say that. Because Pei Pei actually still cares about her family. She said last time that she planned to prepare for a second child after the bidding ends at the end of the month."

20: "...?"

[Sun][Have]: "Don't you know? Pei Pei has always wanted to have another daughter. She has already given her a nickname, Wanzi. But before, didn't she still have hopes of being promoted to deputy director-general? She was afraid that she would have to work by then.

I was too busy, so I put it on hold. Now, it’s hard to get promoted, but it might be easier to have a baby.”

20: "[Sigh] It's so difficult."

[Sun][Waves]: "[Sigh] It's so difficult."

Zhang Yangyang complained about Huang Bin again: "I don't know what the top management is thinking. They recruit people from outside to parachute down. They have no roots and no foundation. Are they reliable if they have their own people?"

Although Lin Shuang was speechless about the "airborne" person, he still had something to say: "Pei Pei said that although the government now encourages and supports our industry, competition among peers has also become fierce. She said that Huang Bin is good at what he does.

He is engaged in training and incubation, and he is also good at government-enterprise relations. I feel that his appointment as deputy director-general will be a good thing for the overall future development of the organization."

[Sun][Have]: "Hey, who can tell the future?"

The two girls chatted for a few more words and then stopped talking.

After Lin Shuang refined the part of the bid document that he was responsible for, he opened Zheng Shuyi's case report and planned to make a plan for the second meeting.

Her eyes stopped at the personal information column. Zheng Shuyi, 63 years old.

All in all, when she gave birth to Chen Yuqiao, she was about the same age as Pei En, who is now planning to conceive a second child.

Pei En's lonely expression suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. If Pei En, 34, returns to the workplace after giving birth to his second child, it will take at least more than a year to adapt. Not to mention that it is difficult to get promoted, as the organization is full of carrots and pitfalls.

Whether he can return to his original position is unknown...

She didn't know if Zheng Shuyi had experienced the same workplace difficulties as Pei En, and how she had overcome them until she was honored later. But she sincerely wanted to clear up the current mystery for the outstanding old man and solve her real problem.

Difficulties.

"Aunt Azhen: I take the liberty to disturb you. I am Lin Shuang, the social worker in charge of the elderly care project in Yanshan Community, and I am also the Xiao Lin whom Aunt Zheng Shuyi met. We met last time, but we did not have the opportunity to talk to you in detail. As Aunt Zheng committed suicide

As the first on-site witness of the case, I would like to share my feelings with you: When I saw my aunt’s clean and orderly home and her generous certificates, I was shocked that such an outstanding aunt would commit suicide.

Later, in the process of doing back-tuning for her, I experienced a roller coaster of emotions. From the distress and anxiety when I learned that she lived alone for a long time, to the anxiety and urgency to help her after learning that she encountered parent-child relationship problems, to the fact that she didn’t want to help her.

The fear and worry after saying goodbye and refusing support. I know that not every service client will voluntarily accept our intervention, and I am ready to fight a "protracted war" with Aunt Zheng. But after the estimation of the first meeting, I

Think, Aunt Zheng needs our intervention.

Frankly speaking, it is my first time to engage in social work for the elderly, and I occasionally worry about whether I can successfully complete this project. But because of this, I cannot leave out any elderly person in need of help, and want to provide them with meticulous and nuanced services.

Comprehensive service. I deeply understand that helping others is never a matter of one's own efforts. I also hope that more people related to Auntie can provide me with support resources. If you are willing to help Auntie Zheng with me, please give me

reply."

Lin Shuang thought over and over again, changing the wording again and again, waiting for Chen Yuqiao to "take care of" Nurse A-Zhen before finding a suitable time to send it to her.

*

Chen Yuqiao had just returned home from the Seventh Hospital when he received Lin Shuang's WeChat message in the evening.

He was going to deliver clothes to Zheng Shuyi. To be precise, he was delivering Zheng Shuyi's summer change of clothes to Aunt Zhen.

He still hasn't been able to see his mother, and his familiar aunt still keeps secrets from him.

He also thought about using some of his "authority" - relatives of employees and so on, to go to the outpatient department to find relevant doctors to review Zheng Shuyi's medical records. Unfortunately, all the uncles and aunts he was familiar with had retired, and he couldn't find a place to look at him.

In fact, before Lin Shuang mentioned the "exchange", he had also talked with Aunt Zhen about the social worker who wanted to help Zheng Shuyi. He felt that Aunt Zhen had a good impression of Lin Shuang, and he was sure that she sincerely wanted to facilitate a meeting between mother and son.

I don’t know whether it was Lin Shuangjian’s video that played a role, or whether Zheng Shuyi finally relaxed after some good talk from her old best friend. At around nine o’clock in the evening, she actually sent him a message.

"What? You brought a photography team with you when you went home?"

This is for that video.

Although the recipe was familiar and sarcastic, Zheng Shuyi knew that he had returned home and worked hard to "raise the score".

Chen Yuqiao raised the corner of his mouth and sent a message of daily concern. There was no reply from the other end.
To be continued...