Chapter 344

The more confident Zou Feiyun is, the more reassured Lin Dongfan feels, especially about the wife matter; how confident Zou Feiyun is now, how devastated he will be later.

After releasing Sun Zhiqing, Sun Zhiqing reports to Lin Dongfan every day as required.

What is Sun Zhiqing doing now?

What does Sun Zhiqing want to do tomorrow?

Lin Dongfan knows all of this inside out.

Of course, a truly excellent anti‑corruption fighter would never be satisfied with being a traitor; what Lin Dongfan truly expects is Sun Zhiqing angrily digging up the Zou family's foundations.

The Zou family's collapse is what the people want; the spirit of serving the people must not fall.

Lin Dongfan took Lu Han's 700,000 yuan compensation, first went to the 4S store and picked up a new car, still the top‑spec 3.0‑liter Audi A6.

This car is his wife's dowry, has special commemorative significance, cannot be changed.

Today happened to coincide with a discount promotion at the 4S store; the on‑road price is over 40,000 yuan cheaper than when his mother‑in‑law bought it last year, and trading in the old car for the new one nets a profit of 40,000 yuan.

Following the principle of sharing blessings, Lin Dongfan gave this 40,000 yuan to Jian Sining.

He said to Jian Sining: "You, Xiaoguang, and Tangxia split this 40,000 yuan; consider it your three‑person spiritual compensation."

Jian Sining was a bit dazed: "Do we have a mental problem?"

"Yes, when Li Jianmin swung the big hammer and smashed the car today, he scared you silly; this is the compensation you deserve."

When Lin Dongfan shoved the money into Jian Sining's hand, Zhang Xiaoguang furrowed his brows, speechless, while the acne‑covered Tangxia rolled his eyes upward.

Tangxia put on an indifferent look: "40,000 split three ways—how much is that? Yesterday when I went on a blind date, just treating that girl to a meal cost over 10,000."

"Are you feeding her gold? That's expensive." Lin Dongfan doubted.

Tangxia scoffed: "Don't act like you've never seen the world; the place the girl took me yesterday was high‑end, and just the bottle of red wine she ordered cost 8,800."

Hearing that, Zhang Xiaoguang shook his head in disbelief.

He said with a smile: "Read my lips." Zhang Xiaoguang made no sound, but the comrades understood at a glance that he was mouthing the two words "shabi".

Tangxia gave a disdainful glare and rolled his eyes: "You're the idiot, your whole family is idiots."

"Never mind who's more stupid," Lin Dongfan chuckled, "Could it be that the girl you went on a blind date with yesterday was actually a dinner date, and you got scammed out of over 10,000?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Instantly, Tangxia's mental realm seemed to suffer a 10,000‑point critical hit.

Tangxia eagerly defended his dignity: "Such a pretty girl. Although she didn't take a liking to me then, she really looks very pure, very pure, the kind of harmless cutie. The key is she just graduated from college and has little social experience; how could she possibly be a dinner date?"

Lin Dongfan: "……!!!"

Zhang Xiaoguang: "……!!!"

Jian Sining: "……!!!"

All three had black lines on their heads, collectively speechless; there's no doubt about it— the novice blind‑date fool Tangxia clearly underestimated the dangers of the world.

But we can also understand this fool's embarrassment.

Those endless acne on his face are an obvious negative point, making it hard to show his strengths in the blind‑date market; as he gets older, rushing to marry is only human.

Lin Dongfan patted his shoulder: "Don't be discouraged; in blind dating you can learn from Yang Qing, who has more experience."

"Learn from him? Then I'll be a bachelor for life."

Tangxia smirked dismissively.

He continued at length: "The reason I failed my blind date yesterday was mainly that I didn't meet her aesthetic standards, not that I have a brain problem. Yang Qing is different; that guy's brain is totally messed up. If I went on blind dates a hundred times like him, I wouldn't even manage one, let alone ten."

Zhang Xiaoguang couldn't help but quip: "With your level of human insight, if you really went on blind dates a hundred times like Yang Qing, even five million wouldn't be enough to cover the bill."

"You guys got it wrong; that girl yesterday really wasn't a dinner date." Tangxia wore a look of certainty, his impression of the girl still beautiful in his heart.

Zhang Xiaoguang let out Along sigh: "Hai! Indeed, good advice can't cure a fate‑born stupid pimple." He reached out, opened the new car's rear door, got in, and couldn't be bothered to waste more words on this idiot.

Jian Sining also had nothing to say, shook her head and took the passenger seat.

Next, Lin Dongfan also got in, fastened his seatbelt, and said no more.

Seeing the three fall silent in unison, Tangxia grew anxious, got in the car and retorted: "I've never thought of you as coworkers; I've always regarded you as brothers and sisters, yet you treat me as an idiot—this is really too much."

"It's fine; get stabbed a few more times and you'll gain experience."

Lin Dongfan slowly drove the new car away from the 4S store; next stop, he planned to first take these three smartasses back to their unit, then go to the provincial cultural troupe to pick up his wife.

Tangxia obviously resisted the idea of "getting stabbed a few more times."

He frowned and retorted: "I say I wasn't scammed, yet you all don't believe me—what do I have to say for you to believe that girl isn't a dinner date?"

"These days, the per capita income in Jianglan Province is only over three thousand, yet you spent over ten thousand on a meal. If the other party were truly a decent person, would they treat you like a pig to slaughter? You're lacking common sense; even if scammed, you still refuse to admit it." Lin Dongfan's driving remained as steady as ever; in the midst of casual chat, he had already merged smoothly into the endless flow of the main road.

Tangxia was left speechless by the "over three thousand per capita income" retort.

He had to admit it.

The cost of yesterday's meal indeed seriously broke his income‑expense balance; if his parents found out he spent over ten thousand on a meal, they'd likely be heartbroken.

In his gloom.

Tangxia then turned his gaze toward the silent Jian Sining.

He said with a grin: "Comrade Jian Sining, why don't you just marry me? We'll live together, and I'll hand over my salary to you each month."

"Brother Wu'en—get lost!"

Jian Sining, sitting in the passenger seat, closed her eyes, all four elements empty.

Tangxia laughed: "Your sister is in military school, right? Or how about this—I'll take your sister as an introduction; I like girls with a spry military bearing."

The meditating Jian Sining acted as if she hadn't heard.

She remained silent.

Tangxia then turned his gaze to Lin Dongfan: "Boss, look at this person's attitude—zero sense of righteousness; are you going to manage it?"

"I'm not the matchmaker; I can't handle this."

……

While chatting along the way, Lin Dongfan was truly left speechless by Tang Xia this guy.

Yang Qing that guy has suffered repeated defeats in the matchmaking market, because Yang Qing has an unresolved knot in his heart, and that guy wants to marry a woman more beautiful and outstanding than his previous fiancée Wang Minjun.

As for Tang Xia this guy, don't let his cheerful surface fool you—deep down he actually has a slight inferiority complex.

Mainly his family background is not great.

Furthermore, his personal appearance has no standout features; he's not exactly ugly, but he's not handsome and suave either—just an ordinary person.

He has few conditions for choosing a partner; as long as he finds her pleasing to the eye, it's fine.

Of course, if the other party is an outstanding prospect with potential, like the Jian Sining sisters, he would be even happier.

Unfortunately, in Jian Sining's eyes he is merely a colleague and a friend.

As for Jian Sining's younger sister Jian Siqing, that's even more impossible—she's only nineteen, in the prime of her youth, a time for studying and making progress.

Lin Dongfan drove those three smart alecks to the gate of the provincial procuratorate.

After the car came to a steady stop.

Out of a sense of righteousness, he gave Tang Xia a reassurance: "Once you find a partner, I'll cover all your wedding expenses, but I have one condition."

"Just one condition? No problem." Tang Xia beamed.

Lin Dongfan smiled and said: "My condition is simple—from now on, don't go on blind dates by yourself; let your parents help you find a match."

Tang Xia stared, bewildered: "I'm getting married—I can't still choose for myself? Do I have to listen to the matchmaker and obey my parents' orders? Brother Fan, I'm not saying this to you, but your feudal thinking is dangerous."

"It's not that I'm feudal; it's that you lack sense, panicking and seeking any remedy, making you easy to deceive." Lin Dongfan said: "I don't trust your judgment in choosing a wife, but I can trust your parents' judgment."

"I support Brother Fan's view," Zhang Xiaoguang said.

Jian Sining also chimed in: "What the senior brother said is correct—you really lack sense."

Tang Xia looked speechless: "By the way, my parents actually found me a match—a teacher doing volunteer teaching in a mountainous area; I feel it's unreliable."

"Bullshit, how could a volunteer teacher be unreliable?" Lin Dongfan retorted: "If they weren't kind-hearted and beautiful, they wouldn't go to the mountains to teach; if you say that, I feel you're not worthy of them."

Zhang Xiaoguang patted Tang Xia's shoulder again and advised: "Stop arguing; for the sake of your marriage, we've discussed it all along the way, and now you no longer have a say."

"I have no say?"

Tang Xia again looked bewildered, unable to figure out which step went wrong—his own marriage issue, how could he have no say?

Tang Xia doubtedly looked at Jian Sining: "Your legal knowledge is the most complete—do you also think I have no say?"

"Don't look at me; I'm not your cheat device." Jian Sining said: "If you want the senior brother to handle your wedding, then listen to him."

"Then what about the lack of a marital home—how do we settle that?" Tang Xia gave Lin Dongfan a meaningful look.

Lin Dongfan replied without hesitation: "If you listen to me, then I'll be like your elder brother, and we can uphold the traditional virtue of the elder brother acting as a father—I'll give you a set of marital housing."

"Big brother, please accept my knees."

Tang Xia chuckled, extended two fingers, and made the gesture of bending a finger to kneel.

Using the finger joints as knees.

"Serving the people—I'm sincere, no need to kneel." Lin Dongfan unlocked the car and urged the smart alecks inside: "All of you get lost, don't delay me from picking up my wife."

At that moment, everyone actually felt happy for Tang Xia.

After all, his marriage problem looked set to be resolved.

But no one in the group could have imagined that Tang Xia's marriage would bring a huge challenge to the project team, and this challenge could only be met with violence.