Chapter 1406

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Seeing Liu Yumeng like this, Wang Xiaohua sighed inwardly; if a woman like this became a Leader in the future, however many policies pushed down from above, that many absurdities would appear.

It's just a pity, his ability is limited, he fundamentally cannot stop any of this.

Even if he is now Liu Yumeng's direct superior, he still can't do anything to her; unless Liu Yumeng herself commits a major error of principle, her future path will certainly follow what her family has paved for her, rising steadily all the way.

When words don't match, half a sentence is too much; Wang Xiaohua didn't want to chat with Liu Yumeng anymore.

He found an excuse to go out, then went down to the countryside alone to visit poor households.

Only by contacting those poor households, face to face, giving them real tangible help, would Wang Xiaohua feel that staying in his current post is meaningful.

In a blink it was afternoon, the sun slanting west; Wang Xiaohua was still in the village when his mobile phone rang — it was Liu Yumeng calling.

"Wang Xiaohua, where are you?"

"I'm over at Shanxia Village." Wang Xiaohua answered honestly.

"Hurry back, we're going to eat!" Liu Yumeng was blunt, not treating him as a Leader at all.

"Eating this early?" Wang Xiaohua gave a dry laugh.

"My uncle said we're going to the County Town to eat, so we need to head over a bit early; you hurry back, quite a few County Leaders will be there, my dad will be there too."

Liu Yumeng saying this made Wang Xiaohua involuntarily stunned.

He thought: Is there a need for such a big scene?

"Alright alright, I'll be back in a bit!"

Wang Xiaohua hung up, finished visiting the last poor household in Shanxia Village, then rode his motorcycle hurrying back to the Town.

Arriving at the Town Government, he saw Liu Yumeng had already changed into a set of new clothes, put on exquisite makeup, and applied bright lipstick.

"Leaving now?"

Wang Xiaohua asked a sentence.

Liu Yumeng then said:

"Aren't you changing clothes?"

Wang Xiaohua however said:

"Forget it, this is fine; besides, I don't want to steal your limelight."

Wang Xiaohua thought: just going through the motions, no need to flatter and fawn.

His ambition isn't in this.

Hearing him say this, Liu Yumeng couldn't help laughing smugly:

"You're quite tactful! Then let's go! I'll drive you there!"

Wang Xiaohua was stunned:

"Just the two of us?"

Liu Yumeng nodded:

"Right, just us two; my uncle and Secretary He and them, they already went down earlier."

Wang Xiaohua then asked:

"What about Wang Chang?"

Liu Yumeng however said:

"My dad didn't invite him, only invited you; you'd better not be dissatisfied — it was me specially begging him that he agreed to let you come along!"

"Your dad?" Wang Xiaohua was stunned, instantly sniffing a different scent; "Don't tell me tonight's banquet is organized by your dad."

Liu Yumeng blinked, not avoiding it at all:

"Exactly! On the surface it's Secretary He organizing the banquet, actually it's my dad operating behind the scenes; otherwise you think with Secretary He's weight he could invite the other County Leaders? I'll tell you, even Xiao Xueqing is coming! Xiao Xueqing is the Deputy County Magistrate, you know that?"

Wang Xiaohua gave a dry laugh, asking:

"What does your dad do in the County Town?"

Liu Yumeng spoke directly:

"He's an important Leader at the Finance Bureau."

"Finance Bureau, no wonder." Wang Xiaohua exclaimed.

Actually in a power leadership team, there are only two kinds of people with the greatest power in their hands: one kind manages people, the other kind manages money.

Liu Yumeng's father is an important Leader at the Finance Bureau, naturally he has that energy to invite other County Leaders to attend today's banquet.

Liu Yumeng then said:

"I originally wanted to go to the Finance Bureau, but it's not allowed; my dad said, can't be too blatant, there's a conflict-of-interest policy inside the System; my dad is a Leader at the County Finance Bureau, so I can't go to the County Finance Bureau again."

Wang Xiaohua thought: you really don't treat me as an outsider, spilling everything out.

Liu Yumeng then dropped an even bigger bombshell:

"But don't think my dad is that capable; in our big family, every Spring Festival gathering, he can only sit at the very edge; if we talk capability, my grandpa is the most capable; I heard my dad initially couldn't get into University, but my grandpa pulled strings to replace someone else..."

Wang Xiaohua hurriedly called out:

"Stop! These secrets, don't spill them outside; aren't you afraid I'll blab everywhere!"

He truly didn't want to know too much.

This world is already riddled with holes; what use is knowing so many dark secrets?

He still has to maintain his original aspiration, to Serve the People!

Liu Yumeng, however, was carefree:

"Hehe, I trust your character; you probably wouldn't just go around telling people!"

Wang Xiaohua hurriedly said:

"Let's go, let's go, hurry up and get in the car! You stop talking; if you dare speak, I dare not listen!"

Seeing Wang Xiaohua like this, Liu Yumeng's vanity gained immense satisfaction.

She laughed and scolded:

"How are you so cowardly? A man being this cowardly won't do!"

Wang Xiaohua didn't want to chat too much with her, planning to kill the conversation, but he couldn't bring himself to put Liu Yumeng down, so he could only use himself as an example:

"I'm practically half a cripple to begin with; isn't being a bit cowardly perfectly normal?"

Liu Yumeng, however, said:

"Have some confidence; it's just that you're a bit short. What's the big deal?"

"You're right." Wang Xiaohua perfunctorily nodded.

Liu Yumeng then said: "Speaking of which, do you have a girlfriend?"

Wang Xiaohua still answered perfunctorily:

"What you just said was too right; I should have more confidence."

Liu Yumeng was rendered speechless by Wang Xiaohua's irrelevant answer, but she gossiped again:

"I heard you got married early; is it true or false?"

Wang Xiaohua then said:

"Thank you; your words encouraged me; I indeed should be more confident."

The corner of Liu Yumeng's mouth twitched slightly:

"No, why do you always answer irrelevantly? Pretending to be confused, right? Forget it, can't be bothered to waste saliva on you!"

Liu Yumeng had limited patience and stopped speaking.

She brought Wang Xiaohua to the Town Government's internal parking lot.

Pressed the car key once, and only saw a white BMW X5's lights flash ahead.

Liu Yumeng got into the driver's seat, then said to Wang Xiaohua:

"Hurry up and get in!"

Wang Xiaohua went to open the back seat door.

Liu Yumeng, however, said:

"You come to the passenger seat!"

Wang Xiaohua didn't want to go to the passenger seat; he just wanted to sit quietly in the back row.

So he said: "That's not too appropriate, is it."

However, Liu Yumeng insisted he go to the passenger seat:

"I tell you to sit passenger, you sit passenger; I don't even dislike you, what are you disliking? It's nearly half an hour's drive to the County Town; I need you to sit passenger and keep me company chatting!"

Wang Xiaohua could only go sit in the passenger seat; just as he fastened his seatbelt, Liu Yumeng's little mouth chattered non-stop.

Have to say, this guy is really a chatterbox.

"Wang Xiaohua, speaking of which, I went to the same high school as you initially, you know?"

Wang Xiaohua was a bit bewildered:

"Ah? Really? How would I not know?"

Liu Yumeng was huffing with anger:

"You actually don't know of my existence? Hateful!"

Then immediately said:

"But that's normal too; after all, you were the big shot back then, first place in every exam! My grades were far worse than yours, and I was in the liberal arts class, you in the science class; the classrooms weren't even in the same building! Do you know, when you tested into Tsinghua initially, even my dad paid attention to you!"

Wang Xiaohua replied with a lukewarm single word:

"Oh."