Chapter 907

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Li Zhongxian, as a minor cadre at the section-chief level in the county town, ought to have been loyal to the Party and served the people, yet he abandoned his original aspiration and mission, lost his Party principles, disregarded the spirit of the Central Eight Provisions, and illegally accepted gifts and cash; he violated organizational and personnel discipline, illegally seeking benefits for others in personnel matters; he violated integrity discipline, wanting both to be an official and to get rich, illegally accepting huge sums of money and valuables. During his years as an official, Li Zhongxian sought profits through illegal means, accepted bribes totaling over 5.23 million yuan, illegally possessed multiple properties, and multiple luxury sedans — his influence was utterly vile!"

In the conference room's main hall, the moderator was narrating Li Zhongxian's typical case of a minor official with massive greed, facing the projected PPT.

The moderator clicked the mouse on the podium computer, the PPT flipped to another page, revealing Li Zhongxian's photo.

Wang Erhai widened his eyes, his face full of surprise.

Earlier he had still been wondering in his heart — could it just be someone with the same name and surname?

Now the photo had been put up; it was his Third Brother's girlfriend's biological father!

Confirmed beyond doubt!

The moderator on the podium continued speaking:

"Now, after investigation and evidence collection by the inspection team, Li Zhongxian has already been 'doubly expelled'; awaiting him will be the trial of the law, and the punishment of prison. So everyone must take this as a warning, and not harbor greedy thoughts. Today the Center has issued the directive: both 'strike tigers' and 'swat flies'; no matter who it is, do not harbor侥幸, serve the people wholeheartedly, be loyal to the Party, and be clean as an official."

After the moderator on the podium finished speaking, the crowd of township cadres below all applauded.

Quite a few cadres, while listening to this lecture meeting, wore solemn expressions throughout.

As if weighed down by heavy thoughts.

As if trembling with fear.

Li Zhongxian's fall from power clearly gave those cadres whose own conduct was not so clean a sense of "rabbit dies, fox grieves."

This anti-corruption action by the Party Central high-level was far more ruthless and decisive than in previous years; the news had long reported it — quite a few provincial and ministerial level cadres, even deputy ministerial level cadres, had already fallen; minor flies like Li Zhongxian had been swatted in countless numbers within this year alone.

After this meeting ended, Wang Erhai hurried out to the outside of the conference hall, found a secluded corner, and called Wang Xiaohua.

"Third Brother, that matter — do you know about it?"

Wang Erhai hurriedly asked.

"What matter?"

Wang Xiaohua asked.

Wang Erhai said:

"Your girlfriend's dad has been doubly expelled, and was even made into a typical case, put on display everywhere for propaganda."

Hearing this, Wang Xiaohua couldn't help but freeze.

At first he was somewhat stunned.

But after the shock, he quickly accepted this fact.

Because he knew, this day would come sooner or later.

He had been to the Li Family several times; that big house, the luxurious level of its renovation, was obviously not something a minor section chief's legal salary could easily achieve.

Not to mention Li Zhongxian and his wife each drove a million-yuan-class luxury car.

It was just that this matter was actually told to him by his own Second Brother, not by Li Jianjia — this inevitably made his mood somewhat complicated.

Perhaps Li Jianjia didn't want Wang Xiaohua to know about this.

Because this matter would inevitably affect the emotional state between the two of them.

But some things cannot be solved by avoidance; they must be faced.

"Second Brother, I know."

Wang Xiaohua replied to Wang Erhai with a flat tone.

Seeing Wang Xiaohua so calm, Wang Erhai couldn't help but be surprised:

"Third Brother, you have no reaction at all?"

Wang Xiaohua smiled helplessly:

"What reaction can I have? This result was destined long ago; it just came a bit earlier than imagined."

Wang Erhai couldn't help asking:

"Then you and your girlfriend — what do you plan to do in the future?"

Wang Xiaohua said:

"Take it one step at a time."

Wang Erhai asked again:

"Now that Li Zhongxian has fallen, if you continue dating his daughter, will it affect your prospects?"

This was what Wang Erhai cared about most.

He even wanted to persuade Wang Xiaohua to withdraw quickly; in his view, Wang Xiaohua continuing to be with Li Jianjia would absolutely hold him back.

Wang Xiaohua said:

"I won't change my original plans because of this; whatever I should do, I'll still do. So as for influence — there's definitely influence, but it shouldn't be too great. As for the influence on Jianjia, that's definitely huge; right now she needs care the most. If I leave her, then I really wouldn't be human."

Wang Xiaohua knew Wang Erhai wanted to persuade him to break up, but he had no such intention, so before Wang Erhai could speak, he directly stated his attitude.

Back then Li Jianjia didn't dislike him for being short, didn't dislike him for being ugly, didn't care about outside gazes, overcame ten thousand difficulties and insisted on being with him — just for Li Jianjia's share of pure love, he could never possibly give up Li Jianjia no matter what.

Even if ten thousand people revile him, he will still regard her as a treasure in his palm, cherish and protect her carefully, not letting her be harmed by the outside world.

"Third Brother, not that Second Brother is criticizing you, but doing this is a bit unwise. You still have a bright future ahead. Besides, you and Li Jianjia aren't married — breaking up while dating is perfectly normal; don't feel embarrassed. And you're in a long-distance relationship, with two more years until undergraduate graduation."

Wang Erhai said all this also for Wang Xiaohua's sake.

But Wang Xiaohua said:

"Second Brother, no need to persuade further. On the pros and cons, I see them clearly even without you saying so. But there are some things in this world that cannot be measured by simple gains and losses."

Wang Erhai let out a sigh at the end:

"Alright then, I won't say anymore, and you don't blame me either, I'm doing this for your own good too. If you insist on continuing to be with Li Jianjia, then I'll also bless you both from my heart, hoping Li Jianjia can get through this difficult time. With such a change happening at home, it's not something a weak woman can bear, you need to go comfort her more."

"Okay okay, I will."

After Wang Xiaohua hung up Wang Erhai's phone call, he fell into deep thought.

It's very obvious now that Li Jianjia doesn't want him to know about this matter.

So is it better to pretend he knows nothing?

Or take the initiative to talk to Li Jianjia about this matter?

Wang Xiaohua thought for a good while, and ultimately still chose to take the initiative to make a phone call over, and tell Li Jianjia about this matter.

"Hello, Jianjia."

The phone rang for a long time before it was picked up, and Li Jianjia's laughter came from the other side:

"Xiaohua, I want to tell you a piece of good news!"

Wang Xiaohua's inner heart trembled.

He didn't know, just how much strength Li Jianjia needed to use, to be able to pretend nothing was wrong with him when her family was experiencing a huge upheaval, and even put on an appearance of being very happy, very joyful.

"What good news?"

Wang Xiaohua felt a bit of heartache.

"I passed the English test!"

Li Jianjia's tone was cheerful.

Wang Xiaohua just said:

"You're really amazing, this score, I couldn't even test into it."

College English Test Band 6, full score is 710 points.

Those able to score above 550 points already count as very excellent.

Li Jianjia scored 670-plus points, that is indeed very amazing.

Wang Xiaohua also took the Band 6 test this year, his score was 592 points.

This grade can only be said to be average.

Li Jianjia then said:

"Wait for me, wait for me to test into Tsinghua University Graduate Student, then we can see each other every day."

Wang Xiaohua nodded:

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

After hesitating a moment, Wang Xiaohua decided to still speak about that matter:

"Jianjia, about your father's matter, I already know..."