Chapter 916: Truly Mastering the Hall, Able to Enter the Kitchen

Zhou Ruohan's face turned red: "Who let you be so improper?"

"Since you arrived you've been messing around, smoking again; all the family's previous efforts are now wasted."

"Even grandpa smoked only by the garden outside, but you, on the contrary, smoke right in the bedroom. Do you believe I'll tell grandpa and grandma?"

Su Yang said indifferently: "Then go ahead and tell them, I don't mind; I don't think they could even beat me up."

"Honestly, have you missed me during this period? I'm talking about this kind of missing, not that kind."

Zhou Ruohan's face reddened further: "You're truly not proper at all; I seriously suspect you have conduct issues at work."

Su Yang said: "If that's the case, I'm going to sleep. I was already a bit sleepy."

Zhou Ruohan immediately said: "What's wrong with you? You haven't even set off yet and you want to get off the car; I definitely disagree."

……

Around 9 a. m. the next morning, Su Yang yawned awake; to be precise, he was woken up by Zhou Ruohan.

"Everyone in the family is already up, they've finished breakfast, and are now idly chatting together. You've slept until now—how can you have the face to go out?"

Su Yang rubbed his eyes and said, "Can you blame me? I only fell asleep at 5 a. m., got just four hours of sleep—how could I be energetic?"

"As for you, I suddenly feel full of vigor; it's truly the law of conservation of energy."

Zhou Ruohan gave Su Yang a harsh tug, saying, "You have no proper demeanor even in broad daylight."

"Hurry up and get up; I'll bring the breakfast over, you eat it in the room so no one makes fun of you."

Su Yang hummed, got up, and before he could finish washing up, Zhou Ruohan brought the breakfast: soy milk, fried dough sticks, and buns.

A typical virtuous wife and good mother type; Su Yang truly likes it from the bottom of his heart—she can manage both the hall and the kitchen.

Please note, her heavenly hall and kitchen are separate; the hall is the hall, the kitchen is the kitchen.

Su Yang glanced and said, "That's it? I thought you all usually ate something more upscale than others."

Zhou Ruohan gave Su Yang a cold stare and said, "What are you thinking? Regardless of status or wealth, people's food is roughly the same."

"The only difference is healthy versus unhealthy; what we eat is specially supplied grain, even the water is exclusive."

"It's different from what you usually eat on the street."

Su Yang took a bite of the bun; it tasted quite good, but he still refuted Zhou Ruohan's claim: "Even if it's good, can it surpass what we grow at home? I'd rather eat flour milled from our own wheat."

"As for water, no matter how tasty, can it beat rainwater from the heavens? That's the truly natural rain."

"Regarding so-called exclusive or imported, I think none compare to pure natural."

After speaking, he whispered, "By the way, after all that trouble last night, is our baby okay?"

Zhou Ruohan gave Su Yang another cold stare and said, "Oh, you only remember now. Why didn't you think of it last night? I specifically did a check this morning; there's no problem, all good."

Su Yang chuckled, "I told you, it depends on whose lineage. Moreover, today's kids generally aren't as robust as those before, so I had him start practicing Iron Head Skill early."

Zhou Ruohan was speechless: "Fine, say whatever you want, but the doctor also said such incidents must not happen again, otherwise it's really problematic."

"Don't cause trouble at this critical moment; we're at home, grandpa and grandma are here, under their watch—if something happens, try it."

Su Yang thought, indeed, last night he just had some wine and was too impulsive.

"By the way, have you eaten?"

Zhou Ruohan said, "I was full last night... this morning I topped it off with a bowl of soy milk..."

When she said that, Su Yang almost jumped out of bed; Zhou Ruohan's occasional extreme contrast truly struck his soul.

While they were talking, Su Yang's phone rang; a glance showed it was Fang Jingwen calling.

But he didn't rush to answer; instead he said to Zhou Ruohan, "Should I put it on speaker, or will you answer for me?"

"Otherwise you'll end up blaming me later; I'm being completely transparent now."

Zhou Ruohan said, "Look at you, am I that kind of person? Today is New Year's Eve; if he's calling you, he must have something, otherwise who would call you at this hour?"

Then she handed the phone to Su Yang, who still turned on speaker: "County Magistrate Fang, good morning."

On the other end, Fang Jingwen's voice came: "Did you just get up? I hear you're still eating over there?"

At that moment, Zhou Ruohan said beside them, "Right, he slept too late last night, only fell asleep at dawn."

"I just brought the breakfast I prepared for him in, and he hasn't finished yet."

Fang Jingwen, without waiting for Zhou Ruohan to finish, continued, "Su Yang, earlier we mentioned a highway project that needs to be run through the Ministry of Transport."

"The Minister of Transport is coming to our house today; if he has time, he should drop by. If he refuses, I won't force it—I've already called, and I've done what I said."

He hung up after saying that.

Zhou Ruohan looked at Su Yang: "Truly a confidant! Even during the New Year, you haven't forgotten to help."

Su Yang thought to himself, this matter is tangled again, it's ridiculous, his mind is too petty.

"So what's your take? If you say I can't go, I won't; at worst the project gets dropped, and when Zhang Jiangbo leaves, I'll see whether he handles it."

"By then he'll be the real top leader, also bearing the title Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee; if the Common People complain, they'll definitely blame him, not me."

Zhou Ruohan said, "Are you kidding? Whether or not there's a project, you still have to go proactively to Minister Fang to pay New Year greetings."

"You should know that the current Minister Fang is different from when he was at the provincial level."

"I have no idea how many deputy provincial-level officials across the country are waiting to pay him New Year greetings; even if Fang Jingwen didn't call, I still wanted you to go today."

"Otherwise, when the real New Year arrives, you might not even get in line; even if you do, their house is always full, so bringing up anything wouldn't be appropriate."

"Moreover, although our dad has a good relationship with Minister Fang, at their level many things aren't spoken of lightly; but if you can handle the relationship well, it'll be different, because then you'll be you, and dad will be dad."

Su Yang said, "Then let's go together, go pay New Year greetings to Minister Fang; otherwise they'll say we lack propriety."

Zhou Ruohan said, "Your mind is a bit obtuse; they called you to suggest you go alone, and I follow, do you think that's proper?"

"Don't let a small awkwardness arise on the spot, making it impossible to say what's needed."

"Besides, it's not suitable for me to go, since I'm no longer Within the System; there's nothing for me to say there."

"I'll prepare two boxes of snacks; once you're ready, go over."

"Oh, by the way, when you go, deliberately avoid mentioning your project, because in Minister Xia's eyes, these are trivial matters."

If they are willing to help you, they'll bring it up proactively during the chat; if they're unwilling, find a way to have Minister Fang speak for you.

Otherwise, your project will truly be in trouble, because most matters now are overseen by Deputy Department Head Pang, Jia Guolong's younger brother‑in‑law; if they say the project won't be approved, it really won't be approved for you.

Anyway, get yourself mentally prepared early; I'll go prepare some snacks for you.