Chapter 425

The cadres of Suxi Town have now changed their tune. Five people came, driving two cars.

The jeep Guo Wei drove back then is now the administrative vehicle for the town government. Town Mayor Liu Yue Bai's ride is a Toyota, donated by Qian Youyu.

I didn't know about these things. Therefore, seeing the two cars at Jin Ling's door and thinking of my own situation in Suxi Township back then, it really felt like a lifetime ago.

Seeing me arrive, the town cadres scrambled to shake my hand. Everyone was beaming with joy, praising Huang Weiwei, who was standing behind me, for being beautiful.

Jin Ling's family was busy serving tea and water, greeting everyone to rest in the back room.

I paid special attention to Zhao Yu'er; this child's brows and eyes looked more and more like Zhao Jinming's. The idea I had always suspected about my bloodline has now vanished into thin air.

The beautiful and sexy Jin Ling is like a ripe peach, faintly exuding a woman's sweet fragrance. Back then, I was like a catalyst, triggering her hidden maternal nature, making her suddenly bloom in days of only planting and no harvesting.

And so there was Zhao Yu'er!

And this Zhao Yu'er has nothing to do with me. He is Zhao Jinming's bloodline; not only do his brows and eyes look like him, but in every word and action, one can see Zhao Jinming's shrewdness, stinginess, and innate cowardice.

This makes my heart ache. The child's innocence seems to have vanished in Zhao Yu'er. The urban life of playing with friends has made him exude a calmness that only adults have.

I pulled him over, scraped his little nose, and said, "Yu'er, call me Uncle."

Huang Weiwei was born liking children, and seeing the handsome Zhao Yu'er, she couldn't put him down and wanted to snatch him from my arms. Yue Bai, who was standing on the side, saw us both teasing the child and said with a smile, "Why don't you have one to play with?"

Huang Weiwei blushed, let go awkwardly, and stole a glance at me.

I was in a good mood and high spirits. There were four women in the room, three of whom had an indissoluble bond with me.

Zhao Jinming handed me a cigarette, dragged his son from my arms, and scolded, "Go play outside. The adults have things to do."

Zhao Yu'er went out obediently, but before leaving, he slapped Zhao Jinming loudly on the face. The "crack" sound surprised us greatly.

Zhao Yu'er's action made us feel the doting he received. This is not necessarily a good thing for a child.

Zhao Jinming laughed with joy, but Jin Ling wouldn't have it. She dragged Zhao Yu'er over, slapped his butt several times, and scolded, "You little brat with no sense of propriety."

Zhao Yu'er burst into tears, but we all laughed together.

Jin Ling laughed awkwardly, rolled her eyes at Zhao Jinming, and said, "It's all him, doting on his son like this is harming him."

Zhao Jinming didn't know whether to laugh or cry and waved his wife away. He straightened his body seriously, looked around at us, and said, "All the leaders are here! I must thank you."

After the foundation was dissolved, Zhao Jinming worked in the credit union for two years. With the institutional reform of the credit union, he entered the township finance office, following his old man.

Zhao Jinming's establishment was in the township government, but neither his administration nor his business was managed by the township government. With no foundation and no credit union needing him, his time at the finance office could only be considered a secondment. With no superior above him, he had no bottom in his heart. He didn't know who to talk to when things happened.

After two more years like this, he finally left the finance office and was determined to follow his wife to open a company in Hengyue City. In the past few years, he has been doing well, and it is said that he has accumulated a lot of money.

This time he invited the town government to Hengyue City, wanting to make a complete break with the government.

Representing the town government, Yue Bai led the deputy town mayor in charge of enterprises, the chairman of the People's Congress, the director of the party and government office, and a deputy secretary, calling on two professional accountants from the finance office, and arrived in Hengyue City.

If I hadn't met Qian Youyu, I would have known nothing about this.

Jin Ling's family wanted to sever ties, and I was kept in the dark. Thinking about it, something seemed to be stuck in my heart, not smooth at all. Therefore, I neither nodded nor shook my head at Zhao Jinming's opening remarks.

Yue Bai seemed to see my displeasure and said with a smile, "County Magistrate Chen, why don't you give us some instructions first."

I waved my hand and said, "You guys just talk."

Yue Bai smiled shallowly, "What we say doesn't count. After all, you are the boss of our Suxi. I originally thought you were too busy and didn't want to bother you with such small matters. After it was handled, I would go report it. Now that County Magistrate Chen is here, of course, you have to make the decision. We all listen to your arrangements, right?"

As she spoke, she looked at the circle of people sitting around, and everyone else nodded in agreement.

Having reached this point, no matter how unhappy I was, I couldn't just let it be. After all, these people were the leaders of my rear base, Suxi. If any one of them sang even a little bit of a counter-tune to me, I wouldn't be able to go all out in Chunshan County.

Qian Youyu looked at me and then at Yue Bai. Seeing that neither of us was speaking, he patted his belly and said, "It's time for dinner, why don't we talk after eating."

Qian Youyu has been in Suxi for several years, and there is no one who doesn't know him. Especially these town cadres, all of whom have friendships with him. Everyone knows that Qian Youyu is a great contributor to Suxi Town. Without him, Qian Youyu, Suxi Town wouldn't be what it is today.

"Old Qian, are you treating?" The chairman of the People's Congress laughed, "Where are you preparing to take us to corrupt?"

"I dare not corrupt." Qian Youyu said seriously, "You are all cadres. I am just a small commoner, and I dare not drag you into the water no matter what."

Zhao Jinming interjected, "Aren't we eating at home? I've already arranged the meal."

As he spoke, he called Jin Ling over and asked her how the dinner was arranged.

Jin Ling hurriedly said she had called two people to prepare at home, and it should be almost ready.

After Zhao Jinming came to Hengyue City, he rented a house for the whole family to live in. He also hired a few young girls to help in the company, and the town government didn't care about these. The town only collects the money equivalent to the contracting fee they have to pay every year. As for how many people to hire and how to hire them, they don't care at all.

Qian Youyu didn't want to go, saying that he had finally met me, so he couldn't go to Zhao Jinming's house for dinner no matter what. Especially since he met Huang Weiwei, as my subordinate, he had to perform well.

Everyone laughed and said, "Old Qian, you are an expert at eating in Hengyue City. Back in Suxi Town, you are still an expert. It seems that when it comes to eating, we can't get around you."

Qian Youyu grinned and said, "The leaders are giving me face. I, Old Qian, am a person without a heart; everyone helps me, Old Qian, and I, Old Qian, won't be blind."

Zhao Jinming was still insisting on inviting everyone to his house, but Yue Bai said, "Forget it, we won't go to the house. With so many people, it's hard for Jin Ling to clean up. It's better to listen to Old Qian and eat something casual. Let's try to handle the matter tonight."

Zhao Jinming and Yue Bai had a past. Everyone present knew it. It's just that now Yue Bai is a town mayor, and Zhao Jinming, if he breaks ties this time, will be a commoner. The change in the status of these two people actually explains the truth that fate is difficult to grasp.

I didn't express my position, so others could only talk, but didn't dare to get up and follow Qian Youyu.

Huang Weiwei frowned and said a sentence, "How about this, you guys come to Hengyue City, I'll treat. It's the duty of a host."

Huang Weiwei saw through my thoughts. If I agreed to Qian Youyu's suggestion, it would mean that I have a relationship with Qian Youyu. After all, he is a farmer, and a rich farmer at that. A more critical point is that Qian Youyu was brought to Suxi Town by me.

Huang Weiwei's proposal made me feel incomparably refreshed. It seems that when looking for a wife, one must find a woman who can understand one's thoughts.

I said, "Let's do it according to Xiao Huang's opinion. Everyone eat first. We'll talk after dinner."

The group got up and walked out the door. After walking a few steps, the director of the People's Congress said, "If this were in Chunshan County, after eating, we would go to Qilin Villa to gamble and try our luck, and then talk about things; what a perfect thing that would be."

Qian Youyu laughed, "When you go back, I'll treat, and everyone can try their luck."

I asked with a straight face, "Have you all been to Qilin Villa?"

The chairman of the People's Congress sighed, "I haven't been there. I heard that Qilin Villa is not a place for ordinary people to go. It has a big reputation."

I didn't say anything, Qian Youyu opened the car door, stood by the door, and said, "County Magistrate Chen, have you been there?"

I nodded in acknowledgment and said, "No one will have a chance to go there in the future."

Qian Youyu was confused and asked, "Are you really going to implement a membership system?"

"What membership system?"

"I heard that Qilin Villa is going to implement a membership system. A membership card costs 300,000. I don't know what's so fun about it, it's so expensive." He sighed. Qian Youyu makes money well, but because it's all hard-earned money, it hurts to spend it.

"No matter how fun it is, you can't play anymore." I sat in Huang Weiwei's car and smiled apologetically at her, "Wife, I'm sorry."

Huang Weiwei smiled faintly, "I understand. People who are cadres are often involuntary."