Chapter 447: Nourishing the Body

Huang Qishan truly came to the appointment alone. We had just sat down when we heard him shouting at the top of his lungs outside the door.

Huang Qishan was a man of cultivation who valued the instruction of not being loud in public. But ever since he came to Chunshan County to serve as the County Youth League Committee Secretary, he had completely cast that bit of scholarly air to the nine heavens. Every time he opened his mouth, it was profanity, accompanied by body language.

According to his own words, "One is influenced by those around them." Being in the officialdom of Chunshan County, being refined and hypocritical would only lead to death.

Everyone used profanity. From the County Party Secretary to the township mayors, every opening line was "Fuck your mother."

Being in officialdom, one is not one's own master. Only by blending in can one avoid becoming an outlier.

Because of this, the refined Huang Qishan had now become a typical rural cadre. From his speech and demeanor to his attire, everything revealed the crudeness of a rural cadre.

Xiao Chun'er heard Huang Qishan calling for me, a happy smile rippled across her face, and she asked me in a low voice: "Is this someone you invited?"

I nodded in affirmation, opened the door to the private room, and gestured to Huang Qishan.

Huang Qishan strode over in a few steps, punched me in the shoulder blade, and laughed and scolded: "You dog's son, how do you have the leisure to treat me to a meal today?"

I dragged him into the private room and returned the punch, saying: "Take it or leave it. If you don't want to eat, get lost early."

Huang Qishan's eyes darted around the room, and upon discovering Xiao Chun'er sitting smiling by the table, he immediately cried out as if in great surprise: "So you're hiding a beauty in a golden house."

I made a gesture to kick him and scolded: "You, you can never spit ivory out of a dog's mouth."

Huang Qishan chuckled, walked to the table, reached out his hand, and said: "Hello, beauty."

Xiao Chun'er hurriedly stood up, placed a hand as smooth as putty into Huang Qishan's palm, shook it, and said: "Hello."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

I sat down opposite Xiao Chun'er and called the waiter to order.

Huang Qishan snatched the menu from my hand, handed it to Xiao Chun'er, and complained: "There's a knack to ordering at a dinner party. Since there's a beauty present today, of course, the beauty should order. Chen Feng, what are you busy with?"

Xiao Chun'er waved her hands frantically, her pretty face flushed red as she said: "I don't know how to order."

Huang Qishan laughed: "It's normal not to know how to order. Let me tell you a trick. Next time you go to a restaurant to eat, first ask what their signature dishes are. Order a few signature dishes, add some seasonal vegetables, and the table is complete."

Xiao Chun'er listened earnestly, her face full of infinite admiration.

I knew Huang Qishan was pulling her leg. After becoming the County Youth League Committee Secretary, his biggest change was learning to be glib. And whenever he saw a beauty, he would surely exhaust all his efforts to win a smile from her.

I had once been puzzled by this change in him. Huang Qishan was such a shy person; as long as there were three people present, he would usually blush before even opening his mouth.

Now he had practiced a thick skin, almost impenetrable. The key was that he had won the beauty Zhu Hua Yu. Instead, he had changed his usual behavior, joking and teasing excessively in front of women.

"Why didn't Hua Yu come?" I deliberately provoked him. This kid's uninhibited nature in front of Xiao Chun'er made me a little jealous. Of course, if this were three years ago, I would have been even worse than him.

"She's at home studying." Huang Qishan didn't even look at me, leaning his body over until he was almost touching Xiao Chun'er.

"Watch your influence, watch your influence." I reminded them: "This is a public place, you can't mess around."

Huang Qishan rolled his eyes at me and said: "Even if I mess around, my heart is clear. Unlike you, you mess around in your bones."

I scolded: "Bullshit!"

"Look who's talking bullshit." He turned around, leaned close to my ear, and whispered: "You're a good person, why are you treating a beautiful woman to dinner? Aren't you afraid Huang Weiwei will scold you?"

I finally understood that this kid was doing it on purpose; it turned out he was worried I would wrong Huang Weiwei.

"Don't let your imagination run wild." I tapped the table lightly and also lowered my voice: "If there really were something unspeakable, would I have invited a lightbulb along?"

We looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Xiao Chun'er looked at us suspiciously, her face full of confusion.

I said: "We're talking about men's business."

Xiao Chun'er curled her lip and said: "What else could you men have? Besides being an official and getting rich, it's women."

"Exactly!" Huang Qishan chimed in: "Women are the catalyst, the lubricant. Being an official, getting rich, and marrying a beautiful wife is every man's greatest pursuit."

Xiao Chun'er's face was flushed with excitement, she laughed until she trembled, and pointed at Huang Qishan: "This cadre is really humorous."

Huang Qishan said solemnly: "What I said is the truth, not a word of bias."

Xiao Chun'er nodded vigorously and said: "I believe it. It really is just like that."

Watching the two of them going back and forth, talking so congenially, I tapped the table and shouted: "Are you still going to eat or not?"

Huang Qishan said with a smile: "Of course we're going to eat. Since you're paying, wouldn't it be a waste not to? Oh, I also need to pack some to take back."

"Pack some?"

"Can't I!"

"It's not that you can't. Why are you packing?"

"Hua Yu hasn't eaten yet. I heard you called me, so I rushed over. Actually, I really didn't have the heart to accompany you to eat anything."

I laughed inwardly, tapped his arm with my chopsticks, and said: "Secretary Huang, it seems that treating you to dinner today is giving myself face."

"It's Hua Yu giving the face." Huang Qishan said earnestly: "My wife is a soldier under your command, so I have to suck up to you."

I laughed and scolded: "You, your head is full of evil thoughts."

While joking, we finished ordering the dishes.

Once the waiter went out, Huang Qishan seemed to suddenly realize something, stared at Xiao Chun'er and said: "Why do I feel like I've seen you somewhere before?"

"This line of yours is already old-fashioned. You're still using it, you're really not keeping up with the times." Xiao Chun'er teased Huang Qishan: "All men like to say this to women. You're a cadre, you can't be unconventional either."

Huang Qishan said seriously: "That's right. I'm also a vulgar person. So having some vulgar thoughts is completely correct. Although it's an old-fashioned routine, it's an unbreakable truth. You tell me yourself, haven't we met?"

Xiao Chun'er tilted her head and thought for a long time, but still shook her head.

I was just about to introduce them, when Huang Qishan suddenly slapped his thigh and stood up, staring at Xiao Chun'er and examining her carefully: "You're the secretary of the Cement Products Factory!"

Xiao Chun'er smiled without answering, Huang Qishan turned his head to look at me, scratched his head, and muttered to himself: "Could I have recognized the wrong person?"

Xiao Chun'er smiled: "You didn't recognize the wrong person."

Huang Qishan shouted excitedly as if he had won a grand prize: "That's it, how could I have recognized the wrong person."

Since they knew each other, I was too lazy to introduce them. Huang Qishan, however, was full of curiosity and asked me: "How do you two know each other?"

I glanced at him and said: "You're allowed to know her, but I'm not?"

Huang Qishan laughed awkwardly, twisting his earlobe: "That's true. It would be strange if you didn't know each other. An Executive Deputy County Magistrate should know the people below."

I interrupted him: "There are hundreds of thousands of people in the county, can I know them all? We know each other today because of fate. Fate is something you can't see or touch, but it truly exists."

"Yes, yes!" Huang Qishan sighed: "If there were no such thing as fate, people would all be strangers to each other."

After chatting for a while, the dishes began to be served.

Huang Qishan ordered a bottle of "Luzhou Laojiao," saying that although this liquor wasn't high-end, at least there were few fakes. Drinking is for happiness. Don't drink a meal and lose your life. He also said that in the current market, wanting to buy a bottle of real liquor is like finding a treasure.

Three glasses were lined up, and Huang Qishan personally poured the wine.

Xiao Chun'er looked troubled and said: "You two drink, I still have to drive, I'll accompany you with tea."

Huang Qishan firmly refused, saying that with only three people eating, if one person didn't drink, there would be no atmosphere and no mood.

I said: "It wouldn't be good if she got drunk. She really has to drive."

Huang Qishan didn't care about that and shouted: "In this one-third of an acre of Chunshan County, who dares not buy your account? So what if she's drunk? Just drive."

"I'm afraid of an accident." I said seriously.

"What kind of accident. How many cars are there on the streets of Chunshan County? Driving a car is more refreshing than riding a donkey. Drink, you must drink."

As he spoke, he poured wine into all three glasses without question. Just as he picked up his glass, he seemed to suddenly remember something, frowned, and said: "Why don't we call Guo Wei over too. After all, we haven't gathered for a long time."

Hearing this, my heart stirred, and I asked: "Where is Guo Wei?"

"Far away in the sky, close before your eyes." Like a magic trick, he opened the door and shouted at the private room next door: "Guo Wei, Guo Wei, come out."

After shouting for a while, there was no movement, so he grabbed the chopsticks in front of him, threw them on the ground, and scolded: "Dog's son, he's still pretending."

Huang Qishan's anger showed his scholarly spirit. He stepped on the chopsticks and scolded angrily: "I thought I didn't see it. Isn't he just accompanying the old man."

I asked suspiciously: "Accompanying whom?"

"Who else? Isn't it Secretary Guan."

I was taken aback. Guan Peishan coming to the Huihuang Hotel to eat meant that things were calm.

"Who else?" I asked.

"There's also someone with a strange face, I don't recognize him. Looking at his posture, he has a big background. Probably from the province."

"Where did you see them?" I asked unhurriedly, appearing indifferent.

"When I first arrived, I saw them at the door. I originally wanted to say hello, I don't know if Guo Wei saw me, anyway, before I could speak, they had already entered the room."

I said "oh," picked up my chopsticks, put a piece of braised pork into his bowl, and said: "Come, nourish your body." ===== CHAPTER 448 =====