Chapter 675

My wife, Huang Weiwei, certainly didn't let me down; her analysis was like a sudden enlightenment. I hugged her, kissed her shy face, and immediately went out to find my aunt.

Xu Mengda's proposal for cooperation must have something to do with my aunt! This was the hint Huang Weiwei gave me. Even if it didn't, going to find my aunt to ask for advice at this time was a good idea.

Along the way, I was still struggling with how Xu Mengda could have a connection with my aunt; they had only met once.

It wasn't until I sat in front of my aunt that my doubts were swept away.

My thinking was correct; Xu Mengda and my aunt had indeed only met once, but they had never broken contact.

My aunt looked at me with a smile and said, "This Boss Xu is more anxious than anyone!"

I said with a straight face, "Aunt, how can you have contact with him? What kind of person he is, don't you know?"

My aunt looked at me in surprise, then suddenly laughed and said, "What kind of person he is, you don't need to tell me. I only know that he is not only a rich man but also a man with influence. Without him, my cooperation with Lao Qian could only be built on satisfying your wishes."

"What does this mean? Lao Qian, you, Xu Mengda—you three have nothing to do with each other, how did you get tangled up together?" I was increasingly confused, feeling as if there was a bottomless pool of dark water in front of me.

"It's very simple," my aunt said calmly. "You wanted me to cooperate with Lao Qian to establish a new company, which was nothing more than paying the bill for Lao Qian's debts. Your uncle and I both understood, but we accepted it. Who told me to be your aunt?"

"That's not what I meant," I hurriedly defended myself.

"I know that's not what you meant. You couldn't possibly push your aunt into a fire pit. It's just that there are too many inside stories you don't know. For example, Lao Qian—these debts he owes, even if you killed him and sold his meat, how much money could you get? As for him using the Suxi Town properties as collateral, don't you know that when it involves the vital interests of the common people, who dares to mess around? So his collateral was just for peace of mind. I understand what you mean; you wanted us to cooperate to establish a new company, firstly to save Lao Qian, and secondly to recoup the losses in your Industrial Park. Isn't that what you meant?"

My intentions had been guessed by my aunt, and I was instantly speechless. My aunt's analysis was correct; when I pushed for them to establish a new company, I was indeed gambling with the construction of the park.

"But based on me and Lao Qian, if we were to swallow the Industrial Park in one bite, do you know how much risk there would be?" My aunt looked at me with a half-smile.

"What risk? We aren't violating any regulations," I said with a guilty conscience.

"You, you're a high-ranking cadre, yet you have no sense of risk prevention at all." My aunt poked my forehead lightly and said with affection, "You are a person who serves as a cadre, not like us common people. Your every word and action is watched by many people; one wrong word could bring trouble. Not to mention such a large project, how many people are watching it?"

My heart skipped a beat. I was indeed as my aunt said; the mentality of "when there are no tigers in the mountains, the monkey is king" was becoming more and more serious. I thought the Industrial Park was like Suxi Town, where I could turn my hands to create clouds and rain. I hadn't considered that Hengyue City was not Suxi Town; this pool of water was not only muddy but bottomless.

"You know the story of 'borrowing the tiger's skin to make a banner,' right?" My aunt looked at me with a smile.

I nodded, seemingly understanding my aunt's meaning.

"So, I just made a phone call to Boss Xu to ask if he was interested," my aunt took a sip of water, smiled, and said, "Xiao Feng, with a big tree like Boss Xu, do you still need to worry about stray bullets and dark arrows?"

It was as if the dark clouds in front of me had been suddenly blown away by a gust of wind, and my vision instantly became much clearer.

"But Xu Mengda didn't say what he wanted to cooperate with me on," I said hesitantly. "What if he makes a request I can't agree to? Wouldn't that ruin your big plan, Aunt?"

"It's fine. No matter what request he makes, you can just answer him," my aunt said confidently. "Boss Xu does things not only out of concern for himself, but he also has to take care of his father behind him. Boss Xu is nothing without his father! Don't you think?"

I nodded, thinking to myself that my aunt's statement was correct. Rather than saying Xu Mengda had eyes and ears everywhere, it would be better to say he had a father who did. In Central Province, anyone could ignore Xu Mengda, but no one dared to offend Xu Da!

With the doubts in my heart resolved, my mood instantly improved a lot.

"My uncle hasn't returned yet?" I asked.

"Soon. In a day or two," my aunt waved her hand and said, "Go back quickly, get a good night's sleep. Do what you need to do. Boss Xu didn't tell me he was coming, and you don't mention me. If he wants to cut this cake in Hengyue City, he can't bypass me."

I looked at my radiant aunt, feeling a warmth in my heart. If I were to put my aunt in my position, I wonder how much energy she would have.

I wanted to continue talking, but my aunt wouldn't have it. She stood up and pushed me toward the door, saying as she walked, "You coming to me, it was your wife's idea, right?"

"It has nothing to do with her," I said with a laugh, "My wife, how would she understand these complicated things?"

"Your wife is quite clever," my aunt said with a smile, "It was right to leave you in Weiwei's hands."

After leaving my aunt's house, I simply took out my phone and called Huang Weiwei, saying, "Wife, let's go to a bar."

She seemed startled on the phone, and after a long time, she asked hesitantly, "Did you dial the wrong number?"

"No," I said firmly, "Wife, I'm taking you to a bar."

"I'm not going," she refused me flatly, saying, "How old are we? Still going to bars? Aren't you afraid of others seeing us?"

"So what if they see us? Can't I be romantic with my own wife?" I said with a grin, "Come on, I'm waiting for you downstairs."

She was still hesitating, seemingly unable to make up her mind.

From the time we met until now, we seemed to have no connection to romance. Back when we were doing social education in Chunshan County, she was still a shy little girl; now, time had polished her into a radiant young woman.

Over these years, not only had I never given her a decent gift, but I had even said very few sweet words. As for leisure activities like going to bars, I hadn't even thought about it.

I urged her, "Wife, come on. Give us a world for two; I have so much to tell you."

She finally agreed, seemingly very shy, and after hesitating for a while, she asked me, "Husband, what should I wear to go out?"

My heart stirred, and I immediately said, "Dress yourself up beautifully. I want them to see that Chen Feng's wife is not only a beauty but an ultimate beauty."

She giggled and hung up the phone.

I drove the car to the bottom of our building, looked up at the light from our window drifting down from above, and a warm feeling spread around me.

After the time it takes to smoke a cigarette, by the light, a woman wearing a trench coat, long high boots, a silk scarf around her neck, and hair drifting casually appeared in my line of sight.

Her heels tapped on the ground, making a crisp sound.

She was slender, and in the hazy night, she exuded a heart-stirring charm.

I rubbed my eyes and stared at her carefully.

It wasn't until she walked gracefully in front of me that I saw clearly that she was my wife.

"Who are you staring at like a fool?" She pushed me shyly.

Only then did I wake up from my daze.

"Too beautiful!" I muttered, unable to bear moving my gaze away.

"Beautiful what? I'm already an old woman." She opened the car door herself, sat in, rolled down the window, and said, "Husband, are we still going or not?"

I hurriedly got into the car, looking at my wife who was exuding a faint fragrance, and said, "Wife, it turns out you are truly beautiful."

She lowered her head shyly, twisting her fingers uneasily.

In fact, there is countless beauty hidden around everyone. It's just that our eyes are covered by the mundane, and we haven't discovered it. For example, me right now—my guilt was written all over my face. My wife was so heart-stirring, yet I hadn't discovered her beauty. She was like a porcelain bowl I had casually discarded in the corner of the room, and on some affectionate night, I suddenly saw her emitting a dazzling radiance.

"Come, let me kiss you," I said shamelessly, reaching out to pull her over.

She didn't struggle, leaning quietly on my shoulder, and presented her radiant face to my lips.

"Let's go, it's so embarrassing if people see us," she said softly, reaching out to stroke my face gently.

"Whoever wants to look can look," I said without any concern, "I'm kissing my own wife; I'm not afraid even if the King of Heaven comes."

"You're not ashamed, but I am." She moved her head from my shoulder and suddenly sighed softly, "I've forgotten how to drive."