Chapter 69: Marry Me

With the Laoyingzui matter handled, I breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Shizhen specially arranged a table of good food in the canteen to treat Zhao Jinming and me.

The municipal television station broadcast the news, and it was the first item after the news of the Municipal Committee Secretary's inspection. Overnight, all of Hengyue City knew that a hero had emerged from Suxi Township. Secretary Guan of the County Committee spoke on the news program, saying that there were many village cadres like Zhao Deliang in Suxi Township.

Chunshan County became famous, and Suxi Township became even more famous. Secretary Chen of the Municipal Committee specifically asked about the entire process of the incident and finally made the decision to name Zhao Deliang a martyr and called on the people of the whole city to learn from him.

As for the Youth Shock Brigade, it wasn't even mentioned in the news. Huang Qishan was very unhappy and called me to complain, saying that without his shock brigade, there would be no hero. I perfunctorily dealt with him on the phone, while in my heart, I cursed his ancestors! This was a human life, a human life exchanged for an honor. Whether it was worth it, I didn't know, but at least I wouldn't exchange a human life for a vague honor. Politics is like this; when it is necessary to sacrifice life to maintain its dignity and necessity, life in their eyes cannot even be compared to grass.

Once the news was broadcast, Suxi Township became a star overnight. At the same time, the reality that it still lacked electricity and roads was exposed to everyone.

Secretary Guan Peishan was as busy as a spinning top, but he never gave County Magistrate Liu Qimeng any chance. He instructed the County Committee Propaganda Department to receive all the news media that came to Chunshan County for interviews, and he personally handled the important media. He instructed the Public Security Bureau to be responsible for all those who came to Chunshan County to talk about investment and donations because of the news, and without his instructions, no one was allowed to contact them. This "anyone" included County Magistrate Liu Qimeng.

County Magistrate Liu had operated in Chunshan County for more than a decade and naturally had his own team, such as Bureau Chief An of the Development and Reform Bureau, who had always been his die-hard connection.

Facing such a situation, Liu Qimeng understood Secretary Guan's thoughts. The two of them had worked together for thirteen years; if one were to talk about knowing each other inside and out, they probably knew each other better than their own families.

During the ten years of the Cultural Revolution, Guan Peishan served as the deputy director of the commune revolutionary committee. Liu Qimeng's starting point was higher than his at that time; he was already a cadre in the county government. It was just that he had been in a cowshed since the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. As a rightist, in Guan Peishan's eyes, he was not even as good as an ant. For Guan Peishan to crush Liu Qimeng, he didn't even need to use his fingers; just one look was enough to kill this stubborn rightist.

It wasn't until later that the organization wanted the two of them to work together to play the Chunshan County drama. Liu Qimeng strongly opposed it at the time, saying he would rather be transferred to another county as a deputy than work with Guan Peishan.

The organization was earnest and finally gave a death order: you have to work together, whether you want to or not. The organization has discipline; for cadres without organizational principles, the organization will take measures.

Working together like this, they had been together for more than five years.

A local government term is usually five years. Originally, Liu Qimeng thought that Guan Peishan should be promoted after finishing this term; even if not promoted, he should move his buttocks to make room for others. But five years passed, and he had no hope of moving at all. If they served another term, both of them would reach retirement age, and neither would benefit. Especially Liu Qimeng, his wish to change Chunshan County would become a bubble.

Since it had become this situation, Liu Qimeng no longer hoped for miracles. He was responsible for government work, and local economic development was his government's business, so he cast aside Guan Peishan and buried his head in thinking of ways.

The Municipal Committee sent a social education work group down to conduct social education, and in principle, this should be arranged by the County Committee. It just so happened that Secretary Guan had some health problems during that time and went to Beijing for a check-up, so the County Committee Office pushed this matter to the County Government. When the County Government got the list, they found that the daughter of the Municipal Committee Organization Department was also in the work group. They immediately agreed and kept the list as a confidential document. County Magistrate Liu Qimeng personally made a trip to the city to find Minister Huang Shan, reported the work of Chunshan County since the reform and opening up, and received high affirmation from Minister Huang Shan.

Before Huang Shan served as the Minister of the Municipal Committee Organization Department, he was the Deputy Secretary of the Chunshan County Committee. He knew the situation in Chunshan County better than the lines on his own palms.

Minister Huang Shan immediately expressed full support for County Magistrate Liu Qimeng's work and instructed that if there was anything, he should go directly to him.

Now that the matter had come out, he, the county magistrate, had almost become a decoration. The County Committee held a Standing Committee meeting without notifying him. He was a county magistrate; he didn't have the right of veto, but he still had the right to vote, right? So after thinking for several nights, he took Bureau Chief An to the city to find Huang Shan.

During this time, Huang Shan often saw news about Chunshan County in the news, often saw Guan Peishan busy inspecting with guests, but never saw Liu Qimeng, not even a shadow. Just as he was feeling strange, he saw Liu Qimeng and the others coming in a hurry.

In a government, if the party and government are not well-matched, work cannot be carried out, and the responsibility lies with the Organization Department. The Organization Department is responsible for cadre selection, and the main power of matching leadership teams lies in the assessment of the Organization Department.

Huang Shan heard these situations and frowned tightly.

Liu Qimeng also reported on the matter of Liu Quan, the party secretary of Nangu Township, saying that the County Committee had placed Liu Quan under house arrest in the county on a trumped-up charge, neither giving him work nor a conclusion. Just dragging it out like this.

After hearing this, Huang Shan asked who was presiding over the work in the township now. Liu Qimeng told him about Zhu Shizhen acting as township head. Huang Shan slapped the table and cursed, "It's simply nonsense!"

After eating, I returned directly to the dormitory. Last night, I received a call from my aunt, saying she saw me on TV, saying I was much darker and thinner than before. She wanted me to find time to go back to the city to visit my old man and old mother.

After finishing the call, I almost cried. My tear glands had been particularly developed during this period, and I wanted to shed a few tears at every turn.

During the meal, Zhu Shizhen mentioned the company matter again, saying he hoped I would handle it as soon as possible. Don't leave handles for others. And he also told me that Teacher Xue had come to find me several times during this period, and told me that he had already proposed recommending me to join the party at the township party committee meeting.

A series of events left me at a loss. Zhao Jinming wanted to go home after eating, saying he hadn't seen his son for nearly half a month and missed him dearly.

I took out the key to open the door, and suddenly a pair of hands reached out from behind and covered my eyes.

I stood still. From the smoothness of the hands, I could judge that these were a woman's hands. I calmed my breathing and said, "Who is it?"

Behind me came a burst of giggling, deliberately changing her voice, "Guess."

I ignored her, fumbled to open the door, and the hands covering my eyes followed me into the room. I turned around, closed the door, hugged the woman behind me, and placed my hand directly on her chest.

The hands covering my eyes let go as if electrocuted. I saw Xue Bing blushing like a flower.

I didn't want to say anything, so I pressed my lips up and kissed her moist lips.

Xue Bing gasped, stuck out her tongue to meet mine, and a strong, suffocating kiss immediately dissipated all the fatigue accumulated during this period.

After kissing for a while, we sat down by the bed. I hugged her waist, and she leaned into my arms like a little bird, reaching out to stroke my face, saying with heartache, "You're darker and thinner."

I stared at her chest and said, "You're bigger and whiter."

She blushed, buried her head in my chest, and sobbed softly.

I stroked her hair and said, "What's wrong with you?"

Xue Bing raised her tear-stained face and said, "Do you know? We haven't seen each other for almost a month, and you didn't even give me a call. I'm angry."

I smiled bitterly and said, "I have you in my heart; the phone call isn't important. What's important is that I'm still holding you now, knowing you are mine is enough."

After saying this, I didn't wait for her to object, stuck out the tip of my tongue to lick the tears on her face. The salty tears stimulated my nerves, and my hand went through her clothes, directly invading her chest.

She let me caress her, closed her eyes slightly, and shyness appeared on her white porcelain face, stimulating the desire in my heart even more, hitting my fragile nerves wave after wave.

My hand reached her waistband, and she hugged me tighter, her body trembling violently, her breathing becoming rapid.

I looked at her. She was closing her eyes tightly, her face showing painful strength. I felt her fingernails had dug into my back, and a burst of pain struck.

She groaned and muttered, "Don't! Feng, I'm afraid."

I whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid. Bing'er, I'm here."

She suddenly stood up, pushed me away, tilted her head, and looked at me with a giggle, "You're so bad! I know you're here."

I still wanted to hug her, but she dodged me and comforted me softly, "Marry me. Marry me, and I will be yours." ===== CHAPTER 70 =====