Chapter 1141

Joao still paid the same price as last time, 2,500 US dollars per painting, so these six paintings were 15,000 US dollars, equivalent to 130,500 RMB. He had Huang Zhaoxian pay Su Xinghui.

After the transaction was completed, Su Xinghui smiled and said to Joao, "Mr. Joao, I'm very sorry, this might be the last time I sell paintings to you."

Joao was shocked and said, "Mr. Su, what do you mean by this? Are you dissatisfied with the price I offered? Then I can add some more, these things are all negotiable."

Su Xinghui laughed, "Mr. Joao, don't you know what kind of person I am? Of course, I wouldn't be dissatisfied with the price you offered."

Joao thought about it, and it was true. Last time, Hou Guangbi entrusted him to buy Su Xinghui's paintings at a high price, and he didn't agree, which proved that Su Xinghui was not a greedy person, so that shouldn't be the reason.

"Then why exactly are you doing this?" Joao was a bit confused.

Su Xinghui said, "You also know that my work is getting busier and busier now, and the time I can spend painting will be less and less. In the future, maybe I'll only be able to create one or two paintings a year. For such a small number of paintings, it's not worth you making a trip."

Joao, having come to Pengjiawanzhen this time, also saw the construction sites standing here. He knew that Su Xinghui's work was indeed very busy now, and the time he could use for painting was indeed not much. This wasn't Su Xinghui lying to him.

Joao said with some regret, "It's really a pity. Originally, Mr. Su could have become a first-class painter, but because of these worldly affairs, your talent has been wasted."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Compared to things like making my country prosperous and strong and the people wealthy, painting is just a small matter."

Joao said with respect, "Mr. Su, you are really worthy of respect!"

Su Xinghui shook his head, "Mr. Joao, you overstate it!"

Joao said, "Mr. Su, I respect your decision. However, if you have any good works in the future, you can still call me at any time and let me come over to acquire them. I can come over at any time."

Su Xinghui said, "Thank you, Mr. Joao!"

Watching Joao and Huang Zhaoxian leave, Su Xinghui took the money, went to the local tax office to pay the taxes, and then deposited the remaining 100,000-plus into the Agricultural Bank business office.

Su Xinghui really didn't have much energy and time to paint every night now. Working in the township, there was always a possibility of things needing him to solve, especially now that so many investors had come to Pengjiawanzhen to invest. Often, people would come to find him, and sometimes, in order to solve problems, they would have to hold meetings at night.

Moreover, he didn't have the urgent need for the money from selling paintings like before. Now he had over 100,000 on hand, and the few storefronts at home could also bring him a considerable rental income every year. His own salary had now risen to over 300, and with bonuses and benefits, he had several thousand yuan a year. What would he need a large sum of money for?

On this day, Sun Si went to County Magistrate Tian's office again to report on his work. During this period, he had become very close to County Magistrate Tian and often went to his office to report on his work. County Magistrate Tian received him with a pleasant countenance every time, which made him very happy.

There was no other way. Comrade Sun Si knew that he had offended Zhang Kaishan and Su Xinghui quite heavily. Now his only way out was to firmly hold onto Tian Xiaopeng's big, thick thigh. Otherwise, if Tian Xiaopeng didn't like him either, he would really be a widow who lost her son—no hope left.

After what happened at the flower street last time, Shen Zhongtian, Tian Xiaotao, and the others didn't go to the karaoke hall to have fun anymore. Sun Si had originally used this matter to let his daughter Sun Xuefei build a relationship with them, wanting to hook a wealthy son-in-law, but who knew that after that incident, they didn't come out at all. Every time Sun Si went to find them, they impatiently drove Sun Si away.

Sun Si was both angry and anxious. Wasn't he losing his daughter and his troops? It seemed they didn't want to acknowledge the debt. However, for Sun Si, what could he do? His daughter was sent up voluntarily, and others didn't explicitly say they were dating his daughter, just playing together. Now that others didn't want to play, could he find trouble with them?

Moreover, the identities of those few were not trivial and were not something his small Sun family could contend with. If the face was torn, it would probably be a devastating disaster for the Sun family.

Sun Si could only comfort himself by treating it as if his daughter had been bitten by a dog a few times.

A few days ago, Shen Zhongtian and Tian Xiaotao left Shangjun County, which completely cut off Sun Si's fantasies. He could only go all out to hold onto Tian Xiaopeng's thigh now.

He knew that Tian Xiaopeng's situation in the county might not be good, but even if he, Sun Si, was a dog, he was still useful to Tian Xiaopeng. Sometimes, he might need a dog to come out and help him bite people, right?

If you want this dog to be able to bite people painfully, you have to feed this dog a bit fatter. Perhaps because of this reason, Tian Xiaopeng might still be able to promote him.

However, coming to Tian Xiaopeng's office today, Sun Si was stunned, because today Tian Xiaopeng's attitude was extremely cold. Sun Si reported his work to him, and Tian Xiaopeng kept his head down, reviewing documents on his desk, without even raising his head once. He didn't even make symbolic "hmm" or "ah" sounds, completely treating Sun Si as air.

Sun Si was immediately at a loss. He tried hard to recall how he had annoyed Tian Xiaopeng during this period, but the result of his recollection was that he hadn't annoyed Tian Xiaopeng in any way. He was respectful to Tian Xiaopeng, almost treating him like a father to be worshipped. Was Tian Xiaopeng still not satisfied with this?

Sun Si had finished saying all the topics he had tried hard to find, but Tian Xiaopeng still ignored him, burying his head in reviewing documents. In desperation, Sun Si could only take the initiative to ask, "County Magistrate, did I do something wrong somewhere? Please criticize me, so I can correct it."

Tian Xiaopeng finally raised his head. Although his face was as cold as ice, Sun Si still breathed a sigh of relief. In any case, this was better than being completely ignored.

Tian Xiaopeng's voice was also as cold as ice, "Director Sun, what could you have done wrong? You are a cadre with strong party spirit and strong principles!"

Sun Si laughed apologetically, "County Magistrate is joking."

Tian Xiaopeng said, "Am I joking? Could it be that you are a cadre without party spirit and without principles?"

Sun Si opened his mouth and was speechless, not knowing how to respond.

Tian Xiaopeng waved his hand gently, as if shooing away an insignificant fly, "You go first."

Sun Si could only get up helplessly and leave County Magistrate Tian's office. Along the way, he tried hard to think about what he had done wrong. He was so distraught that he almost bumped into others several times.

This was just because his office was in the county committee compound; otherwise, he would definitely have had a car accident today.

Sun Si couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it and could only think from Tian Xiaopeng's words about having strong party spirit and strong principles.

Returning to his office, he thought blankly for more than half an hour, and suddenly his face changed. He finally thought of a possibility: was that matter known to Tian Xiaopeng? If that matter was known to him, it would definitely be a huge taboo for Tian Xiaopeng.

Watching Sun Si walk out of his office and carefully close the door from the outside, Tian Xiaopeng had a look of disgust. His attitude towards Sun Si today was, of course, because another deputy director of the Planning Commission, Cao Xuekai, told him yesterday that the matter of the former county magistrate Jia Hequn was leaked by Sun Si to Jia Hequn's wife.

Originally, Sun Si had also fawned over Jia Hequn in every possible way, and Jia Hequn had also promised him that he would promote him. However, later, because Sun Si did a poor job on a piece of material and messed things up, Jia Hequn scolded Sun Si severely, and Sun Si's promotion also fell through. Sun Si then harbored a grudge and called Jia Hequn's wife that day, and then that incident happened.

Sun Si had once said this to Cao Xuekai after drinking, and Cao Xuekai, in order to fawn over Tian Xiaopeng and also to put some eye drops on Sun Si in front of Tian Xiaopeng, told Tian Xiaopeng about this matter.

Sure enough, as soon as Tian Xiaopeng heard this, he gasped. So you, Sun Si, are such a person. Can I still use such a person?

Sun Si did indeed position himself as a dog, biting whoever the master told him to bite. However, Tian Xiaopeng didn't dare to keep such a mad dog. If the master scolded it, it would pounce and bite the master. Was this acceptable?

Tian Xiaopeng now also had an affair. Although he did it secretly, if he got close to Sun Si, who knew if Sun Si would see any clues? If one day Sun Si bit him back like this, it wouldn't be beautiful. Even if others couldn't topple him for such a small matter, his wife wouldn't care about such things, but he would inevitably lose all prestige and face in Shangjun County.