Chapter 3012

Chi Yongjun mentioned a location; it was a teahouse named Mingjing on a street in Yanzhong City called Erdaokou Street. He said he was there right now. After Su Xinghui arrived, he just needed to report his name, and the waiter would take him in.

After Su Xinghui agreed, he hung up the phone. He walked to the dining table, and Zhao Yichen laughed, "Is Chief Secretary Chi looking for you to drink tea?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Yes, he said he wants to find me to drink tea."

Zhao Yichen said, "Then you go ahead."

Su Xinghui said, "Then I am really sorry, I cannot accompany you big brothers anymore."

Zhao Yichen said, "It's fine, it's fine. What kind of relationship do we have? Why say this? Go quickly, don't let Chief Secretary Chi wait too long."

The others also urged Su Xinghui to go quickly. The Provincial Party Secretary's chief secretary invited him to drink tea, so naturally, he couldn't be negligent. Zhao Yichen even told Su Xinghui how to get to Erdaokou Street.

Su Xinghui then excused himself. He made a phone call, asking Zhai Yingjie to come down to take him to Mingjing Teahouse. Zhai Yingjie hadn't eaten with Su Xinghui; he and Xia Song had eaten separately. After eating, he had returned to his room. Upon receiving Su Xinghui's call, he came down immediately.

As for Xia Song, Su Xinghui didn't let him go together. He followed Su Xinghui all day long, which was quite tiring. Since there was such a rare opportunity for rest, Su Xinghui let him rest well.

After getting in the car, Su Xinghui said, "Yingjie, I'm sorry, I disturbed your rest."

Zhai Yingjie said, "Mayor Su, please don't say such things. This is originally what I should do. Besides, you are so good to me; whatever you ask me to do, I am willing to do."

Su Xinghui asked with a smile, "Yingjie, how many months along is your wife?"

Zhai Yingjie said, "It's been almost four months already."

Zhai Yingjie's wife, Xiao Qian, had been pregnant for several months, and Su Xinghui had heard him mention it, so he asked about it today. He said, "Then she should give birth early next year. You are about to be promoted to a father."

Usually, Zhai Yingjie didn't have many extra words, but as soon as this matter was mentioned, his face was full of happiness: "Yes, I am going to be a father early next year."

Su Xinghui said, "Your wife is pregnant, so I will try to take you out less in the future. Even if we go out, I will try to return on the same day so you can accompany your wife more. When women are pregnant, they need their husbands to accompany them more."

Zhai Yingjie said, "It doesn't matter, Mayor Su. My wife is very sensible, and she is also very grateful to you. She said I don't need to worry too much about accompanying her and should serve you well. My younger sister is at home accompanying her every day, so she won't be lonely."

Su Xinghui shook his head and said, "You don't know about this. When women are pregnant, it is best for their husbands to accompany them; otherwise, they might get postpartum depression. You cannot take it lightly. You must be patient, go along with her wishes in everything, accompany her for more walks, and make her happy; only then will it work."

When he said this, Su Xinghui thought of Lu Xiaoya. When she was pregnant, although Su Xinghui had tried his best to accompany her, because his work was too busy, he still let Lu Xiaoya suffer from postpartum depression after giving birth, which had always made him feel very guilty.

Fortunately, Lu Xiaoya's postpartum depression was relatively mild. After Su Xinghui learned of her condition, he also tried his best to make up for it. His patient companionship allowed Lu Xiaoya to recover quickly, and it hadn't recurred until now, which made Su Xinghui very gratified.

However, the time he spent accompanying Lu Xiaoya now was relatively less again. Fortunately, Lu Xiaoya now had their son, Niuniu, and most of her thoughts were placed on Niuniu, so she wouldn't be too empty. In addition, she basically drove to Baozhou every weekend to meet Su Xinghui. As the saying goes, a small separation is better than a new marriage, so their feelings were even better than when they had just gotten married.

Su Xinghui didn't want Zhai Yingjie to make the same mistakes he had made, so he generally wouldn't be like other leaders who let their drivers follow them all day long. When he didn't need the car, he would try his best not to use it, allowing Zhai Yingjie to have more time to accompany his pregnant wife.

Zhai Yingjie, of course, didn't know that Su Xinghui's wife had once suffered from postpartum depression, but he could feel Su Xinghui's concern for him. He nodded and said, "I know, Mayor Su."

Erdaokou Street was not too far from the Provincial Government Guest House, just a few minutes' drive, and they arrived in a while. Zhai Yingjie slowly drove the car into Erdaokou Street, looked at the signs along the road, and soon saw Mingjing Teahouse. He parked the car at the entrance of the teahouse.

He said to Su Xinghui, "Mayor Su, you go in; I will wait for you in the car."

Su Xinghui said, "You should go in; there is air conditioning inside. It's too hot waiting in the car."

It was July now. Although Yanbei Province was located in the north, the temperature was still very high. Even at night, it was still somewhat sweltering. Su Xinghui estimated that drinking tea with Chi Yongjun wouldn't take a short time, so Zhai Yingjie staying in the car definitely wouldn't work.

Zhai Yingjie was very moved. He had been in the car pool for so long, so of course, he could see the relationship between other drivers and their leaders. Those leaders completely treated their drivers as their servants, calling them here and there, ordering them around. Only Su Xinghui had always been very polite and respectful to him. This was a kind of equality in personality, and this kind of respect was what moved Zhai Yingjie the most.

Zhai Yingjie nodded and said, "Alright, then I will go in and sit and wait for you."

Su Xinghui and Zhai Yingjie entered the teahouse. This teahouse was decorated in an antique style, with quite a bit of charm and some artistic atmosphere. It seemed the boss had quite good taste. As soon as they entered the door, a delicate female waiter came up to greet them and asked, "Are the two of you here to drink tea?"

Su Xinghui asked, "Is there a Mr. Chi here?"

The female waiter bowed and said, "Mr. Chi is upstairs; I will take you over."

Zhai Yingjie said, "I will just sit in the lobby on the first floor; you take him up."

The female waiter nodded and agreed, then took Su Xinghui to the second floor. She knocked on the door of a separate tea room, and Chi Yongjun's voice came from inside: "Please come in."

The female waiter pushed open the door and took Su Xinghui inside. Chi Yongjun was sitting inside alone, sitting behind a small table, sipping tea by himself, looking very comfortable.

Seeing Su Xinghui arrive, Chi Yongjun stood up and laughed, "Xinghui is here. Sit down quickly. What kind of tea would you like to drink? Just order it."

Su Xinghui asked, "What kind of tea are you drinking, Brother Chi?"

Chi Yongjun said, "I am drinking Tieguanyin."

Su Xinghui said, "Then I will have a pot of Longjing."