Chapter 3140

Yin Zhe and Liu Xianping also joined in the fun, telling Zhai Yingjie to treat them to a meal. Zhai Yingjie naturally said no problem.

Who knew that by the afternoon, Zhai Yingjie's younger sister, Zhai Xiaoman, called to say that her sister-in-law's stomach had started to hurt, and told her brother to go back quickly to take her to the hospital.

This made Zhai Yingjie panic all of a sudden. Su Xinghui heard his phone call and decisively told him to go back quickly; this must be Qianqian about to give birth.

Zhai Yingjie didn't care about anything else and rushed out. But at the door, he almost bumped into Xin Jing. He hurriedly said "sorry" and ran away.

Xin Jing asked in confusion, "Mayor Su, what's wrong with him? Did something happen?"

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "He's probably about to become a father."

Xin Jing was also very happy for Zhai Yingjie: "Really? His wife is about to give birth? That's great."

Su Xinghui said, "I hope mother and child are safe!"

Yin Zhe moved a chair and said, "Mayor Xin, please sit."

Xin Jing said, "I won't sit. My mother fried some meatballs today, and I thought I'd bring some for you on duty. I'm leaving right away."

Only then did Su Xinghui see that she was holding a bowl, which contained a bowl of fried four-happiness meatballs. He smiled and said, "Then thank you, Auntie."

When Su Xinghui returned to Baozhou City last night, he went to Xin Jing's house to pay a New Year's visit to her parents. Xin Jing's parents were both workers and were very kind old people. They also liked the polite Su Xinghui. Yesterday, Xin Jing's mother heard that he was on duty today and said she would help him fry some four-happiness meatballs. Unexpectedly, she really fried them and brought them over today.

Xin Jing said, "Don't be polite. I'm leaving now."

Xin Jing put the bowl on the table and was about to leave, but she stopped and said, "Zhai Yingjie went back. Isn't there one less person on duty? Why don't I stay and take his shift?"

Su Xinghui said, "There's no need for that, right? You've already been on duty for two days."

Xin Jing said, "It's okay. I have nothing to do at home today, so I'll take his shift. It will save you from having to find someone else."

In fact, Su Xinghui thought that with the three of them here, it would be inappropriate for Xin Jing to be on duty with them. However, since Xin Jing had already said so, he couldn't refuse, so he had to nod and agree.

Although it didn't matter if the three of them were on duty, according to the rules, four people should be on duty together. If the municipal party committee or municipal government came to check and saw only three people, it could be a big or small matter. Therefore, there was no need to cause trouble. You must know that Mayor Wei Ziming had not been in a good mood these days. If he came to check and saw one person missing, it wouldn't be worth it to be scolded by him.

Xin Jing called home to say that she was taking a colleague's shift today, and then she sat down in Zhai Yingjie's seat and said, "Come, come, let's play cards."

Zhai Yingjie's seat was opposite Su Xinghui, which meant that Xin Jing would be playing against Su Xinghui. The two of them would cooperate to play against Yin Zhe and Liu Xianping. So, the three of them sat down in their original positions.

Xin Jing said as a matter of course, "Mayor Su, I don't know how to play cards. You have to lead me."

Su Xinghui smiled bitterly. Big sister, you don't know how to play cards but you're on my side, isn't that setting me up?

However, he naturally wouldn't say anything, and they started playing cards. While playing, Xin Jing picked up the bamboo skewers in the bowl to pick up the four-happiness meatballs and handed them to everyone, letting them eat while playing.

Xin Jing said she didn't know how to play cards, and that was really not modesty. She made mistakes in every hand, which set Su Xinghui up quite badly. Although Yin Zhe and Liu Xianping were obviously letting the two mayors' combination win, the two mayors still lost miserably. Before long, Su Xinghui and Xin Jing's faces were covered with paper strips.

But Xin Jing's interest in playing cards grew stronger. This was also a characteristic of beginners; they were most addicted when they first learned to play. The more she lost, the more interested she became, and she kept shouting "again."

Xin Jing looked up occasionally and saw Su Xinghui's face covered with paper strips. She laughed out loud and pointed at Su Xinghui, saying, "Haha, you look really funny."

Su Xinghui smiled bitterly. Big sister, the paper strips on your face are not necessarily fewer than mine, okay?

However, Su Xinghui felt very gratified when he saw the happy smile on Xin Jing's face. When he learned about Xin Jing's unhappy marriage, he felt very sympathetic towards her. Now that she had finally gotten rid of that scumbag husband and lived a free life, and could still make such a heartfelt laugh, this was really not easy.

Just as the atmosphere in the duty room was very cheerful, the door of the duty room was knocked. Yin Zhe ran to open the door, and in came Mayor Wei Ziming and several staff members. They were here to express their condolences to the staff on duty, and of course, to check whether the staff on duty were at their posts.

They were carrying various fruits and snacks, which they put on the table. Wei Ziming saw Xin Jing and said with some confusion, "Mayor Xin, why are you on duty again today? It doesn't seem like it's your shift today, right?"

Xin Jing said, "Mayor Wei, Zhai Yingjie was supposed to be on duty today, but his wife's contractions seemed to have started, and she might be giving birth, so his family called him and told him to go back to take his wife to the hospital. So I took his shift today."