Chapter 435

After they left, Lu Xiaoya asked, "Xinghui, how did Min Tong's family end up investing and building a factory here?"

Su Xinghui said, "It's because our investment environment here is good, and it allows them to make a profit, so they are willing to come here to build a factory."

Lu Xiaoya smiled and said, "But I feel that Min Tong has changed a lot compared to before; he seems much more mature and steady."

Su Xinghui said, "That's for sure. His family invested three million here, and his father let him supervise the factory construction project, which counts as letting him stand on his own two feet. Under such training, he naturally grows quickly."

Lu Xiaoya whispered, "Actually, when I went back last time, I asked Chen Xiaomeng. I asked her if she had any impression of Min Tong, who was a year ahead of us, and she said she did."

Su Xinghui said, "Really? What kind of impression?"

Lu Xiaoya smiled and said, "Her biggest impression was that Min Tong was chubby, but she said Min Tong was actually quite cute."

Su Xinghui couldn't help but chuckle; he guessed Min Tong wouldn't like that evaluation himself.

Lu Xiaoya said, "But if Chen Xiaomeng saw the current Min Tong, she might not say that anymore."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Your skills as a matchmaker are quite good."

Lu Xiaoya scolded, "What do you mean 'matchmaker'? That sounds terrible."

Su Xinghui immediately thought of the classic matchmaker image on stage—wearing a headscarf, a flower in her hair, a mole on her face, and smoking a pipe. That image really didn't fit Lu Xiaoya, so he laughed, "Hmm, I misspoke. Our Xiaoya shouldn't be called a matchmaker; she should be called a 'Red Matchmaker' (Hongniang)."

Lu Xiaoya thought for a moment and said, "Little Red Matchmaker isn't bad, but couldn't I be Cui Yingying?"

Su Xinghui said, "In my heart, the Little Red Matchmaker is much cuter than Cui Yingying."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaoya gave Su Xinghui a gentle glare, and that charm of being both pleased and annoyed left Su Xinghui stunned.

Su Xinghui couldn't help but recite softly, "Pleasant in joy and pleasant in annoyance, movement and stillness are always in harmony."

These were two lines from the poem he had inscribed on the painting he made for Lu Xiaoya. After hearing them, Lu Xiaoya couldn't help but feel a bit infatuated, and she said softly, "Xinghui, that Lu Xiaoya you painted is truly beautiful!"

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "What are you saying? What do you mean 'that Lu Xiaoya I painted'? I painted you, this Lu Xiaoya!"

Lu Xiaoya shook her head and smiled, "I'm not as beautiful as the one you painted."

Su Xinghui said, "You're wrong about that. You are much more beautiful than you imagine yourself to be. I just discovered your true beauty and put it on paper. Of course, that painting still can't fully express your beauty."

Lu Xiaoya burst into laughter, "Xinghui, I've discovered you're quite good at talking. How come you couldn't keep Jiang Ting?"

Mentioning Jiang Ting, Su Xinghui suddenly fell silent. Lu Xiaoya also realized she had said the wrong thing, and she quickly said, "Xinghui, I'm sorry, I..."

Su Xinghui shook his head and said, "Xiaoya, no need to apologize. I have to face that name eventually."

Lu Xiaoya didn't know what else to say. Fortunately, Mai Yongyuan and Min Tong returned. Mai Yongyuan said, "Township Head Su, I've already spoken to the township leaders, and they have all agreed to attend the factory completion ceremony the day after tomorrow. Let's go, I'll treat you and Reporter Lu to a meal."

Su Xinghui stood up with a smile and said, "Xiaoya, let's go. We can't let down Manager Mai's good intentions. On the day of the completion ceremony, you'll have to report well for them."

Lu Xiaoya also said with a smile, "Sure. Since I've eaten their food, I'll naturally have to say more good things about them."

Mai Yongyuan and Min Tong also laughed, and the group walked outside together.

Walking outside the township government gate, Lu Xiaoya showed an expression of disgust again. It turned out that the Mercedes-Benz was parked outside the township government again.

Su Xinghui also frowned. This Tian Xiaotao was truly like a lingering ghost. He felt very annoyed, but he really had no good way to deal with it. He couldn't just beat Tian Xiaotao up, could he? The man hadn't broken the law. If he really hit him, he would put Gu Shanmin and Lu Zhenghong in a passive position.

Su Xinghui took the initiative to hold Lu Xiaoya's hand. This unusual move surprised both Mai Yongyuan and Min Tong.

Tian Xiaotao got out of the Mercedes-Benz and said to Lu Xiaoya, "Xiaoya, let's go, I'll treat you to dinner."

Lu Xiaoya said, "Comrade Tian Xiaotao, please show some respect. I'm not that familiar with you. Don't call me Xiaoya. I already have a boyfriend, and I don't want my boyfriend to have any misunderstandings."

Tian Xiaotao went to the passenger side, took a bouquet of fresh flowers from the seat, and said, "Xiaoya, I am sincere about you. Please believe me. Ever since I saw you, I've broken up with all my previous girlfriends. I walked around here and couldn't buy flowers, so I picked these on the mountain. I hope you like them."

Tian Xiaotao's attitude seemed relatively sincere, and coupled with his good looks and his Mercedes-Benz, girls who didn't know him would probably have been completely charmed by him. However, Lu Xiaoya was certainly not among those girls.

Lu Xiaoya gave Tian Xiaotao a disgusted look and said, "It has nothing to do with me who you broke up with. I don't want these flowers either. Please say these things and give these flowers to other girls."

After saying this, Lu Xiaoya pulled Su Xinghui's hand and walked forward. Mai Yongyuan and Min Tong followed.

Tian Xiaotao got into the car, started it, and followed them.

Arriving at Zhang Pangzi's restaurant, Mai Yongyuan went in, familiar with the place, and had Zhang Pangzi's wife arrange a private room. After ordering dishes, the group sat down. Su Xinghui glanced outside the door and saw Tian Xiaotao occupying a table outside, also ordering a few dishes. He couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

Lu Xiaoya shut the door hatefully and sat down with her brows tightly locked.

Min Tong asked, "Who is this person? Why is he such a rascal?"

Mai Yongyuan said, "Yeah, do you want us to help drive him away?"

Su Xinghui said, "Don't get involved in this. This person is the child of a high-ranking official. We'll handle it."

Mai Yongyuan knew that Su Xinghui was doing this for their own good. Although the Mai family had money, as the saying goes, the common people do not fight with officials. If the Mai family offended a true high-ranking official's child, it wouldn't be a good thing.

However, Mai Yongyuan still said, "Township Head Su, if there's anything you need our help with, just say it!"

Mai Yongyuan still underestimated the term "high-ranking official" in Su Xinghui's mouth. He thought this high-ranking official was at most a department-level cadre or something. If he knew Tian Xiaotao's father was the provincial governor, he would probably have saved that sentence.