Chapter 646

After returning home, the first thing Lu Xiaoya did was to put the rose bouquet, which she treated as a treasure wherever she went, into a vase at home, and even dripped a few drops of alcohol and a few drops of sugar water into the vase. Doing this could make the flowers bloom for a longer time.

Watching their daughter do these things, Lu Zhenghong and Song Qiaoli exchanged a look, and there was joy in both of their eyes.

Su Xinghui was preparing to say goodbye when Lu Zhenghong said, "Xinghui, come to the study with me for a moment."

Su Xinghui agreed, but as he walked behind Lu Zhenghong, he felt a rare sense of nervousness in his heart, as if it were the feeling of a son-in-law visiting his father-in-law for the first time.

Entering the study, Lu Zhenghong sat down and smiled, letting Su Xinghui sit down. Su Xinghui sat down properly.

Seeing Su Xinghui sitting upright, Lu Zhenghong joked, "Why are you sitting so properly today? You were quite casual when you were here before. Are you feeling guilty?"

Su Xinghui touched his head somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Was I very casual when I was here before?"

Lu Zhenghong said, "Anyway, not as restrained as today."

Su Xinghui laughed embarrassedly. Lu Zhenghong didn't continue joking with him. He changed to a more comfortable sitting posture and said, "Tell me, what's going on with that car accident today."

Lu Zhenghong knowing about this matter didn't make Su Xinghui feel surprised; it would be strange if he didn't know about it. The Yan family couldn't handle him and Lu Xiaoya, and they didn't have any coercive means to use. It could be said they had fallen into a dead end. The only way was to negotiate directly with Lu Zhenghong, right?

Su Xinghui then told Lu Zhenghong the process of them witnessing this car accident today. Lu Zhenghong's face remained as calm as water, nodding occasionally.

After Su Xinghui finished speaking, Lu Zhenghong said, "Yang Xianglin, the Vice Governor in charge of culture and education in the province, is reaching the age limit. Yan Tianrui has high hopes of becoming this Vice Governor."

Lu Zhenghong didn't need to say much more. Once he said this, Su Xinghui understood why the other side was so nervous and had to handle him. Yan Qing's matter could be big or small. If someone with intentions made an issue of it, the Vice Governor position that Yan Tianrui almost had in his hands would very likely be lost.

Su Xinghui nodded, indicating he understood.

Lu Zhenghong added, "Yan Tianrui only has this one son, Yan Qing. He is still in college, and Yan Tianrui has placed high expectations on him, hoping Yan Qing can take over his position."

Su Xinghui said, "No wonder. If he has a criminal record, I'm afraid he won't have any future."

The impact of this matter on the Yan family was truly too great. Given Yan Tianrui's age, if this opportunity were lost, his hope of climbing higher would basically be gone. If Yan Qing's future were also ruined, it would be like a widow losing her son—no hope left.

Lu Zhenghong looked at Su Xinghui with some admiration. In his view, Su Xinghui was truly too talented. As long as he said the beginning of anything, Su Xinghui could immediately understand his meaning. He was truly born to walk the path of politics.

Lu Zhenghong said, "Then how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Su Xinghui asked, "What conditions did the other side propose?"

Lu Zhenghong said, "The other side will cooperate with us in the cadre adjustment after the New Year."

Lu Zhenghong's words were vague, but Su Xinghui knew that this cooperation should be quite beneficial to them. It should at least be a department-level cadre position with high gold content. It could be the Secretary of a major city's Party Committee, or even the position of Director of the Finance Department left behind after Yan Tianrui moved up.

Such conditions could not be said to lack sincerity. However, could Su Xinghui agree to retract the statement?

Lu Zhenghong smiled: "Say whatever you think, no need to worry about anything."

If Yan Qing was Yan Tianrui's protégé, then Su Xinghui was now Lu Zhenghong's protégé. Before this, although Lu Zhenghong also saw Su Xinghui as a junior, after this Valentine's Day, Lu Zhenghong basically saw Su Xinghui as his son-in-law.

Since he was his son-in-law and such an outstanding young man, Lu Zhenghong naturally would not be harsh on him. He had already prepared himself; no matter what Su Xinghui chose, he would agree.

Su Xinghui said, "Uncle Lu, at that time Yan Qing was drunk, drove the car so fast, and was driving against traffic. After he hit someone and got out of the car, he kicked the victim, saying the person was faking death. In this matter, what I saw was his contempt for the law and his indifference to life. Shouldn't such a person receive the punishment he deserves?"

Lu Zhenghong nodded with a solemn face. He was also a person full of a sense of justice, and for scum like Yan Qing, he naturally had no good feelings either.

Su Xinghui continued, "I just don't want him to have any future. If a person like him has a future, and in the future, by chance, becomes some high-level cadre, that wouldn't be a good thing for our country. I don't know how many common people would suffer."

Lu Zhenghong said, "So, you've decided?"

Su Xinghui nodded: "Yes, I will not retract that statement. No matter what conditions they offer, I will not retract it. However, will this have any impact on you?"

Lu Zhenghong said, "I know. I will go convince Secretary Gu, so don't worry."

Su Xinghui said, "Uncle Lu, the Yan family is so rich, and Yan Tianrui still indulges his son in doing whatever he wants outside. I think his integrity might not be very good either. If such a person becomes Vice Governor, I'm afraid it won't be a blessing for Hudong!"

Lu Zhenghong pondered: "What do you mean?"

Su Xinghui said, "You said Yan Tianrui has high hopes of becoming Vice Governor, but you didn't say it was already decided. This shows he still has competitors. If we can make good use of this matter..."

Su Xinghui didn't finish his words, and he didn't need to. Lu Zhenghong naturally understood at once.

How could a Vice Governor position be so easily obtained? Without going through a life-and-death struggle, it is impossible to obtain this position. As the department-level cadre with the most gold content in Hudong Province, Yan Tianrui's advantage is certainly not small, but he also has competitors, and the strength of his competitors is also very strong.

Precisely because of this, at this critical moment, Yan Tianrui is extremely nervous. He cannot tolerate any mistakes. As long as this matter spreads, his competitors can seize this opportunity, beat him out of the game with a flurry of sticks, and even his position as Director of the Finance Department might not be so stable.

Supporting Yan Tianrui behind the scenes is naturally the Tian Chengzu faction. In order to let Yan Tianrui become this Vice Governor, they have now paid quite a lot of chips. If they were asked to change a candidate temporarily, firstly, it would be too late, and secondly, there is no second person with a greater chance of winning than Yan Tianrui. Therefore, they cannot afford the cost of failure and must protect Yan Tianrui.