Chapter 821

Su Xinghui said, "I rarely drink now. The town government has strict standards for work meals—no drinking at noon, just work meals. Afternoon drinking is also strictly controlled; only one bottle per table."

Lu Zhenghong nodded and said, "This regulation of yours is very good. It's a pity that there are too many banquets and receptions in the province, and the cadres from above want to save face. This kind of regulation is impossible to implement in the province."

Su Xinghui also knew that what Lu Zhenghong said was the truth. Some regulations sound very good, but they are too difficult to implement. The reason he can implement this regulation in Pengjiawanzhen is because his prestige is currently very high; if it were someone else, it might not be implemented.

Su Xinghui nodded in understanding. Lu Zhenghong took a sip of wine and said, "But this wine you brought is really good—tasty and doesn't go to your head."

Su Xinghui said, "There's a scientific reason for that."

Lu Zhenghong became interested: "What scientific reason?"

Su Xinghui said, "The reason alcohol goes to your head is because of the impurities in it. These impurities are alcohol compounds other than ethanol, as well as some ether compounds, etc. These substances are harmful to the human body, make people dizzy, and affect the taste of the wine. However, this twenty-year-old vintage has been stored in the wine cellar for many years, and these harmful impurities have already evaporated. Of course, it tastes good and doesn't go to your head."

Lu Zhenghong said, "It seems you know quite a bit about this."

Su Xinghui said, "I heard this from the technicians at the winery. Nowadays, the winery can't rely solely on experience for production; it also needs science. So the winery has recruited some laboratory technicians and engineers who can explain the scientific principles."

Lu Zhenghong nodded in praise: "You are much better than many leaders. You know your subordinate enterprises like the back of your hand, and you even understand the technology so well. This is truly not simple."

Su Xinghui said, "I have to understand. If an enterprise is in a slump, why is it in a slump? You have to have a deep understanding of the enterprise to help them come up with solutions and help them out of their predicament. If you just take a superficial look at the enterprise without going deep into it, it won't be of any help to the enterprise."

Lu Zhenghong nodded and said, "Your words are indeed golden advice. However, there are too few leaders nowadays who can truly settle down and deeply understand the work they are in charge of. Most of them are just 'muddling through'."

Hearing the two of them talking, Song Qiaoli was a bit dissatisfied. She tapped the plate with her chopsticks and said, "I say, Old Lu, this isn't your office. You can't even rest while eating, you have to drag Xinghui to talk about work. Are you going to let Xinghui eat or not?"

Lu Zhenghong hurriedly raised his hands in surrender: "Alright, the leader has spoken, can't I stop talking?"

Seeing Lu Zhenghong's appearance, Lu Xiaoya burst into laughter. However, she was drinking soup, and this laugh caused her to choke, leading to a violent coughing fit. Fortunately, she turned her head quickly, facing away from the table.

Su Xinghui hurriedly patted Lu Xiaoya's back gently to help her stop coughing.

Seeing Su Xinghui's thoughtfulness, Lu Zhenghong and Song Qiaoli both revealed gratified smiles. It is very difficult for a young person in their early twenties to have the maturity, steadiness, and thoughtfulness of Su Xinghui.

After the meal, Su Xinghui went to Lu Zhenghong's office to report on his work during this period. Lu Zhenghong was very happy to hear that their town's vegetable industry was developing quite smoothly.

Lu Zhenghong only has one daughter, Lu Xiaoya, and now he basically treats Su Xinghui as his son-in-law. Since he has no son, he naturally has to cultivate this son-in-law, Su Xinghui, with all his might. The more outstanding Su Xinghui performs, the happier he is.

Looking at Su Xinghui, Lu Zhenghong couldn't be more satisfied. This prospective son-in-law has strong work ability, good integrity, good character, principles, and methods, and is not pedantic. He is much better than he was when he was young. He himself had to go through many years of tempering and setbacks to reach this point. He seems to have already seen Su Xinghui's bright future.

Lu Zhenghong smiled at Su Xinghui and said, "Xinghui, alright, go talk to Xiaoya. She talks about you every day at home."

Su Xinghui stood up and smiled, "Alright, Uncle Lu, I'm going out."

After leaving Lu Zhenghong's study, Lu Xiaoya asked, "Are you done talking with my dad?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Yes."

Lu Xiaoya took his hand and said, "Come, let's go to my room."

The two entered Lu Xiaoya's room together. Lu Xiaoya closed the door and then peeled a pear for Su Xinghui. Among fruits, pears are what Su Xinghui likes to eat the most.

Taking the pear Lu Xiaoya peeled, Su Xinghui thanked her and then ate it in big bites. Soon, he finished it, and Lu Xiaoya took out her handkerchief for him to wipe his hands.

Su Xinghui smiled, "Xiaoya, have you missed me these days?"

Lu Xiaoya said, "I have, I missed you so much that my teeth were itching."

Su Xinghui thought Lu Xiaoya was joking, so he smiled and said, "If your teeth are itching, then bite me."

Unexpectedly, Lu Xiaoya really pulled his hand over and bit it hard, leaving a row of tooth marks. It hurt so much that Su Xinghui almost cried out, but he held it in.

Su Xinghui felt that Lu Xiaoya's mood was wrong, so he asked, "Xiaoya, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"

Lu Xiaoya opened her drawer, took out a letter, and threw it to Su Xinghui. Su Xinghui took a look; the recipient on the envelope was Lu Xiaoya, and the address was the 'Hudong Daily' office at XX Road, Jiangcheng City. All these characters were lead-printed letters cut out from books and newspapers.

Su Xinghui looked at the sender's address, which was blank. However, judging from the postmark, this letter was sent from the Pengjiawanzhen Post and Telecommunications Bureau, and the time it was sent was this past Tuesday, only a few days ago.

Su Xinghui's expression turned serious immediately. He took the letter out of the envelope and read it carefully.

It was impossible to tell who wrote this letter; the handwriting was crooked, similar to that of an elementary school student. Su Xinghui knew that this was definitely done intentionally to disguise the writer's handwriting.

The content of the letter was that the writer said they had seen Su Xinghui messing around with women, and they couldn't stand it, so they wrote this letter to Su Xinghui's official girlfriend, Lu Xiaoya, hoping that Lu Xiaoya could see Su Xinghui's true colors clearly.

The letter stated that someone named Xia Zhu had been to the Pengjiawanzhen government office to find Su Xinghui several times, and each time she sat in Su Xinghui's office for over half an hour with the door closed, not knowing what they were doing.

The letter also wrote that someone named Sun Xuefei had also been to the town government office to find Su Xinghui several times, especially on Monday the 10th of this month, when Sun Xuefei came to the town government office dressed to the nines, entered Su Xinghui's office, and closed the door. She stayed in Su Xinghui's office for over an hour before leaving, and when she left, she was glowing, not knowing what they had done.

The letter said that everyone in the entire town government could testify that what they said was true. Everyone had seen Xia Zhu and Sun Xuefei looking for Su Xinghui several times. If Lu Xiaoya didn't believe it, she could go to the Pengjiawanzhen government office to investigate and ask around; anyone would know.

The writer said that he was an ordinary staff member of the Pengjiawanzhen government and was not someone who stirred up trouble. However, Su Xinghui's actions were too improper, and he couldn't stand it, and he also felt sorry for Lu Xiaoya, which was why he wrote this letter to her.

He also gave Lu Xiaoya advice, telling her to go to the Shangjun County Party Committee and County Government to report Su Xinghui, to report this "Chen Shimei," and to expose Su Xinghui's ugly deeds in the newspaper, so that Su Xinghui would be ruined, otherwise, this anger wouldn't be vented.