Thinking of Mayor Zhao Yiping, Chen Xing's mood became inexplicably depressed. He was now working in Ximen County. Although the number of times a deputy county magistrate and a high and mighty mayor could cross paths was not very frequent, it did not mean that they would not come into contact again in the future. Chen Xing thought that Zhao Yiping probably did not like him either.
Even if Huang Kunming wanted to hold the financial power in his hands, Zhao Yiping would not let it go easily. In the future, it was inevitable that the Secretary and the Mayor would fight fiercely for the control of the financial power. Chen Xing thought to himself. Huang Kunming was the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Haicheng, unlike Zhou Mingfang, who was previously a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. However, if one were to think about it seriously, Zhou Mingfang had also been the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Haicheng for several years before he was appointed to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. It was not a tradition for the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Haicheng to be appointed to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. It was not a surprise that Huang Kunming did not become a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee this time.
Huang Kunming's absence from the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee was a great deterrent to Zhao Yiping. When the investigation team of the province investigated Zhou Mingfang's secretary, Zhao Yiping dared to secretly add insult to injury, let alone Huang Kunming, who was not a member of the Standing Committee. Compared to Zhou Mingfang, who had been operating in Haicheng for so many years, Huang Kunming was also a cadre from outside. It would not be so easy for him to suppress Zhao Yiping.
After drinking with He Ming and Qi Yixuan, Chen Xing knew that He Ming and Qi Yixuan seemed to have a prominent status on the surface, but in fact, they had their own difficulties. The officialdom was like a battlefield. In terms of the degree of danger, it was even worse.
Brother Chen Xing, let's not go home without getting drunk tonight. He Ming picked up a glass of wine and toasted with Chen Xing. The wine they were drinking was 52% alcohol. There was an empty bottle under the table, and the opened bottle was half empty. The three of them were not drunk at all. Chen Xing's alcohol tolerance was not bad, but compared to He Ming and Qi Yixuan, he paled in comparison. Especially He Ming, who drank white wine like it was plain water. Chen Xing did not see any change in his expression. He was still sitting there steadily.
Since Old Brother He is in such a good mood, then I'll go all out and drink with you. Chen Xing smiled bitterly. He picked up the glass of white wine and drank with He Ming.
When they came out of the hotel that night, Chen Xing felt as if he was walking on air. On the other hand, He Ming and Qi Yixuan were still fine. Chen Xing shook his head helplessly. They had drunk three bottles of white wine, and he had almost drunk one bottle. His alcohol tolerance was not bad at all. Speaking of which, Chen Xing felt that his alcohol tolerance had increased rapidly recently. In the past, three bottles of beer would make his stomach churn and he was close to his limit, let alone such a bottle of high alcohol content. After becoming Zhou Mingfang's secretary, he gradually had more social engagements and drank a lot of wine. Chen Xing dared not say that his alcohol tolerance was very good, but at least he dared to pat his chest and say that it was not bad. However, compared with He Ming and other experienced people who had also been involved in drinking, Chen Xing could only smile bitterly. He still had a long way to go.
Brother Chen Xing, you still need to improve your alcohol tolerance. Before getting into the car, He Ming patted Chen Xing's shoulder and teased him.
Old Brother He, my alcohol tolerance is not comparable to yours. You are a man who has been through hundreds of battles, but I haven't experienced many bullets. Chen Xing smiled. He knew that he must have reeked of alcohol, but he just couldn't smell it.
After sending He Ming and Qi Yixuan off, Huang Ming wanted to drive Chen Xing home. Chen Xing did not refuse and asked Huang Ming to send him to the entrance of the community. Chen Xing smiled and said, "Let's stop here. I'll go up myself."
"Are you okay? Do you need me to help you up? " Huang Ming asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm still clear-headed. You go back and take care of the hotel." Chen Xing smiled and patted his chest.
"Then be careful. Take care when you go up the stairs." Huang Ming reminded Chen Xing and drove away.
Chen Xing walked slowly to the building where his home was located. Although he was still clear-headed, Chen Xing still felt that his steps were a little light. He was a little drunk. Holding the iron railing next to the stairs, Chen Xing climbed to the fifth floor in less than two minutes in the past. This time, it took him five or six minutes to climb to the fifth floor.
When he arrived at the door and heard the voices coming from inside, Chen Xing was a little confused. Besides his parents' voices, Chen Xing also heard other people's voices. He looked at the time. It was already past nine o 'clock. Why would someone come to visit? He took out the key and opened the door. The people in the living room also turned around. Only then did Chen Xing see clearly who the visitors were. It was the middle-aged couple that he had met at lunch. The woman was his mother's classmate.
County Magistrate Chen was back. Seeing Chen Xing, the middle-aged man stood up cautiously. His wife, Feng Zhen, also stood up. She looked at Chen Xing with an unnatural smile. At noon, she had laughed at him for being a good-for-nothing in the government, but she did not expect that he was already a deputy county magistrate at such a young age.
"Oh, it's you." Chen Xing's head was a little swollen as he subconsciously blurted out.
"The smell of alcohol is so strong. Chen Xing, have you drunk a lot?" Zou Fang smelled the strong smell of alcohol from a few steps away. She hurried to get a pair of slippers for Chen Xing. At this time, Chen Xing was holding the door handle to take off his slippers. His body was a little shaky.
"Haha, I drank a little." Chen Xing smiled.
"I don't think you drank a little. You drank a lot." Zou Fang rolled her eyes and turned into the kitchen. She was going to make some soup for Chen Xing to sober up.
"Sit down. Why are you still standing?" Chen Xing looked at the middle-aged man and his wife, who were still standing, and waved his hand.
Feng Zhen and her husband exchanged glances before sitting down again. Chen Xing was holding the remote control and pressing on the TV. He didn't seem to have much of a reaction to the couple's arrival. The middle-aged man nudged his wife. Feng Zhen coughed dryly and stammered, "Mayor Chen, I'm really sorry about what happened in the afternoon. I'm a clumsy person who speaks without thinking. If I've offended you, please be magnanimous and don't take it to heart."
"What happened at noon?" Chen Xing was taken aback. He rubbed his throbbing head and looked at his father. Both father and son could be considered to have a tacit understanding. Chen Shuiping knew what his son wanted to ask and nodded his head slightly. Chen Xing smiled. Sometimes, the words spoken by humans are unintentional. Why should I fuss over it? Why did you guys make a trip just for this?
"At noon, we failed to recognize you and said some disrespectful words in front of you, County Magistrate Chen. We are very guilty, so we want to apologize to you in person, County Magistrate Chen." The middle-aged man smiled awkwardly. Even if he did not want to come, he had no choice. As soon as Fei Ren returned to the box, he had said that if he wanted to get past him, he had to satisfy Chen Xing first. No matter how stupid the middle-aged man was, he knew that it was because he had offended Chen Xing and his family and friends at noon. At night, he dragged his wife Feng Zhen to apologize to Chen Xing. The middle-aged man and his wife arrived at seven o 'clock. At that time, Chen Xing was not there. The two of them sat there and waited until now. They had been chatting with Chen Xing's parents for nearly two hours. Sometimes, they could not find anything to say, and the atmosphere was even more depressing. Now that Chen Xing had returned, the middle-aged man was finally relieved. "Haha, as I said just now, I don't care about it.
Hehe, as I said just now, I don't take this matter to heart. I believe my mother won't care about this, so you guys don't have to feel uneasy anymore. However, I also have a few words to say. As a person, it's better to keep a low profile and keep your eyes level. Don't divide people into different classes. In fact, everyone is equal, don't you think so?
"Yes, yes, County Magistrate Chen, you are right. We were too ignorant before. This kind of thing will never happen again in the future." The middle-aged man hurriedly nodded in agreement. At this time, no matter what Chen Xing said, it was the golden rule in his ears. The middle-aged man had no choice but to ask Chen Xing to talk to Fei Ren later.
Zou Fang came out of the kitchen with a bowl of soup for Chen Xing. Chen Xing drank it by himself. The atmosphere fell into silence for a while. Feng Zhen and the middle-aged man looked at the time from time to time. Several times, they wanted to say something but stopped on second thought.
Chen Xing's mobile phone rang at this time. Looking at the number, Chen Xing frowned slightly. He got up and walked to the window to answer the phone. Chen Xing's tone was a little cold. "What's the matter?
Can't I call you if there's nothing, County Magistrate Huang? " The voice on the other end of the phone was a little coquettish. The pitch was high, which made people's hair stand on end. Except for He Li, no one else would talk to Chen Xing like this.
"I have a guest here. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up." Chen Xing frowned. At home, considering that his parents were present, Chen Xing didn't want to talk more with He Li.
"Well, let's cut the crap. Are you free tonight? I'll wait for you at the same place. " After finishing his words, He Li hung up the phone directly without waiting for Chen Xing's reply.
Chen Xing held the phone in a daze. Chen Xing didn't expect He Li to hang up the phone faster than him. Thinking of the same place He Li mentioned, Chen Xing's heart inexplicably swayed. If he didn't guess wrong, He Li should be talking about the hotel room where they had sex. That night, although he was affected by the sleeping incense in the room, Chen Xing still recalled what had happened before soberly afterward. He had to admit that He Li did have an impressive figure and appearance. Since then, they hadn't seen each other again. Chen Xing also went to the provincial capital with Zhou Mingfang at that time. However, Chen Xing didn't expect that He Li would call him so coincidentally when he just returned to Hai City tonight.
Just when Chen Xing was in a daze, the phone rang again. It was still He Li's call. Chen Xing picked up the phone with a slight anger on his face. "What else?
Mayor Chen, I know you're back in Hai City tonight. Don't tell me you're at Xi Men and deliberately stood me up. If you don't come, I'll knock on your door in the middle of the night, haha. " After saying that, He Li's laughter disappeared in the dead tone of the phone.
"Chen Xing, who called?" Zou Fang saw that Chen Xing's expression was a little strange, so she couldn't help but ask.
"No, a friend." Chen Xing shook his head. "By the way, Mom, I'll go out later and may come back late at night."
"Go out again?" Zou Fang was stunned and asked with concern. "Are you all right after drinking?
I'm fine. I'm not drunk. Don't worry. " Chen Xing said with a smile.
When Feng Zhen and the middle-aged man heard that Chen Xing was going out, they gradually became anxious. Looking at the time, it was already past nine o 'clock. The couple looked at each other and finally, Feng Zhen bit the bullet and said, "Mayor County Chen, there's one more thing I want to trouble you with, but I don't know if it's okay …" "Okay?" Feng Zhen couldn't speak smoothly.
"What else?" Chen Xing looked at her in confusion, then went back to the sofa and sat down again.
"Well, we've encountered some trouble in our own factory. At noon, we originally wanted to ask Chief Fei for help, but in the end, I blamed myself for being blind and offending you. Chief Fei said that he would only help us if we got your forgiveness." Perhaps feeling that their request was a little abrupt, Feng Zhen and her husband both stared at Chen Xing nervously. As for the so-called trouble, they didn't dare to tell him the truth, for fear that Chen Xing wouldn't help them.
"You must have done something dishonorable, right?" Chen Xing glanced at them. In fact, he knew what Fei Ren had said at noon, even if they didn't say it. At the moment, he was too lazy to point it out. He raised his head and looked at his mother. "It's not up to Chen Xing to handle this matter. The key is whether my mother cares about it or not."
"Chen Xing, Feng Zhen and the others have been sitting in our house since seven o 'clock. They've been sitting here for two hours." Zou Fang hesitated for a moment and finally said.
Chen Xing nodded. He understood what his mother meant and said, "You can tell Fei Ren that you came to see me."
"Mayor County Chen, Chief Fei said that it's only after you call him. He won't believe us if we tell him ourselves." Seeing that Chen Xing was about to agree, Feng Zhen's face lit up and she said hurriedly.
Chen Xing narrowed his eyes slightly. "Fei Ren has an ulterior motive. He can even use such a small matter to express his goodwill." Chen Xing glanced at Feng Zhen indifferently. "I'll remember to call him."
"Good, good. Thank you, Mayor County Chen. Thank you so much." Feng Zhen stood up excitedly. The middle-aged man beside her also heaved a sigh of relief. They asked Fei Ren to do something for them in the hope that they could secretly make up for the tax they had evaded. Then, they could turn a big problem into a small one and a small one into nothing. Otherwise, according to the information he had gathered, the tax bureau would probably give them a sky-high fine. The middle-aged man didn't want to spend this money, so he had to beg everywhere.
After seeing off Feng Zhen and her husband, Chen Xing also came out of his house. He hailed a taxi at the entrance of the residential area. Chen Xing gave the driver an address and the taxi drove to the hotel. On the way, Chen Xing looked at the scenery on both sides, feeling a little absent-minded. To see He Li, Chen Xing vaguely felt that he didn't feel conflicted. There was no relationship between him and He Li. Chen Xing didn't know if he was subconsciously looking forward to what would happen next.
All men are fickle. It depends on whether they have the capital to be fickle. At this moment, Chen Xing suddenly thought of this sentence. He didn't know which senior said it.
"Sir, stop, stop." Chen Xing narrowed his eyes and saw a familiar figure on the roadside. He hurriedly called the taxi driver to stop.
"Brother, what's wrong?" The taxi driver in his thirties stopped the car by the roadside. He turned around and stared at the back of the road like a thief. "Brother, you can't park here. If you have something to say, hurry up."
Chen Xing opened the door and got out of the car. He looked back and forth at the passers-by. It was late at night, and the light was not very bright. Chen Xing carefully stared at the person who walked past, but the familiar profile was no longer there.
"Am I seeing things?" Chen Xing muttered in confusion. Then he laughed at himself. Zhong Ling had been south to Yang Cheng for several months. Now, she was probably working hard in Yang Cheng, a city full of opportunities and competition, like most of the southern drifters. Why would she appear in Hai City? Even if she came back for the New Year, there was still more than half a month before the end of the year. It was impossible for her to come back so early.
"Brother, if you have nothing to say, hurry up. There's a traffic police." The taxi driver looked left and right and suddenly shouted at Chen Xing.
Hearing the taxi driver's urging, Chen Xing could not be bothered to look any longer. He got into the car and did some exercises to relax his brain. Chen Xing laughed bitterly. It seemed that he had indeed drunk too much tonight. He must have been hallucinating just now, which was why he had seen wrongly.
The car drove towards its destination. Not long after the car that Chen Xing was in left, at the place where Chen Xing's car had stopped, a beautiful young woman with a bit of nobility came out of a roadside clothing store holding the arm of an old woman in plain clothes. The woman was Zhong Ling, who Chen Xing had seen just now. Once, Chen Xing's parents had tried their best to matchmake Chen Xing and Zhong Ling, but in the end, Zhong Ling went south to Yang Cheng. Only a few months had passed, but Zhong Ling had returned to Hai City again.
"Mom, let's get in the car and go somewhere else." Zhong Ling held the old woman's arm and got into the car. The woman was Chen Xing's mother. The car that Zhong Ling got into was extremely surprising. It was a luxurious Mercedes-Benz with a Hong Kong license plate.
Chen Xing took the car to the Grand Hyatt Hotel on Nanhua Road and went to the third floor with familiarity. Chen Xing stood in front of Room 303. The moment he raised his hand to knock on the door, his arm subconsciously hesitated.
Before he could knock, the door opened from the inside with a creak. It was as if a reenactment of the last time they met. He Hi was still smiling as she leaned against the door frame, her eyes roaming over Chen Xing's body.
"It seems that someone is really afraid that I will knock on the door in the middle of the night." He Li smiled charmingly. "Actually, I was prepared that you wouldn't come. I didn't expect that you would really come. What a pleasant surprise."
"Really?" Chen Xing leaned sideways and stared at He Li unscrupulously.
"Oh, what a strong smell of alcohol." He Li sniffed and looked at Chen Xing with a smile. "As soon as I returned to Hai City, there was someone to receive me."
"How did you know that I was in Hai City today?"
"What a coincidence. I was driving around the streets in the afternoon and saw you heading towards Huaxing Road." He Li smiled faintly. "Why? Don't tell me you suspect that I have been following you."
Chen Xing felt relieved. Since He Li said that, he didn't have any doubts. The Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee was located on Huaxing Road. In the afternoon, he went to visit the Organization Department Head, Yuan Jiang. He must have gone to Huaxing Road. He Li must have seen him by chance.
"Come in, why are you still standing at the door?" He Li suddenly reached out and pulled Chen Xing in. Chen Xing was caught off guard and stumbled and fell down. Unfortunately, he fell on top of He Li. He Li was a woman and couldn't bear the weight of a man like Chen Xing. In addition, Chen Xing was drunk and his reaction was slower than usual. This fall directly pressed He Li to the ground. The two rolled several times on the ground. The thick carpet absorbed the falling force, so they didn't get hurt. However, their positions were stacked together, with one on top and the other on the ground.
"Mayor Chen, you can't be flirting with a decent woman, can you?" He Li's eyes were sparkling and he was overflowing with charm. He pushed the door with his foot and it slowly closed until it was locked from the inside with a bang.
"You call yourself a decent woman?" Chen Xing spread his hands and slightly supported himself on the floor. He could still feel the soft elasticity of He Li's chest. The physical perception was one thing, but Chen Xing was sneering.
"Why can't I be a decent woman?" "Mayor Chen, the higher your position is, the more careful you should be with your words. Isn't it taboo to speak without thinking in the officialdom? If you mock me like this, I'll sue you for slander."
"Right, if you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten it. Our beauty He not only passed the professional course, but also minored in law and got a double degree. Tut-tut, it's a pity that she didn't become a lawyer. I'm afraid that there is one less talent in the legal circle."
"Mayor Chen, why do you speak so sarcastically? I've been thinking about you." As He Hi spoke, her miserable expression was vivid and lifelike.
"Do you want to continue playing with fire?" Chen Xing narrowed his eyes again, and a strange light flickered in his cold eyes.
"Playing with fire?" "If you think so, then so be it." He Li stared at Chen Xing closely, and the expression on his face became more and more excited, as if he had a premonition of what would happen next. He Li began to get excited inexplicably, and the action of twisting his waist spread to his whole body. His whole person was like a mermaid, tightly clinging to Chen Xing.
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The sun shone all over the earth, and the winter sun gave people a more warm feeling. The warm winter sun hung high in the blue sky. Jianghai in the south was still so warm in winter.
A flight from Beijing to Jiang City, the capital of Jianghai Province, landed at Jiang City Airport. Several young men and women who got off the plane were like natural magnets, attracting the attention of the people around them. The refined temperament of the women often caused the passing passengers to marvel.
"The winter in the south is really warm. No wonder you stayed in Hai City for more than a year last time, Zhang Ningning." A man standing beside the woman said to the woman next to him in a slightly flattering manner.
"The climate in the south is indeed better than that in the north, but after living in the capital for a long time, I really don't like other places." Another man curled his lips and said.
Without a doubt, this group of people was Zhang Ningning, who once again came to Jianghai. Of the three men next to him, the one who spoke last was Zhang Ningning's cousin, Zhang Ming. The one who spoke first was Deputy Premier Wang Yan's son, Wang Zheng. Wang Zheng's feelings for Zhang Ningning were very obvious, but it was a pity that Zhang Ningning had been indifferent. The third man who remained silent was Zhang Ningning's other cousin, Zhang Yi. Zhang Ming and the two girls next to Zhang Yi were their female companions.
Zhang Ningning, where do you want to go first? Wang Zheng saw that Zhang Ningning was still indifferent to him, but he was not discouraged at all. He still smiled and moved closer.
"I want to go to my dad's first. Why, do you want to go with me?" Zhang Ningning turned to look at Wang Zheng.
"You want to go to Uncle Qiu's? Then I'll go to the hotel with Zhang Ming and the others to book a room and put down the luggage first." Wang Zheng was stunned for a moment before he smiled.
Just as Zhang Ningning arrived in Jiangcheng, Chen Xing had just arrived in Jiangcheng from Hai City. Chen Xing, who came out of the hotel in the morning, went home to change his clothes and washed away the fragrance on his body. Fortunately, his parents had gone to work, so no one saw his strange appearance. After taking a shower, Chen Xing rushed to Jiangcheng by car.
According to Chen Xing's previous plan, when he came to Jiangcheng, he would go to the Provincial Finance Department to run the funds. The provincial and municipal governments had relevant national regulations on the proportion of funds invested in the shanty town reconstruction project. Chen Xing was not worried that the Provincial Finance Department would not allocate funds, but Ximen County was almost too poor to eat. If he could get the God of Fortune to allocate funds as soon as possible, he would allocate funds as soon as possible. Chen Xing first went to the city, then to the province, hoping that the funds could be allocated as soon as possible.
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