Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 210 209. Black Monday
Considering that Comrade Lin Xiao remained calm and did not know what was good for him.

Han Xixi's beauty trap failed, and she became angry and kicked him out of the room.

Wait for Lin Xiao to come back after taking a shower.

He found that the door of the master bedroom was closed and his cell phone was thrown at the door, lying pitifully on the ground.

He knocked on the door and picked up the phone.

At this time, a WeChat message came in.

[Wife: You can sleep next door. I will sleep with Tiantian tonight [smile]]

Lin Xiao frowned, then he realized that he had gone too far.

"No, if the beauty trap fails, then use the empty city trap, right? You can't afford it?"

Lin Xiao was speechless, extremely speechless.

If his cousin Liang Tian hadn't been there, he would probably have given in on the spot, ended the cooling-off period and coaxed his wife.

Now that Liang Tian was in the room, he couldn't use his magic to coax his wife. He could only continue to maintain his cold and aloof personality of being "very angry because his wife cheated on him". He replied "OK" and went to the next room.

On the bed in the master bedroom.

Han Xixi was so angry when she received this cold reply that her cheeks puffed up!

I had a lot of words to say to this bad guy, but after thinking it over, I felt that if I really said a lot of words in response, I would end up at a disadvantage.

So I forced myself not to reply and angrily threw the phone on the bedside table.

Liang Tian, ​​who was watching from the side, couldn't help but ask, "Sister, did you have a fight with your brother-in-law?"

Han Xixi wanted to deny it.

But after hesitating for a while, he answered: "I don't know either..."

This answer puzzled Liang Tian and she sat up.

"How can you not know whether you had a fight or not?" she asked.

"Uh……"

Han Xixi was indeed a little confused now, so she hid the fact that she was two months pregnant and told Lin Xiao everything about how Lin Xiao found out and got angry.

Then she said, "At first he asked me to coax him, and I thought he was joking and teasing me on purpose. But in the past two days, I found that he seemed to be serious... Maybe he was really angry because I didn't tell him the news of my pregnancy right away!"

Liang Tian puffed up her pretty face, blinked her big round eyes, and looked full of girlish confusion.

"But I don't think my brother-in-law seems angry. He takes good care of you, fearing that you might feel uncomfortable!"

"That's because I'm pregnant!"

Han Xixi said, "You have to be careful in the first three months, and I almost had a miscarriage before, so it's normal for him to take care of me wholeheartedly. But taking care of me is taking care of me, but I think he was really angry this time, and he didn't care about me just because I was pregnant..."

Liang Tian nodded half-comprehendingly, then looked disgusted: "Boys are so troublesome, getting married is so troublesome, and having children is so troublesome!"

Han Xixi laughed and took her sister into her arms.

"You are still young. When you find someone you like, you will know how to fall in love, get married, and have children... It won't be that troublesome!"

"Ugh~"

Liang Tian pretended to be disgusted, with an expression that said, "I don't want to be in a relationship."

Then she asked, "Sister, your brother-in-law is so awkward now, what are you going to do? Pretend nothing happened, or beg for mercy from him?"

Han Xixi sighed helplessly: "I was wrong in this matter after all. I was so angry at the time that I didn't consider that as the father of the child, he had the right to know about such a big thing as pregnancy. Now that he is angry, I must comfort him... Who made me make a mistake!"

Liang Tian blinked her big eyes, feeling more and more puzzled about her sister and brother-in-law's current situation.

Because in her limited life experience.

When it comes to love, it’s always the boys who coax the girls, but there’s never a girl who coaxes the boys.

For those who are dating in school, the girls are the ones who boss around and the boys are the ones who serve them nicely. It's basically never the other way around.

Why is the situation reversed when it comes to my sister?
Liang Tian was puzzled.

Then he asked, "Then how are you going to coax your brother-in-law? This beauty trick won't work tonight!"

Han Xixi felt very embarrassed when she heard her sister teasing her about using the beauty trap and failing.

But soon she raised her eyebrows again and said with a smug smile: "The beauty trap has failed, so let's try something else! Men are not very complicated species, how hard can they be to please?!"

Han Xixi looked confident and determined to win.

Liang Tian looked at her cousin who was always quiet and introverted, and she rarely saw such a proud, complacent and even somewhat smug look on her face.

I suddenly felt extremely surprised.

You know, grandma just passed away, and now should be the saddest time for her.

Liang Tian was far less sad than Han Xixi about her grandmother's passing.

One reason is that she is young, and the other is that she did not grow up with her grandmother. The number of times she has seen the old lady over the years is about the same as her own age, so she does not have much affection for her.

But she knew how her cousin Han Xixi felt about her grandmother.

In fact, she followed her cousin to the countryside this time not for fun, but because she was afraid that she would be sad alone, so she followed her here on purpose.

Unexpectedly, with the nourishment of love, cousin Xixi looked radiant and did not show any sadness at all.

Liang Tian was confused and full of emotion: Is this the power of love? How scary! !

……

The next morning, Lin Xiao slept until seven o'clock and woke up naturally.

After washing up, the master bedroom door was not open yet, so he did not wait to say hello to his wife and drove directly to work.

When I arrived at the office, I had a quiet breakfast and then officially started my day's work.

At nine o'clock, the team will have a meeting.

The meeting followed the old process, with several deputy mayors submitting topics for discussion and democratic and centralized study.

As the flood season has arrived and it has been raining for the past two weeks, all projects in the town have come to a standstill, including Lin Xiao's rural renovation project and several industrial investment projects that had already started construction.

The protagonist of today's team meeting is Qiao Xuyang, who is in charge of flood prevention work.

Before formally submitting the topic, Deputy Mayor Qiao made a high-sounding speech and said with a smile: "It has been raining continuously in the past two weeks. The average rainfall in Chaobai Town is 26mm, and the maximum rainfall has reached 40mm. Although the total rainfall is not large, Chaobai Town is located at the lowest end of the Chaoshui River and is also the lowest end of Anyang Town. It is the area with the greatest flood control pressure in the county.

"In the past two weeks, the flood prevention work in our town has been generally stable. All 16 administrative villages prepared corresponding flood prevention materials in advance before the flood season. With the joint efforts of the town cadres and village committees, no flood season danger occurred, and the flood prevention work has achieved a phased victory. For such an achievement, first of all, I would like to thank Qinzhen for sticking to the front line and commanding from the front. Secondly, I would like to thank all the team members present for their active cooperation and hard work day and night, so that all the cadres can win this victory!"

As Qiao Xuyang spoke, he stood up and bowed to everyone present.

This sudden increase in value caught everyone present off guard. They clearly remembered that it was only light to moderate rain in the previous two weeks, and even the level of heavy rain warning and flood prevention emergency response was not reached. Why did it rise so high all of a sudden?

Deputy Mayor Jia Minglu and Tu Hui looked at each other.

The two quickly reached a consensus and thought: As expected, he is from a higher authority and his position is high!

Qin Zhenggang was embarrassed after listening to this impassioned interim summary, but he could not dampen the enthusiasm of Deputy Mayor Qiao.

So he could only bite the bullet and say, "Everyone has worked hard, especially Xuyang, who has lived in the town for a week. This kind of outstanding style of daring to take responsibility and do good deeds is worth learning for all of us!"

The ending note rose, and the others immediately applauded.

After the scattered applause ended, Qiao Xuyang stood up again, blushing and saying excitedly: "What are you talking about, Qin Zhen! Flood prevention work is originally my responsibility, and last week Deputy Mayor Lin asked for personal leave again. The team members are not strong enough. If I don't take over, who will, right!"

Lin Xiao's eyes flashed.

He had originally planned to remain silent and watch the entire show.

However, he didn't expect that the people on the stage would suddenly start interacting with each other during the performance and picked him out, catching him off guard.

His eyelids twitched.

Now he finally knew that he and Qiao Xuyang had a real feud because of the bidding for the Jiajia Village rural reconstruction project.

In the conference room.

Qiao Xuyang suddenly cue Lin Xiao, and everyone's expressions suddenly became unnatural.

Those who are obedient and can sit in the team meeting are naturally not stupid.

Everyone immediately realized that Deputy Mayor Qiao was very dissatisfied with Deputy Mayor Lin's absence last week.

But then again.

Not only Qiao Xuyang, everyone also had some opinions about Lin Xiao's absence.

As everyone knows, Lin Xiao asked for leave because his wife's grandmother passed away.

It is reasonable to ask for leave when there is a funeral at home.

But the funeral attendant was not his vertical blood relative, nor his father-in-law, but his wife's grandmother.

In the local people's kinship ethics system, this relationship can be directly classified as "just deal with it."

If there is nothing important to do, you can take a few days off.

But last week was a critical period for flood prevention. All the town’s cadres were stationed in their units, going to the villages for inspections in the rain during the day, and increasing the number of personnel to be on duty in the town twice at night.

These preparations are not just for show.

Instead, it is the top priority of summer work for all cities, counties, towns and villages in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Although Qiao Xuyang's summary just now seems to be exaggerated.

However, the attitude towards flood prevention work is impeccable.

He was now secretly accusing Lin Xiao of being away from work for too long. Although everyone found it harsh, no one thought it was wrong, and some even began to feel dissatisfied.

This subtle atmosphere was immediately transmitted to Lin Xiao.

Of course he knew that Qiao Xuyang was trying to embarrass him on purpose, but he had no intention of accepting the challenge.

He grinned and looked at Qiao Xuyang with eyes full of sincerity: "Qiao Zhen has worked hard. You have been on the front line since the beginning of the flood season. With you in charge, all of us cadres feel at ease."

When these words were spoken, everyone was surprised.

After all, everyone still remembers Lin Xiao's famous crazy scenes in the town before the flood season, and they thought that this young deputy mayor would never speak properly again.

But unexpectedly, his attitude changed again.

Qiao Xuyang was also surprised when he heard this, but then he thought that he must be guilty, so he was reluctant to give in.

Qiao Xuyang couldn't help but look proud.

However, before he could say a few polite words, Lin Xiao changed the subject and said, "But then again, the flood season is still long, and Qiao Zhen should also pay attention to the degree of relaxation and tension, and not always command from the front, and take a break when necessary. If a flood warning is really issued later, and you, the head of the department, get sick from exhaustion, who will take care of the flood prevention work of such a large town? Right!"

The atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly froze after hearing these words.

Qiao Xuyang's face suddenly froze.

The others were also stunned, some were stunned, some were trying not to laugh, and each of them felt relieved: I thought Deputy Mayor Lin had turned over a new leaf, but it seems I was worrying too much!
Although Lin Xiao's words sounded sarcastic, they also reminded them.

The flood season has arrived, and we need to take precautions against floods, but in fact, we just need to carry out our work as usual. There is really no need for everyone to devote themselves to this matter like they did in the past two weeks.

After all, the rain was not heavy, and it was far from reaching the level that required the entire town to be on alert.

The reason why such a big fuss has been made in the past few days is simply because the person in charge, Qiao Xuyang, has insisted on making emergency plans and taking a step forward, raising the tone and creating a strong momentum.

The other leaders in charge all have rich experience in grassroots work and, based on their experiences in previous years, they all feel that this scene is too exaggerated.

But it’s hard to say what.

After all, rainfall conditions are unpredictable, and rainstorms can come at any time, so predictions cannot be completely accurate.

The person in charge advocated high-level flood prevention, and the town mayor Qin Zhenggang agreed, so it was not easy for others to raise any opinions.

So all the town cadres were busy for more than a week.

But now, after Lin Xiao's reminder, everyone realized that last week's rain was actually far more severe than that.

As soon as these two sentences came out, the situation in the conference room immediately changed subtly, and everyone's eyes were cast on the deputy mayor Qiao Xuyang, who was "all talk and no action, and better at singing than at work".

Deputy Mayor Qiao's ears suddenly turned red, his face was anxious and angry, but he couldn't say a word.

Qin Zhenggang felt the open and covert attacks between the two. As the top leader, he was very unhappy, but he didn't know how to say it out loud.

At the moment, he just said: "Chaobai Town is low-lying, and flood prevention work must be treated with high standards and strict requirements. Xuyang dares to take responsibility and charge forward. This attitude is correct. But what Lin Xiao said is also right. The flood season is still long. Everyone must be prepared for a protracted war. It's time to take a rest, but at the same time, it shouldn't delay other business work..."

After a round of consolation on both sides, the atmosphere in the meeting room returned to normal.

The meeting continued. …

After the team meeting in the morning, Lin Xiao was called into Qin Zhen's office again.

Qin Zhenggang first asked about the funeral.

Lin Xiao answered everything in detail, and did not deliberately act sad. After all, Qin Zhen would not believe him even if he pretended.

After saying this.

Qin Zhenggang was too lazy to beat around the bush and said directly, "Who were you talking to with that weird tone at the team meeting just now? Didn't I tell you that comrades should be harmonious with each other, and even if there are disagreements, we should learn to seek common ground while reserving differences! Don't lose your temper as soon as you get angry. What kind of young people are you trying to discipline in the workplace? Who are you trying to discipline?
"He is the deputy mayor, and you are also the deputy mayor. You are a team, and you must cooperate with each other in your work. You cooperate with him on flood control, and he also cooperates with you on other matters. No one can do their work without the other! Now you are always trying to save face for others, and you will offend all the members of the team, including me, in the future. All the work in the town will be done by you alone, and will you be satisfied with this?"

Qin Zhenggang spoke harshly and his tone was very serious.

However, Lin Xiao knew that Qin Zhen was truly doing this for his own good - he didn't believe that Qin Zhen didn't realize that it was Qiao Xuyang who provoked him first.

But after the meeting, he did not call Qiao Xuyang to help them resolve the grievances privately, but brought him over alone to give him instructions and criticism.

The closeness of this relationship is self-evident.

Lin Xiao is not the kind of person who doesn't know what's good for him. He will confront those who have bad intentions, but he will also be appreciative of those who truly care about him.

So he narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Qin Zhen, I was wrong. I was too young and impetuous. I will never do this again next time. Please don't take it to heart!"

Qin Zhenggang was caught off guard by this good attitude of admitting mistakes.

My anger immediately subsided by half.

"Whether you really know you're wrong or not, don't fool me, kid!"

"I really know I was wrong. I will never do it again next time!" Lin Xiao said with a smile on his face.

"..."

Qin Zhenggang was speechless.

I knew clearly that this kid was sincerely admitting his mistakes and refusing to change, but I was powerless to do anything. It was like punching cotton.

At the moment, I could only wave my hand, asked a few questions about the progress of the project, and let him go.

Lin Xiao walked out of the mayor's office.

Although I had a plan in mind, I still secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as he was about to return to the office, his subordinate Leng Tao suddenly rushed over and reported: "Lin Zhen, something happened. Villagers in Jiajia Village are blocking the construction and threatening to self-immolate!"

"What? Self-immolation?!"

Lin Xiao was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

I argued with Qiao Xuyang at the team meeting, just as a small episode to relieve fatigue, and I would forget about it after it was over.

But the villagers' self-immolation is no joke.

If some personal injury incident really happened, or even if the news spread and was uploaded to the Internet, attracting public attention, then the deputy mayor in charge of the project would be in big trouble.

Lin Xiao asked quickly: "What's going on? Who wants to self-immolate? Are they villagers from Jiajia Village?"

Leng Tao said, "Yes, the village director called just now. The rain stopped last night, and the construction team resumed work early this morning. Now the project has progressed to the stage of repairing the old house. The previous measurements and material feeding were going smoothly. Just as the construction team was about to start working, a villager named Zheng Xiufang suddenly rushed out, waving a shovel to drive the construction team away, and brought a barrel of gasoline and said he wanted to self-immolate!"

Lin Xiao listened to all this with a frown on his brow.

"Zheng? Who is he?"

"I don't know the details, but she must be a villager. It seems that her husband died a long time ago, and she raised a son and a daughter!"

“Why did she block the construction?”

"I don't know that!"

Leng Tao said seriously, "The village director called in a hurry and asked me to report to you, and then hung up."

Lin Xiao nodded, and the two of them had already walked downstairs.

"I'll go over now, you go and report the matter to Qin Zhen!"

Lin Xiao gave the order and then drove straight to Jiajia Village.

On the way, he thought about the causes and consequences of this sudden incident and guessed that the widow named Zheng Xiuying was making trouble mostly because of building a house.

After all, the tourism development of the ancient village does not bother anyone.

The people who can be affected are those who have the need to build their own houses, such as the villagers who petitioned when the project was first put out to bid.

The petitioners at that time were all young people in their thirties, but there was no woman named Zheng Xiuying.

Based on Lin Xiao’s understanding of rural women.

They seem weak and helpless, always hiding behind men, but when it comes to their interests, this group is much more willing to risk their lives than men.

Lin Xiao felt a headache just thinking about it.

I looked at the time. It was only 10:30 in the morning and I had only been at work for two hours.

As a result, this problem kept happening one after another and there was no way to stop it.

It really is Black Monday, I can’t deny it!

……

We soon arrived at Jiajia Village, the entrance to the ancient village.

The construction team's vehicles are parked at the entrance of a group of old houses. The dump trucks and mixer trucks that represent modern civilization and the gray-white Hui-style houses that record traces of history form a sharp contrast under the scorching summer sun.

The confrontation took place at the door of a house at the entrance of the old residence.

Lin Xiao stopped the car.

From a distance, dozens of workers and villagers could be seen gathered together, craning their necks to watch the fun.

Hysterical shouts spread out from the crowd.

Lin Xiao was tall and could see the front door of the house. A middle-aged woman with messy hair was standing on the wooden threshold, holding a shovel and shouting with spit flying everywhere. She must be the troublemaker Zheng Xiuying.

Nanzhou Province has a hilly terrain, and hills, to put it simply, are small hills.

In this place, the dialect and customs vary from one place to another every ten miles.

Although Lin Xiao is a native of Anyang County, the county seat and Chaobai Town are far apart, so there is a big difference between the two dialects.

In addition, Zheng Xiuying was very emotional and spoke rapidly.

Lin Xiao listened from a distance and only heard a lot of chatter, and had no idea what she was saying.

So I had to speed up and get there.

Pushing through the crowd, I saw Jia Guanghua, the village chief of Jiajia Village, standing outside the door, giving earnest advice.

But Zheng Xiuying on the other side didn't listen at all. Her face turned red and there were traces of tears on her face. She looked like she had suffered a great injustice.

Lin Xiao felt sorry for it after taking a look at it.

When the village director Jia Guanghua saw Lin Xiao coming, he was immediately relieved, but he also felt shameful that such a thing happened in his own village, and his expression was very ashamed.

Lin Xiao patted him on the shoulder and asked the workers to disperse first. At the same time, he found the contractor and instructed him: ask the workers who took the video to delete it, and strictly prohibit it from being spread online, let alone uploaded to public platforms.

The contractor learned from his boss how capable this young deputy mayor was, so he did not dare to be perfunctory and quickly agreed.

The onlookers dispersed.

Seeing this, Jia Guanghua quickly signaled to the deputy director and urged the villagers to disperse.

The scene which was crowded just now suddenly became quiet, with only Lin Xiao, Jia Guanghua and Zheng Xiuying left.

As the crowd decreased, Zheng Xiuying's emotions gradually calmed down.

During this brief evacuation period, Lin Xiao had already learned from the village director the cause and effect of Zheng Xiuying's disturbance - just as he expected, it was all about building a house.

Zheng Xiuying is in her early fifties and has two children, a son and a daughter.

The daughter has been married for a long time, and the son is called Jia Junwen, who is now in his early thirties. He is the most educated and promising young person in Jiajia Village.

After graduating with a master's degree, Jia Junwen stayed in Hangzhou to work and became a programmer with a good income.

After several years of hard work, Jia Junwen bought a house in Hangzhou and found a girlfriend. I heard from relatives that they were already discussing the marriage.

After hearing this, Lin Xiao became even more confused.

"Her son is so successful and has bought a house in the city. Isn't this aunt just waiting to enjoy a peaceful life in the future?" he asked puzzled.

"That's right!"

Jia Guanghua shook his head and sighed, "So, people should be open-minded! This crazy woman, her son wanted to take her to the city to enjoy a better life a long time ago, but she refused to go, saying that her children haven't started a family yet, and she can't do anything if she goes, and she will only add to the burden.

"Now, my son is getting married soon. After the Chinese New Year, I asked her to go to the city with the young couple, do some housework, and take care of her grandchildren there in the future. What a wonderful life! But she still refused to go and insisted that her son build a house in the village.

"But the problem is that her son's household registration has been moved to Hangzhou, and he is no longer eligible to build a house. And last year during the Chinese New Year, I asked Junwen about it, but he didn't want to build a house in his hometown at all, thinking that the money was wasted.

"But this crazy woman won't listen! Seeing that everyone else has built houses, she is a woman raising two children, has no money, and now lives in an old house, so she insists on building a new house in the village, as if to show off... I really don't understand, she doesn't know how to enjoy her blessings!"

As Jia Guanghua spoke, he sighed repeatedly.

After hearing this, Lin Xiao probably understood Zheng Xiuying's demands and thoughts. He didn't think she was confused, but just felt sad.

"So what does Aunt Zheng want to do now? Does she want to demolish this old house and build a new one on the same site?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Correct!"

"But doesn't Jia Junwen no longer have the qualifications to build a house?"

"Jia Junwen doesn't have it, but she can still build it herself!"

Jia Guanghua was very annoyed. "But now the village can't even approve the housing applications of young people. She is a woman in her 50s and it's not like she doesn't have a house to live in. How could the village approve her application?"

Lin Xiao frowned. This matter was very difficult to deal with!
Since the approval process for self-built houses in rural areas has been tightened, the house-building needs of many young people of marriageable age have been repeatedly suppressed. Many people have gotten married and had children, but have not yet obtained the qualifications to build a house, and are forced to squeeze into their parents' old houses.

Zheng Xiuying is a widow and her son’s household registration has been moved out.

Although she herself was qualified to build a house, she already had a house and a son to rely on. There was no "necessity" or "urgency" to build a house in the village, and the village committee would never approve it for her.

If this is approved, the people in the village who are waiting in line to build houses will destroy the village committee.

Jia Guanghua got a headache just thinking about it.

Lin Xiao found something wrong and asked, "Where is the house she lives in now?"

Jia Guanghua said: "It's inside. It was built by her and her deceased husband thirty years ago."

Lin Xiao pointed to the old house in front of him and said, "What is this old house?"

Jia Guanghua said: "It belongs to Jia Junwen's grandfather. It is considered their ancestral home. There are four rooms, and Zheng Xiuying occupies one!"

Lin Xiao asked: "Why not demolish Zheng Xiuying's own house and build a new one on the same site? Why do you have to demolish this old house?"

Jia Guanghua clapped his hands and said angrily, "That's what I told her. But this woman refused to demolish the house she lives in. I guess she thinks her house is small, only about 80 square meters, and it won't be grand if she demolishes it and builds a house on the same site. She has been frustrated for so many years, and finally her son has made progress, so she wants to build a grand house, so she wants to demolish this old house. This location is so good, at the easternmost end, right at the entrance of the village, people coming and going can see their luxurious new house, how face-saving it is!"

Lin Xiao's eyes flashed, and he felt that the village director's guess was reasonable.

After all, when rural people build houses, what they value most is the grandeur. They will invest the most in floor height, area and exterior walls with their limited funds. They would rather have an unfinished interior and a luxurious exterior.

The houses from thirty years ago were small and densely packed together, and it would be difficult to adapt to today's demands for appearance by demolishing and rebuilding them.

Therefore, when the younger generation builds houses, they rarely demolish their parents’ old houses. Instead, they build new houses in the farmland west of the village, just like building new districts in urban development.

However, in the past decade, it has become increasingly difficult to obtain residential land.

Zheng Xiuying refused to demolish her own house, and could not get a new residential plot on her own, so she set her sights on moving into her father-in-law's old house.

Now that the development direction of rural tourism is certain, this old house can no longer be moved.

Zheng Xiuying's dream of building a house was completely shattered. How could she bear this?

Hence today’s lively scene.

She wasn't afraid of the house being set on fire, because she wanted to tear it down anyway, and she could just rebuild it on the same spot.

After listening to this, Lin Xiao frowned and was speechless.

He has plenty of ways to deal with the villagers who usually cause trouble, but as the saying goes, the soft are afraid of the hard, and the hard are afraid of those who don't care about their lives.

But now, this old lady is about to set herself on fire. It is obvious that she doesn’t want to live anymore.

This is how to do?
Lin Xiao had a headache for a moment, and he sighed in his heart: What Black Monday? This is too dark! !

(End of this chapter)