Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 222. Having a wife so eloquent

"Crash..."

It was a dark night and the rain was pouring down.

The rain was not light, but compared to the fierce lightning, thunder, wind and rain in the evening, the heavy rain at this moment was considered very gentle.

At least it is not big in South China during the flood season.

The old Chaobai Town Government compound was still brightly lit at eight o'clock.

The county emergency management bureau issued a level-three flood emergency response in the afternoon, which requires all cadres to be on standby, so in theory, all cadres in the town should now stay at their posts.

Of course, only in theory.

At 8:30 in the evening, the rain weakened again and the heavy rain dropped to the moderate rain range.

At the same time, the county meteorological bureau released the latest weather monitoring data and lifted the orange warning for heavy rain.

Immediately afterwards, the county emergency management bureau issued a notice to lift the third-level flood prevention emergency response.

All the cadres breathed a sigh of relief, packed up their things and prepared to go off work.

As the deputy mayor, Lin Xiao was neither the top leader nor in charge of flood control. After the emergency response was lifted, he would have nothing to do and planned to leave.

When I was leaving the office and going down the stairs, I saw the light on in the office of the town mayor Qin Zhenggang at the south end of the corridor.

His expression flickered.

After all, when the flood prevention dispatch meeting was held in the evening, Qin Zhen was not there, and it was Qiao Xuyang, the deputy head of the command center, who presided over the dispatch.

At the meeting, Deputy Mayor Qiao was so decisive and assertive that the village heads of 16 administrative villages were so angry that they almost spat in his face.

Lin Xiao couldn't stand it anymore and tried to challenge Deputy Mayor Qiao several times.

But they were all suppressed by another deputy mayor, Tu Hui.

Tu Hui is the oldest and most senior of the four deputy mayors. He is in charge of party building, personnel, office and other abstract and basic work.

At the grassroots level in townships, such work is difficult to stand out and has little sense of presence.

Among the offices of the mayor and four deputy mayors, Tu Hui's door is the most deserted. Except for the departments he is in charge of, few people go in and out of his office.

This has given many people the illusion that Deputy Mayor Tu is insignificant and dispensable.

But as long as you have attended the team meeting or come into contact with the issuance order of various official documents in the town, you will know that Tu Hui's name is always second only to the town mayor Qin Zhenggang, and ranked first among the four deputy town mayors.

Within the team, Deputy Mayor Tu is extremely respected.

Qiao Xuyang came from a higher-level agency, and was very sensitive to leadership order and hierarchy.

But he didn't know whether it was because he had adapted to the local customs after going to the grassroots level, or because his working style was too formal and out of touch with reality. Qin Zhenggang criticized him several times, both openly and secretly, and he was very dissatisfied. Now he finally saw the day when there is no tiger in the mountain and the monkey becomes king.

That's why he is so arrogant and doesn't even take Tu Hui seriously.

But logically, he has the right to do so.

According to the division of functions of the Chaobai Town Flood Control and Drought Relief Command, Qin Zhenggang is the commander-in-chief, Qiao Xuyang, who is in charge of emergency and safety, is the deputy commander-in-chief, and the other deputy mayors can only be regarded as executive deputy commanders.

In terms of flood prevention and drought relief, Tu Hui's rank is lower than Qiao Xuyang's.

Therefore, at the flood control dispatch meeting, Qin Zhenggang was not present, and Qiao Xuyang had full authority to dispatch all parties without having to consider anyone's face.

But reason is reason, reality is reality.

If Qiao Xuyang had some knowledge of human relations, he should have respected Tu Hui at this time, spoken kindly and politely. The old comrade could have given him some advice, and the other deputy mayors, cadres and village directors would not have gotten so angry at him.

But Qiao Xuyang chose not to do that, and instead focused on playing the role of a young, vigorous and powerful person.

Lin Xiao is younger and more hot-tempered than him. He can't stand any humiliation and opened his mouth to fight back several times.

But without exception, they were all held down by Tu Hui and shook their heads at him with a smile on their faces.

If Qiao Xuyang doesn't give Tu Hui face, Lin Xiao has to give it to him.

So he suppressed his anger, waited until the scheduling meeting was over, and hurried back to the office.

It seemed that the rainstorm also noticed Lin Xiao's impatience and quickly became smaller. If the rain continued and the rainstorm warning and flood prevention emergency response were not lifted, Qiao Xuyang would definitely be in a state of panic. Lin Xiao couldn't guarantee that he would not slam the table tonight.

Now that the crisis is over, let’s go home.

Lin Xiao didn't expect that Qin Zhenggang would appear in the town late at night when Qin Zhenggang was under investigation and the whole city was in an uproar.

He hesitated for a moment.

Anyway, Liang Tian and his brother Lin Yu had already taken a taxi back home and were staying at home tonight, so they didn't need him to escort them back to Ninghai late at night.

He had nothing to do, so he went and knocked on the mayor's office door.

"Come in."

Qin Zhenggang's steady and powerful voice came from the room.

Lin Xiao pushed the door open and saw Qin Zhenggang bent over the table, concentrating on writing and drawing. In the incandescent light in the middle of the office, there was a black shadow formed by the corpses of mosquitoes, casting a pale shadow on his messy hair.

"Qin Zhen." Lin Xiao called respectfully.

"Oh, you!"

Qin Zhenggang raised his head, raised his chin towards the sofa, and motioned him to sit down.

Lin Xiao didn't hesitate and sat down directly.

"Why haven't you gone home yet?" Qin Zhenggang asked.

"I'm leaving... When did you come here?"

"I've been here for half an hour!"

Qin Zhenggang put down his pen, leaned back on the chair, and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's raining so hard, I'm nervous staying at home, so I came here. Anyway, I haven't been dismissed yet, so I have to do what I should do and stand guard for the last time!"

Qin Zhenggang's tone was relaxed, and there was even a faint smile on his face.

This made Lin Xiao a little embarrassed.

He had deliberately warned people not to mention this sensitive topic, but he didn't expect Qin Zhenggang to bring it up himself.

He was in a dilemma as to whether to laugh or not.

The hell joke is confirmed.

Lin Xiao nodded, hesitated for a moment and asked: "Qin Zhen, what is going on with you now?"

A trace of panic flashed across Qin Zhenggang's face, and then he smiled freely.

He knew that Lin Xiao asked this out of concern and kindness.

So I won’t hide it anymore.

He immediately called the county to talk about these past few times, and briefly discussed the issues that had been collected and listed.

Lin Xiao frowned when he heard this.

It wasn't that there was any major clue that scared him, but what Qin Zhen said was similar to what he had inquired about in the past few days.

It shouldn't be a big deal.

But Qin Zhenggang finally said: "The leader has also let me know that I will definitely lose my real job, but they will try to keep my honorary position for me, and transfer me to the Disabled Persons' Federation, the Veteran Affairs Bureau, or somewhere like that to retire. That's it!"

Lin Xiao was speechless and couldn't accept it.

Qin Zhenggang lit a cigarette, took a deep puff and exhaled the smoke, saying, "Not bad, I've been doing this job for so long, I'm fucking tired of it! Anyway, I lost my real job but kept my nominal one, the salary and benefits remain the same, and it's much easier, I can just think of it as early retirement!"

The leader was joking, and Lin Xiao could only smile.

There was nothing he could do besides that.

In fact, there was a moment when Lin Xiao wanted to tell Qin Zhen that he could go and ask his father-in-law for help. After all, he was the top leader of the entire Yizhou City, and all the leaders of Anyang County were under his jurisdiction.

It’s not a big problem to intervene in a disciplinary case and rescue a few people.

But this thought only flashed through his mind and he immediately suppressed it.

Not to mention that this is an important period for flood prevention. My father-in-law, as the head of a region, has to pay attention to the weather and coordinate the entire city every day, and he is already very busy.

Even if Han Haijun is not busy now, Lin Xiao has no need to ask for his name for Qin Zhenggang's sake.

To put it bluntly.

Lin Xiao and Qin Zhenggang are only work colleagues and have no personal relationship, they are not even friends.

Lin Xiao just recognized Qin Zhen's character. He felt it was not worth it that such a pragmatic cadre who worked hard and stayed at the grassroots level for more than ten years was dismissed because of a trivial violation of discipline and regulations.

But this was not worth it, and was obviously not enough to support him in asking his father-in-law for help and letting the mayor interfere in the rewards, punishments, promotions and demotions of a small section-level leader.

After all, Qin Zhenggang was only dismissed from his position, and his rank and treatment were not affected.

Some old cadres in the system who have no hope of promotion will even take the initiative to resign from their leadership positions, leaving behind a nominal post and retiring to an idle position, where they can live a leisurely and peaceful life until retirement.

Judging from the results, Qin Zhenggang is no different from these comrades and really does not need to be saved.

Lin Xiao thought about it and gave up.

He wanted to say a few words to comfort Qin Zhen, but in the end he couldn't open his mouth and said goodbye and left.

When he closed the office door, Qin Zhenggang had already stood up from his supine resting position and was leaning over the desk, concentrating on writing and drawing.

Lin Xiao looked at it intently for three seconds, then closed the door and left.

……

Throughout the night, the rain was just as predicted by the Meteorological Bureau. In the second half of the night, the moderate rain turned into light rain, and the light rain stopped in the morning.

Open the window and you will see the clear blue sky and fresh air.

After Lin Xiao arrived at the unit, he went to Qin Zhenggang's office and knocked on the door, but no one responded.

He guessed that Qin Zhen should have gone home and felt inexplicably relieved.

Due to the changeable weather, several construction sites were temporarily suspended, so Lin Xiao didn't have anything particularly urgent to do.

I was busy in a daze until four in the afternoon.

He left early, went home to pick up his sister-in-law Liang Tian, ​​and then drove on the highway straight to Ninghai.

I got off the highway just in time to avoid the evening rush hour and arrived home at 5:30.

As soon as I entered the house, my best friend Zhang Peng suddenly called me.

Lin Xiao could only suppress his expectation of kissing and hugging his wife and go to the balcony to answer the call.

"Hey, Pengzi."

"Deputy Mayor Lin, are you busy?" Zhang Peng said in an exaggerated tone.

"You busyhead, stop messing with me!"

Lin Xiao was not happy and smiled, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Peng laughed twice, then said, "It's no big deal. It's the flood season now. In previous years, the strong winds and heavy rains have long passed by this time, but this year's weather is strange. It's almost August and there are still three days of showers and two days of heavy rain. All walks of life have been affected. It's been very difficult for us to collect and edit recently!"

Lin Xiao nodded.

The weather this year is indeed abnormal. Although the flood season is divided into the early flood season and the late flood season, it will last from April to September.

However, the post-flood season is generally caused by typhoon weather and often occurs in the southeastern coastal areas.

Nanzhou Province is located in the inland of South China. The flood season generally occurs from May to July, and June is the peak period of rainy weather. In previous years, the major flood records in Nanzhou Province also basically occurred in June and July.

But the climate this year is abnormal. It's almost August, and heavy rains still come from time to time.

It's like a woman's menstrual irregularity.

Zhang Peng works as a reporter in a newspaper, a job that requires him to both like and fear rain.

Because when it rains, I can just stay at work and not go out for interviews.

But if it keeps raining, it will be troublesome if we can't collect the manuscripts.

This will cause the entire department and even the entire newspaper to pull their hair out - we can't just let the newspaper have a blank page.

When Lin Xiao heard Zhang Peng's tone, he immediately understood his situation.

Zhang Peng continued, "Recently, my manuscript library has been in urgent need of news, and several news leads have been rejected by our editor-in-chief. So I want to ask you, a leader on the front line of flood prevention, if there are any topics you can let me report on?"

Lin Xiao guessed his intention after hearing the first half and laughed: "You are desperate and you are asking me questions!"

Zhang Peng said: "Why can't you ask? Flood prevention is the priority of the entire province right now!"

Lin Xiao was helpless: "It is indeed a key task, but I am not in charge of flood prevention. Besides, the flood season has been going on for more than two months. Your newspaper should have exhausted all the topics on flood prevention. Can you find a new angle?"

Zhang Peng let out an awkward long tone on the other end of the phone.

"Uh... you're damn right. As for flood prevention, several departments are almost playing tricks on it. I'm really at a loss, so I came to ask you, a front-line worker, if you have any new angles."

"New angle..."

Lin Xiao thought about it again and again, but he had no idea. "I really can't think of it for the time being. I'll think about it first and contact you if I have any clues!"

Zhang Peng didn't hold out too much hope, but he was still very satisfied with his old classmate's answer.

He took the opportunity to start gossiping about Lin Xiao and his superstar wife.

Chatted for a long time.

Zhang Peng said in a sly voice, "Brother, I'm calling you. Will the big star be jealous?"

Lin Xiao said righteously: "Of course not!"

"Is it true that your wife is so pregnant?"

"That's right, she's the biggest belly!"

Lin Xiao smiled and thought to himself, this is not a lie.

Zhang Peng was skeptical of his brother's confidence, but he didn't want to offend him at this time after get off work, so he made an appointment for dinner next time and then hung up the phone.

Only then did Lin Xiao return to the living room.

The mother-in-law was still cooking in the kitchen, and the wife was pulled by Liang Tian to chat about the gossip of the past two days. The couple could only wink at each other from a distance and express their longing for each other that was blocked by the heavy rain last night.

Lin Xiao felt that it was not very decent to snatch someone from his sister-in-law.

So I just gave up and went to take a shower first.

When he returned to the room after taking a shower, he pushed the door open and found Han Xixi standing at the door with a bright smile, which startled him.

The next second, Xixi threw herself into his arms.

Lin Xiao took the opportunity to hug her, and the two were speechless for a moment.

After an unknown amount of time, Xixi looked up and asked him, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Lin Xiao was stunned by the question.

"Hmm? Where do you get that from?" "You have something on your mind!"

Han Xixi said with great confidence, "Do you think I can't see it?"

Lin Xiao was stunned again, and his heart suddenly softened.

He actually didn't intend to hide it, but recent events were not a big deal, so he didn't know how to start the conversation, and even felt there was no need to say it.

But it's really piling up in my heart, making me feel a little aggrieved.

"How did you tell that?" Lin Xiao asked, "I didn't lose face, did I?"

"Well...it has nothing to do with your expression!"

Han Xixi had a face like a witch's arrogance, "It's your aura that tells me that you have something on your mind."

Lin Xiao burst out laughing, impressed by his wife's meticulous observation ability.

Good man, you can’t cheat on your husband anymore, or you’ll be discovered in a minute.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Xixi pulled him to sit on the balcony and asked seriously.

"call……"

Lin Xiao let out a long sigh.

After a brief hesitation, he told everything from how he was accused by his grandfather Zhou Shuquan at his cousin Zhou Zhenpeng's wedding, to how he found that the vendors at the foot of Laoya Mountain had many complaints against him when he received a foreign inspection delegation, to how the town mayor Qin Zhenggang was about to be suspended from his post.

This conversation lasted for more than ten minutes.

Han Xixi just listened quietly, nodded from time to time, and his expression did not change much from beginning to end.

Lin Xiao finally laughed at himself: "I know that being unhappy about these things is a bit of a self-inflicted trouble. Since I signed up for the 'Young Seedling Program', I have been prepared for my ideals to be shattered by reality. Last time, my grandmother taught me to 'do good deeds without worrying about the future', and I listened to her and benefited greatly from it.

"But when I really put it into practice, I found it was still difficult. I had not yet reached that level. I was developing rural tourism in Chaobai Town. Although I knew rationally that it would help increase the income of the town's residents, and reality was also moving in this direction, I had achieved my goal.

“When I was accused by vendors of policy issues and reprimanded by my grandmother’s relatives for not giving more policy preferences to their own family, I knew clearly that this was just an isolated case and a drag on personal relationships, and that the matter had been resolved satisfactorily, so I should not be unhappy.

"But in fact, these two things will still accumulate in my heart, and I feel... very unhappy!"

Lin Xiao uttered the last three words with gritted teeth.

This was a childish emotion he rarely showed in front of outsiders, like a kindergarten kid who lost a game of rock-paper-scissors.

Han Xixi just burst out laughing.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao also scratched the back of his head and laughed foolishly, then glared at his wife: "What are you laughing at!"

Han Xixi waved her hands quickly: "Stop laughing... Let's solve them one by one!"

Lin Xiao's eyes twitched.

"solve?"

"Yes, of course we have to solve problems if there are any. Otherwise, are we going to keep them as food?" Xixi said with a matter-of-fact expression.

Lin Xiao was convinced and asked, "How do we solve this problem?"

Han Xixi looked confident: "They are all inner demons, we can defeat them one by one."

Lin Xiao was shocked by his wife's domineering look and fell in love with her. The unhappiness in his heart disappeared by 80%.

"Is the vendor you are talking about a villager from Shangguancun or Xiaguancun?" Xixi asked.

“No, another village.”

"I guess so!"

"How did you guess that?" Lin Xiao was surprised.

Xixi smiled and said, "That's easy! I've been to Laoya Mountain before. It's just behind the two villages of Shangguan and Xiaguan. If you're from these two villages, they won't fight for a stall in the middle of summer when it's the off-season for tourism."

"why?"

"First, you don't make money setting up stalls during the off-season. Second, it's the busy farming season and the villagers have a lot of work to do at home. Who would want to grab a piece of land at this time?"

Xixi smiled and said, "So I guess that the people who set up stalls now are all from other villages. When I heard you say that it was a middle-aged man in his 40s or 50s, and he kept saying that setting up stalls did not make as much as working in the factory, I became more certain."

Lin Xiao nodded in confusion.

Xixi smiled playfully: "These vendors are obviously the kind of people who love leisure and hate work. They can't bear the hardship of working in the factory, and they see others making money by setting up stalls when Laoyashan was just popular, so they are jealous.

“So they would rather brave the hot summer weather to get a stall, and then they sigh and complain when they can’t make any money! Believe it or not, if the town really wants to charge stall fees, they will cry and scream, saying that it’s not easy to earn a little money, and now that the town has taken it all away, the common people can’t even afford to live…”

For the last two sentences, Xixi beat her chest and stamped her feet, imitating the tone of a scoundrel.

Lin Xiao was amused and laughed out loud.

After thinking about it calmly, I felt that what my wife said made sense.

Xixi said: "So, you don't need to take their words to heart. After I went to Laoya Mountain before May Day, several classmates and friends went there to play.

“After they came back, they all told me that the stalls at the foot of the mountain were very affordable, so business was booming and the villagers made real money.

"So, don't deny the value of your work just because some opportunists complained. Believe me, it's totally unnecessary!"

Lin Xiao was already amazed at this time, and felt that his wife's whole body was glowing.

He nodded, somewhat obsessed with the feeling of rational conversation and soul communication between husband and wife.

"Well, what you said makes sense. I was just making trouble for myself."

"Whee!"

Xixi laughed triumphantly, "So the first problem is solved?"

"solved!"

"Okay. The second question is about your grandmother's relatives!"

Xixi said, patting her chest, "Then I have more say on this issue."

Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

Xixi smiled and said, "My dad is a living example!"

Lin Xiao’s expression paused, as if he was suddenly enlightened—it’s true!

"My father came from the countryside and was the most successful one in his family."

Han Xixi said seriously, "When I was in elementary school, I remember that every time I went back to my hometown with my parents for the New Year, my grandparents, uncles, aunts, and even relatives in the whole village would keep asking my dad to do various things. From going to school to working, from buying a house to getting married, basically everything I encountered in life would be asked to my dad.

"My dad is a very principled person, but when it comes to family matters, he loses his mind and agrees to everything. My mom is very clear-headed and generous at this time, and she won't stop my dad from borrowing money or using his connections to do small things.

"But for some outrageous requests, such as getting some money from here to build a road in my hometown, my father couldn't bring himself to refuse, so my mother just played the villain.

"The one that left the deepest impression on me was when my fourth uncle and fourth aunt, who had been married for many years but had no children, actually asked my father and mother to give birth to a second child and adopt him to them. This child would be the bloodline of the Han family and would not affect my father's work... My father almost agreed, but luckily my mother got mad on the spot and the matter was dropped!"

Lin Xiao's eyelids twitched when he heard this. He didn't expect that there were so many things going on behind his father-in-law. Every family has its own problems.

Han Xixi said with some emotion, and finally smiled and said: "I said this to tell you: if you are poor in a busy city, no one will care about you, but if you are rich in the mountains, you will have distant relatives. As the most promising person in your family and your mother's family, and now you are working locally, it is normal for your relatives to have expectations of you.

“You don’t have to blame them, because it’s not easy for ordinary people to live in this world. If someone has connections or relationships that can benefit them, it’s normal to seize the opportunity.

"So, it's our duty to help relatives within our ability. Just like the Cool Di Coffee Shop I opened in town, I feel very proud to help my cousin start a business and start a family."

Lin Xiao smiled and thought his wife was sober and cute.

"However, if your relatives make excessive demands, such as asking you to abuse your power or even embezzle public funds, you should just refuse without any psychological burden!"

Xixi said, smiling again, "But in this respect, you are actually luckier than my dad. My dad was faced with a difficult situation, and only my mom could share his burden. Instead, his parents and family were the first to embarrass him.

"And you just met relatives who didn't know how to behave. You didn't even have to do anything yourself. My mother-in-law took the initiative to stand in front of you and blocked all the bullets for you... You are really lucky. You shouldn't be sad at all, but happy, right?"

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment.

In the past few days, he has indeed been stuck in the dilemma of being "threatened" by his relatives. He feels that he is seeking development from the perspective of the entire town, but is criticized by a not-so-close relative from Zhoujia Village.

This made him feel like all his efforts had been in vain.

But after his wife's advice, he realized that he actually had the strongest shield in the world.

This shield is formed by my parents, my wife, and my father-in-law and mother-in-law.

This is the most important person in your life.

Apart from them, everyone else can actually be ignored.

As for outsiders, they will of course stand on their own standpoint to seek benefits for themselves. How can they understand your macro position and grand layout?
If they don't understand, you don't have to worry about it.

Lin Xiao understood it all at once. His first feeling was enlightenment, and his second feeling was guilt.

Because of my identity as a time traveler, I actually feel a bit resistant and defensive towards this unfamiliar family affection.

He traveled through time when he was 17 years old, after Lin Xiao jumped into the water to save someone.

The original body is actually dead.

The person in this body now is the top star on Earth who died after a hangover and traveled through time.

After waking up, Lin Xiao accepted this new world and his new identity, and then faced the college entrance examination and then going to college.

He didn't spend much time with his parents, so he didn't have time to build a relationship with them.

Coupled with the fatigue accumulated from working in the entertainment industry in the previous life.

After graduation, he chose a job that he was not opposed to and that his parents were completely happy with - he passed the exam to become a civil servant in Ninghai.

Stable, close to home, and prestigious to talk about.

He and his parents each got what they wanted.

In a sense, he fulfilled his original body's response to his parents' expectations and became a good son that everyone admired.

In the following years, he occasionally returned home, and his relationship with his parents gradually warmed up over time, reaching the level of a normal family parent-child relationship.

Then Lin Xiao decided to let his parents retire and take on the burden of this new family in another world from their shoulders.

In the past year, Lin Xiao found that he was becoming more and more like a child in front of his mother. Sometimes he was so childish that even he himself felt surprised and unfamiliar.

Of course he enjoyed it.

Only he knows these changes and mental journeys; outsiders are unaware of them.

From the perspective of his parents and relatives, the conclusion about him can be summed up in three words: promising!
that's enough.

Lin Xiao also felt that it was enough.

But now, after his wife's enlightenment, he suddenly realized it.

My feelings for my parents are like fine wine that becomes more mellow with the accumulation of time, but my parents' love for me is like gold that remains unchanged after being polished by the years.

Time has played a significant role here.

But to my parents, I am just a quality inspector.

Only then did Lin Xiao realize that he had already obtained the most precious thing in the world.

But I was completely unaware of it.

I was still depressed because of an incomprehensible relative who said an incomprehensible thing.

He completely forgot how his mother had protected him like a mad old hen that day, and how she had used the simple and humble identity of a "married-out daughter" to rebel against the spiritual leader of the Zhou family.

At this moment, Lin Xiao stood there in a daze, dumbfounded.

Fragments of memories from the past 11 years began to flash before my eyes, mainly during summer and winter vacations, summer and winter.

My memories include watermelons and electric fans, fires and hot soup.

My mother always smiles, and my father is always silent, but their eyes always fall on me at the same time.

Of course, it would occasionally fall on Lin Yu.

The bullet from 11 years ago hit me right between the eyebrows at this moment.

The only thing Lin Xiao was thankful for was that every decision he made over the years made his parents proud and never caused them the slightest worry.

At this moment, his heart was surging and he was filled with emotion.

Han Xixi in front of him naturally couldn't understand his complicated emotions. She just thought that he had listened to her words and breathed a sigh of relief.

"As for your mayor's matter..."

Xixi said calmly, "I don't think it's necessary to take it to heart. He may have been a bit unlucky personally, but life is full of ups and downs, especially in the system. Maybe it's because I've seen a lot of similar things. Many uncles who used to come to my house were later dismissed, punished, and never had any contact with me again."

Xixi said, "Of course, from your description, Qin Zhen is a dedicated and people-oriented cadre, and he shouldn't have ended up like this. So, if you need to ask my dad for help, I can speak for you!"

Lin Xiao hadn't yet recovered from his parents' feelings when he was shocked by his wife's words.

"You speak for me?" he asked in surprise.

"Yes!"

Xixi smiled gently, "Before, my parents wanted to second you to the Ninghai Office, but you refused. My husband is so strong-willed. It must be difficult for you to ask my dad for help for other people's affairs... Then I will help you speak!"

Xixi said it calmly and gently, as if it was no big deal.

Lin Xiao felt warm in his heart when he heard this, as if a barren land had suddenly discovered a gushing hot spring.

In an instant, I was moved to tears.

He stood up and walked directly to Han Xixi.

Xixi was confused and didn't know what he was going to do, so he pulled her up by her hands and then held her in his arms.

The air conditioner is cool, and the embrace is warm.

Lin Xiao was silent for a long time and was completely immersed in this moment.

Xixi wanted to say something, but after opening her mouth, she said nothing in the end. She patted his back gently with a gentle smile as if to coax her son.

After a long while, Lin Xiao finally spoke: "Thank you, my wife."

Xixi was not polite and nodded directly to accept it.

I thought to myself, you shouldn’t thank me, talking to you has made me so dry-mouthed!
The two hugged each other for a while.

Liu Liyun's voice came from outside: "It's time for dinner, big and small darlings!"

Then Liang Tian responded: "The little baby is here... Wow, auntie, is it Chinese New Year today? Why did you make so many delicious foods..."

Liu Liyun scolded: "Why are you still using your hands... Go wash your hands, you greedy little cat!"

Liang Tian laughed out loud in a strange way.

In the room, Lin Xiao and Xixi slowly let go and smiled at each other.

Lin Xiao kissed his wife lightly on the forehead, and the two held hands tightly before leaving the room.

"Let's go, let me see if there's anything delicious..."

(End of this chapter)