Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 223 222. Saving the Town Chief Lao Qin
After dinner, Lin Xiao and Han Xixi went downstairs for a walk.

Because it has been raining recently and it might continue to rain if you're not prepared, in order to give special protection to the pregnant woman, Lin Xiao specially found rain boots and raincoat for his wife, and he also brought the biggest umbrella in the house.

Han Xixi looked at the clear night outside the window and muttered softly, "Not really..."

Before he could finish his words, he met Lin Xiao's firm and irresistible gaze.

Xixi shrank her neck, knowing that she was now in a powerful position and her words were not taken seriously, so she could only accept this forced and stuffy love. She put on this and that, and was sprayed with mosquito repellent from head to toe several times before she was allowed to go out.

In the living room, Liang Tian smelled the sweet and sour smell of mosquito repellent, and vaguely felt that this was the sour smell of love.

She couldn't help but look disdainful.

Lin Xiao and Han Xixi went downstairs.

Although the rain has stopped now, the ground in the old community is still full of potholes and puddles of water, so Xixi's rain boots came in handy.

Lin Xiao just put on his slippers, which saved him a lot of trouble.

The two of them swayed and turned around and around, watching the navy blue sky being stained by ink and turning into a pitch-black color that covered the entire sky.

There is no moon or stars tonight, and we rely entirely on street lamps for lighting.

When they reached the third circle, Lin Xiao suddenly said, "Wife, I've thought about it carefully. Don't bother your dad with our mayor's affairs!"

Xixi paused briefly.

"Are you embarrassed? It's not necessary!"

Xixi smiled softly, "My dad is a man who usually seems to be very serious and clear about public and private matters, but that's only with outsiders. You are not an outsider! He has no son, so you, as his son-in-law, are like his son. He actually hopes you'll bother him. If you keep acting like you're independent and self-reliant and don't rely on your father-in-law for help, he'll think you have other ideas in mind... This is what my mother told me!"

Lin Xiao's eyebrows turned grim when he heard this.

My wife's words were unprecedentedly frank. The couple had been together for more than half a year and rarely said these things.

Before, because of lack of emotional connection, this topic was an awkward and taboo topic.

Later, when their relationship was established, Xixi also understood that although her husband was in the system, he actually had no desires or demands, so there was no need to discuss this issue in depth.

I am talking about this today because of what happened with leadership Lin Xiao.

Han Xixi took the opportunity to repeat back to her everything her mother had said to her a few days ago.

Lin Xiao actually understood all this a long time ago, and it wasn't that he didn't intend to ask his father-in-law for help, it was just that the situation hadn't come to that point yet.

When we were trying to revitalize Laoyashan.

He thought of several plans, but none of them worked, so he thought of asking his father-in-law for help.

But unexpectedly, before the tiger skin was peeled off, the little tiger Han Xixi took action, climbed the mountain once and posted a Weibo, which directly made Laoya Mountain the number one hot search in the province.

The difficulties faced by Lin Xiao were instantly overcome.

So he had no objection to asking his father-in-law for help at work, it was just that the time had not come yet.

It's the same this time.

Seeing his wife trying to comfort him seriously, he smiled and pinched her increasingly round face, saying, "Don't worry, it's not my pride that makes me not want to ask my father-in-law for help!"

"Why is that?" Xixi asked curiously.

"Because... respect the fate of others and give up the desire to help others!" Lin Xiao said seriously.

Xixi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly seemed enlightened.

Lin Xiao did not elaborate on the fact that he and Qin Zhenggang were superiors and subordinates rather than friends. He just said, "Although I admit that Qin Zhen is a good cadre who works hard and loves the people, it is not worth it to be punished for him. However, it is a fact that he got involved with the company in order to get his son into the best innovation class in Anyang No. 1 Middle School. It is also a fact that his son fought and made trouble at school every other day, and he used the relationship with the county leaders to avoid his son being expelled."

Lin Xiao sighed and said, "I have no right to judge or blame him, whether it is right or wrong to do so, but if I, as an outsider, ask my father-in-law to get him out of the demotion because his career is not worth it, then to some extent, I have become a participant in the power-for-money transaction and an accomplice of school bullying. That would be too unfair to those companies that were squeezed out of the bidding and those classmates who were bullied by his son!"

Han Xixi was stunned by these words, and then nodded.

"I really didn't expect your angle. It makes sense when I think about it carefully!"

"right!"

Lin Xiao smiled helplessly, "So, the things that Qin Zhen was found out about were not actually unjust. It's just that within the system, everyone is used to leaders being punished for corruption or other serious things. There are too many termites, so it seems abnormal that Qin Zhenggang was investigated for improper working methods."

Han Xixi nodded in agreement and stopped talking.

The two walked in silence for a while.

Lin Xiao suddenly stopped, hugged his wife in his arms, and bent down to kiss her on the forehead.

"What?" Xixi was a little shy because of the sudden intimacy.

"No matter what, I am still very touched that you can take the initiative to ask your father for mercy on my behalf. Thank you, my wife!"

Lin Xiao said seriously.

Xixi smiled lightly and said nothing.

Lin Xiao sighed in an exaggerated manner: "You said that God really treated me well. How come I was lucky enough to marry such a knowledgeable, sensible and considerate wife?"

Xixi rolled her eyes when she heard this.

"Comrade Lin Xiao, please be careful with your words!"

"What's wrong with the wording?" Lin Xiao was puzzled. "I praised you for being well-educated and considerate, but you are still not satisfied?"

"That's right, I'm very satisfied!"

"???"

Lin Xiao was shocked. When did his wife change from being cute and adorable to being shameless?
Han Xixi put her hands on her hips and said shamelessly: "But what do you mean by 'picking up a bargain'? Am I some old leftover woman that no one wants?"

Lin Xiao: “Uh…”

Xixi was unconvinced and said, "I'm only 23 years old now, okay? At this age, many girls haven't even been in a relationship, but I've already got a marriage certificate and am pregnant with a baby. You call this 'picking up a bargain'? It was obviously you who took the initiative and shamelessly blocked the possibility of a rich love life for me... You should apologize to me now!"

Xixi was angry and pretended to be serious.

Lin Xiao quickly got into the role, bowed his head and said sincerely: "I'm sorry, I used the wrong words. My wife is so good, I took advantage of her!"

Only then did Han Xixi smile contentedly.

"That's pretty much it!"

"But..." Lin Xiao spoke again.

"But? But what?"

"but……"

Lin Xiao smiled slyly, "If you want to talk about the one who strikes first... it's you, not me! It was you who proposed the marriage, and I was the one who got attacked!"

Xixi was dumbfounded.

After being stunned for a long time, he said anxiously: "I had no choice. Fake marriage doesn't count... Later, it was obviously you who took the initiative to cover my belly while I was on my period, and pretended to be tender and said 'let's cancel the contract', ugh..."

Xixi pretended to be disgusted and said proudly: "It was obviously you who started it first, you are you!!!"

Seeing that his wife was really angry, Lin Xiao quickly stopped and didn't dare to tease her anymore.

"It's me, it's me, I'm shameless, I got the advantage but I'm still acting cute!!"

"Humph!"

"Don't be angry, just consider my contribution!"

"What achievement have you made?" Xixi narrowed her eyes.

Lin Xiao rubbed his hands and said, "I terminated the contract at that time because I felt sorry for you because you were having such a hard time with your period. Now... it's over once and for all. You don't have to suffer for ten months. Isn't this considered a meritorious service?"

Lin Xiao looked at her belly and smiled with a nasty look on his face.

Xixi was stunned for a moment before she realized what he said and was immediately furious.

"Lin Xiao!! Is this called meritorious service?!"

He immediately snatched the umbrella from his hand and chased him downstairs to play with him.

……

The next day is Friday.

Lin Xiao repeated the route from Ninghai to Chaobai Town for work, and hurried along just in time for breakfast.

I worked a busy day.

After get off work, Lin Xiao went straight home without having to go back to Ninghai - his wife had an event in Haicheng this weekend and he had to go.

Lin Xiao has to be on duty this Saturday night, so he can't accompany her. In addition, it is the flood season now, and all cadres have to be on call at all times, so in principle they cannot leave the unit too far.

As a member of the team, Lin Xiao must set an example. It is definitely unrealistic for him to go to Haicheng.

Fortunately, after recuperating at home for some time, Han Xixi's complexion is much better than before. She just went to the hospital for a check-up two days ago, and all the fetal indicators have returned to normal. Her body is also well taken care of by her mother.

When I go out to attend an event, there are no problems at all as my agent and assistant are following me throughout the whole process.

Lin Xiao felt relieved.

I worked overtime after get off work and it was already 8 o'clock in the evening when I got home.

My mother specially left some food for him and heated it up for him, but he didn't leave. While he was eating, she brought over some mosquito coils, lit them, and placed them at his feet.

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment, remembering what his wife said yesterday, and suddenly felt guilty towards his parents.

"Mom, when this flood is over, I'll take you and Dad out for a trip!"

he said suddenly.

The sudden proposal left Zhou Xiuping stunned.

"Why are you traveling? Do you have the time to take good care of Xixi? She is less than three months pregnant and she vomits more than she eats every day. I want to take care of her but I can't do anything, so how can I have the energy to travel?"

Zhou Xiuping said with a worried look on her face, "And you are so tired every day, just take a good rest when you have time, don't worry about me and your dad. The two of us have nothing to do at home every day, it's enough to enjoy it. We can't do anything for you, why waste that money..."

A lot of chatter.

Lin Xiao felt a little heavy-hearted when he saw that his mother's concern was not fake, but then he suddenly realized what was going on.

He didn't think his mother was a killjoy.

Instead, I truly realized from that moment that no matter how great a child's achievements are, or how proud it is to talk about them, parents will still be worried in their hearts.

When you have a successful career, you worry about your marriage. When your marriage is happy, you worry about your children. When your children are well, you watch out for accidents...

In short, as long as you can think, there will always be something to worry about.

Raising a child for a hundred years means worrying about him for ninety-nine years. Children will always owe their parents a lifetime.

Lin Xiao felt relieved after thinking about it. It was far from possible to alleviate his debt to his parents by traveling.

I'm busy with work, my wife is pregnant, and I haven't had my wedding yet. It's really not a good time to travel.

He didn't force it either.

After this busy period is over and Xixi's stomach is feeling better, we can plan a vacation for our family.

Just plan it out, you have to go even if your parents don’t want to!
Lin Xiao made up his mind not to talk about this matter anymore, but started chatting with his mother casually.

Zhou Xiuping's expression gradually relaxed.

In fact, for her, being able to sit down and have a serious chat with her son is enough to satisfy her.

"By the way, Lin Yu, school is about to start, right?" Lin Xiao suddenly remembered and asked.

"Yes, I will be a senior in one week!"

Zhou Xiuping sighed and said, "When you have time, talk to your brother. He just plays games every day and has no sense of urgency. He only scored less than 400 points in the final exam of his second year of high school. With this score, he can't even get into a third-tier university. What will he do in the future..."

My mother looked worried.

Lin Xiao calculated the days and found that it would be the beginning of August in a week, and there was still a full month until the end of summer vacation. But he was in the third year of high school, so time was tight and every second counted.

Anyang No. 1 Middle School, as the best middle school in Anyang County, naturally focuses most on learning. It has been a common practice for senior high school students to start school a month in advance to take extra classes.

Lin Xiao felt like he was back in high school for a second.

Listening to his mother's worries, he felt calm.

Although my younger brother Lin Yu has average grades and is an introvert, he is not the kind of stubborn, lazy or overly gluttonous person. He just doesn't have much talent for studying.

In addition, when he was born, his family's conditions had improved a lot.

Although I live in the countryside, I have never worked in the fields since I was a child, so naturally I have no opportunity or environment to change my destiny through knowledge.

You can't expect a 17-year-old boy to work hard and strive for success. That's unrealistic.

Of course, Lin Xiao didn't think that he had to go to college to have a bright future, but he knew that with himself as a living "successful case" in front of him, his mother would naturally make taking college entrance exams and becoming a civil servant the first priority in her youngest son's life.

Even Lin Xiao finds it difficult to change this obsession.

He didn't say much, but agreed to communicate with his younger brother and wind up the clockwork for him later.

After eating and drinking, I went back to the main house to take a bath.

After taking a shower, Lin Xiao happened to pass by Lin Yu's room. He paused and opened the door and went in.

The first thing I did was look for someone on the bed, but my sight was empty.

I walked further and saw my younger brother Lin Yu at the desk, working seriously on a test paper.

Hearing the door open, Lin Yu turned around in panic and subconsciously hid the test paper in his hand into his blind spot, as if doing the test paper was a shameful thing.

Lin Xiao was stunned, and the two brothers stared at each other.

"Brother...what's wrong?" Lin Yu asked.

"Oh, it's okay, you do it!"

"..."

Lin Yu couldn't admit it, nor could he deny it. In the end, he could only stand there like a fool, motionless.

Lin Xiao closed the door and left.

Lin Yu then breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and took a look at the math test paper that was almost finished, his face very solemn.

How should I evaluate this test paper?
In order, he has already finished the second to last question.

But judging from the neatness, more than half of the questions are still blank.

"Ugh……"

Lin Yu sighed.

As expected, everything in this world can deceive people, except mathematics. If you don’t know mathematics, you just can’t do it!

……

The next morning, Lin Xiao was awakened by a burst of strange bird calls.

I looked up at the clock and found it was only seven in the morning.

He was so angry that he wanted to kill someone - he finally got a chance to sleep in, but where on earth did this chattering sound come from?

He calmed down and looked carefully.

Then the eyes widened - this was the sound of reading English words.

Ugh, if that pronunciation is also called English!

Lin Xiao was stunned. Besides himself, the only person in the house who might study English was his younger brother Lin Yu.

What's worse, there isn't much chance for me.

Then it can only be Lin Yu.

This discovery surprised Lin Xiao even more.

If finding my brother doing a math test last night was a beautiful coincidence, then finding him memorizing words in his room so early in the morning was definitely not just a coincidence.

Lin Xiao realized a horrible truth—his younger brother Lin Yu was really working hard!

Good guy!
Lin Xiao is just a good guy!

He understands his younger brother well. He is definitely not the kind of person who puts on airs to fool his parents. He is determined not to do it and no matter how much you persuade him, it is of no use.

The only reason he’s working so hard now is because he wants to work hard.

As an older brother, Lin Xiao was of course happy to see the changes in his brother, and his bad mood when waking up early was instantly wiped out.

But while he was happy, he couldn't help but wonder what had motivated this young man to make such a dramatic transformation.

He quickly thought of someone - Liang Tian.

Although I'm not completely sure, from the perspective of scientific experiments, the only variable that appeared during the period when Lin Yu changed was Liang Tian.

It was hard for Lin Xiao not to suspect her.

"As expected, the bright and generous girl from a wealthy family in Jingzhou really caused deep ripples in the heart of the calm and ordinary boy..."

Lin Xiao's eyes brightened, he was a little touched.

Of course, he didn't feel that his younger brother was in any way unworthy of Liang Tian, ​​just like he never felt that he was unworthy of Han Xixi.

So, he smoothly accepted Lin Yu's first love, and the object of his first love was someone who seemed completely impossible.

But that's what teenage crushes are like.

The secret crush itself is far more meaningful than the object of the secret crush.

Lin Xiao saw through it but didn't expose it. He lay on the bed listening to his brother's poor English pronunciation, and his mood became better.

After breakfast.

Lin Xiao took Lin Yu out and went to the county shopping mall to buy him several new sets of clothes from head to toe. They were all brands that would not make the young man feel inferior.

It was noon when I finished buying clothes.

The two went home to eat and chatted on the way. Lin Xiao suddenly remembered that Qin Zhen’s son was also studying in No. 1 Middle School.

Although he didn't know the child's name, he thought that since he often fought and made trouble, his younger brother might know it.

Then he asked, "Is there anyone in your second year of high school who loves to fight and cause trouble? His last name is Qin, and he seems to be in the innovation class?"

Lin Yu was stunned: "Qin Jiapeng?"

Lin Xiao was surprised by this quick reaction speed.

"you know?"

"Uh... I guess we know each other!"

Lin Yu then told the whole story about how Qin Jiapeng came to his rescue after he was bullied in the Internet cafe, and how he, Liang Tian, ​​Zhang Zihang, and Qin Jiapeng had eaten hotpot together with Qin Jiapeng and his girlfriend this Wednesday.

Lin Xiao was shocked when he heard this.

"Why didn't you tell your family about this?"

"Uh... I'm not injured."

Lin Yu's tone was flat, implying that there was nothing to say about this.

Lin Xiao paused and thought, sneaking to the Internet cafe to surf the Internet is something that only a fool would tell his family about.

Suddenly, my impression of Qin Jiapeng changed.

"Isn't it said that Qin Jiapeng often fights and makes trouble at school? Is he the school bully?"

"right……"

"Yes, yes, what do you mean?"

"I'm not sure either. He and I are not in the same class!"

Lin Yu said, "But from what I heard, those who fought with him were not good students. Most of them took the initiative to provoke and bully their classmates. Qin Jiapeng, on the other hand, has never heard of him bullying others!"

Lin Xiao was stunned. He didn't expect it to be like this.

I have heard from others more than once before that Qin Zhen's son is a troublesome person and often fights and makes trouble at school.

He naturally thought that this was a young man who was unambitious and naughty.

But I didn't expect that according to the eyewitness description of my younger brother, he was actually a passionate young man who was willing to help others when he saw injustice.

Lin Xiao was panicked, and only then did he realize that he had made a big mistake of believing what he heard.

"So how are his grades?"

"Very good. I always rank in the top 30 in my grade in every exam."

"Ok?"

Lin Xiao was surprised again, "Didn't he say that he got into the innovation class through connections?"

Lin Yu shook his head: "Then I don't know... Anyway, his results were quite high and stable in these two times!"

Lin Xiao was completely stunned.

Although he had never met Qin Jiapeng, during these few short conversations, he realized how biased his previous evaluation of this young man was, and it could be said that it was extremely wrong.

It is true that Qin Zhenggang used his connections to get his son into the innovation class at No. 1 Middle School.

But it is obvious that Qin Jiapeng’s previous grades must have been good, otherwise Qin Zhenggang would have no need to send his son to be abused.

Facts have also proved that this young man is a person who becomes stronger when facing stronger opponents. Not only does he not fall behind when entering an environment full of academic elites, but he is able to gradually catch up with his academic performance to an upper-middle level.

This is something that most people cannot do.

At this moment, Lin Xiao realized that his tinted glasses were really exaggerated and he had really wronged a smart, courageous and manly young man.

His heart immediately wavered.

While taking a walk with his wife last night, he was still determined to "respect the fate of others" regarding Qin Zhenggang's matter.

But now he found that he was totally wrong.

As the mayor of Chaobai Town, Qin Zhenggang has been carrying out a series of infrastructure projects and livelihood projects that benefit the people in full swing, although the economic development is not very good, bringing real benefits to the 5 people in Chaobai Town.

As mayor, he is highly qualified and competent.

As a father, he has never remarried since his wife passed away. It must not be easy for a careless man like him to play the role of both father and mother, and to raise such a naughty and intelligent child.

Especially since he is very dedicated to his work and often works overtime at the company, it is natural that he treats his son badly. It is also reasonable that he develops such a rebellious and rebellious character.

As a father, he may be an incompetent person.

So he tried his best to make up for it. He was a man of courage who had never bowed his head, but for the sake of his son's future, he bowed his head to those people who he disliked but were capable and resourceful.

It was truly a fatherly heart, and Lin Xiaoguang felt moved just thinking about it.

Where does he get his position from that makes him pretend to be sober and say things like "respect the fate of others and give up the desire to help others"?

If such a man of courage and integrity does not help me, it would be useless to talk about my career ideals and life values.

"Brother, how did you know Qin Jiapeng?" Lin Yu asked curiously.

Lin Xiao calmed down and said calmly: "I don't know this Xiao Qin, I know his father Lao Qin... He is a good man!"

After saying this, he made up his mind - he would take care of Qin Zhenggang's affairs himself! !
(End of this chapter)