Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapter 25 25. Lin Xiao is so hard

"Why are you so nervous?"

Zhang Peng was surprised and amused to see his big reaction. "I was just joking with you. You are so old anyway... I guessed it right, didn't I?"

Lin Xiao almost poured the beer on his face.

Zhang Peng grinned and hid far away.

Of course he was joking.

Although he is not in the system, he has several relatives who are officials. He is very familiar with the style of people in the system who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak and have a mysterious sense of superiority.

Lin Xiao has good looks and abilities, but his rural family background has undoubtedly held him back a lot.

How desperate must the leaders be to hand their daughters over to him?
This matter was quickly exposed.

Before long, the two of them had eaten up three pounds of mutton and a box of beer. They lay on the sofa, burping and playing games.

Two games are over, no fun.

"Hey, did you know that Han Xixi is married?" Zhang Peng suddenly said.

Hearing the name "Han Xixi", Lin Xiao panicked.

I secretly observed Zhang Peng's expression and found that there was nothing special. I was sure that he was just talking casually and not really discovering anything.

"Which Han Xixi?" he asked casually.

"And who is that? The one who gave us 100,000 yuan!"

"Oh...she's married?"

“Yes, we got the certificate on the first day after National Day, and it even became a hot topic!” Zhang Peng had an expression that showed that city people really know how to have fun.

Lin Xiao nodded disapprovingly: "So what's wrong?"

Zhang Peng sneered, "What's wrong? You just took a picture of her shopping in a luxury store with an old man before the holiday, and she got married after the holiday. Do you believe it?"

Lin Xiao: "Uh... why don't you believe it?"

Zhang Peng said with a look of "you are too naive" and smiled, "This must be a way to whitewash yourself. Even a fool can see it. She is only 22 years old. How could she get married so young? I think her marriage partner might be found by her sponsor. Only rich people nowadays like to play. The richer they are, the less bottom line they have. What can't they do?"

Lin Xiao felt like there was a dead fly stuck in his mouth. He wanted to speak but didn't know what to say.

"correct!"

After a moment of silence, Lin Xiao said, "You didn't tell your wife about selling the photos, did you?"

Zhang Peng laughed out loud: "Do you think I'm stupid? If I tell her, I'll have to hand over my money! Wouldn't it be better to keep it for myself?"

Lin Xiao felt relieved: "That's good!"

Zhang Peng was puzzled: "No, why are you so worried about whether I tell my wife or not?"

Lin Xiao said, "We are accomplices. How can I not worry? You will also say that these rich people have no bottom line. If Han Xixi's sponsor finds out that the photo was taken by me and sold by you, will they let us off?"

After hearing what he said, Zhang Peng instantly became serious.

"Don't tell me, it's true! This money...is not easy to earn!"

"So, this is known only to heaven, earth, you and me. You must not tell anyone, especially your wife!"

"You're right, no one can tell!"

The two looked at each other.

I don’t know why, but I suddenly felt the atmosphere was heated up.

……

Zhang Peng stayed until night before retreating.

After he left, Lin Xiao spent a long time cleaning up, and it was already midnight when he finished taking a shower.

The next day was another day of staying at home.

By the afternoon, Lin Xiao's mood began to deteriorate because he had to go to work the next day, and he became inexplicably irritable.

In the past two years, this "Sunday mania" has become more and more serious, and Lin Xiao has found that he is becoming more and more qualified as a cow and horse.

No matter how much you resist, what is coming will eventually come. When the alarm rings on Monday morning, the week of the Ox and Horse officially begins.

This week, the promotion of section-level cadres was officially launched.

By Wednesday, the promotion candidates were officially announced to the entire unit.

There are a total of two section chiefs and two deputy section chiefs promoted this time.

The two section chiefs are middle-aged backbones in their early forties. They have worked in the deputy section chief position for nearly ten years. When the old section chiefs retired and their peers were laid off or transferred away, it was finally their turn.

It is well deserved.

There are two deputy sections, one of whom is already 35 years old. He is the type of person with average ability but good popularity in the unit, so no one is surprised to see him on the list.

The other one is Lin Xiao.

His appearance was completely unexpected to everyone, and everyone was shocked.

"No, why should he?"

"He's so young, and his education level is not high. He just got promoted to the fourth position in the first half of the year!"

"There are many people in the company who have more experience and better conditions than him. How could it be him?"

Everyone was dumbfounded!

Especially some young cadres in their thirties who were determined to get this position, their eyes were so red with anger when they saw the announcement.

While having lunch at noon, Lin Xiao could clearly feel that everyone in the cafeteria was looking at him.

He was quite calm and sat back in his old seat after getting his meal.

"Oh, Director Lin is here, come and sit down!" Zhang Junlei from the Finance Office said in a deliberately funny way.

His tone was exaggerated, with a hint of dissatisfaction, but he knew that even if it wasn't Lin Xiao, it wouldn't be his turn, so he was somewhat happy for him.

After all, Lin Xiao has a very good reputation in the unit.

Compared with some cadres who rely on being in core departments and are so arrogant that they look down on everyone.

Lin Xiao can be considered a rare animal.

He treats everyone equally and never flatters others just because they are leaders, or bosses people around just because they are newcomers.

So although everyone was surprised to see him on the promotion list, many people were happy to see it happen.

After Zhang Junlei made this joke, everyone at the table laughed.

At this time, Qin Hao from the Party Building Office came over with a tray.

Seeing Lin Xiao sitting at this table, he was stunned for a moment, but still sat down with his neck stiff.

"What are you laughing at?" Qin Hao asked pretending to be calm.

"It's nothing. Director Lin got promoted and we were just joking with him!" Zhang Junlei said with a smile.

"Ah!"

Qin Hao sneered, "He's just a deputy section chief, and you called Director Lin? Zhang Junlei, you're exaggerating, aren't you?"

Zhang Junlei's smile suddenly froze on his face.

The others sensed the tension in an instant and quickly lowered their heads to eat.

"Lin Xiao, maybe you will be the deputy section chief of our party office in the future. When you take office, remember to take good care of me, your brother!" Qin Hao said with a smile.

Lin Xiao heard the sarcasm in his tone, but didn't care at all.

"That's for sure, Brother Qin, don't worry!" he said with a smile.

Qin Hao originally wanted to embarrass him, but he didn't expect that he would agree directly, and his tone was so casual.

This directly changed the nature of his words - originally intended as a deliberate mockery, now it became a flattery!
Qin Hao was stunned and his face suddenly turned ugly.

The others were also very surprised. They didn't expect that Lin Xiao, who was usually easy to talk to, would be so tough today. They held their breath and were secretly afraid.

I thought: power is indeed a man's aphrodisiac. He just got promoted and he's already so hard? !
(End of this chapter)