Qi Tongwei: Zhong Xiaoai was kneeled at the beginning, and Lu Ping was angry

After Zhong Xiaoai's introductions, Qi Tongwei naturally knew that this was the wife of the second son of the Zhong family, Zhong Aiguo.

So he quickly smiled and said, "After July, you will be 7."

"That's pretty good."

The woman seemed a little indifferent. "But after all, you are just the deputy secretary of a poor county. Aiguo wanted to transfer you to the Development and Reform Commission, but you chose to refuse..."

"aunt!"

Zhong Xiaoai was a little displeased: "That was Secretary Qin's idea!"

"hehe."

The woman smiled softly without commenting.

Qin Yuanfang's idea? But that also requires the consent of the parties involved, right?

"Since you have entered our Zhong family, you must follow the rules of our Zhong family instead of trying to cling to other backers."

She lowered her head and fiddled with the food in her bowl, saying meaningfully, "You want to borrow the power of the Zhong family, and you want to curry favor with other people's political power. Are you planning to establish your own faction in the future?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally peaceful atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became quiet!

Only Mr. Zhong was still eating calmly, with faint chewing sounds coming from his mouth.

His old face was indifferent, as if he was completely absorbed in the delicious meal and was completely oblivious to the outside world's tit-for-tat.

"Aunt, Handong is a plain area, there are no mountains."

Qi Tongwei remained calm and smiled slightly.

The woman opened her mouth to say something, but Xiao Ruoyun beside her was already very unhappy.

"Aunt, I heard that Zhong Ming is working in Chemical Energy now. What is his position now?"

Zhong Xiaoai asked with pretended curiosity.

This also made the woman look unhappy instantly.

"Zhong Ming? He is now a middle-level manager of the Chemical Energy Group, in charge of local power generation investment."

"Oh--"

Zhong Xiaoai stretched out her nasal tone and said in surprise:

"Huh? I thought Zhong Ming was now the deputy general manager of Hua Neng? After all, he has the support of our Zhong family. He is not young anymore, so how come he is still a director-level cadre?"

"And you are still at the top of the company?"

"Unlike my Tong Wei, he has been fighting alone in Handong Province for so long. Only recently, he was valued by Secretary Qin of the Provincial Party Committee and promoted to the third in command of a local county town because of his own abilities."

"Of course, he is only a deputy director, and still cannot compare with Zhong Ming, don't you think? Second aunt?"

After saying this, Zhong Xiaoai no longer looked at her second aunt's expression and leisurely picked up some food for Qi Tongwei.

Second aunt's face looked very ugly.

Lies never hurt, only the truth hurts the most!

Her son, Zhong Ming, is thirty-five years old this year.

As a direct descendant of the Zhong family, with the support of such powerful political resources as Zhong Aiguo, he is now still a director-level official.

Although this was partly due to Zhong Aiguo's deliberate training of his son, it also proved that his son's character was still not good enough.

Otherwise, why did Zhong Aiguo want to transfer Qi Tongwei to the National Development and Reform Commission, but ignore his own son?

To put it bluntly, there is still a gap in ability!

"I am full."

While the second aunt was still planning her counterattack, Mr. Zhong had already finished all the food in the bowl.

He gently put down his bowl and chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a silk scarf.

His slightly cloudy eyes lingered on Second Aunt's face.

"Zhong Ming's mother, you should be full too, right?"

"I?"

Second Aunt's face froze and she glanced at the almost untouched food in her bowl.

"Not full? Then go eat in your room!"

Mr. Zhong snorted coldly, "Have you forgotten the custom of our family? At the dinner table, we only eat, not communicate!"

Second aunt lowered her head and dared not say a word.

"Tong Wei."

"Hey! Grandpa!"

Qi Tongwei stood up quickly.

Hearing the word "grandfather", Xiao Ruoyun and Zhong Xiaoai looked at each other silently and saw smiles in each other's eyes.

"hehe, not bad."

Mr. Zhong was not dissatisfied with the title. Instead, he admired Qi Tongwei even more.

"It seems you haven't forgotten what I just said to you."

true!

Since I have met Zhong Xiaoai's parents and are enjoying delicious food at the same table, why should we be so formal?

Just shout openly, what’s there to be afraid of?

This is also part of separating the true from the false.

"I see you've been eating your fill, so you must be really full, right?"

Qi Tongwei scratched the back of his head and smiled shyly: "Grandpa, to be honest, I'm not full because the food in the kitchen is so delicious."

This is also true!

Even though Qi Tongwei had served as a department director in his previous life, he had never eaten food of such quality.

I almost swallowed my tongue just now.

"Okay, then serve another bowl of rice. We must eat enough when we come here today!"

Mr. Zhong smiled meaningfully: "Only when you are full can you have the energy to play chess!"

......

Qi Tongwei drank two more bowls of rice.

The second aunt, who already disliked Qi Tongwei, secretly mocked him in her heart, what a country bumpkin!

I don’t know why Xiao Ai fell in love with him!

He even ignored the young talent he introduced himself, and instead found a countryman from a remote village.

Qi Tongwei certainly had no idea what his second aunt was thinking.

In fact, while he was eating, he was already thinking about how to play the game of chess later.

Was it just for the sake of playing chess that Mr. Zhong asked me to play chess with him, or was there some other consideration?

Qi Tongwei was confused.

this point is very important.

It's about whether he should give his all later.

He suddenly thought of the "truth" that Mr. Zhong had always emphasized.

I also had a vague understanding in my heart.

Chapter 83 Preparing for Contact

Qi Tongwei sat in the courtyard, staring intently at the military flag placed on the stone table.

Take a deep breath.

He understood that this game of chess was difficult to play.

If you win, the old man in front of you will think that you are too competitive.

If they lose, it means their level is too low and the elderly will lose interest in continuing to play chess.

As for going all out at the beginning, but deliberately falling into a slump in the later stages, cleverly allowing Mr. Zhong to win with difficulty?

That was the dumbest move of all!

Mr. Zhong is already in his eighties and has experienced countless ups and downs in his life.

What kind of people have you not seen?

Will you be able to avoid being seen through if you have such a little trick?

Qi Tongwei deeply remembered the word that Mr. Zhong gave him——

true!

Be true in everything you do and do!

Instead of being sneaky!

This will actually have a side effect!

In just a few breaths, Qi Tongwei made the final decision.

The military flags were slowly lowering, and the afterglow of the capital city gradually disappeared completely.

Lights were turned on in the quiet courtyard.

Only the sound of chess pieces falling could be heard clearly.

The old man and the young man played chess until nine o'clock in the evening.

It was not until the health doctor came forward to remind him that Mr. Zhong woke up from his immersion in the chess game.

The look he gave Qi Tongwei was also full of admiration.

"How many games did we play today?"

Qi Tongwei thought for a moment and said respectfully, "Grandpa, I played seven games in total."

"Has it been raining for so long?"

Mr. Zhong laughed out loud, and a cheerful smile appeared on his old face.

"You won three and I won four."

"Tongwei, your level is still good. Nowadays, there are not many people who can achieve something on the military flag."

When Qi Tongwei heard these words of approval, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A relaxed smile also appeared on his face.

This game of chess is really thrilling to play.

He certainly didn't let the opponent win on purpose in every game.

He put some water on the overall macro chess game.

It allows Mr. Zhong to play happily without being able to keenly discover his own intentions in a single microscopic game of chess.

So, the two sides fought back and forth, and the old man enjoyed it very much!

"I haven't felt this good in a long time."

Mr. Zhong looked kind.

It seems that I don’t need to look for that bad chess player next door for the time being.

Look, Qi Tongwei will have to stay in Beijing for a while.

"From now on, at this time every day, you will come and play chess with me."

Qi Tongwei nodded seriously: "I guarantee to complete the task!"

"What I said just now was based on some thoughts."