Chapter 28 Opposite
Mr. Xue was so eager to ask for Aunt Wei’s invitation. He was not happy to have the opportunity to be with Wei Lan, but because the previous hard thinking was unsolvable, at the invitation of Aunt Wei, he was defeated unbeaten.
Just imagine, he was sitting at Aunt Wei's house. At that time, who would believe the gossip that Xue Xiang did not respect his old comrades and occupied the residence?
When Xue Xiang went to the appointment, Liu Hong naturally understood the meaning. He also breathed a sigh of relief. While refusing Aunt Wei's insincere invitation, he told Xue Xiang that there was something else to do with Commissioner Yuan, so he had to go there first. Later, he would send someone to send the room key over. After that, he said goodbye and left.
Liu Hong left, and Zhao Mingliang was not willing to stay at the door anymore. Thinking of Xue Xiang's cruelty to deal with Zhang Che, he didn't dare to take it. He nodded and bowed to Xue Xiang to say hello, and apologized to Aunt Wei again, and then went there in a dilemma.
After entering the house, Xue Xiang realized that the rows of small buildings were not only layout, exterior decoration, and unique ingenuity, but also the ancient garden, and the structure inside was exquisite.
When I stepped into the door and walked forward for more than two meters, there was a redwood arch bridge. There was a gurgling water under the arch bridge. Just looking at the clear and green color, it was exactly the same as what I saw in Shuxi before, you can tell that this was the living water introduced from Shuxi.
Water grew in the house, Xue Xiang had only seen it in his uncle's half-mountain villa in Lingnan and the Pingding Mountain mansion on Hong Kong Island.
The first two are: one is to use live water as a fountain, and the other is to use live water as a set of floor tiles under your feet. One is atmospheric and the other is luxurious, but they are not enough to fully understand the true meaning of water.
Only now, the clear water of the red bridge passes through the hall, which vividly interprets what a small bridge and flowing water house is.
Stepping across the arch bridge, there were pavilions in all directions, which were called pavilions. Perhaps it was a bit reluctant, because there was no dome, only railings on all sides. Around the stone table, several round stools were placed, and they looked down at the pavilion. Then they saw a circular ditche outside the pavilion, and the living water was pouring in. More than a dozen koi were swaying and playing happily.
Seeing this scene, Mr. Xue was left with the four words "ingenuity" and "magic" skills.
Indeed, with such exquisite escorts, it is no wonder that the old leaders refused to move.
Thinking of this, he began to imagine again how his residence would be.
"Xue Xiang, drink tea. This is what Lan Yatou's uncle has stored in Longjing. You can taste it and taste it. I'll give you two taels."
Xue Xiangzheng looked at the layout in the house. Aunt Wei held the teacup in one hand and the fruit plate in the other, and stepped up.
Mr. Xue hurriedly took it and took a tea cup to take a look. But when he saw that the tea soup was clear and the tea leaves were green, standing straight in one piece, without having to smell it, the strong fragrance penetrated his heart, and he knew that this was indeed a great tea.
He smiled and praised a few times, and Aunt Wei said happily: "If you like it, I will ask Lan Yatou to give you a gift later. By the way, it's getting late, you are a guest when you pass by. And you are an old colleague with Lan Yatou, so just have dinner here. I'll prepare now. Drink tea slowly, and I'll ask Lan Yatou to talk to you!"
After saying that, before Xue Xiang politely refused, Aunt Wei happily went down the pavilion, leaving Mr. Xue in a dilemma.
After Aunt Wei got down to the pavilion, she looked upstairs and turned around, but did not look for Wei Lan. Finally, she turned back to the kitchen and found that Wei Lan was washing a net of green peppers and tomatoes under the faucet.
Aunt Wei stepped forward and poked her forehead gently, "Oh, the Yang is coming out from the west today. My Lan girl knows how to cook. Damn girl, her ears are really good. I just said I'll keep someone for dinner, so I'll let you listen."
Wei Lan's ears turned red and she said angrily: "Girl Wei, what are you saying? I'm cooking for you. Don't be able to tell the difference, it's up to people!"
Wei Lan grew up with Aunt Wei since she was a child. Both of them were neither mother and daughter, but they were better than mother and daughter. Aunt Wei was also a world-wide person, and she was arrogant and straightforward. When she was a child, Wei Lan was naughty and called her name Wei Gege, but she didn't think it was offended at all. Later, when she called her, she called her Shun. After twenty years, except for people in front of others, Wei Lan called her aunt and when the mother and mother were alone, she called her "Wei Gege".
Aunt Wei took off another green flower apron hanging on the cabinet nails, and wrapped it around her waist, saying, "I, Princess Wei, have walked more bridges than you. What happened just now? You thought I didn't see it. Look at your girl, her eyes are so charming that it's almost overflowing with water, which makes Xue Xiang a little scared and cover it up. I said, "Girl, this is not true. Men are all cats that steal fishy smell. You can't let him taste the smell. Until the end, you must not let him taste it. You must hang him. You haven't seen the person I introduced to you before. The more you ignore him, the more people cry and shout, and they are rushing up. This is another bad habit of men - a naughty skin!"
"What! Xue Xiang covered me up, he saw it? It's over, it's over, but I, I don't have the charm you said..."
Meiren Wei suddenly covered her face and kept whining. She was really ashamed and annoyed. When Xue Xiang shaved her palm with her finger, she was half sweet and half suspicious. What was sweet was because of this intimate action, and she was doubtful whether Xue Xiang noticed her strange feelings.
Originally, when she saw that Xue Xiang's expression was always normal, she thought he had not realized it and she had concealed it with cleverness. But now Aunt Wei said that she felt something was wrong. How could Xue Xiang, who had always been smart and meticulous, not know?
When she thought of letting Xue Xiang know what he was, Meiren Wei was so confused, shy and annoyed.
"Okay, what's the matter? I think he is interested in you too. A handsome man and a pretty woman are in love with each other, and no one is in trouble. Why are you ashamed of?"
Aunt Wei still guided Mei Meng with an attitude of being an experienced person.
Meiren Wei wanted to say several times that Xue Xiang was already married, but when she said that she found that it was so difficult to say. On the one hand, she was always avoiding this fact without realizing it; on the other hand, it was rare to see Aunt Wei so happy, and she really didn't want to use cruel facts to destroy her mood.
Seeing that Beauty Wei was stunned, Aunt Wei poked her forehead again, "Okay, don't pretend to be here, go and talk to Xue Xiang for a while. Otherwise, it's not a reason to treat guests."
Facing Xue Xiang alone is a big challenge for Meiren Wei. She is shy, timid, afraid and thinking, but she is still unable to move her feet.
When Aunt Wei saw her virtue, she seemed to see her first time seeing Song Siming ten years ago. She snorted and laughed out loud.
Meiren Wei knew what Aunt Wei was laughing at, so she was so embarrassed that she looked at her very cruelly, stomped her feet, and ran out of the door.
When he escaped, he happened to see Xue Xiang standing on the pavilion holding tea and watching fish. Xue Xiang also heard the movement over there and looked up.
After the two of them looked at each other, Meiren Wei couldn't escape. She mustered up the courage and walked over.
Seeing that the beauty Wei came to the pavilion, Xue Xiang pointed to the few koi who were playing with purple orchids in the water under his feet and praised: "The craftsmen who designed this small building are really geniuses. The spring water flows in the corridor courtyard, and the koi plays orchids around the pavilion. I thought that only outside the house could we see this wildness, but we had the means to move this tranquility into the house. It was really amazing."
Hearing Mr. Xue's sour breath, Wei Lan's nervousness subsided a lot. He also remembered that when she helped Xue Xiang to fulfill his duties as Wang Gang and Chu Zhaohui, Xue Xiang was in a farm. At that time, they were also sitting opposite each other, facing the stars in the sky, bright candlelight, breeze in the left hand, and rice waves in the right hand, talking about the ancient meaning of Tang poetry, and the elegance of Song poetry is truly infinitely warm.
Seeing that Wei Lan just looked at her quietly and did not answer, Xue Xiang felt embarrassed and his face became hot. He quickly changed the subject and said, "I heard Liu Hong call you Director Wei, where do you work in the Organization Department?"
Wei Lan brushed her hair in her ear and said, "I was in the Organization Department earlier, but now I have been transferred to the Organization Department Research Office."
"Learning room?" Xue Xiang frowned.
Wei Lan knew what he thought, smiled and said, "My uncle Song Siming is the deputy secretary of the Shuzhong Provincial Party Committee. A year ago, he had a heart attack and died in the office."
Wei Lan’s words were obscure, but the answers to things in the officialdom were already very straightforward.
Xue Xiang comforted: "It's good to have a research room, it's quite leisurely. It may not be a good thing to be able to take a break and take a breath."
If others said this, Wei Lan would definitely think it was a sarcasm, but Xue Xiangru said this and she was happy. Even if he gave him only a little concern, she felt warm.
Not wanting to mention the sad things, Wei Lan asked Xue Xiang, "By the way, why did you arrive in Dejiang? From Liaodong? Assistant to the Commissioner? This is a full-time department. I remember two years ago, I was a full-time department in Xiaoshan, so why haven't you mentioned it yet!"
Wei Lan was indeed curious. Xue Xiang made such a great contribution to Xiaoshan. Even her, the deputy department-level organization minister, was promoted to deputy provincial-level deputy director of the Shancheng City Organization Department, and later became the director of the Cadre Department of the Organization Department of the Shuzhong Provincial Party Committee. Although it was only a half-level promotion, its authority was greater than that of the deputy department-level. Later, although her uncle died and her career was cold, it at least proved that Xiaoshan's contribution was indeed a powerful advancer of the career.
The most meritorious person Xue Xiang is still at the level of the department, which is really amazing.
Xue Xiangxiao said, "I left Xiaoshan in the first half of 1982, and later served as the director of the Municipal Party Committee Inspection Office in Mingzhu..."
Xue Xiang briefly talked about his experience at Mingzhu, and finally said, "There is really a 24-year-old deputy department-level administrative commissioner. If you stand in front of you, don't you feel abnormal? If you advance slowly, it may not be a good thing for me!"
Xue Xiang's words were indeed heartfelt words. He was no longer the reckless nature of his desire to keep getting promoted.
He had long realized that being promoted quickly may not be a good thing. One is to shoot the first bird; the other is to have a weak foundation and the earth shakes.
He is not promoted now because he is fast in Xiaoshan. It only took him a year to go from deputy county magistrate of the Standing Committee to deputy secretary of the county party committee at the level of the department. Although he has been transferred to the post of the department, he has been less than two years.
If you are promoted so quickly, it will not be an promotion, but a target for others. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!