In the "Tao Te Ching", it is said that governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and doing big things is the same, timing and heat are very important, you can't rush to success, and you can't use too much force, so although Du Qiu intends to promote the expansion of university enrollment, he didn't take action immediately, and is ready to wait for Liu Yunlai to find out the mastermind behind the manipulation of public opinion before making plans.

originally thought that Liu Yunlai would take at least ten days and half a month to find out, but unexpectedly, only two days later, on the last day of 1995, on the morning of December 31, when Du Qiu was in the community with Lin Jinyan and Wang Xiaoya and a few children to build a snowman, he called to report.

"Mr. Du, do you remember Wei Zhiming?"

Wei Zhiming was the person who collided with Du Qiu during the lecture last month, of course he remembered, and he also suspected that this person was secretly retaliating, but after analyzing it, he felt that it was unlikely, because this guy was exaggerated and mean, and he dared to scold people in front of all the bigwigs, there was no city government, he couldn't hide things, and he was not a material for conspiracy.

"Is it really him?"

"It's not him, but it has something to do with him, the person who concocted those reports is named Yan Shengrong, Wei Zhiming's stepmother, this stepmother is more special, only 28 years old this year, 10 years younger than Wei Zhiming, and is the continuation of his father's marriage in 1990. ”

"I'm 28 years old this year, doesn't that mean that I was only 23 years old when I got married in 1990?" Du Qiu was a little surprised when he heard this, put down the shovel that shoveled snow, walked to the side and asked, "How old is Wei Zhiming's father?"

"In 1990, when he was 61 years old, it is said that he suffered a stroke and was paralyzed shortly after marrying Yan Shengrong, and he did not die until September this year. Liu Yunlai came to the sound of flipping through the documents, and then said: "According to the information I found, Yan Shengrong went to the Wei family as a nanny at the age of 17 and worked as a nanny for about two years, and then Wei Zhiming's father funded her to take the college entrance examination, and as a result, she was admitted to the School of International Politics, and as soon as she graduated from college, the two got married." ”

"A very legendary woman, which unit does this Yan Shengrong currently work in?"

Wei Zhiming's father is a senior diplomat, who has served in several European countries for many years, and has made a lot of extra money, and the family is not short of money, so Yan Shengrong did not go to work after graduation, and usually did some temporary private work, such as simultaneous interpretation, receiving foreign guests, and organizing cocktail parties. ”

"If there is no shortage of money, there must be a lot of inheritance, Yan Shengrong's stepmother of this age has a conflict of interest with Wei Zhiming, and the relationship should not be very good, why do you secretly manipulate public opinion to deal with us?"

"It's a little weird. Liu Yunlai didn't seem to know what to say, and only after smacking his lips did he explain: "After receiving the fax the day before yesterday, I immediately contacted several reporter friends in Pujiang and the Southern Newspaper System and asked them to help verify it, and then last night, Yan Shengrong took the initiative to call me and reported that she did it. ”

"Really?" Du Qiu also felt a little weird, and asked, "What exactly did she tell you on the phone?"

"Saying she wants to meet with you once, these reports are a nominee. ”

"Vote for the name?" Du Qiu felt even more weird, and said: "The one who shows loyalty is the vote, and these reports are showing off their muscles, more like blackmail...... Could it be that these reports could have been more violent, and they were weakened by her?"

"Possibly. In fact, if Yan Shengrong hadn't taken the initiative to expose it, I would really not have been able to check it, because I would never have thought that someone like her would have something to do with Snapdragon. Liu Yunlai sighed with emotion, and then asked, "Mr. Du can't see her?"

"Did she say anything else?"

"No, I just said I wanted to see you. ”

Du Qiu couldn't figure out what this kind of woman who was very scheming when she heard it, so she tapped her forehead with her gloved left hand, and after thinking for a few seconds, she said, "Do you have her contact information?"

"No, she called me from a public phone and said I'll get back in touch at noon today. Liu Yunlai hesitated for a moment and reminded: "Mr. Du, Yan Shengrong studied at the International Political Science College with a special background, nominally under the management of the Ministry of Education, but in fact under the management of the security department, she may have special channels and know some information that we don't know." ”

"It's so mysterious, it's the same as the underground party, since that's the case, let's see it. Du Qiu felt that it was nothing to meet, and said: "Ask her if she is free on New Year's Day for the past two days, if she is free, she will come to Yuncheng, and let her take care of the air ticket...... Forget it, I'll go out. ”

"Good. ”

……

When Du Qiu and Liu Yunlai were on the phone, Jiang Danfeng had just gotten up, after she finished her vocal lessons in Tokyo yesterday afternoon, she first flew to Pujiang, and then took a train from Pujiang back to Yuncheng, tossing for nearly ten hours, and arrived home at more than 1 o'clock in the middle of the night.

"Danfeng, come and drink porridge, your father got up at six o'clock in the morning to boil it, it was fragrant and strong. ”

"Dad, why do you get up so early in the winter? Jiang Danfeng yawned and sat down at the dining table, and said, "If you want to drink porridge, just go to the door of the community and buy it." ”

"Dead girl, your father feels sorry for you, it doesn't matter if you don't appreciate it, you still count him down. Mother Jiang knocked her head with chopsticks and said, "Seeing that your face is not very good, let's go to bed after breakfast." ”

"Don't sleep, I'll go to the Guangming Theater to rehearse the New Year's Day party program with Du Qiu. Jiang Danfeng took a spoon and scooped a mouthful of thick porridge with just the right temperature, and said vaguely: "Dad, your porridge is better than before, and it didn't get white in the morning." ”

"Eat more if it's delicious, and I'll help you serve a bowl of cold." ”

"Dad, I'm your daughter, not a guest, don't be busy, I have my own hands. Jiang Danfeng stretched out his hand to stop his father from going to the kitchen, and said, "I bought you a down jacket in Tokyo, and in the black box at the door, you can find it and try to see if it fits." ”

"Why did you buy clothes for your dad again, I haven't worn the last time I bought them. ”

"I bought one for you too. ”

"You have a conscience. ”

Jiang's mother opened the box with a smile, took out a dark gray down jacket from it and handed it to Jiang's father, asking him to try on clothes in the bedroom, while holding the red down jacket, moved a chair and sat at the dining table, and asked in a low voice: "Danfeng, when Du Qiu went to pick you up at the train station last night, did you ask him?"

"Ask what?"

"I just asked the one who went to the Northeast with him for the New Year. ”

"Didn't ask. Jiang Danfeng glared at his mother and complained: "How many times have I told you, don't worry about me and Du Qiu, you just don't listen." ”

"Where do I care, I'm just asking you to ask. Jiang's mother hated that iron could not become steel, and said: "The two of you have lived together for more than half a year, he must have an explanation." ”

"Explain what?" Jiang Danfeng snorted twice and asked rhetorically: "The two houses in Qinchunyuan are not accounted for? Snapdragon worth millions of shares is not accounted for? The company that earns tens of thousands of dollars every month is not accounted for? The villas in the capital are not accounted for? The new tables, new sofas, and new TVs in this house are not accounted for?"

"That'...... That ......" Jiang's mother was stammered by a series of rhetorical questions, and after taking two breaths, she argued: "Except for the house in Qinchunyuan, everything else is your own work and struggle!"

"Mom, you can save it, you and my dad have worked in the automobile factory for 30 years, and they haven't even struggled for a deposit of 100,000 yuan, but I have only worked for half a year, and I have struggled to several million. Jiang Danfeng sneered and said, "Do you think I am a fairy who can turn stones into gold? I was just lucky enough to fall in love with Du Qiu." ”

"It's because Du Qiu is good, so you have to settle the relationship with him as soon as possible, and then marry him for the rest of your life. ”

"Mom, you're thinking too much, I have no plans to marry him right now. Jiang Danfeng drank the porridge unhurriedly and said: "Even if he is willing to marry me, I will be like the Americans, I will make a property division agreement before getting married, his money belongs to him, and my money belongs to me." ”

"You...... You...... Danfeng, I said are you stupid to go abroad? Foreigners don't learn, they have to learn those messes, what not to get married, what property division, I tell you, we Chinese don't pay attention to this!" Jiang Mu was dizzy with anger, slapped the table and said: "If you don't ask, I'll personally ask Du Qiu to see what he says!"

"If you want to beat the mandarin duck and let me break up with him, just ask. Jiang Danfeng put down the spoon, picked up the chopsticks and took a fried dumpling, and reminded calmly: "Mom, we Chinese don't pay attention to foreigners, but think about it with your brain, although Du Qiu is Chinese, he didn't grow up in China!"

Jiang's mother-in-law's rising arrogance melted in an instant like a snowflake that had been splashed with hot water, and asked, "Are you saying that Du Qiu prefers the foreigner's set?"

"Du Qiu is very sullen, it's hard to figure out what he likes, but it's definitely not my dad's honest man. Jiang Danfeng stuffed the fried dumplings into the porridge and soaked, and said: "And even if he is an honest man, he is unreliable after he has money, isn't the section chief of your logistics department Lu a typical example, everyone used to praise him for his loyalty and duty, but as a result, he became a section chief, and he divorced and wrapped up the second wife, Du Qiu is more than a million times stronger than Section Chief Lu, do you think you can rely on a marriage certificate to side him for a lifetime?"

"But you can't just drag it out. ”

"What's wrong with dragging?" Jiang Danfeng sighed, put down his chopsticks, turned sideways to face Jiang's mother, and analyzed: "Mom, why can't you always turn around! Du Qiu has everything, I have nothing, you let me force him, in case he is forced to be anxious, dump me to find a new love, find a better condition, what do you say I should do? What do I take to grab it back?"

Jiang Mu was speechless after hearing this, and after sitting for a while, she asked, "Then what are you going to do in the future?"

"I like Du Qiu, and Du Qiu likes me, as long as this relationship remains the same, I can borrow his resources to do business. After Jiang Danfeng came back from Thailand, he thought about it, and said: "It's so cool to make money and spend it yourself, why do you have to be a canary, stay at home and wait for a man to give alms?"

"But life is not just about money, you will always have your own home in the future, and you will always have children, right?"

"Let's talk about those things after I am 30 years old, I just graduated from college, and I haven't played enough, how can I have a child. Jiang Danfeng picked up the chopsticks again and warned again: "Mom, you and my dad have a generation gap with Du Qiu, and you don't know him, don't talk too much, otherwise it will definitely help." ”

"Okay, okay, look at what you can, kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs, you ask for more blessings, we don't care. ”

"By the way, has Du Qiu delivered the house that Du Qiu bought for you in Qinchun Garden?"

"Delivered, on December 15th, Mr. Wang of the real estate company personally handed over the key to your father, we went to see it several times, and even the decoration master was contacted. ”

"Don't, you two have too bad taste, let's decorate, I know a very good decorator. Jiang Danfeng added with a smile that intertwined warmth and narrowness: "Du Qiu likes the works designed by this designer very much. ”

"Oh well. ”