Lu Tao pointed to the kitchen behind him with his finger and said with a smile: "Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed." All the dishes have been stir-fried and stewed, and the rice is cooked, just waiting for the guests to arrive. Why don't you go to the kitchen and try my handiwork!"

As he spoke, he reached out and took the raffite in He Ying's hand, put it on the table, and then led her into the kitchen.

At this time, Lu Tao's steamed "taro pork ribs" had just been unveiled and placed on the stove, exuding bursts of sweet fragrance, which caused He Ying to sniff greedily with his nose, and said again and again in his mouth: "Fragrant, really fragrant! What kind of dish is this? Why is it so sweet?"

Lu Tao proudly brought her to the pot of taro pork ribs, picked up a pair of chopsticks and gave her a piece of pork ribs from the pot. He Ying put the ribs in her mouth, chewed them carefully, and then gave a thumbs up and exclaimed: "Wow, this taste is amazing, fragrant, sweet and smooth, there is a melt-in-your-mouth feeling, awesome!"

Then, she swallowed the pork ribs in one gulp, and couldn't wait to take out a piece from the pot and put it in her mouth, chewing the body odor while continuing to praise vaguely: "Xiao Luzi, your cooking level is really not bragging, this is the sweetest pork ribs I have ever tasted." No, I'll have to try something else!"

Next, she began to try the taste of "chopped pepper fish head", "large slices of beef", "stir-fried meat with green peppers", and "seaweed egg soup......

Just when she was feasting, there was a sudden knock on the door, and Lu Tao said with a smile: "Political Commissar He, my guest is here, I suggest that you wipe the oil and water from the corner of your mouth first, so as not to be said by the guest that you are a good person." Hahaha!"

He Ying glared at him, and while hurriedly pulling a tissue to wipe his mouth, he shook his hand and said, "Don't open the door first, I have to tidy up these dishes, so as not to be seen by your guests, I tasted it first." ”

As she spoke, she picked up the chopsticks and carefully smoothed the dishes she had eaten in the bowl, looking as if she hadn't moved, seeing that Lu Tao almost laughed out loud, thinking that this beautiful female political commissar usually looks cold and reserved, but she didn't expect that her words and deeds are like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, which is really incredible......

Lu Tao walked to the living room, opened the door, and saw Zhou Yihong standing at the door a little uneasy, although he had a smile on his face, this smile looked stiff.

Lu Tao hurriedly found a pair of slippers for him and invited him into the living room. At this time, He Ying also dealt with the "remaining problems" in the kitchen, walked back to the living room, and saw Zhou Yihong standing face to face with Lu Tao at a glance, his face sank suddenly, and asked Lu Tao with a straight face: "Little Luzi, what do you mean? Why did you invite him? You have also learned to curry favor with this now, haven't you? No wonder I asked you who the guest was just now, and you have been vague, it turns out that you are acting together!"

Zhou Yihong saw Lu Tao scratching his scalp in embarrassment, blushing and unable to answer, so he hurriedly explained with a smile: "Xiaoying, don't misunderstand Xiao Lu, I took the initiative to come to his house for dinner, and by the way, I asked him to invite you to eat together." You may not know: Xiao Lu's father was my old platoon commander when I was in the army, he saved my life on the battlefield, and he is the son of my life-saving benefactor. Today I happened to go to Xiao Lu's village to inspect the work, and when the two of them chatted with Xiao Lu, I learned that he was a descendant of my benefactor, so I decided to come to his house for a meal and talk to him about his father and his family. As for him not telling you that I will come to dinner first, I also told him, because I am afraid that you will not come to eat when you learn that I will come. The responsibility for this concealment lies with me, don't blame him!"

He Ying couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard Zhou Yihong say that Lu Tao was his life-saving benefactor and the son of the old platoon leader, and looked Lu Tao up and down a few times, the look on his face eased a little, but he was still a little angry, and said to Zhou Yihong: "Didn't I tell you last time? I don't want to meet you again in the future, I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore, you also agreed at the time, why did you go back on your word?"

Zhou Yihong showed a painful expression on his face, and said in an almost pleading tone: "Xiaoying, don't you want to be like this, okay? In front of Xiao Lu, there are some things I can't say, I will explain them to you well in the future." Now let's not talk about these things, let's just have a meal and a few drinks together, shall we?"

When Lu Tao heard his pleading tone, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart: What the hell is going on? Could it be that He Ying was not willing to be Zhou Yihong's lover in the first place? Could it be that she wants to leave Zhou Yihong now and live a good life? If this is the case, what happened to her divorce from her husband?

He Ying saw that Zhou Yihong said something that was not easy to say in front of Lu Tao, so she raised her eyes and looked at Lu Tao and said, "Xiao Luzi, you go to the shopping mall downstairs to buy a bottle of Sprite, I don't like to drink pure red wine, and it tastes better with a little Sprite." ”

Lu Tao knew that she wanted to go out and talk to Zhou Yihong about secret things, so she quickly agreed, then got up and walked out of the room, took the elevator downstairs, and walked to the community supermarket between buildings three and four.

When I walked to the entrance of the second unit of the third building, I suddenly heard someone shouting from behind: "Xiao Lu, why are you here? Do you also live in this community?"

Lu Tao looked back and saw a middle-aged man walking towards the second unit, and after a careful look, it was Fu Lei, the head of the organization department of the county party committee.

Lu Tao hurriedly smiled and said: "Hello Minister Fu, I am now living in a friend's house of mine, which is in the fifth building of the first unit in this community. Do you live here too?"

Fu Lei nodded with a smile, and asked again: "Don't you live in the village today?

Lu Tao didn't think much about it, and replied casually: "Yes, I want to invite a guest to dinner tonight, and I temporarily asked the village for leave, and I will rush back to the village early tomorrow morning." ”

When Fu Lei heard him say, "I want to invite a guest to dinner", his heart couldn't help jumping, he raised his head and looked at Lu Tao thoughtfully, and asked tentatively: "Xiao Lu, take the liberty of asking: Is the guest you invited tonight Secretary Zhou?"

Fu Lei's question is indeed presumptuous, but there is a reason for it.

It turned out that Luo Qiulin, secretary of the county party committee, instructed the county party committee office to book the largest box at the Taolin Hotel, and notified all members of the standing committee of the county party committee, the director of the people's congress, and the chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to go to the box at half past five to greet Secretary Zhou, and prepare to hold a grand dinner to welcome Secretary Zhou to Taolin to inspect and investigate the work.

However, after Secretary Zhou entered the hotel, he told Luo Qiulin, Fu Lei and other people accompanying the inspection: He had an important guest for dinner tonight, so he could not attend the welcome dinner held by the county party committee.