Li Zitong was wondering in his heart: Why did Lu Tao have such a big problem, but now he still came to the provincial bureau to visit him, the deputy director, as if he had nothing to do? He was arrested on suspicion of soliciting prostitution, and he had a picture and the truth, why didn't Chen Pei get angry and still accompany him as if nothing had happened?

Just when he was puzzled, he didn't expect Chen Pei to suddenly be very angry and say that Lu Tao's arrest was a rumor, so that he didn't react at once, and was stunned for a moment before asking in surprise: "Pei Pei, is that a rumor?" To be honest, I saw those pictures and videos, and I was extremely shocked at the time, and I wanted to call and ask you, but considering that if this thing is true, you will definitely not know it for the time being, so I didn't fight. What the hell happened last night? If that's a rumor, how did those pictures and videos spread in the WeChat group?"

Chen Pei repeated the remarks he had just explained to Xia Bingbing and Zhang Yaling, and emphasized at the end that Min Xiaojun, Liang Fatzi, and others, who had designed to frame Lu Tao, have now been criminally detained by the Shaxing City Public Security Bureau, and Li Changzhou, director of the Furong District Public Security Bureau, who aided in the abuse, has been suspended from his post for examination and will immediately be put on file for investigation by the Shaxing City Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Li Zitong understood what was going on, and patted Lu Tao on the shoulder cordially and said: "Xiao Lu, you have been wronged! However, through this incident, it can also be proved: you are indeed a very good, good young man with a lot of self-control, in that case you can resist the temptation, this is not something that ordinary men can do, I think it is very appropriate to use the words 'sit still' to describe you." ”

Then, he turned his gaze to Chen Pei, and said with a smile: "Pei Pei, this incident also proves that your vision is very good, my little fellow is indeed a young talent with both civil and military skills, both ability and political integrity, and you can be described as a talented woman and a match made in heaven - you won't blame me for being abrupt when I say this! Hahaha!"

Chen Pei pursed her lips and smiled, and said generously: "Thank you Director Li for your ridiculous boasting! However, saying that Lu Tao is a 'Lang Cai' is basically in line with the facts, and this 'female appearance' makes me a little ashamed! Fortunately, Lu Tao is not the kind of shallow person who only values a woman's appearance, otherwise, I may not be able to get along with him -- Lu Tao, am I telling the truth?"

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Lu Tao, revealing a bit of mockery in her expression.

Lu Tao hurriedly said: "Pei Pei, you are arrogant. Although your appearance is not top-notch, but at least above average, not to mention that you are kind and modest, diligent and virtuous, in this impetuous society, few girls have these excellent qualities in you, I am speaking from the bottom of my heart. ”

Lu Tao knew that Chen Pei had always been worried that he didn't like her, and he was also worried that others would say that her appearance was not worthy of him, so at this moment, he specially praised her in front of Li Zitong, first, to show that he was starting to like her now, so that she could settle down, and second, let her have face in front of Li Zitong, so as not to be secretly laughed at by him that she was chasing herself......

Sure enough, after hearing Lu Tao's heartfelt evaluation, Chen Pei turned his head and glanced at him affectionately, with a satisfied and sweet smile on his face......

After the three of them chatted a few more words, Chen Pei suddenly asked Li Zitong: "Director Li, are you free at noon the day after tomorrow?"

Li Zitong thought that Chen Pei wanted to ask him for dinner, so he was overjoyed and hurriedly responded: "The day after tomorrow is Saturday, I am free." Why? Does Pei Pei want to treat me to a big dinner? That's such an honor, hahaha!"

Chen Pei smiled and said: "I can't talk about eating a big meal, I want to invite you and Director Zeng, Director Yuan and other leaders to my house for a small gathering, I will cook a few home-cooked dishes for everyone, please taste my cooking skills, I just don't know if Director Li will give me face." ”

Li Zitong heard Chen Pei say that he wanted to invite him, Zeng Maofan, Yuan Cheng and others to her house for dinner, and suddenly his eyes lit up with joy - during this time, he has been thinking about how to find an excuse for Chen Pei to take him to her house to play, take the opportunity to get to know Deputy Secretary Chen or his wife, and lay the foundation for himself to join Deputy Secretary Chen in the future. But because he had just known Chen Pei for a short time, he was embarrassed to make this request directly, so he didn't speak.

Unexpectedly, Chen Pei offered to invite herself to her house for dinner today, and said that she would invite Zeng Maofan, the number one, to come over, which is really a pie-in-the-sky thing: Zeng Maofan turned out to be Deputy Secretary Chen's secretary, and to put it bluntly, he was a person in Deputy Secretary Chen's circle. If he also goes to Deputy Secretary Chen's house for dinner this time, as long as he behaves well, maybe he will be able to integrate into the circle headed by Deputy Secretary Chen......

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and finally managed to control his excitement, first thanked Chen Pei repeatedly, and then asked cautiously: "Peipei, have you invited Director Zeng? Is he free the day after tomorrow?"

Chen Pei shook his head and said, "I haven't invited him yet, I want to go to his office with Lu Tao later, but I don't know if he's not there." ”

Li Zitong hurriedly said: "He went to the new market today to investigate, and he won't come back until tomorrow." ”

Chen Pei nodded, took out his mobile phone and dialed Zeng Maofan's number, and after connecting, he greeted him first, and then asked with a smile: "Uncle Zeng, are you in the provincial capital the day after tomorrow?"

Zeng Maofan smiled and said, "Pei Pei, are you so anxious to have a treat? Don't worry, I will definitely come to your birthday." After all these years, what year do you say I forgot? ha!"

It turned out that Zeng Maofan, Wu Zhongqi and other old subordinates who had worked beside Chen Dengfeng would definitely go to Chen Dengfeng's house for a small gathering once a year at four time nodes, which were the Spring Festival, Chen Dengfeng's birthday, Wu Manping's birthday, and Chen Pei's birthday. There were only seven or eight people attending the party, either Chen Dengfeng's secretary or his most trusted subordinates.

The reason why Chen Pei wanted to cut first and then play this time, risking being blamed by her father, took the initiative to invite Li Zitong and Yuan Cheng to participate in her birthday celebration was because she felt that Li Zitong and Yuan Cheng were both very good, and if she brought them into her father's circle, with their ability and conduct, it was estimated that they would be appreciated by their father. In this way, once they are promoted in the future, they will definitely take care of Lu Tao, which is equivalent to finding two solid backers for Lu Tao in the local taxation system.

Moreover, Chen Pei also wanted to take the opportunity of her birthday to take Lu Tao to her house for dinner, and in front of her father's old subordinates, she made her relationship with Lu Tao public, and gave her mother a surprise attack, so that she had to admit this relationship and no longer force her to associate with the despicable and sinister Zhang Wenqing......