Gu Yu came in from outside with wet hands, her pink little hands were red from the cold, and when she saw Xia Xiang, she said: "Quickly help me get a knife, I want to kill you......" Xia Xiang was startled: "You kill me - what are you doing?"

"Oh, it's wrong, it's to kill the fish." Gu Yu smiled mischievously, glanced back at the courtyard, and whispered, "Why is Grandpa angry?" Did you tell him about the two of us, and he was annoyed? ”

"......" Xia wanted to cry and laugh, women and men just think differently, and the starting point for thinking about the problem is much worse, he was about to turn around and go to the kitchen to get a knife, his eyes fell on Gu Yu's hand, and he couldn't help but say with concern, "Your hands are frozen red, don't get frostbite." Your skin is thin, and frostbite is easy to leave scars, so it doesn't look good. ”

Gu Yu was stunned, and a pair of beautiful eyes looked at Xia Xiang intently, surprised and delighted: "Are you really concerned about me?" ”

Xia Xiang nodded, he did have some feelings for Gu Yu, he liked her simplicity and naughtiness, as well as her happy nature, and being with Gu Yu made people feel relaxed and happy.

Gu Yu was moved, and threw himself into Xia Xiang's arms, crying with a whimper: "You big bad guy, I thought you just lied to me once, and you won't pay attention to me in the future, and I secretly cried a few times." I see that you want to ask you, but I am afraid that you will laugh at me. ”

Gu Yu cried like an untouched little girl, whimpering and pitiful, Xia wanted to warm and warm the jade, it was not good to push Gu Yu away, and because the two of them were standing in front of the door, lest Lao Gu see it, he hugged Gu Yu and took a few steps back.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yu misunderstood what Xia Xiang meant, and blushed: "What do you want to do?" In broad daylight, grandpa is still outside, don't mess around! ”

Xia wanted to cry and laugh, Gu Yu could really think of it, thinking that he was going to prostitute himself during the day, could his actions be so imaginative? Then he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, because when Gu Yu dug him, he also hugged his arm, and he couldn't lift his hands, so when he held Gu Yu, his hand went down a little and held Gu Yu's buttocks. It's as if he had bad intentions.

In fact, Xia Xiang doesn't have the heart to think crookedly now, he can't let go of something in his heart, and he doesn't have it at all. However, the feeling of Gu Yu's little girl in her arms is really good, and the parts she grabbed with both hands are also full of hands, but after enduring it, she still let go, and whispered: "Don't let grandpa see it, let go." ”

Gu Yu obediently let go of Xia Xiang, but stretched out his red little hand in front of Xia Xiang angrily: "It's cold, help me haha hot." ”

Xia Xiang held Gu Yu's jade hands one by one as beautiful as jade, and held them in the palm of his hand one by one, and took a few breaths of hot air with his heart.

Gu Yucai was happy, and quickly kissed Xia Xiang: "I'll cook for you, remember, coax grandpa well." He is old and sometimes has a childlike temper. ”

Xia Xiang had actually thought about persuading Lao Gu a long time ago, he helped Gu Yu take the knife, came outside, and before he handed the knife to Gu Yu, he saw Lao Gu go around from behind the rockery.

Lao Gu saw that Xia wanted to hold a kitchen knife, and his tight face suddenly smiled: "What, you want to practice with me?" ”

Xia Xiang also smiled: "You want to fight, not fight." It is necessary to carry forward the gentleman's mixing of gods without moving his hands, but when he moves, if he holds a knife in one hand and reasoning with the other, it will definitely bring huge pressure to the other party invisibly. ”

Lao Gu heard Xia Xiang's words: "If you have something to say, just say it clearly, don't go around the bend with me, I am a rough person, not your cultural person, I like to say three first, and then tell me that three is obtained by one plus two, or by one plus one and one plus one and again and again, how troublesome." ”

Xia Xiang handed the knife to Gu Yu: "The knife is in the hands of bad people, and it can be used to kill people." But in the hands of Gu Yu, it can be used to kill fish to make delicious. It's not the knife that's wrong, it's the hand that holds it. He stepped forward to support Lao Gu and smiled, "When you're old, it's better to be less angry." It is a thankless thing to be angry and hurt your body, to be angry with others, and to hurt your own body. ”

Lao Gu didn't appreciate it, and shook off Xia Xiang's hand: "I can still walk...... strode forward a few steps before saying, "If you have something to say, say it directly, and then go around the bend, I really won't listen." ”

Xia wanted to follow Lao Gu and follow him to a pavilion. The pavilion is not large, and there is a round table with chessboards engraved on the round table. Lao Gu sat down, Xia Xiang also sat opposite, took out a chess piece casually, and said with a smile: "I don't take the family route, to put it in layman's terms, it's the kitchen knife route."

Lao Gu suddenly became interested: "I've heard of the middle route, I've heard of the left-leaning route, but I haven't heard of the kitchen knife route, you tell me what kind of kitchen knife route it is." ”

"I helped the Qiu family to plan a situation and united the Mei family, on the surface, it helped the family to grow, but in fact, from another point of view, it weakened the strength of the Wu family and the Fu family in disguise. Because after the importance of Yan Province increased, many people were moved, and various forces wanted to meddle in the situation in Yan Province. I think that if the Qiu family, which is the weakest in Yan Province, enters Yan Province and does not let the Wu family take the opportunity to take the position of secretary general, the Wu family will not be able to dominate in Yan Province. Xia Xiang was fiddling with the chess pieces in his hand while talking eloquently.

"Qubbling, it is still to let the Qiu family take the opportunity to increase its strength, which is equivalent to letting the family forces meddle in the affairs of Fu Province, which means that you still curry favor with the Qiu family and the Mei family." Lao Gu still said angrily. "Old Gu, if you let Hang Chengyuan go out to Yan Province and successfully serve as the secretary general of the provincial party committee, what will be the result?" Xia Xiang asked rhetorically. "At the very least, it can prevent the family forces from further controlling Yan Zhan."

"On the surface, it looks like it, but it's not." Xia Xiang carefully analyzed the situation for Lao Gu, "You think, even if Hang Chengyuan becomes the secretary general of the provincial party committee as he wishes, he is weak and weak, how much say can he have in Yan Province!" Either he was pressed by the deputy secretary and couldn't raise his head, or he was suppressed by Secretary Ye, and in the Standing Committee, there were many family forces joining forces, and he couldn't stretch his hands and feet at all! Then there are only two roads in front of him, one is to get closer to Secretary Ye or Governor Fan, and the other is to get closer to the Wu family, the Mei family or the Fu family who have intervened in the situation in Yan Province, but no matter which option it is, there is no autonomy, and it will not do much, either as a puppet by Secretary Ye or Governor Fan, or as a vassal by several families, just like Secretary General Qian has been in Yan Province for several years and has not opened up the situation...... "Old Gu's brows furrowed: "It's a little interesting, let's talk about it." ”

"For the family forces, it is better to be sparse than blocked, and with the strength of the four families now, it can't be blocked. I don't know who the old comrade-in-arms Luo said is, anyway, it is not a good step for him to let Hang Chengyuan go to Yan Province to balance the situation, because Hang Cheng is far from rootless, and he has no prestige when he arrives in Yan Province, let alone balance the situation, and it would be good not to be calmed down by the situation in the end. I think there is only one result for Hang Cheng to go to Lang Province, that is, the political future is bleak, nothing can be done, and in the end it ends in embarrassment. Xia Xiang's words caused an uproar in Lao Gu's heart.

He originally thought that although Xia Xiang had a deep network in Yan Province, he also had the regret of being a fan of the authorities, but he didn't expect that Xia Xiang jumped out of the scope of Yan Province, stood in the capital and overlooked Yan Province, and analyzed the situation in Zhao Province from an outsider's point of view.

Many of the arguments are also very sharp and convincing.

Lao Gu has a feeling of re-acquaintance with Xia Xiang, the longer he knows Xia Xiang, the more he discovers his excellence, it really makes people wonder how he is so young, how can he have such a keen eye and extraordinary experience? "What do you mean by your kitchen knife route?" Lao Gu still has questions to ask.

"The distribution of power in Fu Province, the secretary and the governor are in their own ways, and there are also factions in the Standing Committee, among the Standing Committee, Li Yanhong and Gao Jinzhou are the Wu family faction, Cui Xiang and Ma Xiao are the Fu family faction, not to mention Mei Shengping, he himself is the second generation of the Mei family. Now that the position of secretary general of the provincial party committee is vacant, the four families want to fight for it. I don't know if the Fu family has moved, the Qiu family and the Mei family have reached a compromise anyway, and they want to join forces to let the Qiu family succeed, while the Wu family is resolutely opposed.

I have already been angry in front of Wu Caiyang......" Xia Xiang smiled, looking helpless, "Although the relationship between me and the Wu family is the most complicated, and it stands to reason that I am the closest, I don't want the Wu family to win the throne of the secretary general of the provincial party committee, because if the Wu family succeeds, it will be detrimental to the situation in the entire Yan Province, and it is not in line with the balance of Yan Province in the eyes of the highest level." ”

"Balance is to let the four families have their own income, and each has its own constraints, so as to achieve a peaceful situation, so that the situation in Yan Province will not be controlled by one family. Only a situation in which mutual restraint is in place is the most stable and united situation. Xia Xiang finally threw out his kitchen knife theory, "I asked the Qiu family to fight for the position of secretary general of the provincial party committee, which is beneficial to the Qiu family, and the Qiu family will be grateful to me." The Qiu family's gratitude is the kitchen knife when I negotiate with the Mei family, the Mei family can despise my weight, but we must pay attention to the power of the kitchen knife in my hand. After I help my neighbor and the Mei family join forces, the Qiu and Mei families get benefits, and they will both be grateful to me, and their gratitude is a bigger kitchen knife when I face the oppression of the Fu family and the threat of the Wu family......"

"Hahahaha......" Lao Gu finally understood what Xia Xiang's so-called kitchen knife theory was, and looked up to the sky and laughed, "What a big kitchen knife, what a scary kitchen knife, Xiao Xia "You scared me today, and you persuaded me!"

Xia Xiang was indeed right, Lao Gu threw Hang Cheng far out, which was entrusted by someone to test Xia Xiang's reaction, because Xia Xiang's recent actions in the capital not only caused the dissatisfaction of the Wu family, but also made several high-level leaders who opposed the family forces very dissatisfied, and deliberately knocked Xia Xiang, don't go too far Lao Gu is the best candidate to beat and test Xia Xiang.

In fact, according to Lao Gu's idea, there is no need to test Xia Xiang, just ask him to ask him about the crime. Unexpectedly, some people at the top disagreed, saying that they were testing Xia Xiang's reaction and understanding his true thoughts. Lao Gu felt that since Xia Xiang had already done something to help the Qiu family, there was nothing to say, but he still listened to the words of the person behind him and threw Hang Chengyuan to test Xia Xiang.

Fortunately, fortunately, Lao Gu secretly called it a fluke in his heart, or that person is powerful, saying that Xia Xiang may not want to take the family line as on the surface, because according to his observation of Xia Xiang, Xia Xiang's political wisdom does not seem to be so shallow, if he wants to take the family line, he should have taken refuge in the Wu family two years ago, instead of having a choice now.

"What is Wu Caiyang's attitude?" Lao Gu realized that Wu Quan's influence could not be underestimated, and asked Xia Xiang.

Xia Xiang briefly said the scene when Wu Caiyang met him, and smiled bitterly: "The meeting with Minister Wu was unpleasant, and maybe it made the old man angry, in the Wu family, I have become a big bad person." ”

"Hmph, what are you afraid of him, he dares to touch you, I will protect you, I will be your other big kitchen knife, my face does not say that Wu Caiyang has to give, even Old Man Wu has to give three points." Lao Gu is also high-spirited, and it is rare to have a handful of momentum.

Xia Xiang smiled: "Don't say it, I really mean it, but you must support me when the time comes, otherwise when I raise the kitchen knife, I will find that I only have the handle in my hand, and there is no knife head, so I can't scare people." ”

"When did my old man speak and not count? Unless Shengchi is dead, otherwise, I should be your kitchen knife. Lao Gu slapped the table, "I don't believe it, the four old men of Wu, Mei, Qiu, and Fu can really make trouble in the sky?" Even Gu Gu also casually said the rankings of the four families of Wu, Mei, Qiu, and Fu, which shows that the current power of the four major families is indeed extraordinary, and even the military recognizes their strength. Xia Xiang was also curious, and asked, "Old Gu, who is your old friend?" ”

Lao Gu smiled and waved his hand: "Don't ask so much, you will know when you should know." If you follow your train of thought, I can't guarantee anything else, at least for the rest of my life, I can protect you from being hurt by others. Whoever wants to move you again, just ask me if the old man is willing! ”

With the guarantee of Lao Gu's promise, Xia Xiang's heart became much more steady: "Thank you, thank you, thank you." With your kitchen knife in hand, I can be invincible and invincible.

"Huh." Lao Gu smiled, but he was still not blindly optimistic, "Kitchen knife to kitchen knife, we will not lose." But beware of the other party's intrigues, you have to be careful. I can't use the trick, I'm going to coil around the bends, and if you do it, you can handle it yourself. This doesn't seem to be a compliment, because Lao Gu has been grinning when he said it. Xia Xiang didn't care so much, and asked with a smile: "Do you have my food to eat today?" ”

"Hmph, of course there is, Gu Yatou has made a lot, all of which you love to eat." Speaking of Gu Yu, Lao Gu suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Gu Yu has been talking about you lately, and sometimes she blushes, did you do anything to her?" ”

"No, absolutely not!" Xia Xiang denied it righteously, "It doesn't matter if you guess me, but you can't guess your granddaughter, right?" Gu Yu is a good girl, not a casual girl. ”

"I've been a woman all my life, and it's still a friendship formed during the revolutionary years, to be honest, I don't know much about what girls want and like now, but I know that Gu Yu has a good impression of you, if you have some bad ideas, she will definitely not be able to escape, so I want to warn you, Xiao Xia, don't take advantage of Gu Yu, or I won't be able to spare you."

Xia Xiang chuckled in his heart, sometimes it's not what he wants, but things always happen unexpectedly. He really didn't want to deliberately get wet, but Wen Xiang Nuanyu was full of arms, he was a normal man, and it was normal that he couldn't hold it.

Of course, no matter how good the reason is, it can't be explained to Lao Gu. I have to talk about Gu Yu, a stupid girl, don't always get distracted in front of Lao Gu, it's not good for Lao Gu to see what clues, as if he sees one and loves another.

In fact, so far, there are only a few women he really loves, not to mention Cao Shumu, even Ruohan is one, Xiao Jia also has a sense of Qian and factors, and the last one is Gu Yu, and he does have a little thought about Gu Yu now. And for Mei Xiaolin...... Or it's really just suitable to be a confidant.

At noon, Gu Yu made a table of sumptuous and delicious meals, and Xia Xiang and Lao Gu were very interested, so they opened a bottle of wine and drank a few sips. After eating a few bites of food, Gu Yu raised his little face to ask for the opinions of the two. Lao Gu said: "It's delicious, it's the most delicious you've ever cooked." ”

Xia Xiang was also good: "It's delicious, but if you improve it a little according to what I said, it will be even more delicious." Gu Yu hurriedly asked, "What is it?" "Less soy sauce."

Gu Yu was extremely angry, and he was about to hit Xia Xiang, which made Lao Gu stare at Xia Xiang and Gu Yu several times with a suspicious face, so frightened that Gu Yu stuck out his tongue, hurriedly withdrew his hand, and explained: "In the leading group before, he had a good temper, and a female colleague Lao Ai joked with him, and beat him at every turn, and I also learned it." ”

Editing, making it up, Xia Xiang glanced at Gu Yu with slanted eyes, and found the sly smile in Gu Yu's eyes, thinking that no matter how simple a woman is, she also has a complicated side, and Gu Yu will also deceive people.

After speaking, Xia Xiang talked with Lao Gu for a while, and then chatted about the current situation. Lao Gu didn't mention who he was, and Xia Xiang didn't ask any more. Anyway, he also knew Lao Gu's position and knew how to get along with Lao Gu in the future.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when he was about to say goodbye, Lao Gu answered a phone call. After answering the phone, he happily said to Xia Xiang: "There is a party, you must attend it." Xia wanted to see Lao Gu's smile on his face, so he asked, "What's a good thing?" "It's an internal group meeting, that is, a condolence meeting for some veteran cadres and old comrades that will not be announced to the public, you can go with me, and some central leaders will attend at that time." Good opportunity, Xia Xiang smiled: "It's good to dare to be affectionate, and it's also a good thing to see and understand." ”

Saying goodbye to Lao Gu, Gu Yu sent Xia Xiang out, and she didn't wait until she was outside, and she whispered, "When will you come to see me again?" ”

Xia Xiang shook his head: "There is no time for the past few days, I guess I have to go back to Yan City." I'll spend another day in the capital tomorrow at most, and I'll have to go back the day after tomorrow!"

Xia Xiang is still on duty on the seventh day of the first month, although he is said to be the secretary, and no one will say anything about him if he doesn't go, but the dismount area is now on the right track, and he must take the lead in setting an example.

PS: Thank you for your enthusiastic support yesterday, so that Lao He was really moved, who said that there is no truth on the Internet? The brothers and sisters who support Lao He are the best people in the world! Lao He will always remember it in his heart! "In the last two days, the monthly pass has been doubled, one vote is cast, and there is double support. Brothers who like to vote at the end of the month, just make an exception for the official god, okay if you vote first? After the 7th, the monthly pass will not be doubled. Besides, the several urban books in front of the official god are all single chapters today, Lao He doesn't want to open a single chapter today, but brothers, please continue to smash the monthly ticket vigorously, okay? Thank you, brothers.