Xia Xiang had a very good impression of Cao Yongguo's family, not only because Cao Yongguo's help changed his fate, but also because their family did not despise and neglect him, and he was really treated as a junior of his friends. Whether it was because Cao Yongguo valued his brother's face, or because he had always been like this, Xia Xiang had no reason not to respect him.

Cao Yongguo was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper, he was a typical northerner, tall, with a Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, seeing Xia want to come in, he looked up and nodded, and said, "Sit casually." ”

Now that he has been relived again, can he do anything for Cao Yongguo in this life? After all, he is only 50 years old, and a 50-year-old department-level cadre, if he operates a little, it is not too much to get a vice-provincial treatment when he retires.

Moreover, if he enters the officialdom with Li Dingshan, Cao Yongguo has been an official for many years, although he has been working in a position that is not high or low, but after all, he is also a department-level cadre, and he also has his own network and connections, and he can also share resources with Li Dingshan, and communicate with each other, after all, everyone will be comrades-in-arms on the same front in the future, and in the confrontation with the secretary of the provincial party committee, many friends and many roads.

After Cao Yongguo only said one sentence, he stopped looking up, looked at the newspaper office intently, and ignored Xia Xiang. Xia Xiang sat in the corner of the sofa and sat quietly for a while, with a calm face. He noticed that Cao Yongguo had only looked at him a few times from the corner of his eyes once or twice, and he pretended not to know, straightened his waist, and did not squint.

Cao Shumu wore slippers on his feet, trotted all the way out of the kitchen, holding a fruit bowl in his hand, with washed apples and plows on it, put it in front of Xia Xiang, showed a mouthful of beautiful and neat teeth, and said: "Xia Xiang, you're welcome, eat fruit." ”

Xia wanted to say "thank you", but didn't move. Cao Shumu was very enthusiastic and reached out to take an apple, picked up the fruit knife and was about to peel it. Xia Xiangcai wouldn't let her do it, reached out and took the apple and fruit knife and said, "Let me come, carefully scratch your hand." ”

Cao Shumu smiled mischievously: "Underestimate people, am I so stupid?" ”

"You're not only stupid, you're also hairy!" Cao Yongguo put down the newspaper, and when he looked at Xia Xiang again, his eyes were full of approval, and he pointed at Cao Shumu with his hand, "Look at you who are flustered, they are all big girls, and they don't know how to be stable at all." Did you know that in ancient times, a woman of your age was supposed to smile without showing her teeth and walk with her feet held high? ”

"Here again, here again, Dad, you are also a national cadre, you have to grasp the pulse of society, you know? Why is your brain as stubborn as an old antique, it's not that your daughter is boasting, just my dignified image, in our school, I am already a first-class lady, you don't see my good at all! ”

was robbed by his daughter, Cao Yongguo smiled, and said to Xia Xiang: "Xia Xiang, you are commenting, Mu'er also said that she is a lady, and the current college students are as bad as she says?" ”

Xia Xiangxin said, more than ten years later, many female college students crying and shouting for support, compared with the future, the current female college students are at least pure and shy as a girl, he had to tell the truth: "In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with Shumu's surname being lively, girls, lively and cute are cute." ”

"That's it, there are a lot of boys in our school who like me, and someone writes me love letters every day......" Cao Shumu raised his little face, indescribably proud and excited.

Cao Yongguo's face sank: "How many times have I said that you are not allowed to fall in love during college, this matter is not negotiable." ”

Cao Yongguo has been an official for many years, once he has an attack, the momentum of the person who has been in the position for a long time exudes, which makes people feel inexplicably depressed, Xia Xiang sat three meters away from him, and he also felt that his chest was stuffy, and he could hardly breathe.

Cao Shumu's face changed, and he leaned to Xia Xiang's side, as if he was looking for someone to rely on, and his eyes showed an uneasy look. It can be seen that Cao Yongguo is very strict in teaching, and Cao Shumu is very afraid of Cao Yongguo's authority.

Xia Xiang gently pulled Cao Shumu and made her sit on the sofa, and then reached out and shook it, and a long apple peel peeled off the apple completely, and there was no place for the severed head. Then he pinched the two ends of the apple with the two fingers of his left hand, and used the fruit knife with his right hand to slash on the side of the apple, not waiting for half of the fruit to fall off, and the wrist was flipped, and half of the apple had been picked on the tip of the knife.

Xia Xiang pushed the apple in front of Cao Shumu and made a "please" gesture, Cao Shumu's eyes were straight, his eyes were round, and his mouth was wide open, and the expression on his face was exaggerated to the extreme.

"You're amazing, Xia Xiang, how did you do it, it's amazing." If it weren't for Cao Yongguo on the side, she would probably have yelled a long time ago.

Xia Xiang lived in his grandfather's house when he was a child, and when he grew up, he went back to live for a period of time every summer vacation. My grandfather's family had several acres of orchards, and his favorite thing was to lie under the fruit trees, holding a knife in his hand, swinging the knife to cut down any fruit he saw, and then peeling it and eating it. Over time, he has developed the unique skill of peeling with one hand.

"I have a younger sister who loves apples the most, so I peeled them for her every day, and slowly I developed the technique of peeling the fruit and peeling it. My sister is very cute and beautiful, and I thought, if any boy dares to bully her and dare to have bad intentions towards her, I must make him look good. Because I love my sister so much and don't want her to be hurt in any way. If you love someone, sometimes you want to do everything for her, you want to protect her tightly, don't let her be deceived, don't let her be deceived by boys...... Director Cao loves you like a pearl in the palm of his hand, and naturally he has to be strict with you, he doesn't have to use rules and regulations to bind you, but wants to use his rich life experience to tell you a truth, every stage of life is a prescribed task, for example, going to college is to focus on learning, even if you meet a boy you like during college, you must learn to refrain from it, after all, college is just a transit station in life, once you graduate, you may be divided into two things......

Cao Shumu was holding an apple in his hand, he could listen attentively, and looked at Xia Xiang intently, seeing that his eyes showed sadness and longing, his crystal eyes flashed with heart-warming sadness, and he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart for no reason, and turned his head to look at Cao Yongguo: "Dad, don't blame me, I just said that someone pursued me, not that I was in love." You're really, obviously good to me, you have to be so fierce, you can't speak tactfully, so I can accept it, right? ”

Cao Yongguo threw a grateful glance at Xia Xiang, and smiled: "Mucun, isn't Dad worried about you, afraid that you will be deceived?" You are still young, how can you know whether the boys who are attentive to you are good or bad? ”

Cao Shumu said puzzledly: "Is it wrong for others to like me?" Is it good or bad to like? By the way, Xia Xiang, it just so happens that you are a boy, what kind of psychology do you say that a boy likes a girl? ”

"This, people are different, it's hard to explain clearly...... Xia Xiang can't help but be embarrassed, in college, boys discuss girls, but**naked** and surname desire, men can love and separate surnames, women are different, love first and then surname. In front of Cao Yongguo, he didn't dare to say anything.

Cao Yongguo was a person who came over, and knew that Cao Shumu's question was not easy to answer, and seeing that Xia wanted to be difficult, he guessed that he was not easy to answer, so he interjected and said: "Xia Xiang is a guest, quickly pour tea for the guest." ”

Cao Shumu reluctantly made tea, Xia Xiang peeled off another piece of the apple in his hand, put it on a plate, pushed it in front of Cao Yongguo, and said respectfully: "Director Cao eats apples." Apples are known as intellectual fruits, which can increase wisdom and delay aging. ”

Cao Yongguo thoughtfully picked up the apple and ate it, and said: "Today's children are really difficult to manage, just like when we were children, we obeyed our parents and never caused trouble. Times are changing, no matter what, some old traditions and old good morals still can't be lost. ”

Xia Xiang thought of Cao Yongguo's refusal to join Gao Chengsong in later generations, and was finally transferred by Gao Chengsong to the Surveying and Mapping Bureau, and finally withdrew gloomily. It seems that he still faintly heard that Cao Yongguo may be transferred to the Provincial Construction Committee as the director of the Construction Committee, and he doesn't want the world to be unpredictable, because of Gao Chengsong's wanton interference, Cao Yongguo's dream of further progress was shattered.

It is speculated from this that Cao Yongguo is a straightforward person who refuses to compromise with Gao Chengsong. Xia Xiang couldn't persuade him to change his position and move closer to Gao Chengsong. According to Cao Yongguo's surname, others speak softly, and what they say may have the opposite effect, and it will also leave a bad impression on Cao Yongguo. Besides, even if he throws himself at Gao Chengsong, Gao Chengsong will fall two years later, maybe he will be more implicated. However, after the fall of Gao Chengsong, Cao Yongguo did not regain his use, and I am afraid that there are hidden secrets.

"Yes, the festival and spirit of the older generation cannot be compared with our generation, but it takes time for people to grow, from young to mature, it takes a process of slow growth......" Xia Xiang said down Cao Yongguo's words.

Cao Yongguo glanced at Xia Xiang with interest: "Xiao Xia, I think you are much more mature than before, it seems that it is different when you go to society." Look at you are only three years older than Mucuna, as if you were ten years older than her. If Mucuna had half of your steadiness and insight, I wouldn't have that much to worry about. ”

"Xiao Xia, eat at home at noon, don't go." Cao Yongguo's wife, Wang Zhifen, came out of the kitchen with her hands covered in flour and an apron tied around her waist. She was dressed plainly, looking like an ordinary housewife, and she did not have the frame of the director's wife at all.

Others are polite, but he can't treat himself as an outsider, Xia Xiang hurriedly got up and said goodbye: "Don't bother my aunt, I should leave too......" Xia Xiang didn't ask Wang Zhifen where he worked and what his position was, so he had to be commensurate with his aunt.

"Don't go!" Cao Shumu quickly ran out of the kitchen, holding a teacup in his hand, and said angrily, "It's rude, I just made you tea, and you leave without taking a sip, completely ignoring the fruits of my labor, hateful." ”