A large cake from the kitchen. To celebrate your ascension. My mother bought you a cake, a quick-cut cake. ”

Xia Xiang cut the cake into five pieces and distributed them to everyone one by one, and solemnly expressed his gratitude to Wang Yufen. Uncle Cao and Aunt Wang were really good to him, and they made him feel at home in Yan City. His heart was warm. When I looked at Cao Shuhui again, my eyes were full of tenderness.

Although it is said that the approval document of the Establishment Office has not yet been formalized, since it has been approved by the Standing Committee, it is a sure fact. The renovation of the small group office was a lot more lively all of a sudden, everyone was full of enthusiasm, Lin Shuangyu also came to congratulate, Gao Hai also showed an approachable side, and came to the office to shake hands with Xia Xiang and the three of them one by one.

The Spring Festival holiday is approaching. Under normal circumstances, it is good for the municipal party committee or the municipal government. The efficiency of work will drop a lot, but unexpectedly, this time the establishment will be as good as the deputy department-level establishment of the group. Immediately afterwards, the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee sent someone to talk to Xia Xiang, and after going through the form, Xia Xiang's deputy department level was settled, and he also became the youngest deputy department level cadre in the municipal government.

Everyone felt that Xia Xiang was stained with the light of the transformation team that had formally established the establishment, and the topic of Xia Xiang's promotion too quickly was diluted a lot. However, as the youngest deputy director-level cadre, the transformation team was on the cusp some time ago, so there were obviously more people who knew Xia Xiang. Walk inside the compound. Xia Xiang always took the initiative to greet people he knew or didn't know, and he responded enthusiastically with a bright smile on his face.

Of course, there are still some rumors circulating in the compound, saying that Secretary Cui lost, Mayor Chen had the upper hand, and even Mayor Chen was appreciated by Secretary Gao, and it would not be long before the rumors that Mayor Chen would become Secretary Chen also had a big market. In the compound of the organ, there is never a shortage of rumors and rumors, and the general thing of chasing after the wind and shadows will not be spread for long, and it will be quiet.

Who can still stop the mouths of the people? So rumors are rumors, Cui Xiang and Chen Feng must have heard it in their ears, no one took it seriously, and no one stood up and strictly ordered everyone not to spread it indiscriminately.

In this way, the New Year is approaching, and after a busy morning of putting seals on each office, it is officially on annual leave.

Xia Xiang stood at the gate of the government compound and made a phone call to Gao Jianyuan, implicitly expressing his gratitude. Ji Jianyuan invited Xia Xiang to go to Xishan Villa when he was free, and Xia Xiang casually agreed.

Some relationships still need to be in a state of contact, not too close, but definitely not too far away.

After thinking about it, he dialed the phone again to Xiao Jia.

Xiao Jia said that her brother had gone home for the New Year, and she was going to return after the New Year, and she couldn't leave before the New Year. She didn't mention letting Xia Xiang accompany her home, and Xia Xiang didn't say it explicitly, he knew that there were too many things to do during the New Year, and he was afraid that it would be too late, so he could only give her a clear answer when he was sure that he was free.

Xiao Jia's business is getting bigger and bigger now, and Xia Xiang is thinking that she should be allowed to start other businesses. It should be said that the original capital accumulation has almost been completed, and it is time to march into other industries. At the same time, Xia Xiang also thought of his six percent shares in Jiajia City, and it was time to transfer to Xiao Jia's name. It's also an explanation for herself.

Since he thought of Jiajia City, he called Feng Xuguang again.

As soon as Feng Xuguang connected the phone, he complained to Xia Xiang, "You have made new friends, and you have forgotten your old friends." Tell me for yourself. How long has it been since you came to me for a drink and bragging? My third city is about to open, and if you don't help me with advice, it doesn't matter, and if you don't even show one in front of you, it's too much to say, you say it yourself, what should I do? ”

Xia Xiang smiled and said, "You still care about these things with me, it's too rat-bellied, right?" I don't care about you, you just came to see me for so long, helped me pull some daily necessities from the city, you are embarrassed to accuse me, you are too not enough friends, right? ”

Feng Xuguang was choked enough, and it took a long time to say, "Count you ruthless, I can't say you." Say anything about the New Year, you have to come and get together. Get drunk! ”

After making the call, Xia Xiang went back to pick up the car, no coincidence, he happened to meet the No. 3 car and stopped in front of him, the back window opened, revealing Wang Pengfei's chubby smiling face Xiao Xia, can you play cards? When you have nothing to do during the Chinese New Year, how about asking me to play cards? Someone else is either too ugly or too bad, you won't let me down, right? ”

Xia Xiang smiled respectfully, "Definitely, definitely." I really know how to play cards, and I will definitely ask Secretary Wang for advice when I have the opportunity. ”

"Do you know my phone?"

Xia Xiang thought that Wang Pengfei was just talking casually, but he didn't expect him to move the real thing, so he couldn't help but be a little flattered, and hurriedly said, "I know the public, but I don't know the personal." ”

That's the big truth. It's useless to know the public office phone, and Wang Pengfei will definitely not be found during the Chinese New Year. Said to the driver in front of him, Xiao Wen, give my phone number to Xiao Xiaoxia. ”

Holding Wang Pengfei's phone in his hand, Xia Xiang was a little stunned. It can be said that Wang Pengfei's enthusiasm for him is not because he chatted with him speculatively, for a politician, it is impossible to have a good impression of a person after meeting and chatting a few words, so that he can have a deep friendship. Have they seen too much elaborate design, heard too many good things, and have become immune to many things? Although Xia Xiang was a little excited about Wang Pengfei's kindness and felt that it came suddenly, he didn't think that Secretary Wang, the real power figure of the municipal party committee, favored him and wanted to win him over.

Wang Pengfei intends to get close to him, and speculation is also an aspect, but Chuan "is flat, Xia thinks clearly, most of it is because of the Facai Group, and Wang Pengfei has a relationship with the Dacai Group."

But what kind of relationship Secretary Wang has with Dacai Group, he doesn't know, and he has no intention of delving into it. There are some things that don't have to be understood, and sometimes asking too many questions is self-defeating. Since Secretary Wang warmly invited. Xia Xiang just wanted to take some time to play cards with Secretary Wang and drink tea, and there was no harm in it.

Bullet train, Xia Xiang went straight to the lotus pond moonlight, Gao Lao will return to Beijing tomorrow, it is necessary for him to see off Gao Lao, and at the same time ask Lian Ruohan when he will go back.

When it came to the moonlight of the lotus pond, in Lian Ruohan's room, there were many people sitting there, including Gao Lao, Gao Jinzhou, and a few people Xia Xiang didn't know.

Xia Xiang first called out respectfully, "Elder Gao." Just as he was about to open his mouth to call Governor Gao, Gao Jinzhou waved his hand, pointed at Elder Gao and said, "The old man is here, you just call me Uncle Gao, he doesn't like to listen to official positions, as soon as you call, he will allow me to finish."

Gao Lao laughed, "Count you as a kid, you will be a big official in the future, and you have to whisper in front of me, little friend, come, sit next to me." Not seen recently. I heard that you were helping Dacai Group design People's Square, when I asked you to help me design the forest park, you were reluctant, and now you are helping Dacai, it seems to be willing, this is far and near and too clear, right? ”

Gao Lao is also quite interesting, and when they meet, they have the meaning of complaining about Xia Xiang. Also, the real estate circle in Yan City is so big, and every move of Dacai Group is the focus of everyone. He helped Dacai Group design, not to mention that Gao Lao knows, I'm afraid everyone in the circle knows a thing or two.

Xia Xiang scratched his head, "I was also forced to be helpless, Shen Lichun and I have a good relationship, he chases me every day, I don't design, he threatens to send a girlfriend to me, I really have no way to help him design."

Haha, Gao Lao glanced at Lian Ruohan with complicated eyes, and said to Xia Xiang, "Everyone else is willing to be beautiful, it's good for you." I'm afraid that since the Chinese and American people are here today, they can't let you go, come, tell me a good story, compared with the Forest Park and the People's Square, which one will attract the attention of the citizens more in the future?

Lian Ruohan stopped doing it, "Elder Gao, Xia Xiang is here to see you off, not to talk about design and work, and now that you're on vacation, you should take a break, right?" ”

Gao Lao understood, and even Ruohan blamed him for dominating Xia Xiang, so he snorted, "Friend, let's discuss it." Then he glanced at Xia Xiang with an unfinished look, "Why don't you reveal a little bit of the design idea of People's Square to me when you don't eat?" ”

Everyone laughed.

The others are all middle-level employees of Envision Group, and it was Lian Ruohan who called to help Gao Lao clean up

Target.

After sitting for a while, Lian Ruohan called Xia Xiang outside, she twisted her waist and did a few stretching exercises before saying, "I won't be returning to the capital for the New Year." It's boring to be alone in Yan City, what

It's obviously a trick, and she wants him to be responsible for arranging her itinerary, Xia thought about it, "I'm going back to my hometown for the New Year, and Hui Yatou's family will also go back to Shan City, do you also want to go to Shan City?" ”

"Shancheng is also good, I heard that it is an ancient capital. There are many historical monuments, so it's nice to check them out, isn't it? Even Ruohan was not polite to Xia Xiang at all, let alone regarded himself as an outsider, and directly said what he thought in his heart, "Anyway, I know Uncle Xia and Aunt Zhang, they won't welcome me as a guest, right?"

"How come, it's too late for them to be happy". Xia Xiang scratched his head a little, his family would definitely welcome Lian Ruohan, there is no doubt about this, Lian Ruohan helped her brother a lot, she was going to come to the house for the New Year, to be honest, she also welcomed with both hands, but his only worry was that if Lian Ruohan went back together, Hui Yatou would not think much about it, and it was difficult to guarantee that Uncle Cao would not be too careful.

"That's good, then you can inform Uncle Xia in advance, I'm going to the house for the New Year, and" Lian Ruohan tilted his head and thought for a while. "I'd better stay in a hotel, it's too dangerous to live in your house

If you want to live, I won't let you live! Xia Xiang slandered in his heart, if you really want to live in our house, not only will your parents think more, but even the wise girl will have ideas, and she will be greatly dissatisfied. Going back to my house for the New Year, it already makes people think a lot, no matter how much you eat and live at home every day, anyone will treat you as my real girlfriend, what should I do if I want to be a girl?

Xia Xiang glanced at Lian Ruohan a few times, saw her with a snickering on her face, and knew that she must have some bad thoughts, so he gave her a preventive injection in advance, "It's okay to go to my house, but first, you have to be polite, second, you have to listen to me, and third, you don't want my family to misunderstand the relationship between you and me."

"Roger!" Lian Ruohan nodded very obediently, "Everything is under Director Xia's orders."

At noon, he had a meal with Elder Gao, and Xia Xiang was constantly led by Elder Gao to the People's Square. always said, he said dissatisfiedly, "I'm going to go through a bad year, it's all Xiao Xia, you are harmed." ”

Gao Jinzhou didn't dare to speak on the side. As soon as he opened his mouth, he was pushed back by Elder Gao. The dignified vice governor was still like a primary school student in front of Elder Gao, and it was estimated that Gao Jinzhou was often killed in the past.

Returning to Cao's house in the evening, Xia Xiang still solemnly proposed to Uncle Cao that Lian Ruohan wanted to go back to Shancheng for the New Year. Cao Yongguo saw that Xia wanted to speak very formally. I also knew his thoughts, pondered slightly, and thought of some things, "It's better not to be defensive than to win." It was also relaxed. Said! "If Han and Liang'er cry Zhouxiao, please, she can go to Shancheng and be a companion with Hui'er. It's not easy for her to be alone as a girl. If you don't even go home for the Chinese New Year, is it because you don't have a good relationship with your family?

Xia Xiang shook his head, "I don't know the specific situation, I didn't ask, she didn't say, it is estimated that her parents are not around." Or estranged from their parents

Cao Shuhui jumped for joy when she heard that even Ruohan had returned to Shancheng together. Cao Yongguo saw his daughter's happiness from the bottom of his heart, and sighed secretly, wondering if his daughter was simple-minded, or had she never had a sense of crisis? However, as a father, some things are not easy to say too clearly, so I have to make up my mind and have the opportunity to let Wang Yufen and Ji'er communicate, and some words between mother and daughter are still easy to say and easy to communicate.

The next day, all the calls that should have been made were made, and Xia Xiang made an appointment with Lian Ruohan to meet at the high intersection, and he sat in Cao Yongguo's car and served as the driver. Cao Yongguo did not sit in the back seat anymore, but sat in the co-pilot. And Natsu wants to talk.

"The distribution plan for the last batch of welfare housing in the city government has come down, in accordance with the regulations. You can also get a two-bedroom house and take the time to go through the formalities after the year and implement it as soon as possible. Cao Yongguo looked straight ahead and said with a smile, "I haven't driven for a long time, and it is estimated that the level has regressed a lot now." Now the official is getting bigger and bigger, but his physical function is declining more and more.

Xia Xiang smiled, "The quality of the houses in the municipal government is not bad, the materials are much better than the commercial houses outside, and the business is also very good at business, so he turned his head and glanced at Cao Yongguo again, "Uncle Cao doesn't have itchy hands, you want to drive for a while, right?" ”

Cao Yongguo is really an old man and a little boyish. After arriving at Gaokou and Lian Ruohan, Cao Shuhui got into Lian Ruohan's car, and Cao Yongguo and Xia Xiang changed seats and started the Audi.

The strong point of the off-road bike is off-road, which is not suitable for high running. Cao Yongguo was also on a whim, and after a while, he actually passed the Land Rover, and he was still shuttling in the traffic, one after another. He felt good about himself, but Xia Xiang was sweating next to him, feeling more tired from sitting in the car than driving.

Later, under Wang Yufen's strong opposition, he was replaced by Xia Xiang to drive. Xia wanted to get started. Cao Shujun, who hadn't spoken for a long time, let out a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, I can finally sleep with peace of mind."

Cao Yongguo was dissatisfied with the cannon and said, "Good boy. Dare to think that my dad is not good at driving? You don't know how many times you have been in my car from carrying to being big, why didn't you say it before?.

"In the past, I didn't have much knowledge, and I couldn't tell the difference between high and low without comparison." Cao Shujun said in a heartfelt manner, "Xia wants to drive fast and steadily, Dad." You drive fast, but you are swaying so much, it can be seen that there is still a certain gap in the level

In the laughter, it soon arrived at the single city.

Cao Yongguo originally wanted to return to Shancheng after the New Year this year, because if something happened to the city government, he could also deal with it in time. However, this year, the old man in the family was not in good health, and he kept nagging him to come back early. So he went home early and prepared to stay at home for three days.

When they arrived in Shan City, the soldiers were divided into two ways, Cao Yongguo's family went home, Xia Xiang asked Lian Ruohan and Cao Shuji to go to Cao's house first, and he went home alone.

Xia Cheng and Zhang Lan, who had already learned that their son was back, Zao Zhuo looked at the door, and when he saw Xia Xiang's figure, he happily greeted him. Xia An ran out quickly from behind, hugged Xia Xiang, "Brother, you are finally back, you miss me." ”

Xia Xiang gave Xia An a punch, "How about the work?" Did you make your parents angry? ”

Cheyenne smiled shyly, "Everything is going well at work." My parents are also very happy with me. ”

Xia Cheng stepped forward and grabbed Xia Xiang's hand, "Are you tired of the new unit?" Didn't see much fat? It's just that I don't get the sun in winter, and I turn a little whiter and then look behind me towards Xia, "Why didn't you see the mane?" ”

The family entered the house, and Xu Ning also lived with Xia An now, waiting for the next year to get married. As soon as Xu Ning saw Xia Xiang, he asked, "Brother, when will you and your sister-in-law get married?" Otherwise, Cheyenne and I will get ahead of you

"What are you talking about, but the brain Xia An criticized Xu Ning, "My sister-in-law is still in college, and it will take two years to graduate, so it's early." Who blessed my brother and found a sister-in-law

Xu Ning was furious, "Ah, you mean to say that I am old?" ”

Xia Xiang gave each of them a gift, "Go see the gift, don't make trouble."

Hearing that Cao Yongguo's family had returned, Xia Cheng and Zhang Lan couldn't sit still, so they had to go to Cao's house to have a look. Xia thought about it and felt that his parents should take the initiative to visit Uncle Cao, so he accompanied them.

Cao Yongguo's parents also live in a family home, but there is a distance from the old building. When the net went downstairs, I saw a group of people surrounding the downstairs of the Cao family, making a lot of noise, and a few police cars. When I asked, I found out that the government of Shan Cheng City did not know where to hear the news, and the executive vice mayor of Zhiyan City went home to visit relatives, and the mayor and a deputy mayor hurried over, and the police car drove the road and came to play a trick with Mayor Cao.

Usually the police car is scared of the summer. As soon as I saw that it was a single city government car parked downstairs, I was a little timid and didn't dare to go up. Xia Xiang smiled. When he came to the front, he was stopped by two policemen, one of whom said, "This place is under martial law, and idlers are not allowed to enter."

Than thanking everyone for their monthly passes and rewards, on a hot day, I suddenly felt cool and full of energy. I saw more and more familiar names one by one. is full of happiness? Thank you again to all my dear friends, with you walking with me, the road of the official god will go farther and farther.