On the way back, Chen Xing and Zhao Yiping sat in the same car, the dark and quiet carriage, and the depressing atmosphere filled the air.

"Xiao Chen, send Secretary Chen home first." After a long time, Zhao Yiping finally opened his mouth first, and in front of the driver, Zhao Yiping shouted Chen Xing's work title.

"Mayor Zhao, no, just stop at an intersection when you get to the city."

Zhao Yiping glanced at Chen Xing with a smile and said to the driver in front, "Xiao Chen, then follow Secretary Chen's wishes." ”

Chen Xing couldn't see the smile on Zhao Yiping's face clearly, there was no light on in the carriage, Chen Xing could only feel that the dull atmosphere seemed to be pressing on his heart.

The conversation with Zhao Yiping was not pleasant in the end, Chen Xing could have foreseen such an outcome before he came, Zhao Yiping, what he likes is his current use value, Chen Xing knows it, but now how can he be willing to be at the mercy of others.

When the car entered the city, Chen Xing asked the driver to stop at the intersection and take a taxi home.

"Chen Xing, how is it, that Zhao Yiping has nothing to do with you." Back home, the concerned eyes of his parents made Chen Xing's heart warm, he did not have a family background like Zhao Qing, but he had a family that respected himself and cared about himself, what if Zhao Qing lived in such a powerful family, a woman like Zhao Yiping, maybe she was successful in her career, but she didn't know how to be a good mother at all, in her eyes, maybe only power and money could be used to measure happiness.

Material things are the foundation of happiness, but the absence of material things does not mean that you cannot be happy.

Chai, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar tea, is not a kind of happiness.

Zhao Yiping is just a small microcosm of this real society, the society in the era of market economy has become more and more material and utilitarian, and today's Chen Xing has no resentment towards Zhao Yiping, such people abound in this society.

"It's nothing, she's just asking me to go out and talk." Chen Xing smiled.

"You're blind, a big mayor will have this leisure and elegance to come out and chat with you? She definitely didn't feel at ease. Zou Fang's eyes were white, and seeing that her son didn't want to say more, she didn't talk about this topic anymore.

"By the way, Chen Xing, someone came over just now, and he said it was your college classmate, and he left a bunch of keys before leaving, saying that it was for you." Chen Ping suddenly picked up a bunch of keys on the table and said to Chen Xing.

"Keys? Why give me the key? Chen Xing walked over suspiciously, "Dad, did he say who it was?" ”

"Yes, he said that his name is Fei Ren, he works in the local taxation bureau, and he has a good relationship with you."

"Fei Ren? Have a good relationship with me? Chen Xing sneered, "Dad, give me the key." ”

Chen Xing picked up the key and gently held it in his hand, a string of light keys, but it was a house with a market price of five or six million, and Fei Ren really wanted to stuff this house into his hand.

"Chen Xing, what kind of key is this? Your classmate didn't say anything just now, and your dad and I thought it was yours. Seeing the expression on Chen Xing's face, Chen Ping and Zou Fang were both a little strange.

"This is the key to the house in the staff community of the Puning Road Local Taxation Bureau, a new house of more than 200 square meters."

"A house of more than 200 square meters?" Chen Ping and Zou Fang were shocked together, and looked at Chen Xing in shock, "Why is he taking this key, he wants to give you this house?" ”

"Yes, it was said that it was lent to me, and it was similar to giving it to me."

"A house of more than 200 square meters, more than 200 square meters." Zou Fang was a little incoherent, walking back and forth in place.

"Chen Xing, your father and I took out half of our life savings to buy this early house of more than 100 square meters, at that time I still caught up with the good world, you see, now the housing prices in the urban area are 120,000 square meters, that is, the salary of my and your father for a lifetime is not enough to buy a hundred square meters, this person is good, Shengsheng took out such a big house to give away." Zou Fang's eyes stared at the small string of keys in Chen Xing's hand, as if it had magical power, attracting her.

"It's worth millions at market price, but their local taxation bureau itself buys it, I'm afraid it can be bought for a few thousand yuan per square meter, and that person still has real power in his hands, I don't think he really paid for the house, it is estimated that it is a symbolic down payment, and the others are in arrears, and now there are more people who play this kind of catfish."

"Anyway, it's a big house of more than 200 square meters." Chen Pingqing was also a little excited.

"Dad, Mom, we can't ask for this house, even if he gives it to us in the name of borrowing, we have to resign." Chen Xing looked at his parents calmly.

"yes, we can't have this house." Zou Fang sighed regretfully, and glanced at Chen Pingping, the eyes of the two of them still exuded a fiery light, but they gradually calmed down.

"Dad, Mom, we don't lack a house to live in now, so don't be dissatisfied." Chen Xing comforted his parents, he didn't expect Fei Ren to send the key directly to his house, both of his parents were paid people, and it was strange not to be blushing when they saw the big gift in front of them.

"If only the human heart were so satisfied." Zou Fang sighed, "Chen Xing, don't worry, I understand with your father that your future is more important than this house, as long as you can have a good future, it is better than anything else." ”

"Yes, we can't afford to lose something big, as long as you have a good future, we will never lack these things." Although there was reluctance in his eyes, Chen Ping still nodded in agreement.

Looking at his parents gratefully, Chen Xing was a little speechless, in the face of such a temptation, let alone his parents, even if it was himself, he was also shocked, it was a house of more than 200 square meters, not more than 200 yuan, he couldn't refuse such a temptation, he didn't know how determined he was.

"If you want to be able to climb higher in the future, I must stick to the bottom line now, open guns are easy to dodge, hidden arrows are difficult to prevent, there will never be a shortage of those treacherous villains in the officialdom, if I accept this silver mountain in front of me today, it is possible to accept a gold mountain tomorrow, once people's ** is not controlled, it will often be out of control." Chen Xing firmly warned himself in his heart that he was still far from his goal, far away, and he didn't want to fall on the road.

Chen Xing's face appeared in his mind at this moment, the other party is now a high-ranking department-level cadre, and he, after becoming Zhou Mingfang's secretary, has been adjusted to the main department, but even in the face of Zhao Yiping, he is still just a small person, today's light, that is from Zhou Mingfang's power, his value, from the current secretary's identity, otherwise, with Zhao Yiping's personality, how could he look at him more, and take the initiative to invite him.