Chapter Eighty-Four: A Chance Encounter
Because the punishment was refuted, Xue Xing was also criticized by Ning Guohu, from this word, Xue Xing is obviously also a taste, this Zhou Fan seems to have some origins, this is someone above according to him.
Although his heart is not divided, Xue Xing's attitude towards Zhou Fan has not changed much, but after this incident, Xue Xing obviously understands that it is just these trivial things, and it is obviously impossible to do anything to Zhou Fan, if this is not good, it will cause the dissatisfaction of the people behind Zhou Fan, but it will make things complicated.
Because he couldn't entangle Zhou Fan's request, the old man agreed to come to the Beijing Hotel for dinner together, because today is the death sacrifice of the second grandmother, originally Zhou Zishan would accompany the old man to see the second grandmother every year, but Zhou Zishan is in the northwest this year, so naturally there is no time to rush back, as for the relationship between Zhou Ziming and the second grandmother, it is conceivable, and it is naturally impossible to take time to accompany the old man to see the second grandmother.
Zhou Fan also occasionally learned about this matter in Zhou Huan's mouth, and when the old man went to worship the second grandmother, Zhou Fan led Zhou Huan over with him.
The second grandmother was buried on Eucalyptus Mountain, Zhou Fan remembered that it was the first time in his life to go to the grave of the second grandmother, because in the previous life, from the beginning of being sensible, Zhou Fan remembered the contradictions between the family and the third uncle's family, according to the surnames of Zhou Ziming and Tang Aiju, naturally Zhou Fan would not be allowed to worship the second grandmother.
The grave of the second grandmother is not big, so it was built later, the old man was locked in the cowshed, what happened at home, the old man couldn't care, and when the old man came out, he heard the bad news of the second grandmother, if it wasn't for the chief's kindness to bury the bones of the second grandmother, maybe the second grandmother's grave is obviously empty.
In front of the tombstone of the second grandmother, Zhou Fan could see that the old man should feel quite guilty about the death of the second grandmother, but there are some things that you can't avoid if you want to, just like how many families of revolutionary martyrs were persecuted in those ten years, even after the chaos is set right, can the dead still be able to come back to life?
"Second grandma, Huanhuan and I came to see you, the third uncle is not in the capital this year, so he specially ordered me and Huanhuan to take him to kowtow to you." Zhou Fan pulled Zhou Huan, and the two knelt beside the old man.
"Xiuying, look at it, the children have come to see you." The old man muttered softly.
One husband and wife are very kind, although the second grandmother is filling the house, but the relationship between the husband and wife cannot be fake, and the old man's feelings for the second grandmother are also true.
The old man knelt for a while, Zhou Fan helped the old man to get up, and it was close to noon when he came back from Eucalyptus Mountain, so at Zhou Fan's request, the old man accompanied his grandson to the Beijing Hotel for dinner.
Speaking of which, before the old man retired, every state banquet was often arranged in the Beijing Hotel, but after the old man retired for so many years, he basically rarely came out, let alone came to the Beijing Hotel, even the old courtyard of the old man, the old man rarely came out, the old man basically lived a life of idle clouds and wild cranes, and every day when he was free, he held on to the two pieces of land in the yard, and then read books and practiced words.
Although he has not shown up for so many years, the Beijing Hotel has also changed a lot of new faces, but the manager of the hotel has not changed, and when he saw the old man enter the door, the manager hurriedly called the owner of the hotel, and personally came out to receive Zhou Fan's grandson and grandson.
Looking at one of the most powerful people in this republic, the manager's heart was still very nervous, and he was afraid that he would not entertain him well and leave a bad impression on the old man, which would indirectly affect the image of the Beijing Hotel in the eyes of the old man.
"It's Xiaolin, I haven't been here for so many years, I didn't expect you to receive me." The old man smiled and said, this Xiaolin is obviously a little inappropriate to use on the other party, in Zhou Fan's opinion, this manager is almost past the age of confusion, and this small word seems to be incompatible, but compared to Old Man Zhou, this Xiaolin is also appropriate.
"Old Zhou, do you still remember me?" was called the manager of Xiaolin, his expression was difficult to suppress his excitement, looking like this, he almost didn't cry, he didn't expect that after so many years, Old Man Zhou still remembered himself, what a great honor it is.
"How can you not remember, you dropped the plate at the beginning, and you didn't get scolded." The old man said with a smile.
"I didn't expect Zhou Lao to remember this incident." Manager Lin said slightly embarrassed, obviously it was a little embarrassing to be talked about in the past.
While he was talking, there was a noisy sound in the direction of the lobby, Zhou Fan and the others turned their heads to take a look, and saw Xue Xing arguing with a server about something, although it was far away, but it seemed that it was not very pleasant because of something.
"Do you know this man?" As soon as Zhou Fan's eyes rolled, the old man could see what was on his mind, and from the look on Zhou Fan's face, the old man could obviously see that Zhou Fan knew each other.
"Director Xue in our office, I don't know what happened, I'm arguing here, I'll go over and take a look." Zhou Fan said lightly.
The old man nodded with a smile and said, "It's Xue Xing, right?" Let's see if we can help. ”
I didn't expect the old man to know Xue Xing's name, I think it was because of Zhou Fan's relationship that the old man would pay attention to Xue Xing.
Zhou Fan nodded, turned around and walked in the direction of Xue Xing, seeing Zhou Fan, Xue Xing was obviously stunned, but his face was unusually ugly, after all, whoever encounters such a thing does not like to be seen by people he knows.
"Director Xue, what's going on, do you want me to help?" Zhou Fan asked cautiously.
Although Zhou Fan said it very sincerely, but in Xue Xing's ears, Zhou Fan's words were not so good, but a little sarcastic, Xue Xing's brows were tightly locked, and his eyes looked at Zhou Fan coldly, to see what Zhou Fan could play.
Zhou Fan smiled bitterly, this is really a feeling of being kind to be a donkey's liver and lungs, but according to the relationship between the two, it is inevitable that Xue Xing will have such suspicions, after all, in Xue Xing's opinion, it is naturally impossible for Zhou Fan to really help him out of the siege, and it is true to see his jokes.
Seeing that Zhou Fan was at a loss, Manager Lin, who was following Zhou Fan, pulled the waiter aside and asked a few words, and then told Zhou Fan what had happened.
It turned out that Xue Xing wanted to invite someone to come to the Beijing Hotel for dinner, but it was almost time to eat, the box had already been booked, and the place was not booked, Xue Xing was angry here, it can make Xue Xing lose such a big temper, it seems that the face of the character Xue Xing wants to feast on should be not small.
Zhou Fan smiled and muttered in Manager Lin's ear, Manager Lin naturally smiled and nodded in agreement, it is rare to have something to help Zhou Fan, and Manager Lin naturally wants to do it properly.
"Director Xue, I booked an extra box at noon, and I don't need it now, if you don't dislike it......." Zhou Fan replied with a smile.
Xue Xing was slightly stunned, originally thought that Zhou Fan was coming to see his jokes, but he didn't expect to really help himself, because Xue Xing did have a very important person to invite today, otherwise it would be okay if he couldn't get into the box, let alone make a fuss here, but now he can't be ambiguous, when he was at a loss, he didn't expect Zhou Fan to do himself a favor, which made Xue Xing's impression of Zhou Fan change a little.
"I didn't expect you to eat here Xiao Zhou, since that's the case, then I thank you." Xue Xing said with a smile, this meal at noon is very important, and Xue Xing is naturally not easy to shirk.
"Come over to dinner with grandpa, he rarely comes out to eat when he is an old man." Zhou Fan said with a smile, and Xue Xing raised his head slightly and glanced in the direction of Old Man Zhou.
The old man obviously noticed Xue Xing's gaze, and nodded at Xue Xing with a smile, but Xue Xing saw the old man's appearance clearly, but the expression on his face was frozen there, and the boss of the mouth fight wiped his eyes vigorously, worried about whether he was wrong.
"This is Zhou ......." Xue Xing also stammered a little when he spoke, and his gaze at Zhou Fan was also very different, even if Zhou Fan had any backers, Xue Xing didn't take it to heart, but now Xue Xing can't help but weigh his own weight, in the minds of this family, he is undoubtedly not even a small pebble, let alone a stumbling block for others.
Zhou Fan neither shook his head nor nodded, but just said with a smile: "Director Xue, my grandfather wants us to come over." ”
The meaning of these words, this demeanor, and the middle has been undoubtedly revealed, just like when the ancient royal family summoned civilians, no matter what you thought in your heart, there was no need to consult your personal opinion, it was just an order.
Even if it is a provincial and ministerial-level senior official in front of Old Man Zhou, he basically doesn't dare to breathe, let alone Xue Xing, a cadre at the deputy department level, standing in front of Old Man Zhou, Xue Xing is uncomfortable for a while.
"It's Xiao Xue, Zhou Fan, this kid is not sensible, under your hands, you have to criticize and educate him well." This was not said in the capacity of Old Man Zhou, but only in the capacity of Zhou Fan's elder, but when he heard Xue Xing's ears, the meaning was very different.
"Actually, Zhou Fan is very helpful to me, and his performance is usually very good." Xue Xing responded with a smile, in front of Old Man Zhou, even if Xue Xing had any dissatisfaction with Zhou Fan, he could only hold it in his heart, and inevitably he still had to praise Zhou Fan a few words.
Xue Xing glanced back at Zhou Fan, but he didn't expect Zhou Fan to have such a deep background, it seems that the ministry is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
"Director Xue is too polite, it all depends on the leader's love for me, although Director Xue may have some misunderstanding of me in his heart, but I will definitely do a good job under the leadership of Director Xue." Zhou Fan replied with a smile, but this statement revealed a meaning, Xue Xing may have misunderstood himself about the matter of reporting the letter.
If Xue Xing usually explained it like this, maybe Xue Xing would still think that Zhou Fan was telling him to forgive, but after revealing his identity, Zhou Fan's credibility in saying this is different, I believe that after today's pass, even if Xue Xing still has some bad feelings towards Zhou Fan, he will not deliberately target Zhou Fan again.
ps: I didn't expect the opinion of Chapter 83 to be so big, let's talk about it first, in fact, there is foreshadowing in front of Sugarcane, that is, the relationship between Xue Xing and Director Fang, with the support of the leaders of the ministry and commission, it is not very easy to move a deputy department-level cadre, especially if it only involves the relationship between men and women, and there is no substantial evidence.
Generally speaking, if you really want to move a deputy director-level cadre, you still have to start from the economic aspect, and the relationship between men and women is only an additional condition, so many people are clamoring that the protagonist should take down Xue Xing, but in fact, it is really difficult to do anything in the middle, and if you really want to take Xue Xing, the relationship on Director Fang's side may also break down, which will not be good for the future development of the protagonist, and if you really want to remove a leader, the relationship between the new leader may not necessarily be harmonious, so according to the original intention of Sugarcane, it is still necessary to deal with this relationship.
As long as this report letter is really not written by Zhou Fan, then the two sides are actually not mortal enemies, and there is still room for relaxation, so let's not be too drastic.
As for the so-called abuse of the owner, this kind of thing should not happen in Sugarcane's books, especially the old book friends know best!