On New Year's Day in 07, Comrade Bai Yang, deputy director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, temporarily changed his travel plan. Originally, I said that I would take Xiaoxiao to my grandfather's house at noon to celebrate the New Year with my grandfather and grandmother, but Xiaoxiao changed her mind because of what she said last night.

Xiaoxiao is seven years old this year and is already in the first grade of primary school. When I got home yesterday, Xiaoxiao didn't have time to put down the cute Mickey Mouse schoolbag, so she couldn't wait to say to Baiyang: "Mom, let's go to grandpa's house later tomorrow, okay?" ”

Poplar can't help but be a little strange. Xiaoxiao* is usually the most obedient and has never refuted her idea, what happened today?

"Xiaoxiao, what's wrong? Why do you want to go to Grandpa's house later? ”

"Well, the South told me that he was coming to my house tomorrow. Ask me if I'm welcome. Also, the mothers in the south are also coming along. Aunt He said, you've seen her, haven't you, Mom? ”

Xiao said crisply.

Poplar couldn't help but be stunned.

He Mengying is going to come to her house as a guest?

He Nannan used to be in a kindergarten with Xiaoxiao, and the sister and brother got along. Xiaoxiao especially likes the south, always takes him to play with him, and if there are any good things, they will give him first. When I got home, I always had to talk to Poplar about the South. He also said that the south is very brave, never cries, and is a real man.

Poplar secretly sighed, this is really thicker than water.

Although Xiaoxiao and Nanfang don't know that they are brothers and sisters, they are so close to each other.

When Poplar used to pick up the young, he also often saw the south. That child was born tall and big, and at a young age, he exuded a ruthlessness, which really deserved to be Liu Jun's species.

"Xiaoxiao, when did the South tell you?"

Poplar was stunned for a moment, then asked, and then reached out and took off the schoolbag for his daughter.

Xiao Xiao tilted her head and said, "Just now, Aunt He took the south to our school." He said that Nanfang missed me and must come to the school to find me. Actually, I miss him a lot, too. I didn't see each other for many days, and the south grew taller again. ”

Bai Yang looked at Aunt Cai.

The small job of picking up and dropping off has always been in charge of Aunt Cai.

Aunt Cai smiled and nodded, and said, "That's the case, Miss He said, I want to visit the director tomorrow." ”

Poplar smiled: "Okay, welcome." Aunt Cai, please cook two more dishes at noon tomorrow...... Tiny, what does the South like to eat? ”

Xiaoxiao replied seriously: "The south likes to eat spicy food, and when I was in kindergarten before, the children in the whole kindergarten could eat chili peppers alone. ”

Poplar couldn't help but be stunned again. This characteristic of the south has been told to her by Xiaoxiao before. This genetics are very powerful. However, Director Bai, an authentic native of N Province, is not very capable of eating spicy food.

"Okay, then let's make a few dishes with chili peppers and entertain Nanfang and his mother, okay?"

"Mom, you promised?"

Xiaoxiao cheered and clapped her palms, very excited. This was the first time her "friend" had come to visit, and the little girl was naturally excited.

Bai Yang smiled and said, "Of course you have to agree, you like the south, and your mother likes him too." ”

"Great, great, mom is awesome!"

Xiao Xiao opened his hands to his mother, Bai Yang smiled and hugged her, Xiao Xiao put his arms around her neck, and kissed her several times.

"By the way, Mom, I don't know if mothers in the south eat spicy food? You and I can't eat spicy food either, or why don't we make a few non-spicy dishes? ”

After thinking carefully, I immediately thought of a new problem.

Poplar smiled and nodded.

At about ten o'clock in the morning, the sound of cars sounded outside the villa, and Xiao Xiao didn't wait for the guests to ring the doorbell, and immediately ran over and opened the mahogany door of the villa.

Standing outside the door was He Nannan and his mother, Aunt He.

"Hello Aunt He!"

Xiaoxiao first bowed to He Mengying and said hello.

"Hey, little is so good!"

He Mengying touched her little head, smiled and nodded in praise.

"South, come in, I'll have a lot of toys for you......"

After greeting the elders, Xiaoxiao took He Nannan's hand and said happily. Last night, she had spent a lot of time sorting out her toys to make the South happy.

Poplar greeted him with a smile.

"Mengying, hello."

"Director Bai, hello."

Two delicate and fair-skinned little hands that held boundless power were gently held together.

He Nannan didn't rush to look at the toys with Xiaoxiao, walked up to Bai Yang, bowed like a little gentleman, and greeted in a childish childish voice: "Hello Aunt Bai!" ”

"The South is so good. South, you were coming yesterday, not to mention how happy you are. I've been busy all night preparing toys for you. ”

Poplar said with a smile.

"Aunt Bai, I also prepared toys for the little sister."

He Nannan said, and took a beautiful gift from his mother's hand

Xiao Xiao took it and asked curiously, "South, what is it?" ”

Nanfang's little face showed a "mysterious" smile and said, "You can open it and see it yourself......

Xiaoxiao hurriedly put the gift box on the coffee table, carefully untied the beautiful bow on it, opened the box, and said "wow", but it turned out to be a delicate and abnormal white rabbit doll. Long ears, snow-white fluff, and especially a pair of eyes, even sparkle with a jewel-like sheen. Because of these smart eyes, the whole little white rabbit seems to be alive and lifelike.

"I like it so much...... South, how do you know I'm a rabbit? ”

The little cheered, reached out and carefully hugged the little white rabbit, gently stroking the white fluff, with a satisfied look.

"I know, Mom told me. Mom said, you are the little white rabbit, I am Maxima! ”

Seeing this situation, Bai Yang smiled and said to He Mengying: "Mengying, I bothered you. ”

He Mengying smiled: "You're welcome." As long as the children are happy. ”

"Hehe, yes. Come, please be seated. ”

He Mengying's dress today has a very strong British style, and she looks very ladylike. Poplar is a very modest women's suit. After all, the two are engaged in different professions, and their outfits are also different.

He Mengying sat down on the sofa, and Bai Yang personally poured her a cup of tea. Dafan Liu Jun's confidantes have been influenced by him, and his daily drinks are mainly green tea.

"Come, South, come to my room...... My room was Snow White's palace and there were a lot of toys...... There are also swings. ”

Xiaoxiao is holding the little white rabbit in one hand and pulling the south in the other. The two children jumped into the small room. This Snow White palace was still a few years ago, Liu Jun specially invited someone to renovate it, and the whole room was arranged like a magic castle, and as soon as the child entered, he would not even think about coming out for a while.

He Mengying said with a smile: "They are too affectionate. Since Xiaoxiao left kindergarten, Nanfang has to talk to me every few days, saying that he hasn't seen Xiaoxiao for a long time. ”

Bai Yang smiled: "Xiaoxiao too, I used to be in kindergarten, every time I went home, the first thing I did was to tell me about the south." ”

"Blood is thicker than water!"

He Mengying said with emotion.

Poplar was slightly stunned, then nodded slightly, and seemed to be very emotional. When Liu Jun was still working in the Youth League Committee of N Province, Bai Yang had seen He Mengying, and with a woman's intuition, the two women could feel each other's relationship with Liu Jun. After so many years, except for He Mengying's wedding and Liu Jun's wedding, the two have met, and they have never crossed paths too much. I didn't expect to be able to sit together today and watch the two children play happily.

It should be said that between the two of them, there has long been no inexplicable "hostility" or "vinegar", but they seem to be carefully avoiding something. He Mengying took the initiative to visit today, which not only surprised Bai Yang, but also made her feel gratified.

Both of them, in the eyes of others, are so good.

One is the deputy ministerial-level secretary in the system, and the call for advancement has been very high recently. According to the analysis of amateur observers, after this year's national party congress at the latest, Poplar will definitely be among the ministers; The other is a female boss who is famous in Beijing, and she is a well-known philanthropist in the world, with a net worth of hundreds of billions.

At this level, there is really no need to care about anything like ordinary children.

"Poplar, are you talking to Joon on the phone? This time! ”

The two chatted for a while, and He Mengying suddenly asked, and the title changed from the well-behaved "Director Bai" to "Baiyang", and asked directly about Liu Jun, which seemed very casual and a little close. This transformation was done inadvertently.

Poplar smiled and said, "By phone." Congratulations to him anyway. ”

"Congratulations? Hehe, I don't think so. ”

He Mengying shook her head with a smile, and her words were amazing.

Poplar's eyebrows raised slightly, and he asked inquiringly, "Why do you say this?" ”

"He's too strong. This time, don't look at the big victory, but also commit a lot of taboos. I'm worried that others won't make him so comfortable, and he will definitely find him a little uncomfortable. ”

He Mengying said a little melancholy.

It should be said that He Mengying's concern is not unreasonable. Yu Xianghong fell, and a certain superhero was sick and on leave, which can be said to have suffered a heavy blow. It's unlikely that they'll make a move in a short period of time, but that doesn't mean they'll stop from there, and it's entirely possible to make a stumbling block.

Poplar nodded silently.

In fact, she has the same concern.

Although He Mengying is not in the system, she only understands the dynamics of high-level secretaries more clearly than ordinary cadres.

"In a short time, they couldn't stop him. He is that person, you know. No one can beat him in a head-to-head encounter. I'm just a little worried that they're going to stuff him with a governor who doesn't go the right way. When the time comes, he can be accused of not uniting his comrades. It's okay now, but it's hard to say later. In this regard, in fact, he should learn from the old Xue family. ”

Poplar thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter. Different backgrounds naturally lead to different paths to growth. The effective method of the old Xue family, Xiao Jun may not be able to use it. Don't worry, like you said, no one can stop him! ”

Poplar said with confidence.