"I'll be honest with you, I didn't want to punish you in the first place. The decision on the punishment of an alternate CPC Central Committee member should be made at a meeting of the decision-making level, and it will not be so rash. However, it is mainly due to your persistence, if you can't persevere, you won't have today's meeting, and it will be difficult for you to go further on the road to politics. ”

"Boss, neither Secretary Hong nor you reminded me to insist on it."

Director Zeng said: "How can we remind you? A qualified leader who can't stick to what he thinks is right is a bureaucrat at best. Besides, can we remind you once, and can we remind you for a lifetime? But that's fine, we all know you're a donkey. ”

Wuyang said with a smile: "Boss's words are good words, enough for me to enjoy for a lifetime, thank you boss." ”

"Just say thank you?"

Wuyang said, "I invite you to play golf?" ”

"No, can you still do such a swaggering thing now? Don't you know how to take care of your body, let's go to your Beijing office, and you can help me take care of it. ”

"Boss, my true qi is very masculine, I'm afraid it's ......"

"I'm afraid I'm too old to stand it, right? I think my body is no different from when I was 40 years old. ”

"Boss, after sorting out, some problems are not easy to deal with."

"If you can handle it, you can deal with it, and you can't be blamed."

Wuyang said: "Boss, I don't know how to operate the affairs of our county and city offices in Beijing, and I haven't taken action, so I want to ask you for instructions." ”

Director Zeng smiled: "This kind of thing will also stump you? I don't care. Discuss it yourself. ”

"Boss. Our Beijing Office is engaged in infrastructure construction. Isn't it going to a hotel?. ”

"Don't go to the hotel. You haven't worked in Lujiang, let's go to the Lujiang Beijing Office. ”

"Chief, I used to be in Lujiang and in the county, and the county's Beijing office has been abolished. I'll ask clearly. ”

"You're going to worry about that. Let's go. ”

After getting into the car, Wuyang called Wen Shiping and asked for the address of the Lujiang Beijing Office, and Director Zeng asked the driver to drive off.

Soon arrived at the Lujiang Beijing Office, and Wen Shiping was waiting at the gate. The woman next to him isn't Jin Yan?

After getting out of the car, Wuyang greeted Jin Yan with a smile. The petite and delicate Jin Yan does not seem to have left any traces of time on her face or body, and her pair of small dimples are still so charming. "Swallow, why did I meet you here?" Then it was introduced.

"Chief, Secretary Li, please inside. It has been more than two years since I came to the Beijing Office, and it was Xiaoxiao's father who arranged for me to come over. Xiao Shan is running all over the country anyway, and there is no difference between Lujiang and Beijing when I stay in Lujiang. My house is not far from here. Xiao Shan happened to be at home, and I asked him to prepare a few dishes. Is it OK to go to the house for a drink at night? ”

"I'll accompany the chief, and I don't have the skills."

Director Zeng said, "Little Swallow, shall we go together?" ”

Jin Yan said: "If you want to ask the chief, I'm afraid you won't move." ”

"There is no chief here. You and Comrade Wuyang are old colleagues, and he and I are also colleagues, and we are all colleagues. ”

Wen Shiping led the way in front, took the room card and opened the door, Wuyang said: "Lao Wen, you turn on the air conditioner hotter, I'll say a few words to Yanzi and come in." ”

"Okay, I'll make tea first, and ask the chief to rest for a while."

Walking away a little, Wuyang said, "Swallow, how are you doing?" ”

Jin Yan smiled, "Okay, don't worry about anything." If there's anything, let's talk about it. ”

"I just wanted to say a few words to you, it's okay."

"Wuyang, do you remember me?"

Wuyang smiled: "What is our relationship?" We've had an office romance. ”

Jin Yan said: "It's adultery, right? ”

"Why is it so ugly? Do you have a grudge against me? ”

"After all these years, have you ever thought about me again?"

"Of course I did. But you are already married, for the sake of your family's happiness, I can't look for you anymore, you have to understand. ”

"Nope. If you can review your homework with me, I'll forgive you. ”

"Didn't you just say that Xiao Shan is at home?"

"He went to do a fire inspection yesterday, and the child also lived in school, and I was alone at home, so I originally wanted to ask you to go, but the chief didn't know what to do, so he wanted to stick a bar."

Wuyang smiled: "Yanzi, you originally had this mind, so to speak, I was still trying to try, after you gave birth, it hasn't changed at all, is it a sperm." ”

Jin Yan said: "It's a sperm, and there is an extra centipede essence on the belly." ”

"Okay, I'll go and clean up the chief's body, and I'll be able to finish it in an hour."

"Okay, I'll call you."

Wuyang entered the room to groom Director Zeng's body, waited for him to take a bath, and lay down on the bed, and then used his true qi to groom. Director Zeng's physical function is not bad, and Wuyang is more familiar with this situation, and he has taken care of it without any pain at all. Leave Wen Shiping to say hello, and come out by himself.

After talking on the phone, Jin Yan came with a person in a suit and skirt, "Wuyang, this is our staff Shi Qiong." Shi Qiong, this is Secretary Li of Yihe, you already know it, but you haven't met yet. Let's go and sit in the room. ”

took Wuyang into the room, and Jin Yan said that there was something wrong and left.

Shi Qiong got up and poured tea for Wuyang, and said with a smile: "Secretary Li, I have admired your name for a long time, and I only got to see the face of heaven today." ”

"How do you know about me?"

"I knew your name when I was in junior high school. My dad is the head of the building at your construction company. He used to be the head of the sixth construction company in the city, after the collapse of the six construction company, he returned to the countryside to farm, and the family's life fell into an embarrassment, and then he went to your construction company, once saw you, and went home and said that you are a handsome young man in his early 20s, and I will remember you at that time. ”

"I'm sorry, but I don't have any impression of the head of the building surnamed Shi."

"How can you blame this, you don't directly manage the company yourself, I'm afraid you can't recognize some deputy managers, right?"

Wuyang smiled: "That's really the case." How long have you been working? ”

"I graduated from university the year before last and was admitted to the civil service in the second half of the year. Work with Sister Yan. Sister Yan came to Beijing. Just talk to the leader. Let me come along. ”

"Are you still comfortable working here?"

"It's very easy, just book tickets and arrange the accommodation of people who come to Beijing."

"What's your father's name?"

"Stone from afar. He is the head of the building number of the 7th branch. ”

"Is the income okay?"

"Yes, there is an income of 6 or 700,000 yuan a year."

"There's some gray income, right?"

Shi Qiong smiled and said: "In your company, the salary and bonus are higher than other companies, but if you want to talk about gray income, there is no gray income at all." Several bulk building materials, such as steel, concrete, bamboo plywood, plastic steel doors and windows, etc. It is all arranged by the company, and the wages of migrant workers cannot be arrears, let alone deducted, so how can there be gray income. ”

"Xiao Shi, your father is an expert in the construction industry, and we are now acquaintances, do you want to mention him as a branch manager or something?"

"Okay, thank you for the help."

"Okay, I'll call right away to arrange it, so as not to have too many things. I forgot about it again. ”

Take out your phone and call Miao Jun. introduced Shi Ziyuan's situation and asked him to transfer him to be the manager of the branch. Miao Jun said thank you repeatedly, the boss was so supportive.

Shi Qiong rested her elbows on the table with her hands and elbows, her palms supporting her head on her face, like a well-behaved little girl, looking at Wuyang with unblinking eyes. After Wuyang hung up, she glanced at her, and her twin heroes became red.

"What do you think?"

"Secretary, do you know why Sister Yan brought me over?"

Wuyang smiled: "I don't know, it's hard to guess." ”

"Do you say I'm pretty?"

"Of course it's beautiful, no powder, eyebrows, eyes like autumn, just like your name, it's a beautiful Qionghua."

Shi Qiong said: "Sister Yan said that she wants to protect me under her wings and leave it to you." ”

"How is that possible? Do you know my situation? ”

"Yes. Sister Yan is your old lover, and you have dozens of wives at home, isn't that so? ”

"This Jin Yan, she even said this?"

"It was after I said that I would follow you with all my heart for the rest of my life that she sued me about this, in fact, you have always been in her heart. Especially when my brother-in-law is not at home, when she is watching TV or surfing the Internet alone, she can't help but miss the time when you are together. ”

"Xiao Shi, with me, it may be far worse than Jin Yan's monogamy, and it is probably a common thing to stay alone in an empty room. If there are too many people, there will inevitably be contradictions, and there will be a lot of grievances, and the most I can do is to appease a few words, and I can't criticize others. ”

"I know how to get along in a big family. With the people you love, you have everything. Come, see if it smells in my mouth. ”

Shi Qiong stood up as she spoke, and Wu Yang reached out and hugged her tightly, and her lips were tightly pressed together.

"Okay, you two just hugged each other, and you haven't thanked me yet."

Jin Yan had a room card, opened the door and came in, Shi Qiong was ashamed and wanted to push away Wuyang, but she was helplessly hugged tightly and couldn't get out.

Shi Qiong broke free of Wuyang's lips, "Sister Yan, what do you want to thank!" ”

"Any thanks are at your disposal. Shi Qiong, is he a person who has become a noon sun now? Sister is a person who has come over and knows what your mood is. ”

"Sister Yan, just spare me."

"Afraid of what? Women have such a day. I'll go to the office and sit for a while, you guys are okay, call me, hang up after two rings, and I'll come back. ”

Wuyang pulled her into his arms and hugged her left and right. "Swallow, don't go, let's sleep together."

Jin Yan saw Wuyang's lips approaching, and immediately covered her lips with her hand, "No, let Xiao Shi accompany you, I have to go to the office, otherwise it will be difficult for people to ask." There's a chief next door to greet you, and I'll come back in the evening. ”

Jin Yan left, the two of you, look at me, I look at you, Shi Qiong lowered her head with a red face, and didn't dare to look at Wuyang. Wuyang said, "Xiao Qiong, are you going to give yourself to me like this?" ”

"Is there anything wrong?"

"There are no ceremonies, no flowers, no blessings, and there is no name in the future, I feel sorry for you."

"Brother Wuyang, at least we have a bed. Most of our classmates just lay out a dress under the tree on campus. From a girl to a woman. They don't have any regrets. ”

"Nope. We can't do that. Don't you want to be with me for the rest of your life, I can't let you marry naked like this, we will all be old in the future, if you blame me with this, how can you let me answer? ”

Shi Qiong said: "Brother, you are thinking really far. Also, when a woman is old, her mouth is broken. It's inevitable that you will unconsciously say something hurtful. Brother, you say, what to do now, I listen to you. ”

"You sue me first, I'll transfer you some money, and then we'll buy some clothes and jewelry, and you'll remember the gift you received on the day you became a bride."

"Okay, thank you, brother. Brother, I only have a salary card, is that okay? ”

"Yes, yes. But it's not good. People in the bank know what you work in. With so much money on your account at once, you might get into a storm in the city. You bring your ID card, and we'll open an account. ”

Shi Qiong said, "Brother, do you want to give me a lot of money?" Sister Yan was also kind to you at the beginning, but I didn't hear that you gave her a lot of money. ”

"At that time, I didn't have much money myself, Yanzi left me to marry Xiao Shan, I didn't get the news beforehand, and then in order not to affect their relationship between husband and wife, it was not good to give it again. Xiao Shan has been working in our company for so many years, and I still take care of him, let him be responsible for the installation of fire protection engineering, the purchase and renewal of equipment, and there should be several hundred million yuan of input every year. ”

"How many hundreds of millions are that?"

"It's nothing, you will soon know that more money doesn't really play a big role in life."

Shi Qiong smiled: "Brother, for a rich person like you, you must be able to say that, but for a family like us, if you want to buy a house with a better location in the capital, you can't empty your family foundation." ”

"If you could buy a lot of houses with your money, would you buy them?"

"To buy a house, you need a household registration, and you have to limit the purchase, you can't buy it. If I have money, I buy a lot of shops, rent them out, quit my job and collect rent every day. ”

Wuyang smiled and said, "Do you need to collect it every day?" Doesn't it wear you out? Let's go, let's go to the bank first. I'll go first, and you can go out later, so that no one else can see it. ”

Wuyang opened the door, went downstairs to Pingli, and happened to meet Wen Shiping. "Boss, you're going out?"

"yes. Go buy something. How did you leave the room? ”

"The chief is asleep, and I'll smoke in the ping."

"You go and stay outside the door, don't have any accidents."

"The director of the Lujiang Beijing Office is on guard, I'll drive you."

"Okay, let's go, stop outside the gate, there's 1 more person."

Wen Shiping smiled and said, "Who is the boss going to take to the street to buy things?" ”

Wuyang said: "Don't be so curious, will you know later?" In the future, she will live here for a while, and you will take care of her as much as possible, and you will not let anyone know who she is. When asked, you say it's a new employee, you know? ”

"Okay, got it."

Driving outside the gate, Shi Qiong quickly came out. After getting on the bus, the afternoon sun told me the direction of going, and the car went to the jewelry market on the side of the Olympic Village. Qin Xiaoying and her family have a bank on the side of the road, by the way.

Wen Shiping said: "Xiaoshi, don't you want to be transferred to our city, did you tell the secretary?" ”

Shi Qiong said: "I don't want to transfer now, I'm going to go back to Lujiang to find a man and marry myself." ”

Wen Shiping said: "Just look for a partner in the capital, there are many excellent boys here, and there is a lot of choice." ”

"No, you can't afford to buy a house here, you can't live in a single dormitory. Besides, if the city transfers me back in the future, isn't that going to be separated? ”

"Or you think about it for the long term, sooner or later, we people will have to go back."

Shi Qiong said: "Director Wen is promoted when he goes back, and I will still be a junior staff member when I go back." ”

Wen Shiping said: "Where can you go up? Can you still make me deputy mayor? I can't do it either. ”

Wuyang said: "Promotion always has to be promoted, if you can't be a deputy mayor, the people's congress, the CPPCC or other departments, it is not difficult to arrange a deputy department level." If this is done well, the counties and cities don't know how to thank you. Even if you don't go back, you can be promoted to a deputy inspector. ”

"Thank you boss for your care, I will do my best to do a good job. Just now I called the Beijing offices of various counties and cities, and they were very happy to hear about it, and they went to report to their families. Boss Yu also reported there, and he said that it is no problem to build a house with funds, but it may be difficult to sell a house now. ”

Wuyang said, "Don't listen to him. When the time comes, you can estimate a reasonable price by region. Let him buy it all at once. Make sure he can sell it. ”

Wen Shiping said: "Boss, can Boss Yu come up with so much money at one time?" ”

"He's very powerful, even if he doesn't, let him go to the bank for a loan. These people started by playing with bank loans, and they know how to get them. ”

Wen Shiping said: "Boss, I think you are the highest-level player." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"After you hear me, you have to admit it. We have a county office in Beijing. According to the smallest 30 acres of land, if the land is sold, the maximum price is 50,000 per square meter, plus some buildings, the maximum is 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 If we let the builder bring money to build, minus the cost, we can make at least 30 billion, what a big difference between them. Do you say you're the biggest player? Fortunately, you made this matter clear out of public intentions, so that the money was not lost. If you don't say it. Secretly contact the builders and let the builders bid for the land. You say hello, we can't be disobedient, as long as you share 10% of the profits from the builders, it will be billions. If you go to receive gifts, you can only collect so much money in the Year of the Monkey? Do you think I'm not wrong? ”

Wuyang smiled: "Lao Wen, I really haven't thought about this aspect yet. However, even if I thought about it, I couldn't do it, make my own people's money, and lose my heart. The world is so big, where can't you make this money? ”

Shi Qiong said: "Secretary Li, your realm is really high. ”

"It's not a question of whether the realm is high or not, the main thing is that you can't put your mind on making money. When I see an opportunity, I want to fish, and I go to prison to get rich, and I have no money to spend, isn't it a waste of work. ”

Shi Qiong said: "Secretary, you leaders, except for buying a house or something, basically don't touch your own money, and you really don't need to use your brains." ”

Wuyang said with a smile: "Xiao Shi is right, I will introduce you to a civil servant in the future, with a virtuous help like you, your lover will not be confused." ”

"Okay, I'm waiting for the secretary to introduce someone who has a good name."

"Okay, that's on me. Lao Wen, stop for a moment, I'll go to the bank to meet a friend, by the way, do something, you wait a while. ”

Shi Qiong said: "Secretary, I am studying finance, so let's fill in the documents for you." ”

"Okay, you can come with me."

After entering the bank, Wuyang walked straight to the VIP room, and the staff inside greeted him with a smile, "Boss, what do you need me to do?" ”

Wuyang didn't know her, and knew that this was her professional habit, "You help me open an account and transfer some money." ”

"Okay, please bring your ID card, I'll make a copy of it for you, and then fill out these forms, soon."

Sure enough, it was done quickly, and when transferring the money, Wuyang thought that if Shi Qiong was given the amount of money to each wife, I was afraid that she would be frightened, so it was better to give her less first.

"Xiao Qiong, how much will you give?"

Shi Qiong knew that Wuyang was rich, and he would definitely not give him less. "Give less, it's useless to take it now, 20 million is enough."

"How's that going to work? Your sister Xiaoxiao played mahjong, and she lost this number. Besides, you still have to buy a house and buy a property. ”

"Brother, when you talk about this, I was in the car just now, and suddenly such an idea flashed in my mind, buying a house for rent, it is better to build a house and run a supermarket by yourself, and engage in department store retail, this is an uninvolved business of our family, right?"

Wuyang said: "We also opened a supermarket in Heyuan at home. ”

"Sister Yan took me there, and it inspired me. I'll share my thoughts with you later. ”

"Okay, then I'll give you more funds, so that you don't have to let go."

After Wuyang finished speaking, he transferred 134 billion to her according to the amount he gave to other wives. Shi Qiong counted the zeros for a while, and from the single digits, he finally counted clearly.

"Brother, it's too much, why don't you need so much?"

"If you want to build it all over the country according to the business model of Heyuan Supermarket, I'm afraid it's not enough. But I can only give you so much, it's not enough to ask Sister Xiaoya for it. Xiaoya will also give you some. ”

Shi Qiong said: "Brother, I have to develop slowly, I can't spread it out so wide all at once, then the first one to open will be profitable, and there will be no need for so much start-up capital." ”

"Let's go, let's go back and discuss it again."

Out of the bank, it's not far to the Jewelry City. Let Shi Qiong pick and choose in her own store. I went over to say hello to Grandpa Qin and Grandpa Zhou.

Grandpa Qin said, "Wuyang." This year, Myanmar did not open the jade public market in July and November. The wool from southern Yunnan has also decreased significantly, and the president of the Jade Association told me that the domestic jade market is very good now, and the merchants have no inventory in their hands, so I want to think of a way. I have no other way but to look for you, can you see if you can go to southern Yunnan? ”

"Grandpa, you can ask the association to inform everyone to prepare funds. I'll find a way to make a trip. Even if I don't go, I'll arrange for someone else to go, anyway, just let them buy enough jadeite. ”

Grandpa Qin said with a smile: "The war in Myanmar has caused the suspension of the Jade Market, and whether it will be restored in the future is also a distant matter, which will inevitably bring panic to the merchants. ”

Wuyang said: "I do what I say, it's a big deal to use my family's inventory. ”

"When will it pass?"

"The sooner the better, you can quickly call back to the Jade Association."

The end of the year is approaching. They both had good business and didn't have time to spend with him. After saying a few words, he walked away.

Shi Qiong saw it and said to Wuyang: "Brother, I know I have it at home, so I won't take it here." Besides, it doesn't look good with Director Wen. ”

"Okay, you can go back and ask for it, we don't lack this at home."

The two agreed, and Wuyang went over to find Wen Shiping, "How is it, do you like it?" ”

Wen Shiping smiled and said, "Boss, I like it, but this thing is so expensive, we can't afford it." You don't buy Xiaoshi, let's go. ”

Wuyang said: "Lao Wen, if you like it, buy a few." ”

Wen Shiping said: "Boss, I don't want it." I can't even look at something so expensive. ”

"You don't care about the price, as long as you like it."

"Boss, or you can choose one for me over there."

Wen Shiping pointed to the counter, all of which are jade objects of bean seeds, and the price is several thousand yuan, if it is at the level of Wuyang gambling stone, the cost and processing fee of such a bracelet will not exceed 100 yuan in total.

Wuyang smiled: "Lao Wen, you also underestimate the level of leadership, right?" Without further ado, just take a ring and a pendant. Waiter, pack, I'll go pay. ”

Wen Shiping said: "Boss, I really can't ask for it, thank you for your kindness, I went to the car." Otherwise, you should buy something for Xiaoshi. ”

Shi Qiong said, "I don't want it, let's get in the car." ”

Back at the Beijing Office, as soon as he got out of the car, Jin Yan came over, "Xiaoshi, what good things to buy?" ”

Shi Qiong said: "I went to accompany the leader, but I didn't buy anything." ”

Wuyang said: "I want to buy something for you and Director Wen, but you dislike it, and I can't help it." ”

Wuyang did want to buy it for them, but later considered that his superiors sent things to his subordinates, what was the matter? Even if the chief knew that he was buying people's hearts, the means were too inferior, so he simply didn't buy it.

Shi Qiong said: "Sister Yan, Secretary Li and Director Wen will serve the chief, let them hurry up and rest." ”

Jin Yan said, "Dinner has been arranged, let's go up." ”

After the two left, Wen Shiping took out the room card and gave it to Wuyang, "Boss, you can rest for an hour and have dinner." ”

Wuyang said: "Don't get stuck in time, when the chief comes out, ask for his opinion, and then call me." Arrange four dishes and one soup, and try not to spread the news. ”

"Okay. I arranged to eat in my room, and I brought it in myself, and said that I had a friend, and I had done it before. ”

went upstairs to the room that Jin Yan opened, the door was open, and Jin Yan and Shi Qiong were already inside. Jin Yan smiled and said: "Wuyang, I have been waiting for you for a long time and can't wait for your call, when I opened the door, I saw that the building was already empty, so what did you do?" ”

Wuyang smiled: "I said let you not go, I like to sleep with you." ”

"Cut, it's such a high-level leader, and he still likes to mess around so much. Time is running out now, so let's go to my house in the evening. Xiao Shan likes to call home, I don't know if he is really good to me or check my post. ”

Shi Qiong said: "My brother-in-law must like you when he marries such a beautiful wife." Sister Yan, if you rekindle your old relationship with Wuyang, are you sorry for your brother-in-law? ”

Jin Yan said, "What does your girl's family know? As long as Xiao Shan is at home, he can't be less than a few times a night, he is away all the year round, do you think he has no affair? ”

Wuyang said: "Then you still have a lot of them, you should be satisfied?" ”

"He's not you, every time I'm just right, he's not good, I still miss the time we spent together, wave after wave."

Shi Qiong said: "Sister Yan, you guys are making waves here, I'll go to the office to write something." ”

"It's better for you and Wuyang to come first."

"No, you can't stay here at night, and it's not good to go to your house at noon, in case you run into your brother-in-law, you won't be able to get over your face. You have to let Wuyang save some strength, I still have virgin land to develop here. ”

Wuyang said: "Xiaoqiong, you will go to eat by yourself later, don't let the chief see it." ”

"Why?"

"Don't you know you're pretty?"

After Shi Qiong closed the door, the two couldn't wait.

The two relived the old dream more than 10 years ago, and they still enjoyed it, I don't know how long it took, the phone vibrate, and when I saw it, it was Director Zeng who called. "Boss, are you resting?"

"I've long since left, and now I'm with the boss. It's okay, you can come to my office tomorrow. ”

Wuyang said: "This time I came in a hurry, next time I come to Beijing, I will report directly to the chief." ”

"Okay, you are also a senior cadre, you can ask me to report directly to work. You know the phone number in my office, right? ”

"Yes. Goodbye, chief. ”

Jin Yan said: "Wuyang, I don't have anything to do, I'll return the money to you." ”

Wuyang smiled: "Let's be so honest with each other, don't mention the matter of money, right?" If you insist on mentioning it, I'll give you some more. ”

Jin Yan hugged Wuyang's head and pressed it to her chest. "My noon sun is smart and knows how to give money to the swallow again. Wuyang, seriously, I don't care about your hundreds of millions. I sold tea with Xiaoxiao and Guo Jia, and made hundreds of millions, and later ran a teahouse, and sold the teahouse that couldn't be operated and made some money, Xiao Shan was responsible for fire protection in your company, and earned 60 billion in 5 years. We used this money to speculate in stocks, and thanks to Xiaoxiao's help, we also earned 2 billion in the early years, and then withdrew from the stock market in time to invest in real estate, and our assets increased exponentially. ”

Hearing the sound of Wuyang's stomach, Jin Yan smiled and said, "Big girl, are you hungry?" Let's eat. ”

"Okay." Wuyang turned over, "Yanzi, did you apply to come to the Beijing Office to facilitate the purchase of real estate investment in the capital?" (To be continued......)