After parking the car, Xia Xue was about to reach for the car door, but she saw a familiar car in the rearview mirror, she stopped her hand, and didn't get out of the car in a hurry until the car drove away and ran into the house.

"Xiaoxue is back!" Qin Lan stood up, and the condensation between her eyebrows had not yet dissipated.

"Mom, did Luo Bobo come just now?"

"You see?" Xia Zhongping was stunned.

"Well, I met at the door, the distance is a little far, and the license plate looks like his special car!" Xia Xue said, "Dad, what is Uncle Luo doing here?" ”

"It's nothing, I haven't seen you for a long time, just chat casually and catch up on the old days!" Xia Zhongping smiled and picked up the newspaper casually, "Qin Lan, you were still yelling to make a delicious meal for Xiaoxue just now, hurry, go stew those few mullets!" ”

"Okay, you two talk slowly, I'll cook!" Qin Lan stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

Xia Xue always felt that her parents had something to hide from her, but they didn't say it, and they couldn't ask, so they had to pretend to be nothing, guessing what happened.

"Hey, Xiaoxue, how are you preparing for studying abroad?" Xia Zhongping put down the newspaper and asked suddenly.

"Ahh Xia Xue was a little unable to take measures, and was stunned for a moment before she understood her father's question, so she said: "I have been prepared for a long time, but the credits have not been completed yet, and then there is the IELTS exam, I am going to take the exam in January next year, prepare in advance!" Dad, why did you suddenly ask about this? ”

"It's okay, I don't know about going abroad, I just care about it! Get ready, you ask Jing Zhi more, he is good at this! If time permits, go out in advance to see the campus environment, investigate, studying abroad is not a trivial matter, it is related to your lifelong future! ”

"Dad, is something wrong?" Xia Xue asked keenly.

"It's really nothing!" Xia Zhongping waved his hand and said with a smile: "You kid, you know that you are suspicious and suspicious!" ”

"Dad, I'm not young anymore, and I'm not an outsider, if there really is anything, you shouldn't hide it from me!"

"Old Xia!" Qin Lan walked out, wearing an apron around her waist, "Tell the child, you can't hide this from Xiaoxue, and let her be mentally prepared when she says it!" ”

Xia Zhongping thought for a while, reached out to touch the cigarette case on the coffee table, took out one and lit it and took a deep breath.

"When I was chatting just now, Junqing just talked about your graduation and euphemistically mentioned your marriage to Luo Xin!"

"You promised!" Xia Xue stood up with a "pout", sweating in a hurry.

"Of course not, Dad still doesn't know your mind!" Xia Zhongping waved his hand and motioned for Xia Xue to sit down, "He just took it as a joke, and casually mentioned the past of the teenagers you and Luo Xin played with when they were studying, and expressed the meaning of marriage between the words!" Dad is not confused, this is an excuse, the marriage is just a temptation, thinking that the alliance is real, he is still here to lobby this time! ”

"Let you take the lead and convince the old leader?"

"Well, that's right, that's what it means!" Xia Zhongping nodded, "The opposition led by Ye Qingqing has been suppressed and is completely in decline, but the centrist is sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, neither opposing nor cooperating, Zeng Jiayu is afraid that it will drag on for a long time and leave an opportunity for the opponent to fight back, so he wants to use me as a breakthrough to break the current deadlock and completely stabilize the situation!" ”

"And what are you going to do?"

"Xia Xue, has there been any movement on Ye Qingqing's side recently?"

"I don't know!" Xia Xue shook her head, "I can get less and less news now, not only me, but even Long Ling'er, Crayfish and others are kept in the dark, and only the third elder and Cai He know the inside story." From what I've observed, they are definitely playing a big game, but it's too deep to understand! ”

"Jing Zhi doesn't know?" Xia Zhongping asked.

Xia Xue shook her head, not knowing whether she was affirming Xia Zhongping's question, or expounding her subjective judgment.

"Dad, you'd better ask Grandpa Lin!"

"The old man of the Lin family went back to Dongjiang yesterday, saying that there was going to be a large-scale commemorative event there, and when he went back to see his old comrades-in-arms, he might have to stay for a long time, and I only found out today!" After Xia Zhongping finished speaking, he asked again: "What about Mu Yuan?" No news yet? ”

"If it goes well, Makihara may be back in the near future!"

"Oh!" Xia Zhongping sat up straight, the news was a little sudden, "Ye Qingqing made a move?" ”

"It's not!" Xia Xue shook her head, "A few days ago, the Heavenly Master's Mansion held a seal ceremony, and the three elders brought people over to congratulate, I don't know how to negotiate, the other party promised to exchange Mu Yuan, but how to exchange, what to exchange, and when to exchange have not yet been said, but the tone of the three elders is extremely positive, and it seems that they are completely sure!" ”

"I see!" Xia Zhongping leaned back on the sofa again, quietly smoking the cigarette in his hand.

"Dad, although I don't know much, I think you were a little too indecisive before, I hope you don't make a mistake this time!" Xia Xue sighed, "Before Mu Yuan disappeared, I had a deep conversation with him, and he understood and even supported what I did, and felt that this was a two-sided bet, serial insurance!" ”

"Xiaoxue, dad thank you!" Xia Zhongping patted the back of his daughter's hand, "Don't worry, I'll be cautious this time!" ”

"Xiaoxue, let's go out as soon as possible!" Qin Lan said, "If you leave, your father and I will have nothing to worry about, Jing Zhi's ability is not small, and he can take care of you!" In case of...... Something happened at home, this is also a way out! ”

"Mom, it's not that bad! Dad was just suspended, they investigated for so long, and they didn't catch any tricks! Otherwise, today is not a coercion, but a coercion! ”

"This mom understands, but I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if, we came from that era, and we've seen too much! Look at those friends of Muyuan, now they are too busy to take care of themselves, both bright and dark are beckoning to death, and there must be a limit to the whole person, how can you do this! ”

"It's a test!" Xia Xue shouted emotionally, "Those who really followed Mu Yuan, none of them were abandoned, Wu Shengwen, Fang Hongchen, Feng Yunchen, and even the little gangsters like Huang Mao were secretly protected!" ”

"Xiaoxue, what did you say?" Xia Zhongping shuddered suddenly, stared at his daughter and asked.

"Dad, I don't know if this battle can be won, but Ye Qingqing is definitely affectionate and righteous. After the last fire, Fang Hongchen was besieged, and the factories were about to close down, Ye Qingqing asked Hua Manlin to privately give them 10 million to deal with the lawsuit, Fang Hongchen is nothing, Ye Qingqing did it for the sake of Fang Hongchen's reluctance to give up on Mu Yuan! At the most critical time, these people are all twisted into a rope, on the other hand, Zeng Jiayu Those people, they are indeed very strong now, but they are all grass on the wall, a group of rabble who only want their own selfish interests! ”

Listening to his daughter's words, Xia Zhongping's brows suddenly stretched and he laughed.

"Lao Xia, when is this, you still have the heart to laugh!"

"My daughter has grown so much, and she values love and righteousness, can I not be happy!" Xia Zhongping waved his hand, "Xiaoxue, your mother's worries are not all unreasonable, prepare for studying abroad, don't be disrupted by trivial matters!" In the matter of marriage, although you can rest assured, we will not force you, it is all up to you, you should rest assured! ”

"Dad, thank you!"

"Silly girl!" Xia Zhongping stood up and stretched, "I was busy before, so I didn't have time to think about it, but I finally figured it out during this time!" Even if I can be reinstated, after such a fuss, I'm afraid it will stop there, and then sit back and wait for retirement! That's the case, leaving early is also retreating, and retreating late is also retreating, anyway, I am honest and honest as an official, they can't do anything to me! ”

"Dad, I'm afraid they'll come back to force you!"

"Push me? They can force me, but can they force the old leader? Drag it slowly, and one day it will see the light of day! Xia Zhongping threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray, "Let's go, eat!" ”

"Maybe we won't have to wait long!" Xia Xue said suddenly.

"What do you mean?" Xia Zhongping stopped.

"I'm not sure yet, but you also know Mu Yuan's ability, alas, everyone around him can't be underestimated!" Xia Xue sighed, "If that incident becomes a big problem, some people will be able to see how terrible Mu Yuan's strength is, once the people around him move, the implication is too wide!" ”