Chapter 239 238. Surviving the catastrophe, settling the score later

Lin Xiao felt like he had had a very long dream.

In the dream, I seemed to die suddenly due to a hangover, and then I was transported to a parallel world and became a 17-year-old boy.

Then he went to school, worked, and by chance married a singer. He spent ten uneventful years there and one thrilling year.

Even in dreams, the image of what the wife he married in the parallel world looked like was very specific.

She is of medium height, with fair skin, gentle features and a small mouth. When she pouts a little when she is angry, she is so lovable that you can’t help but give her your heart, and you have no power to resist at all.

This wife is open-minded and virtuous. Although she has a glamorous job as a celebrity, she wholeheartedly supports him in becoming a deputy mayor of a township, a job that is very unsophisticated. She even gave birth to a child for him when she was still a little girl, with a big belly.

This wife was introverted at first, but after getting to know each other, she loved to laugh. When she laughed, there were two tiny dimples on both sides of her mouth, which were so sweet that made people dizzy.

This wife seems to be able to transform.

I was fighting floods on the dike and hadn’t slept for several days. I was so tired that I was confused and couldn’t tell the difference between human and animal.

Then the flood relief work was over, and I found a room to sleep. When I opened the door, I saw my celebrity wife waiting for me in the room.

How is this possible?
I wouldn’t even dream of doing this, it’s too unreasonable…

wrong!

In a daze, Lin Xiao frowned, feeling that this dream was too real.

Slowly, the sense of illusion in the dream began to fade, and his hearing, smell and touch began to recover gradually. He felt as if his left arm was pressed by something, there seemed to be a faint fragrance at the tip of his nose, and the sound of even and quiet breathing came to his ears.

All of this is so familiar, and makes people feel inexplicably solid and at ease.

Lin Xiao’s brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Finally, I opened my eyes suddenly and found myself in dim light, and couldn’t tell whether it was morning or evening.

There are red ribbons hanging from the ceiling and festive balloons stuck to the walls.

The color was so strong that it was obvious at a glance that it was a wedding room, and that it had just been used – because two or three of the balloons had already deflated.

Lin Xiao was a little dazed.

For a moment, I couldn’t tell which planet I was on, whether I was 35, 17, or 28.

Before I could figure it out, the squeezing feeling on the left side became more and more obvious.

He turned his head and saw Han Xixi’s calm and gentle face, who was sleeping soundly at the moment.

The bed was wide, but most of it was empty, and she snuggled up to him, holding his left arm tightly with both hands, as if she was afraid that he would run away.

Lin Xiao suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Fortunately, fortunately, I didn’t go back to Earth… I would have cursed at you then!!”

Lin Xiao felt emotional.

Although I couldn’t figure out where this was, why I was sleeping here, and why my wife was next to me…but as long as I was sure that I was still alive and still in this world, I should be thankful.

Nothing else matters.

After confirming this, Lin Xiao turned his head and stared at Han Xixi’s face quietly.

In the dim light, her face looked even thinner.

The original baby fat has all disappeared, and it is obvious that the pregnancy was hard and she has not been eating well recently.

Her eyes were closed tightly, and her long eyelashes hung upside down like a brush. Because she was lying on her side, her cherry lips were slightly pouting, which made people want to kiss her hard.

Lin Xiao pursed his lips, but finally couldn’t resist the temptation and kissed her on the cheek.

Mmm…so sticky and sweet.

He kissed her several times in a row, and finally when he was about to go further, the woman in his arms slowly woke up.

“Um……”

Xixi raised her head slightly, sleepily, and her long black hair covered the entire pillow.

“Honey, you’re awake…”

She was a little dazed.

“Ah.”

Lin Xiao agreed, and naturally put his left hand under her neck and pulled her over.

Xixi also cooperated very well. She naturally pressed her head on his chest and let his hands caress her long hair. The familiar sense of security spread throughout her body, evaporating the sleepiness bit by bit.

The two were silent for a while, and the room was filled with a comfortable quiet.

Soon, the sound of roosters crowing could be heard in the distance, one after another.

“Where is this?” Lin Xiao asked.

“Well……”

Xixi muttered incoherently and put her other hand over, as if she was hanging on Lin Xiao.

“Grandma’s house?”

“Grandma’s house?”

“Yes, your grandmother’s house!”

“Oh……”

Lin Xiao was indeed a little dazed, and it took him a long time before his memory slowly came back to him.

I remembered.

Yesterday I was fighting floods in Zhoujia Village. The dike suddenly broke and the situation was extremely dangerous. I still get scared when I think about it now.

“So this is my cousin’s wedding room?”

Lin Xiao asked while looking at the balloons on the wall.

Xixi still didn’t open her eyes and uttered “hmm” indistinctly.

Lin Xiao thought about it and agreed.

In the entire Zhoujia Village, the only person who was willing to give up his bedroom to the couple and who had just gotten married was my cousin Zhou Zhenpeng.

Although Lin Xiao believed that his cousin was willing.

But I feel a little embarrassed to sleep in someone else’s wedding bed, especially if it’s not the bridal chamber, which really wastes the beautiful scenery.

Lin Xiao felt like he was losing out when he thought about it.

He exerted force with his arms, hugged his wife tighter, and rushed over to kiss her hard several times.

“Well……”

Xixi was struggling to stay awake and was dozed off when she was suddenly attacked and kissed. She was immediately furious.

“Bad guy! Now that you have enough energy after a night’s sleep, you start bullying me!!”

Xixi was in a bad mood, but even when she spoke harshly, her tone was soft.

He rolled over, bending his waist to avoid pressing on her stomach.

Bend over.

Xixi’s long hair spread out in the dim morning light, her eyes were filled with fear like a little rabbit, her whole body was fair and plump, and she was very pretty.

“Just kissing you twice is bullying? This is bullying!”

As Lin Xiao spoke, he used his hands and mouth to climb up in the bed.

Xixi was shocked and embarrassed.

The two of them fought for a long time before Xixi threatened Lin Xiao with her bulging belly and asked him to stop.

The light outside the window became brighter, the crowing of roosters became louder and louder, and the whole world was waking up quickly.

“Why are you here?” Lin Xiao asked, panting.

“You’re still talking about it!”

Xixi smoothed her hair and said unhappily, “You haven’t contacted me for a few days. I was worried about you. I saw in the news that there were floods here and earthquakes there. I thought that you must be having a hard time in the rural areas…”

Xixi seemed to have been holding back something on her mind for a long time.

He was obviously a man of few words, but when Lin Xiao asked him, he started talking nonstop.

“I wanted to call you, but I was afraid to disturb you at work, so I didn’t contact you. I guess it’s nothing serious!”

Xixi lay on his chest and said to herself, “Later, I heard the news that the mayor of your Chaobai Town was washed away by the flood. I was shocked and realized that this flood was even more terrifying than what was reported in the news. That’s why I secretly ran to Chaobai Town without telling my mother.

“Didn’t I call you yesterday at noon? I felt relieved when I heard your voice. But not long after I hung up, my mother received a call from my aunt, saying that the dike here had burst. My parents and I were scared to death, so I quickly brought them here.

“Although mom was worried about you, she wouldn’t let me go to the dike, so I stayed in this room. Then I waited and waited, from dawn to dusk, and finally I got the news that the rescue was successful.

“You came back not long after. I wanted to take you home, but you fell on me as soon as you entered the door. I was so scared that I thought you were dead…”

Xixi kept chattering and Lin Xiao felt very unhappy.

I thought I was dead… I really kissed my wife, her little mouth was like poison!
“Luckily you started snoring soon after you lay down, so I realized you were just exhausted and not really dead. But come to think of it, I’ve heard of people dying in the line of duty, but they usually die directly at their posts. I’ve never heard of someone walking home and then dying…”

“Okay, okay, okay!”

Lin Xiao interrupted him quickly. If he didn’t stop her, his wife might say something even more outrageous.

“What happened next? You’ve been sleeping with me until now?”

“How can it be!”

Xixi’s voice became louder again, in a complaining tone, “You’ve been fighting the floods on the front line for so many days, your body is pickled and smells like a poison gas bomb. How can I sleep lying next to you?”

“…”

“Luckily I brought you some clean clothes from home. After you lay down, I asked mom to get some hot water and rubbed your entire body several times. Oh, at least two pounds of mud came off, and the water from the rubbing was all black. Can you believe how black it was?!”

“…”

Lin Xiao was moved and embarrassed when he heard this, and thought: What I’m saying is, there’s no need to describe it in such detail!
Xixi continued to chatter: “After I washed your whole body and changed you into clean pajamas, it was almost 12 o’clock and I went to bed. But now it’s not even six o’clock and you woke me up. Tell me, should I be angry!!!”

Xixi bit her back teeth and questioned in a baby voice.

Lin Xiao’s heart suddenly softened. He held her in his arms and kept stroking her head as if he was comforting a small animal.

“It’s all my fault. It’s my husband’s fault. He made my baby worry…”

“Humph, it’s all your fault!”

“It’s my fault, my wife, just go back to sleep, ah!”

“…”

Xixi was planning to continue sleeping, but she was almost awake from her nap and it was getting brighter outside.

She immediately lost all her sleepiness and sat up with her hands on her hips, angrily saying, “How can I still sleep?! Lin Xiao, you are such a bad guy! You made me so worried this time, you must make it up to me!”

Lin Xiao didn’t say anything. He put his hands under his head and grinned.

Seeing him laughing so foolishly, Xixi was also amused and grabbed a pillow and threw it at him.

“Still laughing… bad guy!”

“Okay, okay, I’m a bad guy, I’ll make it up to you!”

As Lin Xiao spoke, he tugged at his wife’s arm. After trying two or three times, they finally reached a tacit understanding. In the last try, she fell into his arms again.

Lin Xiao smiled gently, feeling emotional in his heart.

He kissed his wife on the forehead and said softly, “I’ll spend my whole life to make it up to you, okay?”

The sudden words made Xixi’s heart tremble. The worry, fear and panic of the past few days spread out in her heart again in an instant, making her feel extremely aggrieved suddenly. She was about to cry with her nose wrinkled.

Lin Xiao quickly hugged her tighter in his arms: “Alright, alright, my dear wife, alright, alright…”

After some comforting, Xixi finally stopped crying and laughed, and then she hung on him like a sloth.

Feeling the warmth in my arms and smelling the delicate fragrance.

At this moment, Lin Xiao felt like he owned the whole world and would not trade it for anything.

……

Although the breached dike was successfully sealed, the flood danger has not been completely eliminated.

After all, the Chaoshui River still maintains an extremely high water level, and the surging flood is rushing forward. If it can break through the dike once, it is likely to break through it a second time.

Fortunately, this wave of floods is not that difficult to kill.

After the town cadres continued to work day and night for three whole days, the flood peak finally passed smoothly and the river level dropped below the warning line.

This indicates that the rainstorm crisis has been officially resolved.

When seeing the notice issued by the county that the first-level flood emergency response was lifted, the whole town was not ecstatic, but only stunned as if they had survived a disaster.

tired!
I’m so tired!

Ten days of continuous perseverance, patrolling day and night, the danger of sudden danger…

After ten days, everyone in the town felt as if they had been skinned dry.

The same is true for Lin Xiao.

Even though he had a good night’s sleep after the breach in Zhoujia Village was resolved, he still had to work on the front line for the next three days, always on guard against the danger from happening again.

He didn’t feel relieved until the emergency response was lifted.

That night, I hugged my wife and slept soundly for ten hours. I felt refreshed the next day – after all, I was still young and had been accumulating energy recently, so I was able to recover from the days’ fatigue overnight.

Other cadres do not have this talent.

For several days in a row, the whole town was dead silent, as if the entire army had been severely damaged after a great battle.

Fortunately, this decadence is gradually improving with the healing of time.

Two days after the emergency response was lifted.

The scorching sun returned to the sky and the temperature soared to nearly 40 degrees, which was a stark contrast to the heavy rain and cold weather of the previous few days.

It was already mid-August, the height of summer.

The sun said: Don’t do basic exercises.

The common people were so angry that they cursed: “Now you are showing off, where were you during the heavy rain a few days ago? You conspicuous bag, I should have let Houyi shoot you down as well!”

The disaster-stricken areas are busy replanting seedlings under the scorching sun, and production and living order are gradually being restored in all places.

It was as if the flood a few days ago had never happened.

County People’s Hospital.

After a few days of observation, Qin Zhenggang’s vital signs gradually returned to normal and he was transferred to the general ward.

That morning, his heroic deeds were published on the front page of the Nanzhou Daily. Qin Zhenggang was already a famous figure in Yizhou City, Nanzhou Province, and the whole country.

Half a month ago, Lin Xiao used a funny and humorous writing style to package him as the “slippery-footed” mayor, and published it on the “Chaobai Window” public account and Douyin account.

Once the manuscript and video were released, they immediately triggered a heated response online.

Qin Zhenggang’s clumsy and down-to-earth image, coupled with his diligent, people-oriented, and responsible style, quickly attracted many netizens to like his posts, who praised him as the good cadre that the people need in the new era.

Because public opinion was so heated, it directly attracted the attention of the city’s main leaders.

As it is the flood season, only verbal commendations can be given temporarily. The Propaganda Department even called the office of the county magistrate Liu Wang directly, demanding that this model must be set well and that the enthusiastic netizens must not be disappointed. Qin Zhenggang’s “collapse” must not lead to a backlash in traffic, and the political environment of the entire city and even Nanzhou Province must not be plunged into a whirlpool of public opinion.

Liu Wang is not stupid, he has a very high political stance.

The media is even more sensitive. Zhang Peng, who works at the Nanzhou Daily, was contacted by Lin Xiao to report on Qin Zhenggang long before his story of being the “slippery mayor” became a hot topic on the Internet.

Zhang Peng felt that it had no news value at the time and rejected his old classmate’s request.

But he did not expect that just a few days later, this ordinary grassroots cadre who was not favored by him became an Internet celebrity with incredible popularity – at least an Internet celebrity on the local network.

Zhang Peng suddenly felt that he had made a mistake.

He quickly contacted Lin Xiao, wanting to strike while the iron was hot and conduct an in-depth interview and report on Qin Zhenggang.

Of course Lin Xiao is welcome.

After all, although Qin Zhenggang’s deeds have caused quite a stir on Chaobai Town’s official account and video account, they are all online channels and may not receive much attention from the city’s leadership.

But it would be different if it could be published in the Nanzhou Daily.

This is the provincial official media, a newspaper that leaders must read every day. If Qin Zhenggang’s deeds were printed in it with great fanfare, the county leaders would not dare to touch him even if they had the courage of a leopard!

This was also what Lin Xiao had planned when he first asked Zhang Peng for help.

It’s not too late to put the cart before the horse and reach the same destination through different paths.

With Lin Xiao’s help, Zhang Peng quickly wrote the report, had it reviewed and approved by the editor-in-chief, and was ready to be published in the Nanzhou Daily.

As a result, a major flood came at this time and the entire province was on alert.

The Nanzhou Daily had been writing articles about heavy rain and floods for ten consecutive days, and this article was also taken down.

Now that the flood is over, the manuscript will be published again.

The title Qin Zhenggang used before was no longer the joking “slippery” mayor, but the “heroic” mayor who sacrificed himself to save others.

In addition to the previous popularity, there is also the fact of heroic rescue.

Qin Zhenggang’s deeds were highly valued by the editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper, and after some discussion, they were able to surpass those of a number of provincial leaders and made the front-page headlines.

As soon as the newspaper was released, it immediately attracted attention from the entire province.

That morning, the phones of various county offices were flooded with calls, either from higher authorities or news media, all asking about Qin Zhenggang’s injuries.

At noon that day, the mayor, organization minister, propaganda minister and other major leaders came to Qin Zhenggang’s single room – of course, the single room was urgently changed after the county learned that the leaders were coming to express their condolences.

It was 11 o’clock in the morning when Lin Xiao learned that his father-in-law had led a team to visit and offer condolences.

No one believed it when he told him the news, as it was the county magistrate Liu Wang who called him personally.

“Lin Xiao, you are the author of the article about the mayor who slipped, and you were the first person to rescue Qin Zhenggang after he fell into the water and was rescued. You have the most comprehensive understanding of the whole story. When the city leaders come to express their condolences, you have to be there…”

Liu Wang called Lin Xiao using a private phone. There was no noise around him, so he must have been in his office.

His tone was so gentle that you couldn’t tell he was the head of a county. Instead, he sounded like Lin Xiao’s biological elder brother.

Liu Wang’s subtext was already very clear: Qin Zhenggang’s case had been publicized too widely, to the point where the county could no longer bear it. The city leaders came down to express their condolences, but perhaps as they asked questions they would turn it into accountability – of course not holding Qin Zhenggang accountable, but holding the county leadership team accountable.

After all, Qin Zhenggang was described as a hero in the newspapers for jumping into the water to save people, but in the eyes of his leaders, it was you who had omissions in organizing flood prevention work.

Some things are hard to figure out.

Qin Zhenggang has made the front-page headlines of Nanzhou Daily, and the whole province is paying attention to him. The city has to think about it even if it doesn’t want to!
Liu Wang really couldn’t control the situation, so he came to Lin Xiao for help.

After all…others may not know the relationship between Lin Xiao and the mayor, but can County Magistrate Liu guess it through various clues?

It was for this reason that he could swallow his pride and seek help from the mayor’s son-in-law, hoping that he would speak well of the county in front of the higher-ups and not let a good thing turn into a bad one.

Since the county magistrate had spoken, Lin Xiao had to give him face and agreed immediately.

“Beauty filter, huh? Leave it to me. I’ll turn it up to level 10 for you… Just don’t get scared!”

……

At half past eleven, a brand new Coaster stopped at the main entrance of the County People’s Hospital.

five minutes later.

Qin Zhenggang’s ward was filled with a pile of administrative jackets, and the “official atmosphere” almost rushed out of the room and filled the entire corridor.

“Zhenggang, you are now the hero of our entire city. You must receive treatment and strive to recover as soon as possible. Only when you are healthy can you continue to contribute to the people, right?”

Han Haijun smiled amiably and said these words while holding Qin Zhenggang’s hand, without any embarrassment in front of a room full of people.

Qin Zhenggang was very frightened.

After all, he was just a town mayor at the section-level, and in a large unit he was at most a cow or a horse. When had he ever seen such a big leader?

He was very panicked, and his body had not yet recovered, so he looked pale and trembling, looking very pitiful.

Han Haijun felt even more distressed when he saw him like this.

“Your body has not recovered yet because of too much exhaustion… Lie down and rest!”

Han Haijun went to help personally.

Qin Zhenggang became even more panicked: “Leader, I, I, I, I can do it myself… Thank you for your concern!”

Han Haijun smiled warmly, but his hands left no room for doubt as he smoothed the pillow for him.

Liu Wang interrupted in the corner at the right time: “If the leader asks you to rest, then take a rest. Don’t let the leader down!”

This was said loudly, but no one responded.

Liu Wang looked a little embarrassed.

At this time, Organization Minister Zhang Deqing suddenly laughed and said, “I heard that Qin Zhenggang was successfully rescued to the shore by a deputy mayor of the town. It was he who immediately performed CPR on the injured, which bought time for the subsequent rescue, right?”

This topic was brought up abruptly, but because Zhang Deqing’s tone sounded like a casual chat, it didn’t seem awkward at all.

Of course, the main reason why it is not embarrassing is the cooperation of other people.

“Yeah, I heard about that too. What a talent!”

“This is a blessing in disguise. If there wasn’t someone who knew how to perform CPR, Zheng Gang would have been in trouble…”

“This deputy mayor is really capable. He remained calm in the face of danger and has the demeanor of a great general!”

“…”

Everyone was talking at once, and they sounded very serious, as if they were there themselves.

As the deputy mayor, Lin Xiao stood closer to the window on the inside of the bed than the county magistrate Liu Wang.

After the leaders cooperated with each other.

Zhang Deqing then glanced at Lin Xiao and said with a smile: “Lin Xiao, the deputy mayor who saved people is you, right?”

This question shifted the attention of everyone in the room from Qin Zhenggang to Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao was simply amazed.

When he was a “young seedling” coming from Ninghai, it was Minister Zhang who personally sent him there.

It’s normal that Zhang Deqing still remembers him. After all, he is in charge of organizational and personnel work. If he doesn’t have this kind of vision, it would be useless for him to be such a high-ranking official.

Lin Xiao wondered at the time whether Minister Zhang knew about his relationship with Mayor Han Haijun?

This mystery has never been solved.

But now, he was sure—Minister Zhang must have known it a long time ago.

Logically, Qin Zhenggang should be the only protagonist of today’s condolences.

But with just a few words, Minister Zhang shifted the spotlight from Qin Zhenggang, who jumped into the water to save people, to the deputy mayor, who remained calm in the face of danger.

But he still didn’t say it clearly.

Instead, he pointed out the facts first and then threw the credit to Lin Xiao, giving people a feeling of being out of the matter.

But the problem is, since Zhang Deqing knew Lin Xiao’s identity, and also knew that Han Haijun was rescued by a deputy mayor of the town after he was brought ashore, combining these two pieces of information, how could he not verify it? Could it be that the deputy mayor who rescued him happened to be the mayor’s son-in-law?

He must have verified it because it was not a secret and could be easily found out.

But now, Zhang Deqing spoke in a chatty tone, praising the deputy mayor for a long time, and then casually asked: Lin Xiao, is that you?

First, the topic is raised to create suspense, and then the answer is revealed to attract attention.

This series of operations satisfied everyone’s curiosity, satisfied Lin Xiao’s vanity, and flattered Han Haijun in a subtle way.

It’s simply high.

Even though Lin Xiao knew that this was just Minister Zhang’s trick, his praise might not be sincere.

But he still couldn’t help feeling in a good mood, a feeling of being recognized and affirmed, and his emotional value was at its maximum.

Everyone in the room was waiting for Lin Xiao’s response.

There was a wave of emotion in his heart, but his face was calm with a smile. He nodded and said, “It’s me, Minister Zhang!”

After he finished speaking, the smile on Han Haijun’s face became slightly brighter.

The other leaders saw the big picture from the small details and surrounded Lin Xiao, praising him with all kinds of language skills, which made people dizzy.

Lin Xiao was a little dazed.

Fortunately, he still remembered today’s important task.

So at the request of the leaders, I recounted what happened that night.

Lin Xiao began: “In fact, what I did was nothing. Qin Zhen was rescued because of the proper command of the county. When he fell into the water, County Magistrate Liu immediately mobilized all the rescue teams that could be mobilized in the county and carried out a carpet search along the river for a whole night…”

In the corner, Liu Wang’s eyes lit up when he heard the cue to himself.

He was secretly delighted and confident that calling Lin Xiao was a wise decision. The mayor’s son-in-law’s words carried more weight than his own!
Liu Wang felt that he had also taken advantage of Qin Zhenggang’s contribution!

But what he didn’t notice was.

When the leaders heard Lin Xiao’s words, their expressions changed slightly.

Qin Zhenggang was rescued to shore at the riverside within Chaobai Town and was not washed far away by the flood.

In theory, the search and rescue operation is not difficult.

But the rescue team searched for a whole night and couldn’t find him…

The leaders hadn’t thought about it carefully before.

After Lin Xiao said this, he felt that something was wrong – was it that the rescue team was incompetent, or was it that Liu Wang’s command was not appropriate?

At that moment, everyone exchanged glances with each other, seeing through the situation but not saying anything.

Lin Xiao knew that his words had worked, and continued with a sigh: “Also, the other cadres in Chaobai Town are also very powerful. During the flood season, all the cadres rushed to the front, and no one retreated. Take our deputy mayor in charge of flood control for example. Although he has only been in Chaobai Town for three months, he has never been involved in grassroots work before.

“But during the flood season, he insisted on commanding and did not rest for a single day. On the day when the county issued a red rainstorm warning, he and Qin Zhen discovered a dangerous situation while patrolling the dike, and cooperated with Qin Zhen to deal with it in a timely manner. As a result, the dangerous situation was handled, but he accidentally fell into the water. After being lifted ashore by Qin Zhen, he had a high fever for seven days, and only recovered barely two days ago…”

Lin Xiao’s words were touching.

The leaders’ eyes became more and more strange. When they first heard his words, they thought he was trying to take credit for his colleagues who had worked so hard to fight the flood, but as they listened more they felt something was wrong.

The rainstorm lasted only ten days, and the deputy mayor had a high fever for seven days?
Wouldn’t that make him a fool?

Also, everyone only knows that Qin Zhenggang jumped into the water to save someone, but no one knows who he saved.

I thought it was a villager before, but now after listening to Lin Xiao’s words, I realized that the person he saved was actually the deputy mayor in charge of flood prevention in the town…

The phrase “accidentally fell into the water” is very artistic.

The flood hadn’t broken out yet. How careless would one have to be to fall into the river?

In the ward, the leaders’ eyes became complicated.

Han Haijun sat at the head of the bed, squinting at his down-to-earth, honest and reliable son-in-law, but today he was acting out of character and was full of ulterior motives.

Han Haijun was surprised, but also very interested and watched the show with great interest.

Lin Xiao saw that the atmosphere in the ward was becoming increasingly tense, but he pretended not to notice and continued to speak steadily:

“Of course, the person I admire most in this whole thing is Qin Zhen. When the flood season occurred, he was actually in a very bad mood because of some things. But he quickly adjusted his mentality and focused on flood prevention and disaster relief. From beginning to end, he did not let his personal emotions affect the overall flood prevention situation of the whole town. I admire this very much, because if I were in his place, I would probably not be able to be so selfless and selfless…”

Lin Xiao said this, shaking his head and sighing.

Then he realized that he had said too much. His eyes flashed with panic, and he said in a very reserved and fearful manner: “I’m sorry, leaders. I’m a person who speaks without restraint. I made a fool of myself for you.”

After hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, giving Deputy Mayor Lin enough face.

After Lin Xiao’s speech, the expressions of everyone in the ward changed.

The leaders all smiled without saying anything, with complicated expressions, but it was impossible to guess what they were feeling.

As the top leader, Han Haijun was more open about his emotions. He couldn’t hide his admiration for his son-in-law’s behavior of secretly complaining.

He married his daughter to Lin Xiao because he was determined and reliable.

But in officialdom, being reliable and down-to-earth won’t get you far; you also need to be selfish, ambitious and ruthless.

What Lin Xiao was complaining about today was not a complaint, but Han Haijun’s control over his son-in-law’s future – his son-in-law had been in the countryside for less than a year, but he was forced to complain in a sarcastic way. It seemed that this grassroots training was quite effective.

Han Haijun was so satisfied that he couldn’t hide his smile.

In the corner, Liu Wang looked as if his mother had died.

Ever since Lin Xiao said that the deputy mayor had a high fever for seven days, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong. He always felt that Lin Xiao’s praise was more unpleasant than scolding.

But since it was none of his business, Liu Wang was too lazy to think about it.

Until he heard to the end that Lin Xiao directly said that Qin Zhenggang “was greatly affected by some things”, he almost wet his pants on the spot.

Although Lin Xiao didn’t say what it was.

But with so many leaders hearing it, it doesn’t matter whether he explains it clearly or not.

Which of these leaders is not the reincarnation of a human being?
As long as they have a suspicion in their minds, they will use all means to find out the real inside story.

Although this so-called inside story is nothing new.

But now Qin Zhenggang is a positive role model in the entire province and a popular representative on the entire Internet. Not only will netizens not let him suffer any grievances, but the leaders will too.

So, Lin Xiao’s words were like the TV series just starting to air, but Liu Wang went straight to the advance screening and watched the finale.

It’s over, it’s over now…

(End of this chapter)