When Secretary An arrived, Li Xia was still staging a sit-in protest at the Public Security Bureau.
But it's not that she was being unreasonable; the reason is that the secretary's father-in-law was originally the head of the Bao'an District Supply and Marketing Cooperative, wielding immense power. Even after the secretary was arrested, he was still boasting that he had connections above him and could get out of jail with a little maneuvering.
Has this messed-up society really become the Party Secretary's personal property?
Li Xia was determined to stand firm and fight against the secretary's "higher-ups".
Director Zhao was angry but helpless because he couldn't persuade her to leave.
In mainland China these days, not many people can afford to wear a well-fitting suit. Secretary An's suit not only fit perfectly but was also a designer brand. Moreover, he was a prominent figure handpicked by Nie Rong. In his thirties, he was fair-skinned, clean-cut, and refined. On his wrist was a gold Rolex that mainlanders had only ever seen in Hong Kong movies. Even Director Zhao jumped up from his seat the moment he saw him: "Sir... is there something you need?"
He wanted to call the boss, but felt it wasn't polite enough, so he changed it to "sir".
Secretary An was a little saddened. He thought to himself that an old policeman with gray hair was calling him "old man." It seemed that he had been tormented by Third Master recently and was looking rather haggard. Sigh, the most miserable working man in the world, having to come and bail people out in the middle of the night.
But with an assistant and a shrewd old lawyer by their side, the three of them could intimidate people.
He briefly explained his situation, and Director Zhao was terrified. He hadn't expected the Hong Kong businessman to arrive so quickly. Of course, he immediately took Secretary An to find Li Xia.
He gestured for Secretary An and the others to wait, and as soon as he entered the door, he pointed at Chen Ke's nose and said, "Chen Ke's wife, the matter of 500,000 is of paramount importance. The Hong Kong businessman has personally crossed the border. You should stop causing trouble here and immediately go back with the Hong Kong businessman to settle accounts. That money is a huge sum for the Hong Kong businessman. Hurry up and return it to him to avoid causing any impact."
Seeing that Li Xia was still trying to speak, he got angry: "How many times have I told you? Breaking into a house with a gun is a serious crime. I don't care if his father-in-law works at the supply and marketing cooperative or the grain station. Even if it's the Emperor himself, I wouldn't dare to make an exception. Get out of here!"
When Li Xia first saw that Secretary An was a handsome man in his thirties, she was startled again. She stepped back and said to Director Zhao, "Could that be Miss Chen Rou's husband, here to investigate the money? Is he angry with Miss Chen?"
Seeing how young and capable Secretary An was, she reasonably suspected that he was Chen Rou's husband.
Director Zhao thought the same thing: "I'll call Director Gao. He knows better than you. Treat him well with good food and drinks. Otherwise, no more Hong Kong businessmen will come to Shenzhen to invest in the future. If the economy doesn't develop, you'll be the ones to blame!"
Li Xia took a deep breath, smiled, and went out the door: "Old..." Seeing Director Zhao glaring at her, she added, "Hello, sir!"
Only Secretary An himself knows the bitterness and sorrow he has endured.
But there was nothing he could do. He was one of Nie Rong's men. When the new leader took over, he didn't perform well enough. Otherwise, if he hadn't worked hard in mainland China to earn some credit, Nie Zhao would probably have kicked him out of the company's core team.
He came here to expand the market, and initially, he mainly dealt with cars. There were plenty of cars, and this was a job assigned by the boss's wife, so of course he had to do it well. He bent down and gestured, "Miss Li Xia, please get in the car quickly."
He opened the car door himself and said with a smile, "I couldn't find a 24-hour late-night snack shop, and I couldn't buy any ingredients, but I have Yi noodles that I brought from Hong Kong. When we get to your house, I'll cook them for you myself."
Li Xia was half asleep, only feeling as if she had entered a spacious space that she couldn't quite describe. She didn't want to sit too comfortably, but the seats were slippery, so she slipped in. She smelled a faint lavender fragrance, and she knew that this was a sedan, just like the Xiali car that the secretary had bought. If she stretched out her legs, she was afraid of getting them dirty.
But when she stretched her legs out, she was surprised to find that they couldn't even reach the seat in front of her.
What a big, smooth car.
Seeing a flash of light to the side, she turned around and saw that the building outside was moving. She was so frightened that she almost screamed, but then she realized that it wasn't the building that was moving, but the car that was moving.
Unlike the Xiali car that the secretary bought, which makes a hissing sound when starting, this car doesn't make a sound at all and is already on the road. This car is really nice.
Secretary An reached out his hand, and Li Xia was startled again, because he took off his clothes and gave them to her.
“The Shenzhen market is a bit colder than Hong Kong in November. I see you’re shivering, so cover yourself up,” he said.
Li Xia, a worker in the fabric workshop, knew the most about fabrics. When she touched the fabric of Secretary An's suit, she was shocked. Although she had never produced this fabric before, she could tell at a glance that it was made of sheep's wool and mulberry silk. The raw materials alone were extremely expensive. She quickly and gracefully took the suit back, still shivering, and said, "I'm not cold at all."
Without saying a word, Secretary An draped a coat over her shoulders, saying, "Miss Li, you're shivering, quickly put this on."
Then she asked, "Do you have any dietary restrictions? Do you like scallions and green vegetables? Do you prefer your fried eggs runny or fully cooked? I brought some seasoning packets; there are seafood, curry, and tomato flavors. Which one would you like to choose?"
Li Xia was completely bewildered by the questions. By the time she realized that this gentleman might actually be going to cook her a late-night snack, the car had already stopped and they had arrived at the factory. As a car pulled up, the security guard ran over and led her to the apartment building.
After getting off the bus, Li Xia finally took over as the hostess, saying apologetically as they walked, "Sorry, my house is very messy."
Secretary An's assistant, Xiao Ding, quickly said, "Don't worry, Miss Li, I'm an expert at organizing."
Is he sure he can handle organizing?
But the truth is that once Li Xia entered the room, she could no longer control the situation.
The big boss's secretary has seen it all. When he saw the tea canister on the ground, the thermos upside down, and the sheets, blankets, and clothes piled up everywhere, Secretary An immediately took charge. He told the lawyer to chat with Li Xia in the living room, let Xiao Ding go into the bedroom to tidy up, and then rolled up his sleeves and rushed into the kitchen to cook noodles.
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