"Mayor, you're working so hard, coming to work overtime again this weekend." Old Huang approached Li Xiuyuan, flattering him with a smile. The town government is such a small place, but at this week's bidding meeting, Li Xiuyuan stood up to the Party Secretary and the Mayor, and the three members of the town Party Committee stood with Li Xiuyuan. This news had already spread throughout the town government.
Originally, people would only call him "Mayor Li" when no one was around, but now they call him "Mayor Li" even when others are present. The title "Deputy Mayor Li" is no longer used.
When no one is around, some people just call him "town mayor". This title isn't wrong. How can the executive deputy mayor not be the mayor?
"No, I was just passing by with my parents, and they wanted to take a look," Li Xiuyuan said with a smile.
"Mayor's parents, no wonder they look so energetic. From a distance, I thought Mayor Li was bringing his superiors for an inspection." Old Huang, who works as a gatekeeper at the central town government, speaks much more eloquently than Old Zhang, the gatekeeper at the town's middle school.
As he spoke, he offered Li Jianguo a cigarette.
But he didn't know how to address him, since Li Jianguo was younger than him and calling him "brother" would be inappropriate and make him sound old. But Li Xiuyuan didn't seem inclined to suggest any other way to address him.
Li Jianguo and Zhang Qiuhe stood in front of the town government building for a while, looking at the majestic national emblem above it, feeling a mix of emotions.
When Li Xiuyuan drove his parents to his sister's in-laws' house, Li Qingqing and Zhang Zhihao were waiting at the door, while their two children played in the yard.
Li Xiuyuan carried his things in and came in. The two children rushed into their parents' arms and called them "Grandma and Grandpa". Ever since the older sister Li Qingqing's family moved to the city, the two children have become much closer to their grandparents.
Seeing that Li Xiuyuan was still carrying things, Zhang Yucai complained repeatedly, saying things like, "You just came here without saying anything, what are you bringing? It's too formal." Actually, it wasn't really politeness; he genuinely didn't want Li Xiuyuan to come and take things, as it created too much distance.
The lunch was plentiful, and the two families enjoyed each other's company. Li Xiuyuan even had a couple of extra drinks. In the afternoon, his parents were driven back by his older sister, Li Qingqing. Li Xiuyuan rested for a while in the town government's dormitory before driving back to Meilin Village in the evening.
Over the weekend, Li Xiuyuan and Su Ziying went to the county town for a day and bought some summer clothes. Actually, Li Xiuyuan wanted to go to an internet cafe to check on his stocks, but since he was with Su Ziying, he didn't go to such a smoky and chaotic place.
Internet cafes are currently in a chaotic state, filled with all sorts of people. Su Ziying is so beautiful, a real femme fatale. If she goes to an internet cafe, she might cause some trouble.
He didn't plan to play the hero and save the damsel in distress in front of Su Ziying; neither of them were such superficial people.
If something really happens, contacting the police station or something similar can certainly deal with the thugs, but it's easy to give people the impression that he's unreliable. Besides, if he himself gets beaten up by the thugs, it's even more of a loss. For a dignified deputy mayor to get beaten up by thugs would easily become a laughing stock.
The two watched a movie. During the movie, Li Xiuyuan behaved himself and did not hold Su Ziying's hand or do anything like that. They had held hands for a while when they took a walk in Meilin Village before, but the environment and atmosphere were just right then. Holding hands now was not the same.
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