The party ended with everyone happy.
Everyone was laughing happily, except Gu Haitao, who covered his ears and yelled at his wife to stop making noise.
With the proprietress's warm farewell, everyone walked out of the Hushan Restaurant and went back to Huo Qianli's house to sit for a while.
Jiang Qingyue took the children for a nap, Gu Haitao also went to the guest room to take a nap, and the other four drank tea and chatted in the living room.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Haitao got up, and Jiang Qiuyan packed up her things, went into the bedroom to say goodbye to her sister and nephew, and prepared to leave.
Gu Daqiang smiled and said, "You two can go back by yourselves! Your mother and I will go back to the village."
Gu Haitao yawned, "I'll take you back! Why bother making another trip alone?"
Huo Qianli said, "It's okay, you guys go your way, I'll find a car to take them back tomorrow."
Gu Haitao's eyes turned between the two of them, revealing an expression of [realizing that things are not simple], and said with a sly smile: "What are you two going to do again..."
Huo Qianli interrupted him halfway through his words, "It seems that the lesson we learned at noon was not profound enough. How about I talk to Qiuyan about it again?"
Gu Haitao suddenly closed his mouth.
As they were talking, Jiang Qiuyan came out of the bedroom with Jiang Qingyue, holding her little nephew, and looked at Gu Haitao, "Where are the toys we bought for An An? Did you bring them up?"
Gu Haitao shook his head.
"Is that in the trunk?"
Gu Haitao nodded.
Jiang Qiuyan frowned, "Mute?"
Huo Qianli and Gu Daqiang couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Even Gu Haitao's mother didn't get angry because her son was bullied. Instead, she felt relieved that someone could control this naughty boy.
After seeing Gu Haitao and Jiang Qiuyan off, Huo Qianli and his family of three went upstairs with Gu Daqiang and his wife.
"Brother, sister-in-law, I won't have dinner with you tonight. I have something to do at work. Let's have a good chat after dinner."
Huo Qianli sat in his seat and explained apologetically to Gu Daqiang and his wife.
Gu Daqiang waved his hand, "I've already said it, it would be awkward to say it again."
His wife smiled and said, "That's right. Look, we are not afraid of causing trouble for you. Just stop talking about that!"
“Haha, good!”
Huo Qianli stood up and said, "Since we have nothing to do now, let's go to the study and talk. Sister-in-law, come with us. You know the village well and can help give us some advice."
Gu Daqiang's wife rubbed her hands awkwardly, "I'm an uneducated old woman, how can I understand your national affairs!"
Huo Qianli smiled and said, "Everyone in Murakami should have a say in Murakami's affairs."
Gu Daqiang frowned, "Just come when I call you, why are you so talkative!"
At 5:45 in the evening, Huo Qianli and Jiang Qingyue took the children out and went to Hushan Restaurant for the second time in one day.
This is how it is in small places. If you want to eat something good and get decent service, there aren’t many choices.
In the spacious private room, a group of town leaders came with their wives and children, making it quite lively.
Naturally, Huo Qianli and Jiang Qingyue are the well-deserved cores of the two circles respectively.
Amid the friendly and approachable attitude of Huo Qianli and his wife, and the laughter, this rare dinner party paid for by the town cadres out of their own pockets slowly came to an end in a cheerful and relaxed atmosphere.
When returning home, Jiang Qingyue held her son who had already fallen asleep in her arms. Looking at Huo Qianli whose steps were a little unsteady, she asked with concern, "Is it all right? Or should we go to bed early tonight?"
Huo Qianli smiled and shook his head, "It's okay. Just make a cup of tea. We still have to do what we have to do!"
Jiang Qingyue sighed, freed up one of her free hands, and gently shook hands with Huo Qianli.
......
In Hushan Village, in the courtyard of a new village, there was also a table of wine, with two men and three women sitting around it.
It was Zhan Baoxing’s wife, as well as his two cousins and their respective wives.
The five people gathered together to discuss this topic: How to prevent the power in the village from slipping away from the hands of the Zhan family.
Although they did not understand what the hereditary system was, based on their limited experience, they knew that every village had a system where succession was passed down from father to son.
Gu Daqiang looked down on the village chief, and now that this has happened to them, they can’t give it back no matter what!
Just like Huo Qianli analyzed before, although Zhan Baoxing was imprisoned for corruption, even if he did not engage in corruption, the benefits that this village chief could bring to his family would be considerable!
In the past few years of living a comfortable life, Brother Yuanbao has become a lot fatter. He picked up a strange-tasting broad bean from the plate on the table, threw it into his mouth and chewed it with a crunch. He said proudly: "Don't worry, although Secretary Huo confiscated my gift, at least I took it. Gu Chengde went there empty-handed, so I must be more sincere!"
Zhan Baoxing's wife looked much more haggard than before Zhan Baoxing went in. She hesitated and said, "I am now worried that because of Baoxing's incident, Cadre Huo will have a bad impression of us."
"What kind of cadre is Huo? You should call him Secretary Huo!"
Brother Yuanbao knocked on the table with an unfriendly tone.
Zhan Baoxing's wife was secretly annoyed. When Baoxing was around, did they dare to talk to her like this? Now...
The situation was stronger than the person, so she could only nod silently, "Yes, I understand, Secretary Huo."
Brother Yuanbao picked up his glass and clinked glasses with the other man, then lit a cigarette, leaned back slightly, leaned against the back of the chair, held a cigarette in one hand, and placed his other hand on the table, tapping his fingers lightly, "It doesn't matter if Secretary Huo has an almost perfect impression of us, as long as he is not adamantly opposed! Murakami's affairs still have to be decided by Murakami."
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