It was already past eight in the morning when Li Lin woke up. He simply lay back on the bed and called Ma Xiaoyi, director of the Party and Government Office, to inform him that he was still on business in the city and could not return for the next two days.
I thought Ma Xiaoyi would ask Li Lin to call Lu Yu Ming again to let him know as usual, but surprisingly this time he didn't say a word and agreed very readily.
When Li Lin asked him if he needed to report to Secretary Lu again?
Ma Xiaoyi was obviously stunned for a moment on the other end of the phone, and then laughed heartily, "No, no..."
Before hanging up the phone, Ma Xiaoyi patted his chest and said to Li Lin, "Village Chief Li, you just stay busy outside. There are no urgent tasks in the village these two days. Even if there is something, we have a group of people to take care of it!"
This person, has his personality changed? Li Lin was a little confused.
After hanging up the phone, Li Lin felt his throat smoking. He got up and went to the living room to drink water. When he opened the bedroom door, he saw Shen Lingli wearing a cartoon nightgown, blocking the door with her arms around her chest.
After sending Li Lan home last night, he was unable to drive because he was drunk. Coincidentally, his high school classmate Gao Qiang called him and asked him to have a drink.
So he took a taxi to Gao Qiang's house with the idea of staying overnight.
Shen Lingli is Gao Qiang’s wife and also Li Lin’s high school classmate.
There were so many couples in high school, but they were the only two who finally got married.
"Awake?" Shen Lingli raised her eyebrows and asked jokingly.
Li Lin felt a little embarrassed. Gao Qiang had called him to invite him over to his house. They thought that the three of them hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they decided to get together and have a few drinks.
Who would have thought that Li Lin was sober when he got in the taxi, but was drunk and staggering when he got out.
In the end, it took the combined efforts of Gao Qiang and Shen Lingli to barely help him up the stairs...
Li Lin smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, I was drunk last night, I didn't spoil your interest, did I?"
"If you don't come, what interest would there be between the two of us? What happened last night? What made you so drunk?" Shen Lingli asked with a smile.
In her memory, Li Lin had a good alcohol tolerance, especially during the years when he worked as a secretary for the deputy mayor, she almost never saw him drunk.
Li Lin said calmly, "No one, just the Municipal Party Committee Secretary Peng, the Deputy Secretary, the Organization Minister and others. There were too many opponents, and I was fighting alone, so I drank too much without paying attention."
Li Lin was so pretentious that he couldn't help laughing.
Shen Lingli's eyes widened when she heard this. She looked at Li Lin excitedly and said, "Li Lin, you are back to work at the municipal government? You are really capable to drink with so many big leaders!"
"Since you left the city government, Gaoqiang Convenience Store's business has plummeted. Now that you're back... don't forget to help us out again!"
When Li Lin served as secretary to Mayor Qian, whenever the unit needed cigarettes, alcohol, tea, etc., he would send people to the convenience store opened by Gao Qiang to purchase them.
Over the years, Gao Qiang made a lot of money. Although his family did not become rich, their lives were much better than before.
Since Li Lin left the city government, Gaoqiang Convenience Store's sales have declined, and the monthly income is barely enough to cover the family's basic expenses.
Therefore, Gao Qiang and Shen Lingli miss the days when Li Lin was in power all the time...
"I haven't come back yet, maybe in the future..."
Although he couldn't bear to disappoint Shen Lingli, Li Lin still told the truth.
Yes, he can now sit and drink with the municipal party secretary and even ride in the municipal party committee’s number one car, but this is all thanks to Li Lan’s support.
Li Lin always has a clear understanding of himself. Even though he now has a sister who is a high-ranking official in the provincial government... he would not have such unrealistic delusions as achieving success overnight.
Hearing this, the light in Shen Lingli's eyes instantly disappeared, and she said in a depressed mood, "Ah... I thought good days were coming for my family, but I was so happy for nothing."
"Okay, hurry up and wash up and eat. We'll drink again in the evening when Gao Qiang comes back."
Li Lin smiled and said nothing more, then walked into the bathroom to take a cold shower to sober himself up.
When he was in high school, Li Lin devoted himself to studying and only wanted to change his destiny through learning, so in three years he only made two friends, Gao Qiang and Shen Lingli.
Speaking of which, the acquaintance of the three was quite dramatic.
In the first year of high school, a female classmate from another class had been secretly in love with Li Lin for a long time. Later, she plucked up the courage to write a love letter to Li Lin. The person who helped her deliver the letter was Shen Lingli.
Shen Lingli had her hair tied in a ponytail at that time, and looked like a young and beautiful girl. Many people pursued her, and Gao Qiang was one of them.
I remember that the moon was very round that night, and the school playground was filled with silver light. Shen Lingli, holding the love letter, asked Li Lin to meet her at the basketball court.
Li Lin was still a silly nerd at that time. He was so nervous when going to an appointment that it was like a spy meeting.
Shen Lingli, however, had a hot temper. Without saying anything, she casually grabbed Li Lin's arm and stuffed the love letter into his pocket.
At the moment when the two of them were handing over, Gao Qiang suddenly jumped out from somewhere...
He mistakenly thought it was a love letter written by Shen Lingli to Li Lin, and was filled with grief and anger on the spot... and insisted on forcing Li Lin to duel with him.
Li Lin couldn't resist and had no choice but to knock out two of his teeth with three punches...
From then on, Gao Qiang lost his temper in front of him.
Afterwards, Li Lin took out the love letter and showed it to Gao Qiang, thus ruling out the possibility that he was a love rival.
It was also at that time that Shen Lingli found out that Gao Qiang had a crush on her.
Fate is sometimes really strange. After many twists and turns, the three of them became inseparable good friends.
Li Lin took off all his clothes and was taking a shower. The bathroom door suddenly opened a crack, and a delicate hand handed in a red bath towel and a disposable toothbrush.
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