In just a few words, she revealed all the methods Zhao Guofu might use.
The surrounding neighbors gasped, and at the same time they spoke up: "You think you can bully us ordinary people with impunity just because you're officials?"
"Exactly, do you think you're so great just because you're cadres? Instead of serving the people, you cadres try to use your urban status to bully us ordinary, helpless people?"
"The power the state gave you wasn't for you to do this, was it?"
These people were probably angered by the officials, so they were all talking at once, and their emotions were running high.
If Zhao Guofu and Hu Meiyu dare to say another word, these neighbors might tear them apart.
Zhao Guofu's face darkened, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
Gu Jianhua, who hadn't intended to speak up, stood inside the convenience store and said, "Our family is living a perfectly good life. This lady came up to me on her knees and begged my son to save her daughter. Isn't this using her status to force my son to act like a hooligan?"
“Although we are just ordinary people and don’t hold any official positions, we are still human beings and we cannot let others bully us like this.”
"Exactly! It's outrageous to bully people just because of their status!"
After Gu Jianhua finished speaking, the neighbors began to agree.
Zhao Guofu was caught off guard by the high level of public sentiment. He looked around and was about to speak again when a police officer stopped him.
"Director Zhao, just have Minister Hu apologize, and that'll be the end of it."
The police's underlying message was quite clear.
Hu Meiyu apologized, and that was the end of it.
If Hu Meiyu doesn't apologize and the Gu family chooses to make a scene, then things could get complicated.
Zhao Guofu certainly didn't want to apologize. But he was also a shrewd person, having been in his position for decades, and naturally understood the key points involved.
They have no choice but to swallow this bitter pill today, whether they like it or not.
Zhao Guofu lowered his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them.
"Apologize!"
After a long pause, he finally spoke to Hu Meiyu.
Hu Meiyu raised her head and looked at her husband in disbelief.
"National wealth?"
"I'll make you apologize!"
Zhao Guofu had always been quite good-tempered towards Hu Meiyu, but at this moment he lowered his voice, and the words he spoke seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, each one filled with anger.
After thinking it through, Zhao Guofu was really angry. He never thought that the usually clever Hu Meiyu would cause such a big problem this time.
If they were just ordinary people, then so be it, since the other party was just an insignificant farmer.
Unfortunately, they are not ordinary people.
He has been in the position of deputy director of the Development and Reform Commission for too long. With the reshuffle coming up soon, when the old director leaves, wouldn't he be the one with the greatest competitive advantage?
Once he gets to the position of director, it will be a piece of cake for him to deal with Lu Huaijiao and her family!
Urged on by Zhao Guofu, Hu Meiyu reluctantly apologized to Lu Huaijiao and the others. Her unfriendly tone made it sound like she was apologizing at all.
Lu Huaijiao didn't give her any face either.
"We don't say we forgive you because we're unwilling to play along with your hypocritical act."
"Come apologize to us when you've figured out what a real apology is."
As she spoke, she took Gu Changzheng's hand again and announced to Hu Meiyu, and to everyone present, "Gu Changzheng is mine. If you want to make a move on him, you'd better think twice about whether you're qualified!"
These incredibly domineering words, spoken by the delicate-looking Lu Huaijiao, carried immense power.
Her delicate features, with a hint of anger in her eyes, proved that this matter had truly angered her.
Hu Meiyu cursed, "Shameless!"
Although the voice was soft, Lu Huaijiao still heard it.
“I don’t have your thick skin, old woman, that you can still covet other women’s men.”
"This lady!"
Regardless of his private relationship with Hu Meiyu, Zhao Guofu cannot tolerate others mocking Hu Meiyu in front of him.
This is disrespectful to him.
Gu Changzheng clicked his tongue.
With his tongue pressed against his back teeth and his thin lips slightly upturned, he looked at Zhao Guofu with a half-smile.
“Deputy Director Zhao, am I wrong about what my wife said? Wasn’t it your wife who shamelessly came to beg me to see your daughter first?”
Gu Changzheng is not the kind of person who is sharp-tongued.
In fact, as long as people don't bully his family, he is usually very magnanimous.
But at this moment it's clear they've offended his family.
If that's the case, why is he still trying to reason with the other party? He's not a teacher who educates people, nor is he the other party's parent; he has no obligation to teach the other party how to be a person.
Neither of the young couple were easy to mess with.
Zhao Guofu is very shrewd. From the moment he arrived until now, he has never revealed his identity. Even when the police called him just now, they addressed him as Director Zhao.
But this Gu Changzheng calls him Zhao?
Did he inquire about himself?
Why inquire about yourself?
Is there some kind of conspiracy?
Zhao Guofu thought about it a lot, and as his face grew increasingly grim, he knew that he was doomed today.
It's all Hu Meiyu's fault, that brainless woman.
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