Du Feng smiled apologetically and said, "This is my first time using this stuff, so I didn't use the right amount. Don't be angry, I'm in a hurry to leave now. Can I buy you a new bottle in a couple of days as an apology?"
Du Hong's temper faded quickly, and she was no longer angry after hearing this, but her tone was still a little unpleasant. "This bottle costs several dollars, you should keep the money for yourself."
"I knew you felt sorry for your second brother. Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go." After saying this with a grin, Du Feng picked up the gift and walked out quickly.
Li Xu and his friends played until eleven o'clock, and then Du Sen and his wife went to Qi Wen's parents' home.
Before leaving, Qi Wen told Li Xu not to rush to leave after dinner and to wait for them to come back and continue playing cards...
A little after four in the afternoon.
Li Xu took everyone from the Du family to his home, and along with them was Du Feng's future daughter-in-law Li Qingxi.
After arriving home, he introduced his family and Li Qingxi to each other, and then everyone started chatting enthusiastically.
After a sumptuous dinner, Li Jiakang and Du Ming discussed business and finally decided to set the wedding date of Li Xu and Du Hong on May 3rd of the Gregorian calendar.
At this time, Li Mei showed an apologetic expression and whispered, "Xiaohong, I can't come back on the day of your wedding. I hope you don't mind."
Du Hong laughed immediately, "What's the big deal? As long as the thought is there, that's all that matters."
Li Mei nodded, and continued to listen to the conversation between Li Jiakang and the other man.
After the two of them had discussed all the details, they chatted for a while before the Du family members said goodbye and left.
the next day.
Li Xu, who had just started working, heard a piece of bombshell news: the county planned to use the Lucheng incident to thoroughly investigate the corruption and bribery of officials and leaders.
Upon hearing this news, Li Xu was stunned and stood there for a long time before he came to his senses. He then asked Liu Gang beside him, "Uncle Liu, what are the county's thoughts? If they do this, won't all the officials and leaders be replaced?"
He knew very well that some people might not dare to commit corruption, but every one of them would definitely be involved in bribery.
There is no way, supplies are really too scarce in this era.
Liu Gang explained helplessly, "This incident has become a big deal. More than a dozen officials and leaders have been implicated by Lu Cheng, in addition to many workers. The city issued a document yesterday, implying that if a propaganda officer could do this, what about other officials?
The county had no choice but to comply with their request, but don't worry, the investigation this time is mainly focused on corruption."
Because of Lu Cheng’s incident, the county government did not take a holiday during the New Year holidays and was investigating all the people involved with him.
Perhaps Lu Cheng thought that since he was already in trouble, he should drag as many people as possible into the water, so he readily handed over the names of all the people related to him.
The other arrested people probably thought the same as he did, and each one was more forthcoming than the other in explaining the situation.
This resulted in the investigation of all the people involved before the annual holiday was over, and the county then reported the matter to the city in accordance with the procedures.
Unexpectedly, after seeing the data of the people involved, the city’s first reaction was not happiness, but rather a feeling that Tang County must still have such corruption lines.
The reason they made such a judgment was that Lu Cheng's position was not very high. If he was like this, then officials of the same level or higher than him might be like this too.
Given their preconceived notions, if the county did not express its stance, there would be a real problem, so they could only do as the city wished. Fortunately, the county understood the real situation and only planned to investigate the issue of corruption.
Hearing this, Li Xu felt relieved, but he was still a little worried. "Will Uncle Wu and the others be involved in this matter?"
"Not involved." Liu Gang answered confidently.
Wu You and his people were carefully selected future allies by his family. Before choosing them, Mr. Liu had specially investigated them and found no corruption among them, so he was so confident.
"That's good." Li Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "How should Uncle Liu's contribution be calculated this time?"
"No matter what happens, if nothing unexpected happens, your Uncle Liu will be transferred to the county this year."
Seeing his smiling face, Li Xu knew that Liu Wen was going to be promoted, so he said with a smile, "When I go to your house to wish you a happy new year tomorrow night, I will have to congratulate Uncle Liu."
"Maybe he'll even give you a big red envelope. Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going back to my car."
After saying that, Liu Gang opened the car door and jumped out, then walked towards his car.
Seeing his departing back, Li Xu shook his head and sighed in his heart, "These are troubled times."
At around seven o'clock that evening, he went straight to Fu Qing's house after having dinner at Uncle Xu's house.
After chatting with everyone in the Fu family for a few words, he called Fu Qing out.
The two of them came to Fu Qing's house, and Li Xu asked with a smile, "How have you been these days?"
"It's okay, why, you called me out just to ask this?"
"I'm just asking this." Li Xu shook his head, and the smile on his face instantly disappeared. He said with a serious expression, "Old Fu, I'm going to ask you something. You have to answer truthfully, okay?"
Seeing him like this, Fu Qing knew that he was going to get down to business, so he responded seriously, "Don't worry, I promise to tell the truth."
"When Uncle Fu asked someone to get you into the streets, did that person ever commit any corruption?"
"Ah?" Fu Qing was stunned. "Why are you asking this?"
"The county is planning to investigate corruption among its leaders. If he has this problem and it's discovered, you'll lose your job."
Street offices are definitely the places where corruption is most likely to occur.
There's no way around it. They're in charge of the market, and with so much money coming in every day, it's hard not to have evil thoughts.
The county wants to shut up the higher-ups, so it will definitely investigate the streets, because if there is a problem, a large number of people will definitely be investigated.
More importantly, although the authorities only investigate corruption and not bribery, the prerequisite is that the person who accepts the bribe is not suspected of corruption, otherwise both must be investigated.
Like so many workers involved in the Lucheng case, they were all laid off by their companies because they got their jobs by giving gifts to company leaders.
Fu Qing was suddenly shocked. "Is it because of that bastard Lu Cheng that the county plans to do this?"
He knew that Li Xu worked in the supply and marketing cooperative's motorcade, and that most people there had backgrounds, so he had no doubt about the authenticity of the news.
As for why he also knew Lu Cheng, it was because the matter of Lu Cheng was reported to the entire county today.
"That's right." Li Xu nodded. "You'd better tell me about it quickly. If the problem is not serious, there may still be a chance to remedy it."
Fu Qing's expression suddenly turned ugly. "How can this be remedied?"
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