He Yuan looked up, the shadow cast by his brow bone sharp as a knife. "Comrade Yan, is there something you need?"
"No, aren't we old friends? I just saw you and said hello. What, did you think I still have deep feelings for you? That's all ancient history, why are you still holding onto it? Look how outstanding our Comrade Chen, Director Chen, is. How can I, a bureau chief from a small place, compare to Director Chen?" Yan Anlu smiled at Chen Qing. "Director Chen, I've heard so much about you. I wonder if you'd be interested in setting aside men and having a good chat with me? Trust me, I'll definitely surprise you."
Chen Qing smiled and said, "I'm on vacation and not handling official business. Please contact my assistant if you need anything. Thank you."
Yan Anlu laughed heartily: "Is Director Chen jealous?"
He Yuan: "She didn't, it's you who keeps bringing it up."
Yan Anlu laughed and said, "You used to be like a wooden doll, but now you're quite interesting. You even know how to protect your wife."
He Yuan frowned: "If you're alright, we need to go home and see the kids."
Yan Anlu quickly stopped her: "Wait, I recently received some foreign exchange certificates. I'd like to invite you to a restaurant that entertains foreign guests. Director Chen, I'm sincerely inviting you. You're not an ordinary woman, are you? It's disrespectful for us women to be so petty about a man."
Chen Qing smiled and leaned against He Yuan: "It's okay. You and I can't speak for women. As for personal matters, I'm just an ordinary woman. I love him to the point of madness, and I think it's fine."
He Yuan's eyes gleamed with wild joy.
So Chen Qing really likes him that much?!
Yan Anlu noticed He Yuan's gaze, and her expression darkened: "Director Chen, I thought you were an extraordinary woman, but I didn't expect you to be just like any other woman, putting your husband first."
"'Women hold up half the sky,' that's how our most admired great man saw women. Why do you think women should regard their husbands as their heaven? Your thinking is a bit strange. Comrade, you and I are just lucky women, nothing special. I hope that when you elevate yourself in the future, you won't always belittle ordinary women. Thank you." Chen Qing nodded indifferently and led the grinning He Yuan forward.
He Yuan said happily, "Why are you saying sweet nothings to me in front of outsiders?"
Chen Qing: "..."
Shouldn't a normal gay man explain at this moment who the woman he just saw was?
"Because I like you."
He Yuan's lips curled into a smile. "I like you too."
Chen Qingzhen was convinced: "I know, who was that woman just now?"
"Ten years ago, she was the daughter of the Revolutionary Committee Director. Back then, she wanted me to marry into her family. They still have the account books from her family's embezzlement. So this time, she's probably just trying to get your attention. As for how she's doing now, I don't know much, but you're definitely the most capable." He Yuan looked at Chen Qing affectionately: "You really like me that much, don't you?"
Chen Qing punched him.
He Yuan behaved himself.
Yan Anlu stared at their backs, comparing He Yuan's appearance to her own in her mind. The He Yuan of today was very different from the He Yuan she remembered. He Yuan used to be arrogant and aloof, with a cold and indifferent demeanor, sharp eyebrows and eyes, a high nose bridge, and a well-defined face. He was handsome and arrogant, so good-looking that she was immediately attracted to him. More than ten years have passed, but his face, which was blessed by heaven, has not changed much. Instead, it has been filled with the maturity and sharpness of a man, and he has become more human.
Seeing the couple bickering, Yan Anlu couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. If only she had been more ruthless, perhaps she would be the one standing beside He Yuan today!
The couple's careers are now going so smoothly, and they've become each other's support—it's truly a beautiful story. But she, all alone, has to fight for everything on her own!
Yan Anlu took a deep breath and went to buy the same sticky rice as them.
*
When Chen Qing and He Yuan arrived home, they saw the living room filled with snacks. Chen Qing wanted to join in, but He Yuan pulled her back, frowning as he looked at the children.
The three snack-eating group quickly started cleaning up the scene.
Chen Qing: "..."
This makes her seem very immature.
Xiaoyu mouthed to her aunt, "I saved some for you."
Chen Qing was happy and blew her a kiss.
What could He Yuan do? He could only pretend he didn't see it.
After the hall was tidied up, the three children went to boil water.
He Yuan asked Chen Qing, "Are you hungry? How about we make you a bowl of noodles?"
"I'm not hungry, stop fussing, my favorite TV series is about to start." Chen Qing turned on the TV and started watching with great interest.
He Yuan went to get a book.
Chen Qing told him to go back to his study to look.
He Yuan refused to go; he insisted on watching from the main hall.
Chen Qing had no choice but to let him do as he pleased.
Soon, Pingping finished her bath and read books with her father. The two of them looked every bit the intellectuals.
Fortunately, Chen Qing soon had Xiao Yu and Youyou cheering him on!
Xiaoyu finally found an opportunity to tell her aunt that Ai Aijiaohu and Feng Yunxia had a child.
Chen Qing: "Do you want to take some tonics over? I think you still have a few bags of red dates at home, right? Did you buy the eggs? Take a basket of them over."
"Auntie, how can you not be shocked?!"
"I'm quite shocked, but it's a good thing for two suitable people to have a child and build a stable family. I think Yunxia works at He Yuxiang's factory. Ask your brother to help transfer her to a position that is more suitable for pregnant women. Never mind, I'll talk to him and ask him to reform the women's welfare system properly."
Chen Qing got up to get paper and pen and began to write down the parts of the system that He Yuxiang should change.
When He Yuxiang returned home exhausted, his aunt told him that the system needed to be changed. However, after looking at his aunt's requirements, he readily agreed.
He was stingy, but he still had some humanity and didn't intend to exploit his fellow countrymen indiscriminately.
But upon hearing the news that Dwarf Tiger had become a father, he, like Xiao Yu, was shocked: "Can he raise a child?"
"It should be possible to keep them alive."
"Never mind him." He Yuxiang was so sleepy, all he wanted to do was take a shower.
He has too many miscellaneous tasks to deal with every day, and his mind has become muddled. He has clearly hired an assistant, but recently teaching the assistant how to do things has become maddening.
I don't know why, but why would someone need to be personally taught how to pour water for a customer?
They've already specified the tea leaves and the cups. Is it so hard to brew tea when someone comes? Why just stand there? He's not asking for a wooden stake.
If it weren't for the deep connection between Secretary Zhang and his aunt, he would have really wanted to poach Secretary Zhang.
After taking a shower, He Yuxiang sat down on the swing to enjoy the night breeze and clear his head, but he fell asleep while lying down and had to be woken up by his uncle.
He Yuan felt his forehead: "You have a fever."
He Yuxiang frowned: "How could that be? It's so hot, how could you get a fever from just being exposed to the night breeze?"
He Yuan: "You've been working late into the night for the past few days since you came back, and you've had a lot to do, so it's normal for you to have a fever. I'll get you some medicine, and you should get some sleep first."
"No, I have an appointment today." (End of Chapter)
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