Watching Wang Tao hang up the phone, Yingzi exclaimed.
"What does Director Luo want to do with you?" Chen Kexin looked at Wang Tao with a pair of charming big eyes and asked curiously. She didn't seem particularly surprised because it was the director of the Department of Health who wanted to meet Wang Tao.
Shrugging, Wang Tao smiled and said, "I don't know either. Maybe Director Luo thinks I'm handsome and wants to invite me to be the spokesperson for the Department of Health."
"Tch---smelly!"
This time the two beauties rarely agree.
When Ling Xiaoshan arrived, Wang Tao was bored playing Big Fish Eat Little Fish on Kexin's iPhone. But this time Yingzi really went back to the bedroom to sleep. Chen Kexin was lazily leaning on the sofa watching a movie.
Korean idol drama.
"Hello, Dr. Wang." Ling Xiaoshan said with a nice smile and stretched out his hand. He was about thirty years old. He was tall, fair-skinned, and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. His teeth were very white when he smiled, giving him a gentle and elegant look.
A typical white-faced scholar.
"Hello, Secretary Ling." Wang Tao extended his hand.
Under the scorching sun, two men stood shaking hands next to a small villa with a scenery like a classic oil painting.
Wang Tao did not invite Ling Xiaoshan into Ke Xin's small villa because it was his woman's territory and he did not want other men to get involved easily.
"Please get in the car." Ling Xiaoshan stretched out his hand to make an invitation gesture. A silver-gray Audi A4 was parked behind him.
"Thank you." Wang Tao smiled. Following Ling Xiaoshan's gesture, he opened the door and sat in the back seat.
Ling Xiaoshan's eyes visibly paused, and then he turned away. With a faint smile on his face, he opened the door, started the car, and the Audi A4 slowly drove out of the fairy tale-like small villa complex.
When working in an officialdom, the seat of a car is very important. Only an old man like Wang Tao doesn't understand it. The secretary to the director of the Department of Health drives, and who dares to sit in the back seat? That is a position that only department-level cadres are qualified to occupy.
There are a few good department-level cadres in Lingxiao Mountain. Every time they drive his car, they all sit in the passenger seat. This is called being within the system, and you must understand the rules within the system.
Thinking that Director Luo said that he was once an unseen country boy who wore crotchless pants and stole eggs from neighbors, Ling Xiaoshan forgave him. As the saying goes, those who don't know are not to blame.
The silver-gray Audi A4 does not have a license plate from the Department of Health, but a very ordinary brand. It can be seen that Ling Xiaoshan is usually very low-key.
The car started slowly, exited the group of magnificent villas, and drove on the asphalt road.
"It seems that Dr. Wang knows how to enjoy life and has set up his residence in Youlong Pavilion?" Ling Xiaoshan broke the silence first and said with a smile. Although he did not know the specific identity of Wang Tao, he could tell from Director Luo's words.
It seems that Director Luo and Wang Tao are old friends. He cannot help but take him seriously.
"Youlong Pavilion? What Youlong Pavilion?" Wang Tao asked in confusion.
"Doctor Wang is really good at joking. Being able to live in the wealthy area of Youlong Pavilion is the yearning of all the people in Yunhai City." Ling Xiaoshan always had a faint smile on his lips.
"Are you saying that the community we just came from is called Youlong Pavilion?" Wang Tao suddenly realized. "I think you are mistaken. How can I afford such a luxurious house? I just came to see a patient."
"Oh." He responded. Ling Xiaoshan concentrated on driving. Since he deliberately avoided Youlong Pavilion, why was he so idle that he didn't open any pot?
I have to admit that Ling Xiaoshan, who is the secretary to the department director, is very talkative. After a few words, the two of them found the same topic.
Wang Tao did not expect that Ling Xiaoshan, who seemed to be more than ten years older than him, would have a common topic with him.
Unexpectedly, both of them are movie fans. They are both experienced fans of Hong Kong-style police and gangster movies, mainland martial arts movies, and American blockbusters. When the two of them talked like this, they felt like they had known each other for a long time.
From the golden leap of Hong Kong-style films in the 1980s and 1990s to the rise of mainland New Year films now. From Bruce Lee's breakthrough in Hollywood and leaving a strong mark on the Chinese people, to the miracle of John Woo knocking on the door of Hollywood with "A Better Tomorrow"
.
Ling Xiaoshan particularly loves Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau, who both came from grassroots backgrounds and have struggled in the film and television industry for twenty years.
Wang Tao especially loves Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow. These two people represented Hong Kong's box office in the 1980s and 1990s.
When you meet a close friend, a thousand cups of wine is too little, and half a sentence is enough if you don't talk in a contemplative way. But when you talk in a contemplative way, time passes very quickly.
Not long after, the two came to the downstairs of the office building of the Health Department. After getting off the car, Ling Xiaoshan took Wang Tao in the elevator to the tenth floor. They crossed the long corridor and came to the door of an office with a mahogany door.
Ling Xiaoshan gently knocked on the door.
"Please come in." A voice came from inside, giving people a calm but powerful feeling.
Pushing open the door, Ling Xiaoshan led Wang Tao into the room and closed the door smoothly.
"Boss, Doctor Wang Tao is here." Ling Xiaoshan said softly. His expression seemed to be afraid of disturbing the hall director who was immersed in his work.
Director Luo said oh, then waved his hand gently without raising his head.
Ling Xiaoshan nodded knowingly, motioned for Wang Tao to sit down, turned around and made him a cup of tea, nodded to Wang Tao with a smile, and walked out of the room quietly.
The room is very spacious and gives people a solemn feeling.
Wang Tao held a white porcelain tea cup and silently looked at the room. There were blinds, a large black wood desk, two bookcases filled with all kinds of books, and near the corner was a leafy dripping Guanyin.
There is a faint scent of books in the air, adding a soft atmosphere to this solemn office.
At this time, Director Luo raised his head, took off his black-rimmed glasses, and silently looked at Wang Tao.
"Are you Wang Tao? From Wangjiamiao in Chenpi County?" Director Luo said.
"Yes." Wang Tao put down the white porcelain cup and replied neither humble nor overbearing.
"Who is there in your family?" Director Luo picked up the teacup and took a sip and asked with a smile.
"There are five people in my family. My father is a barefoot doctor, my grandfather is an old Chinese medicine doctor, and my grandmother and mother are both farmers who face the loess and back to the sky."
After staring at Wang Tao with a smile for a long time, Director Luo suddenly asked: "Your grandpa is in good health."
"Thank you, Director, for your concern. My grandpa - he is very good." Wang Tao felt a twinge of pain in his heart when he thought of his grandpa who only had a short time to live. What kind of bullshit miracle doctor was he? He couldn't even cure his grandpa's cancer.
How can you bear the word 'miracle doctor'?
By the way! How could Director Luo care about his family background and his grandfather's health for no reason? Wang Tao felt very unsure.
Director Luo put down his tea cup, lit a cigarette, and took a deep breath. His whole body was hazy in a cloud of smoke, making him look insubstantial.
After a long time, he sighed softly: "It's been twelve years since I left Wangjiamiao. I wonder if the water in Yuanbao Bay has dried up?"