Tang Chuchu didn't know how she walked down the mountain. She felt that her outlook on life, world view, and values over the years were all overturned when Qin Fan used that sword.
The country bumpkin she once looked down upon turned out to be an existence that was unattainable to her!
Endless regret poured out from the depths of Tang Chuchu's heart. She was the first person Qin Fan met when he first came to Dongzhou. Coupled with the relationship between their two families, she was the one who had the most hope of catching Qin Fan.
But now, the relationship between the two is like a stranger.
At this moment, Tang Chuchu no longer felt that Murong Ling'er was stupid, and even began to envy Murong Ling'er.
In fact, the real fool has always been herself.
She knew that she might never be able to get out of Qin Fan's shadow in this life.
Qin Fan stood on the rooftop of the villa, silently watching Tang Chuchu leave with no sadness or joy.
In this world, once you make some choices, you will have to bear the consequences, and no one is an exception.
Tonight, the stars were shining brightly and the cold wind was howling. Qin Fan stood on the rooftop, feeling like a banished immortal descending from the dust.
At this time, a pleasant cell phone ringtone broke the tranquility.
Qin Fan took out his cell phone and looked at the caller ID. It was his mother Li Nianci calling.
"Mom, are you okay?" Qin Fan's tone was full of smiles.
"It seems that the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Today we will go back to our hometown in Qingshan to celebrate the New Year with your father. On the 27th of the lunar calendar, be ready to go back directly!" Li Nianci spoke very quickly, as if he was explaining work.
Qin Fan had become accustomed to his mother's tone and nodded in agreement: "Okay, I understand."
"Well, I'm done."
Listening to the beeping busy tone coming from the phone, Qin Fan shook his head and smiled bitterly: Mom is still so resolute!
It turns out that the Chinese New Year is almost here!
Speaking of his hometown, Qin Fan couldn't help but think of his father who always sat under the desk lamp in the middle of the night and frowned at work.
In the past, he always felt that Qin Jingye only cared about his work and never cared about his siblings. When he learned about his parents' background, he realized how heavy the pressure was on them.
The super aristocratic family in Kyoto and the Qin family in Nansu are like two huge mountains, pressing on them all the time, making them breathless.
"Dad, Mom, please don't worry, leave it all to me in the future!"
There is also a little sister. We haven’t seen her for so long, and Qin Fan misses her a little.
There was still some time before the 27th of the lunar calendar, so Qin Fan decided to retreat and try to enter the sword-raising realm before the big exam next year.
At that time, the spirit of the Luoying Sword can be completely repaired and it can slowly grow.
Dongzhou official conference room.
Today is the year-end regular meeting, and all the chief and deputy county secretaries of the nine counties under the jurisdiction of Dongzhou have arrived.
The city secretary, who was in his fifties, began to speak. His voice was gentle, but had a sense of dignity.
"The Chinese New Year is coming in less than a month. Let's try to make a sprint at the end of the year and attract more investors to make our respective GDP look better!"
"I would like to highlight here that Deputy County Secretary Qin of Ruhe County not only brought Hengtai over, but also reached cooperation with Jingxi."
"Everyone applaud!"
After the city secretary finished speaking, he looked at Deputy County Secretary Qin, who was already bald at the age of forty, and took the lead in applauding.
Everyone also hurriedly applauded with envy on their faces, and the entire conference room burst into applause.
Deputy County Secretary Qin immediately stood up and bowed to everyone, with a look of pride on his face: "Thank you for your applause, I will keep up the good work!"
The city secretary waved his hand: "Sit down!"
"Since there is praise, there is also criticism."
"Here comes Deputy County Secretary Qin of Qingshan County. Your county is the worst at attracting investment. It ranks last in GDP in the city. You, the Deputy County Secretary who focuses on attracting investment, are to blame."
"The same surname is Qin, why is the gap so big? Today I am naming and criticizing you. I hope you will work hard in the last month of this year!"
Qin Jingye's old face turned red, and he stood up with his head lowered: "I accept the criticism from the organization, work hard to correct my mistakes, and strive to attract investors in the last month."
Everyone looked at Qin Jingye with eyes full of gloating.
Some people even whispered: "This Qin Jingye is famous in the local area for being selfless and does not give profits to other investors. Why should they invest in an inland city like ours?"
"He's not selfless, he's clearly missing the mark. This Qin Jingye is famous in their county for being stubborn. Even the secretary-general under him doesn't look down on him."
"By the way, he is also a famous lone ranger. I heard that after decades of service, there is not even a single person in his family to pay New Year greetings every Chinese New Year."
"Haha, is it so miserable? Even a fool can't do such a bad job, right?"
"It's so bad that everyone in our county has heard about it. Qin Jingye is the target of ridicule every Chinese New Year. I heard that he is about to suffer from Chinese New Year phobia."
"Ha ha……"
Everyone let out a burst of mocking laughter.
The city secretary coughed lightly: "Quiet."
"That's it for today's meeting. Qin Jingye, you go back and reflect on it, see where you went wrong, and try to correct it as soon as possible."
"Yes!" Qin Jingye nodded, so ashamed that he wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
A few days later, the Wang family villa in Dongzhou.
Mr. Wang called Wang Zhisheng and Wang Zhiwen together and said: "I didn't know that Master Qin had a conflict with the Cheng family before, and I actually brought Mr. Cheng to the Nianci Group. Although Master Qin didn't say anything, he was definitely not happy in his heart.
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"Two days ago, that little bastard Shen Feiyu really offended Master Qin again. Although Master Qin gave me some thin noodles and only broke one of Feiyu's legs, Master Qin must have a problem with me.
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"We must find a way to let Master Qin eliminate the barriers!"
Wang Zhisheng said: "Dad, this is not simple. Just buy a car and send it there."
Mr. Wang rolled his eyes: "Master Qin already has a Rolls-Royce Phantom."
"Then give money and women." Wang Zhisheng said.
"Shut up, do you think Master Qin will lack these?" Mr. Wang scolded.
Wang Zhiwen thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid Master Qin doesn't need anything we can give. However, I think we can change our approach to ease the relationship with Master Qin."
Mr. Wang's eyes lit up and he looked at Wang Zhiwen: "What do you think? Tell me quickly!"
Wang Zhiwen said: "I heard that Master Qin's father, Qin Jingye, seems to be having some difficulties at work. We can send someone to help him!"
Mr. Wang nodded: "This is a great idea!"
"However, it would be inconvenient for me to come forward in this case, and it would be inconvenient for you, the third brother, to be transferred to the province. Let's choose a junior to go there, so that it won't be too public, so as not to scare those people in the county."
"Yes, I will make arrangements right away." Wang Zhiwen said.
On the 27th of the lunar calendar, there are still two days before the Chinese New Year, and many companies have already been on holiday.
However, Qin Jingye was still sitting in the office in a daze.
After being named and criticized at the meeting, he came back and started looking for companies everywhere. However, he always acted according to the rules and the preferential conditions he could give were limited. Compared with other people's various behind-the-scenes operations, he had no advantage at all.
Therefore, he has not been able to attract a single company to settle here so far.