"I don't care!" Wang Aiqin said: "As long as you are not married for a day, I have the right to pursue you! Xiaoyao, do you know? In more than thirty years of life, this is the first time I like someone. Since the last time you were here
I fell in love with you after you saved me at the fire scene, and after such a long period of contact, I couldn't help but fall in love with you..." Wang Aiqin said all the words she was holding in her heart in one breath.
"Sister Wang...Thank you for liking me, but I..." Ma Xiaoyao breathed out softly: "But I can't accept you..."
"Why?" Wang Aiqin asked: "Am I so bad that you don't like me?"
Ma Xiaoyao shook his head: "No, Sister Wang, you are very good. You are beautiful, generous, and capable. You are a well-known strong woman in the city. I guess many men like you."
"Since I'm so good, why don't you accept me?" Wang Aiqin continued to ask.
"Because I can no longer hold other women in my heart." Ma Xiaoyao said.
After listening to Ma Xiaoyao's words, Wang Aiqin suddenly became silent. After a while, Wang Aiqin said: "Can you tell me who you like? I want to know who I lost to?"
Ma Xiaoyao pondered for a moment: "Sister Wang, I can tell you who it is, but please help me keep the secret."
Wang Aiqin nodded: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else."
Ma Xiaoyao took a slow breath: "Her name is Gu Li."
"Gu Li?" Wang Aiqin was stunned: "This name sounds so familiar... I seem to have heard it somewhere..."
Ma Xiaoyao said: "Gu Li is the mayor of Lanhai City."
"Yes, the mayor of Lanhai City is indeed named Gu Li..." Wang Aiqin's eyes flashed with surprise: "Xiaoyao, you... you like the mayor Gu Li?"
Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "Yes."
"You actually like Mayor Gu Li..." Wang Aiqin kept shaking her head: "No wonder you don't want to accept me... In terms of identity and status, I am indeed not as good as Mayor Gu Li..."
"Sister Wang, you misunderstood." Ma Xiaoyao shook his head: "Sister Wang, I reject you not because your identity and status are not as good as Gu Li's. Even if Gu Li is not the mayor, I will still like her. What I like is
Gu Li is not her identity. I am very conservative when it comes to relationships. As long as I identify with someone, I will not give up easily. I really like Gu Li. I can do anything for her, Sister Wang.
, do you know why I entered the officialdom? Because I want to stand out and narrow the status gap between me and Gu Li. Only in this way can I be worthy of her and pursue her openly."
A hint of envy appeared on Wang Aiqin's face: "I really envy Mayor Gu Li now. Not only has his official career been smooth, he has become the mayor, and he can also get your most sincere love."
Ma Xiaoyao waved his hand: "It's actually not easy for Gu Li. She can become the mayor, but she has to put in a lot of hard work... As for my true love..." At this point, Ma Xiaoyao smiled bitterly: "It's purely me.
One-sided secret love..."
"Since you like Gu Li, why don't you confess your love to her directly?" Wang Aiqin asked.
"I don't dare." Ma Xiaoyao breathed out: "I'm afraid of being rejected... Besides, with my current identity and status, I'm not worthy of others..."
Wang Aiqin was silent for a while: "Xiaoyao, although you already have a woman you like, I still won't give up!"
"Sister Wang, you..." Before Ma Xiaoyao could finish her words, she was interrupted by Wang Aiqin.
"Xiaoyao, I, Wang Aiqin, will never give up on a man I have chosen! As long as you are not married for a day, I will pursue you!" Wang Aiqin said decisively.
Ma Xiaoyao's face twitched and he didn't know what to say.
…
On the road leading from the county to Gaohe Township.
A black car was driving fast.
There were two people sitting in the car, namely Meng Qiang and Ma Xiaoyao.
Ma Xiaoyao leaned on the car seat, staring blankly at the trees passing by outside the window. He did not expect that Wang Aiqin would like him, and he did not expect that Wang Aiqin would take the initiative to confess to him. A proud and strong woman lowered her attitude to confess to herself.
How much courage does this require?
To be honest, Ma Xiaoyao still has a good impression of Wang Aiqin. If he had not met Gu Li, maybe Ma Xiaoyao would really fall in love with Wang Aiqin.
While driving, Meng Qiang quietly observed Ma Xiaoyao through the endoscope. Ma Xiaoyao didn't say a word along the way, just stared out the window in a daze, looking very unhappy. Meng Qiang opened his mouth: "Well...
Mayor Ma... we will arrive at Gaohe Township in a few minutes..."
"Yeah." Ma Xiaoyao responded.
"Well... Mayor Ma, after I... return to Gaohe Township, I want to go home and have a look..." Meng Qiang said cautiously.
"Okay, you haven't been home for a month, it's time to go back and take a look." Ma Xiaoyao nodded.
While the two were talking, the car drove into Gaohe Township.
Meng Qiang drove the car, making many twists and turns, and finally arrived at the township government.
"You go home. I'll give you half a day off in the afternoon. You don't have to go to work." After saying that, Ma Xiaoyao opened the car door and walked out.
"Chief Ma, you are back."
"Hello, Mr. Ma Xiang!"
…
Many township government employees rushed to say hello to Ma Xiaoyao.
Ma Xiaoyao didn't put on any airs and responded one by one with a smile. As soon as Ma Xiaoyao walked into the township government office building, Kong Liang ran down the stairs in a hurry.
"Chief Ma, you are back!" Kong Liang looked very excited.
Ma Xiaoyao glanced at Kong Liang and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a month. You have gained a lot of weight... Nothing happened while I was away from home, right?"
"No, everything went smoothly." Kong Liang replied.
"It's no problem." Ma Xiaoyao nodded.
The two of them walked up the stairs while talking, and soon Ma Xiaoyao arrived at the mayor's office.
Ma Xiaoyao glanced at the office: "Not bad, the cleaning is clean."
"Of course it's clean. I clean it every day." Kong Liang picked up a cup and made Ma Xiaoyao a cup of tea.
At this time, Chen Shuiren, director of the Finance Office, and Liu Dehai, director of the Government Office, came to the office.
"Chief Ma, you are back!" Seeing Ma Xiaoyao back, Chen Shuirou and Liu Dehai were very happy.
"It's been a lot of hard work for you two while I'm away from the village," Ma Xiaoyao said with a smile.
"It's not hard, it's not hard. The work in the village has been very easy recently, and the two of us didn't spend much time at all." Chen Shuiren and Liu Dehai said hurriedly.
"This time I went to the youth cadre class for training. I learned a lot and made a lot of friends. These friends are all deputy and full department cadres." Ma Xiaoyao briefly told the story of his youth cadre class training.
He repeated: "I have benefited a lot from going to the county this time."
"Any cadre who has participated in the youth cadre class training will be reused by superiors in the future. Mayor Ma, your future is limitless." Chen Shuirou said with a smile.
"Yes, Mayor Ma, you will definitely be reused in the future!" Liu Dehai also nodded.
Ma Xiaoyao picked up the tea cup and took a sip slowly: "You don't need to put a high hat on me, I know my own abilities... By the way, Niu Zhigang and Ding Dahu didn't cause trouble during my absence, right?"
"In the first few days when you went to the county, Ding Dahu often looked for trouble. In the end, the township government work was almost impossible to carry out..." Chen Shuirou said: "Later, I became angry and contradicted Ding Dahu. Ding Dahu went directly to Niu Zhigang to complain, but
Niu Zhigang didn't care... Later, Ding Dahu restrained himself a lot and didn't dare to make trouble at will."
Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "Ding Dahu just needs to be dealt with. You can't be polite to him!"
"Niu Zhigang occasionally comes to the township government to find fault and find excuses to reprimand some employees, but generally speaking, what Niu Zhigang did is not too excessive." Chen Shuirou recounted the recent events.
"Niu Zhigang dares to show off his authority when Mayor Ma goes to the county. He is just a loser!" Kong Liang snorted.
Ma Xiaoyao smiled and said nothing. In his mind, Niu Zhigang was indeed a loser.
"Mr. Ma, the Chinese New Year is coming in a few days. I wonder if the benefits will be paid at the end of the year..." Chen Shuirou asked.
"Of course I did." Ma Xiaoyao nodded.
"Then according to what standard?" Chen Shuirou continued to ask.
"Well..." Ma Xiaoyao pondered for a moment: "The township finance is not very rich now... Let's give each person two barrels of oil and a bag of rice. You go tell the staff that the township finance is not very rich this year, so we will distribute
The welfare is a little less. When the township's finances become rich next year, we will definitely provide more welfare to everyone."
"Okay, I understand." Chen Shuirou nodded.
"Buzz buzz..."
At this moment, Ma Xiaoyao's cell phone on the table rang.
Ma Xiaoyao picked up the phone and glanced at the screen. He found that it was Pete calling. He reached out and pressed the answer button: "Hello, Mr. Pete!"
"Mr. Ma, I have arrived in Gaohe Township..." Peter's voice came from the microphone.
Ma Xiaoyao raised his eyebrows: "Oh? So soon? You can just come to the township government directly. I will wait for you at the gate!" After saying that, Ma Xiaoyao hung up the phone and looked up at Chen Shuirou, Liu Dehai and Kong Liang: "
Come, follow me to the gate to greet a distinguished guest." Ma Xiaoyao stood up and walked out of the office.
Chen Shuirou and others hurriedly followed.
"Mr. Ma, what kind of distinguished guest are you?" Liu Dehai asked doubtfully.
Ma Xiaoyao said as he went downstairs: "It's a foreign businessman, a very wealthy foreign businessman named Peter. I met him in the county. After some discussions, this Peter agreed to come to Gaohe Township to invest and build three companies."
"Ah?" Chen Shuirou, the boss of Liu Dehai and Kong Liang opened his mouth: "Open three companies?"
"Yes, there are three companies, and they are all quite large. Peter also agreed. After the company is built, the villagers from Gaohe Township will be allowed to work in the company." As he spoke, Ma Xiaoyao walked out of the office building and walked towards
