"Beep, beep, beep..." A taxi came from the intersection and stopped directly in front of Jin Ming. The door opened and Ma Xiaoyao got out of the car.
"Brother, you're here." Jin Ming's face was filled with joy.
Ma Xiaoyao smiled and said: "I'm really sorry, there was a traffic jam on the road, so I came a little late..." As he spoke, Ma Xiaoyao handed the fare to the taxi driver. After the driver got the fare, he drove the taxi away.
Ma Xiaoyao turned to look at Jin Ming: "Did the coast guard send the yacht back?"
Jin Ming shook his head: "Not yet."
Ma Xiaoyao frowned: "The work efficiency is really low... let's wait a little longer."
After waiting for more than two hours, Coast Guard Zhang Hang finally sent the yacht back. The yacht was carefully renovated, the missing paint was repainted, and all the faults were repaired.
After exchanging pleasantries with Ma Xiaoyao, Zhang Hang returned directly on another speedboat.
"Jin Ming, let's go see your boss." Ma Xiaoyao greeted Jin Ming to board the yacht. Jin Ming skillfully drove the yacht toward the southeast. More than ten minutes later, the yacht stopped at the edge of a port.
As soon as Ma Xiaoyao and Jin Ming landed, they saw a thin old man walking across the street. This old man was Jin Ming's boss, the one who rented Ma Xiaoyao's yacht.
"Boss." Jin Ming greeted respectfully.
"You are finally back!" The old man strode over.
Ma Xiaoyao said sheepishly: "I'm sorry, something happened at sea, so I came back a little late."
"How's it going? Have you found your missing friend?" the old man asked.
Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "Found it."
"You are really lucky...hehe..." the old man laughed.
"We encountered a storm at sea, and the yacht was overturned by huge waves. Later, the coast guard helped me pull the yacht back. At the same time, the coast guard also repaired it..." Ma Xiaoyao said sheepishly: "The yacht
If something goes wrong, you can deduct more money from my deposit..."
"What do you mean? Hasn't the yacht been repaired? Since it has been repaired, it will be fine." The old man waved his hand generously: "It's too windy here, let's find a secluded place to chat?" While talking,
, the old man led Ma Xiaoyao and Jin Ming to a small room. This small room was covered with aluminum alloy. It was the old man's temporary office. There were sofas and desks in the small room, and the layout was pretty good.
The old man asked Ma Xiaoyao and Jin Ming to sit on the sofa, and then poured two cups of tea for Ma Xiaoyao and Jin Ming with his own hands.
Jin Ming briefly told the old man about his experience at sea.
After hearing this, the old man couldn't help but sigh: "You guys are really lucky!" After chatting for a while, the old man returned the deposit of the yacht to Ma Xiaoyao. Of course, the old man had deducted the cost of renting the yacht.
The rent the old man set for Ma Xiaoyao was 1,000 yuan a day. Ma Xiaoyao drifted at sea for more than a month, so he paid nearly 40,000 yuan in rent. This sea trip cost Ma Xiaoyao several years of savings.
, but Ma Xiaoyao didn't feel bad at all, because the money was well spent. It was worth less than 40,000 yuan to exchange for Gu Li's life.
After getting back the remaining deposit, Ma Xiaoyao stood up and left.
As Ma Xiaoyao walked towards the intersection, he secretly thought that his mobile phone was damaged by sea water, and he would have to find a mobile phone store to replace it later.
"Brother!" A shout came from behind.
Ma Xiaoyao turned around and found that the person calling him was Jin Ming.
Jin Ming ran over panting: "Brother."
"Why did you catch up? Is something wrong?" Ma Xiaoyao asked doubtfully.
Jin Ming breathed out a breath and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm here to see you off...Brother, to be honest, I can't bear to see you go..." After spending more than a month together at sea, Jin Ming already regarded Ma Xiaoyao as his own brother.
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Ma Xiaoyao smiled, reached out and patted Jin Ming on the shoulder: "Actually, I can't bear to let you go... How about... you come with me... I'll find you a job, which will definitely be no worse than driving a yacht here."
"Follow you?" Jin Ming was a little moved, but after thinking about it, he finally shook his head: "I can't go with you... The boss is kind to me, I can't just leave like this..."
"You should think about it again..." Ma Xiaoyao advised.
"Brother, I really can't leave my boss. I can't live up to my boss's expectations..." Jin Ming's tone was very firm.
"Alas..." Ma Xiaoyao sighed: "Then you can continue to stay here. I will come to see you when I have time." At this point, Ma Xiaoyao told Jin Ming his mobile phone number: "Remember
My mobile phone number. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, just call me directly."
Jin Ming recited it several times before he remembered Ma Xiaoyao's mobile phone number deeply in his mind: "Brother, I wish you a safe journey!"
"Jin Ming, I have two gains from going to sea this time. One is to find the woman I love, and the other is to get to know you." Ma Xiaoyao said with a smile.
"It's my blessing to know you." Jin Ming also laughed.
After chatting for a few words, Ma Xiaoyao turned around and walked to the intersection, hailed a taxi and left.
Looking at the taxi that was gradually disappearing, Jin Ming's eyes were a little moist: "Brother, have a nice trip."
…
Blue Ocean City.
City government office building.
Inside the Office of the Executive Vice Mayor.
Sun Maoqi was sitting on a large and soft office chair, holding a teacup in one hand and a cigarette in the other, humming an unknown song, looking extremely comfortable.
Sun Maoqi has been in a very good mood recently, no, very, very good. Why? Because the plane Guli was on crashed and Guli was missing in the sea. The search and rescue team searched for more than half a month at sea, but still could not find Guli.
Everyone with a discerning eye knows the whereabouts of Gu Li. Gu Li may be in danger this time.
Guli is in danger, so wouldn't it be possible that Sun Maoqi would take over the vacant mayor's position?
According to past rules, if the mayor is transferred or something happens, the vacant position should be taken over by the executive deputy mayor. Of course, other changes will occur, but the chance of such changes is very low.
Sun Maoqi has never been convinced by Gu Li. The reason is very simple, because Gu Li is younger than him, and she is also a woman. Being suppressed by a woman every day makes Sun Maoqi feel very angry. In terms of qualifications and ability, Sun Maoqi asks himself that he is no better than him.
Gu Li is worse, even better! Sun Maoqi has always believed that Gu Li became the mayor purely due to luck. In terms of qualifications and ability, Gu Li would never be the mayor.
Sun Maoqi took a nice breath from the cigarette, squinted his eyes, and smiled: "The ancients said that beauties are unlucky, and this is so true. Isn't Guli just beauties unlucky? Haha..."
"Boom!"
The office door was suddenly knocked open, and secretary Chen Guang ran in in a panic: "Deputy Mayor Sun, it's not good..."
Sun Maoqi frowned: "What's wrong?" As he spoke, Sun Maoqi lowered his head and took a sip of tea.
"Mayor Gu is back..." Chen Guang said, breathing heavily.
"Pfft!" All the tea that Sun Maoqi just drank in his mouth suddenly spurted out and wet several documents on the desk. Sun Maoqi didn't bother to wipe the documents on the table and stared: "Chen Guang
, what did you just say!"
"I saw Mayor Gu is back..." Chen Guang repeated it again.
"Did you read that correctly?" Sun Maoqi asked.
Chen Guang shook his head: "Absolutely not... Not only did I see it, but many people also saw Mayor Gu..."
Sun Maoqi's face suddenly turned ugly: "This is impossible...impossible...how could Gu Li come back...didn't she disappear at sea...how could she come back...this is absolutely impossible..." Beautiful
His thoughts were suddenly shattered, and Sun Maoqi simply couldn't accept that sense of loss.
"Dingling bell..."
The phone on the desk suddenly rang.
Sun Maoqi took a deep breath and reached out to grab the phone: "Hello...Okay, I understand..." After answering the phone, Sun Maoqi's face became even uglier. The call just now was from Li Xue, Guli's secretary.
Li Xue said that Mayor Gu was going to have a meeting and asked Sun Maoqi to go to the conference room quickly. Sun Maoqi slowly put down the microphone: "Gu Li is really back...she is really back..."
…
When other people in the city government heard that Gu Li was back, they were all extremely surprised. Wasn't Gu Li's life too hard? She was missing at sea for more than a month, and she came back safe and sound? This is incredible!
As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad. Regarding the return of Gu Li, the people in the city government have different moods. Of course, those who are close to Gu Li are very happy. Those who have disputes with Gu Li are in a bad mood.
After Gu Li returned to the city government, she first made a phone call to Liu Yuncai, secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. Liu Yuncai heard that Gu Li had come back safe and sound. He was extremely happy and asked carefully about Gu Li's escape. Gu Li didn't hide anything.
Xiaoyao briefly told the story of how he went to sea to find her without fear of danger. After hearing this, Liu Yuncai kept praising Ma Xiaoyao for his kindness and righteousness.
Originally, Liu Yuncai was still considering who should take over Gu Li's position. Lanhai City could not remain without a mayor. Just when Liu Yuncai was having a headache about the candidate, Gu Li came back and immediately solved Liu Yuncai's problem.
After finishing the call with Gu Li, Liu Yuncai called the provincial leaders directly to report that Gu Li had returned safely. The provincial leaders were very surprised when they heard that Gu Li had returned safely. They all said that Gu Li had a good fate.
Now that Li is back, let Gu Li be the mayor. There is no need to arrange other candidates.
The meeting room of the municipal government was full of people. Gu Li was sitting in the main seat, and sitting on both sides of the desk were several deputy mayors and some municipal government staff.
Gu Li glanced around at everyone present: "During my absence, thanks to your conscientious work, the work of the city government can run normally. Here, I would like to say thank you to everyone."
