Qiao Liang sat bored in the car, picking up her phone from time to time to pass the time. It was almost 10 o'clock when Qiao Liang saw Wang Fulai walking out of the nightclub.
Qiao Liang took a closer look and saw that Wang Fulai was the only one there. A hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes. The man named Wang actually came out alone.
Watching Wang Fulai get into the car and leave, Qiao Liang reluctantly drove to follow him. He only saw the Liangping Hotel not far ahead. Wang Fulai's car turned in and parked in the parking lot of the hotel.
"Damn, this guy surnamed Wang really knows how to enjoy it. He doesn't live in the dormitory but stays in the hotel." Qiao Liang cursed.
Watching Wang Fulai enter the hotel, Qiao Liang curled his lips, thinking that he seemed to be wasting his time tonight and was keeping tabs on him in vain.
Turning the steering wheel, Qiao Liang was about to leave. After thinking about it, he felt unwilling to do so, so he simply drove the car into the parking lot and followed Wang Fulai into the hotel.
Qiao Liang walked quickly to the elevator and saw that the elevator stopped at the sixth floor. Qiao Liang pressed the elevator and followed him up to the sixth floor.
The corridors of the hotel were a little quiet, and the room doors were closed tightly. Qiao Liang sighed secretly, saying that he didn't know why he was following him, and felt that his work tonight was in vain.
Qiao Liang was just thinking about it when he saw the elevator door opening again. A woman with heavy makeup hurriedly walked out of the elevator, passed by Qiao Liang, and then walked to a room door and knocked on the door.
Qiao Liang glanced subconsciously and saw the door opened, revealing a familiar profile face.
It was Wang Fulai! Qiao Liang recognized it instantly. When he saw Wang Fulai opening his head and looking towards the corridor, Qiao Liang quickly dodged and hid at the stairs next to the corridor.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Qiao Liang walked out and looked at the room where Wang Fulai was just now. Qiao Liang didn't understand why Wang Fulai went to the nightclub just as he thought. He was looking for that person.
He is a woman, and his intuition is quite accurate. This girl went to the nightclub as soon as she came. It seems that Wang Fulai is not an honest and peaceful person.
Damn, you're not prepared enough. Otherwise, if you could secretly photograph the scene inside the room, look at how Wang Fulai would still be jumping around. Qiao Liang looked at the closed door, feeling annoyed.
Looking at the time, Qiao Liang thought that there was no point in staying here, so he might as well leave first.
Back in the car, Qiao Liang began to think about it. Wang Fulai had just come to take office and he couldn't wait to look for flowers and people. He would definitely do this again later, so he would have many opportunities in the future.
Thinking of this, Qiao Liang left with peace of mind.
Returning to the county compound, Qiao Liang got off the car and walked back to his dormitory. As soon as he entered the door, He Qingqing appeared at the door.
"Director He, are you just staring at me? You knew it as soon as I came back." Qiao Liang looked at He Qingqing and smiled.
"I saw that County Magistrate Qiao was absent-minded during dinner at night. He didn't seem to eat much. I guess Magistrate Qiao must have not eaten enough." He Qingqing looked at Qiao Liang with a smile, "I have hot soup here, send some to Magistrate Qiao.
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"Oh, is there such a good thing?" Qiao Liang laughed, and asked He Qingqing to sit down, while taking the thermos bottle that He Qingqing brought, without being polite to him.
To avoid suspicion, Qiao Liang did not close the door. In the dormitory area of the county compound, you still need to pay attention.
Opening the thermos, there was fragrant black-bone chicken soup inside. Not to mention, Qiao Liang's appetite whetted her appetite as soon as she smelled the smell.
He scooped up a mouthful of hot soup with a spoon and drank it in one gulp. Qiao Liang suddenly felt his body warm up. After staring at Wang Fulai for an hour or two at night, his body was a bit cold. After taking this mouthful of hot soup, he felt much better.
"Director He, your soup is pretty good. Did you make it yourself?" Qiao Liang asked with a smile.
"My mother made the stew and brought it to me last night. There was too much. I couldn't finish it by myself. There was quite a bit left. Thinking that County Magistrate Qiao was alone, I heated some and brought it to you." He Qingqing smiled. road.
"Director He is very considerate, thank you." Qiao Liang thanked him. When He Qingqing said this, Qiao Liang suddenly felt homesick and missed his parents.
After being lost for a while, Qiao Liang looked at He Qingqing, "Your family is also in the county, why don't you go back to live?"
"Oh, I don't want to go back. Every time I go home, my parents keep talking about my marriage and asking me to go on a blind date. It makes my ears feel calloused, so I just live in the dormitory and only go home on weekends. , so that I don’t have to listen to my parents nagging me all the time when I go back." He Qingqing said helplessly.
Qiao Liang suddenly realized that it turned out to be like this. Men should marry when they are young, and women should marry when they are young. This is pitiful for the hearts of parents in the world.
"Director He, you are not young anymore, it is really time to find a partner." Qiao Liang said.
"County Magistrate Qiao, do you know how to chat? I see that you are also a straight man." He Qingqing stomped her feet angrily, "How can you say that girls are older?"
"I didn't say you were old, I meant you were not young." Qiao Liang chuckled.
"Aren't they all the same?" He Qingqing gave Qiao Liang a charming look, and Qiao Liang was stunned by her charming look.
Seeing Qiao Liang losing her composure, He Qingqing felt a little proud. Her beauty was still attractive to Qiao Liang.
Qiao Liang quickly came to his senses, took a sip of soup to cover up his gaffe, and then asked: "Director He, did that County Magistrate Wang stay in the dormitory last night?"
"It seems... not." He Qingqing frowned slightly. Qiao Liang didn't ask. She really didn't pay attention to this. But after thinking about it carefully, He Qingqing quickly shook her head with certainty, "He didn't stay in the dormitory last night. .”
He Qingqing was very sure because the dormitory assigned to Wang Fulai happened to be next to hers. When she returned to the dormitory last night, she noticed that Wang Fulai's dormitory was empty, and she didn't hear Wang Fulai's return until she went to bed at 12 o'clock. .
Hearing that Wang Fulai was not in the dormitory last night, Qiao Liang nodded slightly.
He Qingqing saw that Qiao Liang was asking about Wang Fulai at this moment, and after meeting Wang Fulai entering the nightclub during dinner, Qiao Liang was a little absent-minded. He Qingqing's heart moved and she glanced at Qiao Liang secretly. I thought Qiao Liang was going to keep an eye on Wang Fu after dinner, right?
He Qingqing did not expect that she would actually guess the matter right now, but she would not ask Qiao Liang. A smart woman knows what to ask and what not to ask.
After Qiao Liang finished drinking the soup, He Qingqing left with the thermos bottle.
Early the next morning, Qiao Liang made a special trip to wait for Wang Fu to arrive and followed him into the office.
"County Magistrate Qiao, why do you have time to come to my place this early in the morning?" Wang Fulai greeted Qiao Liang and said with a smile.
"I am in charge of poverty alleviation, so I am relatively free, unlike County Magistrate Wang who is in charge of so many departments and is very busy." Qiao Liang said with a smile.
"Hey, who says it's not the case? As soon as I took office, I found that this job is complicated and difficult to do." Wang Fulai sighed in a dignified manner.
Qiao Liang leaned back when he heard it, thinking that no matter how much work you have, as a leader, you just open your mouth, but it is the people below who break your legs. How could you have the leisure to go to a nightclub when you first come here?
Thinking this in his heart, but with a calm expression on his face, Qiao Liang continued: "County Magistrate Wang, you also went to the Finance Bureau for investigation yesterday. You should have a clear idea of our county's financial situation."
"Yeah, I roughly understand." Wang Fulai nodded.
"Since County Magistrate Wang already understands the county's financial situation, can the compensation for returning farmland to grassland be distributed first by the Finance Bureau?" Qiao Liang asked.
"County Magistrate Qiao, don't worry, the money will be paid later." Wang Fulai chuckled. Seeing Qiao Liang's face turned ugly, Wang Fulai pretended to sigh and said, "County Magistrate Qiao, you don't know that our county's finances are tight. How poor we are, I really didn’t know how poor we were yesterday, and I was shocked when I saw it. Our financial accounts have already reached the bottom, and now we are in a tight period, and there is no guarantee that the salaries and bonuses of civil servants at the end of the year will be paid in time.”
"Is it really that poor?" Qiao Liang was stunned. He knew that Liangbei County was poor, but was it really as serious as Wang Fu said?
"County Magistrate Qiao, it's not that you are really that poor, but that you are too poor." Wang Fulai smacked his lips and deliberately made a bitter look on his face, "Hey, it's hard for me, the executive deputy county magistrate in charge of finance, what do you think of me? I also suffered a lot. When I first took office, I had to worry about money."
Listening to Wang Fulai's complaint, Qiao Liang frowned. He was a little doubtful of Wang Fulai's words. After thinking about it, he asked again, "County Magistrate Wang, I think that even if the county finance has no money, it will not be a problem to return farmland to grassland." Let’s give this some compensation.”
"County Magistrate Qiao, don't mention it. We are really short of money. Otherwise, why would I withhold it and not pay it? It won't do me any good, don't you think?"
Day, it won’t do you any good, but it’s just trying to embarrass me! Qiao Liang cursed secretly in his heart.
"According to County Magistrate Wang's wishes, there is no specific time for the compensation for returning farmland to grassland to be paid out. I don't know what year or month it will have to wait, right?" Qiao Liang said expressionlessly.
"County Magistrate Qiao, I don't dare to give you any guarantee. I can only say that once the county's finances are better, the compensation will be distributed as soon as possible." Wang Fulai chuckled.
"Okay, I understand what County Magistrate Wang means." Qiao Liang turned and left with a sullen face.
"County Magistrate Qiao, don't worry, please sit down for a while..." Wang Fulai's voice came from behind.
Qiao Liang's mouth twitched when he heard this. This Wang Fulai is definitely a difficult character.
Back in his office, the more Qiao Liang thought about it, the more unhappy he became. After pondering for a moment, Qiao Liang dug out the address book of government agencies and units compiled by the county government office from the drawer. It contained the communication methods of the county's main cadres and each unit, including the person in charge of the unit. , Qiao Liang found the phone number of Jia Fangrong, the director of the Finance Bureau, and called him.
After the call was answered, Qiao Liang said directly: "Director Jia, this is Qiao Liang. Are you free at noon? Isn't it convenient for us to have dinner together?"
Jia Fangrong on the other end of the phone was obviously stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Qiao Liang would invite him to lunch. Jia Fangrong vaguely guessed the reason and wanted to refuse Qiao Liang's invitation, but he was worried about Zhou Zhilong's face, so Jia Fangrong couldn't lose his face. Come, after hesitating for a moment, Jia Fangrong said: "County Magistrate Qiao, it's convenient at noon, but I'll arrange the place to eat. I can't let Magistrate Qiao worry about it."
"Okay." Qiao Liang blinked, as if... he had guessed what Jia Fangrong was thinking.
