Liu Mei seemed much calmer, but occasionally looked up at Lin Xiao with a smile, and said with great relief: "Lin Xiao, you have really grown up now, and I can rely on you."
"Auntie, that's too polite. You took care of me when I was little. Now that I'm grown up, isn't it my duty to take care of you?"
Hearing what Lin Xiao said, Liu Mei's heart immediately surged with warmth.
After the meal, the two women took a shower and rested. During the two days in the abandoned textile factory, they barely slept a wink because they were so scared.
Now I can finally have a good rest.
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Liu Mei and Liu Shiqi returned, and the orphanage was back on track.
Partly to celebrate and partly to make up for the two days of not eating, Liu Mei cooked a sumptuous meal herself.
Seeing so many delicious food on the table, Liu Shiqi giggled non-stop.
"Stop giggling and eat quickly!"
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Lin Xiao patted Liu Shiqi's head and urged with a smile.
Liu Shiqi hummed, then nodded heavily, and then said: "Brother Lin, it's great to have a reliable person like you in our welfare home."
"Stop talking nonsense, the food will be cold if you don't eat."
Lin Xiao pretended to be angry and said.
However, he was actually very happy in his heart. He was recognized by the people he cared about. Is there anything more joyful than this in the world?
At this moment, Yuan Zheng suddenly walked in.
Liu Mei immediately greeted: "Yuan Zheng, you probably haven't finished your meal yet. Sit down and eat with us."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zheng immediately shook his head.
"No, Dean Liu, I'm not hungry."
As a subordinate, how can he eat at the same table as his boss? This is one of the rules that Yuan Zheng has always adhered to, and he also wanted to express his admiration and respect for Lin Xiao in this way.
But in fact, Lin Xiao didn't care about this at all. Instead, he hoped that Yuan Zheng would be less restrictive.
Because although Yuan Zheng is his right-hand man, in his heart, Lin Xiao prefers to regard him as his brother!
"What's the matter with coming here suddenly?"
Lin Xiao put down his chopsticks and looked at Yuan Zheng and asked.
Yuan Zheng nodded, and then looked at Liu Shiqi and Dean Liu - Yuan Zheng meant that what he was going to say next was not convenient to say in front of Liu Shiqi and Dean Liu.
But Lin Xiao didn't pay attention, nodded and said: "Let me just say here that Shi Qi and Aunt Liu are not outsiders."
Now that Lin Xiao had spoken, Yuan Zheng didn't hesitate any longer.
"Commander, someone from the Yamen just came with news. Li Zhilin has explained the whereabouts of his deposits, which total 4.3 billion. Now this money has been confiscated by the Yamen."
Hearing this, Lin Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
"Hand it over to the Dragon Kingdom, that's good."
However, Yuan Zheng's face did not look good. He continued: "However, the Yamen is very dissatisfied with you and asked me if I had known that Li Zhilin had such a deposit, so I insisted on cooperating with Li Ziran's plan to
Li Zhilin led him out of the prison."
Lin Xiao's brows furrowed slightly.
Although Yuan Zheng did not explain in detail, he probably guessed it.
Liu Shiqi and Liu Mei were kidnapped before. In order to prevent the two women from being tortured by Li Ziran, Lin Xiao contacted Zheng Hongsheng for help.
Zheng Hongsheng, on the other hand, approached Zhao Guangwei, the top leader of Jingnan Yamen, and asked him to cooperate with the rescue plan.
But at that time, Zhao Guangwei did not listen to Zheng Hongsheng's opinion and just asked Yuan Zheng to take Li Zhilin out of the prison. Otherwise, the Jingnan Yamen did not give Lin Xiao any help.
It can be said that the Jingnan Yamen basically did not contribute to the rescue of Liu Shiqi and Liu Mei.
But now that Li Zhilin and Li Ziran were imprisoned and handed over such a huge amount of property, some people in the Yamen began to have other ideas.
They thought that Lin Xiao knew in advance that there was such a deposit, so he took Li Zhilin out of the prison in order to get some words out of him.
Some people even doubted whether Lin Xiao misappropriated the money or took part of it.
Of course, these are all rumors, but there are people in Jingnan Yamen who hold this view, which means that Jingnan Yamen is hostile to Lin Xiao.
In fact, due to Chen Wei's relationship, the relationship between Lin Xiao and Jingnan Yamen was originally at odds.
And because of the struggle between the Lin Group and the Yilin Group, a major earthquake occurred in southern Beijing.
Therefore, it is normal for Zhao Guangwei, the top leader of the Jingnan Yamen, to have complaints about Lin Xiao, and it is understandable that the Jingnan Yamen as a whole is hostile to Lin Xiao.
But Lin Xiao didn't care about any of this.
"That's all?"
Lin Xiao asked with a smile.
Yuan Zheng shook his head and continued: "Three days later, there will be a banquet at the Maillon Hotel in southern Beijing. Many high-ranking people in southern Beijing will attend. Some big shots will also be present, and Zhao Guangwei will also go."
"Banquet? I'm not interested."
Lin Xiao immediately refused because he really had no interest at all.
Coming from a military background, what he dislikes most is having banquets and drinking parties.
Aren’t banquets and cocktail parties a place where dandies and so-called successful people have fun?
As the nine-star commander, Lin Xiao protects his family and country to protect the Dragon Kingdom and protect the people of the Dragon Kingdom from living and working in peace and contentment, rather than accompanying those people to linger in entertainment venues.
Not to mention going to such a banquet, just hearing about it made Lin Xiao sneer.
But Yuan Zheng sighed helplessly: "Zhao Guangwei said that he has something to talk to you about, so he hopes that you, commander-in-chief, can be there when the time comes."
Lin Xiao's face gradually became serious.
This Zhao Guangwei has too much airs!
The identity of Lin Xiao, the nine-star commander, has not been made public in southern Beijing, and only a few people know that he is the national protector of the Dragon Kingdom.
But even if this Zhao Guangwei didn't know the identity of Lin Xiao, the nine-star commander, and only regarded him as the chairman of an ordinary business consortium, he shouldn't put on such a posture!
Who are you showing your face to?
"Commander, if you don't want to go, I will help you refuse him."
Yuan Zheng said seriously.
Lin Xiao was going to nod, but when he looked at Liu Shiqi, he suddenly laughed.
"Shi Qi, do you want to attend this banquet?"
Hearing Lin Xiao's question, Liu Shiqi couldn't help being startled.
She has lived in the Qinhuai Welfare Institution since she was a child. She has never attended a banquet or even an ordinary cocktail party.
Now when she heard Lin Xiao asking herself if she wanted to attend such a high-end banquet, her heart almost jumped out of her throat!
"Can I?"
Liu Shiqi asked excitedly.
"Of course, Aunt Liu, if you want to go too..."
Before Lin Xiao finished speaking, Liu Mei shook her head and exhaled: "I'd better forget it. There are still a lot of things to do in the orphanage, and I don't have time. Lin Xiao, just take Shi Qi and have fun."