The next day, Liang Jian was preparing some things for his trip to Yongzhou when he suddenly received a call from Hu Xiaoying. She changed her mobile phone number.
She asked him to meet. Liang Jian immediately agreed. Ever since they met outside Governor Zhang's office that day, Liang Jian had been wanting to see her again, but her cell phone never got through.
On the edge of a small commercial district near the city center, in a specialty cafe by the river, the two sat down facing each other by the window next to the river. Hu Xiaoying looked different now from before, except that
I have lost some weight, and my temperament has also changed a bit. I feel much calmer, without some of the sharpness I had before.
Compared with the day he saw her outside Zhang Qiang's office, Liang Jian was in a much calmer mood today. He had thought through a lot of things at home these days.
He smiled and joked: "Hello, my name is Liang Jian."
Hu Xiaoying also smiled. She stretched out her hand, held his hand together, and said, "My name is Hu Xiaoying."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and the grudges that once existed between them disappeared in their smiles. Since they have chosen to start over, let's use a new way to get along with each other again.
The two of them didn't talk about work or the past, they just talked about some recent movies and books they had read. Liang Jian discovered that in fact, besides work, there were still many topics and many things in common between her and him.
The two sat in the cafe all afternoon and never talked about work or the past. When it was almost five o'clock, Xiang Jin called. Liang Jian took a look, stood up and wanted to go outside to pick it up.
Hu Xiaoying stopped him and said softly: "Just say it here. It's okay."
Liang Jian sat back. After answering the phone, Xiang Jin asked him: "Are you coming back for dinner?"
Liang Jian looked at Hu Xiaoying, covered the phone and asked, "How about having dinner together later?"
Hu Xiaoying replied: "No. I have an appointment."
Liang Jian let go of his hand and replied to Xiang Jin: "Come back for food."
"Okay, then we'll wait for you." Xiang Jin hung up the phone. She didn't ask who Liang Jian was with.
After walking out of the cafe, Liang Jian was about to offer to take Hu Xiaoying back, but saw a car parked on the roadside at the door. Hu Xiaoying raised her hand to wave. Before Liang Jian could react, Hu Xiaoying said: "I'm leaving first.
." While walking towards the car.
The driver's door opened, and a middle-aged man walked out. He was quite tall, showed no signs of gaining weight, and was well-dressed. The car was a black Audi, and he should be a man of some status. He nodded at Liang Jian.
She lowered her head and smiled at Hu Xiaoying. Hu Xiaoying stepped forward and said a few words to him, then walked around to the passenger seat and sat in. Before sitting in, she glanced towards Liang Jian and saw Liang Jian looking at her.
He smiled and then shrank into the black Audi car.
Liang Jian was stunned there. He waited for the car to drive for a long distance before he came back to his senses. The feeling in his heart was not uncomplicated. However, he hoped that she would be happy after all. She was in good condition now. Since she was good, then he would
You should be happy for her, right? She has endured enough, whether it's because of him or herself. She deserves to be happy.
When he returned home, Xiang Jin was the only one at home. Liang Jian asked, "Where are Mom, Nichang and the others?"
"They went to Mother Li's house." Xiang Jin came over, took the bag in his hand, and said with a smile: "Tonight, it's just you and me. It seems that there have never been two people like this since we got married.
Let’s spend time together.”
Liang Jian recalled that he really couldn't find such a time. However, shouldn't it be the man's responsibility to create such a romantic moment? However, at this moment, Xiang Jin snatched it away.
Liang Jian kissed Xiang Jin gently on the face and said, "After dinner, let's go watch a movie."
Xiang Jin said with a smile: "We thought of going together. I have already bought the movie tickets. However, you have to pay me back the movie tickets later."
Liang Jian smiled: "Okay, I'll give you all the salary cards."
A meal cooked with care, a movie watched with care, a marriage managed with care...
Sitting in the darkness of the cinema, the laughing scenes on the screen made everyone around him laugh non-stop, but Liang Jian was a little lost in thought.
From the time he came to the province to now, it has only been a little over a year. He has experienced a lot of difficulties, troughs, and dangers. Fortunately, everything has passed without any danger. As of today, overall he is doing pretty well.
Although he cannot be said to be a big winner, at least he still has his family, his wife is still there, his children are good, his job is still there, and it is on the rise. Looking at it this way, he is already very happy.
So, what's left to be dissatisfied with? In front of his eyes, Hu Xiaoying and the figure walking out of the Audi car appeared... Perhaps, if he was regretful, it was just her.
But, it’s like a sentence I once read in a book: Some people have feelings, and maybe it’s just because of regret that they are precious, beautiful, and unforgettable.
Maybe... Liang Jian thought. Now, he and she are on the road to happiness, so why is he still dissatisfied? Isn't this the ending he wants?
After another burst of laughter, Xiang Jin next to him seemed to notice his absence. He turned his head and asked him softly: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
Liang Jian came to his senses and replied softly: "It's okay. Let's watch a movie."
Xiang Jin didn't ask any more questions. The two of them continued to look at the movie screen. Soon, Liang Jian was also attracted by the content of the movie and no longer thought about anything else.
One month of preparation time is not a long time. Liang Jian has not stayed in the province for a long time, and there are not many things that can be handed over to the Women's Federation. But there are many things that need to be prepared in Yongzhou.
A week before he took office, Liang Jian took Xiang Jin and his family to Yongzhou. Old Tang had already prepared a house. It was not very luxurious, but compared with Liang Jian's house in Ningzhou, it was still more luxurious.
A lot. A villa in a high-end villa area on the outskirts of the city has a market price of 7 million. Old Tang said that it belonged to a friend, but the real estate certificate was injured in Old Tang. Liang Jian took a look and found that the name on the real estate certificate was indeed not the
Old Tang is not Li Yuanli’s either.
Old Tang said, just live with peace of mind, live there for a lifetime, and no one will come to chase you. The house is fully equipped and you can just move in with your bags. Liang Jian originally wanted to consider it again, but Xiang Jin said, listen to Old Tang, the house is big,
It is convenient to live with more people. Liang Jian said nothing.
The day after he moved in, Old Tang took Liang Jian out to a dinner.
The dinner was organized by Uncle Liu, whom Liang Jian had met once. Liang Jian knew that this was Old Tang paving the way for his trip to Yongzhou. Liang Jian did not refuse. Although he did not like this form, it was something he needed to accept.
and adapt to something.
Someone once said: In China, the most powerful but also the most deadly thing may be guanxi. In our concept, even if we go to line up to get a ticket, we like to have guanxi and join the queue. Thousands of years of culture
, what it brings us is not only a profound cultural heritage, but also some bad habits that are hard to change.
But it is difficult to get rid of these bad habits all at once. All we can do is to slowly change while adapting to them.
Yongzhou is unfamiliar to Liang Jian. Although Gao Chenghan taught him a lesson before leaving, and Gao Chenghan also contacted some old friends here, in the end, these relationships are not his.
To gain a foothold, Liang Jian still needs to establish his own relationship. And Lao Tang is helping him do this.
There were not many people at today's dinner. Apart from Uncle Liu, he and Old Tang, there were only four people. Two business owners, one was the district committee secretary of the development zone, and the other was the director of the city's organization department.
The business owner is Uncle Liu's friend, the district committee secretary and the organization director, but he was invited by the business owner.
When Liang Jian entered the door, Uncle Liu and Old Tang shook hands warmly, then walked to Liang Jianyan, hugged him affectionately, then looked at the other four people in the room who had stood up, and introduced to them: "This is the place that will be opened soon."
Liang Jian, Secretary Liang, is coming to our Yongzhou to take office."
The organization director was the first to come over, shook hands with Liang Jian, and said: "Congratulations to Secretary Liang, please take care of me in the future." Liang Jian returned the greeting and said, "That's the other way around. I'm new here.
You should take more care of me."
Uncle Liu smiled and added: "Don't stand and talk, sit down! Sit down!"
At this time, Old Tang suddenly spoke and said, "I've delivered the people, but I won't eat the food. I'm leaving first."
Liang Jian was slightly stunned. Uncle Liu didn't say anything to keep him, so Liang Jian didn't say anything to keep him either. Old Tang signaled to the other people and left.
As soon as Old Tang left, Uncle Liu said a few more words, and then several people sat down one after another.
After sitting down, Uncle Liu first introduced everyone carefully, and then began to serve the food and wine. As soon as the wine was served, the atmosphere began to relax.
Except for Liang Jian, who was a little unfamiliar, the other five people became familiar with each other immediately. Uncle Liu was also a cheerful person. Within a few words, he started to be brothers with the district committee secretary and the organization director. Liang Jian was also brought together, and soon
, the secretary of the district committee began to come up and hug each other. Although Liang Jian did not trust this kind of friendship, at this moment, he was also brought in.
The meal lasted for two hours. From beginning to end, nothing of substance was said during the meal, but a lot of wine was consumed. Uncle Liu and his two business friends must have been soldiers.
He had a good drink capacity. When he left, Liang Jian was already a little drunk, and everything in his eyes had a double image. The district party committee secretary and the organization director also drank too much, and they were staggering when walking. They were in the private room.
After waiting for a while, a secretary came in and helped them leave.
Liang Jian followed Uncle Liu and the others. As soon as he went out, someone followed him. When he turned around, he saw an unfamiliar young face with a crew cut and a somewhat familiar temperament.