"Serving the party and the country, marrying and having children, there is no contradiction between the two..." Qiao Mu took a sip from the tea bowl, then changed the topic and said: "That's what happened, my wife wants to secure a match for you, the woman is Zhu
I have met the mayor's aunt, she is dignified, delicate, well-educated, and she is a perfect match for you in terms of family background and age!"
Shen Zhifeng hesitated for a while and then said awkwardly: "Webmaster, to be honest, I actually... have an unmarried wife."
"An unmarried wife?"
"Yes. Her name is Wenxiu. Our families are family friends. Wenxiu and I have been engaged since childhood and have been engaged for a long time. However, I have been away from home for many years, so the marriage has been delayed."
"Zhifeng, what era are we in now? Arranged marriages, baby marriages, these are all stereotypes and bad habits, and they are not in line with the New Life Thought Movement proposed by the committee!"
"However, Wenxiu has been waiting for me for more than ten years and is still unmarried. She is already twenty-six or seventeen years old. I have no choice but to leave her. If this spreads out, I will become a contemporary Chen Shimei."
"Being a relative with Mayor Zhu will definitely help your future, Zhifeng, you have to think about it!
"Webmaster, I appreciate your kindness, but I don't want to be a treacherous person!"
"Oh... Since you don't want to, forget it! You're busy and I have other things to do." Qiao Mu stood up and walked out.
After rejecting Qiao Muchai's proposal of marriage, Shen Zhifeng felt a little uneasy. After all, he did not give the webmaster face. This matter was not a big deal or a small matter.
“Tuk-tuk!”
There was a knock on the door outside the house.
"Come in."
Bai Jumin opened the door and walked in. He bowed and said, "Director, after so many days, do you still need to keep someone on Shuichang Street?"
Shen Zhifeng thought for a while and felt that it was not necessary. He said in a wan tone: "It seems that I made a miscalculation... Let's withdraw them all!"
"yes!"
"Wang Dongsheng, doesn't he have any clues?"
"not yet."
"In the past few days, pay more attention to the station and pier..."
Halfway through the words, Shen Zhifeng suddenly felt something in his heart. Wang Dongsheng had revealed his identity. He would definitely not dare to leave through normal channels, and would probably choose some unknown secret passage!
"Team Leader Bai, is there any other way to leave Yanjin besides the station and pier?"
"Yes. Bandit Road, Smuggling Road, Caravan Road, Smoke Road, at least five or six ways to leave."
Shen Zhifeng had only been in Yanjin for a few days, and he didn't know much about these situations. He frowned and said, "If you go by what you said, Wang Dongsheng may have escaped!"
Bai Jumin said: "There is no way. Yanjin faces the sea on three sides, Baihe, Daku and Xiyingmen. There are too many places to go and it is difficult to guard against it."
"Send someone to check if any strangers have left Yanjin recently!"
"Director, even if it is found, I'm afraid..."
"If you follow the clues, you may be able to find the person who arranged Wang Dongsheng's escape!"
"I understand, I'll make arrangements right away!"
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When it was time to get off work, Shen Zhifeng walked up the stairs to the second floor and happened to meet Jiang Xinyu coming out of the office. The two greeted each other.
"Captain Jiang, I haven't seen you all day, what are you busy with?" Shen Zhifeng asked casually.
Jiang Xinyu locked the door and said as he walked: "I went to the Security Headquarters for a meeting in the morning and went to Peiyang University in the afternoon. Students have been active recently, so I have to keep an eye on them."
"You don't have to do such a small thing yourself, right? Just let the people below do it."
"Well, this is the case not only at Beiyang University, but also at several schools. We don't have many manpower, so I have to count the numbers myself."
"Thank you Captain Jiang for your hard work."
"Hard work is nothing to mention..."
At this moment, rapid footsteps came from behind, and Zhang Nina quickly caught up with her and said, "Captain Jiang, where are you going soon?"
Jiang Xinyu said: "Go home. Is there anything wrong?"
"I'm going to Lixin Street, please wait for a while."
"no problem."
Jiang Xinyu thought for a moment and said, "Director Shen was passing by Lixin Street..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhang Nina rushed to say, "No need to bother Director Shen, I just have something to tell you."
From beginning to end, Zhang Nina and Jiang Xinyu were chatting in a lively manner, completely pretending that Shen Zhifeng did not exist and deliberately leaving him aside.
As the car drove out of Yanjin Station, Jiang Xinyu asked: "Chief Zhang, what do you want from me?"
"Actually, it's nothing, I just don't want to ride in his car!" Zhang Nina said.
"Who...oh, you mean Director Shen?"
"Um."
"What happen to you guys?"
"Nothing, just pretending, it doesn't please him!"
Jiang Xinyu smiled. Although he didn't know what the conflict was between Zhang Nina and Shen Zhifeng, for him, this was undoubtedly good news!
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Shen Zhifeng knew very well that last time Zhang Nina took the initiative to throw herself into his arms and was rejected by him, this woman must be dissatisfied.
Shen Zhifeng didn't take it to heart. He was the chief of the intelligence department, and he was two ranks older than her in terms of job rank. There was no need to look at the face of a junior section chief.
Half an hour later, the car arrived in front of Yanjin Girls' Middle School. At Shen Xue's warm invitation, Shen Zhifeng agreed to watch her performance.
Shen Xue had been waiting at the school gate for a long time. She was looking around constantly when she saw Shen Zhifeng getting out of the car. She hurriedly came over and said, "Brother Shen, you are here."
Shen Zhifeng glanced at his watch and said, "I'm not late, am I?"
"No, the performance starts at six o'clock, come in with me!" Shen Xue did not shy away from suspicion and reached out to take Shen Zhifeng's hand.
Shen Zhifeng dodged away without leaving a trace. Shen Xue pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Now is the Republic of China, and it is still so feudal!"
Shen Zhifeng smiled and followed Shen Xue into the school gate.
The auditorium was packed with seats, and most of the audience were students. In addition to Yanjin Girls' High School, there were also students from other schools who came specially to watch the performance.
There were more than a dozen empty seats in the front row, which were reserved for acquaintances. Shen Zhifeng was also placed in the first row.
The performances include chorus, solo singing, instrumental performance, and even singing and dancing. Shen Xue is the lead singer of a chorus program and serves as an accordion player at other times.
In the soul-stirring Yellow River Cantata, the one-and-a-half-hour performance finally came to an end.
Shen Xue jumped for joy and was the first to run off the stage and came to Shen Zhifeng. She said expectantly: "Brother Shen, how do you feel?"
"It's very exciting! Look, my hands are all red." Shen Zhifeng said jokingly.
"exaggerate!"
"It's not an exaggeration at all. I can guarantee that you will be an outstanding musician in the future!"
"Being a musician and writing good songs is my dream!"
"As long as you work hard, your dreams will become reality!"
"Thank you, Brother Shen!"
The two of them left the auditorium. Shen Xue suddenly sighed and said frustratedly: "Alas, actually, I didn't perform well today. I made several wrong notes..."
Shen Zhifeng said comfortingly: "You may be a little nervous, but despite your flaws, you are still doing well overall."
Shen Xue's eyes flashed and she said softly: "Are all government officials as good at talking as you?"
"Can I talk?" Shen Zhifeng smiled slightly, raised his wrist and glanced at his watch, and said, "Let's go, celebrate your success in the performance, I'll treat you to dinner!"
"No, I'll treat you today! Oh, by the way, this is the money you borrowed from the past two days." Shen Xue took out a roll of banknotes and handed it over.
"We don't have much money, so forget it."
"How can that be okay? Friends are friends, one code is the same!"
"Okay, I can accept it, and I'll treat you to dinner, okay?"
"Well, okay..."
Shen Zhifeng took out his wallet and wanted to put the banknotes in it. The Paramount Ballroom ticket sandwiched in the middle of the wallet accidentally fell to the ground.
Shen Xue bent down to pick it up, looked at the tickets over and over, and said, "I have never been to a dance hall before in my life."
Shen Zhifeng said: "It's better for students to go to places like that less often."
"Yeah, my dad said the same thing... But I want to go see it, are you willing to take me there?"
"You want to go to the dance club?"
"I'll go in and take a look and then leave. Brother Shen, don't you have a ticket? Just show me around?"