Everyone present, including Li Yuanlang, had their hearts in their throats and looked nervously in the direction of the ward.

At this time, Director Wang came over and asked Bai Qing and Li Yuanlang, "Do you want to report the news of the chief's illness?"

Bai Qing shook her head vigorously and couldn't help crying.

Li Yuanlang responded seriously: "Wait a little longer..."

It was really hard for him to say what he wanted to say from now on.

"I understand." Director Wang returned to his original position with a solemn expression.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still, and the air was filled with tension.

It spreads to everyone's face and heart.

Finally, twenty minutes later, the doctor came out and told everyone who gathered around him that Lu Linsong had been temporarily rescued, but he needed another stent surgery.

His body has already received two stents before, and this time he will receive a third one.

He also complained tactfully, so that he shouldn't be overly excited.

In fact, Li Yuanlang didn't say anything outrageous, but he felt deeply that some words had become taboo topics in his father-in-law's heart and could no longer be mentioned.

He really didn't know why his father-in-law was so angry.

Is it really the result of being bullied so much as Lu Shuang said?

What exactly is it?

The surgery went well and all that was left was recovery.

Li Yuanlang and Bai Qing stayed in the hospital for two full days and two nights, sleeping less than three hours in between. It can be said that they were physically and mentally exhausted.

Everything at Lanqiao was as before, which made him feel a lot less stressed instantly.

It was not until the fifth day that Lu Linsong's indicators were stable, and the whole family finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm going back." Time is always short, and there are still a lot of things to do in Lanqiao. Li Yuanlang cannot stay here for too long.

"You go ahead." Bai Qing adjusted Li Yuanlang's collar and said, "I suggest you go to Chuzhong on the way to see Gu Yu and Zheng Li."

Although his wife didn't mention it, Li Yuanlang also had this intention and had a plan before coming.

Chuzhong is located halfway between Keqi City and Haizhou City. It takes two and a half hours to fly. Near evening, Li Yuanlang's feet were already standing at Chuzhong Airport.

This time he didn't say hello in advance, which was probably a surprise.

We took a taxi to the villa area where Shui Qingzhang lived.

Li Yuanlang pushed open the courtyard fence gate and rang the doorbell.

As the door opened, a woman in her fifties appeared in front of her, looking unfamiliar.

The woman was also in a daze, but soon her eyes lit up and she said, "You are Mr. Li, right?"

The woman introduced herself, and Li Yuanlang found out that she was Shui Qingzhang's newly hired nanny, whose surname was Gao.

She was older than him, so Li Yuanlang called her Sister Gao.

"Is Mr. Shui here?"

Li Yuanlang rarely used this title, it was unfamiliar and extremely unaccustomed to it, and it was also difficult to pronounce.

Sister Gao bowed to Li Yuanlang and told him, "You came just in time. Dinner has just been prepared."

Li Yuanlang nodded and said: "It is better to come early than to come by chance. I am quite lucky."

After handing the briefcase to Sister Gao for safekeeping, Li Yuanlang walked towards the restaurant on the first floor.

Guyu and Zheng Li were eating face to face.

I haven’t seen each other for a while, and the two brothers have grown obviously taller.

They were not enthusiastic about Li Yuanlang, so they all mechanically called "Dad" and then immersed themselves in eating.

Shui Qingzhang came out of the kitchen and saw this scene, but he was helpless.

After all, there is little contact and there is a sense of unfamiliarity.

Relationships need to be cultivated and require time, and what Li Yuanlang lacks is time.

After Chong Shui Qingzhang said hello, Li Yuanlang came over, sat next to Gu Yu and Zheng Li and chatted for a while.

Basically, he asked a question and the two brothers answered.

"Have you all eaten?" Shui Qingzhang asked.

Guyu and Zheng Li put down their bowls and chopsticks one after another and went upstairs to do their homework together.

"I've warned these two kids countless times, but it turns out you're still lukewarm." Looking upstairs, Shui Qingzhang sighed.

"I understand that I still accompany them too little. I only have the reputation of a father, but I cannot fulfill my father's responsibilities."

Shui Qingzhang advised: "You have no choice but to maintain the status quo because the situation is complicated."

Guyu and Zheng Li used a small table to eat. Sister Gao and another nanny came over to clear away the dishes and chopsticks.

Shui Qingzhang led Li Yuanlang into the inner dining room. Li Yuanlang saw two sets of tableware on the table and asked in surprise: "Did you know I was coming?"

"No." Shui Qingzhang shook his head, pretending to be mysterious and said: "I am planning to entertain an old friend, who you are familiar with. I won't tell you who he is, you will know in a moment."

& nb bsp; After looking at the time, he murmured: "There are more than a dozen minutes, we should get there, let's go to the door to meet."

The more Shui Qingzhang behaved like this, the more he whetted Li Yuanlang's appetite.

Who is this man? He is full of curiosity.

At the entrance hall, Shui Qingzhang asked Li Yuanlang why he came to Chuzhong?

He understood that Li Yuanlang would never do it just to see his son.

He knew Li Yuanlang too well. Why fly for several hours to Chuzhong when he could explain things clearly on the phone.

In front of Shui Qingzhang, Li Yuanlang did not hide anything and roughly told the story.

"Such a thing is really big." Shui Qingzhang picked up the pipe casually, filled it with shredded tobacco, and Li Yuanlang lit it for him.

Before I even took two puffs, the doorbell rang.

Shui Qingzhang opened the door directly without Sister Gao opening the door.

A burly man appeared in front of him, and Li Yuanlang couldn't help being surprised. It turned out to be Ye Mingming!

Come to think of it, Li Yuanlang and the former political commissar Ye have not seen each other for several years since the incident happened to the Ye family.

Ye Mingming is old and has gray hair, but he still retains his military temperament.

After working in the army for many years, I have developed a habit that I will never forget to throw away in this life.

Ye Mingming was also stunned.

"Hello, Political Commissar Ye." Li Yuanlang took the initiative to say hello and extended his right hand.

"Yuen Long, long time no see. You have changed a lot. You are much more mature than before."

Maturity represents old age. It is no wonder that Li Yuanlang is forty-two years old. After years of baptism and tempering in life, it is a natural law and understandable.

After a brief exchange of greetings, the three of them walked to the living room together, where the guest and host took their seats.

Ye Mingming and Shui Qingzhang are old friends.

Yu Gong, both of whom previously served as members of the Provincial Standing Committee of Dong Ha Province.

At that time, Shui Qingzhang was the deputy secretary, and Ye Mingming was the political commissar of the Provincial Military Region and a member of the team.

In private, Shui Qingzhang is the son-in-law of the Gu family, and Ye Mingming is the second son of the Ye family. The older generation has a good relationship, and they often move around, which naturally leads to a good relationship between the children.

At the very least, the biggest difference from the Jin family is that Mr. Gu and Mr. Ye have the same philosophy. Unlike Mr. Jin, who is too narrow-minded, cunning and too utilitarian.

There is another level. Ye Mingming is Ye Qingrou's second uncle, Ye Wenqi's father, and Chang Ming's father-in-law.

So overall, Li Yuanlang was not surprised by Ye Mingming's visit tonight and his contact with Shui Qingzhang.

During the chat, Li Yuanlang asked about the situation of Chang Ming and Ye Wenqi.

He hasn't contacted Chang Ming for a long time. They both have their own jobs and hold leadership positions, so they are bound to be busy.

"Chang Ming went to Lingxi County, deputy secretary of the county party committee." From Ye Mingming's expression, it was obvious that he had an unhappy reaction when Chang Ming was mentioned.

Ever since the decline of the Ye family, the marriage of Chang Ming and Ye Wenqi has always had red lights flashing.

Although Chang Ming was implicated in this, his career was affected.

The main reason is that their relationship as a couple is not deep, they got married impulsively, and lacked a foundation for understanding each other.

It felt fresh at first, but as time went by, contradictions gradually emerged.

Another point is that Chang Ming went from being a member of the Daiding County Party Committee Standing Committee and the Guang'an Town Party Committee Secretary to Lingxi County as the Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee. His rank has not changed, but his power has.

The deputy secretary is the third-ranking figure after the county party committee secretary and the county magistrate, and is called the "quasi-department level" by the outside world.

In other words, when a vacancy occurs in the county magistrate, the deputy secretary of the county party committee and the executive deputy county magistrate are the most likely candidates to take over the position.

Compared with the executive deputy county magistrate, the deputy secretary of the county party committee has the advantage that he is ranked third in the party, but other standing committee members must be ranked in order of seniority.
To be continued...