The door opened, and three people walked in. One of them, a short fat man, stopped at Fang Mu as he walked, and greeted her with a smile. Accompanying him on the left and right, a man in his early thirties, led by
Wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he is elegant and elegant, and one can guess at a glance that he is a secretary, while the other is in his forties, with a slight bow, clear eyes, and a warm expression on his face.
A smile can easily make people feel good at first glance.
There is no doubt that the short and fat man in the middle is Xiang Yutian, an old comrade of Fang Mingyuan's father. However, Xiang Yutian's appearance is somewhat different from Anping's impression of a soldier. He has neither a tall and mighty figure nor a bold and rugged personality. He is short.
He is short in stature, has a round face, and has a round and protruding belly hanging around his waist, which proves that he has a serious excess of fat. He is almost the same as most leading cadres in the Chinese system who have withstood the test of alcohol. However, he has a loud voice and a bold smile.
In his deep and thick voice, he still retained to some extent the confidence he had as a soldier.
"Yutian is here..." When Xiang Yutian arrived as promised, Mother Fang stood up slowly with a faint smile, and extended a white and delicate hand to greet her.
This polite gesture seemed to give Xiang Yutian great respect. He hurriedly took two steps forward, grabbed Fang's mother's hand with both hands and shook it vigorously, and the smile on his face became thicker.
"Hello, uncle..." Fang Mingyuan had no reason not to be familiar with his father's old colleagues, old comrades-in-arms, and old subordinates. When he saw his mother saying hello, he stood up hurriedly, respectfully saluted a military salute, and said with a straight face,
It was as if he had changed in an instant, with a somewhat solemn posture.
"Oh, Mingyuan? You bad boy, why don't you get angry and come back..." Xiang Yutian was obviously a little surprised when he saw Fang Mingyuan unexpectedly, but then the smile on his face seemed to bloom.
In return, he didn't shake hands. Instead, he punched Fang Mingyuan heavily on the shoulder. There was a sense of intimacy in his words.
"Sister-in-law, why do I look so blindly at these two children? Whose family do they belong to? Hey, don't tell me, the boy is pretty and the girl is handsome. They came to this station and looked like a pair of golden boys.
Like a beautiful girl..." After being intimate with Fang Mingyuan, Xiang Yutian habitually turned his eyes to Anping and Bai Yaru. After a brief look, he was convinced that he did not recognize the handsome, beautiful and dignified young man and woman in front of him, so he turned his eyes
Then he turned to Fang Mu.
"Haha, Yutian, your mouth is as sweet as honey. Come on, let me introduce you. This is Bai Yaru, and this is Anping. I invite you here today just for the sake of these two children.
, they work in Longxing Town, Qingjiangjiao County, and they want to apply for some kind of vegetable basket project from you. I will open a mouth for the two children, ask you for face, and help them implement this matter..." Xiang Yutian
Although Anping deliberately wore a smile in front of Fang's mother and son, Anping could feel that his smile was a sign of respect from Fang's mother, not a false respect. From Fang's mother's treatment of Xiang Yutian
Judging from his attitude, he didn't have the tone of a leader's wife who was arrogant and giving orders, but more of a tone of asking for help.
"Sister-in-law, you are too polite. It's just such a small matter. Do you have to make a special trip? Can't it be settled just by calling me? Haha, I understand. Sister-in-law, you know that I'm craving for wine again.
, you specially want to set up a drinking party for me, well, I won’t be polite, today we, the brother and sister, will have a drink no matter what..." Xiang Yutian’s words were very confident and his aura was very strong. It seemed that
A small thing like Mother Fang's offer of help is not as important as having a glass of wine.
"Yutian, Anping's matter is not a small matter. Did you know? Yesterday, when Mingyuan came back, he encountered danger as soon as he got off the train. Several pickpockets failed to steal and robbed him with knives. It was Anping who stabbed Mingyuan's body with the sharp knife.
A generous helping hand saved Mingyuan's life. You all know how important Mingyuan is to me and Lao Fang. When Anping saved Mingyuan, he saved our whole family and became the benefactor of our whole family. From now on, Anping will be just like Mingyuan.
, they are all your nephews. If there are any difficulties at work, as long as they do not violate the principles, you must give your full support..." Xiang Yutian agreed happily, but Fang's mother was not satisfied with his happiness. On the contrary
His expression became more serious, he stroked Anping's shoulder and once again solemnly stated his intention.
"Good boy, the world is hot and cold, people's hearts are not as old as they used to be. People are accustomed to seek good luck and avoid evil, and be wise and wise to protect themselves. But you still have a passion in your heart, which is really commendable. What's more important is that you saved Mingyuan, and saved my brother and sister-in-law.
Hope, also saved my hope, for this, I thank you, our whole family thanks you, I recognize you as my nephew, I will have a drink with my uncle later..." Listening to Fang's mother's introduction, the look on Xiang Yutian's face
The smile faded little by little, and finally he looked at Anping solemnly, his eyes sharp, as if he wanted to imprint Anping in his mind. After a while, Xiang Yutian stood up slowly, nodding repeatedly and pulling up.
Anping's hand.
"Drink, drink well, waiter, take food, serve wine, beer, white wine, red wine..." Xiang Yutian's face was solemn, and he remained silent for a long time, unwilling to express his position. The depressive atmosphere made the air in the entire private room feel like it.
It seemed as if it had condensed, and when Xiang Yutian opened his mouth, it was as if the harsh winter had passed, the sun was shining all over the earth, and spring flowers were blooming. Fang Mingyuan didn't know whether he was excited because Xiang Yutian valued him, or because he was happy because Xiang Yutian accepted Anping.
, greeted the waiter excitedly and showed the most excitement.
The drinks and dishes were ordered early, just waiting for the greetings of the guests. Fang Mingyuan's drink kicked off the banquet. Several waiters in gorgeous costumes rushed to the private room, bringing tea, pouring water, and setting out wine and dishes.
Going in and out, it seemed very lively. During the gap between passing the dishes, Fang Mu, Xiang Yutian and Anping also became familiar with each other in the chat. Of course, this chat was mainly about asking Yutian all over the world.
Anping is far away from home, and the Fang family's mother and son and Bai Yaru are helping.
Xiang Yutian soon had a basic understanding of Anping's work situation, family situation, study situation, etc., and then slowly changed the topic. During the conversation, Anping also learned that Xiang Yutian was the top leader of the Provincial Agricultural Committee.
The relationship with Fang Mingyuan's family is extremely close. As we all know, although Beijiang Province is an alpine region, it has fertile land and rich products. After decades of development, its grain output has ranked among the top three in the country, becoming a veritable granary of China.
One can imagine the importance of this. As a cadre transferred from the military, Xiang Yutian was able to occupy the top position in such an important department of the Provincial Committee of Agriculture, thanks to the help of Fang Mingyuan's father, as well as his personal ability and conduct.
In addition, Xiang Yutian and Bai Yaru's father Bai Jingsheng are also familiar with each other. Although they are not cadres in the same line and do not have a deep friendship, one is the director of the agricultural committee in charge of the province's agricultural production dispatch, and the other is in charge of agriculture in Qingjiang.
As the deputy mayor, everyone works in the same province and on the same front. It is obviously impossible to say that there is no contact at all. Therefore, in the chat, Bai Yaru was also classified as a niece by Xiang Yutian.
"Okay, okay, the dishes are almost here. Uncle Xiang, could you please tell me how to drink this wine..." It didn't take long, and the dining table was filled with exquisite dishes. Smelling the aroma of the dishes, Fang Mingyuan was there.
I rubbed my stomach vigorously and rushed to sit down at the table, but I was so hungry that I couldn't wait.
"Wait a moment, there is no rush to drink. The business needs to be finished first, otherwise Anping and the Bai family's nieces will use me as their main attack direction. I am old, and I can't drink as well as you young ones.
"Bring it here, Anping. I'll sign the project application for you and it will be done right away. You also need to let me drink to calm down..." It is obviously not an accident that Xiang Yutian occupies a high position. His temperament is round on the outside and square on the inside.
The most important thing is to be as meticulous as hair. He could even see the eagerness for project approval flashing across the faces of Anping and Bai Yaru. They were determined not to leave any oversights for themselves. This small detail, even though it was
He takes care of the face of the Fang family's mother and son, but it's mostly due to his consistent style.
"Thank you, Uncle Xiang. You saw all our little tricks, and I'm really embarrassed..." Although he said an apology, Anping had no intention of apologizing at all, and his body movements were not at all.
Slowly, he quickly walked around the dining table and placed the application in front of Xiang Yutian.
"Haha, Xiaolu, please work hard and go for a run, hurry up..." Xiang Yutian was very angry. He didn't even look at the thick stack of information, and directly signed the quick application on the home page. Xiang Yutian said:
He wrote a big character, and then handed it to the gentle Secretary Lu, gently smacking his lips, indicating that he should go and come back quickly.
"Uncle Xiang, there is one more thing, can you...Uncle Xiang, this time Mayor Bai and I came to apply for the project, and the person we entrusted it to was Ma Pengcheng from the Development Office of our Provincial Agricultural Committee. Director Ma, he is a fellow countryman of mine.
I have always been very caring, and he helped lay the foundation for the vegetable industry in our town. Although there were changes in my application this time, and he did not help me much, I still want to thank him. Can he also help me?
Let's sit together..." He interrupted Xiang Yutian's explanation to Secretary Lu. Under Xiang Yutian's surprised look, Anping hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind to rope in Ma Pengcheng to leave a mark for his future work.
One way, even if this request leaves a bad impression on Xiang Yutian of being too pushy and not knowing how to advance or retreat, but with the banner of Fang Mu, he might be able to pull out a big piece of earth tiger skin.