There is no time and nowhere to know where the melodious violin music sounds, sometimes far and sometimes near, making people fascinated. The ancient song "High Mountains and Flowing Water" played with the violin has a unique flavor, but although it is melodious, it lacks the gurgling and clanging sound that the Guzheng should have, which is less of the artistic conception of being towering towards the mountains and swaying water.

Xia wanted to sit face to face with Ji Rulan. The dining table was not big, and four or five dishes were already full. He and Ji Rulan were only more than one meter away, just like eating with his family, but they were far from the relaxed and casual way they were when eating with his family.

When Ji Rulan first came out to greet her, she wore a cheongsam. Now she changed into a casual outfit. Her hair was tied up with a hairpin, and her sleeves were rolled up to reveal her white arms as white as lotus roots. If it weren't for her modern clothes, if it weren't for the music of "High Mountains and Flowing Water" played by the violin, Xia Xiang suspected that he was in ancient times now, while Ji Rulan was a famous official lady who was having a secret meeting with him by the lake.

But it is precisely because of the real contrast in the illusion that Xia Xiang has always maintained a clear mind. Moreover, he has seen countless beauties. He cannot be said to have complete immunity towards beauties, nor will he be confused by the confused atmosphere deliberately created by humans.

Ji Rulan was still as light as orchid. She served a bowl of soup for Xia Xiang and delivered it to Xia Xiang with light hands: "Please try fresh bamboo shoot soup at Xia***."

Xia wanted to take the soup in his hand: "Thank you." Then he tasted it, it was delicious and praised, "No, Ru Lan is good at craftsmanship."

"Thank you Xia*** for your praise." Ji Rulan smiled again, but after laughing, her smile slowly became colder, and her voice became much colder. "I treat Xia *** sincerely, but why does Xia *** press on step by step?"

Xia Xiang still has the delicious taste of bamboo shoot soup in his mouth, but there are direct and sharp questions in his ears. In such a contrast, ordinary people may be surprised and at a loss if they are replaced by this.

Xia Xiang was also stunned, but then he returned to calmness and finished the bamboo shoot soup as if nothing had happened, and said, "Northern people eat, eat vegetables first and then soup. Lingnan people eat, drink soup first and then food. Which habit is good? In fact, it doesn't matter whether it's good or bad. As long as you think it's right, it's the best way to eat. There is no need to draw a circle and put yourself in it. For example, some young people now compare their personality and destiny with zodiac signs, which is completely a jail. It's not advisable. Thousands of people have a thousand faces, and a few words can determine the direction of their lives?"

Ji Rulan was stunned. She didn't expect Xia Xiang's answer to be so roundabout and meaningful. She wanted to suddenly attack Xia Xiang and caught Xia Xiang off guard, which made Xia Xiang lose in terms of momentum, but she didn't expect Xia Xiang to seem to be unable to pour water into it.

Xia Xiang took another sip of tea slowly and asked back: "Ru Lan, you can't tell the truth and you can't understand it. I have just come to Lingnan for a while and it's the first time I met you. Where did you press on you step by step?"

The Ren Chang incident did not count, because Ren Chang was not the Lingdong clan, but the Kuodi clan. Moreover, even if Ren Chang was from the Ji family clan, his fall was still in the hands of Chen Haotian, and it could not be counted on him. Xia Xiang was puzzled by Ji Rulan's sudden change of color.

Xia Xiang was not surprised. If Ji Rulan was just as quiet as she seemed, she would not have been able to take charge of the Ji family affairs at her age in her 30s. Although Xia Xiang did not understand how deep and broad the Ji family was, she thought of the Wu family's deep roots, which were even more long and well-founded than the Wu family, and has always been in Anlingnan. She has worked hard to manage Lingnan for decades, and the emperor was far away. She believed that the distribution of Ji's power in Lingnan would be unimaginable.

So at the beginning, Xia Xiang did not have the slightest insult to Ji Rulan, nor was he confused by her beauty and quietness, and always regarded her as a close opponent.

Ji Rulan was asked back by Xia, and suddenly she closed her hair again, her bright eyes and white teeth smiled: "Just make a joke with Xia***, please don't mind Xia. Xia***. Xia's huge amount of money will definitely not be angry with me?"

Women often regard beauty as the most lethal weapon in front of men, and they are often tried and tested. The so-called sex is not charming and everyone is fascinated by themselves. Most men have poor self-control in front of women. Xia Xiang was also hit by Ji Rulan's bright eyes with a smile, and felt his mind stirred up.

Fortunately, he immediately calmed down and knew that Ji Rulan was well versed in men's psychology and would secretly use the unique charming killing weapon of women in a fight with men.

"Of course not. People always say the wrong thing on purpose, it doesn't matter." Xia Xiangming said no, but emphasized whether he was deliberately saying the wrong thing on purpose or secretly returned a blow.

Ji Rulan's face remained unchanged, deafing her ears, but she casually talked about the weather and life with Xia Xiang.

"Xia***, I've always been single now. Maybe I have too high vision, maybe I'm too picky, I always feel that men are not reliable now. Can you analyze it for me from a man's perspective? Is my psychology normal?"

"Xia***, I am the flower god, you are the official god. It is said that two strong people meet, and the brave will win. You said, what will happen if the two gods meet?"

"Xia***, have you ever been to Meihua Market? Meihua Market is deep in the mountains and is a good place with beautiful mountains and rivers. If you have the chance, you must go there. I will be your tour guide. How about it?"

Most of the time, Ji Rulan is talking and Xia Wan is listening. Ji Rulan's slightly soft Mandarin mixed in the air filled with the fragrance of flowers, which has a drowsy and soft beauty.

One meal, I ate for more than an hour.

It was getting late, so Xia Xiang got up and said goodbye: "Thanks to Rulan for her kindness and deliciousness, I have a wonderful night today."

"So too." Ji Rulan didn't try to keep her and stood up to see her off. "Xia *** is young and handsome, and she is also funny. She must be the dream lover of many women. I hope I won't dream of Xia *** tonight."

Ji Rulan did not drink, but her cheeks were flushed and seemed to be drunk.

Xia Xiangcai didn't answer her words, and gently grabbed her soft and warm little hand and came outside the villa.

Zhang Li was already standing respectfully aside and opened the car door.

...

There seemed to be no gains in this meeting. In fact, Xia Xiang knew clearly that his contact with the Ji family had already opened a door.

On the way back, Zhang Li was no longer as excited when he was Tathagata. On the contrary, he was not in high spirits and was very low, as if he had suffered some blow. Xia Xiang didn't ask much, because Zhang Li's arrangement today made him not very satisfied.

It’s not that he accused Zhang Li of something, but that Zhang Li, as a key figure, did not play a key role, which made him slightly disappointed with Zhang Li. Moreover, Zhang Li’s performance was very poor after seeing Ji Rulan, which also slightly changed his perception of Zhang Li.

Xia Xiang first returned to the provincial party committee, shook hands with Zhang Li and said goodbye, and returned to the office. He called Mi Jihuo to briefly inform him about his meeting with Ji Rulan. It is necessary to have rituals.

Mi Jihuo seemed to have no interest in contact with Xia Xiang and the Ji family: "It's better to meet, everything must have a beginning. It's said that everything is difficult at the beginning, but in fact it's easy to start, but the difficulty is behind it."

Xia Xiang thought about it and asked: "Governor Mi, is Zhang Li the secretary directly recommended by the provincial party committee, or is there someone uttering the message?"

"..." Mi Jihuo was silent for a moment before saying, "Before I came to Lingnan, Qiushi said that the Provincial Committee might have arranged a secretary for me, asking me to observe for a while before deciding whether to stay or not. Zhang Li was directly recommended by the Provincial Committee, but I didn't know until the Provincial Committee recommended it."

After putting down the phone, Xia Xiang felt much clearer. Zhang Li has not made any progress in the provincial party committee for many years. It is not that he has no strength, but that he is waiting for an opportunity. It is impossible to stand out from the countless secretary waiting for opportunities and be recommended as the secretary of the governor. It is impossible to operate without the power behind it.

Xia Xiang had just thought about the various things behind the incident, and the phone rang. When he saw that it was Gu Yu's call, he hurriedly answered the phone.

"Xiao Xia, I heard Yu Meitu say you are looking for me? I thought, there is definitely nothing good for you to look for me. Let's say, my old bones can still have a little weight." It was Lao Gu's voice.

"Lao Gu..." Xia Xiang returned to his closest name before, "Didn't you say that the Ji family wants to meet me? I just met Ji Rulan."

"Ji Rulan?" Lao Gu asked in surprise, "Which side did you meet with her? Who introduced it?"

Xia Xiang was stunned. Judging from Lao Gu's tone, it was obvious that Lao Gu wanted to introduce Ji Rulan to Ji's family with him.

"tension."

"Zhang Li?" Lao Gu seemed to think for a while, "Oh, I remembered it, Mi Jihuo's secretary, he is..."

Halfway through, Lao Gu took it back: "Forget it, it's useless to tell you now. You will know when you should know it. By the way, there is another thing you can tell you. In fact, when Chen Haotian wanted to transfer you to Lingnan, someone deliberately arranged for Zhang Li to be your secretary. However, by chance, I don't know which link was going on, and finally became Mi Jihuo's secretary."

The news revealed by Lao Gu really surprised Xia Xiang.

So, not only Chen Haotian valued him at the beginning, but before he was sure to go to Lingnan, some people in Lingnan began to plot against him? It is not good to be famous if they are famous. The enemy is dark and I am enlightened. We must beware of someone behind us.

The next day, the provincial party committee basically returned to normal weather. Although it was still one day before formally going to work, basically all staff from all departments had arrived.

Chen Haotian also came back and presided over a small-scale meeting, finalized future work arrangements, and decided to hold a standing committee meeting as soon as he officially started work tomorrow to discuss relevant personnel appointments and inform an important decision of the central government.

Everyone's attention was on the important decisions of the central government. They did not take personnel appointment seriously, but there was a major accident in the personnel appointment process. The Lingnan Provincial Department encountered its first frontal sniper.
Chapter completed!