"This idea is good, so I'll make it." Mr. Shi was happy and said, "I liked thatched cottages and vegetable yards in the countryside in my early years. Unfortunately, the backyard is too small and the geology is not good. If there is a place in the forest park for me to clean up, it will be my old man's greatest pleasure."

Li Dingshan and Shi Jie both nodded to Xia Xiang with great gratitude. They had already felt that Mr. Shi had not been in high spirits and had thought of ways to make Mr. Shi happy, but none of them worked. Unexpectedly, a few words of Xia Xiang aroused Mr. Shi's great interest. Both of them were grateful to Xia Xiang.

When people get old, they all like to have fun. Xia wants to come for dinner, and Song Yifan and Cao Shuyan keep talking. Mr. Shi smiled on his face and said a lot of words happily.

Song Yifan chattered and kept talking like a happy happy bird. Li Gang squeezed between Li Dingshan and Shi Jie, staring at Song Yifan with envy, but he didn't dare to come forward on his own initiative.

After dinner, Xia Xiang said goodbye and left without staying for a long time.

The next day, Xia Xiang's parents in the south, Xia An, Xu Ning, and Cao Yongguo and his wife in the north, both returned to Yan City at the same time. Xia Xiang and Cao Shuyan were very busy. After settling down Xia Xiang's parents, everyone gathered together for a family dinner at noon.

During the meal, Wang Yufen and Zhang Lan kept reminding Cao Shun to pay attention to this and that. The two of them had been told endlessly. Not to mention Cao Shun, Xia Xiang was so angry that he heard it.

What made him even more depressed was that after instructing Cao Shuyan, the two of them began to ask Xia to think about some things to pay attention to, so that Xia would like to fulfill her husband's responsibilities, not be lazy, and take care of Cao Shuyan more. Xia was so upset that he had to say unhappy, and he had to say dissatisfiedly: "Okay, okay, please rest assured. Some things you didn't think of, I thought of. Another thing is that Cao Shuyan is my wife now. Legally speaking, I am the person she has the closest relationship, so how to take care of her with all her heart is my responsibility and my responsibility, so don't worry."

"You have been careless since you were a child. If I don't say it, how can you know how to take care of others?" Zhang Lan expressed her objection first.

"Shi Yan is my girl, I care more about her than you. Men always speak nicely, but in fact they are not reliable." Wang Yufen was also dissatisfied with Xia Xiang's understatement.

"Ahem..." Cao Yongguo smiled awkwardly, and he couldn't say anything in front of his in-laws.

Xia Tiancheng also smiled silly and pretended not to hear it.

Only Cao Shujun stood up with a righteous look on his face and said angrily: "Mom, I found that you are just petty and love to make random comments. My brother-in-law is a good person, so don't criticize him. He is very kind to his sister and me. Humph, to put it badly, you and your father went to Baoshi to enjoy the happiness. What's the matter at home is not taken care of by your brother-in-law, and what have you been fond of? Now, pretending to be a good person, your sister will not accept your affection!"

Everyone forced themselves not to laugh.

Xia Xiang thought to himself that the power of 5,000 yuan is not small, and Cao Shujun is now firmly standing on his side.

Wang Yufen was extremely angry and raised his hand to beat Cao Shujun: "Does there be a son talking to his mother like this? The young family has no teachings, so I won't beat you."

Cao Shugui reached out to stop him: "Mom, Shujun is much better than before. Now he is sensible, diligent, and does not cause trouble. When he grows up, don't beat him at all times. Also, Xia Xiang is very nice to me. No matter how busy he is at work, he rarely eats outside. I think he is more family-friendly than his father."

Xia An said calmly for more than ten minutes, without any pauses in the middle, and his expression was calmer than Xia Xiang imagined. Xia An secretly praised him. Xia An finally took a gratifying step, which can be said to have officially entered the threshold of officialdom. He has already initially possessed the basic qualities of an official. Now Xia An is a regular subject. I believe that after Wang Xiaomin successfully took over as secretary of the municipal party committee, he will be able to step into the ranks of deputy department-level cadres.

Then Cao Yongguo thought about the issue of Xiama District that he was concerned about and talked a lot about his views. After talking about Xiama District, Cao Yongguo mentioned the situation in Baoshi again: "Ren Qingzhi is about to retire after the year of the year. When he is old, Xufeng wants to take over as mayor, but his qualifications are not enough. Although he has made a lot of achievements, he has been in Baoshi too short and has only been in the deputy department for a year. Now he has been promoted to the main department. It is difficult to convince the public. It is estimated that he will have to slow down. But there is no need to hurry. I guess I will be transferred in two years, and he will be able to become the mayor smoothly by then."

The next step of Cao Yongguo involves whether to transfer to another city as secretary or to the provincial level to the vice-provincial level. Xia Xiang didn't have much thought, because Cao Yongguo's promotion was far beyond his influence.

Cao Yongguo was not very worried and said with a smile: "The situation is changing all the time, and there may be other changes at that time. It is useless to worry about it now. Maybe it is not accurate for me to transfer it to another province."

Xia Xiang also laughed: "Maybe my dad can be transferred to the ministry in the capital and come out in a few years and will be a rank of officials."

Cao Yongguo waved his hand: "I won't say it anymore, I won't say it anymore. Haha..." The feeling of happiness was still beyond words.

In the following days, Xia Xiang either accompanied Cao Yongguo to pay New Year's greetings or traveling with his parents. Cao Shuyan also accompanied Xu Ning to shop, shop and had a lot of fun. On New Year's Eve, it was rare to snow again overnight. Everyone was very happy, saying that auspicious snow indicates a good harvest, and there will definitely be a good situation next year.

Because of the snow, people move less. Despite this, many people come to the door to give gifts. Some give gifts to Xia Xiang, some give gifts to Cao Yongguo, but they are not particularly expensive and difficult to refuse, so they have to accept them. In the officialdom, even if you don’t need it, it is a kind of friendship for others. People in China pay the most attention to courtesy and reciprocity. It is not the way to be an official.

In a few days, the gifts filled the living room and kitchen, which made Xu Ning envious.

Xia Xiang didn't care about these things. Cao Yongguo had seen them a lot and would not take them to Baoshi. He gave most of the gifts to his parents and Xia An and asked them to take them home. Anyway, it would be a waste to keep them.

Xia An didn't say anything, but Xu Ning was overjoyed.

I spent several days with my family, chatting or enjoying the snow, and had a good New Year together, and Xia Xiang was in a good mood. In the third year of the junior high school, Cao Yongguo returned to Bao City, Xia An, and Xu Ning returned to Dancheng first. Xia Xiang wanted to have his parents back in a few days and then go back, and planned to stay for a few more days. Xia Xiang knew that they were still worried about Cao Shuyan.

There was no way. When Xia Xiang heard that he would have a grandson or granddaughter, he found that his status in the eyes of his parents had plummeted, so he had to shake his head helplessly.

In a blink of an eye, the house became deserted again.

Xia Xiang was nothing, just worried that Cao Shuyan would be a little lonely. Before he could comfort her, Cao Shuyan smiled strangely and said, "There is a good thing I want to tell you, do you want to hear it?"

"There are a few days left for holidays, and it's just how boring my parents and us are. I want to be lively, so I thought of a good idea. Do you agree?" She continued to ask Xia Yao with a smile, but the little girl's smile was both mysterious and strange, which made Xia Yao feel unsure and a little scared.

"What is the situation? Don't hesitate and just say something."

"If you ask me to say it, I will say it..." The little girl hugged Xia Xiang's arm mischievously and secretly looked upstairs - her parents went to bed in the afternoon on the floor - and then said in a low voice, "I want to invite Sister Lian to Yan City for the New Year. Everyone is gathering together. I haven't seen her for a long time and miss her very much."

After saying that, the little girl's eyes were full of smiles, she bit her lip and looked at Xia Xiang with anticipation.

A little suddenly, not mentally prepared, Xia Xiang looked at the little girl carefully for a few times, seeing whether she was deliberately teasing him or really trying to meet Lian Ruohan. After watching for a long time, she couldn't see her true thoughts, so she had to say ambiguously: "You've decided, but..." Then she thought, it was snowing heavily and the road was slippery, and Lian Ruohan was too dangerous to take her child, so she said again, "Is it too dangerous to have a snowy road?"

The little girl reached out and bounced Xia Xiang's brain and said complainingly: "You are still kind and know how to care about people. But the expressway has been smooth for a long time, and it's not far from the capital. It's okay. But it's a coincidence. I remember the last time you went to the capital, it was a slippery road. Now during the Chinese New Year, it's snowy road again. Why do you think so much snow this year?"

Xia Xiang had nothing to say, so he had to talk to him: "What meal to have tonight?"

"I'm going to welcome Sister Lian tonight. She has the final say on what to eat!"

Xia Xiang was surprised: "You have all agreed? Then I will ask for my opinion in a pretentious manner!"

The little girl snorted: "Hmph, I'll just give you a face, but you still dare to be fierce to me? I told my mother to go and say you're bullying me."

Xia Xiang was most afraid of nagging and begging for mercy: "Okay, you have the final say, you just arrange it. Don't disturb parents at any time in the future if we have any problems, do you know?"

The little girl smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into a slit: "I understand, Xia Xiang's classmate."

In fact, while the little girl and Xia Xiang were talking, Lian Ruohan and his son, together with Wei Xin, had already got off the expressway and were on their way to Lianju.

Lian Ruohan finally asked the old man to let go. She missed Xia Xiang, and also wanted to go back to Lianju to see her. After all, Lianju was once the place where she dreamed and the place where she stored her love. Third, she missed Cao Shuyan a little and wanted to tell her what she said in her heart.

And even Ruohan felt a little proud in her heart, because she heard that Xia Xiang's parents were there too.

After arriving at Lianju, Wei Xin led the nanny and others to clean up. Lianju was always taken care of, and the furniture inside was still arranged exactly the same as before she left, which made Lian Ruohan feel moved by the scene.

A heavy snow put the Lianju in plain clothes, the pond was frozen and white. From a distance, the Lianju stood in the ice and snow, with a smell of independence and independence.

Wu Lianxia took the bus all the way, not tired at all. He was full of energy. When he arrived at Lianju, he was so excited that he insisted on going outside. Lian Ruohan carried him outside. He couldn't speak. He pointed his hand and commanded Lian Ruohan around. After a while, he walked around Lianju. The little guy was still unsatisfied and wanted to play. Lian Ruohan was a little tired and cursed helplessly: "You are like your father. You are a little enemy, he is a big enemy, and together they are a pair of enemies who harm others."

The little guy seemed to understand it. After holding his mouth in his mouth for a long time, he suddenly shouted a syllable similar to "Dad", which immediately shocked Lian Ruohan.

She stared at her son blankly for a long time, and the smile on her face was both happy and satisfied. After a while, tears appeared in her eyes. She pressed her son tightly in front of her face and murmured: "It's really a bad boy. Dad has so little time to see you. The first thing you said was to call your father and tell him to hear him. You can't be so happy that you can't find Bei! Humph, don't tell him, you can't make him too proud."

In the evening, in a private room on the third floor of the Yanjing Hotel, Xia Xiang, Cao Shuyan, Lian Ruohan, Wei Xin, Xia Tiancheng and Zhang Lan, and a total of 7 people gathered together. When Qi Yanan heard Xia Xiang come, he came out to greet him in person. He respectfully greeted Xia Tiancheng and Zhang Lan, and ordered the waiter to serve all the best dishes, the best wine and the best tea. Among all the guests today, the most preferred place is here.

After Qi Yanan finished greetings, he knew that it was a family gathering and he was inconvenient to disturb him, so he said goodbye and left. As soon as he left, Xia Tiancheng asked in confusion: "Boss, why does it seem like he doesn't spend money on eating? Are you eating someone's overlord meal?"

Xia Xiang was so amused and laughed: "Dad, he is my best friend. I helped him in business. I didn't want him to give me a car or a house. He felt at ease after eating his meal."

Xia Tiancheng was relieved: "You can eat favorable food, don't eat bullshit."

Before Cao Shuyan could speak, Lian Ruohan spoke first, "Xia Xiang still needs to eat the King's meal? Uncle, don't worry about him. Although he is not a high-ranking official now, someone still invites him to eat for free every day. It depends on whether he wants to eat."

When she saw Lian Ruohan, Zhang Lan stared at Wu Lianxia. She was just someone else's son. She was embarrassed to ask. Now that she found an opportunity, she felt at ease when she heard that Lian Ruohan called their uncles and aunts the same as before, and asked, "Is it a boy? What's the name? She looks so handsome. I just like boys, let me see, can it be?"
Chapter completed!