: Skilled and calculating

Therefore, Xia Xiang speculates that if the Mei family wants to get the throne of secretary-general, the Wu family will object. He dare not guess whether the senior management will nod. However, if the Wu family wants to take action, there will definitely be someone among the senior management to block the Wu family and prevent the Wu family from succeeding. Otherwise, the Wu family will continue to grow bigger in Yan Province, and one day it will end up big.

The central government established the Great Beijing Economic Circle for the sake of overall interests, and the Wu family will not succeed.

All possible consequences, major or small reactions, were sorted out several times in Xia Xiang's mind, and finally he chose to let the Qiu family succeed. It was also from his personal perspective, from the perspective of Yan Province, and from the possible actions taken by a faction that opposes the family forces in the central government as reference, etc., the conclusion reached by the comprehensive comparison of the three aspects was that the Qiu family was the most suitable candidate.

The central government also knew that the forces of the four major families could only follow the trend and could not be suppressed. According to Xia Xiang's bold idea, the faction among the central high-level officials who opposed the family forces - although he is not clear now who is opposed to the family forces besides the prime minister - his attitude towards the four families also seeks to coordinate in the center and play the technique of balance, and will not completely grow up to avoid losing control. Therefore, Xia Xiang can almost conclude that among the four families, only the Qiu family is most likely to be the throne of the secretary-general of the provincial party committee and not be opposed by key figures at the top.

Mr. Mei suddenly suggested that the Mei family also had ideas, was it because he was confused by the authorities, or was he deliberately testing his political wisdom?

Xia Xiang pondered for a moment, and saw that Mr. Mei had a gentle and firm look, and he had a scheming in his heart. No matter what kind of consideration the old man asked him for, he had to tell the truth.

"The Mei family is not suitable for taking the position of Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee..." In front of Mr. Mei, who has been in the officialdom all his life, there is no need to be implicit. It is best to say something directly. Xia Xiang said straightforwardly what he thought, "If the Mei family takes action, the Wu family will strongly oppose it, the Fu family will definitely do something secretly, and the Qiu family will also drag it down."

Mr. Mei's face turned dark: "Oh? As you said, the Qiu family is more suitable than the Mei family? Why do you determine that the Mei family is not able to withstand the pressure of the Wu family and can deal with the small movements behind the Qiu family and the Fu family?"

Xia Xiang was also shocked when facing Mr. Mei's sudden majesty and pressure, but then calmed down again and shook his head and smiled: "I dare not conclude that no one dares to draw a conclusion before the political matter comes to fruition."

Mr. Mei stared at Xia Xiang for a while and asked calmly: "You have made up your mind to help the Qiu family."

Xia Xiang nodded honestly: "I have already expressed my position when I reveal the news to the Qiu family. I just told Minister Mei the truth because Minister Mei and I have a friendship. They are two different things, and they have nothing to do with each other..."

Xia Xiang clearly told Mr. Mei that he would not change his mind just because the Mei family also wanted to take the throne of the secretary-general of the provincial party committee, and would stick to his position.

Old Master Mei stood up and looked at Xia Xiang with a calm look on his face: "I've lost my companion." After that, he left Xia Xiang alone and went upstairs.

Xia Xiang stood alone in the living room, with a calm look on his face, neither awkward nor helpless, and looked respectfully at the background where Mr. Mei went upstairs, silently.

Xia Xiang kept standing in the living room, holding her hands behind her back, and easily observed the layout of the living room without realizing it was neglected.

Upstairs, in a room, Mr. Mei stood with his hands behind his back, and watched Xia Xiang's performance in the living room with Mei Shengping flat. After watching for a few minutes, Mr. Mei nodded and smiled: "It's really good to be arrogant or impatient. He can really calm down. He is a steady young man."

Mei Shengping nodded and smiled: "This is what I admire most, as if I will never be angry. But his performance in the Fire Tree Building incident was like a young man with a strong spirit. Xia Xiang, sometimes it is really a contradictory thing that is hard to understand."

"The more you can't figure it out, the more you can get it." The admiration in Mr. Mei's eyes became stronger and stronger. "If he doesn't show an impatient look or look at the time anxiously, I think he is of great use."

"This is a little too arbitrary." Mei Shengping smiled in confusion. "What if he showed an anxious look because he was in a hurry to go to the toilet, wouldn't he betray the good person?"

Mr. Mei laughed: "You will think in a wrong way and think about strange things all day long. But you are really right. If he suddenly wants to go to the toilet and is anxious, it can only prove that he is not lucky and cannot blame others."

Speaking of which, there are actually many things that can affect a person's life's future when testing people, because of trivial matters such as urination or internal urgency. If a person believes in or does not believe in life, there is actually luck. In addition to his own quality, luck is also a factor that cannot be ignored at critical moments.

Of course, he is not calm at ordinary times, and he can't pretend to come even if he pretends to be critical. Although Xia Xiang is not sure whether Mr. Mei's anger is true or not, he is a guest invited by Mei Shengping. Even if the host issued an order to expel the guest, he still has to say goodbye to Mei Shengping before leaving. So he calmly waited for someone to appear in the living room. Whether it was Mei Shengping, Mei Xiaolin, or Mei Xiaomu, no one would ignore him.

After waiting for a few minutes, Xia Xiang suddenly shook his head and smiled. The throne of the secretary-general of the provincial party committee touched the nerves of the Qiu family and the Mei family. I don’t know if the Fu family would be very moved when they knew it. In an instant, a flash of inspiration in his mind, and Xia Xiang suddenly had an idea. Taking advantage of the time to meet Qian Jinsong in the capital, it would be a good idea.

Just as I was thinking about it, a baby's unclear voice rang behind him: "Mom, Mom..."

Xia Xiang looked back and saw Mei Xiaolin bent down and held a little girl like jade standing behind her. She smiled and pointed at Xia Xiang with her fingers and said something to the little girl in a low voice.

Mei Ting? Xia Xiang was stunned...

After counting, Mei Ting was almost one year old. The little girl walked early and spoke early. Sometimes she could say she could leave before she was one year old. Although Mei Ting in front of her was not standing very steadily, she could stand still by being pulled by Mei Xiaolin. Her little face was white and red, red and pink, and very cute, making people want to squeeze it.

Mei Ting's eyes and mouth were very similar to Xia Xiang. Others might not be able to guess the inside story, but Xia Xiang saw at a glance that Mei Ting was definitely his biological daughter who was changed. She didn't see it very clearly when she was born. Now she has grown up a little, and there are more and more places that look like him.

It turns out that my daughter looks like a father.

Xia Xiang felt fatherly love in his heart, nodded slightly at Mei Xiaolin, then squatted down and stretched out his hands: "Come on, Mei Ting, let... uncle hug you."

It was almost like letting my father hug me, but I remembered that I was in Mei’s house now. There were many people in the Mei family, not Mei Xiaolin’s own home.

Mei Ting hid behind Mei Xiaolin, her little face was full of recognition. She shook her head, then secretly stretched out her head from behind Mei Xiaolin's legs, looked at Xia Xiang, and opened her mouth: "Uncle?"

She looked puzzled, obviously unable to understand what Xia Xiang meant as her uncle. In her little mind, there was already an uncle Mei Xiaomu, so why did another uncle come?

Xia Xiang saw Mei Ting recognize her, but she didn't force herself. She smiled and asked Mei Xiaolin: "I grow so fast. When will I speak?"

"It's been one or two months, and I can't remember exactly what day it was." Mei Xiaolin looked at Xia Xiang with complicated eyes, then looked up at the upstairs, "Why don't you sit down? What about uncle? Why don't he leave you alone?"

Mei Xiaolin didn't know what happened just now. She was still the same as before and didn't care much about politics.

"Minister Mei may have gone up and relaxed." Xia Xiang joked. He was not sure if there was a monitor in the living room, but he could guess that Mei Shengping must be watching him upstairs, "He wants to give me a space for me to think alone."

Mei Xiaolin didn't quite understand what Xia Xiang meant. She blinked and shut up when she wanted to ask something. She then pulled Meiting over and signaled that Xia Xiang would sit on the sofa and talk to Xia Xiang.

Mei Xiaolin in Mei’s house is slightly different from what Xia Xiangping often sees. She shows a generous and generous side, quiet and elegant. When talking to Xia Xiang, she also speaks softly, light and gentle, showing the etiquette and manners that a lady of a family should have, which makes Xia Xiang look at her with admiration.

Xia Xiang always thought that Lian Ruohan had the potential of a ever-changing girl, but now she realized that almost all women have two sides and complexity. Sometimes men look down on women too shallowly and always feel that women are either shallow, ignorant, or irrational. In fact, women also have extremely complex and variability in front of others and behind others.

The topic between Mei Xiaolin and Xia Xiang gradually shifted from the beginning to Mei Ting. As the crystallization of the two's confusion, Mei Ting was definitely an accident for Xia Xiang, but for Mei Xiaolin, it was a lifelong love.

After a while, Mei Ting gradually became familiar with Xia Xiang from the curiosity and fear of Xia Xiang. Xia Xiang teased her from time to time and brought her closer together. Not long after, Mei Ting was finally successfully held in Xia Xiang's arms.

Xia Xiang hugged Mei Ting, and his heart was filled with happiness and emotion. This little man was his daughter, his only daughter now. Her nose and ears were like Mei Xiaolin, and her eyes and mouth were like him. I believe that as she grows up, there will be more and more places like Mei Ting like him when she grows up.

Unlike Lian Xia's naughtyness, Mei Ting was held in Xia Xiang's arms. After all, she was a little girl. She was honestly allowed to hold Xia Xiang, and she didn't move, just buried her head on Xia Xiang's shoulders, as gentle as a kitten.

Xia Xiang feels tender and affectionate. Her daughter is a caring little cotton jacket. It is true. A young man makes people feel caring and warm.

Mei Xiaolin looked at Xia Xiang holding Mei Ting's loving attitude, feeling both relieved and bitter. Blood is thicker than water. Mei Ting didn't know that Xia Xiang was her biological father, but she had a natural sense of closeness to him. Thinking of her little person having to endure a childhood without fatherly love, it was also quite helpless.

Fortunately, Mei Ting's unexpected birth has given her enough surprises, so she no longer forces anything. She just hopes that Mei Ting can grow up happily, and Xia Xiang can take a few time to accompany her in a year, which is enough to make her content.

"Haha, Xia Xiang, don't say that Mei Ting is really similar to you, and she has always recognized her life. She can let you hug her, which means she likes you very much." Mei Shengping's voice appeared in time. He walked downstairs in the car and helped Mr. Mei.

Has the test been passed? Xia Xiang saw Mr. Mei appearing again, and he was confused in his heart. He hurriedly sent Mei Ting back to Mei Xiaolin, and greeted him with a smile: "Minister Mei, throwing the guests aside and going upstairs to have good tea is not a way to entertain guests."

Xia Xiang's words are not complaining, but jokes, and pointing out the theme.

Mei Shengping laughed: "This is the first time I have seen you so stingy. Men should be more generous and have a lot of responsibility and spirit to achieve great things, right?" He looked at Mei Ting intentionally or unintentionally, and the meaning was very obvious, hoping that Xia Xiang would admit whether there was a father-daughter relationship between him and Mei Ting.

Xia Xiang pretended to be wrong: "I understand. It turns out that you went upstairs to arrange for dinner. It seems that I thought too much. I also asked Minister Mei not to blame him. It is indeed because I got up too early today and didn't eat breakfast. I am hungry now."

"What does Xiaoxia like to eat? I asked them to make it for you specifically." Old Master Mei interrupted, and his face returned to a kind smile, as if he had never had a chill just now. "I heard that you like to eat Quanjude's roast duck? I have arranged someone to go to Quanjude to pick it up."

Xia Xiang saw the old man with a calm face and said nothing about what happened just now. Naturally, he would not mention it inappropriately, and then nodded with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness. I didn't expect that you still knew that I like roast duck, which made me flattered."

Mr. Mei did not bother with this topic anymore, but asked with interest: "Who does Qiu Renli want to install to Yan Province?"

Xia Xiang replied sincerely: "I really don't know. Minister Qiu didn't say it, and I didn't ask."

"It's not difficult. It's just based on the strength of the Qiu family. The position of the Secretary-General is not easy to take down. The main reason is that the Wu family is not easy to pass. The Wu family will probably block the Qiu family's neck." Old Master Mei waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down. After he sat down on his own, he said, "The Wu family not only has the responsibility of the Central Propaganda Department, but also has a great say in the Central Organization Department."

Although Xia Xiang was not very clear about the distribution of the four major families in the central government, he knew a little bit, and he knew a little more about the Wu family. Wu Caiyang took charge of the Central Propaganda Department, Wu Caijiang released, and Mr. Wu retreated. There were many other hidden strengths buried under the iceberg. However, He Yancheng, executive vice minister of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, and Wu Caiyang, were close friends, but Xia Xiang knew this inside story.

The appointment of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee must pass through the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, and at least the Executive Vice Minister. If the Wu family wants to lock the Qiu family's neck, it can really get stuck.

When Mr. Mei mentioned this, Xia Xiang understood what he meant. Mr. Mei wanted to take the opportunity to join forces with the Qiu family and help when the Qiu family was stuck by the Wu family.

Of course, the move was made at this time in exchange for the gratitude of the Qiu family and for the Qiu family to give the Mei family greater reward in Yan Province. Obviously, the old man regarded him as an intermediary and wanted him to pass the message to Qiu Renli.

Mr. Mei's attitude was as expected by Xia Xiang.

Mr. Mei has been in the officialdom throughout his life, and the world is clear. After his heartfelt words just now, Mr. Mei has changed his face, but in fact he still has more performance components, because Xia Xiang believes that Mr. Mei can definitely see the situation clearly and know the interests of interests. Xia Xiang also believes that he stands on the standpoint of an outsider. The decision he has made after repeated considerations is definitely in line with the interests of at least two of the four companies.

The first one is of course the Qiu family, the vested interests, and the second one is the Mei family.

As for the Fu family, it was not within his consideration. The Wu family, Xia Xiang was unsure of it, and always felt that the Wu family might have other ideas.

However, Xia Xiang did not respond to Mr. Mei's words without taking it smartly, but just nodded silently.

Seeing that the time was coming, Mei Shengping said, "Xiao Xia, tell Qiu Renli for me that the people who supported Qiu family took over the position of Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee..."

Xia Xiang nodded and smiled: "I must bring the words."

Mr. Mei also laughed: "It's time to talk. It's time for dinner. Xiaolin asked if the meal is ready? Xiaomu has come back to pick up the roast duck? Xiaomu is so rude to do things..." Speaking of Mei Xiaomu, he wanted to nod to Xia again, "I have to thank Xiaoxia for taking care of Xiaomu in Yan City. This child is really worrying."

Xia Xiang understood that the old man was actually explaining the matter and asked him to take care of Mei Xiaomu more, which could be regarded as a bridge between the Mei family and Xia Xiang. Xia Xiang nodded and agreed: "You are polite, Xiaomu is a good person. He is still doing a great job in the new building materials factory in Xiama District, and hopes to achieve great results."

"I heard that Xiaomu fell in love with a girl named... Yan Xiao?" Old Master Mei seemed to think of it by accident, and said to Xia Xiang again with concern, "Xiaomu is aware of it. It will be difficult to change whoever she falls in love with. I heard that you know Yan Xiao, can you match them together for me?"

This requirement is a bit abrupt, but when you think about it carefully, it makes sense. Mr. Mei also had the idea of ​​getting married. He was able to take the opportunity to win over Fan Ruiheng, the future leader of Yan Province, which is much more meaningful than trying hard to arrange people in Yan Province.

They are all scheming masters. Xia Xiang secretly sighed that when dealing with the old men, you have to be careful, and take every step of the way and trap them step by step. Maybe they will be surrounded by them at any time.

Fortunately, Xia Xiang’s biggest reliance is that he has done now, including no short-term benefits, and no obvious personal intentions. If he has no desires, he will not have too many traps to jump.
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