"Okay, I won't force you anymore." Gu Yu bit her lip and laughed again, "That Zheng Yi is so annoying. I just don't like him every day, what should I do?"

"As a woman, a beautiful woman, she should have her own set of skills when rejecting men's pursuits. I believe you have them, so I don't need to teach you more, right?" Xia Xiang just teased Gu Yu a few words. In fact, he knew that with Gu Yu's intelligence, how could he not get rid of Zheng Yi's entanglement? She was just taking the opportunity to act spoiled and wanted to see how much she was in his mind.

"Yeah." Gu Yu did not say much about Zheng Yi, but said something that scared Xia Xiang, "Last time with you, it happened to be my dangerous period, and then my menstruation was postponed..."

"Ah?" Xia Xiang was so surprised. He would not have shot 10 rings again, and he got pregnant at one time. Even he couldn't believe that he was too amazing, so he asked anxiously, "Is it okay now?"

"Of course, it's normal again. I thought I was pregnant, but it didn't end up scaring me." Gu Yu patted Xia Xiang's arm, "I'm still young, so I don't want to have a baby. Be careful in the future. When you want to bully people, you have to calculate your life, otherwise you don't want to touch me."

Gu Yu ran away lightly, and looking at her carefree back, Xia Xiang couldn't help but sigh. Sometimes thinking about the character like Gu Yu is a rare kind of happiness. Everything is just a heart. If you want to be angry, you will get angry, but you will be angry for no more than three minutes, and then it will be clear after rain.

If you can regard happiness as a very simple thing, you can be much happier as a human being. However, most people cannot do this.

Xia Xiang drove home, but he was not in a hurry when he saw it was still early. Basically, he had seen everyone he should meet in the capital, so he would wait to attend a party with Lao Gu tomorrow, and then return to Yan City the day after tomorrow and start the layout of the horse area.

In the horse area, there are still many things to be busy after the New Year.

When he was almost home, he saw that there were many fruit stalls on the roadside, so he got off the car and bought some fruit. I remember that Xiao Lianxia liked apples the most, so he bought two boxes of apples and moved them to the car.

Xiao Lianxia is very similar to him. He has loved eating apples since he was a child. Apple is known as the king of fruits. It has no side effects. It is a warm fruit. It will neither cause heat nor deteriorate fire after eating it. It is said that it can also improve intelligence, so apples are also called intelligence fruit.

When he returned home, Xia wanted to move to Apple to the stairs. He was in a good mood today and decided to perform his unique skills in peeling apples in front of Lian Ruohan and Xiao Lianxia. When he first arrived in Cao Yong's country, he was amazed by the skill of peeling apples with one hand.

Xia wanted to enter the door quietly, but he didn't want to shoot, just to surprise Lian Ruohan and his son. He raised his foot high, took a light step, and quietly pushed open the door. When he saw the person sitting in the middle of the living room, he was stunned on the spot!

Lian Ruohan is there, and Xiao Lianxia is there. Lian Ruohan sat quietly on the sofa with a dignified face. Xiao Lianxia didn't realize the solemn atmosphere and was chasing the balloon on the ground. In the middle of the sofa was an old man with gray hair, tall figure and square face. Although Xia Xiang had never seen him, he had just met Wu Caiyang and was familiar with Wu Caijiang. He could recognize that the old man in front of him was Mr. Wu at a glance!

Oh my God, Mr. Wu came to visit him in person, which was really beyond his surprise!

Xia Xiang thought that the fight with the Wu family should have come to an end first, and there should be no contact in a short period of time, because after the New Year, all forces mobilized were to collide between several families. All he needed was to hand over to Ye Shisheng and Fan Ruiheng when he needed one or two men to make a statement. Basically, the last time the disagreement between him and Wu Caiyang would definitely make Mr. Wu very angry. Even if he didn't take action to suppress him immediately, he might also knock him through some channels when the opportunity was right.

Moreover, after Mr. Wu made a hint to Lian Ruohan, he did not take the initiative to visit him. Mr. Wu would definitely have a lot of opinions about him, and maybe he would be included in the corner again. He never expected that, but less than a day later, the old man suddenly appeared in front of him!

Still sitting directly on the sofa of his and Lian Ruohan's love nest, Xia Xiang was shocked and he was a little confused. His brain became a little lost in an instant. He didn't understand what Mr. Wu wanted to come to the door in person?

Xia Xiang was holding a box of apples and stood in front of the door, looking extremely strange.

Little Lianxia, ​​who was chasing the balloon, found that Xia Xiang was back and jumped up happily: "Dad, Dad is back!" Then she rushed over and hugged Xia Xiang's legs.

The deep love between father and son is evident.

Xia Xiang hurriedly put down the apple and hugged Xiao Lianxia in his arms: "Son, do you miss your father?"

"I want to!" Xiao Lianxia replied with certainty, then touched Xia Xiang's face with her hands, "Dirty."

When Xia wanted to move apples, there was a little mud on his face. He smiled and wiped it off with his hands. Then he hugged Lian Xia to Mr. Wu for face and said respectfully: "Happy New Year, old man!"

The sentence "old man" has a rich meaning. Old Master Wu frowned and a hint of unhappiness flashed in his eyes, but he still did not attack and nodded: "Xia Xiang, I have something to ask you, sit down."

"No, it's better for me to stand. There is no place for me to sit in front of you." Xia Xiang had a very good attitude, standing in front of Mr. Wu very upright, lowering his head slightly.

"You know who I am, so we don't need to be fooled." Mr. Wu did not get up, sat still, and then looked at Lian Ruohan majesticly, "Ruohan, you and Lian Xia go upstairs."

Lian Ruohan hesitated for a moment, looked at Xia Xiang, and hugged Lian Xia upstairs. Before leaving, he signaled to Xia Xiang with his eyes to tell him not to be impulsive.

Xia Yao understood that he would definitely not be impulsive and would not have any conflicts with Mr. Wu. If he was really different, he would not have had a bad ending like Wu Caiyang. Xia Yao also made up his mind that what the old man said today was, he would not refute, explain, argue, and would not try to convince the old man. He just listened and whether he would do it after listening is another matter.

The old man looked at Xia for a while and wanted to laugh, but he didn't laugh, but sighed: "Actually, you are really a good young man, what a pity, it's such a pity..."

He shook his head and sighed, then stood up again and pointed his hand outside: "It's better to go outside and have a walk."

"I'll help you." Xia Xiang held the old man in time.

The old man did not avoid it, and let Xia Xiang support him, and the old and the young came outside.

The yard is not big, and it is afternoon again. The sunset is setting in the west and the north wind blows, which makes it feel quite desolate.

Mr. Wu took a few steps and said in a vicissitudes of life: "The sunset is extremely beautiful, but it is near dusk. When people get old, sometimes they think more things, more complicated, and they feel much softer than when they were young."

Xia Xiang listened carefully, and his smile made Mr. Wu secretly admire him. He just said two "sad" in a row. With his status, if he was still in office, the two "sad" would be enough to make a provincial party secretary unable to sleep. Even if he is no longer in office, if a provincial official is said to him as "sad" in person, he will be frightened and unable to sleep or eat. At least he must respectfully ask him where the pity is...

Xia Xiang was fine, and he didn't ask why, and didn't care about the conclusion he made at all. Mr. Wu couldn't help but secretly praise him, whether Xia Xiang was pretending or sincere, this calmness was unique among the young people at this level he saw.

Lian Ruohan’s villa yard was not big. The two walked a few steps and stood facing the setting sun. Their figures were slanted and long.

"I like Lian Xia very much. His appearance has helped my condition improve. I also know that if it weren't for Lian Xia, I might not be able to survive this old bone. From this matter, the matter between you and Ruohan is not all faults, but also has a favorable side." The old man is different from Wu Caiyang. He started directly from family affection. "The things in the world have advantages and disadvantages, and there is no perfection. So although I blame you, I no longer hold a grudge against you because of Ruohan's affairs. You have to look forward to life..."

"Yes, you always say yes, thank you for your magnanimity." Xia Xiang didn't respond, but just expressed his gratitude appropriately.

Mr. Wu suddenly laughed: "Xia Xiang, do you want to take the middle route and be good at everything, or do you want to rely on your family?"

Mr. Wu’s question was very direct, so Xia Xiang had to answer positively: “My vision is still low now, so it is the first important thing to manage the dismount area first.”

In fact, Xia Xiang was still sloppy, meaning that he didn't take any route.

But in the officialdom, it is impossible for people to not take any route. Especially although Xia Xiang is young, he has already entered the ranks of deputy department level and must have a long-term vision. Because when he reaches the department level, once he is in charge, he must have a firm route, otherwise he will not be able to go long.

When Mr. Wu saw that Xia wanted to avoid the important things, he said unhappily: "You helped Qiu Renli, and at the same time joined forces with Mei Shengping, and also introduced Qian Jinsong and Qiu Renli to know each other. Everything is not good for the Wu family. Can I think you are already standing opposite to the Wu family, regardless of the fact that Ruohan and Lian Xia are members of the Wu family, and insist on going against the Wu family to the end?"

"Old man..." Xia Xiang sincerely called out "Old man" for the first time, and then he shook his head slightly and said, "You are wrong. I am not doing this to help the Qiu family or harm the interests of the Wu family. I am just a move to judge the situation and follow the trend. Just like when I was in Yan City, I helped Yu Fanran introduce Li Dingshan and Gao Hai's understanding, but I just believed that under the current situation, Yu Fanran and Li Dingshan and Gao Hai's understanding will help maintain the balance of the situation in Yan City, rather than helping Yu Fanran join Li Dingshan and Gao Hai to form a new force in Yan City. Similarly, I helped the Qiu family because I believe that the Qiu family is opening up the situation in Yan Province at this stage. It is more conducive to the balance of the situation in Yan Province than any Wu family, Mei family and Fu family, and can maintain the current stable and united political situation, so I helped the Qiu family."

"What a big tone!" Mr. Wu was half joking and half mocking, "I just said that I was just a small district party secretary. Now when I talk about the reasons, I have a heart for the whole world and care about the people. When people listened, I thought you were the secretary of the provincial party committee! I judged the situation and followed the trend? Young people, do you know what the situation is now? Do you know what the trend will be in the future? Youth is not an excuse to speak big words."

Xia Xiang was not angry at all when he was sarcastic by Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu's attitude was also in his imagination. Mr. Wu came here uninvited today, and it must have been under the banner of visiting Lian Xia. Visiting Lian Xia may be one of his original intentions, but it is definitely not the entire purpose. The old man is still worried. He may also know that Wu Caiyang's attitude is not very good, so he condescends to come in person, just to contact him again, so as not to repent and be accidentally injured by the Wu family during the fight.

From this we can see that Mr. Wu does have a soft side, and perhaps he cares more about himself than Wu Caiyang.

Xia Xiang stood by the old man. He was at that time and his figure was not much taller than Mr. Wu. It can be seen that when the old man was young, he was also a tall and mighty person with a face. However, at this time, under the setting sun and the north wind blowing, the old man's back was desolate in Xia Xiang's eyes, and he was slightly bent, and his gray hair was blowing in the wind, just like the withered plants in the cold wind.

In an instant, Xia Xiang's heart softened. He wanted to give the old man a thoughtful comfort and a solemn promise.

But after a moment, he returned to his calmness and knew that his political stance must be firm and he could not be tender or retreat at all. In the face of major principles, his compromise was not only irresponsible to himself, but also irresponsible to the Wu family.

Besides, he has agreed to the Qiu family, and it is impossible to go back on his word. Although the Qiu family and the Mei family are both in good relationships with him now, as long as he regrets once, he will be immediately thrown into the cold palace by both families, and it will be difficult to regain the trust of both families.

Halfway through the road, it is impossible to start over again. Moreover, even if you start over again and embark on the road of relying on your family, it is not his original intention.

Xia Xiang smiled at Mr. Wu’s ridicule: “Until we see the final result, no one can guarantee that our choice is correct. Since I met Ruohan, I have been wondering whether to take a family route? Relying on a big family will definitely avoid many detours and reduce risks. With the support of family forces, the promotion will be faster and more stable, but at the same time it is easy to become a political victim of the family.”

Mr. Wu waved his hand: "If you don't have the ability and don't rely on the family, you will become someone else's victim invisibly. It is a good thing that you can put your position right, but don't forget that Cai Jiang has a good impression of you in the Wu family. At least when I am still alive, Cai Yang will not touch you easily. With these two guarantees, you will have all the benefits and no harm when you enter the Wu family's core system."

The old man did do his best to do the best to Xia Xiang. Without saying it, Xia Xiang could guess the old man’s true thoughts. He was indeed old, just like an ordinary old man, and he was at the age of having fun with his grandchildren, and did not want to lose Lian Xia. He was moved by reason and affection for himself, but wasn’t he really reluctant to let go of Lian Xia? He was afraid that after he and the Wu family really turned against each other, Lian Ruohan took Lian Xia to the United States in anger and never looked back.

Perhaps deep in the old man's heart, he regards Lian Xia as his only support for his life. People who have been seriously ill have experienced life and death, and they care about life and death very much, and cherish the time they were alive. Lian Xia is the lucky star of the old man.

"No matter where I go, I will advise Ruohan to stay with you. If she takes Lian Xia back to the United States with me, I will stop her and let her and Lian Xia be by your side." Xia Xiang did not answer the old man's question positively, but said what the old man was most concerned about.

Mr. Wu was finally moved. He looked Xia Xiang up and down a few times, but he wanted to say something, but he just turned into a long sigh: "You are such a very smart young man. The entry point when looking at problems is very accurate. You can always know what everyone needs most. No wonder you have a wide network of relationships in Yan Province..."

Xia Xiang just listened quietly to Mr. Wu, without expressing his opinions, nor did he follow the steps.

Mr. Wu knew that Xia Xiang was also a stubborn person. Like Lian Ruohan, sometimes he had no less respect and courtesy on the surface, but one was one, two was two. Once something was decided, it was extremely difficult to change. No wonder Lian Ruohan would come with him. It turned out that under his harmonious face, he also had a stubborn heart.

Mr. Wu suddenly pointed to a bench in the distance with his hand: "Go and sit over."

Xia Xiang still smiled unabated and helped Mr. Wu to sit on the bench. Next to the bench was a swing, which was obviously a place where Lian Xia usually played. If it was summer, the yard was green and Lian Xia was really laughing, what a moving scene would it be.

Xia Xiang originally wanted to sit on the old man's right head, but when the north wind blew, the old man was sitting in the limelight, and he turned around and sat on the old man's left head, blocking the cold wind for him.

Although it was a very small detail, it also made Mr. Wu feel warm in his heart. Among Wu Caiyang, Wu Caijiang, and the third generation of the Wu family, who can have the same kind of intention and care as Xia Xiang, and this valuable filial piety? He sighed slightly in his heart, it was a pity, it was a pity. It was a huge regret that it was impossible to formally include Xia Xiang in the Wu family's system.
Chapter completed!