fictionpage Chapter 39 Taking Office
Chapter 39 Taking Office
Ding Tingting simply pulled out the car keys and got out of the car.
Actually, she originally planned to go home now.
I came today entirely at my uncle's behest; I didn't want to come at all.
She knew that her uncle, Xu Aiguo, was secretly trying to match her with Chen Dawei.
Tingting was very resistant to this matchmaking.
She always felt that she could attract very outstanding people, but the time was not right, and she didn't need this kind of matchmaking.
But after spending the morning with her, she felt that fate was a truly wondrous thing.
Chen Dawei is quite interesting. He's a young man with ideas and ambition, decent looks, and a humble personality.
Moreover, he has good manners; even though he had cigarettes in his pocket, he never smoked them in front of her.
Most importantly, he graduated from Sun Yat-sen University, which was her dream school. It can be said that Chen Dawei's status as a graduate of Sun Yat-sen University was a halo in itself.
Tingting followed Dawei into the guesthouse without any hesitation and sat down at the desk in Dawei's room.
To avoid suspicion, Dawei didn't close the door, went to get hot water, and made Tingting a cup of tea.
The air conditioner was blowing air, and the room was much cooler.
Tingting sat on the chair with her legs crossed, swinging them up and down, looking very cute.
"When did you and your ex-wife get divorced?" Tingting suddenly asked.
Xu Aiguo didn't mention any of these details, only saying that Dawei was a good young man and worth getting to know.
"Just a few days ago, when I came out of the detention room, she slapped the divorce papers in my face."
"Why?"
At this point, Tingting had developed a strong interest in Dawei, which was why she asked that question – she valued the relationship.
Seeing Dawei sitting on the edge of the bed, gripping the bedsheet with both hands, Tingting realized that her question had been a bit too direct.
"Excuse me, I was rude."
"It's nothing." Dawei smiled nonchalantly. "There's nothing I can't say. She just doesn't like me anymore. She's about to be promoted to station director, and she feels like I'm not good enough for her. That's normal."
Ding Tingting put down her teacup, gripped the chair with both hands, leaned forward closer to Dawei, and asked with a mischievous smile, "Thinking about remarrying?"
David touched his neck, feeling rather embarrassed: "Not for now..."
"So you'll consider it later?"
Perhaps.
"Hey, so what do you think of me?"
Ding Tingting blinked, her bright eyes staring straight at Dawei.
To be honest, there was a moment when Dawei was really tempted.
This girl is cute, generous, smart, and beautiful.
But this was only the first time the two had met.
You don't know anything about the other person's family or past, so how can you easily express your opinion?
Adults getting together can't just be about passion; they have to consider every aspect, or to put it bluntly, they have to calculate.
"hey-hey……"
David smiled but did not answer.
Girls from big cities are so straightforward; they wouldn't talk about these things right after meeting someone.
Ding Tingting noticed something amiss in Dawei's expression and said seriously, "You don't have to treat me like a casual woman."
I'm only saying this to you because of your relationship with my uncle.
I wouldn't have stepped through that door if it were anyone else.
She...she's never had a boyfriend yet, she's a good girl.
My uncle said, "You're an extremely intelligent person. He arranged for me to receive you; you must know his intentions, right?"
How could Dawei not understand? As soon as Ding Tingting explained her relationship with Xu Aiguo, he understood.
"I know, I know... Miss Ding, I... I don't know how to answer you, we haven't known each other for very long..."
"Hmph!" Ding Tingting pouted again: "You're not innocent, that's just a scumbag's line."
David looked helpless, caught off guard, and simply stopped talking.
"I'm not some delicate young lady, so don't underestimate me."
You studied economics, and I studied marketing.
I can be a great help to you in the future.
Yuanshan County is such a huge mess, how can you manage it all by yourself?
"If you date me, I can help you solve a lot of problems."
David rubbed his face, "What's all this about?"
Seeing that Dawei didn't respond, Ding Tingting felt a pang of sadness. She felt that as a girl, she had taken such the initiative, but Dawei still didn't reciprocate at all, which hurt her pride.
"You, you should rest. It's getting late. Call me if you need anything."
Ding Tingting lowered her head, her back view showing great disappointment.
David wanted to see him off, but he felt that doing so might be implying something.
The real issue right now is what's happening in Yuanshan County.
David wasn't in the mood to talk about any of that bullshit love.
Ding Tingting left the guesthouse, ran to the car, blinked her eyes, and burst into tears.
Then she called her mother.
"Tingting, how did it go? Did you see Chen Dawei?"
"Waaah... Mom, am I getting old? Am I not pretty anymore? Is nobody going to want me?"
"What's wrong?" Her mother asked anxiously. "Did that guy bully you? I'm going to find your uncle and he'll have to teach him a lesson."
"No, I just confessed my feelings to him, but he didn't react at all, sob sob..."
Her mother sighed heavily upon hearing this.
"You big silly girl."
Why are you so impatient?
You're a girl, you have to wait for someone to confess to you. You have to seduce him, seduce him, understand?
Men like reserved women.
Good grief, you confessed your feelings to someone on the very first meeting.
Are you out of your mind?
Ding Tingting wiped away her tears: "Then I won't seduce people."
I just felt that he was quite handsome.
And, Mom, did you know that he graduated with a master's degree from CUHK?
"That's my type."
The elderly mother on the other end of the phone was furious: "Fine, fine, come back right now, we'll talk about it when you get back."
As soon as she hung up the phone, her mother told Xu Aiguo about the outcome of their meeting that day.
Upon hearing this, Xu Aiguo in the office simply shook his head with a wry smile.
Time flies, and two days have passed.
The public announcement period for the appointment of County Head Dawei has begun.
Chen Dawei, who was staying at the provincial organization department's guesthouse, was receiving a barrage of phone calls.
He didn't answer many of the phone calls.
He accepted it from his father, Chen Shouren.
Chen Shouren told him that Wu Maocai's wife had come again today. She told Chen Shouren about Dawei becoming the county magistrate and came specifically to congratulate him. She had a cup of tea and then left.
"Dad, you should all stay home as much as possible these next few days."
Never get into any conflicts with anyone.
The public announcement period should be kept as low-key as possible.
I hereby announce that, from this moment forward, our entire family will enter a period of silence.
David carefully explained.
Chen Shouren had already experienced Dawei's success in taking the civil service exam and getting a job, so he knew what to expect.
After receiving Wu Maocai's wife, Qin Hongmei, he didn't go downstairs again. When he needed to buy groceries, he would wear a mask and go downstairs, buy the groceries, and then go back home. He didn't go anywhere else.
Five days later, David received his job offer.
That evening, Xu Aiguo's subordinates called Chen Dawei again, informing him that a car from the Provincial Organization Department would pick him up at 7 a.m. the next morning.
Minister Xu Aiguo will accompany him to Yuanshan County at that time.
The itinerary is as follows: first, go to Meihua City, have lunch there, then pick up comrades from the Organization Department of Meihua City and go to Yuanshan County to send Dawei to his new post.
"Minister Xu personally delivered it? Isn't that too much trouble for him?"
"The minister's trip is ostensibly for an inspection tour of Meihua City," Xu Aiguo's subordinate explained.
"well."
Dawei was very grateful; Xu Aiguo was really helpful.
This is to promote himself in Yuanshan County.
That night, Dawei tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep even in the early hours of the morning.
The time has finally come for me to take office.
Dawei was deeply troubled.
The guesthouse was unusually quiet late at night.
David hugged his blanket, wanting to talk to someone, but he knew he had no one to talk to and could not talk to.
He will face this major turning point in his life alone, just like before.
Early the next morning.
A Toyota Coaster pulled up in front of the guesthouse. Dawei got into the provincial organization department's car and sat in the same row as Xu Aiguo.
On the way, the two didn't talk much. Xu Aiguo also brought two comrades from the provincial organization department, so there were some things that couldn't be said.
"What's your relationship like with Minister Xiao of Meihua City?"
As they approached Meihua City, Xu Aiguo suddenly asked.
Minister Xiao is Xiao Zhikai, the Minister of the Organization Department of Meihua City.
"We rarely communicate."
David meant that they weren't really friends, and their relationship was very casual.
"Yes, we can exchange ideas more often in the future."
Minister Xu implied that Xiao Zhikai was his friend, and that with his relationship with Xu Aiguo, Dawei and Xiao Zhikai could also be friends.
"Eh."
David understood his leader's meaning and nodded with a slight smile in agreement.
Around 11 a.m.
The car drove into the front of the Meihua City Party Committee Office building.
A group of more than ten people, including the municipal party secretary, mayor, head of the municipal organization department, and director of the municipal party committee office, were already waiting in front of the building.