Right path to power

In fact, Song Wanqing was also greatly shocked by her own strong reaction, and therefore regretted it after saying those words.

But at that very moment, she didn't know why she had those feelings.

Perhaps it was the girl's innate sensitivity and fragility that played a significant role, catching her somewhat off guard.

After calming herself down a bit, she finally sat up. Looking at Lin Xiao's bewildered expression, she said softly, "Sorry, I got a little carried away just now."

"Is there something you need?" Lin Xiao asked again.

"fine."

Song Wanqing's answer was straightforward, and then she changed the subject, saying, "By the way, have you had breakfast? There's so much food, I can't finish it all by myself."

"I've already eaten, you can eat it yourself."

"it is good."

After Song Wanqing finished breakfast, Lin Xiao said while tidying up, "By the way, the staff from the county public security bureau will come to help you process your temporary document later. You need to verify the relevant information with them."

"Did you use connections?"

"what?"

Lin Xiao was taken aback by Song Wanqing's direct question. After a moment of surprise, he answered frankly, "I guess so, but this should be considered a special case."

"It seems you have quite a few friends."

"If you're honest and straightforward, you'll naturally make friends, right?"

Lin Xiao's expression remained unchanged when she said this, and a hint of confidence could even be seen.

It turns out that he went out to call Xu Jingnan and ask him for help with this matter.

Generally, there is no door-to-door service for applying for a temporary ID card, and even if it is handled by an agent, it must be done by an immediate family member.

Therefore, the only option left is to use the "back door".

Being in a system, especially after taking a leadership position, it is almost impossible to remain completely "untainted by the mud." Some "convenient exchanges" that do not cross red lines or trample on principles are necessary in interpersonal interactions. Otherwise, being too "unconventional" may backfire.

In a sense, the officialdom is a place where people interact with each other!

"cut!"

Song Wanqing rolled her eyes, while Lin Xiao laughed heartily.

As the saying goes, May rain comes and goes quickly, and that scene is now a thing of the past.

Before long, the county bureau staff arrived. They first issued Song Wanqing a formal ID card, and then applied for a temporary ID card. The process of collecting her image and fingerprints was carried out step by step.

After finishing, Lin Xiao escorted the person to the car, expressing his gratitude and apologies. He then called Xu Jingnan to thank him and said he would treat him to a meal another day. Xu Jingnan readily agreed but did not inquire about anything else.

After returning to the ward, Lin Xiao took Song Wanqing's temporary ID to a nearby mobile phone store to report the loss and get a replacement SIM card. Then she went to a mobile phone store to buy a new phone before finally returning to the ward.

After inserting the SIM card, Song Wanqing turned on the camera, called out "Lin Xiao," and snapped a picture, resulting in a somewhat strange portrait.

"What are you doing?"

What's your number?

Seeing Lin Xiao hesitate, Song Wanqing said "Hurry up" again, her finger already on the phone screen.

After a series of actions, she laughed and said, "Save my phone number. You can use the beautiful photo I sent you as my contact profile picture. As for yours, I'll use the one I just took, haha..."

Lin Xiao smiled helplessly, then tentatively asked, "How about you take another picture of me? The one from before..."

"No, I don't think so. I think the previous one was much better."

Song Wanqing smiled and then struck a confident pose: "Being good at capturing every wonderful moment is one of the skills an excellent journalist should possess, so..."

"So you're just using me as material, using me as practice material?"

"What? You're not happy? With a fairy like me taking your picture, you're still not happy? Believe me, if I go out and shout like this, there will still be a long line of people waiting for me to take their picture!"

Song Wanqing pouted and smiled as she spoke, while Lin Xiao watched this scene closely, staring intently at Song Wanqing, making Song Wanqing blush and look away.

"I believe it, I believe it!"

After regaining her senses, Lin Xiao managed to squeeze out those words, and then looked away somewhat embarrassedly.

After a dozen seconds, Song Wanqing asked again, "Did you save it or not?"

"Saved."

"Okay, it seems you do have potential!"

"What?"

"It's nothing."

Song Wanqing smiled to herself.

"I'm going back to the guesthouse to see my junior brother later. You just stay in the ward by yourself. Call me or call a nurse if you need anything."

"Oh……"

Song Wanqing responded somewhat dejectedly, without saying anything more.

"Oh, right, remember to drink this. The lady at the supermarket said you need to drink some of this right now, so I bought it for you. I've also prepared some hot water for you."

Lin Xiao pointed to the two bags of brown sugar ginger water and said that when she paid yesterday, the cashier asked her if she wanted to buy two more bags of brown sugar ginger water and promoted that the manufacturer was having a promotion with discounts. She was in a hurry to get back and didn't buy them at the time, but she went to the hospital supermarket again this morning.

"Did someone make you buy it? What about the other items inside?" Song Wanqing asked, her eyes fixed on the item.

"The disposable one was bought by my aunt just in case you need it. She also said that it would be more convenient to use this in the hospital than at home, so I just bought it without thinking."

"Don't you understand these things? Why do you just believe everything people say? Haven't you ever been in a relationship?"

Song Wanqing couldn't help but ask the question casually, and then waited for the answer with some trepidation.

"Just this once, but it's the first time I've ever bought these things."

Lin Xiao wasn't sure why he blurted it out, and to avoid any awkwardness, he added, "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

After saying that, he left the ward without waiting for Song Wanqing's response.

Lying in her hospital bed, Song Wanqing was still pondering what Lin Xiao had just said—that it was the first time she had bought these things.

Little did she know, this was the first time a boy had bought her these things, and her heart suddenly started pounding again.

The next second, she couldn't help but laugh, a shy laugh unique to girls!

As Lin Xiao walked out of the ward, he smiled from the bottom of his heart, and then went straight to the county guesthouse.

Although he believed Liang Pan wouldn't wander around and had informed the person in charge of the guesthouse, he still had to take good care of Liang Pan, as his teacher Liang Weiwang had instructed him to do so.

"Knock knock knock..."

Who is it?

"Xiao Pan, it's me."

Upon hearing Lin Xiao's voice, Liang Pan jumped out of bed and ran to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, he said impatiently, "Brother, you've finally shown up! What happened? Were you kidnapped by that girl? I haven't seen a single one of you all night, I was so bored."

"What? Liu Yun didn't come? I called him and asked him to come over."

"I came, but then some urgent mission came up and I had to leave, so I'm all alone again."

"There's nothing we can do about it, that's just the nature of his job. Go put your shoes on, I'll take you out for a walk."

"Alright!"

Liang Pan shouted excitedly.

While in the car, Liang Pan couldn't help but ask again, "Brother, you still haven't answered my question from earlier?"

"What's the problem?"

"Still pretending? I think you're bewitched by that girl, aren't you? Don't deny it. You haven't come back all night, you must have been doing something naughty." Liang Pan teased with a smile.

"Don't talk nonsense, she's still a girl."

"Oh, so you're protecting her already? Looks like you two are making good progress!"

"Hey kid, do you still want me to take you out for a walk? If not, let's go back to the guesthouse now."

"No, bro, I was just joking, it's not that serious, it's not that serious."

"We can joke around between ourselves, but don't say it in front of outsiders, understand?"

"Okay, I understand."

"Also, a young woman came all the way from Beicheng to our place and got into a car accident. Since we've run into her, we can't just leave her there, can we? Besides, she was heading to Songmao Village, so I can't just ignore her."

"Brother, I understand the saying 'a beautiful woman is sought after by a gentleman,' but I just feel that you two are quite compatible."

Hearing this, Lin Xiao felt quite moved and replied with "Maybe" before saying nothing more.

Over the weekend, Lin Xiao took Liang Pan around the county while also making frequent trips to the hospital.

He spent the last two nights with Song Wanqing at the hospital. The two talked more and more and became happier. They were like old friends, but not quite like real old friends, because there was a hint of ambiguity between them.

At the same time, Song Wanqing's leg injury is healing very quickly, and she can already walk, but she still needs to be careful to avoid the wound reopening.

In short, when you're in a good mood, everything else falls into place!