Family connections: From special recruitment by the county committee to the pinnacle of power

"Of course there's no need!"

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "What I mean is, you can't let her know how much it cost. It's best to buy it in advance and give it to her as a thank you gift. Of course, the word 'spare' should be in quotes."

Although it was 04, it was common for wealthy people like Li Xiuru to have a backup phone.

After all, charging a phone back then was very inconvenient. You had to remove the battery, find a socket, and charge it for several hours. It was extremely inconvenient if your phone ran out of power while you were out and about.

Therefore, most wealthy people would prepare a backup phone, but Li Xiuru did not have this habit.

Although the Xu family is doing very well, she and Xu Weidong worked hard, starting from selling tofu pudding, and gradually achieved their current success. Therefore, Li Xiuru doesn't have a habit of spending money extravagantly; on the contrary, she is very frugal.

This was a common virtue among women of that era.

Li Xiuru thought for a moment, gritted her teeth, and for her son, she would be willing to spend even 80,000, let alone 8,000!

"Mom, also, don't give it to her rashly. I noticed that Jiang Yuling is still using an old second-generation Philips phone. It looks very old. If the weather gets cold, the battery will probably run out of power very quickly."

"You can take her for a walk around the pedestrian street. After all, when you're shopping, you're bound to come across something that suits Director Tan. Then, have her ask Director Tan what color clothes she likes. In short, the goal is the same: when she takes out her phone, she'll find it's automatically turned off. At that point, give her the spare phone."

Xu Hansheng's face remained calm, but in his mind, he was picturing the scene of Li Xiuru and Jiang Yuling shopping.

After hearing these words, Li Xiuru stared at her son in disbelief. The whole process was too smooth, without a trace of deliberate effort.

Is this something her 24-year-old son should have thought of?

How come she never noticed before that her son was so cunning?

Even Xu Weidong, who was standing next to him, frowned deeply.

This method, how should I put it, gives people a feeling of subtlety and gentleness, very naturally delivering a generous gift. Moreover, it leaves no trace.

Most importantly, Jiang Yuling didn't recognize the phone, but Tan Zhifei did.

Because County Party Secretary Qi uses this one!

The Nokia 9500 was just released in March 2004, how could it be an old phone?

But by the time Tan Zhifei realized it, it was too late.

Would he dare to return the phone?

That would be like telling everyone that his wife accepted a cell phone worth over 8,000 yuan!

He has to accept this favor, even if he doesn't repay it.

Because the invoice for the mobile phone is still in Li Xiuru's possession.

This is leverage!

At this moment, Xu Weidong suddenly felt that his son had become a stranger, but when he looked closely at Xu Hansheng's young face, he felt quite gratified.

My son has truly grown up and is now capable of making decisions.

Unconsciously, Xu Weidong's eyes became moist for some reason.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

Xu Hansheng noticed that Xu Weidong's eyes were red and frowned as he asked.

"It's nothing, I just got a grain of sand in my eye."

Xu Weidong wiped his eyes and changed the subject, asking, "By the way, didn't you say yesterday that you wanted me to put on a real performance?"

When Xu Weidong asked, Xu Hansheng gave a wry smile and said, "It won't work today. I think that five thousand yuan has already satisfied Jiang Yuling enough. I can't invite her to dinner again. Otherwise, she'll become suspicious. Let's wait until tomorrow. I'll have my mother invite her to our restaurant under the pretext of having lunch together, and then you can start your heartfelt confession."

Xu Weidong laughed heartily, "It seems my son has really grown up; he even knows how to gauge people's feelings now."

Ok?

Upon hearing Xu Weidong's words, Xu Hansheng's smile froze instantly.

Oh no!

Fortunately, it was in front of my parents. If it were in front of strangers, it wouldn't be a good thing to act so mature.

Steady and mature are two completely different concepts.

A person who is steady and handles things properly will be well-liked, but they should not show any scheming or appear overly mature, otherwise people will always be on guard against them.

Xu Hansheng today has no house or official position; honesty and steadiness are the character traits he should project.

It seems I need to be more careful in the future.

"Oh, right, Mom, Dad, there's one more thing."

Xu Hansheng quickly changed the subject, saying, "Let's fire Zhou Shujuan later. If our family's affairs get back to Su Qing through her mouth, Xu Shuai will find out too."

This Zhou Shujuan is Su Qing's mother.

She had been working at Xu Hansheng's family restaurant since she was a sophomore in high school.

At the time, considering that Su Qing was very likely to be her future daughter-in-law, Li Xiuru arranged the easiest job for her, which was just wiping the table, but she gave her the highest salary.

Now that this relationship is over, there's naturally no need to keep her around.

Thinking of this, Li Xiuru nodded repeatedly and said, "I was thinking about this last night, but I was afraid you still couldn't forget Su Qing, so I..."

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "Mom, a good horse doesn't turn back to eat the grass it already grazed. Su Qing is not good enough for our family at all. Even if I'm looking for a wife, I have to find someone who is my equal."

Hearing this, Li Xiuru and Xu Weidong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Once they were sure their son hadn't been upset about the breakup, the elderly couple could finally relax.

Afterwards, Xu Hansheng told Xu Weidong about how Lao Chen had become his driver.

Xu Weidong naturally wouldn't object. Hiring another driver was just a small matter; he was willing to do anything to help his son.

Xu Hansheng and Xu Weidong said goodbye and then quickly left the fourth floor.

When I arrived at the door, Old Chen had already washed the car.

"Uncle Chen, let's go take a trip to Qingshan City."

As they were talking, Xu Hansheng sat down in the passenger seat.

Old Chen got into the car, started the engine, and said to Xu Hansheng, "Hansheng, it's already afternoon. It will take more than three hours to go to Qingshan City and back."

Xu Hansheng smiled calmly and said, "It's alright. If we get back late, we'll just eat in the city."

After saying that, Xu Hansheng fell silent.

After thinking for a moment, Old Chen stepped on the gas and headed towards Qingshan City.

Two hours later, the car slowly stopped at the entrance of the waiting hall of Qingshan Railway Station. Xu Hansheng opened the car door and got out of the car with Lao Chen.

Arriving near the entrance of a small alley next to the train station, Xu Hansheng pointed to the crowd gathered together and said, "Uncle Chen, let's go take a look together."

Old Chen hurriedly grabbed Xu Hansheng and said, "Hansheng, where are you going? They're all a bunch of swindlers."

He recognized the group of people at a glance; they were the same swindlers who set up chess stalls around the train station in the early 2000s to cheat people out of money.

The chess games on those chess stalls are all modified versions of famous games; no matter how you play, you're guaranteed to lose!

Xu Hansheng, a recent college graduate, wasn't he just giving away money for nothing in the past?

"Uncle Chen, you must remember that you are my driver. What you need to do is obey, not try to dissuade me."

Xu Hansheng frowned slightly, then strode into the crowd.

Old Chen felt a moment of disorientation. Just a moment ago, Xu Hansheng's aura was so overwhelming that he could hardly breathe. He had never heard that tone from Xu Hansheng before.

"Hansheng, wait for me a moment."

After standing there stunned for a full three seconds, Old Chen quickly caught up with him.