A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

Clearly, Secretary Qi's personnel selection this time was unexpected; only Jiang Guangming was one of Secretary Qi's people.

Although Jiang Guangming is not a member of the Qi family gang, she is a member of the harem.

Zheng Gang took out his phone, pulled up a photo of his son, and placed it in front of Han Ming.

"What do you think? Doesn't my son look a lot like you?"

Han Ming looked at him and thought, "Damn it, what's going on? Isn't this Zheng Gang my father who's been missing for many years?"

"This...Director Zheng, are you sure this isn't my photo?"

Guan Hongyu laughed after hearing Han Ming's words.

"Hahaha, I told you, you look just like Director Zheng's son, but you didn't believe me!"

Zheng Gang, Han Ming, and Guan Hongyu immediately burst into laughter.

The meeting was originally scheduled for 2 p.m., but when Jiang Guangming looked at the time, it was already 3:30 p.m., and Qi Tongwei still showed no sign of arriving.

Jiang Guangming felt a little embarrassed. He, Shen Dali, and Ma Haitao had all changed into their white shirts.

If Qi Tongwei has any more mishaps today and fails to make the announcement, then the three of them will be in deep trouble; they will lose all face.

Shen Dali and Ma Haitao, who were present, were not members of the Qi family gang. Both of them were well aware that they were the only two people present who were not Qi Tongwei's confidants.

Actually, the two of them didn't quite understand why Zhang Haiyong and Liang Qihong, who weren't Qi Tongwei's men before, were removed from their positions.

Why were those two promoted again? Everyone thinks the three newly appointed deputy directors must be Qi Tongwei's men...

But the two of them knew very well that they were not Qi Tongwei's people.

This made Shen Dali and Ma Haitao feel a little uneasy.

They were terrified that they were being used as a temporary measure before Qi Tongwei's reserve forces were fully developed. They feared that once the reserve forces were ready, they would be eliminated, which would be a terrible injustice.

Time ticked by, and Zheng Gang checked the time; it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.

Zheng Gang, Han Ming, and Guan Hongyu were also in an awkward position.

This occurred before Qi Tongwei officially announced the appointments of Jiang Guangming, Shen Dali, and Ma Haitao.

It's not good to congratulate them in advance, because if Qi Tongwei really doesn't come and then changes his mind in a couple of days, it will be even more troublesome.

Soon after, it was 4:30 p.m., and the atmosphere in the conference room was unusually quiet.

Zheng Gang, Han Ming, and Guan Hongyu each looked at their own phones and fell silent.

Jiang Guangming, Shen Dali, and Ma Haitao began to feel despair.

Could it be that Qi Tongwei skipped the team meeting again today?

If Ru Ge's meeting today didn't announce the appointments of the three people, meaning it didn't happen, then those three people will have lost face big time.

In a little while, they will leave wearing these white shirts. If others see them, won't they gossip?

Everyone knew they were wearing white shirts to the 1.7 leadership meeting, and everyone assumed the three of them had been promoted to deputy directors.

In the end, the announcement didn't happen. When the three of them returned, their former colleagues were sure to offer all sorts of congratulations and well wishes.

What will they say then? No need for congratulations, it hasn't been announced yet...

The scariest thing is that Jiang Guangming is alright, because he is Qi Tongwei's man.

Ma Haitao and Shen Dali believed that they were not Qi Tongwei's people, and that it was very likely that Qi Tongwei would impulsively refuse to promote them again.

Jiang Guangming's situation is at most a delay, but for the two of them, it's a matter of life and death.

Wearing a white shirt, attending leadership meetings, and then not being on the final list—how am I supposed to survive in the provincial department after that?

Just when everyone was plunged into silence, or deep despair.

The meeting room door was suddenly opened.

Chapter 287 Does one need to be so intoxicated by looking at their own wife?

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Qi Tongwei finally walked in.

Of course, besides Qi Tongwei, there was also Zhong Xiaoai behind him who kept poisoning Qi Tongwei, but Qi Tongwei couldn't extricate himself from it.

After Qi Tongwei sat down, everyone suddenly noticed that there was a lipstick mark on his lips.

Zhong Xiaoai sat in the audience, looked at Qi Tongwei's lips, and covered her mouth to laugh.

Actually, when Qi Tongwei first came to the meeting, Zhong Xiaoai was going to remind him that he had a lot of her lipstick on his lips.

But when Qi Tongwei called her "my dear wife," she suddenly had a whim and started racing with Qi Tongwei at high speed.

After three consecutive high-speed chases, I forgot to remind Qi Tongwei again, so I had Qi Tongwei come to the meeting with his lipstick mark on his face.

Qi Tongwei sat there with a serious expression, unaware of what he had just said.

Seeing this, the others didn't say anything and pretended not to see anything.

Only Jiang Guangming glanced at the lipstick mark 26 on Qi Tongwei's lips, and then looked at Zhong Xiaoai's lips.

Jiang Guangming is a woman, that's absolutely true, and that's Zhong Xiaoai's color code.

Upon closer inspection, Jiang Guangming noticed that both Qi Tongwei and Zhong Xiaoai's faces were somewhat pale.

Others might not know, but as someone who spent every day with the two of them, Jiang Guangming knew very well that their expressions were not right.

Jiang Guangming was shocked. Qi Tongwei had stood everyone up for more than two hours because he went to drive with his wife, Zhong Xiaoai?

Didn't Qi Tongwei say at home that he wasn't feeling well lately and didn't want to drive?

Although I wasn't notified to attend the last team meeting, Qi Tongwei failed to announce my attendance that time, skipping everyone else's meeting. He also drove off with Zhong Xiaoai.

Jiang Guangming had actually noticed long ago that Qi Tongwei's gaze towards Zhong Xiaoai used to be one of admiration, but now it was different; it was a look of infatuation and obsession.

Qi Tongwei looked at the people sitting there and said in a deep voice.

"Today, we are holding a team meeting to announce several important personnel decisions."

As he spoke, Qi Tongwei glanced at Ma Haitao and Shen Dali.

Qi Tongwei knew, of course, that these two people weren't his own people, but what was so difficult about that?

Both of them had the phrase "Want to become a member of the Qi Family Gang (Gold)" above their heads.

"System, recruit Shen Dali and Ma Haitao as members of the Qi Family Gang!"

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully recruited Shen Dali and Ma Haitao as members of the Qi Family Gang!]

Qi Tongwei looked at the entries above the two people's heads again: [Qi Family Gang Member (Gold)].

Isn't that all? All the problems are solved, aren't they?

In an instant, Ma Haitao didn't know what was wrong with him. He felt that his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally at ease, and he felt that he was Qi Tongwei's man.

The feeling that I had just experienced—that I wasn't part of the Qi family gang and that my fate might be uncertain at any moment—was completely gone.

Shen Dali also suddenly felt that Qi Tongwei was particularly worthy of his respect. No matter what, even if he couldn't get promoted to deputy director this time, he would still be loyal to Secretary Qi.

Qi Tongwei smiled slightly and said.

"We have three new comrades sitting here today, as many of you have probably guessed. The first appointment today concerns the filling of the three vacant positions of deputy director of the provincial department. I hereby announce the appointment of Jiang Guangming, former head of the Criminal Investigation Corps, Ma Haitao, former head of the Public Security Corps, and Shen Dali, former head of the Personnel Department, as deputy directors of the Handong Provincial Police Department!"

After hearing Qi Tongwei's words, a round of applause broke out in the room.

Jiang Guangming's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, could finally be put down.

With Qi Tongwei's words, all the doubts were finally resolved.

Jiang Guangming thought back to when he first met Qi Tongwei, he was a police officer who had just gotten divorced.

In just a few short years, Qi Tongwei rose from an ordinary police officer to the head of the provincial criminal investigation team, and today, he has become the deputy director of the Handong Provincial Police Department.

Jiang Guangming was overwhelmed with emotion. She was extremely grateful to Qi Tongwei and secretly vowed that no matter how Qi Tongwei treated her in the future, she would always want to stay by his side.

The moment Qi Tongwei looked up, he saw Jiang Guangming gazing at him affectionately, and Qi Tongwei smiled.

He turned to look at Zhong Xiaoai, who was sitting to the side with her legs crossed, a slight smile on her lips, sizing him up.

For a moment, Qi Tongwei was completely mesmerized.

The others were waiting for Qi Tongwei to continue speaking when they suddenly noticed that Qi Tongwei was completely absorbed and stunned.

Everyone followed Qi Tongwei's gaze, and Qi Tongwei was staring at his wife and secretary, Zhong Xiaoai, in a daze.

Everyone looked surprised, but they didn't want to remind Secretary Qi, who was lost in thought.

Upon witnessing this scene, Jiang Guangming deeply understood a principle.

Why was Zhong Xiaoai able to become the Empress? Compared to Zhong Xiaoai, in Qi Tongwei's heart, they were not even in the same position.

Jiang Guangming has been by Qi Tongwei's side for so many years, and he has never seen Qi Tongwei neglect his work for anyone.

However, Qi Tongwei could skip the provincial department's 493 leadership meeting at will for Zhong Xiaoai, or even stay home with his wife instead of coming to work. On the day Zheng Jindong came, he even skipped the provincial leadership meeting.

Jiang Guangming had never seen Qi Tongwei, who was usually quick-witted, look at a woman as if he had lost his soul, especially during meetings.

As Qi Tongwei looked at Zhong Xiaoai with admiration, he thought to himself, "She's beautiful, has a great personality, and most importantly, she can create all sorts of unexpected little surprises. Where can you find a wife like that?"

No, there seems to be an even more important point that I've forgotten: she's also Elder Zhong's daughter, which is my absolute guarantee for getting into the ministry.

It's not important to be a kept man; what matters is that your kept man is delicious. Whether he's kept soft or not isn't the main point; the main point is that he tastes good.

Qi Tongwei became more and more engrossed and obsessed the more he looked at it.

Zhong Xiaoai saw that her husband, who was in the middle of a meeting, suddenly became lost in thought after seeing her.

Then I saw that all the members of the provincial department leadership looked surprised and at a loss.

She couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Qi Tongwei looked at her and exclaimed, "Look at my wife! She looks so beautiful, lively, and full of energy!"

Wait a minute? Why is Zhong Xiaoai laughing? Where am I? Who am I?

Chapter 288 Adjustment of Provincial Department Leadership and Division of Responsibilities

Qi Tongwei's expression suddenly turned somewhat grim. He glanced around and realized that everyone was staring at him.

Damn it! I was in a meeting, and I got so engrossed in looking at my wife that I'm now incredibly embarrassed.

Qi Tongwei saw Zhong Xiaoai standing to the side and covered his mouth, laughing so hard he almost fell over.

At this moment, Jiang Guangming also deeply understood that Zhong Xiaoai's position in Qi Tongwei's heart was unshakable.