A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

Qi Tongwei smiled when he saw Gao Yuliang.

"Secretary Yuliang, Xiao Ai and I are planning to go back to Kyoto to visit Xiao Ai's father."

Just then, news was being played on a large screen in the airport terminal.

Qi Tongwei turned his head and looked, then smiled at Zhong Xiaoai.

"I've always seen my father-in-law on TV before, and to be honest, I'm a little nervous about meeting him in person this time."

After hearing Qi Tongwei's words, Gao Yuliang turned his head to look at the big screen.

Above, playing is Zhong Nanshan's speech.

In an instant, Gao Yuliang understood what it meant.

"Tongwei, you should have told me sooner that you were going back to see your father-in-law. I could have helped you prepare some things. You're young, you probably don't have any experience in this area!"

Wu Huifen, who was standing to the side, immediately understood.

"That's right, Tongwei, you should consult your teacher Gao more about this kind of thing!"

As they talked, they all smiled at each other.

But Hou Liangping, standing to the side, looked utterly astonished, his pupils dilating in an instant.

Hou Liangping looked at Qi Tongwei and Zhong Xiaoai in disbelief.

"Senior? How come you're with Zhong Xiaoai?"

Gao Yuliang glanced at Hou Liangping, who was still completely bewildered.

“Zhong Xiaoai is Tongwei’s wife, of course they will be together.”

Hou Liangping's expression didn't improve much after hearing Gao Yuliang's explanation.

Instead, they were struck dumb, as if by lightning, and stood frozen in place.

Qi Tongwei looked at Hou Liangping, who was completely stunned, and said with a smile.

"Monkey, you really didn't get your name for nothing. I heard from Xiao Ai that you just knelt down to Teacher Liang Lu at school a couple of days ago, and now you've gone and knelt down to Teacher Gao's daughter. Monkey, do you have a spring in your knees? They're going up and down all the time, it's completely baffling me!"

Qi Tongwei's words, though seemingly a joke, were extremely damaging.

Zhong Xiaoai, who was standing next to Qi Tongwei, couldn't help but cover her mouth with the back of her hand and laugh after hearing Qi Tongwei's words.

When Hou Liangping saw Zhong Xiaoai laughing at him from the spot, his heart was filled with turmoil.

Not long after, Qi Tongwei exchanged a few pleasantries with Gao Yuliang and his wife, then took Zhong Xiaoai's hand and left.

After Qi Tongwei left, Gao Yuliang immediately stopped smiling.

He then looked at Hou Liangping, who was standing to the side, with a cold expression.

"Hou Liangping, there's no way that you and my daughter are having an affair!"

As he spoke, Gao Yuliang looked at Gao Fangfang again.

"Fangfang, don't overthink it. Dad has already made arrangements for you overseas. Hurry up and get on the plane. Otherwise, you'll be late."

Gao Fangfang, being a typical female admirer, already had a strong liking for Hou Liangping.

Hou Liangping hadn't replied to any of the many messages he'd sent, but now Hou Liangping was kneeling before him.

How could I possibly miss it?

In an instant, Gao Fangfang took Hou Liangping's hand.

"Dad! I'm going to be with Liangping, and no one can stop me!"

Upon hearing Gao Fangfang's words, Gao Yuliang's blood pressure spiked instantly.

"Fangfang, what are you thinking? Didn't you hear what Qi Tongwei just said? He was confessing to a woman almost 20 years older than him just two days ago, and now he's confessing to you. Do you think a man like that is worthy of your lifelong commitment?"

Wu Huifen, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore either.

“Fangfang, I won’t stop you from marrying whoever you choose. But Hou Liangping is the only one I can’t accept. You were there when he knelt down to Liang Lu at school. How can you give up your promising future studying abroad for him?”

Hou Liangping was very excited after hearing what Gao Yuliang and his wife said. This was his last chance to live off a woman.

We absolutely must seize this opportunity.

"Dad! Mom! You've misunderstood me. My feelings for Fangfang are genuine!"

Chapter Fifty-Eight: True Love Endures

As he spoke, Hou Liangping took Gao Fangfang's hands in his own.

"Fangfang, heaven and earth can bear witness to my feelings for you; I truly love you!"

Looking at Hou Liangping's earnest face, Gao Fangfang felt deeply moved.

Was this love easy for Gao Fangfang? Of course it wasn't; she had to work so hard to win it.

“Liangping, no one can make decisions for me. Now it’s the new Xia Kingdom, there’s no need for all that nonsense. I’m going to marry you! For you, I won’t go to any other country. I’m going to stay by your side.”

Upon hearing Gao Fangfang's words, Gao Yuliang felt dizzy for a moment and almost fell to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Wu Huifen quickly stepped forward to help Gao Yuliang.

"Old Gao, are you alright? Fangfang, please don't upset your father anymore!"

Gao Fangfang had already made up her mind to be with Hou Liangping, so why would she care about Gao Yuliang and Wu Huifen's attitude?

"Dad, Mom, I've made up my mind. I want to be with Liangping, and I'm not going abroad!"

After saying that, Gao Fangfang prepared to pull Hou Liangping away.

Before leaving, Hou Liangping turned back and politely said something.

"Dad, take care of yourself. I'll bring Fangfang to visit you and Mom when I have time!"

With that, Hou Liangping took Gao Fangfang's hand and ran off.

No matter how much Ren Gaoyuliang shouted in the airport lobby, the two of them did not stop walking.

Gao Yuliang looked at Wu Huifen beside him.

"Teacher Wu, look at this! This Hou Liangping has no shame at all, still calling everyone 'Dad' and 'Mom' like that. Who gave him permission to call them that? Who are his parents?!"

Wu Huifen shook her head helplessly for a moment.

"Old Gao, the kids are all grown up now, we can't control them anymore, maybe we should just let it go..."

"Teacher Wu, you're being foolish! This is a child's life; how can you let her have her way?"

"So what can we do?"

Upon hearing Wu Huifen's words, Gao Yuliang seemed to deflate instantly.

Wu Huifen quickly braced Gao Yuliang, who was about to collapse.

"Old Gao, be careful!"

Gao Yuliang stood there for a long time before sighing.

"Oh, Ms. Wu, you might be right. The child is growing up, what can we do?"

Hou Liangping led Gao Fangfang and ran all the way, his face full of barely suppressed joy.

However, Hou Liangping wasn't entirely happy about it.

After all, there was once a better opportunity to be a kept man.

What he didn't expect was that Qi Tongwei would snatch away the money he had already secured.

Hou Liangping felt uncomfortable thinking about it, while holding Gao Fangfang's hand.

Running happily alongside Gao Fangfang.

On one hand, she secretly made up her mind to make her senior, Qi Tongwei, pay the price for this.

Kyoto, at the home of Zhong Xiaoai's father, Zhong Zhengguo.

The old man was looking at Qi Tongwei with admiration.

"Great! He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and looks very resolute. He's also very considerate to Xiao Ai, and Xiao Ai has told me all of this."

Upon hearing Zhong Zhengguo's words, Zhong Xiaoai's face flushed slightly.

"Dad, what are you saying?"

"Oh dear, child, what's so hard about talking about this?"

Seeing how satisfied Zhong Xiaoai's father was with him, Qi Tongwei felt much more at ease about his future.

"Dad, it's only right that I treat Xiao Ai well."

Qi Tongwei noticed that Zhong Xiaoai's father had two entries above his head related to himself.

One is "doting father (gold)", and the other is "very satisfied with her son-in-law (gold)".

After seeing these two entries, Qi Tongwei felt much more at ease. Needless to say, he had basically secured his position as a kept man.

Qi Tongwei's meeting with his father-in-law was a great success.

Qi Tongwei learned this at the dinner table.

Pan Yue may be the next Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Handong Province.

As for himself, his father-in-law planned to arrange for him to succeed Pan Yue as the head of the police department in Handong Province.

However, he will not be promoted to the vice-provincial level for the time being, because Qi Tongwei is currently at the vice-departmental level.

Professor Zhong plans to resolve Qi Tongwei's official position first.

In this way, Qi Tongwei's identity would be as it is in the drama.

However, the current timeline is many years ahead.

Qi Tongwei also learned that a new director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau had been parachuted into the capital of Handong Province. This person was none other than Sha Ruijin, the real mastermind behind Qi Tongwei's death at Guying Ridge.

Sha Ruijin is currently at the deputy bureau level, just like himself.

Now that Sha Ruijin has been appointed as the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Handong Province, it's equivalent to him being promoted to the rank of director-general alongside me.

Although Qi Tongwei found Sha Ruijin repulsive, he didn't say anything to Zhong Lao.

Because last time, Sha Ruijin played a big game, set up a trap that backfired and killed himself.