A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

As he spoke, Jiang Guangming leaned on the table, preparing to take a few steps.

"Ouch!"

Immediately afterward, with that sound, Jiang Guangming fell directly to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Qi Tongwei quickly helped Jiang Guangming up.

"Your legs are so weak right now, and you're still thinking about how to cause trouble?"

After hearing Qi Tongwei's words, Jiang Guangming deliberately snorted and then said.

"I want you to manage."

Qi Tongwei took out his phone and sat back down in his seat.

"Tonight won't work. Two old classmates have invited me to dinner."

"Male and female?"

"My former roommate from the Department of Political Science and Law at Handong University, we lived in the same dorm, were you talking about a guy or a girl?"

"Who knows? When has Director Qi ever followed the rules? Maybe you were living in the girls' dormitory back then?"

Upon hearing Jiang Guangming's words, Qi Tongwei couldn't help but laugh.

He then placed his office spare key on the table.

"Keep one as a spare. Judging from your current condition, it's very likely you won't be able to leave this office for a while. I'm going out with Xiao Guan for a business dinner in a bit. Just rest in the room, and when your legs feel less weak and you're ready to go back, lock my office door."

Jiang Guangming blushed and picked up the keys from the table.

"It's all your fault! Sooner or later, you'll drive me crazy, humph!"

It was evening, in a private room at a hotel.

Qi Tongwei was sitting opposite Li Lun and Feng Liang with his secretary Guan Hongyu.

Li Lun was particularly excited when he saw Qi Tongwei.

"Brother Qi, I didn't expect that you'd become a vice governor in such a short time!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Liang patted Li Lun, who was standing to the side.

"How dare Li Lun speak like that? What 'Brother Qi'? It's Governor Qi!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Governor Qi, Governor Qi! Look at my mouth, I just love to talk nonsense!"

As Li Lun spoke, he kept slapping his own mouth.

Qi Tongwei noticed that both Feng Liang and Li Lun had an entry above their heads that read "[Desire to join the Qi Family Gang (Gold)]".

Furthermore, each of them also has a separate entry for "career setbacks (in red)".

In an instant, Qi Tongwei knew why his two old classmates had come to see him.

He smiled and waved his hand.

"It doesn't matter what we call each other, the important thing is that our feelings for each other are still there."

As he spoke, Qi Tongwei pointed to Guan Hongyu beside him.

"This is Guan Hongyu, Xiao Guan. He is my secretary. He is a retired armed police officer who also worked in criminal investigation at the provincial department for a period of time. He is very outstanding."

After hearing Qi Tongwei's introduction, Li Lun and Feng Liang stood up one after the other and shook hands with Guan Hongyu to greet him.

"Secretary Guan, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

"Hello, Secretary Guan, my name is Feng Liang!"

Guan Hongyu smiled politely, shook hands with both of them, and then sat down.

At this moment, Qi Tongwei looked at Feng Liang and asked.

"Feng Liang, I remember when you were in school, you always told everyone that your father was the vice mayor of Hukou City? How is your father doing?"

Upon hearing Qi Tongwei's words, Feng Liang felt ashamed for a moment.

Back then, I was incredibly proud when I talked about my father at school.

Sometimes it's not entirely bragging, but saying it makes you feel superior.

Back then, let alone being in the dormitory.

Looking at the entire grade, there are very few people whose family background and upbringing are better than mine.

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At that time, he always acted like the eldest brother, taking care of Qi Tongwei and others around him.

Although Qi Tongwei had always been a better student than him, Feng Liang's inherent sense of superiority had never diminished in the past.

But now, times have changed.

Feng Liang's father retired last year.

Qi Tongwei, who was a poor boy back then, is now the vice governor of Handong Province.

Don't even mention that your father has retired, even if your father is still in office.

Even his own father would have to be very polite to Qi Tongwei.

Thinking of this, Feng Liang smiled helplessly.

"Governor Qi, to be honest, my father retired last year!"

Qi Tongwei was still somewhat surprised after hearing Feng Liang's words.

"Your dad's retired? That shouldn't be the case. At your age, your father should be at most in his fifties, right?"

... ...

Feng Liang smiled and shook his head.

"Director Qi, my father and mother were not married for the first time. I am the child my father had in his second marriage."

Upon hearing this, Qi Tongwei nodded.

In the past, when Feng Liang always boasted about how amazing his father was, he never mentioned this part of history.

"So you're still working at the Hukou City Procuratorate? How's work?"

Of course, Qi Tongwei had already learned most of what Feng Liang was talking about from the entry above his head.

The reason for asking him one more question was simply to go through the motions.

When Feng Liang saw that the topic had been brought up, his face became even more dejected.

“Governor Qi, don’t laugh at me. I don’t know how I’ve gotten through the last two years since my father retired.”

"How to say?"

"At first, when I first started working at the Hukou City Procuratorate, things were fine. My dad was still in his position. But later, after he retired, the leaders who used to call me 'Nephew' stopped calling me that and started calling me 'Little Feng.' Also, those who used to call me 'Brother Liang' suddenly started calling me by my full name, 'Feng Liang.' Of course, the most infuriating one was the head of my department..."

Then, Feng Liang recounted his experiences over the years.

Of course, the main focus was on the deeds of his department head, Chang Hong.

After hearing this, Qi Tongwei suddenly frowned.

"Feng Liang, you just said that Chang Hong, the director of your personnel department, is the mistress of Sun Huashan, the vice governor of the province in charge of work safety? Do you have any evidence?"

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Upon hearing Qi Tongwei's question, Feng Liang instantly perked up.

“Governor Qi, we’re old classmates, would I lie to you? These things were all told to me by my father. Back in the day, Chang Hong also worked in the province. Later, Sun Huashan’s wife became suspicious. She said she was going to go to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to accuse Sun Huashan of abandoning her after starting a relationship. Sun Huashan got scared, so he transferred Chang Hong to Hukou City.”

At this point, Feng Liang paused for a moment before continuing.

"Moreover, this matter is not actually a secret. Many leaders in Hukou City, including some veteran comrades in our city's procuratorate, are aware of it."

Qi Tongwei listened and nodded.

"From what I've gathered, Sun Huashan is indeed a notorious vice governor known for his womanizing ways. Although no one can give you specific examples like this, he does like to pamper female cadres and always likes to promote them at the '290' level. There are quite a few rumors about this in the province."

Feng Liang was very excited after hearing Qi Tongwei's words.

"Right? I told you she was Sun Huashan's mistress! Honestly! That old woman, she's always acting all high and mighty with us. I've disliked her for a long time."

Li Lun saw that Feng Liang had almost finished explaining his situation.

So he immediately and hurriedly took over the conversation and said.

"Governor Qi, my job isn't easy either!"

Li Lun is naturally anxious now; he even spat on his boss's bald head this morning.

If I hadn't taken this opportunity to clarify things with Qi Tongwei, or if Qi Tongwei hadn't been willing to help me out...

How am I supposed to go back to work then? Am I doomed?

Qi Tongwei had already seen the "[Career Setback (Red)]" tag above Li Lun and Feng Liang's heads.

He knew, of course, that neither of them was doing very well at work.

Qi Tongwei smiled and looked at Li Lun.

"I remember you went to the legal department of Dafeng Factory, didn't you? What? Is your boss also the mistress of some provincial governor?"

Upon hearing Qi Tongwei's words, Li Lun gave an awkward smile.

“Governor Qi, do you still remember when I worked at Dafeng Factory?”

Qi Tongwei listened and nodded with a smile.

Qi Tongwei certainly remembered that Li Lun worked at Dafeng Factory.

This doesn't mean that Qi Tongwei had a deep impression of Li Lun.

Rather, it means that Qi Tongwei was extremely familiar with the name "Dafeng Factory".

The Dafeng Factory incident was an important plot point in the original series.

However, the Dafeng factory is not yet fully privatized.

It's highly likely that Cai Chenggong, Hou Liangping's childhood friend, wasn't the owner of Dafeng Factory.

Li Lun was deeply moved by Qi Tongwei's reaction.