I, disguised as a white dragon, was supported by the state.

"No need," Su Nan said.

Looking at the small mound of earth, thinking about the missing tombstone, and recalling her husband's behavior, a bold thought suddenly popped into Yu Huan's mind: "Could it be that your brother isn't dead?"

Su Nan pursed his lips and smiled at his wife: "Yes."

How could someone who has been missing for over twenty years still be alive?

Yu Huan felt dizzy and suddenly thought about the changes over the past year. She felt her breathing become labored and stared at her husband, asking, "Is all of this because of him?"

"Yes," Su Nan readily agreed.

With Su Bai's face so similar to his brother's, no one would guess that his brother had actually turned into a dragon.

No wonder!

The long-standing question in Yu Huan's mind was finally answered.

She had heard about her husband's brother's mysterious disappearance. If he hadn't died, but had been taken in as a disciple by some old immortal and secluded for decades, then everything would make sense.

She breathed a long sigh of relief, and instantly felt that her life, which had felt like an ivory tower, had become grounded.

"Why didn't you tell me about something this big?" she complained. "Now that our brother is alive, shouldn't Yangyang and I see him?"

“He’s not in a good position right now,” Su Nan said, “and he’s already met with you.”

Thinking back to the situation more than half a year ago when his son was kidnapped but then mysteriously reappeared at home, Yu Huan suddenly realized what had happened.

"Is our brother a god?" she asked curiously.

“Compared to ordinary people, it is definitely true,” Su Nan said. “I will introduce you to someone when the time is right.”

……

Chapter 172: Wrong person?

Yang Wei went home and sat for a while. Before the tea he had brewed could cool down, he received a call from his cousin.

After hanging up the phone, he was overjoyed. He quickly put on his clothes and went out to the orchard he had contracted.

The orchard is located beside the village road, with half planted with cherries and the other half with winter peaches.

At the entrance, he built two houses, one as a small storeroom for temporary fruit storage, and the other as a place to rest.

He would occasionally stay here during the fruit season.

When he arrived at the orchard, he found that his father had already arrived and was chatting with several village officials while smoking a cigarette.

When Yang Wei heard his father boast that the orchard was entirely due to his own efforts, he couldn't help but purse his lips, thinking to himself that Old Deng was really good at bragging.

"Dad, what brings you here?" he called out.

Only then did the others notice him.

“Since city leaders are coming, I have to receive them,” Mr. Yang said matter-of-factly.

"Don't brag in front of their leaders," Yang Wei cautioned.

"Go away, go away! If you're my father, I'm just like you!" Mr. Yang waved his hand dismissively.

Several village officials chuckled to themselves as they listened to the father and son bickering.

"Your cousin is really something!" the village chief said, looking at Yang Wei with admiration.

They just received a call from the town mayor, saying that city leaders were coming down to inspect the orchard and specifically mentioned Yang Wei's, which they greatly envied.

It wasn't a secret in the village that Yang Wei's cousin was the secretary to the county party secretary, so everyone knew that the cousin must have played a part in it.

Although their village is not small, it really doesn't have anything worth mentioning.

Yang Wei, who manages these hundreds of acres of orchards, is already considered a prominent figure in the village.

Before Yang Wei could speak, his father interjected, "Who says otherwise? That child has been smart since he was little, and he's good at studying, unlike my child..."

Hearing his father bring up studies again, Yang Wei became unhappy: "What does this have to do with studies? The Su brothers used to be better students. Today, his younger brother Su Nan came back, but he only makes a few thousand yuan a month in Yancheng and isn't doing very well!"

Yang's father glared at his son: "Why don't you compare yourself to the better ones!"

Yang Wei rolled his eyes.

The village chief changed the subject, saying, "No wonder I saw the Su family's door open just now. It turns out Su Nan is back?"

“Yes, he brought his wife and son with him. I saw them in town. They were being driven back,” Yang Wei said.

"His son is quite mischievous. He chased my dog ​​all over the street. I thought he was someone's relative," another village official said.

"I saw him too, he looks quite classy," someone else laughed. "City people are just different."

Yang Wei disagreed: "Earning a few thousand yuan a month is just superficial; you don't even own a house."

“How can ordinary people afford houses in Yancheng?” The village chief shook his head and asked curiously, “I heard he used to work in computers, his salary must have been quite high.”

"They got laid off because they were too old." Yang Wei hadn't worked a proper job for many years, but he spent his days watching videos and reading novels, so he was quite familiar with the outside world. He explained to the group the phenomenon of graduating at the age of thirty-five.

"The Su family are all capable people, it's a pity they have bad luck," the Party Secretary sighed.

As they reminisced about the past, they all felt a pang of regret.

As they were talking, they noticed a convoy of vehicles approaching from the village road in the distance.

"They're here." The village chief was the first to come to his senses.

The crowd quickly moved to the side of the road.

The convoy quickly stopped, and when they saw the people getting out of the cars, several village officials rushed to greet them. On the contrary, the Yang family father and son, who had boasted the loudest earlier, shrank back, with the father standing carefully behind his son.

Fewer than ten people got off the three cars in total.

Seeing that even the most familiar town mayor was standing at the very back, Yang's father secretly clicked his tongue in amazement, wondering which important figure it was.

He had only heard that it was a leader from the city, but he didn't know which leader it was.

Unlike him, most of the village officials knew the city's main officials very well.

When they saw the leaders getting out of the second car, the village chief and the Party Secretary exchanged a glance and both showed joy.

The mayor is here!

Realizing they had received the notification too late and hadn't prepared in advance, the two secretly regretted their actions.

The other village officials, especially the college graduate village official, were eager to make a good impression.

After the initial excitement, Yang Wei gradually calmed down.

Seeing his cousin, who was the secretary to the Party Secretary, standing obediently in the back of the crowd, he wisely gave up the idea of ​​joining them.

Hearing the mayor nod repeatedly in approval of the new rural development as the crowd introduced the village, he proudly puffed out his chest.

He waited for a long time, but the mayor didn't call him over, nor did he see the mayor come to the orchard.

Not only Yang Wei felt something was wrong, but the others also realized that something was amiss.

But no one spoke out; they all stood by the roadside with smiles on their faces, chatting enthusiastically with the mayor.

Yang Wei stood at the back of the crowd, his expression gradually becoming depressed.

He rubbed his lower back, looked around boredly, and noticed that there were three people, two adults and one child, walking towards him on the other side of the path.

Just as he was about to look away, he suddenly heard the mayor laugh and say, "Your village is truly a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery!"

The village chief and the Party secretary smiled awkwardly, unsure how to respond to this inexplicable remark.

The county secretary seemed to be deep in thought, wondering if he had overlooked something.

Seeing their expressions, the mayor realized that these people knew nothing about the purpose of his visit.

If they knew, they probably wouldn't be so calm.

It's no wonder these people are like this; if their former boss hadn't reminded them, they wouldn't have known about it.

Who would have thought that an official within the system could keep his identity so secret, and that his promotion speed was completely contrary to the rules within the system?

Seeing that the people remained silent, he asked, "Are there any people with the surname Su in your village?"

"Yes, there are three households in total..."

The village chief had barely opened his mouth when the mayor interrupted him: "Is Su Nan also from your village?"

Su Nan?

The village chief subconsciously exchanged a glance with the Party Secretary, and was about to speak when Yang Wei said, "Isn't that it?"

Everyone looked at him.

Feeling a chill run down Yang Wei's spine under the watchful eyes, his outstretched hand trembled slightly.

Fortunately, no one's gaze lingered on him for long; instead, they all looked in the direction he was pointing.

The three people in the distance were almost on the cement road.

In front of them was a hopping child chasing a few sparrows, laughing and joking. Behind them was a couple, both around thirty years old, walking hand in hand. The man was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and the woman was wearing a trench coat.

Upon seeing the man clearly, a hint of excitement flashed across the mayor's face, and he strode forward to greet him.

The county party secretary looked at the mayor's retreating figure with a puzzled expression, tightened his jacket, and hurriedly followed.

Yang Wei looked completely bewildered as everyone rushed toward Su Nan's family.

He strode quickly toward the village chief, who was lagging behind, and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, what's going on?"

The village chief was even more confused than him: "How should I know!"

He glanced at Yu Huan beside Su Nan, and a sudden inspiration flashed through his mind.

Could it be that this guy married the daughter of some high-ranking official?

The two sons of the Su family are both exceptionally good-looking. Their daughter was initially in love with the eldest son, and was heartbroken for quite some time after his disappearance.

……

Su Nan naturally saw a group of people walking towards her.

He glanced helplessly at his wife beside him.

Yu Huan chuckled and said, "You're a high-ranking official now. When you go back to your hometown, it would be strange if they didn't come to see you!"

She had never been an official, but she had heard her neighbors and relatives talk about these "rules" since she was a child.

Some things, if you do them, may be fruitless, but if you don't do them, you are very likely to make a mistake.

Su Nan shook her head inwardly, and only when she noticed that everyone was getting closer did she show a polite smile.

When they were still about ten steps away, the mayor spoke up warmly: "Minister Su, I didn't expect to see you here by such a coincidence. I went to the provincial capital for a meeting yesterday, and I heard..."

Everyone was stunned by the mayor's words.

Minister Su?

What kind of minister is this?

Where can you find such a young minister?

The county secretary reacted quickly, noticing Su Nan's full head of black hair and, combined with her name, immediately realized what was going on.

Being in officialdom, he had heard of Su Nan's name quite often.

No official could help but envy the other party's meteoric rise in rank.

When chatting with a friend before, the friend jokingly asked him if he knew this Minister Su, who was from the local area, but he didn't take it seriously.

Place of origin is not necessarily where one grew up, and there was very little information about this Minister Su, so he didn't think much of it.

To my utter surprise, the other party was actually a local!

The county secretary was filled with regret, thinking to himself that if he had known the two sides had such a deep connection, he should have been more shameless and paid a visit when he went to Yancheng for the last meeting.

The other person's position may not be very high in Yancheng, but the fact that he was promoted in such a short time is enough to prove his background and future prospects!

"It's not too late now!" He clenched his fist and looked over with a big smile.

A few others guessed Su Nan's identity, but most were still completely confused.

Especially the Yang family father and son.

They racked their brains but couldn't understand how Su Nan had become Minister Su.

A minister earning a few thousand yuan a month?