With a creak, the door that wasn't closed was pushed open from the outside.
Xiong Wenbin and Zhao Dong were playing chess. Xiong Dailing stood behind his father and massaged his back. Xiong Wenbin's lover, Teacher Bai Sumei, held a rolling pin in her hand and stood at the kitchen door to talk.
When they saw Shen Huai barging in without knocking, they all looked at him strangely.
"Secretary Shen, what's the matter?" Bai Sumei asked in confusion.
Although Shen Huai also lived in the tube-shaped apartment, he was very condescending. When Bai Sumei first met him, she would nod and greet him, but she would ignore him three or four times. Moreover, this young man led a promiscuous life.
They had not greeted each other for half a year. Bai Sumei was naturally curious when she saw him suddenly push open the door and enter.
Xiong Wenbin found it strange too, but he only turned his head to look at Shen Huai. He still moved his chess pieces unhurriedly.
Zhao Dong was not as calm as Xiong Wenbin. They were just chatting about Chen Mingde's sudden death from illness and Shen Huai's beating of Ge Yongqiu's brother-in-law at the city steel mill.
This was probably the hottest topic in Dong Hua City in the past four to five days.
Zhao Dong's wallet still had the phone number that Shen Huai had copied for him, but they didn't know more details. However, when they thought of Chen Mingde's sudden death due to illness, Shen Huai had no backing from then on. If he didn't leave Donghua, he might not have a good life in the city government.
A person could not live alone, especially an official. He must have his own circle.
Shen Huai could not wait for Xiong Wenbin, Zhao Dong, and the others to accept him. He knew that they would not have a good impression of him. It was too difficult to change this impression, and he needed time. Therefore, he decided to take the initiative to attack and break into their circle.
Faced with the doubts of everyone in the room, Chen Huai smiled and said,""Chief Xiong is playing chess with Section Chief Zhao!”He walked over shamelessly and looked at the chessboard. He said," Section Chief Zhao's chess is not looking good. You're not a match for Director Xiong. Why don't you let me play with Director Xiong?”
Zhao Dong originally had a good impression of Shen Huai, but after hearing what he said, that good impression was shattered with a " pop ".
He was much weaker than Xiong Wenbin in chess, and he knew it very well. No one in the entire building was better at chess than Xiong Wenbin. He also sat down and let Xiong Wenbin torture him to satisfy his addiction to chess. However, Shen Huai, a person who did not know anything, barged in. It was too abrupt and rude for him to suddenly say this.
However, Zhao Dong was a modest person. Even if he was unhappy, he would not show it too much. Seeing that Shen Huai wanted to fight to play chess with Xiong Wenbin, he thought that it would be good to ask Factory Manager Xiong to lower his prestige, so he stood up and gave up his seat." Secretary Shen, you want to play chess? Alright then, you do it..."
Xiong Dailing had never met Shen Huai before, and she had only heard her father mention this matter to Zhao Dong. Her impression of him was neither good nor bad. What a condescending fellow.
Xiong Dailing couldn't be bothered to watch the game anymore. She turned around and went into the kitchen to help her mother cook.
Shen Huai's performance was very strange, but Xiong Wenbin's face was warm and he wanted to re-arrange the chess pieces.
" Let's continue playing." Shen Huai smiled." Section Chief Zhao's chess is not too weak. The two carriages and horses are still there."
Arrogant! He was too arrogant.
Zhao Dong was so angry that he was laughing in his heart. Although he had just started this game, he had already taken a shot and messed up his formation. Even if Shen Huai had Haiwen's professional Go skills, it would be difficult for him to turn the tables.
Xiong Wenbin did not say anything.
Shen Huai looked at the chessboard for a while, picked up the horse crossing the river, and jumped back two squares.
Just this move made Xiong Wenbin secretly moved. He was a little arrogant, but he had some qualifications to be arrogant.
In the blink of an eye, not only did he see who was going to move first, but he also quickly came up with a countermeasure to adjust the situation. This showed that his chess skills were indeed not weak.
Shen Huai and Xiong Wenbin placed their pieces very quickly. In the blink of an eye, they had reached the end game.
When Zhao Dong saw that Shen Huai could start his lousy game and only had one pawn less than Xiong Wenbin, he secretly felt that Shen Huai's chess skills might not be weaker than Old Xiong's. He had the right to be arrogant.
Zhao Dong was such a person. He would not find it hard to accept anyone who was stronger than him even if he was a little arrogant. He dragged a chair over and sat by the side to watch the game.
Xiong Dailing walked out of the kitchen and saw Shen Huai looking up at her. She asked,""Time to eat?" He then turned to his father and said," I lost this game of chess. After dinner, I'll play another game of chess with Chief Xiong…"
I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen such shameless people.
At this moment, Xiong Dailing walked out of the kitchen to take a look. She was thinking that Shen Huai would return after playing chess so that they could eat. Who would have thought that Shen Huai would not refuse and treat her as a guest?
Bai Sumei had never seen such a shameless person, but since Shen Huai had already said so, she could not chase him out. She could only come out and say,""Let's eat first. We'll have time to play chess after dinner…"
"I'll go back first. You guys set up first." Shen Huai stood up and went back to his room.
Xiong Dailing unhappily packed up the chess pieces and asked her father and the others in a low voice,"Have you ever seen someone so shameless?"
Everyone burst out laughing. They had never seen such a shameless person, but it was indescribably strange, and they did not find it particularly annoying. Shen Huai's behavior was like he had been in contact with a familiar neighbor for more than half a year. It was not a big deal to have dinner here at the last minute.
Looking at Xiong Dailing pouting her lips and looking a little unhappy, Zhao Dong smiled and said,"I'm afraid Secretary Shen has found out about Teacher Bai's cooking skills from somewhere!”
Bai Sumei only smiled and asked her younger daughter to help carry the dishes out.
Shen Huai came over very quickly. He changed into a coat and held two bottles of wine in his hand. He said, I can't drink, but I heard that Director Xiong and Section Chief Zhao are good drinkers. I wonder if these two bottles of wine left in my room are enough…"
When her younger daughter returned and Zhao Dong came to visit, Bai Sumei specially made a table of good dishes and rolled out a pot of wide noodles, which was a home-cooked dish.
Previously, he had joked on behalf of Chen Huai that Chen Huai was greedy for the cheap price of a meal at his house. He did not expect that Chen Huai was carrying two bottles of Maotai in his hand. Just the cost of the wine alone was much more expensive than the cost of the dishes.
Shen Huai did not care about the others 'daze. He took the wine bottle and went to the table. He rolled up his sleeves twice and opened a bottle of Maotai first. The fragrance of the wine filled the room.
Even Xiong Dailing, who usually fainted from smelling alcohol, praised,"This is really good wine!"
Zhao Dong had drunk Moutai two or three times in the past, but he had never seen such a strong wine fragrance. He took the bottle curiously and looked at it. It was not much different from ordinary Moutai. He asked Xiong Wenbin,"Factory Manager Xiong, have you seen this kind of Maotai before?”
Xiong Wenbin glanced at the wine bottle but didn't reach out to take it. He shook his head and said,"It's rare."
"It's also a few bottles of special wine that Chief Chen brought back when he went back to Beijing."Chen Shi is on the verge of quitting alcohol. He asked me to help him hide it, so I secretly drank two bottles. I didn't expect…" When Shen Huai said this, he couldn't help but feel a little sad. Speaking of which, Chen Mingde really treated him well.
Xiong Wenbin and the others did not feel much about Chen Mingde's sudden death, but for the sake of the good wine, they also fell silent.
"Right, Division Chief Zhao, did the city steel mill have any results on the matter regarding Sun Haiwen's sister?" Shen Huai asked Zhao Dong.”
In the past four days, he secretly went to Meixi Town to visit Xiao Li. He only returned to the city after seeing that his sister was fine. He had no excuse to ask about the handling of the fall accident.
If Chen Mingde was still alive, he could directly instruct the city steel mill to give the corresponding compensation. Now that Chen Mingde had passed away suddenly due to illness, Shen Huai thought that Ge Yongqiu and his brother-in-law were probably looking for him to take revenge. The investigation of the fall and death accident naturally ended.
" It's a good thing that Secretary Shen denied the investigation conclusion that day. Later, Manager Xiong also spoke up for him. The steel mill agreed to pay Xiao Li's living expenses and tuition fees until she started working..." Zhao Dong said.
That little bit of money was not a problem at all. The so-called living expenses were only one or two hundred yuan per month. Shen Huai was more worried that Xiao Li and his cousin's wife, Chen Dan, would be stubborn. If they got entangled with the city steel mill over the compensation, they would suffer instead.
When he heard that the matter had been satisfactorily resolved with Xiong Wenbin's intervention, Shen Huai was relieved and said," That's good..." He was in no position to express his gratitude to Xiong Wenbin.
" Why don't we bring Xiao Li here to live?" Bai Sumei thought of the little girl staying alone in Meixi Town. She wiped her tears as she spoke." Dailing won't come back often after she goes to university. Just treat it as raising another daughter..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Xiao Li still has an uncle in Meixi Town. Is there a need for you to be his mother?”Xiong Wenbin retorted to his wife. He frowned and thought for a moment before saying to Zhao Dong," When you go to visit Xiao Li, just ask her if she wants to come to the city to study." This way, you can stay in school during the week, and you can go back to Meixi or stay here during the weekends…"
Before Zhao Dong could reply, Xiong Dailing rushed to say,"Why do you want Zhao Dong to go? I won't go back to school tomorrow. I'll go to Meixi Town to see Xiao Li. I'll ask her directly."
" Oh right, I'm going to Meixi tomorrow too..." Shen Huai wanted to indirectly get closer to Xiao Li through Xiong Wenbin, Zhao Dong, and the others so that it wouldn't be too abrupt. When he heard that Xiong Dailing was going to visit Xiao Li tomorrow, he didn't think much about it and said that he wanted to go together.
"I don't dare to trouble Secretary Shen to accompany me." Xiong Dailing glared at Shen Huai and did not care about his sudden enthusiasm. She had seen this kind of enthusiasm many times, and it was not bad for Shen Huai.
Chen Huai wanted to slap himself. The little girl was going to Meixi Town, and he was so eager to follow her to join in the fun. He was not deliberately making her think too much, was he? He could only pretend to be relaxed and explain for himself. Xiong Wenbin, who was obviously stunned, said,"I might have to go to Meixi Town to work in a while, so I wanted to familiarize myself with the situation first. It's not appropriate to talk about these things. Come, let's drink first. After drinking, we'll have a game of chess with Director Xiong."
When Zhao Dong heard that Shen Huai was going to work in Meixi Town, his eyes widened. His curiosity was piqued, but he did not dare to ask further.
Two bottles of Maotai were given to Xiong Wenbin's lover. The three of them only had six taels of wine each, and they finished it very quickly.
After another game of chess, Shen Huai quickly checkmated Xiong Wenbin's old marshal in the endgame. He pushed the chess piece and stood up, smiling."It's already so late. I won't disturb you guys anymore…"
Xiong Dailing didn't bother to hide it as she looked at the clock on the wall, indicating that she had disturbed them so late at night.
Shen Huai smiled in his heart and ignored Xiong Dailing's angry expression. He pushed the door open and walked out first.
Shen Huai walked out. Zhao Dong suppressed his curiosity for the whole night before he could not help but spit it out."Chen Mingde just died of illness. Isn't the city too quick to attack Shen Huai?”
When Shen Huai went down to Meixi Town, Zhao Dong naturally thought that he was kicked out of the city government for revenge.
Thinking back to how Shen Huai had beaten Big Mouth Zhou up in the steel factory a few days ago, Zhao Dong was secretly shocked. He felt that the situation had changed so quickly.
" Maybe not." Xiong Wenbin shook his head, but he couldn't figure it out after thinking about it, so he didn't say anything else." He came to Donghua with Chen Mingde. Logically speaking, he could go back to the provincial capital. It's quite strange for him to stay in Donghua..."
Zhao Dong wasn't familiar with the Shen Huai from before. He only knew Shen Huai when he beat Big Mouth Zhou up at the steel mill in the city.
It wasn't Zhao Dong's style to start a fight just because they didn't get along, but seeing Big Mouth Zhou beat up Shen Huai, he still felt very satisfied. Moreover, Shen Huai had really helped them a lot, so he still had a good impression of Shen Huai.
Today, Shen Huai started barging in. He was so thick-skinned that it made people speechless. However, the drinks that followed were very lively. Other than Xiong Dailing who had a little temper, no one was actually unhappy.
Even if they had taken advantage of Shen Huai's meal, they had also drunk good wine that they had never had the chance to drink before. They had still taken advantage of him. The key was that Xiong Wenbin had also enjoyed playing chess. Thinking of this, Zhao Dong said,"This Secretary Shen is really good at chess. It's been a long time since I've seen Factory Manager Xiong lose. If he stays in the city, Factory Manager Xiong can find a chess friend…"
Xiong Wenbin laughed out loud. He wanted to play chess to have fun, not to win or lose.
Xiong Wenbin had little contact with Shen Huai before. He heard that his style was not proper. Usually, they would only meet under the eaves. He was indeed a condescending character. However, looking at his enthusiasm today, he suddenly felt that this young man was hard to see through.
"Don't tell me you're thinking about Dailin?" Bai Sumei was a little wary of Shen Huai's sudden enthusiasm today. She lowered her voice and said," Besides, this Secretary Shen's style is not very proper…" It was not that Bai Sumei had heard that Shen Huai's style was not proper, but she had seen indecent girls coming in and out of the room next door several times.
The more Bai Sumei thought about it, the more suspicious she felt. She was afraid that Shen Huai would target Dailing. Shen Huai usually did not even bother to look at them, but when Dailing returned today, he acted like a thief scouting the way. He even said that he would accompany Dailing to Meixi Town.
"Mom, what are you talking about?" Xiong Dailing saw that they were talking about her and became unhappy." Why are you talking about me when he's not a good person? I don't even like him."
" You're the only one who has high standards." Bai Sumei rolled her eyes at her younger daughter and said," Remember, you're not allowed to fall in love in school. Go back to work at Dong Hua after graduation. Don't think that you can fly just because your wings have grown."
"Who said anything about dating?" Xiong Dailing retorted.
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