Volume 1 Chapter 20: The Beauty is Stared at by a Snake

  Call for red votes! Thanks to the newly promoted scholar Zhao Hu Shi for his support; also, shouldn't the title of the support list be changed with the times?

  Zhou Yu sewed the button well and then took Shen Huai's coat to the living room, only to see Uncle Wu Haifeng standing in the corner of the living room, staring at the night outside in a daze.

  "Uncle," Zhou Yu still used the family address when there were no outsiders, walked over and asked, "Did you get to talk things over with Director Tan?"

  "But let's just say," said Wu Haifeng, "Tan Qiping doesn't want to take any responsibility either. On the surface, this matter will come to an end here and won't be pursued further. But it's hard to say how the provincial government will react. I'm also to blame for being too careless and underestimating Gao Tianhe, as well as Shen Hua."

  "Uncle, I..." Zhou Yu felt a bit down, but couldn't understand why his uncle's tone was particularly heavy when he said "underestimating Shen Huan", did Shen Huan make an excessive request?

  "It's none of your business, some pits can't be jumped over, they just can't be jumped over." Wu Haifeng, a military man, also has the straightforward spirit of admitting defeat when he loses.

  Wu Haifeng usually wouldn't pay much attention to Shen Huai, and his previous bad impression of Shen Huai was mostly instilled by Zhou Yu. How could Wu Haifeng have a good impression of a stinky brat who dared to have ideas about his own niece?

  This is precisely his two biggest mistakes tonight.

  "...". Zhou Yu was also speechless at this time, what could she say?

  "Oh, right," Wu Haifeng asked, "Has Mayor Chen ever mentioned letting Shen Hua go to Mei Creek Town for a temporary assignment?"

  "No way, who would go to a rural town for no reason?" Zhou Yu asked strangely, "Why ask this suddenly?"

  Donghua's three districts and six counties, more than 200 towns, Meixi Town belongs to Xiapu County, but it is adjacent to the southeastern suburbs of Donghua City. The city has always wanted to assign Meixi Town to the urban area, so Wu Haifeng and Zhou Yu are both quite familiar with the situation in Meixi Town.

  Shen Hua is already a formal official, and with Chen Mingde's background behind him, it would be normal to wait for three or four years before going to the county government to take up the post of deputy county head or directly serve as deputy county head. How could Chen Mingde have arranged for Shen Hua to go to the countryside?

  "Oh, then it should be Shen Hua himself who wants to go to Mei Xi Town." Wu Haifeng said thoughtfully.

  "Even if you leave the municipal government, there's no need to go to a rural town." Zhou Yu still didn't understand.

  Townships have to directly face the countryside, with complex and difficult work. Nowadays, being tough on farmers doesn't work, while being gentle often encounters unreasonable ones, and the pressure from cities and counties is all piled up on townships, making township officials really not in a good situation at all.

  People like Zhou Yu, who have a good background and are eager to make a career, usually accumulate experience and rank in municipal government agencies. They may have the opportunity to go directly to district or county governments, and no one will easily be sent to townships.

  Another point is that the starting point of the township is too low. Chen Mingde died of illness, and Shen Huai lost his backing in Donghua. Even if he was promoted to a regular position early on, once he went down to the township, it's likely that he would be transferred between townships for the rest of his life.

  If this requirement is Shen Hua himself coming out, just to leave the municipal government, Zhou Yu can only think that he is not mature in politics.

  "That might be Shen Hua telling the truth in front of me," said Wu Haifeng, who had suffered a great loss this time. The biggest nail among them was Shen Hua's betrayal, and although he couldn't say he hated Shen Hua very much, he would never trust him again.

  Zhou Yu was baffled.

  "He and his family are old acquaintances of Mayor Chen and Minister Tan," said Wu Haifeng.

  "...". Zhou Yu still didn't understand.

  Tan Qiping, although the deputy head of the provincial organization department, is still ranked before Wu Haifeng in the list of provincial committee members. Since Shen Hua had a solid relationship with Tan Qiping, he should have followed him to the provincial organization department instead of staying alone in Donghua.

  "Do you know or not, Shen Huai beat up Ge Yongqiu's nephew at the municipal steel factory this morning?" Wu Haifeng asked.

  Zhou Yu shook his head and asked: "What's going on?"

  "...I just found out about this too." Wu Haifeng told Zhou Yu about the city steel factory assault incident that he had just been briefed on.

  Zhou Yu subconsciously wanted to throw away the coat in his hand, as if he was holding a snake's shed skin.

  Just now, Shen Hua bluntly told everyone that Ge Yongqiu had informed him of Chen Mingde's sudden death. At that moment, no one doubted him. Ge Yongqiu argued at the time, but was stopped by Wu Haifeng who was furious then, who would have thought that everything behind was just Shen Hua talking nonsense?

  "How dare he stay in Donghua after doing such a thing?" Zhou Yu couldn't help but shout.

  "...Wu Haifeng signaled her to hold back her emotions, twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "The whole set is indeed a trick by Gao Tianhe, I was also deceived into thinking that we could make use of Chen Mingde's death, Shen Huai counterattacked like this, then we can't blame him - I'm telling you this just to let you know that there are mountains outside the mountain, and people outside of people, not to ask you to go against him."

  It's said that there is no resentment, but having suffered such a great loss, how could Wu Haifeng possibly have no psychological barrier?

  "He's going to Meixi Town for a temporary assignment, are you still helping him?" Zhou Yu asked.

  "Even without Tan Qiping's factor, the deal is still a deal. It's just sending him to Mei Creek Town, which can't even be considered as doing someone a favor," Wu Haifeng said, "Xiao Yu, you also come out from the municipal government. I don't know what decision the province will make about me, but before that, there are still some things I can do..."

  "He's going to Mei Creek, so I'll go to Tang Zha." Zhou Yu said with a bit of a huff.

  Tangzhai is one of the three districts under Donghua City, adjacent to Meixi Town.

  In recent two years, the city has proposed to separate Meixi Town from Xiapu County and expand the scope of Tangqu District.

  Zhou Yu mentioned that he was going to be transferred to Tangzhai District, obviously wanting to get back at Shen Huai: she was unwilling to admit that she had misjudged him before, and secondly, she was unwilling to accept that her uncle had suffered such a huge loss, and finally had to make a deal with this scoundrel.

  Perhaps it's even more unbearable to think that he let his chance slip away, and Zhou Yu couldn't help but stare at Shen Hua.

  Wu Haifeng said not to let Zhou Yu go and fight with Shen Huan, but when he heard that Zhou Yu wanted to go to Tang Zha, looking at the coat in her hand, he nodded and said: "Okay, then you can go to Tang Zha..."

  At this time, Shen Hua seemed to know nothing and came downstairs. He said to Wu Haifeng and Zhou Yu who were talking in the corner of the hall: "Secretary Wu, Secretary-General Zhou, Aunt Tao insisted that I go rest, so I'll go see Director Tan first..."

  In fact, Zhou Yu's words that he couldn't help but blurt out loudly were still heard by Shen Huai - he didn't expect Wu Haifeng to have figured out everything that happened today before sitting down to discuss the deal with him, and was even frightened into a cold sweat.

  Although Wu Haifeng fell into the trap today and was forced into a desperate situation, it may be because he has been the municipal party secretary for too long and felt too good as the "king", which made him careless, but that doesn't mean he is a fool.

  It's really fortunate, and thanks to the people at the steel factory not daring to spread the news of what happened during the day before the situation became clear, otherwise this play would have been difficult to perform.

  He also heard that Zhou Yu was going to Tang Zha, and Zhou Yu was going to Tang Zha. At least he was a deputy district head, feeling cool on his back, as if he had been stared at by a beautiful snake.

  Shen Huai didn't turn his head to see if Zhou Yu was really looking at him, and strode out of the hall.

  It seemed that everything had passed quietly, and Chen Mingde's memorial service was arranged on the fifth day after his sudden death.

  Chen Mingde came to Donghua to work, and before he had even begun to get started, he passed away. The number of people who came to attend the memorial service was limited, and it ended quietly at 3 pm in the afternoon.

  Chen Mingde's lover, as well as his daughter and son-in-law who came from Yanjing to attend the memorial service, took the ashes back to the provincial capital. Tan Qiping also wanted to leave directly from the funeral home and return to the provincial capital.

  Wu Haifeng, Gao Tianhe and other city leaders insisted on seeing off Tan Qiping and Chen Mingde's families as they left the country.

  The car stopped at the fork in the road outside the city, and Tan Qiping didn't insist on letting Wu and others see him off.

  Tan Qiping beckoned Shen Huai to come over, and smiled at Wu Haifeng, Gao Tianhe and others: "Shen Huai still has to stick to his post in Donghua, so I'll have to ask Secretary Wu and Mayor Gao to keep a close eye on him, supervise him, and help him grow..."

  These may be just a few words of favor for Tan Qiping, but they have different meanings for Shen Hua.

  With Tan Qiping's words, Shen Hua stayed in Donghua at least without fear of being bullied too much - especially thinking of Wu Haifeng that night, after figuring out those tricks, he still talked to himself about the transaction as if nothing had happened, making Shen Hua think back and feel a little scared.

  When Ge Yongqiu heard this sentence, the flesh on his cheeks trembled slightly, and he knew that the words of the deputy head of the provincial party committee's organization department were not trivial; this made him unable to find a way to save face.

  Wu Haifeng and Gao Tianhe both looked at Shen Hua with a warm and gentle gaze as they listened to Yan Yuetan's words.

  Wu Haifeng also patted Shen Hua's shoulder and said, "These days, Little Shen has been working very hard. Old Gao, shouldn't the municipal government give him a long vacation..."

  When Wu Haifeng affectionately called Gao Tianhe "Old Gao", Shen Huai felt the air was filled with sword shadows, and a chill ran down his spine. The palm of Wu Haifeng's hand on his shoulder was like a mountain, and he silently cursed: You're all smiling with knives hidden!

  Shen Huai slightly bowed his head and listened with a smile on his face.

  "Secretary Wu and Mayor Gao, you don't have to see me off; Shen Hua, just walk with me a bit further," said Tan Qiping.

  When there is no mountain to rely on, one comes to know the goodness of having a mountain to rely on.

  Shen Huai looked fine these days, but Ge Yongqiu quietly took back the official car he had occupied. If not for his chance to go down to the countryside, staying in the municipal government would be a dead end for him.

  Listening to Tan Qiping, Shen Hua hurriedly bowed to Wu Haifeng and Gao Tianhe, saying: "Since Secretary Wu and Mayor Gao have approved my leave, I won't follow you back to the city." Ma Li quickly got into the small car.

  Tan Qiping was speechless and lost his smile, he saw Shen Huai's cunning.

  According to the rules, Shen Hua should not have boarded the car before him; Shen Hua rushed onto the car, just to show off his relationship with Wu Haifeng and Gao Tianhe.

  Tan Qiping then got on the car and instructed the driver to drive away without caring about Wu Haifeng, Gao Tianhe and others who insisted on standing there watching him leave.