Chapter 42 Dinner
After get off work, she drove to Xia Guanglin's house and entered the house. Xia Guanglin's wife first greeted her. She was thirty-six or seven years old, with a slightly fat body, a thick waist, her calves exposed outside were fat and thick with a thick coat on her face. After seeing Wang Siyu, she hurriedly smiled and said, "Hello Secretary Wang, welcome you to your house as a guest."
Xia Guanglin smiled and introduced: "My wife Guan Ling used to work in the Foreign Economic and Trade Bureau, but now she has been transferred to the County Small and Medium Enterprises Bureau."
Wang Siyu hurriedly shook hands with Guan Ling, made a few polite words, and then went into the living room with Xia Guanglin, sat on the sofa and kowtowed melon seeds, and started chatting. A few minutes later, Xia Guanglin's daughter Xia Xiaoyu also came back from school. When she saw Wang Siyu, she was very enthusiastic. She sipped Uncle Wang and served tea and water. She was considerate. The little girl was smart and cute.
After Wang Siyu asked about her study situation, Xia Guanglin sighed: "Secretary Wang, this child is not the same, but he doesn't study seriously, and he got more than 20 more places in the midterm exam. Last time he held a parent-teacher meeting, although Teacher Bai was subtle, I still couldn't hold on to my old face. After I came back, I beat her with a belt."
Xia Xiaoyu said unhappily: "Uncle Wang, my dad is drunk and crazy. Your county party committee should be in charge. A cadre like him, who has a simple and rough work style, should be taken down."
Wang Siyu smiled and said, "Xiaoyu, your father is the deputy county magistrate and a city-level cadre. The county party committee cannot take him down."
Xia Xiaoyu curled her lips and said, "Uncle Wang, you are perfunctory. Although my dad is a city-level cadre in name, as long as the county standing committee passes the situation, the city will take a look, so how can he really oppose it?"
Wang Siyu was stunned when he heard this. He looked up and down at the little girl, turned to Xia Guanglin and said, "Excuse me, Lao Xia, you girl know a lot."
Xia Guanglin snorted and said, "This girl is very smart. She remembers what she said when we chat, but she doesn't focus on learning. She knows how to play every day and never completes her homework on time. During the holidays, other children go to make up for the lessons. She is so good that she stays at home and plays on computers every day. In order to educate her, I broke three of the rattans, but there is no effect at all."
Wang Siyu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "That won't work. Lao Xia, you can't educate your children like this. It's wrong to do it. You still have to reason."
Xia Xiaoyu complained beside him: "Uncle Wang, you don't know. My dad beats people so hard. I've actually been wondering whether I'm his biological son, why do you always beat people to death?"
Xia Guanglin glared at her and frowned and said, "Xiaoyu, if you study hard and improve your grades, how could my dad be willing to beat you?"
Xia Xiaoyu shook her head and said, "What's the use of reading too much? She's so stupid."
Due to Wang Siyu's presence, Xia Guanglin did not refute and sat on the sofa and laughed. Wang Siyu encouraged her a few words, advising her to cherish the good times now and focus more on her studies. Even if she is studying hard for her parents, she should work harder to strive to get to the top ten in the final exam.
Xia Xiaoyu laughed and nodded, "It's still what Uncle Wang said, I'll listen to you."
Wang Siyu smiled and took out his wallet, took out a few hundred-dollar bills from it, saying that he was anxious and did not bring any gifts. He was embarrassed to come to the door empty-handed. He took this little money for the child. He bought whatever delicious food he liked.
Xia Guanglin hurriedly stopped him and waved his hands repeatedly, "Secretary Wang, what are you doing? You can come to your house for dinner, which has given me Lao Xia enough face, so you can't spend money."
The two of them pushed for a while, and Wang Siyu frowned and said, "Old Xia, if you stop me like this, I will turn around and leave."
Xia Guanglin had no choice but to say, "Xiaoyu, I'm not here to thank Secretary Wang."
Xia Xiaoyu hurried over to pick up the money and said with a smile: "Thank you, Uncle Wang."
Wang Siyu smiled, touched the teacup and took a sip of tea, nodded and said, "Xiaoyu is very smart, this child will not be wrong in the future."
After Xia Xiaoyu took the money, she sat for a few more minutes and said she wanted to do her homework. She went back to the study with a smile.
The two sat on the sofa and chatted for more than ten minutes, and the rich meat came from the kitchen. Guan Ling picked up the wine and food, washed her hands, and said with a smile: "Secretary Wang, wait a little longer and the meal will start, my brother will come over immediately."
Xia Guanglin's face immediately became gloomy and he said angrily: "Guan Ling, what did you ask him to do? Didn't I say that he will not be allowed to come to this house again in the future."
Guan Ling glanced at him and whispered: "Xia Guanglin, why are you yelling? Secretary Wang is here, why are you still playing with your bad temper? It's so inappropriate."
Wang Siyu smiled and said, "Old Xia, what are you doing? Let's say something."
Xia Guanglin drooped his head and lost his energy, and whispered: "Secretary Wang, why don't we go out to eat? I don't want to have a meal alone with his brother."
Wang Siyu smiled and glanced at Guan Ling. Seeing her helpless expression on her face, she shook her head and said, "Old Xia, don't do this. Since you are a relative, don't make the relationship so furious, so that your sister-in-law is stuck in the middle and it's hard to be a human being."
Guan Ling hurriedly said, "Secretary Wang is right, Guanglin, I took advantage of Secretary Wang's visit to the door to ease the relationship between you. If you dare to leave this door tonight, you will never come back to live again."
Seeing that his wife made a tough talk, Xia Guanglin was discouraged by his momentum and had no choice but to smile bitterly: "Secretary Wang, I'll make you laugh."
Wang Siyu smiled and waved his hand and said, "Old Xia, it's wrong for you to say that. The first cadre I met in Xishan County is your Xia Guanglin. Since I can get to your house today, I don't treat you as an outsider. Although we have made a relationship at the wine table, I have never treated you as a friend of wine and meat."
When Xia Guanglin heard this, he was moved and immediately became energetic. He touched Yuxi smoke from the coffee table, handed Wang Siyu one, helped him ignite one, and lit one himself, and said with a smile: "Yes, Secretary Wang, it is really my luck to be able to make friends like you."
Wang Siyu smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "Old Xia Yan is so heavy."
Guan Ling saw him and breathed a sigh of relief. A big rock in her heart fell to the ground. She quickly added tea to the two of them. She turned her head and looked out the window. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, she walked anxiously in the room and frowned and muttered, "Why haven't you arrived yet, I'll call to urge me."
As soon as she touched the phone, a crisp knock on the door rang out, and Guan Ling hurriedly shouted: "Here you come!"
When the door opened, Wang Siyu was slightly stunned, but he saw that Guan Lei, the Minister of the People's Martial Arts Department, was wearing a half-old yellow tweed coat and carrying two gift boxes in his hand. After entering the door, he nodded at Wang Siyu and said with a smile: "Secretary Wang, I'm sorry, when I got off work, a friend from another county came over and chatted with him for a few more words. It would have made you wait for a long time. Don't blame me."
Wang Siyu stood up from the sofa with a smile, quickly met him, and said with a smile: "Minister Guan, you are kind of polite. This Lao Xia has done a very good job in keeping secrets. I really didn't expect that you are actually relatives."
Guan Lei handed the gift box to his sister, shook hands with Wang Siyu, glanced at Xia Guanglin who was sitting on the sofa with his shoulders in his arms, and smiled and said, "He is a little-hearted person and loves to hold grudges. He is afraid that he will not have my brother-in-law in his eyes. If it weren't for his sister, I wouldn't have entered this house. Look at his face, it's longer than a donkey."
Xia Guanglin punched the coffee table, and the teacup almost jumped up. He stood up suddenly from the sofa, blushed and growled: "Guan Lei, when you pointed a gun at my head, you should have thought of what it is today!"
Wang Siyu was slightly stunned when he heard this. He didn't know why the two of them had a deep hatred. Guan Lei would actually make such extraordinary actions, but it was difficult for the honest official to settle the family affairs. It was difficult for him to participate in such disputes, so he pretended not to hear them. Looking up, he saw Guan Ling's face a little embarrassed and he stood at the door at a loss.
Guan Lei sneered a few times, pointed his hand at Xia Guanglin and said, "Xia Guanglin, do you want me to take out the ugly things you have done in front of Secretary Wang? I still say the same thing. If you dare to make that mistake again, I will kill you with one shot."
Xia Guanglin snorted and walked into the bedroom with a blue face. Guan Ling hurriedly whispered: "Secretary Wang, brother, his donkey temper has come back again. I'll go over and persuade him, you guys will talk first."
Guan Lei didn't care and pulled Wang Siyu to the sofa. The two started chatting. At this time, Xia Xiaoyu pushed the door out of the study and said with a smile: "My uncle is here."
Guan Lei waved her and called her over, took out a crystal necklace from her pocket, threw it to her, and said with a smile: "You girl, I saw you on the road the day before yesterday. She shouted for a long time but didn't look back. She ran away on her bicycle."
Xia Xiaoyu stuck out her tongue and said softly: "Maybe she was listening to mp3 at that time, but I really didn't hear it."
Guan Lei shook his head and said, "That's not OK. It's too dangerous. The taxis in Xishan are driving like planes, so you have to pay attention."
Xia Xiaoyu nodded with a smile, poured tea for Guan Lei, glanced at the bedroom, then lowered her head and fiddled with the necklace, without saying a word for a while.
Wang Siyu smiled and handed Guan Lei a cigarette. The two of them talked casually for a few words, and then they saw Xia Guanglin and his wife walking out of the bedroom. Old Xia came to the sofa and said embarrassedly: "Secretary Wang, that... let's go, go to have dinner first."
Wang Siyu smiled and pulled Guan Lei to the dining table to sit down. Xia Guanglin opened Wuliangye and poured the wine. The three of them touched a glass of wine. Guan Lei was not polite and took the dog meat into his mouth. While eating, he said, "No, this dog meat is good. Secretary Wang, don't just watch it, hurry up and use the chopsticks, hurry up and eat it."
Guan Ling hurriedly took the spoon and snatched the meat into Wang Siyu's bowl, then twisted it hard on Xia Guanglin's waist with his hand. Xia Guanglin raised his cup with a wry smile and said softly: "Today is a good day. What should we do not come is here. Let's have a drink for fate!"
Old Xia's words were so ugly. Guan Lei had just swallowed dog meat and almost choked. He coughed for a while, his face turned red. Xia Xiaoyu's eyes were sharp and he hurriedly handed a glass of water. Guan Lei drank the water, and his complexion improved. He slapped the water cup on the table, picked up the wine glass, glared at Xia Guanglin, and turned to Guan Ling, "He hasn't made any mistakes again recently, right?"
Guan Ling blushed and shook her head, "No, Lao Xia is going home now when it's dark and won't run outside."
Wang Siyu was so delicious that he frowned. He glanced at Xia Guanglin, touched the cup, and said to Guan Lei: "Minister Guan, we rarely drink together. It's a rare opportunity today. Let's go."
Guan Lei smiled and held the cup, nodded, "Secretary Wang, come on, let us two members of the Standing Committee work together, if we don't take him, his level is not enough."
Wang Siyu smiled and bumped into Guan Lei. Xia Guanglin sniffed, drank a glass by himself, and muttered in a low voice: "The Standing Committee member is amazing. The Minister of the Armed Forces Department is not as good as my deputy county magistrate. Why are you so arrogant?"
Guan Lei caught dog meat, threw it into his mouth, nodded and said, "The Minister of the People's Armed Forces Department is not good, but the Standing Committee member is amazing. At least he has a vote in his hand, and the secretary and county magistrate want it. I will not give it to anyone. When will there be a proposal to dismiss you, I will definitely vote for it."
Guan Ling was not feeling bad when she listened, so she quickly reached out to pinch Guan Lei's waist and whispered: "Brother, how old are you two? Why are you still fighting? Let Secretary Wang make a joke."
Guan Lei smiled and waved his hand and said, "Girl, you don't understand it now. There are things that are ten times more funny than this on the Standing Committee. Secretary Wang and I are used to it. Unfortunately, some people are afraid they won't see it in this life."
Xia Guanglin smiled, filled the wine again, took the meat and sent it to Wang Siyu's bowl, and whispered: "Secretary Wang, eat it quickly. Eat dog meat in winter to nourish it. Some members of the Standing Committee are too fast to start. We can only drink soup if we are too late."
This was the first time Wang Siyu encountered such a scene at a dinner table. He really found it funny. He hurriedly held back his smile, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and said with a smile: "It's okay, sister-in-law, just let them quarrel, and vent all the anger in his heart, and the anger will disappear."
Guan Ling sighed, took some dog meat soup into a small bowl, and handed it to Xia Xiaoyu, who had been eating with her head. Xia Xiaoyu shook her head and said, "Mom, I'm full."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out. Xia Guanglin and Guan Lei looked at each other, then turned their heads and stopped talking. Wang Siyu was a little surprised. Although the two of them did not speak when they met in public, they could not tell from their expression that their relationship was so tense.
Seeing that the scene was a bit deserted, Guan Ling hurriedly said, "Secretary Wang, the county seems to be going to attract investment again recently. I heard that if the task is not completed, I will be punished."
Wang Siyu smiled, bounced the ashes in his fingers, and whispered: "It doesn't matter, the amount of punishment is very small. If you can get the task, the reward will be very generous."
Guan Ling turned her eyes to her brother and smiled and said, "Brother, Guanglin's task is 30 million, and you should have more."
Guan Lei nodded and said, "Generally, the general committee is 50 million, and Secretary Wang is even higher. Follow the secretary and county magistrate, 70 million."
Guan Ling couldn't help but say, "Where can I complete so many?"
Xia Guanglin lit a cigarette, frowned and took a sip, and said slowly: "What do you know? This kind of thing is like blowing a trumpet. The city likes to listen to the tune, and the county has to blow the tune. Don't worry about whether the task can be completed. The tune is half successful when the road is right. The city leaders like to look at the moon in the sky, so you can't give him the watermelon on the ground."
Wang Siyu smiled. He didn't want to speak much in such an occasion. Xia Guanglin likes to drink, and he will naturally speak without any restraint when he drinks too much. No matter what he says, it is easy to be spread. Besides, although Guan Lei is present, although he is neither the secretary nor the county magistrate, he will inevitably have interactions with other Standing Committee members. He doesn't know much about him, so it's better to talk less about work.
Guan Lei was also thinking too. He frowned and glanced at Xia Guanglin, then touched the cup and said, "Secretary Wang, I will go to the mountains to hunt wild boars in a few days. Are you interested in going together?"
Wang Siyu smiled and said, "That's a good thing. Are there wild boars in Xishan County?"
Guan Lei waved his hand and said, "It's from Qingyuan County. There is a big pig on the mountain that often runs down. It almost hurts people twice. Their militias were dispatched several times, but they didn't catch them. I want to ask us for support. I'm going to take the militia here in a few days and go around the mountains. If the wild boars can be returned to us, they only need a bonus."
Wang Siyu smiled and said, "Okay, then I'm the one."
The three of them chatted for a few words and ate some rice. Wang Siyu hurriedly got up and said goodbye. Guan Lei only sat in the room for a while, then went downstairs. After cleaning the table, Guan Ling walked to the sofa and sat down, and said to Xia Guanglin who was watching TV: "Guanglin, you are really a good meal, and you have to make a mess."
Xia Guanglin snorted, raised his hand to turn off the TV, stood up, frowned and said, "It was obviously you who disturbed me, but I turned it around. You are really unreasonable. I originally wanted to talk about important things with Secretary Wang at the dinner table, but now I'm fine, you've messed up."
Chapter completed!