Chapter 22 Flowers bloom from the dust,

but Ling Tanqing insisted, "You don't know. You haven't even tried. How do you know we are not suitable?"

Xia Jinxian looked at him calmly and asked, "What do you think about me ? Do you feel it? Can you be sure that you are not out of gratitude or out of interest, but simply love me without any complicated interests in this world?"

Ling Tanqing opened his mouth for a second. Hesitation was enough to give Xia Jingxian an answer.

After a while, he said, "When I see you, I want to get close to you. I think this is love."

Xia Jinxian sat close to the car door and smiled, "But I'm sorry, I don't have this urge."

Ling Tan Qing said, "That's because you have been emotionally hurt, and women are inherently slow to warm up."

How is that possible?

Did she think she had never been in love?

She clearly wanted to lean in and hug Xu Yanqing when she saw him.

Even after so many years, her subconscious impulse when they met just now still exposed her thoughts.

She said, "No need to try, we have no chance."

Ling Tanqing said unwillingly, "Xiaoxian, don't be so arbitrary."

Xia Jinxian looked at him and said calmly, "Mr. Ling, don't make me regret helping you."

Her words , as decisive as a knife.

Ling Tanqing finally stopped attacking. He flipped his hair, feeling a little irritated and forcing himself to calm down.

Finally, she said, "Then...don't you even want to be a neighbor with me?"

Xia Jinxian took a deep breath and knew that she had overreacted today.

Seeing Xu Yanqing again made her a little out of control.

She said, "No, I sympathize with the little one and have a connection with her, but I have no intention of replacing her mother, and I can't."

Ling Tanqing looked at Xia Jinxian intently for a long time.

The car drove to their community, the driver stopped the car, and Xia Jinxian said, "Get out of the car."

The driver stopped the car and left. After getting out of the car, Ling Tanqing walked up to Xia Jinxian and grabbed Xia Jinxian's hand.

His voice was choked, and Xia Jinxian felt the warm liquid dripping into her palm and asked, "You sympathize with the little one, why don't you sympathize with me? Xiaoxian, you are partial."

Xia Jinxian looked at this grown man crying like a child , but my heart was very peaceful.

People only show their vulnerability in front of people close to them, especially men.

Ling Tanqing was not a close person to her, or even a good friend.

She was just kindhearted for a moment, but in the end, he was not her.

Just being abandoned by his ex-wife and being sent to collect debts is such a bruise on a man's self-esteem.

But he couldn't say that he couldn't let his parents worry and let his children suffer. It was really not easy for this man to carry it alone.

Out of morality, Xia Jingxian patted his back gently and said, "It's all over now. Isn't it better now? Isn't it better now?"

Lingtan Qingjiu got drunk, and he said, "But you don't look down on me either. , right?"

Xia Jinxian said, "I treat you as a friend, but love between men and women is not a transaction. You don't get what you pay for. I won't give love because you are good to me, because that is unfair to you. "

Ling Tanqing held Xia Jinxian's hand tightly. The hands were warm and the owner of these hands was kind.

From the moment they first met until now, his obsession and heartbeat for her have gone beyond ordinary friendship.

He was trembling a little and buried his face in her hands, unwilling to look up.

Xia Jinxian was gentle and comforting, as if he was still a child.

Even now, he has never been so comforted by his parents.

Because he must become their support and their pillar. He can no longer be like a child, telling them his fragility and pain to prevent them from worrying and worrying.

Xia Jinxian had been with him for a long time, and she said, "You are just tired and want to find a harbor to lean on."

Ling Tanqing shook his head and said in a low voice, "Xiaoxian, you don't know, when I see you, I think of Zhang Ailing. In short, when I see you, I become very low, as low as the dust, and flowers bloom from the dust."

If he could get her favor by lying humbly at her feet, he would do the same. .

Xia Jinxian was filled with emotions when she heard these words.

She once excerpted this sentence in her diary.

It was one year before the Chinese New Year that Xu Yanqing took her to the station near her home.

Before getting off the car, he asked her to wait. He opened the trunk and brought down a large gift box with beautiful packaging. He handed it to her and said, "It's a gift bag for the New Year's Eve dinner. It's from an old hotel. I miss your family." Maybe you prefer this traditional brand, so you can give it to your parents."

She declined at the time and asked him to take it back.

How did she know at that time that Xu Yanqing's family didn't lack these at all.

She returned home carrying the gift box. Her father was very happy to see her carrying the things back and said to her, "You are an intern, but the welfare of your unit is better than that of people like us who have worked for decades." "

Her father's happiness could not infect her. When she saw her father taking things out one after another, she was so happy that she felt a lot of inferiority in her heart. That inferiority made her see herself clearly and see herself. The class barrier that could not be overcome between her and Xu Yanqing was cleared.

It was that day that she saw Zhang Ailing's words.

Seeing him, she became very low, as low as the dust. But she was happy in her heart, and flowers bloomed from the dust.

Thinking of this, the thoughts that arose just after seeing Xu Yanqing were extinguished.

Ling Tanqing turned his back and wiped his face. When he faced her, his expression was as usual.

He sat up straight, adjusted his suit, and said to Xia Jinxian, "Let's go back."

Ling Tanqing helped her carry her bag, got out of the car, locked the door, and they went upstairs together.

The little one is still waiting for his father, leaning on the sofa with Tan Xia, watching cartoons.

Ling Tanqing's face was still a little swollen, but she deliberately pretended to have a straight face and asked, "Are you not going to bed so late because you don't want to grow taller?"

The little boy jumped up quickly, pointed at Tan Xia and said, "This is what Sister Xiaoxia wants to see. I'm accompanying her."

Xia Jinxian said with a smile, "Yes, your sister Xiaoxia loves to watch Peppa Pig."

Tan Xia was innocent and could only imitate the pig cry.

Amid the laughter in the room, what happened that night was quietly buried in the darkness before dawn.

At the beginning of September, the third quarter inspection was about to begin again. Lu Mingwei was in charge of the economy and urban construction, so his inspection line was naturally related to this aspect.

After the chairman's team meeting that day, Secretary-General Zhu called a group of people below the department level into grouping groups.

There are three people in the chairman's team, the chairman Zhou Zheng, and the two permanent vice-chairmen Lu Mingwei and Zhang Bei. Lu Mingwei used to be the director of the investment committee of another district, and later became the deputy district chief and came to the new district to arrange it. It is a disguised rise and fall, which is marginalized.

Xia Jinxian also vaguely heard from Cyndi Liu several times that Lu Minwei had some minor financial problems before. Although there was no punishment, it was considered that there was no hope for career promotion.

Xia Jingxian thought, Lu Mingwei didn't like to offend people, but the investment committee was in charge of government projects, so it was natural for him to offend people. There was only so much money on the plate every year, and who he would give it to or not to give it to, of course, was decided by the leader. , but the departments that were eventually balanced out naturally had resentments in their hearts. Lu Mingwei was unwilling to help the leader take responsibility, so he would naturally be marginalized.

In addition, Lu Mingwei is too old, and it will not be time for the next election, so he simply concentrates on making friends in the CPPCC.

Therefore, Lu Mingwei attaches great importance to inspections. Generally, the lines he inspects are to companies or places that will be helpful to him in the future or that can help solve some practical problems.

In the third quarter, Zhou Zheng said that the focus of work was economic development and social governance, but Lu Mingwei paid more attention to nursing homes and medical care. His inspections also went to nursing homes and hospitals, so Zhou Zheng was left to his own devices.

Secretary-General Zhu laid out the routes drawn by the leaders. Zhou Zheng inspected urban construction and trade zone construction this time, Lu Mingwei looked at smart elderly care and the tertiary medical system, and Zhang Bei looked at education reform and cultural and creative industries.

These all involved the areas in charge of different deputy district chiefs. Xia Jinxian was relieved to see that Lu Mingwei's lines did not overlap with Xu Yanqing's.

But with a bit of unexplainable regret.

Xia Jinxiu and Liu Cyndi had a bad relationship, so Secretary-General Zhu adjusted the grouping. Liu Cyndi took Zhu Jiajia, Fu Zibo took Xia Jinxian, and Xia Jinxiu followed Secretary-General Zhu. Each of the three was responsible for the protection of one line.

There are also people from the Proposal Section and the Liaison Section. Anyway, this kind of quarterly inspection is usually a big deal.

Fu Zibo usually followed Chairman Zhou Zheng, but this time he was sent to follow Lu Mingwei, so he was naturally not in a high mood.

Xia Jinxian knew Fu Zibo's thoughts very well. Fu Zibo only had the boss in his eyes. After all, it was up to the boss whether he could be promoted to deputy director in the future. As a deputy, Lu Mingwei could only give advice at most, but the one who really played the key role was Zhou Zheng.

So this time, she probably had to carry out the whole process.

Zhu Jiajia was also very dissatisfied with this.

"Why can Xia Jinxiu wave her sleeves and give orders? Secretary-General Zhu also transferred someone from the grassroots level to her. She is fine. She doesn't have to work anymore. She still asked me to help her. I'm really angry." Zhu Jiajia was stunned. During the meal, he talked angrily.

Xia Jinxian smiled and said, "I am from a good background, what can you do?"

Zhu Jiajia said, "How many years has it been since the Qing Dynasty died? Why the hell does she think she is out of character?"

Xia Jinxian gave her two shrimps and comforted her. , "Okay, didn't we recruit Cyndi Liu? It's good for you to be in a group with Cyndi Liu. Cyndi Liu is wild and loves to express herself. You are not as tired as me."

Zhu Jiajia gnawed on the shrimp and said, "That's right, this woman I've been a lot more honest recently, which proves that people should be more honest when something happens."

Xia Jinxian couldn't help laughing at her quick words.

But within two days, Xia Jinxian had completed the plan for her line. Secretary-General Zhu suddenly came to her and told her to discuss the line with Zhou Zheng, saying that it was agreed upon by the leaders.

Now Xia Jinxian was a little confused and even more nervous.

She wondered, could it be because of Xu Yanqing?

Did he specifically tell Zhou Zheng to follow him?

She asked Secretary-General Zhu, "Why? I was with Chairman Lu, and Chairman Lu agreed?"

Secretary-General Zhu said, "The leaders all agreed, so don't ask any more questions, just connect your work with embroidery." , leave yours to her, and pass hers to you."

Xia Jinxian saw Secretary-General Zhu's impatience, so she nodded in agreement and didn't ask any more questions.

During the handover with Xia Jinxiu, Xia Jinxiu was secretly and overtly unhappy because she was replaced by Xia Jinxian and could not show off in front of Zhou Zheng.

Xia Jinxian saw her being lonely and felt equally unhappy.

She has completed all her plans, but Xia Jinxiu has not started doing anything. She has been picked off, and she still needs to be blamed? Is there any more heavenly justice?

So when Xia Jinxiu said that she hadn't determined anything about this line yet, she held on to it, cut off the initial version of the plan and threw it to Xia Jinxiu, and that was it.

Thinking of meeting Xu Yanqing this time, Xia Jinxian wondered whether Xu Yanqing had unfinished things to say to her?

There was some expectation for a moment, but I was afraid that I would guess wrong in the end, and my joy would be in vain.

Following Secretary-General Zhu to accompany Zhou Zheng, Xia Jinxian also knew that there was no need to be too careful.

Zhou Zheng came during the last election, and it was only a little over two years ago. He actually didn't know much about how Xia Jinxian came to the CPPCC.

I just knew that I had spoken to the deputy district chief in charge of economics at the time and arranged for him to come in through Lu Mingwei.

Moreover, after Zhou Zheng arrived, no one took care of Xia Jinxian. Zhou Zheng felt that Xia Jinxian's backstage staff might have withdrawn or for some other reason and could no longer take care of her.

Zhou Zheng is more realistic and good at weighing things up. In comparison, Fu Zibo and Xia Jinxiu can bring him more practical benefits, so he is usually more partial.

Xia Jinxian had long seen through the connection, so she didn't fight or grab it. Of course, the main reason was that it was useless to fight.

As long as Zhou Zheng doesn't criticize, it will be regarded as praise. Following Lu Mingwei on weekdays, Xia Jinxian will regard it as making more friends in the CPPCC. She will not actually worry about other things, such as promotions.

Once a person has no desires, he will be strong-willed and have a stable mentality, and he will always live a more relaxed life.

In this comparison, Xia Jinxian feels that the cost-effectiveness of her job is much higher than that of Cyndi Liu or Xia Jinxiu, who are dedicated to advancement.

In late September, the weather was still a bit hot. The first route Xia Jinxian followed was an urban construction-related project, mainly the construction of new space in the People's City. Several points such as planned large-scale tourist resorts and urban open spaces were arranged on the route. .

Zhou Zheng is more concerned and hopes to come up with more proposals in this area and win more awards for outstanding research projects or proposals in the city and capital.

Xia Jinxian is actually familiar with this line, because Lu Mingwei is in charge of this area on weekdays, and there are committee members he can contact in several places he goes to.

The preliminary preparation work was very thorough, and following Zhou Zheng's improvement, most of the committee members were active and enthusiastic in order to perform, so there was no need to worry about attendance.

However, Xia Jinxian paid special attention to the protection along the way.

When we set off, the CPPCC bus was parked in the parking lot, and not far away was a Coaster.

Xia Jinxian wore a three-quarter sleeve suit, a black bottoming shirt underneath, and a fishtail skirt underneath.

In the profession, there is softness and charm.