Chapter 34: Because of Love, So Powerful
Li Juanjuan has been very busy these days, and she feels very conflicted. She is busy from the moment she wakes up in the morning until she lies down at night, and she doesn't even have much time to complain.
During the morning working hours, I have to negotiate with the decorator about the decoration materials during my free time. I am responsible for contact, payment and transportation at noon. I encounter various small troubles from time to time. For example, the water pipes cannot be designed according to the original plan. How should I change them? Should I focus on practicality or visual effect?
After finishing work in the afternoon, she rushed home to help cook and took Hu Jiao to the hospital. She stayed with Hu Jiao in the ward and worked with Xiaoju to help with the personal care of her future mother-in-law.
When everything was done, it was almost eleven o'clock in the evening.
Sometimes she wanted to be intimate with Hu Jiao, but when she saw her lover's thin face and worried eyes, she couldn't bear to make any requests.
In fact, I just want to snuggle in Hu Jiao's arms and stay there quietly for a few minutes.
Or when Hu Jiao sent her home, they held hands, said nothing, and looked at the night sky.
But for more than a month, Li Juan felt like a fully wound alarm clock, constantly turning and busy.
I was afraid that the spring would break one day... Would Hu Jiao feel bad? Would he care?
As long as Li Aiju doesn't wake up, Li Juan feels that this life that is close to collapse will not stop.
Fortunately, God has eyes!
Li Aiju finally woke up!
I don’t have to go to the hospital at night anymore, I don’t have to see Hu Jiao’s heartbroken eyes anymore, I don’t have to repeat those words over and over again countless times.
Hiding in the room, Li Juan suddenly felt a huge sense of emptiness. She even doubted whether Hu Jiao loved her or not.
If Hu Jiao had to choose between his mother and her, he would definitely choose his mother.
This thought grew wildly in her heart like summer weeds, boundless and endless.
When Hu Jiao walked into the house, Li Juan was still crying and full of resentment in her own space.
Looking at his girlfriend with red and swollen eyes from crying, Hu Jiao suddenly felt that he had not been able to spend enough time with her or talk to her properly during this period of time.
What obligations and responsibilities does Li Juan have to work hard alone?
Hu Jiao's shame surged into his heart the moment he closed Li Juan's door, and he ignored...
Hu Jiao held up her slender and delicate body, forehead to forehead, feeling both pain and pity, "I'm sorry, Juanjuan... It's all my fault!"
Li Juan's tears welled up again.
"Jiaojiao... wuwu... tell me, do you love me or not?"
Hu Jiao looked at Li Juan in astonishment. Tsk tsk, you cried so hard that the sky was dark and the sun and moon were dim. Are you just suspecting that I don’t love you anymore?
"I love you! Of course I love you!"
Li Juan was tearful and twitching, and asked pitifully, "If... I was injured and unconscious like your mother, would you stay with me like this?"
Uh...Hu Jiao's tense strength suddenly disappeared.
"Holding your hand, growing old with you. Juanjuan, stop daydreaming, okay? If one day you become like my mom, I will always be with you and let you see me the first thing you see when you wake up."
Li Juan pouted, secretly delighted in her heart, but her expression was barely acceptable, "I knew it! Anyway, I am not the most important in your heart."
Hu Jiao laughed dumbly, "This is different. Mom is family love, the one who gave birth to me, raised me and taught me. You are love, the one who accompanies me, loves me and cares about me. Do you understand?"
Women, sometimes, are like children, you have to coax them.
Li Juan then smiled, "Jiaojiao, let's go see the new house tonight? The floor tiles have been laid, and I just cleaned the bedroom at noon today. Also, my mother has already selected the bedding for us."
Hu Jiao narrowed his eyes, a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he whispered in her ear, "Are you unable to bear it? Hehe, where should we stay tonight?"
Li Juan bit her lower lip with her snow-white front teeth, looking at Hu Jiao charmingly without saying anything. The hint made Hu Jiao suddenly feel hot all over. "Damn it! You little devil, I never realized you were so... flirty before?"
Li Juan rushed over, and the two hugged each other, fighting and making noises...
Indeed, Li Juan has always given people the impression of being a talented and beautiful woman with an elegant temperament and great knowledge. Once such a little woman's appearance is revealed, it can really be fatal.
After dinner, with Banghui's repeated instructions, the two slipped out of the house like thieves.
Of course, Hu Jiao did not forget to buy those delicious foods for his mother, but he did not dare to disobey the doctor's orders. Li Aiju had not eaten for such a long time, so how could he dare to give her delicious food?
In the provincial party committee’s family compound, Hu Jianguo was treated as a full-time department-level official. He lived right next to the provincial party committee’s small Western-style building and was allocated a two-story replica villa with a small garden.
The greening and public facilities in the compound have been basically completed. The street lights, flower beds, lawns, and fountains scattered around have formed a quiet and comfortable residential area.
It took Li Juan half an hour to explain the various decorations in the house, what things are used for, what effect the color combination produces, why wooden furniture is chosen, and what is in the kitchen...
After turning up to the second floor, they talked for a long time in the study next to the bedroom.
Hu Jiao finally realized that he had been cheated!
When Hu Jiao accidentally saw Li Juan covering her mouth and laughing, his deliberately suppressed animal nature broke out.
He picked up his lover who was hiding everywhere, opened the bedroom door, and entered the battlefield...
The bedroom, dominated by blue and white tones, exudes romance and warmth. The faint white light from the bedside gently caresses the two young bodies.
His skin shone with sweat and his panting gradually subsided.
Li Juan half-opened her charming eyes, and her bright red lips exhaled a stream of fragrant breath, spraying it on Hu Jiao's chest, "I thought... I was going to die... How come you... are so powerful?"
Hu Jiao also squinted his eyes, enjoying the comfort of floating down from the clouds.
"It's great because of love. Let's take a break and try again?"
"good……"
The next morning, when Li Juan went to work, she looked radiant and bright. She also felt as if the dark and hopeless hard labor and labor life of the past month was gone forever.
Men, and women, are truly amazing.
Thinking of this, a happy smile broke out on Li Juan's face. Hu Jiao's wild and powerful actions last night made every cell in Li Juan happy again.
The saying goes that a woman who is nourished by love is the most beautiful, and this is exactly what Li Juan is in her current state.
And what about Hu Jiao?
When Li Juan was about to leave, she asked him what he wanted to eat. He was still wrapped in the quilt and drooling in his sleep, with a silly smile occasionally appearing on his face.
Li Juan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, what happened to her for trying to be a hero last night.
He slept until noon and was woken up by hunger. He happened to meet Li Juan coming home from get off work. Seeing this guy rubbing his sleepy eyes and looking around for a toothbrush and towel in a daze, Li Juan fell on the sofa with laughter. She had never found Hu Jiao so cute.
She took the confused little boy to the bathroom, squeezed toothpaste for him, filled the cup with water, and then stood aside with her hands folded, watching Hu Jiao brushing his teeth in a daze, as if he was half awake. Then she helped him to prepare the towel and wipe the foam off the corners of his mouth.
"Jiaojiao, I just realized that your mother has spoiled you into a spoiled brat. Look at you, if I don't come back, are you planning to just leave? I'm afraid you don't even know where the door is?" It sounds like a complaint, but he is actually showing off.
Hu Jiao was very cooperative. While eating what Li Juan brought back, he said incoherently, "You are so charming that I am dizzy . Mm, it's delicious... Juanjuan, you are really capable! Look at this room, it is decorated like a paradise."
As soon as she mentioned being fat, she immediately gasped. Li Juan smiled proudly, "Of course, don't you see whose work it is? By the way, for dinner, my dad asked you to go home for dinner. Your dad is here too, and I think Uncle Deng is here too."
"Deng Shengni?"
Li Juan nodded, and Hu Jiao continued to ask, "He's coming to see my mom too?"
Li Juan rolled her eyes and pretended to be helpless. "No, I heard this morning that Gao, who came from the central government to act as the mayor of Phoenix..."
"Gao Yongzhi, what's going on? Has he been transferred again?"
"No, he was placed under double supervision. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection sent someone directly to the scene."
Hu Jiao opened his mouth in amazement. Gao Yongzhi was under double supervision, and he had only been acting mayor for half a year, and had not yet officially become mayor. How could he be so bold? Besides, the main work of the Phoenix Municipal Government was basically presided over by Deng Shengni.
Hu Jiao had no choice but to ask, "Did you say what crime you committed?"
Li Juan also had a lot of gossip and actually knew the truth. "I heard that when he was deputy director of the department, he accepted bribes of more than one million yuan."
Hu Jiao was dumbfounded again. Is this how you deal with people? Send someone down to be promoted to mayor, and then take action right after?
Whose bad luck did Gao Yongzhi bring upon himself?
In the capital, a deputy director should not be difficult to investigate. Judging from the current situation, the person who dealt with Gao Yongzhi must be from a prominent family.
To be able to directly promote someone from deputy director of a department to mayor of a prefecture-level city, he must have a good relationship with Secretary Chang of Nanzhao. Who could that be?
Hu Jiao shook his head. There was no need to think too much about it. He was not yet exposed to things of this level.
In this way, it is natural for Deng Shengni to appear in Nanhu. With Gao Yongzhi under double supervision, Deng Shengni may be promoted a little bit in the short term and legitimately take over as mayor.
However, this depends on the intention of the provincial party committee. It is estimated that Deng Shengni's purpose of coming here is to test the intention of the provincial party committee and to do some activities at the same time.
Then what’s the point of asking me to go back and have dinner with you?
Hu Jiao suddenly realized that he was about to become the secretary of Wu Changjun, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee. With the help of a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, he would be able to filter out a lot of buzzwords.
Hu Jiao pursed his lips, finished his meal, cleaned up, and picked up Li Juan, "Juanjuan, let's go to the room during lunch break!"
Li Juan was so scared that she kicked and thrashed, "You're crazy! Keep making trouble. Put me down now."
Seeing that she was frightened to death, Hu Jiao let go of her hand with a chuckle. Li Juan put her clothes in order and rolled her eyes, "I didn't realize that you are quite lustful. You usually look neither hot nor cold, a modest gentleman. Humph, I didn't expect your true face to be like this..."
Hu Jiao didn't take it seriously, he raised his eyebrows and said jokingly: "That depends on the person. It's just the pleasure of the boudoir, but if you still put on airs in front of your lover, you will be exhausted."
Li Juan gave him a look that said "you are right" and grabbed Hu Jiao. "Let's go. I'm fine this afternoon. Let's go to the hospital to see Teacher Li."
"Call me mom! You changed your tone yesterday, and now you're calling me Teacher Li?"
Li Juan pouted in grievance, "But I'm not used to it, and you still have the nerve to say that. I almost embarrassed myself to death yesterday, and you didn't help me!"
Hu Jiao laughed and said, "How about I call Auntie He mom too? That way you won't suffer any loss."
Li Juan rolled her eyes. She didn't believe that Hu Jiao could say that!
"Okay, call them in front of my dad during dinner."
The two quarreled and cuddled together all the way. When they arrived at the hospital, Li Aiju was sleeping and Xiaoju was also taking a nap on the bed beside her.
Li Juan packed up her things, and Hu Jiao suggested going to buy some books so that her mother wouldn't be bored after waking up. Other wards could watch TV, but Li Aiju's injury prevented her from watching TV or listening to too many noises.
Rest quietly, rest quietly, and make sure to keep the environment quiet and your emotions peaceful.
At this time, Hu Jianguo, under the leadership of Wu Changjun, was reporting to the provincial party secretary Chang Aijun.
Chang Aijun is 52 years old. He has an elegant face, handsome features, and his hair is carefully dyed black and combed very neatly. He is not tall, but when he stands, he gives people a sense of oppression. No matter how tall the other person is, his eyes will not move upwards.
He looked over at me calmly, his eyelids motionless, a faint smile on his lips, and two knife-like "eight" lines extending from the lower end of his nose.
When he doesn't smile, he looks extremely majestic.
This was not the first time Hu Jianguo had met him. During the three years that Chang Aijun was transferred from the Northeast to serve as the governor of Nanzhao Province, they had met many times.
Hu Jianguo felt that when Chang Aijun was the provincial governor, his temperament was relatively gentle. He would occasionally joke with people, and he spoke with an authentic Northeastern accent, appearing very generous.
Since becoming the provincial party secretary, Chang Aijun has smiled less and less, which can be seen from the wrinkles around his mouth. The wrinkles are becoming more and more prominent, which means that he smiles less and less and has a stern face most of the time.
Wu Changjun sat next to Chang Aijun. Both of them had a refined image, but Wu Changjun's temperament was undoubtedly much more easy-going.
After listening to Hu Jianguo's work report, Chang Aijun asked about Li Aiju's condition. He had received news yesterday that Li Aiju had woken up. He had originally planned to have Li Aiju make a tour report in major cities and prefectures across the province if conditions permitted.
Now that it has been confirmed by Hu Jianguo, this idea can only be abandoned.
I thought today's conversation was over, but unexpectedly, Chang Aijun still had no intention to do so, and asked Hu Jiao again, "Is Hu Jiao still in Nanhu?"
"After Aiju's accident, Hu Jiao has been cooperating with Professor Liu in the treatment at Nanhu."
"What about his job?"
Hu Jianguo looked at Wu Changjun calmly, and the secretary-general bowed slightly, "Secretary, the governor wanted to transfer him to be his secretary. I think Hu Jiao doesn't have enough work experience, so I plan to let him stay with me for a while."
Chang Aijun said nothing and lowered his eyes.
Hu Jianguo couldn't let the situation get cold like this, "Hu Jiao is still too young, he almost made a big mistake when he was at the iron tree..."
Before he could finish, Chang Aijun gently waved his hand and interrupted him, "Hu Jiao is good, he has talent, ideas, and drive, but he is not mature enough in doing things. Changjun, don't keep him around, let him go and train for a few more years."
Wu Changjun nodded. It was rare for the provincial party secretary to personally inquire about the work of a deputy-division-level secretary. Now he was still unsure of Chang Aijun's ideas.
"So you mean to let him go back to Tong County?"
Chang Aijun nodded. "Well, let him go back. He can get up from where he fell. I don't believe Hu Jiao doesn't have any ideas. You guys, don't protect him too much. It's not good."
Wu Changjun said with embarrassment: "But... the Supervisory Office has been upgraded this time, and he has been promoted to deputy director. If he returns to Tong County, it will be difficult to arrange for the people below."
Chang Aijun said in a serious tone with a straight face: "Tell Tian Fumin to let Hu Jiao be the deputy county chief. Continue to focus on the work at the Iron Tree Base. By the way, Old Wu's son is the county chief there, right?"
Seeing Wu Changjun nodded, Chang Aijun continued, "After being transferred back, he is not interested in the work of the local government..." He paused for more than ten seconds before saying, "Let Hu Jiao take charge of the work, and don't appoint a county magistrate for the time being. Okay?"
Hu Jianguo was a shrewd and calculating man. When he heard this, his expression changed slightly. Chang Aijun looked at him, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he patted his knees, "Let's stop here today."
After coming out, Wu Changjun winked at him, and Hu Jianguo followed him naturally without changing his expression, walking towards the secretary-general's office.
After closing the door, Wu Changjun turned down a temporary schedule and sat with Hu Jianguo for half a day, each with a cup of tea, without speaking a word.
When Hu Jianguo wanted to speak, he saw Wu Changjun was about to speak. As a result, the two of them gave way to each other and finally smiled at each other. Hu Jianguo motioned for him to speak first.
Wu Changjun shook his head. "There's something wrong with Hu Jiao's situation. But it's not a bad thing! Old Hu, is there anything I shouldn't know?"
Hu Jianguo smiled bitterly and pointed to his forehead. "I'm still confused here. I thought you knew something and followed me eagerly to find out."
Seeing this, Wu Changjun knew that what Hu Jianguo said was true. It was really weird that even the man's own father didn't understand the situation.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Hu Jianguo could only speculate, "Look...how did the secretary know about Hu Jiao's work at Tieshu? And how did he know that Wu Hao was involved here? According to common sense, how could he bother to find out about these trivial matters?"
"You mean someone took the initiative to tell the secretary about this? And this person has a certain weight in the secretary's heart. Hmm... this is possible. Add to that Jiaojiao's article and Teacher Li's incident, and it's possible that the secretary directly intervened. In addition, when the term of office changed before the New Year, Old Wu and the secretary had a bad argument. Who could that be?"
Listening to Wu Changjun's analysis, Hu Jianguo racked his brains, "It can't be someone from the provincial party committee..."
At this point, the two looked at each other at the same time, "Governor?"
Wu Changjun laughed dumbly, "I should have guessed it was him earlier. Sigh... He still has the same temper. He doesn't feel good when he loses. It's a good thing he managed to persuade Secretary Chang. It's really... Hi!"
Hu Jianguo also breathed a sigh of relief. Ordinary people tend to panic about things they don't understand, not to mention the extremely realistic and cruel officialdom. If you don't know the situation, you might be accused of something one day, and you would still be foolish enough to sing praises for others.
Wu Changjun thinks more deeply than Hu Jianguo. This is not to say that Hu Jianguo is not as smart as him, but that the two of them are in different environments.
Having stayed in the provincial party committee for a long time, he knows the relationships among the members of the standing committee best.
No matter where, the secretaries and governors are mostly at odds with each other, fighting openly and secretly. Nanzhao is no exception. Chang Aijun, the provincial party secretary, and Hu Zhongzhi, the provincial governor, get along well on the surface, but in fact they often have small quarrels during the standing committee meetings.
However, the two formed a tacit understanding and sought common ground while reserving differences and complemented each other's shortcomings on major issues involving the province's economic development, large fiscal expenditures, urban and rural construction, and so on.
The dispute was more obvious in the personnel field, but Hu Zhongzhi had a principle that he would only intervene when it came to the appointment of government officials, and would never interfere with the Party Committee. He was very principled. In the Party Committee, in addition to Chang Aijun, there was also a deputy secretary, Du Youliang, who was in charge of party building and organization. With that person around, Chang Aijun could not get his way.
On the contrary, Chang Aijun needed Hu Zhongzhi's support on some sensitive personnel matters . So overall, the top leadership of Nanzhao was a relatively united and friendly team.
They couldn't guess what was going on between the top two leaders, but since it concerned Hu Jiao's future, they had no choice but to consider it.
From the information just revealed by Secretary Chang Aijun, it can be seen that Hu Jiao definitely got a great advantage this time.
Wu Changjun couldn't figure out why Hu Zhongzhi was so dedicated to training Hu Jiao. Could it be true, as the rumors spread, that Hu Jianguo had saved Hu Zhongzhi's life?
