Chapter 36 Hu Hansan is back again
Seeing Hu Jiao frowning, clearly resisting his ideas in his heart, Wang Jianxin smiled and said, "Perhaps you think that being unscrupulous and ruthless is not advisable. But I want to tell you that the ancients' so-called 'the benevolent are invincible' is also a title obtained by butchering. When one day, a single word from you can decide the life and death of millions of people, you will be the benevolent are invincible."
Wang Jianxin understood that a three-foot-thick ice does not form overnight. In order to make Hu Jiao truly understand the meaning of what he said and fully experience that state, he would probably have to suffer a great loss at the hands of someone or something before he would wake up.
Considering Hu Jiao's current condition, the probability of this happening is too small.
"Hu Jiao, think about the three months you spent in Phoenix Martial Arts Recruitment. I dare say that if the Wu faction had won in the end, would you still be sitting here safe and sound today?"
Hu Jiao was silent. What Wang Jianxin said was very realistic, but he had to admit that it made sense.
This kind of logic is not a theoretical truth from books, but the essence and iron law of thousands of years of official struggles.
After three cups of tea, it was already ten o'clock in the evening. After Wang Jianxin and Li Ya said goodbye to Hu Jiao again, the party ended and everyone dispersed.
When I returned home, the small garden was very quiet. The entire community is now almost fully occupied, but most people like quietness. Basically no one would turn on loud speakers or hold noisy dinner parties.
Li Aiju was leaning on the sofa, flipping through a novel next to her. The TV was on, but there was no sound, only the picture kept jumping.
Xiaoju has fallen asleep. She goes to bed at ten o'clock every night and gets up at six o'clock the next day to prepare breakfast, buy groceries, purchase daily necessities for the home, and clean the house.
Hu Jiao gently pushed open the door. Li Aiju turned her head, smiled at her son, pointed at Xiaoju's room, and signaled him not to wake anyone up.
Then he patted the sofa beside him, changed into cloth slippers, and leaned over quietly, "Juanjuan is upstairs?"
Li Aiju nodded, took her son's arm and leaned on Hu Jiao's shoulder.
"Mom, can I make you a cup of honey water?"
Li Aiju smiled and said, "Talk to mom. Are you leaving tomorrow?"
Hu Jiao turned his head to look at his mother, moved a little further away, took the sofa pillow and put it on his legs, "Mom, lean on me, I'll massage your head."
Li Aiju got into a good position and sighed comfortably, "Jiaojiao, Mommy can't bear to leave you."
Hu Jiao gently massaged and stimulated the acupuncture points on his mother's head, but he chuckled, "Mom, I noticed that you acted like a spoiled child when you woke up this time. Sigh... If your children saw this, they would definitely break their glasses."
Li Aiju raised her lips with a little pride, "That's because I taught well... Tell mom, did you cry when I was unconscious?"
Hu Jiao met his mother's teasing eyes and flattened his lips, "I am a man, I don't shed tears easily, I don't bleed but I don't cry."
"Go ahead. Haha, Juanjuan told me everything. I don't know who is crying like a kitten. Jiaojiao, mommy really can't bear to leave you and your daddy."
Hu Jiao's movements became gentler and gentler. "I was really worried that Dad couldn't bear it. I've never seen him cry since I was a child. During that month, I saw him sad every time. The way he looked at you made me truly understand your feelings. Mom, for Dad, you must never do this again in the future."
"Alas... Actually, I didn't want to rush over, but when I saw Xiaowu in danger, I couldn't care less. I'm still scared when I think about it now. Don't worry, you know, mom is most afraid of seeing blood."
Hu Jiao stopped and looked at his mother seriously, "Then you have to promise me!"
Li Aiju blinked, "You can ask me to promise you something first?"
"What's up?"
"Have a baby with Juanjuan soon. Mom is too lonely. Although you don't say it, I know in my heart that it is impossible for me to go back to school. So, you can't leave me alone at home. My lifelong dream has ended just like that."
Hearing his mother's words and recalling her demeanor when she stood on the podium, Hu Jiao couldn't help but feel sad. His mother's lifelong dream was to teach and educate people. In her current condition, it was impossible for her to go back to school. Even if she recovered well, there would be endless troubles. The human brain is complex in structure, and who knows what might cause bigger troubles.
"Well, I promise you!"
Li Aiju turned over and looked at her son in surprise, "Really?"
Hu Jiao nodded vigorously, "I promise!"
Li Aiju held up her son's face and patted Hu Jiao on the forehead, "I promise you too! Pinky promise!"
The mother and son made a pinky promise, and Li Aiju hurriedly urged Hu Jiao to go, "Go, go, hurry upstairs."
Hu Jiao looked at his mother with a mixture of laughter and tears. How could this be possible...
"Mom, you are destroying your son for your grandson!"
Li Aiju rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "I'm telling you, when I have a grandson, I won't even want a son anymore."
Hu Jiao smiled bitterly and shook his head, then made his mother a cup of honey water. Li Aiju put on her glasses, found a notebook, and started writing and drawing.
"What should I remember? A teaching plan from infants to preschoolers... Oh my god!!!"
Li Aiju ignored him completely, so Hu Jiao had to go upstairs. He pushed open the door and saw Li Juan lying on the bed in her pajamas, with her two snow-white feet dangling back and forth.
"Juanjuan, my dear wife..."
Li Juan turned around and looked at Hu Jiao, staring at him curiously, "Hey, what happened? Did you run into a thief on the road? Was you molested? Oh... Mom must have criticized you!"
Hu Jiao fell onto the bed in frustration, pushed his head away from Li Juan's body, and burrowed into his wife's soft arms, saying weakly, "I wasn't criticized, I was given a task!"
Li Juan wrapped her arms around Hu Jiao's neck, hugged him tightly, and rubbed her lips against Hu Jiao's ear. "Tell me, what mission has made you so worried?"
"You must help me! If you don't... I'm doomed, and Mom will definitely not forgive me!"
"What mission did you say first?"
"You have to promise me first!"
Li Juan rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, I agree!"
Hu Jiao stood up and said, "Make a pinky promise! If you regret it, you are a puppy!"
After making the pinky promise, Hu Jiao looked at his wife with a wicked smile, "The mission is... to give birth to a child! Haha..."
Li Juan looked at him with disdain, "I do n't a big deal. My mother has been talking about it for more than ten days."
Hu Jiao looked at her in surprise, "Really? Why didn't you tell me?"
Li Juan was full of anger: "Why should I tell you this! Anyway... you are not the one who has to suffer. Anyway, you only care about comfort, I won't do it!"
Hu Jiao turned over and pressed her down, saying viciously: "Little girl, what do you mean by I am the only one who is comfortable? Are you being unreasonable? Have you ever been crazier than me? I don't care, we have already made a promise!"
Li Juan giggled and raised Hu Jiao's chin with her finger. "Hey, tell me, what did your mother tell you?"
Hu Jiao said weakly: "What else can I say? Do you know what she is doing now? She has already started to make a parenting plan."
Li Juan laughed so hard that she kept choking on Hu Jiao. "Your mother is so cute!"
Hu Jiao also laughed, "Forget it, I guess your mom and I must have planned this. Anyway, the marriage certificate has been obtained now, and after we hold the wedding at the end of the year, everything will fall into place naturally."
Li Juan slowly calmed down, raised her red lips, and said reluctantly, "Husband, can we wait until after the wedding to have a child?"
"Why?"
"Just think about it. After we have our wedding, the baby will be born in less than half a year. How will people laugh at me? I will be so embarrassed!"
Hu Jiao chuckled and said, "You are trying to cover your ears and steal the bell! Serious formalism... I want to help you correct your ideological errors. Um... Juanjuan, I miss you..."
After panting for a while, Li Juan hummed and reminded Hu Jiao, "Use the condom ...use the condom..."
"Never mind the set!"
August 24, 1995, Fenghuang Municipal Party Committee Office Building, Tian Fumin's office. Hu Jiao had been here many times. Before Tian Fumin, this was Li Mingyong's office.
When he was in the Political Research Office, he often wrote and revised manuscripts for Tie Xiangqian.
After coming in, he kept greeting acquaintances. The news that Hu Jiao was transferred to Tong County as deputy county magistrate had already spread in the Fenghuang Municipal Party Committee compound.
Tian Fumin’s current secretary is Hu Jiao’s former colleague in the Political Research Office, an undergraduate student in the Law Department of Ocean University, a native of Mingjiang County, named Jiang Kaigui, 34 years old. His brother Jiang Kaifu is a teacher at Mingjiang No. 1 Middle School and was a classmate of Hu Jianguo.
Jiang Kaigui had two older brothers and one older sister, but they didn't raise them. Of the five siblings, only the two brothers were left. So the age gap is a bit large.
Jiang Kaigui was a man of strong character and a bit ruthless. When he just graduated, he was assigned to a township government in Mingjiang. During college, he had a girlfriend who lived in Fenghuang. However, the girl's parents disagreed because they disliked his rural household registration. They forced their daughter to marry off to a young cadre from the Fenghuang Industrial and Commercial Bureau.
On the day of the woman's wedding, Jiang Kaigui broke into the banquet with a knife and forced his girlfriend to cancel the engagement. The woman flatly refused. Later, the police arrived and calmed the situation down.
For this, Jiang Kaigui received an administrative penalty and was detained for five days. It was only after Hu Jianguo stepped in that he was able to keep his job.
Since then, Jiang Kaigui was called "Big Knife Old Five" and began to work hard, leading local farmers to create many profitable projects. After Hu Jianguo was transferred to the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, he also transferred Jiang Kaigui to the Political Research Office.
Before Tian Fumin came, Jiang Kaigui was already the deputy director of the Policy Research Office and a deputy division-level cadre. After Tian Fumin arrived at Fenghuang, the Municipal Party Committee Office was originally planning to recommend another college student, but Tian Fumin looked at the materials written by Jiang Kaigui and specifically asked for him.
After spending some time together, Tian Fumin admired Jiang Kaigui's pioneering spirit and liked his ruthless and sharp character.
Sitting next to Tian Fumin, what used to be Tie Xiangqian’s office is now Jiang Kaigui’s secretary office.
Hu Jiao chatted with Jiang Kaigui in a low voice, talking about each other's recent situation. The two were originally in the same department, and Hu Jianguo had the intention of promoting Jiang Kaigui, so they always called each other by their respective names.
Jiang Kaigui called Hu Jianguo "big brother" and called Hu Jiao "brother". This relationship is really...
Looking at his watch, Jiang Kaigui whispered, "It's almost time. Come to my house for dinner tonight. I have something to tell you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of the door opening was heard. Hu Jiao gave Jiang Kaigui a thumbs up, saying that he was really accurate!
Jiang Kaigui went in first, and Hu Jiao followed behind.
When Tian Fumin saw Hu Jiao, a smile appeared on his face, and he seemed to be in a very good mood. "Hu Jiao is here!" As he said this, he stood up and walked around the desk, but there was no intention of having a formal meeting between superiors and subordinates to report on work.
He walked to the sofa area for guests, sat down first, and told Jiang Kaigui, "That, Tieguanyin, the one in the red box."
Hu Jiao hurriedly stood up, but Jiang Kaigui held him down and said with a smile, "Sit down, this is my job, don't grab it."
Tian Fumin stretched out his hand for Hu Jiao to sit down, with a smile on his face all the time. After Jiang Kaigui finished his work and went out, Tian Fumin started to speak. However, he did not talk about work. Instead, he asked about Li Aiju's recovery and Hu Jiao and Li Juan's marriage.
The questions were very detailed, and Hu Jiao was touched, "Thank you, Uncle Tian!"
Tian Fumin waved his hands and sighed, "Before, I didn't know about your mother's deeds. After her accident, the teachers of Fenghuang No. 1 Middle School and comrades from many departments have been talking about her and expressing their feelings in various ways. If she didn't need to rest, there would be dozens of condolence delegations from Fenghuang alone. It's not easy, Jiaojiao. Among the party and government cadres at the deputy department level and above in the seven counties and one district of Fenghuang City, guess how many students your mother has taught?"
Hu Jiao really didn't know that he used to concentrate on studying, and after working, he devoted himself to theory. When he "got his bearings", things got into trouble one after another, and he had little time to spend with his mother.
Seeing Hu Jiao shaking his head, Tian Fumin smiled and said, "You are a bit incompetent as a son. Let me tell you, there are more than 30 of them! They account for nearly a quarter of the city, and there will be more in the future! Think about it carefully, do you think your mother is amazing?"
Hu Jiao was secretly shocked. According to this calculation, his mother's influence in Phoenix was probably no less than that of the members of the municipal party committee, right?
Tian Fumin continued, "From what I understand, all the students your mother taught have a strong sense of teacher-student affection for her. For other teachers, the affection may fade as time goes by, but your mother is different. She can be said to have many students all over the world. This kind of achievement is not easy, not easy."
Hearing Tian Fumin praising his mother like this, Hu Jiao felt a little embarrassed. "Teaching and educating people has always been my mother's ideal. Her greatest joy is standing on the podium. It's a pity that she can only rest at home in the future."
Tian Fumin did not respond to his words, and changed the subject, "Do you know what I mean by telling you this?"
Hu Jiao didn't understand at once, and stared at Tian Fumin blankly. Tian Fumin smiled faintly, "These are resources. Well, let's talk about work. The provincial party committee's standing secretary has conveyed to me through Secretary-General Wu that your first priority in Tong County is to ensure the construction progress of the Tieshu Education Base and ensure quality. For other aspects, listen more to Tie Xiangqian and unite well with the comrades in the team. Tomorrow, Deputy Mayor Deng will personally send you off. What do you think?"
Hu Jiao was a little confused. Everything had been arranged. What else could I think of?
"No, I firmly obey the municipal government and the county leadership and work together with my comrades."
Tian Fumin didn't say anything else, just nodded, stood up, patted Hu Jiao on the shoulder, and ended the conversation.
Hu Jiao left the secretary's office, entered the secretariat, made an appointment with Jiang Kaigui for dinner, and slipped out of the municipal party committee compound.
Before coming here, I had already made an appointment with Tie Xiangqian to stay at his house at night, so I'm going to meet him now.
Tie Xiangqian's home was next to Hu Jiao's former home, and they were very familiar with each other and would often visit each other when he had nothing to do. When Tie Xiangqian knocked on the door, he saw Hu Jiao, wearing an apron and smelling of chicken soup. He waved and let Hu Jiao in.
"We are in for a treat. Today, there are only two of us. Hehe, it's rare for me to cook. Let's improve the food."
Hu Jiao changed her shoes, threw down her handbag, and ran into the kitchen to take a look. It was really good. Several side dishes had been prepared.
"Auntie isn't coming back?"
Tie Xiangqian covered the chicken soup and said, "She took Tie Wei to Nanhu to participate in the Mathematical Olympiad today. She will be back in two or three days."
"Hey, Xiaowei is great, how many people are going this time?"
"Five. He was just a pushover. I'd be satisfied if he could achieve half of what you did back then. Come on, stop talking, come over and have some tea. Let's talk about your mother's condition."
Hu Jiao was much more casual with Tie Xiangqian, begging for mercy weakly, "Uncle Tie, please forgive me. From the moment I got off the train until now, I have been repeating my mother's illness!"
Tie Xiangqian scolded with a smile: "You kid, if it were someone else, wouldn't they be so beautiful? Don't underestimate your mother's influence. If she didn't need quiet, the threshold of your house would have been trampled down long ago."
Hu Jiao slapped his forehead and said, "Oh no! I promised Brother Jiang that I would go to his house for dinner tonight."
Tie Xiangqian hurriedly urged him, "Call him and ask him to come over directly. It's just the two of us, and we can't drink well."
After Hu Jiao explained the situation to Jiang Kaigui, they agreed to meet at seven in the evening.
Watching Tie Xiangqian busying around in the kitchen, Hu Jiao thought about the Tong County government he was about to face, and suddenly shouted, "Uncle Tie, I, Hu Hansan, am back again!"
