"Dress smartly in the afternoon, there is a dinner party, and you have to come with me!"
During working hours, Qiu Shuqin called Chen Shaoping directly.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Shaoping felt happy.
Qiu Shuqin's tone when she spoke just now was actually somewhat gentle, quite like a wife telling her husband to pay attention to his image.
Chen Shaoping couldn't help but think of his confession in the car that night. Qiu Shuqin did not refuse...
However, if Chen Shaoping continues to pursue Qiu Shuqin, that means becoming a love rival with the newly appointed county magistrate...
Although everyone is equal before feelings, there is an almost insurmountable level gap between the county magistrate of Cangyang County and an agricultural bureau clerk!
Besides, Li Yixiang is handsome, has an extraordinary atmosphere, and has a rich family... Even if he takes away his status as county magistrate, he still beats Chen Shaoping...
Chen Shaoping sighed silently and decided not to think about it anymore.
It was arranged at a farmhouse at the end of Dongchang Road. Chen Shaoping and Qiu Shuqin took the bus there together.
This farmhouse is built on the mountain, with a mountain spring flowing through the courtyard. The environment is quiet and elegant. Next to it is the most famous Lingyuan Temple in Cangyang County.
The bus sent Qiu Shuqin and Chen Shaoping to the door and turned back. Qiu Shuqin and Chen Shaoping walked inside side by side.
"Perform well later and be bolder, but don't be exaggerated! Don't give people the impression of being impetuous!" Qiu Shuqin whispered to Chen Shaoping.
"Perform well?" Chen Shaoping was stunned. He agreed, but in his heart he was thinking: "Who should I show it to?"
While talking, Qiu Shuqin and Chen Shaoping walked to the private room on the second floor. There was only one private room on the entire second floor. In addition, there was a chess and card room, a reception room, and a viewing balcony.
Standing on the viewing balcony here, you can see the green Hushan Mountain above Lingyuan Temple and the seven suspended pavilions on Hushan Mountain.
The setting sun hung slanting on the top of the west mountain, and countless rays of golden light slanted down, reflecting the entire Hushan Mountain and Lingyuan Temple in a magnificent way.
Chen Shaoping and Qiu Shuqin stood on the viewing balcony and witnessed this magnificent scene. They couldn't help but feel overwhelmed and filled with emotion.
"Cangyang is actually a good place!" Qiu Shuqin couldn't help but sigh. "The county town has Hushan Lingyuan, Mengchuan Town has ten thousand acres of lotus ponds, the sea becomes a lake with tens of thousands of green hectares, and the Qingshui Town Ancient Road Yima... they are all very charming. A place with historical origins!”
Qiu Shuqin is not from Cangyang County. She was born in Jiangli City and has been a city dweller since she was born. Therefore, she has a special liking for the scenery in various places in Cangyang. People like Chen Shaoping, who was born and raised in Cangyang, are very fond of these customs. There is no feeling of favor.
“Life is only perfect if you have beautiful scenery to see and a beautiful woman to accompany you!”
Chen Shaoping took advantage of Jing Shengqing and sighed in a low voice.
Qiu Shuqin withdrew her gaze from the distance, looked at the nearby terraces and pavilions, and said sadly: "But how can there be so many perfections in life!"
Chen Shaoping's heart was racing, and he couldn't help but want to express his love again, but at this time, a car suddenly drove into the yard. It was a Prado, a county government bus.
"Let's go down!" Qiu Shuqin said to Chen Shaoping, and the two quickly walked downstairs.
The first person to get off the passenger seat of the car was Zhou Guangming, director of the Government Office.
"Director Qiu, are you here early?"
Zhou Guangming greeted Qiu Shuqin with a smile, and then opened the car door.
There should be only two people in Cangyang who can ask the director of the government office to open the car door himself.
The car door opened, and soon a tall, thin, handsome county magistrate Li Yixiang with gold-rimmed glasses came out.
Qiu Shuqin stepped forward and shook hands with Li Yixiang.
"Are you guys here early?" Li Yixiang held Qiu Shuqin's hand and asked with a smile.
"We just arrived too!" Qiu Shuqin replied.
Li Yixiang looked at Chen Shaoping. Chen Shaoping immediately stretched out his hands to shake hands with Li Yixiang and said hurriedly: "Hello, County Magistrate!"
With a smile on his face, Li Yixiang patted Chen Shaoping and said, "Chen Shaoping, this is the second time we have met!"
Chen Shaoping was shocked. He didn't expect Li Yixiang to remember his name.
"It's my honor to meet the county magistrate again!" Chen Shaoping said.
The four of them walked into the private room on the second floor, and exquisite dishes were served one after another.
Li Yixiang is wearing a white shirt, a watch in his hand, gold-rimmed glasses and an elegant image. He looks like a university teacher.
Zhou Guangming introduced the classic dishes on the dinner table to Li Yixiang in detail. He even explained the origin and how to eat them. It seemed that he had put a lot of effort into the food!
Qiu Shuqin looked at the opened red wine on the side and motioned with her eyes to Chen Shaoping to pour the wine.
Eating with the county magistrate made Chen Shaoping a little scared and excited. Under Qiu Shuqin's eyes, he stood up, came behind Li Yixiang with red wine, and whispered: "County magistrate, I'll pour you some wine!"
At this time, Li Yixiang had just finished listening to Zhou Guangming's introduction to the dishes. When he saw Chen Shaoping coming over to pour the wine, he picked up the wine glass from the table and handed it over.
"Shaoping, how's your drinking capacity?" Li Yixiang asked seemingly casually.
Chen Shaoping smiled and said: "Reporting to the county magistrate, I have no other good qualities except drinking!"
Li Yixiang smiled, shook his wine glass and said, "Okay, I want to see it tonight!"
"County Magistrate, you may not know that Chen Shaoping is also known as the Wine Marshal in our Agriculture Bureau!" Qiu Shuqin said immediately to the side.
"Jiu Shuai, um, okay, okay!" Li Yixiang nodded to Qiu Shuqin, turned to Chen Shaoping, and said with a smile: "It would be too much and unrealistic to say that he has no other advantages except that he can drink. Of course, it cannot be consistent with reality. Shaoping, you must always remember that you are a civil servant and a national cadre, not a drunkard who only knows how to drink!"
Chen Shaoping's face turned slightly red when Li Yixiang said this, and he quickly said: "The county magistrate's teachings are right, I will definitely keep them in mind... But you should also be able to drink when you should drink. For example, now, in order to express my gratitude to the county magistrate's teachings, , I’ll have three drinks first!”
After saying that, Chen Shaoping drank three glasses of red wine in a row. The reason why he dared to do this was because Qiu Shuqin reminded him when he came here, "Perform well and be more courageous!"
Li Yixiang saw Chen Shaoping drinking happily, nodded approvingly and said: "I heard there is an old saying in Cangyang, which says that the quality of wine depends on the character, and it can also be seen from drinking. Shaoping, you are a cheerful person. Come on, let me toast you!" "
The county magistrate took the initiative to propose a toast. Chen Shaoping was flattered and quickly raised his glass, touched the bottom of Li Yixiang's glass with the rim of the glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
