The originally bustling yard suddenly became quiet. If a high-definition camera scanned across everyone's face, you would see that they all had only one emotion at that moment: shock!
No, it was not shock. If I was shocked by Zuo Yuxi's arrival at first, at this moment I should feel like I was struck by lightning. My face was stiff, my hands were numb, my legs were stiff, and my feet were numb. There was a pause of one thousandth of a second from my brain to my heart. I had no thoughts, no breathing, and no existence!
When they came to their senses, Ding Qiu and Ding Lan looked at each other first, and then Chen Ke and Qiao Zhuo looked at each other tacitly. Although they didn't speak to each other, silence was better than words at this time, and the silence had explained everything!
Ding Li's mood was more complicated. She was pretty, and her education, work, and marriage were all going smoothly. She was also a role model of happiness among her friends, so she was inevitably a little proud and narcissistic. But when she saw the elegant woman in front of her, she felt like she was back to her original form. She was not even an ugly duckling, let alone a white swan. Her jealousy was about to rise, but she couldn't help thinking of her power and how her words could decide Tian Zhibin's future and life and death.
The jealousy has not gone away, and fear suddenly arises!
But what she didn't expect was that Zuo Yuxi, who didn't even look at her, would be so friendly to Ding Mei. Her surprised eyes moved back and forth between the two of them, as if she couldn't believe her eyes and ears.
Tian Zhibin was much simpler than Ding Li. In his eyes, Tian Peng, the omnipotent supporter, was defeated by Zuo Yuxi with just a breath. He was more afraid of her than anyone else. So when he saw Zuo Yuxi suddenly thaw, he was shocked and had only one thought in mind, which was to seize this opportunity and let Wen Huaiming plead with her to pull him out of the mud pile of Tian Peng.
Ding Li, who was still in a daze, was touched on the shoulder by Tian Zhibin. She was confused at first, and then suddenly realized. Both of them looked at each other eagerly at the same time!
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Ding Mei has always been carefree and not prone to stage fright, but she had just heard too much about Zuo Yuxi, Tian Zhibin's awe, Wen Huaiming's embarrassment, and the rumors that the flower of Qingzhou was cold and difficult to approach. Faced with Zuo Yuxi's sudden politeness and affection, she was frightened by the huge contrast in her previous and subsequent cognition, and looked at Wen Huaiming eagerly, wanting to ask him what was going on!
Wen Huaiming didn't have an answer either. Ever since Zuo Yuxi suddenly appeared, the whole thing had gradually deviated from his understanding. She came to people who shouldn't have come, she socialized when she shouldn't have, and she cheerfully greeted people when she shouldn't have. It was weird no matter how you looked at it!
However, Wen Huaiming's cleverness lies in the fact that even if others are confused, he knows where to find the answer. He glanced at Wen Liang imperceptibly from the corner of his eye.
What is Wen Liang doing
He is in a daze!
In fact, from the first moment he saw Zuo Yuxi, Wen Liang had been guessing her purpose. For example, maybe she really wanted to give an official explanation to private teachers like Grandpa, or maybe she had other intentions and wanted to show up to force Yunshui to settle the Tian Peng case as soon as possible. Or maybe, if she was a little more narcissistic, she couldn't stand the pain of missing him and came to give him a surprise. But she never expected that these were not her purposes at all. Her only purpose was to meet Ding Mei!
He didn't have time to think about it at this time. The situation was still awkward, so he hurried forward and said with a smile, "Mom, Director Zuo is asking how are you. Have you ever seen such a beautiful sister? You look so happy that you can't close your mouth!"
Ding Mei did not close her mouth, but it was obvious that she was frightened. She felt relieved when she heard Wen Liang speak. It was good that someone spoke up, instead of being so quiet just now, which made her feel anxious.
Originally, with Wen Liang's interruption and Ding Mei's polite words, this "historic" meeting could have ended successfully. But Ding Li had placed all her hopes on Zuo Yuxi, and her spirit was extremely tense, like a full moon string, unable to bear the slightest stimulation. When she heard Wen Liang's words, which were not respectful at all but teasing, she felt like the sky was falling - who was Zuo Yuxi, and how could a child like you make fun of him
"Wen Liang, you are becoming more and more unruly. I have told you several times not to interrupt when adults are talking, but you just won't listen. Why don't you apologize to Director Zuo quickly?"
Ding Li suddenly rushed forward like a madman, pointed at Wen Liang and yelled, shocking everyone. Wen Huaiming frowned and said, "Ding Li, please speak properly. How can you behave like that in front of Director Zuo!"
Ding Qiu and Ding Lan hurried over to pull her away. Zuo Yuxi's expression remained unchanged. He turned to Wen Liang and asked, "Who is she?"
Wen Liang was speechless. It seemed that you were not listening at all when my dad introduced me. However, it would be embarrassing to talk about such a family scandal, so he said, "It's okay, Dad. Why don't you take Director Zuo in? It's not good to let him stand outside."
Wen Liang decisively decided not to make things more complicated. Wen Huaiming had the same idea and said with a smile, "Director Zuo, you must be exhausted from the journey. Now we are home. Let's go in and take a rest. Come on, these comrades come in as well. Second and third brothers, go and help put the things in the kitchen."
When Li Jun saw Wen Huaiming coming out just now, he completely understood why Zuo Yuxi came to visit Ding Zhiming's home. As expected, a leader is a leader, and a capable person is a capable person. So when she showed a different attitude towards Ding Mei, it was natural in the eyes of these subordinates.
This is not giving face to Ding Mei, but to Secretary-General Wen.
But they could never guess that even Wen Huaiming's face was thanks to Wen Liang!
"No, no, we can move it ourselves, no need to bother..."
Qiao Zhuo and Chen Ke were not so ignorant that they went to help without saying anything. Wen Huaiming waited on the side and asked Zuo Yuxi to go first, but Zuo Yuxi unexpectedly held Ding Mei's arm with his head lowered and eyebrows drooped, which made people's hearts beat fast. Half of him was moved by her beauty, and half of him was scared!
"Auntie, please go first!"
"well!"
Ding Mei completely gave up thinking, and like a puppet, she was supported by Zuo Yuxi and turned around to go into the house. Ding Qiu and Ding Lan felt that they were almost numb. They were shocked and it was normal. However, Tian Zhibin was overjoyed when he saw this scene. He surrounded Wen Huaiming and said in a trembling voice: "Brother-in-law, you must say something to me this time, please!"
Ding Li was still furious with Wen Liang. She walked over and glared at him, then pleaded, "Brother-in-law, you said you didn't know Director Zuo well, but he came to visit my father, isn't that giving you face? You have no reason to refuse now, please help Zhibin!"
Wen Liang was too lazy to care about her, and walked into the house. He didn't dare to leave Zuo Yuxi and Ding Mei alone. Who knew if these two people who didn't get along well would cause any unpleasantness? Although it was easy for Zuo Yuxi to win over Ding Mei, he was afraid of the possibility!
Wen Huaiming shook his head. This matter would ultimately depend on Wen Liang. You yelled at him, it would be good enough if Zuo Yuxi didn't step on him. How could you expect her to help
"You really need to change your temper. Wen Liang was just a kid in that situation, so it didn't matter if he said something wrong. But you came out and yelled. What impression will Director Zuo have of you? If he has a bad impression of you, then my words will be useless!"
Ding Li had been worried and frightened for a while, and today she was full of anger. She was on the verge of collapse. When she heard Wen Huaiming was still shirking responsibility and putting it on her, she lost her temper and said, "Brother-in-law, you just became an official, and you put your relatives aside. You are so good, you..."
Before she could finish her words, Tian Zhibin covered her mouth with his hands and said anxiously, "Second sister, third sister, take Xiaoli to the lower room and persuade her not to be anxious. Brother-in-law didn't say he wouldn't help!"
Ding Qiu and Ding Lan finally pulled Ding Li away. Tian Zhibin was sweating profusely and kept apologizing to Wen Huaiming: "Brother-in-law, she is a talkative person and doesn't know what's going on. Please don't be angry and don't bother with her..."
Wen Huaiming sighed and said, "I don't care about her. Zhibin, I will speak up for you later, but I can't guarantee whether it will be useful or not!"
"I understand, I understand. As long as my brother-in-law asks, I will be grateful whether it succeeds or not!"
After all, Tian Zhibin is a person in the limelight, so what he said makes sense. Wen Huaiming is actually the same as Wen Liang. He is very fed up with these two people, but he is an adult and cannot just lose his temper and walk away like Wen Liang. As the saying goes, family affairs are always the most troublesome, and there is nothing that can be done about it!
When I entered the house, I saw Zuo Yuxi talking to Ding Mei about something. The two of them were laughing as they talked. Of course, Ding Mei's laughter was louder, and Zuo Yuxi just pursed his lips occasionally. But even so, it was enough to make the glasses of officials in Qingzhou fall to the ground and shatter.
Wen Huaiming suppressed the discomfort in his heart and whispered to Wen Liang, who was watching the two of them with a smile, "Family harmony is the most important thing. Don't say weird things later. Do you understand?"
Wen Liang curled his lips and said, "Dad, helping people depends on who is helping you. Have you forgotten about the farmer and the snake?"
Wen Huaiming said with a dark face: "I am not a farmer, and he doesn't have the ability to be a snake. Think about your mother and grandparents. It's not good to go too far!"
Wen Liang thought again of the kind look his grandfather had given him a moment ago. His grandmother had been in poor health and had gone to her room to rest after lunch. She hadn't gotten up yet. It would be really unfilial to make them sad.
"I don't say bad things, but I don't say good things either. Dad is watching you!"
Wen Huaiming could not force it any further. Ding Li's temper had to be taught a lesson, otherwise something bad would happen sooner or later. He waved to Tian Zhibin who was still outside and laughed loudly:
"Director Zuo, this place is simple and there is nothing much to offer. Please bear with us. Let Ding Mei and her sisters show off their skills and try Yunshui's pickled cabbage noodles!"
(Thank you, thank you, and thank you again)
(I have made it to the third place, which is historic. I have nothing to repay you for. If anyone wants to take Rehmannia Pills, I will treat them!) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)