Xu Fuyan's concerns were understandable, but Wen Liang had dug a hole to bury himself, and he couldn't say anything. Facing Xu Yao's hopeful eyes, he really couldn't refuse, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Call Secretary Xu later and see if he can spare time to go home for dinner in the evening. I'll also go to your house for a meal and do some ideological work on him."
Wen Liang was upset and refused to call him Uncle Xu. He called Secretary Xu instead. However, Xu Yao was focused on filming the commercial and didn't notice. She stretched out her hand, glared with her beautiful eyes, and said domineeringly, "Give me the phone. I asked him to come back. How dare he not come back?"
Ning Xiaoning suddenly interrupted and said, "I'll go too, maybe I can help a little."
Wen Liang nodded quickly and said, "It would be best if the coach could go. It would mean more chopsticks and more people. Secretary Xu would not want to make things difficult for us for the sake of the coach."
Xu Yao thought so too, picked up the phone and dialed the number. After waiting for a moment, she signaled with her eyes that the call was connected, made a shushing gesture, and said in a serious tone, "Secretary Xu, what are you busy with?"
Not knowing what was said on the other side, Xu Yao immediately put on a smiling face and said in a coquettish voice: "Why can't I call you if nothing happens, Dad? I miss you. I haven't seen you for almost a week. Can you come back for dinner tonight? Yeah, I know. I'll ask Aunt Zhang to make something delicious. Yeah, I'll wait for you... Bye!"
Xu Yao hung up the phone and saw Wen Liang sitting opposite her with a horrified look on his face. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Did you see a ghost?"
"I didn't see a ghost, but I saw a chameleon. Xu Yao, you were born in the Year of the Dog. Your face changes so quickly!"
"You are still too young," Xu Yao said disdainfully, "To deal with someone like my dad, you need to be strategic. You need to be tough when you need to be tough, and you need to be submissive when you need to be submissive. Besides, even though I never act like a spoiled child, once I do, it's like a nuclear weapon, and Secretary Xu can't resist it at all."
Wen Liang squinted and said, "Then why don't you act like a spoiled child and get him to agree to let you shoot the commercial?"
"Well, that's different... It's a matter of principle. It's useless to act like a spoiled brat."
After school in the afternoon, the three of them went to Xu Yao's house and helped Zhang Ma cook a sumptuous dinner. It was not until 7:30 in the evening that Xu Fuyan came back. When he saw Wen Liang and Ning Xiaoning, he was slightly stunned. Then he walked over with a smile and said, "Xiaoliang, Xiaoning are here. Are you hungry? Sit down, everyone, we'll eat right away!"
They had a pleasant meal. Xu Yao winked at Wen Liang several times, asking him to talk about the advertisement, but Wen Liang ignored her. Finally, she got so anxious that she kicked him under the table. Unexpectedly, this man had a thick skin and did not show any reaction at all. Xu Yao pouted angrily and vented all her resentment on the braised fish in the middle of the table. She kept picking up the fish with chopsticks. Almost half of the two or three pounds of fish went into her stomach.
"Auntie Zhang, let's add fish to our dinner from now on. Why do you suddenly like fish?" Xu Fuyan looked at Xu Yao lovingly and said, "Look at the way you eat. Leave some for Xiaoliang and Xiaoning. What did I teach you..."
Xu Yao groaned, ignored everyone, and quickly finished the rice in the bowl, saying, "I'm full." Then he turned around and went to the living room, kicked off his shoes, and sat on the sofa to watch TV. Xu Fuyan smiled slightly. Of course, he knew why Xu Yao was angry and why Wen Liang showed up at home today, but since he had said it, he would not change his mind easily. Ning Xiaoning put down her chopsticks and said, "Uncle Xu, I've finished eating too. I'll go accompany Xu Yao. You guys eat slowly."
After Ning Xiaoning left, Wen Liang picked up a piece of boiled tofu and used a little force with his chopsticks, and the tofu broke into two pieces and fell on the table. Xu Fuyan looked up and Wen Liang apologized, "Sorry, I used a little too much force..."
Xu Fuyan smiled and handed over a tissue, saying meaningfully: "You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. You have to take your time when doing things, and the same applies to eating. Just like this piece of tofu, it looks soft and smooth, but it can't withstand even the slightest external force. If you hold it like that, you naturally can't eat it."
Wen Liang wiped the tofu on the table with a tissue and said with a smile, "What Uncle Xu said is right. It's all because I ate five-spice dried tofu at a food stall yesterday. I forgot that this tofu is different from that tofu. The tofu is ground, starched, poured, pressed, sliced, and stewed before it is formed. It's very firm, but it won't break no matter how hard you squeeze it."
Xu Fuyan's eyes flickered over Wen Liang's face, the smile in his eyes gradually faded, and after a while he said lightly: "I didn't expect you to be an expert in cooking... Xiaoliang, I understand what you mean, but I think you also know what I mean..."
Wen Liang interrupted Xu Fuyan and said sincerely, "Uncle Xu, there is a sentence in the Analects of Confucius: 'A gentleman cherishes virtue, while a villain cherishes land', which means that a gentleman and a villain think about different things every day. You are the head of a city, and a gentleman is open and honest. Why bother about what others say? Whether Xu Yao shoots commercials or not, people who talk nonsense will still talk nonsense, and there will be no difference. Besides, Xu Yao shoots a commercial, not for fame or profit, but just to have a special experience and life experience at this age, just for happiness. And isn't it the responsibility of a father to make his daughter happy?"
These words were full of accusations. Xu Yao gave up her superior life in Guanshan, gave up living with her mother day and night, gave up the environment where she grew up and lived since childhood, and followed Xu Fuyan to Qingzhou to study. She was extremely filial and sensible. But Xu Fuyan first worked hard to gain a foothold in Qingzhou, and then was busy with his work. He ignored Xu Yao and turned a blind eye to her. As Wen Liang said, it is actually the father's duty to make his daughter happy, but is this father competent
From the moment Xu Fuyan saw Wen Liang when he entered the room tonight, he had expected that he must be here to lobby, and he had also guessed a few words he would use to persuade him, waiting to see how this young man who had already stepped into the limelight would achieve his goal. However, he had no intention of changing his mind. It was a joke. As a senior city official, if the opinions conveyed through the secretary-general of the municipal party committee could be easily changed, where would the authority of the secretary be
But he never expected that the breakthrough would be from the angle of father-daughter love. Xu Fuyan was speechless. Even if he was a high-ranking official in Qingzhou City, he was also a father. Thinking about the little things in the past two years, how could he not feel emotional? People are all made of flesh and blood, especially fathers always love their daughters more. So although Wen Liang's words were rude, they made sense, so Xu Fuyan could not directly set the tone for shooting the advertisement. If that was the case, no matter how quick-witted Wen Liang was, he would be powerless to save the situation.
Seeing that the first move worked, Wen Liang felt relieved and struck while the iron was hot, "Uncle Xu, you've seen that Xu Yao is very unhappy about this incident. Otherwise, with her character, she would never contradict you in front of outsiders... After all, we are of the same age. When it comes to understanding her, you may not know her as well as I do. You can only coax her first and then reason with her. You can't directly use authority or orders to stop her, as that would be counterproductive."
Xu Fuyan frowned slightly, apparently following Wen Liang's guidance and thinking of Xu Yao's performance just now. The degree of his anger was probably beyond the previous highest record. According to experience, he would probably not have peace for three months, no, more than half a year.
Half a year...
"Xiao Liang, you are so confused!" Xu Fuyan sighed, and finally spoke, whispering: "Do you know that the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has someone in Yishan now? Letting Xiaoyao shoot a commercial at this critical juncture, isn't that giving them a handle?"
So the root of the problem was here. Wen Liang picked up the teapot beside him and poured him a cup of tea. He chuckled and said, "Ren Zhongping, he doesn't bother to take care of these trivial matters..."
Xu Fuyan was surprised and asked, "Is it Mr. Ren who came in person? Are you sure?"
Wen Liang was stunned. He didn't expect that Xu Fuyan only knew that someone from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection had come, but didn't know who it was. But then again, if he hadn't met Ren Zhongping by chance and Ning Xiaoning happened to be with him, he probably wouldn't have been able to find out the news.
"Yes, I'm sure!"
Xu Fuyan's face became solemn. This was not surprising. Anyone who heard that the Iron-faced Yama Ren Zhongping secretly appeared in his territory would have his heart rate soar to 180. This showed that he had a strong psychological quality.
"Are you sure?" Xu Fuyan asked again.
Wen Liang knew the problem of Secretary Xu. He would become indecisive and suspicious when facing great pressure. He said firmly: "One hundred percent sure, I have inside information in Beijing. Ren Zhongping and his personal secretary Xia Zimu are now in Yishan!"
Although he has a very close relationship with Xu Fuyan, he still has to pretend when it is time to do so. This makes him appear mysterious and profound, and it also gives him more confidence and bargaining chips at his age that makes people feel dazed.
Xu Fuyan pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "How do you know he won't bother with these little things?"
Ren Zhongping didn't even bother to care about the five-star hotel. He must have other plans, and they were very big, not to mention the trivial matter of Xu Yao shooting a commercial. Wen Liang smiled mysteriously again and said, "I don't know the details, but I can guarantee that his eyes will not stay on Yishan, or even Qingzhou. Uncle Xu can rest assured."
This is to tell him that Ren Zhongping is not coming for you, you are not qualified yet, don't worry about it. Xu Fuyan finally looked at Wen Liang with a different look. Although he knew that he was very smart and had just learned that he had done such a great cause in secret, it was difficult to change the impression of the elders on the younger generation in a short time, let alone communicate with them as people of equal status and level.
And at this moment, he realized that the young man sitting opposite him was no longer the child who was cautious and respectful to him when they first met, afraid of offending him, but a person who had access to the capital, to the top leaders, a level that even he could not access.
However, it was not too late for Xu Fuyan to understand this now. At least he was much luckier than those who had not yet realized the importance and destructive power of forgiveness!
"No matter what Ren Zhongping's purpose is, it is still inappropriate for Xiaoyao to participate in the filming of a commercial advertisement..."
Xu Fuyan may not completely believe Wen Liang's assurance, but he is a big man who has experienced many storms after all, so he quickly adjusted his mentality and changed the topic about the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Whether Wen Liang's words were true or false, he would naturally verify it later, so he shifted the topic back to the advertising matter, so as to save a little bit of the passive situation just now, but the tone revealed in his words was a little loosened.
Wen Liang was so thoughtful and thoughtful, waiting for this moment. He said without hesitation, "Uncle Xu's concerns are reasonable. How about this? As an important achievement of Yishan's investment promotion project, Yishan Applied Water Company invites Xu Yao, Ning Xiaoning and Ji Su to participate in the filming of the pure water advertisement with a remuneration of 5,000 yuan each. As your daughter, doesn't Xu Yao represent your and Qingzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government's trust and strong support for investment promotion enterprises? And all the remuneration will be donated to Qingzhou'Caring for Girls' Foundation without leaving a single cent, to help girls in poor areas realize their dream of going to school. Similarly, the company is also moved by the girls' love and will donate an additional one million to the foundation. Together with the three female students, the love will be passed on forever."
Every time he opened his mouth, it was like a sample promotional notice, with clear logic, clear organization, and complete reasoning and legality. If it were someone else, Xu Fuyan might be impressed, but when it happened to Wen Liang, it was natural and not worth mentioning.
Xu Fuyan thought about it, his brows relaxed, and said, "Well, in order to support your company, I even sent my daughter to help. Don't you think one million is too little, Mr. Wen?"
Wen Liang grinned and said with a pained look on his face, "What does Secretary Xu mean?"
"There is still a funding gap for the development of Dongcheng District. Let's see if your company can come up with a solution..." (To be continued)