In the afternoon, before five o'clock.
The sun was setting and it was going to be dark soon.
Dong Xuebin parked the car at the entrance of Yunde Auction Company. As he got out of the car and walked into the company, he wondered if he had escaped from illness and relapsed. Colds? Anyway, can you find an excuse to put this matter aside first? When I think about it, it's not good. The disease escape is so obvious that even a fool can see it. This will leave a bad impression on Mr. Xie and Sister Xie's parents. It's better to bite the bullet and go ahead.
Forget it, what are you doing
Dude, who have you been afraid of since you were a kid
"Is Xiao Tao'er here?" Dong Xuebin asked a girl at the front desk.
When the girl saw Dong Xuebin, she immediately recognized him and knew that this man had a special relationship with Mr. Qu. "Are you looking for Mr. Qu's secretary? Wait a moment, I will contact you right away."
Not long after, Xiao Taoer came down from upstairs.
Dong Xuebin didn't talk nonsense, "Do you have the key to Yunxuan's safe? Get me a box of wild ginseng."
Xiao Taoer knew that those wild ginseng belonged to him, "You go up with me? How old are you going to get them?"
"I won't go. Well, it will be fifty years old. I remember there is still a box."
Originally, only Qu Yunxuan had the key to the safe, but she and her parents went to Hong Kong and Macao for a trip. She was afraid that something might happen to the company, so she gave the key to Xiao Taoer. If it were someone else, Xiao Tao'er might have to call and ask Qu Yunxuan, but there was no need for Dong Xuebin. She could just report it to Mr. Qu afterwards, so Xiao Tao'er quickly went upstairs to open the safe and put a box of 50-year-old I took down the wild ginseng.
Dong Xuebin was in a hurry and left after taking it.
Early six o'clock.
Xishan, villa area.
He drove in based on his memory, and saw the majestic house from a distance. The sight of the armed guards made people feel solemn. Dong Xuebin took a deep breath, looked at his watch, and felt that he was a little late. He turned the car After parking in the garage, she called Xie Huilan. Unexpectedly, Sister Xie hadn't arrived yet. There was a traffic jam on the Fourth Ring Road. She had just gotten off the main road. There were still about ten minutes left, so she asked Dong Xuebin to wait for her at the door.
After a while, a new black Passat drove over.
The make of the car is that of the Yantai County Government, and Xie Huilan drove here alone.
Xie Huilan was dressed very beautifully today. When she got out of the car, she had a coat on her arm, a bag with a bell, neatly tied hair, a gray lady's suit, brown trousers, and black high heels. Compared with her Wearing a black suit that has never changed for thousands of years, this color matching outfit is much more feminine, very graceful and luxurious, and Dong Xuebin looks very comfortable, at least not so serious.
Dong Xuebin stepped forward and said, "You are so beautiful today."
"Haha, thank you." Xie Huilan smiled, "Have you brought anything?"
Dong Xuebin raised the bag of wild ginseng in his hand and said, "The ones that are fifty years old and older are all auctioned off, so this is the one."
"It's several hundred thousand, isn't that enough?" Xie Huilan took her clothes and bag with one hand, took a few steps forward, and took his hand generously, "Let's go in."
Dong Xuebin glanced at the straddled arm and coughed, "Yeah."
In front of the villa, two guards stopped Dong Xuebin and wanted to search him. This was a normal procedure. The last time Dong Xuebin came here, he was also searched. He knew that this was to prevent any accidents. Although Dong Xuebin felt uncomfortable, he There are other people's rules, but there's nothing you can do about it.
Xie Huilan narrowed her eyes, "Do you need to search me? Huh?"
The guard's arm stretched out to Dong Xuebin hesitated slightly.
"This is my boyfriend." Xie Huilan looked at them, "What's the problem?"
The two guards looked at each other, stepped back, and continued to stand guard without searching him again.
When Dong Xuebin came here last time, he was not very familiar with Xie Huilan, so the body search was a normal procedure, and it didn't matter. But this time Dong Xuebin came to visit Xie Huilan as her boyfriend. If he does this kind of distrust again , Xie Huilan's face is not good-looking either.
After entering the hospital, Xie Huilan asked: "When you meet the elders later, you can call me whatever I call you."
Dong Xuebin hummed subconsciously, and suddenly said in a sweat: "You call me parents, do I call you too?"
Xie Huilan smiled, "I mean my eldest and second uncles. As for my parents, hehe, you can call them parents if you want. You can call them as long as you can."
Of course Dong Xuebin couldn't scream, he was not that thick-skinned.
"By the way, among the third generation, I am the eldest sister in the family, so you don't have to be so polite to the younger ones."
"Yes, I understand." Dong Xuebin adjusted his mentality and took a deep breath.
At this time, before Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan entered the villa, there was a sound of talking in the courtyard next to them. Looking sideways, two middle-aged men were smoking and chatting. The two looked somewhat similar. They are two brothers, one has a thick and energetic voice, while the other has a calm and calm voice, neither fast nor slow. There was a middle-aged woman sitting next to the two of them, listening to them with a smile and chiming in from time to time.
Xie Huilan hugged him and said, "Let's go and say hello."
"These three are..." Dong Xuebin asked in a low voice.
"The man who spoke unhurriedly is my uncle Xie Guoliang, my dad's younger brother, the second eldest son of the second generation. He has a good temper, haha. Anyway, I rarely see him get angry." Xie Huilan slowed down. , whispered: "Now my uncle works with the Ministry of Finance, as the First Deputy Minister."
Deputy Minister of Finance
Dong Xuebin was shocked and felt a little embarrassed this time.
Xie Huilan continued: "The other two are my second uncle and my second aunt, Xie Guojian and Ci Lifen. My second uncle is also the third eldest child in the family. Xiaohao's father has a temper similar to that of my grandfather. He is a bit tough and sometimes he can't listen. People advise, but he is very upright. Well, my second uncle now works for the General Political Department of the Military Commission, deputy director of the General Political Department, and a lieutenant general. My second aunt works for the State Press and Publication Administration. She is not the top leader, but she is also in a department below. Number one."
Deputy Director of General Administration of the Military Commission
Leader of the General Administration of Press and Publication
Dong Xuebin's heart tightened, thinking who the hell are these people! The first deputy minister of the Ministry of Finance, 80% of whom are ministerial-level officials, as well as the deputy director of the General Political Department, Lieutenant General, if you advance one more level, you will soon enter the Military Commission, even if it is the State Press and Publication Administration of Aunt Xie Huilan, The top leaders of the departments below are probably also cadres at the department and bureau level. It is really difficult to compare people to each other, and it is necessary to throw away goods when comparing goods.
"Eh? Huilan is here?" Ci Lifen saw them.
Xie Guoliang smiled and said, "Are you here too late and the whole family is waiting for you?"
Xie Huilan took Dong Xuebin and walked two steps quickly, and said with a smile: "There is a traffic jam on the road. I didn't mean it. Haha, uncle, second uncle, and second aunt, I wish you a good year."
Dong Xuebin also followed: "Uncle, second uncle, second aunt, happy New Year."
Xie Huilan introduced: "This is Dong Xuebin."
Xie Hao's mother Ci Lifen looked at him up and down, smiled and nodded, "Yes, the young man is very energetic."
Xie Guoliang also smiled and nodded slightly to Dong Xuebin. As Sister Xie said, it felt quite kind.
It's just that Xie Guojian wasn't too enthusiastic. He just said yes and said nothing more, but he didn't show any emotion to Dong Xuebin either. On the surface, he was still passable.
Dong Xuebin breathed a sigh of relief, the situation was not as bad as he thought.
After chatting for a while, Xie Guoliang smiled and said: "Okay, go see the old man in the house, I'll wait for you."
Xie Huilan nodded and said, "It's almost time to eat. You and my second uncle should stop smoking a few cigarettes. What good is that thing for the body? Haha, let's go first."
Xie Guojian laughed loudly, "You little girl, are you even in charge of me now?"
Ci Lifen rolled her eyes at him and said, "Huilan is right. Why don't you smoke less and want to be hospitalized again?"
The family atmosphere feels good.
Outside the villa, Xie Huilan held her hand on the door and did not push it open. Instead, she turned her head and said to Dong Xuebin: "My aunt, sister-in-law and brother-in-law were busy with work and they didn't come over. When I called, Xiaoran and the others seemed to have arrived. Xie Ran was My brother and Xie Jing are my sisters. They are one or two years younger than me and a little older than you. They are the children of my uncle Xie Guoliang. Well, Xie Ran has mixed seniority with the Beijing Youth League Committee and has just been promoted to deputy director. , Xie Jing works at Xinhua News Agency, well, that’s about it, our family’s situation is probably like this.”
Dong Xuebin was a little depressed. He thought that his official position was very high, but he was nothing compared with others. Even Xie Ran, the youngest of the generation, was a deputy.
"Then you went in?"
"… Um."
Opening the door, Xie Huilan entered the room with a smile, "Sorry, I'm late due to traffic jam, haha."
Xie Huilan's mother, Han Jing, was sitting on the sofa with Xie Guobang. She raised her head when she heard the sound and glanced at Xie Huilan. "Every time you ask everyone to wait for you, how many times has it been for you? You will make excuses." After that, , Han Jing looked at Dong Xuebin and smiled softly, "Xiaobin is here? Come in quickly."
Dong Xuebin said respectfully: "Uncle, aunt, happy New Year."
Xie Guobang, member of the Political Bureau and Beijing Municipal Committee, looked at him and nodded slightly, "Here you come? Sit down."
"Haha, happy New Year." Han Jing was very enthusiastic and asked Dong Xuebin to sit down.
When he met Han Jing last time, Mrs. Han's attitude towards him was very normal, but this time Dong Xuebin only said a few words and he could clearly feel that Mrs. Han had changed a lot towards him. Dong Xuebin thought that it must be that Mrs. Han changed after saving Sister Xie's life with a time bomb, right? Or maybe it was because her work ability was recognized? Khan, this should be impossible.
Xie Guobang and Han Jing were the only ones in the living room, and the others might be upstairs.
Xie Guobang sat as steady as a mountain, while Han Jing took Dong Xuebin's hand cordially and talked to him. At the end, he also expressed his gratitude for the time bomb. If Dong Xuebin hadn't stepped forward to defuse the bomb, Xie Huilan is gone now.
Xie Huilan smiled and said: "Mom, you are so enthusiastic and you scare Xiaobin, haha, let Xiaobin drink some water and catch his breath first."
Women are outward-looking. Han Jing glanced at her daughter angrily and said to her heart that you do care about your man. RO