Xia Shao planned to let Qin Hanlin enter the house and tell him what happened after she returned to Dongshi, but there was a laugh and cough at the door.
"It's okay, it's okay, keep going, keep going! Tomorrow won't be too late!" Qin Hanlin leaned against the door and listened happily in the corner.
The door opened with a bang, and a hand stretched out from inside and pulled Qin Hanlin in. Qin Hanlin depressedly slapped Xu Tianyin's hand away. Why did he offend this kid
In the house, there was no Xia Shao, but the fragrance of tea lingered behind an elegant mahogany carved screen. Xu Tianyin turned around and went behind the screen. When Qin Hanlin walked in bitterly, he saw that the two of them were already sitting at the tea table, and the tea had been poured.
Xia Shao played with the tea set, her mood was peaceful, as calm and leisurely as usual. Only if you look closely can you see that there is a faint blush on her cheeks. When Qin Hanlin came in, she lowered her eyes to make tea and didn't even raise her eyes for a long time.
Qin Hanlin's bitter and angry face suddenly turned into a smile as he joked. The thin blush on Xia Shao's cheeks was getting darker. Xu Tianyin's cold gaze made Qin Hanlin shudder and finally sat down honestly.
"Little Junior Sister." As soon as he sat down, Qin Hanlin opened his mouth with a smile, and Xu Tianyin's cold eyes seemed to be filled with wind and snow.
"Xiao Shao." Qin Hanlin was depressed and quickly changed his words. Unexpectedly, someone's cold gaze not only did not retract, but there was a knife caught in the wind and snow, which made it even colder.
"Then what do you want me to call her?" Qin Hanlin couldn't bear it anymore and slapped the tea table.
"Sister-in-law." Xu Tianyin's tone was cold, so cold that there was no fluctuation.
"Pfft!" Qin Hanlin finished taking pictures of the tea table and just took a sip of tea. He spurted it out before he could even taste it.
Xia Shao also paused while holding on to the purple clay pot, and glanced at Xu Tianyin while holding back a smile. Qin Hanlin is two years younger than Xu Tianyin, but he is also eight years older than her. If Xu Tianzhe calls her sister-in-law, she deserves it given her seniority, but Qin Hanlin really doesn't have the need to do so. But Xia Shao didn't come to Qin Hanlin's rescue either. Who told him to listen to the corner
Seeing Xia Shao sitting there with a smile, Xu Tianyin staring coldly, Qin Hanlin laughed bitterly.
"You're so cruel!" After glaring at Xu Tianyin, Qin Hanlin looked at Xia Shao, his face changed faster than flipping through a book, and he put on a flower-like smile, "Sister-in-law, my biological sister-in-law! I heard that you always see your little brother-in-law. Is there a disaster recently? Please have mercy and resolve it!"
"Ahem!" Even though Xia Shao was always calm, she couldn't help but choked and looked up at Qin Hanlin with a smile. This guy is two years old, and I don’t know how they met. One is always funny, and the other doesn’t talk to each other all day long. How did these two become good friends
"Thank you very much for my sister's admission quota." After Xia Shao smiled, she got straight to the point.
Qin Hanlin raised his eyebrows, not surprised that Xia Shao knew about this. With her ability, she can naturally guess it. But judging from the reactions of Zhang Ruman and her parents when they saw him today, it was obvious that Xia Shao didn't tell them after seeing this.
"Sister-in-law, what you mean is that I have done good things, so I will be rewarded now?" Qin Hanlin's smile was still as bright, but his eyes were slightly darker.
If someone who didn't know what he said was listening, they would think that Qin Hanlin meant that Xia Shao wanted to help him resolve the official disaster because he was grateful to him for helping Zhang Ruman. But in fact, Qin Hanlin's words had a deeper meaning, and Xia Shao understood it.
"You did a good thing, but someone wanted you to do it." Xia Shao's eyes were full of meaning.
Qin Hanlin's smile did not change, but his eyes narrowed slightly. He was born into an official family, and this sentence was enough for him to understand what it meant.
Xia Shao poured Qin Hanlin another cup of tea and detailed what happened after returning to Dongshi. With Qin Hanlin's keenness towards officialdom intrigues, he found the connection as soon as Xia Shao mentioned these two things. After Xia Shao finished speaking, she drank tea in silence, and the atmosphere was silent.
Qin Hanlin was lost in thought and didn't speak for a while. After Xia Shao tasted three cups of tea, he smiled and said, "It seems that someone has eaten everything."
Hearing this, Xia Shao held the tea cup and smiled.
really.
What Qin Hanlin meant was that there was a traitor in the Qin family. Xia Shao thought so too.
For Lian Zhongrong to set his sights on the China Charity Foundation, someone must be instigating him behind the scenes. If it was just his own idea, his brother Lian Zhongyong's appearance would not show signs of official disaster. The other party had obviously dug a hole for him to jump into, and had tricked their brothers into it. And this person couldn't be an official from the Jiang family. If he was from the Jiang family, Lian Zhongrong wouldn't be able to trust this person easily. This person must be one of our own!
"Not only can this person win the trust of Yu Lian Zhongrong, he is also convinced that you will help Ruman. He knows your personal affairs very well."
Qin Hanlin met Zhang Ruman today. The two of them didn't even say a word to each other. They occasionally looked at each other, one smiled provocatively, and the other wanted to kill someone with his eyes. It seems that the relationship between the two is not very friendly, but is this really the case
Qin Hanlin's Ming Palace Hongluan didn't look happy, but the peach blossoms on his face were less than before. In the past two years, Xia Shao was not in Qingshi and did not know what happened between the two. Zhang Ruman never mentioned it. Qin Hanlin still seemed romantic, but the relationship between them must be different from others. Otherwise, how could such a paradoxical relationship attract the attention of interested people
But this person could tell that Qin Hanlin would definitely help Zhang Ruman, either because he had been watching him for a long time, or because he was someone close to him!
Xia Shao preferred the latter because the Lian family was a member of the Qin family and Qin Hanlin was the heir trained by the old man of the Qin family. The Lian family must be close to Qin Hanlin. Anyone who can win Yu Lian Zhongrong's trust is very likely to get close to Qin Hanlin. This person was either Qin Hanlin's confidant, or someone who often accompanied him when he was working in Qingshi.
Qin Hanlin obviously also had this speculation, so his usually smiling face was rarely covered with a layer of frost, and he didn't even bother to explain Xia Shao's teasing about him and Zhang Ruman.
The atmosphere fell into silence again.
Xia Shao knew that although this speculation had narrowed the scope, it was not easy to find the suspicious person based on speculation. In the past few years that Qin Hanlin has been working in Qingshi, there are definitely not just one or two people who often come and go around him. If there are many people with mixed eyes and saw what happened between him and Zhang Ruman, then this person is actually not easy to find. But I'm afraid Qin Hanlin would rather be hard to find than think about the confidants around him. After all, the feeling of being betrayed is not good.
After a moment of silence, when Xia Shao thought Qin Hanlin would be immersed in the emotion of possible betrayal, he raised his eyes. He had a handsome face as usual, and even his smile was still bright, "I can't figure it out for the moment, but I have someone who set up the trap."
"Oh?" Xia Shao raised her eyebrows.
"Jiang Zhengqi." Xu Tianyin suddenly spoke. After Xia Shao and Qin Hanlin started chatting, he quietly stared at Xia Shao's tea cup, adding a little if it was missing, and remaining in ice sculpture mode the rest of the time. Unexpectedly, three words came out as soon as he opened his mouth.
Qin Hanlin smiled and said, "Except for him, I can't think of anyone else who has the ability to set up an inside job around me. These two things were done so obscurely. If my sister-in-law hadn't been smart and noticed something unusual, it wouldn't have been easy to discover. He is the only one who does things so carefully without leaving any traces."
Even if Qin Hanlin knew the risks regarding the admission quota, there was no way he would have known about Lian Zhongrong's idea of the Huaxia Charity Fund if Xia Shao hadn't discovered it. Jiang Zhengqi is the only one who does things in such a secretive manner.
Xu Tianyin and Qin Hanlin agreed, so Xia Shao naturally had no objection. In fact, if you think about it, you can guess that it must be the Jiang family that deals with the Qin family, and the person who can set up such a trap must be in a high position. I just didn't expect that the young master of the Jiang family would do it himself.
Speaking of which, among the four young masters in the capital, Xia Shao heard the least news about Jiang Zhengqi. This person was very low-key. Compared to Xu Tianzhe's politeness, Qin Hanlin's suaveness, and Wang Zhuo's dandy high-profile, Jiang Zhengqi, as the young leader of the Jiang family, was almost submerged in the various reputations of the three of them, and was as low-key as if he did not exist.
According to Xia Shao's understanding, the Jiang family has been in the political arena for far less time than the Qin family. If we count the years since the founding of the Republic, the Qin family belongs to the elders in the dynasty, while the Jiang family is the upstart. But this new upstart is no newcomer, but a force that cannot be underestimated. Although the generation from the Jiang family to Jiang Zhengqi has only been passed down for two generations, Jiang Zhengqi’s grandfather was a close blood relative of a leader of a certain generation. Later, the Jiang family entered the political arena. Jiang Zhengqi’s father was a member of the Republic of China for two terms. As a close confidant of the head of the family, the Jiang Clan has grown rapidly and unstoppably in twenty years, and is now able to compete with the Qin Clan.
Jiang Zhengqi took office as the local mayor and seldom returned to the capital. There was also little news about him in the capital. But Qin Hanlin, as the young master of the Qin clan, had never underestimated Jiang Zhengqi.
"This man has been like this since the time we were competing. It seems that he is his mayor locally and does not interfere in the affairs of the factions in the capital. In fact, many hidden forces are set up by him. From my experience of fighting with him Generally speaking, this person is rigorous, low-key, and very tolerant. He is almost as tolerant as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." Qin Hanlin turned the teacup in his hand and smiled.
Xia Shao chuckled lightly, but Qin Hanlin continued to laugh: "Unless he can close the net, his power will never move. In other words, he is very sure about this matter."
In fact, Jiang Zhengqi would have succeeded this time if Xia Shao hadn't noticed that he was in trouble. The Qin family will be severely damaged, and maybe the situation will change again and the Jiang family will be replaced.
The foundation of the Huaxia Group is in Qing Province, and Xia Shao will naturally not sit back and watch Qing Province fall into the hands of the Jiang family. but…
"What are you going to do? Even Zhongyong's net worth is not clean, and his brother's assets are also in question." Xia Shao raised her eyebrows and looked at Qin Hanlin, there was something in her words.
Xia Shao understood that it didn't matter who was righteous or evil between the Qin Clan and the Jiang Clan. The two factions were just a political game, but because Xu Tianyin and Qin Hanlin were friends, she chose her friend's faction. But this does not mean that all Qin people are honest officials. Whether it is the Jiang clan or the Qin clan, there are both honest officials and corrupt officials. From Xia Shao's own point of view, she does not advocate connivance. Lian Zhongrong dares to touch the idea of the China Charity Foundation. This person cannot be spared. Of course the same goes for his brother.
But from the perspective of the overall political game, I am afraid that this approach is not appropriate.
"What a difficult problem!" Qin Hanlin smiled bitterly.
Isn't that a problem
Jiang Zhengqi's secret in this game is not easy to discover. Even if he is discovered, it will still be a problem for the Qin family.
The Jiang Clan already has evidence that the Lian brothers were embezzling money and bending the law. The most direct solution is for the Qin Clan to strike first and send the Discipline Inspection Commission to investigate the people. Even if the leadership team of Dongshi City were to be replaced by a group of people, the replacements would still be from the Qin family, which would defeat the purpose of the Jiang family. Of course, this is just a matter for the Lien brothers. Qin Hanlin still has to think of a way to get admission quota. With the foundation and power of the Qin family, it must not be difficult to erase some evidence. But in this case, regarding the Lian family, the Qin family would offend Mr. Lian. Not only would they lose a general, but they would also put everyone who followed the Qin family in danger.
The Qin family would definitely not do such a disheartening thing.
But if he doesn't clear up the relationship with the Lian family, it will be really difficult for Qin Hanlin to deal with it for a while.
"Give me time to think about it." Qin Hanlin lowered his eyes and said.
Xia Shao nodded. He had just learned about this, so it was better to let him calm down and think about it carefully. She promised her parents not to stay in the house for too long, so it was time to go back. But just when Xia Shao wanted to let Qin Hanlin think about it first, she went back first, when she saw Qin Hanlin laughing, leaning forward across the tea table, smiling brightly.
"But, sister-in-law, I have a favor to ask of you."
When Xia Shao heard him call her sister-in-law, she got goosebumps all over the floor. She stood up with a smile and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll meet Lian Zhongrong and find out who is instigating him behind his back."
After saying that, Xia Shao turned around and walked out of the screen, hearing Qin Hanlin laughing from behind and shouting: "You are really my sister-in-law!"
Xia Shao frowned and smiled, stroking the goosebumps on her arms when she left the house. She thought for the first time whether she should consider breaking up his destined marriage with Zhang Ruman, otherwise she wouldn't be able to bear it if he called her sister every day in the future. This kid is really noisy.
…
Xia Shao was going to report back to Capital University the day after tomorrow. This matter should not be delayed. Xia Shao didn't want to wait until tomorrow to ask, so she asked Qin Hanlin earlier so that Qin Hanlin could make up his mind earlier. Therefore, after Xia Shao returned to her home, she said hello to her parents and stated that she was going out to meet Lian Zhongrong and would be back before dinner.
But Xia Zhiyuan frowned after hearing this, "Why are you going to see this man today on this big day? Besides, when the old man is here, you won't be at home with him."
Xia Shao knew that her parents would disapprove of her going out today, so it didn't matter whether she lied about what she was going out for or not. She just told the truth. Xia Shao had expected her father's reaction and had already thought of her words, "Dad, you should know something about the officialdom. The Lian family is a member of the Qin family, and the Qin family and the Xu family have always had a good relationship, so I came back For so many days, I haven't dealt with Lian Zhongrong. Isn't it because Master Qin is here today? I just told him over there that I will go out to meet Lian Zhongrong. Don't worry, the old man is here, he won't I know what's going on."
Xia Zhiyuan was really stunned. His daughter rarely mentioned these things to him. But to be honest, he can understand. Thinking about her daughter marrying into the Xu family in the future, even if she is not in politics, she will probably have to interact with no fewer people in the officialdom than in the shopping mall. Sooner or later, she will encounter these conflicts and have to deal with them sooner or later. It is also a good thing to exercise.
"Don't go too late. I don't know how late I will take my nap. If you wake up and come sit here, you've been out for too long. I don't know what your mother will say to you," Xia Zhiyuan reminded.
"Just say I'm going out to buy groceries, and I'll bring some with me when I come back." Xia Shao said with a smile, went back to the house, changed into normal clothes, and went out.
When I arrived at the door, I heard the sound of a car horn, just one, very short, just like the temperament of the car owner. Xia Shao raised her eyes and looked ahead with a smile, and was surprised to see a military Land Rover parked at the door, with Xu Tianyin sitting in the driver's seat, waiting for her.
Xia Shao knew that Xu Tianyin would follow. The two of them had known each other well over the years they had been together. It would be much easier for Xu Tianyin to accompany her out to meet Lian Zhongrong than for her to go out alone.
Xia Shao smiled and sat in the passenger seat. Xu Tianyin leaned over and fastened her seat belt. The two left Taoyuan District and went all the way to Huayuan Private Club.
In the chairman's room of the club, Lian Zhongrong came shortly after Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin arrived.
Lian Zhongrong just received a call from Chen Manguan, the general manager of Fulixiang. The call was short and concise, "Mr. Lian, our chairman has invited us to a private club."
Only three sentences made Lian Zhongrong extremely happy. He has been as anxious as an ant on a hot pot these days, looking for Xia Shao. She went to Qingshi. I heard that she came back yesterday afternoon, but security in Taoyuan District is very tight, and his younger brother, the municipal party secretary, cannot enter. go. The security guard called the Xia family, but Xia Shao refused, and he was blocked at the gate of the community again. Lian Zhongrong even planned to confess to his old man what he had done, and then beg him to intercede. Unexpectedly, he received the news that Xia Shao wanted to see him today!
Lian Zhongrong drove over quickly and didn't dare to waste a moment. He was stunned as soon as he entered the room.
On the sofa, a man was sitting there, wearing a silver-black shirt with his cuffs rolled up, peeling pine nuts. He heard someone coming in and looked up at him, then lowered his head and continued peeling pine nuts.
However, it was this brief rise that shocked Lian Zhongrong!
Xu Tianyin? !
Although the Lian family is a member of the Qin family, this is the first time for Lian Zhongrong to meet Xu Tianyin. Xu Tianyin is the direct grandson of the Xu family. Not to mention that he was abroad before. Even in the past few years in Qing Province and in the capital, it was not possible to see him if he wanted to. Even Zhongrong and Qin Hanlin, the young master of the Qin clan, could only meet each other during the New Year's greetings, let alone Xu Tianyin, Mr. Xu's direct grandson.
But now in China, there are really very few people who don't know Xu Tianyin. This is all thanks to the return of the murals. He represented the country's military as an envoy to the British side and is now very well-known in the country! Within a few days of the incident, Lian Zhongrong recognized Xu Tianyin at a glance and was shocked.
"Xu, General Xu?" When did he come to Dongshi
Lian Zhongrong stared at Xu Tianyin on the sofa with an unnatural smile. It is now known to everyone that the relationship between Xu Tianyin and Xia Shao has reached the stage of engagement. When Xu Tianyin pursued Xia Shao, there were rumors in the circle that the youngest major general in the Republic was extremely fond of Xia Shao. Xia Shao wanted to see him today, but Xu Tianyin showed up at the Huayuan private club together. He, he wouldn't know about his involvement in the Huaxia Charity Fund, right
Lian Zhongrong stared straight at Xu Tianyin, but Xu Tianyin never raised his head again. He even turned a deaf ear to his voice of greeting and lowered his head to concentrate on peeling off his pine nuts.
Xia Shao looked on from the side and smiled in her heart. Senior brother doesn't like to socialize. When Lian Zhongrong came in just now, he raised his head and glanced at him, which actually told him that he was here. Now that the task has been completed, of course he doesn't care about anyone anymore.
But Xu Tianyin's disrespectful behavior had other meanings in Lian Zhongrong's eyes. It seemed that he had this attitude just because he knew what he had done.
With a bang, Lian Zhongrong swallowed and turned to look at Xia Shao awkwardly.
Xia Shao sat next to Xu Tianyin, handed out a cup of fragrant Biluochun, and said with a leisurely smile: "Mr. Lian, take a seat."
Lian Zhongrong was flattered and hurriedly sat down. He accepted the tea with a fawning smile and said, "Director Xia, I sincerely apologize for the matter of the foundation. I didn't pay a penny for the one million donation you sent back." Move! I signed a donation agreement with the China Charity Foundation, how can I break my promise?"
"Oh?" Xia Shao smiled when he heard this, "Then how come the moment the agreement was signed, President Lian changed his mind and insisted on talking about buying shares?"
When Lian Zhongrong heard this, his heart was in his throat and he glanced at Xu Tianyin first. Xu Tianyin had a lonely aura all over his body and ignored people at all. He just turned his head and spread his hands. A handful of peeled pine nuts lay in the palm of his hand. Xia Shao took it with a smile, ate some and took a sip of tea.
Lian Zhongrong's eyes widened when he saw it, and he thought that the rumors were indeed true. Then he became even more worried, but at least Xia Shao was now willing to talk about this matter, so he quickly explained, "Director Xia, I told you about this at the beginning. Mr. Xia has explained that these are the stingy shareholders of my company. They think it is too wasteful for me to use one million for charity, so they insist on asking me to talk to Mr. Xia about buying shares. It is hard to go against public opinion, and I can't help it. ."
"Oh? The donation donated by Mr. Lian used the company's funds?" Xia Shao raised her eyebrows and curled her lips, which meant that Lian Zhongrong's heart trembled!
"This, this..." Lian Zhongrong was also a businessman. When Xia Shao asked this, he knew what mistake he had made in lying.
"I don't understand a bit. The donation agreement signed by Mr. Lian and the China Charity Fund clearly states that it is a private donation, not a corporate donation. Shouldn't that one million be Mr. Lian's private income? If it is privately owned, shareholders What reason do they have to intervene? Unless Mr. Lian donated in a private name, but misappropriated the company's funds, and the shareholders' interests were harmed, so they intervened. If this is the case, to be honest, if the China Charity Fund is a joint-stock company In terms of business operations, I don't dare to have a shareholder like Mr. Lian." Xia Shao smiled and mocked.
Lian Zhongrong’s face was burning!
Misappropriation of public funds is taboo not only in the public sector but also in private enterprises. Regardless of whether the million belonged to him or the company, he told such a lie but labeled himself as embezzling public funds. He had thought before that maybe Xia Shao could allow him to invest in the Lian family because he was a member of the Qin family. Now, is it really possible
This lie he told has already tricked himself. Huaxia Group is a listed company and its financial review is extremely strict. With such bad records, it is impossible for him to become a shareholder of the company.
"Director Xia, this, this matter..."
"I only give Mr. Lian one chance to do this today. If Mr. Lian doesn't tell the truth, if I leave through this door, there will be no future." Xia Shao pinched a pine nut and ate it, her eyes slightly curved, but her tone was light. of.
Lian Zhongrong opened his mouth, his mind was so confused that he really didn't know where to start.
"If President Lien doesn't know where to start, just ask me and you answer." Xia Shao finished eating the pine nuts, clapped her hands, picked up the tea cup, lowered her eyes, "Tell me, who gave you this idea. "
Lian Zhongrong was so startled that he almost stopped sitting and stood up from the sofa! How did she know that someone was advising him behind the scenes
Lian Zhongrong stared at Xia Shao, but Xia Shao lowered her eyes and drank tea with a calm expression. Despite this, Lian Zhongrong still had strong emotions in his heart. He didn't know how Xia Shao knew it. He just felt that when she lowered her eyes just now, her eyes were slightly cold, and her inadvertent demeanor made him sweat on the back. It is rumored by the outside world that this girl has achieved a lot at a young age and has her own brilliance. This cleverness has nothing to do with whether she is a Feng Shui master or not. It is a matter of mental calculation, far beyond her age.
He had never seen it and didn’t believe it before. When I saw him today, my heart went crazy.
"Is this question difficult to answer?" Xia Shao reached out to pour tea without raising her eyes. Before her hand touched the steaming teapot, Xu Tianyin took it, poured it for her, put it down, and continued working.
"This... Director Xia, I admit that someone mentioned this and I listened. However, I can't say who this person is." Lian Zhongrong's mouth was dry, he looked at the tea in front of him, and then Don't dare to move.
"Mr. Lian means that you want me to put the blame for this matter on your head and settle the matter with you, right?" Xia Shao raised her eyes and smiled.
Lian Zhongrong was so high that his eyes were straight.
Xia Shao smiled again, "Mr. Lian, you should have heard something about me. I must settle the debt you owe me. However, I don't want to settle the wrong person, lest someone escapes." Once, there will be a next time. I don’t want the person who plotted against me to have a next time.”
Lian Zhongrong didn't say anything, just stared at Xia Shao, feeling increasingly irritated. He was in his thirties, and this was the first time that he was so intimidated by the demeanor of a twenty-year-old girl that he dared not speak casually.
"These days, I haven't approached Mr. Lien because you are not the mastermind. If this matter was your idea, do you think you can still sit in front of me today?" Xia Shao said slowly, each sentence becoming more leisurely.
Lian Zhongrong opened his mouth, can't he? Although he is anxious these days, there is still a glimmer of hope. That is, the Lian family is from the Qin family. If Xia Shaoru really doesn't let him go, the worst he can do is go back and ask his old man to help. She can't deny him any face, right
However, Xia Shao seemed to have seen through what Lian Zhongrong was thinking, and chuckled, "Mr. Lian, you are not the only one who has an old man to invite, don't I? I really plan to go to Qin's house and ask Mr. Qin to give me a favor It’s up to you.”
Lian Zhongrong's last glimmer of hope was instantly shattered. He was wrong in this matter in the first place, and it was not justified in the first place. If Xia Shao didn't even deal with him and directly went to Mr. Qin to ask for an explanation, then she would be completely The victim is waiting to be peeled off.
"Director Xia, I..."
"I just want to hear one thing." Xia Shao interrupted Lian Zhongrong and his eyes turned cold, "Mr. Lian just needs to tell me, who is this person from Qingshi?"
What? !
Lian Zhongrong was startled and stood up this time.
How did she know that that person worked in Qingshi!