57: Chapter 57 The Peach Blossom Bride

A position as a member of the County Party Committee is truly insignificant at the level of the Provincial Party Committee.

However, this county-level position is just right for provincial leaders to use as an example to warn others.

Of course, all of this is just Sun Ning's imagination.

But for news that can make it into the internal reference reports, even if the Provincial Party Committee does not intervene, the Zhongzhou Municipal Committee and the Municipal Government will certainly look into it.

Therefore, propaganda is such a sharp weapon; one must make good use of it when one can.

Sun Ning looked at the still shy Zhao Xue, and a protective desire surged in his heart.

The contrast between Zhao Xue's current appearance and that sports jersey was truly too strong.

It made Sun Ning unable to resist pecking those tender, luscious, and sexy thin lips.

Is Miss Zhao the type of person who would suffer a loss without fighting back?

Obviously not; she decisively pecked Sun Ning back.

Then the two of them acted like children, pecking at each other—how childish!

As they pecked, they embraced again.

When their passion reached its peak, Sun Ning whispered in Zhao Xue's ear: "Are you ready?"

"You know, both Rou Rou and I are celibate! Neither of us minds!"

Sun Ning neither agreed nor disagreed with this reason Zhao Xue gave.

Would someone who is celibate still take a fancy to him?

But it might be true that they don't mind.

Having lived a second life, Sun Ning didn't want to end up lonely like in his previous life, so he had long decided to follow his heart.

Therefore, he didn't feel much guilt toward Zhao Xue and Shang Rou.

He had long ago divided his heart into several pieces and shamelessly accepted his own playboy nature.

Since Zhao Xue had spoken to this extent, Sun Ning wouldn't remain indifferent and act like a saint.

As for Zhao Xue, she was truly the person Sun Ning considered to have the best figure.

The entire process made Sun Ning unable to keep his hands off her.

Until the very end!

The night grew deep, and Zhao Xue snuggled in Sun Ning's arms, chatting intermittently.

Most of it was reminiscing about the past when they first met.

Zhao Xue said that the first time she saw Sun Ning, she felt he had an attractive temperament.

The two chatted more and more deeply, and in the end, Sun Ning even weakly asked who was the '1' between Shang Rou and Zhao Xue.

"Rou Rou and I haven't done anything; at most, we just kiss..."

After saying this, Zhao Xue, very shy, covered herself with the quilt and ignored Sun Ning.

Sun Ning looked at the highly contrasting Zhao Xue, hugged her, and fell asleep happily.

The next day, Sun Ning let Zhao Xue, who had just become a woman, rest at home. After agreeing to visit Secretary Shen Congwen in Zhongzhou together that evening, he went to work at Mishui Township.

Mishui Township is located between the Gongfan County seat and the urban area of Zhongzhou City.

By the afternoon, Zhao Xue could just pick him up and take him to Zhongzhou.

In this era, the taxi industry was still underdeveloped, and many taxis in Zhongzhou were yellow minivans.

It was only because Sun Ning got up early that he managed to find a car after paying a high price.

By the time he arrived at Mishui Township, there were already many staff members in the government compound.

Seeing Sun Ning return safe and sound, everyone felt relieved.

Some who considered themselves bold came forward to greet him and cursed a few times in shared indignation.

Sun Ning nodded to each of them and expressed his gratitude to those who cared about him.

He did not go into his own office, but instead strode toward Secretary Xue Hongtao's office.

"Secretary, are you busy?"

"Sun Ning, sit down quickly; I was just looking to talk to you."

Sun Ning handed a cigarette to Secretary Xue Hongtao, then poured himself a cup of water before sitting down.

"Secretary, did the engineering quality inspection company arrive yesterday?"

"They arrived. With that amount of work, the inspection was finished yesterday. Although the report hasn't been issued yet, judging by the subtext of the staff, the engineering quality issues are significant. I personally supervised their visit, so don't worry."

Hearing Secretary Xue Hongtao say this, Sun Ning was stunned for a moment.

Over in the county seat, Ma Gaoxiang and the others would certainly be severely punished by the law.

But how this muddy water involved Mishui Township remains to be verified.

If one wanted to connect the two matters, then the Dayang Company, which was currently under construction, must be the needle threading the fuse.

However, issues involving enterprises would require the intervention of public security organs.

Sun Ning couldn't help but think of Chief Wu's pot-bellied image and couldn't help but regret.

If he had known earlier, he would have replaced Chief Wu during his first inspection of the Police Station.

Now that it was time to start the battle, the people charging into the fray were good-for-nothings; how could Sun Ning use them with peace of mind?

Let alone him, even Zhu Zihao, the deputy station chief, he wasn't sure he could trust.

Unless Zhu Zihao's appointment had come down and he could become the station chief.

Obviously, the appointment procedures wouldn't be that fast.

Sun Ning thought for a while, but he didn't have a better solution in his heart.

He could only let Zhu Zihao keep an eye on it first, hoping that this deputy station chief had a heart for the people, just as Secretary Xue Hongtao had said.

It should be known that not long ago, Sun Ning had just refused Zhu Zihao's gifts, and the position of station chief had not yet been settled.

Sun Ning's worry was well-founded.

Sun Ning organized his words and discussed: "Secretary, should we have the people from the Police Station keep an eye on the people from Dayang Company, so they don't take the money and run?"

Although in the report submitted by Deputy Township Head Dong Zhensheng, Dayang Company was perfectly legitimate and had excellent qualifications.

After this incident, Sun Ning no longer thought so.

This incident also made him understand a principle: even for the smallest project, one cannot be careless, and the necessary supervision must be in place.

Another point is that you can't see into people's hearts; when you need to use people, you should use those you know.

Regardless of whom it is, one must maintain a sense of vigilance.

Regarding Sun Ning's proposal, Secretary Xue Hongtao was in full agreement.

However, his tone carried deep melancholy: "Sun Ning, I, Xue, have always considered myself worthy of the country, worthy of the people, and even more worthy of them."

"I never expected that in my life, I prided myself on having some prestige, yet I couldn't control those petty people."

This old man had lived for so many years; could he not see the tricks involved?

What he was disappointed about was that he had overestimated his prestige in the township over these years.

What was even more disappointing was that old colleagues who had worked together for many years had actually been blinded by power and wealth.

Sun Ning didn't want to let this elderly man who was about to retire feel sad.

He comforted him: "Secretary, in a large forest, there are all sorts of birds. We don't need to be sad for those people; it's not worth it."

"I am not angry for those people, but these black sheep must be cleared out of our team. With them here, how can my Mishui Township lift itself out of poverty and become rich?"

This was Secretary Xue Hongtao's decision; he didn't even wait for Sun Ning to speak.

To a certain extent, there were no factions in Mishui Township; matters in the township were Secretary Xue Hongtao's word alone.

Whether it was Li Jincai or the deputy positions of the Township Government, big or small matters would first be reported to Secretary Xue Hongtao.

Therefore, everyone in Mishui Township could barely be called Secretary Xue Hongtao's people.

And Sun Ning had thought that coming here this time would require some persuasion to sway Secretary Xue Hongtao.

It seems that Sun Ning himself, or rather the development of Mishui Township, was more important in his heart than these personnel in the township.

Just as Sun Ning was about to say something, the phone rang.

He saw it was a call from Secretary Wang Shengli, signaled to Secretary Xue Hongtao, and answered it.