Official Career Storm
Chapter 151

Chapter 151: Chapter 151

"Reward?"

Song Guanchao’s eyes immediately fell on the bulging chest beneath her blazer, and his throat subtly shifted.

Wu Qiangwei’s face darkened, "What are you looking at?"

"Looking at your chest... Ah, no." Song Guanchao blurted out reflexively, then hurriedly explained, "I was thinking."

"Thinking about what?"

"Thinking about the reward the secretary mentioned."

"Have you thought it through?"

"Not yet."

"Hmph!"

Seeing that he was still staring, Wu Qiangwei asked, "Have you had enough?"

"Not yet... *cough* I wasn’t looking."

Only then did Song Guanchao divert his gaze, this time staring into Wu Qiangwei’s eyes.

When you look at a woman, you should first look into her eyes; if she isn’t looking at you, then you can look at her legs or chest.

That was careless of him earlier.

Previously, he definitely wouldn’t have been so obvious.

Mainly because Wu Qiangwei suddenly asked him what reward he wanted, he couldn’t help but reveal his true desires.

Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Wu Qiangwei frowned and said, "If you haven’t figured it out, then don’t bother."

She put down her chopsticks and picked up a shopping bag from beside the desk.

"What’s this?"

Song Guanchao took it, looked down, and saw a suit, two white shirts, and a belt.

He was astonished and looked at Wu Qiangwei, "Did the secretary buy these for me?"

"Yes."

Wu Qiangwei continued to eat, her head still lowered, "You performed well this time, it’s a gift for you."

Song Guanchao said, "Wasn’t the standing committee meeting held just today? How come the reward was prepared in advance?"

Wu Qiangwei looked up, glancing at him sideways, "If you’re not eating, just get out!"

This man, really doesn’t know how to chat, always killing the conversation!

Song Guanchao chuckled, set the clothes aside, and started eating voraciously.

While eating, he thought of that sissy again.

Damn it, Zhou Jun got me into this, and you, a sissy, still driving around the secretary.

Absolutely no sense of situation or boldness.

After finishing his meal, while Song Guanchao was clearing away the lunchbox, Wu Qiangwei asked, "Is the investigation proposal ready?"

Not at all.

Song Guanchao hadn’t even thought about it.

But to him, this matter didn’t require deliberate preparation.

After tidying up the lunchbox and tossing it into the trash can, he looked up and said, "If the secretary really wants to understand the situation in Lingjiang, I have a suggestion."

"Go ahead."

"Go among the people."

"What do you mean?"

"Conduct a covert investigation."

Wu Qiangwei instantly understood his meaning.

He was suggesting that she, instead of visiting in her capacity as Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee, should go undercover as an ordinary person for the inspection.

Song Guanchao said, "Lingjiang is complex by nature. People might cooperate superficially, but to truly understand the situation, relying solely on open investigations is unrealistic. If the secretary really wants to understand, then endure some hardship, take some time, immerse yourself among the people, and understand in detail."

Wu Qiangwei pondered silently, considering the feasibility of this idea.

Time, she could manage.

In Lingjiang, she only needed to go out in the evenings.

For the counties below, taking a few days off wasn’t a problem.

As she was pondering, the office door suddenly swung open.

A tall, scantily dressed young girl, wearing a pair of white shoes, walked in.

Song Guanchao turned his head and upon seeing the young girl, he froze in place, his expression solidified.

The young girl, as if she hadn’t seen him, walked straight over, her smile radiant, "Sister Weiwei, when do you get off work?"

Wu Qiangwei was somewhat surprised to see the young girl and then smiled, "Weren’t you supposed to arrive in the evening?"

"The flight was changed last minute," the girl pouted. "You promised to accompany me, so no backing out."

Wu Qiangwei gave a bitter smile. "I can’t get away right now, let’s do it in the evening."

The girl was full of complaints. "So I have to wait until evening? That’s so boring, I wanted to explore around. I don’t care, if you won’t accompany me, then arrange a guide for me."

Upon hearing this, Song Guanchao was startled and quickly said, "Secretary, I’ll step out first."

He would have been better off keeping quiet. As soon as he spoke, Wu Qiangwei immediately said, "Xiao Song, you’re not busy this afternoon, right?"

"I..."

Wu Qiangwei introduced, "Her name is Zeng Li, she is the daughter of one of my elders."

"If you’re free, be her driver for half a day and show her around."

Song Guanchao felt like weeping without tears, knowing full well who the girl was.

The granddaughter of the old chief, sister of Zeng Yingrong, Zeng Li!

His retirement had been inextricably linked to this girl.

He had thought that by retiring, their paths would never cross again, yet here she was, unexpectedly showing up in Lingjiang.

Ever since Zeng Yingrong mentioned that Zeng Li would come looking for him, he had sensed trouble brewing.

A week had passed without her appearance. Just as he was about to forget about it, Zeng Li suddenly showed up.

And she went straight to Wu Qiangwei.

With Wu Qiangwei arranging him as the guide, he felt he couldn’t refuse even if he wanted to.

The fact that Zeng Li knew Wu Qiangwei, and seemingly quite well, was genuinely surprising to Song Guanchao.

But thinking about it, it wasn’t that surprising.

Wu Qiangwei, so young yet entrusted with important responsibilities by the provincial government, clearly came from an extraordinary family background.

And Zeng Li’s grandfather was the No.1 figure in the Nanjiang Military District.

High status and power, their circles intersecting was nothing out of the ordinary.

"Sister Weiwei, is he your secretary?"

Zeng Li eyed him up and down, as if it were their first meeting.

She really played the part.

"Uh-huh, his name is Song Guanchao."

"Alright."

Zeng Li pouted her lips, obviously unsatisfied with the arrangement.

"Then you’d better make time to accompany me this evening."

"I’ll definitely accompany you this evening."

Upon receiving Wu Qiangwei’s assurance, Zeng Li left.

Exiting the City Committee Building, Song Guanchao spoke for the first time, "Long time no see."

The smile on Zeng Li’s small face vanished in an instant. She huffed coldly and strode outside.

Song Guanchao hastily followed her. Apart from the parking lot, he pointed across the street and said, "Over there."

The two seemed like a couple feuding, except Song Guanchao wasn’t rushing to console her but let her keep her stern face in silence.

They crossed the street to the parking lot behind a shopping mall.

Song Guanchao’s car was parked there.

As he opened the car door, Zeng Li frowned suddenly, "When did you become so wealthy?"

Song Guanchao coughed lightly and without further explanation said, "Get in the car."

"Hmph!" Zeng Li was angry that he didn’t explain.

She clenched her tiny canines and opened the door to sit in.

"Song Guanchao, have you been embezzling?"

"If you think so."

"Song Guanchao!" Zeng Li was frustrated. "Can you not brush me off like that?"

"I’m not brushing you off; it’s just that some things are inconvenient to discuss with you."

"What’s so inconvenient? I won’t tell anyone else!"

"Better you know less about the affairs of officialdom."

"You’re not my anything, you don’t need to teach me how to handle things!"

"Exactly, I’m not your anything, why are you asking so many questions?"

"You..."

Song Guanchao drove out of the parking lot when suddenly, he saw Wu Qiangwei’s official car leaving the parking lot of the City Committee. He hurriedly followed.

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