Official Career Storm
Chapter 236

Chapter 236: Chapter 236

"Secretary Song is here?"

Chu Xiao’e glanced back with a gentle smile, "Please have a seat, the dishes will be ready soon."

"Hongtao, make a cup of tea for Secretary Song."

"Okay."

Feng Hongtao brewed the tea, placed it in front of him, and then sat down to the side.

He was not good with words, mostly it was Song Guanchao asking questions and he answering.

Song Guanchao was quite adept at easing the atmosphere, but alas, Feng Hongtao was simply too stiff.

About twenty minutes later, Chu Xiao’e and the young housewife came out with the dishes.

"Hongtao, go wash your hands for dinner."

"Oh."

Feng Hongtao said, "Secretary Song, let’s go wash our hands."

"Hmm."

After washing their hands, they sat down at the dining table.

Feng Hongtao grabbed a bottle of Wuliangye and asked, "Does Secretary Song drink alcohol?"

Just as Song Guanchao was about to say he didn’t drink, Chu Xiao’e had already snatched up the bottle, twisted off the cap, poured a glass, and placed it in front of him, "Drink just a little."

She then handed the bottle to Feng Hongtao, "You drink just a little too."

The young housewife glanced at Chu Xiao’e, then at Song Guanchao.

Once everyone had sat down, Chu Xiao’e formally introduced them, "This is my cousin, Feng Hongtao, and this is my sister-in-law, Huang Yuting."

They all exchanged greetings.

With Chu Xiao’e as the intermediary, any awkwardness in the atmosphere quickly evaporated like smoke.

As a few glasses of alcohol were consumed, Feng Hongtao obviously began to unwind a lot.

"Secretary Song, let me toast you another glass," Feng Hongtao said, lifting his glass to drink without fuss.

When he learned he was to be appointed as the head of the branch office, he was puzzled.

He didn’t understand why he was suddenly being appointed as the head of the branch office without any warning.

Later, someone told him it was Secretary Lu who had recommended him at the City Committee meeting.

But he had never dealt with Secretary Lu.

Why would the city’s top official suddenly recommend him?

This was too strange.

But soon, his cousin called and asked him to make time to have dinner with Secretary Song.

Curious, he asked why he should invite Secretary Song to dinner.

That’s when his cousin revealed it was Secretary Song who had recommended him.

As for Secretary Lu, that was just to mislead others.

Feng Hongtao was a straightforward person, not used to these roundabout ways.

But since his cousin said so, she wouldn’t deceive him.

Song Guanchao recommended him, trusting Chu Xiao’e, while also building networks for Wu Qiangwei.

As for what kind of person Feng Hongtao was, he didn’t really care.

In his view, as long as Feng Hongtao wasn’t an idiot like Director Qin, it was fine even if he was a bit slow.

After interacting with him over dinner tonight, Song Guanchao found that Feng Hongtao should be able to get along well with Liang Jianfeng and Wu Xinan.

They were all rather upright, reticent individuals, holding fast to their sense of justice, with lines they wouldn’t cross and beliefs they held dear.

Such a personality, reaching the rank of deputy head, was quite an achievement.

The dinner lasted until about eight o’clock, with Feng Hongtao having consumed over half a jin of liquor, his face not flushed, breathing easy, his gaze clear, and not showing the slightest sign of drunkenness.

His capacity for alcohol was quite commendable.

And he didn’t overindulge.

"Drink less," Chu Xiao’e took the remaining liquor and served a bowl of soup in front of Song Guanchao, "Have some soup."

Huang Yuting also served a bowl for her husband.

After finishing the soup, Huang Yuting got up to start clearing the table.

Chu Xiao’e said, "Yu Ting, sit down, I’ll clean up."

"It’s okay, I’ll help clean up, it’ll be faster."

A few minutes later, the table was cleaned up.

Song Guanchao and Feng Hongtao were drinking tea when Huang Yuting said, "Cousin, it’s getting quite late. Hongtao and I will head back first."

Feng Hongtao furrowed his brow, just about to speak, when Chu Xiao’e said, "Drive slowly on your way back, and let me know when you get home."

"Okay, will do."

Huang Yuting steadied Feng Hongtao’s arm and they began to leave.

After stepping outside, Feng Hongtao said, "Secretary Song is still having tea. What’s the rush to leave?"

He felt it was quite impolite.

It was a dinner hosted for Song Guanchao, after all. How could the hosts leave before the guest?

Huang Yuting tapped his forehead and said, "You’re so crude."

"What does this have to do with me being crude?"

"I’ll tell you when we get in the car."

After exiting the elevator and getting into the car, Feng Hongtao said, "Go on, tell me."

Huang Yuting fastened her seatbelt and started the car, then said something that made Feng Hongtao’s eyes widen: "Cousin and Secretary Song, they have an issue."

"What?" Feng Hongtao couldn’t believe it and immediately demanded sternly, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Huang Yuting replied, "That’s why I say you’re crude—you couldn’t see something so obvious."

"Obvious?"

Feng Hongtao was clueless; he genuinely hadn’t noticed.

Huang Yuting said, "There’s a clear difference between the boundaries of normal individuals and those who have a relationship."

"When cousin was pouring him wine, he didn’t even look and just took it. When she served him soup, he naturally accepted it as well. If they were just ordinary colleagues, he would have said thank you, right?"

"After two people have been intimate, they tend to skip over those trivial or polite gestures."

With her reminder, Feng Hongtao carefully recalled and indeed, it seemed to be the case.

The relationship between Song Guanchao and his cousin clearly exceeded that of ordinary people.

It was as if they had already done the most intimate things, and the rest—eating something, picking something up, saying anything—were all very casual, natural, and justified, just like their own.

Things like sharing a cup or eating leftover food, physical contact, and the like were all very natural.

Those involved might not realize it, but someone with a little more delicacy or sharper observation would immediately see that these two had been to bed together!

Huang Yuting remarked, "Cousin is quite amazing, to be able to land such an outstanding man as Secretary Song."

Feng Hongtao said, "Isn’t Secretary Song several years younger than my cousin?"

Huang Yuting rolled her eyes and said, "What does their age matter to you? Besides, cousin looks young anyway."

"But still..."

"You have to pretend you don’t know," Huang Yuting warned. "If cousin hasn’t told you, then don’t bring it up. After all, they both work at the City Committee. If it gets out that they have this kind of relationship, it could cause issues."

"I definitely won’t say anything."

Feng Hongtao was still in shock.

He never would have imagined that his cousin would have such a relationship with Secretary Song.

...

After they left, Chu Xiao’e gave him a glance, stood up, and walked into the room, fetching clean clothes before proceeding into the bathroom.

Listening to the sound of the shower in the bathroom, Song Guanchao’s thoughts drifted.

Massaging Wu Qiangwei at noon had left him with a belly full of lust.

Now, that lust was stirred up once again.

Shortly after, Chu Xiao’e came out in her robe and said naturally, "You should take a shower."

"Oh, okay."

Song Guanchao stood up from the sofa and went into the bathroom, quickly stripping off his clothes.

He stood under the shower, the warm water washing away the scent of alcohol from his body.

Suddenly, the bathroom door was pushed open.

Song Guanchao turned his head and saw Chu Xiao’e walking in.

She closed the door behind her, then turned off the light.

The moment the light was off, Song Guanchao realized that the lights in the living room were also out.

The bathroom was pitch black.

The next moment, a soft, warm body crashed into his embrace.

Just as he was about to hold her, Chu Xiao’e’s body slid down in his arms.

Then, he felt Chu Xiao’e’s mouth encompassing him.

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