Official Career Storm
Chapter 391

Chapter 391: Chapter 391

Song Guanchao shook his head.

Liu Lanzi’s sudden appearance was unexpected for him.

They had chatted in the past two days, and Liu Lanzi had asked him where he had been, to which he always truthfully responded.

But he really didn’t expect her to come here looking for him.

Seeing Song Guanchao shaking his head, Liu Lanzi didn’t know whether it meant he wasn’t finished or that he wasn’t paying attention to the situation in the city.

She also didn’t know whether Song Guanchao still wanted to take this path.

From what she knew about Song Guanchao, she felt that he wanted to continue his career in government.

But the occasional disappointment he showed made her feel that perhaps Song Guanchao might want to give up.

Liu Lanzi did not want him to give up.

Yet, there was nothing she could do to help him in this matter.

All she could do was provide him with some motivation.

"Secretary Sun came to see me today."

Song Guanchao furrowed his brows, "What did he want with you?"

His first meeting with Liu Lanzi was at a symposium organized by Mayor Zheng.

At that time, it was Secretary Sun who introduced Ning Lin to him.

Their second meeting was at a dinner gathering organized by Secretary Sun.

He could tell right away that Secretary Sun, that bastard, had indecent intentions towards Liu Lanzi.

But this bastard obviously overestimated himself.

He was just a down-and-out secretary without power or connections; Liu Lanzi would certainly not be swayed by him.

"He promised to let me be involved in the high-speed rail project."

"Also, he gave me a room card and told me to see him tonight."

As she said this, Liu Lanzi revealed a conflicted expression, "What do you think, should I go see him?"

"He said he wants to talk things out with me thoroughly in the hotel, to discuss in depth."

"If I don’t go, there’s no way he’ll let me touch the high-speed rail project, or the old city reconstruction that follows."

"But if I go..."

She glanced at Song Guanchao and saw that his face looked dangerous enough to scare people.

She secretly snickered to herself and said, "What do you think, should I go?"

Song Guanchao stopped and looked at her, clearly spotting a hint of mischief in her eyes.

He calmed down and suddenly realized that he had gotten too agitated.

She had never intended to go from the beginning.

This woman was deliberately provoking him.

"Why go at all."

Song Guanchao said, "Secretary Lu will soon replace his secretary; he won’t be able to jump around for much longer."

Liu Lanzi replied, "But even if there’s no Secretary Sun, there will be others who come into contact with me."

"Many people in the government have been making private overtures to me."

"If I refuse Secretary Sun today, and someone else tomorrow, I’ll soon have offended nearly everyone in the political circle."

"It’s a pity you’re not here; if you were, I wouldn’t have to worry about any of this."

The corner of Song Guanchao’s mouth twitched, understanding what she meant.

"A bunch of useless trash, let them be offended if that’s what it comes to."

"Mm," Liu Lanzi concluded, not choosing to continue the topic.

They walked around for a while, and by the time they returned, the grandparents were no longer by the river.

"Let’s head back; it’s almost time for dinner, and my grandma is a great cook."

Back at the house, Liu Lanzi said, "Help me get something."

She opened the trunk and looked at the packed items inside. Song Guanchao wanted to say something but then clamped his mouth shut.

How could he refuse her kindness when she had already brought it all this way?

The two of them moved the stuff into the living room, and his grandfather didn’t say much, giving them space.

It was time for dinner.

At the dining table, grandma kept serving her food, looking at her with eyes full of joy, as if she were looking at her own granddaughter-in-law.

"Lan Zhi, you won’t go back tonight, will you?" grandma asked.

Liu Lanzi glanced at Song Guanchao, who said, "The roads aren’t good at night in the village, and we have plenty of empty rooms at home."

Liu Lanzi could no longer hide her smile and softly hummed, "Then I won’t go back."

"Ah, good, I’ll make the bed for you later."

After dinner, when grandma wanted to clean up, Liu Lanzi said, "Grandma, you go sit for a while, I’ll clean up."

"No need, go chat with Guan Chao and let him show you around the village."

"It’s fine, I clean up really quickly."

Liu Lanzi skillfully piled up the dishes and began washing them and scrubbing the pots.

Seeing her adept movements, grandma said, "Then I’ll go make the bed for you."

"Mm, thank you, grandma."

Grandma walked into the living room, saw the grandfather and grandson sitting watching TV, and slapped Song Guan Chao on the head, "Go help Lan Zhi."

"Oh."

Song Guan Chao left, and grandma then said to grandfather, "Don’t just sit there, come and give me a hand."

The elderly couple took out clean sheets and bedding.

Grandfather asked, "Does this girl like Guan Chao?"

Grandma replied, "It’s already dark and you’re just noticing."

"Well, it wasn’t suitable to ask at the dinner table."

Grandfather said, "I think this girl is quite nice, she has temperament and isn’t fussy, but I don’t know if her parents would approve of Guan Chao."

Grandma wanted to say that her grandson wasn’t lacking either.

But thinking of the car Liu Lanzi drove, she also became a bit worried.

"Let Guan Chao make his own decisions regarding that matter."

After the bed was made, Song Guan Chao and Liu Lanzi had also washed up.

Evenings in summer turned dark around six or seven o’clock, and the sunset was still painting half the mountainside a shade of orange-red.

The two walked along the cement path up the mountain to aid digestion, and Song Guan Chao pointed to the bamboo grove at the side, "In a few months when winter comes, we can dig for winter bamboo shoots there."

"Then I’ll come over at that time, and you can teach me how to dig for bamboo shoots."

"Sure."

Song Guan Chao smiled and walked a bit further, grabbing a stone and aiming at a big tree overhead.

Liu Lanzi looked up, "What are you looking at?"

"I’m going to knock down some chestnuts for you."

He threw the stone with a flick of his wrist, striking the chestnuts with precision.

With a smack, the chestnuts hit the ground; Song Guan Chao picked them up, peeled off the spiky shell, and took out a few tender chestnuts.

Liu Lanzi said in surprise, "Chestnuts grow on trees?"

"You didn’t know?"

"No."

Everything in the mountains felt new to her.

Song Guan Chao peeled a chestnut, and Liu Lanzi chewed on it, "Sweet."

The two continued walking, and Liu Lanzi, curious as a cat, asked about the crops in the fields one moment and inquired about wildflowers and grasses she hadn’t seen before the next.

After making their round, night had fallen.

The moment she took out a change of clothes from her car, Song Guan Chao knew she must not have planned to leave that day.

After washing up, grandfather and grandma had gone to rest on the second floor.

The two rooms on the first floor were adjacent.

Normally one of them was where grandfather and grandma slept, but they had vacated it especially for Liu Lanzi’s visit.

After glancing into both rooms, Liu Lanzi turned and looked at him, "Have grandfather and grandma already gone upstairs?"

"Mm," Song Guan Chao responded, slightly uncomfortable.

Liu Lanzi was a bit shy too; she glanced at the staircase and whispered, "Do you want to come in and chat for a while?"

"Mm."

Song Guan Chao turned off the living room light and followed her into the room.

Wearing pajamas, Liu Lanzi sat on the edge of the bed and softly said, "Did grandma attend a private school?"

"Mm."

"Was grandfather a soldier?"

"You can tell that?"

"There’s a certain aura around grandfather; it’s quite easy to tell."

The two chatted about this and that, gradually running out of topics.

Just as Song Guan Chao was about to leave, Liu Lanzi suddenly looked up at him.

Their gazes locked, and their bodies inexorably drew closer as if magnetized.

Liu Lanzi’s eyes slowly drifted shut, and her slightly parted, red lips met with Song Guan Chao’s.

Song Guan Chao pulled her in tight and turned off the light with a smooth motion.

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