The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 149

Chapter 149: Chapter 149

"This is Zuo Zhengyang, the Deputy Secretary’s archenemy. Hey, you know about the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee, right?"

Ye Tian nodded, "What do you mean by archenemy? Do Provincial Ministerial Level officials still have archenemies?"

"Buddy, this is where you’re clueless. Huaxia now advocates political inclusiveness, which sounds nice, but actually, it means streamlining the organization. For the Secretary of the Municipal Committee, especially in a directly-controlled municipality like this, he’s essentially at the national level. There are regulations now, the mayoral position has been gradually taken over, if not by the Secretary then by the Deputy Secretary, inevitably. It’s because of the sensitive status of Tianhe City that the decision from above hasn’t been finalized yet, but the general trend is inevitable. See, the Deputy Secretary and the Secretary have already started their open and covert fights."

"For the Deputy Secretary, isn’t the next step to become the Secretary?"

"Advance my ass! This Tang Guoqing is of bad character, he has a daughter who runs a nightclub, and this daughter is rumored to be his illegitimate child. This is a major violation of party discipline and ethics, unless he now finds someone with enough clout to pave the way for him to the central government, otherwise, hmm."

"Rascal, what nonsense are you talking about! Watch your mouth," warned a person close to the rascal in a low voice.

The rascal shook his head indicating it’s okay, and coughed to clear his throat, straightened up, "Learn this, brother. None of the people here are fools; they’d all want their hearts to be as complicated as a hornet’s nest."

Ye Tian nodded and looked towards the host on the stage. As usual, they had to invite someone to speak before the auction began. Even a mediocre host wouldn’t steal the limelight when both Secretaries were present.

Seeing the host’s glance, Zuo Zhengyang smiled and waved his hand, "Forget it, I’m not good at speaking. If you ask me to pick manure in the field or plant some crops, I can manage, but speaking in front of so many people here, I really can’t, haha. Let Secretary Tang do it."

Secretary Tang. Zuo Zhengyang deliberately omitted the word "Deputy."

The host, following Zuo Zhengyang’s comment, looked towards Tang Guoqing, who also laughed and waved his hand, "I’m even worse at speaking. Even in small meetings with a few people, it’s my colleagues who express opinions, I hardly speak, and now in front of so many people, I dare not speak even more."

Hearing this, the host was in a dilemma, "Our Tianhe City is developing so well thanks to the leadership of both of you, but today the biggest contributors refuse to speak. What am I, a host, still doing here? Might as well say nothing too."

The host’s hand holding the microphone drooped down, showing a face of helplessness. His rascally demeanor made people smile slightly while also admiring his boldness, daring to act this way in front of two ’tigers’—probably only he could do that.

"Brother, did you see? People say that, first, they only do their work and don’t speak, and they engage in farming activities that share the hardships with the common folk, not going up to speak is normal; second, during meetings, soliciting ideas widely, letting others talk, and taking advice, this is called being humble in life and low-profile in actions. Tsk tsk, speaking to this level, he’s really sharp."

"Rascal, just shut up for a bit. You’re really sharp too, interpreting so much from a few words from others."

Ye Tian shook his head, ignoring him, it’s better to have less contact with someone whose mouth has no filter.

Before Zuo Zhengyang could speak, Tang Guoqing had already turned his head, looked at him, and said, "Secretary Zuo, I think we shouldn’t make the host uncomfortable. If neither of us goes up, it wouldn’t just make the host uncomfortable, but also all the guests here. How about we recommend someone else to go up?"

"Interesting," Zuo Zhengyang, with a simple smile on his face, looked at Tang Guoqing, "Then who do you think we should choose?"

"You’re joking, Secretary Zuo, you are the Secretary of the Municipal Committee of Tianhe City, who to choose of course depends on you."

"You said it."

"Of course, whoever Secretary Zuo chooses has to go up, otherwise, it wouldn’t be fair to everyone’s eager waiting."

The crowd smiled, neither nodding nor shaking their heads.

"Hehe, Susu, then you go. If you don’t take some burden off your father, then let your good husband come. I hear your boyfriend is also here, right?"

Tan Family, the attention of everyone in the hall quickly focused on the siblings in the corner.

Whether it’s Zuo Zhengyang or Tang Guoqing, the person called up would inevitably be their own, which means in the eyes of everyone, it’s your next generation, the political rivalry isn’t just simple addition, the combination of one force with another is bound to generate a much stronger force.

Zuo Zhengyang wanted to see if Tang Guoqing’s other force is indeed the Tan Family!

Everyone’s focus was on the Tan siblings, who were quietly drinking tea there. True young elites cultivated by the Tan Family, looking across the entire Tianhe City, there are many wealthy nobles, and plenty of century-old prestigious families, but to find one or two people who could compare to the Tan Family’s younger generation was rare.

The Tan siblings aren’t important or rather, they aren’t the most important; what’s important is the Tan Family behind them.

"Susu, where is your boyfriend?"

Although Tang Su was Tang Guoqing’s daughter, she didn’t sit at the same table as Tang Guoqing; this wasn’t a family gathering, and that’s not her place to sit, not even for a biological daughter.

Used to being strong-willed, she would rather sit there than ask her father for help, even though she could feel Tang Guoqing’s concerned gaze.

Tan Xin saw Zuo Zhengyang ask again about Tang Su, and couldn’t sit still anymore. How could he stand by and watch his beloved girl be put in a difficult position? Tan Xiao fiercely pinched his thigh, pulling him back to his seat. Tan Xiao was somewhat angry that his younger brother was so weak-willed. In the Min Alliance, those old foxes all gave thumbs up to his younger brother, but why does this kid falter so easily in front of women!

"What are you looking at, when we get back, I’ll deal with you! Don’t look at anything, don’t think about anything, leave everything to me." As the elder daughter of the Tan Family, she had more foresight and more experience in the field of love than Tan Xin, not an opponent for Zuo Zhengyang, but handling a move or two was no big deal.

Watching Tang Su fall into a difficult situation, no one stood up to speak. In fact, it was simple, she just needed to mention Tan Xin’s name. All of Tianhe City knew that Tan Xin was madly pursuing Tang Su; but it was also not simple, as Tang Su had ultimately rejected the marriage proposal from the Tan Family, and that too at Old Master Tang’s birthday celebration.

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