Su Family.
In the living room.
After showering, Su Yan was still wondering which colleague his mother had said had come to ask him for a favor. But the moment he saw the visitor, he froze!
Secretary Dong?
Why was Secretary Dong here?
Su Yan had never expected Dong Xuebin to show up at his home!
"Ah, uh, yes, I'm done, I'm done." Only then did Su Yan hear Dong Xuebin's question and hurriedly answer. He was tense and awkward all over. It couldn't be helped. Though Dong Xuebin was not very old—perhaps even two or three years younger than Su Yan—he was still a County Party Secretary. Successful people and leaders deserved a certain degree of respect, regardless of age or whether one agreed with them. Besides, the reason Su Yan, a minor cadre whom no one had ever cared about, was now being warmly surrounded and congratulated by so many people—some even trying to curry favor with him—was entirely thanks to Dong Xuebin. Dong Xuebin had given him all of this, and Su Yan was deeply grateful to him.
Dong Xuebin smiled. "Am I disturbing you?"
Su Yan hurriedly said, "No, no. I just wasn't prepared for this. Heh, look at what I'm wearing... I'll go change, I'll go change." Su's Mom had brought him a set of pure cotton pajamas, and Su Yan felt it was far too disrespectful to meet a leader dressed like that, so he wanted to go change.
Dong Xuebin waved a hand and said kindly, "No need for all that. This was my fault too—I came without giving you a heads-up. There's nothing important. I was just passing through here and couldn't find my way back. Heh, and I couldn't seem to hail a cab either. Then I saw this road was