The residential complex.
Upstairs.
Dong Xuebin watched from the window for quite a while before finally seeing Xiao Dongnan trudging dejectedly into his own car alone. He tossed the bouquet of roses onto the passenger seat and drove out of the complex. From the look of it, he probably had no intention of giving up on pursuing Fang Wenping.
What a piece of work.
How old was he already?
And he was still pulling the flower-giving routine?
Dong Xuebin snorted, drew the curtains, and finished tidying up the bedroom. Only then did he quietly head downstairs, leave Fang Wenping's residential complex, hail a taxi to the long-distance bus station, buy a ticket, wait for the bus, and endure the rattling ride all the way back to the county.
Morning.
Just before eleven.
Dong Xuebin had arrived a little late, but fortunately, he made it back before noon.
At the temporary Family Compound, Meng Hanmei was in the courtyard discussing something with a subordinate from the County Party Committee Office when she happened to see Secretary Dong approaching from outside.
"Secretary." Meng Hanmei smiled.
Dong Xuebin said, "Director Meng, keeping busy?"
Meng Hanmei said, "Yes, just giving a few instructions."
Dong Xuebin checked the time. "Traffic was bad, so I was delayed. How about this? Move the morning meeting to the afternoon. Otherwise, it'll be too rushed."
"Sure." Meng Hanmei said, "I'll notify them."
Dong Xuebin asked, "How's the renovation of the County Party Committee Compound going?"
"The project is still underway, and everything's going smoothly." This matter had been assigned to Meng Hanmei by Dong Xuebin, and she had taken it seriously. "The bidding was settled last month, all at relatively low prices. The renovation has started now, and we should be able to move back in three or four