Afternoon.
Zhenshui County.
The sun was bright, casting warmth across the ground.
The Land Rover drove all the way in and passed through the gates of the County Party Committee Compound.
Everyone was still on their lunch break. Many cadres and clerks had just finished eating at the cafeteria, and when they saw the Land Rover arrive, they immediately started talking.
Inside the car.
Dong Xuebin remembered something. "Oh, right, Cui'er, you didn't come to the office this morning, did you?"
"No." Yao Cui said, "I drove straight from home to the airport. Why?"
"It's nothing, just asking. Heh, let's go." Dong Xuebin unfastened his seat belt.
Yao Cui got out and helped Dong Xuebin with his luggage. At the airport, it had only been the two of them, old classmates, so there had been no need for formalities. But now that they had arrived at work, their identities had changed. One was a leader, the other a secretary, so naturally Yao Cui had to carry the luggage. Dong Xuebin understood that and did not fight her for it. He had asked because Yao Cui was wearing the shoes he had bought her and had changed into sunglasses. If she had come to the office that morning and people had seen her outfit, then noticed how suddenly she had changed now, it would inevitably give them something to gossip about. Better to minimize the impact where possible. Dong Xuebin thought things through much more carefully than before. People had to grow.
They both got out of the car.
"County Chief Dong!"
"Oh, County Chief Dong, you're back?"
"How are you feeling? Shall I help you?"
Seeing that it really was Dong Xuebin stepping out of the car, quite a few people came over to greet him, their eyes full of