"What does this an?"
Implication? Teasing?
Though Chen Fang did not understand, he remained composed.
He said, "Vice Secretary Cong, hello."
"Disciplinary Committee mber, Liu Fuwen."
Xu Ming pointed to another man and said.
Chen Fang walked past each, getting acquainted with every mber of the leadership team.
The town wasn't big, but the leadership team consisted of eleven people.
Among the eleven, there were eight n and three won.
No different from the typical town setup.
After everyone was acquainted, Xu Ming hosted a eting, replacing the county party organization departnt to announce Chen Fang's appointnt.
Then, after Chen Fang gave a speech, the lively welco ceremony concluded.
It happened to be alti.
Xu Ming took Chen Fang to a small restaurant opposite the town governnt for a quick al.
Then, he reminded the Township Governnt Office Director, Li Yong, to arrange Chen Fang's office and, claiming he had other matters to handle, left early.
The town party committee and the town governnt shared an office building.
The entire office building had four floors.
Chen Fang's office was located at the very corner of the corridor.
Upon opening the door,
Chen Fang then realized that the mayor's office was much larger than that of the deputy director of the Safety Supervision Bureau.
Not to ntion that his previous office was small and the decor was very outdated.
But this one was completely different; even the paint on the walls was freshly applied.
"Mayor Chen, knowing that you were coming, Secretary Xu, along with and a few other cadres, painted overnight. Are you satisfied?"
Li Yong, seeing Chen Fang staring at the walls, quickly said from beside him.
"Is that so? Secretary Xu personally did the painting, then I really must thank Secretary Xu."
"Hehe, as long as Mayor Chen is pleased, that's great. My office is just diagonally opposite yours; if you need anything, Mayor Chen, just let know."
"Alright, go ahead with your work."
After Li Yong bowed slightly and left,
Chen Fang arranged his personal belongings.
He took a deep breath and went to the window.
He intended to open the window to let in so air but his gaze inadvertently drifted to the corner of the yard.
That spot, near the fence,
was next to a huge camphor tree, which concealed the faces of a man and a woman.
Although he couldn't see their faces, Chen Fang was still certain that the man was the chair of the People's Congress, Luo Yide.
And the woman was indeed the town party committee's Deputy Secretary, Cong Duo.
The two were talking face to face.
Initially, Chen Fang didn't think much of it and was about to turn around and leave when suddenly, Luo Yide swung his palm and slapped Cong Duo on the face.
Afterward, he gestured at her with his hand, said sothing, and then quickly left.
What was that about?
Chen Fang had thought that Cong Duo, this young girl, having been hit, would definitely burst into tears, but she did not; rather, she turned around and left as if nothing had happened.
Just as he was puzzled by this,
suddenly a voice ca from the doorway: "Chen Fang!"
Chen Fang was startled,
and turned around.
He saw a stylishly dressed woman looking at him with a beaming smile.
Seeing this woman, Chen Fang paused for a few seconds, then also exclaid with joy, "Yu Chan, is it really you?"
The woman, in high heels, quickly walked in.
She placed her hands on Chen Fang's arms, looking him over carefully.
After a long look, she excitedly said, "You've changed, really changed, becoming more handso and more robust."
"Yu Chan, you too, getting prettier and more charming." Chen Fang said happily.
Complinted by Chen Fang,
Yu Chan blushed and said, "Where, I've aged."
"Sis, you're only three years older than . If you're old, then I must be old too."
"Hahaha, let's not talk about that anymore, co on, let's sit down and chat."
Yu Chan took Chen Fang by the hand and sat down on the sofa.
The woman in front of him was Jiang Yuchan.
Chen Fang had known her for ten years.
Ten years ago, an eighteen-year-old Chen Fang was brought into the ho for the first ti by Tan Yandong.
Tan Yandong had divorced long ago.
His wife had taken their daughter abroad and had never co back.
Busy with work, he had no ti to cook, so he entrusted Chen Fang to the neighbors across the door to provide him with three als a day.
Jiang Yuchan was the daughter of that neighbor.
At that ti, she was a nurse at the street health clinic.
Having no younger brothers, she was quite fond of Chen Fang.
She would also take him shopping and to the movies when she had ti.
Later, Chen Fang went to college.
Every vacation when he ca back, he still ate at the neighbors' across the door.
Until his junior year when he ca back during sumr vacation and heard that Jiang Yuchan had already gotten married, and to a big boss at that.
Chen Fang had seen through the peephole, Jiang Yuchan's husband was big and burly, short and fat, and he had a large gold chain around his neck, looking like a nouveau riche.
But it was also from that ti on.
The two had hardly seen each other anymore.
The most recent ti was probably several years ago.
"I heard about Uncle Tan's situation; I wanted to attend the funeral, but I got delayed because I was busy, you won't bla your sister, will you?"
Jiang Yuchan said sowhat sadly.
Chen Fang shook his head and sighed deeply, saying, "It's okay, it's all in the past, let's not bring it up. Yu Chan, how co you're in Fuguang Town? I rember auntie telling your husband was doing business in the county city."
Upon hearing this.
Jiang Yuchan's expression beca sorrowful.
She said, "Three years ago, his business failed and he lost everything. We had to sell the house in the city to pay off debts, and we had nowhere to go, so we had to return to his hotown. Now I run a small shop directly opposite the Township Governnt Office, just barely scraping by."
She told Chen Fang.
This morning, she had errands to run in town and happened to see Chen Fang just stepping off an SUV in front of the Township Governnt Office.
She wanted to call out but was afraid of mistaking him for soone else.
After returning, she inquired a little.
When she confird that the newly appointed mayor was indeed called Chen Fang, she imdiately ca over.
Having explained this.
Jiang Yuchan sowhat emotionally caressed Chen Fang's head and said, "Do you rember? When I took you out shopping back then, people thought you were my boyfriend."
"Hahaha, of course I rember. There were quite a few n harassing you at the ti, and you used as a shield."
"I never imagined that you'd grow up so fast. Even though you were eighteen at the ti, you were skinny and dark, still looking like a little kid. I rember once you peeped at taking a bath and I caught you and gave you a beating. It's funny to think about it now."
Speaking of past embarrassing stories.
Chen Fang also felt a bit embarrassed.
Scratching his head, he said, "Yu Chan, let's not talk about my dishonorable past anymore; after all, I'm now the mayor of Fuguang Town."
"Hahaha, I almost forgot. You're the parent official here now; it's really great, our little Chen Fang has grown up."
The phrase "little Chen Fang" ward Chen Fang's heart.
His parents had died, and his closest, Tan Yandong, had also passed away.
He thought he no longer had any relatives in this world, but seeing Jiang Yuchan today, his heart was again filled with imnse emotion.
"Yu Chan, you..."
Chen Fang was just about to speak.
When Jiang Yuchan's phone in her bag rang.
She took out her phone, looked at the number, and her entire face tensed up.
"Ah Fang, I need to take this call."
"Sister, go ahead."
Having said this.
Jiang Yuchan took the phone and walked to the door.
Chen Fang sensed sothing was off.
He took the opportunity of Jiang Yuchan not paying attention and leaned against the door.
"You wretched woman, instead of properly tending the shop at ho, you've run off to et up with so guy again. Get back here imdiately, or I'll chop off your hands and feet,"
a man shouted over the phone.
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