Chapter 336: Gentle, courteous and thrifty, hiding a sword in his sleeve
At No. 8 Jianguomen North Street, in a club fitness center, Li Zhijin narrowed her spiritual slender eyes and remained silent. For the girl from the Li family with an excellent temper, she had already expressed her full dissatisfaction, and the object of her dissatisfaction , an aunt-like woman who was wearing earplugs and listening to the symphony on the treadmill. She was very calm. After a few minutes, she got off the treadmill and chatted with the personal trainer about the personal file that tracked her various indicators. Then she smiled at Li Zhijin and said, Oh, Jinzi, your aunt just asked him to find his own way into the China Resources Building, so you feel sorry for him? The married daughter is the one who throws away the water. She has just started a blind date and her elbow is turned outward? Something is wrong. Li Zhijin smiled bitterly and said, Auntie, can't you use a more subtle way to inspect Zhao Jiadi? The aunt changed out of her casual sportswear and put on a graceful lady's dress, and took her niece to the cigar bar on the top floor. She didn't smoke or drink, but she only liked this. There was a private cigar cabinet for her, which contained cigars. There are many good things that are not common in the market. She sat lazily, assumed an awe-inspiring sitting posture, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said with a chuckle: The old lady doesn't always say that I am petty and petty. My aunt really doesn't deny it. Since that little guy He is the eldest son of Zhao Taizu. At least he has some small treasury and connections. If he can't get in here, how will he support my Jinzi in the future? I advised him to return home as soon as possible so as not to be an eyesore to our house. Li Zhijin frowned and said in a high voice, "Auntie, am I the one to talk to or are you the one to talk to?" The woman with good looks but excellent temperament smiled sweetly and said, "My aunt can't eat young grass. Although you are as old as a wolf and a tiger, your second uncle is not very good at that, but most young men are not good at skills." , relying on physical strength, just being reckless, boring. Li Zhijin turned his head and sulked. After many family members gathered this time, she took the initiative to take the lead, and even the old man who had always been dissatisfied with her agreed. Li Zhijin knew what these elders were planning, and her aunt, who was a senior executive at Morgan, was the most harsh and mean. Of course, it doesn¡¯t make people feel unreasonable, and it is suitable for showing off to outsiders. Li Zhijin¡¯s cell phone rang. It was Zhao Jiadi. He said he had entered the building and asked where they were. Li Zhijin said they were in the cigar bar on the fourth floor. Relieved. The young woman looked at the subtle changes in her daughter's expression, smiled and shook her head, exhaled a puff of smoke, her eyes blurred, for a woman of her level, she was fully released from body to spirit, a man with forty-one flowers, a family background A good woman in her forties also has a special taste. She knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how to watch people's actions. If a stupid young man bumps into someone carelessly, his body will really be wiped out.
Zhao Jia didn't like this club the first time he walked in because it was too similar to Wang Fangfei's taste. Classic American style, dark brown Thai glaze, and hanging oil paintings. No wonder Wang Fangfei likes to choose this club when talking about things. Rather than the other top clubs, the location was temporarily chosen by Li Zhijin's aunt Wei Mei. When Zhao Jiadi left the courtyard, he only knew that it was near Jianguomen. He could only make a call to Wang Fangfei when he was outside. With the disintegration of the Jinhai Empire, the most meaningful vase placed in Jinhai has become much more low-key. It must have been inspired and encouraged by Zhao Sanjin. Her brother Huang Ruiyang's defection in the face of battle also made her ambitious. After this disaster, , the relationship with Zhao Jiadi was relieved invisibly, and the voice on the phone was obviously more sincere and warm than before. Wang Fangfei was a frequent visitor to this club, so it was not difficult for Zhao Jiadi to walk sideways. When they arrived at the cigar bar, Li Zhijin was already waiting at the door. Before sitting down, Zhao Jiadi handed over a box of Cuban cigars that had been prepared long ago and said with a smile: "Auntie, I heard that you like to collect cigars, so I brought you a box. .¡±
This box of cigars has no brand and is purely handmade. It was made by an old Cuban man with forty years of experience in making cigars. The young woman Wei Mei, who had not stood up and had no expression, was not polite. She opened the inconspicuous box and took a sniff. His face softened a little, and he said with a smile: "It's a good cigar, but the travel expenses are more expensive than the cigars."
Zhao Jiadi said frankly: "It's the reference advice given by Zhi Jin. I don't understand these and can't smoke a cigar."
The young woman chuckled and said: "Do you think this is too pretentious? I accidentally saw Jinzi's diary when I was cleaning the room. There are many records of your speeches in it. You said you can't stand those people who drink and drink. The elites have a sense of superiority after drinking. If they really have the ability to go to Bordeaux to build a winery and make wine by themselves without selling it, then that is called real pretense. So, just now, my aunt was thinking whether it would be a good idea to choose this place for the first meeting. It will make you uncomfortable, and Auntie is afraid of giving you the first impression of being a pretender."
Li Zhijin glared at his aunt who was speaking openly. The latter was unmoved and stared straight at Zhao Jiadi who was in a state of heat.
Zhao Jiadi shook his head and said calmly: "I mean you don't have a lot of money. People like aunt who make a lot of money can only smoke cigarettes that cost more than ten yuan a pack every day. Smoking cigars is a very legitimate hobby. "
The young woman subconsciously leaned forward with a meaningful look in her eyes. She did not delve into this topic, but diverted to another, more inappropriate question, and said straight to the point: "Xiao Zhao?I heard that you have a younger brother, who will be the boss in your family in the future? My aunt just watched a movie yesterday called "The King's Speech". The relationship between the two brothers in it is very strange. How do you get along with your half-brother? "
Zhao Jiadi said calmly: "I don't get along well with my brother. I shouldn't be a prostitute. I have no talent for making money, unlike my aunt. I have read your evaluation report at Morgan, and it is very exciting."
The young woman's body leaned back on the sofa. Her unpretty but sharp face was hidden behind the clouds and fog, a little blurry. She said slowly: "Xiao Zhao, you like Jinzi very much. How much do you like it?"
Zhao Jiadi smiled and said, "I only like her."
Li Zhijin smiled slightly and turned his head away from his aunt's astonished face, which was too vivid.
The young woman Wei Meipi smiled and said, "Xiao Zhao, are there any unkempt weeds outside? Don't bring them into Li's house without knowing them. We can't get sand in our eyes here, let alone want to Let Jinzi suffer a little injustice."
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Zhao Jiadi said calmly: "I will not let Zhi Jin be wronged."
The young woman smiled half-heartedly, put the cigar between her fingers on the table, stood up and left, without taking the box of meeting gifts from Zhao Jiadi, and said calmly: "We have a banquet, so I won't delay the chat between you two young people. "
The only people left in the cigar bar were Zhao Jiadi, who had survived the first round of the Hongmen Banquet, and Li Zhijin, who was embarrassed. The latter whispered: "I'm sorry, my aunt has a sharp mouth and a sharp heart, and she can't change it."
Zhao Jiadi chuckled and said: "Be mentally prepared and can bear it. Which hero should I become next?"
Li Zhijin said helplessly: "I'm going to meet my second brother and his family in the evening and have a meal together. But don't worry this time. The second brother and his family are all very easy to talk to. The meeting is also private. It has nothing to do with our blind date. It's just about sitting together and chatting." .¡±
Zhao Jiadi naturally did not dare to take it lightly, but he did not show it. He stretched and asked, "What about lunch and afternoon?"
Li Zhijin smiled and said: "If you have no objection, just eat here. You can read over there on the 29th floor in the afternoon."
Zhao Jiadi nodded and said, "I'm free to do this."
After having lunch together, Li Zhijin took Zhao Jiadi to the reading room. Zhao Jiadi picked a classic economic book in English and read it silently while reading it. For Zhao Jiadi, who aspires to work at the National Development and Reform Commission, spoken English is the biggest obstacle. Now, He is cramming every day. He used to get duck eggs in the English test, which does not mean that he does not know English. On the contrary, in the field of economic theory, English is undoubtedly the mainstream, but Zhao Jiadi's spoken English is indeed terrible. How much is what? Li Zhijin took the book absentmindedly and sat next to him, everyone was looking at him. Zhao Jiadi smiled and said, "When I get tired of reading, can it be your turn to read and I will come to see you?" Li Zhijin chuckled and said, "That's a good feeling." As a result, Zhao Jiadi was engrossed in reading one afternoon and completely ignored Li Zhijin. It was not until Li Zhijin received a call from his second brother that the two of them looked at each other in understanding and smiled. After leaving the club, Li Zhijin drove her small car. In the car, Zhao Jiadi drove an A6. She led the way to a shopping mall. The restaurant was on the third floor. From decoration to price, it was very ordinary. Moreover, the head of the family of three was already waiting at the entrance of the first floor of the shopping mall. Li Na was a A director-level inspector of a certain ministry of real power. He matches the name given by his father. He is probably a man who is quick to speak but has a standard Chinese character. Zhao Jiadi was dumbfounded when he saw Li Ne's wife and son when he arrived at the restaurant. Aren't these the mother and son he saw in the small park of Wukesong No. 1 Rest House? That little guy who cries and plays with the Rubik's Cube, that elegant young woman with a petite figure, has such a small emotional world? The happiest person was undoubtedly Manzi. He did not forget to practice the Rubik's Cube assiduously while sitting at the dining table. As soon as he saw the master who taught him world-class martial arts appeared, he was so excited that he volunteered to sit next to Zhao Jiadi to learn from him. As a result, this happened. Duan Fan has nothing to do with Li Zhijin and her brother and sister-in-law. Li Zhijin¡¯s sister-in-law Song Qiongying is a very naughty daughter of an aristocratic family. She finally caught one of her sons gobbling it up and couldn¡¯t attend to the conversation and interrupted with a smile: ¡°Xiao Zhao, listen. It has been said throughout Wukesong that you are very good at chess. Li Ne is an amateur, so you can compare notes when you have time."
Zhao Jiadi said cheerfully: "Okay."
Li Na smiled and said, "I am just asking for self-humiliation."
The little guy said very honestly: "Dad, it's not a shame for your stinky chess piece to lose to Brother Zhao."
Li Na smiled slightly and touched his son's head, full of affection.
The young woman gently wiped the oil stains from the corners of her son's mouth, glared at her husband who never knew how to be a competent parent, and turned to look atThe son laughed angrily and said, "You know how to show off to your father. Someone snatched your little girlfriend away in the kindergarten. I didn't see you asking for an explanation. You only dared to cry secretly on the way home."
The little guy¡¯s face turned red when he was exposed.
Zhao Jiadi fanned the flames and said, "Barbarian, this is not right. Your wife has been robbed. You have to fight with your love rival. If you fail, then go home and cry to your parents so that they can support you."
Li Na smiled bitterly. The young woman was quite appreciative.
The little guy raised his head and said cautiously: "I can't beat him. That little fat guy is so strong. His arms are thicker than my legs."
Zhao Jiadi smiled and asked: "Then your girlfriend is still willing to have a different relationship?"
The little guy sighed in distress: "She said that the little fat man's father was a director, a higher official than my father, so she went to be friends with the little fat man. Alas."
Zhao Jiadi could only sigh that the little girl now is really amazing.
The young woman was far more talkative than her husband. She said with just the right amount of pride in her words: "Two days ago, the kindergarten teacher intercepted a love letter from Manzi to his new girlfriend. Xiao Zhao, guess what we Manzi wrote?"
The little guy said shyly and angrily: "Mom, don't say that!"
The young woman ignored her son's protest and said with a happy smile: "Xiaoqing, there are three things that make me happiest. The third is picking up money on the road, the second is getting the little red flower, and the first is being able to hold your hand and skate together. The slide, and you¡¯ll be my wife when we play house.¡±
The adults were having fun together, and the little one wanted to dig a hole in the ground to crawl down.
When we parted, the little guy asked Zhao Jiadi for his mobile phone number very seriously, saying that his mother had promised to buy him a mobile phone on his tenth birthday and that he would save the number then. In the evening, Zhao Jiadi had just arrived at the courtyard to clean up the room for Wang Banjin, who had moved some of his collections. He received a strange phone call with a mellow voice, saying that he was Zhi Jin's uncle and that he would make an appointment to meet tomorrow. Of course, Zhao Jia had no reason to refuse, but the meeting place gave Zhao Jia a headache for the first time. Office of the Assistant Minister of Commerce, damn you, if you don¡¯t take advantage of the home field, going to Club America is just a membership card. But in this Assistant Minister¡¯s Office, it¡¯s useless for you to hold a hundred cards. Wang Banjin, who had just moved half of the loot over, saw Zhao Jiadi holding his cell phone and not talking. He gloated that he was dumbfounded now and asked for trouble. Was it so easy for Li Zhijin to marry? If I had known this, why would I do it in the first place? Zhao Jiadi sat on a chair and smoked a cigarette. Wang Banjin threw a stocking on Zhao Jiadi's head as a prank, brazenly saying that if he gave Xiao Ba Liang a little more bad luck, he might be able to achieve great success. Out of sight and out of mind, Zhao Jiadi threw the stockings back on the bed and went to the study to meditate on the layout. Tianwang Banjin probably lost all his energy and energy due to the move. Zhao Jiadi was already miserable and rough without harassing him. Zhao Jiadi got up early in the morning, did a set of boxing, went out to buy breakfast and called Wang Banjin to get up. All he saw was a long leg hanging out of the quilt. She hugged the quilt tightly, revealing her slender figure. Zhao Jiadi called When they got up to eat, Wang Banjin didn't move. Zhao Jia was the first to open the curtains. Wang Banjin, who was still hiding under the quilt, screamed, "Aren't you afraid that your sister's beauty will be peeped by others?" Zhao Jiadi sneered and said if you don't get up, I will throw you and the quilt into the street. Wang Banjin intensified and retracted her beautiful legs into the quilt, shouting that sleeping was so happy, so happy, and working was so scary, so scary. Zhao Jiadi walked over, pulled the quilt off her body, and moved it to his room. Sure enough, Wang Banjin was so happy. Minutes later, he angrily sat down at the table and stuffed a small steamed bun into his mouth. He was so angry that Zhao Jiadi was indifferent. After eating his portion, he went out. The traffic jam in Beijing was too fierce, so it would be safer to leave early. Li Yingping He is a difficult boss. Compared with this young and strong official of the Communist Youth League who will be devolved to local provinces and cities in the next three years as a feudal official in the next three years, Aunt Li Zhijin's harsh words really pale into insignificance. , before Zhao Jiadi stepped out of the courtyard, Wang rushed out with a small steamed bun in his mouth. After moving in, he had to take the subway to work. Zhao Jiadi smiled and said goodbye, being swayed by the dirty hands, Wang Banjin did her signature move of flying to the crotch, and went to work enchantingly.
Zhao Jiadi drove the A6 steadily, with Li Yingping¡¯s brilliant resume and recent public event speeches in his mind. For the red people, their upward curve in the officialdom is full of unparalleled "beauty", because it rises too steadily, so that it is pale and empty, without any suspense.
It¡¯s not easy to live in Chang¡¯an, and there are no idle people in the officialdom.
Zhao Jiadi was in a daze when he walked into the Ministry of Commerce.
I have no reason to think of the heartfelt words of Chen Jing who practiced Yehu Zen: "I see her world as the underworld looks at the earth!"
??Walked through each floor and each room.
Behind every nameplate that hangs are countless stories and struggles.
Finally, we arrived outside Li Yingping¡¯s office, and the secretary responsible for bringing Zhao Jiadi here helped.The door is open.
Li Yingping is a burly and handsome middle-aged man, sitting behind the desk and looking at Zhao Jiadi.
A scrutinizing look.
But what made Zhao Jiadi even more incredible was that the uncle asked his secretary to pour a glass of boiled water for Zhao Jiadi, then stood up and said: "There is an impromptu meeting. Please sit down for a while and eat together in the ministry cafeteria at noon."
That's all. After Zhao Jiadi waited for nearly three hours, the secretary who received the call apologized: "Assistant Li accompanied Minister Gao to inspect the work. He may not be back before get off work in the evening. Do you want to continue waiting?" ?¡±
Zhao Jiadi smiled and said, "Just wait a little longer."
Zhao Jiadi believed a rumor in the circle that the assistant minister had more aura than the minister, so much so that he made a huge joke when he went to a coastal province and city two years ago. He was eager to show enthusiasm but had poor eyesight. When the local leaders saw the group, they were not the first to shake hands with the minister. Instead, they held the hand of the minister's assistant with a face full of attentiveness, which turned into a joke.
In the end, Zhao Jiadi waited all afternoon but could not wait for Li Yingping, so he had to leave the agency building with the secretary who had been chatting warmly from time to time for most of the day.
After the secretary sent Zhao Jiadi out, he turned back to the office, dialed the phone and said softly: "He's gone. During this period, he was looking through the "Thirteen Lectures on Ancient Poems" in your bookcase, reading very slowly, especially It¡¯s very thoughtful to read your comments in the blank space.¡±