Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He Yuzhu smiled, never expecting that he would almost win Bai Ling over in just one night.

Although we haven't reached the final step, the progress has been much faster. With just a few more swings of the hoe, we can take down Bai Ling.

After all, Bai Ling is different from Lou Xiao'e. With Bai Ling, you can act faster; there's less resistance. Once you break through that barrier...

Yes, Bai Ling no longer has that layer of paper (referring to a past relationship).

Once a woman has consummated her marriage, it's like the saying goes, "Once is unfamiliar, twice is familiar, three or four times is familiar, and she'll even ask He Yuzhu for more."

Lou Xiao'e is still a young girl, and He Yuzhu won't force her. To get her to do it willingly, he'll have to put in some more effort.

Besides, He Yuzhu wasn't in a hurry to make Lou Xiao'e his woman.

At this time, the girls are very shy and resistant before having sex, but once they have consummated their marriage, they will not refuse and will be extremely docile.

He Yuzhu was thinking about his confidence, and then he went to work at the machinery factory. He Yuzhu was not in a good mood. In the middle of the morning, Lü Xiaomi suddenly knocked on the door and came in.

"what's the matter?"

Lu Xiaomi hesitated for a moment, then said, "You have time at noon, right? My dad will treat you to lunch."

"Oh, my father-in-law is treating me to dinner?" He Yuzhu asked with a smile.

Lü Xiaomi reached out and slapped him, scolding, "Don't talk nonsense."

"Is not it?"

He Yuzhu asked, "Has something happened to your brother-in-law again?"

"It's not my brother's problem, it's my dad's problem."

"Did my father-in-law get into trouble too?"

Lu Xiaomi stomped her foot and shouted, "Speak properly, this is actually your business."

"What you're saying is confusing me."

"Just tell me if you're going or not!"

"Of course I'll go. My father-in-law invited me; how could I refuse?"

"Ignore you."

Lü Xiaomi turned back to give her father a reply.

He Yuzhu put down his pen and pondered why Lü Xiaomi's father wanted to have dinner with him at this time.

There must be something important they want to discuss with me, but what could it be?

Before noon, He Yuzhu didn't stand on ceremony and drove Lü Xiaomi directly to the restaurant. They went into a private room, where only Secretary Lü was present, and four dishes had already been served.

"Hello, Secretary Lü."

He Yuzhu greeted them politely and then sat down next to Secretary Lü. Lü Xiaomi also sat down next to He Yuzhu.

Secretary Lü's lips twitched slightly. Shouldn't his daughter be sitting on his other side at this moment?

He actually went and sat down on the other side of He Yuzhu, which made it seem like that brat He Yuzhu was sitting in the middle seat.

He had become a mere guest in his father-in-law's arms, and his daughter had become He Yuzhu's mistress by some twist of fate. They were both siding with outsiders.

But today's matter is very important, and I'm too lazy to say anything bad about my daughter in front of He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu calmed himself down and, as soon as he sat down, urged his father-in-law to drink and eat, saying that no matter what the matter was, they should eat first.

Although there was no real trouble yesterday, He Yuzhu is still hungry today.

Secretary Lü remained calm and did not mention the purpose of inviting He Yuzhu over today.

Instead, Lü Xiaomi was a little anxious and asked, "Father, why did you call us over?"

Secretary Lü put down his wine cup and said, "Director Jiang treated me to drinks yesterday."

He Yuzhu picked up the Fenjiu liquor, filled his father-in-law's glass, and then poured one for himself. Just then, he heard Lü Xiaomi say:

"I know about this too. What did you say?"

Secretary Lü returned home very late last night, drunk and reeking of alcohol. He went straight to bed and fell asleep as soon as he got home. All he knew was that he had dinner with Director Jiang.

"What else could it be? It's just something happening on the streets. There were some big moves happening on the streets before the Lunar New Year."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu's heart stirred. If there were any major moves on the streets, it would definitely mean that a leader was going to be reassigned. Such advance notice usually meant that a leader was going to be transferred.

There aren't many units that can be transferred from the street level. Generally, people go to the district level to become leaders, and the worst ones go to some district-level units.

He Yuzhu asked, "Who wants to be transferred?"

Jiang Hanyang revealed that it was Director Li.

"What? He's being transferred?" Lü Xiaomi's face lit up with joy, then she asked, "Dad, can you become Director Lü instead of just Deputy Secretary?"

"You haven't even been drinking, so why are you spouting nonsense? Didn't you see the situation on the streets? Why was Jiang Hanyang able to be transferred back a few days ago? And why was he immediately put in charge of personnel authority after arriving?"

There are two most important positions on the street: one is in charge of personnel matters, and the other is in charge of finances.

Financial and personnel control are the most important; if you can grasp these two powers, you can basically be a good leader.

He Yuzhu had never imagined that Director Li Hongying would be transferred so suddenly. After all, her husband, Lin Zheng, was the director of the district branch. If Li Hongying were to come to the district as a deputy district head, the couple could easily gain enough influence by working together.

This is also why Li Hongying had only served as the street director for a long time. After all, the scope of jurisdiction in this position is limited, which is acceptable to the leaders in the district.

If they were to become leaders in the district, the couple would have far too much power.

Secretary Lü's words enlightened Lü Xiaomi. Although she was still young and did not have a deep understanding of many things, she knew that Jiang Hanyang had been very active on the streets recently.

I didn't quite understand why a deputy secretary would be so high-profile after taking office and even have personnel authority.

Only now do I realize that the higher-ups arranged for Jiang Hanyang to come here not just to become a deputy director, but to prepare him for becoming the director of the street office.

He Yuzhu could have had keen insight if he were doing business, but he only understands the reason behind it now.

After all, he had never been involved in officialdom before, and only saw the surface image without thinking deeply about why Jiang Hanyang was so arrogant.

Furthermore, I had previously asked Director Li why Jiang Hanyang, having gained personnel authority, was making such a grand and high-profile adjustment.

At the time, Li Hongying just smiled and didn't say anything, not going into details with him, because she wanted him to figure it out himself.

Unfortunately, He Yuzhu lacks sufficient political wisdom and has yet to think deeply about this matter.

"So that's it."

Chapter 359 Personnel Changes

He Yuzhu then realized that he was not cut out to be an official, lacking sufficient political wisdom and acumen.

I was forced into this role, and I gradually rose from a businessman to become the deputy director of a machinery factory.

During this period, the main reason was that I made enough contributions, and Li Hongying had high hopes for my abilities, which is why she put me in this position.

You can figure things out for yourself; if you were to become an official, there wouldn't be much room for advancement.

When it comes to scheming, I'm no match for those people. It seems that if I want to be a good deputy factory director, I need to win over some right-hand men, or have someone act as my strategist, someone who can give me advice.

Although I know many people and have a group of brothers, it seems that there is no one who can take on this responsibility.

Now that I think about it, although my relationship with Lü Xiaomi has been approved by Secretary Lü.

To be precise, he reluctantly admitted that he was a son-in-law who couldn't be brought into the open.

They were in a free-range mode, and I hadn't reminded myself of that beforehand.

Well, although he is Lü Xiaomi's father, there's nothing I can do for him. But I can ask him for advice in the future to broaden my horizons and learn the secrets of being an official.

Lu Xiaomi asked in surprise, "So, Jiang Hanyang will be the director of the subdistrict office from now on?"

"You only just noticed?"

Lü Xiaomi nodded shyly, which made He Yuzhu feel a little awkward as well.

Secretary Lü said, "Now you know why I didn't want to put you in the subdistrict. If you come to work in our subdistrict, people will gossip. If you go to another subdistrict, with your little brain, people will sell you out and you'll still be helping them count the money."

Lu Xiaomi blushed slightly and exclaimed, "Am I really that bad?"

Secretary Lü sighed with a sense of disappointment, realizing that while they had guarded against the wolves, they hadn't been able to stop He Yuzhu, this tiger and leopard.

Lu Xiaomi served as He Yuzhu's secretary for a period of time, but little did she know that her beloved daughter, whom she had raised for over 10 years, would be snatched away by that old lecher He Yuzhu.

Even now, Secretary Lü still doesn't understand. When Lü Xiaomi took office, he repeatedly told her that He Yuzhu was an old rogue, but he was made deputy factory director only because his contributions were so great that everyone reluctantly accepted him.

She repeatedly told her daughter not to get close to He Yuzhu, but in the end, she still became He Yuzhu's woman.

By the time they found out, it was too late. Besides, since He Yuzhu had essentially saved her son's life, she had no choice but to reluctantly accept him as her son-in-law.

"You're even worse than I thought; you're simply not cut out to be a leader."

Lü Xiaomi was so angry that she didn't want to speak. Her father hadn't given her any face in front of He Yuzhu, making her sound like a fool.

He Yuzhu said, "That means that Director Li Hongying will be transferred by the end of the year at the latest, and then Jiang Hanyang will take office as the new director of the street."

"Yes, this is a policy set by the higher authorities, and they have been quietly pushing this forward."

He Yuzhu then understood why Sun Tie had been transferred.

“Even Sun Tie’s transfer was Jiang Hanyang’s doing, to find someone obedient to serve as the head of the police station.”

"Yes, given the current severe social situation and the lack of food, many people are taking risks. In the past two years, various criminal cases have occurred frequently, and overall, they have increased significantly compared to the past."