Name: My father Yuan Mu

Inside a building in the family compound.

Yuan Mu stood in the study and looked at a map hanging on the wall. It was marked with dense punctuation marks and red lines. This was the road traffic planning map of Luzhou City that he designed.

The content in this picture can be fully realized, but definitely not now. Neither the human, material nor financial resources are available at present. Luzhou is still a little poor now.

"Knock knock!" There was a knock on the door and Zhou Xiaobai pushed it open and walked in.

"Xiaobai, what's wrong?" Yuan Mu turned his head and smiled.

"Xiao Mu, Xiao Ai is here."

"Oh? You're here so soon. Let's go. I haven't seen this girl for a long time." Yuan Mu nodded with a smile and then walked out of the study.

At this time in the living room, Zhong Xiaoai and Hou Liangping were sitting on the sofa. Yuan Zhihao poured them tea. Zhong Xiaoai was fine, after all, she knew Yuan Mu and Zhou Xiaobai, but Hou Liangping was different. He felt uncomfortable all over.

Where is this? This is the home of the Secretary of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee, the highest-ranking official in Luzhou, a cadre at the level of a provincial department!

"Xiao Ai!" At this moment, a calm and intimate voice sounded. The two looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man who was over 1.8 meters tall, with a calm and handsome appearance, exuding an aura of majesty without anger, walking towards them with a smile on his face.

"Uncle Yuan!" Seeing the person coming, Zhong Xiaoai quickly stood up and greeted him with a smile. Hou Liangping next to him also quickly stood up.

At the same time, Hou Liangping was also very shocked. He was shocked by Yuan Mu's age. He thought Yuan Mu was at least in his forties, but he never expected that the other party looked to be in his thirties at most or even younger!

"Okay, come and sit down." Yuan Mu nodded with a smile and walked to the sofa on the side and was about to sit down when he seemed to notice Hou Liangping and spoke in confusion.

"Who is this?"

"Oh, Uncle Yuan, this is my boyfriend, Hou Liangping." Zhong Xiaoai said quickly.

"Is that so?" Yuan Mu nodded thoughtfully.

"Hello, Uncle Yuan! I'm Hou Liangping!" Seeing this, Hou Liangping quickly extended his hand and said enthusiastically.

As soon as these words were spoken, Yuan Mu frowned slightly. Yuan Zhihao next to him immediately knew that his father was unhappy. This Hou Liangping was too tactless. It was okay for Zhong Xiaoai to call him Uncle Yuan, so why do you do the same?

Now you are just Zhong Xiaoai's boyfriend, you are not Zhong Xiaoai's husband yet. Isn't it too early to call her that?

Although Yuan Mu was a little unhappy, he did not show it. He stretched out his hand and shook hands with him with his smile.

"Student Hou Liangping, please sit down."

"Thank you, Uncle Yuan." Hou Liangping quickly nodded in agreement and sat aside.

The conversation that followed was basically between Yuan Mu and Zhong Xiaoai. Hou Liangping wanted to interrupt, but was stopped by Yuan Mu's vague eyes. At that time, Hou Liangping felt as if a ferocious beast was staring at him, making his whole body tremble.

Yuan Zhihao carefully observed his father's expression this time, and he was sure that his father really disliked Hou Liangping.

But this guy is really not that good. In his previous life, Hou Liangping joined the Handong Provincial Procuratorate as soon as he graduated. Less than a year after he started working there, Zhong Xiaoai used her connections to transfer him to the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People's Procuratorate in Kyoto.

It was not until 2014, the year before his rebirth, that Hou Liangping was transferred back to Handong to serve as the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate.

The political landscape of Handong had changed drastically by then. The provincial party secretary was Sha Ruijin, who was also an old acquaintance of my father, but the two did not get along well.

There is another person who must be mentioned, that is my dad’s old classmate, Gao Yuliang. My dad has a very good relationship with him, and he is also a staunch supporter of my dad. At that time, Gao Yuliang was already the provincial party secretary of a certain place. As for my dad at that time, he was already in the peak competition.

At noon, Yuan Mu invited the two of them to have lunch at his home. Not long after the meal, Zhong Xiaoai asked to leave. Yuan Mu did not stop her but just nodded slightly.

After leaving Yuan Mu's house, Hou Liangping still looked excited. He was so happy to see Yuan Mu today, although he also knew some cadres at the bureau level, such as Chen Yanshi, the father of his good brother Chen Hai, who was also a cadre at the bureau level.

But Chen Yanshi and Yuan Mu are simply incomparable. One is a director-level official at the peak of his career, and the other is a director-level official who is already retired. The two are not comparable.

Even if Chen Yanshi were ten years younger, he wouldn't be able to do it. Chen Yanshi is the executive deputy procurator general of Jingzhou Municipal Procuratorate, and Yuan Mu is the secretary of Luzhou Municipal Party Committee. There is a world of difference between the two.

Now Hou Liangping wants to hold on to Zhong Xiaoai more and more. Although her appearance is not top-notch, she is top-notch in other aspects, especially her family background.

Hou Liangping was still daydreaming and didn't notice that Zhong Xiaoai's face looked very bad.

"Xiao Ai, I didn't expect you knew Uncle Yuan. Why haven't I heard you mention it before?" Hou Liangping said to Zhong Xiaoai with a playful smile.

"Hou Liangping!" Zhong Xiaoai turned around and glared at Hou Liangping.

Hou Liangping was a little confused by Zhong Xiaoai's sudden outburst of anger, and he felt angry too, but reason told him that he couldn't get angry with Zhong Xiaoai. He still wanted to hold on to this thigh tightly. It was just a few scoldings, and it wouldn't cost him a piece of meat. Thinking of this, he smiled again.

"Xiao Ai, what are you doing?"

"Hou Liangping! I told you before you came not to talk too much! Don't talk too much! What were you doing just now? We haven't gotten married yet. I don't call you Uncle Yuan casually. Is this the right time to establish a relationship?" Zhong Xiaoai vented all her anger.

Maybe Zhong Xiaoai is a little love-sick, but she was born in such a family, so she is very proficient in observing people's words and expressions. She just noticed Yuan Mu's unhappiness.

"Xiao Ai, it's not that serious. We will get married sooner or later. I..." Hou Liangping was a little confused. Isn't it just calling Uncle Yuan? What's the big deal?

"You..." Seeing that the other party didn't understand, Zhong Xiaoai didn't bother to explain anymore. She just waved her hand and walked forward.

Seeing this, Hou Liangping hurriedly chased after her, but Zhong Xiaoai ignored him and continued walking forward. However, Hou Liangping was worthy of being the man who could win Zhong Xiaoai's heart. After coaxing her for about ten minutes, he finally calmed her down. Now the two of them were holding hands again.

"Xiao Ai, what exactly is Secretary Yuan's background? I don't think he's very old, right?"

"He's indeed not very old. He seems to be only 36 years old this year. As for his family background, don't ask. This is not something you can inquire about." Zhong Xiaoai shook her head.

Hou Liangping's heart was filled with shock. Thirty-six years old! How powerful must his background be to become the municipal party secretary at the age of thirty-six!