Life Reset: I’m the Master in the Officialdom

However, Wentao rejected all these bribes without hesitation and resolutely returned them all to the givers.

However, a few leading cadres were quite creative. The gifts they brought were not mundane items such as money or cards, but local specialties with unique characteristics.

Some brought a few lively free-range chickens, some brought rare wild red mushrooms; there were also some rare things that even Wentao himself couldn't name, but without exception, they were full of local customs and thoughts.

Faced with these sincere local specialties, Wentao gladly accepted them.

It is worth mentioning that the group of subordinates who came with Wentao from Handong were even more favored by him.

The New Year gifts they sent were neither money nor local specialties, but cartons of exquisitely packaged cigarettes.

What is surprising is that these cigarettes are all of the same brand - Dabaijiang, and the quantity given to each person is also surprisingly the same, all two packs.

It was so uniform, as if it had been carefully planned and discussed in advance. Perhaps they were worried that Comrade Wentao's excessive smoking would affect his health.

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On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, the wind was cold and the sky was filled with snowflakes. The entire capital was covered in silver, like a dreamlike world of ice and snow. Wentao finally returned to the capital.

According to the original plan, he should have to wait until the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month to return to Beijing.

However, his anxious grandfather couldn't wait any longer and dragged him back to the capital ahead of time. It turned out that there was something crucial waiting for them - after consultation between the two families, Wen Tao and Jian Mingyue's wedding date was set for the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month!

At this moment, Wentao's home was already decorated with lights and was full of joy.

All the preparations are ready, and all that is left is for the groom Wentao and the beautiful bride Jian Mingyue to take some time off to come and hold the wedding ceremony.

Wentao, who had just got off the plane, was in a hurry.

He ignored the fatigue of the journey and went straight home to visit his grandfather. After a brief greeting with his grandfather, he rushed to the Jian family without stopping, reported to the old man of the Jian family, and conveyed his grandfather's greetings and blessings.

What followed was a series of busy schedules.

Wen Tao kept spinning like a top. He visited Wang Jie, deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, Wang Hua, executive vice mayor of Beijing, Pang Xiangjun, deputy director of the Admissions Department of the Ministry of Education... These friends in Beijing, he visited one by one. Wherever he went, he would give a carefully prepared small gift to express his deep friendship to his friends.

After completing this series of social activities, Wentao was eager to return home and wanted to fly back immediately.

Because at this moment, what he wanted most was to be with Jian Mingyue and enjoy their own little world.

Wen Tao, who had been busy with his career and various affairs for a while, was truly exhausted both physically and mentally. Now that he had finally arrived at this rare moment of relaxation, he was eager to "release" the stress and immerse himself in the blissful love with Jian Mingyue...

As agreed, the two came to the house that Wentao had previously entrusted Wang Hua to purchase.

As soon as he stepped into the house, Wentao collapsed on the sofa like a deflated ball. He then took out a pack of Dabaijiang cigarettes from his pocket and quickly lit one of them.

Only half a cigarette had passed when Jian Mingyue, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly covered her mouth, leaned forward slightly, and began to dry heave on the sofa.

Seeing this, Wentao hurriedly reached out and put out the cigarette butt in his hand that had not yet burned out.

Could it be that the strong smell of smoke emitted when I was smoking just now irritated her?

Thinking of this, Wentao couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

However, he changed his mind and felt that things were not that simple.

Because before, he had smoked in front of Jian Mingyue many times, but she had never reacted as strongly as today.

Not only that, her future father-in-law was also a heavy smoker, and he would be accompanied by cigarettes all day at home. It was no exaggeration to say that Jian Mingyue had grown up in an environment filled with cigarettes.

Just as Wentao was feeling puzzled by this matter, suddenly, an astonishing idea flashed through his mind like lightning.

In an instant, his eyes shot straight at the seemingly fragile young lady in front of him.

Feeling Wentao's questioning gaze, Jian Mingyue's face flushed crimson, appearing extremely embarrassed. She lowered her head slightly and muttered in a whisper, "These past few days... I've been retching non-stop... and... well... my relatives didn't arrive on time..."

As the words became quieter and quieter, they were almost inaudible, as if only she could hear them.

There was a loud "bang" in Wentao's head, as if a bomb suddenly exploded.