Chapter 1526: The News Aired the incident


    In the afternoon.


    It was past four o''clock.


    Dong Xuebing droves back to the City Party Committee''s residentialpound. Looking at the long-unseen neighborhood and the familiar buildings, he found the old por trees on the roadside pleasing. Although he was born and raised in Beijing, for the past two or three years of work, he had almost always lived in Fenzhou City. People are not indifferent, like grass and trees; Dong Xuebing also had a special affection for this ce. He liked the streets here, liked the trees here, and also liked the people here. There was no rush to eat, so Dong Xuebing drove slowly, looking around.


    Nothing has changed.


    It''s just like when he left.


    As the car pulled in downstairs, Dong Xuebing carried bags of things and went upstairs. Knocking on the doorzily, he didn''t bother to take out the keys.


    The door opened.


    Mom came out.


    "Why are you back sote?"


    "Hey, there was something on the highway."


    "I know, Hun called me. Oh, why are you covered in blood?"


    "I was rescuing people, got some blood on me, not mine."


    "Quick,e in and change your clothes. Where''s Hun?"


    "She went to the hospital. Traffic and health are both under Hun''s jurisdiction; she must be busy."


    "Noting back for dinner?"


    "She said she''lle back during dinner time."


    "Your wife''s due date is approaching, and you''re letting her run around. Really."


    "It was an emergency, and you know Hun, she has to listen to me."


    "As long as you''re not hurt. I heard about the car ident and got a big fright."


    "By the way, find a ce to put this stuff."


    "Why did you bring so much stuff back? We don''t need anything; you just bought random things."


    "Hehe, they were all gifts from my colleagues when I left. Local specialties and little trinkets from Zhen Shui County. You can give them awayter."


    Inside the house.


    Dong Xuebing quickly changed his clothes and sat on the sofa. Grimacing from back pain, he said, "Mom, pour me a ss of water and help me massage my neck. I''ve been busy rescuing people for half a day and am exhausted."


    Luan Xiaoping red at him, "You''re ordering me around again."


    Dong Xuebing chuckled, "Well, you''re my mom."


    She huffed. Luan Xiaoping handed him a ss of cold water, threw his bloodied clothes into the bathroom to soak, and then gave her son a shoulder and neck massage. "You rascal, do you miss mom?"


    "Of course, I miss you. I think of you every day, even in my dreams. Oh, by the way, I bought you two sets of clothes on my way back. Try them onter. Massage me a bit harder here. Ah, that feels good. It''sfortable. Mom is the best. No matter how much my wife loves me, it''s not as good as mom''s love."


    "You sure know how to talk."


    "Take a rest, mom. I''ll peel some fruits for you."


    "Why rest? I still need to cook. Yunxuan will bring the kids over from Lu An City after work, as Hun called her this afternoon. I don''t know what good fortune you had in your past life. Your two daughters-inw get along well now. When I was busy the other day, Yunxuan came over to take care of Hun. Yunxuan was busy for a few days, and Hun also helped care for her daughter."


    "They didn''t argue, did they?"


    "Sometimes they do."


    "Uh. So, uh, let''s change the topic."


    "You lie down. I''ll go wash the vegetables."


    Just as Dong Xuebing was about to offer help, his phone rang. It was from Luo Haiting, the Commission for Discipline Inspection director of Fenzhou City. "Hello, Director Luo."


    Luo Haiting''sughter came from the other end, "Xuebing, you''re back."


    Dong Xuebingughed, "You''re well informed. Yeah, I just got back this afternoon. How do you know?"


    "It''s not that I am well-informed. It''s that I saw your car when I opened the window."


    "Oh, my car is a Land Rover. I see. Your eyes are sharp enough to recognize it. Impressive."


    "Hehe, everyone in Fenzhou City knows your car."


    "Isn''t that a bit exaggerated?"


    "It''s not exaggerated at all. Didn''t you used to drive a Porsche? After transferring, you switched to the Land Rover with Mayor Xie. Something interesting happened at that time. About half a month after you left, when Mayor Xie went to inspect the townships below, the road was blocked, and many vigers were holding signs filingints, refusing to let the front cars pass, insisting on seeing Mayor Xie. Mayor Xie drove up from behind, but guess what happened? When many people causing trouble saw your Porscheing, they all thought it was you. With a whoosh, they all ran away. Not a single person was visible after Mayor Xie got out of the car. None of us knew what was going on then, and we were all puzzled. Later, we thought about it and figured it out. This incident has be a funny story in the office, and many people know about it."


    Dong Xuebingughed upon hearing this.


    Luo Haiting continued, "I know you''re busy. I won''t say much. We want to invite you to dinner, gather all our old friends. Our treat."


    "Okay, no problem," Dong Xuebing readily agreed.


    "You agreed so quickly. Don''t stand us up again."


    "Ahem,st time was an ident. We had all agreed to meet up, but something urgent came up. It won''t happen again this time, and I have to stay in Fenzhou City for at least a week."


    "Alright, let''s set a date then."


    "Sure, either the day after tomorrow or the day after."


    As he hung up, several more calls from old friends came in.


    Dong Xuebing busied himself with socializing, chatting with each person for a while, and finally arranging a dinner gathering.


    Before long, his mother came out of the kitchen. "You just got back and are already making phone calls; you''re always so busy."


    "It''s been a long time since we''ve seen each other. We need to keep in touch. Mom, I won''t be eating at home the day after tomorrow."


    Suddenly, the sound of keys jingled.


    The door was pushed open from the outside.


    Dong Xuebing saw Qu Yunxuan, dressed in professional attiremonly worn by TV hosts, standing at the door with a warm smile. "You''re here."


    Dong Xuebing immediately walked up to her. "Come here. I''ve missed you so much."


    Qu Yunxuan was hugged tightly by him, feeling both annoyed and amused. She couldn''t help pinching his nose affectionately. "Mom is still here, don''t be silly. Didn''t we meet just two months ago?"


    "I missed you even after two months." Aunt Xuan was still so soft to hug.


    Mom said helplessly from behind, "Don''t dawdle at the door. Come in first. You don''t care about your child."


    "Where''s the child, my good daughter?" Dong Xuebing was surprised not to see his daughter in Aunt Xuan''s arms.


    Then Qu Yunxuan turned to the side, and the cute little Qianqian in a lovely dress popped out from behind her mother, blinking her eyes and looking at Dong Xuebing. Then she started babbling happily, waving her little hands while her mother held onto her, although her little feet were kicking wildly as if she wanted to pounce on her father.


    Dong Xuebing was overjoyed. "Oh my, our little princess can walk now."


    "She''s only one year old and can''t walk yet." Qu Yunxuan smiled. "I have to hold her hand; otherwise, she can only take a few steps with great effort. If I let go, she''ll fall."


    Dong Xuebing quickly squatted down, opened his arms, and said, "Come to Daddy quickly."


    Qu Yunxuan handed her daughter forward, "Go find your daddy."


    Dong Xuebing immediately picked up his daughter, stood up, and kissed Qianqian''s cheek, "So obedient, so cute. You''ve grown taller quickly, and we haven''t seen each other."


    Little Qianqian giggled mischievously and yfully extended her little ws to scratch her father''s face.


    Dong Xuebing allowed his daughter to scratch his face,ughing happily, "You little troublemaker. Look how elegant your mommy is. You should learn from her in the future."


    It seemed like Little Qianqian understood, and she immediately stopped being naughty.


    Dong Xuebing eximed with delight, "So well-behaved! Come on, let Daddy reward you." After saying that, he lifted Qianqian and let her ride on the back of his neck. Then, like a child, he shouted and ran around the room with his daughter on his back, showing no sign of being a responsible adult.


    Luan Xiaoping was used to it. "This child is always causing trouble as soon as hees back. He wasining about being tired and asking me to massage his shoulders. Now he''s more energetic than anyone else."


    Qu Yunxuan smiled and said, "Let them have their fun. I''ll help you with the cooking."


    "No need. Sit with me for a while. I''ve already prepared the ingredients. I need to cook them." Luan Xiaoping took Qu Yunxuan to the sofa, watching them run around with a smile.


    Qu Yunxuan said, "This little girl only sees her daddy being happy."


    Dong Xuebingughed, "That''s right, it''s all about personal charm."


    Mrs. Lan revealed, "You''re just bragging. When Qianqian wants to y, she looks for you. But when she''s hungry or tired, she clings to Yunxuan. She''s glued to her mom. She even insists on sitting on the sofa with her."


    Dong Xuebing didn''t believe it. After ying for a while, he got tired and sat on the sofa.


    Sure enough, after a few breaths, Qianqian panted a few times and climbed down from her father''s legs, struggling to climb onto Qu Yunxuan''s legs. She sat on her mother''sp. Seeing her mother not moving, Qianqian tugged at her mother''s arm, but seeing her still not moving, she tugged at her arm again.


    Only then did Qu Yunxuan hug the little one.


    Little Qianqian instantly felt satisfied and giggled happily.


    Dong Xuebing, unwilling to admit defeat, pped his hands and said, "Come on, darling, mommy is tired. Come to daddy, daddy will hold you." He called out several times.


    Little Qianqian finally reluctantly crawled onto her father''s legs.


    Dong Xuebingughed heartily, "See, she also loves me."


    Qu Yunxuan didn''t argue with him and suddenly remembered something. "By the way, have you read the newspaper?" She immediately took out a newspaper from her bag. "It''s the provincial newspaper."


    Dong Xuebing blinked, "Is there something about me?"


    "Both you and Hun are in it, on the front page. Although it''s not the headline, it''s below the headline. I saw it on the way and bought it."


    "Let me see."


    The headline was about political news, which wasn''t surprising.


    On the bottom of the front page, Dong Xuebing hadn''t read the title yet, but he saw a photo of Xie Hun directing the scene with a big belly, and the background was a car that was hit crookedly. Dong Xuebing''s figure was also in the photo, but it was just a silhouette, rescuing an injured person, covered in blood. Dong Xuebing couldn''t help muttering, "They didn''t even give me a close-up shot. It was all for nothing. But he also understood that the main character of the rescue in this ident must still be the local officials, and the Provincial Propaganda Department might be boosting Hun''s image."