Chapter Thirty-Two: The Gift-Giving Incident

  Faced with Zhang Qingyun's sudden attack, Geng Shuang was obviously unprepared. At first, she still seemed a bit awkward, but gradually began to respond, and after a passionate long kiss, she felt her whole body go soft.

  Zhang Qingyun was also up and down, his hands had already invaded deep into her underwear, touching Geng Shuang's smooth skin like jade, he gradually began to lose himself.

  "Not...not...green cloud. Here..."

  Geng Shuang used all his might to stop Zhang Qingyun's next move, and Zhang Qingyun suddenly regained his senses. He looked at Geng Shuang's lips and saw that they had been bitten open, with bright red blood oozing out. He smiled apologetically and gently patted Geng Shuang's back, saying:

  "Ge Ge, be my girlfriend!"

  Geng Shuang's body paused for a moment, her watery eyes glanced at Zhang Qingyun lightly, and she lowered her head without speaking.

  "If you don't say anything, it means you agree." Zhang Qingyun said with a smile, and he also felt amused in his heart. After all, Geng Shuang was also someone who had experienced marriage, why was she still so shy? Her face would flush red at the slightest movement, and at this moment, Geng Shuang really couldn't be associated with being a female entrepreneur.

  "You...you...hurt me." Geng Shuang said with a blush after a long time.

  Zhang Qingyun's heart skipped a beat, and she was about to make a darker joke, but then she thought better of it, fearing that Geng Shuang would turn against her, so she quickly changed her words and said:

  "Why don't we stay here tonight? I'll pay for it, didn't your brother give me a card?"

  Geng Shuang raised an eyebrow and said, "Cut it out, you can keep that little money for yourself! I still have enough to pay for the hotel."

  "That's right! That's right! You are a famous entrepreneur in our Yongping, and we are just officials of the Qing government, how can we compare with your wealth?"

  "You... you... I'm not talking to you." Geng Shuang said with a scowl, but the corners of her mouth were curled up in a smile.

  Zhang Qingyun smiled wryly, feeling somewhat regretful in her heart. She had casually offered to treat Geng Shuang to a room, not expecting her to actually take her up on it and open a separate room for herself. Otherwise, the two of them could have just shared one room, which would have been much better! However, this was just something she could only think about now. Through their interactions over this period of time, Zhang Qingyun had come to realize that Geng Shuang was quite conservative. She couldn't help but feel surprised - the most dazzling female entrepreneur in Yongping, someone who often appeared in public and was always in the spotlight, turned out to be such a reserved person, prone to blushing like an unmarried young woman.

  Immediately, Zhang Qingyun and Geng Shuang had no choice but to open another room in the lobby. After washing up, Zhang Qingyun sat lazily on the sofa wrapped in a bath towel, sighing in her heart that this was simply too wasteful. One person occupying a hundred or so square meters of space, unable to cohabitate, it's really not pleasant. And Geng Shuang is like this, already acknowledging their relationship, how can he still be so clueless? Is it because I'm not proactive enough?

  The phone was vibrating and jumping on the table with a "zzt-zzt" sound.

  "Hello, who is it?"

  "Who is it? Can't you hear your mother's voice?" came Yoon Soo-young's voice over the phone.

  "Oh, it's mom, hehe, I didn't see the caller ID earlier. What's up with calling so late? I'm coming home tomorrow."

  Yin Su-e hesitated for a long time, and said somewhat uncertainly: "I'm telling you, Qingyun, be honest with Mom, what unit are you assigned to now? These past two days my heart has been feeling uneasy."

  Zhang Qingyun was taken aback and lost his smile, saying: "I am a national civil servant, my work is all arranged by the organization, what's not solid about that?"

  "I don't know, anyway it's not stable. These two days, there are always people sending things to our home, the gifts are very expensive, including Fu Rong Wang and Yu Xi cigarettes, Wu Liang Ye liquor... And your aunt said that Ma Jie's side has been getting a bit close to her recently, she means to set up a marriage between you and Ma's daughter..."

  Zhang Qingyun only felt that his head was a bit bigger, who would give himself gifts to celebrate the New Year? According to his own secretary and no actual duties, this kind of gift-giving should not happen.

  It's understandable from Ma Shan's side, her old man is a rich and influential person, knowing that he has promoted himself and looks good for his future, letting his daughter-in-law take action is also possible, after all, Ma Dongliang is a businessman, this kind of person is their nature, besides, Auntie also mentioned this aspect last time, they have a reason to come back and stir up the cold rice again.

  To be honest, Zhang Qingyun still has a good impression of Ma Shan. Although this girl is from a rich family, she doesn't have the spoiled temperament of a rich girl. When they were in school, she was also quite nice to people. Of course, her looks are not worth mentioning, she's like a flower. However, Zhang Qingyun has already established a relationship with Geng Shuang, so his thoughts on this aspect have faded.

  "Who sent those things? Have you written down all their names?" Zhang Qingyun said after a long time of contemplation.

  "How can I not remember?!" Yun Su-e replied hastily, her voice sounding as if she was facing a great enemy.

  Zhang Qingyun was speechless and lost his smile, thinking to himself that his family was indeed a clean and honest one for generations, but the matter of giving gifts in official circles was nothing out of the ordinary, yet the two old men were so tense.

  "There was a guy named Wang HuaHua, in his twenties, tall and thin, wearing glasses. And there was also a girl named Zhang Qian, with an oval face..."

  Yin Su-eulah spoke a lot, she said very detailed, through his description can completely draw out the picture, it seems that Zhang Qingyun's mother still has the potential to be a witness, this point even Zhang Qingyun secretly admired.

  "Alright, alright, mom. Since they've sent it over, just accept it! Consider those few bottles of wine as my gift to dad for the new year. As for the cigarettes, I'll smoke them myself when I get back." Zhang Qingyun interrupted her mother's words, saying with a smile.

  He now understands that the gifts were sent by his own subordinates in the county committee office. He is not in charge of letters and visits, but he has several clerks under him, which he had overlooked. Visiting one's direct superiors during the Spring Festival is a convention, and he also visited Lijun Wu out of courtesy. This is human sentiment and is worlds apart from bribery, which is tacitly acknowledged by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

  "Uh... really nothing?" Yoon Soo-ah still looked a bit puzzled.

  "What's the big deal? Your son is now in the county town, and colleagues come to pay their respects during the New Year, what's the fuss about? I also came to Wu De to pay my respects, didn't I?" Zhang Qingyun said with a wry smile.

  Seeing Zhang Qingyun say so firmly, Yin Su'e finally breathed a sigh of relief and then she muttered a few more words before hanging up the phone.

  After hanging up the phone, Zhang Qingyun smiled to himself and stretched his waist, thinking that this world had changed, and he had unknowingly become a small leader. Although this official position was only as big as a sesame seed, it brought about completely different changes for him.

  Think back to the years when I was a general cadre in Lizi Ping, when I went to report for duty, all the bedding was brought from home, and no one sent a pound of lard for New Year's. Now it's improved, with just a slight change in status, someone comes to the door with heavy gifts. This officialdom is indeed a circle of fame, interest, right and wrong.