Chapter 53: Telegram from the Capital

  Cao Dafu finished the phone call with Huang Jun, then called Yan Bingche. After the call connected, he said to him: "Old Yan, the county has repeatedly ordered that it is not allowed to set up toll booths on the road, what's going on with you? You don't even listen to the words of the county and township?"

  Yan Bengche hastily replied, "Secretary Cao, who told you that our village is still setting up card collection fees? This is completely unfounded. Township head Zhang has been to our place several times and we stopped it long ago!"

  Cao Dafu snorted and said, "Stop spouting nonsense in front of me. I already know about your son's fight, and I've called Huang Jun at the police station. The person is a relative of Xiao Ye. You'd better handle this well. If you don't, don't blame me for getting your secretary fired. You think you're above the law? You're just a second-in-command! Apologize to them properly and compensate them for their medical expenses. Don't cause any more trouble. Did you hear that?"

  Cao Dafu's phone call to Yan Bingche made Ye Pingyu feel relieved, he is now lacking this kind of power, after all Cao Dafu is the number one person in charge, whether it's Huang Jun or Yan Bingche they both have to listen to him, this feeling of having great power at his disposal is indeed something that he can't experience.

  Yan Bengche heard that Cao Dafu scolded him and made him apologize and pay compensation, he was unwilling in his heart, but this matter was indeed done wrong by his son. If he didn't listen to Cao Dafu's words, it would provoke Cao Dafu, which would be very unfavorable to their family. Now Cao Dafu is the number one, and he can at most be the second. The second must still listen to the first. If there was any anger in his heart, he would vent it on Ye Pingyu. It must have been that kid Ye Pingyu who reported to Cao Dafu.

  Under Cao Dafu's mediation, Yan Bengche was forced to compensate Ye Pingyu's old aunt for some medical expenses, but not much money. He didn't apologize to the old aunt and just threw the money at their house as if it was over. The old aunt thought it was good enough that they could compensate for the medical expenses, who dared to ask them to apologize?

  For the sake of Ye Pingyu's face, Cao Dafu finally helped him deal with this problem, but Ye Pingyu did not feel very satisfied. The person who beat him had not been punished, Yan Bingche was still in the position of village secretary, and Cao Dafu only criticized him, without any intention of removing him from his post. The matter of setting up a toll booth to collect fees was also not handled.

  Facing the current situation, he is dissatisfied in his heart, but there is no help for it. Only when he stands at the highest power position in the countryside can he handle this matter according to his own will, and as for when that day will come, who knows what year or month it will be.

  Let's just forget about this for now. Those who are arrogant will eventually get their comeuppance, it's not that they won't be punished, it's just that the time hasn't arrived yet.

  Ye Pingyu thought for a moment about this matter, and then stayed in the office to start working. After a while, someone called him. He picked up the phone and heard a familiar yet sweet voice, but he couldn't remember who it was.

  "Ye Pingyu, you've forgotten me so quickly?" A discontented voice came from inside. Ye Pingyu only remembered then and asked: "Feng Xiuyao, why are you calling me?"

  He never thought that Feng Xi Yao would personally call him, so Ye Ping Yu didn't dare to think about it and forgot who she was, which made her unhappy.

  Feng Xi Yao returned to the capital and told her father about her visit to Ye Ping Yu's grandfather. Her father, Yi Xiuping, was overjoyed and wanted Ye Ping Yu's grandfather to come to the capital for a reunion, fulfilling a long-held wish of many years.

  Her father said that, actually she herself was thinking of letting Ye Pingyu come to Beijing for a trip. After returning to Beijing, whenever she thought of the scene where Ye Pingyu accompanied her to eat at a snack stall, she felt extremely romantic and interesting. She didn't know why, but she felt that the time spent with Ye Pingyu was very happy. She couldn't tell if she had fallen in love with Ye Pingyu or not, and had developed that ambiguous feeling of being in love. Thinking about seeing Ye Pingyu again, she wanted him to come to Beijing.

  She took a deep breath and directly called Ye Pingyu. Ye Pingyu didn't expect her to call his office, now knowing it was her on the phone, he felt extremely excited in his heart.

  "Ye Pingyu, what's wrong? Can't I even give you a call now? Didn't we say we'd keep in touch often? If you're going to be like this, then let's just not contact each other at all!" Feng Xiuyao said with a pretend unhappy tone, pouting.

  "I didn't mean it that way, I didn't expect you to call, and my head was muddled for a moment, I got too excited and said some nonsense, don't mind me!"

  Feng Xi Yao burst out laughing and said: "I called you on the phone, and you're that happy?"

  Ye Pingyu smiled and said: "In our small place, we can receive a call from the capital's leader, hear the voice of the capital's leader, how can we not be excited? Our hearts are all towards the capital!"

  Feng Xi Yao chuckled and said: "Heh, Ye Pingyu, I found that you've also become more and more glib-tongued! I didn't notice this about you when we met!"

  "Frankly speaking, without any falsehood, if you don't believe me, I can dig out my heart and let you take a look!"

  "Stop it! Don't waste time on this, my dad asked me to call you specifically, he wants to invite your grandfather to Beijing for a visit. You go back home and tell your grandfather about it, bring him along too!" After hearing Ye Pingyu's heartfelt words, Feng Xiyao suppressed the excitement in her heart and switched to discussing official business instead.

  As soon as he heard that the call was about this matter, Ye Pingyu thought for a moment and said: "Then I'll go home and tell Grandpa, last time Grandpa didn't want to go, wanted me to go alone, I'll try to persuade him again when I get home."

  "Feng Xi Yao said: 'You must let your grandfather come, otherwise my father will be unhappy. If your grandfather is not willing to come, you can mobilize the whole family to come together, it's okay if all of you come.'"

  "I didn't expect Feng Xi Yao to be so enthusiastic," Ye Pingyu laughed and said, "The capital is so big, if they all go, won't they get lost and can't find their way north? I'll try to let my grandfather go!"

  "Don't just try your best, you must succeed! Don't disappoint me!" Feng Xiyao was putting pressure on Ye Pingyu.

  Ye Pingyu had no choice but to say: "Then wait for my letter, I will mobilize my grandfather with all my might to go to the capital. How is Brother You now? I really miss him!"

  On the other end of the phone, Feng Xiyao suddenly spoke up and asked, "Ye Pingyu, are you only thinking of him?"

  I didn't expect Feng Xi to say that, Ye Pingyu felt his face burning with heat, and his mouth was not listening to him, stuttering: "This...this, this is not it either, I miss all of you very much, are you still in school now?"

  Feng Xi Yao smiled and said: "Yes, after you arrived, I can take you to our school to have a look. The scenery here is still pretty good."

  Ye Pingyu's heart was filled with longing, and he said: "That's a wonderful feeling, Yenching University is indeed my holy land in mind, only this life may not have the opportunity to go there to study again!"

  Feng Xi Yao smiled again and said: "Why not, you're an undergraduate now, can't you take the graduate exam? If you take the graduate exam here, won't you be able to study here?"

  Ye Pingyu said with difficulty: "The graduate school of Yenching University is very difficult to get into. My English isn't good, I'm afraid I won't be able to pass the exam!"

  Feng Xi Yao smiled and said: "Can't we just give it a try? If you're not good at English, I can help you!"

  Ye Pingyu said: "How can you help me?"

  Feng Xi Yao said: "I can accompany you to practice English!"

  So gentle, Ye Pingyu suddenly felt that Feng Xiyao was especially good to him, a bit beyond the scope of ordinary friends. But she was from a big family in Beijing, how dare he think?

  "Then thank you, Feng Xi Yao. This time when I go to the capital, I'll first come to ask for your guidance!" Ye Ping Yu suppressed the excitement in his heart and said to Feng Xi Yao.

  "Then you and your grandfather must come, my second brother is also thinking of you, all day thinking about wanting to engage in martial arts with you, take you to shoot targets, I don't know how to tell him. You can't let him down, okay? I have class now, hang up first!"

  Ye Pingyu repeatedly said okay, then hung up the phone in an excited mood. After hanging up the phone, he sat there restlessly, thinking that after meeting last time, he might not have had the chance to see Feng Xiuyao again, and some words were probably just polite talk, but unexpectedly she would call him directly now, and from her tone, it could be heard that she missed him very much, which made him feel overjoyed.

  He was sitting there happily thinking, when he didn't know that Chang Fang walked in with tears on her face. When he saw her, Chang Fang had already walked to his front and said: "Ping Yu, I'm asking for another leave of absence from you!"

  Ye Pingyu saw her like this and asked strangely: "Fang Jie, what's wrong with you? Why are your eyes so red?"

  Chang Fang said: "This has nothing to do with you, I'm just asking for a leave of absence from you!"

  Seeing that she was unwilling to speak, Ye Pingyu couldn't force her to say anything, so he said: "Fang sister, if you have something on your mind, just tell me. I may not be able to help, but at least I can give you some advice. You don't have to say it now, and I won't blame you. If you want to take a leave of absence, then go ahead. But after taking the leave, it's still better to speak out what's on your mind."

  Chang Fang just nodded and didn't say anything to Ye Pingyu, then turned around and left. Watching her back, Ye Pingyu was lost in thought, wondering if she had a broken heart? Thinking of what Xiao Jianzhong said to him that day, did they thoroughly break up?

  Thinking of this, Ye Pingyu felt that Xiao Jianzhong had done a terrible thing. He was clearly thinking of climbing high branches and having an affair with the director's daughter, but he was also talking to Chang Fang back and forth. Isn't this playing with people? One can't be so unscrupulous!