Chapter 1401: Chapter 203: Mayor Han’s Lover! (Part 2)
Why are other people’s children always so outstanding!
Deputy Mayor Jiang felt more and more uneasy the more he listened and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
Sister Zhu also wanted to give Han Yu a surprise, fearing that Director Tang might reveal too much while chatting, she quickly took over the conversation and decisively hung up the phone.
Mayor Hou asked curiously, "Mayor Xiang Ning, what is your spouse going to East Sea to inspect?"
"Over in East Sea, relying on the two major shipping companies, Cosco and Zhonghai, they’ve established four reserve transportation regiments. These regiments can’t just have commanders without transport ships, so they need to modify the existing cargo ships from the shipping companies, which are commercial vessels, to meet combat needs."
Han Xiangning tucked her phone into her pocket, sat down, and added, "The idea to rely on Cosco and Zhonghai to form reserve transportation units was proposed by him during last year’s tri-service joint maritime operation exercise in the Southeast Coast. The commanders from the Nanjing Military Region and the East Sea Fleet remembered him, and with the cargo ships being refurbished, they called him in for the inspection."
"Your partner’s suggestion was accepted by the superiors!"
"At that time, he was an observer at the Exercise Command Center. It was his job to find shortcomings and provide suggestions."
"He’s a reserve officer; can reserve officers also act as observers?"
"He’s mainly observing the civilian militia reserve forces participating in the exercise."
"I almost forgot, he brought out a model unit like the Linghai Reserve, and the superiors were deeply impressed by him, so it’s normal to entrust him with important tasks."
Mayor Hou indeed felt a bit envious of Linghai, and then laughed, "Mayor Xiang Ning, you’re the first secretary of the Changzhou Reserve Camp, although the appointment awaits Secretary Chu’s return, you need to quickly assume your role, showcase your capabilities, and get our Changzhou Reserve Camp going, and do it well."
Director Tang couldn’t help but tease, "Mayor Hou, Xiang Ning is very capable, but you can’t work Xiang Ning to death."
"We’re not working Mayor Xiang Ning to death; we’re giving her the responsibility!"
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Meanwhile, after making the phone call to his study partner to share the good news, Han Yu was catching up with Shao Lei, whom he hadn’t seen in ages.
"I haven’t seen Xiao Hui in years, how’s she doing now?"
"Why bring her up?"
"Back then, you were running back and forth to East Sea to pursue her, even asked me to call her, and she asked me to pass things to you, and now you can’t even mention her!" Han Xiangning wasn’t present, Shao Lei felt no reservations, and teasingly said this with a mischievous smile.
Han Yu instinctively checked behind him, confirmed his elder sister wasn’t around, and used a pleading tone, "Brother Shao, could you not bring up old times? If it ever gets to Ningning’s ears, though I wouldn’t be kneeling on a washboard, she wouldn’t be happy."
"You two weren’t in contact?"
"It’s her and Xiao Hui who are in contact, not me and Xiao Hui. If I were in contact with Xiao Hui, that would be disastrous!"
"Hahaha."
"What’s so funny?"
"You’re henpecked, no spine!"
"Don’t laugh at me, you’re not much better off yourself. You’re still washing the clothes at home. I don’t need to do the laundry."
Shao Lei couldn’t stand him flaunting, pulled out his wallet and slapped it onto the desk, "I have money, do you?"
Han Yu instantly lost his edge but felt he couldn’t be too meek. He argued, "We’re mainly buying houses one after another, with high loan pressure, an unusual situation. If it weren’t for buying houses, my money compared to yours... would be more!"
"I admit your salary is higher than mine. But as for pocket money, heh."
"What do you mean?"
"You know what it means."
Isn’t it just letting your wife manage money? Is letting your wife manage money such a disgrace?
Han Yu was silently mumbling when his phone suddenly rang.
As usual, he glanced at the caller ID and used the fixed phone from the Changhang East Sea Branch Security Team Changhang Hospital Police Station to call back.
"Xiao Yu, what’s up?"
"Did Dongdong really get recruited?"
"The re-selection passed..." Han Yu explained once more and reminded, "Xiao Yu, this is long-distance, although I don’t have to pay the phone bill, long-distance calls are too expensive. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up."
"Wait, there’s more." Xiao Yu, sitting in Old Ge’s and Master’s wife’s dormitory, exchanged glances with Old Ge and laughed, "Salted Fish, from today you are Mayor Han’s spouse, you have to show respect when you see Mayor Han in the future."
"What Mayor Han’s spouse?"
"You don’t know?"
"What do you mean I don’t know, speak up quickly and don’t waste phone money."
"Sister Xiang Ning has become a Vice Mayor, Vice Mayor of Changzhou City, and she’s a City Committee Member Vice Mayor!"
Han Yu straightforwardly thought Xiao Yu was drunk and talking nonsense, laughing, "Ningning as Vice Mayor, let alone a City Committee Member, what a joke."
"I’m not joking. Sister Xiang Ning is now really a City Committee Member Vice Mayor of Changzhou, Uncle Ge and Master’s wife are here, if you don’t believe, you can ask Uncle Ge."
"Seriously?"
"Seriously," Old Ge took the phone handed over by Xiao Yu and laughed, "It’s a temporary post with a two-year term, announced today, Director Tang returned from Jiangcheng specially with Director Xu and Director Zhu to send her off to office."
Han Yu simply couldn’t believe his ears, as that was a Vice Mayor, and moreover a City Committee Member Vice Mayor. No matter how formidable the study partner might be, it’s impossible for her to become a Vice Mayor, not to mention a member of the Changzhou Municipal Committee.
Uncle Ge didn’t realize he was shocked and continued, "However, she’s just a Vice Mayor candidate; a temporary post is still a Vice Mayor, according to procedure, it needs approval by the regular meeting of the Changzhou People’s Congress."
"Uncle Ge, how could Ningning possibly take a temporary post in Changzhou?"
"This I don’t know, but her confidentiality work is airtight, even I only found out this evening."
"Why go to Changzhou for a temporary position when she’s doing so well as the Marine Department Director. Uncle Ge, I need to call her and get to the bottom of this!"
"Hold on, don’t hang up so fast!"
"Uncle Ge, is there anything else?"
Old Ge could understand how Han Yu felt at the moment, as indeed becoming Mayor Han’s spouse could hurt one’s pride, and couldn’t help but laugh, "Salted Fish, Ningning silently supported you for so many years; she even waited a few years for you when you went to East Sea to learn sailing. She supported you, you should support her work."
Han Yu was having a hard time accepting his study partner becoming Vice Mayor, and with a bitter expression said, "But such a big matter, she surely knew beforehand. Knowing full well, she didn’t tell me, didn’t discuss it with me."
"She might have wanted to surprise you."
"How is this a surprise!"
"Becoming a Vice Mayor isn’t a surprise? Anyway, I and your Master’s wife are very pleased."
Xiao Yu couldn’t miss the chance to rub salt in the wound, came over and laughed, "Salted Fish, Sister Xiang Ning becoming Vice Mayor, I’m very pleased, it brings me face."
"It gives you face, it doesn’t give me face!"
"That’s male chauvinism, plus Sister Xiang Ning has always held a higher rank than you. When she got promoted to Deputy Director, you were Director; when you became Deputy Director, she’d already become Director; you barely got promoted to Director, she then climbed to Deputy City Committee Member."
"It’s different."
"What’s different? I think it’s about the same."
Yu Zhen is too competent, Xiao Yu has never had status.
Now Salted Fish also has no status, becoming Mayor Han’s spouse, Xiao Yu was naturally happy.
Old Ge didn’t want to let Xiao Yu provoke Salted Fish, holding Little Siqi in one arm and the phone in the other hand, said seriously, "Salted Fish, Xiao Yu is right; we should not be male chauvinists. Again, you need to support Ningning’s work, constantly maintain Ningning’s authority. Remember, she’s now a City Committee Member Vice Mayor, she needs credibility."
Is my wife really a Vice Mayor, that’s ridiculous!
Thinking about all the inevitable social engagements his study partner would have as a Vice Mayor made Han Yu really not happy. He grumbled, "She can be her Vice Mayor, I’ll be my police officer, I might as well act ignorant, and hopefully, we can just stay out of each other’s way."
"Salted Fish, what kind of attitude is that?"
"I’m not being chauvinistic. If I truly were, I wouldn’t let her manage the household; I just feel for such a big deal she should’ve discussed it with me."
"You can’t blame others; it’s your fault. You let her run the house, let her decide everything, she got used to not consulting you, who can you blame?"
"It’s different."
Being the woman behind a successful man is easy.
But being the man behind a successful woman is indeed not an easy task.
Old Ge could understand how Han Yu was feeling, couldn’t help but laugh, "Director Feng likely knows, Yu Xiangqian and Zhang Junyan, I reckon, will know soon too. Since I can’t get through to you, maybe they’ll manage."
