Jagged city

Jagged City - Chapter 230 Eighth Brother and Sister Relationship

Lin Tao held a banquet hosted by the Xiliang government, and there were many distinguished guests. The mayor Wang Quanyi just arrived, and there was another commotion at the door. 1 swastika 1

Although Lin Tao has never dealt with this person, he has read the Shanghai News that the person who came is Bai Jichang, Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, the helm of Shanghai City, and an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee.It only takes one small step forward to enter the ranks of national leaders.

Wang Quanyi was a little surprised, but thinking that Bai Lizhen, vice president of Jinjiang, is Secretary Bai's sister, it's nothing to come here to have a look?Wang Quanyi whispered to Lin Tao that it was Secretary Bai, and strode forward to meet him.Fan Yulong winked at Lin Tao and followed. Lin Tao understood and stepped forward with a smile.

"Secretary Jichang!"

"Mayor Quanyi!"

The two shook hands and smiled at each other.Fan Yulong said hello, but Secretary Bai just nodded and turned his gaze to Lin Tao behind him.Secretary Bai came because his subordinates reported to him that Bai Lizhen seemed to be very close to the mayor of Xiliang in the past two days. Secretary Bai always cared about his sister, so he came to have a look. Before coming, he investigated Lin Tao , is the mayor of Xiliang, married, transferred from the military to cadres, it seems that I am overwhelmed, my sister's eyes are higher than the top, and I don't pretend to talk to ordinary men, let alone people who have families, but Xiliang will be in the international exhibition The auction of sky-high priced landmarks was on the news, and it also attracted the attention of Secretary Bai, so I stopped by to see who Lin Tao is tonight.

Through Fan Yulong's eyes, Secretary Bai saw a tall and straight young man with a smile on his face. When he arrived, he didn't show any special expression. Secretary Bai still admired Lin Tao in his heart.

Bai Quanyi said, "Secretary Bai, this is Lin Tao, Mayor of Xiliang City."

"Hello, Secretary Bai! We welcome you!"

"I'm here as a private person, so I don't need to be greeted far away. It's better to meet people than to be famous. Mayor Lin is really young and promising!" Bai Jichang extended his hand to shake Lin Tao's hand.

This handshake is also particular. If you meet with a superior leader and the leader doesn't extend your hand, you don't extend your hand.The same is true when meeting a lady. It is only when the lady reaches out first that you can shake hands. It is impolite if you take the initiative to extend your hand.

"Warmly welcome, you can come to the reception party of the Xiliang government, and you will be full of glory. Thank you, Secretary Bai, for your support to the small western city!" Lin Tao lowered his posture at this moment, making people feel that he fully respected Secretary Bai.At the same time put on the big hat, you Bai Jichang came here to support Xiliang, once the hat is put on, the leader will always have to say a few words for the sake of face, so it's ok.

"The 56 ethnic groups in China are one family, and all the big and small cities are also brothers. You come to Shanghai from Xiliang to support Shanghai's development, and I support Xiliang as a courtesy." Secretary Bai said with a smile.Lin Taoxin said, this Bai Jichang looks like an old fox, and his words are impeccable. Lin Tao also thought about it, but he would not tell the second person. After all, Bai Jichang is the secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee. In Beijing, Beijing is the political center, and Shanghai is the financial center.Applying the economic foundation to determine the upper-level politics is vividly reflected in Shanghai.

At this time, Bai Lizhen stepped forward and pretended to be very pleasantly surprised, "Welcome Secretary Bai to our hotel to guide the work. If you have any instructions, our hotel will definitely implement them immediately."

Many people secretly despise the businessmen that Bai Lizhen secretly covets, especially those famous ladies, and say that they usually pretend to be noble, but when Secretary Bai arrives, you will not post them, and the flattery is so blatant and shameless. level.

Bai Jichang looked at Bai Lizhen's eyes full of doting, knew that this was a mischievous little girl, and didn't point it out. He looked around and said, "Is Jin Jiang doing well under the management of Vice President Bai? More than that, I believe that Jin Jiang will flourish under the management of Mr. Bai, and I am very optimistic about Jin Jiang."

"With Secretary Bai's encouragement and support, Jin Jiang will definitely create a famous brand hotel in Shanghai, and won't embarrass Secretary Bai. May I have the honor to invite you to dance, Secretary Bai?"

"It's my honor to be invited by Ms. Bai, and I'm very happy. Please!" Bai Lizhen took Secretary Bai's hand and walked towards the venue, and the music sounded.The two danced lightly in the arena. The other women were envious, jealous, and contemptuous, with different expressions, but with the music, more and more men and women began to dance.Many businessmen thought together, this Bai Lizhen is so charming, she can hold the secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee. In Shanghai, I have never seen Secretary Bai talking and laughing with young women so easily. It seems that she has changed in front of Bai Lizhen. like.

"Lizhen, I think you seem very willing to help the mayor of Xiliang!"

"Well, this man is very good, knowledgeable, gracious, and full of sense of justice. You don't know, the one who jumped off the Huangpu River Bridge to save people is Mayor Lin. Not only me, but in the eyes of many people, he All heroes."

"Oh, it turned out to be him. He is really extraordinary. There must be many girls who regard him as their idol?" Bai Jichang looked at Bai Lizhen with a smile.

"Tch, don't talk to me, he is naturally an idol in my heart, but he already has a master." Bai Lizhen knew what her brother meant, so she said it directly.

Bai Jichang was silent, and it was obvious that my sister was moved, but it's a pity that the man my sister rarely fell in love with was a man with a family. How could my beautiful and talented sister not be able to find a good husband?My aunt is getting old, but my brother can't create conditions for my sister, so I can't help but feel guilty.

"There are always good men, but your vision is too high, and you are so outstanding, ordinary young talents are also intimidated by your beauty and talent. It would be nice if my younger sister looked mediocre." Bai Jichang The exclamation made Bai Lizhen laugh out loud.

Jiao smiled and said: "How about I have a plastic surgery, make it ugly, and then marry myself off."

"I don't think anyone would think that being too good is also a kind of distress." When Bai Jichang said this, he felt it was funny. If ordinary people said himself, it would definitely be regarded as pretending and arrogance.But Bai Lizhen's situation is indeed the case, and most people don't know that the secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee who dances with Bai Lizhen is Bai Lizhen's own brother.There is a common saying called 'brothers with the same father and half mother, the same mother and half father are not considered relatives. ', Bai Jichang and Bai Lizhen are more than 20 years old, it is difficult for anyone to contact them as siblings.

On the other side of the venue, a famous lady watched Bai Lizhen talking and laughing with Secretary Bai, feeling sour in her heart, she couldn't help saying to the man beside her: "Look, Bai Lizhen usually dresses like an angel, but she's not flirting now. It's cheap, stick it to Secretary Bai."

"She is a beauty who loves heroes. I guess Bai Lizhen is an ambitious woman, so she is interested in people with power. Men chase after women, and women chase men. Maybe Secretary Bai will be able to hug a beauty tonight Let’s go to Wushan together.” The businessman was also a little unbalanced, because he also talked to Bai Lizhen, but Bai Lizhen’s politeness showed indifference and rejection, making it difficult for people to approach, but today he took the initiative to post Secretary Bai, For ordinary men, it is difficult to balance the hatred in their hearts, and it is normal to talk sarcasticly and have a good time.

"You can see it too. Isn't it unusual for her to make a fuss?" A woman next to them also smiled contemptuously, agreeing with what this man said.

Although their voices were not loud, and there was music mixed in, Lin Tao, who turned to them as the dance music turned, heard it, and Lin Tao guessed that the two or three couples next to him also heard it. However, Lin Tao also had a good impression of Bai Lizhen. When he saw someone insulting her, he felt angry.Lin Tao stopped and said to the two couples, "You four, come with me!"

The four people pointed out by Lin Tao were a little surprised, wondering what Lin Tao meant?But Lin Tao was the host and the mayor of Xiliang, so the four of them stopped and followed Lin Tao out of the venue to a secluded corner.

Seeing Lin Tao's bad tone and gloomy face, the businessman asked with a smile, "Mayor Lin, why are you so serious and so mysterious?"

"Do you know what 'disaster comes from your mouth'?" Lin Tao asked with a cold face.

Another real estate developer couldn't bear it anymore, he was not afraid of Lin Tao at all, and sneered, "Mayor Lin's management is too lenient, this is not Xiliang. Besides, what did we say, tell me? You Could it be that you also fell in love with that one?"

"Yeah, don't think that if everyone comes to support you, you will have a lot of face. You are just a small mayor in a poor place who doesn't want to shit. You really think you are the mayor of Shanghai. How funny!" The woman who insulted Bai Lizhen looked at Lin Tao contemptuously, with a sneer on her lips.

Lin Tao looked at the woman and slapped him backhand, but it was the real estate agent next to him. Lin Tao hadn't thought about beating a woman. If it wasn't for a woman who committed a heinous crime, Lin Tao would not have slapped him.

Lin Tao's slap stunned the four of them, and no one thought that Lin Tao would do it.There are pillars blocking this side, and most people are dancing, so they didn't see what happened.

Lin Tao didn't wait for the four of them to shout, and immediately said in a deep voice, "I beat you to save you. Do you know what the relationship between Secretary Bai and Bai Lizhen is?"

The woman covering her face was stunned by Lin Tao for a moment, and the others were also attracted by Lin Tao's words. The woman who was about to shout also closed her mouth and listened with ears pricked up.

"They are brothers and sisters. It's just that Ms. Bai kept a low profile, so she never publicized it. If the Bai family brothers and sisters heard what you said just now, do you still want to gain a foothold in Shanghai?" Lin Tao turned and left after speaking.

The four of them felt the cool breeze around them, and couldn't help shivering. The four of them looked at each other.The woman swallowed her saliva and said, "It's really brother and sister, isn't it possible?"

Although the four of them didn't believe it in their hearts, how could Lin Tao lie as the mayor, and it was such a lie that could be exposed so easily.The woman rolled her eyes and said, "Don't you two have some friendship with Fan Yulong, you go and ask."

"Well, if someone surnamed Lin lied to us, he would be nice." The one who was beaten and another real estate developer picked up a glass of wine from the table, and turned to Fan Yulong, looking for something to say, and said a few polite words , and then turned the topic to Secretary Bai and Bai Lizhen in the field.

"Mayor Fan, I heard that Secretary Bai and Bai Lizhen are brothers and sisters. This is not true. The age difference between the two is too great."

Fan Yulong didn't care either, and said with a smile: "In the old days, it was normal. My little uncle was one year older than me and eight years younger than my brother. What's so strange about it? Are you thinking about something?"

Fan Yulong's face suddenly darkened.

This man quickly waved his hand and said: "No, no, absolutely not. I just asked, I still have something to discuss over there, so I will take my leave first, and you can drink slowly."

This one came to the table of the three in a panic and whispered, "It's true."

The four stared at each other with panic in their hearts. They looked at the brothers and sisters of the Bai family in the field, and looked at Lin Tao who was looking at them coldly, and their hearts trembled.

"It seems that Lin has an unusual relationship with his siblings of the Bai family. Otherwise, how could he know about the relationship that we haven't known all these years when he first arrived in Shanghai. He wouldn't have mentioned this to Secretary Bai, would he?" the beaten I'm a little scared now.What a businessman is most afraid of is an official. Secretary Bai wants to punish him. There are hundreds of ways to make him bankrupt.

"I don't think so. It's not nice to talk about it. Since Lin Tao called us here in private, he won't make it public." The woman said.

"Damn it, it's all your fault. If you don't leave, you'll be here waiting for a thunderstorm!" The real estate agent cursed and walked out quickly, followed by the others in desperation.The four people left the hotel, found a teahouse, and began to discuss how to save it. Finally, they made up their minds that they had to go to Xiliang to perform well. If Lin Tao was upset and told the story, everything in Shanghai would be over. , Decades of painstaking efforts were wasted like this, they couldn't stand it.

Coincidentally, hundreds of people didn't pay attention to the corner where Lin Tao hit someone, but Secretary Bai saw it. Because his younger sister paid attention to Lin Tao, Secretary Bai's eyes would occasionally linger on Lin Tao. He saw Lin Tao going out with a few people. The dance hall, so when I took Bai Lizhen to dance, I turned to a place where I could see Lin Tao. I saw a few people who seemed to be arguing, and then Lin Tao slapped him. Secretary Bai also knew the name of the real estate developer who was beaten. After all, he was from Shanghai. famous businessman.Secretary Bai's eyelids twitched, and he thought, what's going on?Lin Tao actually hit someone. This young man is very impulsive. The real estate developer has an unusual status. I'm afraid he won't let it go.

But what I didn't expect was that everything was calm, there was not even a shout or dispute. After a while, the four of them left in despair. Before leaving, they looked at themselves, and the last thing they looked at was Lin Tao, as if they were very afraid of Lin Tao , and slipped away without daring to look at each other.Secretary Bai found this interesting, and became curious for a while.After a dance, he and Bai Lizhen walked to Lin Tao's side.

Lin Tao laughed and said, "Secretary Bai's dance moves are not bad! They are of international standard."

Bai Lizhen hurriedly said, "I'm not good at dancing—to flatter you, your dancing is much better than my brother's."

Lin Tao laughed and said, "If there is a brother, there must be a sister. Miss Bai dances better!"

Bai Jichang glanced at Lin Tao and thought, it must be my sister who said that we are brother and sister, but this is the first time for my sister to do this. Now few people know that we are brother and sister.Thinking of this, Bai Jichang said, "Mayor Lin is well-informed. Not many people know that Lizhen and I are siblings."

Lin Tao thought about what happened just now and said: "In fact, many things should be viewed dialectically. Although Secretary Bai is the secretary of the municipal party committee, Miss Bai Lizhen is Secretary Bai's biological sister. Although there is no need to publicize it, there is no harm in letting others know. Maybe it's because of your face that Ms. Bai's hotel business will be more prosperous, and those young people won't dare to make trouble."

"I don't need my brother to take care of my hotel business. Mr. Lin is underestimating me." Bai Lizhen said angrily.

Lin Tao smiled and said nothing, Bai Jichang suddenly thought of what happened just now, and felt that there was something in Lin Tao's words.When I think about it, yes, the outside world doesn’t know about our brother-sister relationship, and today’s joking with my sister may cause many people to think wildly, and even swear.

Secretary Bai said seriously, "Mayor Lin, did those people say something just now?"

"It's nothing, but I drank a little too much and said something nasty, so let me persuade you to leave." People who understand don't need to elaborate, they can get it right.Secretary Bai already understood that those people must have insulted his siblings.Bai Jichang's eyelids twitched.A cold light flashed in his eyes.

Bai Lizhen said angrily: "You officials speak in a cloud, why are you talking in a cloud? What are you talking about? Is it a code word in the officialdom?"

Bai Jichang smiled and said, "Mayor Lin and I are not spies either, why are you using secret words?"

The first dance song stopped, Secretary Bai took the initiative to go to the microphone, knocked on the microphone, the scene suddenly fell silent, everyone looked at Secretary Bai.

Secretary Bai smiled and said: "When I came here, I said that today I am attending the banquet in a private capacity. But most people don't understand the meaning of this sentence. Do you know why Miss Bai Lizhen, who is both talented and beautiful, would Do you favor me, an old man who is over sixty years old?"

The whole front seemed quieter, it was silence, these people were really afraid that Secretary Bai would say that he was going to marry Bai Lizhen, such an explosive news, I am afraid that many people would have their hearts stopped.Bai Lizhen opened her small mouth below, looking at her brother on the stage in amazement. Many people saw Bai Lizhen's expression and thought their guess was correct. Some women were so jealous that they went crazy, thinking, this secretary Bai wants to show her love in public, This Bai Lizhen will go crazy with joy!

Bai Jichang paused for a moment, and looked at Bai Lizhen with loving eyes, but in the eyes of many people, it was Bai Lizhen's gentle gaze, and he inferred all kinds of conjectures in his heart.

Secretary Bai said with a smile: "The relationship between Miss Bai and I is extraordinary. We are brothers and sisters of our first-milk compatriots. I mentioned this relationship today not to put more pressure on some young talents who pursue Lizhen, but to As an elder brother, I hope that more handsome men will have the courage, if anyone can win Lizhen's favor, I, as an elder brother, will have a big reward! As for the big reward, only my brother-in-law is eligible to know."

Bai Lizhen blushed down there, stomped her feet, looked at her smiling brother angrily, and wondered, did my brother drink too much today, he came here to drink like crazy, and his mother must teach him a lesson when he comes home.

Secretary Bai's words exploded in the banquet hall like a heavy bomb. Many people were astonished and couldn't believe it. Wang Quanyi and Fan Yulong were also a little surprised. They wondered what Secretary Bai meant by announcing the brother-sister relationship in such a high-profile way?Only Lin Tao nodded in the back, and said to himself, Secretary Bai is really vigorous and resolute in his work, and it seems that he cares about this sister very much. The incomparable respect for the stepmother and the infinite love for the younger sister.

Lin Tao applauded from behind, 'crack clap clap! The voice was loud, everyone came to their senses, and applauded accordingly. Secretary Bai cast a grateful look at Lin Tao. It was Lin Tao who woke him up. He said loudly that his brothers and sisters cared about him, so that those Xiao Xiaohui would be broken and hurt Bai Lizhen. Thought, this is a better protection for Bai Lizhen.

Secretary Bai's high-profile announcement made some people very excited. After all, any relatives they have are qualified to pursue Bai Lizhen. If they can pursue Bai Lizhen, it will be a huge profit.Then Shanghai must not walk sideways!Some people who want to sway their ideas feel a little scared.Bai Lizhen still has such a real brother, if the crime falls into the hands of the Bai family brothers and sisters, is there any way out?Some of them have a dark mind and keep slandering, but at this moment they feel their faces are hot. After talking about how the brothers and sisters of the Bai family looked at each other, they both saw the shame in each other's eyes.

"Okay, today I'm here as Miss Bai's brother to attend the Xiliang government's banquet. Let's continue!" Secretary Bai walked off the stage after speaking, feeling relaxed.

Bai Lizhen took Secretary Bai's arm and said coyly, "Brother, did you drink too much and come to our hotel to play like a drunk?"

"I haven't had a drink for half a month. What kind of drunkenness are you playing? Why are you unhappy?"

"We are brothers and sisters, what's the point of saying that? But what do you mean by what you said later? As if I can't get married, you are busy selling your sister?"

"Aren't I in a hurry? You don't know how anxious Mom is. Although I know that this matter cannot be forced, it doesn't hurt to talk about it. It's good for everyone to laugh and listen." Secretary Bai said helplessly.

Bai Lizhen stared at her eyes and said, "You think I'm scared if you bring out your mother to suppress me. Hmph, you'll look better in the future?"

Secretary Bai watched her sister walk by, and people kept saying hello to her, and felt amused in her heart, saying that once she announced that she was her sister, these people immediately became more enthusiastic, and there was more respect in their smiles.