Chapter 1124 1084: Calm as Petrified

At this moment, Duan Hong was obviously stunned, not expecting Secretary Liao to leave him there just like that.

"What?" In an instant, the look of pride on Duan Hong's face was completely replaced with embarrassment. He then looked in the direction Secretary Liao was heading, and besides being slightly annoyed by Chen Fei, Pei Wanning was somewhat eye-catching.

Could it be that Secretary Liao is fond of this type? Seeing such a beauty like Pei Wanning, was he also moved, eager to go meet her? He maliciously thought to himself.

But even so, given Secretary Liao's status, he wouldn't be so hasty as to do something so impatiently in public, would he?

Duan Hong couldn't help but have a big question mark in his mind.

?

And it wasn't just him. At this moment, Chen Bing, Chen Anyue, and even Aunt Wang, Aunt Lin, and Aunt Du, seeing the biggest figure in Chengyang County, Secretary Liao, hurrying towards them, couldn't help but be stunned, their expressions a mix of tension and confusion,

not knowing whether they should greet him or not.

If they didn't, it would be obviously rude, and that's Secretary Liao, after all. What an honor and face it would be to talk to him!

But if they did greet him, it seemed that they were just a bunch of ordinary people. How could they have the right or status to greet such a big shot like Secretary Liao?

To put it bluntly, wouldn't that be inappropriate?

And so, as some were nervous, some were puzzled, and some were conflicted, they saw Secretary Liao directly pass through their group and came straight to Chen Fei, slightly bowing, and humbly greeted,

"Hello, Mr. Chen, I'm Liao Hua. It's an honor to meet you here..."

"... and you are?" Chen Fei was taken aback upon hearing this, not expecting this person to come looking for him, thinking he might know him?

But the next moment, when his gaze fell on the other's face, he took a closer look and realized he indeed didn't recognize him. He then somewhat awkwardly extended his hand and asked.

His memory was now very, very good... if he didn't recognize someone, that meant he genuinely didn't know them.

"It's normal that you don't know me, Mr. Chen. We haven't met before, but I've admired your name for a long time under Secretary Huang's tutelage..." Liao Hua couldn't stop himself from getting excited seeing Chen Fei extending his hand, his face flushed with excitement as he explained.

"Secretary Huang? Oh, you're one of Uncle Huang's people?" Chen Fei, hearing this, started to catch on and asked with a smile.

"Yes, yes. Secretary Huang is my mentor. I used to work as his secretary for some time, and then because of Secretary Mo's matter, you should remember Secretary Mo, right? I was transferred to Chengyang County... where I've been rooted here for these years."

Liao Hua explained in detail, which finally made Chen Fei realize.

"So it was during Secretary Mo's time..." Chen Fei couldn't help but nostalgically sigh. Speaking of which, those were the initial years when he truly rose to prominence after receiving the legacy, looking back now, it's been a few years.

Indeed, time has flown by rather quickly. The vicissitudes of time...

"Exactly, exactly. Mr. Chen, you remember now, right? Let me formally reintroduce myself: I'm Liao Hua, you can just call me Little Liao." Liao Hua held Chen Fei's hand as if it were a golden treasure, reluctant to let go for a long time.

You know, others may not know who Chen Fei is, but Liao Hua knew very well! After all, Huang Tao was his mentor, and there were certain things he wouldn't hide from him. More importantly, he'd been kept in Chengyang County by Huang Tao all these years, which obviously had significant intentions.

Years ago, Huang Tao already knew that Chengyang County was the hometown of Chen Fei, Mr. Chen.

And because of this, regarding Chen Fei's prowess and terrifying capabilities, Huang Tao had revealed almost everything to his proud student.

And recalling how his mentor, Secretary Huang, had earnestly mentioned the formidable Mr. Chen, Chen Fei, to him not just once, Liao Hua couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end now.

And now, being able to meet such an impressive figure, and Chen Fei even taking the initiative to extend his hand in greeting, how could Liao Hua not be excited?

And seeing this scene, who was most affected?

No need to say more!

"Am I, am I seeing things?" At this time, Duan Hong, who rushed over behind Secretary Liao Hua, just happened to witness this scene, and in an instant, his whole person froze, planted his feet on the ground, his lips trembling, wiped his eyes hard, but couldn't react for a long time.

"Mom, mom, am I dreaming?"

Coincidentally.

Seeing Secretary Liao taking the initiative to talk to Chen Fei, Chen Bing and Chen Anyue were already dumbfounded, their faces turning white, seeing stars in front of their eyes.

And at this moment, the 'terrifying' humility of Secretary Liao's words scared this mother and daughter pair even more, making their souls leave their bodies, become dazed, a chill climbing up their spines, their whole bodies weak, almost fainting when their vision blurred.

Oh my god, what the hell is going on here?

Isn't Secretary Liao Hua such an impressive big shot? He's the top leader of Chengyang County, a super boss, but the problem now is?

The problem is why would such a big shot act like a little follower in front of them, so terrifyingly humble! To put it bluntly, that scene just now was completely Secretary Liao warming up to people who were cold towards him!

And he was doing it so enthusiastically!

This, this is too scary, isn't it?

So in that instant, Chen Bing and Chen Anyue, the mother and daughter duo, along with Duan Hong, their son-in-law, were truly stunned! They stared at Chen Fei stupidly, with a dumbfounded look, utterly unable to accept the frightening scene and the role reversal in front of them.

"L-little Lin, your son, how, how is he on such good terms with Secretary Liao?"

Aunt Wang and the others were also completely dumbfounded at this moment, staring blankly at Lin Ling. Aunt Wang couldn't help but stammer in confusion.

"I suppose they're on good terms?" Lin Ling smiled slightly, not taking the shocked and confused expressions of the crowd to heart. She simply squinted her eyes and smiled as she spoke.

For someone of her status, having a son like Chen Fei means even Jiangnan Province's governor would be respectful towards her, let alone just a county party secretary.

"Secretary Liao… I'll just call you that. I'm still not used to 'Little Liao.' Let me introduce you, this is my mom, Lin Ling, this is my wife, Pei Wanning, and these are my mom's neighbors, Aunt Wang, Aunt Lin, Aunt Du..."

Chen Fei began to introduce each person.

Seeing this, Aunt Wang, Aunt Lin, Aunt Du, and the others who were named couldn't help but have their faces turn red, feeling both nervous and excited. They rubbed their hands together a few times before carefully, nervously, and cautiously extending their hands towards Secretary Liao with forced smiles.

If they could shake hands with Secretary Liao, the pride and honor would be immense! If this got back to their neighbors, wouldn't they be dying of envy?

However, at this moment, they were somewhat apprehensive, wondering if someone as impressive as Secretary Liao would really shake hands with ordinary people like them.

Yet, what happened next made them completely abandon their apprehension! Their faces lit up with excitement and pride.

"Ah! You're Ms. Lin, it's, it's an honor to meet you. And Ms. Pei, it's also a pleasure to meet you… I'm Little Liao, you all can just call me Little Liao."

Upon hearing that this was actually Mr. Chen Fei's mother and wife, Secretary Liao was startled, breaking into a cold sweat and stammering nervously.

After all, this was Mr. Chen Fei's mother and wife, and leaving a bad impression would be a huge mistake.

In such a situation, not even his mentor Huang Tao could remain calm, let alone him.

"Secretary Liao, just calling me by my name is fine. I'm Lin Ling, nice to meet you." Lin Ling said with a smile, extending her hand to shake hands casually with Liao Hua, then pulled back.

Pei Wanning merely nodded graciously towards Liao Hua, not even extending her hand.

Liao Hua wasn't upset at all, instead, he showed a smile of honor and relief, and prudently introduced himself eagerly to the neighbors Chen Fei mentioned.

He shook hands with each of them formally.

"Ms. Wang, Ms. Lin, Ms. Du… Hello, hello…"

This scene made Chen Bing and Chen Anyue, the mother and daughter, envious to the point their eyes turned green.

This, this is Secretary Liao Hua! And those people are now actually able to shake hands with him?

Thinking of this, Chen Bing's vanity couldn't handle it, feeling unbalanced, her face filled with a fawning smile, shamelessly inching closer, saying, "There's me too, there's me too!"

Her chubby body didn't know where the strength came from, but she squeezed forward, her face full of a fawning smile, looking at Secretary Liao Hua like a lapdog, extending her hand, "Secretary Liao, there's me too! Xiaofei, you really are something now. Auntie didn't judge you wrong. I was old classmates with your mom for twenty to thirty years, you can forget anyone, but not Auntie, right? Little Lin, isn't that right?"

She still hoped to use the so-called old classmate friendship of twenty to thirty years to sway Lin Ling and Chen Fei.

If their family could latch onto Secretary Liao's coattails, even catching a hair would be a fortune.

Seeing this, disgust flashed in Liao Hua's eyes, furrowing his brows and looking at Chen Fei.

Chen Fei initially intended to ignore her, confronting her directly, but hesitated for a moment and instead glanced towards Lin Ling, implicitly seeking her opinion.

Despite how annoying Chen Bing is, she is still his mom's old classmate, and if she still values that connection, he can't afford not to be courteous.

But this time, it turned out he was overthinking it.