Chapter 2283 - 2283

Zhang Xiaoyang was truly fuming, being played and manipulated by Liu Zhizhong like this!

He wanted to show his face, but that wasn't possible, as Liu Zhizhong didn't agree.

Even when he was about to leave, he was forced by Liu Zhizhong to extinguish his cigarette.

Of course, he could choose not to stomp it out, but Liu Zhizhong's words were so harsh that he had no choice but to comply.

It was late autumn, indeed dry and flammable, a forest fire could affect the political performance of local officials!

Moreover, Liu Zhizhong took out his phone and said if he didn't extinguish it, he would record it.

This trick, against Zhang Xiaoyang, really worked, haha...

Seeing his enemy's embarrassed look, unwilling yet forced, Liu Zhizhong felt an inexplicable joy inside.

He put away his phone, watching Zhang Xiaoyang leave as if looking at a fool.

And Zhang Xiaoyang's expression was clearly unpleasant.

His own people saw it, Liu Zhizhong's team also observed it.

Hahaha, Zhang Xiaoyang's own people were depressed; did Vice County Magistrate Zhang lose?

His wife, Gu Man, was also secretly amazed; what was going on? Her husband is still not as good as her ex-boyfriend?

Yu Haiping and the others, seeing Liu Zhizhong's state after the private chat, also knew Director Liu had won, each one was very happy, hahaha...

Soon, Zhang Xiaoyang, with his wife and a large group of subordinates, left the scene in embarrassment, leaving chaotic tire tracks behind.

When getting into the car, Gu Man took a special look back at her ex-boyfriend.

But Liu Zhizhong seemed to see her, yet not really.

Life is just like this.

He no longer believed in love, so Liu Zhizhong didn't care about his ex-girlfriend anymore.

Although Gu Man now, haha, had become an alluring young married woman, more beautiful and sexy. Her stunning attire and jewelry made her even more dignified and charming. Yet Liu Zhizhong didn't care at all about such noblewomen.

A good horse doesn't go back to graze on a barren pasture, right?

Liu Zhizhong's life will return to reality, embracing greater brilliance!

In the official's special car, accompanying Zhang Xiaoyang was not his secretary, but his wife Gu Man.

The couple sat in the back seat.

The secretary was sitting in the front passenger seat.

The secretary knew County Head Zhang's mood was off, so dared not turn to speak, not even sharing new updates from the county government related to work, holding it in, not telling Vice County Magistrate Zhang.

The secretary understood Zhang Xiaoyang, so he didn't mind at all.

And Gu Man, knowing her husband, sat there quietly without speaking, mostly flipping through the phone, skimming over health and wellness articles.

Gu Man was well aware of Zhang Xiaoyang's temper over two years of marriage.

Zhang Xiaoyang sat in the car, opened the window, lit a cigarette, and smoked in silence.

When he tossed the cigarette butt out the window, he turned to glance at his wife Gu Man, saw the content on her phone, and spoke coldly:

"Surfing through these all day, what's the use? Don't believe too much in those health and beauty gibberish, it's all a tax on IQ!"

Gu Man looked up, seeing Zhang Xiaoyang's tense face, could only put the phone away, place it in her handbag, and sat there feeling somewhat unnatural.

For the first time in years of marriage, she felt a sense of awkwardness, a sense of unfamiliarity.

Seeing her silence, thinking about his own encounter, Zhang Xiaoyang harbored anger inside and wanted to vent.

So, he spoke coldly: "Your ex-boyfriend now, haha... has earned tens of millions, and looks down on others, what do you say I should do?"

Gu Man said: "I don't care how much he earns. Now, we are a couple, why mention him? Besides, isn't it men's business to handle such matters? It's not my place to comment, right?"

Damn...

Gu Man was deeply versed in the philosophy of official's wives, really took herself out of it.

Zhang Xiaoyang laughed off, saying: "You really don't want to mention him anymore? Haha..."

"Why do you insist I want to talk about him? What era is it now, still dwelling on the past?"

Zhang Xiaoyang nodded, feeling his wife's lack of sentiment for her ex-boyfriend, and unexpectedly felt a lot more balanced inside.

So, he stopped talking, pondering how to find a way to show his face in front of Wang Qichang!

Such matters may be beyond the County Mayor and County Party Secretary's qualifications, but if I, the Young Master of Zhang, don't show my face, it's truly inappropriate, oh~~~

If Wang Qichang appears on live stream, damn, the world would know.

Others not showing face is okay, but I, a Zhang Family Member, a name card of the Southeast Region, not showing face, seems unreasonable right?

So, Zhang Xiaoyang thought about it, and before returning to the county town, told the driver to head directly to the city.

On this trip, Zhang Xiaoyang first dropped Gu Man off to take another official car back to the county government separately.

Gu Man, being an official's wife, the eldest daughter-in-law of Zhang Family, indeed listened obediently, didn't ask much.

She just quietly searched for traffic platform stuff related to Liu Zhizhong, and found Yu Fishing account.

No matter what, if Liu Zhizhong still wears a mask during tomorrow's live stream, Gu Man decided to tip him, boost the popularity a bit!

Even though he's the ex-boyfriend, and Liu Zhizhong now has earned Big Money, Gu Man simply wanted to express some inner guilt, haha...

As for Zhang Xiaoyang, he told the public car to take him back to the Zhang Family's Grand Estate.

Speaking of the Zhang Family's Grand Estate, that's worth talking about.

It's truly a stunning scene in the Southeast Region, in the northern suburbs of the city, chosen a good spot with feng shui, facing south, a top aristocratic posture of local ruling class.

A large piece of land was enclosed, walls erected, in an ancient manor style.

Within these walls, there are more than twenty villas, damn, that's pretty scary, huh?

Each villa, with its gate and courtyard, offering great privacy.

In this manor, lived Zhang's direct and collateral relatives, including Zhang Xiaoyang's grandpa and dad, all retired there.

Except those living out of town or overseas, Zhang Family Members all live in this manor!

Of course, some may have other houses in the city, but the villa residency rights here are definitely worthwhile.

Currently, there are hundreds of people living here, moreover, the manor has a park, fish pond, rockery, and small farm.

More importantly, this manor surprisingly has a canteen, everyone can skip cooking, three meals a day eaten in the canteen, just regularly transferring money every month, dining costs aren't high.

With hundreds of people, the canteen of course is very delicate, all cooked by chefs, earning decent salaries!