My little country wife whom I haven't seen for eight years has come to join the army

Chapter 166: Is Lu Qinchuan involved in this?

"Please take a seat, everyone,"

Secretary Qin made a gesture to invite everyone in.

Lai Yunlong squeezed next to Qin Xiaoli and asked in a low voice: "Xiaoli, why did you follow me here? Do you have any new clues?"

Qin Xiaoli's jaw was tense, and she finally looked up at him, pursing her lips and said, "What new clues do you need, Brother Yunlong? Are you really happy that you are using me to deal with the woman who once loved you deeply?"

Seeing that something was wrong, Lai Yunlong glanced around at everyone's eyes imperceptibly. Fortunately, no one noticed their conversation.

He frowned and said hurriedly, "Why do we have to bring her up between us? Even if there was something between her and me before, I would never let her engage in speculation. That would be a mistake."

"Secretary Lai!" Secretary Qin waved to him, "Come over here quickly. Let's also listen to the local government's opinions."

Lai Yunlong shut up then. He felt that Qin Xiaoli might be jealous of Lu Xiaohua. He thought to himself that he must appease her after the discussion, or settle their matter in the next few days. The daughter of the county party secretary would be of great help to his future development!

Director Wang sat down and smiled calmly, "Today, there are quite a few people from our county party committee office. Besides the chef from the office cafeteria, this is also Manager Li from the state-owned restaurant."

Director Qin and the other members of the investigation team waited suspiciously for Director Wang's next words. Director Wang stroked his chin and said, "Lu Xiaohua, right? Her actions are indeed speculative and profiteering. What's even more infuriating is that she's actually right next to our county party committee compound."

Lai Yunlong twitched the corners of his lips and took over Director Wang's words, "Yes, she is Lu Qinchuan's biological sister. I reported this. Lu Qinchuan allowed his wife and sister to engage in speculation and profiteering, and he was suspected of being involved in it. We have no room for such a pest in our honest and upright team!"

Cong Lin then said coldly, "What the comrades from the county party committee say is more convincing. Director Zhang of the Luancheng Textile Factory is a businessman after all. Merchants have always been profit-driven, so they can't be trusted."

Director Wang was interrupted by Lai Yunlong and Cong Lin. An unhappy look had already appeared on his face. He said in a deep voice, "Comrades from the investigation team, can you let me finish what I am saying?"

Secretary Qin waved his hand towards Lai Yunlong and Cong Lin, signaling them not to speak for the time being.

"Director Wang, please speak."

Director Wang coughed lightly and said, "National policies are different now than they were a few years ago. Luancheng is close to the capital, so some policies can be understood early on. Therefore, our local government no longer cracks down on these small businesses set up by individuals."

Hey, what does Director Wang mean by this?

Lai Yunlong was puzzled because he had just responded to Director Wang's words, which made him unhappy. Now he didn't know how to ask, and he felt very uncomfortable and uneasy.

Qin Xiaoli must have known the situation, but what was her attitude now? She had never once glanced at him from beginning to end.

He had always been confident in his relationship with Qin Xiaoli. Although she was the daughter of the county party secretary, she had never received any special treatment in terms of food, clothing, housing or transportation. She went to school and worked like an ordinary woman.

She is indeed ordinary. Apart from her relatively prominent family background, she has an ordinary appearance, ordinary education, is not good at talking, and has a cowardly personality.

Now that I have graduated, I am just an intern in the county party committee compound without any formal position.

Compared to Lu Xiaohua, in Lai Yunlong's heart, Qin Xiaoli is definitely a world apart. Lu Xiaohua is handsome and good-looking, which perfectly meets Lai Yunlong's aesthetic standards. She has a bold personality and is the type he likes.

Such a woman had once devoted herself to him, not to mention Qin Xiaoli, who was inferior to her in every way.

If it weren't for her own future, Qin Xiaoli would never have caught Lai Yunlong's eye.

But what was wrong with her now? Was it because she hadn't been clear enough about her feelings?

The thought flashed through his mind, and his gaze, which had been fixed on Qin Xiaoli's face, quickly withdrew, because Director Wang's deep voice had sounded again:

"Comrade Lu Xiaohua's spicy hot pot is very delicious. My leaders and I have all tried it. This unique delicacy is what we want to introduce to our canteen.

Since she is now an apprentice in a state-owned restaurant, we reached a sharing agreement with the restaurant and decided to introduce this spicy hot pot to solve the monotonous diet problem of the staff in the compound.

Mr. Li, the manager of the state-owned restaurant, also has something to say about this issue. Mr. Li, please come in.”

Manager Li cleared his throat. This was his first time at the military, and facing the stern faces in uniform, his voice was inevitably a little tense. "Um, Lu Xiaohua was introduced by Comrade Lu Qinchuan to help in the kitchen at our restaurant. This girl is very talented in cooking. The same dish tastes very delicious when she makes it."

"Lu Qinchuan's introduction of his sister to work at the Luancheng State-owned Hotel is against the rules. This is not a matter of talking about talent!"

Lai Yunlong really couldn't bear it anymore. If he didn't say anything, he was really afraid of suffocating to death.

Manager Li glanced at him and said slowly, "I'm just an apprentice, not even getting paid. What regulations have I violated?"

Lai Yunlong choked. He didn't expect Manager Li to react so quickly and so strongly.

Cong Lin tugged at Lai Yunlong and whispered, "Secretary Lai, calm down."

Now the two of them have come together because of their similar positions, and they seem to be supporting each other.

Manager Li's eyes were filled with indifference. "The country's policies have been relaxed a lot. The Luancheng County government encourages us to be at the forefront of the service industry. Not to mention spicy hot pot, we will also launch spicy hot pot, boiled fish and other local delicacies to better serve the general public. Humph, what's the big deal!"

"But," Secretary Qin said calmly after Manager Li finished speaking, "It's normal for state-owned restaurants to offer any cuisine, but Sister Lu Qinchuan is selling Malatang in her own name. This..."

"This is indeed speculation!" Secretary Qin's words were also interrupted by someone. The person who interrupted him was Xu Zhe, a tall and thin man with a clear appearance in the crowd.

Xu Zhe crossed his arms and said coldly, "It seems that Comrade Lu Xiaohua has indeed violated the regulations. The military doesn't need to worry about this, and our public security department will naturally handle it! What we need to resolve now is whether Lu Qinchuan and Lu Xiaohua sold spicy hot pot together."

Xu Zhe's words were blunt, and he immediately broke the investigation team's trick of trying to find Lu Qinchuan's fault in various incidents, which made Director Qin look embarrassed.

"Since you are from the public security department, can you find out whether Comrade Lu Qinchuan is involved in this?"

"These are all witnesses. They said so much, but where did they mention Lu Qinchuan's name? It's all you who tried to force Comrade Lu Qinchuan into this!"